The "Five-Power Trade Treaty" is currently beneficial to all parties, the Ming market is vast, and Portugal has tried to open the door of the Ming Dynasty by force several times, but the result has failed.

Now the Ming Dynasty has taken the initiative to open up, opening seven gates in a row, so that countries can get the opportunity to trade directly with the Ming Dynasty, without going through the black-hearted intermediary of the Zheng family, and can also set up commercial halls in the seven port cities of the Ming Dynasty, which is already an unprecedented cake.

The opening of a commercial port is a mutually beneficial thing, by attracting merchant ships from other countries to their own ports to trade, not only can increase customs revenue, but also expand export trade, prosper the social economy, and silver flows inward.

The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty got the right of passage of trade routes, and there are three main trade routes in the trade circle in East Asia, namely China to Japan and North Korea; China to Manila (now the Philippines) and China to Batavia (now Indonesia).

At present, these three routes are controlled by the colonists, and the Ming Dynasty has obtained these three trade routes, which is a big step.

The Spanish occupation of Manila was Zhu Cihong's first goal to conquer overseas lands in the future, and only by occupying Manila in advance could he further send troops to Boni, Batavia, and even control the Strait of Malacca and the entire Southeast Asian region.

Only by reaching this step can China keep up with the general trend of the world and participate in the world competition, and obtaining the right of trade navigation to Manila is the first step for the Ming Dynasty to participate in the world navigation competition.

These places in Southeast Asia have always been China's sphere of influence, and what kind of system is it for foreign devils to enslave the local aborigines and point fingers?

It is also placed in the current Ming Dynasty, if the Yongli Dynasty is shelved, the king of Sumatra sends people to kneel on the Golden Palace in Nanjing, and the irascible Ming Chengzu has already sent people with thousands of warships to the Ming Navy, maybe he can go all the way to Europa.

Among the four robber countries, Zhu Cihong was most worried about the Netherlands.

The United Republic of the Netherlands is a small country united by seven provinces, with a population of just over 2 million, but it has more merchant ships than all European countries combined, and has many colonies around the world.

It can be said that as long as the main fleet of the Netherlands, or the main fleets of Spain and England, the sea power of the Ming Dynasty is completely insufficient, and the gap is very large.

Fortunately, it is interesting to note that the European countries are going through thirty years of war, and they have broken their heads, and more than 8 million people have died (94% of them are residents), and they can no longer increase their troops in distant Asia.

Now there are still five or six years before the end of the Thirty Years' War in Europe, which is enough for the development of the Ming Royal Navy, if not enough, then ten or twenty years.

After the end of the Thirty Years' War, the Dutch, the most powerful in Asia, faced competition from an increasingly powerful England, and the two sides had to fight for decades in the Atlantic.

From the trade treaty, the Ming did not suffer, and the four robber countries did not suffer either, the only thing that is not beautiful is that the Dutch people asked to withdraw from Dongfan in three years, and the Ming also needed to spend money to buy a few castles built by the Dutch.

In this regard, Zhu Cihong said that it was acceptable, but the three-year period was reduced to two years, and the price was also discounted by 8% on the original price proposed by Anthony.

In order to show his sincerity, Mao Xiang privately ordered someone to carry a small box of gold as a personal gift to Anthony, and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chrysostom said as much as he wants, I hope you don't change it at will, otherwise he will be unhappy." ”

After speaking, Mao Xiang quietly opened the box, revealing the golden gold inside.

Anthony's eyes lit up, he touched his beard, and said with a smile: "Your crown prince is the person I respect the most, long live Daming!" ”

The United Provinces of the Netherlands, a small state united by seven provinces, was the first country in the world to "give full political rights to the merchant class" and the first capitalist country in the world.

At this time, the capitalists in the Netherlands had no concept of the state, let alone the great crime of selling collective interests for personal interests, and the smiling Anthony vividly embodied the ugly faces of the capitalists.

After the agreement was drawn up, it began to be signed, and the Ming side was signed by Shen Tingyang, the new secretary of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs.

The main functions of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs are to manage the municipal shipping department where the seven commercial ports are located, to supervise ships in the Daming waters, as well as to inspect offshore facilities, manage navigation support and administrative law enforcement.

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs has a fishery administration, which is also responsible for the command of fishery production, the issuance of fishery and meteorological notices, as well as maritime medical treatment and shipwreck rescue, which is equivalent to the combination of customs and fishery administration, responsible for all matters at sea, and equipped with fishery administration ships equipped with artillery.

Achieving direct trade with China was also something that the Dutch East India Company had always dreamed of, and Anthony's ability to do this step could be said to have made a great contribution to the Dutch East India Company.

As long as the trade volume increases greatly, then the increase in dividends is just around the corner, and Anthony is excited to leave Nanjing to inspect the address of the establishment of the merchant hall.

However, Mao Xiang stopped him and had a secret discussion with him about other matters.

"Shipbuilding drawings of the Batavia?"

Anthony was stunned, not figuring out the meaning of the presumptuous approach for a moment.

The battleship Batavia, with a displacement of 1,200 tons and a length of 57 meters, is a rare giant in Asia, and can barely be regarded as a third-class battleship in terms of displacement (equipped with few guns), and is one of several large warships in the Netherlands in Asia.

Mao Xiang adhered to the principle of talking less if he could spend money, slammed a small box of gold on the table, and said his intention again.

Anthony was a little embarrassed and said, "Sorry, this is our secret, please forgive me for not being able to provide it." ”

Mao Xiang's brows furrowed slightly, don't the secret foreign devils like gold the most? Could it be that this red ghost was fed by a previous box of gold? Or has the conscience been discovered? It shouldn't be!

Looking at Anthony's smiling appearance, Mao Xiang suddenly thought of some subtexts in officialdom, and another meaning of confidentiality is to add money......

As soon as he beckoned, a soldier came in carrying another chest, and the sound made on the ground was no less than the gold in the first chest.

Sure enough, Mao Xiang opened the box casually, only to see that the eyes of the person inside were slightly painful, but he couldn't help but not look at it.

Anthony stared at the dazzling columns of gold bars in the box, and suddenly came to his senses, and said: "For the sake of justice, for the sake of justice, let me tell you the truth, the Batavia sank to the bottom of the sea more than ten years ago. ”

Mao Xiang was skeptical and said, "Isn't that your biggest warship in Asia?" Why did it sink after more than ten years of construction, or did it sink more than ten years ago? ”

The news of the Batavia was obtained by Mao Xiang from Zheng Zhilong, and he had no reason to suspect Zheng Zhilong, who was more honest than a dog at this time.

Anthony explained: "The Batavia did sink to the bottom of the ocean more than a decade ago, it sank on its maiden voyage, and we kept the news on it. ”

Anthony did not lie, Batavia was a ship built by the Dutch East India Company, and in the first year of Chongzhen, the newly built Batavia was commissioned by the Dutch East India Company to go to the Dutch East Indies to purchase spices, and it was sunk near Australia.

Mutiny and massacre of survivors of shipwrecks (similar to Far Island Survival horror movies, with men and women....... The impact on the Netherlands was very bad, and the Dutch people concealed the matter, after all, the large ships that had just been built stopped eating before they finished their business, and it was really a shame to spread the news.

Mao Xiang was disappointed and slowly closed the chest full of gold.

"Don't!" Anthony pressed Mao Xiang and said eagerly: "Mao, if you have something to say, don't be so anxious." ”

Mao Xiang shook his head slowly and said: "What I want is the shipbuilding drawings of the Batavia, not the ship, if you can't satisfy me, then there is nothing to say." ”

Anthony said anxiously: "Risk, the Batavia was built in Amsterdam, I just joined the company at that time, I was just a sailor, and it was impossible to have shipbuilding drawings." ”

Seeing that the box was about to be locked, Anthony suddenly said: "But at this time, as the company's governor in Batavia, I naturally have drawings of other warships. ”

Mao Xiang was stunned when he heard this, and pushed the box forward without a trace, and said, "We don't need a small warship. ”

Anthony held the box down and said with a smile: "It's the same size as the Batavia, but I hope that after you build it, you won't rush into the navy, so that it will be difficult for me to serve as a governor." ”

"Definitely, definitely! Please rest assured, we will never make it difficult for my friends! ”

For such a friendly governor, Mao Xiang felt an indescribable cordiality in his heart.

After he left, Anthony's deputy and translator, Maier, couldn't help but say, "Your Excellency, you will put the company in danger like this, once the sea power of the Ming Empire rises, then our situation will not be good!" ”

Anthony glanced at him and said, "What do you say, the Chinese pay attention to benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith, and in my Anthony's eyes, gold is benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom!" You know a! ”

"Your Excellency the Governor......."

Anthony said impatiently: "For the sake of you following me for more than ten years, you can take half of the gold in the other box." ”

Mel picked up a piece of gold: "This gold is of good color!" ”

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