Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 180 Homeland: Diplomacy ([-])

On August 1637, 8, the temperature in San Vicente remained a warm fifteen degrees.Gao Mo and Bai Siwen, who were wearing slim black tunic suits, sat downcastly in the residence arranged by Blanco. It was too bitter for the two of them.

The British cling to the latest textile technology, but have repeatedly relaxed other conditions, and finally even hinted that their East Coasters can still retain the original South French market, provided that they share textile technology with the British.

But it is regrettable that the two Gao Mo did not have the right to agree to such a condition of the British.And there is no doubt that the executive committee, especially the military, is even less likely to agree to the conditions of the British.The differences between the two parties were too great, so the negotiations had to break up unhappy.

But what is surprising is that the two parties whose negotiations broke down are still lingering in the city of San Vicente, as if waiting for something.

Time passed like this day by day, and the weather became warmer day by day.San Vicente, a city with a population of less than [-] whites, blooms its charming figure lazily in late winter and early spring in the southern hemisphere. Many ships from various countries in the port are moored here, most of them are from the United Kingdom. trading ships and Dutch whalers.

The Portuguese merchants at the port led a large group of black slaves to pick and choose among the goods brought by the British, and bargained from time to time; the smeared vampires and the rude sailors laughed and laughed unscrupulously, and disappeared into the street after negotiating the price in a corner; poor sailors lounging in the sun, waiting for someone to come and hire them.

Another ship entered the port, and these people cheered up all of a sudden. Whether they were businessmen, prostitutes or sailors waiting to be hired, they all stretched their necks at this moment. This merchant ship from England brought them a lot of money. hope.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" Chris pushed away the body that was in front of him with a look of disgust. **The bad smell and withered body made him not interested in anything, and he didn't have any desire to have fun at this time.

Seeing that it was a wealthy traveler, the businessman immediately looked away and continued to pick out the goods he needed.After each batch was selected, it was placed in the hands of the black slave standing respectfully behind him.

"Sir, do you need to hire someone?" The sailor brushed the dust off his clothes, then leaned forward and said, "I can act as a sailor, porter, bodyguard or even a guide, I think you definitely need a well-rounded person like me." people at your service."

Chris, who had already walked a few steps, stopped when he heard the words, and saw him take out a coin from his pocket, and then said: "This is two shillings, just take me to Blanco de Souza. Mr. Almeida's mansion, it is yours."

The sailor nodded in surprise, and soon arrived at Blanco's mansion in the city with Chris.

After paying the sailors, Chris briefly negotiated with Blanco's servants before being welcomed in.

"Tony, why is it you?" Russell Smith looked at the dusty Tony Chris with a look of surprise on his face.Chris looked distressed and tired, and his beard looked like he hadn't shaved in a long time.He was also wearing an apparently ill-fitting dress loaned to him by the captain of the British armed merchant ship HMS Channel on which he was traveling.As for his original clothes, they were already tattered during the flight.

"I just came from Gambia on Captain Kelly's cargo ship." Chris said succinctly: "I won't say anything redundant, what I want to tell the gentlemen now is that the fleet of the people from the east coast has appeared!"

"Where?" Coward stepped forward and asked eagerly: "We should dispatch a large fleet to encircle them! The fleet of the East Coasters must be destroyed, so that they will succumb!"

Chris shook his head, looking a little frustrated: "On July 7, they appeared at the mouth of the Gambia River. They had a total of 21 ships, two of which were battleships, and they also carried hundreds of troops. These troops captured They captured the coastal defense fort built by our company at the mouth of the river, and then captured the commercial station that we had been operating for ten years. The warships 'Banjul Merchant' and 'Wanderer' moored on the pier of the commercial station were both captured by the east bank. The human fleet was sunk, and a transport ship full of gold ran aground and sank in the Gambia River. The gold on board was looted. All the goods and slaves in the trading station were taken away by the people on the east coast. The trading station we finally built , villages and forts were also burned down by the people on the east coast. In short, our ten years of efforts in Gambia have been in vain, all in vain..."

Smith and Coward lost their voices for a moment after hearing the news.This is really too appalling, and breaking the war seems to be the usual trick of the people on the east coast.Smith, who had a little understanding of the fighting process between the East Coasters and the Spaniards, quickly recalled the usual tactics of the East Coast Navy, yes, breaking the battle!He never confronts you face-to-face. He upholds the tradition that you fight yours and I fights me, and engages in bloody and cruel naval battles with the enemy.

"How about the casualties at the commercial station?" Smith took a deep breath to calm down the throbbing caused by this amazing news.

"Almost the entire army was wiped out." Chris's face became even more depressed. "The three ships lost hundreds of sailors, and the rest were captured by the people on the east coast. Some of them surrendered to the East Coasters. Moreover, our company’s Senator Mr. Exeter and Knight Heywood were captured by the East Coasters. They should have been taken out of Gambia. My loyal adjutant James also died in battle. The whole In the commercial station, only me and a few sailors fell into the water and fled in the chaos..."

"God!" Smith and Coward couldn't help exclaiming, "This is really unfortunate news! So, Tony, does your uncle know about this? What will he do?"

"I haven't had time to go back and report the letter." Chris said, "This time the company not only suffered serious losses in personnel, ships and facilities, but the gold losses on the trading stations and transport ships were the worst. I can only say that the value of this gold No less than [-] pounds, and there are still a lot of losses in furs, food and slaves. The company only has [-] ships, and now it has lost three ships. The remaining ships may not be able to match the main fleet of the East Coasters. I don't know what Uncle will do, but I know very well that the strength of the Guyana Traders Company alone is powerless to seek revenge from the East Coast people."

Smith and Coward looked at each other, and they both understood that the Guyana Traders Company had suffered such a heavy loss, and now it seemed that they were unable to continue to implement the blockade against the people on the east coast.They also have several logging camps in the Guyana area, and they operate the valuable Brazilian sumac (Brazilian mahogany, commonly known as South American teak) business.Since the fleet of the people on the east coast has shown extraordinary destructive combat capabilities, it is natural and reasonable for them to withdraw their warships in the South Atlantic to protect their own interests.Moreover, their losses were so severe that it was really difficult for others to stop them.

Shameless East Coasters!Both of them sighed in unison.

After expelling the East Coasters from the North Atlantic, the trade and immigration routes of the Morris Stone Tucker Company, the Massachusetts Bay Company and the Bermuda Company were finally safe. There was some dissatisfaction, but limited to the original agreement, they still sent their warships to the South Atlantic.Now the fate of the Guyana Merchant Trading Company has given these colonial companies an excellent excuse. Maybe they will withdraw their warships back to the North Atlantic as soon as they get the news.

Chris, who looked tired, was quickly arranged to rest, and then Smith and Coward were left staring at each other.

"I said Cheney, are the negotiators of the people on the east coast still here?" Smith asked suddenly, "I remember that they haven't returned to the mainland, and it seems that they are also eager to reach a peace agreement with us."

"I know what you mean, Russell." Cheney Coward replied, "One of them has gone back, it seems to communicate with the country, but he hasn't come back yet. But I have to say, they The attitude of exclusive use of textile technology is much firmer than we imagined, and this matter may indeed be non-negotiable. It is a pity that gentlemen of our company and some high-level executives of your company are not convinced that this may bring a revolution to the textile industry. The new technology of sex change is so enthusiastic, even threatened to get it at any cost, it's really tricky."

"Who made the products of the lowlanders (the Dutch, the Flanders) more competitive than the products of the Kingdom in terms of quality and price?" Smith shrugged and said, "The Dutch import wool from Turkey. and cotton, which are then processed into fine new woolens, blankets and cotton cloths, and sold to France, Germany, and even Iberia. This dealt a great blow to the textile industry of the kingdom, so gentlemen, the idea of ​​getting the east coast The idea of ​​advanced technology. In fact, let me say that the technology of the Dutch is not much more advanced than ours. As far as I know, the Dutch adopt a centralized factory production method similar to the people on the east coast. That is to say, Their workers are no longer amateur part-time farmers, but full-time textile workers, which is crucial to improving the production technology of workers and the quality of products. Now many gentlemen who run handicraft workshops have realized this, and have to fight with the enemy To compete, one must first learn the strengths of the enemy."

The two fell silent again. Some things were beyond their control, and they didn't know what to say, so they could only passively wait for the reply from the higher authorities.

(End of this chapter)