That night, Fan Jinyan held a welcome banquet in the Hou Mansion, which had been renamed the Jinghai Hou Mansion, which was even more pompous than the last time to welcome the Dutch, which made Gil's self-esteem instantly overflow. After a few glasses of soju, I threw away all the unhappiness along the way

The next day, the meeting had to be postponed to the third day because the head of the mission, Jill, had been drunk the previous night and had not woken up.

Early on the morning of the third day, the members of the mission, continuing the English tradition, appeared on board the traditional garments that represented gentlemanly manners. And all the officials on Fan Jinyan's side are also dressed in official uniforms, accompanied by Fan Jinyan in plain clothes?

He didn't wear an official uniform on such an important occasion?

It turned out that Fan Jinyan is now Jinghaihou, the general of Zhennan, but the official uniform has not been sent yet, and it is too late to rush the system for a while! You can't wear the previous governor's official uniform again! That's a lot of price drops! Therefore, he simply wore a monochrome suit, and suddenly felt like he stood out from the crowd.

Of course, no matter how he dressed, no one would make irresponsible remarks at this time, unless he was a big fool who was unhappy.

Jill had already recognized Sophie, who was sitting next to Fan Jinyan, but out of politeness, she didn't ask. But in his heart, he wondered how he could let a captive travel to such an important meeting, could it be that this little Dutch girl turned over so quickly?

It didn't make him puzzled for long, Fan Jinyan personally answered for him, "Before the meeting, it is necessary for Ben Hou to introduce the Minister of Commerce of our department, Miss Sophie. ”

What the?

This girl is the Minister of Commerce?

Damn, how can you let a Dutchman be the Minister of Commerce.

No wonder the Dutch were able to join him so quickly and monopolize the trade of the whole West, it turned out that this damn little girl was the devil.

Oh my God, he's been bewitched by this girl, why didn't I kill this damn Dutch girl in the first place, how can we make a deal with him with her in the middle of it.

Jill felt like a river and a sea, he couldn't calm down for a long time, he can now say that he even regrets his intestines, why did he stupidly give this scourge to Fan Jinyan?

Because the British East India Company was far away in India, the goods produced in Qiongzhou were still transmitted to the Dutch through the hands of the Dutch, and by the time they reported it, it had already spread the news that the entire commercial trade was monopolized by the Dutch East India Company. Now in Jill's eyes, all the blame has been put on Sophie, very simply, this girl is taking revenge, and she is here to see his jokes.

Finally, Jill still couldn't hold back and said what was in his heart, "General Fan, my friend, you, how can you let a Dutchman be the Minister of Commerce?" She's going to mess with our plans. ”

Of course, Jill feared that Sophie was a spy for the Dutch, and this was said in English.

Fan Jinyan glanced at the expressionless Sophie, and replied in Chinese: "Friend, you think too much, Sophie has never said a word for the Dutch." ”

Sophie actually understands English, she also wants to know how her sweetheart will answer, but she never expected him to say it in Chinese, full of happiness constantly filled her heart, looking at Fan Jinyan's eyes are also full of infinite tenderness.

Fan Jinyan said so, and Jill didn't say anything anymore, and started a serious business talk.

The British East India Company wanted to buy exclusive rights to all of Fan's goods in Europe, provided that it was willing to pay twice the price of the Dutch.

It was indeed a very attractive price, but Fan Jinyan still refused.

"Why? Friend, aren't you tempted by our prices? Jill asked incredulously.

Fan Jinyan smiled bitterly: "Of course I am excited, but now is not the time to turn my face with the Dutch." ”

Jill was stunned and asked in disbelief, "Are you actually afraid of the Dutch?" Oh my God, your court has defeated them. ”

"No, Jill, you should know the situation in our country, and I don't want to go to war with the Dutch without absolute certainty. Moreover, my country has reached an alliance with the Netherlands. It is not in our interest if I tear up the trade agreement now. Fan Jinyan said.

Jill frowned, "You mean that we won't be able to cooperate with each other?" ”

"No, we can still work together, but we can't let the Dutch know, at least on the surface." Fan Jinyan smiled mysteriously.

Whether it is the Dutch East India Company or the British East India Company, Fan Jinyan doesn't believe in their sincerity at all, since you like to fight so much, then I have to do a favor, pour some oil on the fire, let the fire burn more vigorously, it is better to let you go to war, I am good to pick up the cheap next to me.

Because the Dutch East India Company was buying the agency rights for soap, soap and canned meat, Fan Jinyan could not sign a trade agreement with the British in this regard, otherwise it would be easy to burn himself in the future. Therefore, Fan Jinyan recommended several architectural materials such as glass and tiles to Jill and them. In fact, glass has begun to appear in the West, but it has not yet been applied to architecture, although the value is not very high, but it can still be sold for a lot of money. Ceramic tiles are different, they have always been something only found in the East, and such a beautiful thing on the wall must be a thing worth showing off

Soon, the British East India Company obtained the exclusive rights to distribute several goods in Europe at a price of 300,000 taels of silver per Chinese New Year's Eve, and left Qiongzhou contentedly.

In fact, they were not happy to have obtained the agency rights of these commodities, and Fan Jinyan said to Jill before leaving, "Although because of the trade agreement, I can't hand over the agency rights of daily chemical commodities to you, but my merchants can, you can buy from them." Friend, that's all I can do to help you, I'll greet the merchants personally. ”

On the surface, Fan Jinyan was helping the British, but in fact he set a trap. Once the British bought daily chemicals from merchants and shipped them to Europe, they would inevitably attract the attention of the Dutch. At that time, the Dutch would definitely come to trouble Fan Jinyan, but when Fan Jinyan took out the agreement signed by the two sides, the Dutch naturally thought that the British were playing tricks. This time, the huge benefits in the commodity will force the two countries to make concessions to each other, and war is inevitable.

And the beneficiary is naturally General Fan Jinyan, not only has he made money, but he can also make the two tigers that occupy the South Seas fight and pick up the cheapest from it, why not do it?

But is it true that no one can see all this?

The answer is no.

Even if both countries know that he is playing tricks, they will not go to him for trouble, because the biggest enemy is still their old opponent, as long as they overturn the opponent, monopolize this cake, and then go back and slowly clean up this fox, wouldn't it be simpler?

It's just that they will never know what else Fan Jinyan will do, and when they come back to clean up this seemingly weak fox after the fight, maybe the result will surprise them

(To be continued.) )