New Shun 1730

Liu Yu thought, knowledge changes destiny, it's really timeless.

This Valkner is different from those captured captains. When the Dashun Navy was first established many years ago, the captured captains would definitely be hired as guests of honor.

But forget it now.

Valkner is different. He has been the governor of Batavia for so many years. He knows a lot of things from Persia to India and then to the Nagasaki Trading House in Japan.

Although after killing these 400 Dutchmen, the subsequent battles in the entire Southeast Asia are completely simple. Just slowly pull down the fortress, and you don't necessarily need to accept any surrender.

But war is the continuation of politics, and war is not the purpose of war. In the end, to realize Dashun's rule over Southeast Asia, you still need someone who knows the situation in Southeast Asia very well.

At this time, you are not afraid of false surrenders, which are things that you have to guard against in novels. Liu Yu praised Valkner's choice with three words.

"Smart man."

Valknir thought that his intelligence was not just as simple as surrendering to gain the protection of Dashun, but his family background made him keenly smell the speculative business opportunities.

Making money is making money wherever you are, and the money earned is gold and silver, which is universal all over the world. If you miss such a good opportunity, you will regret it for ten thousand years.

During the South China Sea Bubble, it is said that outstanding figures like Newton lost 30,000 or 40,000 taels of silver. But this opportunity is so good that even a fool can make money as long as he seizes this opportunity.

"The Marquis praised me as a smart man, does that mean he can agree to my conditions?"

Valknir was not in a hurry to ask Dashun about the trade model of Southeast Asian spices. From the previous conversation, he had heard Liu Yu's radical ideas on trade policy. It was better to solve this matter first.

"Of course, I can totally agree to your terms. But there is one thing that needs to be made clear."

"Malacca is not within the scope of this decent surrender. I don't need you to surrender the garrison in Malacca as the governor."

"I hope to hold a show battle in Malacca and invite the local states and sultans of various countries in Southeast Asia to watch. Of course, it is also necessary to invite some Dutch people like you to watch. After watching, they can return to Amsterdam and let your Prince of Orange make the right, non-impulsive, and non-stupid decision."

This was something that Valkner did not expect.

But after listening, with his many years of experience as a governor, he immediately understood the political considerations here.

The stability of the Dutch rule in Southeast Asia relies on more than a hundred years of invincibility. The prestige of the Dutch for 150 years can save Dashun a lot of trouble.

Since the states in Southeast Asia have become accustomed to the Dutch rule and existence, it feels a bit like "making wedding clothes for others" to change hands now.

What Dashun wants is not the castles built by the Dutch.

What Dashun wanted was the habit of Southeast Asian countries to a strong colonizer during the past 150 years, as well as the distorted semi-colonial mentality.

This is what Dashun really wanted.

The broken castles built by the Dutch are not very meaningful.

In recent years, the upper class in Southeast Asia has been tamed by the Dutch, and the upper class has resisted less and less.

This mentality was about 150 years ago, when people felt that a group of outsiders suddenly appeared around them, and they subconsciously wanted to drive them away.

Now, they feel that the appearance of a colonial master around them is as natural as the sun rising from the east, isn't it?

If the Dutch hadn't been busy for 150 years, it would take some time for Dashun to tame.

What Liu Yu wanted was the legacy of the Dutch East India Company.

Among the company's legacies, the least valuable are the tangible assets, such as fortresses, warehouses, and trading houses.

And the truly valuable are the intangible legacies.

Such as the market, channels, news, and the impact of the Dutch legal system on the destruction of the village community system in Southeast Asia and semi-colonialization.

It should be said that Valknier, who has served as the governor of Batavia for many years, can also be regarded as one of the legacies.

Valknier quickly understood the significance of Liu Yu's refusal to allow Malacca to surrender, and thought that Batavia would definitely not be able to be defended now that it is like this.

The fortresses and strongholds in the remaining places are not as important as Malacca. It seems that the garrison in Malacca can only bear this bad luck.

Since Liu Yu hopes to invite people from various small states in Southeast Asia to watch the war, he can provide great help in this matter.

In any case, the Dutch are much more clear about the domestic politics and aristocratic infighting of these small states than the Dashun side. Moreover, the Dutch have always been keen to interfere in the internal affairs of Southeast Asian countries. As the former governor, he is familiar with these things.

Moreover, the Portuguese came earlier than the Dutch. The Dutch were the first to win over the local natives to defeat the Portuguese.

However, just like the saying in Ceylon, "Ginger is thrown away, pepper is coming", the Dutch are not "liberators", but they replaced the Portuguese.

Now the Dutch have become the new "ginger", and Dashun has to be the new "pepper". The difference is that this is not the power comparison between the Netherlands and Portugal in the 13th year of Chongzhen. The Dutch still need to pull in local indigenous chiefs and sultans of states to fight the Portuguese, and even a large number of Ottoman Turkish mercenaries.

Dashun did not need the help of the local natives to attack the Dutch fortress, but he really needed them to watch the battle.

After clearly explaining the political significance of the Malacca siege, Liu Yu said: "Since you are willing to use your knowledge in exchange for wealth, I think it is very fair and reasonable. So, you will write a Nanyang report in the next few days. A brief overview of the countries in the region, I will pay you 40,000 guilders in advance, which is equivalent to your 'legal additional income' for two years as Governor of Batavia."

"If you write well, the price can be increased. I really like the act of exchanging knowledge for money. Knowledge is money."

"Of course, the fate of an individual must also take into account the course of history. Vitas Bering, also an outstanding graduate of your Amsterdam Naval School, was captured a few years ago and is now prosperous in China; And your fleet deputy commander Van Bram is also an outstanding graduate of the Amsterdam Naval School, but he was captured a few years later, and now he cannot achieve as high a status as Bering. "

"You should keep this story in mind and show its value early. If you just want Dashun to protect you from being sanctioned by the Netherlands, that's easy; but if you still want to make a fortune or gain some status, then it's not easy. "

Since Valkenir took the initiative to surrender, Liu Yu could more or less understand Valkenir's thoughts.

Although in his opinion, surrender is normal. Company employees have no patriotic enthusiasm and can sacrifice their lives for love and country, but few of them die for the company. As for Valknier, an absolute executive of the company, because of the company's bankruptcy, the company's His interests have little to do with him.

Valkenir hurriedly said: "My Lord Marquis, of course I understand all this. So, can we end this conversation? I will write a summary of the countries in Southeast Asia as soon as possible as a draft for you."

He didn't mention the issue of his "private property" either, thinking that Liu Yu wouldn't care about his movable property, so it wouldn't look good to mention it at this time.

I don’t have too many movable assets. The mentality of most people who come to the East is to make money in the East and spend it in the West.

As the governor, he is not just the "legal additional income of 20,000 guilders per year" stipulated by the company. There are some things that cannot be opened. Once opened, the 20,000 guilder quota can be turned into 100,000.

Moreover, when he auctioned his own private urinal, a Chinese tax collector was willing to pay 10,000 dong to buy the urinal. He thought it was great, but how could it be considered a bribe or extra income? Of course it's an auction of private property, and the Governor didn't force you to buy it at gunpoint. It's definitely a voluntary thing, and maybe someone is willing to smell the smell of the urinal.

Most of the money he earned over the years was exchanged for stocks and securities in the Netherlands.

In a financial center like Amsterdam, a large amount of money flows into the stock and securities markets, rather than digging a cellar and storing all these gold and silver coins in the cellar.

However, now it seems that a major stock market crash is definitely going to break out in Amsterdam, and many of his securities and stocks may be worthless.

This is an unchangeable fact.

Valkenir felt a bit like the protagonist in the "rags to riches" story popular in Europe at this time. He relied on his keen sense of smell and the knowledge in his head to obtain status and the first pot of gold, and then became a legend.

The protagonists of European stories usually go to sea, make a fortune, plant a plantation, colonize an isolated island, speculate, and finally invest, buy stocks, and bonds, and rise to the upper class, which is the most popular at this time.

The stories popular in the East are different from the stories popular in Western Europe at this time. For example, in "San Yan Er Pai", there is a classic "self-made man", a standard route from a small producer to a capitalist.

It is said that there was a man named Shi Fu in Suzhou Prefecture. His family had a loom, and his family relied on weaving to make a living.

One day I unexpectedly picked up six taels of silver, and began to fantasize: With this silver, I could add a loom and hire a person. No matter how much silk is produced in a month, there will be a lot of interest. If you don't get this money, don't touch it again. After a few years of accumulation, you can buy more looms and hire more people, and then buy more looms and hire more people. You can be extremely rich in ten years...

This story uses "picking up money" to cleverly solve the problem of "original accumulation of capital and the first pot of gold". This should be regarded as the standard way of thinking in the budding era, and it can also be regarded as "starting from scratch" as understood by ordinary people.

The dream of Xiangzi Luotuo is to get his own car, work for a few years and open his own car dealership; the dream of Comrade Steel and his father is to repair shoes, save capital, and start his own shoe factory... In essence, they are all Exactly the same.

But the reality is that Dashun should not give them such an opportunity again. The steam engine has appeared, and large-scale weaving factories, large-scale car dealers, and large-scale shoe factories will not give them the opportunity to become bourgeois; Bankruptcy led to pauperization, and the class dropped from petty bourgeoisie to proletariat.

Just like Valknir at this time, even if he is defeated or surrenders, his understanding of "making something from scratch" is completely different from what the people understand.

The emaciated camel was bigger than the horse. The captured Governor of Batavia still casually obtained tens of thousands of guilders. If Dashun also launched an investment and raised shares, he would keep an eye on the spice trade in Southeast Asia and spend tens of thousands of guilders. Invest all the capital and become the original shareholder. This is what he understands as "making something from scratch."

No one in Southeast Asia knows better than him what makes money and what sells well in the European market. He certainly makes very correct "investment choices."

Apart from the difference of "starting from scratch", after the Dashun went to Southeast Asia, I am afraid that the story of "class transition" should gradually approach the first-developed colonial countries in Western Europe.

From Shi Fu's "work hard, one loom becomes two, two becomes four, and finally a large textile factory"; it will probably gradually become "invest if you have money, invest in plantations, invest in factories, buy stocks, buy bonds, and finally become a big businessman."

This is of course what Liu Yu hopes to see. Folk tales and novels are a reflection of reality. Liu Yu hopes that after going to Southeast Asia, the story will no longer be limited to the routine of "relying on hard work to complete primitive accumulation."

It is with this idea that some "radical" trade policies were inadvertently revealed in the previous communication with Valknier, which also made Valknier determined to surrender and believed that he could "start from scratch" in the East.

From the captured "Red-haired Governor" to "the respected big businessman, great philanthropist, and sharp-eyed investor Mr. Valknier."

The key is, will Dashun adopt a tolerant business environment like Amsterdam?