After the performance, everyone did not stop for a long time and left. However, He Yuan, a commissioner of the Hue Regional Administration, did not return to the office, but went to a teahouse in the county to hold talks with Dirk Conelis, a representative from the Dutch West India Company.

Dirk Conelis, as can be seen from his surname, is a member of the Holland Conelis family. He is currently one of the two major business representatives of the West India Company on the east coast. He is stationed in Hue Port and is responsible for managing and operating the company's industries here, including several sugar cane, tobacco plantations and a deep processing heart.

It is worth mentioning that the Dutch West India Company almost disbanded due to a financial crisis about more than ten years ago, and finally it was relied on the joint investment of Zelan's merchants and East India Company. However, after two investments, East India Company's shares in it increased significantly and its voice became stronger, which inevitably affected many of the daily business strategies of West India Company.

First of all, this large-scale colonial and trading company has not given up its business in the Galle Sea, but has been competing with the East Coast, the British and French people in the local area. This is actually not in line with the interests of the West Indian company, because the competition has become very cruel to the development of the Galle Sea trade. The East, Britain and France have used various means to protect their own colonial trade, while also fighting in the Spanish colony, the largest market.

At present, it seems that due to various initiatives, the East Coast Galle Shipping Company's trade in the Spanish colonies was dominant. They controlled five important commercial ports and legitimately cracked down on smuggling merchant ships from other countries by collecting tariffs, monopolized the trade of these major commercial ports, and obtained huge profits. The merchants of Britain, France, the Netherlands and even some small Denmark, Sweden, Italy and Germany could only venture to trade in other small cities and ports. During this period, they would not encounter rampant Galle piracy to attack, resulting in significant losses.

Therefore, the Dutch West India Company still insisted on conducting the Carl Sea trade at this time. Although it would not be said that there was no profit and no money, why bother? Why? With this energy, it is better to think of ways to better compete with British merchants in North America and erode the trade share of British North American colonies.

In fact, East Coast people also speculate that the reason why the Dutch West India Company is so strong that it does not give up the trade between the two major governors of New Spain and Peru is in addition to the interests, it is probably also because of the strong demands of the company's shareholder East India Company. East Coast people can only say that Air Canada has controlled the trade of the five major commercial ports with the most profitable trade. It really doesn't matter if the Dutch are willing to go there. What's more, Air Canada's ships will also go out to sea to patrol when they have to wait, and they don't mind intercepting them when they encounter foreign merchant ships. Therefore, it is not wise enough that the Dutch West India Company is still struggling in this muddy water. It is better to focus on other aspects, so it may be possible to make some new breakthroughs.

Secondly, the company was forced to make important investments on the coast of West Africa and established some strongholds, most of which were commercial stations. Although these stations were built like fortresses, the stations were commercial stations, which killed garrisons, administrative and commercial personnel ranging from dozens to one hundred, and there was nothing else.

The warships of the East Coast people once "visited" some of their commercial stations, and finally found that except for a few commercial stations with the ability to repair ships, most of the rest could only provide water and place a few wounded and sick people. Compared with these low logistics capabilities, almost every Dutch commercial station can provide a series of goods including gold, ivory, leather, slaves, especially slaves, and so on. To be honest, it was because the Dutch West India Company had never cared about the status of crew members and ships, nor did it intend to build a supply base like pearl chains (their crew members could even sail for six consecutive months without getting off the ship, which was the world's number one). It was just for business, and it was so simple and crude.

Now the East Coast people have basically concluded that the Dutch West India Company has basically no threat to the East Coast trade and economy, so there is no need to pay special attention to it, nor do they need to target it. What's more, they have purchased a lot of goods from the East Coast to sell it in the Galle Sea, North America and even Europe, and have a low degree of competition with Galle Shipping Company, but it is beneficial to the East Coast industry and commerce and is a harmless enterprise.

It is precisely because of this conclusion that East Coast people continue to be open to the investment of Dutch West India Company in the East Coast, especially the Hue Regional Administration, which welcomes the company to continue to invest in the plantation industry locally, provided that they bring people from Europe themselves, the East Coast does not allow them to hire labor in their own markets, and of course the Dutch cannot afford to hire them.

Today, He Yuan went to Dingfeng Teahouse to meet with members of the Conelis family, and discussed the follow-up investment matters of related industries, which is still more important for the development of the local economy. Moreover, when it comes to commercial and trading companies, he hopes that the Dutch will invest more industries, that is, help local governments undertake some land reclamation work. For this reason, even if the land lease period is extended and the rent is reduced, it is not unacceptable.

He Yuan did not think that the Dutch would not accept this proposal. The situation was chaotic and the Galle Sea was often fought and killed. The investment environment provided by the East Coast people was so good that it was endless. Although the early investment may be huge, this set a low threshold for some small businessmen, a safe environment, a stable political situation, and the convenience of purchasing various daily necessities, consumables, and medicines all have a strong attraction to investors. Not to mention, the East Coast Republic of China itself is a huge market for tropical commodities, and the people have strong consumption capacity and are willing to consume, so it is really suitable to invest here.

"Your company has invested in Hue County for many years, and has made great contributions to the regional economy and is also a local taxpayer. I hope your company can continue to invest in the region in the future. We will provide a certain degree of cooperation and we will work together for a win-win situation. How great is this." He Yuan first asked Dirk Conelis to taste the green tea imported from China, and then said with a smile.

After He Yuan finished speaking, the secretary standing beside him quickly stepped forward and placed a small map in front of the two of them, circled some areas planned to be developed by the Hue Regional Administration, which were basically places where new settlements would be set in the future. He Yuan meant that he hoped that the Dutch West India Company would consider these places more and invest in these places. The East Coast government would provide them with security guarantees, and at the same time spent huge amounts of money to build a second-class national highway to connect these areas to facilitate the transportation of various materials.

Needless to say, this proposal made the Dutch a little embarrassed. According to their original intention, it was to develop a piece of open land in the coastal circle of Hue County, that is, to first establish a timber company, cut the forest into the wood, process the wood and sell it to the eastern prairie and the Pampa Plain in the south, which is the largest consumer market. Then, on this basis, clean up shrubs, level the land, and open plantations of tropical specialties such as coffee, pepper, tobacco, sugarcane, etc. After deep processing, some of the products are sold locally on the east shore and some are transported back to Europe for profit.

But now the East Coast people require them to invest in more inland areas, which is a bit difficult for people to do. You should know that the environment in the inland areas is harsh and is basically in a state of development. Not only is there a shortage of daily necessities (if there is, the price will be very high), the transportation costs incurred by this route are not small. Although the East Coast people promise to build high-grade highways, God knows when it will be completed! Once they have not completed it for five years or ten years, this kind of plantation will not be opened? Therefore, Dirk Conelis is extremely reluctant to go to the inland areas to open up land for the East Coast people. The reason is no different, the cost!

However, the East Coast people have made it clear and asked you to go to the inland development. Can this really be rejected? Dirk Conelis is not sure. He has just received a training order from Amsterdam recently. In the training, the company's senior management instructed him to strengthen trade relations with the East Coast people. There is even a signature from representatives sent by the East India Company to the West India Company. What does this mean? It means that whether it is the East India or the West India Company, they now hope to improve relations with the East Coast people and maintain a closer connection than before.

Dirk Conelis is not a fool or a person with low news. He vaguely speculated that this is also related to the situation in the United Provinces. Some people do not want to offend East Coast people at this time, but they may have to please more. If you consider this way, then he actually doesn't have many choices. He has been able to pick and choose in the places in the East Coast Circle and strive for other preferential measures, such as land lease period, rent and financing discounts. Therefore, he quickly put forward this requirement to He Yuan, especially the issue of bank financing. He emphasized that he hopes East Coast people can open a side of this foundation, give them equal treatment of domestic capital, and can also raise funds in the mainland of the East Coast banking system to reduce the pressure on funds.

He Yuan was actually prepared for this. Therefore, after a few rounds and turns, he agreed to extend the lease term of the plantation land invested by the West India Company to 60 years, and also gave major preferential measures to halve the rent in the first twenty years. It was full of sincerity, which made Dirk Conelis very moved and began to seriously consider the pros and cons of the pros and cons.

Of course, he did not forget to ask He Yuan about the lifting of financing restrictions, but He Yuan could not make any decisions about this matter, so he could only say that he would report to the level government for a decision. He just "pulled a handful of wool" by him, and he didn't have much to do with other banks. Although his wife Liu Wei is a cadre of the East Coast Agricultural Bank, he has no right to make decisions. Anyway, he really can't help with this matter, so he can only try to report it and see what to say.

However, he was confident that the State Administration of Precious Metals finally approved the financing authority to the Dutch West India Company. There are two reasons. First, the New World Friendly Mutual Aid Bank used to lend money to this colonial enterprise. There are one or two things, and everything is easy to say. Second, the East Coast government is now trying to win over large business owners, large wholesalers and colonial trading companies in the Netherlands, strengthening their ties with them, and at the same time let them merge with the Republican parliamentarians, becoming an important force in the Netherlands to restrain Prince Orange, laying a solid foundation for some future plans.

It just so happens that representative companies like the Netherlands East India Company also want to ease relations with the East Coast, so there is a foundation for cooperation between the two sides. For example, the East and West India companies are both in the United Provinces. Are they really not afraid of the merger of Britain and the Netherlands, which will harm their interests? You must know that they can call for the wind and rain in the Netherlands, but once the two countries merge, can they still call for the wind and rain in the new merger system? I am afraid it may not be necessary! Therefore, the East Coast people believe that these are all forces that can be won. Once William III takes over London in the future, the East Coast people should unite the Dutch bourgeois group, fight against Prince Orange, and protect the interests of the United Provinces as much as possible, and at the same time protect the interests of the East Coast Republic.
Chapter completed!