Chapter 2914
Chapter 2914
Chapter 2914
Seeing the agitated Thomas exaggerating the threat of the Dutch, Yan Chujie just laughed and said nothing.In his view, the Dutch are certainly ambitious, but how can you be honest, the Portuguese?
Portugal and the Netherlands have been competing for colonial hegemony in Asia for a century.If the Dutch can be hit with the help of Haihan, it will naturally be a major victory for the Portuguese.
Of course, the Portuguese didn’t just start such an attempt today. When they chose to cooperate with Haihan more than 20 years ago, they had the intention of joining hands with Haihan to deal with the Dutch.
It's just that this trick of borrowing a knife to kill people is too simple, and it doesn't have enough benefits, so how can it use Haihan's big knife.Portugal wants to use Haihan to deal with the Dutch, and Haihan has the idea of letting the Dutch check and balance the Portuguese.Therefore, Haihan has always had a closer cooperative relationship with Portugal, but Haihan has always maintained a cautious attitude towards the Portuguese's various small thoughts.
After talking for a long time, Thomas found that Yan Chujie's attitude was as calm as ever, and he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.He has served as the Portuguese ambassador to Haihan for many years, and it is time to retire now, but he still wants to fulfill his wish for many years before resigning, that is, to persuade Haihan to turn against the Dutch East India Company.
It's just that this matter is easier said than done. Whether it is economic or military strength, the Netherlands is not weaker than Portugal, and is even slightly stronger in many aspects.If it hadn't been for Haihan, a powerful ally, it would be hard to say whether Portugal would be able to share the same share with the Netherlands in Asia.
The East India Company is also one of Haihan's trading partners. To completely replace it, Portugal must have corresponding strength.However, due to the reality, the conditions that Portugal can offer are not enough to make Haihan give up cooperation with the Dutch.
Yan Chujie said: "Mr. Thomas, our country has no intention of intervening in the disputes between your country and the Netherlands. This point has been reiterated many times. I don't think I need to explain it to you in detail. If we think that the East India Company has a negative impact on our country's security, If there is no threat, then we will naturally take the necessary measures, but right now we don’t think there is such a situation.”
Thomas said: "However, your country's upcoming actions in the South China Sea will definitely touch the interests of the Dutch. I don't think they will turn a blind eye to your country's actions, and may even have a more drastic response. Your country should do it earlier. Prepare."
Yan Chujie nodded and said, "Thank you for your reminder. But I still don't think the Dutch will give up their huge interests in the area north of Ambuna Island to make some unwise attempts."
The traditional sphere of influence of the Dutch East India Company is the South China Sea area centered on the city of Batavia. Since Haihan captured the island of Ambuna, the channel for the Dutch to go north has been locked.In the entire Northeast Asia region, the Netherlands has only one colonial port left in Taiwan, Dayuan Port, and the others are just trading post institutions deployed in Haihan, Daming, Annan, Japan, North Korea and other countries.
If the East India Company wants to turn against Haihan, it will immediately lose these precious trading points and the qualification to trade with Northeast Asian countries, which is definitely an unacceptable loss for it.
In such a situation, Yan Chujie didn't believe that Thomas couldn't understand, but he was just continuing to pretend to be confused, hoping to use this to exert influence on himself.
Seeing that there was no hope of persuading Yan Chujie, Thomas had no choice but to play the last card: "During your country's military operations in the South China Sea, our country can also continue the previous cooperation method and send an armed fleet to assist. What do you think?"
Since the Haihan military is unwilling to take action against the Dutch, they can only end in person.Portugal has a military alliance with Haihan, and has sent troops to participate in military operations led by Haihan many times in the past. Thomas' proposal is not abrupt.
However, with the previous conversations as a foreshadowing, his intentions are too obvious, how could Yan Chujie let him do so easily, and immediately responded with a smile: "Mr. Thomas, the actions of our country in the South my country Sea are still in the stage of discussion , there is no need to rush to send troops."
Of course, Thomas understood that Yan Chujie's words were just an excuse. If Haihan had no such plan, how could he have made a high-profile campaign in the newspapers? Maybe he had already finished preparing for the battle secretly and was waiting for the executive committee to issue an official order.But if you don't bring Portugal to play together, how can Thomas give up?
Thomas immediately said again: "It's okay, as long as Mr. Yan tells you when and where to rendezvous, our fleet will arrive on time."
Seeing that he still refused to give up, Yan Chujie could only speak more bluntly: "At present, the Executive Committee has not yet reached a clear conclusion on whether foreign troops are required to join the operation. If necessary, we will take the initiative to inform you, and your country will also There is no need to organize the fleet to stand by in advance."
Thomas said: "But according to the covenant signed by our two countries, our country has the right to know about your country's military operations in the South China Sea, isn't it?"
Yan Chujie said: "Of course. According to the usual practice, your country can appoint some military representatives to act with our army as observers."
The implication is that you can only send people to observe, but you still haven't let go of Portugal's dispatch of an armed fleet to participate in the operation.
This promise can only be said to be better than nothing, but it can be regarded as a reassurance for Thomas.Although sending armed forces to participate in the operation seems hopeless, but being able to send people to observe it at least shows that Haihan will not attack the Portuguese ruled area.
As for whether Haihan can be persuaded to make a move on the Dutch, it probably can only follow the development of the situation and take one step at a time.
After Thomas said goodbye, he saw a carriage passing by on the street outside the Ministry of Defense. The VOC flag of the East India Company was very conspicuous on the front of the vehicle.Thomas didn't need to take a closer look to know that the car was the special car of Dutch Minister Sukeyi.
Looking at his whereabouts, he didn't come to the Ministry of National Defense Building. Thomas was relieved, thinking that he didn't come to lobby the military.In fact, he was somewhat worried that the East India Company would offer some unreasonable conditions to instigate Haihan, and then Portugal would be in danger.
What disturbed Thomas the most was actually Su Keyi himself. After all, he was a Han Chinese, so he could communicate with the high-level officials of Haihan without any problems.Thomas even thought about whether he should also find a Han Chinese to be his successor more than once, but he also knew that such an approach would not be approved by his superiors, so he could only think about it.
(End of this chapter)
Seeing the agitated Thomas exaggerating the threat of the Dutch, Yan Chujie just laughed and said nothing.In his view, the Dutch are certainly ambitious, but how can you be honest, the Portuguese?
Portugal and the Netherlands have been competing for colonial hegemony in Asia for a century.If the Dutch can be hit with the help of Haihan, it will naturally be a major victory for the Portuguese.
Of course, the Portuguese didn’t just start such an attempt today. When they chose to cooperate with Haihan more than 20 years ago, they had the intention of joining hands with Haihan to deal with the Dutch.
It's just that this trick of borrowing a knife to kill people is too simple, and it doesn't have enough benefits, so how can it use Haihan's big knife.Portugal wants to use Haihan to deal with the Dutch, and Haihan has the idea of letting the Dutch check and balance the Portuguese.Therefore, Haihan has always had a closer cooperative relationship with Portugal, but Haihan has always maintained a cautious attitude towards the Portuguese's various small thoughts.
After talking for a long time, Thomas found that Yan Chujie's attitude was as calm as ever, and he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.He has served as the Portuguese ambassador to Haihan for many years, and it is time to retire now, but he still wants to fulfill his wish for many years before resigning, that is, to persuade Haihan to turn against the Dutch East India Company.
It's just that this matter is easier said than done. Whether it is economic or military strength, the Netherlands is not weaker than Portugal, and is even slightly stronger in many aspects.If it hadn't been for Haihan, a powerful ally, it would be hard to say whether Portugal would be able to share the same share with the Netherlands in Asia.
The East India Company is also one of Haihan's trading partners. To completely replace it, Portugal must have corresponding strength.However, due to the reality, the conditions that Portugal can offer are not enough to make Haihan give up cooperation with the Dutch.
Yan Chujie said: "Mr. Thomas, our country has no intention of intervening in the disputes between your country and the Netherlands. This point has been reiterated many times. I don't think I need to explain it to you in detail. If we think that the East India Company has a negative impact on our country's security, If there is no threat, then we will naturally take the necessary measures, but right now we don’t think there is such a situation.”
Thomas said: "However, your country's upcoming actions in the South China Sea will definitely touch the interests of the Dutch. I don't think they will turn a blind eye to your country's actions, and may even have a more drastic response. Your country should do it earlier. Prepare."
Yan Chujie nodded and said, "Thank you for your reminder. But I still don't think the Dutch will give up their huge interests in the area north of Ambuna Island to make some unwise attempts."
The traditional sphere of influence of the Dutch East India Company is the South China Sea area centered on the city of Batavia. Since Haihan captured the island of Ambuna, the channel for the Dutch to go north has been locked.In the entire Northeast Asia region, the Netherlands has only one colonial port left in Taiwan, Dayuan Port, and the others are just trading post institutions deployed in Haihan, Daming, Annan, Japan, North Korea and other countries.
If the East India Company wants to turn against Haihan, it will immediately lose these precious trading points and the qualification to trade with Northeast Asian countries, which is definitely an unacceptable loss for it.
In such a situation, Yan Chujie didn't believe that Thomas couldn't understand, but he was just continuing to pretend to be confused, hoping to use this to exert influence on himself.
Seeing that there was no hope of persuading Yan Chujie, Thomas had no choice but to play the last card: "During your country's military operations in the South China Sea, our country can also continue the previous cooperation method and send an armed fleet to assist. What do you think?"
Since the Haihan military is unwilling to take action against the Dutch, they can only end in person.Portugal has a military alliance with Haihan, and has sent troops to participate in military operations led by Haihan many times in the past. Thomas' proposal is not abrupt.
However, with the previous conversations as a foreshadowing, his intentions are too obvious, how could Yan Chujie let him do so easily, and immediately responded with a smile: "Mr. Thomas, the actions of our country in the South my country Sea are still in the stage of discussion , there is no need to rush to send troops."
Of course, Thomas understood that Yan Chujie's words were just an excuse. If Haihan had no such plan, how could he have made a high-profile campaign in the newspapers? Maybe he had already finished preparing for the battle secretly and was waiting for the executive committee to issue an official order.But if you don't bring Portugal to play together, how can Thomas give up?
Thomas immediately said again: "It's okay, as long as Mr. Yan tells you when and where to rendezvous, our fleet will arrive on time."
Seeing that he still refused to give up, Yan Chujie could only speak more bluntly: "At present, the Executive Committee has not yet reached a clear conclusion on whether foreign troops are required to join the operation. If necessary, we will take the initiative to inform you, and your country will also There is no need to organize the fleet to stand by in advance."
Thomas said: "But according to the covenant signed by our two countries, our country has the right to know about your country's military operations in the South China Sea, isn't it?"
Yan Chujie said: "Of course. According to the usual practice, your country can appoint some military representatives to act with our army as observers."
The implication is that you can only send people to observe, but you still haven't let go of Portugal's dispatch of an armed fleet to participate in the operation.
This promise can only be said to be better than nothing, but it can be regarded as a reassurance for Thomas.Although sending armed forces to participate in the operation seems hopeless, but being able to send people to observe it at least shows that Haihan will not attack the Portuguese ruled area.
As for whether Haihan can be persuaded to make a move on the Dutch, it probably can only follow the development of the situation and take one step at a time.
After Thomas said goodbye, he saw a carriage passing by on the street outside the Ministry of Defense. The VOC flag of the East India Company was very conspicuous on the front of the vehicle.Thomas didn't need to take a closer look to know that the car was the special car of Dutch Minister Sukeyi.
Looking at his whereabouts, he didn't come to the Ministry of National Defense Building. Thomas was relieved, thinking that he didn't come to lobby the military.In fact, he was somewhat worried that the East India Company would offer some unreasonable conditions to instigate Haihan, and then Portugal would be in danger.
What disturbed Thomas the most was actually Su Keyi himself. After all, he was a Han Chinese, so he could communicate with the high-level officials of Haihan without any problems.Thomas even thought about whether he should also find a Han Chinese to be his successor more than once, but he also knew that such an approach would not be approved by his superiors, so he could only think about it.
(End of this chapter)