Let’s talk about Lin Chunhong, who doesn’t care about Zheng Mengfan and Jia Siyi’s thoughts, just said: “In order to eat a full sail, the spacing between each mast is much larger than that of a sailboat. Therefore, the length of a five-mast sailboat is similar to that of a nine-mast sailboat. The nine-mast sailboat you see is all sailboats, which is not at will, and is limited by the strength of the hull and the width of the hull.”

"As for the eleven-masted sailboat, it is necessary to significantly enhance the hull strength and increase the width of the hull. Strengthening the hull strength alone is probably not enough. Look at it, the key structures such as keels in the nine-masted sailboats require steel reinforcement. The eleven-masted sailboat will consume more steel and the hull will be heavier; increasing the width of the hull will increase the resistance of the ship in the water, which are all unfavorable for ocean-going sailing. I am afraid that even if the eleven-masted sailboat is built, its efficiency is not as good as that of the nine-masted sailboats."

"Of course, what I said was just a paper talk. You can try whether it is cost-effective or not. Of course, I hope that the cost of shipping will be lower and lower. As the owners of shipbuilding workshops, you two must at least understand the most basic principles so that you will not make mistakes in the general direction."

After a few words, Zheng Mengfan and Jia Siyi were extremely ashamed. Both of them felt that they were still too rash. How could they put all the bets on before they saw the eleven-masted sailboat?

"Mr. Xie reminds me that I am still too reckless in doing things. I hope the Marshal will forgive me."

Lin Chunhong laughed and said, "What crimes are there? You two are brave enough to explore, and I am still relieved..."

...

Zheng Mengfan and Jia Siyi hyped the eleven-massed sailboat, which was just a small matter. Lin Chunhong had a whim and dissuaded the two. Lin Chunhong's main energy was of course focused on the west coast of India.

Menderei, the Governor of Goa in Portugal, and Horst, the Governor of the Dutch East India Company, faced increasing pressure. When Jiang Shu asked to send an envoy to send an ultimatum under the escort of the fleet, the pressure reached its peak.

Seeing Lin Chunhong arrogant, Horst listed Portugal and the Netherlands as enemies, and immediately took a boat to Goa from Kochi to discuss plans with Meng Derek to meet the enemy together.

"There is no way out for military confrontation." Seeing Horst showing the intention of joint resistance, Meng Derek opposed very firmly: "Just counting the Western fleet alone, there are sixteen three-deck warships, and there are countless second-level and third-level warships. How can we fight against the enemy? Governor-General, don't forget that the Dragon Guard Corps and Dragon Tiger Corps are stationed in Batavia and Jinlan, with nearly 50,000 troops. Even if we can resist the fleet's attack with the strong castle, once Lin Chunhong ordered the two legions to land, wouldn't it be a reenactment of Batavia?"

Horst did not give up and frowned, "Come from afar, the teacher and the veterans were tired. Do we have no chance?"

Meng Delie smiled bitterly and said, "Your Excellency the Governor forgot that Lin Chunhong has set up a stronghold in Colombo and Pondicherry? What is the difference between starting from Colombo and starting from Cochin and Goa?"

"Take a step back, Lin Chunhong failed to attack the West Coast of India and was so angry that he sent a fleet without restrictions. The team plundered without restrictions. How can we do business in India and East Africa?"

Horst's face turned gray and said, "So, we can't resist at all. We just retreated to the west of the Cape of Good Hope with our tails in our arms and handed over the entire Indian Ocean?"

Meng Delie shook his head and said, "Lin Chunhong did not let us withdraw from Goa and Kochi. He just asked us to cancel trade quotas and allow Chinese currency to circulate freely. The situation has not yet been so bad."

Horst was excited and almost shouted: "Does the Governor really not understand or falsely not understand? Once the trade quota is cancelled and the free circulation of Chinese currency is allowed, where can India have our place to stand?"

"Taking the trade quota as an example. When they crossed the Strait of Malacca to Guangzhou, Macau, Japan, trade was almost controlled by the Netherlands and Portugal. This situation was the case even after Lin Chunhong built the city of Temasek. Look at it, in just a few years, Ming merchants poured into the ocean like a tide, and the competition was unprecedentedly fierce. The profit-making industry was made bargain by Ming merchants. What's even more frightening is that the Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding ability was too strong. The nine-mast sailboat was launched like dumplings, which greatly reduced the cost of shipping. Where did the Portuguese and Dutch merchants have a foothold in Nanyang? They were driven out of Nanyang overnight!"

"The above facts are sufficient to prove that if Kochi had no trade quota restrictions, we would be driven out of the entire Indian Ocean overnight!"

"this……"

Horst's statement was obviously a fact, which forced Meng Dere to admit it. In fact, Lin Chunhong never restricted Portuguese and Dutch merchants from trading from Southeast Asia, but the number of merchants from both countries was too small and the cost was not as cheap as that of the Ming merchants. He naturally failed and could only rely on the trade quota system to survive in India.

The more Horst spoke, he became more and more excited, and his saliva almost spitted on Meng Delie's face: "Let the Chinese currency be circulated freely, and his intentions are even more sinister. Think about it, Lin Chunhong can exchange the gold and silver we have on hand with a few pieces of paper, which is simply a plunder!"

Meng Derei was far calmer than Horst and retorted: "This...is a bit exaggerated? We can also buy silk and porcelain from Temasek with Chinese coins?"

Horst was dumbfounded. In Horst's perception, Lin Chunhong could actually exchange a piece of paper for gold and silver in their hands, which made him feel that Lin Chunhong took a huge advantage. However, what Meng Delie said was also true. They could still buy valuables with this piece of paper. From this perspective, what is the difference between this piece of paper and gold and silver?

No, there must be a difference between this piece of paper and gold and silver! Horst shouted desperately in his heart, but he just couldn't tell the reason.

Meng Derei sighed long and said, "Your Excellency the Governor came to Kochin from Amsterdam last year. It is not unaware that Lin Chunhong and Sweden have colluded with each other and have opened a money shop in Stockholm and issued Chinese currency publicly. If I guess it is not bad, this time the merchant fleet sent by Lin Chunhong will most likely ask the Swedes to buy goods with Chinese currency. In this way, Chinese currency will inevitably penetrate every corner of Europa. What is the point of our efforts to prevent the circulation of Chinese currency in India?"

Horst kept cursing: "A Swedish like a pig! Don't you know that this will kill the entire Europa?"

Meng Delie said: "How can the Swedes care about our lives and death? They just need to know that this is beneficial to them. To be honest, Lin Chunhong's issuance of Huaxia coins must be huge profits. The huge profit comes from the huge gap between denomination and principal. For example, the principal rate of Huaxia coins should be between 20% and 40%, which means that Lin Chunhong only needs one pound of gold to issue three to five pounds of denomination."

Meng Delie has been in the East for a long time and often faces the threat from Lin Chunhong. He is not unfamiliar with the Chinese currency and explains the essence of the Chinese currency clearly in a few words.

Meng Delie continued: "Lin Chunhong deliberately tried to promote the Huaxia currency to Europa, but just wanted to expand the issuance of Huaxia currency. If merchants want to buy Ming goods, they must have a certain Huaxia currency on hand. The Huaxia currency on hand, as a whole, is dead money, which is equivalent to giving it to Lin Chunhong directly."

"However, there is nothing we can do about it. None of us can stop the merchants from purchasing goods from the Ming Dynasty. Please see, even if we try our best to prevent the circulation of Chinese coins in India, these merchants still have fewer Chinese coins in their hands? I think it is better to agree to Lin Chunhong that he will no longer prevent the circulation of Chinese coins, and he can allow the Ming people to set up a money shop in Goa and Kochi."

Horst bit his lip tightly, his face turned pale, and finally nodded heavily and said, "Your Excellency the Governor is right, you can agree to Lin Chunhong."

Meng Delie said: "As for the trade quota issue, within the Indian Ocean, even if we can withstand the pressure of Lin Chunhong this time and do not cancel the trade quota, it will be of little use to profits. Has the Governor calculated that most of our profits come from transporting spices, silk, porcelain, and tea to Europe. As for the transshipment of goods within the Indian Ocean, this part of the profit is pitifully small, so it is better to give it to Lin Chunhong. The only thing that is scary at the moment is that Lin Chunhong covets the Cape of Good Hope to Europa, which is the most deadly. Lin Chunhong tried to send half of the warships of the Western Fleet to escort the caravan to Sweden. What can the Governor stop him?"

Horst stammered: "What good can I do? At present, I just hope Lin Chunhong will not come again..."

When Meng Delie heard this, he felt a little cold and thought to himself: There must be a complete set of methods to deal with it in the Netherlands, but the Netherlands is not willing to Portugal intervene.

Perhaps, among the Dutch opponents, not only Lin Chunhong, but also Portugal?

Meng Derek suddenly thought of a possibility: when Lin Chunhong reached into the entire Indian Ocean, I am afraid that Horst's anxiety would be pretended. Maybe these bastards would like to wish Portugal to throw away the entire Indian Ocean stronghold!

Portugal has far more strongholds in the Indian Ocean than in the Netherlands, with a considerable amount of income coming from trade taxes within the strongholds, while the majority of the income from the Netherlands comes from the transport of goods to Europe. No wonder Horst vigorously encourages military confrontation, which seems to be trying to push Portugal to the front desk against Lin Chunhong!

Meng Derek almost felt discouraged. But who could he blame this? Who said that Portugal is becoming increasingly invincible?

Meng Derek saw through Horst's real purpose and lamented in his heart: Short-sighted guys!

At this moment, Horst suddenly said: "Since Lin Chunhong cares so much about the seven islands of Mumbai, if the Governor is willing, it is better to send the seven islands of Mumbai to Lin Chunhong for a little provocation, so that... hehe..."

As soon as these words were spoken, they just confirmed Meng Derek's speculation, and his attempt to push Portugal to the front desk was obvious. Horst smiled very coldly, and even Meng Derek couldn't help but fight a cold war.
Chapter completed!