在16、17世纪的欧洲大航海时代,一家具有国家职能、向东方进行殖民掠夺和垄断东方贸易的商业公司——荷兰联合东印度公司,通过旗下的1 5 0多艘武装商船,经好望角往来于欧洲和亚洲之间,运回大批香料、琥珀、矿产,以及中国的茶叶、瓷器等。本故事中的“斯洛特·霍格”号就是荷兰东印度公司于1 7 2 3年在荷兰米德尔堡建造的一条木质大帆船。该船外形长48.8米,装载重量425吨,船员250人。服务于 During the Great Sailing of Europe in the 16th and 17th Centuries, a joint venture between the Netherlands and the United East India Company, a state-run commercial company that colonized the East and monopolized the Oriental trade, passed through the Cape of Good Hope through its more than 150 armed merchant ships Between Europe and Asia, shipped back a large number of spices, amber, minerals, and China’s tea, porcelain and so on. The “Slott Hogg” in this story is a wooden galleon built by the Dutch East India Company in Middelburg, The Netherlands, in 1723. The boat is 48.8 meters long and has a loading capacity of 425 tons and 250 crew members. Services for