Chapter 352: The Four-Power Covenant

Chen Xie would not do such an undisciplined thing as straight hook fishing, but his fishing skills are too trendy. Several times the bait was eaten up, and he didn't know it. Sitting there pretending to meditate, on the grass by the river, a group of North Korean girls are playing there, shuttling like flowers and butterflies, and it is very eye-catching under the spring sun. No matter how beautiful things are, they will be numb if they see too much, and Master Chen is like this, he will fall asleep after watching it for a while. As soon as he loosened his hand, the fishing rod sank violently, and he suddenly woke up to find that he had caught a big fish.

Chen Xie immediately came to his senses, and dragged the fishing rod to death, but as a result, the fishing line was broken and the fish ran away. Chen Xie, who was a little disappointed, dropped the fishing rod, patted his buttocks, and was about to throw himself into the group of girls to move his hands and feet, when a group of people came from afar. Chen Xie saw it clearly, sighed, the fish in the river ran away, and the fish on the shore came to the door by themselves.

Fresh pineapple juice tasted good, sitting on a deck chair with a bucket full of ice cubes next to it, take out the pineapple juice from the bucket, take a sip calmly, and pretend not to see those people coming. The one who led the way was naturally the ghost of Xilaojing, of course, you can't call him to your face, then he would be very angry, he is now a Ming man.

"Your Excellency, I, I, Francisco, from Manila, salute you on behalf of the King of Spain." Without waiting for the introduction of the Xilao Sutra, the Spanish envoy immediately took the initiative to bow and speak. Spain, once the lord of the seven seas, is now down. The British have lost their temper and there are not many colonies left.

Chen Xie squinted his eyes, raised his chin slightly, stretched out his hand and gently glued the other party's hand and withdrew it, looking very arrogant. Francisco didn't dare to get angry, because Daming's etiquette was different from that of the Spaniards, and Chen Xie was very face-saving if he could shake his hand.

"How. Was the King of Spain so well-informed? Thousands of miles away in Europe, can you also know that I am in Dayuandao? Chen Xie's sneering tone embarrassed Francisco, but he still had to reply with a smile: "Your prestige has long spread to distant Europe, and the entire European continent is rejoicing in your trade policy." "That's true. It's hard to say that trade policy is really popular with European countries. The whole ghost guy's Chinese is actually pretty good, and he really came prepared.

"Well, I accept your flattery, say, what's the matter with coming here to me? I'm busy, I don't have that much time to talk to you. If you want to pay tribute, go to Jingshi. Don't waste your time with me. Chen Xie said very loudly, Francisco did his homework before coming, knew who Chen Xie was, and knew his status in Daming. Dealing with him, of course, it is easy to deal with those stubborn Ming officials, after the Spaniards were refused trade by the Ming Dynasty, they almost organized a fleet to fight the Ming. Now the trade policy led by Chen Xie can do business without war. Fools know who to turn to.

"It is so, I bring the greetings of His Excellency Lavissalis, Governor of Manila. and brought the friendship of the Kingdom of Spain. Francisco spoke cautiously, and Chen Xie raised his hand directly to interrupt when he heard it: "Okay, I know." Our navy is massing in large numbers, not targeting any country, it is just a normal exercise, don't make a fuss. ”

It's strange to believe you. It's not far from Manila, so if you want to hit it, what will we do to block it? In the past, Da Ming was not aware of sea power, but now he suddenly pulled out such a powerful fleet, and looked at those large warships. You said don't make a fuss, Governor Lavissalis hasn't slept in days, and he's been worried about you.

"So, Governor Lavissalis, let me ask if His Excellency the Cabinet Minister needs the help of Spain. We know that relations between your country and the Netherlands have been a little tense lately, and your country's fleet has repeatedly appeared in the Batavian seas. It's always not so convenient to travel so far away, and there is no port for supplies in between. Francisco's words fully demonstrated the spirit of the Spaniards who are not dead and poor. The contradiction between Daming and the Dutch, first look at the excitement, and then look for an opportunity to get a vote.

"Dutch? It is not a problem that we have no intention of landing in Batavia, nor of extending the war with the Dutch. In Huating, a negotiation is going on, and we are a peace-loving country. Chen Xie said very seriously, it seems that he is a messenger of peace, and he can bring peace wherever he goes. But this words, Francisco really believes it, the country of Daming has always been like this, if you don't come to find trouble, you can basically get along without trouble. But it's not too reliable to put your safety on others, right? Killing Francisco didn't believe it, and the cabinet minister in front of him didn't know that the Dutch fleet was coming.

"Your Excellency, according to the information we have received, the fleet of the Dutch is coming. There are a lot of them, I don't think they have a good heart, so they have to be guarded against. "I don't know who I learned from this Daming official, and it's really slippery. It's with a little southern accent.

"Is there anything else going on? How did I not know? "Chen Xie looked like I didn't believe you, Francisco almost spurted out a mouthful of blood, and the shameless level of political characters is really high. This guy, you don't know? With such a huge fleet, what do you want to do in the sea near the big man? Along the way, there are cruising clippers everywhere, and you are blind to me.

It's too tiring to talk like this, Francisco looked at what he was saying to be more straightforward, estimated that this guy was going to send off a guest, and hurriedly smiled: "Your Excellency the Governor expressed his willingness to provide some help to your country's fleet in order to deepen the friendship between the two countries." ”

Chen Xie showed a reluctant smile at this time, looked at Xilao Jing and said, "You are the commander of the navy, what do you think you should say?" ”

Xilaojing replied with a stern face: "I think that it is time to redivide the sphere of influence in Southeast Asia. The meaning behind these words is really murderous. Francisco almost bit the tip of his tongue, and said that this was what he meant, and it was good that he came, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Chen Xie stopped talking, walked to the river, looked at the waves on the river with his hands behind his back, and several women in the distance were still laughing and playing, the scene looked very harmonious, like a painting. But the two people standing in the back didn't dare to think about art, or even to be out of the air. At this time, Chen Xie's turn may determine the rise and fall of a country.

"Traders who abide by the rules, Daming is welcome. Unruly robber, Da Ming naturally wants to give him some color. Xilaojing, the Ming Dynasty has always been bold to friends, you go and talk to Mr. Special Envoy, we can sign an alliance to ensure peace in the entire sea of Southeast Asia. After Chen Xie's explanation, Silao Jing signaled his men to take Francisco away, and he did not leave immediately, but asked: "Mr. Gomez, the Portuguese envoy, has arrived at Dacheng." Did you see each other? ”

"Forget it, I won't see him, I can't see everyone coming, it's too cheap. You are in charge of talking to him, but the Dutch are defeated, and if you want to make a fortune at this time, just give them a little advantage. All in all, this time to re-divide the sphere of influence, the Strait of Malacca must be in our hands, and the strategic location of Natuna is very important, as an important strategic support point, it must also be held in our hands. You have to remember that you are now the commander of the Ming Navy, and everything must be based on the interests of the Ming Dynasty. Chen Xie still reminded him, and Xilao stood upright, and said: "I understand my humble position." ”

Chen Xie said again: "After the victory of this naval battle, I will start to the Son of Heaven, make you an earl, and officially step into the ranks of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty. Xilao Jing said loudly and happily: "Yes, a qiē for the sake of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

The European countries have a very sensitive sense of smell, and the Chinese fleet has just begun to assemble when the news spreads. In fact, this is the news that Chen Xie instructed to deliberately release it, and the fleet is also active in the sea area of Dayuan, so I am not afraid that they will not see it. The Spaniards came, the Portuguese came, and the British came. It almost arrived on the front and back feet, and the time was only two days.

The Xilao Jing came forward to negotiate with the envoys of these countries, and as the party that decided to be strong, the Xilao Jing directly came up with a plan, and it was like this if it was accepted or not. The envoys of these three countries didn't have much hope, but now when they look at this plan, they really have some benefits. The benefit of Spain was naturally a colony of the entire Philippines, and the Ming said it was not interested. The Portuguese and England were promised that after defeating the Dutch, the three countries would jointly divide the colony of India.

At this time, the British were still very hard in India, and they were suppressed by the Dutch very badly. It took almost no cost to get development in India, and the English naturally accepted it happily, and it seemed that there was no way to accept it. Not to mention Portugal, they are still fighting the Dutch in Brazil, and I wish Daming would clean up the Netherlands. To put it bluntly, the Netherlands is now the target of public criticism, whether in India or Brazil, it has contradictions with Portugal.

Now the representatives of the four countries are sitting together, negotiating and signing a contract, and to be honest, the representatives of the other three countries cannot represent their respective countries. They all saw an opportunity and came up temporarily. However, Chen Xie is happy to see this situation, no matter how strong the Ming is, he can't fight against the whole world. Only by cooperating and slowly consolidating the fruits of victory can we ensure our future hegemony in the world.

A contract that looks a little hasty was signed, an alliance between the four countries to jointly attack the Netherlands, if it weren't for Chen Xie's private seal on it, it is estimated that no one would take this thing seriously. After the contract was signed, even if it officially came into effect, these envoys did not leave, and directly stayed to prepare for the war. They only have a total of six ships, and they are not yet professional warships. (To be continued......)