New Shun 1730

Li Han's thoughts were almost the attitude of the vast majority of people in the DPRK towards making profits from going to Southeast Asia.

This is also the thing that Liu Yu is most worried about.

Liu Yu hates being closed to the country. In Liu Yu's opinion, if Li Huan does this, what is the difference between being closed to the country?

It's nothing more than replacing tea, porcelain, and silk with spices.

What's the use?

The ocean-going fleet cannot be trained, the sailors cannot be trained, and the market cannot be captured.

Domestic land reform increases Dashun's own consumption power and disrupts the small-scale peasant economy, which is 100,000 times more difficult than going to Nanyang. As long as Liu Yu has some ability to solve these problems at home, he is too lazy to go to Nanyang.

The biggest difficulty in the Nanyang issue lies internally.

For this year, even if the Dutch East India Company reaches cooperation with Dashun, it will not be possible to ship goods directly after the New Year next year.

In other words, if this year's spice trade is not sold to the British, it will be ruined.

But if they are sold to the British, there is still time this year. They will continue to purchase spices and the British will pack them and ship them away. The British East India Company can take as much as they can from the Dutch industry inherited by Dashun.

However, in this way, Dashun went to Nanyang and enriched himself and Britain. This was a situation that Liu Yu absolutely did not want to see.

Especially when we are about to face the critical moment of the battle for India, this is to capitalize on the enemy.

The problem is, this requires a long-term view.

If we can sell goods directly this year, we can make at least three to five million taels.

There are three to five million taels left. Not only are they not needed, but in order to protect the spice production area from being destroyed, they may have to invest money to buy it, and then destroy it, burn it or throw it into the sea...

It is really difficult to convince others with such a strong contrast.

Liu Yu is not a party member, but at this critical juncture, he needs to attract a group of people who support him in the court instead of fighting with the scholars himself.

Li Huan, the governor-general of the navy and military affairs, and the attitude of the emperor's son were very important.

As for purchasing spices and then burning them or piling them in warehouses, this is what must be done.

Otherwise, British smugglers would seize the opportunity and go to the spice producing areas to collect spices.

Dashun doesn't accept it, but the British do. The spice grinders have to make a living, so why not sell it?

Once the British are given the opportunity, with the business capabilities and market vision of the British East India Company, once Dashun has reached an agreement with the Dutch, how can there be anything left about Dashun?

The British East India Company would be damned if it didn't take the opportunity to seize the market after the Dutch retreated.

The Netherlands is already very weak, and Liu Yu still hopes that the Netherlands will fight the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War with the British, cooperate with Dashun and France, and destroy the British fleet.

If the British eat enough spices, the Netherlands will no longer be qualified to be a dog.

Moreover, the financial capital of the Netherlands is very long-legged, and the Netherlands does not prohibit the outward flow of gold and silver. I am afraid that after the news that the British can buy spices from Dashun, all the financial capital will go to London that day?

What else to play? After spending a long time together, the purpose of going to Nanyang was to open up a trade and earn some hard money, so why delay the trip to Nanyang until this year?

I went to Nanyang ten years ago and the effect was the same.

Liu Yu thought for a while, and then walked to the accounting room of the Holland Warehouse with Li Huan, and asked his relatives and followers to guard outside and not allow anyone to come in.

As soon as Li Han saw this posture, and then thought about the weird words Liu Yu said just now that were difficult for him to understand, he knew that what was going to be discussed must be a big deal.

Sure enough, when Liu Yu revealed his overall plan, Li Han who was sitting there was completely shocked.

My own vision is only Nanyang. How could I have thought that Liu Yu would make such a big move?

Conquer Nanyang, destroy the Dutch East India Company, reorganize the Dutch East India Company, seize India, contain Britain, and control the maritime trade chain...

If it can be accomplished, it will truly be a lifetime achievement!

Li Han sat on the chair and took a few deep breaths to steady his pounding heart, which was also extremely exciting.

No matter whether this thing can be done or not, it is quite ambitious to be able to participate in such a big thing!

"This...this..."

Even after saying the word "this" several times, Li Han still couldn't make a complete sentence clearly.

Thinking about Lian Fuguang and others who had felt disgusted before, I thought to myself, what do those people mean? No wonder the Marquis of Whales didn't have the same experience as them, he was planning to do such a big thing!

"Your Highness, please calm down first. This matter is extremely confidential and must not be mentioned to outsiders. No one can do it except Your Majesty."

Li Han tried his best to calm down and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I won't talk to anyone except Your Majesty. But, this matter... this matter..."

Swallowing hard, I finally managed to choke out a complete sentence.

"How confident is Marquis Whale about this matter?"

Liu Yu stretched out five fingers and said as calmly as possible: "50%. This 50% includes the two coups I participated in in Europa a few days ago, including my understanding of the mentality of the financiers in Amsterdam. If we only cooperate with the Netherlands, It’s 100% certain.”

"But working with the Dutch is only half the plan."

"Just like the spices in Ambon, the Dutch blocked it so hard that the locals could only use the spices in exchange for Dutch rice."

"If we don't collect spices and deliver rice this year, I'm afraid many people will starve to death on the island."

"If our naval blockade is not strict, the British will definitely seize the opportunity to go there to collect spices."

"If the British get the spices, the Dutch channels will be meaningless. There is no way for us to cooperate with the British unless we are prepared to make India belong to the British."

"Although I have a high opinion of France's Dupleix, to be honest, he is capable, but he is French. The French navy in India is just a fucking decoration. The French will definitely lose."

"India is now comparable to the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, with military governors and vassal towns all over the country. If the British really succeed, there will be such a powerful Western country at the doorstep of Ceylon. How can we tolerate others on the bedside? Lying down and sleeping soundly!"

Li Huan lowered his head and thought carefully along Liu Yu's train of thought, and finally understood what Liu Yu meant by "throw it into the sea after collecting it."

It sounds like crazy.

But if you look at it from a higher perspective, not only is it not crazy, but it seems to be the only solution.

This requires a lot of money.

As a result, Li Han understood why Liu Yu was so tolerant of these wealthy Nanyang people. No matter how dirty their money was, they would not refuse them.

Because it does require a lot of money.

In fact, the money was not used to make profits in the first year, but to make losses.

Li Han thought of what Liu Yu had told him about the tea incident in Ostend. The Dutch East India Company spent money like crazy, selling tea at a loss, and relying on its strong capital to lower prices, it finally won the monopoly war. war.

Now it seems that this matter is similar.

Only by spending money can you gain a monopoly position and kill your competitors.

Now, Dashun has another advantage, that is, it controls the place of origin. All that needs to be done is to ensure that before the treaty with the Netherlands is reached, spend money to ensure that the spice industry does not decline, does not affect the output in two years, and does not give competitors the opportunity to take advantage of the loopholes.

Regarding monopoly, Liu Yu put it bluntly.

"If you want a monopoly, you have to be willing to lose money. Losing money is to make big money in the future. This is just the beginning. Not only will you have to lose money this year, but after a few years when it stabilizes and sales open up, you will have to lose money again to make the Portuguese The spice growing industry in South America is completely ruined.”

"The Dutch East India Company is getting old, and the old ones have completely lost their enterprising spirit. We are still young, and we should not be so old-fashioned as the Dutch, or even sit at the doorstep and collect money. I don't like it."

"Your Highness is also a young man, so he should be adventurous. This time, I urgently need your Highness's support, because the Navy must make great efforts to prevent smuggling this year and prevent the British from taking advantage of loopholes."

"British smugglers are really pervasive. The Dutch have a headache, the Spanish have a headache, and now it's finally our turn to have a headache."

Li Han thought, yes, it really needs the full support of the navy.

But maybe Liu Yu was too anxious about the UK. Li Ye jumped out of this anxiety and suddenly thought of a way.

"Marquis Jing, I remember you said that because opium is banned in this dynasty, the British East India Company has a law prohibiting the ships registered by the company from carrying opium, right?"

Liu Yu was startled. He didn't know why Li Han suddenly thought of this. He subconsciously mocked: "It's useless. The company's ships don't carry it, but they do wholesale. They wholesale to small traders and let them transport it. That's not the case. Same?"

Li Han clapped his hands and said: "Even if it's just a formality, it can be seen that the British are worried about their actions. Now Britain and France are fighting in India, and China has already won Ceylon and has a fleet. In this case, why not use a plan?"

"A plan? Where does the plan come from?"

"A delaying tactic!"

The authorities are confused but the bystanders are clear.

As soon as Li Han finished speaking these four words, Liu Yu was awakened.

Sure enough, Li Huan said: "Spice is a piece of fat. Marquis Jing's idea of ​​cooperating with the Dutch is a clever move, and it is a wrong move."

"In that case, why not use this fat as a lure? To slow down the war and make the British take action?"

"Just because the Dutch are gone, the spices have to be sold. Right?"

"There are only a few that can sell it. Why not just like those frivolous women fishing for men, making them seem to be able to eat at any time, and then almost not being able to eat, so that they feel that they can eat if they behave well."

"At that time, the British must restrain their men and stop smuggling for the time being, lest the Chinese take the opportunity to deny the British the opportunity to eat spices."

"Moreover, you can also take out the spices and ask several companies to share one share. For example, the United Kingdom will share some; France will share some; Sweden will share some; Denmark will share some; Portugal will share some... Such things are neither too much nor will they affect the follow-up plan. Moreover, part of the principal can be recovered, and at least the spice industry can be maintained from being abandoned in the past two years.”

"Once cooperation with the Dutch is achieved, kick them away. It's like a frivolous woman who has been fishing for a long time and suddenly says that she already has a sweetheart. Isn't this bad?"

"In addition to this benefit, there is another benefit."

"Put pressure on the Dutch and let them know that China does not necessarily have to cooperate with them."

After that, Li Han said with a smile: "Jinghou is not a fan of the authorities. Jinghou is obsessed with worrying about doing business and collecting money. He doesn't want to take this path at all, so he has never thought in this direction. "

Faced with Li Huan's evaluation, Liu Yu thought about it and found that it was true. I am really worried that I will become possessed by Tongshang...

Smiling awkwardly, he asked solemnly: "What do you think of these two paths, the one of doing business and collecting money, and the initiative that I envisage taking the initiative to seize the market? Which path do you support?"