Chapter 725 Strength is the guarantee of the contract
At any time, women are always the buffer between men.
Even though Edric now hated the woman who might have cheated him, his words still moved him.
At this time, it is not a wise choice for Relan Province to start a war with two forces at the same time, especially since the strength of these two forces is no worse than that of Relan Province.
Although there is a possibility of concession in his heart, it will not be shown on his face. He needs to have a step, a step that can resolve the matter decently.
"Sit down and have a good talk. There is nothing that cannot be discussed. War is just the result of failed negotiations!"
Catherine and the Ming officer murmured a few words, then turned to Edric and said.
"How many of these backward tattered muskets did you transport at once?" Edric stroked his forehead, as if groaning. Even if he decided to give in at a loss, he still needed to understand the other party's appetite.
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However, he has made up his mind that this woman named Catherine will always be on the list of the province of Jeland, and she will never expect to earn even one companion from the land and people of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in her life.
Denying businessmen the opportunity to make money should be a more serious punishment for businessmen than depriving them of their lives.
"Two hundred thousand!" Catherine glanced at the Ming officer: "As a deposit, Sihai Trading Company has paid a 10% deposit to the Ming Empire in advance, and the remaining 90% was originally planned to be paid after the knight paid the payment.
The settlement with the Ming Empire has been settled, and now it seems..."
Catherine gave a pretentious sigh, looking like it was hard to part with a good fortune.
Understood!
Edric nodded silently in his mind. What this woman meant was that he had to eat at least 20,000 of these shabby muskets to ensure her profit. As for the rest, it could be discussed.
Twenty thousand pieces is equivalent to three hundred thousand taels of silver. The value of all the gold, silver and gems in Relanze's warehouse now is probably only this much, and this wealth also includes the money he needs to cope with the war at hand.
cost.
He shook his head, he still couldn't accept this bottom line.
"I need to have a serious discussion with my financial officer!" he said with a dark face.
There are some things that are hard to say in front of Ming people, but if he is given the opportunity to interact with Catherine in private, he feels that there is still a lot of room for bargaining with the amount of 300,000 yuan.
Of course, in addition to this, he spent so much money and would definitely not just buy these rags. He needed something more important besides these rags.
For example, the Ming Empire officially recognized the Province of Jeland in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. For example, perhaps the Kingdom of the Netherlands could also rent a city on the coast of the Ming Empire like the Victor Chamber of Commerce. In this case, it would be better than the Victor Chamber of Commerce.
It has a greater advantage in the Far East and can compete with them for supply of goods and routes, instead of being completely suppressed by the Victor Chamber of Commerce at sea.
If these conditions can be met, then the three hundred thousand taels of silver seem to be well spent.
The Ming officer left the Governor's Mansion in anger and returned to his warship. At the dock, due to the incident at the Governor's Mansion, not only did the loading and unloading of goods stop, but the atmosphere also became tense. Of course, this is a Dutch port.
The two warships of the Ming Dynasty cannot make waves here.
However, the momentum of the Ming people was not weak. Even though they knew that they were being targeted by numerous port guns and naval guns, they still put on a posture of starting a fight if they disagreed, and the officers of the Ming Dynasty reappeared at the dock.
, so that both sides of the confrontation secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, the Ming people have left, now we can talk openly and honestly!"
With the opportunity of alone contact, Edric no longer had to maintain his demeanor: "You know, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is not an easy target to be blackmailed! Miss Catherine, if you can't resolve this matter reasonably, I will
Let you know what Relanze's anger is!"
"Twenty thousand muskets are not many!" Catherine also darkened her face, and her smile faded: "I have warned you, but you still arrogantly think that you have enough financial resources to pay for what you want. You want what you want in black and white.
Tear it up, is this the Dutch spirit of contract?"
"The contract is just a piece of paper. If you have enough strength, anyone can tear it up!" Edric said coldly: "As long as I am willing, neither you nor the Ming Dynasty can live without Relan Zhe!"
"Let me tell you about the possible consequences of doing this!" Catherine smiled contemptuously: "If you do this, then there will be more Guangdong from the Ming Empire in the fleet that blocks Relanze.
, the warships of the two major naval forces in Fujian. Don't say you don't know that the Ming Empire is dissatisfied with your construction of the city here. It's just that the Ming Empire has more important things to deal with. They have no time to take care of this place. Now
Given this opportunity, I don’t think they would mind solving the problem once and for all!”
"You are declaring war on the Ming Empire!"
She snorted heavily: "When your fleet is completely defeated, a large number of soldiers from the Ming Empire, as well as the armed forces of my Sihai Trading Company, and various mercenaries under my husband's command, will rush to the land like a tide and kill you for your hard work.
After many years of experience, this province has been reduced to ruins. Finally, your last army will be heavily surrounded in the city of Gerlandia. By that time, the Kingdom of the Netherlands will no longer have a colony in the Far East called the Province of Gerlandia.
Not to mention the existence of you as the provincial governor!"
"The Victor Chamber of Commerce will definitely be happy to see this situation, and even contribute to it. Since they have been selling cannons and other arms to the Ming Empire, thus maintaining a good relationship with the Ming Empire, then, what you are doing now
This piece of land is very likely to become the territory of the Victor Chamber of Commerce. As a result, the Victor Chamber of Commerce has greatly increased its strength and monopolized all routes from the Far East to Europe. Then, after this war, the Kingdom of the Netherlands may not only lose a mere province.
, I’m afraid it’s the entire eastern trade and the source of spices!”
She stared at Edric: "I'm just a businessman. I just want to make money. However, if anyone despises me, then he has found the wrong person!"
"Ten thousand muskets, and then the Ming Empire gave me the right for armed ships from the Kingdom of the Netherlands to dock in the Ming Empire's ports for supplies!"
Edric said: "This is my final bottom line. If you can't accept it, the Dutch navy and army that have lost their military spending will not be able to escape the fate of destruction anyway, so why not just give it a try?"