The Spaniards in Luzon, who had been immersed in it for too long, saw the small conflict between the Dutch and Australia, and began to think carefully, and they talked about business with the Australians.

The Spaniards knew that the Australians were very interested in merino sheep, so they were ready to sell 500 of them to the Australians. This news can be said to be neither big nor small.

It is not difficult to see why they did this, the Dutch and the Spaniards were rivals, they did not want the Netherlands to be too strong, and this group of hillbillies who had robbed themselves of maritime supremacy would definitely be more presumptuous in Europe if they continued like this.

To sow discord between the Australians and the Spaniards was what they needed to do, and in order to curry favor with the Australians, the Merino sheep that had not been exported could be exported.

This can be said to directly explain their careful thinking, but Australia likes them to have this careful thinking, if they don't, they will feel strange, if the two natural enemies come together one day, it will be a bad thing for Australia.

So the Spaniards would do everything they could to sow discord between the Netherlands and Australia.

It is no secret that the Dutch have obtained ten more steam engines, the Spaniards already know that the number of ships originally built in Spain was less than that of the Netherlands, and this time with the number of more obtained by the other side, it would be even more difficult to defeat the Dutch at sea.

The thought of this Spaniard gives me a headache, and now that I have not been able to defeat the Netherlands on land, and the other party has been pressed on the sea, not to mention that feeling, let alone any other mood.

The Spaniards had been working hard to defeat the Dutch, who were about to split up, and most importantly they had sensed that once the Dutch had formed a steamship fleet, they would be a growing threat to Spain.

However, the recent actions of the Australians in this area have been very popular with the Spanish, at least there is a conflict between them, and the Australians have driven the Dutch away from Dayuan Island. And the reasons used are very unreasonable.

In addition to Brown's recent rise to power, the relationship between the two sides seems to be a bit cracked, and Spain will not see the stitches at this time.

The Spaniards, who saw the opportunity, used Merino sheep to knock on the door of Australians, and as long as Australians were interested in Merino sheep, they would definitely agree to other conditions.

The reason why Australians are interested is that Australia has repeatedly mentioned the number of merinos it wants to import from Spain. However, Merino sheep, which are protected by the laws of the country and strictly forbidden to be exported, cannot be exported without the consent of the king, and the export will be killed.

Although there have been mistakes before, but the quantity is limited, it cannot meet the needs of Australians at all, and the demand in Australia is too large, and it has been proposed to import a large number of them more than once.

However, the Spaniards have always been concerned that they have not sold it, and the main reason for this is that Merino sheep is the main product of Spain's export to earn foreign exchange, so they are more cautious.

But the relationship between the Dutch and Australia is getting closer. They began to worry a little, after all, compared with the hegemonic position, they still divided which one is lighter and which is heavier.

They have studied the reasons why the Dutch and the Australians are so close, the main reason is that the Dutch can meet all the requirements of Australia, and the main point is that the Dutch will do it even if they can't do it well.

This is the reason why Australians like to cooperate with the Netherlands so much, looking at Spain itself, the Australians have not agreed to the conditions, and if they want others to treat them differently, they must not even think about it.

Australians can't treat Spain any differently. So Spain has to change the way it is now, and only by changing it can Australians treat them differently.

Spain said this time that it would export 200 merino sheep to Australia. And the price given is very fair.

Of course, Australia knows the value of merino sheep, and since Spain is so enthusiastic that it does not accept it, wouldn't it be very bad.

The Ministry of Foreign Trade quickly responded, saying that it welcomed Spain's move, and Zhao Shijie personally led the team to negotiate.

The Spaniards exported so many merino sheep. There must be a purpose, and without a purpose it will not export so much, so it is essential to understand what Spain wants.

The negotiation between the two sides took place on Christmas Island, and Zhao Shijie met with the representative from Spain, Duncan.

The Spaniards gave the condition that they wanted to get an equal number of steam engines. This request must be acceded to, otherwise they will not export merino sheep.

That is to say, if Australia wants Merino sheep, it must export ten more steam engines a year, in fact, this is nothing, but the Dutch may not be able to explain it.

Seeing Zhao Shijie's dilemma, Duncan said that everything could be done secretly without letting the Dutch know.

This is a good method, but you need to agree with You Nanzhe, if this guy can't make so much, it's useless to agree.

A telegram returned, and You Nanzhe said that it was barely acceptable.

Then the next step is that Zhao Shijie and the other party can negotiate very well, the first step has been agreed, the Spaniard said that they can provide Australia with some necessary information, and also hope to form an alliance with Australia in the Far East, like the relationship of the Dutch.

Military alliance, I'm afraid I can't agree to this, but it's still okay to form a business partner, after all, the relationship between Spain and the Netherlands is not generally bad, in case the two fight, Australia wants to take advantage of it is not easy to take advantage, so I can't agree.

The Spaniards also didn't force it, knowing that their relationship with the Australians wasn't at that point and needed to build up slowly.

The two sides signed an agreement on the export of Merino sheep, and Australia also promised to export ten more steam engines, but only under confidentiality, if the Spaniards leaked the news, Australia had the right to unilaterally break the contract.

This is a very serious matter, and it is well known that the Spaniards would not have caused it themselves as long as they did not die.

So the Australians also believe that they will not do this, and the most important point is that the Spaniards are secretly preparing to make a move against the Netherlands, and this news was obtained by the Department of Homeland Security from Manila, and they are preparing to wage war against the Netherlands in this area.

However, it seems a little unwise in the eyes of Australia, although Brownan has not been in power for a long time, but the withdrawal of so many soldiers from Dayuan Island, the strength of the Netherlands in this area has increased significantly, and it is almost difficult to defeat or cause some damage to it, so Australia feels that Spain will either try or die by itself this time.

But either way, it's a good thing for Australia. (To be continued......)