The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 636 Buying Road Money

The news spread, and all the princes and ministers of the Netherlands knew that there was a world's number one superpower in the far east.

The artillery they have is powerful and has a long range, and can easily destroy forts on land.

Yan Petersson Kun warned the king and the warlike generals that Ming is not easy to mess with, their national power may be the sum of Europe, and they have much more advanced sailing warships than Europe.

When the headquarters of the East India Company "Batavia" was under siege by rebel natives, the Dutch royal family and board of directors appointed Anthony van Diemen, who was born in Kullenberg, the Netherlands, as his successor.

He was escorted by [-] warships, bringing [-] merchant ships and [-] troops. The fleet did not dare to go through the Strait of Malacca, but chose to endure the waves of the Indian Ocean and pass through the Sunda Strait to "Batavia". ".

The reason for choosing this place is that the Sunda Strait is relatively short, and it is not easy for the enemy to block the escape sea route.

However, the bottleneck in the Sunda Strait is quite narrow, and Anthony Van Diemen's fleet was discovered by Guo Huaiyi's warship as soon as it approached.

The warships encountered by the two sides were almost equal, and a medium-scale naval battle was imminent.

Since it was Guo Huaiyi who first discovered the enemy's situation, the warships of the Ming army had already lined up, and the muzzles of the Heitongtong had been adjusted, and they would bombard the enemy as soon as they came into range.

Anthony van Diemen saw that he was able to pass through the narrowest point of the Sunda Strait, passing through which "Batavia" was just around the corner.

Unexpectedly, it was the last few tens of nautical miles that he couldn't get through. The Ming Navy, whose king warned against conflict, was silently waiting for his fleet.

The new governor was very well-behaved, and found that the Ming warships in the array had stopped advancing far away, and they sent envoys to negotiate and request release.

Ming Dynasty was a kingdom of heaven, and this fleet represented the Netherlands, which always had to show some face. Guo Huaiyi agreed to collect taxes and let it go, not more than 300 taels of gold per ship.

This is of course Huang Sheng's instruction. If Xiyi relents and the passing merchant ships pay taxes according to regulations, Daming can guarantee their right to trade freely.

A merchant ship of more than 300 tons does not charge 3000 taels of gold. The ratio of gold and silver in this era is about eight to ten to one, which means that merchant ships need to pay about [-] taels of silver to buy peace. Totally worth it.

Huang Sheng still remembers the astronomical figure of the Boxer indemnity in the "Xin Chou Treaty" of the later generations, and the Manchu Qing compensation of 5000 million taels of silver to other countries.

As the world leader for many years, China has never bullied the weak, but when it fell behind, even small Austria and Hungary dared to blackmail them.

Huang Sheng would not be polite to Xiyi when he returned with the king of Ming Dynasty, he would double the amount of "Gengzi indemnity" no matter what.

Of course, the "Gengzi indemnity" was not completed, only Little Japan swallowed currency equivalent to tens of millions of taels of silver.

Huang Sheng asked Yun Zhonglai, who was stationed on the "Dongjin Island", to continue to plunder the Wa Kingdom. There was no reason to dislike them, or to blackmail them outright, until they squeezed the Wa Kingdom dry and forced them to perish.

The Dutch were mentally prepared to leave money to buy the road, but who knew that the other party was asking for a lot of money, and called it a tax.

There is no way, under the eaves, you demanded a lot of money and I paid back the money. The two sides began to bargain. The Dutch didn't know how many warships Ming had here, and they were still thinking about the minimum price for safety.

The reason why Guo Huaiyi was willing to talk nonsense with them was because he knew that the longer the time dragged on, the better the situation would be for Daming.

The Ming Fleet who got the news would flock to them. At that time, they would deliberately cause the negotiation to break down and fight, which would increase their chances of victory.

Guo Huaiyi was a pirate, so he didn't want to let the Dutch go with the small money of 3000 taels a ship.

He wanted to turn the more than one hundred merchant ships and warships into trophies, and the cost of one ship and its cargo would probably be no less than 10 taels of silver. Such a big deal was too tempting.

At this time, a few warships from Ming Dynasty arrived, and Guo Huaiyi, of course, wasted his time with the Dutch and refused to lower the price.

He learned that there was a newly appointed governor of the East India Company on the Dutch warship, so he simply negotiated and asked the governor of the East India Company to sign an agreement. In the future, all Dutch merchant ships passing through Malacca and the Sunda Strait will have to pay 300 taels of gold tax to the Celestial Kingdom .

Damn it, it's unreasonable to bargain for a higher price.

Anthony Van Diemen decided to ignore it and prepared to fight or flee, but at this moment dozens of Ming warships arrived.

A very cool warship appeared. It was Huang Mingdao who came here on the flagship of the "Huaxia Junwang". The Ming army's warships suddenly dispersed, and they went to the rear of the Dutch fleet at full speed in an outflanking formation. road.

It seemed that Daming was ready to start a fight after a disagreement, but Anthony Van Diemen panicked seeing that posture.

Because he found that the speed of the cruisers and destroyers of the Ming army far exceeded the fastest sailing warships in the Dutch fleet, he couldn't figure out how Ming could make the sailing ships so fast.

Anthony Van Diemen, who originally wanted to try to fight and rush over, but ran away if he couldn't beat him, realized that he might not be able to, and it was very likely that he would not be able to run away if he couldn't beat him.

In the end, His Excellency the Governor of the Netherlands signed the agreement with Guo Huaiyi's regretful sigh, recognizing the management of this sea area by the Ming Dynasty, and each Dutch merchant ship paid 300 taels of gold.

After getting the contract and getting the taxes, the Dutch were not embarrassed. Huang Mingli's flagship fired a cannon to celebrate the signing of a friendly agreement with the Dutch.

The flagship of the Ming Dynasty showed off its range at the maximum elevation angle. Many officers and captains who were not convinced at first and thought that His Excellency the Governor was a soft bone were educated, and they deeply realized that Ming was really not easy to mess with.

Seeing the Dutch fleet handing over the gold and leaving, Guo Huaiyi, who came to the flagship to witness this historical moment, was very distressed, and said:

"My lord Huang, I can take the navy and take over 100% of the Dutch's more than [-] warships and merchant ships intact. It's too cheap to let them go."

Huang Mingdao laughed loudly and said: "The robbery is to kill the chicken to get the eggs, and it is difficult to continue to develop. If the huge Dutch fleet is all robbed, will there be merchant ships on this route in the future? The obstruction of the commercial route will not be conducive to the development of the Huang family. It is also not conducive to the development of the world, and we must take a long-term view."

If the naval attachés in the discussion cabin had realized something, Guo Huai said: "I understand that the low-ranking officer understands that tax collection is a good way, and a stable income will attract more unarmed merchant ships to do business. As long as the number of ships that come and go every year increases, Our income will go up as well."

"Yes! Prosperous commerce will stimulate the economy, and the cost of shipping will be controllable, which will attract more people to participate in maritime trade. After we collect taxes, not only will we not rob their merchant ships, but we will also try our best to ensure that the sea area where our military operates They were able to sail safely."

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