Chapter 558: Negotiation
Dongping Island, Navy Administration.
When the smoke cleared, a Dutch merchant ship reappeared near Dongping Island.
However, this time, the left and right sides of the Dutch merchant ship were each "accompanied" by a prefecture-level warship, and the Dutch merchant ship was also unusually obedient, and even the armament on the ship had been disassembled by itself, so it sailed into the dock of Dongping Island in a frank manner.
At this time, on the wharf, Feng Xiang, the commander of the Dongping Island Navy, Liu Zi'an, the minister of intelligence, and Tang Yu, the minister of commerce, were talking and laughing side by side, looking very relaxed.
"This time, Feng Tong has made a great contribution, but he has stabilized the sea frontier for the Governor Xian!"
Liu Zi'an said with admiration.
Tang Yu also said with a smile: "Yes, as long as we win those Dutch in the negotiations, we can monopolize the trade routes of Japan and North Korea, and in this way, the annual income is massive, and it can even exceed the profit of the Yushan ticket number!" ”
Feng Xiang also said a few words humbly, and then said with some worry: "I don't know what the two of you plan to do in this negotiation, after all, those Dutch red hairs are not good at it, if it is really hard to the end, what can we do?" The Governor has no plans to send troops to Luzon. ”
The three of them all know that now Liu Juntao's mind is in the northwest, on the side of the Tatar Ministry and Hamiwei, after all, now, these two strong enemies are the big troubles, and the interests of the Luzon side are not very urgent.
Moreover, if Liu Juntao sends troops to Luzon, even if he only dispatches a soldier and horse to trap the army, the cost will be an astronomical amount, and for Luzon, which has not yet developed it, this battle seems to be a bit early, and there will be no benefits in the short term.
What's more important is that this move will alarm the imperial court, after all, transporting more than 10,000 elite soldiers to the sea, such a thing cannot be hidden, and the imperial court will definitely have a lot of heads and tails, and it will take a lot of effort to deal with it at that time.
Therefore, the tone set by Liu Juntao for Liu Zi'an and Tang Yu this time is to win the trade routes of Japan and North Korea, so that the Dutch can be honest for a while.
Wait until Liu Juntao pacifies the Tatar tribe and recovers Hamiwei, and then turns around and takes care of Luzon's affairs.
For Liu Juntao, Luzon is definitely going to be won, not only to hold the busy Nanyang shipping route in the future generations and deter the Nanyang countries, but also to occupy Luzon's rich strategic resources in advance, not as good as rubber, oil, sulfur, etc., even if most of these resources can not be exploited and used, they must be taken in advance, which is also for the sake of China for a hundred years, or even a thousand years!
Feng Xiang didn't know these things, and Liu Juntao only briefly mentioned them to Liu Zi'an and Tang Yu, but the two of them also followed Liu Juntao's points and comprehended them.
So, Liu Zi'an said: "Duxian has no plan to send troops to Luzon at this time, it does not mean that there will be no in the future, so what the Dongping Island Navy has to do is to develop it in the shortest possible time, and when Duxian is ready to move troops against Luzon, the navy can respond to the war at any time!" ”
Tang Yu also sneered and said: "It doesn't matter if those Dutch are their heads, it's a big deal that the navy will go south for a walk, but whenever you see a Dutch merchant ship, just sink it directly, anyway, if the Dutch don't sign the armistice agreement for a day, everyone will be an enemy country!" ”
Looking at Liu Zi'an and Tang Yu, Feng Xiang's heart suddenly swelled with an idea: Maybe these two people are the killer of Duxian, he and the navy are just fighting in the front, and this negotiation is the real drama!
While the three were talking, the Dutch merchant ship docked at the docks, and a group of Dutch people disembarked from the ship.
One of these people is Robin? Van Persie.
Since Robin? After Van Persie was defeated and returned to Manila, Van Zerey, the colonial commander of the Dutch Far East Company, ordered him to be imprisoned, and ordered all of Manila to immediately enter a state of combat readiness, for fear that the Ming navy would take advantage of the victory to pursue and kill him.
After all, being able to defeat the fleet that he had worked so hard to pull up in a battle shows the strength of the Ming Navy, and if the Ming Dynasty really wants to come across the sea, it is not impossible.
But in the next few days, the sea outside Manila was calm, and the Ming navy did not attack in a big way, but sent a messenger, asking the Dutch to immediately go to Dongping Island to "listen to the Hou disposal".
Fan Zerui, the colonial chief, understood that this was the "commander" from Daming's side who sent a negotiation letter, and he was immediately relieved, and at the same time he glanced at Daming, thinking that Daming did not have the ability to attack thousands of miles for the time being.
But as soon as he thought of the candidate for negotiation, the colonial chief Fan Zerui made a difficulty, for the sake of the trade routes between Japan and Korea, he had to send people to go, and after thinking about it, he had to send Robin again? Van Persie was taken out of prison and thrown directly on the ship as a negotiator on the Dutch side.
Robin at this time? Van Persie's ears seemed to echo with the roar of the colonial commander Fan Zerui: "If you lose the trade route between Japan and North Korea in the negotiations, then you don't come back, you should jump into the sea and feed the fish yourself!" ”
Thinking of this, Robin? Van Persie couldn't help but shiver, but at the same time, he was ready to fight for his life for the Netherlands and for his own life.
Dongping Island Navy Office.
Robin? After Fan Persie took a few subordinates to sit down, he began to look at Liu Zi'an, Tang Yu, and Feng Xiang who were sitting opposite.
For Liu Zi'an and Tang Yu, Robin? Van Persie didn't care too much, these two people were obviously civilian officials of the Ming people, and Feng Xiang was a naval officer at first glance, and instantly Robin? Van Persie's heart swelled with anger.
After a tooth man on the side introduced the identities of the two parties, Robin? Fan Persie looked at Feng Xiang with eyes more like he was breathing fire, and he wanted to rush up and kill him.
Seeing this, Feng Xiang sneered and said, "What, not convinced? It seems that the fight still doesn't hurt enough! ”
After the tooth man translates it, Robin? Van Persie also held back his anger and said: "Although you have won this battle, the Netherlands has already sent a fleet, and then it is time for you to pay the price!" I think it's better for you to think about how to appease our anger! ”
Next, Feng Xiang stepped back and handed over the "battlefield" to Liu Zi'an and Tang Yu.
Liu Zi'an said: "Even if you transfer the fleet from the Netherlands, it will be a year and a half later, and how many warships will we launch at that time?" What's more, it is only the navy of my Shandong Town that is fighting with you, and my Ming Dynasty has more than 10,000 miles of sea frontiers, and there are more than 1,000 warships of the Ming Dynasty! If you really wait for my Ming to let out a thunderous fury, will you really be able to withstand it! ”
Robin? Van Persie was speechless when he heard this, and then he changed his words and said: "Even so, as long as we don't sign the armistice agreement, this war will not be over, and the Dutch warships can threaten the trade routes of Japan and Korea at any time, and no one on either side will want to do business with peace of mind!" ”
Tang Yu sneered: "Okay! If today's negotiations do not come to a conclusion, if our merchant ships are attacked by Dutch warships on the trade routes of Japan and Korea, I can guarantee that my Ming Tiger will set foot on Luzon! ”
"Haha!"
Robin? Van Persie burst out laughing, as if he had heard some joke, and said, "This is a long way from Luzon, and if you really have the ability to go on an expedition, you won't sit down and negotiate!" ”
Liu Zi'an said: "The reason why our DPRK is willing to negotiate is just that I don't want the soldiers to go on an expedition, and being unwilling does not mean that we don't have the ability!" If you wish, I can send you to Anton Wei on the other side, where several large armies and tens of thousands of elite soldiers have been assembled! And a large number of ships have been assembled, do you want to see the demeanor of my Ming soldiers? ”
Hear this, Robin? Cold sweat broke out on Fan Persie's forehead, and under the offensive of Liu Zi'an and Tang Yu, he was already a little overwhelmed.
Feng Xiang, who had been watching the play next to him, only felt very happy in his heart, and said: "Your Excellency whether to sign or not, hurry up and make a decision, these civil officials are willing to wait, we soldiers don't have the patience!" ”
Feng Xiang added a fire, and immediately let Robin? Van Persie collapsed with the last of his stubbornness, and picked up the unusually heavy armistice with both hands.
This agreement has been translated into Dutch by the reliable tooth man, Robin? Van Persie saw that the agreement was densely written with clauses, but how many of them attracted Robin? Van Persie's eyes.
"The Ming merchant ships are trading on the trade routes to Japan and Korea, and the Dutch ships are not allowed to block, threaten, or attack to ensure the safety of the Ming merchant ships, and at the same time, for the sake of the world, the Dutch merchant ships can also trade on the trade routes to Japan and Korea, but the Dutch merchant ships shall not exceed two per year!"
"Dutch merchant ships are allowed to trade along the coast of Daming, but in various places involving Shandong, Dutch merchant ships need to pay to the shogunate of Shandong Town: management fees, according to 10% of the total freight price of each Dutch merchant ship, otherwise it will be regarded as illegal smuggling, and the Ming Navy has the right to sink it!"
"Daming merchant ships can go to the South Seas to trade, the Dutch side shall not block, threaten, attack, to ensure the safety of Daming merchant ships, the two sides need to uphold the principle of friendly coexistence, fair competition ......"
Robin? Van Persie read the agreement several times before he understood its significance, that is, from now on, the Ming Dynasty not only completely controlled the trade routes to Japan and Korea, but also strictly controlled the Dutch merchant ships that traveled to various parts of Shandong, even if the number of these merchant ships was very small. The most terrible thing is that the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty have to rush into the South Seas, which is competing with the Netherlands for food!
But after thinking about it, there are a lot of all kinds of goods in Shandong now, and they are all very easy to sell, which has been confirmed by many merchants, according to this agreement, the Dutch can come to do business openly in the future, even if they need to pay a fee of 10%, there is still a lot of profit.
Come to think of this, Robin? Van Persie laughed, after all, he was still a businessman, and even all Dutchmen were businessmen at heart, so he happily signed the agreement.