Zheng Chenggong wanted to negotiate peace with the Dutch, in addition to considering the imperial court, in fact, he was also selfish.

China is too big, there are too many power groups, and the markets in Nanyang, Japan, and North Korea are simply not enough.

On the other side of the Nanyangs, the gentry group in Huguang was responsible for the production and processing of raw materials, growing cotton, weaving cotton cloth, firing porcelain, and processing tea, and then transporting them to Guangzhou, while the maritime merchants in Guangdong were responsible for transporting these goods to Nanyang, and then exchanged them for silver, carrying Nanyang grain, spices, and ivory, and transporting them back to Guangzhou, and the gentry group in Huguang transported these materials back to the mainland and sold them everywhere.

This has formed a chain of interests, and there are local officials, as well as the Chu Party that controls the government to escort them, and it is difficult for other forces to intervene.

In Japan and North Korea, the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang have natural advantages, first of all, the distance is much closer, and the Jiangnan is rich in raw materials, convenient access to raw materials, and the handicraft industry is developed, unlike Fujian has no supply, so it is difficult for Fujian to beat the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in terms of price, and occupy the market of Japan and North Korea.

Therefore, after the opening of Quanzhou City, the status is very embarrassing, in addition to the camellia in Fujian can also occupy a certain market, the trade volume not only did not grow, but there was a downward trend, which forced Zheng Chenggong to open up new markets.

Although the Longsheng was robbed, Zheng Gongcheng did not intend to give up the route to Tianzhu, only by opening up a new market, Fujian's maritime trade can survive in the cracks, but to make Tianzhu, you have to make peace with the Dutch, otherwise you will not even be able to pass Malacca.

Zheng Chenggong saw Chen Zilong frowning, obviously he didn't think about making peace with the Netherlands, he was silent for a while, and then said: "Chen Gong, in my opinion, Franco, Spain, the Netherlands, these Xiyi are actually the same dog, but at the moment, the first two are weak and more disciplined. ”

Chen Zilong looked at him and listened to him continue: "Now that the Netherlands has experienced this fiasco, I know that my Celestial Empire is powerful, and I can only abide by the rules for a few years. If the Dutch abide by the rules, then our trade in the South Seas will be able to reach Malacca, Java and Srivijaya, which will be of great benefit to the two Guangzhous and the imperial court. ”

Zheng Chenggong paused, saw Chen Zilong thinking about it and nodded, so he said: "If we don't negotiate peace with the Dutch, then we have to continue to fight in the South China Sea, and if we want to fight Batavia, the current number of gunboats in the naval division will definitely not work." The small ship could not withstand the wind and waves, and it was barely driven to the big man, and if you want to go to the South Seas, I am afraid that if the wind is stronger, it will capsize, and the imperial court must have at least more than 30 gunboats to drive the Dutch out of the South Seas, and it will take time for ships to build guns and warships to form combat power. In the meantime, why don't we talk to the Dutch and let them trade with us like Francois and Spain? In this way, I will have one more channel to sell my goods to the West, and I will avoid the Francos and Spanish merchants from lowering our prices. ”

Chen Zilong touched his beard under his forehead and pondered for a while, if it is really like Zheng Chenggong said, negotiating peace is indeed a good thing, after all, now the Ming Dynasty is not capable of running to Batavia to attack the fortress of the Dutch, and if the sailor wants to build a ship and become a combat force, it will take at least five years or so.

He felt a pang of pain at the thought of the losses he would face in the next five years, and the losses he would face.

In addition, with the increase in the income of the Nanyang trade, some of the gentry who originally hid their silver underground also took out the silver to buy fields to grow cotton, grow tea, or open kilns to burn porcelain, textile cotton cloth, after the increase in goods, the merchants and gentry were also eager to transport the goods further south and open up a larger market, and all this required a relatively stable environment.

It's just that having said that, to deal with the Netherlands, it was originally agreed between Daming and Buddha Wolf Machine and Spain, but now Daming suddenly ceased war with the Dutch, isn't it a little immoral.

Not to mention Spain, far away in Luzon, from beginning to end did not help much, but the Francois has made a lot of efforts for the Ming Dynasty over the years, and there are Francos in the ordnance supervisor, the artillery casting workshop and the army.

After all, Chen Zilong is a Confucian disciple, unlike Zheng Chenggong, who has more or less inherited the thinking of the family's maritime merchants, and is more profit-oriented, he frowned and thought about it, and was a little undecided, "It's not impossible to negotiate peace with the Netherlands, but will the Dutch Yi really abide by the agreement?" ”

Zheng Gongcheng saw that he was moved, and hurriedly said: "If we decline, the agreement will naturally not work, but if we are strong, then the agreement will be useful." ”

Chen Zilong was silent for a while, thought about the meaning of his words, and finally felt that the interests of the Ming Dynasty were more important, as for Portugal to give them a little policy preference, so he said: "The king of Chu urged us to attack Taiwan, and also hoped to force the Dutch away as soon as possible, so that the South Seas would be peaceful, and then go all out to the north." Since the peace negotiation can make Nanyang temporarily peaceful, it will be done according to the meaning of the national surname, but the imperial court wants to use Taiwan to settle refugees, and the Dutch must leave the Dayuan. ”

"This point has been explained in the text of King Chu, so I naturally won't give an inch!" Zheng Chenggong said with a smile: "But since it is a peace negotiation and a trade agreement, it is not good to severely punish this group of Dutch, I am ready to relax other conditions, in addition to guaranteeing their lives, I am ready to accept the conditions of the Dutch army in Chikan Fort, allowing them to leave with their belongings, and Geranza Fort will also surrender as a rule." ”

Previously, the Ming Dynasty and the Netherlands had two peace talks, but they were torn up by the Dutch for a few years, and this peace agreement did not know how many years it could be maintained, but as long as the warship was completed and became a combat force, I am afraid that even if the Dutch did not tear it up, the Ming Dynasty would have to tear it up in the future.

"The surname of the country will be written in an excerpt, signed in the names of the two of us, and sent to Nanjing as soon as possible." Chen Zilong nodded and approved Zheng Chenggong's decision.

At this moment, a general outside the tent bowed down and reported: "Qiqiguo's surname is Ye, General Gan caught a person on the tail island of the northern line, said that his name was He Bin, and asked the last general to send it overnight." ”

Zheng Chenggong raised his eyebrows when he heard this, he saw that Chen Zilong was puzzled, and immediately explained: "This person is the general secretary of the Dutch Taiwan Council, and the nautical chart of our army through Luermen was measured by him. ”

After hearing this, Chen Zilong suddenly realized, "This time I can successfully enter Dayuan Bay and defeat the Dutch, this person should be a merit!" ”

"It's a good idea, and he's just in time, he's familiar with the Dutch, so it's up to him to go to the two castles to negotiate!" Zheng Chenggong nodded, and then said to the outside of the tent: "Bring people in!" ”

Not long after, a middle-aged man was brought into the tent by the guards, and it was precisely when he found out that the situation was not right, and took advantage of the battle between the two armies to secretly flee from Fort Geranza to He Bin, who was on the island of the North Tail Line.

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