Qin Zhan got Fang Yuan's hint, but still maintained a rather polite attitude towards Bruce, and said with a smile, "First of all, we want to thank your country for the traditional friendship with the Ming Dynasty. But, territory and friendship are one yard to one yard. The so-called lease of Macao, which was never recognized by the Ming court, was not handed over to the Ming court, but to the corrupt officials in Guangdong. It is estimated that your country has also been kept in the dark by the corrupt officials in Guangdong, heh! However, please rest assured that Governor Fang's trip is to clean up the corrupt officials and corrupt officials in Guangdong, so that they will not be abducted and deceived by various countries in the name of the imperial court, which will insult the national prestige of our Ming Dynasty. ”

Qin Zhan followed Bruce's words and began to pretend to be stupid, putting all the faults on the heads of the Cantonese officials, and saving face for the Portuguese, making them retreat; Second, the Guangdong Political Secretary will be charged with collaborating with the enemy, which can be justifiably punished.

In terms of eloquence, Bruce is ten streets behind, and in terms of strength, Portugal is even more out of reach. At present, it is clear that they want to take back Macao, and if the negotiations fail, they will inevitably occupy it by force. Bruce can't beat it, and he can't say it, so he can only start the usual style of the Portuguese and start pretending to be aggrieved, "However, we have been running Macau for a hundred years, and we have spent countless amounts of money and manpower, and the Ming court took it back in a word, which is too unreasonable." ”

Qin Zhan said loudly, "We believe that Portugal will not covet my Ming territory, and the operation of Macao is just for the convenience of doing business, right?" ”

Bruce nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes." ”

Qin Zhan said, "Since it is just for business, we can promise the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce to continue to use Macau's port for free, and the facilities will be free for ten years, and after ten years, we will talk about the amount of rent." However, there was only one condition, the Portuguese administrator, warships, and soldiers must all be evacuated from Macao, and the military and political chief of Macao must be appointed by the Ming Dynasty. ”

This negotiation condition is to exempt Portugal from rent for ten years, which can be regarded as compensation for the Portuguese to build Macao, and the bottom line is that Macao's military and political system must be recovered.

Bruce was embarrassed and said, "We are stationed in the sailors to protect the safety of merchant ships!" ”

Qin Zhan said, "The security of the territory of the Ming Dynasty should be guarded by the sailors of the Ming Dynasty, and you have seen the previous artillery carriers, which is enough to ensure the safety of all merchant ships in the Ming Sea." As for those outside the Daming Sea, please choose another place to station, such as Luzon, and Batavia, which can be leased to armed merchant ships of various countries to station! ”

Luzon is the Philippines, the territory of the Spaniards; Batavia is Indonesia and is the territory of the Dutch people. The spearhead of Qin Zhan's words was directed at the chambers of commerce in Spain and the Netherlands. Hexi and Hexi are allies, and now the Dutch who have retreated from Taiwan are stationed in Luzon, ready to fight back.

Anthony of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce immediately retorted, "Luzon is the territory of the Spaniards, how can it be leased to armed merchant ships of various countries to station?" ”

George William of the British Chamber of Commerce was not a big deal when he saw the excitement, and said, "This is not right, in Manila in Luzon, as well as in various ports, there are more Ming people who come to do business than Spaniards!" If Luzon should also be the territory of the Ming Dynasty, how can it be Spanish? ”

Britain and Spain are sworn enemies of Europe, and since 1588, when Britain defeated the Spanish Armada, the two sides have been fighting in European waters and land wars for decades. Spain was slightly at a disadvantage, but with the continuous material support of its overseas colonies, it was able to barely negotiate with the new and wild kingdom of Britain. If Luzon is lost, the base of the East, the entire Oriental trade route will be lost, and the war in Europe will be lost faster and more miserably.

The Britons were new to the trade in the East, and their power was far inferior to that of the old colonists such as Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands.

Before Britain and Portugal supported Shimazu Mitsuhisa, encroaching on the territory of the Dutch in Japan, the two sides had already formed a bond. Sihol was an ally, and Blanc of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce also came out to stand up for Spain, "Is this related to Britain?" What other good intentions can you have, don't you just want to take the opportunity to invade Luzon? ”

George William of Britain got up angrily, slapped the table heavily, and said, "It is easy for our British Armada to occupy Luzon, or even Batavia, but for the sake of the face of the Ming Dynasty, I don't want to turn against the enemy and resort to force, so you don't want to gain an inch." ”

Fang Yuan was slightly stunned, this George William idiom is used so fluently, it seems that he has worked Chinese culture, this future empire on which the sun never sets, is really prepared.

Spain's Anthony was also furious, saying something in Spanish and George William in Spanish, the scene was fierce and chaotic.

Fang Yuan didn't understand what they were saying at all, but this negotiation that was supposed to be a unanimous confrontation between all countries against the Ming Dynasty turned into an internal strife among European countries, directly leaving Fang Yuan and his party aside. It can be seen from this that the intensity of the internal strife among the Western countries far exceeded Fang Yuan's previous estimates.

Since Fangyuan and Britain both have the will to drive out the Netherlands and Spain, the two sides may be able to cooperate for the time being, extend the power of the Ming Dynasty into Luzon and even Batavia, expand overseas colonies, and protect the sea trade routes.

Qin Zhan, who was a negotiator, glanced at Fang Yuan, unable to laugh or cry, and waited for the quarrel of the chambers of commerce of various countries to gradually become quieter before he spoke, "Bruce, Governor Fang's idea is that if Portugal returns Macao, Governor Fang can give Portugal a quota of thirty percent of raw silk and silk, and a quota of thirty percent of tea. ”

The largest products sold by the Ming Dynasty are porcelain, raw silk, silk, and tea, and the sales of silk and tea are all 10% with the power of the Portuguese. Now Fang Yuan is willing to provide a fixed quota of 30% of the silk and 30% of the tea quota, which is the biggest official policy support for Portugal.

The Portuguese had limited power, and even the Netherlands, the sea coachman, were driven to Luzon by Fang Yuan, and Portugal did not return Macao, and Fang Yuan's recovery of Macao was also a matter of effort. It's better to borrow a ladder to go down to the room and maintain a superficial harmony with Fang Yuan, and it is a little bit of benefit to be able to reap a little benefit.

Bruce responded, and Portugal passed the hurdle.

Qin Zhan said to Spain and Britain, the sworn enemies, "The Ming Dynasty does not want to interfere in the internal strife of Western countries, and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce cannot do anything about the ownership of Luzon, so I hereby invite Pahlavi, the governor of Luzon, Spain, to come to the Ming Dynasty for formal negotiations." The quota for the Spanish Chamber of Commerce will be negotiated until it has been negotiated. ”

"Since the Britons are guests from afar, the Ming Dynasty should have something in return, and is willing to provide Britain with a quota of 20% for raw silk and silk, and a quota of 20% for tea."

Fang Yuan's proposal to negotiate with Pahlavi, the Spanish governor of Luzon, was to stall for time, and whether the negotiations were successful or not, at least he wanted to stabilize Spain's power and not interfere in Fang Yuan's conquest of Guangdong and Taiwan. The quota of 20% for each of the British countries is a redistribution of the cake that draws the British countries into joining the South Seas. Divide and conquer the Western countries, and after breaking them one by one, they will expel Britain as well.

On such an important matter of Luzon's ownership, Antony of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce of course could not make up his mind, so he could only temporarily agree to Fang Yuan and go back to report to Pahlavi, the Spanish governor in Luzon, and then send a special envoy to negotiate.

The Britons had a negligible share of the Ming Dynasty's foreign trade, had no conflict of interest with Fang Yuan, and were even one of the allies against the Tokugawa shogunate. George William came to participate in the negotiations this time, and he came to empty the gloves of the white wolf. Fang Yuan ordered them to take 20% of each of silk and tea, which was already a great diplomatic victory, and George William Rike agreed with a smile.

At this time, Spain and Britain were temporarily pacified, and the only thing left was the Netherlands.