In the original history, the Netherlands, that is, the Netherlands, should have been the most powerful maritime colonial overlord in this period, so it also won the title of a sea coachman in later generations.And in this life, the Dutch are still playing the role of a coachman at sea, but they are just coachmen working for Daming.To be precise, the Dutch acted as compradors, bringing Ming goods to trade around the world.Because after the Netherlands was controlled by the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao formulated a strategy for financialization in the Netherlands.The Ming court set up a securities institution in the Netherlands, allowing local Dutch merchants to finance trade, and also funded some outstanding Dutch merchants through state funds, so that they could have enough capital to carry out global trade, but most of the profits brought by their global trade would be divided by the Ming court in the form of dividends.But because the Netherlands did not have its own industrial system and sufficient resources, they could only be compradors of the Ming Dynasty, and they were never tired of it.Even if most of the trade profits were taken by the Ming court, their own small share of the profits was very large.As a result, the trading companies opened by the Dutch have also become global trading giants with the support of Daming national capital.Moreover, Dutch businessmen also used the money given by the Ming Dynasty to go all over the world to expand their business territory, and many factories in Europe and the Americas became factories controlled by the Dutch.As a result, many Dutch merchants became wealthy and became wealthy representatives in Western Europe.In Western Europe, many women vied to be the mistresses of the Dutch.Many nobles also became friends with the Dutch.As a result, the Dutch were accustomed to a rich life under the rule of the Ming Empire, and were proud to be second-class citizens of the Ming Dynasty.The reason why they are second-class people is because the Dutch will take the initiative to clamp their tails in front of the Han people of the Ming Kingdom and will take the initiative to be grateful, because the first governor Zhang Huangyan genius used various ways to publicize the wealth of the Dutch as a gift to them from the Han people of the Ming Dynasty.The Dutch naturally accepted the rule of the Ming Dynasty over them, and began to take the initiative to accept Sinology, take the initiative to speak the official language of the Ming Dynasty, take the initiative to wear Ming clothes, and sometimes learned etiquette.Now the Dutch do not hate the Ming people, who brought them wealth, but the Anglo-Saxons, that is, the English, who are on the other side of the ocean.Because England not only did not trade with the Ming Dynasty, but also did not trade with the Dutch, and even robbed Dutch merchant ships in the Atlantic.This made it impossible for the Dutch to use Ming goods to expand their commercial territory in England, as well as normal trade.Therefore, when the Ming army sent troops to England, the Dutch were also very supportive.Historically, the Dutch and Britain had a hostile relationship during this period, as they fought over global colonial interests.In this life, it is still the same.And because the Ming Dynasty belongs to the Atlantic Ocean thousands of miles away from the homeland, it is impossible to recruit enough people from their own country, and the people used now are all Dutch merchants hired from all over the Netherlands, and even used a large number of Dutch mercenaries as auxiliaries, so that when the time comes to occupy many towns in England, as a force to stay in the towns, so as to avoid the need to send troops to stay behind and reduce the Ming combat forces.These Dutch merchants were eager for the Ming to conquer England.As one of them, the Dutch merchant Basente said to Xu Bingyi, who was in charge of the study and administration of the Netherlands, when the army set off: "Wang Shi will definitely be able to conquer Yingyi in one fell swoop this time!"
And set up my Ming national prestige!
”Xu Bingyi just smiled.Nowadays, with the Ming Dynasty ruling in the Netherlands, many Dutch people have begun to receive Sinology education, and many Dutch merchants have become fluent in Chinese, and even become friends with some Han doctors.Basente is no exception, he is not difficult to communicate with Xu Bingyi, and he is also Xu Bingwen's close friend.Moreover, Basente saw that Xu Bingyi was depressed, and took the initiative to ask: "Xuezheng is still bored because Brother Ling is doing aristocratic things in Yingyi?"
”Xu Qianxue and Xu Bingyi are indeed brothers, and they are both Gu Yanwu's nephews.However, the two brothers chose different paths because of their different ideas, one went to England to become an earl, and the other was called by his uncle to come overseas to serve as officials.Xu Bingyi took the initiative to reply after Basente's question: "Uncle wrote to me and said that if you can, let me persuade him to come back!"
As a dignified Chinese man, how can he be an official outside. ”Xu Bingyi said after saying: "I have asked someone to bring a letter to him, but I don't know if he will be willing to come back." ”"Naturally, I will be willing, as soon as the Ming King arrives this time, it will make Yingyi frightened, and Brother Ling will definitely understand that anyone must sincerely obey the Ming Dynasty, and if you want to escape, you can't escape."
Basente replied.Xu Bingyi nodded.......
"What do you say, the fleet of the East is crossing the North Sea and coming to my British Empire?!"
”Charles II was also shocked to learn of the news that the Ming army had come to attack him.James, Duke of York, glanced at Charles I very seriously, and thought: "What's so surprising about this, I have long warned you that you should find a way to increase military spending, and prepare for the retaliation of the Ming army, after all, both the Franc Machine and the Rakshasa Kingdom will inevitably be declared by it." ”"We should take immediate measures now to requisition all the ships of the people, and the ships of the people are requisitioned, not so that we can compete with the steam giants of the Ming army, but to transfer the important materials of London, and we obviously cannot defeat the Ming army at sea."
James said at this time.Charles II glanced at Xu Qianxue.Xu Qianxue, who usually talks endlessly, also had no idea at this time, and he didn't expect that the Ming Congress would really extend the front of the army to Great Britain.Looking at the green grass, the houses, the quiet and warm English world, he always felt that this was an isolated utopia, and there would be no outside forces to disturb him.But one reality that Xu Qianxue has to face now is that this is not a utopia, and the king of the Ming Dynasty can still reach here.This made Xu Qianxue feel very powerless for a while.Seeing that Xu Qianxue did not speak, Charles II had to take James's suggestion and said: "Then prepare for Congress, and at that time, you will propose to the members of Parliament a bill to requisition civilian ships in wartime." ”James was speechless."
When is this coming, we have to prepare for the parliament first, and discuss it with the people in the parliament, isn't it a waste of time?!
You can directly give the king's order!
If you don't listen, you will be cut directly for the crime of misleading the country!
”James said."
You can't requisition ships without going through Congress."
Charles II said.James nodded helplessly.So, Charles II again ordered the convening of Parliament.This time, almost all parliamentarians attended the Congress.Because almost all of them already knew the news that the Ming army was coming to attack the British mainland.The British people throughout England were very nervous, and they were no exception.