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Chapter 727 Negotiations

"I really don't want to go to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing. May I ask General Zheng, when will the war in your country end?" Batens rolled his little black eyes and said to Zheng Chenggong.

Of course he spoke Dutch, not Chinese.A translator translated it immediately, so Zheng Chenggong could understand it.

"Oh, who can say for sure about the war? What does your emissary mean? Why are you so concerned about our war for no reason?"

Although Zheng Chenggong is only in his 20s this year, he has a very good brain. His Majesty asked him to come forward to negotiate. This is something he did not expect. In terms of official position and military merit, he thinks that this matter cannot be dealt with by him anyway. Now your majesty hides dragons and crouching tigers in front of his tent. It’s not that there are no talents. In literature there are Song Xiance, Yan Ximing, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong with both civil and military skills, and Liu Zhaoji, Minister of the Ministry of War, with higher official positions, who are older than him, with greater ability and experience. There are countless generals richer than him.

Regarding the negotiation with the red-haired thief, not to mention his uncle Zheng Hongkui, His Majesty did not assign him, but Zheng Chenggong was the only one assigned.

This made Zheng Chenggong both surprised and flattered.Then he thought this way, since His Majesty values ​​him so much, he must live up to his mission, live up to the grace of God, and do his best to successfully complete this negotiation.

That being the case, it is necessary to find out what the other party is doing before adopting a corresponding strategy. Therefore, before meeting the Dutch colonists, Zheng Chenggong had already figured it out.

So now that Batens opened his mouth like this, Zheng Chenggong immediately pushed the boat along with the flow. He was ambiguous about the other party's question, and then turned passive into active, and pushed it to the other party.

"What I mean is that if your country can't finish this war as soon as possible, it's better to end it." Batens said arrogantly.

Zheng Chenggong smiled, "Oh, why is this? Whether the war is stopped or not, this seems to be an internal matter of our Ming Dynasty. What does it have to do with your envoy?"

"Of course it has something to do with it! Your war has seriously affected our trade. Now, on behalf of Director Wei Malang and our Lord, I am presenting the strongest protest to your country."

Batens was very domineering, his eyes were wide open, and Zheng Chenggong waved his fleshy fist, slammed it on the table, and stood up.

Batens thought that this would be able to bluff the young general opposite, but he was wrong.

"What a joke!" Zheng Chenggong knew that he was going sideways, and obviously wanted to stand on Emperor Longwu's side, so he slapped the table and stood up, his face full of anger.Zheng Chenggong, who was full of martial arts, almost knocked the table apart.

"Your country is thousands of miles away from our country. The wars of our Ming Empire took place in the country and offshore. How could it affect your trade? It's simply unreasonable!"

Batens didn't expect that Zheng Chenggong didn't agree with him at all. He blew his beard and stared, and slapped the table louder than him, which showed that he had a bigger temper than him.

Batens' chubby face was flushed red, and his beard was pouted, but he saw that Zheng Chenggong didn't like him at all, so would he dare to use force here?See Zheng Chenggong's meaning, unless they don't want to leave here alive.

Embarrassed for a while, seeing that the negotiations between the two sides were going to be deadlocked, Batens' assistant Golmud hurriedly smoothed things over, but his tone softened significantly.

"I would like to remind General Zheng to pay attention to his words and deeds. The Kingdom of the Great Netherlands has the confidence and ability to go to any place for free trade and navigation. The cities of Zeelandia and Provenza are the fundamental interests of the Great Netherlands Empire. Your naval battle had nothing to do with us, but it happened on the sea and along the coast, which has seriously affected our free trade and safe navigation. Our Kingdom of the Netherlands will never agree, and neither will Director Wei Malang and my subordinates. I hope General Zheng will play Report to Your Majesty, don't go further and further down the wrong path, and develop in the direction of friendship between the Netherlands and your country, and do more things that are beneficial to the people of the two countries."

The translator wow-wow-wh-wow the translation, and after the translation, Zheng Chenggong understood it, and brought it back to him immediately.

"Zheng also reminded His Excellency Batens that this is the Ming Empire, not your Kingdom of the Netherlands. Including Chixian City, it has nothing to do with your country. It is all your wishful thinking and rape of public opinion. The city of Taiwan and the city of Prowencha are the city of Taiwan and the city of Chixian. The entire island of Taiwan is the inherent territory of our Ming Empire. Why does your country build a city on our island? Isn’t this a naked act of aggression and robbery? ?Zheng also raised the strongest protest to your Excellency and your country. At home, our Majesty, and the hundreds of millions of subjects of the Ming Empire will never agree. As for the war that happened here, it is a domestic matter of our Ming Dynasty, and outsiders are never allowed Intervene, otherwise he must pay the price!"

Zheng Chenggong was strict with justice, and of course he was very clear about what these Dutch red-haired thieves had done on the island. Today he took this opportunity to scold the Dutch colonists for their aggression and robbery. The soldiers and officials were very relieved when they heard this.

The translator he carried with him translated Zheng Chenggong's words into words that the red-haired thief could understand.

Zheng Chenggong is both steady and ruthless, well-founded, and powerful in counterattacks. He doesn't take soft and hard, and doesn't take in oil and salt, which makes it difficult for these Dutch red-haired thieves to answer correctly.

In the end, they became angry from embarrassment, and with a shout, the red-haired thieves headed by Batens all stood up, and Batens finally said harshly, "May I ask, General Zheng, are you representing yourself or Your Majesty? Your Excellency is responsible for what you say today!"

"Of course the general will be responsible to the end, see off the guests!"

What is a see-off?At this time, they were forced to drive out, and several soldiers of the Ming army drove Batens and the others out like cattle.

These Dutch red-haired red-haired blushed furiously, and finally Batens yelled: "Okay, don't regret it, your Excellency, after all, one day, your Excellency will understand that there will be no one who opposes our Kingdom of Great Netherlands after all." Good luck, farewell!"

"I would also like to advise you, our Great Ming Empire is no longer what it used to be. If anyone still wants to come here to be domineering, we will definitely make them tremble. Please go all the way and don't send them away!" Zheng Chenggong said as he shook his sleeves. , Turn your face away and give the other party a butt.

The negotiation is considered to be over here, back and forth, not more than an hour.Batens and others made a roast chicken with a big nest neck, and finally they left Zheng Chenggong's tent, boarded their battleship and left angrily.

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly formed a memorial of the details of the negotiation today and reported it to Zhu Yousong.In fact, when his memorial was sent to Nan'an Prefecture, His Majesty Zhu Yousong had already fully understood the ins and outs of the negotiation.This is of course the credit of Jinyiwei and Changfan, Zhu Yousong couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing, Zheng Chenggong really lived up to my expectations!

(End of this chapter)