However, this is bound to be Cohen's wishful thinking.

When Cohen put forward the conditions, Zheng Chenggong decisively refused.

Jokes, then am I Zheng Chenggong a fool? What does our Zheng family do? In the past 20 years, I have been specializing in overseas trade, and I may not know too much inside information, but I am clear about the profits generated by Dongying Trade in a year! In previous years, the official party and the Dutch divided the Dongying trade equally, relying on the Dongying trade, every year, the official party earned no less than three million taels of silver, as for the Dutch, compared with the official party, it is only a lot more, just use more than one million taels of silver, just want to get the exclusive trade rights of Dongying, dream!

"Monsieur Count, this is impossible! The compensation to our Ming Dynasty is one thing, Dongying's trade rights are another thing, the two cannot be confused, whether you can get Dongying's trade rights or not, this compensation must be given to our Ming Empire, otherwise, you will bear the consequences! ”

Zheng Chenggong said coldly.

"Mr. Special Envoy, why, do you think the cost of compensation is less? It doesn't matter, I can call the shots and raise this compensation to 1.8 million taels, you must know that the arms you lost are only 300,000 taels of silver at best, which is enough to give you the face of the Ming Empire, right? The Governor just wants to keep the right to trade with Dongying, and there is nothing to lose for your country! You earn your money, and we earn ours, so why not? ”

"Needless to say, the envoy will never agree, not to mention, the envoy does not have the authority to reply to your request!"

In the end, Cohen showed his incomparable humility, and even gritted his teeth, and raised the compensation amount to two million taels, but Zheng Chenggong still did not agree.

"In this case, the governor can only say sorry, compared to the loss of your country, the economic loss of our Kingdom of the Netherlands in Dongying is even greater, we refuse to pay compensation to your country, and will ask for compensation to your country according to the situation!"

Cohen said coldly.

Zheng Chenggong knew that this trip to Nanyang was a complete failure, and his heart was gloomy, but even if he failed, he must not betray the future interests of the Ming Empire, Dongying's trade rights, which involved millions of profits every year!

"Mr. Earl, since this is the case, the envoy is waiting for you in the capital, I hope that Mr. Earl will not regret today's decision at that time!"

The negotiations between the two sides completely collapsed, and Zheng Chenggong returned to Daming all the way back to Daming on the warship left behind by Chazhuo.

Batavia, the current Cohen's mood is also extremely low, Dongying trade, what about the future?

"My lord, what are we going to do next......

Commodore Soria, who was on the side, asked in a low voice.

Cohen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "There is no other way, if you want to monopolize the trade rights of Dongying, and even share the trade rights of Dongying with the Ming Dynasty, it is no longer possible, this time the Ming army is too decisive and too fast, and it does not leave us any time to react, so that they can take advantage of it, but next, they also have to think about how to deal with the advance of our Western countries!" ”

Soria was shocked and whispered, "Lord Doge, what do you mean......"

Cohen said fiercely, "Don't you understand? With the strength of our East India Company alone, it is no longer possible to suppress the fleet of the Ming Empire, and the only feasible way now is to unite the major forces in the South Seas to put pressure on the Ming Empire! In the South Seas, the strength of our Dutch is the strongest, Portugal's power is the weakest, Spain and England also have strong strength, it is impossible for us to fight the Ming Empire alone, but if our four countries unite and jointly put pressure on the Ming Empire, it will be different, the four countries are united, and the warships gathered in the South Seas can exceed three hundred, if even the merchant ships equipped with artillery that can be used as warships are counted, and even more than five hundred, such a strong fleet strength, Even if the Ming fleet is strong, it is definitely not our united opponent! ”

"Joining forces with other countries?"

Everyone was shocked, and Van Gaal, the commercial counselor, hesitated: "Your Excellency, can this work?" We don't have a very good relationship with these countries in the South Seas, and who knows if they will help us? ”

"Hehe, no profit can not be early, as long as it is profitable, of course they are willing to take a risk, you must know that over the years, the Spaniards and the Portuguese have long coveted our trade with Dongying, but Dongying only allows us Dutch to enter Nagasaki to trade with Dongying, they can only stare dryly, now it is different, we will use common business in Dongying to tempt them, I don't believe that they will not take the bait! The four countries jointly put pressure, if the Ming Dynasty does not open the trade port of Dongying to us, then the fleets of the four countries will work together to drive the Ming fleet back to the Ming Empire! ”

Cohen sneered.

The fleets of the four countries, if they really join forces, it will be really difficult to find an opponent in the entire eastern world, and no matter which country it is, it will have to retreat.

"It's just, can it really be connected?"

Van Gaal is a little unconvinced, after all, for decades, the Dutch and Spain, Portugal in the South Seas you fight for me, fight to the death, the Dutch rely on the strength of the country, Spain to Portugal to defeat, monopolize the South Seas route, as for England, in the South Seas, the Dutch and the English conflict is not much, but, the most terrible thing is the English, now the English are at war with the Dutch in Europe, that is the battle for the maritime hegemony of the whole world, the real national war, The two sides have already fought in all directions!

United? That sounds like a joke!

Cohen said fiercely: "How do you know if you can't do it if you don't try?" The forces of our four countries in the South Seas all have great independent rights, and it is not impossible for the countries to engage in a major war, and in a corner of the South Seas, we will carry out some cooperation in private. Van Gaal, immediately arrange for an envoy to go to Manila, Macau, and Siam to contact the governors of England, Spain, and Portugal to prepare for an alliance! Also, immediately send someone back to China, to meet His Majesty the King, we need further support from the country, if at this time, the country can send a fleet to support, it would be great, I don't believe it, the Ming Empire can really dominate everything in the Eastern World! ”

Cohen was making arrangements in Batavia, and Zheng Chenggong took the warship all the way back to Daming, drove the warship to Songjiang Mansion, and then rode a fast horse and returned to the capital......

(End of chapter)