The sky was bright.

The dawn broke the dawn.

At this moment, Wang Wenjun, who had stayed up all night, was already yawning from exhaustion.

He went from the back hall and went to see Nahaus off in person.

House sat in a sedan chair.

Of course, he can't leave Zhenjiang yet, but will temporarily rest in a courtyard under the arrangement.

After Wang Wenjun said goodbye to House, he was preoccupied.

House's conditions are not undemanding.

These things, no matter how they polish, are actually inseparable.

So, with his hands behind his back, he paced back to the back hall.

The tea has long been cold.

In order to strictly prevent anyone from listening to the negotiations between him and House, it was Deng Yanzhi who poured tea and water.

Deng Yanzhi poured a new pair of tea for Wang Wenjun.

Wang Wenjun took it, yawned again and again, then looked up and glanced at Deng Yan: "Mr. Deng, what do you think?" ”

"After a night's talk, the bad news is...... Their appetite was so great that they demanded 10 million taels of gold for opening their mouths, plus five treaty ports like Macao, and they were allowed to build forts and commercial ports there, and forts. Of course, this is actually expected, but it is just ...... It is a bit unreasonable to ask me to implement a sea ban in the Ming Dynasty and not allow me to build a ship and go to sea. ”

Wang Wenjun sighed and said: "Yes, the implementation of the sea ban, in fact, is nothing, I have implemented it for so many years, but ...... It is another thing to be strictly ordered by them to impose a sea ban. ”

"But...... I heard ......" Deng Yanzhi: "I heard that between the Dutch and the Japanese, there is also such an agreement, the Japanese are forbidden at sea, and only the merchant ships of the Dutch are allowed to enter and leave the Japanese country, and only the Japanese merchants and the Dutch are allowed to trade. But the prince, you see, this country is not good, I haven't heard of any chaos, it can be seen that ...... That's fine. The problem is what to call for it. ”

Wang Wenjun said: "You just said bad news, so what about the good news?" ”

Deng Yanzhi: "Congratulations to the prince, that Franc machine man will not give an inch, in fact...... It can also be seen that the other party really came with sincerity, as long as the negotiation is completed, then they will definitely abide by the agreement. ”

"But the court is ......," Wang Wenjun hesitated.

Deng Yanzhi: "Prince...... I can't wait. ”

Wang Wenjun still bowed his head and thought.

It's not that he doesn't want to, he just wants the golden cicada to come out of its shell now.

But he also knows that this matter is not small, and there may be any troubles left behind.

"The old man thinks about it again."

"It's a mess when it's broken."

Wang Wenjun nodded, but remained silent.

Deng Yanzhi shook his head: "I'm just afraid of that side, and I don't want to continue waiting." The student took his leave first and went to find out if the Franc machine man was willing to wait a few more days. ”

Wang Wenjun suddenly stopped him: "Mr. Deng......"

Deng Yanzhi stopped and looked at Wang Wenjun.

saw Wang Wenjun holding a hot tea cup, and then said, "How much silver did they give you?" ”

Deng Yanzhi immediately said: "Why did the prince say this, I am doing this for our Ming Dynasty and for you." ”

looked at Deng Yanzhi's heartbroken appearance, as if he had suffered a great grievance.

Wang Wenjun stared at him: "You reply honestly, don't think that you can hide it from the old man by relying on this...... The old man is not deaf, nor is he dumb, and there are some things ...... If you don't know, you can't do it unless you do. ”

Deng Yanzhi's face suddenly became embarrassed, he saw the sternness on Wang Wenjun's face, so that Deng Yanzhi began to suspect that it was not his own business...... ...... by the Maharaja

"Smack!" The tea cup was fiercely buckled on the case, and Wang Wenjun almost took the case.

Deng Yanzhi's face was miserable: "100,000 taels, I gave 100,000 taels at first, and then ...... He also said that he would be paid another hundred thousand taels. ”

"What?" Wang Wenjun was surprised: "Gave you so much?" ”

Deng Yanzhi smiled bitterly: "Prince...... The student is just a passing, although there are some selfish intentions, but it is really ......"

"Heh......" Wang Wenjun sneered.

He is not capable of military affairs.

The level of diplomatic negotiations is really very poor.

But at this time, he showed a hint of indescribable shrewdness: "You are a friend of the scene, and you are still willing to give you 200,000 taels, it seems that ...... In order to sign this peace agreement with the old man, they even hope that the old man will start the court and say that the court will approve it, and they must be willing to make great efforts. ”

After that, Wang Wenjun said lightly: "Tell them, one million taels of silver, without one million taels of silver, don't think about it, if you want real money, you have to send it to the old man's township in person, and you have to hide people's eyes and ears, and you must not let people notice that there is a little mistake, this matter...... Just don't mention it, the old man would rather be a broken jade than a complete tile. ”

Wang Wenjun just kept inhaling cool air at this time.

One million, thanks to his opening.

Seeing Deng Yanzhi standing there stiffly.

Wang Wenjun said neatly: "This is also a last resort, the old man has fallen to this point, he has to do things for his own death, even if he negotiates peace and saves the people in the world, but what kind of face does the old man have, ranking in the court?" At that time, I am afraid that I will take the initiative to serve the soldiers, and from then on, I will return to my hometown to live for a long time. These things that the old man did...... There will definitely be countless criticisms in the future, can the old man watch himself fall into disrepute? How can a man not care about his own name? These silvers are not only for my royal family's plan, but also to take out some silver to do some good deeds, so that people can remember some of the benefits of the old man......"

Speaking of this, Wang Wenjun said: "The old man always wants people to know, to deal with these pirates, the old man is trying his best, who is the court to change, and can only do it to the extent of the old man, the old man bears the infamy of negotiating peace, but he has preserved the common people and the people, right and wrong, and future generations have their own comments, the old man is a national thief, or a pillar who will help the building to fall and turn the tide, sooner or later someone will know." ”

Deng Yanzhi understood.

If you want to leave a good name, you have to ask for a black gauze hat, and you have to ask for silver.

With these two things, more children of the family can become prominent in the future and make more friends.

As for the merits and demerits...... Don't you still look at the descendants of future generations and rely on those protégés and old officials?

Deng Yanzhi: "Students go talk about it again." ”

"Be quick."

…………

Two days later, the new conditions were negotiated.

The Franc man demanded thirteen million taels of silver.

As for the promised one million taels of silver, it will naturally be offered.

For other things, as long as the Ming side agrees, the fleet will stop attacking.

When Wang Wenjun heard this, the other party actually increased the weight, but the matter of one million taels was promised happily, and for a while, he regretted it a little.

I knew that I agreed so happily, and I should have asked for two million taels.

Just when he was hesitating whether to continue bargaining.

Deng Yanzhi brought terrible news: "Prince, prince...... Yangzhou ...... Something happened in Yangzhou! ”

Wang Wenjun: "......"

…………

The combined fleets of Europe, this time they came together, they directly attacked Yangzhou.

Its realization in Europe is already in a hurry.

Only then did they realize that something might be wrong with the Ryukyus.

This means that the supplies in the rear can no longer support their continued consumption.

Fortunately, Wang Wenjun seems to have a tendency to negotiate peace, so before the Ming court talks about peace, we must give them a little color.

Hundreds of ships, forty or fifty thousand people gathered together and attacked Yangzhou together.

Within a few days, the whole Yangzhou was in shambles. The villages along the way are full of beacon fires.

Fortunately, many soldiers and civilians have already heard the wind and left.

But the bad thing is that the boats in Yangzhou have been burned countless times.

There were also thousands of soldiers and civilians who were taken captive, and for a while, the wails of these people who were separated from their wives spread all over Yangzhou.

It's just that after they attacked, they immediately retreated, never stopped, and did not give any time for the Ming army to react, so in the early morning of this day, everyone returned to the ship, and then ...... Countless ships set sail out to sea, slowly heading in the direction of thousands of miles of blue waves.

This time Yangzhou was attacked, and then the combined fleet thought about going to Ryukyu first, trying to find a way to recapture the Dutch port first, and then make plans, on the other hand, waiting for news from the Ming court.

This mighty fleet, along the course, has a strong wind today.

Because of the strong winds, all the ships removed their mainsails.

The more windy it is, the more you can't raise the sails, otherwise the ship will easily die at the bottom of the sea.

Thus...... The ships are good to drift slowly along the blue waves along the route.

On board the Princess Mary were the sailors, laughing and laughing, and there was too much loot on board.

One of the sailors wore a crown on his head with a female crown that had been stolen from an unknown mansion.

The ship's governor said that it was a woman's tiara, and that only the lady was entitled to wear it, so ...... This must have been copied from some of the eunuchs' house.

The sailor with the crown was even more proud, and the sound of joy echoed in the bow of the ship.

Right now......

Suddenly, the watchman who was watching from the watchtower suddenly slipped down the pole and exclaimed: "There are enemy ships, there are enemy ships." ”

The Princess Mary suddenly became nervous.

People are shouting: "Go back to your post, go back to your post quickly." ”

The commander of the ship, wearing a three-cornered hat on his head, soon appeared on the deck at the bow of the ship, and then, raising his binoculars, immediately ...... At that sea level...... A blurry shadow of a ship appeared in front of him.

It's a bright ship.

He had seen the style of the Ming boat, and the commander had been in contact with the official ships of the Ming Dynasty in the Penghu area.

A ...... Two ...... Three ......

Suddenly...... A huge ship that directly covered his telescope's line of sight.

"That'...... What is it? ”

It was a huge black ship, not made of wood, but like a ...... Painted with a coat of lacquer......

Its system, unlike all the ships the commander had seen, was completely different.

In particular, there seemed to be a huge chimney on the ship, and on the chimney, black smoke billowed out, as if covering the whole ship with a layer of black fog.