Chapter 294: The Cold Rules of Survival

Lin Xiao paused for a moment and narrowed his eyes, "The assets of the Governor's Mansion and the Council will all be confiscated, and all the soldiers will be repatriated. ”

"Other than that...... The gunboats and goods of the various trading houses are all returned, and as long as they do not cause trouble, all legal trade is under the protection of our Ming Dynasty. ”

Zeng Dezhao looked at Lin Xiao's face and was stunned for a long time.

What is the origin of this young man, laughing and scolding, swaying freely, talking harshly and opening his mouth, without a little red on his face.

However, the old man is known as a China expert, and he didn't take advantage of it at all after spending a long time, which is nonsense!

Alas! Don't be quick to talk, let's get through the moment safely.

"That's good, that's good......"

After a while, Zeng Dezhao said with a bitter face, "Since the Marquis is magnanimous, my church will definitely advise them to abide by the law, operate in good faith, and never cause ......trouble."

"If this is the case, the bishop will be of great merit, believing that the gospel of the Lord will shine on the earth......

Lin Xiao touched his nose and said very seriously.

After a false compliment, the atmosphere returned to harmony in the sound of laughter from both sides......

In the end, in a friendly atmosphere, after some haggling, the two sides came up with six agreements:

First, Haojing is the sacred territory of the Ming Dynasty, is an inseparable part of the Ming Dynasty, from now on, the Ming court to recover the actual control of the Haojing, the main island of Haojing and the surrounding islands, are managed by the Ming government;

secondly, confiscate the governor's palace, barracks, batteries, and official ship repair yards of the Franc Aircraft garrison, and repatriate all the soldiers after they are disarmed in principle, and those who are willing to stay can find their own jobs;

Third, the Ming court supported the legitimate activities of the Jesus Church in the Ming Dynasty, but it was required to report to the local government and respond to the government's concerns at any time;

Fourth, reorganize the Haojing Chamber of Commerce, foreign businessmen must abide by the law in the jurisdiction, do not enjoy extraterritoriality, all arrest, detention and interrogation involving Chinese are illegal, and all commercial and civil disputes are fully assisted by the Chamber of Commerce in the government's adjudication;

Fifth, all the property, land, trade name and other goods that foreign businessmen lawfully acquired in Haojing shall be recognized, and foreign businessmen may continue to fairly purchase land, build houses, and hire helpers within the territory under their jurisdiction, but they must pay taxes as usual in accordance with government regulations;

Sixth, the government will not interfere with foreign merchant ships entering Guangzhou and other coastal areas to trade, and freely transporting goods, gold and silver in, but all taxes and fees such as water salaries, quotas, and fees will not be exempted.

The above six articles shall be signed by both parties, and one copy shall be retained for each party.

The negotiations ended and, in fact, both sides knew that it was only an unofficial tentative agreement with little binding.

Of course, Lin Xiao didn't value this agreement that was only signed with the church, as long as his immediate goal was achieved.

After Macao's sovereignty is recovered, it is best not to be affected too much by overseas trade, because at present, he does not have a decent ocean-going fleet, and he has driven away all foreign businessmen, where can he make money from all over the world?

As his opponent, Zeng Dezhao, who was extremely helpless, was actually very satisfied with this agreement.

People have to bow their heads under the eaves, and the muzzles of the guns are against their heads, what else can they do?

At least, the Church's activities in southern China were once again assured.

His large number of young friars, who had gathered at St. Paul's Church to further their studies, finally did not have to face the fate of being sent back to Manila for a long time.

As for whether the mighty ocean-going fleet will arrive in the future, and how much benefit it will be able to achieve after its arrival, that is the matter of his noble King Majesty.

As a devout priest, he did his best.

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Not long after sending Zeng Dezhao and the gang of council bigwigs away, a burst of gunfire rang out in the street near the dock.

"It seems that this Governor still has a few diehard ......"

Qu Shiyun frowned lightly and said, judging from the direction of the gunshot, this is a very small number of people who have just been released and want to make trouble.

"Perhaps, whether loyal to the governor or loyal to the church, there is no such person!"

Lin Xiao pursed his lips and said coldly.

As soon as Zeng Dezhao left, his smile disappeared, and the shadow of Lao Chen's sacrifice made him unhappy.

There was Situ staring at the dock, he was not worried at all, just to set an example for the rest of the merchants who were about to move, and let the rest of the merchants who were about to move see the fate of the rebels.

"Husbands and soldiers, not the weapons of gentlemen, have to use them as a last resort, or kill less people......

Qu Shiyun looked at Lin Xiao with deep eyes, and spoke seriously again.

In Qu Shiyun's eyes, the enemy who really threatens the Ming Dynasty is always the Jiannu Tartars, and he hasn't figured it out too much about Lin Xiao's sudden turn of the gun and the use of thunderous means to deal with these foreigners, to be honest, he hasn't figured it out too much.

This point, in fact, is also to blame Lin Xiao, his economic account, the big game of chess in his heart, due to the gap of the times and different experiences, he has not thought about how to communicate with the people of this era.

"Ge Lao, there is an old saying that it is good to use the land to do Qin, just like holding a salary to fight a fire,"

Lin Xiao turned his head, staring at Qu Shiyun with blazing eyes, and his tone was firm,

"A country, although it is said that it is belligerent and will perish, but forgetting war is even more dangerous! I can't take a single step back against these Westerners who have to make inches......"

As a soldier king of later generations, and a person who likes to study geopolitical games and historical documents, Lin Xiao has a clearer understanding of the horror and cruelty of war than most people.

It is of course very good to be fortunate to be in a peaceful environment, after all, the ancients have long said: "It is better to be a peaceful dog than to be chaotic and leave people." ”

However, throughout the long history of human civilization, war is the main note, and the years of peace are only a brief gap between wars and wars.

Peace cannot be obtained by begging, nor can it be obtained through bottomless concessions, let alone through land reparations.

Peace is such an expensive thing, how can the weak be entitled to it!

The lessons of history tell future generations that if a country or nation forgets the cold laws of civilized survival, it will inevitably suffer even colder and cruel retaliation.

Life does not believe in tears and the weak, there is no second place on the battlefield, survival of the fittest is the only law, and only a nation that can win in a series of struggles is qualified to have a future of peaceful development.

And Europe, which has always been that sinister Europe, has never changed.

If they will soon impose deep suffering on the Chinese nation, blindly sticking their heads into the sand and wishfully believing that the West has no ill will towards China, then the final result will inevitably be extremely tragic.

In the face of the insatiable people, only the soldiers fight to the death and share the same hatred, and then can there be a precious peaceful life.

Before, we have done our best to be benevolent, if we want to fight, we will fight to the end, and we will never stop until we completely subdue it!

This is his Lin Xiao's big chess!

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