Chapter 1025: Are the Dutch going to sail?
In order to avoid attracting the attention of the Portuguese, Marin ’s troop carrier went south and did not take the route close to the coast of Portugal, but instead deviated a few hundred kilometers westward. As a result, without the telescope, the Portuguese could hardly find traces of the troop convoy.
When passing through the Strait of Gibraltar, because the Spanish navy general was bought in advance and chose to pass through the strait at night, the chance of being found is also very small.
Of course, Marin is not afraid of Spain knowing that he has sent troops. After all, there is now no conflict between the North Sea State and Spain.
However, this time Marin sent troops to help the Papal State, and Spain and the Papal State were very unhappy because of the ownership of the Kingdom of Naples. Therefore, Marin was worried that the Spaniard had deliberately made trouble for the Pope after he heard the news, and notified Siena. In that way, the purpose of the sneak attack will not be achieved. Maybe it will be counterattacked by the opponent, and the loss will be heavy.
Fortunately, the Spanish court was very corrupt. Carl King, the current commander of the Gibraltar Fleet, is even more famous for his greed. Therefore, Marin intends to bribe Calkin 10,000 gold coins to make it convenient for him. Moreover, the problem should not be big. After all, 10,000 gold coins, but a large amount.
However, in order to transport troops, Marin took out all the merchant ships under his name, which led to the tight sea shipping in the North Sea and a serious shortage of ships. Therefore, Kleiman, the general manager of Beihai Shipping Company, came to Marin to protest. Of course, this is why Marin did not tell Kleiman the purpose of the ship.
Kleiman was the younger brother of Kahn and Kohler. When he first saw the Kahn family in the Black Forest, Kleiman was only about 12 years old. Now 14 years have passed, and Kleiman is also 26 years old. Relying on the relationship between his two older brothers, Kleiman served as the general manager of Beihai Shipping Company. It is a pity that Clayman can be average, and his mouth is not strict enough, otherwise, it will definitely be reused by Marin.
Because Clayman loves bragging and his mouth is not strict, Marin dared not tell him the truth about the troop transport, only by telling him that he has important uses. But Kleiman is not happy, because after receiving some shipping orders, if the shipping cannot be delivered within the stipulated time, the North Sea shipping will have to compensate for double the cost. In desperation, Marin just asked Kleiman to go to Hamburg to hire the merchant ships of the Hanseatic League and help him for a while. After all, he now has 25,000 troops plus 7,000 strong soldiers to be transported, and he really can't pull extra ships to go shipping. So, simply subcontract the shipping business and let the merchant ships of the Hanseatic League earn these freight. The transport business in the UK is subcontracted to the British merchant shipping.
After arranging this matter, Kleiman refused to leave, and he looked like he was talking.
Marin was curious, but Kleiman was not afraid of the world in Beihai by virtue of his two brothers. Even in front of Marin, he was never restrained. Because, Marin is indeed very good to the Kahn family. Kleiman's two brothers, Kahn and Kohler, are also Marlin's diehards. During the Chinese New Year, Marin often took the Kahn family to dinner in the backyard of the palace to show grace. This kind of treatment is currently only available to several old Marin families of the Schwarz and Sauer families in the North Sea country. This is no longer a relationship between superiors and subordinates, but a friendship between families. Clayman, who was relatively skinny since childhood, has never been restrained in front of Marin. Therefore, Marin is curious-this little **** is also embarrassed? Could it be the daughter of which noble family? No, it is said that his second brother Kohler has helped him find a daughter of a baron ...
"Boy, what else do you have?" Marin asked curiously.
Kleiman thought for a while, and then said:
"That's it. Your Highness. When I was reading the shipping company's operation report recently, I found something that was very bad for us ..."
"It's not good for us? Is there anyone who dares to hit our fleet? Don't want to be confused?" Marin thought that there were bad people who wanted to rob the North Sea Shipping Company's merchant ship.
"No, we have competitors!" Kleman said worriedly.
"Competitor? You said the Hanseatic League? Isn't that always the leader in the shipping industry?" Marin thought Kleiman was talking about the Hanseatic League. After all, considering the scale of shipping, Beihai can't really compare with the Hanseatic League.
Kleman shook his head and said:
"Not the Hanseatic League, but the Dutch!"
"Dutch? Shipping competitor?" Marin's casual expression suddenly became nervous.
Marin suddenly remembered the famous "sea coachman" in history, the fear that 15,000 merchant ships dominated the world's waters ...
"No, the Dutch voyage seems to have taken off after independence from Spain in 1581. What ghost is it now?" Malin thought wonderingly.
So he asked Kleiman:
"Find out who is competing with us? The handsome king Philip?" Marin is most worried about Philip jumping out to compete with him. Because, Philip is the son of his boss Maximilian I. Even if this product competes with itself, it is not good for him. After all, in name, Prince Philip is his "Young Master". However, isn't the Habsburg family focused on Europe, when are they interested in sailing?
Kleiman shook his head and said:
"Not His Royal Highness Philip, a group of wealthy Dutch businessmen in Amsterdam!"
Marin was greatly relieved, if Philip was difficult. In addition to its sensitive identity, the Habsburg family's appeal is also very strong. Although the Habsburgs have no money, but as long as the Habsburgs want to do business, some consortia are willing to lend them money. For example, the Fugger family.
"Tell me carefully!" Marin is alert to the future "sea coachman" in the Netherlands.
"His Highness Philip is not interested in sailing ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ He is in Ghent and only interested in the Flemish woolen industry. However, because the British now restrict wool exports, Flemish wool imports are insufficient, many The wool mills have all been shut down, which made His Highness Philip very nervous ... "
"Wool shortage?" Marin suddenly remembered his plan to support Egypt. One of them was to buy Egyptian wool. However, it seems that Egyptian wool is relatively thick and the quality is average ...
"By the way, you send someone to ask Your Highness Philip, if you want the Egyptian coarse wool Flanders woolen workshop. If they want, we will help the carrier and only charge the cost price."
"Why is this?" Kleiman was a little surprised. Such a thankless thing is not Marin's style ...
Where did he know that Marin was worried that because of the decline of the Flemish wool industry, the handsome king Philip turned his attention to the sea. Therefore, it is better for Flanders' woolen industry to maintain. Moreover, it can support the Egyptians' finances in disguise. Besides, the profit of low-grade woolen textiles is not high. Even if Flanders made the low-end wool spinning large, they didn't make much money. Instead, they dragged a lot of labor and energy.
As long as the powerful Habsburg family is dragged down, as for the rich Dutch merchants in Amsterdam ...
"Why should the wealthy businessmen in Amsterdam invest in the shipping industry?" Marin was very concerned about this. Because, according to the historical process, the Dutch should have taken the lead in the nautical industry in the second half of the 16th century. At that time, it happened to be the decline of the Hanseatic League. The Dutch took the opportunity to **** the Hanseatic League's original trade share, especially the Baltic Sea area, before it started to rise. But now, it's only 1508, the Dutch are engaged in big sailing, a few decades ahead, what the hell?
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