Chapter 84 Negotiations in Macao

"If you want to fight again, just say that my Zheng family is not dead yet. I don't know, I thought that my Zheng family had lost a big battle and was forced to sign the alliance under the city. It's not too late for us to talk about the high and low at sea. ”

Zheng Cai was furious, full of spirit, pressed the long sword in his hand, and wanted to make a move immediately, demonstrating all martial arts at the beginning.

Of course, Zheng Cai did this for a reason. But there is no intention of making a gesture.

Zheng Cai, as the representative of the Zheng family, is also Shi Lang's deputy in this negotiation, and it can even be said that he is the main force in this negotiation.

Because he has a long talent in commerce and trade, most of the Zheng family's overseas trade is in charge of Zheng Cai.

He knew best about the scale of the Zheng family's business. Know that some things can be compromised, and some things must not be compromised.

In the tall Western-style building, there is a long table, and people from two sides sit on either side of the long table, facing each other.

There are four or five Dutchmen, all of whom are wearing tight-fitting clothes and are neatly dressed, and here Shi Lang and Zheng Cai are also wearing red official robes, which are no different from the official robes of the Ming Dynasty.

Shi Lang sat on Zheng Cai's head, but he looked like he was resting with his eyes closed. The soul is faint, and I don't know where my mind is.

It's not about himself, Shi Lang just grasps the big festival, as for the details of the entanglement of interests, Shi Lang doesn't care.

"Lord Zheng." A Dutchman spoke in stiff Chinese, with a strong Hokkien accent.

It is also because of the success of the Hokkien people at sea that Hokkien once became the lingua franca of overseas Han Chinese. Many foreigners, after learning Hokkien dialect, think that they have learned Chinese.

Fortunately, there are either Fujianese here, or people who have close contacts with Fujianese. Speaking Hokkien dialect, but it is not in the way.

"The Japanese route is ours, and it has nothing to do with your Xia Kingdom." The Dutchman said: "For what reason did you Xia Guo refuse, we are negotiating with Xia Guo, not with the Zheng family." ”

"You ----" Zheng Cai was speechless for a while.

"Stop talking nonsense." Shi Lang said: "The Duke of Min is the noble of my Great Xia, his affairs, as far as the affairs of the imperial court, what can I say no." ”

Zheng Cai breathed a sigh of relief, and said secretly in his heart: "Shi Lang, I still know the general situation." ”

It's just that Zheng Cai didn't know that he was happy too early.

"However, you are also right, this matter is about Japan, and it is not appropriate to talk about it here, so I will put it on hold for the time being. I won't talk about how here. Shi Lang continued.

Zheng Cai was suddenly furious in his heart, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, but on such an occasion, it was difficult to say anything.

The Dutch also seemed to hesitate, and for a moment exchanged words and whispered.

Zheng Cai is still slightly the same as Dutch, although the Dutch lowered his voice, but occasionally heard a word or two,

And the anger in my heart was greatly reduced.

He thought about it carefully, but he also knew that although Shi Lang had the intention of embarrassing the Zheng family, he did not betray the interests of the Zheng family.

His statement of shelving seems to be shelved, but in fact, it is to let the Zheng family and the Dutch decide privately.

How to decide, nature is the means of the sea.

If this is the case, are the Zheng family afraid of the Dutch? Of course not afraid. That is to say, in the future, the treaty between the Xia Dynasty and the Dutch will be determined, and the war between the Dutch and the Zheng family has not yet ended.

Shi Lang wanted to use this to contain the Zheng family.

Zheng Cai secretly said in his heart: "This is not wrong. He estimated the ability of the two parties, coupled with the Zheng family's network in Japan, the Dutch decided not to compete with the Zheng family.

At this time, the Dutch also discussed it and said, "Well, the matter of the Japanese route is not on the agenda of today. ”

Zheng Cai said expressionlessly: "Okay." ”

Shi Lang also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it had been more than twenty days since their negotiations began. Some things are easy to negotiate, but some things are much debated.

Something that's easy to negotiate. It was the Xia Dynasty that traded with the Dutch. At this point, both the Bactrian court and the Dutch were willing, so they almost hit it off.

Even if the Zheng family suffered a loss inside, it was said in advance.

Even Zheng Cai secretly calculated that if the two sides started large-scale trade, even if the Zheng family ceded a lot of power, the gain would not be too small.

Although Zheng Cai deducted a lot of details, he had no intention of hindering it.

Everything else is easy to say, and it is not a land reparation. There are only two points that are at the center of the debate.

One was raised by the Dutch side, and that was the issue of the Japanese route.

And don't blame the Dutch for their obsession with the Japanese route, which is the most profitable place for them outside of the Spice Islands.

This problem has just been solved.

But another problem has to be entangled.

"Regarding the matter of the Japanese route, we have taken a step back, so as for the relationship with the Eastern Prisoners, should you give me an answer?" Shi Lang said.

The Dutchman also said, "My lord, what answer do you want from us?" ”

This man's name is Kuichi, and he is also a rising star of the Dutch East India Company.

Shi Lang said: "What a reply." Aren't you very clear? You have severed all trade with the Easterners, but if we see any trace of the Dutch in the Eastern, we will break off the covenant of today. ”

Yu Yi said: "Master Shi, you are difficult for a strong man. We are not the only ones who know Western skills, even if someone builds ships for Dongyu, it is not necessarily us, you insist that we do it. ”

Shi Lang said

"You're going to quibble. ”

"No, no, no, we Dutch are the most honest." He hurriedly waved his hands and said, "As long as you sign an alliance between you, from now on, we will be allies, and Dongyu will be our enemy." How could we not have severed relations with Dongyu. ”

"Master Zheng said that we are businessmen, it is too accurate, we will not make a loss-making transaction."

"But the Westerners who are active in Southeast Asia are not only us Dutch, and we will never do this, but it doesn't mean that others won't do it."

"You must blame us for the matter, and you will not be wronged."

After Zheng Cai heard this, he sneered in his heart, he knew too well the methods of the Dutch, and he must know that the Dutch had also had an alliance with Dongyu before.

What can not be torn for the sake of profit.

The Dutch may not directly build cannons for the Eastern Capture ship, but it is not difficult to find a few foreigners to act as shields.

Shi Lang actually knew this, but after all, this was something that Zhang Xuan had explained, so he had to give it a try.

He looked up and said, "It's getting late, so let's stop here today." ”

Kayi also breathed a sigh of relief, saluted each other, and then packed up the documents and retreated.

Shi Lang sat motionless in the chair, he didn't move, and the attachés around him didn't dare to move, Zheng Cai waved his hand when he saw this, let them go down, he stayed, and asked, "Master Shi, what do you want?" ”

Although it is a Western-style building, it is in Macau, and speaking of which, Shi Lang is the host, so this place is also in Bactria .

Shi Lang stays here, and no one will say anything if he stays long.

Shi Lang raised his head and said, "It's nothing." Then he got up and left, saying that there was nothing, but he made a decision in his heart.

It's not on top of this negotiation, and it's aimlessly involved.

First, he had already told Zhang Xuan in advance, and secondly, he was unwilling to do these civil official things, so he was finished, and he would be better sooner.

Therefore, Shi Lang simply said that he occasionally felt a cold and stopped negotiating for a few days. But secretly sent a note to Nanjing.

It was to tell Zhang Xuan about the impasse in the negotiations.

In the words, he asked for instructions, but the implication was that he wanted to finalize the contract.

In the past few years, Zhang Xuan's longest ability is to be able to read the extraneous meanings of many people's documents at a glance.

This kind of thing can be called political sensitivity.

When Zhang Xuan took Shi Lang's document and read it carefully. Although I was a little unwilling in my heart, this contract seemed to be equal, but in fact, the Dutch took advantage. In this matter, he is still so prevaricating. Zhang Xuan was naturally unwilling.

It's just that there are priorities, and some things have to be put up with a little bit, and on this document, Zhu Pi wrote a line: "Sign it." ”