Sun Yueling understood this sentence, how is this Dutch so close to English, or the Dutch speak English, no wonder he seemed to be able to understand a few words in the dialogue between the interpreters at the beginning. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After the two sides sat down on the rectangular table, the envoys handed the Dutch side the official documents of the Fujian governor's yamen, and the Dutch naturally could not understand these esoteric Chinese characters, so Sun Yueling explained them while Zheng Yiguan was responsible for translating them.

After reading out the official documents related to maritime trade here, Sun Yueling took out five trade documents stamped with the seal of the government and said: "This is the trade order given to you by the Ming government, and with this trade document, you can trade with my Ming Dynasty five times within a year." ”

Song Ke and the others' faces became more and more heavy with Zheng Yiguan's translation, and finally changed color after hearing Sun Yueling's words, Song Ke was full of anger, and said a lot of babbling words at Sun Yueling, after the translation, it was to say that the Dutch would never agree with this policy of the Ming Dynasty, and asked the Ming Dynasty to open the sea ban, so that they could trade freely with the Ming Dynasty like those Portuguese. ”

Sun Yueling knew that the Dutch would not agree, so he said: "This is the meaning of the governor of Fujian in the Ming Dynasty, representing the entire Ming court, which cannot be changed." ”

After these words were translated, the Dutch side became furious and discussed, and various officials chattered at Song Ke, not knowing what they were saying. After a long time, Song Ke suppressed everyone's words, and said to Sun Yueling with a serious face, and said: "Respected Oriental officials, we Dutch people sincerely want to trade with your country, as long as you can allow us to trade along the coast of Daming, we will not only bring you rare items from the West, but also assist your army to fight those pirates and protect the stability of your maritime frontier." ”

Sun Yueling listened to the translation quietly and did not say a word. Song Ke's ability to talk nonsense with his eyes open is too strong, are you really doing trade with our Ming Dynasty, then why do you want to monopolize our coastal trade and send warships to blockade our sea borders? Why do you want to take our people as slaves and make cattle and horses for you? Why fight our maritime merchants and force us to do what you do?

Besides, the pirates along the coast of our Ming Dynasty naturally have our Ming army to restrain and attack, and it seems that you foreigners don't need to intervene in it. Do you really fight pirates for us, I am afraid that you are using your reputation for fighting pirates, but instead funding and conniving those pirates in order to achieve your ulterior purposes.

Sun Yueling smiled faintly and said, "Respected Chief Song Ke, I know that you have come all the way to my Daming and really want to trade with us. But our country naturally has our national policy, to be able to let your fleet come to our harbor for trade, is already a special favor, if you have any opinions on our Ming Dynasty's maritime trade policy, you can directly send someone to our Ming Dynasty's capital to negotiate with our court, and our emperor will decide your trade methods, if our emperor agrees to your request, we will naturally not disobey. At the same time, he continued, "So we came this time, not only to announce to you our Ming maritime trade policy, but also to bring you nine big ships of goods, which can be regarded as the sincerity of our Ming government to you!" ”

It's all about kicking the ball and diverting the subject, throwing the conundrum at hand to the apocalypse, who is thousands of miles away. Having the Dutch send an envoy to Beijing to negotiate with the Apocalypse was the best way to deal with it at the moment, as it would arouse the attention of the Ming court to overseas trade, and without exacerbating the current contradictions and provoking the Dutch to turn their backs, knowing that they were now in Dutch-controlled territory, and if the Dutch were really angry, the envoy would be dangerous.

After listening to this, Song Ke pondered for a while and said, "The envoy must have worked very hard all the way here. It's better to take a break first, and then it's not too late to talk about this issue when we have lunch. ”

This is obviously a delaying tactic, Sun Yueling knows that these Dutch will not give up easily, but he is not without confidence in his heart, if the Dutch dare to turn their faces easily, or even murder their envoys, it will inevitably cause the wrath of the Ming court, let alone trade at that time, I am afraid that the Ming court will completely block the sea area, and the Netherlands will not be allowed to enter the Ming sea area with one ship and one person.

The officials of the legation, large and small, were settled in the rooms to the east of the castle of Gerancho by the Dutch. The rest of the maritime merchants, such as Ao Fuyong, Li Dan, Yan Ke and others, returned directly to the cargo ship next to the harbor and instructed their men to trade with the Dutch.

In the residence where he stayed, Lu Wenheng said to Sun Yueling: "Sun Zhentai, according to the opinion of this mansion, these Dutch people are extremely arrogant and arrogant, and when the adults have lunch with them, they don't need to be merciful to them, you can show the majesty of our Heavenly Empire, so that they don't dare to underestimate us." ”

Lu Wenheng really remembered this matter, and he didn't forget to persuade him to set up a score at this time. But it's no wonder that Lu Wenheng was scolded by the Dutch in front of many officials, as a senior civil official of the Ming Dynasty, he has a deep-rooted orthodoxy in his heart, which is naturally unbearable.

Sun Yueling smiled faintly and said, "Lord Lu, forgive the envoy for being blunt. I believe that the dignity and courage of a country can not only be won by mere showmanship and arrogance, but also by strength. If our kingdom is strong enough, these gentlings will naturally be afraid of us; If our country is too poor and weak to be feared, then even if we put it in the sky, we will only provoke the disdain and anger of the other side. The reason why the Dutch are so arrogant and unscrupulous is that they can run rampant along the coast of our Ming Dynasty by relying on their strong ships and guns? ”

After a pause, he said, "Therefore, this envoy thinks that the key is whether our Great Ming Sailor is strong and whether our country is rich. As long as we can be rich and prosperous, are we afraid that these foreign people will not come to surrender? If we were still in the Hongwu Empire, Yongle was prosperous, how could these Dutch dare to be so arrogant? Speaking of which, our country is not as strong as it used to be! ”

These words can be described as heartfelt and frank, but it is also a taboo for officials, and there is a feeling of arguing about the situation in vain, which is a sin of taboo in the ears of others. But after Sun Yueling was in charge of the cross-sea opening with Lu Wenheng, he already knew him well. He didn't dare to guarantee that this Lu Wenheng would be a good official, but he must be a good person, with the fine tradition of traditional Chinese scholars. But because of this, some of the corrupt and arrogant faults of the scholar doctor were also perfectly reflected in him at the same time.

Lu Wenheng saw Sun Yueling tell him frankly, sighed, and said: "That's right, if Hong Wuye and Yongle Ye are still alive now, how dare these Fanbang clowns offend my dignified Huaxia!" ”

Sun Yueling took his words and said: "Therefore, there is no need for us to dispute with these Dutch for the sake of superficial gains and losses, as long as we can successfully fulfill Lord Zhu's trust and let these Dutch trade in our way, it will be worth the trip." "And what we really need to do seriously is to make our warships bigger and stronger, and develop our firearms more fierce and violent, which is the best way to really win back our self-esteem and confidence." ”

Lu Wenheng sighed again when he heard this, and said: "It's still Sun Zhentai's lofty knowledge, it's the lower officials who are confused, and they are still thinking about the superficial gains and losses, which makes the adults laugh." ”

Sun Yueling said: "Lord Lu doesn't have to blame himself too much, you have this intention, which means that you are still loyal to the Ming Dynasty in your heart, and now there are not many officials in Fujian who can have the heart of an adult." ”

Lu Wenheng was obedient and listened to the sound, knowing that he was secretly referring to something, so he smiled.

The two chatted in the room for a while, and Song Ke sent someone to invite the important officials of the mission to the hall on the second floor for a banquet.

When they were led by the messenger to the hall on the second floor, they saw that the hall was already richly decorated, and the red carpet was spread out at the entrance, extending to the front table. The various wall lamps on the walls on both sides of the hall are also lit up one by one, and there are three Western-style pure copper chandeliers hanging on the dining table, emitting a soft light and illuminating the whole hall.

The long dining table is also filled with a variety of exquisite dishes, including Western-style bread, barbecue, ham, Chinese-style seafood, stewed soup, chicken, duck and fish, etc., as well as a variety of fruits, snacks and wines.

It can be seen from such a careful layout of the Dutch that Song Ke and others began to pay attention to the envoys of the Ming Dynasty in their hearts, otherwise they would not have arranged this banquet so luxuriously.

Sun Yueling took a look, in addition to some important officials of the official, even the major maritime merchants of the Ming Dynasty were also invited, Ao Fuyong and Ao Tianxing of Aotianmen, Li Dan, Yan Ke, Zheng Yiguan and others have been waiting here for a long time.

At Song Ke's warm invitation, everyone sat down in two rows of the long table and began the feast. After the waiters on either side poured bright red wine for both sides, Sun Yueling found that the tableware placed in front of the table was not only the knife and fork that Westerners are accustomed to, but also a pair of chopsticks.

This Song Ke was still kind of hearted, and began to know how to respect the customs of Ming officials, not as arrogant and unreasonable as at the beginning, it seems that the maritime trade policy of the Ming Dynasty greatly deterred these Dutch and made them change their attitude towards the envoys.

After the guests on both sides toasted and saluted each other, Song Ke first opened the conversation and said to Sun Yueling: "Honorable Oriental Official, in order to express our sincerity to your country, we have specially asked the best culinary master chef in the castle to make a table of delicious food for you, to thank you for coming to the city of Geranza in person. ”

Sun Yueling said with a smile: "The chief is too polite, this official has been ordered by the governor of Fujian, Lord Zhu, and naturally wants to pass on the maritime trade policy he formulated to the merchants in various places, since you Dutch are sincere friends with our Ming Dynasty and plan to trade with us for a long time, then, please also ask the chief to accept our policy and trade in our way, and we can return to Fujian as soon as possible and tell the governor the sincerity of the governor." ”

Seeing that Sun Yueling still refused to back down, Song Ke frowned and said, "Don't you think that the sumptuous food at this table is not appetizing, if this is the case, I can ask the chef to change a few more dishes until the adult is satisfied." ”

This is completely a non-answer, is there a problem with the translation, Sun Yueling couldn't help but glance at Zheng Yiguan in surprise, only to see his innocent face, and gesturing to him, as if saying that there was no problem with the translation at all.

Sun Yueling patiently repeated to Song Ke again, and said: "In addition, after careful consideration, our governor thinks that although you can only come to my Ming coast five times a year to trade, our Ming Dynasty maritime merchants can come to Taiwan to conduct free trade with you, there is no limit to this number of times, it depends on your purchasing power and attitude towards my Ming Dynasty, as long as you can act in accordance with my Ming maritime trade policy, the governor will take more care of you as appropriate, Increase the number of businessmen who come to Taiwan. ”

This is already his last hole card, and he has always wanted to leave it until the end, which can be regarded as leaving a way out for his side. But Song Ke in front of him still didn't seem to be satisfied, and said to him again: "Your Excellency, you are not afraid of hard work to come to Taiwan, you must stay for ten or twenty days, let us entertain you well and take you to see the beautiful scenery of Taiwan." ”

What does this mean, do you want to forcibly keep him, Sun Yueling put down his wine glass, and said solemnly: "Thank you for the gentleness of the chief, but this official still has a lot of affairs to do in Fujian, so I can't delay it here, and I also ask the chief to reply to us as soon as possible, so that we can return to Fujian as soon as possible to reply to the governor." ”

After hearing this, Song Ke's face finally changed, and he put the wine glass heavily on the table without saying a word.

At this moment, Planck, the lieutenant next to Song Ke, suddenly stood up, and said to Sun Yueling with an angry face: "The Oriental official really doesn't know how to raise up, our chief entertains you with the best food and the purest wine, and you have no sincerity at all, and you obviously don't take our Dutch fleet seriously." ”

Lu Wenheng saw that the Dutch side began to shout, how could he show weakness, and immediately stood up and counterattacked: "Bold, dare to shout at our envoys, don't you want to trade with our Daming?" Aren't you afraid that our Ming Dynasty Heavenly Soldiers will completely wipe you out? (To be continued.) )