Steel Dynasty - Chapter 869
[Chapter 867 Loan]
Brandon looked at the magnificent palace in front of him with an expression of wonder.
Yesterday’s visit to Qingzhou made him full of emotions. The changes in the country of Chongqing were rapid, and the current Qingzhou City could be said to have completely changed its appearance for him.
“Congressman Brandon, please follow me.” Qian Dafu appeared at the palace gate.
Brandon submitted an application to the palace yesterday through the Dutch negotiating team in Greater Chongqing, and he received a reply this morning.
“Thank you very much.” Brandon saluted Qian Dafu and walked towards the palace with awe.
Compared with his first trip, this time he has a mission, which will affect the fate of the Dutch sea routes.
After a while, the two of them arrived in front of the imperial study. At this time, he saw Xiao Ming, the emperor of the Chongqing Kingdom. Compared to two years ago, this young emperor looked more like an emperor. There seemed to be an irresistible will in his movements. .
“Brandon meets the Emperor of Dayu.”
Entering the royal study, Brandon took off his hat and saluted.
At this time, Xiao Ming was looking at the coupons sent by the Agriculture Department. He raised his head and smiled, “Brandon? I still remember you. You came to Qingzhou two years ago and bought a steam engine.
” “Exactly.” Brandon acted cautiously and said, “If the two countries were not so far apart, I would be happy to come to Great Chongqing often.”
“This is indeed a pity,” he said, narrowing his eyes. He said: “Then what is the purpose of your coming to Dayu this time?”
Brandon liked Xiao Ming’s straightforward character, which could avoid wasting too much words. He said: “Your Majesty, this time I accept I came here again with the assignment of the Dutch Parliament, hoping to achieve more cooperation with the Great Chongqing at sea. I think your Majesty should know that British and Portuguese merchant ships have been attacking our merchant ships, so if this route cannot be protected, , then the trade between us will be continuously affected. “
Hearing this, Xiao Ming laughed, and he said: “Envoy Brandon, the British and Portuguese attacked the Dutch merchant ships, not the Great Chongqing. Merchant ship, you seem to have made a mistake about this.”
Brandon choked. He was indeed clever on this issue. In fact, the trade between the Netherlands and Great Chongqing is basically a trade surplus.
Every time, Dutch merchant ships came to Great Chongqing to purchase things and transport them back to Europe. Great Yu never had merchant ships go to Europe to purchase anything. Even if they did, they were merchants from the south who were not controlled by the northern royal family.
Therefore, they have been suffering losses on the route from Asia to Europe.
“Your Majesty is right, but your Majesty, we have signed an agreement after all, haven’t we?” Brandon reminded.
“Of course I remember, but the treaty says very clearly that Chongqing only guarantees the safety of Dutch merchant ships on Asian routes, doesn’t it?”
“That’s true. So, this is why I came to Chongqing this time. Reason, I hope His Highness can cooperate with our Netherlands.” Brandon began to sweat on his forehead, this emperor of the Great Chongqing Kingdom is really a difficult character to deal with.
Xiao Ming frowned. Although Britain was behind his back to create obstacles for him, there was no clear intention to start a war with the Chongqing Kingdom.
If Ran and the Dutch take action against the British navy, he will add another front after the three fronts of the barbarians, Japanese, and Chu.
This is something that Great Chongqing cannot bear. After all, the Civil War between Great Chongqing and the South may start at any time.
The most important thing is that he really doesn’t think highly of the Netherlands among European countries.
According to the information he received from other European businessmen, the Netherlands is now the largest lending country in Europe.
It can be said that the current Netherlands is a treasury guarded by the navy.
The only problem is that when the Netherlands lends money to every European country, it also means that it must maintain good relations with the European countries.
If he went to war with Britain or France, it would mean that these European countries would immediately stop paying most of the interest on their loans, thus doing great harm to overall prosperity.
The worst problem is that no matter which European country the Netherlands is involved in, it will mean that it is fighting with its lenders.
For this reason, the Dutch avoid full-scale development with any country, but they follow the hard principle that owed money is the uncle’s last word, and those countries that borrow money are not polite to the Netherlands.
While borrowing, they continued to create disputes with the Netherlands, which caused the Dutch to continue to be involved in wars. They supported military expenditures and also lost large amounts of interest.
It is said that the Netherlands lost a large amount of income during the French Revolution.
Moreover, the Dutch have a small land area, no resources, and insufficient development potential. On land, they can easily be defeated by countries such as France, Tsarist Russia, and Prussia. Therefore, it is not reliable at all to expect the Dutch to be his loyal allies in Europe.
However, although the Dutch were in some decline during this period, centuries of accumulation have made them still one of Europe’s big dogs.
Otherwise the Netherlands would not be called the World Bank by current Europe.
For all these reasons, Xiao Ming is only willing to develop economic and trade with the Netherlands, otherwise he is likely to be betrayed by the Dutch.
However, in addition to this reason, his denial of this matter also included an exchange of interests, so he first suppressed Brandon.
Like European countries that are in urgent need of funds, Xiao Ming also wants to borrow some money from this big dog.
“This is a very risky behavior. Once we leave Malacca, the British Navy will dominate the world. I can’t take this risk, not to mention that such a risk is not equivalent to the actual benefits.” Xiao Ming continued to deny.
Brandon was a little anxious. The gradually declining Netherlands needed to cooperate with the Eastern Empire. He said: “Your Majesty, I know this request is a bit excessive, but it is also for the long-term prosperity of the trade between Great Yu and the Netherlands. To achieve cooperation, we can accept the reasonable requests made by Dayu.”
Xiao Ming’s eyes flickered. It seems that the Dutch understand the rules between countries better than he thought. He said: “National exchanges are only beneficial. It seems that you understand this truth. In this case, I will say, according to me I understand that the Netherlands has provided huge loans to the United Kingdom, France, and even Tsarist Russia. These loans have greatly promoted the development of these countries. Now the country of Chongqing is in dire straits and needs huge financial support. Therefore, I want to express my gratitude to you. “
Loan ten million ducats
?” Brandon felt dizzy. Ducats are the current gold coins in circulation in the Netherlands. One ducat weighs three grams. This ten million ducats. Carter is basically equivalent to 600,000 taels of gold, which is also a huge loan for the Netherlands.
“Your Majesty, the amount of this loan is really large. The most important thing is that the Netherlands and Great Chongqing are so far apart. Guaranteeing the repayment of the loan is a problem.” Brandon is a congressman and a businessman. He is not stupid.
He was unwilling to sign such a big deal without guarantees.
(End of chapter)
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