The previous ones are all sweet dates, and then it's time to talk about the sticks.

In order to urge the Philippine side to make a decision as soon as possible, Cai Feiming officially announced at this moment: From now on, the Dayuan side will block the air routes inside and outside the island, and this order will remain in effect until the two sides reach an agreement.

Second Lieutenant Sandova was shocked.

They first spent some time trying to sort out the logic: these short-haired infidels, first brutally abducted them here, then filled their cabins with goods with a smile, then promised to open up trade, and then blocked the shipping routes in an attempt to starve the soldiers of Taipei to death......

Half seawater, half flames. Half guns, half roses.

This reckless sweet jujube + stick policy, to be honest, is a bit too violent. If it weren't for the fact that the Flatbread Faces are devout Catholics and have +2 tests for confusion and confusion, they would have gone insane.

When the Sandova team thoroughly understood the intentions of the traversers, they instinctively began to bargain: "In the name of God, that castle belongs to His Majesty the great Philip IV!" You can't take it away like that! ”

Cai Feiming rolled his eyes: "Isn't the matter of sitting in front of me enough to make you realize the fear of force?" ”

"The reason why that little fort is still in your hands is entirely because of our kindness, kindness understands?" Cai Feiming knocked on the table, with a stupid expression: "In one morning, you can kill all your soldiers, think about the corpses on your ship!" ”

Seeing that these crappy goods finally began to show horror in their eyes, Lao Cai added angrily: "In addition, I don't think you have been given diplomatic rights by the Manila side. So, gentlemen, you have no right to discuss anything with me here, you are only messengers. ”

Speaking of this, Cai Feiming took out four documents from the drawer. The first two documents were formal diplomatic agreements and personal letters from Xia Xianze, which the second lieutenants had to take to Manila and hand over to the governor.

The third document is the list of requirements.

Considering Manila's tragic ability to export goods, the list is short, as short as only two commodities, silver and "Filipino maids".

Needless to say, the galleon trade transports a lot of silver to Manila every year to renew the money for this regime that has no fist commodities and only cannot enter and exit. Not to mention the Filipino maids, who were famous until later generations, so the adults are now very interested in young and strong men and women in the Philippines.

The strategic minds of Second Lieutenant Sandova and others are not enough to realize the importance of this terms of trade: when this list of requirements was presented, the Philippine side had its own "home-produced" fist products for the first time.

Of course, the Travelers didn't need these goods to figure it out, they just needed the messenger to bring the letter to Governor Juan Nino de Tabora in Manila. When Governor Tabora saw these documents, he naturally understood their value.

As for the tiny stone fort in Taipei, it was not even a bargaining chip in the face of such huge interests: the Spaniards were now in a period of recession with the hollowing out of industry, and they had nothing but silver. Now and in the future, they will shrink in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the colonies will be eaten away one by one, not to mention the loss of many fortresses every year.

As long as Governor Tabora was above lame, he would have agreed to the agreement.

The fourth, and final, document was a pledge: the Crossing Forces promised to provide a few coordinates near Manila free of charge for the Spaniards to mine gold, silver and copper after the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Of course, building mines in the midst of malaria, savages, and tropical jungles is not responsible for the huge consumption in the early stages. As for the day when the gunboats arrived at the gate of Manila, whether the flatbread faces could open up the minerals, and if so, how much gold and silver they could dig out, it depended on their luck.

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After sealing the four documents with a fire paint bag, they were locked in the paint box, and then Cai Feiming handed over the key and the paint box to Second Lieutenant Sandova.

When the second lieutenant swore in the name of God and the king that he would deliver the letter to the governor, and the other three promised to testify, Cai Feiming nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, it seems that you finally understand the nature of your work." ”

At this point in the meeting, most of the pre-planned diplomatic mission had been completed.

Next, Cai Feiming took out a few pieces of paper and a quill pen and threw them in front of the Spaniard: "Okay, the last item, let's write." ”

"What do you need us to write?"

"Of course, it's a letter to the commander in Taipei, telling him everything that's happening here." Cai Feiming's gaze patrolled around the faces of the four people: "In addition, I need one of you to take the exploration ship to Taipei tomorrow and deliver the letter to the commander over there." And before the command from Manila arrived, the commander was persuaded to facilitate the exploration vessel...... At least don't show hostility and provoke our people to open fire. ”

...... After a few words of discussion among the four Spaniards, it was finally decided that the first mate, Samper, would serve as the messenger to Taipei. As for the letters, they were written by a professional chaplain.

In the end, after everyone signed the letter, the meeting that had been planned for a long time but was facilitated by a coincidence finally came to an end.

Since they only stayed in Taijiang for a short night, the Spaniards, who had not undergone quarantine, were ordered to stay on the ship that day.

After the meeting, the second lieutenant and the others were also sent back to the Galen ship, after which the officers did not pay any attention to them except for a batch of supplies.

The only one who enjoyed hotel accommodation, hot baths and clean clothes was the first mate Samper. He will take a new exploration ship to Taipei early tomorrow morning.

When the second lieutenant returned to Alicante, the sailors, who finally learned the truth, could finally cry with joy...... Everyone's lives were saved.

As for those trade agreements, those are things that the big people need to worry about, and the little people are not qualified to judge.

By this time it was completely dark. The Spaniards aboard the Alicante ate the salted fish rice delivered from the port while enjoying the night view that they had never seen before.

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The Industrial Party eventually relented.

With the completion of the Chihkan Wharf, the Chihkan District Government, the Crossing Villa Area, the Taijiang Shipyard, and the Taijiang Cold Storage Area, the industrial party of the kiln area has no choice but to delay the power facilities on both sides of the Taijiang River, so the main cable of 5 kilometers and the auxiliary cable of the same length, the distribution station, the transformer, etc., were imported in one step not long ago.

In the entire Taijiang lighting project, the proportion of self-produced accessories in the kiln area, including telephone poles and various shell supports, is less than 20%. This is also the reason why the Industrial Party keeps complaining: if it persists for a while, the kiln area will be able to produce old-fashioned asphalt wires, and there will be no need for so many import quotas.

Spit and spit out, the effect is still extremely beautiful.

Nowadays, the Taijiang River, because the east and west banks are electrified, so every night is a brilliant world that was unique in the 17th century.

Starting from the shipyard area in the north, which started all night, it extends all the way to the storage and cold storage area in the south, and then crosses the sea to Dayuan Island...... The endless lights of various colors surround the Taijiang River, like a long river of flashes, flowing endlessly.

The light is reflected on the dark blue sea, with the undulation of the waves, the light and shadow of the broken stars, and the stars densely covered in the sky overhead, like an inverted mirage, which is intoxicating.

The Spaniards were now holding on to the side of the ship, watching all this greedily. The night view of the pagan city was so in keeping with their fantasy of paradise that the excited roars of the sailors came from time to time from the Galen ship, and the next moment the searchlights from the turrets shone through, and the sailors exclaimed in a blinding white light, well, now it's all honest.

When the dreaded searchlight post was removed, the flatbread-faced men hid silently behind the side of the ship, still looking out at the loud noise of Chihkan Street.

The Chihkan Avenue in front of the Chihkan Government is now the busiest place on a summer night.

Due to the limited number of light bulbs and wires, the Denghe River on both sides of the Taijiang River is actually limited to important buildings in this area of the river. Bounded by the north-south Chihkan Avenue, there are light bulbs on the west side, and home-grown gas lamps on the east side.

Large numbers of workers now come out of their dark dormitories every night and huddle on the banks of Chihkan Avenue and the Taijiang River to enjoy the cool and eat grilled fish: pure charcoal-grilled fish.

In the future, the prices of all kinds of spots, all kinds of shrimp, and all kinds of crabs are not too expensive in the current Chihkan Night Market: a worker can afford to invite guests only once a month.

These grilled seafood, generously sprinkled with salt and a handful of chili flakes, are taken from fresh goods that are brought into cold storage that day.

Theoretically, the seafood of the Great Collector should be extremely cheap – in the 17th century, there was an infinite amount of seafood growing freely in the strait.

The reason for the high price of seafood is the lack of fishing nets. Dayuan's fishing fleet now has no nylon, and uses traditional hemp nets to go to sea, and can only catch shallow fish, which is inefficient and cannot operate continuously.

To solve this problem, the most recent tech tree right now is the wire fishing net. Of course, this black technology can only be put on the agenda at least after the development of Taitung's iron placer mine.

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Early the next morning, little Andres, who had been dragged to the all-night construction site to learn the knowledge of cement use all night, came back wakily. The poor man was illiterate, so when he finished work in the morning, he was given a diagram hand-drawn on Fujian bamboo paper - this thing was mass-produced, and it was prepared for the illiterate craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time that Andres Jr. returned to Alicante, first mate Samper also boarded the deck of the Yuandou at the same time.

As a result, the two sailing ships, which were still fighting for life and death yesterday, sailed out of the Dayuan Channel one after the other like friends at this moment, and went south with the wind.