Xinshun 1730

Chapter 737 Opportunity

If nothing else, the day when what happened in Southeast Asia was reported to Europe was the day when the stock market crash broke out on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

There may seem to be many European countries, but in fact the only new parasite that financial capital can choose is the United Kingdom.

France is very strong, but it is also very strong.

The strength of France stems from a strong centralized government. After the establishment of the Palace of Versailles, it was the policy of "I am the country's Little China".Coupled with Colbert's national industrialism and strict precautions against financial capital, as well as the huge power of Catholicism, it is doomed that financial capital will not go to Paris.

The rest, except the UK, are rubbish.

Only the United Kingdom has a close relationship with the Netherlands.

Secondly, the parliament can basically split [-]-[-] with the king, and there is a tradition of parliament rebelling and killing the king.

Three years later, the British fleet is an invincible city wall. No matter how fierce the French land battle is, they will not be able to go to England, and England is safe.

Unless there are some weapons that can fly across the strait and put Britain under the threat of war, London is the best parasite for European financial capital after the collapse of the Netherlands.

The ships and transportation volume from the UK can take over the market after the collapse of the Netherlands, and can smuggle and trade around the world.

Five years ago the British government was able to fight Spain for the sake of smugglers.Which financial capitalist doesn't like such a government?
In the past six years, as long as Britain retreated to an isolated island, financial capital dared to borrow boldly.Anyone who dares not to repay the money will cause trouble in Europe, blow the heads of the debtors, and let those who try to default on their debts experience the power of bankers to press their debts.

There are various reasons that even Valknir can understand.Once the Netherlands declines, London will replace Amsterdam as the financial center.It can't be Paris, it can't be Petersburg, it can't be Berlin or Vienna.

Capital can do many things. When the Netherlands was strong, these strong capitals allowed the Netherlands to pull out a fleet that beat the British and French allied forces.

Others may not have imagined that Valknir, the Batavian governor who has been working for so many years, can still think clearly about some things.

For example, what will Dashun's foreign trade policy be like after it occupies Southeast Asia?

According to Liu Yu's consistent rhetoric, it is to engage in free trade.

However, after driving a large amount of financial capital to the UK, the UK has basically controlled the trade in Europe. Will the UK accept Dashun's "pseudo" free trade request?

The last time Liu Yu went to Europe, there was a lot of trouble in the Netherlands because of free trade or exploration and cooperation trade.Before going to Europe, the meeting in Batavia was also caused by this trade policy, and Valknir felt bad about going back.

No matter how you look at it, you feel that since Liu Yu understands what's in it, why would he do this?

What Valknir considered was already a little close to the truth.

In fact, if you think about it a little deeper, you will find that Dashun's foreign policy in recent years is very strange.

Or, it was Dashun's nonsense, doing whatever he wanted, and making friends with whoever was pleasing to the eye.

Stories need logic, but reality doesn't.

Foreign policy without logic, of course, is possible.

However, what if Dashun's diplomacy is not nonsense, but has a consistent logic?

Looking at it this way, the problem becomes bigger.

Dashun's ally is France. If it is not for the irrational reason that France is pleasing to the eye and forms an alliance, it is obvious that Dashun has the ambition to monopolize trade and challenge the European powers that have a monopoly position in trade.

This is acting as a thug in La France, because France is not good at trade and is not a trading power, but it is a qualified thug with no conflict of interest.

Originally thought it was to deal with Russia, but now it seems that Dashun does not need to draw on France to fight against Russia, and even if it really wants to deal with Russia, La Osman should be more suitable.

If Dashun's diplomacy is logical and strategic, then the real purpose of Dashun can be deduced.

And this real purpose is bound to be contrary to the result of destroying the Netherlands and moving the world financial center to London.

Continue to push down along this line of thought, and the real answer will come out soon, and the fate of the Netherlands will also be known.

However, Valknir did not have such ability, nor could he make such strategic speculations.

It’s just because he has been in Batavia for a long time, and he has had a lot of contact with Liu Yu and others. He has heard too many slogans about Liu Yu’s free trade today, Sino-French friendship tomorrow, and hating Britain the day after tomorrow, and he feels that the internal logic is correct. Not going on the road, had to have a lot of doubts.

Under such doubts, Valkner vaguely felt that Dashun's purpose of going to Nanyang was not so simple.There may be many unexpected things in the follow-up policy.

Because...a simple question, Nanyang goods, who are they selling to?
As the last governor of Batavia of the East India Company, Valkneer knew very well that the market in Dashun could not accommodate Nanyang goods.

If it can be eaten, why does the East India Company often lose money?It was useless to sell pepper to Dashun back then, and the sales volume did not increase much.

Valkner has no doubts that Dashun definitely has the ability to drive cargo ships to Europe.The previous incident of returning Swedish prisoners of war, the subsequent incident of Venus transiting the sun in the southern hemisphere to find an observation point, and the recent incident of the Dashun Mission to Europe can all prove this point.

However, Dashun's cargo ships can only go to the pier.

Can't get through customs.

The warships of Dashun can indeed make the Dutch cry in Southeast Asia.But after passing the Cape of Good Hope, it’s not enough to watch. Valkner is very clear about this. He doesn’t even need to fight the United Kingdom. Even if he fights against the Netherlands, which has not updated its battleships in 40 years, Dashun will definitely lose.

If Dashun has been adopting the previous trade policy, allowing European countries to open business offices in several coastal cities, Valkenier can also think of Dashun's future trade policy: it may sell goods in Malacca, just like tea, porcelain, rhubarb, To monopolize the supply of goods, just sit on the ground and collect money.

However, in the past few years, Dashun has been tossing vigorously.

United with Sweden to form a Sino-Swiss trading company, attacked Japan to force Japan to do business, and forced the Netherlands to choose either the nameless joint trade or equal free trade, and went to Europe to promote the benefits of free trade.

This made Valkner feel that it was impossible for Dashun to adopt a trade policy of sitting on the ground and collecting money in Malacca.

Otherwise, what's the point of all these tossing before?
The Lord Marquis in front of him should be regarded as Dashun's behind-the-scenes foreign minister, and he was responsible for many of the previous tossing policies.This person doesn't seem to have made any useless decisions now. Before immigrating to Ceylon, he felt that Dashun was regressing. Now it seems that it is a conspiracy at all.

Such a person, who was tossing around before, was really just tossing around for fun?

These problems seem to have a lot to do with Valknir, who was the governor of Batavia before, because he is an executive of the company, and his status is almost equal to that of the 17 directors.

It seems that it has little to do with Valkenir, who is now a prisoner of the Dashun Army and the former Batavia Governor.

However, regardless of the identity of the company, there is also the fate and development of the individual, which is relevant again.

When Valkenier withdrew his troops in Cirebon, he had the idea of ​​staying in Dashun instead of returning to the Netherlands.

However, what he thought a few days ago was more about thinking that after he went back, he would definitely be blamed, and he didn't even know he was dead.

Now, after a complete defeat, facing Liu Yu, and feeling some problems from Liu Yu's words, Valknir has more thoughts.

Originally, the reason why he wanted to talk to Liu Yu alone was that he hoped that Liu Yu would agree with him to stay in Dashun and return his property so that his family could escape the accountability of the board of directors and countless shareholders in the seven provinces in Dashun.

But after talking about the status of Amsterdam's financial center, Valkner's mind became active.

So Valkner followed Liu Yu's topic about the status of the financial center, relied on the experience of his ancestors who were richer than now, and some insights from being born in Amsterdam, a city with a strong commercial atmosphere, to continue talking with Liu Yu this topic.

The two of them were on the battlefield where the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood was still wafting, and they kept silent about the war and the upcoming fortress attack and defense battle.

Instead, it talked about finance, capital, trade, and tariff protection.

From time to time, the howls of surviving wounded soldiers could be heard outside, perhaps it was the military doctor sawing their legs.The gunpowder smoke accumulated on the battlefield drifted along with the fresh wind, slightly bitter.

The two people who were thinking about how to kill and how to defeat each other not long ago had nothing to do with war.

After talking for a long time, the two would still laugh together from time to time, for example, when Valkner talked about some experiences of his family members during the South Sea Bubble.

It went all the way to the end before finally talking about anything related to the war.

"Master Marquis, of course I know that your army can easily capture any of the company's fortresses in Southeast Asia."

"However, the outcome of the war is already doomed, and it is meaningless to continue fighting."

"As the governor of the company and the top person in charge of Southeast Asia and South Asia, in the name of the governor, I will ask them to lay down their weapons and avoid senseless bloodshed."

"I will take all the responsibilities."

"But I hope that Lord Marquis can promise me two conditions."

"One: Dutch soldiers, as prisoners of war who were honorably defeated, are not allowed to seize their personal belongings. Those who intend to return to the Netherlands, please let them go unconditionally."

"Two: As the governor of the company, I take all the responsibility for making them surrender this time, for the purpose of humanity and benevolence without bloodshed. But I will be held accountable by the company. I hope to stay here, and your country can treat me Protect."

"Personally, I am also willing to accept some mission arrangements from your country as an employee. Because although your country has captured Southeast Asia, its understanding of the small countries, chief states, and indigenous people in Southeast Asia is not as deep as mine. The knowledge in my head , hoping to legally exchange for enough wealth.”

Valkneer thought to himself that if Dashun continued to implement aggressive trade policies, he might be able to grasp this cusp and become an investor with high profits.

Anyway, what is earned is gold and silver, and family inheritance is a matter of course whether it is in Europe or Asia. The purpose of coming to the East is to make a fortune. Why can't we take advantage of this trend and continue to make a fortune in the East?
As long as Dashun continues to follow the aggressive trade policy of the Marquis, there will be many opportunities to make a fortune.Investment, financing, and stock offering, as long as you do this, and guard the big fat in Southeast Asia, how can you not make a fortune?Which one of the shareholders who first invested in the East India Company back then is not soaring?
The world is so big, and such a Southeast Asia rich in spices, such an opportunity is really a once in a lifetime.Wouldn't it be stupid if you didn't grasp it?
Now if I let myself go back to the time when VOC was first established, I would definitely sell all the houses and everything that can be sold, and buy all VOC stocks.

Not just him, not even the Dutch, any Western European would think so.

I can't go back to the past, but isn't this opportunity the same as when VOC was formed?
The essence of VOC is the spice of Southeast Asia. VOC changed its name to Dashun Royal Fragrance Franchise Company, and what is the difference between VOC and VOC?
When I didn't have the chance to catch up with the VOC IPO, would I still miss this opportunity?

Unless Dashun adopts a conservative trade policy and chooses to sit in Malacca to collect money, of course there is no chance of making a fortune, but it can not only avoid the trial of returning to the Netherlands, but also rely on its own understanding of Southeast Asia to climb up to the present A nobleman, maybe like that black slave, can also be mixed with a baron's title.

No matter how you look at it, taking the initiative to seek refuge is quite beneficial to one's own personal destiny.

Besides, Valkner thought, based on the conversations about trade just now, it is absolutely certain that the Marquis in front of him is definitely not a conservative in terms of trade policy, but rather a radical radical.

Some things are unintentionally revealed in the words, which cannot be concealed.

What I have to do now is to reflect my own value.

(End of this chapter)