I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 681 Bargaining
Seeing the shocked look of the Dutch envoy, Zhu Youxiao slowly explained.

"It is a coincidence that you are here. King Felipe IV of Spain sent me a letter five days ago, saying that he is willing to order 250 million taels of matchlock guns and cannons from the Ming Dynasty.

And he also promised that this was not a one-time event and that he would provide arms to Ming Dynasty in the future.But in exchange, I hope that Ming will give Portugal and Spain exclusive [-]% of the trade share of European countries to Ming.

After I saw it, I felt that this business was a good deal and I immediately agreed to the request.Therefore, if you want to come to Ming Dynasty to trade, Ming Dynasty will naturally welcome you, but your trade volume must not exceed [-]% of the trade volume between our European countries and our Ming Dynasty, which means that it cannot exceed [-]% of the trade volume between Spain and Portugal in Ming Dynasty. "

As soon as he heard this, Desheng couldn't bear it anymore. He cursed in his heart why Spain suddenly did such a thing and why he was completely unaware of it, so he immediately said:
"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Spain only has Luzon Island in Asia, and Portugal has very few strongholds in the waters east of Malacca. Even if they want to occupy the market share of the Ming Dynasty, there will not actually be many ships coming.

The Dutch East India Company is different. Now in the area east of Malacca, we have many merchant ships and occupy the vast majority of the market share.If we can participate in the Ming Dynasty's maritime trade market, the profits brought to the Ming Dynasty will definitely be greater than those of Spain. "

Zhu Youxiao waved his hands when he heard this, what's the use of these painting words.I can't even see or touch it now, so I don't know if it's true.

"What you said makes sense, but now Spain has ordered more than 200 million taels of arms from my Ming Dynasty, so this request is difficult for me, my Ming Dynasty, to refuse. Besides, there is very little business between Ming Dynasty and the Netherlands. Now you have four You can seize the share of the success, it’s enough for you.”

As soon as Zhu Youxiao said these words, Desheng became anxious instantly.He came to pay such a high price to Ming Dynasty this time. If he only got [-]% of the trade volume, he would have lost money to death.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly cursed these people from the Ming Dynasty. They were really unjust for their own benefit. They made good promises, but why did they suddenly change their minds?

"Your Majesty, Spain has given you an order, but we, the Netherlands, also have it. The previous ransom of 200 million taels of prisoners of war and compensation can be said to be the profit of our Dutch East India Company for more than half a year. If it were not for the Ming Dynasty's previous promise to sign a contract with the Netherlands, Trade treaty, the shareholders of the Dutch East India Company will not agree to this request."

What Desheng said in a hurry immediately made Zhu Youxiao's face darken.

These Dutch people really dare to say this and think they are easy to bully.On the side, Wen Tiren, the minister of etiquette, stood up and reprimanded Desheng.

"It's really nonsense. You have invaded the Ming Dynasty's sea territory many times, but the Ming Dynasty repelled them. This time, you sent thousands of people to cause trouble, and in the end, you were captured by the Ming Dynasty. According to the law of the imperial court, all these prisoners should be shown to the public. . But I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, am compassionate and compassionate, has a good life, and does not want to kill anymore, so I let you redeem the prisoners. How come you are now forced to have no choice, it is extremely ridiculous. "

Seeing what Ming officials said, Desheng was speechless.This Ming Dynasty official was right. The money given by the Dutch East India Company this time was compensation, not a trade order, which made him not know what to do for a while.

But now that the matter has come to this, he is also thinking about remedial measures.

Now it seems that [-]% of the share belongs to Spain. If they want to compete, they are completely unable to compete. They can only compete for the remaining [-]% of the share.

Zhu Youxiao on the throne looked at the Dutch envoy who was silent and wanted to stimulate him. "Now the Ming Dynasty still has a [-]% share, but I heard from Sun Yuanhua's letter before that merchant ships from France, England and other countries heard that the Ming Dynasty mission was in Europe, and they also sent envoys to invite the Ming Dynasty mission to discuss trade with the Ming Dynasty. If the conditions in these countries are good, we can definitely divide it into another percentage."

"Absolutely not!"

When Deshengti heard this, he immediately shook his head.

Although the Dutch East India Company was prospering in Asia, there were more and more competitors.From Spain and Portugal in the past, merchant ships from Britain, France and other countries have also come to Asia to seek trade.

If, as the Ming Emperor said, he signed a trade agreement with the Ming Dynasty and monopolized the remaining trade share, it would be extremely detrimental to the Dutch East India Company's strategy in Asia.

Thinking of this, he secretly scolded Daming for his cunning, which was obviously enough to defeat them.

But even so, there was nothing they could do. The confidence at the negotiating table relied entirely on war.The Dutch East India Company failed to defeat the Ming Dynasty many times, and suffered a humiliating defeat last year. The Netherlands no longer had the courage to be hostile to the Ming Dynasty. Coupled with the huge profits from the Ming Dynasty market, they really loved, feared and hated them. !
"Dear Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the maritime trade strength of the Netherlands far exceeds that of the United Kingdom and France. I also respect your agreement with Spain, but now that we have arrived in the Ming Dynasty, it will be difficult to communicate with the Governor of Batavia if we return empty-handed. Therefore, I implore Ming Dynasty to allocate all the remaining shares to our Dutch East India Company."

Zhu Youxiao watched the Dutch envoy finally relent, smiled slightly, and said nonchalantly:
"In order to maintain relations with Daming, Spain placed an order of 250 million taels with Daming, and promised to continue placing orders in the future to maintain the relationship between Daming and Spain. Now you, the Netherlands, want to confirm trade with Daming Um, I don’t know what I can come up with.”

Desheng had already expected this, so he gritted his teeth and said:

“Although our Dutch East India Company is not as wealthy as Spain, we can still spend 50 taels to order matchlock guns and artillery from the Ming Dynasty.

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he immediately sneered.This Dutchman is really sending beggars away.

Wanting to occupy 50% of the trade volume with the Ming Dynasty with only [-] taels is really a bit wishful thinking.

"Spain's arms order is 250 million taels. Unexpectedly, it opened all its ports in the world for the Ming Dynasty ships to dock freely. This is only 50%. You have only offered [-] taels now. I think it occupies one city. Well, don’t blame me, the Ming Dynasty, for not treating you Netherlands preferentially.”

Seeing that the Dutch were so stingy, Zhu Youxiao didn't give him any face anymore. He went straight to business and gave his conditions immediately.

But Desheng shook his head immediately when he heard this, and then said:
"His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, we still have conditions. We only want to obtain the remaining [-]% of the trade share of the Ming Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)