The Treaty of Anping, also known as the Anping Pact, has always had different views on this treaty between Eastern and Western historians, but at least on one point, they agreed that the treaty was a turning point in the wave of colonialism that swept the whole world. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This treaty is described in the third volume of the History of the King James Zhuxia High School: "The signing of the Treaty of Anping was the first major setback of colonial expansion in the world, and it was the beginning of the failure of European colonialism in Asia. The signing of this treaty greatly boosted the morale of the people of all nationalities in Asia, who had been ravaged by colonialism, and pointed out the only way for the Asian people to gain freedom, that is, to unite closely around the Zhuxia country with China as the core and learn from the advanced Chinese civilization. This trend soon spread to more distant Africa and the Americas, and even to Europe itself. Countless oppressed and enslaved peoples have gained equality and freedom in the process...... It can be said that the sound of a cannon in the Mingxi War brought Chinese civilization to the world. ”

But in the history books of some countries that were unwilling to lose their colonial empires and the benefits they had gained by enslaving the peoples of the world, this treaty is described as follows: "The Treaty of Peace was the first unequal treaty signed between Spain and an Asian country in modern history to lose its rights and humiliate the country, in which Spain's sovereignty and territorial integrity were brutally trampled on. This treaty also marked the rise of a truly world-class colonial empire, in the following short decades, this colonial empire began to expand to the world at an astonishing speed, greedy plundering everywhere, countless originally independent countries, lost their precious independence, many unique civilizations were savagely destroyed, and even some countries in Europe have turned from a world colonial empire to a colony or semi-colony of the Chinese, including our Spain. Although, in a more serious sense, Spain became a symbol of China's semi-colony. The event was supposed to be the Madrid Treaty decades later, but the trend began with the Peace Treaty......"

However, Harvey, who had just entered Zheng Zhilong's mansion, at least at this time, did not realize what kind of record he would leave in history.

Zheng Zhilong did not directly negotiate with Harvey, he completely handed over the matter to Zheng Sen to deal with, but only recalled Zheng Cai and asked him to assist Zheng Sen.

"Mr. Harvey, I don't know what kind of message Mr. Aquila sent you over." After the two sides sat down, Zheng Sen took two sips of tea leisurely, and then asked slowly.

When Harvey heard this, he replied: "Major General, what I have come this time is naturally the goodwill and friendship of Spain. Harvey said, "Although your unwarranted acts of piracy have provoked our anger, benevolent Spain is still willing to give you a chance to mend your ways, as long as you ......."

Zheng Sen sneered and said, "It seems that Mr. is not only insincere, but he hasn't even woken up yet." ”

Then he turned his face and shouted outside: "Liu De." ”

Liu De hurriedly entered the house and asked, "Young General, what are your orders?" ”

"Mr. Harvey has been working too the road and has not rested well. So, you take him back to the guest room to rest first, and then wait until he is rested. Zheng Sen said coldly.

"Major General, I ......" Harvey actually understands Chinese, so he can also understand Zheng Sen's words.

"No, no, no, Mr. Harvey, you need to rest, or the benevolent Spain will blame us." Zheng Sen interrupted him.

After saying this, Zheng Sen no longer gave Harvey a chance to speak, and got up directly and left the small living room, Zheng Cai also smiled and walked out.

"Mr. Harvey, let's go." Liu De said.

For several days after that, Harvey did not see Zheng Sen or anyone else who could be in charge of the negotiations. At first, Harvey wanted to pretend not to care, and tried to resist not asking these questions, just eating and drinking in Zheng's house. But as time passed, there was no movement at all on the Zheng family's side.

Harvey knew that Zheng Sen deliberately left him here in order to make him anxious. The Zheng family's fleet blockaded Manila, but the Spanish had other ports on Luzon, although even in other ports, it was still very dangerous for merchant ships to leave the port (not only from the Zheng family's fleet, but also from the Dutch). After the Spaniards lost all their ships in the Far East, almost any Dutch ship on the sea quickly became pirates), but it was clear that the small ships that did not have any oil and water were able to sail normally. Relying on this, the Spaniards still maintained a basic understanding of the situation outside.

Originally, Harvey was not too anxious, because anyway, this year's trade has been lost, and even now, the Zheng family has unconditionally made peace with Spain and started trading again, and before the mainland sends a new fleet sufficient to provide protection for merchant ships, Spanish merchant ships will not be able to go to sea to Europe. Those shameless Dutchmen would never let go of such an opportunity. And Spain's new fleet will not be in place until at least this time next year. So Xavi felt he had time to delay.

It's just that on this day, someone from the Zheng family suddenly told him that several people claiming to be Spanish envoys were coming to him. Harvey was taken aback and hurriedly asked the Zheng family to bring these people in.

"Mr. Borg, why are you here?" Seeing the man who had taken the lead in Harvey, Harvey was taken aback.

"Harvey, is it safe for you to talk here?" Borg said.

Harvey understood as soon as he heard it, something must have happened. So he hurriedly said: "I know a place where no one should be able to eavesdrop." Let's go there and say. ”

"Very well, you lead the way." Borgdao.

Harvey took a few people to a small garden, where there was a relatively large pond, and in the middle of the pond there was a pavilion, and the pavilion was surrounded by water on all sides, and the pavilion itself was also overhead on the water, so there was no need to worry about being overheard.

A few people went to the pavilion and sat down, and Harvey asked again, "Mr. Borg, what's wrong?" ”

"The native has sent us an emissary, and he has brought the latest news that the Catalans have rebelled." Borg replied with a frown.

"Huh? So what is the attitude of the French? Harvey hurriedly asked.

"French? How dare those Catalans do this if there were no French in the back? Borg sighed and said, "The Catalans have better weapons than ours, and we are still using arquebuses, but the Catalans are already using flintlock pistols, and they are all French!" ”

"Are there any instructions in the country?" Harvey asked again.

Borg replied, "You know, we had fought a defeat in France before, and the army suffered heavy losses, and when they withdrew, they lost almost all of their artillery. These damned Frenchmen, traitors to God! (In the Thirty Years' War, in order to fight for control of the Holy See, France, as a Catholic country, firmly sided with the camp of Protestant countries, and fought against the Catholic religion of Shinra and Spain, and even became the decisive main force on the Protestant side, and the Protestant countries were able to win the Thirty Years' War, and France played a major role.) And at sea, we were also defeated by the Dutch rebels (the Netherlands, which was still nominally a Spanish possession at this time, was not yet fully independent. So we can only ask the Portuguese for help, but you also know that the long war, and a series of defeats, has made our treasury start to make ends meet. And if the army can't get the money, it will definitely not have any fighting power, whether it is our army or the Portuguese army. So, there is an urgent need for money in the country. They sent envoys to help us get the gold and silver stored in Manila, as well as luxury goods from China, back to Europe as soon as possible, in order to finance the war effort. Well, what is the attitude of the Zheng family? ”

"Since the Zheng family is willing to talk to us, it means that they don't want the war to continue. But these days we are not in substantive negotiations, and everyone is spending time putting pressure on the opponent. Speaking of this, Harvey smiled bitterly, "I thought that we could delay talking next year, so I would be happy to be more patient with them." But now it seems...... By the way, even if we have made peace with the Zheng family now, but we don't have a fleet, how can we safely transport this silver? Harvey asked.

Borg looked around, then lowered his voice and said, "We can hire the Portuguese." His Majesty has promised to agree to their complete independence if the Portuguese help us to suppress the Catalans. So the attitude of the Portuguese is very positive. In addition, when negotiating with the Chinese, it is best to redeem the captured sailors and commanders as much as possible, including the captured ships. In this way, our warships, together with the Portuguese, can barely guarantee safety on the road. It's just that the country is in a hurry to use the money now, so the negotiation process must be accelerated......"

The situation is stronger than people, so Harvey had to take the initiative to go to Zheng Sen and ask for a new start of peace talks, but at this time he didn't tell him: "The young general has something to do with Beigang, and it may be a few days before he comes back." Moreover, the Major General told me that if the positions of our two sides differ too much, then the negotiations will be a complete waste of time. So the Major General asked me to show you this memo rate. If you agree to negotiate on the basis of this MOU, negotiations can proceed; Otherwise, please go back, and we will continue this war until a result is reached. Liu De said as he handed a document to Harvey.