There were also many people who remained in the Netherlands, and Chen Jian only temporarily reached an agreement with the Dutch Indian Company to berth in the port of the Dutch Indian Company, and gave the Dutch Indian Company the exclusive purchase of Republican handicrafts and the Nanyang Trading Company on the Pacific route and the condition that the Nanyang Trading Company would not set foot in the European spice trade. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The rest of the things have to be discussed, but the person who talks about them is no longer Chen Jian, because many of the remaining things cannot be achieved in a short period of time.

There are many things that need to be signed after the armistice in West and Dutch. Other things may have to be negotiated at all, and they can only be negotiated after the chaos in Europe. But it is always necessary to publicize it in advance, otherwise no one will be able to accept something that pops up out of nowhere.

Two houses in Amsterdam and The Hague were purchased as a station for trading companies and for the envoys who remained here, as well as centers for espionage and the spread of some radical ideas.

Wei Yuan took a group of young interns and joined the Dutch Navy in a subtle capacity, and Chen Jian booked a Dutch warship as a common ship for this group of interns and Dutch sailors, and joined the Dutch Navy in his personal capacity, in order to participate in the upcoming Battle of Gibraltar and increase experience.

Wei Yuan and others signed a statement that they had volunteered to join the Dutch people's struggle for independence and freedom as individuals, and that they had nothing to do with the sovereign will of the Republic.

There are already a lot of mercenaries, and it's not a big deal to have these extra people.

As for the Army side, given the face, only one officer was left to communicate.

The rest, led by a party doctor, set up a hospital and paramedic training center in Amsterdam with a black-and-white banner of the International Charity Federation for the Rescue of Lives and the Protection of Women, Children and Civilians.

The work is different from that of the charity trading companies in China, but the purpose is similar, and soon a second group and some young women in the country will join in as a foothold.

The propaganda is completely on the moral high ground, and Chen Jian told them not to participate in sectarian strife or to promote any radical ideas for the time being, and to become familiar with the language here for the time being, so as to expand their influence.

If Spain and the Netherlands fought again in the south, the trained nurses and doctors would immediately go to the battlefield under black and white flags, and Governor Eugenia had already sent someone to talk about it.

The main thing is to use nurses to care for wounded soldiers, and use drugs or techniques such as artemisia annua juice and cowpox to treat some diseases near the hospital.

And the doctors, they had to use their minds and expensive drugs and surgeries, such as ether anesthesia, and blood transfusions, on the wounded nobles, and with the help of them to expand their influence.

When Spain officially allowed this international organization to move through their cities freely and without being attacked by the army, it was considered a success. For this reason, it is necessary to curry favor with the nobles, because no one cares whether those soldiers die or not, and it will not have much effect.

Before leaving, Jian Chen's goal for these people was to have enough influence and to meet the conditions of allowing the opening of hospitals and crossing the battlefield before the end of the Spanish-Dutch War, even if they were victorious. This is because it can be practiced to train a group of highly skilled and skilled military doctors and nurses.

If the influence is strong enough to make the citizen class also recognize, thank and sympathize with the injustices they may receive, it will be a big victory.

If you take the commanding heights of morality, you can do a lot of things related to interests.

If you happen to be able to save the lives of a few people with knighthoods, it will be an epic luck. At the very least, it has increased the influence and friendliness of the clan at the top.

The network centered on embassies, commercial embassies, and charity hospitals took three or two years to build, and all kinds of secret and public projects were specially responsible.

As the day of Chen Jian's planned departure approached, the exchanges and negotiations with people from all over the world gradually shifted to the rest of the people, and the tone had been set, and the rest was to rely on their own means.

The Swedes hoped that some people from the republic would be able to go to Sweden to open mines, and they offered favorable terms.

The British invited them to London to discuss trade and some seafaring, high seas, and colonies.

The Danes wanted to be able to join forces with the republic to form an Indian company to get involved in the spice trade.

…… People of all stripes, with all sorts of conditions, for their own and their own national interests, began to come into contact with this monster that could affect the situation in Europe.

When these people took the initiative to approach, it was also time for Jian Chen to prepare to leave.

He didn't want to be the ambassador of the republic to Europe, he just came to build an outpost and pave the way ahead of time.

One night, many people gathered in the room where Jian was temporarily living to see him off.

It's just that he didn't cry when he saw him off, but instead began to talk about some interesting things that happened in the process of communication.

"It's really interesting when the world isn't just us. The sails bring a lot of things, not only artifacts and science, but also things that seem to be unchangeable. ”

In the midst of the chat, a young scholar suddenly let out such an emotion in the chat.

"Like our kerosene, they coined a word. The word is still written in their distorted earthworm-like words, but when it reads it, it is clearly the kerosene we are familiar with. But our kerosene means oil extracted from liquid coal dug out of the ground, but they just borrowed our pronunciation. ”

These words aroused the interest of many people, and some people kept echoing: "Yes, for example, dumplings, how our thermometer reads...... A lot. Similarly, what should we call their names in China? It's like their name, and if you listen closely, it's a bakery. So when we translated, did we call this person a bakery? Or is it transliterated as Baker? and the swan, the fox, the butcher's ......."

Everyone laughed, and they were not unfamiliar with this kind of name or surname, and it was the same hundreds of years ago. There are names of places, birds, beasts, fish, insects, wheat, beans, and it is not difficult to translate the name, at most it is a joke.

After laughing, Jian Chen got down to business.

"I focus more on communication than on language. Science and mathematics are common, and we can't say that we are not right here. It's mainly something that we don't have and can't make on our own. ”

One laughed and said, "Speaking of which, that's a lot." For example, people, even if we are given 10,000 years, we can't figure out what they look like. Eyes and hair the same color as blue or unrinsed linen. So, the same thing, their cows, horses, sheep, pigs, and grapes here are different from ours. As for some other things that resemble turnips, and some grass, we don't have them at all. ”

Jian Chen snorted and said, "This has to be brought back by those people from the agricultural department and cross-bred." Some things are suitable for us, and some things may not be suitable for us, but it may be better to cross with what we have than we have now. ”

The concept of cross-breeding has been developed for hundreds of years, and these people in agriculture are familiar with these things, and have long written down many things that need to be brought back to China, but the really good things are still not available.

"I've heard that there is a kind of sheep in Spain that has a particularly good wool. Some of the woolen wool here is also made of Spanish wool. However, Spain prohibits the export of that kind of sheep, and it would be nice to steal a few of them. ”

This is about the ancestor of the Merino sheep, and Chen Jian heard this and said, "That's right." Good things have to get more seeds or samples, and you're mainly here to collect them. Some seeds that cannot be exported can be made into a large sealed wooden barrel, tied to the bottom of the boat, and then fished out when they go out to sea. Some sheep or something, it's up to you. Under the heavy money, there will definitely be those who are willing to sell, since the goods can be smuggled, then there is nothing that cannot be stolen. Can stealing for the sake of the community and living better for more people be called stealing? ”

Looking at the people around him, Jian Chen said again: "Most of you are very good craftsmen, or you have studied in a technical school for two years. You must be very quick to learn things. Even many of them, even here, in the same industry, can be masters without apprentices. ”

Jian Chen bowed to everyone present: "Many of you have completed the most difficult five-year apprenticeship. You know the hardships of the apprenticeship, and now you have to endure a few more years. ”

"But ......"

The tone changed, from the heaviness just now to frivolous, and said with a smile: "But you are young, but you have your own unique skills. Starting from the lowest-level apprentices and hired laborers, this is a legend of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. Just like the one on the left, if I remember correctly, I am the youngest carpenter master in the Mincheng shipyard, and I will work as an apprentice in the shipyard here, and when I have the opportunity to show my hands, maybe the shipyard owner thinks that you will have a lot of promise and youth in the future, and he will marry his daughter to you. ”

The shipyard carpenter just laughed, and Jian Chen also smiled: "Those sitting here are all selected." Either you have the ambition of the world, or you are moved by me or give me a Weibo face. In each row, there are seven or eight people. There are professional craftsmen, and there are also apprentices who have learned systematically in the school but have not practiced. In short, gold shines wherever it is placed, and I look forward to hearing from you in a few years about your legends in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and even London. ”

"Righteousness, dreams, or to repay kindness and thanks...... These are the reasons why I chose you. You are an apprentice outwardly, but secretly you know what you are? ”

Everyone shook their heads, and Jian Chen whispered, "Fine." Spy. ”

Whispers suddenly rose below, and I felt that it was a little serious.

"It's not just about knowing how many people there are, how many guns they have, where the food supplies are going, or assassinating the general and marquis. What you have stolen and learned, in fact, is no less useful than those in the army. For example, if the stolen fine-wool sheep are successfully bred, how many people in the world can wear cheaper wool? If there had been a war one day, how much money had been made from the wool? How much gunpowder cannon can be produced with this money? ”

"But you are fortunate compared to the small work of the army. Because your deeds will endure, your names will be known to the family. When one day our shipyards will be able to build warships like the Dutch, the English, or even better, people will remember the name of the simplest apprentice who had been dormant in the shipyard for years; When one day our crossbred sheep become the best wool sheep in the world, people will remember the man who smuggled the breeding sheep onto the ship. ”

"Here, I personally make guarantees for you. I don't know if I can engrave your name on the Temple of the Wise Spirit, but my brother and my classmates will definitely leave your name in a set of books that record all things. Of course, in addition to these, after five years you return to your homeland, my shares in the Nanyang Trading Company can be used as your reward. If you get married here and have children, you will each have a house in Min County when you go back. ”

After everyone was excited by Jian Chen's words, Jian Chen said again: "But you are not in any danger, I mainly want to make you feel that life is full of hope and hardship is worth it." People sometimes need some reason to keep going. In short, it is to do the industry you are familiar with, start from the beginning, and treat this thing as a new five-year apprenticeship, but after these five years of apprenticeship, you will get everything that a man dreams of: wealth, fame, fame, glory, legendary stories, and a lot of fun to recall when you are old. ”

Finally, Jian Chen said, "Say, before I leave, what do you want besides what I just said?" ”

After not speaking for a long time, Jian Chen raised his glass and said, "In that case, we'll see you in a few years." something different for everyone who wants in their hearts; Cheers to hear your legendary stories in the future. ”

A few days after a toast and a good sail, Jian Chen received a promise to allow the flag to pass through the Strait of Dover without being attacked by the Spanish fleet along the way.

Giving up the right to negotiate with the countries of Europe to others, maintaining the right to negotiate with unknown countries, he set foot on the flagship and continued south.