"But the Dutch may not like them to go to Taiwan...< Shuhaige >-/-< Shuhaige >-Full text of the advertisement," Lin Yishao said.
"Uh-huh." Zheng Zhilong didn't answer. Lin Yishao's statement did make sense. No matter what status the Australians have in the hearts of the Dutch, Taiwan will never allow others to sleep soundly on the couch. The Dutch are in the way.
As for the treaty, it is unlikely that they will fall out immediately.
"Needless to say, the Dutch will definitely come to borrow the knife to kill again." Lin Yishao said again.
The Zheng family has not yet been contaminated by the Shangguan faction, and the situation where subordinates are so frightened that they dare not say a word does not exist here. Lin Yishao naturally expressed his opinion. But such an attitude is very common in the government.
disrespectful.
Zheng Zhilong did not answer his words: "You have worked hard this time, go and pay fifty taels of silver, and go back and have a good rest for a few days!"
After Lin Yishao left, Zheng Zhilong thought about signing the pledge for a long time. The Australians landed in Taiwan and it was clear that they wanted to have a foothold in Fujian's ocean. They must not take it lightly.
He called in Portuguese, and the black servant appeared at the door again.
"Go and invite the Second Master, the Third Master and the Fourth Master."
The so-called second master, third master and fourth master are his three brothers and generals of the Zheng family: Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhifeng (Zheng Hongkui) and Zheng Zhibao.
There are several brothers in the Zheng family, including cousins, but the three brothers are Zheng Zhilong's confidants and occupy a pivotal position in the family.
The meeting between the four Zheng brothers did not last long: it was obviously not possible to use force against the Australians immediately - this would only encourage the Australians and Liu Xiang to join forces.
"It is not appropriate for us to add another opponent now," Zheng Zhilong said. The year 1630 that just passed was a turning point for the entire Zheng family. In 1629, Li Kuiqi even captured the Zhongzuo Institute, which disgraced him.
He had to ask for the support of the Dutch on very high terms, and then he completely defeated Li Kuiqi and then Zhong Bin last year, in February of the third year of Chongzhen. Now, his only enemy is Liu Lao
Fragrant.
He is very disgusted with the Dutch - not only because the Dutch are using their tricks to play checks and balances in the Taiwan Strait, but when he was fighting with Li Kuiqi and Zhong Bin, the Dutch were betting on both sides, playing both sides.
What he holds a grudge against is that Peter Natz, the Dutch governor stationed in Taiwan, tricked him into boarding a ship and kidnapped him in the name of negotiation. He extorted several hundred taels of gold and forced him to sign a trade agreement before releasing him../-
-/--Full text of the advertisement, not to mention the fact that the Dutch ignored their cooperative relationship with him and joined forces with the government to try to eliminate his "glorious past".
"I heard that Liu Xiang had a fight with the Kun bandits before, and the two families had a bit of a feud, but that doesn't mean they won't join forces. We have also joined forces with Li Kuiqi and Liu Laoxiang before." Zheng Zhihu expressed his feelings
Opinion, "I see that Liu Laoxiang and the Dutch may not be able to sit still when they arrive in Taiwan."
"The Dutch are probably the most restless," Zheng Zhifeng said. "Look, it won't take long before the Dutch come to us to offer us benefits and provoke us to attack the Australians."
Zheng Zhibao twitched his beard: "We don't want to be their thugs. It's better to let the Dutch do it themselves."
"I think we have to get the Dutch to do it," Zheng Zhifeng said.
"Haha, that's right." The three brothers laughed together, but the eldest brother Zheng Zhilong just smiled. The secret to being a leader and an official is to keep his emotions in check, even in front of his own family.
"The Dutch are smarter businessmen than us," Zheng Zhilong said. "If we want them to do it, they can't do it without giving us some information."
"Brother, what's your clever plan?"
"No clever plan, I have an idea," Zheng Zhilong said, "Let's not be anxious first, ask Guo Huaiyi to keep an eye on the thieves to see what they are doing and what they want to do, and then we can make a decision - anyway, there are people who are more anxious than us.
Some are..."
Zheng Zhilong had suffered enough losses from the Dutch before, so he was very wary of the Dutch. The sudden appearance of the Australians was a greater threat to the Dutch, and he might not be able to use the Australians to contain the Dutch.
"Zhibao, you go to Kinmen Island tomorrow to see Trodnius." Zheng Zhilong said, "Check out the Dutchman's tone - he has frequent contact with senior officials and should have a lot of information. Take a look at them
What do you think of Australians?”
Trodnius was a high-ranking businessman who was stationed in Zhangzhou Bay by Hans Putmans, who was responsible for contacting Zheng Zhilong and other Chinese businessmen in and out of Anping.
"I'll go find him tomorrow, brother."
Hans Putmans looked out the window of the business building at the ships moored in the harbor. Several Junk ships had just returned from Zhangzhou Bay. In addition to transporting various trade goods, they also transported tens of thousands of red bricks.
, lots of stone and wood
This large amount of building materials was brought to expand the castle of Geranzi and a series of fortifications around the Dajian. Although Putmans took office, Dajian's trade was in serious losses, but he still started
Spending money on building fortifications - not without reason.
When Hans Putmans took office in 1629, the entire government was in an unprecedented crisis. On the one hand, the trade with Japan was not profitable, and the trade with Japan broke out due to the mishandling of his predecessor Natz.
The trade with China was not well developed due to the Hamada Yahei Incident. The Dutch were not able to open the door to direct trade with China, and were also trapped in the battles between various sea owners along the coast, which almost came to a standstill.
On the other hand, the Spaniards were ready to move. Not only did the Spaniards build castles in Chicken Coop and Tamsui, they also once dispatched a fleet from the Philippines in an attempt to expel the Dutch in one go. If a storm hadn't dispersed the fleet, they would have been defenseless.
The downfall of high officials is inevitable.
Finally, there was harassment from the local natives. Several aboriginal societies around Dajuan had tense relations with the Dutch. The Dutch and the Chinese who served them were constantly attacked by the Madou Society and the Mujialiu Society.
Some of these include meaningless headhunting and some motivated by conflicts of interest. His predecessor Natz made a great "contribution" to intensifying relations with the local natives. The Dutch's safety zone is limited to senior officials.
Less than a few miles away. Just eight days before Putmans took office, more than fifty Dutch soldiers were raided by the local Madou Society on their way out to fight against Chinese pirates, and the entire army was wiped out.
Similar incidents, but with smaller casualties, occurred one after another locally. In particular, the natives were equally hostile to the Dutch and Chinese immigrants. The Chinese were often attacked by local natives when hunting and reclamation in the area.
Combating pirates, suppressing natives, and trying to expand trade were the three major problems facing the fifth administrator of the Dutch United East India Company in Formosa.
Hans Putmans was a soldier and very capable. He came to East India in 1624 as a low-level merchant and was promoted to merchant in 1626. He made great achievements when Batavia was besieged by the local king.
.In less than 5 years, he qualified as a member of the East India Council.
Probably because he was a soldier, Hans Putmans had a firm and courageous character and was keen on using force. When he took office, he began to crusade against the small groups of Chinese pirates that appeared in the local area. At the same time, he continued to fight against the hostile local natives.
Retaliation with force. At the same time, he also requested the East India Council to send him 1,300 soldiers and necessary weapons to expel the Spaniards occupying northern Formosa and place their castles under the jurisdiction of the company -
This request was naturally rejected. The company's army in the East India region has never exceeded 8,000 people. Even if Spain can be expelled in a short period of time, ruling such a large area will inevitably impose a huge burden on the company. You must know that so far
So far, the trade of Da Yuan is still at a loss. At the beginning of Putmans taking office, Da Yuan's business office did not conduct a single maritime trade for four months. It was in trouble both internally and externally, and the company almost gave up on this place. In the end, it still valued this place.
It was only in the face of China's trade window that we managed to survive.
Since the company signed a trade agreement with the Australians, the status of the senior officials has declined drastically. Hans Putmans learned from the exchange of letters that the company had obtained a large amount of Chinese goods from Lingao and Hong Kong under the control of the Australians.
Commodities, and it is very rare to have to use goods instead of silver to pay for the goods.
Putmans knew very well: if Lingao and Hong Kong were not located too far south to take care of trade with Japan, and the company would probably give up its top officials to Zheng Zhilong Company.
As the chief executive of a high-ranking official, the ambitious Putmans certainly does not want the high-ranking merchant store to close down in his own hands. He has always dreamed of opening direct trade channels with China. But so far he has not succeeded.
——Zheng Zhilong’s attitude was erratic. The court and officials of the Ming Dynasty were unpredictable: they did not respond to any suggestions and requests for negotiation made by the company, and used various means to obstruct trade, whether it was requests, bribes or threats.
No results were obtained. The Chinese businessmen were either unwilling to enter the Daguan trade and sail directly to Manila, or they promised to purchase the goods but took away the deposit paid by the company and fled.
Hans Putmans came to a conclusion: If you want to trade with the Chinese, you must use force. Use force to conquer a port on the coast of China, establish a stronghold, and then continue to plunder maritime trade to force the Chinese government
Agreeing to trade between the two parties. He has written a report specifically on this plan and submitted it to the Batavia Council for discussion.