Explanation: The Netherlands put great effort into seamanship and exploring the far east in the name of establishing trade ties in the 16th and 17th centuries AD. Initially, another bunch of foreign weirdos to sell spices to at insane prices was welcomed by most visited polities in Asia! What’s wrong with making a little money, after all?

… but since the Age of Sail was also an age of colonialism, the Netherlands would soon leverage their sea power and massive economic influence to monopolize trade in the parts of Asia they managed to keep clear of other Europeans, driving down prices of specific goods so the regions could be made dependent on the colonizing country’s trade, and ever-increasing value extracted from the ‘fair’ exchange for spices.

… the benefits of ‘trade’ became a bit one-sided.

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