Chapter 1495, they are rogues and we will be more rogues
"A direct attack on their homeland?"
When Dongfang Yue heard this, she immediately became thoughtful.
To be honest, the Japanese country did not want to go to war with European countries, because West Africa was far away from the Japanese mainland and closer to Europe. The time required for ships from these European countries to travel back and forth was very short.
If a war breaks out with European countries, the Japanese colonies in West Africa will become extremely dangerous and be taken away. If they want to take them back, the Japanese will need support from the mainland.
It will take nearly a year for the news to be delivered.
Including organizing the army to arrive here again, it is estimated that it will be gone in two years. Once the two years have passed, who knows what will happen here.
The dozens of warships and tens of thousands of troops Dongfang Yue has at hand are extremely critical forces. They are also the only military force of the Japanese country here in a short period of time. They must not easily compete with European countries.
Although I have always looked down upon European barbarians, I have to say that the level of civilization development in Europe is still quite high. Europeans can make their own muskets, cannons, and even have quite good technology.
Europeans' shipbuilding technology is very advanced. There are a large number of shipyards that can build large ocean-going ships. In the world, only the East is stronger than Europe.
As for other places in the world, they are far behind Europe.
This also means that European countries have strong military strength and power.
Just because the Japanese army can run rampant on the African continent, it doesn't mean that they can go to Europe and run rampant.
If we easily start a war with the Europeans, we will not get any benefits when the time comes, but we will lose our wife's fortune.
It is still possible to form an alliance with Spain to eliminate pirates. The Japanese country's interests are limited to West Africa. They only want to obtain more colonies, and pirates pose a huge threat to the colonies.
But what Duke Colster said is also very reasonable.
Eliminating these pirates is only an indicator but not a permanent solution. After the eradication is completed, the countries behind these pirates will organize new pirates to continue to plunder colonial strongholds and treasure ships.
These European bandits will never let go of the huge profits and cakes of the colonies. Since there is no colony, they have to become pirates. In short, they just want a share of the pie.
This also means that these pirates cannot be wiped out at all. Unless, as Duke Colster said, they directly attack their homeland and completely defeat these bandits, there is no way to think of wiping them out.
Having tasted the sweetness, these pirates will even become more rampant, their scale will become larger and larger, and their actions will become more and more bold.
In the future, Japanese colonies will face direct threats from these pirates.
Dongfang Yue is thinking carefully and weighing the pros and cons.
"What benefits can we Japan gain from forming an alliance with you?"
After thinking for a while, Dongfang Yue asked.
"The good thing is that without the harassment of pirates, you and I can enjoy the colony and gain more wealth, and we don't have to worry about the wealth we have worked so hard to gain being robbed."
Of course Kolster understood what Dongfang Yue meant. He cursed the greedy Japanese guy in his heart, but replied with a smile on his face.
"No, this is far from enough~"
"If you want us, the Japanese country, to form an alliance with you and attack the mainland of those pirate countries, this is far from enough."
"Our Japanese country now only has three colonies, dozens of warships, and tens of thousands of troops, which are enough to defend them. Although pirates often harass them, our losses are getting smaller and smaller."
"Although we hate pirates, we won't go to war with several countries because of this. Without enough benefits, our Japanese country will not get involved in your European muddy waters."
Dongfang Yue shook his head slightly. He only wanted to expand colonies in Africa and was not interested in getting involved in wars in Europe. Although these pirates are now affecting the expansion of Japan, they are far less troubled than the Spanish.
"Then what do you want to gain?"
Duke Colster narrowed his eyes slightly and asked thoughtfully.
What Dongfang Yue said is correct. The Spanish are really annoyed by these pirates and are ready to go to war with their homeland. It can be imagined how much the Spanish hate these pirates now.
However, the Japanese were relatively better off, with fewer colonies and a strong military. In addition, they could disguise themselves as Ming people and deceive pirates, so their losses would be much smaller.
"If you are willing to give us all the colonies here in the Gulf of Guinea, we can consider forming an alliance with you."
Dongfang Yue pointed to the Gulf of Guinea on the map nearby, and the lion opened his mouth and said.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"We in Spain will never give up any of our colonies."
Duke Corster said very firmly that these colonies were obtained by Spain with great difficulty. Many of them were snatched from the Portuguese. How could they be let out?
"Then there is no other way. Without enough benefits, I cannot persuade our country to agree to form an alliance with Spain."
Dongfang Yue smiled and said helplessly.
"Then why are you here this time?"
Duke Colster nodded slightly. Finding an ally requires such a high price. Spain must be a fool to form an alliance with the Japanese. The Japanese are really ambitious. They want to eat the entire Gulf of Guinea without fear.
Hold on till death.
"Of course it's about pirates~"
"We hope to reach an agreement with your country to jointly eliminate pirates in the Gulf of Guinea. We can divide sea areas, share information, and join forces militarily to jointly deal with these pirates."
Dongfang Yue replied.
"Mr. Dongfang, I think I have made it very clear just now. If we just wipe out the pirates in such a simple way, I am afraid it will be difficult to wipe out these pirates. They will be like weeds, burned again and again, forever.
Endless.”
"We in Spain have no interest in joining forces in such a regional alliance."
The Duke of Colster refused very decisively.
Are you kidding? Although joining forces with you can indeed reduce pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, what about other places?
By then, all these pirates would have gone elsewhere, and Spain would suffer more losses.
Moreover, if your Japanese country is not harassed by these pirates, then you can concentrate on developing colonies. However, we in Spain are powerless. Wouldn't it be an advantage to your Japanese country?
It would be better to have the current situation, where everyone is dragged down by pirates, and no one has the energy to expand the colony, which will then be advantageous to the Ming Dynasty.
Thinking of the Ming Dynasty, Duke Colster became envious and jealous.
Although these pirates were very rampant, they still did not dare to plunder the colonies and ships of the Ming Dynasty. Many of the colonies occupied by the Ming Dynasty were very rich, but no one dared to offend them.
It really makes people envious and jealous.
I was exhausted, and everyone in Ming Dynasty was probably drinking tea leisurely and watching the fun.
"If that doesn't work, we must find a way to drag the Ming people into the water."
Kolster actually had a plan in mind, but this plan was really risky.
If the operation is not done well, Spain may face catastrophe. He does not even dare to report this plan to the King of Spain. He is afraid that once the plan is known to the superiors, he, the governor of West Africa, will go home directly to retire.
You can offend anyone, but don't offend the people of Ming Dynasty.
Their power is so powerful that even if they challenge the whole world alone, there seems to be no pressure at all.
"That's such a shame~"
Dongfang Yue sighed helplessly when she heard Kolster's reply.
The Duke of Colster is really shrewd, and it is not easy to fool him. Maybe he should consider looking for the Koreans. The Koreans also have several colonies in West Africa, and they can work together to deal with the pirates.
He was about to leave in person and go to Yanshan City to discuss with Li Yi about dealing with pirates.
Duke Colster thought for a while and said: "It's okay for us not to form an alliance, but I wonder if you are interested in treating others the same way they treat others?"
"Treat others in their own way?"
"How to say?"
When Dongfang Yue heard this, she immediately asked in confusion.
"Since they are shameless and rogue and use pirates to rob our colonies and treasure ships, why can't we also use pirates to rob them?"
Duke Colster revealed another plan in his mind.
"Plunder them?"
Dongfang Yue was even more confused and said: "But they don't have any colonies in West Africa. If they had, I would have snatched them all up long ago."
"What a greedy robber!"
Hearing Dongfang Yue's words, Duke Colster couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart. He wasn't afraid of you being greedy, but he was afraid that you would have no courage.
"They don't have colonies overseas, but we can plunder their homeland."
"Although the locals are a bit poor, slaves are very valuable now, especially white slaves. One slave is worth dozens of taels of silver. It is a very cost-effective business to rob hundreds or thousands of people at a time."
"Hehe~"
"For these gangsters on the other side, we must be more gangster than them and use gangster methods to defeat the other gangsters. If they attack our colonies, we will directly use pirates to rob their homeland."
Duke Colster grinned with a smile on his face.
However, in Dongfang Yue's eyes, he was like a devil, and his smile was so terrifying.
I didn't expect that this Spanish Duke could think of such a vicious plan, and he didn't care that he was a European, and he didn't mind selling Europeans as slaves.
It's really scary.
However, this proposal is very attractive to Dongfang Yue. It plunders the European population and sells it as slaves at a high price. It can also contain these pirates. It seems to be a good proposal.