When Eli returned to Batavia, he reported what he had seen and heard to Governor Van Diemen, and he was sure that Christmas Island was definitely not the old Australian mainland, but just a colony overseas, and it was clear from the newly built houses that the base had not been built for a long time.

"Mr. Governor, do we have to convene the Australian elders to lodge our protest and detain the staff of the Dutch East India Company without cause."

Brian, who had communicated a lot with the Australians, was gradually influenced by their choice of words and phrases, and he would actually say the word church.

"No, Brian, Eli, let's treat it as if nothing happened, we don't have to make a church, Captain Adams already knows where the old Australian soil is, and one day we will know."

Van Dimen is not as young and impulsive as Eli, since the Australian can transform a wooden sailing ship into a sailless driving boat, it means that its strength is absolutely average, and now he has begun to regret a little, the purchase plan signed with Liu Yun, if the Australian veteran transforms all the ships into clippers that do not need manpower and sails, it will be a disaster for Batavia's fleet.

Speed is half the key to success or failure in maritime trade and warfare, and it would be inconceivable if Australia later joined the transportation and sale of spices and tea.

"Mr. Brian, what's going on in the Australian Embassy lately, and how is their house being built?" Van Dimen asked suddenly.

"Mr. Governor, I was about to tell you that two people came from Australia, the same two people who came with Ensign Eli's ship, and they went to the Japanese gathering area in the east of the city the day before yesterday, and seem to have talked something with their leader, Masahma Oshima."

"Well, there's this, Brian, you have to find out what they talked about, it's definitely not a good thing for these Japanese and Australian old people to get together."

In Van Diemen's mind, he had already blamed all the Japanese on the troublemakers, and if it weren't for the fact that they were also Catholics, he would have driven them out of Batavia a long time ago, and even suspected that the Japanese had leaked information on the pirate attacks on the cargo ships of the Dutch East India Company.

It's just that there is no evidence and no action, and if there is evidence in hand, he will mercilessly send those Japanese to the gallows.

"Eli, are you sure that the Australian can transform the wooden sailboat into a big iron ship, and you don't need sails and oarsmen to move forward." Fan Dimen was not sure about Ai Li's complaint, after all, he didn't dare to make a decision without seeing it with his own eyes.

"Yes, Mr. Governor, the Australian captain told me that it won't be long before the ship appears at the docks in Batavia."

"Come to Batavia," Van Diemen's brain is running at high speed, whether he can leave this ship, as long as he understands the old Australian manufacturing process, the Dutch shipbuilding technology and mature workers, will soon bring the Dutch shipbuilding industry to a new level, not only that, but also make the cost of Dutch transportation at sea greatly reduced.

Ai Li looked at the governor in a daze, and reminded in a low voice, "Mr. Governor, do we have to do a good job of defense." "For he wondered if the Australians would come again in the big iron ship and the converted sailing ship to attack Batavia.

If so, it would be necessary to be prepared, and although the Australians' guns were at a long range, and their ships were mostly docked outside the range of the Dutch cannons, it was at least reassuring to be well defended.

"Ellie, the news you brought back is very important, you did a good job this time, and you didn't impulsively bring Captain Adams back, which shows that you are very smart, I will grant you more important tasks in the future, and you will be responsible for the cargo from Batavia to Christmas Island in the future, you have to find a way to go up to the Whaletail to see how the Australians transformed the ship, and what they loaded on the ship."

At this time, Van Dimen already had an idea, that is, to get the technology of transforming sailing ships in Australia, which is obviously easier than finding the Australian mainland.

Brian, who was standing on the side and did not speak, had already heard the meaning of the governor's words, and Eli didn't seem to understand what he was asking him to get on the ship to see those things, but asked a little puzzled: "Mr. Governor, Captain Adams said that they installed a water-boiling machine on the ship, and used the steam when the water was boiling to propel the ship to sail, and it is said that the Australians were also going to build a railroad with iron for the door, and then build a boat to run on it." ”

"What, build a big iron ship on land that can run," Van Dimen and Brian were both shocked, this is too unbelievable, how much steel is used. But when I think that Australia can build such a big iron ship, it may be true.

"Not only that, Mr. Governor, I have heard that they have built this railway to connect the inland capital with all the towns along the route, but I have also received news from the captain of the Australian ship that they want to buy the mined iron ore from us."

"This is not a small piece of news," the Dutch East India Company did find a few small iron ore mines in the territory controlled by the Dutch East India Company, but because the cost of mining them and shipping them back to Europe was too high, and there was no market, and even if there was a market, there was no trade in tea and spices to make money, so it was not at all favored by the top management of the East India Company.

"Aili, are you sure, if that's the case, we can capture those natives to mine minerals, and sell them to Australians, which is a lot of income."

"Mr. Governor, I've only heard that from the captain, and I'm not sure." Seeing that the governor asked so seriously, Ai Li didn't dare to say that he was sure, if it was just that the Australian old man was not true, it would definitely affect his status in the governor's heart.

"Well, okay, but you have to have more contact with the Australian old in the future, I heard that you are not very enthusiastic about the two Australian old Australians who came on the boat, this is not good, you will have a lot of opportunities to contact the Australians in the future, you must have a good relationship with them, so that you can get on their ship to visit."

After Van Dimen finished speaking, he let Aili leave the room first, looked at Brian and smiled: "I think we have a new goal, which is more valuable than knowing where the old Australian homeland is." ”

"You're trying to figure out how Australia reinvents sailboats, it's really no less than knowing the value of Australia." Blair said with a respectful face.