Daming Military Empire

Chapter 211 Peace Talk
The development of Macau has seriously deviated from the historical track. In the Ming Dynasty, Macau was just a small colonial stronghold, but now Macau has developed into a port city with a large scale.

No way, Shivela is too rich. Since he became the agent of Daming Western Trade, the money has not come too fast. If he has money, he will naturally build his old nest to be more beautiful, so what is the friendship road? Shivela Avenue was built by him one by one.

His partner Daming Xiyang Trading is richer than him, and Zheng Zhilong finally agreed to set up a branch in Macau under his deliberate fawning, mainly for the distribution of commodities.That guy, Daming’s Western business is incredible. There are countless factories in the southeast, and the number of employees may not be hundreds of thousands. The Dutch East India Company is inferior in front of it. Jinling Street and Craftsman Street emerged one after another.

This afternoon, Zheng Zhilong led the Dutch negotiating delegation for a tour along the southeast defense line and finally came to Macau. Naturally, Shivela was already waiting at the port.The welcoming team was a bit huge, including a thousand guards led by Shivira, a large number of representatives of Portuguese merchants, shopkeepers at all levels of Ming Dynasty Western Commerce, and a few thousand soldiers and horses from a garrison guard.

Spike frowned slightly when he saw the welcoming posture, and couldn't help muttering in his heart: "Why are the troops of the Ming Empire everywhere? This is the stronghold of Portugal. Why are more than half of the people who came to welcome them dressed as soldiers of the Ming Dynasty?" ?”

The welcoming team was not coming for him. As soon as Zheng Zhilong got off the treasure ship, the welcoming team knelt down and shouted in unison: "See you, my lord."

Spike felt something was wrong. It was fine for the people of the Ming Empire to kneel down. Why did the Portuguese kneel on the ground on one knee?This is the prince of the Ming Empire and not the prince of Portugal and Spain!
Zheng Zhilong nodded in satisfaction, raised both hands, and said in a clear voice: "Excuse me, let me be flat."

Everyone thanked in unison and stood up neatly. At this time, Shivela ran up and warmly cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness Nicholas, welcome to Macau, do you think the construction in my small place is okay? "

In fact, Zheng Zhilong had already seen the whole picture of Macau on the treasure ship. He had seen many port cities in Southeast Asia. Because Macau is newly built and has a lot of financial support, it looks very good. He smiled and praised: "Well, it's already on a certain scale. I'll ask them to work harder. This is the trading port of Ming Dynasty. It can't be smaller than those small places like Manila and Batavia."

Shivira was overjoyed when he heard the words. This is the Zhennan King of Ming Dynasty. He said that if he wants to develop, he will definitely develop. What is the concept of surpassing Manila and Batavia? He has never thought about this issue. He is now I just want to build a house quickly, and build a few more streets. It’s all money. Although the tax belongs to Daming, he collects the rent. Building a street will probably increase the income of 1 taels of silver a month. If possible, He wants to build ten thousand streets!
Spike saw Shivela's charming face kneeling, and his heart was cold. This Portugal is clearly biased towards the Ming Empire. What neutrality, what third party, shit!
After exchanging pleasantries with Zheng Zhilong for a long time, Shivela finally remembered that there was a Dutch negotiating delegation next to him. Then he remembered his responsibilities as the host, and led Spike and others to the Governor's Mansion to rest. Don't worry about it, the branch of Daming Western Commerce and Trade is much more magnificent than his Governor's Mansion.

There is also a team of Jinyiwei generals waiting for Zheng Zhilong in the branch of Ming Dynasty Western Commerce and Trade. They are Zhu Cijiong's personal guards, and they are specially here to give Zheng Zhilong new military uniforms.In Zhu Cijiong's words, the uniforms of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty are too kind, and negotiations are all about aura, and wearing neat new military uniforms can be called aura.

Well, what the emperor said is right, Zheng Zhilong awkwardly put on the new military uniform with the help of a group of Jin Yiwei generals, and when he looked in the mirror, let alone, this new military uniform is really majestic, put it on and stand there , It gives people a feeling of iron and blood.

Zhu Cijiong made a lot of money. The buttons on the officers’ uniforms, the sun and moon stars on the epaulets, and the dragon-shaped badge on the military cap are all made of silver. Zheng Zhilong’s body is even more amazing, all of them are made of gold, shining brightly , It is difficult to think that there is no momentum.

Early the next morning, the peace talks finally started, and the venue was set to be in the large meeting room of the Governor's Mansion in Shivela.When Zheng Zhilong and his party appeared in the Governor's Mansion in neat new military uniforms, everyone in the Governor's Mansion was shocked. Spike gasped, the dark material and the shining golden light, this momentum is really a bit Scary; Shivela is drooling, this collar, this cloak, these leather boots are simply too cool, he has already thought about it, and after the peace talks, he will go to the capital to ask His Majesty the Emperor for a few sets.

Shivela is a conference room arranged according to the habits of the great powers, with a large conference table in the middle and a row of chairs on each side, it's as simple as that.

Zheng Zhilong and Spike led the negotiating delegations of the two countries and sat at the two ends of the conference table. On the side of the Ming Empire, Zheng Zhilong, the southern king of Daming Town, was in the middle. On the left was Nan Juyi, the governor of the Southeast, and on the right was Zheng Zhihu, the admiral of the Nanyang Navy. On both sides are the chief soldiers and generals of the Nanyang Navy.Negotiator Spike sat in the middle of the Dutch side, and he didn't bother to introduce others, and Zheng Zhilong didn't bother to ask.

This was Daming's first time negotiating with a foreigner. To be honest, Zheng Zhilong had no experience at all, so he didn't know how to open his mouth. He just asked for [-] million taels of silver in compensation?The Dutch are probably going crazy with anger!

Zheng Zhilong looked around, well, except for Nan Juyi, everyone else is pretty good, if they fight, they shouldn't suffer any losses.

Of course Spike didn't know that Zheng Zhilong was thinking about fighting. He saw that Zheng Zhilong kept looking left and right but didn't look at him. Finally, he couldn't help coughing, and said directly: "Our Federation of Provinces demands that the Ming Empire immediately and unconditionally release Our soldiers, return all warships, return Zeelandia Castle, and at the same time issue an official statement, apologizing to our country."

Zheng Zhilong was stunned when he heard the words, he pulled out his ears vigorously, and asked in surprise: "What did you say?"

Spike once again solemnly said: "We, the Federation of Provinces, demand that the Ming Empire immediately and unconditionally release our soldiers, return all warships, return Zeelandia Castle, and at the same time issue an official statement to apologize to our country."

Zheng Zhilong rolled his eyes, looked at Spike like a monster, and said unceremoniously: "Apologize? You have to make it clear that Dongfan is the territory of Ming Dynasty, and you are the invaders. It is you who should apologize."

Spike blushed when he heard the words, and he quibbled: "Dongfan is the land of Ming Dynasty, but it was occupied by the Dongying people before we went there. We snatched it from the Dongying people. How can it be considered an invasion?"

Zheng Zhilong coughed and said angrily: "We will not discuss this issue. Now that our Ming Empire has defeated your Eastern Second Fleet, it is impossible to release the prisoners unconditionally, and it is even more impossible to return all the warships. Returning the Zeelandia Castle is simply a joke, and as for the apology, our Ming Empire is asking you to make an official statement about your aggression and apologize to our country."

The forts and forts we saw along the way have already beaten Spike to death. Besides, as a representative of the defeated country, he had to make concessions. I have never heard of someone who can win the enemy with his mouth alone. Sophistry is just a waste of time. He stared at Zheng Zhilong and said coldly: "Then let's talk about releasing our soldiers first. What are your conditions?"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong became excited. He suppressed his excitement, and said in a calm tone: "The condition is very simple. You pay the ransom and we release them. 1 taels of silver per person, isn't that expensive?"

If it is one or two people, of course it is not expensive. The problem is that the Ming Empire captured more than 2 people at a time, that is more than 2 million taels of silver!
Spike did some calculations, and immediately realized that he was angry, two hundred million taels of silver, is it possible?He has never seen such an offer before, isn't this clearly playing him, he couldn't help being furious, he slapped the table, stood up, pointed at Zheng Zhilong's nose and cursed: "Two hundred million taels of silver! Why don't you grab it? You pirate , Do you think this is a kidnapping game? The soldiers of our Federation of Provinces are not your meat tickets!"

Nima, what Zheng Zhilong hates the most is when others expose his past, and even point to his nose!He suddenly became angry, slammed the table harder, stood up and pointed at Spike's nose and cursed: "Who are the pirates? Are you still robbing less? From Batavia to Dongfan, which one?" Is it the land of your federal province? Go to other people’s land to grab things, and call them pirates, how shameful are you?”

Spike was choked and coughed violently. After a while, he stopped coughing, pointed at Zheng Zhilong and said in a trembling voice: "You, you, you white-eyed wolf, I shouldn't have trained you in the first place, I should let Song Ke Throw you into the sea to feed the fish."

Zheng Zhilong snorted coldly: "Hmph, just throw me into the sea to feed the fish? Just rely on Song Ke? Does he have this ability? It's not bad if I didn't throw him into the sea to feed the fish!"

Spike was taken aback when he heard the words, and he finally remembered the comparison of strength between the two sides. Now the navy of the Ming Empire itself is not necessarily inferior to that of the Netherlands. Coupled with their strict coastal defense, it is impossible for the Netherlands to retaliate.

He sat down slumped, and said coldly: "One person is 1 taels. It is impossible. The request of 100 million taels of silver is too exaggerated. One person is 200 taels, and [-] million taels of silver. I can make the decision and give it to you right away."

Zheng Zhilong saw that Spike had softened, so he sat down proudly, and said slowly: "It is impossible to pay 100 taels per person. We have spent more than this amount of money just to support them for more than half a year. At least 1000 taels per person, otherwise Don't talk about it."

2000 million taels is basically the acceptable limit for the Netherlands. Spike has lost all energy at the moment, and he is too lazy to entangle in this issue. As long as the people can be redeemed, the Netherlands is really losing more than 2 people. Sorry.

After thinking about it for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "2000 million taels is 2000 million taels. When will you release him?"

Zheng Zhilong was taken aback when he heard the words. He didn't expect that the Dutch were really willing to lose money, and it was still 2000 million taels. Let him go immediately."

Spike nodded, and said helplessly, "Okay, I'll let them send the money over as soon as possible."

This is 2000 million taels of silver. Although Zheng Zhilong is very rich, he still can't do nothing in the face of 2000 million taels of silver. The excitement in his heart is inevitable. This is what he got through negotiations, and the task entrusted by the emperor It's overdone.

He beat people up violently and made them lose money. He did it when he was a pirate. He didn't expect it to be like this between countries. In this world, you always talk with your fists everywhere!
(End of this chapter)