readx;? Of course, it would not seem fair to attribute these historical mistakes entirely to the miscommand of the former Governor Cohen, after all, during Cohen's tenure, the East India Company's primary goal was not to eradicate the inconsequential armed forces of the Haihan, and there were many more important things waiting for adventurers to accomplish. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The Portuguese and Spanish colonists, who also came from Europe, were the strongest competitors of the Netherlands in the Far East at that time. With the strength of the East India Company, it is indeed impossible to allocate some of its energy to establish a new opponent for itself. But who would have thought that it would take only a few years for Haihan to become the most powerful armed force in the South China Sea region from scratch? It is indeed difficult to make an accurate prediction of such an unreasonable situation several years ago.

As for the bureaucrats in the Batavia Council, most of them were just agents of interests sent by the major shareholders in Europe to the Far East, who pursued purely economic gains, and were not willing to accept the military expenditures required for war operations, even if they fought against Portugal, Spain, and the Ming Dynasty, they first considered whether they would gain direct benefits after the war, rather than the long-term impact of the outcome of the war. For these people, it is a thankless task like fighting with Haihan, and it is better not to do it if you can do it, or it is more cost-effective to save military expenses and buy a few hundred quintals of raw silk.

Van Diemen naturally had some personal ambitions to achieve when he succeeded to the governorship, but the post-war reconstruction of Batavia greatly slowed down his development plan for the East India Company, and most of the funds and resources had to be prioritized in Batavia, otherwise the East India Company's ruling base in the Far East would be somewhat unstable. The speed of development and expansion of Haihan during this period can only be described as coming in by leaps and bounds, when the Dutch had not yet recovered from the last battle with the Mataran Kingdom, they found that Haihan had quietly extended its tentacles to their doorstep. Although Van Dimen did not like Haihan, he was a very pragmatic man, and after making it clear that he could not defeat Haihan by force, he chose to compromise with humiliation, hoping to buy time for the East India Company to recover and adjust its direction, and then seek an opportunity to compete with Haihan.

To be honest, he was surprised that the Haihan people were willing to arrange such a trip around the island for Van Diemen, after all, it was equivalent to exposing their own strength to the East India Company, a competitor. Van Dimen knew that the value of the information he had gained during his trip was immeasurable, and that if he had relied only on the intelligence agencies of the East India Company, he might not have been able to achieve the same effect in ten years. Van Dimen hopes to use this expedition to more accurately assess the strength of the Haihan, and find out their possible weaknesses in politics, military, economy, and people's livelihood, so that they can be used in future counterattacks.

However, after visiting Yacheng and Yinggehai, Fan Dimen found that the East India Company's weakness compared to Haihan was not only in military aspects, but in a frustrating all-round backwardness. In contrast, Haihan's soft power in social management, organization of production, transportation and sales seems to be more difficult to catch up with than its advantages in the military field. In time, Van Diemen was confident that he would be able to retrain an army with a strong fighting style, but he was not sure that the East India Company's trading system would be as operational as the Haihan.

"Mr. Van Dimen, if the East India Company is interested, we can consider finding a suitable shore on the island of Java to build a Haihan-style salt factory to bring high-quality and inexpensive salt to the local market. With your company's local commercial distribution channels, it shouldn't be difficult to profit from it. Anthy's words brought Van Diemen back from his contemplation, but he didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to mention it, and he also planned to bring the East India Company into the gang.

Van Dimen couldn't figure out for a while whether this kind of cooperation would be harmful or beneficial to the East India Company, but his fear of Haihan made it impossible for him to agree to Anthy's invitation at the moment. The Haihan people are known for their business acumen, and Van Dimen is not sure what lies behind the tempting trading terms. After this opening, it is likely that Haihan goods will flood into the market of the East India Company, which originally belonged to the East India Company, and the Batavian authorities may not be able to come up with any effective measures to stabilize the market.

"Mr. Anthy's proposal is good, but I can't make a decision here right away, because an important trade agreement like this still needs to be discussed and voted on by the company's council in terms of process. When I get back, I'll let the council look at the proposal and see if we can find a way to work together that makes sense for both of us. Fan Dimen's words were very tactful, and he was noncommittal about the viability of this business, but he had a good sense of proportion.

Anthy spread his hands slightly disappointed and said, "Okay, we will wait for your reply." However, I must remind you that there are many people who want to be our agent in Nanyang, and if the East India Company gives up this opportunity, it will really miss a great business opportunity. ”

It is really difficult to say whether this is a business opportunity or a crisis, Haihan's initial commercial activities in Liangguang and Annam began with the salt industry, and even forced into the market by dumping at low prices that were not profitable, but in the later period, he almost controlled most of the local import and export trade, and the income earned was much more considerable than the sale of salt. The commercial form of Nanyang was far more primitive than that of the Ming Dynasty, and it was even less resistant to the endless commercial methods of the Haihan, and once the Haihan entered this market, it was estimated that the difficulty of gaining control was much lower than that of the previous region.

If Haihan found someone else to cooperate in entering Nanyang, Fan Dimen was not too afraid, the East India Company had been operating in Nanyang for more than ten years, and the distribution channels were far from being comparable to others, which even Haihan people knew very well. It would take several times more time for someone else to do the same thing, so Anthy tried to persuade Fan Dimen to join in the great business of selling Haihan salt.

During his visit to the salt works, Van Dimen noticed that ships were constantly coming in and out of Yingge Harbour Bay, loading mountains of salt on the docks. It's unclear where the next stop for these salt ships is, but judging by the frequency with which ships come in and leave the port, business here is pretty good. Anzai's boasting that the salt here can supply the needs of Liangguang and northern Annam, does not seem to be bragging.

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Of course, it would not seem fair to attribute these historical mistakes entirely to the miscommand of the former Governor Cohen, after all, during Cohen's tenure, the East India Company's primary goal was not to eradicate the inconsequential armed forces of the Haihan, and there were many more important things waiting for adventurers to accomplish. The Portuguese and Spanish colonists, also from Europe, were the Dutch's most formidable competitors in the Far East. With the strength of the East India Company, it is indeed impossible to allocate some of its energy to establish a new opponent for itself. But who would have thought that it would take only a few years for Haihan to become the most powerful armed force in the South China Sea region from scratch? It is indeed difficult to make an accurate prediction of such an unreasonable situation several years ago.

As for the bureaucrats in the Batavia Council, most of them were just agents of interests sent by the major shareholders in Europe to the Far East, who pursued purely economic gains, and were not willing to accept the military expenditures required for war operations, even if they fought against Portugal, Spain, and the Ming Dynasty, they first considered whether they would gain direct benefits after the war, rather than the long-term impact of the outcome of the war. For these people, it is a thankless task like fighting with Haihan, and it is better not to do it if you can do it, or it is more cost-effective to save military expenses and buy a few hundred quintals of raw silk.

Van Diemen naturally had some personal ambitions to achieve when he succeeded to the governorship, but the post-war reconstruction of Batavia greatly slowed down his development plan for the East India Company, and most of the funds and resources had to be prioritized in Batavia, otherwise the East India Company's ruling base in the Far East would be somewhat unstable. The speed of development and expansion of Haihan during this period can only be described as coming in by leaps and bounds, when the Dutch had not yet recovered from the last battle with the Mataran Kingdom, they found that Haihan had quietly extended its tentacles to their doorstep. Although Van Dimen did not like Haihan, he was a very pragmatic man, and after making it clear that he could not defeat Haihan by force, he chose to compromise with humiliation, hoping to buy time for the East India Company to recover and adjust its direction, and then seek an opportunity to compete with Haihan.

To be honest, he was surprised that the Haihan people were willing to arrange such a trip around the island for Van Diemen, after all, it was equivalent to exposing their own strength to the East India Company, a competitor. Van Dimen knew that the value of the information he had gained during his trip was immeasurable, and that if he had relied only on the intelligence agencies of the East India Company, he might not have been able to achieve the same effect in ten years. Van Dimen hopes to use this expedition to more accurately assess the strength of the Haihan, and find out their possible weaknesses in politics, military, economy, and people's livelihood, so that they can be used in future counterattacks.

However, after visiting Yacheng and Yinggehai, Fan Dimen found that the East India Company's weakness compared to Haihan was not only in military aspects, but in a frustrating all-round backwardness. In contrast, Haihan's soft power in social management, organization of production, transportation and sales seems to be more difficult to catch up with than its advantages in the military field. In time, Van Diemen was confident that he would be able to retrain an army with a strong fighting style, but he was not sure that the East India Company's trading system would be as operational as the Haihan.

"Mr. Van Dimen, if the East India Company is interested, we can consider finding a suitable shore on the island of Java to build a Haihan-style salt factory to bring high-quality and inexpensive salt to the local market. With your company's local commercial distribution channels, it shouldn't be difficult to profit from it. Anthy's words brought Van Diemen back from his contemplation, but he didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to mention it, and he also planned to bring the East India Company into the gang.

Van Dimen couldn't figure out for a while whether this kind of cooperation would be harmful or beneficial to the East India Company, but his fear of Haihan made it impossible for him to agree to Anthy's invitation at the moment. The Haihan people are known for their business acumen, and Van Dimen is not sure what lies behind the tempting trading terms. After this opening, it is likely that Haihan goods will flood into the market of the East India Company, which originally belonged to the East India Company, and the Batavian authorities may not be able to come up with any effective measures to stabilize the market.

"Mr. Anthy's proposal is good, but I can't make a decision here right away, because an important trade agreement like this still needs to be discussed and voted on by the company's council in terms of process. When I get back, I'll let the council look at the proposal and see if we can find a way to work together that makes sense for both of us. Fan Dimen's words were very tactful, and he was noncommittal about the viability of this business, but he had a good sense of proportion.

Anthy spread his hands slightly disappointed and said, "Okay, we will wait for your reply." However, I must remind you that there are many people who want to be our agent in Nanyang, and if the East India Company gives up this opportunity, it will really miss a great business opportunity. ”

It is really difficult to say whether this is a business opportunity or a crisis, Haihan's initial commercial activities in Liangguang and Annam began with the salt industry, and even forced into the market by dumping at low prices that were not profitable, but in the later period, he almost controlled most of the local import and export trade, and the income earned was much more considerable than the sale of salt. The commercial form of Nanyang was far more primitive than that of the Ming Dynasty, and it was even less resistant to the endless commercial methods of the Haihan, and once the Haihan entered this market, it was estimated that the difficulty of gaining control was much lower than that of the previous region.

If Haihan found someone else to cooperate in entering Nanyang, Fan Dimen was not too afraid, the East India Company had been operating in Nanyang for more than ten years, and the distribution channels were far from being comparable to others, which even Haihan people knew very well. It would take several times more time for someone else to do the same thing, so Anthy tried to persuade Fan Dimen to join in the great business of selling Haihan salt.

During his visit to the salt works, Van Dimen noticed that ships were constantly coming in and out of Yingge Harbour Bay, loading mountains of salt on the docks. It's unclear where the next stop for these salt ships is, but judging by the frequency with which ships come in and leave the port, business here is pretty good. Anzai's boasting that the salt here can supply the needs of Liangguang and northern Annam, does not seem to be bragging.