Chapter 121 The British old man's strategy
The pirate attack on Ningguta ended up becoming a joke.
Although Made was a cheater at the beginning, he finally became the last Ying family. Especially after he seized two large European pirate ships and captured more than 100 British pirates who were left on the two ships, his final victory was beyond doubt.
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"Mr. Brom, can you tell me what you are trying to do?" Sitting in the hall of the captured pirate ship, Madesiei poured himself a glass of wine from Bordeaux, France. Then, after hesitating for a while, he poured another glass of wine to an old British man sitting opposite him.
"I didn't have any idea..." The old British man named Brom shrugged, held the wine glass and made a helpless gesture, and said: "I just want your Qing Empire to cut off trade exchanges with the Netherlands and Russia!"
"So you're looking for someone to pretend to be a Dutch pirate?"
"Yes!... Unfortunately, I arrived in Southeast Asia at the age of 20 and had been doing business with you Chinese for more than 20 years, but I still didn't expect that there would be a general who knew English far away in Manchuria! You know, even in the south of your country, no official understood the language of our Kingdom of Britain... My God, this is really a nightmare!" After taking a sip of wine gracefully, Brom shook his head unconsciously, as if he still couldn't believe that Made actually understood the fact that English was.
"Actually, my English is not very good... I believe you can hear this too!" Ma De humbled.
"It is indeed so. But this is enough! Moreover, you are already very amazing compared to other officials of your country!" Brom raised his wine glass high and expressed his respect to Made.
"Mr. Brom, you are very gentlemanly! I think if you were younger for twenty or thirty years, you would definitely become a star in the Western social circle!" After a drink with this old British man, Made praised the other party with a smile.
"Twenty or thirty years? Oh, I was still young at that time, and I was still a pirate! A real pirate! Dirty, rude, and irritable!" Brom closed his eyes, as if recalling the past, "But later I went into business! In order to be accepted by people, I invited the best etiquette teacher in Europe to teach myself. It took me a full five years to develop the habit today!... But, I am still just a civilian. Even though I served in the Royal Navy for another three years and became a major, I still had no chance to enter the courtyard of any noble!"
"It turns out that you still have a profound aristocratic plot!" Ma De smiled.
"Ha...very wonderful words!...noble plot! Very good, Lord Made, are you still a writer?"
"You are so proud of me. The word "literary" has no choice but to ask me why you want our country to cut off trade with the Netherlands and Russia? Although our country has opened a new customs in Heilongjiang, it seems that this has not affected your country's trade with our country's customs in the south!..." Ma De asked again.
"This is a complicated question..." Brom shrugged again and said, "What is involved in this is a war, and you, it is a war!"
"War? Does the Kingdom of Britain want China to become its colony?..." Made sneered.
"NO, NO...not so! Although the navy of our Kingdom of Great Britain is very powerful, we are not so arrogant that we are fighting the Qing Empire... that is something that only madmen would do!" Brom defended.
"Then what are you doing?" Made asked again.
"In order to cut off the source of military expenditure from the Netherlands and Russia!" Brom replied concisely.
"Military expenses?"
"Yes, your lord!" Brom twisted his body, "The Netherlands and Russia and your country have brought millions of gold francs to their countries in the northern continental trade line in the past year and over the past year! This money has allowed Russia to calmly complete the war with Sweden to decide who is the Nordic overlord! It has also caused the Dutch to rebuild their navy!..."
"The Dutch went to war with you British again?" asked Mad. Russia is not able to compete with Britain for hegemony on the sea. However, as a "sea coachman", the Netherlands can become a force that allows any country to look at the sea.
"Not yet, but it's almost done!" Brom scratched his eyebrows with his fingers and continued: "Europe is now in chaos! France and Russia are fighting against Turkey; our Kingdom of Britain is competing with the French fleet for sea control in the Mediterranean; and as Russia's allies, the Netherlands will sooner or later join this war, which is not good news for our Royal Navy. Also, Spain, which has been holding its troops, is also determined to stand on the side of France and Russia, because their new king is the son of Louis XIV... That old lewd insect, wishes him to die sooner or later on his 'Trium of Venus'!"
"...The Triumph of Venus?" Damn! World War! Made shook his head and threw out this unrealistic term. The war that the Qing Dynasty did not participate in at this stage can also be called a world war?
"That's a bed! Louis XIV is a pervert. According to his mistress, his sexual partner is enough for women!... This abominable war and pornography maniac will bring his "Triumph of Venus" with him every time he goes to war. While commanding the battle, he 'fight' his mistresses' on the bed!..." Old Man Brom kept shaking his head, not knowing whether he was envious or shameful of Louis XIV's character.
"Can our deals with the Netherlands and Russia really play such an important role?" Ma De really doesn't have this bold feeling when talking about other people's affairs with an old man.
"The best porcelain, tea and silk have a huge market in Western Europe, but it is difficult for us to get these in the south... Those things are almost all packaged by the rich people of your country themselves! So, in the West, the price of these things is much higher than you think... Moreover, Russia can use this trade line to exchange for private loans... You know, the wealth of the people is the greatest, it exceeds the national treasury of any country!" said Bukum.
"I really couldn't imagine it! Hehe, since that's the case, it seems that you have to notify Brother Yu to raise the price!" Ma De thought secretly.
"Okay, I've already made it clear... Master Made, what are you going to deal with me? Of course, there are my 'accomplices'!" Brom put down his wine glass, took a deep breath, and said.
"Mr. Brom, you haven't finished the matter yet!" Made said with a smile.
"No? Then what else do you have? Just ask, if I know..." Brom said.
"Your plan!... Even if the matter is about to end, I still want to hear your plan!" Made asked.
"It's very simple! Pretend to be a Dutch pirate and recruit the Japanese to attack you... Then, my people will find an opportunity to separate from those Japanese and return to the ship by themselves. Since after the brigade landed, I have sunk all the Japanese ships and changed the location of the ship's stop. Therefore, no matter how victorious or defeated, those Japanese will become the venting tubes of your country's army, and you will also learn from the mouths of those Japanese that the 'culprit' this time was the Dutch!... Afterwards,
For your country, it is a country that loves face. Although the Dutch government may not be the mastermind behind this attack, before the Netherlands hand over the evidence, your country will also cut off trade with the Netherlands, and even completely close the customs in the north! ... This result is tantamount to the Netherlands and Russia, and they will inevitably withdraw from the war due to insufficient military expenditure. By then, without the threat from these two countries, it will be difficult for France to do the right thing in the entire Europe." Brom said.
"The whole of Europe?"
"Ah... I forgot to say this! Before I came, our Kingdom of Great Britain had formed a sacred alliance with the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Poland, and the Kingdom of Sweden, and joined Turkish in confronting France, Russia, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands under the leadership of Louis XIV!"
"There is war in Europe?"
"It's coming soon! Now! Moreover, it's estimated that this fight will take many years... Louis XIV has many enemies!... And if my plan succeeds, Russia's withdrawal will greatly shorten the time of this war, and I will definitely be awarded the title of His Majesty the King!" Brom said.
"It's a good plan! But aren't you afraid of failure? Are you afraid that the pirates you hired will shake everything out after the fall?" Ma De asked again. This old man deserves to have been doing business with the Chinese for more than 20 years and knows very well about China. Even if he understands that the Dutch have no reason to rob Manchuria, for the sake of the court and to block the crowd, the Qing court is indeed very likely to cut off trade relations with the Netherlands before the Dutch came up with evidence.
"It's all the fault of that guy Drake! I originally wanted to go to Sumatra to hire some natives, but he said he could hire 5,000 people. After taking my money, he asked me to take one of his boats first, but in the end he only got two thousand people... But we have arrived at the place, so we can't just turn back like this, right? Moreover, Drake also said that he could complete the task easily!" Brom said with some resentment.
"Haha, you are very honest!" Ma De smiled.
"I can't hide it at all if you understand English. Moreover, I don't want your country to take my personal actions to the entire Kingdom of Britain..." Brom seemed a little sigh.
"But you have also said that our country loves face. Before your country can't provide evidence to prove that it has nothing to do with your operation, it will be difficult for our country to continue trade with you!" Ma De smiled.
"I'm the proof!" Brom pointed to himself seriously.
"Haha, very good! What's going on with those Japanese?" Mad asked with his face close to Brom and looked straight at the old British man.
"That's nothing to do with me. I hire pirates, and the pirates hire Japanese for me... So, I don't know much about those Japanese!... Except for their leader!" Brom said.
"Their leader? Are they tall..." Ma De's thoughts moved and described the appearance of the Japanese pirate leader Xu Rigan.
"Yes, it's him! He seems to be called Asano Yoshida, and I don't know the others! It seems to be from a very powerful Japanese nobleman!..." Brom shrugged and disagreed.
Chapter completed!