"I know the Governor has something to say, but whether you want to punish me or do something else, it doesn't matter. Please listen to me first!" Kui said in a flurry, "Your Majesty the Governor, here in Batavia
Is everyone okay?"
Anthony was a little confused by what he said, and he started to talk a lot when they met!
Subconsciously, he immediately replied: "Akito is very nice, what's wrong?"
Kuiyi was worried, fearing that Batavia would take revenge on the Ming people. In that case, not only would the chance of reconciliation with the Ming Empire be lost, but Batavia would also be lost.
When he heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "That's good, that's good!"
"What's that good?" Anthony came to his senses at this time and asked angrily, "Tell me clearly what's going on. Also, weren't you being taken to the capital of the Ming Dynasty for trial? Why?
Running back again?"
Kui Yi was relieved at this time, and regardless of Anthony's face, he quickly said to him: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty pardoned us, and also brought a decree asking us if the Netherlands is willing to be a vassal state of the Ming Empire. But even if we
Yes, there are conditions. Fortunately, Akito from Batavia is fine..."
"Yes, yes!"
"That's right, that's right..."
"..."
The officers from the city of Relanja who were disembarking one after another stood behind Kui Yi and kept echoing.
Anthony heard this, and immediately told them all to shut up, then pointed at Kui Yi and asked with a surprised expression: "What did you just say, that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty wanted us, the Netherlands, to be their vassal state?"
After listening so much, he heard such a key point.
"That's right!" After hearing this, Kui quickly explained, "Your Excellency the Governor, you don't know that the Ming Empire has changed its national policy and no longer bans sea trade, but will fully liberalize foreign trade. As long as the Netherlands can become the Ming Dynasty
The vassal states of the empire are qualified to do business with the Ming Empire. Then there will definitely be a lot of money!"
"Yes, yes, the Ming Empire is too rich. As long as we can make a little bit, we will make a fortune!"
"Really, all the countries in Europe combined are not as prosperous as the Ming Empire!"
"This is the first time in my life that I have seen such a big city. Oh, my God, it is so unbelievable that there is such a big city in the world!"
"..."
There were hundreds of officers from Relanzhe City behind Kui Yi. After hearing Kui Yi's words, those around Kui Yi immediately echoed his words, causing those behind him to also hurriedly echo their sentiments about their achievements in the Ming Dynasty.
experience.
As a result, the dock immediately became a mess, which was busier than the vegetable market in later generations.
This was not over yet. Surrounding them were the Dutch from Batavia, who came to watch. When they heard what they said, everyone was very curious and asked questions quickly.
"What's going on? What did you see?"
"God, can you stop being so dramatic?"
"..."
When I heard someone questioning them, I immediately hurriedly explained.
Chaos, just one word!
Kui became angry and let out a lion's roar, which finally silenced the roaring scene. Then he pointed at Kui and said: "You, come to my office and explain it to me!"
After finishing speaking, he looked at the other officers in Relanja City, thought for a moment, and quickly couldn't deal with them all, so he shouted in a cold voice: "Everyone else, please go to the military camp in the city and wait for my further orders!"
After all, the responsibility for the loss of Dongfan must be investigated no matter what, otherwise there is no way to explain it to the shareholders.
After hearing this, Kui turned around and shouted to the group of people behind him: "Everyone listens to His Majesty the Governor. Remember, everyone listens to His Majesty the Governor!"
While speaking, he even winked.
When the group of men behind him saw it, they all understood it and agreed one after another.
So Antony took Kui away, while the other officers of the city of Jelanja went to the military camp in the city.
Seeing that the Governor had gone away, they began to talk to the fellow villagers in Batavia one by one.
“You really won’t know until you go, but you will know how rich the Ming Empire is only after you go!”
"Let me tell you, if we in the Netherlands can do business with the Ming Empire, at least all of us will definitely get rich!"
"..."
Some of the Dutch on the Batavia side were originally from Relandia City and were released by the Ming army. Others were from Batavia, but they were more or less related to the officers from Relandia City.
.
All of them, with curiosity, surrounded the officers from Relanja City who were released one by one, asking about the situation of the Ming Empire.
At this point, before Governor Anthony of Batavia figured out the matter, news about the Ming Empire was already spreading in the city.
When he returned to the Governor's Palace, Anthony saw that Kuiyi did not feel guilty at all, and he was very angry. He pointed at him and shouted: "You have lost the city of Relanja. You are waiting to be imprisoned and accepted for trial!"
But who knows, when Kui heard this, he still did not admit his guilt. Instead, he said to Anthony: "Actually, I thought that losing the city of Relanja was a good thing. If you really want to say it, not only was I not guilty, but I was meritorious.
The shareholders’ meeting should reward me!”
"Haha!" When Anthony heard this, he laughed angrily at his words, "Okay, tell me, I'll see how you confuse right and wrong and make your crime of losing the city and territory a success!"
In the few months since he arrived in Batavia from the capital, Kui had discussed the countermeasures with his subordinates early in the morning, and immediately asked Anthony calmly: "May I ask your Excellency the Governor, what is the purpose of establishing the city of Relandia?"
He didn't really wait for Anthony to answer, and quickly answered by himself: "The purpose of building the city of Relanja is mainly to do business with the Ming Empire and the Japanese country. Basically, it is to make money. In fact, even if we build Bada here,
Via has only one purpose, and that is to make money!"
Anthony couldn't refute this, he just sat down angrily and listened to Kuiyi's words.
"This time we went to the capital of the Ming Empire, and we really saw the prosperity of the Ming Empire!" Kuiyi said with a very serious expression when he said this, "I dare to swear to God, the prosperity of the Ming Empire is definitely the world's most prosperous
First. All the wealth in Europe combined may not be as much as that of the Ming Empire! Their capital city is bigger than three Parises, the people are rich, the streets are full of shops, and the products are dazzling. I paid special attention to it.
, many products are not available in ours, and some of our very expensive ones are very cheap here in Daming..."
In the month after the Chinese New Year, Emperor Chongzhen actually wanted to let them see the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Kui Yi and others visited many places in the capital and saw what it was like in this era with a population of millions.
Yes! How prosperous was the Ming Dynasty!
Anthony has naturally never been to the Ming Dynasty, and Kuiyi knows how to impress Anthony, so the examples he gives make Anthony very surprised. Even some of the analysis of commodity profits make Anthony secretly speechless.
At this point, Anthony hasn’t even come up with his trump card yet!
Seeing that Anthony's anger had long gone, with a look of shock on his face, he continued: "The most important thing is, Your Excellency Governor, the Ming Empire also has a magical thing called a steam train.
Can pull a lot of things..."
"This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible!" After listening to Kui's introduction to the steam train, Anthony immediately shook his head and said, "There is no way such a car can exist in the world!"
What a joke. There should be a limit to exaggeration, okay?
Kui Yi knew that he would not believe it, because he knew very well that if he had not seen it with his own eyes, and if others told him this, he would not believe it either.
Therefore, he asked Anthony: "Your Majesty the Governor, you must have heard that the Ming Empire has a kind of iron-armored steam battleship? It is an iron-armored and smoking battleship!"
Hearing this, Anthony nodded. He knew this. Not only the people who came back from the city of Jelanja said this, but also the people who inquired about the situation in Manila.
When Kui saw him nodding, he continued: "The reason why the armored and smoking battleship can sail quickly without wind is because of the steam engine installed on the ship. And the steam train actually uses a steam engine to pull the car. By the way, there is also a very special one.
Important things!”
Speaking of this, he said with a very serious expression: "When we left the Tianjin Port of the Ming Empire, we happened to see a fleet of the Ming Empire. They were all composed of iron-clad, smoking warships. There were at least sixty or seventy ships, including one.
It’s a very large warship, it’s simply a giant!”
After listening to his words, Anthony was stunned when he imagined it in his mind.
Kui Yi ignored him and continued to say to him: "The prosperity of the Ming Empire allowed them to have a lot of warships, whether they were previous ones or this new type of iron-clad, smoking warships. They could easily gather more than a thousand ships.
The fleet, your Excellency the Governor, think about it, with such a huge military strength, at least around the Ming Empire, who can be an enemy?"
Having said this, after looking at Anthony's face, he immediately continued: "It was the most unwise move to form an alliance with the Qing Empire before. Because the Qing Empire was actually a rebellion of the Ming Empire, and we formed an alliance with them.
It just offended the Ming Empire. This time, I estimate that the Ming Empire did not want the Portuguese family to monopolize sea trade, so it gave us a chance. If we did not agree, not only would the Portuguese family monopolize sea trade, but the Ming Dynasty would also
The empire will still send troops to attack us, and we will definitely not be able to hold Batavia, and this side of Nanyang will have nothing to do with us from now on!"
After hearing this, Anthony did not speak immediately. He just lowered his head and thought about the news brought by Kui Yi.
For him, if he could do business with the Ming Empire, he would definitely support it with both hands. However, the prerequisite for doing business is to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, which is very difficult!