But he is the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, and he can't speak directly about such stinky things.
So, I threw the pot to the research institute!
Well, it's a condition put forward by the research institute. What does Zhu Hongyu have to do with him?
Bullying honest people?
After the banquet was over, the institute received hundreds of applications just the next day.
Among them, the one who tops the list is Zheng Chenggong, the richest man in the Ming Dynasty!
Lao Zheng has money and is unambiguous when it comes to spending it.
Among these hundreds of applications, apart from some being officials from the Ming Dynasty, there were also many wealthy businessmen.
However, although they paid a lot of money, the installation order was behind the officials.
Even if they pay more than the noble officials, they still have to wait obediently.
However, the more this happened in the Ming Dynasty, the more electric lights became popular, and the big landlords spent money without hesitation.
To put it bluntly, this is the result of Zhu Hongyu's improvement in electric lighting.
Most of us are a bit bitchy!
The more unobtainable something is, the more enthusiastic it becomes to pursue it.
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A vast blue, the sea surface is as crystal clear as sapphire.
A gust of sea breeze blew, causing ripples on the flat sea surface.
The breeze blew the sails of a Galenic ship!
A few seabirds landed on the tall mast, looking very lively as they poked their heads left and right.
The next moment, these seabirds flapped their wings and flew away!
On the deck, Laurent, the first mate of the Witney, was at the helm.
Beside him, Captain Lister held a telescope and looked at the distant sea.
"Mr. Captain, Malacca is ahead, and we are about to enter the waters controlled by the Ming people!"
The second officer, who was checking the charts, reported back.
Liszt nodded slightly, a trace of relief flashed on his face, and he spoke.
"Well, it's finally here!"
The Witney is not a private merchant ship, but a ship with an official background.
They traveled across the ocean and came to the Far East from Europe, and they came with a political mission.
To represent the newly restored Stuart dynasty and establish diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty, which occupied Southeast Asia.
The purpose is to get a piece of meat from the East-West trade which is currently almost monopolized by the Dutch!
Today's East-West trade is basically monopolized by the Netherlands, with only the Portuguese retaining a part of their share.
Spain, which used to be almost equal to the Dutch in East-West trade, is now targeted by the Ming Dynasty and their ships cannot enter the Ming Dynasty's waters.
Zhu Hongyu once ordered that every ship flying the Spanish flag be sunk if it was discovered.
Doing business?
Be your mom!
If you dare to massacre my people, I will kill you!
This matter is not negotiable!
That is to say, Ming Dynasty is now unable to expedition to Europe, otherwise, Zhu Hongyu really wouldn't mind taking revenge with a Madrid Massacre!
Therefore, the Dutch now have almost a monopoly on East-West trade and have reaped a large amount of profits in the past few years.
The British domestic view on this is that Britain was defeated in the Second Anglo-Dutch War, except that the Stuart dynasty had just been restored and its national strength was limited.
The Dutch made a lot of profits from East-West trade, which was used to make up for the losses in the war, which was also one of the important reasons.
Therefore, the most fundamental purpose of the British sending people to the Far East was to seize the benefits of East-West trade from the Dutch.
Prepare for the next Anglo-Dutch war!
Due to the current relationship between Britain and the Netherlands, they were intercepted by the Dutch fleet several times along the way, and even several times, they were almost surrounded and annihilated by the Dutch.
Now, we are about to reach the waters controlled by Daming, and everyone on the ship is relieved.
At the very least, when they reach the waters controlled by the Ming Dynasty, they don't have to worry about being exploited by the Dutch.
After all, Ming Dynasty has made a strong statement before. Who dares to fight in the sea areas controlled by Ming Dynasty without informing Ming Dynasty?
Daming will fight both sides together!
This is the strength of Ming Dynasty.
If it were in Europe, with the Ming Dynasty's maritime power, such a threat would only be regarded as a joke.
But here in the Far East, at the doorstep of Ming Dynasty.
The main fleets of those European countries can't get through. If Ming says to fight them, he will fight them without any hesitation.
At this moment, a white sail suddenly appeared at the end of the water antenna.
What then jumped out of the water was a large number of tall masts and a tall hull.
A whole three sail battle lines appeared on the sea and headed towards the Witney.
"Mr. Captain, he's a damn Dutchman!"
Looking at the three sails and the temperament hanging on the ranks, Doctor Lauren couldn't help but speak.
His face was full of nervousness.
Captain Lister glanced at the direction in which the Dutch warships appeared, and cursed.
"Shet, damn Dutch!"
"Quick, send the order, the fleet will raise the sails and move forward at full speed!"
"Get rid of those damn guinea pigs!"
The sailors on the Witney began to get busy, hoisting the sails and steering the helm.
What's more, they got back into the cabin, opened the gun windows on the side of the ship, and began to prepare for the battle with the Dutch.
As time goes by, the distance between the fleets of both sides is getting closer and closer.
When the distance between the two sides was less than 500 yards, the Dutch took the initiative to launch an attack.
Boom! Boom!
The earth-shaking sound of shelling resounded across the sea, thick smoke filled the air, and shells were fired at the Witney mercilessly.
The recoil caused by the firing of the heavy guns on the side of the ship caused ripples to appear on the sea surface.
Cannonballs flew in one after another and fell into the sea water around the Witney.
A lot of water splashed up!
Even the sails of the Witney were soaked by the sea water and became heavy.
The sound of the wind blowing on the sails became much duller than before!
"Damn Dutch pig, hurry up, speed up!"
"Get rid of them!"
"Fight back, fight back!"
"..."
The Witney also began to fight back, opening the gun windows on its side and letting out bursts of roar.
Countless cannonballs flew across the sea!
The sea is filled with smoke!
The distance between the two sides was gradually shortening, and the shelling also changed from a few blind shots at the beginning to becoming more accurate.
Cannonballs flew horizontally one after another, and from time to time a cannonball would hit the hull.
The heavy cannonballs were fired with terrifying kinetic energy, scattering sawdust from the ship, and the cannonballs were embedded in the thick side decks of the ship's hull.
The kinetic energy brought caused the hull to rock left and right!
There was a fierce exchange of fire between the two sides, and the sound of shelling echoed throughout the sea.
Although the Dutch had many ships, their tonnage was only six to seven hundred tons. The largest ship was only about eight hundred tons.
But the Witney is a sailing battleship with a tonnage of 1,200 tons!