For four days, no one had escaped, and the governor of Mascolu was in a hurry.

With the fort there, Mascolus believed that he would be able to hold on to the Lord. But without rescue, those soldiers and maritime merchants will not be able to bear it for a long time.

What to do! What to do!

Mascok was so angry that it smashed all the furniture in the room.

Paul was even more anxious, in this era, those who dared to risk their lives to sail to the sea were either subordinates sent by wealthy merchants and nobles, or poor people risked desperate fights to earn high profits from overseas trade.

Paul belonged to the latter group, and the capital of his voyage was borrowed from usury. If he didn't go back to earn enough this time, not only would he be afraid that his family would have to be sold into slavery by those villains.

Thinking of this, Paul was frightened, and hurriedly spoke to Masco, "Your Excellency, why don't we send someone to negotiate with the Zheng family's people first!" ‘

Hearing Paul's opinion, Masco's heart suddenly changed, yes, you can send someone to negotiate with them first.

Mascolus looked at Paul and smiled grimly.

Trembling, Paul walked out of the Doge's Palace, shaking desperately with a white flag.

Seeing that the other party raised a white flag and asked for a truce negotiation, Zheng Chenggong ordered the guy to come over.

Paul came over and said in a trembling voice, "Why did the general attack our harbor and sink our ships?" ”

As soon as Zheng Chenggong heard the words from the translator, his eyes suddenly widened, he glared at Paul angrily, and drank: "When did Macau become yours." Bullshit, Macau has been our Chinese since ancient times! ”

Mascolu quibbled: "We obtained the ownership of Macao from the Ming Dynasty in 1553, and Macao is ours!" ”

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he immediately pulled out the Longquan Sword and cut off one of Paul's ears with a sword. "Dog, dare to lie to Lao Tzu. You just bribed the deputy envoy of the Guangdong Sea Road and defrauded the right of residence. Dare to talk nonsense, vainly trying to occupy my Chinese territory! ”

His ears were cut off, and Paul immediately covered his ears and rolled on the ground in pain.

Zheng Chenggong snorted and shouted, "Come on, find a doctor to show him." I still have something to say to him! ”

"Yes, General!"

Several Zheng family sailors hurriedly brought the accompanying doctors to help him stop the bleeding.

Seeing that Paul had stopped bleeding, Zheng Chenggong walked over.

Looking at Paul, who was squatting on the ground and trembling all the time, Zheng Chenggong shouted in a deep voice: "Now Macau is yours or ours!" ”

When Paul heard the shouting, he immediately fell to his knees and cried out, "General, Macau is yours and has always been yours!" ”

Hearing this answer, Zheng Chenggong snorted.

The devils don't have a good thing, and if they don't give them a little color to see, they dare to kick their noses in the face and look down on people.

Zheng Chenggong looked coldly at the obvious maritime merchant in front of him, and said: "Go back and tell that bullshit governor and tell him, get out of Macau!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes, the little one must tell the governor what you mean, general."

"You can go back now!"

"Little retirement!"

Hearing Paul's words, Mascolus went crazy and threw his teacup around.

"If you want us to give up Macau, damn it, this can't be, I won't agree to it!"

Looking at the Governor who had fallen into madness, Paul gritted his teeth with hatred, it was this bastard who instigated himself to come forward and join other maritime merchants to refuse to pay the protection fee, so that he suffered heavy losses.

Now he still refuses to recognize the reality, and he still thinks about continuing to fight against the Zheng family's sailors, which is simply not knowing whether he is alive or dead.

Paul said unceremoniously, "My Governor, your ships are gone, can you tell me if there is any way to drive away those pirates?" ”

When Mascolu heard this, he immediately collapsed to the ground in frustration.

Seeing that the governor refused to reply, Paul immediately persuaded: "Your Excellency the governor, now we still have a fort, and we are still qualified to negotiate with the Zheng pirates. But once the battery is breached, we have nothing. The Governor should reach an agreement with the Zheng family's gang as soon as possible! ”

Hearing this, Mascolu suddenly got up, "Yes, yes, Mr. Paul, you are right, we still have the bargaining chips to negotiate." Paul, my mind is very confused now, and I can't think normally at all, so I formally appoint you as the plenipotentiary envoy to negotiate with the people of the Zheng family. As long as it doesn't involve Macau, everything else can be discussed! ”

Paul looked at the Governor of Macau with disdain, damn fat man, he was so bullish before, don't worry about anything, he will be responsible if something happens. Now that I see that the situation is not secondary, I want to let Lao Tzu carry the black pot.

If it weren't for the fact that his power was inferior to him, if he hadn't thought about seeing if he could get his merchant ship back, Lao Tzu wouldn't have birded you.

The thought of his own bombed-up merchant ship pained Paul's heart.

In order to try to recover the loss, Paul came to Zheng Chenggong again.

Paul humbly said with respect that Francois and the Zheng family had always lived in harmony, and no one wanted to see a conflict. Therefore, for the sake of peace, the governor of Macau hoped to make an agreement with the Zheng family to end the conflict.

Zheng Chenggong cracked his mouth and almost laughed. Dog's day, after staying in Huaxia for a long time, even the way of speaking has become so tongue-twisting.

Isn't it that all your battleships have been taken away by Lao Tzu, and now you can't fight anymore and want to surrender.

Zheng Chenggong didn't have the patience to continue to accompany this guy, so he said directly: "When are you going to get out of Macau!" ”

Paul was stunned for a moment before he whispered, "Your Excellency, it is impossible for us to let out Macao. Everything else is negotiable! ”

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he immediately slapped the case and drank: "Don't admit defeat, right?" Do you think I really can't take that little turret? Then we'll talk with our fists on the battlefield! ”

Seeing Zheng Chenggong so angry, the cold sweat on his face was brushed off at once, and he said tremblingly: "General, I believe that you will definitely be able to conquer the fort." But what is that price, have you ever wondered. Your father has now been captured by the Barbarians, and you are facing a threat from the Barbarians. After you have taken down the fort at a huge cost, will you still be able to face those dangers? As long as you are willing to stop this meaningless conflict, general, we are willing to fund and support your recovery! ”

Zheng Chenggong looked at this maritime merchant and was silent.

This time he came violently, hoping to bring down Macao and drive away the Franc machine.

I didn't expect the fort they built in Macao to be so strong and the artillery so powerful.

As he said, if you want to occupy this battery, it's not impossible.

A strong assault regardless of casualties should be able to be taken. Besiege them for a long time, and by the time they run out of ammunition, they should be able to take it.

But it's a pity that I can't afford both.

How can I spend less than 4,000 soldiers and horses here, and the Qing army is now focusing on attacking the Huguang area, but Fujian also left 30,000 or 40,000 green battalion troops, which may take the initiative to attack at any time.

I can't put my energy here for a long time, and I have to find a way to expand my strength quickly.

Zheng Chenggong looked at Paul and said: "If you want to end this war, you can pay a one-time compensation of one million taels of silver, and the future protection fee must also be paid on time!" ”

When Paul heard that Zheng Chenggong was finally willing to start negotiating, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, regained his true colors as a businessman, and began to bargain with Zheng Chenggong.

"General, we will definitely pay the protection fee on time, but even if we take out all the money in Macau, we won't be able to make up as much as one million taels. Please don't open your mouth and offer an unrealistic price! ”

Zheng Chenggong snorted and said, "You have been operating in Macau for so long and have made a huge fortune through trade. I dare to say that I can't make up a million taels! ”

Paul explained: "General, we need to bring the goods back home in order to make a huge difference, and all that wealth is in the country. There are really not so many on the Macau side. Pay off the general, forgive me! ”

Zheng Chenggong looked at Paul and said, "800,000 taels!" ”

"We can make up 300,000 taels at most!"

"Six hundred thousand taels!"

"General, we ......"

Paul wanted to continue to bargain, but Zheng Chenggong interrupted him and shouted: "600,000 taels, if you don't give it, start a war immediately!" ”

Paul looked at Zheng Chenggong's angry face and knew that this was the bottom price, and there was no possibility of suppressing it.

Then, he couldn't yet pat the horse decide. Such matters had to be reported to the Governor of Masco, and he should decide.

"I will go back and report to the Governor of Masco, and I believe that you will be able to answer in a day!" Paul said.

"Hmm!"

After talking about business, Paul looked at Zheng Chenggong and said with a hint of expectation: "General, please please return the merchant ship you captured to me after the peace talks are over!" ”

"What? How dare you ask me for a boat! Zheng Chenggong said angrily when he heard it

Paul lowered his head and said tremblingly: "General, that is my whole wealth, without those merchant ships and goods, my whole family will suffer, and please have mercy on us merchants." ”

Zheng Chenggong said impatiently, "Those ships have been blown up!" ”

Paul said anxiously, "But I saw with my own eyes that the ships were taken away by your men." ”

Zheng Chenggong drew his sword, glared at Paul and drank: "Then you mean I deceived you!" ”

Looking at the sharp blade, Paul was so frightened that he almost urinated, and hurriedly said: "No, no, no, noble lord, it must be that my eyes are dizzy, and I am wrong!" ”

"Humph! If it weren't for the fact that you were a messenger, Lao Tzu would have beheaded you, so go back and tell the governor of your family to make a decision! ”

"Yes, yes!" Paul crawled out of the barracks and ran back to the governor's palace.

Instead of wanting to return to his merchant ship, Paul replied to Zheng Chenggong's request in despair, and Mascolu heard and thought for a long time before he made up his mind to agree to the conditions.

Looking at Paul, who had lost one of his ears, Mascolus felt that he should compensate for his hard work and promised to compensate him for his loss.

Upon hearing the Governor of Macau's assurance, Paul was overjoyed and felt that the cost of his life and an ear had not been in vain.

On 26 February, on the deck of the flagship of the Cheng Family Naval Division, 800 soldiers of the Zheng Family Naval Division stood on the deck with their heads held high and in high spirits, quietly waiting for the signing ceremony to arrive.

At noon, Masgarlu took Paul and a dozen soldiers to board the flagship of the Zheng Jiashui Division.

Zheng Chenggong saw the other party coming and said, "Let's start!" ”

During the meeting, Zheng Chenggong and Ma Shijialu had cordial and friendly talks, fully exchanged views, and enhanced the understanding between the two sides. The talks were useful, and with the joint efforts of both sides, the contradictions were eased and the further development of the conflict was avoided.

During the meeting, under Zheng Chenggong's painstaking education, Mascolu deeply understood his mistakes, admitted that Macao was Chinese, apologized to Zheng Chenggong, and was willing to compensate 600,000 taels for the loss of labor and pay future sea insurance premiums.

At the meeting, Zheng Chenggong accepted the apology and apology from Masgar Road in order to achieve peace as soon as possible, and agreed that Fu Langji would continue to live in Macao by paying 500 taels of rent per mu per year.

The two sides eventually signed the text of the "Macao Memorandum" that recorded the contents of the meeting and pressed their fingerprints.

After seeing the general and the ghost exchanging texts, the Zheng family's sailor immediately cheered.

Crackling, firecrackers hung from twenty-one fortune boats rang out to celebrate the victory.

Some people are happy and some are worried, and the Zheng family sailor cheers to his heart's content. The ghosts of the Francophone didn't even make a move, so they got off the boat one by one with their heads down and went back to the governor's palace to lose their temper.

Looking at the back of Mascolu's departure, Zheng Chenggong knew that the ghost would never give up, and when the power recovered, he would definitely find a way to take revenge.

However, Zheng Chenggong didn't expect this so-called peace to last long, and sooner or later he would definitely drive the ghosts out of Macau! (I'm about to sign A, the fat man kneels and begs everyone to collect it, and it's best to give a few recommended tickets to a face!) ）