Chapter 872: 2nd route

The atmosphere in the imperial library is a bit awkward.
After taking a deep breath, Brandon said: "Your Majesty, 10 million Ducats are beyond the ability of the Dutch Bank of Amsterdam. After all, we have provided loans to many countries."
"Really? So how much can you provide? It is said that you have many large silver mines in South America." Xiao Ming stared at Brandon.
"That's true. It seems that your Majesty knows us very well." Brandon was a little surprised. He said: "Five million Ducats, we can only provide so much now. After all, it is true that this batch of gold and silver is transported from Holland Too dangerous."
Xiao Ming was silent for a while, which was equal to half, basically equivalent to three hundred thousand taels of gold and three million taels of silver.
After a pause, he continued: "But even then we can't provide so much real gold and silver. According to my estimation, we can come up with one million taels of silver and thirty thousand taels of gold. The rest can only be saltpetre. , Iron ore, rubber, sulfur and other materials.
"Let's do it!" Xiao Ming agreed. The most important issue for him now is to obtain funds to speed up domestic construction. If the Netherlands can continue to provide funds for him, the industrial and commercial development of the country will be faster.
Brandon breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said: "So your Majesty is willing to provide an for the Dutch caravan?"
"Of course, but this route is not from Malacca to Holland, but from here to here!" When Xiao Ming spoke, he walked to the world map and drew from Ryukyu to Australia, and then from Europe to South America. This is the contemporary era. One of the eight major maritime routes.
He chose this route not because he was afraid of the British fleet, but because he wanted to learn about the route from Australia to South America through escort, so as to prepare for the future occupation of Australia and to enter South America and North America. At the same time, it can also train Great Yu. The navy's ocean-going combat capability.
Brandon was stunned. He only noticed the huge map of the world in the Imperial Study Room. What surprised him was that this map marked the geographical location of the world in great detail.
"God, this is the greatest map I have ever seen." Brandon whispered.
Xiao Ming waved his hand in front of Brandon to get him back. He said: "There are eight routes on this map. The British control the first one. This route is relatively weak. If you agree If so, I will send a fleet to you to a safe area. After all, you can only provide half of the loan, and I can only choose the easy one."
Brandon spread his hands helplessly. He seemed to have no other choice. After all, this was indeed a way back. He said, "Well, it looks like this is the only way to go now."
"You also have to pay for the fee. After all, I want to repay your interest. Business is business, and everyone can't suffer." Xiao Ming added.
Brandon had thought of this a long time ago, "This is natural, but in addition to escorting, this time we are here to deepen business contacts with your country. We hope to be able to purchase more goods from the country, such as Steam engines, bearings, sugar, cotton cloth, silk, and even firearms."
"I have to say that you Dutch have a very poisonous vision. These are all the treasures of the Great Yu Country." Xiao Ming was a little surprised. "And you also seem to understand the power of the Great Yu Country's firearms."
Brandon told the truth, "Many people know about the war between the Kingdom of Dayu and the northern nomads, and of course they also know some magic weapons in the battlefield. If your majesty is willing to sell, we are happy to buy them."
Nodded slightly, he said: "Of course you can. You can discuss this with Li Kaiyuan. He will tell you what you can sell and what you can't. But in any case, you need to prepare enough money to purchase these things. Row."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Brandon breathed a sigh of relief. He was very happy. This time, the country of Da Yu seemed more open in the past two years and more willing to participate in overseas trade.
He is both happy and worried about this phenomenon. What is happy is that the Netherlands has such a strong partner in Asia, and what is worried is that the sphere of influence of Great Chongqing is beginning to expand overseas.
After deciding on the loan, Brandon and Xiao Ming discussed some details of the cooperation before leaving.
Watching Brandon leave, Qian Dafu said with emotion: "The emperor, this Holland is really rich, and he just took out so much gold and silver."
"That's not too much. Brandon is very cunning. He is worried that we will fall back on our accounts, so he only provides these loans. Even if we don't pay them back then, they won't lose too much." Xiao Ming analyzed, "but It doesn't matter. The real profit this time lies in the trade with Dutch businessmen. This time he brought many big businessmen over.
"The emperor really intends to sell industrial products such as conquered muskets and steam engines to the Dutch?" Qian Dafu was a little worried.
"If you sell a conquest musket, the Great Chongqing army can be equipped with a breech rifle, why don’t I do it? Besides, the conquest musket may have fallen into the hands of Europeans a few years later, I’m afraid they Not surprisingly, as for the first generation of reciprocating steam engines, of course they have to be sold. Only by selling money can we study more advanced steam engines.
Xiao Ming looked excited. On the whole, he supported the sale of these products, because at this point in time Europe's industrial capabilities were already able to manufacture these things, and it wouldn't make much sense to wait until then to rot.
Of course, he will never trade some core technologies, such as industrial mother machines, breech gun technology, and steam locomotives. He maintains his principle of generation difference.
Here Brandon heaved a sigh of relief after leaving the palace~EbookFREE.me~ The businessmen who had been waiting outside for a long time immediately gathered around and asked him about the result of this visit.
"Thank God, the emperor of the Kingdom of Dayu showed amazing benevolence this time. The route and trade were successful." Brandon laughed.
Other businessmen suddenly became excited. Yesterday, they wandered around Qingzhou and thought about something they were about to purchase, but it was not enough for them.
Because they believe that there are other commodities in Dayu Country waiting for them to explore.
A businessman said: "Congressman Braden, we should continue to play in Qingzhou for a few days so that we can confirm what else we need to buy."
Brandon nodded. He also wanted to try the feeling of riding a steam locomotive. He mentioned this when he left, and the Emperor of the Kingdom of Da Yu promised to take him a bit during the trial operation of the steam locomotive.
For him, this is a complete temptation. He is also preparing to record the trip to the country of Chongqing, so that the members of the Dutch parliament can understand the country of Chongqing more deeply.