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On the Batavia side, the Kunpeng caravan also came here twice to trade. However, there was no special trading house here, after all, the focus of the ocean trading company was only in the two places of Wa and Luzon, and merchants from other places did not often go as far as Batavia. If you put it on the map, Batavia and Luzon are not very far away, but in fact, it takes an extra ten days to travel from Fujian to Batavia and Luzon.

A hundred years ago, British shipbuilders began to develop and improve the Spanish Galen ships as light Galen ships, in order to make them more suitable for long-distance artillery battles and improve operational performance, they lowered the head superstructure, moved it into the hull, and even placed it in the first hanger. The standard length of such ships is fifty meters, the displacement is six hundred tons. The speed and maneuverability of this new type of Galen ship is significantly better than that of the Spanish Galen ship. Because it was created during the time of Queen Elizabeth of England, it is also known as the "Queen's Ship".

After Geng Jingzhong obtained the drawings of the sailing ship, he asked the various ships to assemble and start the construction manually, and some small improvements were made during the process, and the speed was far from comparable to that of old Chinese ships such as the Guangchuan Shachuan. Because the old Chinese merchant ships have not been developed for two or three hundred years, they are all far behind the Western merchant ships in terms of load and speed, and not many Chinese merchant ships can come to Batavia as far as the sea. To be honest, one of the advantages of the South China Sea is that the South China Sea is surrounded by many islands, and the wind and waves in this area are slightly smaller than those in the Pacific Ocean. If you are sailing close to the coast. The wind and waves are a little smaller.

"Mr. Wang. You're familiar with this place, and I'm tired of you leading the way! After Miao Quanchen arrived in Badavia, he quickly found a place to live and settle down. After ordering all the gifts, he went straight to the Dutch Governor's Palace with Wang Shishan. Wang Shishan and Miao Quanchen are old acquaintances, the two have worked together under Geng Jimao for 20 years, and the relationship is not intimate, but it is not bad, but the things they are responsible for are different. There is very little intersection.

With the current prestige of the Mawei Army, the Dutch governor would not turn a blind eye to Miao Quanchen's visit. In fact, a month after Luzon was taken by the Mawei Army, the Dutch governor got the news. Spain and the Netherlands did not have a bad relationship, and the two forces in South Asia often interacted, especially the caravans of both sides, all for the purpose of making money, and it was normal for them to cooperate with each other. During this time, in fact, the Dutch governor in the eight Vians had been very nervous recently, and the Dutch merchant ship bound for Luzon came back to report. Luzon had been occupied by the Qing and all the Spaniards there had been taken prisoner. Could it be that the behemoth of the Qing Kingdom began to pay attention to the ocean? But they don't have that much naval power! Wrong. Fujian's Mawei Navy has developed rapidly in recent years, and the Qing Navy that captured Luzon Island should be Fujian's Mawei Navy.

Since the Mawei Navy was able to capture Luzon, there was no question of how much of a problem it had to take the Eight Vians, after all, the similarity between the two places was not only the number of ordinary people, but also the army stationed there, and the size was also comparable. But Lee Kwang-tee did not embarrass any merchant from any country other than the Spaniards in Luzon at all. Immediately upon the return of the Dutch merchants, Luzon was reported to the Dutch Governor's Palace, who immediately ordered Batavia to be put into combat readiness. Just now, the Kunpeng fleet entered the port of Batavia, but it was subject to strict investigation.

Less than half an hour after the arrival of the Kunpeng merchant ship, the Dutch governor Neskas received a report from the dock defenders. He immediately ordered the navy in charge of the patrol to go out to sea to find out if there was any trace of the Mawei navy, and as for the fifteen ships of the Kunpeng caravan, they were not embarrassed, but only made a routine inspection, and then let them into the harbor, although the process of this inspection was much more cumbersome than before, but there was no conflict of language.

"Report to the Governor, there is a person outside who claims to be the envoy of King Jingnan of the Qing State and asks to see him!" Neskas was anxiously waiting for the report from the naval patrol when a report from the guards came from the door. The patrol hadn't returned yet, and his heart couldn't calm down. He has already ordered the whole army to prepare, and once he finds out that it is indeed the Qing army attacking, he will immediately counterattack!

"Qing envoy? Is it here to declare war? Neskas thought. Please let them in! "In any case, since someone has sent an envoy, I still have to meet him, and it would be good to understand the situation.

Miao Quanchen and Wang Shishan, along with a total of ten guards carrying gifts, entered the governor's palace under the escort of a group of ten heavily armed Dutch soldiers. When they arrived at the inner courtyard, several guards stayed, and Miao Quanchen and Wang Shishan followed a Dutch soldier into the living room of the Governor's Palace. "Miao Quanchen, the special envoy of the King of Jingnan in Fujian, has seen the Governor!" Saying that, Miao Quanchen and Wang Shishan bent down and saluted, during which Wang Shishan did not make a sound.

"I heard that you have captured the Spanish island of Luzon, and you have come here this time to declare war on us in the Netherlands?" Neskas said expressionlessly.

Miao Quanchen was stunned for a moment after hearing this, it seemed that the governor had misunderstood. "Your Excellency the Governor has misunderstood, we in Fujian definitely have no idea of making enemies with the Netherlands, and this time we are not here to declare war, on the contrary, the contemptible people are here for cooperation this time!"

"Cooperation?" Neskas touched his chin and said undeniably. "If it's just cooperation, you and the Spaniards can cooperate, why come to Batavia so far away to find me?"

"Hehe, what the Governor asked is exactly what I want to explain. The Spaniards were cruel and murderous, slaughtered our Chinese people several times, and in Luzon, they wantonly bullied the Chinese businessmen, and the local Chinese could not bear it, so they cried to the prince of my family and asked the prince to send troops to rescue them from fire and water. The prince wrote several letters to the Spanish Governor's Palace, but there was no response from all of them, so it was helpless to send troops. And my lord, you have also assisted our sailors to attack Taiwan together, and you can be regarded as allies, so how can the prince come to attack you! Miao Quanchen smiled lightly and said something, true and false, anyway, in Neskas, it sounded good.

"Hmm. You have a point, too. He didn't fully believe Miao Quanchen's words at the moment, he still had to wait for the patrol team's report. After making sure they were just a convoy of merchant ships. Only then can you talk to the person in front of you with confidence. Although the Netherlands became independent from Spain. It has only been 30 years since the end of the war between the two countries, but in this faraway Asia, they also understand the truth of the cold lips and teeth. The reason why Geng Jingzhong sent people to invite the British to come over and stir up the situation was to prevent this, and of course, it also took time for him to prepare for the attack.

"We Dutch people like to work together the most, no matter where we are, only through guò. in order to earn the most wealth. Neskas and Miao Quanchen were playing haha, but this sentence also reflected the attitude of the Dutch. The Dutch can be said to be the most knowledgeable type of people in the world, when the Dutch began to make money in the world, China just changed the dynasty, the Qing Dynasty was established, and the European powers sent envoys to make friends with the Qing Dynasty. Many envoys parted unhappily, and some countries were hard-mouthed. For example, the British envoy Macartney, kneeling and saying that he didn't kneel, fell into a laughing stock. The Dutch are different, when they enter the Forbidden City, they will kneel and kneel, and they will kowtow, as long as they are allowed to come to China to make money, they will agree to anything. They are also like this in the Wa Kingdom, they have always been the guests of the Wa State Shogunate, if it were not for Geng Jingzhong's file matter, they would still be firmly empty of a lot of trade in the Wa Kingdom.

In later history, the national fortunes of the Netherlands were as big and up and down as their football, and for more than 100 years, the empire that had influenced the whole world quickly declined. At the beginning of the 19th century, the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the modern sense of the word was founded, and the Dutch people lived a peaceful life in their homeland. No, in 1830 it was a Belgian breakaway, and then it really settled down. In order to show that they were well-behaved, during both World War I and World War II, the Netherlands declared its neutrality, and no longer had the sharpness that swept the world before.

But now, the Netherlands are still the dominant power at sea, especially in this part of Asia, and their total strength in India and other places is far greater than Geng's Mawei army, and even more so in the navy. Therefore, the Mawei Navy alone does not have the strength to compete with the Dutch Navy at this moment. Although Neskas doesn't have many soldiers in his hands now, he has the confidence to do so. "We Dutch merchants have told me that in the past two years you have been expanding the scope of your trade in Fujian, well, this is the third time that your fleet has come here, and we welcome this. But it would be better if we could carve out a piece of land in the port of Fujian for us to do business. I have sent people to meet your Emperor Xià more than once, but I have not received permission, I don't know if your Royal Highness King Jingnan can do this. ”

When Miao Quanchen heard Nescas's words, he thought that this should be his request. But this request did not go beyond the boundaries set by Geng Jingzhong, but it could be agreed. Miao Quanchen was just about to speak, when a Dutch soldier ran to Neskas, whispered a few words in his ear, and then ran out again. At this time, Neskas's expression was different, just now it was obvious that he was a little repulsive, and his speech barely fluctuated, but at this moment he had a smile on his face.

Just now, the soldiers came to report that there were no navies of other countries on the sea. The Dutch patrols all went out dozens of nautical miles, and reported that there was no, then there must be none. On second thought, it was also true, if the Mawei Army really attacked Batavia, it would not be possible to let fifteen merchant ships full of goods into the port, wouldn't it be a hostage.

"Your Excellency the Governor, when our prince began to develop maritime trade, he wanted to meet you, but because there are too many things in Fujian, he has not been able to get out. In the past two years, Fujian's trade has become more and more prosperous, and the two ports have slowly been on the right track. The prince ordered to bring a message over, and the prince said that he welcomed you to Fujian to do business, even Dutch businessmen can go to Fujian to open factories, and the prince specially divided a place, called the development zone, where anyone can go there to open a factory. Of course, it is also possible to set up a merchant hall in the port, which will also make it easier for you to purchase Chinese goods. In short, the prince welcomes businessmen to do business in Fujian! ”

"Really?" Neskas was a little uneasy at this time, during this time he was worried about the affairs of the Japanese State, and the most annoying thing was that he could not send troops to attack the Japanese State, after all, their strength was not enough to take the Japanese State. The transfer of troops from the Far East will also not work. If you can. They would not have been kicked out of Taiwan back then.

"This is just one of them. The prince heard. The merchants of your country have been treated unjustly in the Wa Kingdom. The prince said that the Wa Kingdom has been a vassal state of China since ancient times, and he can send people to the ward Wa Shogun, and let them relax the restrictions on Dutch merchants. Your Excellency the Governor should know that the Wa Kingdom has always been courteous to Chinese merchants, and that Chinese goods are the most popular in the Wa Kingdom. Last year, the Shimotokugawa shogunate opened three other treaty ports for trade with Chinese merchants. The shogunate doesn't like you Westerners, but if there is a prince who makes peace with it. Things should be a lot better! Miao Quanchen slowly spit out a bombshell, which really hit Neskas's soft underbelly.

"Okay, hahaha! Your Royal Highness is really reasonable, and to be honest, we have never dealt with the Spaniards, and the only dealings we have with are between merchants. We have no knowledge that they slaughtered your compatriots. As long as His Royal Highness King Jingnan can help speak to the Wa Shogunate, and agree to our Dutch businessmen going to Fujian to do business, you can talk about any cooperation you want! Neskas said with a smile on his face. He has been worried about this matter for a long time, and if he doesn't handle it well, he is afraid that he will have to change someone else to sit in this position. He's the governor. There is a lot of wealth that can be made every year, which is much better than staying in the Netherlands.

Miao Quanchen and Wang Shishan glanced at each other. I didn't expect the Dutch governor to be so easy to talk to, and basically agreed without much effort. It seems that he can fight for more benefits for the prince. When you go back, you have to report to the prince, you can't just focus on Britain and the Netherlands, you still have to be clear about the relationship between various European countries. "It couldn't be better that the Governor said so. The prince can be the governor, no, it should be said that it is for the Netherlands to solve such a big problem, and the Netherlands should also repay some. We are short of war horses in Fujian, and the prince heard that the Dutch war horses are very good breeds, so he asked the governor to help him bring some war horses from Europe. In exchange, the prince will prepare the favorite Chinese goods of the Dutch merchants! ”

Neskas has been listening carefully, he still thinks that Miao Quanchen will put forward any harsh requirements, it turns out that he wants to trade war horses, this is not an important thing at all, this is not to be shipped from Europe at all, there are tens of thousands of Dutch war horses here in Batavia. Not far from here, in India, the Asian headquarters of the East India Company, at least more than 100,000 horses have been bred in India, and this King of Jingnan can provide as much as he wants!

"Hahaha, it's a trifle! There are tens of thousands of horses in Batavia, and when you go, you can carry half of them. If it is not enough, within half a year, I can personally send at least 10,000 horses to Fujian! If you want as much as you want, just talk to my Ministry of Commerce, just give them a number! ”

Miao Quanchen and Wang Shishan were overjoyed, this trip was really smooth. So Miao Quanchen said: "Thanks to the help of the Governor, we need a huge number of war horses, at least 30,000!" But you don't need to send it to Fujian, you just need to send the horses to Luzon. In order to thank the Governor for his help, the prince specially asked him to bring you some Chinese specialties, I hope the Governor will not dislike it! ”

After Miao Quanchen finished speaking, he took out a box from the package behind him and handed it to the Governor of Nescas, and at the same time glanced at Wang Shishan, who also walked out when Miao Quanchen walked towards Neskas. A few of the guards carrying the gifts are still in the courtyard, so they have to be brought in!

The Governor of Nescas took a deep look at Miao Quanchen, and then looked at Wang Shishan who walked out, before opening the box. As the box opened, ten thousand rays of light shot out, revealing a pearl the size of an egg. With a bang, Neskas closed the box, a little surprised, he didn't expect this King of Jingnan to be so generous, this pearl is worth thousands of silver coins, and he, the governor, can earn so much in a year. Taking a deep breath, Neskas carefully opened it again and looked at it, and with his eyes, he could naturally distinguish that it was the real thing.

After closing the box again, Neskas's face was already quite ruddy. "Thank you on my behalf, His Royal Highness King Jingnan!". Soon, Neskas also reacted, after all, he was still dominant, and there was no need to be so gaffe. This is something that is beneficial to both parties, and he naturally wants to do it, but he is not as anxious as the few people in front of him.

Miao Quanchen also quickly saw the change in Neskas's face, so he was born and said, "Your Excellency the Governor." At this time, several horse-tailed soldiers also carried over the four boxes. "Look at these!"

As he spoke, the soldiers opened the first box, revealing a crack just in time for Neskars to see. Yellow! Canny! Oh, my God! That's gold bars! It's full, and although the boxes are not big, they are very heavy, and even if there is only one box of four chests, it is a huge fortune.

"This is for me too?" Neskas said incredulously.

"Of course". Miao Quanchen smiled: "I also hope that the Governor will do his best to help!" (To be continued......)