The biggest reason why European countries reached an alliance to fight against China is that European countries are worried that this rising maritime state in the East will occupy the colonization space east of Cape Town and monopolize East-West trade. Therefore, countries such as France, Sweden and Denmark that have no core interests in the East will also join or support the alliance.

Spain and the Netherlands are special. There are difficult religious contradictions between Spain and the United States. It must be proved by a war. The Spanish Kingdom did not have the ability to stand up for the Holy See. The Indian Ocean Naval War is the best proof. The Netherlands, the failure of the Indian Ocean Naval War will inevitably lead to the surrender of its eastern maritime overlord status to the United States.

Now that the naval battle has failed, the Netherlands has lost its ability to challenge the United States in Cape Town, and the hegemony in the Indian Ocean must be given up. However, the Dutch East India Company still wants to protect the Netherlands' colonial and commercial interests. Although there are East India Company in all countries, the Dutch East India Company is special because this company is the pillar of the Federal Republic of the Netherlands. If the countries lose East India Company, it will only suffer losses in their interests. However, if the Netherlands does not have East India Company, it will inevitably become a second-rate European country, and it will even be in danger of destruction.

Today, the East India Company still has two aces, one that the United States is more afraid of, and it also has a large-scale armed merchant ship and light fleet. If a full-scale piracy war is launched, the United States will not be worth the loss, and it will even affect the great cause of national liberation of the United States.

The second picture is to start from the spice archipelago such as Ambon in the east, span the entire South Ocean region, and then carry out the Indian Ocean that has not yet fallen fortresses. The fortress that has lost its sea control will eventually fall, but that may be one year or several years. The United States hopes to avoid a full-scale attack on these fortresses as much as possible, consuming too much resources.

Before the Dragon Fleet led by Li Jundu appeared outside Batavia, Matt Sorko could not believe that the Joint Fleet would fail, but after witnessing the Dutch warships and a large number of prisoners in the Dragon Fleet, Matt Sorko finally accepted this fact. At that moment, he fully understood that the naval war was over, but the end of the war required the wisdom of politicians.

Matt Sorco rushed to Taipei and was placed in a state guesthouse. His residence was much farther from the allies in Europe. The representatives of France, Denmark, Britain and Spain came together. The allies were friendly but alienated to him. When he came out various terms to find the representative of Spain Fajado, Fajado gave the news that Spain had achieved peace with the United States and withdrew from the war, and the same was true for other allies. The romantic French envoy praised Li Mingxun without any scruples in front of him: This is the politician I have seen in my life. The war is over and they have won. We have a peace talk. France lost everything that can be lost, but won something that cannot be obtained even if we win. I really don’t know whether our enemy is in the East or Europe.

"Governor General, why are you so embarrassed? Did the people in the State Guesthouse not entertain you well?" In the alpine hunting ground, Li Mingxun saw Matt Sorco. At this time, Matt Sorco had silver hair, thin and tired. If it weren't for the dress representing the highest status in the East India region, Li Mingxun could hardly recognize him. He looked like an elderly businessman who had lost all his life.

"What other governor? I think my fate is the same." Matt Solko said tiredly: "I originally wanted to die in the dirty siege of Batavia, but I never thought that the naval battle would fail so quickly. It seems that I can only die in the dungeon of the Netherlands."

"At least you are the governor now, and you can still negotiate with me on behalf of the United Republic of the Netherlands and seventeen gentlemen, right?" Li Mingxun said with a smile. He knew that Matt Solco was full of energy and spirit when he replaced Vandimen, but he never wanted to retreat so quickly. He was the governor for seven years, but what did he get? Every official document from the Netherlands was reprimanded.

Matt Sorco replaced Vandimen and successfully expanded the East India Company's colony to the African continent and Australia, and increased the trade volume of the East India Company to 15 times that of the Vandimen period. But that was meaningless. In the statements Matt Sorco gave the headquarters, the annual profit was only half of the peak of Vandimen, and the balance was not even one tenth. A large amount of profit was built by the warships he used to buy, and the army was trained.

Matt Solko has always been glad that his efforts were not interrupted by Li Mingxun, but today he realized that his achievements would be owned by the man in front of him. The castle built by the Netherlands with blood and sweat would protect the interests of the United States. The Madalan Kingdom, which was destroyed by thousands of Dutch people, and the Java it controlled would inherit for the United States. As well as the Africa and Australia that he had worked hard to develop, nothing would belong to the Netherlands anymore.

Li Mingxun knew that Matt Sorco liked hunting, so he invited him to this hunting ground that belonged to the veteran class. However, now it seems that Matt Sorco is not only in the mood, but also has no ability to ride a horse. He can only choose to give up hunting. Fortunately, there is a good reception room in the hunting ground, and Li Mingxun also brought a chef by his side, which is enough to provide him and Matt Sorco with a sumptuous dishes.

Matt Solco looked at the quiet reception room and the service staff standing beside him, and shook his head helplessly: "Your Excellency, if you don't mind, I hope that the peace talks will be placed on the table, and the translation and professional clerks needed for negotiations are also around him."

Lee Mingxun knew Matt Sorko urgently wanted to negotiate, or he wanted to know his conditions. After all, the Netherlands was the last negotiator, but Lee Mingxun didn't want to start the talks casually. He had his own rhythm. Lee Mingxun picked up a newspaper on the shelf of the newspaper and said: "Do you know who I envy the most? It's this little fat man in a dress. No matter whether he is poor or rich, whether he is above or crawling at the bottom, he will not lack joy and life."

Matt Solco glanced at the newspaper, which contained a black and white illustration, which was particularly vivid. He was a little boy in a noble lady's costume. Of course, this little boy is now thirty-one years old, and he also has a name worthy of attention from the whole world - King of Britain, that is, the current King of England, Charles II.

Charles II is indeed a very interesting figure. As a royal family, he was forced to wander in Europe because of Cromwell's power. Charles II was poor for ten years, but he would enjoy it when he was rich. When he was out of food and clothing, Cromwell died. The parliament that drove him away invited him back to be the king. Now he has sat on the throne and is full of ambition. This king is loved by the British people. He is also known as the King of Happyness and the King of Freedom. Obviously, politicians have achieved success in his ability to do this.

The reason why the people of the United States paid attention to Charles II was of course related to Li Mingxun's desire to proclaim himself emperor. Li Mingxun took out this newspaper that judged the aesthetics and customs of Europeans not for his own throne, but for his own throne, but for his own attack on Matt Sorco.

When Charles II was expelled from Britain, Matt Sorco was still in the country. He knew very well that Charles II, who was desperately needed to be taken in, was expelled by many countries, and the Netherlands was one of them. Matt Sorco, as the governor, also learned more inside information. After becoming king, this free-law king did not directly restore the absolute royal power, but reached a compromise with the parliament. In order to win over the bourgeoisie and new nobles in the country, Charles II authorized the passage of the more stringent "Navigation Regulations". The ultimate victim of this bill was the United Republic of the Netherlands, which relied on maritime trade for a living. Li Mingxun was not talking about the wind and misfortune, but was clearly hitting Matt Sorco. The situation in the Netherlands was very bad, and it would be even worse if the war in the East was dragged on!

Among all East India companies, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands East India companies have the strongest strength, but there are also differences. The Netherlands East India companies are the pillars of the Netherlands, and it can be said that our fortune is the national destiny. Therefore, the seventeen gentlemen maintained a high degree of consistency in interests with the Dutch third-level parliament. However, the British East India companies are different from the Kingdom of Britain. Especially on the issue of going to war with the United States, the short-sighted and interests-oriented London business shareholders hope to coexist peacefully and continue to make money, while the UK in the Cromwell era hopes to suppress the rising United States of the East.

This also created the wonder of this war. Britain supported the war, but the British East India Company disobeyed the situation and had already cooperated secretly with the United States. In order to start the war, Cromwell and the Netherlands temporarily reconciled. But now, Cromwell is gone, and the anti-China alliance has failed and disintegrated. The allies that once stood in the anti-China trenches will soon become enemies. In the last British-Dutch war, the Netherlands lost. Can the Netherlands still afford to lose this time?

But can the Netherlands still win? Most of the ships that sink or were captured by the United States belong to the Netherlands...

Lee Mingxun asked someone to remove the food on the table. He personally poured a cup of tea for Matt Sorco. Lee Mingxun said: "Fajado told me that General Raphael cares about the ships in Madras very much, so I find a way to make those ships still belong to Spain. What do you, my friend, and what does the Dutch warship that can still sail in the Netherlands mean to the Netherlands? Don't you think about your motherland? Or do you just want to keep the old capital of the seventeen gentlemen?"

This is indeed a very harsh question. The Republic of the Netherlands and the Dutch East India Company, which once had a highly consistent interest, became a contradiction at this moment. Before Lee Myung-hoon raised this question, Matt Solko wanted to keep the Netherlands' colonies in the East as much as possible, but that was only the idea of ​​seventeen gentlemen, and did the Federal Republic of the Netherlands need a colony?

In the long run, this is true. Without overseas colonies, a country like the Netherlands that is based on trade will lose its status as a strong country, but only existing countries can plan for the long term. How can we pass this level in front of us? The Netherlands needs the fleet if we want to protect ourselves!
Chapter completed!