Ban Dutch merchant ships from passing through the Taiwan Strait

After hearing what Tang Ruowang translated, Fan Diemen's face became so dark that he almost shed tears!

If Dutch ships cannot pass through the strait, then not only will trade with China be impossible, but trade with Japan will also have major problems. Mobile version

Without the Sino-Japanese trade route, the Dutch East India Company's financial report would suffer huge losses!

Of course, he could choose to block the Strait of Malacca, completely cut off the trade lines between China, Japan and the West, and put pressure on the Ming Empire by blocking trade.

But how could a commercial company whose first priority was to make money start a trade blockade war with a feudal empire based on agriculture because of four unprofitable castles?

This way of playing will go out of business!

If Van Diemen is really going to do it, his governorship will be over.

"Governor Dimen," Zhu Cixi said warmly at this time, "there are many islands and landmasses in the world that are larger and richer than Taiwan. They have no owners and no disputes. The East India Company can occupy them at will. Why do you insist on Taiwan? You

The purpose of establishing a stronghold on the island of Taiwan is simply to facilitate trade with China.

Now that I allow you to open a commercial embassy directly at the mouth of the Yangtze River, what is the value of an embassy in Taiwan? In addition to deer skins and sugar, the only thing in that place is deadly malaria.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty is currently at war with the Tatars in the north, and needs a lot of Western artillery, muskets, and gunpowder. This is a big deal! In the future, the merchant ships of the East India Company can come full of muskets and cannons, and leave full of silk and porcelain.

Entering and exiting are two big deals!”

Yes! Van Diemen thought to himself: What a big deal! How can you refuse? This is immoral! In the final analysis, he is the manager of the East India Company. He must first be responsible for the investment of shareholders. The shareholders invest money in order to obtain profits.

Instead of conquering the world!

And where can’t you get it in a land about the same size as Formosa? Maybe the environment is more pleasant and there are no fatal tropical diseases!

He made up his mind, but Van Diemen couldn't let go. He wouldn't look like a cunning businessman if he let go so early.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince," Van Diemen said, "I will seriously consider your proposal, but General Zheng Zhilong has not arrived in Nanjing yet. I hope to directly negotiate with him on navigation issues and island issues.

In addition, I hope to further investigate the Shanghai commercial port to determine whether it can replace Formosa."

Haha! Zhu Cixiang sneered in his heart: What are you pretending to be? You, a profiteer, can you really leave a lot of money without making money?

"Master Chitose, Emperor Zheng has arrived and is waiting outside Donghua Gate."

As soon as Fan Dimen left, Huang Xiaobao brought Zhu Cihong the news that Zheng Zhilong had asked for an audience.

Zheng Zhilong arrived in Nanjing one day earlier than Van Diemen. As soon as he arrived at the Quanguo Palace in Nanjing, he received the good news from the palace. As expected, his daughter Zheng Chagu was indeed pregnant with the flesh and blood of Prince Zhu!

So when Zheng Zhilong saw Zhu Cihong today, he laughed so hard that he could hardly close his mouth!

And Zhu Cihong also gave Zheng Zhilong enough face. He did not sit and wait in the Wenhua Hall, but greeted him at the Wenhua Gate. When he saw Zheng Zhilong kneeling down for him, he waved his hands and said with a smile: "There is no need to kneel down, they are all members of our family."

, not in the court."

Zheng Zhilong did not kneel down, but still bowed in obeisance: "I respectfully wish to express my sincere greetings to Your Highness the Crown Prince Jin An."

"No gifts, no gifts. Let's go and see the tea lady first. She misses you these days." Zhu Cixiang said as he and Zheng Zhilong walked towards the Changchun Pavilion behind the Wenhua Palace.

Changchun Pavilion is not a pavilion, but the collective name of a courtyard and five pavilions, one large, four small and five small. Among them, there is a larger three-story pavilion in the middle, which is the dormitory shared by Zhu Cihong and Wu Sanmei. The other four are slightly smaller.

Some pavilions are located in the east, south, west and north of the main pavilion. Among them, the three pavilions located in the east, west and north belong to Zheng Chagu, Ning Xiangyu and Fei Zhen'e respectively. To the south is the Wenhua Hall.

The Yongchun South Pavilion of Hekenan Hall was used to entertain the royal relatives who came to the palace to visit relatives.

When Zhu Cihong and Zheng Zhilong walked into the South Pavilion talking and laughing, Zheng Chagu had been waiting there for a while. Although she had been diagnosed with a happy pulse, she was only a few months old and could not tell at all.

It didn't hinder her movement. When she saw Zheng Zhilong and Zhu Cixiang coming together, she jumped up and shouted: "Daddy!" She lifted up her skirt and flew up to meet her. But the two aunts and maids who were waiting for her (them)

They all entered the palace with Zheng Teagu (the old woman who had served Teagu for many years) were startled and hurriedly chased after her. But how could they catch up with the daughter of the Pirate King? The daughter of the Pirate King was swaying on the sea

Everything on the boat felt like flying. But the two aunts couldn't run a few steps, and one of them stumbled and fell. The other hurriedly helped her, so she was in a hurry.

Zheng Zhilong frowned when he saw his daughter jumping up and down. Why is this girl so unruly? Let alone entering the palace, even if she marries into an ordinary rich family and becomes a young mistress, she can't do this!

However, Zhu Cixi looked at Zheng Chagu with a smile. As a prince, he was so silly and sweet. Chagu and Sanmei were both of this type, so they were very popular with him. On the contrary, Ning Xiangyu and the little vixen were both dignified.

The childlike Fei Zhen'e is not his cup of tea.

At this time, the tea girl had already arrived in front of Zheng Zhilong, made a blessing ceremony, and then took Old Zheng's rough big hand, with red eyes. Zheng Zhilong is a real person, he doesn't say anything disgusting, he just looks at his daughter and smiles

Hehe said: "Do you still have enough money? Daddy has brought you another fifty thousand taels this time, and they are all deposited in the Maritime Bank."

After Zhu Cixiang listened to Zheng Zhilong's words, he shook his head and said: "Old Taishan, don't pamper Tea Girl too much. She can't spend much money in the palace."

Zheng Zhilong also smiled: "This girl has been spoiled since she was a child. She spends too much money. I, as a father, have a few, so I just give her the flowers."

In fact, Zheng Chagu is not a girl who spends a lot of money, and Zheng Zhilong, the richest man, is not someone who will pamper his children. He has so many children, and he can't dote on her!

Now he is stuffing a lot of money into Tea Girl's pockets in order to make Tea Girl spread out in the Ming Dynasty Palace. If Tea Girl is upset and gives birth to Zhu Cihong's son, and is willing to spend money on weekdays, and has the support of the Zheng family, next

Most of the first-term princes are the sons of tea aunties.

Zhu Cixiang naturally understands Zheng Zhilong's thoughts, but he will not interfere with who is older and younger in the harem, only if he decides

The meeting between father and daughter was over. After having lunch together and chatting for a while, Zheng Zhilong followed Zhu Cihong back to Wenhua Hall. Both Weng and son-in-law entered the study room in Dongnuan Pavilion. After sitting down,

Zhu Cixiang talked to Zheng Zhilong about negotiating with the Netherlands.

"Old Taishan," Zhu Cihong said, "Van Diemen can't screw us this time. He doesn't have much leverage. But we can't just focus on the immediate interests. We have to look further."

"Look further? How far?" Zheng Zhilong was a down-to-earth person and asked directly.

"The furthest we can see is the continent of Europa!" Zhu Cixiang said, "We have to send people to Europa to do business, study abroad, and hire their craftsmen, teachers, officers and sailors!"

"Sailor? We have sailors!" Zheng Zhilong patted his chest, "It doesn't matter how many you want!"

Zhu Cixiang glanced at him and said, "Can your people sail to Europe and the New World? Can they sail that kind of soft-sailed large ship?"

"This," Zheng Zhilong thought for a while, "Actually, before the Battle of Liaoluo Bay, I built ten soft-sailed Galen Yi ships, all of which had double-layered gun decks. They also installed movable red Yi cannons according to the Yi people's method.

.It is a pity that before the army could be formed, it was attacked by the warships of the Red-haired East India Company. Ten warships were destroyed in one go. What a pity!"
Chapter completed!