Chapter Ninety-Three: Lend-Lease Subic
Today's second update
Where there is guts, there is production!
Undoubtedly, in the face of courage, Deng Haonan is outstanding.
Pit the Dutchman for a million taels of silver, what a thing to show off!
A long square table filled with people on both sides and around it.
On the right side of the long table are six Dutch East India Company negotiators in goose feather top hats, and on the left are Deng Haonan's officers in white naval dress. On either side of the head are the two sides of the translator and the recorder.
From the moment the two sides sat down, the negotiations were filled with the smell of gunpowder.
After the two sides fought with each other and served each other, they began to negotiate the prisoners of war and ransom, with one side asking for a sky-high price and the other sitting on the ground to pay the money.
"Please return the Buddha Immortal as well!"
The Marquis of Seafsum Syfsum, the executive member of the Dutch East India Company, once again reiterated his position, the Buddha Immortal must be returned, because it was the signboard of the Dutch Navy and the Dutch royal family, and it was captured by Deng Haonan.
Na Haonan looked at Xifu Sam with a smile, and said without any hurry: "Well, the Buddha Immortal is worth one million taels of silver, if your company gives another one million taels."
"That can't be!" A Dutch officer beside Sifosalus shouted loudly.
"This is" Na Haonan looked at Shifsum and pointed to the officer.
Seeing Deng Haonan ask his name again, he suddenly stood up angrily.
Damn it! This is the third time Di Haonan has asked for his name!
It's not forgetfulness! This is a provocation! Naked provocation!
Marquis Xifusum hurriedly grabbed him hard, "Ding told him to calm down, don't fall into Deng Haonan's trap."
turned his head to Deng Haonan and said, "His name is Buckson, please remember that gentleman!" β
The Dutch officer's name was Bucksemby. The Dutch word means baker's son, "and after that, add the name of Lao Tzu to show that he is a baker or a baker, and he is called the baker's son."
No way! The Dutch don't bother to come up with a name, and they don't have a surname, so everyone's name is really ridiculous.
Na Haonan deliberately created a tense atmosphere in this way, so that the other party lost his negotiation skills and position, and then benefited his own negotiation.
This is a negotiation skill, and it is clear that Major Buckson has limited stamina, or that the old fox of Hefsumam can sit still and keep his face unchanged.
Na Hao Nan sighed, but he no longer paid attention to Major Buckson, and said to Xifusam: "If you want to go back to the Buddha Immortal, you will take out another one million taels, otherwise you will not talk about it!" β
Xifu Sam had no intention of returning the Buddha Immortal, he knew that Deng Haonan would not return it.
Spending a million taels of silver to redeem Major General Van Witt and the more than 700 Dutch sailors had already annoyed the East India Company, and as for the Uhfo Immortal, it was still in a secondary position, and it was the right thing to get Rear Admiral Van Witt back first.
"We didn't bring that much money this time!" Hifsum said, "I hope Mr. Deng retains our right to redeem the Erfo Immortal!" β
"Yes!" Deng Haonan said with a smile: "As long as you are willing to come to the one million taels, I will return the Buddha Immortal to you at any time!" However, if it drags on for a long time, I can't guarantee that the Buddha Immortal will be returned to you in its entirety! β
Xifu Sam knew that Deng Haonan was fearless, and regretted negotiating with Deng Haonan, so he would have paid the money directly and let Di Haonan release him! I won't be angry!
"Okay!" Shifsum sighed, "We brought the money!" I'm going to make sure about Rear Admiral Van Witt and the rest of the crew! β
Di Haonan nodded, called over Huzi, and said, "Bring their people over to have a look!" Only one person! β
The East India Company sent Major Buckson to follow Huzi to the cell to visit Van Weit and other prisoners of war.
Soon, Major Buckson returned, nodded at the Marquis of Heffordham, and signaled that Major General Van Weitt and the others were fine and had not been mistreated.
Na Haonan said: "You have seen it! What about money? β
Xifusam looked at Deng Haonan and waved his hand unwillingly.
Then, more than twenty strong men came in carrying ten large boxes.
Bang bang!
The box hit the ground with a heavy muffled sound.
Then Sifsamu ordered ten large chests to be opened.
Na Haonan and the others watched intently, and the expected silver disciple of Baihuahua did not appear. However, it is a golden bar.
Sifsum casually picked up a gold bar. handed it to Na Haonan and said, "One million taels of silver is too heavy, and it is inconvenient to carry!" That's why we choose to pay gold! 10,000 taels of gold per box, a total of ten boxes! β
Na Haonan took the gold bar and turned the weight upside down, about fifty taels. handed it to Qian Shun, and Qian Shun immediately arranged for someone to count it, each box was 0 gold bars, and ten boxes were 100,000 taels of gold, one million taels of silver.
Qian Shun checked the gold bars one by one and confirmed that they were pure gold. Nodding to Di Haonan.
Na Haonan waved his hand and ordered someone to carry the box.
Major Buckson stepped on the top of the box and said, "Release them first!" β
Na Haonan sneered and ordered Huzi to release him.
Soon, the Dutch sailors were released from their prisons and received on board by their own East India Company employees.
Major General Van Witt came to the chamber and, after seeing the Marquis of Hefsumm, Major Buckson, and the others, turned to Na Honan.
I saw that his eyes stared coldly at Na Haonan, and then his eyes fell on the saber on Di Haonan's waist, which was his most cherished saber.
"Want her back?"
Di Haonan looked at Major General Fan Weite with a smile and said, "As long as you are willing to ask me to return her, I will give it to you!" β
Major General Fan Weite really wanted to get his saber back, but when Deng Haonan said this, he suddenly couldn't save face, how could he be embarrassed
"She'll leave it with you first! The next time we meet again, I'll let you hold her in your hands and return it to me along with the Uhfo Immortal! β
After speaking, he took a deep look at his saber, stared at Deng Haonan for a while, and then turned around and left unwillingly.
That Haonan smiled coldly, and smiled secretly in his heart, can we meet again next time?
Maybe when Na Haonan is happy one day, he may go to the prison in Madrid to visit Fan Weite.
Seeing that Deng Haonan had released Major General Van Weite in good faith, Xifu Sam immediately said "We will meet again soon" and left with his people.
Deng Haonan ordered people to quickly carry all the gold bars into the Black Pearl and seal them, and then watched Shifsum and others board the merchant ship when they came.
"How's it going?"
When Lin Feng appeared beside Deng Haonan, Deng Haonan suddenly asked.
"Don't worry, headmaster!" Lin Feng smiled and said: "We have notified the Philippine Governor and the Tyrez garrison, according to your orders, tell them that the Dutch war we are guarding has been rescued by the Dutch East India Company, and the Governor Fernando has ordered the Tyres garrison to block the channel and intercept them!" β
Then Lin Feng asked worriedly: "Headmaster, aren't you afraid that Fernando will be angry and won't trade with us?" β
Nahog smiled and said, "No! Is Governor Fernando preparing to make a fortune with the promotion of Dutch prisoners of war? Even if we let it go on purpose, as long as the Dutch prisoners of war are still in his control, there will be no problem! β
Lin Feng said with a smile: "The wrong flail is written in the Netherlands, forget jΓ¬, this is Manila, it is the territory of Spain!" We let them go, but the Spaniards couldn't let them go! This time, the Dutch probably hate the Spaniards to death, and if by the time Van Weit and them are escorted back to Spain, the Dutch will lose face, and the war between the two countries will enter a white heat! β
Na Haonan snorted coldly: "None of them are good things!" Let the two countries continue to fight! β
It was not until twenty years later that Spain recognized the independence of the Netherlands and ended the Spanish-Dutch War. Now Deng Haonan is adding fuel to the fire, I don't know what will happen in the future!
Whatever? Let them dog-eat-dog!
Na Haonan said suddenly: "You said that once the Spanish governor escorted the Dutch prisoners of war back to Europe, what would happen to the Dutch fleet in front of you?" β
Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "The commander of the Dutch fleet was taken away, how can they stop?" The Dutch fleet could not storm Manila, but they could follow the Spanish convoy escorting prisoners all the way, and Governor Fernando would not stop along the way! β
Na Haonan said with a smile: "The key is that the Dutch fleet will definitely chase the Spanish fleet, so if there is no Dutch fleet in the entire South China Sea, or in the east, who do you say will take their place?" β
Lin Feng already understood what Di Haonan meant, and congratulated: "The principal is eloquent and strategic, and the students are full of admiration!" With our strength, there should be no force in the South China Sea that can threaten us! β
Na Haonan said dissatisfiedly: "Your goal is too low!" What is no longer a force that threatens us? You should answer me, no one can stop us from dominating the South China Sea! Or maybe it's even bigger, the Dutch are gone, and we're the bosses of the Far East! β
Lin Feng hurriedly said, "What the principal is teaching!" The strategic vision of the students is nowhere near that of the principal! β
When Na Haonan gave Lin Feng a political lesson, Governor Fernando came in person. As Deng Haonan analyzed, Governor Fernando was very dissatisfied with the escape of Dutch prisoners of war, and believed that Di Haonan was derelict in his duties and did not pay attention to their deals.
However, the Tyres garrison patrol fleet soon stopped the merchant ships of Sifsam and forcibly captured more than 700 prisoners of war, including Van Weit. Originally, he was going to detain Sifsum and others, but Governor Fernando did not want to offend the East India Company too much, so he did not arrest Sifsam and others and expelled them from Manila Bay.
When he saw Deng Haonan, Governor Fernando complained, but Fan Weit's men caught him, and his anger quickly subsided.
Na Haonan knew that he just wanted to complete the deal with Deng Haonan as soon as possible, so that Fan Weit and others could be escorted to Spain, so that he could be promoted and make a fortune.
Di Haonan then directly sued Governor SΓΉ Fernando that Van Weit and other Dutch prisoners of war were placed in the custody of the Spanish army. At the same time, Deng Haonan decided to complete the deal, and the province had a lot of dreams.
"Great!" Governor Fijiando was very happy to see that Na Haonan had completed the transaction ahead of schedule.
After all, if Deng Haonan did not complete the transaction for a day, Governor Fernando could not directly escort the captives back to Spain. And he had already sent someone back to Madrid to deliver the good news, so he had to shut Deng Haonan's mouth and change the matter to the Spanish governor leading the Philippine fleet to defeat the Dutch Penghu fleet, and sink the Erfoxian and capture the Dutch naval commander Rear Admiral Van Witt. If the deal is not completed, Di Haonan repents, and with the influence of the Ming Dynasty, he will soon transmit the truth of the matter back to Spain, then Governor Fernando's charge of lying about his military exploits is enough to be exiled.
The two have their own minds and use each other to get the best out of their own interests. Therefore, all the qiΔ was tacitly carried out.
Na Haonan happily traded 300,000 taels of silver to Governor Fernando, as for how he changed this money into deficit and battle damage, Deng Haonan did not know!
However, after the transaction was completed, the thirty warships purchased by Na Haonan could no longer stay in the Sanglai naval base, because Governor Fernando wanted to make these warships empty and damaged in battle, so naturally they could no longer stay in the Spanish naval base.
However, Deng Haonan's subordinates were not yet proficient in training and could not operate Western warships proficiently. Therefore, Deng Haonan proposed to Governor Fizzando to lease a bay in the Philippines so that he could continue to practice until the army was formed.
Governor Fernando was hesitant, despite the fact that the Philippines has many islands and countless excellent harbors
The Philippines is the land of Spain. The lease of the bay to the secretary of state is not very easy to explain to the Spanish central government.
Na Haonan saw his doubts, and immediately said: "It's better for me to set up a company, specifically for the Ming Empire to trade with the Spanish Empire, so there should be no problem in buying a harbor in the name of the company!" β
Governor Fernando said, "Then your warships must also be in the name of your company, otherwise they will be exposed!" I'm not good for you! β
Na Haonan smiled secretly in his heart, Lao Tzu's benefits are big drops. Only you should be careful, if the matter is revealed one day, the king of Spain will not spare you! "Naturally," Deng Haonan said with a smile.
"Okay!" Governor Fernando nodded and asked, "Where are you going to lease the harbor?" What is the name of the company formed? First of all, you are not allowed to rent the harbor of our Spanish trading station! β
"Of course!" Deng Haonan smiled and said: "I can only choose a remote place!" β
Then he said, "My company will be called Pacific Trading Company!" As for the location? Did you know about the Olongapo tribe? β
Governor Fernando asked, "You said the Olongapo tribe who lived in the primeval forest?" β
Na Haonan nodded and said, "Exactly!" There's a little harbor there, so I'll put my company there! It doesn't affect you, does it? β
When Fernando heard that it was the Olongapo tribe, he was immediately relieved. He knew that although the Olongapo tribe was more than a hundred kilometers away from Manila, the area was full of mountains and primeval forests. On the chart, there is indeed a bay over there, which seems to be pretty good. However, because it is far away from the main waterway, the commerce has been dominated by Manila Bay, and the Spanish Navy uses Sangret as a naval base, so it is undeveloped, and it is a private bay of the Olongapo tribe, which has gradually faded out of people's sight.
Governor Fernando felt that there was no problem, so with a stroke of the pen, he handed over the management of the buildings in Olongapo Bay and the nearby five miles to Deng Haonan.
Of course, Governor Fernando still routinely accepted Di Haonan 10,000 taels of silver. Whether it went into the Spanish treasury or his personal pocket, no one knows.
However, Governor Fernando gave Na Honan's Pacific Trading Company a license to operate in Olongapo Bay, but he did not expect that it would become the world's largest naval base. It was also the bridgehead of Deng Haonan's collective colonial invasion of the Philippines.
After completing the transaction, Deng Haonan sent the unhappy Governor Fernando away and returned to the Zhao Mansion.
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Olongapo Bay is the future Subic, Deng Haonan did not expect that such an excellent harbor is hidden between primeval forests and cliffs.
Olongapo Bay is southwest of Luzon Island in the Philippines and east of the South China Sea. to the east is Mayagao, and to the west is Biniktikan. It is long and 8 kilometers wide. The water is deep and the blade is metered.
Historically, it was not taken seriously by Spain until the end of the 19th century, when the primeval forest was harvested and a large area of flat land near the southern end was vacated. Unfortunately, it was already too late. Soon after the Americans occupied the Philippines, it was immediately turned into a naval base, and then became the largest naval base in the world.
However, when you think about it, there are countless excellent natural harbors in the world, and most of them are unknown at this time. Even the Ming Empire, which had a huge population, had many hidden ports along the coast buried at this time, and it was not until three hundred years later that it was divided up by the great powers one by one.
It is a pity that in the era when communication and transportation were strictly backward, no one occupied such a natural port, but it was cheap for no reason.
After Na Haonan returned to Zhao's mansion, he couldn't wait to go to the study to see Zhao Chuanfeng.
The family members and servants of the Zhao Mansion naturally recognized Di Haonan, so they did not stop them.
There was no one at the door of the study, so Deng Haonan pushed the door directly in.
Suddenly, a faint fragrant breeze hit, and a person slammed into Deng Haonan's arms and wrapped his hands around Deng Haonan's body.
Na Haonan was full of joy and failed to take precautions in time.
At this time, he was suddenly hugged and shocked.
When he felt that the other party had no malicious intent, he breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, I suddenly saw that it was a beautiful woman who bumped into my arms, and her crisp chest was attached to Deng Haonan's chest, feeling soft. It's very comfortable.
"Daddy!"
belch
That Haonan was speechless for a while, she actually called herself Daddy? When did you have such a big daughter?
Wrong!
Di Haonan reflected in an instant, she recognized the wrong person!
When I looked at it, I was immediately frightened, isn't the beautiful woman in my arms Zhao Chuanfeng's youngest daughter Ah Jiu?
Oh, my God! She thinks of herself as his son!
"Uh, Miss Zhao, you recognized the wrong person!"
The woman in her arms is none other than Miss Zhao Fujiu, and today when Zhao Chuanfeng was no longer there, she secretly flowed into his study, preparing to search for clues about Zhao Chuanfeng's recent conversation with Deng Haonan.
When he heard the sound of footsteps outside, he mistakenly thought that Zhao Chuanfeng was back, so he quickly ran to the door, ready to use coquettish tactics against Zhao Chuanfeng to prevent Zhao Chuanfeng from blaming her for sneaking into his study.
But!
It's just that the coquettish tactics are used by the wrong person. It's on Deng Haonan.
Miss Nine also found out that something was wrong at this time, and when she saw a white military uniform, it was Deng Haonan's dress, and she was extremely embarrassed at the moment, and for a while, somehow, she felt powerless.
At this moment, a light cough came from behind Deng Haonan.
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