"Negotiate on the other side?"

"Yes, the red-haired governor said to negotiate."

"Go to the island and invite Zheng Langzhong."

Zheng Guozhong's current official position is that of a member of the Ministry of Rites, which is equivalent to the deputy director of the central agency. He had managed the industrial and commercial sector in Fujian and was familiar with Manila's trade, so he was appointed as a festival envoy and presided over the canonization of the kings of Brunei and Sulu.

Zheng Guozhong, under the protection of several soldiers, crossed the obstacle by the moat and came to the center of the bridge in the moat.

Governor Coqueira also came over, and there were tables and chairs on the bridge, and the two sides sat there to negotiate.

Through translation, the two sides report their names and positions to each other.

Immediately, Coqueira said: "In view of the massacre of the Tang people by the soldiers of Bangbangya, I am very sad and merciful, and at the same time I would like to extend my sincerest apologies to your country......"

"It's already under siege, so don't talk this nonsense!" Zheng Guozhong interrupted directly.

Coqueira was amazed, "Your Envoy speaks Spanish. ”

Zheng Guozhong said expressionlessly: "I lived in Manila for four years, and one of the Chinese who was killed last year was my clan uncle. So, how are you willing to surrender, just make conditions, don't talk nonsense about local soldiers killing Han people. ”

Coqueira was speechless for a moment, and several parliamentarians involved in the negotiations were also stunned and didn't know what to do.

China's negotiators turned out to be the families of the victims of the massacre.

After a moment of silence, Coqueira said: "As long as your country withdraws its troops from Manila, we are willing to compensate for the loss of 50,000 pesos." At the same time, the safety of the Chinese in Manila is guaranteed. In the future, the amount of tax for Chinese will be the same as that of Spaniards, and there will be no additional taxes. ”

50,000 Spanish pesos is 40,000 taels of silver.

Zheng Guozhong sneered disdainfully: "This is your sincerity? Surrender should look like surrender, don't think about bargaining! ”

Spain is talking about surrender at this time, just as the Dutch talked about surrender more than 20 years ago.

is obviously desperate, but there is still no sincerity. The only difference is that after the collapse of the Dutch talks, the enemy was short of food and grass and withdrew, and now it is impossible for China to withdraw its troops.

Coqueira continued to probe: "How about 100,000 pesos? ”

Zheng Guozhong said: "Luzon, China is going to decide!" ”

Coqueira suddenly despaired, if he lost Luzon, he could go back to prison for the rest of his life.

Since Portugal's independence from Spain, the Netherlands has dominated the island of Java, sending troops to intercept Spanish ships every year, and running every year to uproot the Spanish outlying strongholds. In order to maintain Manila's rule, 40% of the silver production in the Americas was shipped directly to Manila for administrative and military expenses.

One can imagine how much the Spanish royal family values the Philippines!

Of course, corruption is also very serious, and 40% of the silver production in the Americas is shipped to Manila every year and quickly consumed. It's saying it's recruiting troops, it's saying it's building warships, but Manila's forces are still the same.

Although the Spanish crown had a monopoly on the galleon trade, the annual smuggling was extremely alarming, and it was all smuggled by colonial officials from the Americas and the Philippines.

Coqueira forced himself to compose: "Your Excellency, do not forget that once our country loses Manila, the silver silk trade will be completely cut off. At that time, Chinese merchants will also suffer heavy losses, and China's raw silk will completely lose the American market. ”

The galleon trade, also known as the "silver wire trade", as long as the commodities were Chinese raw silk and American silver.

Among them, the proportion of lake silk is the largest, that is, the raw silk of Huzhou Mansion.

If the silver silk trade is cut off, the workers in Huzhou and the surrounding areas will inevitably lose their jobs in the short term, and the income of the farmers who grow mulberry and silkworms will also drop sharply.

In addition, the workers and peasants in Guangdong and its surrounding areas will also suffer certain losses. Because the raw silk from Guangdong, the market share is second only to the lake silk, and the Guangdong raw silk is transported from Jiangxi, Hunan and other places.

Zheng Guozhong said disdainfully: "How can the interests of merchants be compared with the majesty of the imperial court? ”

Coqueira was speechless for a moment, talking to Chinese officials about business interests, and he felt like a fool.

Zheng Guozhong wanted to kill all these bastards, but he had an important task on his shoulders. That is, without affecting the situation of the war, to throw the Spanish governor and army to the Philippine Islands further south.

Spain must fight, but it cannot be beaten to death with a stick, and it cannot let the Netherlands dominate.

Zheng Zhilong and Nanyang businessmen provided Zhao Han with a lot of information. Based on this information, Zhao Han repeatedly discussed with the cabinet and calculated the most favorable outcome for China. That is, China occupies Luzon, the Netherlands occupies the southern part of Mindanao, and Spain continues to occupy the southern archipelago.

As a result, Spain, the Netherlands, and Sulu will be in a long-term melee.

And China is the suzerainty of Brunei and Sulu, and can intervene in the war at any time according to its own interests.

At the same time, Spain was able to survive and continue to maintain the silver wire trade, bringing large quantities of American silver to China and shipping Chinese goods to the American market.

As the emperor, Zhao Han can't just think about revenge in his mind, but also has to consider the overall situation.

If Spain were to be driven out of the South Seas, China and Spain would lose both sides in the overall and long run, and the Netherlands would be the only real gainer.

"Stop!"

"Get out of the way!"

The Dutch naval and army commanders, learning of the negotiations between China and Spain, finally arrived in a hurry.

However, it was blocked from the perimeter and could not be approached at all.

Zheng Guozhong smiled and ordered: "Let them come." ”

There were three Dutch negotiators, and apart from the naval and army commanders, the real negotiating leader was Tsuichi.

According to the transliteration standards of later generations, the one should be translated as Quait. Historically, Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan from this person, but at this time, he was only a "high-level business" of the East India Company.

"You may be seated." Zheng Guozhong said.

He asked straight to the point, "May I ask where you just talked about?" ”

Zheng Guozhong said: "Spain compensated our country 100,000 pesos, and the Chinese army withdrew from Luzon. ”

"Don't fall for them!" Kasaichi said immediately.

Once China withdraws its troops, the Netherlands will have no choice but to withdraw its troops, and there will be no benefit.

Because of the southern archipelago of the Philippines, there are garrisons at various strongholds. The Spanish fleet has not been heard from for a long time, and most of them are gathering troops in the southern islands, and it is likely that they have gathered thousands of Spanish troops.

When the time comes, the Chinese navy and army will withdraw, and the Netherlands will not be able to bear it at all.

Coqueira, the Spanish governor, did not pay attention to the Dutch at all, he glanced at him and said: "Spain only negotiates with China, and you can just listen here." ”

"China and the Netherlands are allies, and the Netherlands has the right to participate in negotiations and share the benefits of the war. ”

Zheng Guozhong once again stressed: "Luzon Island must be assigned to China. Mindoro Island, China will definitely want it. ”

Wantoro Island, whether you want it or not, is really a sky-high price during negotiations.

"It can't be," Coqueira said. As soon as Chinese troops withdrew from Manila, Tortoiseshell City and the island of Luzon to the north, Spain would recognize it as China's ownership. ”

"Manila should belong to the Netherlands!" I couldn't help but say.

The capital of all three countries is Manila, which is the center of Nanyang trade.

"Then keep fighting." Zheng Guozhong said.

After another entanglement, negotiations still broke down, and Spain was reluctant to give up Manila.

The siege was dayless, and the rainy season was halfway over in a blink of an eye.

During this period, the Spanish fleet moved to Samar Island, leaving only 20 soldiers to defend each stronghold on the island.

Who knew that in one of the strongholds, there was an indigenous servant army to report the news, and a large number of indigenous warriors took advantage of the rainy season to kill. The 20 Spanish soldiers could not defend it, and the natives did not want to give their lives, so they were attacked by the natives rebels.

The Spanish fleet, which was supposed to be transferred north, received the news before it went far, so it had to take the army back again.

The Spaniards quickly recaptured the stronghold and carried out massacres in the vicinity, with thousands of natives suffering bloody reprisals.

After this incident, the Spanish fleet did not dare to draw too many troops, leaving 30 soldiers in each stronghold. It dragged on until the end of the rainy season, when the Spanish Army, which had enough 1,100 men, was transported by the fleet to Mindoro Island to prepare to rescue Manila.

The Second Battle of Manila broke out.

There was not much fighting, and China and the Netherlands had already occupied Corregidor Island, holding the throat of Manila Bay.

Part of the Sino-Dutch fleet was withdrawn to the Manila Bay, and part was withdrawn to the northern seas. As long as the Spanish fleet dared to enter, it would be flanked by the fleets of both countries, and the coastal defense guns of Corregidor Island would also bombard the Spanish fleet.

The experienced commander of the Spanish fleet, after seeing some of the enemy ships heading north, decisively chose to return with the fleet.

The 1100 Spanish Army, summoned in the south, simply could not be delivered to Manila. They did not dare to land in advance, because at this time, Luzon Island was full of mountains and forests, and the transportation was inconvenient, and the indiscriminate landing was likely to wipe out the entire army.

The battle is once again deadlocked.

The Dutch returned to Batavia, got the governor's latest negotiating baseline, and summoned the representatives of several countries to sit down at the negotiating table again.

This time, representatives of Brunei and Sulu also participated.

Zheng Guozhong directly took out a map of the South Seas and circled it with a quill pen: "Luzon Island and Mindoro Island are all owned by China......

"Wait a minute," Coqueira immediately interrupted, "Mindoro Island, it is impossible to hand it over to China. ”

Zheng Guozhong asked: "In other words, Spain agreed to hand over Luzon?" ”

Coqueira was silent, and it was a tacit acquiescence, and the food in his castle could be eaten for another two months.

If the conditions are not negotiated at this time, and two months later they will fall into a desperate situation, I am afraid that Chinese officials will even more open their mouths.

Zheng Guozhong also said: "Zamboanga, the country of Sulu must be returned." ”

The negotiating envoy of Sulu was overjoyed, but he didn't expect that the Chinese father could throw a bone out.

Corquela did not refuse, because the entire peninsula where Zamboanga is located, Spain has never been firmly occupied. Often it is fought this year and lost again next year, and the resistance of the people of Sulu is a headache.

"The Netherlands should set up a base in Zamboanga and jointly manage this port with Sulu." ”

Zheng Guozhong asked the Sulu envoy: "Do you agree?" ”

The state of Sulu also wanted to introduce the Netherlands to counterbalance Spanish expansion, and nodded: "The Netherlands can be allowed to trade in Zamboanga, but they cannot interfere in the management of the port, and they cannot build churches at will." ”

Yu Yi was very unhappy: "The Netherlands has suffered huge losses, is there only these leftovers?" ”

Zheng Guozhong drew a circle in the southern part of Mindanao and said: "This place belongs to the Netherlands." ”

There is no objection that it does not belong to any country, and all of them are extremely primitive indigenous tribes.

"Not enough," said Kuiyi, pointing to the island of Busuanga, "and the island should also belong to the Netherlands." ”

The island is very magical, it is bordered by the country of Sulu to the southwest, Mindoro to the northeast, and not very far from Manila, but so far no country has occupied it.

After half a month of negotiations, the Manila Four-Power Agreement was released:

First, Spain admitted defeat and compensated China and the Netherlands with 10,000 pesos (8,000 taels of silver) each for their military expenses, and Brunei and Sulu each with 100 pesos for their military expenses.

Second, Luzon was placed under Chinese rule, and Busuanga and southern Mindanao were given to the Netherlands. The western peninsula of Mindanao, the territory near Zamboanga, was to be returned to the Sultanate of Sulu by Spain.

Thirdly, the Dutch could establish a trading post in Zamboanga, but they were not allowed to garrison troops, build churches, or participate in port management.

Fourth, the Netherlands has exclusive trade rights in Brunei and Sulu, and the spices and precious stones of Brunei and Sulu are jointly monopolized by China and the Netherlands, and no country is allowed to participate.

Fifth, Spain will establish a governor's palace in the port of Cebu, and the silver wire trade in Manila will be transferred to the port of Cebu in the future. No country should attack the port of Cebu, otherwise it would be tantamount to declaring war on the three countries of China and the Netherlands.

Sixth, Spain and the Netherlands recognize China as the suzerainty of Brunei and Sulu. Based on the existing borders, Spain and the Netherlands are not allowed to expand in Brunei and Sulu without authorization, otherwise it will be tantamount to declaring war on China.

Seventh, the Netherlands abolished the additional tax levied on the Chinese in Batavia.

Eighth, stop killing the Spaniards in Luzon and allow the Spaniards to withdraw with their possessions (except in Manila, where the Spaniards in the castle are not allowed to take any property).

This agreement was signed by the Governor General of the Philippines, and the King of Spain most likely did not admit it.

But if you don't recognize it, you have to admit it, otherwise it's war.

And, most likely, the king of Spain did not admit it, and at the same time resumed trade in a state of war.

Governor Coqueira and these officials could only leave with some documents, and the wealth they had looted and accumulated was divided between China and the Netherlands: China accounted for 50%, the Netherlands accounted for 35%, Brunei and Sulu together accounted for 5%, and the remaining 10% was divided among the natives who participated in the war.

Coquela sent a messenger to inform the plantation owners to evacuate.

As a result, news was received one after another that the Spanish plantations, near Manila, had long been robbed.

It has nothing to do with the Chinese army, it is a good thing for Chinese refugees.

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