So, with some ulterior motive motive, Putmans and several of his officers came to the harbor of Fort Wanghai on a galleon with a Chinese surname, and entered the harbor under the watchful eye of several fast armored cruisers.

When Putmans and his party entered the port, they were stunned by the several Daifuku ships and dozens of fast armored cruisers in the port, as well as the merchant ships that frequently entered and exited the port.

Putmans immediately realized that Zheng Zhilong was not lying, this place was definitely full of business opportunities and wealth, and if he could occupy this place, his wealth would increase exponentially. But at the same time, he also realized that it was just a beautiful dream to capture this place with the strength in his hands at the moment, but this did not prevent Putmans from dreaming of earning wealth by another means, which led to Putmans' trip to the General's Mansion this time, because he had already inquired about it, and the most powerful person on this land was the Dingguo General.

There was a sound of heavy footsteps outside the door, and Putmans, who was sitting in the middle, looked up at the right time, only to see a group of people coming from around the corner, in the middle of which was an Oriental man dressed in red and embroidered with a mass of patterns on his chest. Putmans, who had been in the East for several years, knew that this was the official uniform of the East, and that only officials could wear such clothes in the East.

After seeing the comer, Putmans didn't dare to slack off, and quickly stood up and gave Pang Gang a chest salute, and said in his mouth: "Hello, Your Excellency the honorable General Daming, the contemptible Dutch Taiwan Governor Putmans would like to extend sincere greetings to you. ”

After Putmans finished speaking, the translator beside him hurriedly translated Putmans's words in Chinese.

Pang Gang looked at the tall Western man in front of him, who was about fifty years old and had a tall figure, and knew that the other party must be the Taiwanese governor Putmans.

After hearing the words of the interpreter on the other side, who was dressed in Westerner clothes but was obviously of an Oriental race, Pang Gang glanced at the other party and his group, and nodded: "Hello, Mr. Putmans, who came to Daming from the distant Netherlands, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of my country, I would like to welcome you to the beautiful Daming." ”

After Pang Gang finished speaking, the translator also translated Pang Gang's words word for word.

After the words of understanding the surname, the two sides sat down, and soon a personal soldier served fragrant tea.

Looking at the tea in the hands of the Putmans and his entourage, Pang Gang smiled and asked, "Looking at Mr. Putmans's skillful appearance of drinking tea, it must have been a good time to come to my Daming, right?" ”

Putting down the teacup, Putmans hastened to reply, "Oh yes, I have been appointed by His Majesty the King of our country to be the governor of Taiwan, and I have lived in this beautiful land for five years. ”

"Hmm!" Hearing this, Pang Gang's face was obviously not so good-looking, and his thick eyebrows wrinkled, "Mr. Putmans, first of all, I want to correct one of your statements, Taiwan is the territory of my Ming Dynasty, and the king of your country has no right to appoint the governor of Taiwan, so I don't agree with your official position." ”

When Putmans heard this, he shook his head again and again: "Oh, no, no, no, no, Taiwan is the first thing we discovered and occupied, and according to convention, Taiwan is already our territory. ”

A loud "bang" sounded, startling everyone, and it turned out to be the sound of Pang Gang, who had thick eyebrows upside down, slamming the table.

Pang Gang stood up openly, glared at Putmans and said loudly: "Mr. Putmans, Taiwan is the territory of my Ming Dynasty, whether you admit this result or not, this is an indisputable fact, if you still insist on saying that Taiwan is your busy territory, then I think we have nothing to say." ”

Everyone was stunned by Pang Gang's reaction, and no one expected that His Excellency the general would be so angry without saying a word. In particular, several officers behind Putmans invariably showed anger on their faces, and a young officer sitting next to Putmans immediately stood up and shouted at Pang Gang, looking very excited.

Pang Gang looked at the translator with sharp eyes, and the translator didn't dare to slack off, so he had to say to Pang Gang with a wry smile: "Huge man, this gentleman said that he is Captain Augusta of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Nairn, as your words have hurt the dignity of the Royal Dutch Navy, he asks you to apologize immediately to Chief Putmans, or he will raise your case" At this point, the translator can't go on.

"Say!" The impatient Pang Gang glared at the translator, and the evil in his eyes was undoubtedly revealed.

"He said to propose a duel to you!" The translator gritted his teeth and finally spoke.

"Duel!" The surroundings suddenly fell silent, and Da Zhuang and the others who were sitting behind Pang Gang all looked at Pang Gang with wide eyes because they didn't know the meaning of the Western duel.

"Hahaha"

Pang Gang said to Putmans with a smile: "Okay, Putmans, it turns out that you came to my Qingzhou thousands of miles away to send someone to fight me in a duel?" Is that what you're here for? ”

Putmans was also frightened by his reckless captain, and God testifies that it had nothing to do with him, it was purely Augusta. Captain Nairn played on his own.

Putmans, who was sweating profusely, quickly distinguished: "Oh, honorable general, please believe me, this is by no means my intention, but Captain Nairn's own personal decision, please believe me." Putmans explained, and in his heart he greeted the idiot captain's eighteenth female surname.

Pang Gang looked at the young captain with contempt and said disdainfully: "Mr. Nain, you are only a small captain, and I am a general, may I ask you to ask me for a duel." ”

Captain Ne blushed and said, "You have insulted our great Netherlands kingdom and our chief of Putmans, and I am naturally qualified to propose a duel to you." ”

"Oh," Pang Gang stretched out his voice, as if suddenly realized, "I see, if that's the case, then I can understand that I am also qualified to ask the king of your country for a duel, right?" ”

"You" Nain couldn't help but get angry, Pang Gang was right, his dueling requirements just now were really unreasonable, according to the Western duel rules, both sides of the duel must be people with similar statuses and titles, otherwise any commoner can ask the nobles for a duel, and it won't be chaotic.

Putmans hurriedly came out to play a round, "Okay, Your Excellency the honorable General Daming, it was my subordinate who was wrong just now, I apologize to you for him, and ask for your forgiveness, the young man made a mistake This is even Yanjing will be tolerant, isn't it?" ”

Pang Gang glanced at the aggressive captain and said lightly: "Well, since Mr. Putmans said so, I can naturally forgive him for his recklessness, but I would like to lodge a solemn protest to you about the fact that Taiwan is the territory of the Netherlands that you just said, and if you do not retract this sentence, I will regard it as a provocation to our country." As far as I know, your country only landed on Taiwan by driving out the Spaniards, so imagine how your country would react if someone claimed that your country's Amsterdam was his territory? ”

As the translator translated Pang Gang's words one by one, the Dutch people present showed a stunned look on their faces, but they did not expect to meet a Ming official who knew the Netherlands here. Among the Ming officials that Putmans had contacted in the past, including Zheng Zhilong, the leader of the Zheng family, did not know what the capital of the Netherlands was called, but the Ming general, who met them for the first time, said it accurately.

However, at this time, the Dutch were known as the "coachmen of the sea", and the Netherlands accounted for 150,000 of the 20,000 ships in the world, which was more than the total number of ships of Britain, France, and Germany, and the Dutch East India Company already had 15,000 branches, and the trade volume accounted for half of the world's total trade volume.

Putmans pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, respected General Daming, I can retract what I just said, but now that our country has implemented a de facto occupation of Taiwan, you can't deny this, right?" ”

Pang Gang nodded, "Well, I admit it, but I think it won't take long for this situation to change." ”

Speaking of which, Putmans found that after the meeting between the two sides had been talking for a long time, they had not even gotten to the point, but were arguing around some trivial matters.

Putmans couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Okay, Your Excellency General, we have been off topic for too long, now let's get to the point." ”

"Huh!" Pang Gang also smiled, "Alright, Mr. Putmans, then please tell me what you mean." ”

"Your Excellency, a general." As soon as he mentioned the matter, Putmans's face became serious, "I have come to make a formal request for trade with you on behalf of His Majesty the King, and I also ask you to allow us to purchase goods from your land and sell them to Qingzhou. ”

"Oh, trade!" After hearing this, Pang Gang said in an orderly manner: "Okay, there is no problem, but there is a sentence I want to say in advance, come to us to do business but you have to follow the laws and regulations of our country, and you have to pay taxes, can you do it?" ”

As soon as Pang Gang's words came out, everyone was stunned, and Putmans looked at Pang Gang with some stunned eyes and said, "Your Excellency General, have you agreed to our request?" ”

"Of course, why wouldn't I agree?" Pang Gang asked very casually

(To be continued)