Chapter 255: Xanadu
The next day, Sun Yueling overrode public opinion and led people to Geranzabao again to hold talks with Song Ke. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
This time, the Dutch did not have the arrogant look they had in the past, and their attitude was extremely humble and friendly, and Song Ke even bowed down and knelt down to Sun Yueling, and ceremoniously entertained the envoys.
Sun Yueling's attitude this time was tougher than any other negotiation, and he put forward many conditions that were difficult for the Dutch to accept. Song Ke did not dare to contradict it, but cautiously raised objections and fought against the harsh conditions of the Ming side.
After half a day of negotiations, the two sides finally reached a preliminary agreement, and the clerk's offices of the two sides should write a written record, sign and seal, and each hold a copy.
In this document, the Ming side mainly put forward three major conditions: first, in the future, the Dutch must trade in accordance with the Ming country's maritime trade policy, and must not collude with maritime smuggling without permission; The second is that the town of Geranza will henceforth be highly autonomous, and will no longer be dependent on the management of the Dutch. Originally, Sun Yueling planned to let the Ming Kingdom exercise sovereignty over the town of Relancha, but Song Ke and others resolutely refused to agree, and had no choice but to compromise like this. In this way, although the town of Geranza is still under the influence of the Dutch, after all, it is nominally under its control, and in case of any change, the Ming can send personnel to intervene at any time; The third is that the Dutch must hand over the pirate Xu Xinsu, who was wanted by the Ming State, and promise that they will not harbor any important criminals wanted by the Ming State Government from now on, and must not oppose the Ming State Government.
In addition to these three major agreements, there are also some minor conditions attached to them, and after repeated negotiations between the two sides, they have also reached a unanimous view.
After the negotiation, Sun Yueling proposed to Song Ke that he should return to the merchant ships of the envoys staying in the harbor, and Song Ke naturally agreed, and begged Sun Yueling and his party to have lunch at Fort Relanza before leaving.
At this time, Sun Yueling was not worried that the Dutch were dissatisfied, even if they were not convinced? Under the current situation, the Han forces in Taiwan have been greatly integrated under his intervention, Yan Siqi in Beigang and Li Dan in Gelancha Town have been completely loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and even the forces of the Tainan Da Belly Kingdom have become friendly with the Ming Dynasty.
The Dutch did not have many troops, and they lost more than half of them in the battle of Geranza, and their strength was greatly damaged. As a foreign force that has traveled far across the sea, it is very good that the Dutch can now gain a foothold in Taiwan, let alone conquer the whole of Taiwan by force, and if the Dutch continue to adopt a suppressive attitude towards other forces in Taiwan, once a war of attrition starts, it will be a problem for them to be able to retreat from Taiwan.
Sun Yueling didn't know if his intervention would have an impact on the history of Taiwan being ruled by the Dutch in the future, but what he knew was that according to the current development of the situation, as long as the Han forces in Taiwan can continue to remain united and there are fewer traitors like Xu Xinsu, then it will never become a reality for the Dutch to fully control Taiwan.
After reaching an agreement, Sun Yueling will give the order, and all parties will deal with the matter as soon as possible, and in the future, they must act in accordance with the policy of the Ming Dynasty, and must abide by the agreement reached between the Ming Dynasty and the Netherlands, and cannot violate it, let alone provoke disputes.
For the next ten days, Sun Yueling stayed in the town of Geranza, guiding them to form a chamber of commerce alliance for self-government, and at the same time ordering his subordinates to prepare all kinds of supplies and utensils for the return trip. Unexpectedly, Yan Siqi said that he would not agree to Sun Yueling's return to Fujian, and strongly demanded that he must go to Beigang to inspect and see the implementation of the "opening of Taiwan across the sea" reached in his hands. Sun Yueling couldn't, so he had to agree to Yan Siqi's request, and decided to go to Beigang to inspect first, and then return to Fujian.
On this day, Ao Fuyong, the master of Aotianmen, came with his subordinates to bid farewell to Sun Yueling. Because Sun Yueling was going to Beigang, and Ao Fuyong and the others were done with everything, they couldn't stay in Taiwan for a long time, so they had to return first.
Sun Yueling understood Ao Fuyong's mood, Ao Tianmen was already getting worse, and now there are such heavy generals as Ao Tianxing, how could he be happy in his heart, and couldn't help but take his hand and comfort: "Ao Tianxing is not only your uncle, but also Sun's old friend, now that he is killed in Taiwan, it can be regarded as sacrificing his life for the country, and the government will not forget your brave deeds." The master of the door can rest assured, as long as my Sun Yueling is here for a day, I will escort you Aotianmen, so that you can return to the glory of the past as soon as possible! ”
The sad look on Ao Fuyong's thin face turned into a moving look, and he thanked Sun Yueling repeatedly, saying, "My lord is really a gentleman of benevolence and righteousness......
Three days after bidding farewell to the Aotianmen caravan, Li Dan came to bid farewell to Sun Yueling, saying that he was ill and wanted to return to Japan to recuperate for a period of time.
Sun Yueling understood this, after Li Dan was imprisoned by his son Li Guozhu, although he was rescued, he was so angry that he contracted lung disease, and his cough became more and more serious, and he took several pairs of decoctions to no avail, so he wanted to return to Japan to find a good doctor for diagnosis.
Li Dan in front of him was pale and bloodless, and gasped at him: "My lord...... I really have the heart to serve the adults, but my body is weak, so I can only wait until ...... When I get better, I'll come and serve the adults......"
Sun Yueling saw that he did not forget to show his loyalty to himself before leaving, and his heart was somewhat moved, and he looked at him and said: "Boss Li has a heart, you can go to Japan to recuperate with peace of mind, and then come to Fujian when you are well, and this official is waiting for you at any time!" ”
Li Dan smiled reluctantly, gasped for a while, and said, "It's just ...... It's just that the inferior son Kunissuke has caused trouble for the adults.,I want to take him back to Japan.,From then on, ...... to him Discipline him strictly, and please ...... Please allow me to ......."
It seems that Li Dan is still worried that he will cure his son Li Guozhu's crimes, so he made this request. Sun Yueling saw that he was seriously ill, his heart softened, and said: "This is natural, Ling Lang was just deceived by a traitor, I believe that after your hard persuasion, he will definitely understand the truth of serving the country." Immediately afterwards, the conversation changed and said, "However, all the business of your Li family firm in Taiwan and even Fujian will be handed over to Zheng Yiguan to take care of in the future, after all, he is your righteous son and a trustworthy person of this official, I don't know what the boss wants?" ”
Li Dan nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, it's all up to ...... It's up to the adults to decide. His son, Li Guozhu, was abusive and opposed to the Ming envoys, nearly ruining the foundation of his business, which made him nervous that the huge business network he had built would be affected. Since Sun Yueling instructed his righteous son Zheng Yiguan to be in charge of the trade of Taiwan and even the mainland, he naturally couldn't ask for it, but Zheng Yiguan was also his righteous son, which was a hundred times better than changing someone else.
After talking to Li Dan, the seriously ill seamer finally relieved himself, escorted his son Li Guozhu, and boarded a ship bound for Japan.
After sending Li Dan away, the entire envoy group stayed in Gelanza for another half a month, and after Zheng Yiguan had completely controlled Li Dan's business in Taiwan, he finally boarded the ship and set sail with Yan Siqi's fleet to Beigang.
After the entire fleet landed at the Beigang wharf, the group surrounded Sun Yueling and followed the newly repaired road to the place where the Fujian soldiers settled.
Under the bright sun, I saw that on the land of this piece of waterway, a number of squatter villages were established, which were neatly and orderly, distributed in the shape of "well", and there was a tall lookout platform in the middle, and the periphery was surrounded by a wooden fence, like a small and medium-sized military camp. In the periphery of the entire camp, a large area of land has been reclaimed, and countless villagers are driving their oxen and plows to work, and the scene is full of vigor and vitality.
Yan Siqi looked at Sun Yuelinglu's surprised expression and said: "My lord, Siqi divided the first batch of reclamation people who went to Taiwan into ten villages for management, distributed silver taels and farm tools, and allocated land for them to cultivate, and encouraged them to go to the sea to fish and hunt in the mountains, and make every effort to develop the mountains and seas. Now, in less than half a year, these people have completely taken root in Taiwan, and they are completely self-sufficient, and they still have a surplus of output for trade. ”
"Not bad, not bad." Sun Yueling had a big heart and said, "Brother Yan is really powerful, and he deserves to be the pioneer of opening Taiwan across the sea." ”
Yan Siqi said: "Where is it, the adults have praised it." If it weren't for the great support of adults, there would be no such grand occasion as it is now. Therefore, the great talent is really the first person to govern the country and assist the people and open Taiwan across the sea! ”
Sun Yueling shook his head and smiled: "Brother Yan, I didn't expect you to make fun of me." ”
Yan Siqi laughed and said, "My lord is too modest, but he doesn't look like an official in the imperial court. ”
Sun Yueling said: "Isn't this bad? Does it have to be the official to put on a straight face and give you an official lecture that Brother Yan is willing to smile happily? ”
As soon as these words fell, the two laughed in unison, causing the entourage to look sideways.
The Ming officials in charge of managing the reclamation team heard that the envoys had come to inspect and had already come out. Greeted by local officials, the delegation entered the village and began to understand and inspect the first batch of soldiers bound for Taiwan.
When they first came to Taiwan, they were harassed by the local village community from time to time, but Yan Siqi went to the meeting alone, personally met the leaders of the local village community, and negotiated all the conditions with them, so they really established themselves in Beigang.
Now that the first batch of reclamation troops have successfully settled in Taiwan, they have completely regarded it as their other home, and many people have clamored to return to the interior to take their relatives and friends to live together. Judging from the current situation, they will soon be able to mobilize the second batch of reclamation teams to Taiwan and join in the construction of their homeland in full swing.
"For the sake of a land, the people live in peace!" Sun Yueling sighed in his heart, if the people of the Ming Dynasty had their own land, and they were not exploited by the government, why would the Ming Dynasty be full of thieves and the world would be in chaos.
This is simply to avoid the troubled times of the "paradise", Sun Yueling walked to the outside of the village, looking at the people working hard outside, suddenly felt a burst of relaxation and comfort, years of hard work seems to be released at this moment, can not help but breathe a sigh of relief, said to the people around him: "This is so beautiful, I really want to live here for a few more days." ”
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After staying in Beigang for three or four days, Sun Yueling finally decided to return. After all, it has been a short time for them to come out this time, and all affairs have been completed, so it's time to go back and report to Zhu Qinxiang.
Unexpectedly, just as the envoy was about to leave, Zheng Yiguan rushed over with someone, saying that he was going to Fujian with the envoy.
Yan Siqi smiled at his little brother, and said with a pun: "What? You can't bear to be an adult, and you want to escort him back to Fujian like me? This time, the envoy group returned, and it happened that Yan Siqi had not returned to Fujian for a long time, so he went back with his daughter, and planned to talk about some things with the twelve merchants in Fujian again and take care of their business in Fujian.
Zheng Yiguan's face turned slightly red after hearing this, and he sneered: "Big brother, don't make fun of me, haven't I taken over a lot of business from my father-in-law, and even Fujian has many affairs to deal with in a hurry, so I hurried over and prepared to go back with the adults." Big brother, you also know that I was able to master this town of Reranza, and it was all thanks to the adults who made the decisions for me, so there are still many specific things to ask the adults! ”
Yan Siqi laughed and said, "You really have enough reasons, the eldest brother was persuaded by you." ”
Zheng Yiguan frowned and said, "Big brother......"
Yan Siqi restrained his smile and said, "Okay, big brother won't laugh at you anymore." However, since you have taken over the burden on your father-in-law's shoulders, this is not an easy matter, and in the future, you must work with the spirit of twelve, and you can no longer be as so-so as before. ”
Zheng Yiguan nodded and said: "What the eldest brother said is that the first time an official has taken on a heavy burden, I am afraid that many things will not be able to be handled, and I hope that the eldest brother will help him more." ”
Yan Siqi patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are my Yan Siqi's sworn brother, and the eldest of my twenty-eight righteousnesses, I won't help you help anyone, you can do it without worry!" ”
Zheng Yiguan's face was full of joy and said, "Thank you, big brother." ”
Since Yan Siqi and Zheng Yiguan insisted on sailing with the envoys, Sun Yueling was not good at making it difficult for the strongmen, so he had to agree to return to Fujian with them. Yan Siqi and Zheng Yiguan boarded the official ship of the envoy group in order to be able to talk to Sun Yueling nearby, and another sea ship carrying goods was helmed by their men.
The two ships broke through the wind and waves and headed northwest.
Sun Yueling's heart was full of emotion, when the envoys came to Taiwan, there were more than 60 people, but now there are only more than 30 people left, and more than half of them have died, which is really unexpected. Fortunately, they were finally worthy of the trip, and not only did they fulfill the governor's trust, but also greatly curbed the Dutch and gained control of coastal trade.
In the future, the Ming Dynasty is bound to become the dominant one in this southeast coastal area, and any foreigner who wants to get a piece of the pie here has to seek the advice of the Ming Dynasty and act according to the face of the Ming Dynasty.