Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 538 Tough
After Van Bronhorst retreated to the side, Etro Monta, who had been waiting a long time impatiently, took a few steps forward, passed the thin note with both hands, and then chattered.

After listening to Huang Tongshi's translation, Chen Qiyu's face darkened, he snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, turned around and sat down on the seat.Etro held the album in both hands and froze on the spot, Zou Weilian turned sideways and winked, Fang Yongzhi stepped forward again and took the credential from Etro's hand, which slightly resolved the slightly embarrassing scene.

Fang Yongzhi put the credentials of the two countries on the table on one side. At this time, Chen Qiyu had already invited someone to sit down. Fang Yongzhi pretended not to see Etro's eyes with strong dissatisfaction. Shi Shiran came He went to the seat next to Li Jinfan and sat down.

In the Acropolis of Tianjin, Fang Yongzhi reported to the officials when he returned to the capital and promised to give Etro an answer. This is why Etro came to the capital together. Who knew that Fang Yongzhi disappeared after arriving in the capital silhouette.

The hall used for receiving guests and discussing matters is tall and spacious. Several ice basins placed in the corners around are exuding cool air. The flower window brackets on both sides have been opened, and it is summer At the end of the day, the temperature in the hall was very pleasant, and with a gust of breeze, everyone in the hall felt very comfortable.

Etro, who was made unable to get off the stage by Chen Qiyu, sat in the lower seat of Van Bronhorst with a gloomy face, and next to him was Pahlavit.

Etro was coaxed by Fang Yongzhi to go to the capital. After seeing the high-ranking officials of Daming today, he consciously opened his mouth to ask the teacher about his crimes, but he was ignored by them, which made him extremely depressed.

"Several envoys have traveled across the ocean to come to our Ming Dynasty, but they don't know what they are doing? The so-called negotiations, what kind of things are they talking about?"

After everyone was seated, Chen Qiyu held up the teacup, made a gesture of invitation, and asked straight to the point.

Serving tea to invite guests does not mean seeing off guests. Serving tea to see off guests is an unspoken official rule that only appeared in the Qing Dynasty, and it is just a polite behavior here.

"Respected Vice-Minister Chen of the Ming Dynasty, Minister Zou, I am here to discuss three things with your government on behalf of the Dutch government.

First question, we would like to have an audience with His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty at an appropriate time, and send our most sincere blessings and condolences.

The second question is about Taiwan.

The third question is about strengthening and developing wider trade cooperation between the Netherlands and the Ming Empire. On this point, Mr. Pahlavit, the trade representative of the East India Company, will hold talks with you.

Dear Sirs, this is the purpose and request of our trip to the Far East from the Netherlands. I would also like to ask your government to give you a detailed reply. Thank you very much! "

After hearing Chen Qiyu's question, Van Bronhorst hastily bowed slightly, looked at Chen Qiyu and Zou Weilian who were sitting in the chief seat, and politely explained the purpose of this visit.

"Dear Mr. Chen, the purpose of our Spanish government sending me here is similar to that of the Dutch side, but we also need the Ming government to pay compensation for the killing of our personnel! This point is unquestionable and evasive!

Furthermore, we ask the Ming government to fully open all coastal ports to Spain, allow Spanish merchant ships to dock and use them free of charge, and are not allowed to use troops to attack our strongholds on Taiwan Island!This is the general appeal of our Spanish government. As for other matters, we reserve the right to propose amendments at any time! "

Before Chen Qiyu could answer Van Bronhorst's question, Etro immediately answered with a sullen face.

When the officer surnamed Huang heard such a strong request from this guy, he was extremely upset, so he added fuel and vinegar when translating, and added a request to allow Spanish merchant ships to dock directly behind it, including The words armed gunboat.

Chen Qiyu was already a little bored with this extremely arrogant and rude Spanish dwarf, but now that he heard his extremely rude requests, his heart was filled with anger, and he immediately thought of cleaning up Etro.

Zou Weilian, Li Jinfan, and Fang Yongzhi frowned involuntarily when they heard Etro's so-called appeal, and looked at Etro with an unkind look in their eyes.

He nodded expressionlessly and then said: "The official came to discuss with your two countries under the emperor's order. I naturally came based on the principle of friendly consultation and mutual benefit, but if someone takes the opportunity to make any rude requests , then don’t blame my imperial court for being unpredictable!”

After finishing speaking, Chen Qiyu took a sip of hot tea, and when the official surnamed Huang finished translating, he said firmly in an unquestionable tone: "Just now Special Envoy Fan of the Netherlands said that he knew about the Taiwan issue. I can wait for you here." The two countries have a definite answer: Taiwan has been owned by China since ancient times, and now it is the inherent land of our Emperor Ming. All people from other countries on Taiwan Island must leave immediately, otherwise they will be ruthlessly killed by our Emperor Ming army. There is no room for discussion!"

After Chen Qiyu's words were uttered through Tong Tong's mouth, Van Bronhorst and the other three all had solemn expressions on their faces, especially Etro, after hearing Chen Qiyu's extremely tough statement, the expression on his face changed from gloomy to became cruel.

Van Bronhorst did not expect that the three-party talks had reached a stalemate at the very beginning, which was completely different from what the senior officials of the Dutch government had envisioned.

It has been 15 years since the Netherlands invaded the southwestern part of Taiwan in the second year of Tianqi and built Zeelandia City and Chixian City in Dayuan. During this period, the Ming government did not send troops to attack the island. The Dutch drove them away, which made the Dutch government think that the Ming Dynasty did not value this island across the sea from the mainland.

Although the Ming army and a large number of immigrants suddenly appeared on the island last year, and wiped out a whole regiment of Dutch troops, the Dutch government did not think this was a signal that the Ming government was preparing to fully occupy Taiwan, but regarded it as a plan. Action to separate Taiwan from the Netherlands.

Therefore, one of the purposes of Van Bronhorst's trip is to discuss with Daming how to drive the Spaniards who occupy the chicken cages and freshwater in northern Taiwan from the island, and then the two countries will divide the border on the island and divide the island of Taiwan. For the second, they can be governed separately.

What I didn't expect was that Chen Qiyu's statement just now went back thousands of years. He insisted that Taiwan belonged to Ming Dynasty, and unceremoniously gave a warning on the spot that personnel from other countries must evacuate as soon as possible. This made Van Bronhaus Te suddenly felt that this trip was not as simple as imagined.

"Respected Vice-President Chen and Minister Zou, my humble servant Pahlavit is not only a special envoy of the Dutch government, but also a representative of the Dutch United East India Trading Company in the Far East. , the appreciation of the splendid culture, and the respect for His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch government specially entrusted us to bring a little gift to your respected Emperor and the beautiful Queen, and please your government to arrange for us to visit your country as soon as possible Your Majesty the Emperor, let us express this sincere admiration face to face!"

Seeing that the atmosphere on the court was getting colder and colder, Pahlavit, who had been silent all this time, quickly changed the subject in order to ease the embarrassing situation.

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