Chapter 932 Solution

How to deal with the relationship with the Dutch has always been a key project in Haihan's foreign policy research. The Dutch were called sea coachmen in this era and were the main force in global maritime trade. In the long run, they will definitely

It is one of Haihan's main competitors, but does it have to use war to compete with it? Is it possible to use relatively peaceful methods to slowly weaken the Netherlands' control in the Far East? Can it use the Netherlands' global shipping capabilities to

Haihan seeks profit. These are issues that relevant departments have been studying and discussing over the past few years.

Haihan itself is developing very fast, but it has only been in this space for a short time. One of the negative effects of its leapfrog expansion is that its maritime transportation capacity has always been very tight. Although Haihan has been growing every year

The newly expanded shipyard, but the shipbuilding speed still cannot keep up with the growth in shipping capacity demand. Moreover, Haihan has always attached great importance to armaments. At least half of the shipyard’s production capacity is occupied by military orders. In many cases, Haihan’s official freight demand is only

It can be completed by private carriers like "Zhan's Shipping Company". During wartime, a large number of private ships were requisitioned to complete the transportation task.

This long-term shortage of maritime transport capacity is definitely detrimental to the development of Haihan. The leaders of the Haihan Executive Committee did not aim too high and rushed to open some long-distance routes, and even went to the SD Peninsula to transport war refugees.

The tasks of going south are all handed over to outside maritime merchants, while our own cargo ships are concentrated on the routes with the largest cargo volume from Qiongguang, Qiongmin, and HN to Indochina, in order to satisfy the needs of business first.

Demand for activities. Of course, after Haihan occupied the Zhoushan Islands, the northward route was extended to near the estuary of the Yangtze River, and the shipping capacity became correspondingly tighter.

Under such circumstances, if we rashly attack the Western colonists in the South China Sea, especially the major players like the Netherlands, while Haihan will drive them away, it will also mean that the Maritime Silk Road that carries the trade between the East and the West will

Hurt a lot. Although there are still secondary players such as Spain, Portugal, Britain and France, the Dutch carry nearly half of the current freight volume in East-West trade. This vacancy will be difficult to be filled by other companies in a short period of time.

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In this era, the route from Europe to the Far East required going south from the Strait of Gibraltar, bypassing the African continent, and then crossing the Arabian Sea and the Indian subcontinent. The entire voyage was tens of thousands of miles long, and a round trip took nearly two years. The situation in the Far East has changed dramatically.

It will take almost a year to feed back to Europe, and then Western countries will make new arrangements accordingly and arrange more sailing ships to go to the Far East. During this period, the trade volume between the East and the West will definitely be greatly affected by the decline in shipping capacity.

The Han Dynasty wanted to monopolize the entrepot trade in Northeast Asia, so naturally it could not cause such a situation to happen by itself.

It is not difficult to attack the Netherlands, but what is difficult is how to make up for the gap in maritime transport capacity after driving away the Dutch. If after attacking the Netherlands, we will also be negatively affected by the chain reaction, the Haihan Executive Committee will of course be cautious about the decision to take action.

Be careful. To solve this problem steadily, in addition to strengthening Haihan's own shipbuilding capabilities, we must also make reasonable arrangements for partners and competitors that carry the capacity of Western routes. Control of the South China Sea must be snatched, but it is also necessary to

We have to find a way to leave some soup for our Western counterparts so that the entire East-West trade system can continue to operate normally.

These thoughts of Heihan are certainly unimaginable by the rival Dutch. Although global routes have appeared as early as the last century, global thinking will not mature until human society evolves into the industrial age. This

No one in this era would consider the needs of long-term development from such a high perspective. From Van Diemen's point of view, he would naturally not regard Yan Chujie's proposal as a practical solution, and would only subconsciously consider it.

People believed that this was Haihan's attempt to completely drive the East India Company out of the Far East.

In the preparation meeting before going south, he had simulated the possible reactions of the Dutch more than once. Van Diemen's concerns were not beyond the scope of Haihan's expectations. Yan Chujie could understand where his reaction came from, but

This deviation in understanding cannot be explained clearly in a few sentences, not to mention that Haihan himself does not have much good intentions towards the Dutch. The purpose of all proposals is to push the scope of activities and control of the Dutch back to

South of the equator, it is best to compress it directly to the line of Java Island.

Yan Chujie decided to persuade Van Diemen from another angle according to the predetermined plan: "I understand the concerns of Mr. Governor, but I would like to ask Mr. Governor a question. You have traveled thousands of miles to come to the Far East. What do you think of everything you have done here?

What is the real purpose to be achieved?”

Before Van Diemen could think clearly about his answer, Yan Chujie continued: "Please allow me to make a bold guess. The purpose of your coming here is actually for wealth. Oriental porcelain, silk, tea, spices... there are

So many good things, as long as they are shipped back to Europe, you will get a lot of gold and silver in return. You colonize the Far East, explore routes, launch wars, and support agents. All these means and measures are actually to earn more money.

Fortune. Mr. Governor, am I right?”

Van Diemen could not deny Yan Chujie's statement. There was no way he could say that people from the East India Company traveled thousands of miles to the Far East to bring benefits to the aboriginal people here.

The spirit of internationalism. Yan Chujie is right, everything is for money, to earn more wealth. Aren't the tens of thousands of East India Company's subordinates in the Far East working and fighting for this purpose?

Van Diemen was trying to make up some clichés to get over this issue without leaving Yan Chujie an excuse, but Yan Chujie did not wait for his response, but continued: "It doesn't matter whether Mr. Governor admits it or not, because this is the fact.

.All the adventurers who came to the Far East, whether they were Spanish, Portuguese, British, French, or you Dutch, actually came here for the wealth. But there is no order in this area. Whose

Whoever has a bigger fist can grab more territory and resources. This disordered state actually slows down everyone’s ability to make money. Mr. Governor, please imagine if all parties competing in the Far East could put aside their prejudices.

Stop the war, sign a peace treaty, and then work together to carve up this huge market. Will the East India Company's profit-making speed be doubled as a result?"

Van Diemen's answer this time was very firm: "This is impossible, General Yan. With all due respect, you probably don't understand the relationship between Western countries. You want all the families who come to the Far East to be honest.

It is impossible to do business without a truce. This is not just a matter of money, but also involves more complex issues of relations between countries. I think you are thinking about things too simply."

"Actually, it's not as mysterious as you said. Although Europa is very far away from the Far East, we still know something about the situation in your countries." Yan Chujie responded with a smile: "Europe is currently divided into two camps fighting against each other.

, On one side are Denmark, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, Britain, Russia, and the German Protestant princes, and on the other side are the Holy Roman Empire, the German Catholic princes, Poland, and Spain."

"The French want to dominate Europe and divide Germany; Denmark and Sweden want to carve up the German territories and seaports in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea; and the British and you, the Netherlands, want to curb the expansion of the Spanish Empire in Northern Europe. Although this war started because

It was caused by religion, but at this stage of the war, religious belief is just an excuse for the participating countries. As for now, if I remember correctly, the Swedes should be leading the battlefield, right? But Gustav II

He died on the battlefield last year, so the Swedish people must not have many good days left."

After Yan Chujie finished speaking this time, the surprised expression on Van Diemen's face could no longer be concealed. He really didn't expect that the Haihan people had such a detailed understanding of the international situation in Europe. They even knew the current status of the European war, even if the Portuguese gave them

Relevant intelligence information, but the level of care is so amazing. After all, the Far East is too far away from Europe, and what happens in Europe has no direct impact on Haihan, and the Haihan people’s understanding of Europe is

But it greatly exceeds the Europeans' understanding of the international situation in the Far East.

The European War began with the Bohemian uprising against the Holy Roman Empire in 1618, and has been going on for fifteen years. The Netherlands did not go well in the war in the previous few years, and formed alliances with Britain, France and Denmark.

The anti-Habsburg alliance was defeated steadily by the mercenaries of the Bohemian noble Wallenstein. Denmark was forced to sign the "Peace of Lübeck" in May 1629, promising not to interfere in German affairs, thus declaring that

The temporary defeat of the anti-Habsburg alliance.

However, in 1630, the French funded Sweden, and King Gustavus II of Sweden led a personal expedition, landing in Pomerania and starting a war against the Holy Roman Empire. After a year-long war, the Swedes occupied Poland.

Melania, and defeated their opponents at the Lech River the following year. Even the commander of the imperial army, Count Tilly, was killed on the battlefield. As a result, the imperial army suffered defeat after defeat, losing Mainz, Augsburg and

Munich and other important cities.

However, at this time, the Holy Roman Emperor once again appointed Wallenstein as commander-in-chief, and defeated the Swedes at the Battle of Lützen in November 1632. Gustavus II was killed in this battle, which also made

The Swedish army never recovered.

Van Diemen only recently received the news that the King of Sweden was killed in the European War, and he was sure that his source of information must be faster than the Portuguese, because the owner of the ship who brought the news was after the Battle of Lützen.

They set off from Europe immediately the next day. At that time, the news of the death of the Swedish king had not spread. It would be at least a month or two before the Portuguese got the news, so Van Diemen was surprised that the Haihan people had mastered it.

Such "timely" information.

Of course, Van Diemen did not know that the historical process of Europe was not a secret to Haihan. If necessary, Yan Chujie could even tell that the troops Wallenstein used in the Battle of Lützen included Germans, Austrians, and Czechs.

, Italians, Hungarians, Poles and Croats, and the arms of this unit are divided into cuirassiers, musketeers, dragoons and Croatian light cavalry. Even the entire battle process of this battle, Yan Chujie was able to describe it in detail

He repeated it - after all, this battle was one of the classic battle cases studied in Haihan Military Academy. Yan Chujie had guided the students in sand table simulations more than once and was already very familiar with the battle process.

Yan Chujie looked at the surprised look on Van Diemen's face and knew that his words had already had an effect, so he continued: "We are very aware of the grievances between you and other countries in Europe. The conflicts of interest between countries cannot be reconciled by businessmen.

Yes, the measures you take and the attitude you show in the Far East also represent your country to a certain extent. But Mr. Governor, what I want to say is that this is not Europe. There will be exclusive rules of the game in the Far East. Those who abide by the rules

Only players can stay here, and those who want to cause mischief here will be punished accordingly."

Van Diemen had recovered from the shock and responded coldly: "General Yan, do you want to say that you Haihan are the makers and executors of the rules of this game?"

"We are the leader in initiating the formulation of the rules of this game, and the executor will be every player who participates and is willing to abide by these rules." Yan Chujie showed a hand and began to count his fingers one by one: "Currently

In addition to us Haihan, those who are willing to join include the Ming Dynasty, Annan, Champa, Portugal, and possibly Ryukyu and Madalan, as well as more and more other countries. We came to Batavia

, I just want you to have the opportunity to choose between war and peace. Of course you have the freedom to choose to keep your usual practices, but you can also choose to join in and earn countless wealth while enjoying peace."

"This is impossible, the Matalan people will not live in peace with us! We will not give up revenge on the Matalan people!" Van Diemen shook his head repeatedly, refusing to accept this statement. The war between the two sides has only been a year.

Time, both sides suffered heavy losses in this war, how could Haihan come out to say hello and immediately resolve this hatred.

"In the face of tangible benefits, what kind of hatred can't be resolved?" Yan Chujie smiled and shook his head: "The Malan people need money to build a powerful fleet, and you need money to rebuild Batavia.

Isn't this reason enough for you to put down the war and concentrate on making money?"
Chapter completed!