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The eighth day of the first month of the fifteenth year of Huaxia Wucheng? Gaoqi Wharf, Huli County, Zhili Prefecture, Xiamen, Xiamen Commercial Station, Dutch East India Company

"Haven't the Spaniards in Penghu arrived yet?" Ecknos, the senior merchant of the United East India Company in China, was whispering in French to the representative of the British East India Company, Lyrd. "Or are they not going to attend this meeting?"

"After we got the news of China's victory, we immediately sent people to contact Penghu, and it was enough time to go back and forth from Penghu to Manila, but the Spaniards still didn't come, and I don't think they are ready to participate in this meeting." Lude also frowned, knowing that although Spain has declined, its power in the Philippines can still be regarded as a relatively powerful force in East Asia, and if they do not participate in this conference, then the prospects of the conference can be imagined. "What a bunch of short-sighted guys." Rods angrily said to Eknos. "Don't wait any longer, let's have a meeting today, and if the Spaniards are really just late, wait for them to come and tell them the results of the meeting."

"It's fine." Eknos thought about it for a moment and made a decision. "Then let's have a meeting after lunch."

Lud and Ecknos guessed correctly, as the only Spaniard who currently had consular relations with China, he did not plan to participate in the meeting of the two Protestant organizations, not only because the war of succession to the Spanish throne had not yet settled, Spain did not have a real Asian policy in China, and the Philippine colony under the jurisdiction of the vice-king of Mexico was at a loss, but also because Spain's interests in Luzon had been guaranteed by China, and because of the restrictions of China's trade policy.

It is important to know that although China implements a policy of encouraging bilateral trade, there are certain restrictions on the merchant ships of various countries coming to China, among which Korea and the Ryukyus can trade in various ports along the coast of China, the trading port of Annam merchants is in Guangzhou, the trading port of Vietnamese merchants is Chaozhou, the trading port of Siamese merchants is in Qiongzhou, the trading port of the East India Company of European countries is Xiamen, and the merchant ships of the Spanish can only enter and leave Penghu.

It's just that North Korea's imports and exports have been completely controlled by China, and North Korean merchants will not go to sea at all, so they can't talk about trade with China; Ryukyu merchants often went in and out of the coastal ports of China, but the era of profiteering by taking advantage of the closed policies of East Asian countries had ended with the import and export of Korea and Japan being controlled by China. Merchants from Annam, Vietnam, and Siam have also surrendered their markets to the Chinese business community in terms of maritime trade, and the so-called trading ports of various countries actually exist in name only.

The trade between Spain and China took the form of point-to-point trade, that is, the merchant ships of the Spaniards could go to Penghu to purchase Chinese goods, and the merchant ships of China could also directly transport goods to Manila for trade. However, the Spanish merchant ships came to China very few, far less than the number of Chinese merchant ships that arrived in Manila. More importantly, the trade between China and Spain generally revolved around the galleon trade. Normally, before and after the arrival of the Mexican fleet in Manila, the trade between the two countries would increase dramatically, and the number of merchant ships traveling between the two countries would also increase, and conversely, on weekdays, the Chinese would arrive in Manila several times a month, and the Spanish would only arrive in Penghu for several months.

Under such a trade pattern, it is almost impossible for Spain to suddenly send ships to Penghu during the irregular trade month to transport envoys to Xiamen. As for hiring Chinese ships to carry envoys, firstly, they were not at ease, and secondly, there were no Chinese ships willing to go to sea in the first month. Therefore, the Spaniard's failure to play was ultimately a mistake on the part of the British and Dutch sides.

Of course, this mistake was not yet realized by the British and Dutch, so there was still a hint of anger in the tone of Ecknos in front of the representatives of the East India Companies in China: "Gentlemen, the military operations in northern China have come to an end, the Qing state has been defeated, the forces have retreated to an extremely distant place, and Huaxia has become the master of the whole of China. ”

Ekonos swept the delegates of the various countries attending the meeting, and suddenly increased his tone: "If Huaxia's goal is to be 6 places, it will be good news for everyone here, but on the other hand, if the greedy eyes of the Chinese emperor fall on the ocean, everyone, not only Java will fall into the hands of Huaxia, but even the Philippines, and even India may be difficult to avoid being invaded by China in the future, then the European colonization in the Far East will be completely over." ”

"In fact, there are already traces of Chinese merchants and pirates in India." Rode said after his master. "Maybe Huaxia still needs a certain amount of time to recuperate because of the problems in the north, but how long is this time period? Decade? Twenty years? Thirty years? The trade of Annam, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Siam has been monopolized by the Chinese, and Malaya is also falling into the hands of the Chinese, and our profits are gradually decreasing, and if the whole of Asia falls into the hands of the Chinese, then gentlemen, I can sue you now, and the bankruptcy of the companies is in the near future. ”

"Mr. Achimus, Mr. Lud, I have not come to this meeting to hear the condemnation of the two." Fisdello, the representative of the Danish East India Company, shook his head. "As you know, the Danish East India Company had very little interest in the East, and we were traders, not colonists, because I was concerned with how to get the goods of China, and now the policy of China is to allow free trade, and under this general premise, any idea of going against a huge empire is ridiculous."

The Danes' response was supported by the Swedes, who were caught up in the Great Northern War, and the permanent head of the Swedish East India Company's trading post at Xiamen said: "Our country has benefited greatly from trade with China, and the trade volume of two ships a year accounts for a very low proportion of the total trade between Europe and China, so I wish to withdraw from this meeting, and I will swear in my own honor before God that I will not tell the Chinese side anything I have heard." ”

Fisdello also stood up and said: "I only declare on behalf of the Danish East India Company that I withdraw from this meeting??????"

Seeing the decision of the two when they left, the faces of Virtue and Eknos were ugly, but fortunately, the other protagonist of the meeting, Lance, the representative of the French East India Company, was still there, which gave the two of them a little comfort, so Lyd said: "These two gentlemen will definitely regret it in the future??????"

The French, as Catholics, were of course happy to see the rupture of the Protestant League, but as in the case of the Thirty Years' War, the French were decidedly more cunning: "Actually, like the two gentlemen, I am not interested in the denunciation of nothingness, but I want to know how we should deal with the oppression of China." Is it a direct war with Huaxia? ”

War with China? How can it be! Even if the British, French and Dutch East India Company joined forces, there were only a few warships and armed merchant ships that could be mobilized, and the scale of the two naval divisions in China was equal to the sky, how could it be the opponent of the entire Huaxia, and Huaxia had the advantage of the home field, once the ships were damaged in battle, they could be replenished quickly, but the three countries had to mobilize warships from Europe thousands of miles away, and it was unrealistic and impossible to fall in the Spanish Throne War before it finally ended.

"On behalf of the British East India Company, I believe that it is necessary to contain China somewhere, so that it cannot further expand its power." Rodd responded. "This place I personally built is Burma, the current Burmese Taungoo King is an ambitious person, although he does not dare to directly provoke China, but he can use it to attack Siam, doesn't the Chinese Empire have an alliance in Indochina? A big battle is enough to divert Huaxia's attention. ”

"Myanmar's topography is doomed, and even if it fails in Siam, its homeland can be preserved." Ecknos added. "There have been many failed attacks on Burma in China's history, and war inevitably created a great deal of need, which was more than enough to make up for our losses elsewhere."

"Don't think of the king of Burma as a fool, he seems to be extremely shrewd to be the monarch of East Asia." Lance shook his head. "If we instigate, there must be a lot of investment in the early stage, these losses must be calculated into the cost, and the cost of the profit is not paid, the board of directors must punish us severely."

"We don't need to instigate the Burmese people to go to war." Lud has already thought about this. "All we have to do is propose to the king of Burma, and if he opens up trade, we can sell him all kinds of European weapons, including artillery."

"Once Myanmar's power rises." Eknos smiled. "There's a natural need for outreach."

Lance thought for a moment and felt that there was no problem with the strategy of the British and Dutch, so he said: "This is possible, but it will be a long process, whether we can contain the momentum of the Chinese Empire." ”

Eknos said: "China has not yet swallowed Borneo and Malaya, and it is unlikely that it will be completely swallowed in a short time, so I think it should be too late, and I think that despite the great strength of Huaxia, he will not strengthen the power of Siam and other countries, so as long as we sell weapons to Burma at a low profit level, we can add to the arrival of war." ”

"It makes sense that once the king of Burma spends the last gold coin in his treasury, then war is inevitable." Lance blinked. "But I would like to ask, how will the share of the Myanmar market be distributed?"

Lude reported a seemingly fair figure: "The participants have a share, and now there are only three of us, then each family is one-third, and the remaining ten percent can be reserved for the Portuguese, who also want to take revenge on China." ”

"A third of the Myanmar market? That's too little. Lance sneered. The greatest beneficiary of holding China back is the United East India Company, and on that basis alone, Mr. Eknos, you will inevitably cede the necessary interests. Lance looked at the two of them with a smile. I don't care if there is a secret agreement between you, but I demand that the French East India Company also gain one-third of its market and influence in Sumatra. ”

Akernos said angrily: "Your Excellency, you are blackmailing. ”

Lance shrugged: "Blackmail? No, this is a reasonable offer, after all, the core interests of the United East India Company are in Java and the Spice Islands, where I don't have any claims, which is already magnanimous. ”

"The French East India Company has access to a maximum of 20 percent of Sumatra's market and the corresponding influence." Ryu replied calmly to the thunderous Eknos. "After all, Portugal has a lot of influence in Azhen and Aceh, and we can't help but reserve their share in advance."

"The Portuguese are in Aceh, then I hope that the French East India Company will get the whole state of Mindan."

"Then it is decided, the Portuguese will keep Aceh, the French will get Medan, we will get Padang, Bengkulian (Bengkulu) and Nan Ni, and the United East India Company will keep Riau, Jamper, and Palembang." Rode looked at Eknos. "I wonder if a few people think it's acceptable?"

Of course, the French have no problem, and Ecknos muttered for a moment: "I can accept it personally, but I still need the approval of the company." ”

"Then let's talk about how to deal with the ?????? of Huaxia's garrison in the Andaman Islands."