But Dekabet was first and foremost a businessman, and he thought that since the Ming Emperor personally invited him to negotiate trade, this was a very rare opportunity, and he must go there in person.

After the salute, the first thing that was presented was the gift list, and the Dutch sent a lot of gifts, including all kinds of gifts, and even two beautiful women. But there are not many things that really interest Zhu Youxiao, among which the pendulum clock is one of Zhu Youxiao's favorite things, and at this time, the East is indeed inferior to the West in the way of timekeeping.

At the court meeting, the two sides could only go through the motions politely, and could not communicate too much, and Zhu Youxiao did not say much, and many things could only be communicated after the court meeting. In terms of return gifts, Zhu Youxiao was not as generous as the previous emperors, but only courtesy returned some gifts, including fine silk, porcelain and tea.

For such a return gift, Dekabent did not care, he cared about the matter of trade.

But at the court meeting, what Zhu Youxiao didn't expect was that he met a legendary figure, this is Zheng Zhilong, and now Zheng Zhilong is the general secretary (translator) of the Dutch. Seeing Zheng Zhilong, Zhu Youxiao suddenly had a very bold plan in his mind. Zhu Youxiao decided to meet Zheng Zhilong in private.

Next, in the reception of the Spanish envoy, the Spaniards were far less sleek than the Dutch, and they caused many people to be dissatisfied on the spot during the salute.

Zhu Youxiao was inclined to establish normal diplomatic relations with the Netherlands in his heart, and the principle of putting the interests of the Dutch first made Zhu Youxiao more willing to deal with them. And the Spaniards also have the same pride in their hearts as the Ming Empire, after all, they have ruled the world for decades, and colonies are all over the world, even if Spain is now gradually declining, but this does not affect the pride in their hearts.

Two people who are very proud in their hearts can't get along, not to mention that the Spaniards also created the Manila Massacre in 1603, slaughtering 25,000 Chinese, although the emperor at that time may have considered various reasons and did not pursue it, but Zhu Youxiao could not bear it, this account will be settled by the Spaniards sooner or later.

The balance in Zhu Youxiao's heart was tilted, and he decided to entertain the envoys of the two countries separately.

"Mr. Dekabent, I have a precondition before negotiating trade this time, and only when this precondition is reached can we proceed to the next round of negotiations." Zhu Youxiao said.

"May I ask what are the prerequisites for Your Majesty?" Dekabent asked, confused.

"I demand that the Dutch withdraw from Penghu and Xiaoliuqiu, which have been the territory of the Ming Empire since ancient times." Zhu Youxiao said without questioning.

After listening to Zhu Youxiao's words, Deka Camp was stunned at first, and he didn't understand what Zhu Youxiao meant by these two places, and the people next to him quickly explained to him that at this time, the Dutch did not officially occupy Taiwan, but the vanguard had already arrived in Taiwan, and Penghu, the Dutch had already gained a firm foothold.

Even if the Dutch have not formally invaded Taiwan now, according to the urine nature of the Dutch, even if they agree to withdraw from Penghu, if Zhu Youxiao does not propose it together with Taiwan, the Dutch will definitely retreat to Taiwan.

Zhu Youxiao's words caused a discussion among the Dutch delegation, of course, Zhu Youxiao couldn't understand what the other party was discussing, but he didn't mind letting them discuss it for a while.

"Your Majesty, we have spent a lot of money to build a city in Penghu, and if we withdraw like this, the loss is too great, and I can't explain it to His Excellency the Speaker." Dekabent said. Dekabent's meaning is very simple, give some money and they will withdraw from Penghu.

But Zhu Youxiao will not pay a penny, this is a matter of principle, he said: "I believe that your Grand Speaker Odenba Envelt would prefer to do business with our Ming Empire, rather than need war, in the Anglo-Spanish naval war, although the Spaniards lost the war, but they still have an advantage that you cannot match, and the British are rising after defeating Spain, and British pirates roam the entire Atlantic coast, posing a huge threat to you." Relatively speaking, only the Ming Empire has a friendly attitude towards you. ”

"Your Majesty, can we discuss this matter first?" Dekabent said.

"Penghu, I must take it back, whether it is peaceful or violent depends on you, I will get an answer within two days. If you need war, I will give you the war you want. Zhu Youxiao said coldly.

The preconditions for trade were not negotiated, and the peace talks reached an impasse for the time being. Zhu Youxiao decided to hold a banquet tomorrow to entertain the Spanish envoys. Now Spain and the Netherlands are engaged in the Eighty Years' War, and Spain and the Netherlands are also engaged in fierce rivalry at sea, and are now the main rivals of the Dutch.

Since the 16th century, Spain has been ambitious to conquer China, the first to be proposed by the Spanish seafaring general Athida, who claimed that he only needed two warships and 80 soldiers to conquer China, and another named Bias was even more exaggerated that only 60 soldiers were needed to conquer China.

And after the Spaniards fought with a man named Lin Feng, they realized that what those people said was a joke. The Spaniards were woken up by Lin Feng's slap, and then began to seriously formulate a detailed plan for invading China, planning in detail about how to manage China after occupying China, and so on. However, this plan had not yet had time to be implemented, and in the Anglo-Spanish naval battle, Spain was defeated, and Spain was no longer able to invade China, so they changed their strategy and planned to establish a stronghold in China.

In 1598, China fought a war with Spain in Macao, and the Spaniards were beaten and fled. At this time, the Spaniards completely cut off the idea of invading China.

Now Zhu Youxiao took the initiative to invite Spain to discuss the matter of trade, but Spain could not ask for it, and Louis, the son of the Philippine governor, personally served as the head of the mission to envoy Daming.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao has nothing to talk about with Spain, Zhu Youxiao even knows that there will definitely be a big war with Spain in the future, but not now, the sailors of the Ming Dynasty have declined and need time to recover. And Spain now controls a large number of colonies, and is now the country with the most colonies, and the food that Zhu Youxiao needs to save the food crisis at home must temporarily cooperate with Spain.

And one thing more, Spain has no territorial conflict with the Ming for the time being, and now there is no obstacle to negotiation.

"I need food, and you bring me food, and I will open the port and allow the Spaniards and Grapes to trade within the empire." Zhu Youxiao said directly.