In the evening, the tripartite trade cooperation agreement and the maritime arbitration agreement were officially signed.

Subsequently, Feng Shengtai and Moleno signed a contract for the purchase of warships worth 1.35 million taels of silver on behalf of the Great Tomorrow Industrial Trading Company and the Portuguese East India Company, respectively.

By the end of August, two major shipyards in Goa, owned by the Portuguese East India Company, will deliver eight new 750-ton warships, each equipped with 12 24-pounder bronze guns, 24 12-pounder long-barreled bronze guns, 120 flintlock pistols and corresponding ammunition, to the Great Tomorrow Industrial Trading Company.

These 8 warships will form a joint trade convoy together with the 6 warships provided by Moreno and Saïd, escorting the trade fleet jointly formed by the three parties, and the costs of recruitment, training, weapons and equipment of captains and sailors will be borne by the three parties in proportion to the revenue.

At the strong request of Sayide and Moreno, Zhu Daolin agreed to give up 8,000 pieces of porcelain, 15,000 pieces of silk, 500 vanity mirrors, and all crystal artifacts that had been left to the Spaniards, and that Moleno and Sayide would distribute them themselves.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the celebratory dinner ended in a warm atmosphere.

Saïd and his entourage followed Moleno to the third courtyard where he was staying, where he was staying, to discuss how to divide the share of silk and porcelain that was supposed to be supplied to the Spaniards.

Zhu Daolin and his entourage returned to the Yingzhou Military and Political Commission to hold a meeting.

As soon as Feng Shengtai was about to inform more than 30 military and political chiefs of the results of the talks and the contents of the agreement signed, Lin Huanyan, deputy director of the port police station, hurriedly arrived and delivered the letter entrusted by the Spaniards to Zhu Daolin.

Feng Shengtai took the letter handed by Zhu Daolin and quickly opened it, and immediately conveyed the important news conveyed in the letter to Zhu Daolin after reading it:

In his letter, Mr. Sánchez said that the Governor of Manila had been condemned for the outrage of the Church and the Inquisition Court in Manila by the Japanese order to ban Catholicism and expel missionaries. I'm afraid I will step down early. ”

"Mr. Sánchez was forced to resign as director of the Spanish East India Company by accusing Sanchez and the Governor of Manila of selling the port of Tamsui to us, and he also told us that the parties in the Philippine colonies had decided to take revenge on Japan by expelling all Japanese in Manila and throughout the Philippines and increasing the garrison and personnel in the port of Keelung. Containment of the Japanese trading fleet. ”

Everyone immediately thought of the possibility of war between Spain and Japan, and Wang Zhaohuan, who had a keen sense of politics, nervously asked Zhu Daolin: "Will it affect the Ming people of Luzon again?" ”

Zhu Daolin replied very seriously in the face of the worried eyes of dozens of civil and military officers under his command: "It is estimated that everyone still clearly remembers that in the 31st year of Wanli, the Spaniards brutally slaughtered 25,000 Ming immigrants in Manila and plundered the property of the Ming immigrants. condemn all the Ming people who were killed as rebels who are ashamed of their ancestral tombs, and do not deserve His Majesty's care. ”

"At that time, the Ming Dynasty had just finished the anti-Japanese war to aid Korea, and he was unable to crusade against the Spaniards who slaughtered the people of the Ming Dynasty, so although the Wanli Emperor was very angry, he could only issue an order to angrily reprimand the Spaniards."

"When I signed a trade contract with the Spanish East India Company last year, I made it clear to Mr. Sánchez and Mr. Aznar on the question of the interests of the Ming people of Luzon. Tell them clearly that I care very much about the people of the Ming Dynasty in Luzon. Later, in the name of the general of the Ming Empire, I will formally send a letter to the Spaniards, asking them to ensure that the interests and personal safety of the Ming people are not violated. ”

Zhong Wenwu suddenly relaxed, and Simeno and Vargas also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone knows that Zhu Daolin has always cherished the people and is qualified to warn the Spaniards. It also has the ability to protect the Ming people who settled in Luzon, unless the Spaniards are ready for a large-scale war with the Ming Empire, they will never dare to treat the Ming people who settled in Luzon as they did 30 years ago.

Feng Shengtai conveyed to the participants the two agreements signed today and the contract for ordering warships, and then gave a detailed report on the plan for the visit to Europe, the composition of the mission, and the four countries and regions to be visited, including Portugal, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom, and finally announced the exact departure date of the visit to Europe: 9 o'clock in the morning in three days.

Vargas then briefed the participants on the composition of the fleet, armament, and route of the voyage to Europe. Answer safety questions from attendees.

At the end of the half-hour discussion, Zhu Daolin gave clear answers to the many questions raised by everyone:

"The most frequently asked question just now is that this visit has not been approved by the imperial court and the emperor, and I don't know in what name to negotiate with other countries......

"Here I explain that this visit is completely a trade visit and contact, the visiting mission only represents me, not on behalf of the Ming court and the emperor, the visiting mission and Portugal, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Sweden and other countries for trade contacts, as well as the submission of letters and gifts to the emperors and nobles of various countries, are all carried out in my personal name, using my personal seal, not involving the Ming court and the emperor."

"The relevant letters to Mr. Feng Shengtai are written in my Ming and Latin scripts, fully expressing my good wishes for mutual trade and friendly exchanges with other countries, if you are interested, you can go to Mr. Feng Shengtai to check them in the next two days."

The biggest concerns of the civil and military forces immediately dissipated.

As long as he does not visit in the name of the Ming court and the emperor, he will not commit the great crime of deceiving the king and rebelling, and the slightest violation of the ban is nothing.

Since following Zhu Daolin, this kind of "slightly forbidden" thing has been doing, although it is illegal, but it is reasonable, as Zhu Daolin said, it is the great cause of enriching the country and strengthening the army to benefit the people, and it is only good for the Ming Dynasty and no harm to the emperor, so everyone is used to it.

Fundamental issues of principle were resolved, the progress of the meeting was accelerated, and for the next three days, the work of all departments was centered around the visiting fleet.

Zhu Daolin had already brought hundreds of boxes of compressed biscuits, canned luncheon meat, and vitamins in glass bottles needed for a long sea voyage from Tianshu Pavilion, and other necessary things such as medicines, wild lemons, preserved meat, ham, dried fruits, soybeans and mung beans needed to sprout beans and mung beans needed to be prepared with the help of various departments.

After the meeting, the six army generals were left behind by Zhu Daolin.

After the Spaniards increased their troops in Keelung Harbor, they might occupy Yilan and Hualien on the east coast of Yingzhou, and the Dutch and the Zheng family in Fujian could have a large-scale naval battle at any time, and the army had to work out a countermeasure for every eventuality.

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