Governor Petrus was so angry about this incident that he became ill. There was no suitable doctor in Batavia, so Zhao Xuening sent a doctor around him to treat Petrus.
Petrus refused to take medicine many times and wanted to just die, but people around him always cried and begged him to take medicine, so he never died.
The Dutch people around him were also afraid. They were afraid that without Petrus around, Zhao Xuening would destroy Batavia without any scruples, sparing Petrus his life. Zhao Xuening would still be merciful considering his kindness back then. .
They were really worried about being hung up by Zhao Xuening and made into a barbecue.
The main reason is that Zhao Xuening has many ethnic groups who are deeply persecuted by the Dutch around him who constantly advise Zhao Xuening to do this. Zhao Xuening's own ethnic group has also suffered the same persecution. If it weren't for the personal relationship between Petrus and Zhao Xuening, would Zhao Xuening have done this? It is hard for anyone to say that he will take cruel revenge.
Anyway, the British guy was afraid of Zhao Xuening's revenge, so he chose to compromise with him in exchange for his understanding. From this perspective, Batavia's choice may be the right one.
Cornley knows this very well, so he plans to use this opportunity to reach a formal understanding with Zhao Xuening. As long as you guarantee the interests of the Netherlands and refuse the British's solicitation, we can talk about other things.
Whatever you want, as long as we can provide it, as long as the price is right, we can negotiate. There is nothing that cannot be negotiated.
I'm afraid you don't want to talk to us.
On weekdays, Zhao Xuening travels around, visiting various islands to negotiate with various forces on plans for nation-building and coordinating the interests of all parties. He is too busy to make appointments, but today, he must be in Seoul, and he must be able to meet and talk, so Ke Favor is imperative.
Of course, it was also imperative for Marek. He had the mission of the British East India Company and decided to reach an agreement with Zhao Xuening no matter what, so that he could escape from the Dutch sphere of influence and choose to cooperate with the British.
Because of the intervention of the damn French, the war on the North American continent is not progressing smoothly. Some people in London are worried that the interests of the kingdom will be seriously damaged, so they have begun to take precautions and choose to strengthen the consolidation and further exploitation of other colonies around the world. , to secure the interests of the London gentlemen.
The Eastern Spice Sea is not only related to the interests of expensive spices, but also related to the safety of commercial trade with the Qing Empire. The tea trade with the Qing Empire has become an important part of the entire British overseas trade and cannot be lost.
However, in the past few years, Zhao Xuening has attacked British tea ships more than once, sinking and capturing British ships many times.
The British were very angry and launched many counterattacks. However, their counterattacks failed to achieve good results. Instead, they were suppressed by Zhao Xuening at every turn.
London has chosen to send more warships to the Eastern Sea to attack Zhao Xuening more than once, but with little success. When the distance between the two sides is too far, London's efforts and gains are really not proportional.
If Zhao Xuening was sunk a ship, he would be able to be replenished quickly, but if they were sunk a ship, the replenishment efficiency would be only about 20% of Zhao Xuening's.
What's even more paradoxical is that Zhao Xuening became stronger and more proficient in tactics as he fought. The sailors and gunners became more proficient in fighting, and the company's losses increased.
The company's accountants did an arithmetic problem and determined that if the fight with Zhao Xuening continued, the British East India Company would be at risk of losing money within three months.
Tactically, we may not lose, but strategically, we will lose miserably.
In fact, the reduction in profits of the London East India Company has been a fact in those years, and has caused great dissatisfaction among London investors. The company's stock price is in danger, and some opponents of the company have already sharpened their swords and are preparing to short the company's stock price. .
Because the wave of opposition from all parties was too fierce and the undercurrent was surging, the government and company executives were forced to choose to compromise with Zhao Xuening.
In the end, they exchanged bribes and profit sharing in exchange for Zhao Xuening's understanding, and thus managed to maintain smooth tea procurement.
In the current situation, if Zhao Xuening, the new overlord of the Spice Sea, always looks at European issues from the perspective of the Netherlands, whether the agreement between them can be implemented by Zhao Xuening will all hang in London. The Sword of Damocles overhead.
The rise of the Lanfang Republic has become an interesting hot topic in London. As "China fever" continues to rise in Europe, the strength of this maritime country established by the Chinese undoubtedly makes London very worried.
Europe was afraid of the Qing Empire.
More than 20 years ago, the troops of the Qing Empire, led by Wu Yazhaohui, completely massacred everyone in the Junggar Khanate. The sense of deterrence brought by the bones of millions of people was so strong that even Russia All European countries, including the Empire, were surprised and frightened by this.
The fierce force of the Qing Empire made them tremble with fear, so much so that after the rise of Lanfang, they didn't know if there was any intrinsic connection between this emerging country and the behemoth of the Qing Empire.
They didn't know if Zhao Xuening had any connection with the Qing Empire officials, and they weren't even sure whether there were Qing Empire officials behind Lanfang's founding.
Therefore, in the London Parliament, the issue of launching a full-scale war against Lanfang has existed for three years, but every time it was voted on, the number of votes in favor was only single digits, never double digits.
Although the East India Company spent a lot of money and energy on lobbying, in the worst vote, only one person agreed, while there were more than 300 opponents.
No one supported and no one dared to take risks. London was completely unable to bear the consequences of an all-out war with Lanfang and arousing the anger and intervention of the Qing Empire.
London can only spread its hands and tell the company that you need to solve this matter yourself.
Whether you compromise or fight, that is your own business, and the government cannot provide you with more help.
What's more, the main forces of the government are currently tied to the North American continent and cannot move. They must always be on guard against sneak attacks by the despicable French. The forces of Russia and other countries are also ready to move, preparing to challenge the British and economic issues on the North American continent. offensive.
All in all, it is impossible for the government to deploy more military forces to help you.
Moreover, you must also try to figure out the relationship between Lanfang Republic and the Qing Empire, and find out whether the rise of Lanfang is a link in the Qing Empire's actions in the Spice Sea.
If the Qing Empire decided to reach out to the spice sea, then the entire Europe would have to re-evaluate the importance of this matter.
However, the company is very clear that even if Lanfang has no relationship with the Qing Empire, or even if the two sides are hostile, the company's power in India alone will not be able to compete with the Lanfang Republic for dominance in the spice sea.
The powerful and combat-savvy naval fleet under Zhao Xuening was derived from the Netherlands Navy. The quantity and quality of the warships are quite good, with relatively superb combat technology, and the soldiers have a strong will to fight and are well-equipped. The leader, Zhao Xuening, is also good at naval combat. It's really hard to deal with.
Unless the company mobilizes military forces from all other regions to assist India, it may be possible to have a decisive battle with Zhao Xuening and have a relatively high chance of winning. But in that case, what is the difference between committing suicide?
As long as you want the Spice Sea, you don’t want other colonies?
Britain's efforts are too spread out and its power is too dispersed, which is indeed not a good thing in some areas.
In fact, because the war on the North American continent was so intense that Britain began to have financial problems, a group of social trends opposed to traditional colonialism had emerged within it.
The company has no choice but to choose a diplomatic solution to Zhao Xuening, try to handle the relationship with Lan Fang as properly as possible, and use the British's traditional advantage of being a troublemaker to see if Zhao Xuening and Batavia can completely break up—— For example, let’s take advantage of the Hongxi Massacre forty years ago.
At that time, more than 10,000 Chinese were killed by the Dutch in Batavia. As a Chinese, Zhao Xuening should have had a grudge against this matter. Even if his wife was a Dutch, I am afraid she would not become him. The reason for giving up on pursuing responsibility.
And the British have reason to believe that this matter will become the trigger for a break between Zhao Xuening and the Netherlands.
When he counterattacked Batavia, Zhao Xuening ordered the Chinese bones to be exhumed and reburied at the site of the tragedy, and a group of Dutch prisoners of war who had caused him losses were executed on the spot.
Although he took no further action after that, London believed that Zhao Xuening's behavior clearly proved that he had a grudge against the matter.
As long as you give him some stimulation, you might be able to prompt Zhao Xuening to launch a more determined act of revenge against the Dutch - such as completely razing Batavia.
On this day, Cornley and Marek obviously had their own agenda. Neither of them could do anything about Zhao Xuening during this period, so they were forced to adopt a Huairou offensive, hoping that Zhao Xuening's personal will would achieve the most favorable conditions for themselves. .
To this end, they will have a fierce and full game with each other on the diplomatic battlefield on this day, trying their best to achieve their goals and make the other party collapse.
