Although he was very unwilling, Thomas really couldn't get a bargain on the project of docking points along the Indochina Peninsula, and he still couldn't get Tao Dong to make concessions on behalf of Haihan. The bottom line of Tao Donglai is also very clear, if the Portuguese want to stop at the point, they can only build it within the scope of the Haihan concession, and the ownership and governance rights belong to the Haihan, and Portugal can only enjoy the treatment of docking ships for replenishment in the local area as a user.

If this kind of agreement, which is no different from the loss of power and humiliation of the country, were to be returned to Macau, Thomas estimated that the council would immediately consider whether the position of diplomatic envoy should be replaced. Thomas could not accept such a result, and if he could not come here from Tao Dong to seek some benefits that were beneficial to his side, he would never stop there.

"Mr. Tao, we have always given the most timely and friendly response to your request for help, and this time we have brought dozens of experienced soldiers to Sanya at your request, hoping that they can contribute to the growth of the Haihan militia. But you don't seem to reciprocate kindness like ours, and I have to say it's really disappointing. Thomas shrugged his shoulders exaggeratedly and said, "I think the cooperative relationship between us should help each other, not tear each other down, are you right?"

Tao Donglai was also prepared for this, and nodded when he heard this: "The help you provided to us, we naturally keep it in mind. In this way, I will also make a step on behalf of Haihan!"

Tao Donglai opened the drawer of his desk, took out a copy of the paper, and handed it to Thomas: "This is the plan we have drawn up for this year's bilateral trade, Mr. Thomas might as well take a look at it first." “

Thomas took it and opened it with some confusion, it was a text written in Portuguese, and it did not have any reading difficulties for him. Thomas looked at it carefully for a while, and then his eyes lit up.

Compared to the previous year's trade agreement, this new document contains a lot of new trade content. Not only did the trade in porcelain, silk, and handicrafts increase, but many of the things that the Portuguese had always wanted to buy that they couldn't buy also appeared in this text. For example, the 12-pound Haihan Army Cannon, a limited supply of several special spices, can look out at the Haihan telescope in the distance. If you take out any of them, they will definitely become a sought-after item on the market, and this time the Haihan people have prepared more than twenty new trading items, which makes Thomas a little skeptical that Tao Donglai has taken the wrong medicine.

Not only that, but the new agreement will also open the two ports of Hong Kong and Changhua under construction to Portuguese merchant ships, and the four southern ports of Annam that are under planning will also open their doors to them - but these four ports do not know when they will be completed and used, and they are still in the stage of building in the air.

The first few pages were almost all good news, which finally made Thomas's gloomy mood better. However, based on his knowledge of the Haihan people, he did not think that the Haihan people would be stupid enough to formulate such a unilateral trade agreement that would be beneficial to Portugal, so he did not rush to make a statement, but patiently continued to look down.

Turning to the last two pages, Thomas finally saw the benefits that the Haihan wanted to gain - opening the harbor of Malacca for Haihan ships, allowing Haihan ships to supply and trade locally, and going to the Indian Ocean through the Guò Strait of Malacca. In addition, Haihan also hoped that Portuguese merchants would be able to hire a group of literate craftsmen from European countries, regardless of trade, as long as they had a skill that they could master.

Thomas was not afraid of hiring people, Portugal had even provided mercenaries to the Haihan, what was the problem of hiring some craftsmen? Looking at the occupations listed by the Haihan people, there was no particularly sensitive content, Thomas put them aside and began to think about another condition put forward by the Haihans.

From the previous conversation, Thomas had already sensed the determination of the Haihan people to try to go south from the sea, and their entry into the southern seas was almost inevitable in the future, and the docking point of the Haihan sailing ships in the southern seas would inevitably give preference to the ports controlled by the Portuguese.

But Thomas always felt that there was something wrong, the Haihan people have always liked to find their own place to build a port, why did they take the initiative to ask to use the Portuguese port this time? Their sea ships frequently enter and leave the Pearl River estuary, and they did not mention using Macao as a port of call in the first place?

"How is it, Mr. Thomas is still satisfied with the new agreement we have proposed?" Before Thomas could figure this matter out, Tao Donglai had already begun to ask his opinion.

"I'm very happy to see the new deals. Thomas retracted his thoughts and responded, "I'm glad that the Executive Committee has been able to add these goods to the list of transactions, which will definitely help increase the scale of our trade and the scope of our cooperation." I think the Macau Council would also be happy to see that. “

"So Mr. Thomas has any opinion on our request for the use of the port?" Tao Donglai continued.

In fact, that's the focus of the whole new trade agreement. The addition of new deals has long been a foregone conclusion, and most of these commodities have already been replaced, or production capacity has been increased, and they can start supplying the Western market now. The part that the Executive Committee is concerned about is mainly the southward expansion of the maritime control area.

After assisting Annan to complete the reunification of the country, Haihan has become the protector of Annan, and Haihan also has the right to unhindered passage along the coastline of Annam. But Indochina is also a springboard in the eyes of the Executive Committee, and its destination is the Indian Ocean access further south. If the Haihan wanted to form a maritime monopoly in the Far East, then controlling the choke point in the south was the goal that must be achieved.

Just as the Pearl River estuary controls the shipping in Guangdong, the Executive Committee hopes to control the passage in and out of the Indian Ocean through guò control and control the only way for the maritime exchanges between the East and the West. After this goal is achieved, how much actual benefits can be brought to Haihan is not something that can be calculated in gold and silver at present, so the Executive Committee will always spare no effort to invest in the development of the navy and shipping.

At the beginning of the South China Sea, the Executive Committee decided that the time had come to establish a foothold in Malacca, so it added relevant elements to the new trade agreement with Portugal.

The following will be edited later. Although he was very unwilling, Thomas really couldn't get a bargain on the project of docking points along the Indochina Peninsula, and he still couldn't get Tao Dong to make concessions on behalf of Haihan. The bottom line of Tao Donglai is also very clear, if the Portuguese want to stop at the point, they can only build it within the scope of the Haihan concession, and the ownership and governance rights belong to the Haihan, and Portugal can only enjoy the treatment of docking ships for replenishment in the local area as a user.

If this kind of agreement, which is no different from the loss of power and humiliation of the country, were to be returned to Macau, Thomas estimated that the council would immediately consider whether the position of diplomatic envoy should be replaced. Thomas could not accept such a result, and if he could not come here from Tao Dong to seek some benefits that were beneficial to his side, he would never stop there.

"Mr. Tao, we have always given the most timely and friendly response to your request for help, and this time we have brought dozens of experienced soldiers to Sanya at your request, hoping that they can contribute to the growth of the Haihan militia. But you don't seem to reciprocate kindness like ours, and I have to say it's really disappointing. Thomas shrugged his shoulders exaggeratedly and said, "I think the cooperative relationship between us should help each other, not tear each other down, are you right?"

Tao Donglai was also prepared for this, and nodded when he heard this: "The help you provided to us, we naturally keep it in mind. In this way, I will also make a step on behalf of Haihan!"

Tao Donglai opened the drawer of his desk, took out a copy of the paper, and handed it to Thomas: "This is the plan we have drawn up for this year's bilateral trade, Mr. Thomas might as well take a look at it first." “

Thomas took it and opened it with some confusion, it was a text written in Portuguese, and it did not have any reading difficulties for him. Thomas looked at it carefully for a while, and then his eyes lit up.

Compared to the previous year's trade agreement, this new document contains a lot of new trade content. Not only did the trade in porcelain, silk, and handicrafts increase, but many of the things that the Portuguese had always wanted to buy that they couldn't buy also appeared in this text. For example, the 12-pound Haihan Army Cannon, a limited supply of several special spices, can look out at the Haihan telescope in the distance. If you take out any of them, they will definitely become a sought-after item on the market, and this time the Haihan people have prepared more than twenty new trading items, which makes Thomas a little skeptical that Tao Donglai has taken the wrong medicine.

Not only that, but the new agreement will also open the two ports of Hong Kong and Changhua under construction to Portuguese merchant ships, and the four southern ports of Annam that are under planning will also open their doors to them - but these four ports do not know when they will be completed and used, and they are still in the stage of building in the air.

The first few pages were almost all good news, which finally made Thomas's gloomy mood better. However, based on his knowledge of the Haihan people, he did not think that the Haihan people would be stupid enough to formulate such a unilateral trade agreement that would be beneficial to Portugal, so he did not rush to make a statement, but patiently continued to look down.

Turning to the last two pages, Thomas finally saw the benefits that the Haihan wanted to gain - opening the harbor of Malacca for Haihan ships, allowing Haihan ships to supply and trade locally, and going to the Indian Ocean through the Guò Strait of Malacca. In addition, Haihan also hoped that Portuguese merchants would be able to hire a group of literate craftsmen from European countries, regardless of trade, as long as they had a skill that they could master.

Thomas was not afraid of hiring people, Portugal had even provided mercenaries to the Haihan, what was the problem of hiring some craftsmen? Looking at the occupations listed by the Haihan people, there was no particularly sensitive content, Thomas put them aside and began to think about another condition put forward by the Haihans.

From the previous conversation, Thomas had already sensed the determination of the Haihan people to try to go south from the sea, and their entry into the southern seas was almost inevitable in the future, and the docking point of the Haihan sailing ships in the southern seas would inevitably give preference to the ports controlled by the Portuguese.

But Thomas always felt that there was something wrong, the Haihan people have always liked to find their own place to build a port, why did they take the initiative to ask to use the Portuguese port this time? Their sea ships frequently enter and leave the Pearl River estuary, and they did not mention using Macao as a port of call in the first place?

"How is it, Mr. Thomas is still satisfied with the new agreement we have proposed?" Before Thomas could figure this matter out, Tao Donglai had already begun to ask his opinion.

"I'm very happy to see the new deals. Thomas retracted his thoughts and responded, "I'm glad that the Executive Committee has been able to add these goods to the list of transactions, which will definitely help increase the scale of our trade and the scope of our cooperation." I think the Macau Council would also be happy to see that. “

"So Mr. Thomas has any opinion on our request for the use of the port?" Tao Donglai continued.

In fact, that's the focus of the whole new trade agreement. The addition of new deals has long been a foregone conclusion, and most of these commodities have already been replaced, or production capacity has been increased, and they can start supplying the Western market now. The part that the Executive Committee is concerned about is mainly the southward expansion of the maritime control area.

After assisting Annan to complete the reunification of the country, Haihan has become the protector of Annan, and Haihan also has the right to unhindered passage along the coastline of Annam. But Indochina is also a springboard in the eyes of the Executive Committee, and its destination is the Indian Ocean access further south. If the Haihan wanted to form a maritime monopoly in the Far East, then controlling the choke point in the south was the goal that must be achieved.

Just as the Pearl River estuary controls the shipping in Guangdong, the Executive Committee hopes to control the passage in and out of the Indian Ocean through guò control and control the only way for the maritime exchanges between the East and the West. After this goal is achieved, how much actual benefits can be brought to Haihan is not something that can be calculated in gold and silver at present, so the Executive Committee will always spare no effort to invest in the development of the navy and shipping.

At the beginning of the South China Sea, the Executive Committee decided that the time had come to establish a foothold in Malacca, so it added relevant elements to the new trade agreement with Portugal.