The Dutch parliament has approved Sidney's proposed ship moratorium policy, and has also promised to be willing to pay liquidated damages. Fei Zhangxiang truthfully reported the news from the Dutch to Yu Bowen.

According to the information obtained by the intelligence department, there has been no change in the Dutch shipyard, and the reason why the deadline for postponing the delivery of the ship is entirely to force Australia to sell steam engines.

"The Dutch are also hard enough to get the steam engine, but for this kind of major event that is related to life and death in the future, the Dutch can at least make a clear choice, and it is no wonder that they will become a maritime power to defeat Spain, tip, how do you think we should deal with it."

As the most valued student, Fei Zhangxiang is considered to be Yu Bowen's right-hand man and the successor of European affairs in the future.

"Consul, according to the students, the Dutch's purpose is to force us to deliver the technology of the steam engine, and at the same time to test whether we ourselves are capable of building ships, and if they do so, they are likely to use it in exchange."

With Yu Bowen's side, I have to say that Fei Zhangsheng still learned a certain ability, and this analysis is very good, which is basically the same as Yu Bowen's analysis.

"Your analysis is good, and I think so too, until the current time Spain and Portugal have not been able to help us build ships in the short term, so they have used such a strategy. We can't be fooled, though. ”

"Then what should we do, Fei Zhangsong thought for a while and then replied: Can we also use the delay in arms exports to make a fuss?"

"Hehe, no. We are doing this too obviously, it will be difficult to talk on the surface, and we and the Netherlands can be said to be strategic partners, allies, the same relationship, if the surface is too detrimental to the interaction between the two sides, we have used this trick before, this time the Dutch are just using their own way to govern others. It's a quick way to learn. That's something I didn't expect. ”

Yu Bowen was a little self-deprecating, but he didn't expect the Dutch to initiate a ban on Batumi similar to the 17th century, which was obviously unexpected by everyone. I didn't expect the Dutch to do that.

According to the current domestic steam engine technology classification, it is divided into three levels, of which the grade technology used on the Sea Blue is three, and the first level technology is relatively less complicated than the third level. If you really want to export. Only first-class technology can be exported.

Although the first-level steam engine cannot be compared with the third-stage in terms of technology, it is only not as long-lasting as the third-stage in terms of service life, and the real core technology is basically the same, and the complex is the structure of the internal components.

Yu Bowen suddenly fell into contemplation, remembering that the third-level steam engine technology that You Nanzhe sent to him is currently developing the fourth-generation steam engine, and there are already preliminary results, once it is developed. Selling the first level is not a difficult task either.

However, once it is sold to the Netherlands, it is difficult to say whether it will accelerate the innovation and transformation of Western countries in science and technology. After all, even if Europe could not issue embargo regulations, many things were still made by the Chinese, from this point of view, the ban, is not forbidden anything, and this period is also the early stage of the development and enlightenment of modern Western civilization, and many scientific principles are formed in this period.

Even if Australia does not export to Europeans, sooner or later it will be invented, with the upgrading of technology, these technologies will also be transmitted to Europe, which cannot be denied, so to a certain extent, the crossing will sell some of the weapons that have been updated.

"Consul, this Sidney himself is the majority shareholder of a shipyard, which is why he attaches so much importance to the steam engine, and if he hadn't interfered with it, the Dutch wouldn't have done it, and it was he who persuaded the other councillors." Fei Zhangsong explained.

"I know this, the latest domestic order is that it can be exported, but it must obtain sufficient benefits, and we must do this. According to the deliberations of the domestic parliament, it was basically agreed to sell the technology, but it was not for the Dutch, after all, the export of steam engines could make a qualitative leap for the Dutch. ”

"I'm sure the Dutch can see that, too, and as long as it's not too much, they'll basically say yes."

"So consul, is there any clear instruction in China, or let us draw it up ourselves, Fei Zhangsheng asked, because the gap between the two is too big, and it is entirely up to the European Consulate General to decide, and the clear instruction is that it must be achieved and completed."

"This is a two-way choice, part of it is a domestic instruction, and part of it is adjusted by us according to the actual situation, the domestic instruction is that the Netherlands must ensure that the purchase of ships is preferred, and at the same time require that all steam ships must be modified in Australia."

Yu Bowen's domestic hard indicators can be said to be must be achieved, even if the Dutch delay the export of ships, they must also agree, otherwise they will never export steam engine transformation ships.

Needless to say, the Dutch built the ship and sold it to Australia, and the Australian remodeled it and then re-exported it to the Dutch, but the price would definitely increase several times.

In addition, Australia hopes that the Netherlands can introduce a patent protection law to ensure that Australian technology is not known by third countries, and at the same time, it is also necessary to pay royalties, and if the Dutch want to build such ships themselves, they must invest in Australia or overseas. The purpose of this is also to spy on the Dutch.

"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult, consul, will the Dutch build the shipyard on our land, in case the two countries go to war and become a state-owned asset in an instant, I don't think it's very likely. Fei Zhangxiang frowned, revealing a hint of worry. ”

"Your concerns are not unfounded, if the Dutch really want to get steam-powered ships, I think they will agree, but probably build areas that they have the ability to control, so the periphery of the Viceroyalty of Batavia will be their choice."

Yu Bowen has analyzed that once the Dutch agree, they will definitely build the shipyard in the territory of Malacca, which is too likely, it is closer to Batavia, and the power of the Australians in this generation is not particularly strong, once the two sides have a dispute, the Batavian fleet has the ability to take this territory.

It's just that it's just speculation now, and everything can't be determined until after specific negotiations, so Yu Bowen didn't (to be continued......