1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 253 Boring Negotiation ([-])
Anthony Van Daiman, Governor of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia, quietly listened to Senard Karamet, the company's senior commercial counselor, about the progress of the negotiations with Hanzhou, and pondered for a long time.

"Mr. Karamet, how sincere do you think Hanzhou is in handing over Dili City?" Governor Daiman asked aloud.

"I think they really dare not refuse our request." Senad Kalamet said: "They may very much want to establish a transit supply point in Borneo to facilitate their transportation of immigrants to and from Daming."

"We cannot allow them to establish a so-called immigration transit point in Borneo." Governor Daiman said: "If they are given the opportunity to establish a stronghold in Borneo, it will be a huge threat to our operation of the entire Borneo."

"Your Excellency, our East India Company has the most powerful sea power in this region. Even if Hanzhou establishes a stronghold in Borneo, I am afraid it will not threaten our shipping routes." Batavia Fleet Commander Ayan Van Dijk The Colonel said: "They are willing to give up the monetary compensation we give."

Governor Daiman glanced at Colonel Aryan Van Dijk and shook his head slightly. These soldiers just lacked long-term vision and could not see potential hidden dangers in the future.

"A few months ago, when our business representatives in the Kingdom of Cambodia returned to Batavia, they once again passed by the Xinsheng Island in Hanzhou. On that island, they have built two castles, enough to accommodate three thousand to Four thousand permanent personnel. They have reclaimed a large amount of land on the island to grow food and vegetables. Do you know what this means?"

Governor Daiman looked at the senior managers of several colonial institutions in the house, "This means that that small island has changed from a remote place where no one pays attention to an armed force that can easily organize hundreds of people to maintain Their Hanzhou has potential benefits in the surrounding area, and this small island is not afraid of a long-term blockade. It is too easy for Hanzhou to obtain manpower from the huge Ming country."

"If we allow Hanzhou to establish a stronghold on the west side of Borneo. I believe that within a few years, they will definitely accumulate thousands of people there, or even tens of thousands of people. From this, they will slowly penetrate into Borneo. The north side of the continent, or even the south side. At that time, how did we, the East India Company, deal with this situation?"

"Governor, I understand." Senard Karamet looked at the embarrassed Colonel Aryan Van Dijk, and said, "I will definitely reject their request."

"Our conditions remain unchanged, and we will continue to put pressure on them." Governor Daiman said: "The next round of negotiations, we will transfer the negotiation venue to Dili City. At that time, the Batavia fleet will send four to five armed merchant ships to escort them You go."

Upon hearing this, Senard Kalamet smiled slightly and said confidently: "I believe that with the help of Colonel Aryan Van Dijk, Hanzhou will definitely realize his own strength and status."

"Your Excellency, if Hanzhou insists on their conditions and refuses to agree to our request, what should we do?" Colonel Aryan Van Dijk had a faint worry in his heart that Hanzhou might start a war with the Dutch.

"Mr. Karamet can give Hanzhou a deadline for a final reply." Governor Daiman said: "If they refuse to hand over the city of Dili on our terms, the squadron you send can blockade the port of Dili."

"If Han Chau ships force their way in and out of Dili port, do we need to sink their ships?"

"They should...not be so reckless." Governor Daiman hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "If the Hanzhou ships enter or leave Dili Port by force, fire a warning."

Seeing the hesitant eyes of Colonel Aryan Van Dijk, he finally said decisively: "Ships that do not follow the warning can be sunk!"
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"Where are the other decision-makers in Hanzhou?" Senad Karamet came to Dili City, but only saw Qi Dajiang, a major high-level figure in Hanzhou.

"I have been authorized by the commander of Hanzhou to make decisions on any issues encountered during the negotiations!" Qi Dajiang said in a deep voice.

"A decision can be made on any question?" Senad Karamet was taken aback when he heard that, feeling a little unbelievable.Why are you Han Zhou so careless? Have you already made the decision to abandon Dili City?

"Our Governor-General has given you a clear answer to your Hanzhou's question of establishing a transit point for immigrants in Borneo." Senad Kalamet said: "We do not allow you to try to establish a so-called Immigration transit point."

"In this case, in what form will you give us Hanzhou compensation?" Qi Dajiang asked.

"We will increase the monetary compensation to [-] dong."

"Too little." Qi Dajiang shook his head, "In addition to giving us Hanzhou the spice concession trade rights for at least ten years, you must not restrict our ships from going to the spice islands for direct purchases. The monetary compensation must be [-] dong."

"No, your asking price is too high." Senad Kalamet felt relieved when he saw that Han Zhou no longer struggled with the issue of establishing a foothold in Borneo, "We can only give you two years of spice trading rights, and every year No more than ten ships. You are not allowed to go to the Spice Islands to buy spices directly, you must only buy them through our licensed market in Batavia, and the monetary compensation is only [-] dong."
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"This is our first professional warship in Hanzhou?" Cao Xiong asked in surprise when he saw that various types of artillery were being installed and adjusted in the dock.

"Yes, our Hanzhou's first battleship, a real battleship." Qi Tian said with a smile.

After more than four months of construction, the Spanish and Ming shipwrights captured from the Cavite shipyard worked together to build a warship with a displacement of 24 tons.The transshipment of cargo was not considered too much on the ship, and it was built purely from a military point of view and ocean-going ship breaking.On the upper and lower decks, plus the bow and stern, a total of [-] artillery pieces are arranged.

The entire hull borrows the design concept of some flying shear boats. The hull is slender and equipped with three sets of mainsails. The bow has a sidesail slanting forward, which can assist the boat to better take advantage of the wind.After two sea trials, the warship ran at a speed of up to eight knots.This means that at sea, it can catch up to any merchant ship and sink it with its powerful firepower, or force it to surrender.

If it is divided according to the type of warship, this small tonnage but fast warship can be counted as a fast cruiser.When encountering a battleship that is stronger than it, it can also escape quickly with superhuman speed.

"This warship is specially designed to deal with the armed merchant ships of the Dutch." Cao Xiong also laughed after hearing Qi Tian's brief introduction.

"Yes, there will be a fight in the future. It is at sea, and it is specially designed to intercept and entangle the armed merchant ships of the Dutch who are not very powerful."

"If we supplement it with three or four armed merchant ships, we can easily intercept the Dutch ships." Cao Xiong said: "Next, we will build a few more warships like this. When the time comes, look at the Dutch How do people deal with it!"
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"We can buy spices directly without going to the Spice Islands. But you must provide a five-year spice concession trade right, and the currency compensation is at least [-] dong."

"No, no, no!" Senad Kalamet shook his head and said, "There is only a two-year spice concession trade right, but we can add up to [-] dong for monetary compensation."

"You Dutch are too stingy." Qi Dajiang sighed, "The two-year spice concession is too short. The monetary compensation of [-] guilders is not enough to pay for our capture of Dili City. "
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After the three "Flying Fish" unloaded some supplies at Tongzhou Fort (now Manokwari City, Papua, Indonesia), they did not delay too much. They just repaired for a day and immediately headed for more than 1000 kilometers away, which was named Midway Island. (now Palau Koror Island) direction.

Thirty town soldiers, 120 Luzon natives, and a large amount of food, drinks, tools, building materials and other materials were loaded on the three ships.

After the fleet arrives at Midway Island, they will unload personnel and some production and living materials, and then head to Ryukyu or near Dayuan (Taiwan) to find a suitable foothold to complete the last supply point on the eastern route to Daming. Explore and build.

Behind them, at Fort Beikou (now Newland Bay, Australia), Fort Weiyuan (now Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea), and Fort Jinhua (now Lai City, Papua New Guinea), the remaining ships Shearing boats are rapidly heading to these supply points to transport supplies and personnel.

The early immigrants from several supply points on Weiyuan Island drove the natives of Hanzhou and Luzon to clear up more camp space and build more settlements and storage facilities before the end of the dry season.Make comprehensive preparations for the later eastern immigration.

At the same time, several territories outside the mainland of Hanzhou are also making strategic reserves for the upcoming Han-Dutch war.Because, during the war, the Hanzhou mainland may interrupt the transportation to these supply points, and they may face the siege and blockade of the Dutch warships.
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"For the delivery of Dili City, we, the Dutch East India Company, will give up to [-] guilders in currency compensation, and two years of spice concession trading rights." Senard Karamet said seriously: "For this, I would like to pay special attention. Explanation. This condition is our final limit, and you must consider it carefully. I will give you three days to reply accordingly."

"Three days is too short." Qi Dajiang shook his head and said, "It will take seven or eight days for us to send people back to Jianye City, and it will take another seven or eight days to bring back our commander's instructions. We need at least It will take half a month to give a specific answer to your conditions."

"Didn't you get all the authorization?" Senad Karamet said coldly: "We have wasted too much time, and I don't think it is necessary. You only have three days to reply, agree, or refuse. "

(End of this chapter)