The civil and military officials of Sing Tao had already agreed in advance, and it would be very difficult for Ricardo and Philip to defeat them one by one. In fact, they have not been able to come up with many arguments, but they have only emphasized the danger of British entry into the region, and the negative impact that changes in trade and law and order in the South China Sea will have on Portugal and the Netherlands. But these reasons are just scratching the itch in the boots for Haihan, and they don't have much convincing effect at all.

If possible, the two envoys would be eager to kill the British captives at once, and only by completely exacerbating the contradictions between the warring sides might make Haihan give up his previous crazy ideas. However, the risk of using force on Star Island to provoke the Haihan people is very high, and they can't afford the consequences that may be caused by this, and they can only fantasize about it in their minds, and they don't dare to really try such a dangerous plan.

Despite repeated attempts by the Portuguese and Dutch envoys, it was difficult to change Roger's decision. The next morning, a letter written by Hogg through the night, after being reviewed by Roger, was sent to a Persian merchant ship in the harbor, and Captain Hassan was to act as an intermediary to deliver the letter to the British East India Company headquarters in the Indian Peninsula.

It is estimated that it will take about a month to get a response from the British at the earliest. On the day of the arrival of the Portuguese and Dutch envoys at Sing Dao, Haihan took the initiative to release a Johor officer, explained the current situation to him, and sent him back to Johor north of the strait.

Roger's warning was more direct, claiming that the Portuguese and Dutch fighters were ready to go, and if Johor did not respond soon, the Haihan would take it as a sign of their reluctance to end the war and join forces with Portugal and the Netherlands to conquer Johor. Also brought back to Johor were letters from Johor General Papong and British officer Hogg, which confirmed that Haihan's warning was not false, but that there was a real possibility of a full-scale war, and warned the Johor royal family to be cautious about the matter.

The envoys of Portugal and the Netherlands never dreamed that they hurried to Sing Island to take advantage of the great victory of Haihan to achieve their goals, but Roger refused to say anything, but was used as a performance prop, looking like the three countries were about to jointly send troops, scaring the British and then scaring Johor.

I have to say that this script really hit the soft underbelly of Britain and Johor, especially Johor, which was not strong in the first place and relied on Britain very much in this operation, was completely sucked away after the defeat, and I don't know how to face Haihan's retaliatory measures. Under the condition that the British have chosen to give up confrontation, the Johor royal family will naturally not have the determination and courage to fight to the death with Haihan.

As a result, the second round of negotiations with Johor was soon held at Sing Tao, and the Portuguese and Dutch envoys were also present as special observers. Roger was not worried about the negotiation being leaked to the two countries, because there was really nothing to keep secret, and the conditions that Haihan proposed to Johor were only economic compensation, with no political conditions or territorial claims attached, and not even the content of confirming the ownership of Sing Tao - Roger thought that this issue no longer needed to be confirmed in writing, and it was better to save the time to debate such details and discuss more valuable issues.

As for allowing the Portuguese and Dutch envoys to attend, both Roger and Tan agreed that it would help to exert more pressure on Johor to understand the seriousness of the situation as soon as possible, and completely abandon the confrontational mentality and accept the conditions put forward by Haihan.

The negotiator sent by Johor this time is a member of the royal family, and the ruling class in the country is also a powerful figure, so it can be seen that the warning sent back to Johor for the second time has played its due role, in exchange for the Johor royal family's sufficient attention.

However, even if the King of Johor is in person, it will be difficult to gain the initiative in the negotiation arena in the current situation. Almost all the elite of the Johor army were folded in Sing Dao, and more than 1,000 people under the rank of General Papong were still held in prisoner of war camps on the island, while the Haihan Navy continued to deploy troops in the Straits of Johor and threatened to send troops to Johor jointly with Portugal and the Netherlands.

Johor does not have the strength to continue a military confrontation with the Haihan, let alone the coalition of the three countries. The only thing the negotiator could do was to withstand Haihan's wrath and beg him to reduce the amount of compensation slightly, at least to a level that Johor's finances could afford. He could only accept Roger's righteous accusations, but when it came to compensation, he kept crying poor, saying that Johor could not take the amount demanded by Haihan.

Roger did not want to waste too much time and energy in this kind of post-war negotiations, and after a half-day stalemate, Roger had lost patience and became more and more stern in his words: "The compensation we are proposing is not to fancy the money, but to give your country a chance to settle the dispute peacefully! Your Excellency has been pushing back like this, and there is no sincerity in the peace talks, and I don't think there is any need for this negotiation to continue." Since your country is unwilling to take the initiative to cooperate, then we can only do it ourselves, but when the time comes, there will be no room for negotiation when the army is in the city, and the losses that your country will suffer as a result of the war will definitely not exceed the amount of compensation we are currently demanding!"

The Johor representative was still complaining and continued to beg Roger to relax his conditions. He knew that even if he agreed now, Johor would not be able to pay the amount demanded by Haihan at all, and he would not be able to explain it at that time. Before he came, the King of Johor had ordered him to at least cut the amount of compensation in half, but now it seems that it will be extremely difficult to complete the task, and it can even be said that there is no hope at all in the face of the strong attitude shown by Haihan.

In the end, Tan Juren, who was in charge of singing red faces, came out to play a round and suggested that Johor should pay in other ways to deduct part of the compensation, such as delivering some Johor local products designated by Haihan on an annual basis, or sending a certain amount of labor to Sing Tao to work for Haihan. This proposal was actually proposed in the first negotiations, but it was not agreed to by Johor at the time. This time, Haihan further reduced the cash proportion of the reparations, and Johor was able to pay the war reparations in a more flexible way, but at the same time, Haihan no longer left room for counter-offer, and Johor either refused or had to accept it in its entirety.

This book was first published on the Genesis Chinese website, and the following content will be re-edited later for anti-theft

The civil and military officials of Sing Tao had already agreed in advance, and it would be very difficult for Ricardo and Philip to defeat them one by one. In fact, they have not been able to come up with many arguments, but they have only emphasized the danger of British entry into the region, and the negative impact that changes in trade and law and order in the South China Sea will have on Portugal and the Netherlands. But these reasons are just scratching the itch in the boots for Haihan, and they don't have much convincing effect at all.

If possible, the two envoys would be eager to kill the British captives at once, and only by completely exacerbating the contradictions between the warring sides might make Haihan give up his previous crazy ideas. However, the risk of using force on Star Island to provoke the Haihan people is very high, and they can't afford the consequences that may be caused by this, and they can only fantasize about it in their minds, and they don't dare to really try such a dangerous plan.

Despite repeated attempts by the Portuguese and Dutch envoys, it was difficult to change Roger's decision. The next morning, a letter written by Hogg through the night, after being reviewed by Roger, was sent to a Persian merchant ship in the harbor, and Captain Hassan was to act as an intermediary to deliver the letter to the British East India Company headquarters in the Indian Peninsula.

It is estimated that it will take about a month to get a response from the British at the earliest. On the day of the arrival of the Portuguese and Dutch envoys at Sing Dao, Haihan took the initiative to release a Johor officer, explained the current situation to him, and sent him back to Johor north of the strait.

Roger's warning was more direct, claiming that the Portuguese and Dutch fighters were ready to go, and if Johor did not respond soon, the Haihan would take it as a sign of their reluctance to end the war and join forces with Portugal and the Netherlands to conquer Johor. Also brought back to Johor were letters from Johor General Papong and British officer Hogg, which confirmed that Haihan's warning was not false, but that there was a real possibility of a full-scale war, and warned the Johor royal family to be cautious about the matter.

The envoys of Portugal and the Netherlands never dreamed that they hurried to Sing Island to take advantage of the great victory of Haihan to achieve their goals, but Roger refused to say anything, but was used as a performance prop, looking like the three countries were about to jointly send troops, scaring the British and then scaring Johor.

I have to say that this script really hit the soft underbelly of Britain and Johor, especially Johor, which was not strong in the first place and relied on Britain very much in this operation, was completely sucked away after the defeat, and I don't know how to face Haihan's retaliatory measures. Under the condition that the British have chosen to give up confrontation, the Johor royal family will naturally not have the determination and courage to fight to the death with Haihan.

As a result, the second round of negotiations with Johor was soon held at Sing Tao, and the Portuguese and Dutch envoys were also present as special observers. Roger was not worried about the negotiation being leaked to the two countries, because there was really nothing to keep secret, and the conditions that Haihan proposed to Johor were only economic compensation, with no political conditions or territorial claims attached, and not even the content of confirming the ownership of Sing Tao - Roger thought that this issue no longer needed to be confirmed in writing, and it was better to save the time to debate such details and discuss more valuable issues.

As for allowing the Portuguese and Dutch envoys to attend, both Roger and Tan agreed that it would help to exert more pressure on Johor to understand the seriousness of the situation as soon as possible, and completely abandon the confrontational mentality and accept the conditions put forward by Haihan.

The negotiator sent by Johor this time is a member of the royal family, and the ruling class in the country is also a powerful figure, so it can be seen that the warning sent back to Johor for the second time has played its due role, in exchange for the Johor royal family's sufficient attention.

However, even if the King of Johor is in person, it will be difficult to gain the initiative in the negotiation arena in the current situation. Almost all the elite of the Johor army were folded in Sing Dao, and more than 1,000 people under the rank of General Papong were still held in prisoner of war camps on the island, while the Haihan Navy continued to deploy troops in the Straits of Johor and threatened to send troops to Johor jointly with Portugal and the Netherlands.

Johor does not have the strength to continue a military confrontation with the Haihan, let alone the coalition of the three countries. The only thing the negotiator could do was to withstand Haihan's wrath and beg him to reduce the amount of compensation slightly, at least to a level that Johor's finances could afford. He could only accept Roger's righteous accusations, but when it came to compensation, he kept crying poor, saying that Johor could not take the amount demanded by Haihan.

Roger did not want to waste too much time and energy in this kind of post-war negotiations, and after a half-day stalemate, Roger had lost patience and became more and more stern in his words: "The compensation we are proposing is not to fancy the money, but to give your country a chance to settle the dispute peacefully! Your Excellency has been pushing back like this, and there is no sincerity in the peace talks, and I don't think there is any need for this negotiation to continue." Since your country is unwilling to take the initiative to cooperate, then we can only do it ourselves, but when the time comes, there will be no room for negotiation when the army is in the city, and the losses that your country will suffer as a result of the war will definitely not exceed the amount of compensation we are currently demanding!"

The Johor representative was still complaining and continued to beg Roger to relax his conditions. He knew that even if he agreed now, Johor would not be able to pay the amount demanded by Haihan at all, and he would not be able to explain it at that time. Before he came, the King of Johor had ordered him to at least cut the amount of compensation in half, but now it seems that it will be extremely difficult to complete the task, and it can even be said that there is no hope at all in the face of the strong attitude shown by Haihan.

In the end, Tan Juren, who was in charge of singing red faces, came out to play a round and suggested that Johor should pay in other ways to deduct part of the compensation, such as delivering some Johor local products designated by Haihan on an annual basis, or sending a certain amount of labor to Sing Tao to work for Haihan. This proposal was actually proposed in the first negotiations, but it was not agreed to by Johor at the time. This time, Haihan further reduced the cash proportion of the reparations, and Johor was able to pay the war reparations in a more flexible way, but at the same time, Haihan no longer left room for counter-offer, and Johor either refused or had to accept it in its entirety.

(End of chapter)