New Shun 1730

If nothing else, the day what happened in Southeast Asia was reported back to Europe would be the day the Amsterdam Stock Exchange stock market crash broke out.

There seem to be many European countries, but in fact the only new parasite that financial capital can choose is the United Kingdom.

France is strong, but it is also defeated by its strength.

France's strength stems from its strong centralized government. After it was established in the Palace of Versailles, it was the country's Little China policy. Coupled with Colbert's national industrialism and strict prevention of financial capital, as well as the huge power of the Catholic Church, it is destined that financial capital will not gather in Paris.

The rest, except Britain, is rubbish.

Only Britain has close relations with the Netherlands.

Secondly, the parliament can basically be divided 50-50 against the king, and there is a tradition that the parliament rebels and kills the king.

Thirdly, the British fleet is an invincible city wall. No matter how fierce the French land war is, they cannot reach England, and England is safe.

Unless there is some weapon that can fly across the Channel and put Britain under the threat of war, London is the best parasite for European financial capital after the collapse of the Netherlands.

Fourth, Britain's ships and transportation volume can take over what happened after the collapse of the Netherlands, enabling smuggling and trade around the world.

In the past five years, the British government has been able to fight Spain for the sake of smugglers. Which financial capitalist doesn’t like this kind of government?

In the past six years, as long as Britain retreated to an isolated island, financial capital would dare to lend boldly. Anyone who dares not to repay the money will cause trouble in Europe, smash the heads of debtors, and let those who try to default on debts have a taste of the power of bankers' debt collection.

There are various reasons that even Valknir can understand. Once the Netherlands declined, London would replace Amsterdam as the financial center. It can't be Paris, it can't be Petersburg, it can't be Berlin or Vienna.

Capital can do many things. When the Netherlands is strong, these strong capital allow the Netherlands to launch a fleet that beats the British and French forces.

Others may not have thought that Valkenir, who had been the governor of Batavia for so many years, could still think clearly about some things.

For example, what will Dashun’s foreign trade policy be like after occupying Southeast Asia?

According to Liu Yu's consistent rhetoric, he wants to engage in free trade.

However, by driving a large amount of financial capital to the UK, which basically controls European trade, will the UK accept Dashun's "pseudo" free trade requirements?

The last time Liu Yu went to Europe, there was a big fuss in the Netherlands over the choice between free trade and contracted trade. Before going to Europe, the meeting in Batavia was also caused by this trade policy, which made Valkenir feel unhappy about returning.

No matter how you look at it, you all think that since Liu Yu understands what's going on here, why does he still do it?

What Valknir considered is already somewhat close to the truth.

In fact, if you think more deeply, you will find that Dashun's foreign policy in recent years is very weird.

Or, Dashun is just messing around, doing whatever he wants, and making friends with whomever he likes.

Story needs logic, but reality does not need logic.

An illogical foreign policy is certainly possible.

However, what if Dashun’s diplomacy is not nonsense, but has consistent logic?

Looking at it this way, the problem is huge.

Dashun's ally is France. If it were not for the illogical reason to form an alliance because France is pleasing to the eye, then it obviously proves that Dashun has the ambition to monopolize trade and has the ambition to challenge the European powers that monopolize trade.

This is to use France as a thug, because France is not good at trade and is not a strong trading country, but it is a qualified thug with no conflict of interest.

I originally thought it was to deal with Russia, but now it seems that Dashun does not need to involve France in fighting Russia. In fact, if it really wants to deal with Russia, it would be more appropriate to involve Osman.

If Dashun's diplomacy has a logical and strategic purpose, then we can actually deduce Dashun's true purpose.

And this real purpose must be contrary to the result of destroying the Netherlands and moving the world's financial center to London.

If we continue to push forward along this line of thinking, the real answer will be revealed, and the fate of the Netherlands will be known.

However, Valkenir did not have such ability, nor could he make such strategic speculations.

It's just that he has been in Batavia for a long time and has had a lot of contact with Liu Yu and others. He has heard too much about Liu Yu's slogans of free trade today, Sino-French friendship tomorrow, and hatred of Britain the day after tomorrow, and he feels that the internal logic is correct. Without going on the road, I had to have a lot of doubts.

Under this doubt, Valkenir vaguely felt that Dashun's purpose of going to Nanyang was not that simple. There may be many unexpected things in subsequent policies.

Because... the simplest question is, to whom are the goods from Nanyang sold?

As the last East India Company governor of Batavia, Valkenier knew very well that the market in Dashun could not accommodate goods from Southeast Asia.

If it could be eaten, why would the East India Company often suffer losses? At that time, selling pepper to Dashun was of no use. Even though we tried our best to sell pepper, the sales volume did not increase much.

Valkenier has no doubt that Dashun has the ability to sail cargo ships to Europe. The previous incident of returning Swedish prisoners of war, the subsequent incident of finding an observation point for the transit of Venus in the southern hemisphere, and the recent incident of the Dashun Mission’s trip to Europe can all prove this.

However, Dashun's cargo ships can reach the dock.

But couldn't get through customs.

These warships of Dashun can really beat the Dutch in Southeast Asia. But after the Cape of Good Hope, they are not good enough. Valkner is very clear about this. Even if it does not need to fight with Britain, Dashun will definitely lose even if it fights with the Netherlands, which has not updated its battleships for forty years.

If Dashun has always adopted the previous trade policy and allowed European countries to open trading houses in several coastal cities, Valkner can also imagine Dashun’s future trade policy: it may be selling goods in Malacca, just like tea, porcelain and rhubarb, monopolizing the supply of goods, and collecting money.

However, Dashun has been tossing around in recent years.

It has joined forces with Sweden to form the Sino-Swedish Trade Company, attacked Japan to force Japan to trade, forced the Netherlands to choose either the nominal dog trade or the equal free trade, and went to Europe to promote the benefits of free trade.

This makes Valkner feel that Dashun cannot adopt a trade policy of collecting money in Malacca.

Otherwise, what is the point of all these previous tossing?

The Marquis in front of me should be regarded as the foreign minister behind Dashun. He was responsible for many of the policies that had been messed up before. It seems that this man has never made any useless decisions. He immigrated to Ceylon before because he thought Dashun was regressing. Now it seems that it was just a conspiracy.

Such a person, was he really messing around for fun before?

These problems seem to be closely related to Valknier, who was the governor of Batavia before, because he is a senior executive of the company and his status is almost equal to that of the local faction of the 17 directors.

It seems to have little to do with Valknier, who is now a prisoner of war of the Dashun Army and the former governor of Batavia.

However, putting aside the identity of the company, there is also the fate and development of individuals, which is related again.

When Valknier withdrew his troops in Ciriwen, he had the idea of ​​staying in Dashun and not returning to the Netherlands.

However, the idea a few days ago was more about considering that after returning, he would definitely take the blame and die without knowing it.

Now, after being completely defeated, facing Liu Yu, and sensing some problems from Liu Yu's words, Valknir's thoughts became more numerous.

Originally, the reason he wanted to talk to Liu Yu alone was just to hope that Liu Yu would agree to let him stay in Dashun, return his property, and let his family avoid the accountability of the board of directors and countless shareholders in the seven provinces in Dashun.

But with the issue of Amsterdam's status as a financial center, Valknir's mind became active.

So Valknir followed Liu Yu's topic about the status of a financial center, relying on his experience of being rich and not bad now, and some insights developed by being born in Amsterdam, a city with a strong business atmosphere, and continued to talk about this topic with Liu Yu.

The two people kept silent about the war and the upcoming fortress attack and defense on the battlefield where the smoke and blood were still floating.

Instead, they talked about finance, capital, trade, and tariff protection.

From time to time, the howling of the wounded soldiers who were not dead came from outside, perhaps it was the military doctor sawing their legs. The smoke accumulated on the battlefield drifted over with the wind that had just started, slightly bitter.

The two people who were thinking about how to kill and defeat each other not long ago, but at this time, they talked about things that had nothing to do with war.

After talking for a long time, the two would laugh together from time to time, such as when Valkner talked about some of the experiences of his family members during the South Sea Bubble.

It was not until the end that they finally talked about something related to war.

"My Lord Marquis, of course I know that your army can easily capture any fortress of the company in Southeast Asia."

"But the outcome of the war is already determined, and it is meaningless to fight any further."

"As the governor of the company and the highest person in charge of Southeast Asia and South Asia, I will ask them to lay down their arms in the name of the governor to avoid meaningless bloodshed."

"I will bear all responsibilities."

"But I hope that my Lord Marquis can agree to two conditions for me."

"One: As prisoners of war who have been gloriously defeated, the private belongings of Dutch soldiers shall not be seized. Those who are willing to return to the Netherlands, please release them unconditionally."

"Two: As the governor of the company, I will bear All the responsibility for their surrender this time is for the purpose of humanity and benevolence without bloodshed. But I will be held accountable by the company. I hope to stay here and your country can protect me. "

"I am also willing to accept some tasks arranged by your country as an employee. Because although your country has seized Southeast Asia, its understanding of the small countries, chiefdoms, and indigenous peoples in Southeast Asia is not as profound as mine. I hope that the knowledge in my head can be legally exchanged for enough wealth. "

Valkniel thought that if Dashun continued to implement a radical trade policy, he might be able to seize this cusp and become an investor with high profits.

Anyway, it is gold and silver that are earned, and it is natural for family heritage to be passed down in Europe or Asia. The purpose of coming to the East is to make a fortune. Why can't we take advantage of this opportunity to continue to make a fortune in the East?

As long as Dashun continues to use the radical trade policy of the Marquis, there will be many opportunities to make a fortune. Investment, financing, and stock offerings, as long as you do this, and guard the big fat piece of Southeast Asia, how can you not make a fortune? Among those shareholders who first invested in the East India Company, which one of them is not rising to success now?

The world is so big, and there is only one Southeast Asia rich in spices. Such an opportunity is really rare. If you don't seize it, wouldn't it be stupid?

If I were to go back to the time when VOC was first established, I would definitely sell all my houses and everything I could sell, and buy all the VOC stocks.

Not only him, not even the Dutch, any Western European would think so.

I can't go back to the past, but isn't the opportunity in front of me the same as when VOC was established?

The essence of VOC is the spices of Southeast Asia. What is the difference between VOC and the essence of VOC if VOC changes its name to Dashun Royal Spice Franchise Company?

If I didn't have the opportunity to catch up with the VOC's stock offering, would I miss this opportunity?

Unless Dashun adopts a conservative trade policy and chooses to sit in Malacca to collect money, there is certainly no chance to make a fortune, but it can not only avoid the trial of returning to the Netherlands, but also rely on my understanding of Southeast Asia to get close to the noble in front of me, and maybe like that black slave, I can also get a baron title.

No matter how you look at it, taking the initiative to surrender is quite beneficial to your personal destiny.

Moreover, Valknir thought, based on the conversation about trade just now, it is completely certain that the Marquis in front of him is definitely not a conservative in trade policy, but a very radical radical.

Some things are inadvertently revealed in the words, which cannot be concealed.

What I have to do now is to show my own value.