Lu Ming

Chapter 120 The Attribution of the Officers

Seeing the small red brick trucks passing by beside him, Nuyz finally knew that the destination of those red brick boats passing by the Sloten these days is here.

Taking a look at the relative position of the gap in the wall and the sand dunes in the distance, and then at the land in front of the commercial hall that was once soaked in the blood of the soldiers, Nuiz sighed softly: "A massacre, this is too cruel. , God's people should not be treated like this."

"That's right," Cai Feiming nodded in agreement, "It's just like Dutch soldiers slaughtering Ming civilians in Penghu, it's too cruel."

At this time, Cai Feiming was like a dull tour guide, completely disregarding the client's mood, showing two neat rows of white teeth, smiling and drawing a circle in front of him with his arm: "At that time, the corpses were all over here, ah, many people Unrecognizable, because there were too many pieces. The coolies finally got the meat into the basket with a shovel. Alas, it was only cleaned up after three days. It was too cruel."

At this moment, Nuyzi's angry eyes collided with Cai Feiming's gentle smile.The Dutch suddenly discovered that this yellow man, who had always been smiling, had so cold eyes.

"Do you want to strengthen the defense of the commercial hall? Mr. Cai." The provocative party finally backed down, because it was on someone else's territory. Those red brick stacks.

"No." Cai Feiming still maintained the same smile, as if nothing had happened, he began to explain enthusiastically: "These red bricks are for the upcoming construction of the 'Palace'."

He pointed in the direction of Dayuan Island: "Our king will be crowned in the palace."

Nuyiz didn't expect the other party to be so frank, and he was speechless for a moment: "After coming to the remote sea area, let these returners stop covering up?" He thought silently.

Seeing that the Dutchman fell silent, Cai Feiming stretched out his hand and began to lead the guests into the shop.Along the way, he enthusiastically told the red hairs: This dilapidated commercial building will be completely demolished, and in the future it will become a beautiful embassy district. Only senior diplomats and some traversers usually live on the island-this can maximize the Avoid the lack of fresh water as much as possible.

A group of people went straight to the cafeteria, where the old and new masters of the senior staff sat together, no matter how complicated the mood was, there was only a smile on their faces at this moment.

The lunch was rich: chunks of venison, pork, and bear meat were placed on red and blue Clark porcelain plates and served on the table, and grilled milkfish, mullet, and star spot were delivered to the guests' mouths one after another.The Dutch appreciate all dishes sprinkled with thirteen spices, including some delicacies such as sea vegetables and bamboo shoots and mushrooms, and all the shares on the plate are wiped out.

Beer and Erguotou have long been extinct, so rice wine and plum wine shipped from Hangzhou were served at the luncheon. The Dutch, who live everywhere, would never refuse any kind of alcohol. If it weren’t for the consideration of negotiating in the afternoon, the wine might not be enough The redheads rinsed their mouths.

After the banquet, the atmosphere between the two parties can be said to have improved qualitatively. At least the sharp sense of antagonism has been reduced a lot from Nuiz.As the top leader in name at the moment, Xia Xianze also briefly appeared after the banquet. After a few polite greetings, the leader disappeared on time, leaving Cai Feiming, who was roughly equal to Nuyzi, to continue to operate.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, after a short break in the guest room, the Nuyiz team and Cai Feiming's team officially started negotiations in a room with a long table.

The negotiating conditions of the crossing forces had been told to Van der Hagen before this, so today's talks were actually Cai Feiming and the others unilaterally waiting for the Dutch to reply.And the Dutch sitting on the negotiating table at this moment have analyzed the conditions put forward by the cross-travelers countless times in the past few days. Therefore, for the Dutch, the pros and cons have long been clear.

In any case, returning to Batavia with a shipload of raw silk and china would improve the situation for everyone, Nuiz included.

In fact, if it can be confirmed that the big officials passing through the occupation of the public are a stable commodity channel of the Ming Dynasty, then people like Nu Yizi will make a comeback; For the Silk Star, the golden huskies that bring a lot of money to the company.

As for the trading houses and silver coins - from Amsterdam to Dayuan, and then turn a corner to America, the East India Company is on the global battlefield. I don’t know how many trading houses are being built and closed. Hundreds of thousands of guilders of silver coins can break open the raw silk channel of the Ming Dynasty, and any member of the Council of Batavia will agree to this deal without hesitation, not to mention the fact that the cross-border repayment of the loan has cleverly made the Dutch make up for the loss a lot
In short, Nuyizi himself has no position to deny the reconciliation plan and future business contracts proposed by the cross-travelers. He dare not, nor does he have the right.

But all of this does not hinder Mr. Nuiz’s efforts to gain more benefits at the negotiating table. After all, if you try, you will not get pregnant. Therefore, the first time the two parties came to the negotiating table, Mr. Nuiz pointed out: There is no doubt that Yuan Island was the territory designated by Ming officials to the Dutch East India Company during the Penghu War three years ago.Therefore, if they claim to be from the "Kunlun" area of ​​the Ming Dynasty, if they still recognize the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain state, they cannot violate the original agreement reached by the Ming court with the Dutch.

Hearing this, Cai Feiming smiled. He put his right arm on the table, spread his palms, and performed a special gesture for beggars.

"What does this mean?" the Dutchman asked puzzled.

"This is an international gesture for asking for a certificate. Please show the land deed of Dayuan Island issued by the Ming court."

"Wat?!" Mr. Nuiz was angry: "The original agreement was approved by Governor Nan (Nan Juyi), and it was the result of many discussions between Ming officials and us. The emperor granted the East India Company !"

"Sigh..." Cai Feiming shook his head when he heard this: "Whether it is an official or an emperor, if they can cede territory with only their mouth and tongue without any treaties and documents, then they must be fake officials and emperors; besides, if you I wouldn’t be surprised to declare that all of Ming’s territory is VOC now, since it’s all about mouth and tongue anyway, isn’t it?”

".Nuiz is a bit stuck at this time."

The ownership of the big staff is actually a mess.

During the Ming-Dutch war negotiations in Penghu three years ago, Fujian officials conveyed to the Dutch through the middleman/maritime merchant Li Dan the two conditions of allowing them to go to Daguan to establish a business house and agreeing to allow Dutch ships to come to Fujian for trade.

(End of this chapter)