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Chapter 1069 The Danes Suddenly Appear
"The students think the risks are controllable and can give it a try." The astronaut and Tan Mingming looked at each other and expressed their support.

"Don't be so sure yet. I don't want to completely turn against the Portuguese for the time being. Keeping them around can greatly curb the Dutch's ambitions. One thing we must grasp is that after we capture the city, we must stop the natives from killing people and make sure that most of the Portuguese in the city are escorted to the ship and leave safely."

Hong Tao was not satisfied with this ambiguous guarantee. What does it mean to try? If you want to do it, you must succeed, otherwise it is better not to do it. So we have to draw a clear line. If you can do it, then approve it. If you can't guarantee that you can do it, then choose another way.

“…Students are willing to take full responsibility!”

Zhu Haiou gritted his teeth and finally gave a positive answer. If he couldn't do it, his position as the Chief of Naval Staff might have to be replaced, and his honorary title would be greatly reduced, and at least ten years of work would be in vain.

"Well, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just do what you have to do. I will know right from wrong. Is there such a company as the Danish East India Company?"

The folder contained not only a battle plan for Colombo, but also a draft for providing weapons and training to the Safavid dynasty of Persia. This was also the result of the Navy receiving the Emperor's order, which took them half a year to come up with. However, Hong Tao frowned and raised his face as soon as he read the beginning, his eyes full of suspicion.

“Reporting to His Majesty, this company does exist. It is similar to the Dutch East India Company. It has built a trading post and a small castle in Tranquilla on the east coast of India, as well as two workshops for processing dyes.

The navy had mistaken them for Portuguese before and marked them on the map as Dansburg. Early last year, one of their small cargo ships ran aground in the port of Shalian. After being rescued by the navy, the truth was revealed after interrogation.

This question made Zhu Haiou feel uncomfortable. Since the establishment of the Navy Statistics Department, intelligence work has gradually improved, but it has also exposed many problems. For example, the Danish East India Company has existed under his nose for more than ten years and has always been mistaken for the Portuguese.

"And the rescued crew members agreed to work for the navy?"

The more Hong Tao listened, the more he felt something was wrong. It was understandable that he mistook the Danes for the Portuguese. The Portuguese recruited many German mercenaries, who looked exactly like the Danes.

But it was a bit too much to use the Danish merchant ships to transport weapons and equipment to Persia just out of friendship. Not to mention whether they would be robbed by the thieves, once the news leaked and was known by the Ottomans, the whole plan of helping the Persians fight against the Ottomans would be exposed.

Conspiracies must be carried out in secret to be effective. If they are exposed in broad daylight, they will become a joke. If the Navy General Staff is so unreliable, they don't even need to wait for mistakes to happen. They need to replace the relevant personnel now.

"Your Majesty, you may not know that although the Danish East India Company is similar to the Dutch East India Company, they are very different in their business capabilities. They have been operating dyes in Tranqueba for more than ten years, but they are still unable to make ends meet and owe a large amount of taxes to the local tribal leaders. They are on the verge of bankruptcy...

After hearing about this, the student asked the staff of the Statistics Department to disguise themselves as businessmen to deal with them. After more than half a year of contact, they revealed their intentions. When the senior executives of the other company heard that the reward for shipping goods to Persia was high, they readily agreed. "

Seeing the emperor looking down on others with one eye and rolling his eyelids at others, Zhu Haiou knew something was wrong and quickly explained the original intention of the plan and the desired effect. "We all grew up by the sea, how come there is such a big difference between us!"

Hong Tao listened with great interest, especially when he heard that the Danes had also coveted Colombo, but were defeated by the Portuguese and fled to the east side of the Indian subcontinent. As a result, after struggling for more than ten years, they were still penniless. He couldn't help but sigh.

The colonists were so frustrated. They had to pay taxes to the local tribal leaders for their business, but they didn't even make any money from the taxes and were on the verge of bankruptcy. Look at their neighbors, the Dutch, who traveled all over the world, including America, Africa, and Asia, and did a thriving business. Compared to others, you'll die!

"Port Hormuz... Are you planning to let the Danish East India Company attack it?"

Although I feel a little sad, the idea of ​​using the Danes to deceive others is still worthy of recognition. But when I read further, I couldn't help but wonder, the breakthrough point designed by the navy turned out to be the Port of Hormuz.

This port in the Persian Gulf was originally occupied by the Portuguese, but was later seized by the British East India Company. The Danes and the British are sworn enemies, and the only time England was ruled by a foreign race was because of the Danes.

In addition to old scores and new hatreds, the two countries are also fighting for control of the North Sea. Now the navy wants to use the port of Hormuz as a base for military assistance to the Safavid dynasty of Persia, and it cannot avoid the British East India Company.

In order to weaken the Holy Roman Empire and prevent a single European power, Britain always took a cooperative approach to the Ottoman Empire and certainly did not want to see anyone support Persia and stab the Ottoman Empire in the back. The only way to use the Port of Hormuz was to get it out of the control of the British East India Company.

This is when the Danish East India Company came in handy. Fighting others was all for economic gain, but in order to allow the Danes to seize British territory, they had to feel comfortable both psychologically and physiologically. If there were economic benefits to be gained, basically no one could persuade them.

"Only in this way can we avoid alerting the Ottomans and Persians. As an ally of the British, the Ottomans will certainly not be too friendly to the Danes, and the Danes can only gain a foothold in Hormuz Port with the support of the empire."

Zhu Haiou nodded vigorously. In order to formulate this plan, he had read a lot of information collected by envoys from various European countries, and the Navy Statistics Department also inquired about relevant information. If he could not convince the emperor to nod, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

"Well, it's a good idea, and the idea is worthy of praise. Taking full advantage of the contradictions between countries is a more advanced method than war. As a soldier, you can't just know how to fight, you must be familiar with the opponent's every move and temperament.

You two should stop giggling. Go back and summarize the navy's plan, and call together all the senior generals in the army to study it in batches. This is what I often say: knowing yourself and the enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles."

After waiting for more than ten seconds, the emperor finally expressed his opinion. He praised Zhu Haiou and asked the General Staff to set up a special training class for senior generals to study this plan as the outline.

(End of this chapter)