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"Check the weapon."

"Military dog preparation."

"The hare cage is in place."

Everything is ready and the game is about to begin.

But in the end, Chen Xin was not able to see this rabbit shooting competition with his own eyes.

Because just as the game was starting, he received a report from the Cabinet, the Dutch, coming.

"What's going on? How many ships does the enemy have? Where is it now? ”

"Your Majesty, it seems that the enemy is not here to start a war, the Dutch have only sent a ship."

Chen Xin pondered slightly, "Oh? A ship? What the hell are the Dutch doing? ”

However, Chen Xin did not receive specific information from the people who came to report.

Chen Xin immediately rushed back to his office and summoned the diplomatic officials to inquire about the details.

In the face of enemies on all sides, the kingdom did not have a special Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and diplomatic affairs were entrusted to the subordinate agencies of the Ministry of Commerce.

The Ministry of Commerce, which is still being formed, is one of the people in charge of this area, and he also has business negotiation experience with the Spaniards.

Chen Xin wanted to ask for details, so he naturally summoned Lu Ming.

"I heard that the Netherlands have sent a ship, what does Peter Noyz want to do? A declaration of war? Saying that, Chen Xin also smiled, "We don't have the rules of declaring war." ”

"Your Majesty, it's not someone sent by that fellow Peter."

Chen Xin was surprised again, "The big man is the territory of the Dutch people closest to the kingdom, and they actually bypassed Peter's guy?" ”

"Your Majesty, half a year ago, when the Royal Navy fought a naval battle with the fleet led by Peter Noiz, the former commander of Formosa, the board of directors of the East India Company removed Peter from his position and replaced him with a man named Hans Putmans as Chief of Formosa."

Chen Xin understood, but then asked suspiciously, "It's been more than half a year, why did the Netherlands come?" I thought they would send people after the naval battle. ”

"Hans Putmans was prepared to make peace with the kingdom in accordance with the resolution of the board of directors of the United East India Company at the beginning of his tenure.

However, Peter had already set off with his fleet, and a typhoon in the East China Sea cut off Hans's attempt to recover Peter's fleet.

Later, Peter returned to the army with 3 specialized gunboats and 17 heavily armed merchant ships, having completely lost more than half of the ships and taking the remaining battered ships.

Hans Püttmans was a little scared. ”

Hearing this, Chen Xin asked curiously, "Afraid?" Why? ”

Lu Ming organized his words for a moment before he said, "Your Majesty, the Netherlands have only one gunboat in the sea east of Batavia.

Even the only gunboat did not belong to the United East India Company, but to the Dutch government.

This gunboat alone had already contributed to the expansion and colonization of the seas south of Batavia by the United East India Company.

It can be said that most of the colonies were occupied by the disarmament of this gunboat.

But,"

Speaking of this, Chen Xin understood, "However, the gunboat of the Dutch was sunk by us. ”

"Yes, what is even more terrifying is that Peter's fleet has gathered three professional ships from three countries near Batavia, plus 17 armed merchant ships with an increased number of artillery.

We have sunk two of the specialized gunboats and more than half of the armed merchant ships, and as the new Commander of Formosa, how could Hans Putmans not be afraid! ”

Chen Xin nodded, "I see, go on." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty.

Hans Putmans seized Peter Noiz as soon as he returned, but the ensuing matter could not be solved by detaining Peter.

Not only did he have to compensate Spain for the loss of one of the gunboats, but he also had to explain to the board of directors the damage of one of the gunboats of their own navy.

At the same time, it is necessary to compensate the shareholders who lost the vessel.

Finally, compensation is also made for the loss of the families of the crew who have lost their families.

Although these are not his pots, but, as the successor of Peter, the chief of Formosa, he is obliged to wipe the ass of his predecessor.

It just so happened that after suffering such a heavy loss, although he was the supreme commander of the Great Minister, he no longer had the power to decide the direction of the matter.

Until an agreement is reached between the board of directors and the Dutch government, he can only wipe his ass while defending against our possible offensive. ”

Chen Xin was thoughtful, the Dutch people did not know that the situation in our country was too bad for an expedition. So, what is the situation now that the Dutch are sending people over?

Chen Xin guessed, "After more than half a year, he finally finished wiping his buttocks, and his immediate bosses have also made a final decision and began to prepare to deal with the matter between us?" ”

"Yes. Junshang. ”

Chen Xin sneered and asked, "Then what do they mean?" Want to keep fighting? Or do you want to blackmail something from us? ”

"Peace."

"Huh? A delaying tactic? Or is it a secret? Secretly crossing into a warehouse? Chen Xin immediately felt that there was something wrong here, so he asked a series of possibilities.

"Your Majesty, the Dutch are still very sincere, and they have sent the former Formosa chief, Peter Noiz, to be handed over to us for disposal."

At the same time, the intelligence adjutant beside Chen Xin also replied in a timely manner, "Your Excellency, you have not found any signs of the Dutch gathering forces, and it is clear that they do not want to continue the confrontation and do not want to continue the war. ”

This time, Chen Xin really didn't understand.

Are the Dutch really here to seek peace?

But how could they come so easily to seek peace?

Between the two sides, it was a blood feud.

In several sea encounters half a year ago, the side lost 200 tons of fast crabs from three coast guards, and nearly 500 good men at sea died at the bottom of the sea.

There were also two cutting-edge warships of the Navy, which were almost severely damaged, and also lost some of the officers and men of the Navy.

The other side has also lost at least 10 seagoing ships of more than 500 tons, or even more than 600 tons, and the number of seafarers lost is at least five times that of its own.

With this kind of blood feud, the Dutch people still want peace?

Chen Xin really can't understand the thinking of politicians.

No, it should not be said that it is politicians, but it is the colonial institution called the "United East India Company" that was jointly formed by some big capitalists in the Netherlands.

Therefore, it should be said that Chen Xin really cannot understand the thinking of these capitalists.