Chapter 871: Borrow

Brandon looked at the magnificent palace in front of him with a look of wonder.
Yesterday's Qingzhou party made him feel a lot of emotions. The changes in the country of Great Yu are utterly rapid. Now Qingzhou City has completely changed its appearance to him.
"Congressman Brandon, please follow me." Qian Dafu appeared at the gate of the palace.
Brandon submitted an application to the Royal Palace through the Dutch negotiating team in Greater Chongqing yesterday, and he got a reply this morning.
"Thank you very much." Brandon saluted Qian Dafu and walked to the palace in awe.
Compared with the first trip, this time he has a mission, which will be related to the fate of the Dutch sea routes.
In a short while, the two arrived in front of the Imperial Study Room. At this time, he saw Emperor Xiao Ming of the Great Yu Kingdom. Compared with two years ago, the young emperor became more like an emperor. There seemed to be an irresistible will between his gestures. .
"Brandon sees the Emperor of Dayu."
Entering the Imperial Study Room, Brandon took off his hat and saluted.
At this time, Xiao Ming was looking at the folder sent by the Department of Agricultural Affairs. He raised his head and smiled, "Brandon? I still remember you. You visited Qingzhou once two years ago and bought a steam engine to go back."
"Exactly." Brandon behaved cautiously, he said: "If the two countries are not far apart, I would be happy to come to the country often."
"This is indeed a pity." Xiao Ming squinted his eyes, and he teased: "Then what is your purpose in coming to Dayu Country this time?"
Brandon likes Xiao Ming's straight-forward character, which can avoid wasting too much of his tongue. He said: "His Majesty, this time I have been appointed by the Dutch Parliament to come again. I hope that I can reach an agreement with Da Yu on the sea. With more cooperation, I think your Majesty should be aware that British and Portuguese merchant ships have been attacking our merchant ships, so if this route cannot be protected, then our trade will be continuously affected.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming laughed. He said: "The Brandon messenger, the British and Portuguese attacked the Dutch merchant ships, not the merchant ships of Great Chongqing. You seem to be mistaken about this."
Brandon suffocated. He did play tricks on this issue. In fact, the trade between the Netherlands and Great Chongqing is basically a trade surplus.
Every time, it was Dutch merchant ships that bought things from Great Chongqing and shipped them back to Europe. Great Chongqing never went to Europe to purchase anything by merchant ships. Even if there were merchants in the south, they were not controlled by the royal family in the north.
Therefore, they have always suffered losses on the route from Asia to Europe.
"Your Majesty is right, but your Majesty, we have signed an agreement after all, haven't we?" Brandon reminded.
"Of course I remember, but it is very clearly written in the treaty that the country only guarantees the safety of Dutch merchant ships on Asian routes, doesn't it?"
"That's true, so this is the reason why I came to Great Chongqing this time. I hope that your Highness can cooperate with our Netherlands." Brandon's forehead began to sweat. This emperor of Great Chongqing is really a difficult role to deal with.
Xiao Ming frowned. Although the United Kingdom secretly added to him everywhere, there was no clear war with Great Yu.
If he rashly and the Dutch act against the British navy, he will add another front after the three fronts of the Barbarian, the Japanese, and the Chu.
And this is something that Great Yu can't bear. After all, the Civil War in Great Yu may start at any time.
The most important thing is that he is really not optimistic about the Netherlands in European countries.
According to the news he got from other European businessmen, the Netherlands is now the largest lender in Europe.
It can be said that the current Netherlands is a treasury guarded by the navy.
The problem is that when the Netherlands lends to every European country, it also means that it must maintain good relations with European countries.
If he goes to war with Britain or France, it will mean that these European countries will immediately stop paying most of their borrowing interest, thus causing great harm to the overall prosperity.
The worst problem is that no matter which European country the Netherlands is involved in, it will mean that it is fighting with its borrowers.
For this reason, the Dutch avoid full-scale development with any country, but according to the last word of owing money is the uncle, those borrowing countries are not polite to the Netherlands.
While borrowing, they continued to create disputes with the Netherlands, which caused the Dutch to continue to be involved in wars and support military spending while also losing large amounts of interest.
It is said that the Netherlands lost a large amount of income during the French Revolution.
Moreover, the Dutch have a small land area, no resources, and insufficient development potential. On land, they are easily beaten by countries such as France, Tsarist Russia, and Prussia. Therefore, it is not reliable to expect the Dutch to be his loyal allies in Europe.
Although the Dutch in this period declined a bit, the accumulation of centuries made him still a big dog in Europe.
Otherwise, the Netherlands will not be called the World Bank in Europe.
For all these reasons, Xiao Ming is only willing to develop economic trade with the Netherlands, otherwise he is likely to be betrayed by the Dutch.
However, in addition to this reason, he denied that this incident was also involved in an exchange of interests, so first suppress Brandon.
Like European countries that desperately need funds, Xiao Ming also wants to borrow some money from this big dog household.
"This is a very risky behavior. After we leave Malacca, the British navy belongs to the world. I can't take this risk. Moreover, such a risk is not equal to the actual benefits." Xiao Ming continued to deny.
Brandon is a little anxious. The declining Netherlands needs to cooperate with this eastern empire~EbookFREE.me~ He said: "Your Majesty, I know that this request is a bit too much, but this is also for the sake of the country and the Netherlands. For the long-term prosperity of trade, in order to realize the cooperation, we can accept the reasonable request made by Great Chongqing."
Xiao Ming's eyes flickered. It seems that the Dutch understand the rules between countries better than he thought. He said: "Country exchanges are only an advantage. It seems that you understand this truth. In that case, I said, according to me. I understand that the Netherlands has provided huge loans to the United Kingdom, France, and even Tsarist Russia. These loans have greatly promoted the development of these countries. Nowadays, Great Chongqing is waiting to be flourished, and it also needs huge financial support. Therefore, I want to tell you Borrow 5 million Ducats."
"Borrow? Ten million ducats?" Brandon felt dizzy. Ducats are currently circulating gold coins in the Netherlands. A ducat weighs three grams. This ten million ducats is basically equal to 600,000 taels. Gold, this is also a huge loan for the Netherlands.
"His Majesty, the amount of this loan is really big enough. The most important thing is that the Netherlands and the country are so far apart, guaranteeing the repayment is a problem." Brandon is a member of Parliament and a businessman. He is not stupid.
There is no guarantee that he is unwilling to sign such a large order.