After signing the treaty, Van der Linde watched the Chinese negotiating team leave. He let out a sigh and felt that he was definitely doomed. All the money he had made in the past six months would have to be spent when he returned to the Netherlands.
It can really be settled with money, especially after the Dutch deacons are abolished and the seven provinces gain greater local autonomy.
The highest body of the Dutch East India Company was the Council of Seventeen, followed by the seven-provincial Ministry of Commerce.
Decades ago, the seven major business departments competed with each other and sometimes even undermined each other. Amidst the competition and disruption, a tacit understanding was gradually formed and a series of hidden rules were born. At the same time, they cooperated with each other to strive for greater power.
For example, in the seven provincial capitals, each city has four mayors.
After the East India Company grew wildly, it already controlled local administrative districts. Three of the four mayors must be members of the Ministry of Commerce, and sometimes even all four mayors were members of the Ministry of Commerce. The twenty-eight mayors of each province in the Netherlands were
The East India Company had a firm grip.
The company is the country, and the country is the company, unless the company stops making money and will close down.
Moreover, although the East India Company offered shares to the public, it had never issued stock certificates. Which shareholder invested how much money was all recorded in the account books of the provincial commerce departments. The account books of the provincial commerce departments are not interoperable. They only report the specific information of the shareholders and then accept it from the headquarters.
supervision.
The large and small shareholders are very short-sighted. At first, they paid dividends twice a year, and the dividends were distributed before the profits were calculated. They were distributed directly to the major shareholders, spices and other goods, and then the major shareholders sold them.
After constant disputes and compromises, dividends are finally paid once a year. The dividends are only divided into gold and silver, not commodities, but the dividend time is still before the accounts are settled. Such a dividend model that does not take into account long-term goals has led to the Dutch East India Company's huge profits.
There is always a situation of high debt.
This way of operating is very likely to collapse once overseas interests are damaged.
Vanderlin said to Commander Vanderlaan: "Take some people to help Ma Daran exterminate the rebels, accept Ma Daran as a vassal, and seize a spice producing area. Maybe we will have less trouble after we return to the Netherlands."
Vander Laan asked: "What should we do with the Banten and British coalition forces? They have been attacking the Matalan border and have occupied several towns."
Fandelin said: "After helping the Sultan of Matalan to regain its kingdom, it brought Banten and the Netherlands together for negotiations. The British did not have many soldiers. As long as Banten withdrew its troops, Britain would do nothing. It ceded the two border cities of Matalan.
Give it to the Banten Kingdom, and the Banten Sultan will definitely be happy to accept it."
During the conversation between the two, they sold Ma Dalan, which made the British feel disgusted.
Fandelin smiled and said: "Wanten and Matalan have a feud. It would be better to cede one piece, and they will have a new territorial dispute. If we continue to provoke the relationship between the two countries, we can mediate between them and be in an invincible position forever!"
Throughout the Dutch expansion in Asia, military often accounted for only one-third, and diplomatic strategy accounted for seven-tenths. Moreover, they repeatedly used those two tactics to instigate indigenous countries to fight each other and instigate internal struggles for power. Only the sparsely populated Dutch colonists could
Sit tight on the fishing platform.
Kuang Hong, on his side, left the Governor's Mansion triumphantly. When he arrived in the city, he immediately announced the results of the negotiations, and the Chinese in Batavia cheered him off.
The "Supplementary Treaty to the Treaty of Batavia", after extensive negotiations between the two parties, the complete content is:
First, Malacca belongs to China, but the Netherlands has the right to enter the port, and the entry tax for Dutch merchant ships is half that of ships from other countries.
Second, the Netherlands does not need to terminate its alliance with Aceh, but Aceh will be a vassal state of China in the future.
Third, the Netherlands gives up its exclusive right to acquire spices in Aceh and gives up its right of priority to acquire spices in Matalan.
Fourth, the Netherlands compensated China with one thousand taels of silver.
Fifth, the Han Chinese in Batavia have the right to live and leave freely, and the amount of taxes they need to pay is the same as that of the native Javanese.
Sixth, the Netherlands recognizes that Taiwan is Chinese territory, but Dutch ships can dock in Taiwan for supplies.
Seventh, the treaty is valid for ten years.
Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Trincomalee Port.
This was originally a Portuguese colonial port that was captured by the Netherlands ten years ago.
A Dutch fleet arrived, laden with opium and other goods, and their destination was Batavia.
The new governor, Carl Rainiers, felt something was wrong as soon as he entered the port, because there was a lot of noise here and there were obviously more Dutch warships.
He recruited the local Dutch chief Kuhn and asked: "Why are there more than ten warships here?"
Kuhn replied: "Malacca is being attacked. The two warships stationed in Malacca and the warships from India have all gathered at Trincomalee Port. One is to prevent the Chinese from attacking here, and the other is to discuss how to rescue Malacca.
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"Malacca under attack?" Carl Rainiers wonders.
This guy was also confused about the situation and worried about Batavia, so he immediately led the fleet to set off and sailed around Sumatra Island to Batavia.
By the time he arrived in Batavia, Kuang Hong's fleet had all returned to Guangzhou.
"What happened in Malacca?" Carl Rainiers asked.
Vanderlin took out the treaty and sighed: "See it for yourself."
Carl Rainiers read it carefully and felt that he was cheated to death. He finally became the governor of Batavia, but what he came to take over was a mess.
After waiting for a long time, Karl said: "The peace treaty between the company and Portugal will expire in a few months. The latest instruction from the headquarters is to shift the company's strategic development focus to India and move Portugal's presence in India
Capture all six colonial ports. If Malacca is gone, how can I conquer India?"
"That's your business," Van der Linde said. "You can choose to attack Malacca first, but that means tearing up the treaty just signed. If you can't do it, Dutch ships will lose their right to enter Malacca."
"You're an asshole!"
Carl was so angry that he yelled.
In fact, Fanderlin also wanted to scold his mother. He also planned to help Ma defeat Lan and quell the rebellion, and then get some benefits to atone for his sins. But before the rebels were wiped out, the new governor actually came. You can't be two fucking months later.
appoint?
After the handover procedures were completed, Karl finally calmed down.
Anyway, Van der Linde lost Malacca, and it had nothing to do with him. At least, the Netherlands still retains the right to enter Malacca, and the Strait of Malacca still exists.
In the next few years, the keynote of my development should be to improve relations with China and keep the Strait of Malacca open to the Netherlands. Then, I will attack Portugal's Indian ports with all my strength and complete the tasks assigned to me by the headquarters.
The first target is Nagapattam, which is India's closest port to Sri Lanka and is firmly stuck in the Palk Strait.
Portugal has long since declined, and there are only a hundred defenders there. Karl is confident that he can capture it within two or three years.
If I can't defeat China, I can't defeat Portugal, a lost dog?
In the past twenty years, Portugal has been like a weakling, either being beaten or on the way to being beaten. Even small countries in Arabia and Southeast Asia can use Portugal to build their reputation and continuously capture Portuguese colonial castles.
While the Dutch army was fighting for Semarang with the rebels, Kuang Hong's envoy had returned to Nanjing.
There were also envoys from various countries accompanying him, with only a few envoys from small countries and dozens of envoys from big countries.
When they landed at the Nanjing Pier, they quickly caused a sensation. It is true that foreigners are often seen in Nanjing, but this is the first time that so many have come at one time.
The people of Nanjing gathered around to watch the foreign missions, but the foreign missions were looking up at the Nanjing City Wall.
Prince Nalai of Siam, together with his two friends, stared at the majestic tower with their mouths open.
"Can the city wall be built so high?" Na Lai turned around and asked Yang Dongkui.
Although Yang Dongkui is Han Chinese, his parents have lived in Thailand, and it was his first time to come to Nanjing. Overcoming the shock and excitement in his heart, Yang Dongkui held his head high and proudly said: "The kingdom of China is naturally extraordinary. How can we measure it with common sense?
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Constance Valkan had tears in her eyes at this moment: "The city walls of Nanjing remind me of Constantinople. They are both so long and great. It is a pity that they can never be taken back."
This guy is a Greek. He has been listening to stories told by his fathers since he was a child, and he has never forgotten Constantinople.
Although the shortest part of Nanjing's city wall is higher than that of Constantinople. But in Europe, Constantinople is definitely a majestic city. The 12-meter-high city wall has worn off the Ottoman monarch's hair.
The envoy from Aceh was also in the team, and he was very scared. Fortunately, he became a vassal state instead of choosing to go to war with China. Can such a country really be defeated?
Before Kuang Hong returned to Nanjing, he sent a clipper to report the news. At this time, officials from Honglu Temple came to greet him.
Liu Xiangke, who was promoted to Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple, raised his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Ju Meng!"
Guang Kuanghong returned the greeting and said, "I don't think it's hard to be loyal to the emperor."
Liu Xiangke pointed to the envoys from various countries and said: "This is where all the countries come to court. The picture of the prosperous age is heartbreaking."
Guang Kuanghong asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty is not angry, is he?"
"Hahaha," Liu Xiangke said with a smile, "Your Majesty heard that Ju Meng was good at starting a war, so he just scolded you for being ridiculous. Now that I think about it, Your Majesty also has the intention of making progress in Nanyang, but he is not ready in all aspects. If Ju Meng loses,
He will definitely be punished. Now that we have won the battle, the loss is still small. There may be punishment, but His Majesty likes it in his heart. "
"That's good, that's good!" Kuang Hong breathed a sigh of relief.
Neither of them were from Jiangxi. Kuang Hong's father, Kuang Lu, was transferred back to the capital for a re-employment. Now that Kuang Hong had also made great achievements, Liu Xiangke hurriedly came to curry favor and briefed him on the situation along the way.
Don't forget that when Liu Xiangke was on a mission abroad, he scolded foreign monarchs as his grandsons and acted like a famous official who was not afraid of death. In fact, this guy was used to flattering others and maintaining an image of integrity while being a dog-legger to important officials in the court.
After the group entered the city, there was a commotion in the city, and countless people stood on both sides of the street to watch the excitement.
Zou Zhongyi, a student at Jinling University, was standing on the street with his classmates. He looked at Kuang Hong coming on horseback and the many foreign envoys.
He said with a surge of heart: "This is what a man should do. After I graduate next year, I will also be admitted to the imperial examination and become a Beijing official. I will become an official of Honglu Temple, sail around the world in a huge boat, and bring envoys from all over the world to meet the Holy Emperor! What about Osman?
France, Spain, and England all sent their envoys to Nanjing to meet the Holy Spirit!"