"The medicine on the East Coast is really advanced! It's much better than United Province!" Van Boyningen, who took some aspirin, felt much better. He was no longer dizzy like yesterday, which made him interested in talking: "Go out for a walk, Mr. Kuait, I heard that the outskirts of Qingdao Port are very beautiful, especially in the area of ​​Green Mountain, you have chosen a good place."

"Yes, this is an investment that I am very satisfied with." Mr. Kuait smiled slightly and said, "I remember that the land outside Qingdao Port was quite cheap, with forests, rivers and grasslands everywhere. I only spent 1,500 shields to complete all the procedures, and then I bought this large-scale homestead. Haha, you also saw that there are now neat farmland, excellent vegetable gardens, orchards everywhere, and even the riverside is full of wild flowers. It is so beautiful. I like it very much, it is comfortable, quiet but full of vitality, just like the country on the east coast..."

"That's right." Van Boyningen looked up at the windmills, vineyards and farmhouses in the distance, and smelled the faint fragrance of flowers coming from the wind. This seemed to be the osmanthus tree introduced by the East Coast people from the Far East, and then wrapped it in the leather jacket, saying, "Mr. Kuait, although you have been naturalized in the East Coast, I have always regarded you as a real lowlander. You have adhered to your beliefs and principles, which is admirable. In your opinion, is there any threat to the United Provinces in the East Coast? If the third-level parliament intends to cooperate more deeply with this country, is there any benefit in the long-term interests?"

“As the first plenipotent diplomatic envoy to the East Coast of the United Province, Mr. Van Boyningen, I can responsibly tell you that cooperation with the East Coast will only bring more benefits to the United Province, both in the short and long term.” Kuait said firmly: “Please don’t doubt that this is my advice as a lowlander, a Christian, an elderly man with deep feelings for the United Province. The East Coast and United Province are very complementary, and they need the channels and cities of the United Province.

The United Province needs their products to compete with the British. In fact, the third-level parliament in Shanghai has already had a proposal on this aspect? Those big names must have carefully weighed the pros and cons, and Speaker Dewitt should not object, and perhaps the Orange faction will be a little dissatisfied. But it is not a big problem. Well, as a person who has left the United Province, I shouldn't say so much. Mr. Van Boyningen, just follow the instructions given to you by the third-level parliament. It will not be wrong."

"Maybe you are right." Van Boyningen smiled and said, "Now the East India Company has also changed its attitude towards the East Coast. They called on their ships to stop at the four ports of the East Coast, Luoqia, Qingdao and Yancheng on the east coast. Anyway, ships to the Far East are generally empty, so it is indeed a good choice to purchase some cheap and affordable East Coast products here. We need these things very much in ports and commercial stations in the East Indies, India and other places."

Since Van Boyningen returned home in vain, he first rested at home for a while. Later, due to his close relationship with the East Coast people, he was recommended by Speaker Dewit as the first ambassador to the East Coast and approved by the third-level parliament. Sending ambassadors to the East Coast with the pagan countries is probably the boldest move made by the United Province in recent years. This is mainly due to the strength and unique geographical location of the East Coast people. The latter seems to be particularly important, because now the captains of the Dutch East India Company like to purchase a lot of goods that seem to be sold at a high price from Amsterdam and then shipped to these ports for sale. After selling the goods from the Old Mainland, they will purchase a large number of weapons and ammunition, metal farm tools, food, wine, dyed cloth, high-end textiles, medicines and other goods on the East Coast, which are urgently needed by the Far Eastern Colonies.

It is obvious that this trading method has great benefits for both the East Coast and the East India Company: the East Coast obtained goods delivered to the door, which saved the transportation process, and the Dutch captains could use the slightly empty cabin before departure and transport them to the East Coast for sale with old mainland goods (even if necessary). As for the materials urgently needed by the Far Eastern colonies, they could buy locally on the East Coast. This is not only cheap, but also close to those British people to go to hell. Do we think that without Birmingham muskets, we could only buy high-priced goods from the Lübecks? No. We could also buy muskets from the East Coast, which was cheaper and had a stronger service life!

In addition, the Netherlands has officially opened its ports on the Indian coast, Ceylon, Malay Peninsula and the East Indies to the east coast. Ships on the east coast can be freely docked (if trade is to be approved), which even includes the famous Batavia and Malacca. At present, the Second Fleet of the East Coast Navy has planned to organize several ships for an exploration and voyage. The specific route is New China-Persia-Malacca-China, let's see how the effect is.

"I heard that the British were very popular recently. The Spanish windward fleet was mobilized urgently. Unfortunately, in the battle of Santo Domingo, the Spanish were sunk two warships and injured one, and since then they lost the courage to fight again. The captains from the Caribbean were all crazy, saying how incompetent and vulnerable the Spanish were. Everyone was clamoring whether to go to New Spain to grab a fight. I hope that Tobago Island under the rule of United Province should be more vigilant. Now merchant ships on the East Coast and United Provinces must pass here, so don't let those sea scatters take it." Kuait seemed to think of something and immediately said: "Can the British be so arrogant now, can't they be curbed?"

"The United Province has just signed a peace agreement with them, and will not restart the war in a short time. And if it is just for the Spanish colonies, the United Province will not make a big fight and get into the UK for this. Now we should worry more about France and Portugal, especially the Portuguese, who have organized a large number of troops to attack Recife since last year. The West Indian company has to increase funds to hire soldiers from the Old Mainland to help with the war. This is too much consumption." Van Boyningen sighed and said: "Fortunately, the local group organized a fleet to go to the mouth of the Tejo River. The Portuguese were a little afraid. Although they still couldn't bear to leave Recife, they still agreed to a temporary ceasefire and discuss Recife's ownership in a peaceful way. It sounds like things have been resolved, but this is only temporary. Once the international situation changes, the Portuguese may turn against each other at any time. Can the East Coast people help in this matter?"

"That's all, it's all. The directors of the West India Company are afraid of spending money, but the Portuguese ambitions cannot be driven away by just preaching. This is difficult. Besides, the land was originally the first to occupy. Except for the "Boer" from the lowlands, there are almost all Portuguese speakers. There are more than 100,000 Portuguese Catholics in Brazil and hundreds of thousands of bastards. This is a huge force that must be treated with caution." Speaking of this, Captain Kuait hesitated for a moment and finally said: "The East Coast people have just obtained the vast Patagonian region, which is enough for them to digest for a long time. Moreover, they have already obtained benefits from the Portuguese. In a short period of time, they have neither the motivation nor the willingness to participate in this matter."

Captain Kuait said this, and Van Boyningen was also a little silent. This man had already immigrated to the East Coast. He could not consume his favors for the sake of Union Province. Van Boyningen knew that this man had friendship with many senior executives of the East Coast (or former executives), but he clearly would not interfere with these things again. He had nothing to say. After all, he was already considered an East Coast native, so he still had to rely on himself for everything.

Fortunately, the Portuguese are also in trouble at the moment, and they should not tear up the armistice agreement in the short term (of course, this armistice agreement is limited to Europe and Brazil. As for India and Ceylon, the war is still continuing, and the Dutch East India Company has the upper hand). The only thing that United Provinces should worry about may be the Portuguese and the British who are getting closer and closer at this stage, right? Although there are still many differences between these two countries, such as the issue of the Portuguese protecting the royal party, it is not a problem under the general situation. Don’t think that there are no royalists in the country under Cromwell’s rule. They will help mediate the tension between the republicans in power and the Portuguese, and explore the possibility of union.

"Maybe the British are really the doomed enemy of the United Province." Thinking of this, Van Boyningen made a decision. He planned to immediately ask for the Foreign Minister of the East Coast and tell him the news he had just obtained, the news that was not good for both the Netherlands and the East Coast, that was, the British had already landed in South Africa.

The news was reported by the East India Company's colonial governor in Cape Town. The news was very simple. An exploration team from Cape Town found hundreds of Englishmen building forts and forts near the entrance of the river named Brieer. The British discovered the exploration team, strangely, they did not conduct an attack, they just warned the Dutch not to invade their territory. The Dutch exploration team, with only a few dozen people, retreated rationally, but quickly reported the news to the governor. While reporting to the Hague, the governor also wrote a letter to Van Boyningen of the Oriental Port and handed over to a merchant ship that had recently departed.
Chapter completed!