Xinshun 1730

Chapter 834

The words startled Anthony.

Nervously, I quickly thought about it, what else is related to the interests of the Netherlands, which can "affect the Sino-Dutch friendship" like the Southeast Asian colonies.

After thinking about it for a while, I'm sure it doesn't seem to be there.

In Asia, Holland still has some trading posts in Persia.Persians love sugar, but Anthony knows that Dashun has opened the door to Japan, and the Japanese are also addicted to sugar. For the time being, Dashun's sugar does not need to be shipped to Persia.

Outside of Asia, Dashun is powerless, at least until India has a firm foothold, it is unable to extend its tentacles.

As for those interests in South America and the Caribbean, it is true that they cannot "affect the friendship between China and the Netherlands".

After he was convinced that Dashun would not continue to torment Holland, Anthony seriously thought about Kang Bushao's suggestion.

Although the words are harsh and irritating, in principle, it seems that the relationship between China and the Netherlands is indeed a match made in heaven without the stumbling block of Nanyang.

Dashun and the Netherlands, in fact, have the same situation to some extent: cargo ships cannot go out, have no market, and are blocked by threats at sea.

Like the Netherlands, Dashun is not a good market. Dashun's market is quite small—of course, this narrowness means that in terms of European goods, the annual consumption of European goods in the entire Dashun may not match that of a North American colony.

If you don't have an internal market, you can only look for it outside.But how can it be so easy to get hold of other people's markets?
However, Dashun is a bit stronger than the Netherlands.Porcelain, silk and rhubarb are either not available in Europe, or the quality of European products is not good.

So even if Dashun was intercepted at sea and the cargo ship couldn't get out, he could still sit at home and collect money.

Holland is miserable.

All of Europe is spinning wool, all of Europe is boiling salt, all of Europe is building ships, and all of Europe is kneading wool... The homogenization of industries and serious involution have brought about huge competition problems.

Why did the British let their own country's woolen mills close down and buy Dutch wool?
Furthermore, the key is that the Dutch financial policy is too loose.

The Dutch labor cost is high, trade is blocked by navigation regulations and Korber National Industrialism, and the domestic market is small. There was a colony before, but the policy was exhausted and fishing had no consumption capacity. All these have caused a serious regression in the development of the Dutch handicraft industry. .

This is not enough.

The profit-seeking nature of financial capital caused a large amount of Dutch capital to go to Britain, France, Prussia, and Russia.The handicraft industry in these countries has developed rapidly: the development of industry requires capital.If you need money, come to Amsterdam for a loan.

The Dutch finance capital is selling the noose that hangs Dutch industry.

It's just that financial capital doesn't care.As the old Burgundian aristocrat said when he was brainstorming in Europe: I am a cosmopolitan, and I have seven or eight motherlands.

Even the aristocrats can say that they are cosmopolitans, seven or eight motherlands, and the financial capitalists are directly doubled.The life and death of the handicraft industry in the Netherlands has nothing to do with me?For the sake of the motherland's industry, I can't lend and invest abroad?

Since Amsterdam is the financial center at this time, it can only choose to be absolutely open.

You can not have it both ways.

It is impossible for Amsterdam to become the financial center of the world if precious metals and monetary policy are tightened.

How much capital can a declining Netherlands use?If the money of the big financiers in Amsterdam cannot be borrowed due to the tightening of monetary policy, should they dig a cellar and bury it?
Therefore, these very irritating words that Kang Buxio said sounded very reasonable to Anthony, and even reached his heart.

Dutch handicrafts have no future.Or they, the Regents, do not represent the interests of the Dutch handicraft industry at all.The guild is the foundation of the Orange family and the mortal enemy of the Regency faction.

Then the future of the Netherlands can only be in the business and financial industries.

In principle, opening up trade with Dashun and attracting Dashun a major customer who may borrow money and is absolutely solvent is great news for Dutch financial and commercial capital.

Moreover, even if Dashun's goods were allowed to flow in, the damage to Holland would not be too deep.

For industries such as salt, timber, shipbuilding, and pottery, it is impossible for ocean-going cargo ships to load these goods, and they have to pay for it.

As for silk tea, there is no competition.

Although there is competition for cotton cloth and the like, the city of Leiden has no say. At worst, the City Council of Leiden City will issue a policy to prohibit cotton cloth from entering Leiden.

However, because of too inertial thinking, Anthony and others never thought that there is still a state of war between China and the Netherlands, while Dashun has already started to preach the friendship between China and the Netherlands.

This change was so fast that it was difficult for Anthony to accept it for a while.

After calming down, Anthony gave a very in-depth answer to Kang Bushao's question.

"If there is anything that can affect the 'China-Dutch Friendship', it should be the British "Navigation Regulations". If there is no Navigation Regulations, the friendship between China and the Netherlands will be deeper. The entire Baltic Sea and North America are so deep."

"So, can your country solve this problem?"

"Or, there is also the French Colbert Doctrine, the alliance between Spain and France, and France's high tariff protectionism, which are also important obstacles to the 'China-Netherlands Friendship'. If these can be resolved, the relationship between China and the Netherlands The friendship will also be deeper. It is as deep as the whole of South America, the whole of the Iberian Peninsula and Gaul."

"So, can your country solve this problem?"

This answer is very sharp, pointing directly to the core issue of Sino-Dutch cooperation.

How does Dashun plan to cooperate with the Netherlands?
Dashun, is he qualified to convince Holland that he is the best big brother, who can bring Holland's popular and spicy food?

Will Big Brother do it?Can the two nooses around Holland's neck be resolved?

If it can be resolved, the tribute will be fine.

If it can't be solved, isn't it pushing Holland into the fire pit?

Dashun is fine in Asia, but when the time comes, Britain and France will be annoyed. At worst, they will pat their butts and leave, and the Netherlands will be miserable.

There are many contradictions in Europe, but what the Netherlands cares about is the contradiction between Britain and France.

This is closely related to the fate of the Netherlands.

As for the contradictions within Shinra, although the Netherlands is also afraid of the rise of Prussia, they are powerless, and this kind of battle is not good for the Netherlands at all.

Anthony knew the relationship between Dashun and France, so he seemed to say two problems to be solved, but in fact there was only one.

That's the British problem.

He also knew that the tragedy in The Hague must have been fanned by these Chinese people.

From the beginning of the Lingdingyang incident, it can be seen that this faction of Chinese people has a special vigilance against Britain.

Today's incident in The Hague, in the final analysis, is still aimed at the United Kingdom.William IV of Orange did it for the sake of the Dutch people's opposition. His identity was first the son-in-law of the King of England, and then the ruling of the Netherlands.

If it can break the British navigation regulations, of course it is good.

However, if Dashun used the Netherlands as a weapon to instigate the Netherlands and Britain to go to war, and Dashun watched the fun behind the scenes and picked peaches, just like the British squatting on the island, Anthony would definitely oppose it and be vigilant.

To serve Dashun as an envoy would be better than to serve Britain as an envoy.

His meaning is also very clear, since we want to cooperate, or in other words, we want to cooperate more deeply, that's fine.

Dashun showed his attitude, can Dashun help Holland solve the two shackles around his neck?

Either destroy the British navigation regulations.

Either destroy the Franco-Spanish alliance, French handicrafts, and French customs autonomy.

Two, pick one.

The Regents were not fools, nor were they hardcore Anglophiles.It can be seen from the cowardly participation in the war from the beginning, and secretly flirting with France, that they did not want to shed blood for the British.

During the Western King's Succession War, the Netherlands could still be said to be for the Spanish colonial trade and for Belgium.In this battle, there is only bloodshed for the British.

The Netherlands, of course, had resentment against Britain.

Except for the Orange family and the city of Rotterdam, which specializes in legal trade with Britain, all have grievances against Britain.Although Zeeland Province is the province with the largest trade volume with the UK, there is no "legal" trade in Zeeland Province.

According to what law?Of course it is British law.

The Netherlands is called the "sea coachman". In fact, in other words, the Netherlands is a European express company.

You must first become a logistics center in Europe before you can become a coachman.Just like later generations, logistics and express delivery are always inseparable.

However, with the British "Navigation Regulations", the UK has gradually become the logistics center of Europe.A courier who doesn't even have a logistics center, how can he get along?

The Navigation Act is very overbearing.

Not only the United Kingdom is in charge, but also Asia, Africa, and the United States. It is really impolite to implement it. If it is caught, it will kill, burn, and steal the goods.

Its text reads: For the benefit of the English Republic, from December 1651, 12 AD, Asia, Africa, America, or any part of the three continents, or islands belonging to the three continents, whether British or other colonies, grow, No goods or merchandise produced, or manufactured, shall enter the English Republic, Ireland, or the islands, colonies, discoveries, or territories of which the English Republic belongs, unless it is a domestic vessel.The meaning of national ships, manufactured in the Republic of England, and the captain was born and raised in the Republic, and 1% of the crew are the people of the Republic...

When this regulation was issued, the United Kingdom was still the Republic of England.

Originally, there was a huge loophole in this regulation, because when the United Kingdom was still a republic, independent countries in Asia, Africa or America were unable to ship to the United Kingdom to sell goods.

Therefore, in theory, it is "legal" for Dashun to sell goods in the UK, or directly to the British colonies.

Because the ordinance refers to "commodities from the colonies of Britain or other countries", and Dashun is not a colony of Dashun.

However, when Yoniko came to Sweden to deliver the prisoners of war, the British Parliament hurriedly held a meeting to close this legal loophole.

The regulations changed from "regardless of the British or other countries' colonies" to "whatever the British or other countries' colonies in Asia, the United States, and Europe, or independent countries, or the eastern tributary countries that have a common monarch and the emperor of China. , any goods and merchandise manufactured".

So Dashun's cargo ships go directly to the colonies to sell goods. After the regulations are revised, it will be illegal.It is also illegal for colonial ships to go directly to Dashun without transiting through the UK.

For Dashun, the previous influence was not that great, so he wouldn't go anyway.

But the Netherlands is different.

If the Netherlands wants to be a coachman, it must first be a distribution center for European logistics.Now Britain, France and Spain rely on their respective colonies, and both regard their own countries as logistics distribution centers, and the Netherlands actually cannot even get goods.

There used to be a Southeast Asian specialty, such as spices, cinnamon, white sugar, incense tin, Japanese copper, etc., but now they are gone.

Sea coachmen have to transport goods to make money. The current situation is that all countries are building their own carriages and recruiting coachmen from their own countries.Can you live well this day?
Therefore, the Netherlands and Dashun are the most connected, because they have experienced the same situation: I want free trade, but who will let me trade freely?

After Dashun cut off the cancerous monopoly of the East India Company, the two countries that yearn for European free trade the most are connected like never before.

(End of this chapter)