Everyone walked inside, looking around, and the Dutch knew that this was a rare opportunity.

There are people everywhere who look like walking officials, and the number of officials here is obviously more than that of soldiers, all of them are cyan or white round-necked robes, which are much neater than the wide robes and large sleeves of the Ming people, and they are cut very well, and the robes are shorter, and the boots that expose the hem are also short, and the robes are not fat, but they are looser than those that cling to the body.

The person wearing this robe looks very capable, but still has the beauty of grace and luxury.

The Dutch were very interested in the busy scene of the Chinese officials in the base, and they were also quite concerned about the black gauze scarves on their heads, but they were more concerned about the busy but not chaotic situation, everyone walked like an ant colony, each of them was hurried, but their expressions were calm, as if although they were busy, they knew what they were doing, and their hearts were not chaotic at all.

Song Ke sighed, such a big scene today, there are many big events, of course the busyness of the Hutchison officials is not pretended, the calm look on his face makes him quite emotional, the East India Company has no shortage of good sailors and officers, but the company's employees are quite scarce like these qualified and excellent civil servants in front of him.

This is not surprising, after all, there are many outlaws and seafarers who want to be rich and noble, most of the company's employees are such people, and those who are willing to become civil servants and go to sea are a minority after all, and it is not better to be a clerk in the Netherlands than to go to Batavia?

These Hutchison officials in front of them explained a point, Hutchison has actually taken root in Taiwan, from the surrounding situation plus here, Song Ke can't wait to slap himself a few times, the enemy situation is not clear, so he rashly came to attack, they still thought that this side was similar to the situation when Yan Siqi was there, that is, on both sides of Bengang Creek to set up some stockades, build some warehouses, have ports, and there are 10,000 or 20,000 people along the stream to open up wasteland and farm, and that's it.

If it had known that this was the case, the East India Company would never have attacked rashly, and it would have been foolish not to know its enemies.

A group of Dutchmen looked around with curious eyes...... The layout of the building complex is quite reasonable, the planning is quite neat, there are rows of Chinese-style houses everywhere, those officials and officials are busy going in and out of these houses, there are some soldiers in the base, there are soldiers standing guard in front of the doors of some important houses, some soldiers in the camp seem to be practicing normally, a few officers and veterans glanced at this side, and then scolded the soldiers to continue to do their own things, not to be casual.

After walking for a while, there was the sound of reading again, and Song Ke and the others looked around a few times and saw a fence separating them, and there were dozens of rooms over there, and in each room there were dozens of children holding books and reading.

This kind of situation is unheard of and unseen by Song Ke.

Of course, there were many children in the colonies, and there were already universities and secondary schools in the West at this time, but the number was very small. There are even fewer places to gather children to study, let alone colonies.

Children in the colonies are taught by their parents or acquaintances, first to read and write, and then slowly read on their own, and to be able to read official documents is qualified.

A Dutchman couldn't help but say: "It is said that the Chinese attach importance to education, and they did not feel it deeply in Fujian before, but now it seems that the rumors should be true." ”

Another said: "If you haven't been here before, you really don't believe that the colony here has only been built for less than three years." ”

At this time, everyone remembered that although Hutchison came early, the real construction period was after the annexation of Yan Siqi's forces.

In a short period of time, it is a miracle to achieve such a large scale.

Song Ke kept his face calm and didn't speak, he already regretted his death in his heart.

Recall that from the time I went ashore to the time I entered this huge base, from the warehouse, the shipyard, the workshop, the firearms bureau, and then the tunpu, the base, a large number of buildings were scattered and quite elaborate and reasonable.

The outlying batteries and barracks took into account any possible attack, and the entire base area was in the middle of a circular outlying area, and its interior was also quite large.

The whole Hutchison used these things to slowly influence the psychology of the Dutch, and by the time they entered the courtyard of the public hall area, the arrogance on the faces of these Dutchmen had disappeared without a trace.

Even if you deliberately put on a face, you are embarrassed to maintain it, people now have more ships than you, more guns than you, large warships are built in the shipyard, and the foundation on the shore is not even comparable to Batavia, what do you have to be arrogant about?

Besides, he had just lost the battle, and he put on a proud look like a fool, thinking back to the performance of his group since they came ashore, Song Ke regretted it even more.

"Welcome, Your Excellency Governor Songk."

Chang Wei and Li Pingzhi and others stood at the door to greet them, originally planning for Li Pingzhi to go to the minister's side to talk, but unexpectedly, the speed and posture of the Dutch bowing their heads were faster and lower than imagined, not only did they come early, but they directly sent the governor to talk, which was much more low-key and humble than the negotiations with Daming before this.

Li Pingzhi was originally ordered to go to Fujian once, but now he can only wait for the negotiations to end.

"Permanent Minister."

Song Ke also arched his hand like the Chinese, and his body bent slightly.

They all know each other well, and there is not much nonsense to talk about, and the Taiwan marching department has even prepared a room for negotiations, and the original sand table room, which was used for strategic research and judgment, has now taken away the map and sand table, and put up a long table and dozens of chairs, and everyone has rushed in and sat down opposite each other.

At the beginning, everyone was still a little confused, the Dutch had not yet negotiated with the Chinese in such a formal manner, and the Daming side had been operating in the dark, sending envoys to secretly collude with each other, and the conditions were negotiated, and there was no signing ceremony.

It was also the first time that Hutchison sat down on both sides and stared at each other.

Song Ke was more experienced, and said: "The war between the two sides is a last resort, it's really unfortunate......

"Needless to say." Chang Wei said: "If you don't come to fight, we will fight if we have enough strength, everyone is fighting for interests, and we will not back down if we don't fight the result." ”

Song Ke was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that the Chinese on the other side were not at all like those Ming officials, and they spoke so straightforwardly.

At this time, the Dutch discovered that the Chinese sitting opposite were all in their twenties, only one in their thirties on the very edge, the thirties had a short beard, and they did not grow long beards like ordinary Chinese, and the Europeans of this era also had beards, Song Ke himself had a thick mustache, on the other hand, the Chinese all shaved the short beards that grew out, and they looked younger than their actual age.

"The permanent political officer is really young and promising." Song Ke praised it from the bottom of his heart, but then frowned and said: "Since the words are spoken, let's just order it, our side suffered a little loss in the naval battle a few days ago, and you do have the strength." In that case, we should abandon our prejudices and negotiate a treaty that will be beneficial to both sides, and we will live together peacefully in the future......"

"I'm a rough man." Chang Wei stood up and said in a deep voice: "I won't participate in the detailed work of negotiation, everything will be entrusted to the officer Li in front of me, and he will be responsible for the negotiation, and I will come over to sign the contract when the contract is finally signed." ”

Song Ke was stunned and watched Chang Wei stand up with the thirty-something Chinese.

They all wore robes of the same shape as the officials, with short hems, tighter restraints, close-fitting clothes, round necks and tight sleeves, looking vibrant, and all of them were shrewd and capable.

Chang Wei frowned, and continued: "There is only one reminder to Mr. Song Ke, don't delay, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for you." I'm not intimidating, I'm factual. ”

Chang Wei nodded to all the Dutch, and all the people on the other side stood up, and there was a sound of dragging chairs.

Only then did everyone realize that the younger official surnamed Li was in charge of the negotiations, and the leaders of the other side did not even participate in the negotiations.

The Dutch were not angry, but they had sent officials at the level of governors to come over, and they were sincere enough.

Song Ke suppressed his uncomfortable emotions, sat down, and continued: "We want to keep the situation peaceful......"

"Don't talk about peace." Li Pingzhi's eyes were very sharp, and he said: "Peace is never negotiated, but fought. If we were strong enough to destroy yours, there would be no negotiations. If you can still fight, there will be no negotiations. What we are going to discuss now is how much interest you will give up in East Asia and the South Seas according to the strength of our two sides...... That's all that matters! ”

Such direct and unkind words, even the colonists were very uncomfortable when they heard it, and the Dutch Hula immediately stood up again.

"How?" Zheng Zhilong strode over, slammed his fist on the table, and roared angrily: "If you don't accept it, let's have another fight?" ”

Li Pingzhi smiled on the side, Zheng Zhilong has been in the north for a year and a half, but even the tone of his speech has learned a lot of northerners' habits.

"Please come up with the conditions." Song Ke is quite calm, since the other party doesn't want to maintain false politeness, it's better to be more direct, let's set out the conditions and talk slowly.

Unexpectedly, the white-faced boy pushed the treaty in front of him very arrogantly, and said: "I know that the negotiation is to first set a high price, and then return the money on the ground, but the treaty in front of us is the result of the discussion with the senior management of Hutchison, and it is not allowed to discuss or bargain, this is directly the bottom line, and the details can be discussed, but the main purpose of the treaty has been determined, and that's it." ”

Song Ke endured his anger and brought the treaty over, the Chinese really worked hard, it was already one in Chinese and one in Dutch, of course he looked at the Dutch part, and almost jumped up when he saw the first article.

"First, the Dutch side promised that it would withdraw from the Taiwan colony in the future and return the whole of Taiwan to Hutchison's Taiwan Military Division, and promised not to regard Taiwan as a Dutch colony or transit point again. Additional details: Dutch cargo ships can dock at the port to replenish fresh water, and personnel are not allowed to go ashore. ”

"Second, the Dutch side promises not to set up artificial obstacles to Hutchison's purchase of Fujian raw silk."

"Third, the Dutch side and Hutchison trade together in Japan, and the two sides trade separately, and the amount of raw silk can be decided after negotiation."

"Fourth, Hutchison collects peace in Chinese waters, and if a Dutch warship passes by, it will not be collected, and the cargo ship will collect half of the tax on the Chinese cargo ship."

"Fifth, the Dutch side opened the market for Hutchison's cloth and ironware......"

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There is a double monthly pass again, sigh.

In fact, I'm not a person who fights for a monthly pass, at least for the time being, I don't want to be ugly on the monthly pass list by howling a few times a month, the important thing is to subscribe, it is the foundation, so I have always hoped that everyone can read it in the vertical and horizontal genuine version, as for the monthly pass, it is a word to worship a word, why, the subscription is the part, the monthly pass is the love, it is a way for everyone to double the recognition of the additional expression in addition to the payment...... In short, it is very good to have it, and it is impossible to force it if there is none. The monthly ticket list during the double period is chaotic, falling from thirty-seven to forty-two, what should I do? I can only nag a few words, begging for a ticket, old friends, I have come to ask for your support again, thank you.