After the Zhengdan court, Zhu Cihong appointed Mao Xiang as the official representative of the Ming Dynasty, and negotiated with the governors of the four countries on Dongfan and Haojingao.

"On the premise of not informing me of the Ming Dynasty, you have violated the law by building a castle in the Eastern Fan Dynasty, and I will take back these strongholds and castles!"

"Our company is for trade, following the example of the Portuguese in Macau, borrowing a sandbar to build a castle, you don't have to be so serious."

"Dongfan and Haojingao have been sacred and inalienable territories of our Ming Dynasty since ancient times, and I hope you can take the initiative to withdraw!"

“.......”

The parties argued for seven or eight days, and did not determine the terms of trade, but Anthony and others ate and drank in Nanjing for several days.

In the Qianqing Palace, he stood with his head bowed, waiting for the instructions of the prince Zhu Cihong.

He didn't understand why the crown prince insisted on taking back Dongfan, according to his understanding, the population in Dongfan is not large, and the development is not as good as Fujian, is it necessary to spend so much effort to fight for some seas that can't grow crops and can't grow food?

"Come here!" Zhu Cihong pointed to a chart tiled on the dragon case, and said to Mao Xiang: "Maritime trade can grab a huge amount of money, but we have to look at it in the long run, you look at this chart." ”

Zhu Cihong held a jade Ruyi in his hand, pointed to the island where Relansha and the chicken coop were located, and said seriously: "These two places are inhabited by people from outside the country, and it seems that there is no use for hanging overseas alone, but it is like a lock that firmly controls the throat of my Ming Dynasty to overseas. ”

Zhu Cihong continued: "In front of us is the time when my Ming Royal Navy is engaged in large-scale construction, if these Westerners want to launch an attack on several shipyards in our Ming Dynasty and destroy our sea power, they can come day and night when they are ready, we are very passive!" ”

"If we take back this island, the Spaniards can only use this island of Luzon as a springboard, and the Dutch people are still 108,000 miles away from Fujian and Guangdong, so there is nothing to fear."

A illustrated explanation made Mao Xiang suddenly brightened, and said in a continuous voice: "Your Highness is wise, and the minister will definitely strive to recover Dongfan!" ”

Zhu Chenggong, who was standing guard on duty, was full of shock, and sincerely admired the crown prince's long-term vision.

The Zheng family also built large warships in the Fujian shipyard, but the Dutch were afraid that the Zheng family's strong sea power threatened them, so they suddenly attacked the Fujian shipyard and destroyed all the large warships of the Zheng family.

For the sake of profit, the red ghost can do anything, and it is clear that he has to guard against it.

After sorting out the contradictions between Britain, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands, Mao Xiang began to use his strength to collect various strategies to break through.

He gave priority to Mr. Weddell, a good friend of the Ming Dynasty, and took the lead in signing a treaty of friendship with the Kingdom of England.

The British colony was in India, and there was no conflict of interest with the Ming Dynasty, and in the past they could only trade in one place in Guangzhou, but now Zhu Cihong opened seven ports to the British.

Weddell was extremely excited, signed the treaty without saying a word, and strongly condemned Spain and the Netherlands for their private occupation of Dongfan, and strongly supported the territorial sovereignty of the Ming Dynasty in Dongfan.

Mao Xiang then held talks with the Portuguese governor of Macao, Schrobao, and after a day of serious consultations, Portugal expressed its willingness to abandon the artillery factory and other military facilities built in Macao, as well as the withdrawal of military personnel from Macao.

In order to prevent the invasion of colonial opponents such as Spain and the Netherlands, the Portuguese authorities in Macao built nine forts of various sizes in Macao, and also built the Bugarao Cannon Foundry, which was called "the best cannon factory in the world" by the Portuguese in the Far East.

However, Macau was still under the jurisdiction of Guangdong, where the Ming Dynasty still had an official government, and the Portuguese only obtained the right of residence, not the colonial significance.

It's just that Zhu Cihong strictly demanded that no foreign armed forces be allowed in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the guards with guns in the Governor's Office of Australia were not allowed, which is a symbol of national sovereignty and a matter of principle, otherwise it is a colony!

The governor of Macao was directly ordered by the Portuguese monarch to implement Portugal's policy in Macau, and his position was equivalent to that of the Portuguese government minister.

China's famous philosopher Wang Jingze's law of true fragrance has never failed, even for foreign devils, it is very effective, and the law of true fragrance has no borders!

Mr. Sabi, the Spanish Governor in Manila, signed and agreed without saying a word, and trade with the Ming Dynasty was a dream that the Spaniards had made for nearly 200 years, and it was realized at once when he was in office.

Mr. Sabi knew that even if the Ming Dynasty did not take back Dongfan, the great Spanish Empire would not be able to mix up in Dongfan, and the Dutch people were like dogs, biting people everywhere, and they had already set their sights on several of their strongholds in the northern part of Dongfan.

The Spanish Empire was fighting with several apostate countries in Europa itself, and there was no time to look eastward, and the stronghold of Dongfan would be lost sooner or later, so it was better to return to the Ming Dynasty as a sincerity in peace talks and trade.

After dealing with the three foreign devils, Mao Xiang knew that the time was ripe to negotiate with the Dutch.

At the beginning of the negotiations, Anthony was still pretending to be forced, deliberately raising the price, and asking the Dutch East India Company to monopolize all the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty in order to return several castles of the Dayuan.

Mao Xiang demanded that the Dutch people completely withdraw from the Dongfan and Penghu Islands, and bluntly told Anthony: "My Ming Dynasty has signed a trade treaty with England, Spain, and Portugal. ”

Anthony's face was very ugly after hearing this, and after a few rounds of testing, he honestly got back on track and didn't pretend to be forced.

With the agreement reached between the two sides, after nearly a month of negotiations, the Ming Dynasty officially signed a trade agreement with the four countries, known as the "Five-Power Trade Treaty":

The Spanish Empire withdrew from the northeastern part of the Ming Empire, including chicken coops, Tamsui, Xiaoliuqiu, Yilan and other places;

The United Provincial Republic of Nieland withdrew from the southwestern part of the Ming Empire, including Dayuan, Penghu, Madou, Huweilong, and Dagou (i.e., Kaohsiung City), and Portugal withdrew from the Ming Empire.

2. The Ming Empire opened seven commercial ports of Shanghai, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Guangzhou, and foreign countries could trade freely, and could establish commercial halls in seven ports, and the Ming Dynasty was officially responsible for the security of commercial halls.

The staff of the merchant embassy shall not exceed 50 people, and must abide by the laws of China, and it is forbidden to carry any gunpowder weapons, if it violates the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has the right to arrest, interrogate and punish according to law, and the countries can appeal through normal channels, but they have no right to interfere with the implementation of the Ming Dynasty's justice.

3. All merchant ships entering the Daming sea area for trade shall pay customs duties to the Municipal Shipping Division in accordance with the regulations of the Ming Imperial Court.

Fourth, cancel all the previous tax items of the Zheng family, cancel the provisions on the purchase of goods by the Zheng family, and merchant ships from all countries can freely purchase them in the seven major ports.

5. Nieland opened the route from the coast of Daming to Batavia, Spain opened the route to Manila, and Portugal and Britain opened the route to India, allowing the Ming merchant ships to sail for trade.

6. The Daming government has the right to protect the safety and freedom of foreign merchants in China, and the troops stationed in various countries should also protect the safety and freedom of Daming maritime merchants in the colonies and jointly crack down on piracy.

In the treaty, although the Ming Dynasty basically recognized the status quo of the occupation of the colonies in Southeast Asia by the four countries, it actually left a great hidden danger in the provisions for the protection of the Chinese.

As long as the maritime strength of the Ming Dynasty breaks the current balance, Zhu Cihong can send troops to Nanyang at any time to provoke a war in the name of protecting the safety of the Chinese.

This is what Zhu Cihong needs, and it is also what foreign devils need, to put it bluntly, if you fall behind, you will be beaten and robbed!

(End of chapter)