"The peace treaty must be based on equality?" Liu De suddenly sneered, he knew that there were some unpleasant words, and it was most appropriate for him to say it here, "This statement is good, I agree very much, it should be equal, for example, you have killed so many Chinese, for the sake of equality, we should also kill tens of thousands of Spaniards first." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info You say don't you? ”

"Yes, equality, huh? That's just like this Liu brother said, first kill the Spaniards and then talk about it. Zheng Cai also laughed.

The Spaniard's face suddenly darkened, but none of them said anything to refute it. After a while, Borg said: "These things are in the past, and now it is important for us to build a new one, for the future, and not to dwell on the two sides of the past......"

"Fart!" Zheng Cai scolded, "You people who killed Lao Tzu, let out such a fart, just treat it as if there is nothing to do?" Dream your TM! Are you really a bully? Brother Liu De was right just now, you first let Lao Tzu kill tens of thousands of people, and then Lao Tzu promised not to dwell on the past again, just in front of it that nothing happened, how about it? ”

With this sentence, the Zheng family suddenly scolded:

"Dog, why are you Spaniards so shameless!"

"Brothers, in the future when you fight with the Spaniards, don't hit them in the face, whether it's a gun or a cannon, I'm afraid you won't be able to wear such a thick skin......"

……

"Mr. Borg." Zheng Sen opened his mouth. And as soon as Zheng Sen spoke, the original scolding suddenly disappeared, and the entire living room fell silent all of a sudden.

"Mr. Borg, we have an old Chinese saying that says, 'Don't forget the past, the future is the teacher.'" If we want to build a new and stable bilateral relationship oriented to the future, we must not forget history. Some of our demands on your country are based on this, and if your country had been able to treat the Chinese as equals in its previous history, and your laws could protect the Chinese, then we would not have this war at all. Prior to this, the Chinese used to trust you so much, and conscientiously obeyed all the rules you stipulated, but the facts have proved that you are not trustworthy at all, and your laws cannot protect the Chinese at all, until today, although we have sat at the negotiating table, but the trust between us has not been restored, and the vast majority of Chinese do not believe it, at least not all believe in your promises. We must have some security guarantees beyond your promises. This is the essence of these provisions, it is not a question of equality and inequality, if you really stop persecuting the Chinese in the future, then why should you worry about the tribunes? ”

"But, Major General, what if the Chinese have weapons and organizations and they start a rebellion in Luzon?" Harvey asked suddenly.

"What if the Chinese don't have weapons and they're slaughtered by you again?" Liu De immediately asked rhetorically.

"Mr. Harvey, there is no precedent for the Chinese to start a rebellion. The so-called Chinese rebellion is a pretext you have created to massacre the Chinese and plunder their wealth. If you are now justifying yourself with such clumsy excuses, I can only assume that you Spaniards have no sincerity for peace. Zheng Sen made a posture of being ready to stop the negotiations immediately.

"But the young general, there are a lot of Chinese, and if they still have weapons, they have the ability to start a rebellion." Harvey tried hard to keep pleading.

"Mr. Harvey, Spanish men should be stronger than Spanish women, right?" Liu De asked suddenly.

"Overall, that's how it should be." Harvey replied.

"There must be a lot of Spanish men, right?" Liu De continued to ask.

"Of course, we are also a big country." Harvey already vaguely felt that something was wrong, but replied anyway.

"There are only two kinds of countries on the Tessie side, one is a small country, and the other is a small country that doesn't know that it is a small country." Liu De turned his head and whispered to another Zheng family negotiator sitting next to him. When the man heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Ah, that's right, then there should be something between the legs of a Spanish man, right?" Liu De said with a very polite smile, "In this way, all men in Spain have become ...... What are the capabilities? Did your country put them all in jail for their safety, or did they simply end up in prison? ”

As soon as he finished saying this, the Zheng family suddenly laughed again.

"Alright." Zheng Sen said that he did not know whether to stop or encourage.

"Mr. Harvey, this subordinate of mine may have spoken a little roughly, but his words are not coarse, but they are correct in principle. Otherwise, according to this line of thinking, we also have the ability to threaten you, and the threat is much greater than that of the Chinese, should you immediately break off the negotiations and go back and organize an army to eliminate this threat from us? Obviously, this line of thinking of yours is not advisable, and peace cannot be based on the absolute security of either party, but on common interests and trust. In terms of benefits, there is no doubt that trade brings benefits to both of us. This is not necessarily the case with a long war. So we have a common interest. If the Chinese rebelled and expelled the Spaniards, how much economic benefit would it bring us? And how risky is it to do so? I think your country should trust us once in this matter, just as the Chinese have trusted you before. ”

"Major General, trust should be two-sided at all times. For example, in this draft, Chinese can freely move anywhere in Luzon, but correspondingly, can Spaniards live in China at will? Borg decided to change the direction of the discussion.

"We didn't ask for Spain mainland or any other possessions to be open to us. Moreover, when it comes to the history of living in Luzon, the Chinese arrived in Luzon much earlier than in your country. In addition, Luzon is not entirely your territory, there are large areas of terra nullius. "So, the power of the Chinese to live in Luzon did not come from the gift of Spain. However, as a sign of our kindness, there are other things that can be offered to you. ”

"Major General, what are the other helpers you said?" Borg asked.

"We can return some of your captured naval personnel to your country, after paying the relevant costs, of course. I know that Spain is in dire need of money and goods because of European affairs. And now, with all due respect, even if we reach a peace agreement, you don't have enough warships to get these supplies out safely. So if we can come to an agreement, our second goodwill is that we can sell warships to you at a reasonable price. Zheng Sen said.

The "reasonable price" is not lower than the market price. And most of the so-called warships that the Zheng family can sell are those Spanish warships that they captured. These warships were damaged to varying degrees, and generally speaking, they could not be sold for much price, but for the Spaniards, at this time, they were holding the money to buy new warships, and it was difficult for them to buy warships that could be put into service immediately, so this deal did make the Spaniards very tempted.

"If your country is willing to pay another fee, you can even hire our fleet to escort your fleet." Zheng Sen said again.

Spain's maritime power in the Far East had suffered heavy losses in previous battles, and even though the captured sailors were redeemed, even if the warships were redeemed, their overall strength was still severely weakened. After all, many experienced sailors were killed in battle, and most of the warships that returned were also badly damaged. Just like the cruiser that escaped back to Manila, to this day it has not fully recovered its seaworthiness, let alone combat effectiveness. So, even if the men and the ships were redeemed, they would not necessarily be able to beat the Dutch. So how to ensure the safety of the fleet heading for Spain became a big problem, at least until it crossed Malacca, it was a very serious problem.

But if they could hire someone from the Zheng family to escort the fleet, it would be different, with the relationship between the Dutch and the Zheng family now, they would not dare to fight with the Zheng family's fleet. Therefore, as long as there were Zheng family's ships in the escort fleet, it would be difficult for the Dutch to make up their minds to rob them.

"I don't know when the major general will be able to ......"

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After arduous negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement, and in February 1640, the two sides finally signed the contract. The final terms of this contract were basically the same as the memorandum provided by the Zheng family, in which the Chinese were granted a series of privileges such as extraterritoriality in Luzon, and Spain agreed to pay the Zheng family about 3 million taels of silver as war reparations, and promised to return the plundered Chinese wealth after the final count. Of course, in order to avoid deliberate delay by the Spaniards, the treaty also stipulated that the Chinese did not have to pay taxes to the Spaniards until the Spaniards had completed the return of their wealth.

Of course, at that time, the most controversial content was the content of Chinese holding weapons for self-defense, and after several rounds of negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement: every adult Chinese, regardless of gender, has the right to own no more than two guns. The local natives employed by the Chinese did not have such rights. The Chinese could have artillery, but the pound could not exceed six pounds. In the opinion of the Spaniards, the six-pounder cannon cannon. It was not a threat to the Spanish fortresses.

Of course, Borg and others also gained some gains, such as the right to settle freely in the relevant area of North Port for the Spaniards.