第五百九十章 恢复期的荷兰人
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荷兰的人民在经历了两次战争洗礼后,现在也被激发出了爱国热情。当年与西班牙人艰苦卓绝的独立战争被很多人津津乐道,孩子们也被灌输了独立与自由的精神,那就是荷兰人永不为奴!为了这些,人民甚至愿意在最困难的时候,把自己三分之一的收入贡献给国家。因为他们知道,这些钱会被变成火枪大炮、会变成军舰,这是保护他们生存和自由所必需的!因此,人们乐于将自己的金钱提供给国家,并认为它将得到最佳的利用,所有人最终都会受益虽然也有人认为这一笔笔的公款中存在着让人愤怒的滥用与贪污行为。
抽完烟后,延森在树干上嗑了嗑烟斗,然后戴好礼帽,步行下山去了。他还有很多事情要办呢,比如与东岸人商谈购买战舰的事情。
说起这件事,可能有些让人难堪。但事实如此,曾经是世界上规模最大、技术最先进、建造成本最低的萨尔丹造船厂已经显露出了迟暮的迹象。不但东岸人建造的船只比他们价廉物美,甚至就连英格兰的很多造船厂都后来居上,超过了这家造船届的老前辈,一如荷兰很多慢慢消逝的工业企业。
荷兰人不是没有想过重振造船业,但真的太难了。首先造船用的材料,桅杆、木板、木焦油、缆索、帆布、锚链、皮革及各类金属,他们多数只能外购,成本不低;其次,因为新技术的出现,比如蒸汽机,荷兰在这方面是短板,技术能力甚至还不如北德意志地区,同样只能外购;再次,荷兰人工费用较高,远不如英格兰、法兰西及德意志低廉。众多因素综合下来,荷兰的造船业日薄西山也就一点不奇怪了。没有强大的工业做后盾,没有广阔的殖民地提供原材料,还想再造船业上与别人竞争,不是开玩笑么?
现在的荷兰人,也就是靠着过往几十年乃至上百年积攒下来的关系渠道在卖船了。另外,发达的金融业可能也提供了一些帮助,因为很多人并不是全款买船,往往需要融资,荷兰在这方面恰好有优势,银行贷款重组、利息低,吸引了一些客户。但从长远来看,荷兰造船业的没落是必然的,国土面积狭小,人口不够多,工业不发达,旁边还有个邻国一直想要入侵它,以萨尔丹造船厂为代表的荷兰造船业的下场怕是不会太好。
荷兰人这次想从东岸购买的战舰数量很多,除了二十艘风帆炮舰之外,他们还想购买六艘拥有三百门以上火炮的战列舰,并且特意要求配备蒸汽推进系统,以抵御法国大西洋舰队的强大压力。
蒸汽机帆战舰,东岸人其实已经许可出售了。但像“执委会”这种级别的战舰是否可以出售,海军部仍然有不同意见。因为这种战舰在如今的东岸海军,依然是一等一的主力精锐,贸然出售给外国,不是很合适。但也有人指出,法国人已经在对“太阳王”号进行改造,试图安装蒸汽螺旋桨推进系统,这将对荷兰海军造成代差优势,因此是时候加强荷兰海军的力量了。而且荷兰人一口气订购六艘,且价格不低,利润丰厚,没必要将这笔送上门的生意推掉。
不过海军部态度坚决,坚持不退让,急着做生意的工商部、贸易部也无可奈何。延森德海尔在多方打听得到大致内幕后,便开始了四处活动,打算力推东岸政府许可出售战舰。不过他最近被海军部的人盯上了,怕是有些困难。
另外,荷兰人也通过上层关系,得知东岸人研发了新一代的蒸汽铁甲战舰。这无疑是一种能够改变海战游戏规则的强大战舰,海牙政府同样非常动心,并试探性地提出购买,并给出了一艘三百万盾的天价,但被东岸人毫不犹豫地拒绝了。延森也觉得没戏,自觉放弃了在这方面的活动。
当然战舰要买,以航海立国的荷兰人同样也下单买了不少民用船只,且都是蒸汽机帆船,一口气就下单了五十艘,吨位从250吨-1000吨不等。下单的多是阿姆斯特丹的大批发商以及东印度公司,他们财大气粗,且看到了东岸人放行民用蒸汽船只的可能性,因此毫不犹豫地下单,为未来与英格兰商人展开竞争做好准备。
总之,战争要打,日子也要过这些船只在战争期间也可以用来运输战略物资,用途还是很多的波罗的海和北海的生意已经被英格兰人严重渗透,必须要打起精神好好竞争了。延森德海尔作为联合省在东岸的利益代言人,自然有责任为他们争取到一个最优惠的折扣价格。
事情还是很多的!延森德海尔轻轻吁了口气,即便财政再困难,采购船只的事情也必须办好!这不仅仅是为了恢复经济,充实已经有些干瘪的荷兰钱袋子,同时也要为未来可能爆发的西班牙王位继承战争做准备。联合省,是绝对不会希望看到法国吞并西班牙的,因为那将是低地人民的巨大噩梦。无论多么困难,无论付出多么巨大的代价,都要不遗余力地阻止法国人吞并西班牙,这不仅仅是延森个人的看法,同时也是荷兰人民的共同观点!
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