For indigenous people, who are desperately deprived of living resources, a delicious meal may be enough to change their perception of the world. In the past, most of the world they knew was limited to a radius of a few dozen miles, but when the Haihan people opened the window to the outside world for them and tasted some sweetness from it, many people would not be willing to spend their lives in the mountains and forests.

After filling their stomachs, the three indigenous representatives left the camp satisfied, packing up all the food and drinks that had not been eaten and drunk before leaving. Qian Tiandun would not be stingy with this diǎn effort, if it was not for the needs of the mission, he even had the idea of leaving the fleet's cooking squad here for a period of time to help these natives correct their very unhealthy eating habits.

"Pack your bags, get on the boat, and get ready to go. After dealing with this mess, Qian Tiandun immediately ordered the fleet to prepare and set off. The deadline agreed with the Dutch in Dayuangang has passed a day, and it is time to go and hear the reply given by the Dutch.

One of the two reconnaissance boats left in Dayuan Harbor yesterday went south to report on the situation in the past two days, and the Dutch did not react excessively, and all the armed merchant ships were nested in the harbor and never left the dock at all, and it seemed that they did not intend to use strong means to fight against Haihan.

The fleet traveled north along the coastline and soon reached the outside of Dayuan Harbor. The Dutch were very conscious this time, and without waiting for Haihan to make any moves, they sent a small boat to the Haihan fleet, and the messenger was still Philip, a maritime merchant who had dealt with Haihan before.

"Lord Hans agrees in principle to a long-term peace agreement with you, but the details of the quid pro quo need to be modified. Philip respectfully presented Qian Tiandun with a handwritten letter from Hans, the chief officer.

However, although Qian Tiandun is a high-ranking member of the military, his foreign language level is roughly only limited to Cheng Dù, who can recite 26 English letters, and this letter is not much different from Tianshu, so the content still needs to be dictated by Philip and then translated.

"Reduce the number of immigrants who provide us with each month?" Qian Tiandun shook his head after listening to Philip's story: "Mr. Philip, it was only when you said that you would provide us with at least 1,000 immigrants per month with specimable conditions, and we were interested in negotiating with you. If these basic conditions cannot be fulfilled, then we also ∵ dǐng∵diǎn∵ small ∵ say, .√.↗os_(); There is no need to continue. ”

Philip was bitter and couldn't say it, and of course this condition was not something he took for granted, but Hans himself thought of it, and signaled that he could exaggerate it appropriately. However, during the negotiation process, Philip found that Haihan was aggressive, and he did not dare to add more oil and vinegar to it, and generally followed Hans's words. But the problem is that after the talks, Hans said that in practice, such conditions cannot be fulfilled at all, and the number may be barely enough, but if all the immigration types are specified by Haihan, it will definitely not be possible.

Of course, the leader's mistakes still have to be remedied by his subordinates, so the hapless Philip has to play the role of a tinker again - if he can't make up for it, then it is very likely that he will have to work full-time again and change from mending the pot to carrying the pot.

"Dear General Qian, we don't mean anything disrespectful, but there are still some difficulties in reaching the number of immigrants we have agreed on before, and it is unlikely that all the types of immigrants will be specified by you. Philip could only accompany and explain carefully.

"You are viciously consuming your own credit!" Qian Tiandun unceremoniously accused: "If you can't even abide by the conditions you put forward a few days ago, then how can I trust that you will abide by the agreement we have negotiated? I have entered into this negotiation with you out of trust in the business reputation of the East India Company, but I can't imagine that you are such a businessman!"

Philip couldn't refute it, so he could only continue to argue: "There is some misunderstanding in this...... Some of our merchant ships and personnel who were originally engaged in trading with Japan, North Korea and other countries have recently been repatriated to Batavia, so there will be some disconnect in immigration affairs...... But please General Qian don't doubt our sincerity, we can negotiate the specific conditions slowly!"

Qian Tiandun shook his head and said: "I am still interested in the conditions you mentioned before, but if you can't do it now, you have to reduce the conditions agreed before, I'm sorry, I can't accept this new condition." If you don't show the corresponding sincerity, there is no need for us to continue talking. ”

While scolding Hans in his heart, Philip continued to persuade Qian Tiandun with a smiling face: "General Qian, the conditions can be negotiated, and I took the initiative to visit three times and twice, which is also a manifestation of our sincerity...... Why don't we add another 100 to the number of immigrants we supply each month?"

Qian Tiandun said with a straight face: "Mr. Philip, what we are talking about now is a transaction, and we are not not going to give money, if you add a thousand people, I will give you a thousand people's silver, is it okay to be happy and happy?"

According to the terms of the transaction previously agreed between the two parties, after Haihan obtained qualified immigrants, it still had to pay a certain amount of expenses to the Dutch, which naturally included the cost of organizing the transportation of migrants from Northeast Asian countries. However, at that time, the fierce fight in charge of the negotiation had already pushed the unit price very low, and the Dutch could only save the capital when they made this deal, and there was really no oil and water to speak of. Moreover, considering the fact that the large-scale transportation of immigrants to the Haihan people was tantamount to hastening suicide, the Dutch were not willing to make this kind of trade of blood transfusion to their opponents in exchange for their own living space too much, so as to stabilize the feelings of the Haihan people, and prevent them from taking radical measures against Dayuangang in the short term. Besides, even if more immigrants are sent to Haihan, it is obvious that Haihan will not be satisfied with the current sphere of influence, and will only accelerate the encroachment on the surrounding areas of Dutch domination.

For Haihan, it is not so much the total number of immigrants that the Dutch can provide, but the type of immigrants that can be specified. This part of the immigrants with certain specialties or skills is the talent that Haihan is willing to pay to introduce, otherwise it is better to absorb war refugees directly from the Ming Dynasty indiscriminately, and the cost will be lower.

In addition, there is now another reason for Qian Tiandun to continue this negotiation or the state of peace between the two sides, that is, Haihan's future colonial development of the Dagou Port area on the west coast of Taiwan Island. Although the Haihan militia really wants to use force, Dayuangang will not be unable to take it, but the war price paid for this is not necessarily cost-effective. After Qian Tiandun went to the field and saw it, he thought that even if the Dayuangang was defeated, the environment on the Dagou Port side would not be as suitable for long-term construction, and with the current strength of Dayuangang, it was actually not as big as the threat that the military had expected.

Of course, this also has something to do with the previous war in Batavia, after all, the main trunk of the East India Company was damaged, and the branches and leaves of Dayuan Port will naturally be affected by this. Judging from the information obtained, the East India Company will certainly not be able to recover within a year or two. The attitude of Dayuangang at present also reflects the current situation of its declining strength and lack of confidence. Since it is no longer possible to threaten the security of the Penghu base, Qian Tiandun will naturally revise the military's previous plan. War is only a tool to achieve political goals, but if the end can be achieved at the negotiating table, then there is no need to use this last resort.

The goal that Qian Tiandun wants to achieve now is to suppress the influence of Dayuangang in Fujian waters as much as possible, and gradually let Haihan control this area. At the same time, it is necessary to build a colonial base on the island of Taiwan and form a sub-base of Haihan that truly has production and self-sustaining capabilities in the southeastern coastal areas of the mainland. After all, Penghu is too small to be a military base and a migrant transit center, but there is little room to talk about development. If you want to move the construction model of Sanya, you still have to put it in a place like Dagou Port.

On the basis of these conditions, if more value can be squeezed out of the Dutch, for example, through guò they can obtain some high-quality immigrants from several small countries in Northeast Asia, then it is basically an additional part of the harvest.

On November 11, 1632, the twenty-ninth day of the ninth month of the fifth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty. Qian Tiandun, commander of the Penghu base of the Haihan militia group, and Hans, the chief officer of the East India Company, met on the Sankun sandbank outside Dayuan Harbor and signed the "Penghu Supplementary Terms of the Haihan-Dutch Armistice Agreement," which later became known as the "Singles' Day Agreement."

The content of this "supplementary clause" is mainly the quid pro quo negotiated between the two sides, that is, the Dutch side will provide immigration on a long period of time in exchange for the commitment of the Haihan side not to take any form of hostile action in the Dayuangang area.

Although the scale of the Dutch final negotiated supply of immigrants did not reach the initial promised figures, Qian Tiandun was basically satisfied. No less than 800 immigrants will arrive in Penghu every month by Dutch merchant ships, of which no less than 200 will be designated by Haihan. This number certainly does not compare with the war refugees recruited from the Shandong coast, but it is also a useful supplement. Especially in the situation that Qian Tiandun has reported to the Executive Committee and is preparing to open a sub-base in the Dagougang area, the continuous introduction of immigrants is particularly important.

The Dutch also got the peace they wanted, and Haihan promised to belong to the East India Company an area south of Zengwen Creek and north of Erren Creek, which spanned about forty miles. However, this peace is also temporary, because the supplementary clause is only valid for two years, after which the two sides will agree on whether to renew or terminate the treaty, depending on the actual situation.

Of course, the Dutch wanted to sign this agreement for a longer period of time, but Qian Tiandun only gave them two choices, one was two years and the other was not signed, and the helpless Dutch could only choose to accept the former.

The reason why Qian Tiandun chose the two-year time festival was also to draw on the experience of Sanya and Heitu Port in the early days, and two years was enough time for Haihan to build a large-scale colonial port in the Dagou Port area. At that time, whether it will continue to squeeze the Dutch or expel them from the island of Taiwan depending on the change of shape, the initiative will be in the hands of Haihan.

"We have enjoyed a great cooperation, and we hope that the agreement we signed today will serve as a basis for the future development of bilateral relations. After Qian Tiandun signed the agreement, he stood up and stretched out his hand to Hans without smiling.

Hans was a little surprised that this Haihan officer would understand this kind of Western social etiquette, but he still squeezed out a wry smile and shook hands with Qian Tiandun: "General Qian, I am a peace-loving person, and I hope that this agreement can keep the peace between us for a long time." ”

Qian Tiandun raised his eyebrows, and did not refute his statement in person out of courtesy. The Dutchman was embarrassed to say that he was peace-loving, and it seems that he consciously forgot the fact that he sent an armed fleet to help Shibazhi in the battle last summer, but was defeated by the Haihan warship and fled. However, Hans probably didn't know that the officer who commanded the battle on the Haihan side last year was Qian Tiandun in front of him.

Of course, Qian Tiandun would not believe in the weakness of the Western colonizers, and if the Dutch had won the battle last summer, and if Batavia had not suffered the tragic battle this year, then Hans probably would not have treated the negotiations so quietly. It is more likely that the Dutch will move their forces north from the South China Sea and expel Haihan from Penghu and even the Fujian Strait.

This hypothetical situation is of course impossible to happen in this time and space, and the Dutch are slow to follow, and although they entered the Fujian Strait to operate the colony several years earlier than Haihan, the current situation is clearly that Haihan is catching up and gradually replacing the influence of the East India Company in the region. After the establishment of the Haihan colony in the Dagougang area, it will basically be a foregone conclusion that the Haihan will come from behind.

Of course, the signing of this agreement between Qian Tiandun and the East India Company was not his personal wantonness, but had been authorized by the Executive Committee. The military insisted on implementing the development plan of "first to the east, then to the north", and to choose the island of Taiwan as the next step in colonization, but in the end, the civilian department could not resist the military and agreed to negotiate with the Dutch in Fujian on the issue of local governance.

There is no doubt that the negotiation presided over by Qian Tiandun has given Haihan a lot of advantage, and even the colony Diǎn has already conducted on-the-spot inspections and made a decision, and the Executive Committee has nothing to find fault with this. In addition to authorizing Qian Tiandun, all the Executive Committee could do was to get the civil affairs, maritime and other departments to start taking action to prepare the materials and corresponding professionals for the initial development of the first Haihan colony on the island of Taiwan. After the springboard for this step is set up, Haihan can confidently and boldly continue to expand his sphere of influence to the north.