"Oh, yes, this is simply too bad. ●⌒,. Riga and Wendao have appeared in English recently, and I hate English." Zheng Yong took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Now, many countries will find ways to rent British ships in order to be able to do business with the UK and she happens to lack sufficient maritime transportation capabilities. I think this has a far-reaching impact on the UK's shipping and shipbuilding industry, and Britain's maritime strength will probably be further strengthened from now on."

"Not only shipping, but also the great development of the overseas trade of Britain, which is certain." De Hayer took a sip of tea with some displeasure and said: "The British have now reached their hands to the Baltic Sea, and the war has only just ended for four months. The British are really fast enough. What's more terrifying is that I heard from some friends in Sweden that the Swedish king intends to give the British the privilege of doing business in Sweden and introduces the British's funds and technology to counter the influence of the Federal Republic. This is not a good sign."

De Hayer's words are justified. By the way, Dutch merchants had already monopolized the Swedish market, especially Sweden's rich iron ore and copper resources, which were divided up by the Dutch (of which Tripp and De Hayer family accounted for half of the share). In order to compete with the Dutch, the Swedes had to introduce burger merchants from North Germany. But the burgers were undoubtedly unable to compete with the Dutch, and all they could do was just a little curb, and they were far from confrontation. But if the British were added, this would be complicated, and this was obviously not what Mr. Matthias De Hayer was willing to see.

"Yes, but I think the blessing in disguise is that Mr. Dehrer, your family and the Tripp family's business scope are mainly concentrated in the iron ore and copper mine mining and smelting industries, and the impact may not be as huge as other commercial banks." Zheng Yong said truthfully, "To be honest, we have also been affected. Although our country's textiles have not been able to effectively open up sales in the Baltic Sea, it is not a problem to sell them to 70,000 to 80,000 yuan every year, but now you can see, the British carry them.

A large amount of wool and cotton (produced in Manchester) joined the competition, which would inevitably divide our profits. The British sold their textiles, metal products, weapons, glass, paper, tobacco, leather, and salt to the Baltic Sea. Then they bought cereals, ore, wood, masts, tar, beeswax, asphalt, hemp (rope) and other commodities. The income and expenditure were basically balanced, but they made a sea freight fee. What was even more uncomfortable was that the trade process was nothing to do with us. This was simply angering!"

"Aren't your government or private merchants dissatisfied with this abnormal situation?" In the end, Zheng Yong couldn't help asking: "The British are now competing for shipping business with you, and their booming shipbuilding industry is also competing for the Baltic harness resources. It is foreseeable that in the near future, they will revitalize the fishing industry and engage in extremely fierce competition with your fishermen. Not to mention that the extremely rich specialties of the British New World colonies such as wood, salted fish, tobacco, cotton, sugar, etc. were previously controlled by your country, but now according to regulations, they must be transported by British ships, and the goods sold to the American colonies must also be shipped through London. This undoubtedly deprives you of a layer of profit. Things have already been like this, can your country's merchants still bear it?"

"You should go to Amsterdam or The Hague to say these words. Many gentlemen there were frightened by the British sea strangling war. They could not bear the consequences of the war, so they kept shouting that they would end the war." Mr. Deher looked at Zheng Yong and said in a helpless tone: "This country is controlled by merchants. All the government's actions must be in the interests of merchants, otherwise they would not be able to continue. To be honest, if the British were not in Dover at the time, they would not be able to carry out the war.

If the Er Strait intercepts merchant ships and ambush them in the Songde Strait, then I think our Deher family, Tripp family and even Biker family will jointly ask the third-level parliament to seriously consider the British peace talks and suggestions. After all, this loss is our own real interests. As for the interests of others or national interests, what does it have to do with us? People are so selfish and realistic. No one can be so open-minded and generous except the Lord's saints."

"You are so frank, Mr. De Hayer." Zheng Yong laughed and said, "Yes, in reality, everyone is always calculating their own interests, which is understandable and there is no way to blame. But now that the war has ended, are the commercial interests of those gentlemen really not damaged? It is not necessarily true! The sea interception of the British will naturally harm their commercial interests, but has the changes in the commercial laws brought about by the Navigation Ordinance not damaged their interests? They are all smart people and will not be unable to see this. Just as well, my affairs have been handled almost completely. I plan to go to Amsterdam in the near future, and I may be staying there in the future. There will be someone else in Riga. I will introduce him to know you later. By the way, Mr. De Hayer, will you return to Amsterdam with me?"

"No, I will go to Gdansk (Danzer) first, and after a few days, I will return to Gothenburg. I hope you can gain something in Amsterdam. I am looking forward to it." Mr. Deher immediately said, "But please be careful about the Orangeists, who have a good impression of Britain, but on the contrary, they are full of the greatest disgust of France. Cromwell has always wanted to merge England and the United Provinces into a country. There is a reason for this. Of course, not all Orangeists agree with this. So, please be careful about your words and deeds, especially in Amsterdam and The Hague. But if it is in Zeland, you don't have to be so cautious. Many famous merchants there have invested in West India companies. They have a bad impression of the British. Of course, if it is in Friesland or Groningen, you should be careful..."

Zheng Yong also heard about what De Hayer said. In fact, anyone who has lived in the Netherlands for many years has a vague feeling. The country's parliament is divided into two distinct factions (Republicans and Oranges), and there are many people who are divided. Among the Oranges, many people have a good impression of Britain. They believe that only England and the Netherlands are "defending freedom" in the world today. I believe that if it were not for the military dictator Cromwell, he insisted that the Dutch clearly write down the shadows in peace negotiations.

If the influence of the great Prince Orange is not allowed to serve as the head of the Netherlands (to prevent the Netherlands from competing with Britain after being integrated by strong men, they would rather let the Netherlands "democratic division" and fall into endless quarrels), there will definitely be more Orange elements who are close to Britain. Of course, it is impossible now. There is a secret clause in the British-Dutch peace treaty (prohibiting Prince Orange is not allowed to serve as the Netherlands), and this clause was soon spread by those who are interested, causing the Netherlands to fall into sharp opposition again.

"Thank you for your advice, I think this will be very useful to me." Zheng Yong sincerely thanked him.

A few days later, Zheng Yong took his family and left Riga on an East Coast merchant ship and prepared to go to the Netherlands. Due to Zheng Yong's request, they went to Wendao Port on the banks of the Venta River again for a day. Zheng Yong noticed that Grand Duke Jacob seemed to be organizing a group of craftsmen and immigrants recruited from North Germany (about 400 people) to board the ship to New Courland. This made Zheng Yong very proud of the future when the war was in depth (i.e. Sweden, Brandenburg, Denmark, Russia, Poland and even Austria were involved). Grand Duke Jacob would definitely be grateful for these actions at this time.

Zheng Yong and his group finally arrived at the Port of Amsterdam, which had become busy again on January 20, 1655.

Looking at the masts of ships in the harbor, Zheng Yong thought in his heart that this world-famous commercial port, the heart city of capitalism, may never be able to return to the past, at least from people's psychological point of view. The trauma brought to Amsterdam by the British-Dutch war is far from being clear in just one sentence or two. Perhaps Amsterdam will surpass the pre-war economy in the future, but from people's psychological point of view, many people realize that the Netherlands, which is everywhere, cannot be defeated, and Amsterdam is far more fragile than imagined. The decline of the empire has never happened overnight. The powerful energy gathered by the jingling industrial enterprises in the suburbs of London will inevitably help Britain defeat the Netherlands, which is mainly financial and commercial capital. This is beyond doubt.
Chapter completed!