Chapter 2069
Chapter 2069
Chapter 2069
The originally planned armed fortress was eventually built into an almost undefended manor. This is also a helpless move for the Dayuan Port authorities. The traditional pioneering method of using force to protect commercial routes and colonial development is no longer feasible here.But the first phase of the project, which took many years and a lot of manpower and material resources to complete, cannot be wasted, so the only way to compromise Haihan's request is to rebuild the manor.
Although Zeelandia had dismantled the outer fortifications and forts under Haihan's "strong suggestion", the outline of the bastion can still be vaguely discerned from the layout of the flower beds and low walls and fences outside the manor. In the battlements and forts around the official residence, the current scene is obviously less hostile, and more peaceful in the pastoral style.
The local residents of Dayuan Port are mainly the Dutch and the Ming Han people who moved here in the early days. There are also a small number of Taiwanese natives and immigrants from Ryukyu and other countries. The total population is less than [-].No matter in terms of population size, infrastructure level or local agricultural output, there is already a significant gap compared with the several Haihan colonies on Taiwan Island.However, a certain proportion of Han Chinese settled here, and their planting talent allowed Dayuan Hong Kong to achieve self-sufficiency in food, which is no longer a big problem.
It was not the first time for Yu Yao to visit this place. When he signed the peace agreement with the Dutch, he had been to Dayuan Port. It has been more than four years now. When he came here again, he found that this place was different from four years ago. Not much has changed.Of course, from the perspective of competitors, the stagnation in the development and construction of Dayuan Port must be a good thing for Haihan, which shows that Haihan's many restrictive measures have indeed had the desired effect.
After arriving at the official residence in Zeelandia, Hans invited Yu Yao to his study.Since the other party had indicated at the pier that this sudden visit was for business negotiation, he saved unnecessary red tape and directly entered the meeting.However, neither of these two high-ranking officials can speak the other's language, so the conversation can only be carried out through an interpreter.
"Mr. Hans, the reason for my visit this time is to know about your country's trade situation in Japan." Yu Yao explained his purpose of coming straight to the point.
After hearing this, Hans' face immediately changed, and he smelled something bad from the other party's words.
The Netherlands is a country of mercantilism. Most of the Dutch who travel across the ocean only care about trade and are not interested in other things, such as religion.This is different from the Spaniards and Portuguese that Japan had contacted. Those Western visitors were always in the name of trade, but in fact they were for missionary work in Japan.
Therefore, in order to prohibit Westerners from preaching in Japan, since the Tokugawa shogunate began to implement a closed-door policy, they gradually expelled the Spaniards and Portuguese who were also from Western countries, but still allowed the Dutch, who were devoted to business, to enter Japanese ports for trade.And the Netherlands was also fortunate to become a trading partner licensed by the Tokugawa shogunate together with Daming.
Today, there are only two ports in Japan that allow foreign merchant ships to conduct trade activities, Hirado and Nagasaki.There is no official trade channel between Haihan and Japan, so there is no official agency stationed in Japan. However, the Dutch have established business offices in Hirado and Nagasaki to maintain trade relations with Japan.
Obviously, the Dutch understand the current situation in Japan, especially the business world, much better than Haihan.If there were predators like Xu Xinsu in the Japanese business world at this time, the Dutch would definitely know about it, so the purpose of Yu Yao's sudden visit to Dayuan Port was to get some valuable information from the Dutch.Of course, the relevant investigation work cannot be completely relied on the Dutch side, and the intelligence agencies are also learning about the situation related to Japanese trade through other channels.
But Yu Yao's purpose seemed to Hans to be full of hostility. The first thing he thought of was that the Haihan people were about to open up trade channels in Japan, and once the other party entered the Japanese market, they would undoubtedly rely on their It is not good news for the Netherlands that the strong strength squeezes out its own market share.
Of course, the most irritating thing is that the other party came to him in such a grand manner and asked himself about the trade status between the East India Company and Japan, which made Hans feel offended.But considering the force possessed by the opponent, he didn't dare to attack, lest he take the initiative to send the reason for turning his face to the opponent.
"Your Excellency, the trade situation between the East India Company and Japan is our business secret. Please forgive me for inconveniently disclosing the inside information to you." Hans refused Yu Yao's request with neither humility nor condescension.However, he was still very uneasy in his heart. The other party came to Dayuangang on a special trip, and he probably wouldn't give up immediately just because he hit a snag.
After listening to the interpreter's report, Yu Yao shook his head and said, "Mr. Hans has misunderstood my purpose of coming, so let me explain in more detail. I want to know whether there are ten businessmen who are engaged in cross-border trade in Japan. Bazhi's remnant party!"
"Shibazhi!" Hans trembled involuntarily when he heard the word, as if he had been scalded: "Your Excellency, I don't understand what you are talking about. Shibazhi was already expensive a few years ago." The national army is wiped out."
Yu Yao said coldly: "Shibazhi is gone, but the people related to Shibazhi are not dead. As far as we know, many people from Shibazhi fled to Japan. Maybe they fled At that time, he brought a large amount of wealth that originally belonged to Shibazhi, and then with the help of this wealth, he became one of the best big merchants in the local area. What do you think of this story, Mr. Hans?"
After listening to the translation, Hans calmed down a lot: "As we all know, we Dutch people only care about business and are not interested in other disputes. We do business with your country, we do business with Ming, and we do business with Japan as well. It’s no different. We don’t care who we’re doing business with, as long as we can get the deal done and get paid, it’s a good business for us.”
Yu Yao heard the meaning of shirking responsibility from Hans' bull-headed and horse-mouthed answer, and Dang even said: "Then let me make it clearer, whoever you Dutch do business with is your freedom, but now I want to I know what the current situation of Shibazhi's remnant party is in Japan!"
Hans was silent for a while before responding to Yu Yao again: "Your Excellency, there is no hatred between the East India Company and Shibazhi, so I didn't pay too much attention to the whereabouts of Shibazhi's remaining party. I don't even know, What is the standard for judging this status in your country? Has he joined Shibazhi? Or does it count as having relatives and friends who were members of Shibazhi? Maybe the Japanese who do business with us include the kind of people you mentioned, but I Don't know who it is."
Hans' explanation seemed to push the matter away completely, but Yu Yao thought that what he said was incomplete and untrue, and deliberately pretended to be confused, obviously concealing something.When Shibazhi was in charge of maritime trade in Fujian, the East India Company had frequent business dealings with it. Dutch merchant ships even had to pay Shibazhi for road purchases in order to successfully complete trade in Fujian waters.If it is said that Hans does not know enough about Shibazhi, it is obviously not true.
Yu Yao got up slowly, walked to the window of the study and looked out: "As far as I know, the East India Company does not have too many merchant ships going to Japan every year, and it should not compare to the scale of your transactions with my country or Daming. Mr. Hans, don't lose the big because of small things!"
Hans was shocked when he heard this, and asked quickly, "General, what do you mean?"
Yu Yao didn't look back, but still looked at the scenery of the salt water stream outside the window with his hands behind his back, and slowly replied: "Mr. Hans, if you cooperate well with us and provide the information I want to know, it won't affect East India. The company's trade in Japan. But if you are obsessed and insist on being with some dangerous people, then I think our country should reconsider its relationship with the East India Company... Once a place like Dayuan Port is lost, it is impossible to regain Back to you Dutchmen."
Hans couldn't help but panic when he heard the threat, and he quickly argued: "Your Excellency, you can't do this! The East India Company has signed a formal agreement with your country, and has long recognized the ownership of Dayuan Port..."
Yu Yao interrupted him unceremoniously: "Mr. Hans, the War of Independence between your country and Spain has been fought for almost 70 years. During this period, how many armistice agreements and peace treaties have been signed? There are too many to count. Isn't it normal for conflicts between countries to seek favorable conditions through various agreements? Signing these agreements is just a way to delay the war and wait for war preparations Shall we tear it up afterwards? We can recognize the East India Company’s rule over Tayugaon, and of course we can deny it if necessary.”
"You're blackmailing me!" Hans couldn't restrain his anger. He originally wanted to change the subject to evade responsibility, but now it seems that these methods are not working. The general Haihan in front of him is not So easy to fool.
"Threatening? No, no, no, I'm just analyzing the situation in Dayuan Port. I think this will help Mr. Hans to make a correct judgment." Yu Yao paused and said, "Actually, the Portuguese and the Annan people have always hoped that To be able to get a trading station like Dayuan Port on the coast of Taiwan, if the East India Company withdraws from this area, I think they will be very happy to pay our country a fee, and then take this place."
Hans frowned. Of course he knew very well that the Portuguese never gave up on developing trade routes to the north. The East India Company spent a lot of money to get the Japanese shogunate to announce a ban on the Portuguese.But if the East India Company loses the transit point of Dayuan Port, the trade route to and from Japan will become more difficult, and once the Portuguese gain a foothold on the island of Taiwan, they will probably try to cut off the Dutch merchant ships without mercy. route.
Even if the Portuguese said in front of him that they were going to take Dayuan Port as their own, Hans might not be afraid. Although there were not many defensive methods in this place, there were Haihan people who maintained order in the Fujian sea area. He could be sure that the Portuguese People dare not make mistakes.But if it was the Haihan people who claimed to change the owner of Dayuan Port, then Hans would not dare to neglect, because the Haihan people really said that they could do it.
The trade between the East India Company and Daming, North Korea, Japan, and Ryukyu was basically carried out through Dayuan Port. The loss of this place would cause the scale of trade between the East India Company and these countries to shrink sharply. The economic loss caused may not be less than that of the Batavia Battle that year.The subsequent impact of this may cause regional trade interruptions that last for several years, which will make it difficult for the East India Company to operate in East Asia, and lose the situation that has been hard-won in the past few years.
Hans immediately thought of a series of negative consequences that would result from this. He could not bear this responsibility, nor could the East India Company accept it.But if he wanted to compromise with Yu Yao, he was worried that the other party would put forward more conditions in the future, until he could not accept the offer, and then he would use this as an excuse to send troops to occupy Dayuan Port.
"Your Excellency, the use of force will not help solve the problem, but will only bring unnecessary disaster to this peaceful port. As trading partners of your country and the East India Company, I think we should negotiate to come up with a better Finding ways to resolve the current differences is the way of civilized people." Now Hans can only take the initiative to lower his figure, hoping to persuade Yu Yao to choose a gentle way to deal with the problem.
Yu Yao finally had enough of seeing the scenery outside the window, turned around slowly, looked at the earnest Hans and said, "Mr. Hans, I think the meaning of partners is to support each other, if you are in trouble, Instead of being able to give help, the other party pushed back and held back, I don’t think this is called a partner, but a stumbling block is probably more appropriate.”
"You see, I regard the East India Company as a partner, so I don't shy away from visiting when I encounter trouble, hoping to get help from my partner, but things seem to be a little different from my expectations... Mr. Hans, do you think I should continue to trust my partner?"
"Of course! You must trust! We must be regarded as one of your country's most reliable partners... In fact, I also want to try my best to help Your Excellency General, but it seems that our previous consultations fell into a misunderstanding, which made us respect each other. The idea is distorted. Maybe we should start over and solve the problems that caused us to misunderstand." Hans hurried down the ladder, he knew that if he didn't let go, then Yu Yao probably wouldn't have the patience to let him go down the steps again opportunity.
Yu Yao nodded and said, "Very well, I also hope that the differences between us are just misunderstandings. Then let's talk again about the Shibazhi issue."
(End of this chapter)
The originally planned armed fortress was eventually built into an almost undefended manor. This is also a helpless move for the Dayuan Port authorities. The traditional pioneering method of using force to protect commercial routes and colonial development is no longer feasible here.But the first phase of the project, which took many years and a lot of manpower and material resources to complete, cannot be wasted, so the only way to compromise Haihan's request is to rebuild the manor.
Although Zeelandia had dismantled the outer fortifications and forts under Haihan's "strong suggestion", the outline of the bastion can still be vaguely discerned from the layout of the flower beds and low walls and fences outside the manor. In the battlements and forts around the official residence, the current scene is obviously less hostile, and more peaceful in the pastoral style.
The local residents of Dayuan Port are mainly the Dutch and the Ming Han people who moved here in the early days. There are also a small number of Taiwanese natives and immigrants from Ryukyu and other countries. The total population is less than [-].No matter in terms of population size, infrastructure level or local agricultural output, there is already a significant gap compared with the several Haihan colonies on Taiwan Island.However, a certain proportion of Han Chinese settled here, and their planting talent allowed Dayuan Hong Kong to achieve self-sufficiency in food, which is no longer a big problem.
It was not the first time for Yu Yao to visit this place. When he signed the peace agreement with the Dutch, he had been to Dayuan Port. It has been more than four years now. When he came here again, he found that this place was different from four years ago. Not much has changed.Of course, from the perspective of competitors, the stagnation in the development and construction of Dayuan Port must be a good thing for Haihan, which shows that Haihan's many restrictive measures have indeed had the desired effect.
After arriving at the official residence in Zeelandia, Hans invited Yu Yao to his study.Since the other party had indicated at the pier that this sudden visit was for business negotiation, he saved unnecessary red tape and directly entered the meeting.However, neither of these two high-ranking officials can speak the other's language, so the conversation can only be carried out through an interpreter.
"Mr. Hans, the reason for my visit this time is to know about your country's trade situation in Japan." Yu Yao explained his purpose of coming straight to the point.
After hearing this, Hans' face immediately changed, and he smelled something bad from the other party's words.
The Netherlands is a country of mercantilism. Most of the Dutch who travel across the ocean only care about trade and are not interested in other things, such as religion.This is different from the Spaniards and Portuguese that Japan had contacted. Those Western visitors were always in the name of trade, but in fact they were for missionary work in Japan.
Therefore, in order to prohibit Westerners from preaching in Japan, since the Tokugawa shogunate began to implement a closed-door policy, they gradually expelled the Spaniards and Portuguese who were also from Western countries, but still allowed the Dutch, who were devoted to business, to enter Japanese ports for trade.And the Netherlands was also fortunate to become a trading partner licensed by the Tokugawa shogunate together with Daming.
Today, there are only two ports in Japan that allow foreign merchant ships to conduct trade activities, Hirado and Nagasaki.There is no official trade channel between Haihan and Japan, so there is no official agency stationed in Japan. However, the Dutch have established business offices in Hirado and Nagasaki to maintain trade relations with Japan.
Obviously, the Dutch understand the current situation in Japan, especially the business world, much better than Haihan.If there were predators like Xu Xinsu in the Japanese business world at this time, the Dutch would definitely know about it, so the purpose of Yu Yao's sudden visit to Dayuan Port was to get some valuable information from the Dutch.Of course, the relevant investigation work cannot be completely relied on the Dutch side, and the intelligence agencies are also learning about the situation related to Japanese trade through other channels.
But Yu Yao's purpose seemed to Hans to be full of hostility. The first thing he thought of was that the Haihan people were about to open up trade channels in Japan, and once the other party entered the Japanese market, they would undoubtedly rely on their It is not good news for the Netherlands that the strong strength squeezes out its own market share.
Of course, the most irritating thing is that the other party came to him in such a grand manner and asked himself about the trade status between the East India Company and Japan, which made Hans feel offended.But considering the force possessed by the opponent, he didn't dare to attack, lest he take the initiative to send the reason for turning his face to the opponent.
"Your Excellency, the trade situation between the East India Company and Japan is our business secret. Please forgive me for inconveniently disclosing the inside information to you." Hans refused Yu Yao's request with neither humility nor condescension.However, he was still very uneasy in his heart. The other party came to Dayuangang on a special trip, and he probably wouldn't give up immediately just because he hit a snag.
After listening to the interpreter's report, Yu Yao shook his head and said, "Mr. Hans has misunderstood my purpose of coming, so let me explain in more detail. I want to know whether there are ten businessmen who are engaged in cross-border trade in Japan. Bazhi's remnant party!"
"Shibazhi!" Hans trembled involuntarily when he heard the word, as if he had been scalded: "Your Excellency, I don't understand what you are talking about. Shibazhi was already expensive a few years ago." The national army is wiped out."
Yu Yao said coldly: "Shibazhi is gone, but the people related to Shibazhi are not dead. As far as we know, many people from Shibazhi fled to Japan. Maybe they fled At that time, he brought a large amount of wealth that originally belonged to Shibazhi, and then with the help of this wealth, he became one of the best big merchants in the local area. What do you think of this story, Mr. Hans?"
After listening to the translation, Hans calmed down a lot: "As we all know, we Dutch people only care about business and are not interested in other disputes. We do business with your country, we do business with Ming, and we do business with Japan as well. It’s no different. We don’t care who we’re doing business with, as long as we can get the deal done and get paid, it’s a good business for us.”
Yu Yao heard the meaning of shirking responsibility from Hans' bull-headed and horse-mouthed answer, and Dang even said: "Then let me make it clearer, whoever you Dutch do business with is your freedom, but now I want to I know what the current situation of Shibazhi's remnant party is in Japan!"
Hans was silent for a while before responding to Yu Yao again: "Your Excellency, there is no hatred between the East India Company and Shibazhi, so I didn't pay too much attention to the whereabouts of Shibazhi's remaining party. I don't even know, What is the standard for judging this status in your country? Has he joined Shibazhi? Or does it count as having relatives and friends who were members of Shibazhi? Maybe the Japanese who do business with us include the kind of people you mentioned, but I Don't know who it is."
Hans' explanation seemed to push the matter away completely, but Yu Yao thought that what he said was incomplete and untrue, and deliberately pretended to be confused, obviously concealing something.When Shibazhi was in charge of maritime trade in Fujian, the East India Company had frequent business dealings with it. Dutch merchant ships even had to pay Shibazhi for road purchases in order to successfully complete trade in Fujian waters.If it is said that Hans does not know enough about Shibazhi, it is obviously not true.
Yu Yao got up slowly, walked to the window of the study and looked out: "As far as I know, the East India Company does not have too many merchant ships going to Japan every year, and it should not compare to the scale of your transactions with my country or Daming. Mr. Hans, don't lose the big because of small things!"
Hans was shocked when he heard this, and asked quickly, "General, what do you mean?"
Yu Yao didn't look back, but still looked at the scenery of the salt water stream outside the window with his hands behind his back, and slowly replied: "Mr. Hans, if you cooperate well with us and provide the information I want to know, it won't affect East India. The company's trade in Japan. But if you are obsessed and insist on being with some dangerous people, then I think our country should reconsider its relationship with the East India Company... Once a place like Dayuan Port is lost, it is impossible to regain Back to you Dutchmen."
Hans couldn't help but panic when he heard the threat, and he quickly argued: "Your Excellency, you can't do this! The East India Company has signed a formal agreement with your country, and has long recognized the ownership of Dayuan Port..."
Yu Yao interrupted him unceremoniously: "Mr. Hans, the War of Independence between your country and Spain has been fought for almost 70 years. During this period, how many armistice agreements and peace treaties have been signed? There are too many to count. Isn't it normal for conflicts between countries to seek favorable conditions through various agreements? Signing these agreements is just a way to delay the war and wait for war preparations Shall we tear it up afterwards? We can recognize the East India Company’s rule over Tayugaon, and of course we can deny it if necessary.”
"You're blackmailing me!" Hans couldn't restrain his anger. He originally wanted to change the subject to evade responsibility, but now it seems that these methods are not working. The general Haihan in front of him is not So easy to fool.
"Threatening? No, no, no, I'm just analyzing the situation in Dayuan Port. I think this will help Mr. Hans to make a correct judgment." Yu Yao paused and said, "Actually, the Portuguese and the Annan people have always hoped that To be able to get a trading station like Dayuan Port on the coast of Taiwan, if the East India Company withdraws from this area, I think they will be very happy to pay our country a fee, and then take this place."
Hans frowned. Of course he knew very well that the Portuguese never gave up on developing trade routes to the north. The East India Company spent a lot of money to get the Japanese shogunate to announce a ban on the Portuguese.But if the East India Company loses the transit point of Dayuan Port, the trade route to and from Japan will become more difficult, and once the Portuguese gain a foothold on the island of Taiwan, they will probably try to cut off the Dutch merchant ships without mercy. route.
Even if the Portuguese said in front of him that they were going to take Dayuan Port as their own, Hans might not be afraid. Although there were not many defensive methods in this place, there were Haihan people who maintained order in the Fujian sea area. He could be sure that the Portuguese People dare not make mistakes.But if it was the Haihan people who claimed to change the owner of Dayuan Port, then Hans would not dare to neglect, because the Haihan people really said that they could do it.
The trade between the East India Company and Daming, North Korea, Japan, and Ryukyu was basically carried out through Dayuan Port. The loss of this place would cause the scale of trade between the East India Company and these countries to shrink sharply. The economic loss caused may not be less than that of the Batavia Battle that year.The subsequent impact of this may cause regional trade interruptions that last for several years, which will make it difficult for the East India Company to operate in East Asia, and lose the situation that has been hard-won in the past few years.
Hans immediately thought of a series of negative consequences that would result from this. He could not bear this responsibility, nor could the East India Company accept it.But if he wanted to compromise with Yu Yao, he was worried that the other party would put forward more conditions in the future, until he could not accept the offer, and then he would use this as an excuse to send troops to occupy Dayuan Port.
"Your Excellency, the use of force will not help solve the problem, but will only bring unnecessary disaster to this peaceful port. As trading partners of your country and the East India Company, I think we should negotiate to come up with a better Finding ways to resolve the current differences is the way of civilized people." Now Hans can only take the initiative to lower his figure, hoping to persuade Yu Yao to choose a gentle way to deal with the problem.
Yu Yao finally had enough of seeing the scenery outside the window, turned around slowly, looked at the earnest Hans and said, "Mr. Hans, I think the meaning of partners is to support each other, if you are in trouble, Instead of being able to give help, the other party pushed back and held back, I don’t think this is called a partner, but a stumbling block is probably more appropriate.”
"You see, I regard the East India Company as a partner, so I don't shy away from visiting when I encounter trouble, hoping to get help from my partner, but things seem to be a little different from my expectations... Mr. Hans, do you think I should continue to trust my partner?"
"Of course! You must trust! We must be regarded as one of your country's most reliable partners... In fact, I also want to try my best to help Your Excellency General, but it seems that our previous consultations fell into a misunderstanding, which made us respect each other. The idea is distorted. Maybe we should start over and solve the problems that caused us to misunderstand." Hans hurried down the ladder, he knew that if he didn't let go, then Yu Yao probably wouldn't have the patience to let him go down the steps again opportunity.
Yu Yao nodded and said, "Very well, I also hope that the differences between us are just misunderstandings. Then let's talk again about the Shibazhi issue."
(End of this chapter)