Chapter 3138
Chapter 3138
Chapter 3138
The place drawn by Su Keyi on the map is actually no longer within the scope of the South China Sea in the traditional sense, but is located in the triangle between the South China Sea, the Pacific Ocean and Australia.
At present, Sulawesi Island, Maluku Islands, New Guinea Island and other places around the Banda Sea, most of the areas belong to the sphere of influence of the Spaniards. The Netherlands has only a few small colonial ports in the local area, and there is no such thing as Badawi. A big city like Asia.
The Dutch also tried to control this area, but the Banda Sea is three or four thousand miles away from Batavia, and there is still a sea area controlled by the old enemy Mata Ram, so they have to fight with the local side. Spain's fighting method, while operating the colony remotely, is not easy to operate, and the effect is not very satisfactory.
However, this area is rich in spices such as cloves, cardamom, and pepper, and was called the Spice Islands by Western colonists.The East India Company gained a lot of profits from operating plantations in the local area. Although the risks were greater, many Dutch people would still venture to the local area to engage in trading activities over the years.
In the past, the Spaniards focused their energy on the Luzon Islands north of Sulawesi, so they could barely coexist with the Dutch in this place. Although there were occasional battles between the two sides, the scale was small and not too intense.
But last year, Haihan sent troops to uproot the Spanish colony in central Luzon in one go, and a large number of Spaniards had to flee south to Sulawesi and other places.The local colonies run by the Dutch naturally became the target of the Spaniards to recover their blood.
The so-called fire at the city gate brought disaster to the fish in the pond, and the local Dutch suffered such sudden disasters.The defeated Spanish army that retreated to the south looted a number of ports and villages belonging to the Netherlands one after another. Although the local Dutch tried to resist, the sporadic weapons in their hands were basically useless in the face of groups of Spanish armed personnel. Difficult to function.
The Dutch East India Company spent tens of hundreds of years, and finally managed to achieve results locally, but was destroyed by the Spaniards in a very short period of time.
By the time the city of Batavia, thousands of miles away, got the news, it was too late to send a fleet to help.But if they really want to fight the Spaniards in Banda Hai, the East India Company is not fully sure.
Even knowing that Spain had just retreated to the local area and had not had time to recover from the serious injury, the board of directors of the East India Company was unwilling to take the risk of defeat.
In fact, Su Keyi could understand the board's thinking. Launching a cross-sea expedition would cost a lot of money. If Spain, the underdog, was bitten by the other party instead of being beaten, the loss would outweigh the gain.
What's more, Batavia is surrounded by competitors such as Haihan, Portugal, and Mataram. If they feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, these old rivals will not show mercy to Batavia.At that time, if the revenge is not avenged, people will steal the house instead.
Of course, although this boring loss is eaten, it will never be swallowed so silently. Once the opportunity is seized, the Netherlands will definitely retaliate against Spain.
Su Keyi believes that under the current situation, if Haihan's attention can be directed to this region, it will not only prevent Haihan from targeting the West for external expansion, but also kill people with a knife, so that Spain will continue to be bloodletted by Haihan.
When Haihan drives Spain out of this area, the Netherlands can make a comeback there.Not to mention completely returning to the previous level, at least you can drink some soup with Haihan, and re-organize the profitable spice trade.
Su Yongshan said: "Father's plan is very good, but Haihan's military operations last year have taken the initiative to stop at Mindanao Island in the north of the Banda Sea. It seems that they don't want to fight again in the short term. What kind of conditions do we have to come up with before we can fight?" Will it attract them to continue to attack the Banda Sea in the south?"
Su Keyi stroked his beard and pondered: "I think it should be quite attractive to them to join forces to deal with the Spaniards."
In the evening of that day, Su Keyi took the initiative to visit Ning Qi, asking him to invite Yuan Qiuye and Schneider who were on the same boat, and then inform the three of his plan.
To be honest, this is not a very good timing, because Yan Chujie, who is in charge of the military in the executive committee, is on another boat.Moreover, Ning Qi has stated his position in public more than once, thinking that Haihan's primary goal should be to replace Daming and inherit the traditional territory of the Han people.
But while the fleet was traveling day and night, Su Keyi couldn't go to visit Yan Chujie and others on another ship. After arriving in Hong Kong, he might not have the opportunity to meet these senior officials of the Executive Committee alone, so he could only seize the opportunity before him and try his best. give it a try.
Sure enough, Ning Qi frowned before he heard his plan.However, out of etiquette, Ning Qi patiently waited for him to finish his explanation before expressing his opinion.
"Mr. Su, I believe you also know that our country just ended its crusade against the Spaniards last year, and it is still in a period of recuperation. Moreover, the area you mentioned is far away from our country's control area. I don't think Luzon Region has any There is no force left to launch an attack there.”
"And there's nothing special there, and it's not on a trade route. If you attack the area just to deal with the Spaniards, I don't think it makes much sense."
Su Keyi quickly explained, saying that the local area is rich in various spices, and if the Spaniards develop in the area, it will take a few years for the Spaniards to make a comeback.At that time, Haihan will still have to send troops, and the enemy he will face will be stronger than today.
Schneider said with a smile: "Mr. Su, we have been dealing with each other for so many years. In fact, there is no need to talk about these twists and turns. I understand what you want to do, but this is of no practical benefit to our country."
"In fact, it may take several years to earn back from the land that was stolen from the war with the Spaniards last year. I think that even if the places you mentioned can be successfully won, it will not be a big deal for our country. A good deal."
Su Keyi found that his previous judgment was a bit wrong, and Haihan's antipathy towards Spain seemed not as strong as expected.
But of course he would not give up on this, and immediately made a new condition: "If your country is willing to send troops, then the East India Company will also consider sending troops to help the war. In this way, the two of us will share the military expenditure, and the pressure should be much less."
"Combined troops?"
Schneider's expression became quite complicated: "Mr. Su, you may have forgotten that we have not signed any military cooperation agreement, let alone a military alliance, and it is unlikely to implement the plan you mentioned."
Su Keyi quickly responded: "Not signing in the past doesn't mean that we won't sign in the future. With the friendly relationship we have maintained over the years, I think any form of cooperation can be discussed."
(End of this chapter)
The place drawn by Su Keyi on the map is actually no longer within the scope of the South China Sea in the traditional sense, but is located in the triangle between the South China Sea, the Pacific Ocean and Australia.
At present, Sulawesi Island, Maluku Islands, New Guinea Island and other places around the Banda Sea, most of the areas belong to the sphere of influence of the Spaniards. The Netherlands has only a few small colonial ports in the local area, and there is no such thing as Badawi. A big city like Asia.
The Dutch also tried to control this area, but the Banda Sea is three or four thousand miles away from Batavia, and there is still a sea area controlled by the old enemy Mata Ram, so they have to fight with the local side. Spain's fighting method, while operating the colony remotely, is not easy to operate, and the effect is not very satisfactory.
However, this area is rich in spices such as cloves, cardamom, and pepper, and was called the Spice Islands by Western colonists.The East India Company gained a lot of profits from operating plantations in the local area. Although the risks were greater, many Dutch people would still venture to the local area to engage in trading activities over the years.
In the past, the Spaniards focused their energy on the Luzon Islands north of Sulawesi, so they could barely coexist with the Dutch in this place. Although there were occasional battles between the two sides, the scale was small and not too intense.
But last year, Haihan sent troops to uproot the Spanish colony in central Luzon in one go, and a large number of Spaniards had to flee south to Sulawesi and other places.The local colonies run by the Dutch naturally became the target of the Spaniards to recover their blood.
The so-called fire at the city gate brought disaster to the fish in the pond, and the local Dutch suffered such sudden disasters.The defeated Spanish army that retreated to the south looted a number of ports and villages belonging to the Netherlands one after another. Although the local Dutch tried to resist, the sporadic weapons in their hands were basically useless in the face of groups of Spanish armed personnel. Difficult to function.
The Dutch East India Company spent tens of hundreds of years, and finally managed to achieve results locally, but was destroyed by the Spaniards in a very short period of time.
By the time the city of Batavia, thousands of miles away, got the news, it was too late to send a fleet to help.But if they really want to fight the Spaniards in Banda Hai, the East India Company is not fully sure.
Even knowing that Spain had just retreated to the local area and had not had time to recover from the serious injury, the board of directors of the East India Company was unwilling to take the risk of defeat.
In fact, Su Keyi could understand the board's thinking. Launching a cross-sea expedition would cost a lot of money. If Spain, the underdog, was bitten by the other party instead of being beaten, the loss would outweigh the gain.
What's more, Batavia is surrounded by competitors such as Haihan, Portugal, and Mataram. If they feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, these old rivals will not show mercy to Batavia.At that time, if the revenge is not avenged, people will steal the house instead.
Of course, although this boring loss is eaten, it will never be swallowed so silently. Once the opportunity is seized, the Netherlands will definitely retaliate against Spain.
Su Keyi believes that under the current situation, if Haihan's attention can be directed to this region, it will not only prevent Haihan from targeting the West for external expansion, but also kill people with a knife, so that Spain will continue to be bloodletted by Haihan.
When Haihan drives Spain out of this area, the Netherlands can make a comeback there.Not to mention completely returning to the previous level, at least you can drink some soup with Haihan, and re-organize the profitable spice trade.
Su Yongshan said: "Father's plan is very good, but Haihan's military operations last year have taken the initiative to stop at Mindanao Island in the north of the Banda Sea. It seems that they don't want to fight again in the short term. What kind of conditions do we have to come up with before we can fight?" Will it attract them to continue to attack the Banda Sea in the south?"
Su Keyi stroked his beard and pondered: "I think it should be quite attractive to them to join forces to deal with the Spaniards."
In the evening of that day, Su Keyi took the initiative to visit Ning Qi, asking him to invite Yuan Qiuye and Schneider who were on the same boat, and then inform the three of his plan.
To be honest, this is not a very good timing, because Yan Chujie, who is in charge of the military in the executive committee, is on another boat.Moreover, Ning Qi has stated his position in public more than once, thinking that Haihan's primary goal should be to replace Daming and inherit the traditional territory of the Han people.
But while the fleet was traveling day and night, Su Keyi couldn't go to visit Yan Chujie and others on another ship. After arriving in Hong Kong, he might not have the opportunity to meet these senior officials of the Executive Committee alone, so he could only seize the opportunity before him and try his best. give it a try.
Sure enough, Ning Qi frowned before he heard his plan.However, out of etiquette, Ning Qi patiently waited for him to finish his explanation before expressing his opinion.
"Mr. Su, I believe you also know that our country just ended its crusade against the Spaniards last year, and it is still in a period of recuperation. Moreover, the area you mentioned is far away from our country's control area. I don't think Luzon Region has any There is no force left to launch an attack there.”
"And there's nothing special there, and it's not on a trade route. If you attack the area just to deal with the Spaniards, I don't think it makes much sense."
Su Keyi quickly explained, saying that the local area is rich in various spices, and if the Spaniards develop in the area, it will take a few years for the Spaniards to make a comeback.At that time, Haihan will still have to send troops, and the enemy he will face will be stronger than today.
Schneider said with a smile: "Mr. Su, we have been dealing with each other for so many years. In fact, there is no need to talk about these twists and turns. I understand what you want to do, but this is of no practical benefit to our country."
"In fact, it may take several years to earn back from the land that was stolen from the war with the Spaniards last year. I think that even if the places you mentioned can be successfully won, it will not be a big deal for our country. A good deal."
Su Keyi found that his previous judgment was a bit wrong, and Haihan's antipathy towards Spain seemed not as strong as expected.
But of course he would not give up on this, and immediately made a new condition: "If your country is willing to send troops, then the East India Company will also consider sending troops to help the war. In this way, the two of us will share the military expenditure, and the pressure should be much less."
"Combined troops?"
Schneider's expression became quite complicated: "Mr. Su, you may have forgotten that we have not signed any military cooperation agreement, let alone a military alliance, and it is unlikely to implement the plan you mentioned."
Su Keyi quickly responded: "Not signing in the past doesn't mean that we won't sign in the future. With the friendly relationship we have maintained over the years, I think any form of cooperation can be discussed."
(End of this chapter)