After some embarrassing dullness, Blank took the initiative to open the deadlock, and said with a smile, "I heard that Governor Fang and Fujian pirate Zheng Zhilong are fighting, and they have won two battles, congratulations!" Congratulations! ”

I have to say that this Blank is already a complete Chinese expert, not only does he speak Chinese very slippery, but he also knows that when he sees people and talks about people, he calls the dignified Fujian chief military officer Zheng Zhilong a pirate in front of Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan glanced at Cohen, who was calm and unsmiling on the side, and said to Blank, "Blank, why do you and I need to be polite, let's talk about something!" ”

Blank hurriedly said, "I heard that Governor Fang wants to build a fleet to annihilate the Zheng family's fleet, and Governor Puttersman also wants to annihilate the Zheng family's fleet, so I came to the door with Adjutant Cohen, and there will definitely be room for cooperation between the two sides." ”

Blank is secretly changing the concept, Fang Yuan built a fleet not only to annihilate Zheng Zhilong, but to defend China's maritime frontier, if Putsmann, who stole the treasure island of Taiwan, is unwilling to get out of Taiwan, then even the Dutch devils will be expelled.

Of course, whether Fang Yuan said it or not, Putsmann and Cohen should have guessed that they had a little IQ.

Fang Yuan said lightly, "How does Governor Puttersman want to cooperate?" ”

Cohen said aloud in broken Chinese, "Governor Putsman and Governor Fang cooperated, and we annihilated Zheng Zhilong's warship in naval battle, and Governor Fang annihilated Zheng Zhilong's military port in Fujian." ”

These Dutch people had a good calculation, obviously wanting to use Fang Yuan's military power to kill people with a knife and eradicate Zheng Zhilong, who posed the greatest threat to the Dutch Far East trade and was ready to recapture Taiwan.

Fang Yuan's face was calm and he continued to ask, "How can you divide Zheng Zhilong's war profits afterwards?" ”

Cohen hurriedly said, "The island of Taiwan belongs to me; Fujian, to you; Zheng Zhilong's fleet, we divide it; Governor Fang, opening three treaty ports in Fujian. ”

Fang Yuan secretly sneered when he heard this, "According to the agreement, Fujian was laid down by me, if it doesn't belong to me, will it belong to you Dutch foreigners?" Dividing up Zheng Zhilong's fleet is nothing more than a favor. In the final analysis, these Dutch foreigners want to empty the gloves of the white wolf, not only to remove the biggest threat Zheng Zhilong in one fell swoop, but also to invade five Fujian trade ports, and infiltrate the sphere of influence from Guangzhou and Taiwan to Fujian. If we had agreed, we would have been really wronged. ”

The corners of Fang Yuan's mouth rose slightly, and he sneered and said, "Your conditions are not good; My condition, very good. Taiwan, mine; Zheng Zhilong's fleet, mine; treaty ports, no; Silk, porcelain, perfume, yours. ”

He didn't want to directly reject the Dutch attempt to justifiably invade and occupy Taiwan, Zheng Zhilong's fleet, and open a treaty port. Only the sale of silk, porcelain, and perfume was promised, and nothing else was to be discussed!

When Cohen heard that he still wanted to go back to Taiwan, his face changed greatly, and he suddenly got up and said, "Governor Fang, you, do you want to talk about it?!" ”

Fang Yuan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Please tell your family, Governor Puttersman, that Taiwan has been my Chinese territory since ancient times, and not an inch of land can be talked about with a stone!" The Dutch people must return Taiwan unconditionally, otherwise, if Zheng Zhilong does not come, I will also come to recover it! ”

He directly offered the ultimate trick of China's diplomacy - since ancient times, not only did he not give a treaty port, but he wanted to return to Taiwan as soon as he opened his mouth.

The two talked directly, Cohen was a soldier and was not good at words, so he could only look at the merchant Blank as if asking for help.

Blank hurriedly put on a smile on his face, "Governor Fang, Taiwan is the naval base of our Dutch people in the Far East, this really can't be discussed!" ”

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice, "Blank, you Dutch people have come to the Far East to do business, not to encroach on my Ming territory, right?" ”

Blanc nodded repeatedly, "Yes, this one is." ”

Fang Yuan said, "Even if you occupy Taiwan, I don't want to do business with you, so what's the use of Taiwan's occupation?" In other words, if I want to do business with you, even if there is no Taiwan, you will also make a lot of money, right? ”

The Dutch East India Company was going to do business, and there were a large number of smugglers lining up along the coasts of Guangzhou and Fujian to do business. However, the Dutch people were interested in the exquisite silks, porcelain, and perfumes in Fang Yuan's hands, and they had not yet figured out the origin of these things, but they learned that other Chinese merchants did not have these high-end gadgets in their hands, so they had to come to negotiate business with Fang Yuan.

Blank said with a smile, "Governor Fang doesn't know that we are building a naval base in Taiwan to protect the safety of our shipping routes in the Far East. Let's talk about the joint annihilation of Zheng Zhilong's fleet. ”

Fang Yuan would not lure a wolf into the house in order to annihilate Zheng Zhilong at all, and he was not interested in using the forces of foreign clans to achieve his goal, "My war with Zheng Zhilong is a civil war of my Ming Dynasty, and there is no need for the Netherlands to intervene. What is a mere Zheng Zhilong, I built a fleet to protect the safety of my Ming Sea Frontier. ”

He said it very bluntly, building a powerful naval fleet is not only to fight Zheng Zhilong, but also to guard against all foreigners who do business along the coast of China.

As soon as Cohen heard that Fang Yuan and the Netherlands were also included, he immediately looked angry, got up and said, "Then it's not enough to talk, goodbye!" ”

Blank is also helpless, after all, it is the Netherlands who are more important in the Far East, and Taiwan's naval base is the top priority.

Fang Yuan looked at the backs of the two of them who were angry and left, and said unhurriedly, "If I can't talk to the Dutch, I can also talk to the Portuguese and British." I think the Britons should be very interested in breaking through the trade barriers with the Ming Dynasty, and the warships and Taiwan can be discussed, right? ”

Blank and Cohen were stunned, and they couldn't take a step in their stay.

In the Ming Dynasty, whether it was the imperial court, officials or ordinary people, they were generally unable to distinguish the names of Portugal, Britain, and the Netherlands in Europe, and they were collectively called the Francois people. Unexpectedly, Fang Yuan was in Daming, not only could he say the names of Portugal and Britain, but what was even more terrifying was that he was also well aware of the internal strife between European countries.

At the beginning of the Age of Discovery, the Portuguese were the first to come to the Ming Dynasty to do business, once occupied the Strait of Malacca, and monopolized the trade with the Far East Ming and Japan. However, the Portuguese territory was gradually swallowed up by the Dutch who came later, and even the military fortress of Malacca could not be kept, and was captured by the Dutch.

Naturally, the Portuguese were not willing to accept defeat in the Far East and could not defeat the Dutch, so they could only come up with a way to invite the British, who had just defeated the maritime power Spain and were rising strongly, to come to the Far East to deal with the Dutch together.

The British's base was in India, and a few years ago they had sent a fleet to the Ming Dynasty to trade. However, because the official door with the Ming Dynasty was not opened, the two sides had a misunderstanding, and after the bombardment of Humen, they fought a battle with the Daming Navy Division in Humen, and as a result, they were compensated 3,000 taels of silver, and they returned in embarrassment.

If the British, who coveted the Far East, and the high power, Fang Yuan, who was the concubine of Emperor Chongzhen, got on the line, and the two sides hit it off, and the good days of the Dutch people monopolizing the Ming Dynasty and Japanese trade in the Far East are estimated to be over.

In the past, both the Portuguese and the Dutch deceived the Ming court, and some officials did not know anything about the situation in European countries, fanning the flames between the Ming Dynasty and the powerful rise of Britain, so they curbed the first penetration of British power in the Far East.

At present, Fang Yuan obviously knows the situation of European countries well, and he will definitely not be able to fool around, if the Ming Dynasty cuts off the trade with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce and turns to do business with the British Chamber of Commerce, or if Fang Yuan's high-quality goods are only sold to the British caravan, what is the use of the Netherlands occupying ten Taiwan? Do you dare to attack the coastal towns of Daming?

Fang Yuan hit the Dutch dead hole directly, whether Cohen and Blanc looked at each other, or Blanc had a more flexible brain, pulled Cohen's arm and turned back, and pressed him to the chair and sat down.

Blank walked up to Fang Yuan again, and said with a smile, "Governor Fang, the weather is hot, and the fire is getting bigger, so extinguish the fire." ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "The Dutch Chamber of Commerce has extinguished the fire?" You're going to talk to me?! ”

Blank said repeatedly, "If the Zheng Zhilong pirates are annihilated in the future, there will be fleets of other countries. As long as Daming can ensure that we Dutch people do business safely and securely in the Far East, the ownership of Taiwan can also be discussed! ”

He was telling the truth, as long as he could occupy Malacca, he would be able to monopolize the trade with the Far East. If we can establish a relationship of in-depth cooperation and trust with the Ming Dynasty, we do not have to occupy Taiwan.

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Blank, you're to the point. All businessmen who come to do their business with my Ming Dynasty should be guarded by my Ming Dynasty for the safety of the sea frontier, rather than coming to the door with their own fleet. It's not about doing business, it's about robbing, got it? ”

Blank said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, as for the battleship, whatever Governor Fang asks, we can build and ship it." ”

"Such a large warship, transported from thousands of miles of sea frontier, the freight is too expensive!"

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "After talking about it for so long, I won't beat around the bush." The Dutch want to do business with me, yes! If you want to monopolize it, you can do it! I have only one condition, the Netherlands will send shipbuilders from the Rotterdam shipyard to Daming for shipbuilding technology, as well as training in naval cannon casting. ”

Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe, and the Rotterdam shipyard is also the largest shipyard.

But Fang Yuan made it clear that what he wanted to buy was shipbuilding technology, and then implement the Ming Dynasty's own production, not just a few warships, and Blanc said in embarrassment, "It's okay to buy and sell warships, but you have to send shipbuilders, which ...... The consent of the Speaker of the National Assembly of our country is required. ”

Fang Yuan said leisurely, "Then you go back and discuss it slowly with the Grand Speaker!" I will also send notes to the Portuguese and British Chambers of Commerce at the same time, inviting them to come and talk. It's not a big secret in Europe either, Spain, Portugal, Britain, which one doesn't know how to build ships? You Dutch don't sell, you want to sell more. ”

What Fang Yuan said was true, if it weren't for the future recovery of Taiwan, he wouldn't have had to entangle with the Dutch repeatedly, at least the Portuguese Bruce was a ready-made partner.

Blank smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, yes, but we are old friends who have traded many times, and we have the basis for cooperation, I wonder what conditions Governor Fang is willing to offer?" ”

Fang Yuan and the two of them talked about it for so much, and finally got to the point, so he made a condition, "I want a complete set of shipbuilding technology, and I am willing to give a hundred horses of silk for a skilled shipbuilding craftsman, or a cannon casting craftsman." ”

The market price of a piece of silk is 5 taels of silver, and a hundred horses are 500 taels of silver, and a skilled craftsman can sell it for 500 taels of silver.

Blank smiled and said, "A skilled shipbuilder only has a hundred pieces of silk and 500 taels of silver?" Is it too cheap? To buy a woman with outstanding appearance in Jiangnan, it also costs 1,000 taels of silver. ”

Fang Yuan was stunned, 1,000 taels of silver to buy a woman, naturally referring to Xiao Yuan, it seems that this Blanc had inquired about his peachy news before he came.

Fang Yuan coughed and said, "Then you can make a price and take a look?" ”

Blank hurriedly stretched out a finger, "1,000 taels of silver for a skilled craftsman, silk, porcelain, and perfume, mix and match to make up 1,000 taels." ”

Even if a shipbuilding production line is 100 skilled craftsmen, it is only 40,000 taels of silver, which is not unacceptable.

Fang Yuan readily agreed, "Okay! ”

Blank approached Fang Yuan again, lowered his voice and said, "This price, only you know it, Cohen knows, Governor Fang will keep it a secret from the outside world. ”

Fang Yuan saw that he looked mysterious and secretive, and this price was set to exceed the market price of a skilled craftsman in Europe. If the businessmen don't give Cohen and Blank plenty of room to operate, where will they get the motivation to make this deal happen? If you don't grasp their handle of corruption and bribery, what if they find some new hands to fool them?

It's a win-win situation for everyone!

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Yes!" But you can't top up the number with inferior raw craftsmen, otherwise, I'll quote the price of this deal directly to Governor Puttersman in Taiwan, hey! ”

Blanc hurriedly said, "With my friendship with Governor Fang, no one dares to fool Governor Fang!" Deal! ”

Fang Yuan looked at the backs of the two of them and was secretly amused, the two of them had come to ask Fang Yuan to sign a traitorous treaty, but they were half-threatened by Fang Yuan, and half-lured to sign a traitorous treaty, selling the entire production technology line of European warships.