In the 17th century, the Netherlands was the undisputed hegemon of the seas, and the rise of a generation of hegemons inevitably marked the decline of another great empire.

Spain, the former empire on the sea, began to become independent of the Dutch, and all the glory and luck of the old empire were sucked away by the Dutch as if they had been emptied.

The hard-working Dutch started from sea transportation, they were not afraid of hardships, not afraid of hard work, just to obtain a larger living space, and finally with the accumulation of many years, God lived up to the hard work of the Dutch and allowed them to defeat the Spaniards.

Whether it was a war on land or at sea, the Spaniards were no longer a match for the Netherlands, and the empire that once ruled half the world was in ruins, but as the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the big empire still has a certain accumulation.

At least in terms of overseas colonies, Spain has far more territory than the Netherlands, this is not a boast, whether it is the New World or the Far East, the Spanish colonies are all over the world.

If the Netherlands wants to become a maritime hegemon, it will inevitably have to snatch food from its mouth, and the price to pay for this is naturally very large.

The Dutch did everything they could to achieve their goal, and they achieved the greatest victory by changing the design and technology of the ship.

While the Dutch were trying to get on the road to great power step by step, the Spaniards were still immersed in their dreams, not knowing that the Dutch people they had always looked down on were already ahead of them.

When it came to awakening, it wanted to catch up, but it was no longer possible, and it was only then that Spain realized that it was indeed a lot behind.

If the development of history continues, it is inevitable that Spain will become a second-rate country, but the appearance of Australians is like an angel's hand, and its arrival has changed the history of Spain to continue to become a second-rate country.

Under the butterfly effect, Spain was influenced by Australia. There was a chance for a re-emergence, but of course only outside the Far East, which the Australians had already allocated to their sphere of influence.

If Spain wants to have any ideas in the Far East, then the Australians will definitely teach them what it means to find death, the Dutch have great power in the Far East, but what can they do, they have not been taught a lesson by Australia.

Even if Brown is unwilling and keeps making Australians unhappy, it can't stop Australians from expanding in the region.

Spaniards want to show their intimacy with Australia. It fully plays the role of a good helper with dog legs, as long as the Australians want to insert a foot, they will inevitably see Spain go to the front station.

This approach makes Australia very helpless, he actually doesn't want such a little brother, and he knows that this little brother is actually not familiar with it, once it gets the opportunity to rise again, I am afraid it will not be willing to do things for Australians.

Christmas Island celebrates a special day today, as ten new ships from the steam engine shipyard in Flying Fish Bay will be launched for sea trials and deliveries, the first new ships to be delivered since the Spanish cooperation. Within the next decade, nearly 700 steamships will be delivered.

Spain only had to survive a new steamship to confront the Dutch, and it was possible to defeat the Dutch.

The ambition of the Boss Empire was ignited at one time during the trial launch of these ten steamships.

In order to show the importance attached to steamships. The King of Spain even sent a noble regiment represented by the prince to participate in the launching of the sea trial.

The launch of the sea trials was simply too important for Spain, and it was a sign that they were back on top of the ocean.

When the whistle sounded in the shipyard, after a few beeps. Big white ships drove out of the docks of the shipyard with black smoke and headed out to sea.

Through the binoculars, you can clearly see that ten ships are already traveling side by side. Formed a straight line.

This was followed by several routine technical trials of the ship's turn-around acceleration, all of which performed well.

As the ship designer and the person in charge, You Nanzhe participated in the ship launching ceremony, and he still has a great sense of accomplishment that the ship he designed can sail ******.

"Your Highness Philip, what do you think of this sea trial?" You Nanzhe asked the Spanish prince who came to participate in the ceremony with a smile.

His Royal Highness Prince Philip is very satisfied with the new ship and You Nanzhe, this is a celebrity in the Australian ship industry, with the name of a naval architect, it is said that all the ships in Australia are designed and built by him, and he can clearly know every part and structure on them.

If you can get on good terms with this person, it will definitely be beneficial and harmless to Spain, how to say it, because You Nanzhe has the power to decide to increase the number of steam engines manufactured.

The Australian steam engine factory is its industry, and it can be said that he controls the key components of shipbuilding, and whether or not he can expand production only needs his nod and agree.

You Nanzhe will not feel any condescension at all if he is polite, you must know that You Nanzhe is also a high-ranking official in China, and the power of parliamentarians is very large, and they have a lot of decision-making power, which is what Philip learned.

"Chief Engineer You, your design is simply amazing, it is simply ingenious, if I can, I would like to worship you as a teacher."

The little prince of Spain said it so sincerely, it doesn't make people feel like he's telling a lie, but how could You Nanzhe accept him as an apprentice, and accept such an apprentice to block Australia in the future, absolutely not.

"His Royal Highness Philip, thanks to the award, this is the success of all the staff of our Australian ship for the efforts of today, I don't dare to be greedy for credit alone."

You Nanzhe naturally knew the other party's thoughts, and it was good to stop him early, Australia's technology export restriction system is very strict, and he doesn't want to have nothing to do, and the technical leak has been characterized by Baozitu as treason.

Although his identity may not be hanged, he will definitely not have a good time, and what awaits him is probably a lifetime of imprisonment.

I don't want to live this kind of life for the young marshal, and he hasn't had enough of the good days of old travel.

Knowing Lao You's words, Philip continued to speak, knowing that the Australians must have some restrictions, it is said that the weapons used by the Australians are more advanced than those exported, and it seems that they always keep a hand in the first place.

This is not really the case with Spain at the beginning, but it was only later that the Dutch stole the charts that made them strong, and it seemed that the empire needed to rise again, and it was necessary to do what the Dutch did.

(To be continued.) )