Several blond and blue-eyed Dutch men wearing wide-brimmed hats and wearing exotic clothes were brought over by naval soldiers.

"Putmans, the governor of Yizhou of the Netherlands East India Company, met His Excellency Chu Yun." The Dutchman led by the leader bowed slightly to Chu Yun.

Chu Yun saw that the man was about forty years old, with a full face, but his eyes were bright and bright, and he could tell at a glance that he was a person who was not easy to deal with. If not, the East India Company of the Netherlands would not have sent him to govern the affairs of Yizhou, and manage the trade between the Netherlands, the Ming and Japan, with more than a dozen ships and thousands of people under his command.

"Putmans? I heard that you, the Netherlands, and Zheng Zhilong, were in the same vein and sent warships to fight us in Penghu. How could you feel embarrassed to come to see me with a calm face?" Chu Yun said.

When Putmans saw the young Chu Yun, his pupils shrank slightly: "Hisser Chu Yun is so serious. Our East India Company sent troops to support Zheng Zhilong to protect the reasonable interests of our Netherlands merchants in the Far East. Moreover, although we sent ships to participate in the Battle of Penghu, we did not participate. At the beginning of the battle, our ships left Penghu, but did not release a single shell."

Don’t dare to release a shell? Is it because I’m afraid that we will take revenge later. Chu Yun sneered in his heart, but in order to give Putmans some face, it’s better not to say it out loud.

"Since the East India Company has no intention of participating in the dispute between us and the Ming pirates, then Mr. Putmans, what are you doing when you come to see me? Do you have something to ask for?" Chu Yun asked.

"This is how things look like. We originally traded with the Ming Dynasty, and some dealed with Guangdong merchants, and some dealed with merchants from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian. The ships needed to pass through Penghu, Xiamen Bay and other places. When Zheng Zhilong was there, we cooperated continuously. Now you have replaced Zheng Zhilong with the Liao army. I think we need to sign an agreement so that our merchant ships in the Netherlands can pass through these seas." Putmans said.

"Free trade is good, but what price are you willing to pay?" Chu Yun asked.

"The price? Free trade still needs the price? It's not that you open markets and let the merchants on both sides negotiate prices. Do you need it?" Putmans said in surprise.

"Even free trade requires tariffs. Our Liao army will be responsible for maintaining public order on the southeast coast in the future, but it requires a large amount of military expenditure to maintain such a huge fleet. If you do not pay taxes, you Dutch merchant ships will not want to enter the waters controlled by our Liao army in the future." Chu Yun said.

"Every time we trade with the Ming merchants, we don't need to pay taxes to the Ming court. Why do you want to collect taxes from us when you restore the Liao army?" Putmans said with a calm face.

"The court does not collect tariffs because the court does not have the ability to control you, but we have to collect tariffs when we restore the Liao army."

"You are too arrogant to restore the Liao army. Don't think that you can dominate this sea area with a large number of cannons! This is not only a matter of the Ming pirates, but also our Netherlands, Britons, Spanish, Flangji people, and French. If you restore the Liao army and decide to impose tariffs, it will definitely arouse public anger. At that time, the coalition forces of all countries will fight against the Ming Dynasty, and your Liao army will be devastated!" Putmans threatened.

"All forces of all countries? Haha, if you have the ability, come to the East. I will definitely tell them to come and go. Since Mr. Putmans cannot even accept our premise, it seems that there is no need for us to continue to talk. Please go back." Chu Yun said.

Putmans was a little stunned. He was here to negotiate, so why did Chu Yun propose to collect tariffs from the Netherlands?

"Please wait, what is the tariff collection method? If it is reasonable, I think we can continue to negotiate." Putmans asked.

"We will establish a trading port on Xiamen Island. All ships that are not from the Ming Dynasty must trade with Ming merchants on Xiamen Island. Tariffs shall be divided according to the value and type of goods. Unacceptable ships shall not enter the waters north of Xiamen Island. The specific tariffs will be negotiated with you at that time," Chu Yun said.

"Your Excellency is so cruel. If you want to impose tariffs on our Netherlands merchant ships, our merchants will reduce their interests and risk various risks at sea. To be honest, I don't think this is a good thing." Putmans said.

"Then are you the Netherlands occupying Jakarta and Yizhou, enslaving the local indigenous people to mine silver mines and produce food, which is a good thing?" Chu Yun retorted.

"Uh..." Putmans was choked by Chu Yun's words and could not refute it.

"Switch it, let's do it for the time being. In two months, our officials will arrive on Xiamen Island. At that time, you can send someone to Xiamen Island to negotiate and sign an agreement with our officials. Before that, the collection will be carried out according to a large ship of 3,000 taels of silver and a small ship of 1,000 taels of silver." Chu Yun said.

"At that time, Zheng Zhilong was not so cruel to our East India Company." Putmans said, "He was targeting Ming merchants, not us Dutch people!"

"What's wrong with me just trying to favor the merchants of the Ming Dynasty? Do you love to come or not? I don't expect that the trade in the sea north of Guangdong will be waiting for the merchants of the Ming Dynasty to come to Nanyang to find you for trade. But I'm afraid that the merchants of the Ming Dynasty will take the opportunity to raise prices by then, and the cost of a large ship will increase by more than 3,000 taels of silver." Chu Yun curled his lips, "Send out the guests!"

Putmans was taken away by the naval soldiers before he could react. It was estimated that Chu Yun had calculated that they could not refuse. Because Xiamen Bay is the only way to the sea to the north and Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, and the Guangdong waters will sooner or later be captured. If he wants to turn against the Fu Liao army, he must use force to open the maritime passage.

"A big ship has 3,000 taels of account, and sitting in this sea area is like a big landlord." After Chu Yun forcibly sent Putmans away, he felt happy when he thought of the continuous flow of silver inflows in the future.

This is just a toll. In the future, when we open a factory on Xiamen Island, we will continue to dump industrial products from the Liao army along the southeast coast through Xiamen Island, and the South China Sea and the West, and we will probably make a fortune.

"The military leader, the Dutch governor of Yizhou, came. Why don't we detain him and then attack Taiwan City and take it down in one fell swoop?" Nelson asked in confusion, "Even if their fleet will not collapse because the governor was captured, at least the morale of the army will be shaken, making it less difficult for us to conquer Taiwan City."
Chapter completed!