Cohen and Poole looked at each other, eight years after the most recent massacre, and at this juncture of negotiations, a family member of a victim of the massacre suddenly appeared to complain, and the timing was too coincidental.

The family members of these complaints were clearly arranged by Fang Yuan to take advantage of the topic to get angry.

Hu Qi brought up the family members of the Luzon Ming people, and there were at least 20 men and women, all of whom knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Fang Yuan again and again, and said some words that Fang Yuan didn't understand at all.

Fang Yuan had already prepared a translator for the Fujian merchants who had been doing business with Luzon all the year round, and the translator truthfully informed Fang Yuan that these people were asking the Ming Dynasty to immediately sail the fleet and the army to go to Luzon to administer justice for the Ming people living on Luzon Island.

These Ming family members were indeed specially sent by Fang Yuan to pick up Fujian merchants to Luzon Island, and this preparation work began after the last Quanzhou Port Conference, and the Fujian merchants lived up to their expectations and found twenty or thirty people to come.

Fang Yuan listened to the accusations of these Luzon Ming people, although he had already known in his heart, but when he saw the children of the Ming Dynasty being killed and slaughtered overseas, he couldn't help but be angry, staring at Poole with his eyes, and said coldly, "Poole, you Spain not only occupy my Ming Dynasty's vassal country, but also slaughter my Ming people, you must give me an explanation!" ”

Poole was at a loss, the massacre was indeed a fact, Fang Yuan was chasing and fighting the moral high ground, he was at a loss for words. In addition, the decree from the country was that the country could not support the war in the East, try not to start a war, and adopt peace negotiations to settle the problem, he could only panic and say, "This, this, Governor Fang, we, how much will we pay?" ”

"Smack!"

Fang Yuan slapped the table heavily and scolded angrily, "Buying your life with money is the rule of you Westerners. Our Ming rules are to fight against fate. You Spaniards killed tens of thousands of my Ming people and slaughtered all the Spaniards on Luzon, and it is not enough! Where is Spain still a colony, I will kill it until I have slaughtered enough! ”

Fang Yuan pointed at his nose and scolded, Poole was so frightened that he didn't dare to take a breath, he couldn't figure out Fang Yuan's temper, he didn't dare to open his mouth easily, provoked a fight, and glanced at Cohen, asking him to deal with it on his behalf.

Cohen smiled awkwardly and said, "This, Governor Fang, let's lose the money!" For these 20 or so people, Governor Pahlavi was willing to compensate each of them with 50 taels of silver, and promised Governor Fang that he would never carry out another massacre against the Ming people in Luzon in the future. ”

Whether the overseas Ming people will be wantonly slaughtered, the only dependence is whether the Ming behind them is strong, and the guarantee of the Spaniards has a use.

Fang Yuan looked at him with a smile, too lazy to talk to him about anything else, "Cohen, let's get straight to the point!" Luzon, did you two countries take the initiative to hand it over, or did I send the navy to rob it? ”

Cohen hesitated and said, "Our Prince William suggests that the aid to Japan can be withdrawn in exchange for Governor Fang's letting go of Luzon." ”

The Netherlands' calculation was to exchange Japan for Luzon.

Fang Yuan was secretly amused when he heard this, the Dutch people made this condition, obviously not understanding Fang Yuan's true intention of supporting the Japanese Civil War. Not only the Dutch, but even the Shimazu family, who are now allies, did not see Fang Yuan's true intentions.

If Fang Yuan only wanted to support a pro-Ming Japanese regime, he naturally hoped that the Shimazu family would replace the Tokugawa shogunate to rule Japan. But Fang Yuan's purpose was far more than that, he wanted to completely occupy Japan and include Japan as the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The Tokugawa shogunate was indeed the enemy of his Hokahara, and the princes such as the Shimazu family, who were in full swing with the Tokugawa shogunate, were only allies for now and will be enemies in the future.

Fang Yuan wanted the Japanese princes to continue the civil war, and to reduce the number of Japanese on the island, so that when they landed on the island in the future, there would be less resistance and fewer killings. If the Dutch really no longer support the Tokugawa shogunate, if the Tokugawa shogunate can't hold on, then what?

Of course, Fang Yuan only thought about these words in his heart, and never mentioned them to anyone at all. At present, Cohen suddenly made this condition, he smiled indifferently, and said casually, "Cohen, Japan and Luzon are in my pocket, and you are now using the money in my pocket to exchange for my land, which is really a good calculation, ha!" ”

Cohen and Poole saw that he was a lion and opened his mouth, and their faces were angry, and his tough attitude was that he didn't have to talk about it at all.

Poole couldn't bear it anymore and scolded sharply, "Governor Fang, are you declaring war on my Spanish and Dutch coalition forces?!" ”

Fang Yuan looked at Poole, who was fierce on the outside and on the inside, these foreigners were used to pretending to be gentlemen, if they really had the ability, they would not shout, but would pretend to be gentlemen. The reason why he is shouting now is just to give himself courage, but he is actually afraid of a war between the two sides.

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "You Western countries, after fighting a war for thirty years, have already suffered a great loss of vitality, and more than half of the population of each country has died, and you still have the ability to declare war on my Ming Dynasty?!" ”

The Thirty Years' War on the European continent had just ended, with France, Britain, and the Netherlands as the Protestant states on the one hand, and the Holy Roman Empire led by Spain as the Holy Roman Empire, and the German Catholic States on the other.

As a result of the war, the French side was victorious, and France achieved European hegemony. Spain was defeated, and its position plummeted.

Cohen and Poole were stunned on the spot, Fang Yuan actually knew everything about the situation of the Thirty Years' War in Europe, which was really beyond their expectations.

Fang Yuan saw that he was shocked by the two of them, and said leisurely, "Especially you Spain." Now it is internal and external troubles. First lost the naval battle to Britain, and then lost to France in the land battle, and the Western territories occupied before were almost vomited! In the words of our Daming, it is the joy of jumping in advance and pulling the list afterwards. You can't keep the territory of Spain and the West, and you have the courage to declare war on my Ming Dynasty? Hey! ”

Spain is indeed a big loss of strength now, and it simply does not have the ability to start a war on all fronts. The Netherlands was a hostile country to Spain during the Thirty Years' War, but Spain was willing to cede several small islands south of Luzon to the Dutch in order to keep Luzon. Once the Dutch had these islands, they would be able to join the Batavian stronghold. What's more, once Luzon is lost, it will be the turn of Batavia in the Netherlands.

In the face of a common rival, the interests of both sides are the same, so they will unite to fight.

Fang Yuan said to Cohen again, "It's too peaceful in the Netherlands!" Prince William of your country wants to strengthen the centralization of power, while the major chambers of commerce want the autonomy of the provinces, and the two sides are tense, and a great war is about to break out. Cohen, which side is your East India Company on?! Ha! ”

Wilhelm II, intending to strengthen the centralization of power in the Netherlands, broke out into a serious conflict with the major chambers of commerce, and in 1650, he was poisoned by the chambers a year later. Later, the Dutch provinces declared autonomy, removed the consuls, and became anarchic.

Encountering such a Fang Yuan, who knows the situation in the West well, Poole and Cohen have no effect on whether they are fooling or intimidating.

Poole, who was slapped in the face by Fang Yuan in public, was so ashamed that he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to drill down.

Cohen's face was even more depressed, the bottoms of the two countries were all lifted by Fang Yuan, what else was there to negotiate, and asked, "Governor Fang is really well-informed, what is Governor Fang's thoughts?" ”