The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 259 The Arrogant Dutchman
The Netherlands in the seventeenth century, known as the Sea Coachman, has been Spain's main competitor since its rise.

There are conflicts of interest between the two countries, whether in Europe or the Americas, and it is the same in the East.

Although Spain was one step earlier, the trade with Daming has always been at a disadvantage, especially after Dongfan Island was occupied by the Dutch, relying on its geographical advantages, Spain was very passive.

Most of the merchants in Guangdong trade directly with Portugal. Compared with Manila in Luzon, merchants in Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are also more willing to go to Dongfan Island, which is close at hand, to trade with the Dutch, which makes Spain very embarrassed.

However, Spain lost to the Netherlands in the fight for Dongfan Island. This time, the proposal to combine the forces of the three countries and go to Nanjing to force Ming to compromise was actually proposed by the Spanish governor, who wanted to take the opportunity to reverse the disadvantage in trade.

After all, the Portuguese are near the waters of Macau, and Dongfan Island is also stuck in the lifeline of the southeast waters. On the other hand, in Spain, the Han Chinese who can only sit and wait take the initiative to sail to Manila for transactions.

It is clear at a glance who is superior and who is inferior. If the Dutch are obstructing it and making things difficult for Ming's maritime merchants in the Taiwan Strait, it can be said that Spain will be in a very passive and unfavorable position in the long run.

That's why when Daming wanted to take back the Portuguese-occupied Macao, and when Ming's porcelain and silk soared, he wooed the two countries to muddy the water.

Of course, it would be great if Daming could really compromise and open up business.

But in fact, the three countries all understand that it is very unlikely that this huge empire will be subdued by relying on only two or three hundred warships and tens of thousands of soldiers, and it is more likely to completely prohibit merchants from going to sea.

As the earliest Portuguese who came here and knew Ming Ming best, they also saw this point most thoroughly, so they did not hesitate to betray the two countries to curry favor with Ming, and they did not want to die with the two countries, because they were worried that the empire would be completely angered in the end. , causing everyone to lose money in the future.

Although the Dutch also understood this, but because they had just defeated Spain, they were flattered by European countries as the most powerful maritime empire, and their own strength also reached its peak during this period. It can be said that they are the most arrogant among the three countries. He was the last to come, and had the weakest understanding of Ming, so he was the most ambitious. He still fantasizes about invading Ming, which is why he agreed to unite with Spain.

After all, compared to equal trade, direct grabbing is the first choice for Europeans. If they can't win or grab, they will fall back and choose fair trade.

And since the Dutch came to Daming, it has indeed not stopped.

For Spain, the best result of this tripartite alliance is to force Daming to trade. Now Daming has taken the initiative to open its coastal ports, not only allowing Spanish warships and merchant ships to enter the port for direct trade, but also excluding the Netherlands. Naturally, it will not do it again. This stupid thing of attacking the capital of Ming Dynasty also intends to sell the Netherlands completely.

Although the Netherlands agreed to unite with Spain and Portugal to attack Daming and allow the Spanish fleet to enter Dongfan Island, it also guarded against Spain's sneak attack. Therefore, the fleets of the two countries did not anchor at the same port. The mouth was empty, and the fleet temporarily lent to the Spaniards was temporarily stationed.

Obviously, the two countries are really close, and they are very worried about each other. The Netherlands is worried that Spain will not die, and takes the opportunity to sneak attack on Dongfan Island.

And Spain is also worried that the Netherlands will take over their Far East fleet in the port.

After the Spanish Far East Fleet received Mason's order, it immediately sailed out of Shuangxikou and returned to Manila on the grounds of civil strife among the indigenous people on Luzon Island.

This made the Dutch yell out in anger, accusing Spain of losing the chain at a critical moment. Although it is uncomfortable, the natives on Luzon Island do rebel from time to time, and this time the plan was proposed by Spain, so there is no doubt. Spain has another conspiracy.

Only one month later, the Dutch found out that the envoys of the Zheng family had been to Manila, and the Spanish governor sent envoys to Nanjing the next day, and they immediately understood. In addition, Zhu Cihong's edict had also spread to Fujian. I don't know that I was cheated by Spain and Portugal.

For a while, the Dutch also became anxious. Although the Dutch governor's office was located in Jakarta, time was running out. The commander of the Dutch fleet on Dongfan Island also had to choose to cut first and then play. He hurriedly sent envoys to Nanjing to request the establishment of diplomatic relations. Letter to the Governor of Jakarta.

When the Spanish envoys arrived in Nanjing, it was already May. Although Zhang Yan did not summon them in person, she also sent the Minister of Rites to receive them, and gave them the same treatment as Portugal.

Spain naturally agreed to all the terms of establishing diplomatic relations proposed by Ming Dynasty and promised to abide by them.

The Spanish envoys also arranged for the Dutch in a big way. Faced with Ming's questioning, they pushed all the matter of gathering the fleet in Dongfan Island to the Dutch.

However, the Dutch envoy was late for more than half a month. As soon as the ship arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River and declared its home, the Nanjing Navy directly fired and warned Ming Dynasty that the Netherlands would not be welcomed.

Seeing Daming's attitude, the Dutch envoy was also very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

In fact, at this time, if Daming chooses to negotiate and use trade as a threat, there is a high chance that the Dutch will be forced to withdraw from Dongfan Island voluntarily.

But for the Dutch, not to mention Zhu Cihong, even Zhang Yan and a group of civil and military officials were very disgusted, and felt that they had to be taught a lesson severely, so none of them went up to say that they would surrender without fighting.

After the Dutch envoy returned to Dongfan Island holding back his anger, he learned that both Spain and Portugal had established diplomatic relations with Daming, and he was furious for a while.

But it didn't take long to find out that the Daming navy on the other side was actively preparing for the battle. They didn't understand what Da Ming's intentions were, and they were even more furious.

But after calming down, they had no choice but to send envoys to Fuzhou again, preparing to negotiate with the Zheng family while actively preparing for war on Dongfan Island.

If the Zheng family doesn't negotiate, then wait until the Zheng family's fleet is defeated before negotiating with Daming. In the end, if Daming still doesn't establish diplomatic relations with the Netherlands, then break the pot and rob the merchant ships directly. Everyone, stop playing .

They want this pedantic and stubborn empire to understand how stupid it is to exclude the world's most powerful maritime empire, the Netherlands, from the trade between the East and the West.

Similarly, they also need to let the Spanish and Portuguese know that if they want to exclude the Netherlands and eat alone, the consequences will be very serious.

No, the Dutch governor of Jakarta was also completely angered and began to mobilize more warships to Dongfan Island.

(End of this chapter)