The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn, and no one spoke, which was very embarrassing. Brian didn't seem to care at all, as if it had nothing to do with him. I took a sip of the teacup on the side, I used to like coffee very much, but I don't have any special hobbies for tea.

However, after so many years in the East, Brian is also used to drinking tea, and at this time, he slowly tastes this tea, and it seems that this tea is very delicious.

Yan Siqi on the side glanced at Zheng Yiguan, his eyes were full of inquiry, the Dutch had bad intentions, he hoped that Zheng Yiguan could think of a way. It happened suddenly, and Yan Siqi didn't know what to say, so he had to pin his mind on the resourceful Zheng Yiguan.

Zheng Yiguan had a smile on his face, and he had always had such an expression on his face since he heard the news just now. He also took a sip of the teacup on the side, put it down gently, looked at Xu Xinsu on the side, and said in a soft tone: "Uncle Xu, we are all a family, and a family doesn't talk to each other." The little nephew said it bluntly if he had something to say, do you represent the position of the imperial court? ”

As soon as this sentence landed, the atmosphere in the hall was relaxed, but it was still very solemn, but everyone's eyes were focused on Xu Xinsu's face.

"Yiguan, you know what I Xu Xinsu does, I won't say anything superfluous. We can't afford to do business without the cooperation of the government! Now that the eyes of the imperial court are fixed here, I can't help it. The imperial court was becoming more and more impatient, and the new governor of Fujian wanted to establish his prestige and do what the previous one had not done. I've tried a lot of things, but it still doesn't work! Xu Xinsu's face was full of bitterness, although he had a way to do it locally. But after all, the people do not fight with the officials.

What's more, Xu Xinsu knows his identity very well, and once it is revealed, it is enough to wipe out the family. He can only take advantage of the greed of officials and use money to open up relationships, although there is no disadvantage. But there are times when money can't do it.

Nodding slowly, Zheng Yiguan was not looking at Xu Xinsu, his meaning was already very clear. The governor of Fujian also has no choice, and now the imperial court is eyeing Penghu. If he can't get the Dutch out of Penghu, then he will have to go home and farm!

"Commander Brian, do you really want to give up Penghu?" Zheng Yiguan turned his gaze to Brian, and his face became serious. He didn't believe that the Dutch would give up Penghu so easily, the location there was too important.

If the imperial court stationed a sailor there, no one would want to do business! The main reason why the Dutch chose Penghu instead of Taiwan was because of its geographical location.

Glancing up at Zheng Yiguan, Brian frowned slightly. He now finally understood why Waite was so from the Ming Dynasty. This man is really not simple. At a glance, it was clear that the Dutch were unwilling to give up Penghu.

But Brian is rough though. But he was not stupid, and said without changing his face: "Nikolai, we are also very embarrassed by this matter. The attitude of the imperial court is very resolute, and we have no choice. Once it can't be violated. We can only push it to Taiwan. Although the geographical location is not satisfactory, it is better than nothing. ”

Seeing that Brian kicked the ball to him again, Zheng Yiguan's brows suddenly furrowed, and he looked at Yan Siqi on the side. He is not the master here, there are things that can be said and some things that the master cannot do.

"Commander Brian, it's not the first time we've dealt with each other, we're all friends. If you don't have a place to go, Taiwan can give you a place. We're just in Bengang (now Taiwan Honba), and you can pick a port that you think is good. Yan Siqi also saw that Brian didn't want to come to Taiwan.

Just now, Zheng Yiguan used his words to probe, and Yan Siqi found that although Brian looked normal, his words still revealed that he did not want to come to Taiwan. It can be seen that the Dutch do not want to come to Taiwan, they do not want to give up Penghu. Yan Siqi is also a person who dares to think and do, since it is now a test for each other, it doesn't necessarily matter if it is said anyway, let's test the reaction of the Dutch first.

This time it was Bryan's turn to be stunned, he really didn't expect Yan Siqi to be so happy. agreed so easily to let himself retreat to Taiwan, if he was making some excessive demands, it would be wrong. Brian's brows suddenly furrowed, and he looked at Xu Xinsu on the side, motioning for him to speak.

"Siqi, it's not that simple! I came here this time, and I heard that the imperial court intends to open the sea! The imperial court intends to clear the sea frontier, and this occupation of Penghu may only be the first step. If the imperial court sends someone to station a sailor in Penghu, I'm afraid our business will really not be done! If the imperial court wins Longwangshu, I'm afraid Taiwan won't be able to keep it! Xu Xinsu was a little helpless, he was a little dissatisfied with Brian, but he couldn't show it.

His arrival this time was intended to urge the Dutch to retreat to Taiwan, so that he could complete the errand assigned by the imperial court. However, after arriving in Penghu, he discussed with the Dutch, and he was already moved by the Dutch's idea. Now he wants to pull Yan Siqi into the water, so he can only stand with Brian.

Sure enough, after listening to Xu Xinsu's words, Yan Siqi's face darkened once! Although he is in Taiwan, he is still very well informed. These days, many people have been recruited from Fujian and other places, and they have indeed heard that the imperial court is going to open the sea. It's just that this kind of thing has been said many times, but not much has been really done, so Yan Siqi didn't take it to heart.

However, he still believed Xu Xinsu's words, after all, this kind of news could not be faked, and it was impossible for him to deceive himself in this matter. Glancing at Zheng Yiguan and seeing Zheng Yiguan nodding to himself, Yan Siqi said in a deep voice: "Commander Brian, we don't have to sell Guan Zi anymore, just say anything you want!" ”

Yan Siqi is now sure in his heart that the first thing the imperial court wants to open the sea is to clear the sea frontier, which is certain. But it's really hard to say who these people are purged. These people are all Ming people, and they are amazing to be recruited! But these Dutchmen are different, they are not Ming people.

"General Brian, I guess that's a good thing, right? Haven't you always wanted to trade with the Ming Dynasty? The Ming Dynasty has opened the sea, isn't it exactly what you want? Zheng Yiguan looked at Brian with a smile and asked with a little dazedness.

Having stayed in Penghu for so long, he knows the Dutch, and these Dutch can be described as insatiable. On the one hand, they wanted to obtain the trade power of the Ming Dynasty, but on the other hand, they did not want the Ming Dynasty to participate in it, so that they would monopolize the trade from the Ming Dynasty to Japan and the South Seas.

After all, Daming is a big country, unlike countries like Japan, once there are interests in maritime trade, Daming is afraid that it will intervene. With the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that there will be nothing to do with the Dutch in the trade between the South Seas and the East in the future, which is unacceptable to the Dutch.

Brian's face on the side also became serious, straightened up, and said in a deep voice: "Nikolai, Commander Reyoz valued you very much at the beginning, and your affairs were also very good!" This time, maybe we can do it again, and I believe that our harvest will be even greater. ”

Seeing Brian's expectant expression, Zheng Yiguan's face changed for the first time, but not for the better, but for the worse.

This reminded Zheng Yiguan of something he didn't want to think about, and he also understood what the Dutch were going to do. When Zheng Yiguan first arrived in Penghu, the Dutch gave this "from Japan" a good treatment, but at first they did not use Zheng Yiguan, and later the Dutch used Zheng Yiguan to carry out the pirate mission of intercepting Chinese sailing ships in Manila that were trading with the Spaniards (the main rivals of the Dutch at that time) in the Taiwan Strait.

According to the letter of the Dutch governor Waite, it is recorded that the "general officer" was sent to lead about 20 to 30 Chinese sailing ships to carry out the business of "intercepting and capturing". You must know that the blow was not only against the Spaniards at that time, but also many Ming maritime merchants.

This was Zheng Yiguan's first time as a pirate himself, and at the same time, he also saw the cruelty of the Dutch, and at that time, he had no good impression of the Dutch. Especially in the attitude towards the Ming maritime merchants, he was very dissatisfied with the Dutch's approach. However, his father-in-law Li Dan hit it off with the Dutch, expelled and annexed most of the maritime merchants, and Li Dan also became the largest merchant in the Taiwan Strait in the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why the Dutch did not move Li Dan was because they couldn't pry open the door of the Ming Dynasty, and only through Xu Xinsu and Li Dan could they get the goods. On the other hand, Li Dan's strength is also very strong, and the Dutch will not be able to bear it if they really fight.

"Commander Brian, you want to be a wolf?" Zheng Yiguan looked at Brian with unkind eyes, and there was already a little unkind in his tone.

Although Zheng Yiguan plundered the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty, everyone was engaged in smuggling, and no one was clean under their buttocks. But if he really asked him to do what the would-be did in his heart, he was still a little hesitant in his heart.

"Nikolai, stop pretending, you're a pirate now. You have turned your back on your country, don't pretend to be patriotic, there are enough interests that you will not do? Brian seemed to be very dissatisfied with Zheng Yiguan's appearance, and there was a thick mockery in his tone.

originally thought that Zheng Yiguan would be angry, but he didn't expect him to just smile and say indifferently: "It depends on what kind of chips you can come up with. ”

"We will unite all the forces that can unite to try to conquer Xiamen and plunder there. At the same time, the Ming State was coerced by force to switch and sign a contract that allowed trade. Seeing that Zheng Yiguan's attitude had changed, Brian turned his gaze to Yan Siqi and said in a deep voice.

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I got off work a little late today and only wrote one chapter! Tomorrow three more will be made up, please understand!