Duan Fei said with some disappointment: "I thought the rumors were untrue, why are you Dutch so weak, as far as I know, you Dutch should follow in the footsteps of the Francophone and cross the world on the sea." ”

Redbeard was surprised: "Master, where did you hear that?" We in the Netherlands have no shortage of brave and strong sailors, nor are we short of resolute captains, but the sea route is controlled by the Franco, our ship can only sail to Lisbon, and if we want to go south, we will be intercepted by the Francophone fleet, we have no nautical charts in our hands, it is impossible to leave the coast and sail rashly, we in the Netherlands...... Now it's actually a French possessions......"

Duan Fei thought about it for a while and understood, it turned out that the current Netherlands has not yet become independent, according to time, it was Portugal that first had maritime supremacy, followed by Spain, and the Netherlands was still behind, even if each country dominated for fifty years, it would take a hundred years for the Netherlands to become a maritime power, and the current Netherlands is really not worth mentioning.

In this way, there is no way to implement the plan of borrowing the Dutch to contain the Francophiles, but in the long run, it is not harmful to cultivate a country that is enough to confront Spain and Portugal...... Everyone is happy, and Daming can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, smoothly accumulate strength, and become the real overlord of the future world.

Thinking of this, Duan Fei said to Redbeard: "Don't be discouraged, what I want you to do is very simple, I want you to return to the Netherlands with a large sum of money and a map of the Franc Man......"

Redbeard exclaimed in surprise, "This ...... How is this possible! Master, don't play tricks on me, I'm a rough person, just say what you want me to do! ”

Duan Fei said: "I didn't fool you, I really plan to let you return to the Netherlands with money and maps, I want you to make countless copies of the map and distribute it to the people of your country, the money can be used to make guns and cannons, build ships, the Netherlands wants to be independent, and the Netherlands wants to be strong!" Even more powerful than the Franc machine! ”

Redbeard was stupid, he looked at Duan Fei in surprise, and couldn't guess what this young Oriental official who had died and lived by himself was thinking, whether he was a devil or an angel?

Duan Fei said: "You don't have to doubt it, there is a reason why I want to make the Netherlands strong, when the Netherlands is strong, it will compete with the Franc Machine for sea dominance, and the Franc Machine will have no way to confront the Ming Dynasty again, do you understand?" ”

Only then did Redbeard understand, but after thinking about it, another question came up, and Redbeard said, "Master, is this what you want me to do?" Master, why didn't you say it earlier? Such a good thing, I promised it early on! ”

Redbeard screamed for the inhuman suffering he had eaten in the past few days, and when he heard Redbeard's words, Duan Fei smiled indifferently and said, "Otherwise, how can you be completely subdued by me?" This is just what the official wants you to do at present, don't forget, your life and soul belong to me, and there are many more things I want you to do in the future! ”

Redbeard only felt a cool breath spread from the top of his head to the soles of his feet, things are really not so simple, maybe the young master in front of him has already calculated, even if the Netherlands is independent and developed, it will not be able to escape his control in the future, right?

Duan Fei actually didn't think that far ahead, he looked at Redbeard and smiled: "Okay, now you can follow this official to save your companions, they don't understand Chinese, you have to cooperate with this official to convince them well." ”

The devil's smile made Duan Fei conquer the four poor Dutchmen without any effort at all, and they will take Duan Fei's expectations and investment, taking advantage of the fact that the Franc machine and the Ming are at war and have no time to care about them, they will lead the clansmen to return to the Netherlands thousands of miles away, and at the same time complete the task given to them by the master, liberate the Netherlands, build ships and cannons, and fight with the Franc machine!

After doing this, Duan Fei really relaxed, it seemed that there was nothing left to do, he settled down, accompanied Su Rong, and made many toys for his son with his own hands, even a cradle and a stroller...... When he was bored, he casually pirated a few gadgets that were popular in later generations and handed them to Huang Suliang, who came to Guangzhou to report the situation to him.

Huang Suliang's own efforts and Duan Fei's strong support, now he has become one of the giants of the Ming business community, Duan Fei let Huang Suliang run most of the business that has not appeared in this era, in the case of almost no competition, made a lot of money, but did not offend a peer, which is a miracle in itself.

Now that the maritime trade is prosperous, Huang Suliang also wants to get a few ships for export trade, and he personally came to ask Duan Fei for advice this time.

Duan Fei suggested that he should not easily get involved in maritime trade, on the one hand, this requires a lot of investment, on the other hand, maritime trade is not as good as on land, there are unknown risks, and Duan Fei already has two spokespersons on the sea, Huang Suliang is still obedient to develop on land, Daming itself is the largest market in the world today, are you afraid that there is no money to make? Even if you really want to make money overseas, contact Haizi and Wuhaiyan, one is responsible for supply, and the other is responsible for transportation and sales, which is a win-win situation.

Huang Suliang left satisfied, all he wanted was Duan Fei's reply, Duan Fei had been busy with sea affairs recently, and he had a close relationship with Haizi, Huang Suliang was really worried that he would be forgotten.

What Duan Fei is most worried about is the East China Sea Fleet, and he doesn't know if they have encountered the Francophiles now......

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Although a quartile and astrology were in place, and a skilled captain could maneuver an ocean-going vessel off the coast and take the fastest route to a known destination, it was still a long journey from Canton to Malacca.

Fortunately, both Wu Huai'an and Celicia are tried and tested navigators, and this distance is really nothing to them, not to mention that the two are now newlyweds, and time flies, and when Duan Fei is waiting anxiously in Guangzhou, they are on a honeymoon trip at sea.

In the blink of an eye, the fleet had been gone for seven or eight days, and there was still about half of the distance from Manchuria, and Wu Huai'an was sweetly talking to Celicia in the cabin, when suddenly his first mate came to knock on the door and said: "Boss, it's not good, there are a large number of warships in front, more than us, hurry up to the command platform!" ”

Wu Huai'an was taken aback, he hurriedly dressed up, climbed to the command platform, and looked forward with a telescope, only to see a group of black ships appear on the southwest sea in front of him, looking at the shape of those ships, Wu Huai'an quickly made the same judgment as the first mate, and what appeared in front of him was indeed a powerful fleet!

There are at least sixty ships in the opposite fleet, of which more than half of the battleships are estimated, that is, more than thirty, in terms of numbers, the East China Sea Fleet's A team is indeed not dominant, but Wu Huai'an is not panicked, he has discussed with Duan Fei many possible situations before coming, and the narrow encounter is one of them.