Chapter 1561 racking your brains

In fact, under Haihan's careful management over the past few years, the security level in Sanya has always been pretty good. It is definitely one of the cities with the best security in Haihan State. After all, this is the capital of Haihan State.

It has a special existence. Most of the country's important institutions are concentrated here. The stability of public security means the stability of the country's political situation to a certain extent, and the word "stability" can be said to run through the executive committee's governance policy from beginning to end, even if

During wars with other countries, it almost never affected Haihan's domestic political situation.

Although this joint investigation by the Ministry of Security and the Police Department caused temporary tension in the Sanya market, after all, this is the capital city, and the well-informed citizens were not too surprised by these investigations, and they soon

Put this matter behind you. There are many eye-catching news in Sanya every day, and not many people will care about this kind of case that is only related to foreigners. Moreover, in the eyes of outsiders, this case has no beginning or end.

No gossip came out during the investigation, so ordinary people would have no interest in following up.

In addition to the Portuguese who were dissatisfied with the hasty conclusion of the investigation, the other party involved also felt that their goals had not been fully achieved.

Su Keyi sat in the study and listened to his subordinate's report with a gloomy face, then raised his hand to signal him to leave. He deliberately brought up the news about the "Diego" during the meeting with Schneider that day, of course, in order to disrupt Haihan.

The secret arrangement with Portugal made them realize that such little tricks could not avoid the eyes and ears of the East India Company at all. At the same time, Su Keyi also hoped to play a role in swaying the enemy, so that the two countries would not make arrangements behind the East India Company's back in the future.

These little actions.

As for the source of the news, it is actually as revealed by the investigation of the Haihan Security Department. It is just that Su Keyi happened to overhear the conversation between Thomas and other Portuguese people while dining out. Very few people know that Su Keyi has actually learned Portuguese by himself.

language, and he never showed off this skill in front of outsiders. Therefore, the group of Portuguese people chatting after drinking that day just said that no one could understand their native language, and they were completely unaware that there would be people in the private room next door eavesdropping with pointed ears.

Although the voyage arrangement of the Portuguese merchant ship "Diego" was a secret, Su Keyi found it of little use after obtaining this secret. The East India Company's ships were restricted to the waters south of the Yangtze River, and they did not dare to easily disobey the Haihan people's ban.

He went to the northern seas without authorization. So even if he knew that he was being treated differently by Haihan, Su Keyi was angry, but he couldn't take any countermeasures. Until this time, Schneider invited him to tell him that future trade rules must be in accordance with Haihan.

When the standards set by the Han people were implemented, he remembered to use the "Diego" incident to try to bargain with the Han people. Of course, the result was a failure. Schneider had the East India Company's life in hand and would not accept hard or soft policies.

Although Su Keyi was disappointed, he did not take the "Diego" that had lost its use value too seriously.

Su Keyi completely did not expect that Schneider, who looked relaxed at the time, would immediately report the incident to the Ministry of Security, and then the Ministry of Security would launch a large-scale investigation to try to find out where the information was leaked. When he heard the news outside

By that time, the investigation was actually coming to an end. Because there was no objective fact that he actively betrayed secrets, in the end Haihan did not arrest anyone, and the investigation of the case ended with no resolution.

Su Keyi did not expect that the information he accidentally obtained would cause such a big disturbance outside. If he had known this, he should have carefully considered it and maximized the usefulness of this information. Maybe it could really create trouble for Haihan and the Portuguese.

Something went wrong. Thinking about it carefully, it really made him feel a little annoyed and felt that he had missed an excellent opportunity. But after calming down, Su Keyi understood that the focus of this matter was not actually Sanya, but the northern road.

The destination of Portuguese merchant ships.

The Portuguese were allowed to enter the northern seas by Haihan. This was indeed a small setback for the East India Company. It felt uncomfortable to fall behind its competitors. Su Keyi also hoped to get back this disadvantage as soon as possible. But why did Haihan

To make such an arrangement, Su Keyi knew it well. Haihan had never relaxed his guard against the East India Company. Even if this time it was the far northern sea area that was not Haihan's key area, the East India Company was also deliberately excluded.

outer.

It is not impossible for the East India Company's ships to secretly sneak from the open sea to the north, but since there are no ports under the control of the East India Company north of the Fujian Strait, it can be said that it is difficult for ships heading to the north to resupply on the way, and this

The duration of this operation will most likely be more than a month. And once traces are discovered at sea, the East India Company may have to face Haihan's punishment. Therefore, despite the possibility of heading to the northern seas on its own, the East India Company has been

They didn't act rashly to avoid offending Haihan and causing more trouble.

Previously, Su Keyi thought that the Portuguese could not go to the north, so he was not in a hurry to break through this barrier. But now that he knows that the Haihan Gang has gone astray, he can no longer sit back and watch the situation continue to develop in this direction. But how can he make the Haihan people relent?

What about allowing Dutch merchant ships to also enter the northern seas?

At this moment, a subordinate knocked on the door and came in, presenting him with an official letter that had just been sent from Victory Port. This was an official letter brought by a Dutch merchant ship traveling between Sanya and Batavia. It was yellow.

The parchment envelope was sealed with a lacquer seal from Van Diemen, the Governor of the East India Company, which indicated that it might contain a personal letter from Van Diemen, or a resolution of the company's board of directors signed by him. After Sukhoi inspected it,

Then he picked up the paper knife from the desk, gently removed the lacquer seal, and took out the letter.

This letter is a personal letter from Governor Van Diemen. The content is to inform Su Keyi that the East India Company has finally cleared the sea route from Batavia to New Guinea on the east coast of the Banda Sea.

After lengthy contacts and negotiations with the spice producing areas in the Maluku Sea, local tribes have recently begun to provide the company with a stable supply of goods.

This spice route needs to pass through the areas ruled by the Matalan Kingdom in Sulawesi and eastern Java. Due to the deep grievances between the Matalan Kingdom and the East India Company, Dutch merchant ships only need to be flown by Matalan in this area.

If caught by the country, it will be a dead end. The risk is high enough to deter most sailors. Only a few speedboats dare to risk crossing this sea area. But once they successfully cross this sea area, the spices brought back are enough for the brave to make money.

It was filled with money, so this route was called the "death and wealth route" by Dutch sailors, which means that wealth on this route is accompanied by death.

In order to protect the ultra-high profits brought by this route, the East India Company has always kept the specific status of this route secret, but it is still inevitable that ships from other Western countries will try to join the ranks of competitors.

.So the Dutch merchant ships on this route not only have to fight against the Matalan ships, but also try to clean up those Western counterparts who are fishing in troubled waters.

Van Diemen organized an armed fleet and personally led the team to conduct sweeps back and forth on this route for more than two months. He achieved a record of sinking five ships and capturing nine sailing ships.

Almost all ships from other Western countries were cleared. However, during this period, the shortcomings of the Dutch armed merchant ships' insufficient combat effectiveness were once again exposed. Even when they had a clear advantage, due to the limited firepower output capacity of the ship, it was difficult to defeat them in a short time.

To subdue an opponent internally, it often requires a lengthy pursuit at sea that can last for tens or even hundreds of nautical miles, which is actually very inefficient.

Van Diemen asked Su Keyi to apply to Haihan again to purchase the "Exploration Class" or "Exploration Class" warships produced by Haihan. If he couldn't buy the ship, he could buy ship-based artillery. He hoped to expand the East India Company as soon as possible.

The maritime armed strength in the South China Sea is to ensure that it will not be at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Matalan Kingdom.

The reason why Van Diemen has such worries is because he heard that the Matalan Kingdom has sent a mission to Sanya, and the purpose is also to purchase large-scale arms involving ships. If the Matalan Kingdom takes the lead, then the East

The situation of the Indian company is bound to become very passive. Therefore, he made another request to Su Keyi in the letter: If the Haihan people are unwilling to sell ships and cannons, then the next best thing should be to prevent the Haihan people from selling these.

The equipment is sold to Ma Dalan Country.

The East India Company and the Materan Kingdom fought a vigorous offensive and defensive battle around the city of Batavia in 1632. In the end, both sides suffered losses. However, after a few years of recuperation, minor frictions and armed conflicts between the two sides slowly became more frequent again.

If this momentum continues, it will only be a matter of time before the two sides fight. With the lessons learned last time, Van Diemen naturally attaches great importance to the accumulation of maritime armed forces. On the one hand, he expands his strength by building his own ships, and on the other hand, he has always

Trying to purchase more powerful combat ships from Haihan.

And Haihan's warships are not commercial goods that can be bought with money. So far, only a handful of die-hard allies can purchase a few ships from Haihan in small quantities every year, and they are only foreign trade standard versions, not Haihan Navy.

There is still a certain gap in the performance of the models that are actually installed. But even this version with reduced performance is still very popular in the eyes of the outside world, especially the Dutch who are good at shipbuilding and have always wanted to buy it.

I came back and dismantled a few ships to study Haihan's shipbuilding technology and ship design concepts to explore the possibility of imitation.

In order to add some weight to this arms purchase application, Van Diemen instructed Su Keyi to make certain concessions to Haihan on certain sensitive issues, such as allowing Haihan ships to trade with Dutch-controlled ports in the East Indies.

, which even includes several new settlements in the Banda Sea and Maluku Sea.

In fact, this kind of sporadic trade cannot bring much profit to Haihan. Its significance lies mainly in the fact that the East India Company approved Haihan's ships to enter this sea area that they have designated as a restricted area. If you want to make an analogy, it is similar to Haihan

It is the same as allowing Dutch merchant ships to enter the northern waters of the Ming Dynasty.

"Give in, give in, there will be no room for you!" Su Keyi finished reading the letter and slowly stuffed the letter back into the envelope, feeling a little heavy. In recent years, the East India Company's control area has been changed by sea.

The Han suppressed the line of Java Island south of Borneo, and the Han stronghold closest to Batavia City had advanced to Bangka Belitung Island, forcing the East India Company's exploration ships to go east.

Su Keyi very much hopes that Batavia can be tougher so that he can have more confidence when dealing with the Haihan people in Sanya, so that he will not be suppressed by the opponent every time and unable to resist. But this letter from Van Diemen

Obviously, he was disappointed again. The heroic general who stood up to Ma Dalan's army seemed to have been smoothed by the operating profits required by the board of directors. He did not dare to offend Haihan at all, or even

Actively avoid matters that may conflict with Haihan.

Now, in order to purchase Haihan's weapons and equipment, Van Diemen even decided to use the East India Company's most important spice producing area as a weight. Although it only gave Haihan the right to enter this area for trade, Su Keyi stayed in Sanya.

After such a long time, it is naturally clear that once Haihan enters a certain area, it will form a very strong influence in a short period of time. The areas under its control along the coast of the Ming Dynasty have fully proved this. With the national power of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to guard against it.

Not to mention the indigenous tribes on the islands in the South China Sea. The Haihan people would probably be at home in those places, and they would soon threaten the interests of the East India Company.

Su Keyi didn't believe that Van Diemen didn't think of this. He really felt that this kind of risk was not worth the gain. Even if he bought a warship and suppressed the horsemen, it would not be the same as driving out the tiger through the front door and letting in the wolf through the back door. He would gain nothing at all from the situation.

It is hard to say whether it will improve or even worsen. But this is the governor's order. As the East India Company's representative in Sanya, he has no other choice but to implement it.

Su Keyi knew very well that this order was not as easy as what was written in Van Diemen's letter. Applying for arms purchase from Haihan was quite troublesome. Su Keyi had tried it several times before, but was rejected at the procedure review stage. And once the news spread,

Once you get out, a bunch of people will jump out and strongly oppose this matter, such as the Portuguese Minister Thomas and others. Van Diemen asked him to trip up the horse and blue people, but others would not trip up the East India Company.

Where is the son?

How should this matter be carried out to make it possible? Su Keyi sat in the study from dusk until dusk, but still could not come up with a suitable solution.
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