Matsolko was the governor-general of the Dutch East India Company, a big colonist, and a big profiteer. That was very cunning! He didn't promise Wei Qingmu anything, and he also proposed to meet with the commander of the East India Fleet - this was to find out the situation first, to see how much he had lost, how many cards he had left to play, and whether there was a chance to win. return......
"Okay!" Wei Qingmu smiled and nodded, "You can go...but we don't know where your East India Fleet has gone?"
"I know," said Matsolko, "either to Ceylon or to Burma."
"Going to Myanmar?" Wei Qingmu was stunned, "Isn't that the territory of rogue bandits?"
Matt Solko said: "It's not a bandit, it's Dashun! Our East India Company has formed an alliance with the Dashun Empire!"
"You are forming an alliance with them?" Wei Qingmu shook his head, "They can't go out to sea, and they are suppressed in Bashu, Yunnan and Guizhou in China. What's the use of forming an alliance with them?"
"They will send troops to help!" Matsolko said seriously, "The troops who landed on Penang Island were the troops of the Dashun Empire!"
"What? Penang Island? The bandits went to Penang Island? You haven't heard of it!" Wei Qingmu shook his head repeatedly, "Governor, you must be mistaken. I have never heard that the bandits have sent troops."
Of course Dashun sent troops, but he only went to Arakan to fight the invading Aurangzeb - but Aurangzeb was probably confused when he heard the news that he had invaded Arakan, right?
Seeing that Wei Qingmu's expression didn't look like he was lying, Matsolko felt like he was beating a drum in his heart... None of the sultanates in the Straits of Malacca could fight. If the Dashun Empire continued to stand still, then the Netherlands would really fight. Can't go down anymore.
"I will go to Burma to ask first," Matsolko said. "I hope your fleet will not interfere."
"Okay!" Wei Qingmu was very talkative and nodded, "But I also have a request...please cancel the martial law, issue a peace notice, and inform all white people in Batavia City that peace negotiations have begun. , Emperor Ming has promised not to attack Batavia, please live in peace and don’t have to flee."
Matt Solko thought for a while, but nodded and agreed to Wei Qingmu - if the Dashun Empire really let go of the Dutch dove, and the East India Fleet really suffered a defeat in the Strait of Malacca. Then the Dutch East India Company would have to seriously consider cooperation with the Chinese Empire.
The East India Company was a company after all...one to make money for its shareholders!
If it can make more money in the Nanyang region ruled by the Celestial Empire, then it should not choose to withdraw.
If it can make more money by accepting the Emperor of China as a shareholder, then it should not say no to His Majesty the Emperor...
After Matsolko and Wei Qingmu reached an agreement, they immediately issued an announcement in accordance with the other party's request, and then boarded a 200-ton (load) light sailing ship, accompanied by Wei Qingmu, and headed straight for the Strait of Malacca.
When he arrived at Temasek Island, he saw hundreds of Ming army sailing ships lined up in a wide estuary. On the river bank, a simple civil fort was being built.
Because Wei Qingmu was accompanying him, the Ming army sailboat patrolling the strait did not block Matsolko's sailboat and gave Matsolko a "passage flag."
After Matsolko asked someone to hang the flag of passage, he immediately rushed to Malacca - Malacca City is more than 300 miles away from Temasek Island. It was once the capital of the Malacca Sultanate that ruled the Malacca Strait. In 1526, this city The city was occupied by the Portuguese and later belonged to the Dutch East India Company. However, when Matsolko arrived again, the Ming Dynasty's Sun and Moon Flag and a large red flag with the Chinese characters "Ren Fu" written on it were already flying over the city of Malacca.
This city has changed hands and is now the temporary capital of the Principality of Ren Phuoc - the territory of the Twelve Principalities has long been divided. The Johor City and its surroundings, separated from Temasek Island by a slender Strait of Johor, belong to the Principality of Ren An. ; Malacca City and its surroundings belong to the Principality of Ren Phuoc; the mouth of the Klang River and its surroundings belong to the Principality of Renzhi; the north of the Principality of Renzhi belongs to the Principality of Yi Xing, and the capital is placed at the mouth of the Tianding River near Pangkor Island controlled by the Dutch—— It is an important waterway for the export of tin ore in the Perak Sultanate; Penang and a large area of land nearby are owned by the Principality of Ngai Chuan; Kota Bahru next to Pattani and a large area of land around it belong to the Principality of Ngai Yung (located in The east coast of the Malacca Peninsula); to the south of the Duchy of Ngai Yong is the Principality of Ngai Chuan; to the south of the Principality of Ngai Chuan is the Principality of Daoquan; to the south of the Principality of Daoquan is the Principality of Yanan, which occupies the land of Johor.
In addition, the original Sulu Kingdom that is now settled in Pattani will move to Aceh after being controlled by the Renyi Army on Sumatra, and the land of Pattani will be taken over by the Principality of Daosheng.
The four principalities of Daolong, Dexian, Deyou, and Desheng will occupy Riau, Palembang, Jambi, and Lampung across the sea from Java Island on the island of Sumatra.
As for the islands at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca, they are temporarily ownerless and controlled by the Ming Navy.
It was on Pangkor Island, where the East India Company had a fort, that Matsolko learned the exact whereabouts of the East India Fleet, and also learned that the band of dishonest bandits had indeed released the Dutch East India Company. The pigeon...Although the pigeon was released, Matsolko still had to go to Dashunchao's territory.
Because the remnants of the entire East India Fleet are still being repaired there!
The ship is in the port and has to bow its head!
So Matsolko said goodbye to Wei Qingmu on Pangkor Island, and continued northward on a light sailing ship. Finally, in late August of the lunar calendar, he arrived at Mrauk U, which was already controlled by the Dashun Empire.
In Mrauk U City, Matsolko met Li Jicheng, the grandson of the Dashun Empire... The grandson of the grandson of the Dashun Empire has also made great progress now, to the point where he has opened his eyes to see the world.
Although the Dashun Empire had one foot into the realm of a colonial empire after annexing Myanmar, the other foot remained where it was - Dashun's colonization of Myanmar was not very successful, and many colonists died of illness! Moreover, the Dashun Empire had no intention of rushing to the sea. It was content to just stand on the beach of Sha Lian Mansion and look at the sea.
However, after Li Jicheng raided the Arakan Kingdom, the successor to the Dashun cause began to change his thinking.
He finally understood the power of attacking the enemy by sea!
After the Dutch East India Fleet arrived at Poki Island in Arakan, Li Jicheng truly saw the world clearly - it turned out that the Ming Dynasty was already the world's top naval power... So, what should Dashun do? Dashun can't sit still and wait for death! Li is getting older, and he will be the late emperor in a few more years. Li Laiheng is also old and can always persevere, but Li Jicheng is still young! He didn't want to be the one who obeyed the last emperor, obeyed the emperor Ai, or obeyed the abolished emperor.
"If the Dashun Empire wants to be strong and have a long-term confrontation with the Ming Empire, it must go to the ocean and draw wealth and power from the sea. The way to go to the ocean can be divided into two steps. The first step is to establish a free trade city. Just like the Ming Dynasty established Shanghai... Dashun can focus on building Salian and Mrauk U. These two cities can adopt a system that is completely different from other places in Dashun. They can attach importance to industry and commerce and welcome people from all over the world. Merchants and craftsmen from all over.
After attracting enough merchants and craftsmen, the Dashun Empire can build fleets in these two commercial cities, and send adventurers to find suitable overseas colonies for the Dashun Empire..."
In the palace of Mrauk U, Matt Solko, the governor of the Dutch East India Company who came from afar, was teaching Li Jicheng how to colonize - he had to teach him everything he could! The Dutch East India Fleet was in such a state of misery that they could only rely on Arakan craftsmen to repair it so that they could sail back home.
After returning to China, of course, there will be another round of naval reforms - the world's naval powers have really been too late to burn money in recent years! It was so easy to build a batch of new warships, but when they went to the battlefield, they found something was wrong and fell behind again, so they had to continue to burn money!
