The atmosphere in the Imperial Study Room was a bit awkward.

Brandon took a deep breath and said, "Dear Your Majesty, the 10 million Ducart is really beyond the scope of the Netherlands Amsterdam Bank, after all, we have provided loans to many countries."

"Is that so how much can you provide? It is said that you have many large silver mines in South America." Xiao Ming looked at Brandon.

"It's true, it seems that your Majesty knows us very well." Brandon was a little surprised, saying: "We can only provide so much now, after all, transporting this batch of equivalent gold and silver from the Netherlands is too dangerous."

Xiao Ming was silent for a while, which was equivalent to half of the loss, basically equivalent to 300,000 taels of gold and 3 million taels of silver.

After pausing, he continued, "But even so, we cannot provide so much real money. In my estimate, we can take out one million taels of silver and thirty thousand taels of gold, and the rest can only be replaced by saltpeter, iron ore, rubber, sulfur and other materials."

"Just do it like this!" Xiao Ming agreed immediately. The most important issue for him now is to obtain funds to accelerate domestic construction. If the Netherlands can continue to provide him with funds, then the industry and commerce of the Great Yu Kingdom will develop faster.

Brandon was relieved when he heard this, and said, "Is Your Majesty willing to provide escort for the Dutch caravan?"

"Of course, this route is not from Malacca to the Netherlands, but from here to here!" While speaking, Xiao Ming walked to the world map, drew from Ryukyu to Australia on the drawings, and then from Europe to South America. This is one of the eight contemporary maritime routes.

He chose this route not because he was afraid of the British fleet, but because he wanted to understand this route from Australia to South America through escort, and prepare for the future occupation of Australia and march into South America and North America. At the same time, this could also train the ability of the Great Chongqing Navy to operate ocean-going operations.

Brandon was stunned. Only then did he notice the huge world map in the imperial study room. What surprised him was that the map marked the geographical location of the world in very detailed detail.

"God, this is the greatest map I have ever seen." Brandon Nah said.

Xiao Ming waved his hand in front of Brandon to make him come to his senses. He said: "There are eight routes on this map, and the British controlled the first one. They controlled this route relatively weakly. If you agree, I will send a fleet to escort you to the safe area. After all, you can only provide half of the loan, and I can only choose an easy one."

Brandon had no choice but to spread his hands, and he seemed to have no other choice. After all, this was indeed a route to go back. He said, "Okay, now it's all that can be done."

"You have to pay the escort fee, after all, I have to pay you back the interest. Business is business, and no one can suffer any losses." Xiao Ming added.

Brandon had long thought of this, "This is natural, but in addition to escorting, we came here to deepen our business relations. We hope to purchase more goods from the Great Chongqing Kingdom, such as steam engines, bearings, sugar, cotton cloth, silk, and even firearms."

"I have to say that you Dutch people have a very vicious vision. These are all the treasures of the Great Yu Kingdom's reinvigorating country." Xiao Ming was a little surprised, "and you also seem to understand the power of the Great Yu Kingdom's firearms."

Brandon told the truth, "Many people know about the war between the Great Chongqing Kingdom and the northern nomads, and of course they also know some magical weapons on the battlefield. If His Majesty is willing to sell it, we are happy to buy it."

He nodded slightly and said, "Of course, you can discuss this matter with Kaiyuan Li. He will tell you what you can sell and what you can't sell. But no matter what, if you want to purchase these things, you need to prepare enough money."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Brandon breathed a light tone. He was very happy that the Great Chongqing Kingdom seemed to be more open in the past two years and was more willing to participate in overseas trade.

He was both happy and worried about this phenomenon. He was happy that the Netherlands had such a strong partner in Asia, and he was worried that the sphere of influence of the Great Chongqing Kingdom was beginning to expand overseas.

After deciding on the loan, Brandon discussed some details of the cooperation with Xiao Ming and then said goodbye and left.

Watching Brandon leave, Qian Dafu sighed: "Master, this Holland is really rich, and he took out so much gold and silver at will."

"This is not too much. Brandon is very cunning. He was worried that we would be stolen, so he only provided 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 money this time is the trade with Dutch merchants. This time he brought many big merchants here."

"The emperor really intends to sell industrial products such as Zhenglu muskets and steam engines to the Dutch?" Qian Dafu was a little worried.

"If a warrior gun was sold, the Great Yu army could be equipped with a breech rifle, why don't I do it? Besides, the warrior gun might have fallen into the hands of Europeans a few years later, I'm afraid they would not be surprised. As for the first generation of reciprocating steam engines, of course, they have to be sold. Only after they have to be sold can they study more advanced steam engines."

Xiao Ming looked excited. Overall, he supported the sale of these products because Europe's industrial capacity was able to manufacture these things at this time, and it would not make much sense to rot in his hands by then.

Of course, he will never trade some core technologies, such as industrial mother machines, breech gun technology, steam locomotives and other things, which keeps the principle of generation difference.

Brandon breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the palace.

The businessman who had been waiting outside for a long time immediately surrounded him and asked about the result of the interview.

"Thank God, the Emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom showed amazing kindness this time, and the route and trade were successful." Brandon laughed.

The other merchants were immediately excited. They were wandering around Qingzhou yesterday and thinking about what they were going to buy, but this was not enough for them.

Because they believe that there are other commodities in the Great Chongqing Kingdom waiting for them to dig.

A businessman said: "Mr. 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 before leaving. The Emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom promised to take him a little while the steam locomotive was being tested.
Chapter completed!