Daming Military Empire

Chapter 200 Powerful Country Diplomacy
According to the customs of the great powers, after winning a battle, they will ask the defeated country to cede land and pay compensation. Although Ming is a new power, this custom cannot be broken. Therefore, Zhu Cijiong plans to ask the Netherlands and Spain to cede land and pay compensation!

His idea seems to be a bit inconsistent. He just wanted to argue with others, but now he wants to let people cede the land and pay compensation. Isn't this just looking for a fight?In fact, it is not the case, there must be the art of wrangling, and a strong country must also have the aura of a strong country. After winning a battle, others will have to cede land and pay compensation. If you don’t want it, then others will think you are afraid.Why don't you beat me, I'll put the prisoner back for you, this is just asking for a beating!
So how much should people pay? Of course, there is no calculation standard. Like Spain, there is no direct conflict with Daming this time, and the two sides also have a common enemy, the Netherlands. Just ask someone to pay for it. , if Spain is willing to cooperate with Daming to deal with the Netherlands, then it doesn't matter if they release these captives directly.

It’s different here in the Netherlands. Anyway, you’ve already torn your face. The more you open your mouth, the more confident you are, and the more people will think about you. It can be bullied, this is the diplomatic logic of a powerful country.

Of course, the compensation for land cession is not to be paid as much as you want. Generally, it must be negotiated and negotiated before it can be settled.

Zhu Cijiong has already thought about the candidate for the negotiation. Zhennan Wang Zheng Zhilong happens to know the languages ​​of these two countries, and his status is high enough. At the same time, he also has the shrewd mind of a businessman. The person in charge of the negotiation is like measuring him Tailor-made, none other than him.

As for the location of the negotiation, it is about the nature of cooperation with Spain. You can go directly to the door to show your sincerity. As for the negotiation with the Dutch, it is a negotiation between the real hostile countries. You must find a third-party location. After much deliberation, Macau is the most suitable place. Just before the negotiation, you can take them to appreciate the forts and forts in Kowloon.

However, Shivela is a real guy. He, the governor of Macau, has basically never stayed in Macau. He either went to the capital to find someone to flatter him, or went to someone else's site to fight the autumn wind. Although Portugal is now anarchic, but This guy is too disorganized and undisciplined!
Shivira is enjoying himself in Mysore at the moment, so he naturally doesn't know that His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is criticizing him for being unorganized and undisciplined.However, he will not be happy for long. About 20 days after Daming’s victory in Manila, the news reached Mysore. Shivira was about to hold a public meeting or something to celebrate. General Hou Shilu, the leader of the First Army Corps, invited him over.

Hou Shilu was his patron saint, so he naturally didn't dare to neglect, immediately changed into formal clothes, and rushed to the barracks of the Ming Empire Expeditionary Army.

The expeditionary army's barracks was just outside the city of Mysore, and it didn't take long for him to get there, but when he entered the tent, Hou Shilu was not there, and there was only a middle-aged man with a white face and beardless standing in the middle of the tent, Look at him blankly!
Who is this, Shivela asked inexplicably: "Who are you, General Hou?",

The middle-aged man asked instead, "Are you Shivela?"

With such a high-pitched voice, it must be the eunuch!The eunuch was the person next to the emperor, and Shivela immediately put on a smiling expression and nodded, "Yes, I am Shivela."

Hearing this, the eunuch took out a copy of the imperial decree from his pocket, raised his hands above his head, and said sharply, "The imperial decree has arrived, sincerely, Boshwella accepts the decree."

Holy, holy, imperial decree, Shivela was shocked that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire actually issued an imperial decree to him!

He glanced around, fortunately, there was no one, so let's take the order, since no one saw it anyway, so it's not ashamed.

So, he knelt down respectfully and kowtowed: "My minister listens respectfully to the hadith."

I don’t know who I learned this mess from. The corner of the eunuch’s mouth twitched, and then he read aloud: "By God, the emperor said, sincerity Boshwella, I want to send people to Macau to talk to the Dutch. Negotiation, you turn around quickly, and in addition, drop by Batavia and tell the Dutch that if you want to return the prisoners, come to Macau to negotiate!"

Negotiating and taking prisoners, it seems that Daming wants to make the Dutch lose money!Shivira didn't expect that after only two years since he returned, the navy of Ming Dynasty was really so strong. It seems that there was no navy in Ming Dynasty two years ago, and even the fleet of Zhennan King Nicholas was used to transport the expeditionary force. Now it really turned the Dutch over, it's really awesome!

Shivela shouted excitedly: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Although the eunuch is an unhealthy man, the eunuch couldn't bear Shivela's unhealthy Chinese. He directly stuffed the imperial decree into Shivela's hand, and then hurriedly said: "Lord Shivela , you have to hurry up, the emperor is waiting for your reply, the Sa family has to go back and return to order."

After all, he walked out of the handsome tent and disappeared!
Shivira held the imperial decree like a dream, and rubbed it carefully. This is the imperial decree of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire. It must be stored away, and it will definitely be priceless in the future!
Shivira had just received the imperial decree, but Zhennan King had already been ordered to rush to Zeelandia City. After listening to the hadith, he led fifty super battleships of the Nanyang Navy to rush to the city. To Manila City.

When he was a pirate, he worked under the Spanish governor for a while, but now it is different, he is the prince of the Ming Empire, and his status is much higher than the Spanish governor.In the past, he had to be polite when he met the Spanish governor, but now it is estimated that the Spanish governor has to be polite when he sees him.

Sure enough, as soon as his fleet entered Manila Bay, ten Spanish warships lined up to greet him, and then guided them to anchor near the north bank of the estuary of the Passy River. Finally, Spanish Governor Coquian actually came to greet him in a merchant ship!

Zheng Zhilong and Ke Kui'an were old acquaintances. Seeing that Ke Kui'an had boarded the ship to greet him, he didn't want to put on airs too much. He greeted him pretendingly, and greeted him, "Your Excellency, long time no see."

Ke Kuian didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly saluted: "Nicolas, oh no, His Royal Highness Zhennan King, long time no see, I don't know why you came this time. I have already ordered someone to prepare a dinner at the Governor's Mansion, why don't we eat together? while talking?"

Zheng Zhilong mainly came to inquire about Spain's position, not a formal negotiation, and he didn't necessarily have to go to the Governor's Mansion in Manila to talk. Now that Coquian is here, he simply said directly: "Your Excellency, you know, we Daming just experienced a big battle with the Netherlands. However, in the battle in the north of Dongfan, we encountered your Spanish army. Although they seem to be fighting the Dutch, our Emperor of the Ming Empire still wants to know about your Spanish army. Which side are you on?"

Although the words were vague, the meaning was obvious. It was to show Spain's stance on whether to join Daming in dealing with the Netherlands.

In fact, until now, Spain has not recognized the Netherlands as a country. In their eyes, the Dutch are out-and-out rebels. Do you have to ask which side to take?Coquian said righteously: "Why would our Spanish Empire side with these rebels? You also know that these rebels were still attacking Manila some time ago. Please tell your Majesty the Emperor that the Netherlands rebels The army is the common enemy of the Ming Empire and our Spanish Empire, and we stand firmly on the side of the Ming Empire."

Empty words are definitely not enough, only black and white words count, Zheng Zhilong laughed and said: "That's really great, but our Emperor of the Ming Empire still hopes to sign a contract with your Spanish Empire officials, and we will deal with the Dutch together. .”

Coquian immediately assured: "There is no problem with this. I will apply for authorization from His Majesty the Emperor of the Spanish Empire tomorrow. Then I can represent the Spanish Empire and sign a contract with your Ming Empire. I don't know the hundreds of soldiers under me. "

Naturally, Zheng Zhilong couldn't be fooled by him with a few words. These European powers are fighting at the head of the bed and reuniting at the end of the bed. Separation and reunion are like drinking porridge. Who can guarantee that Spain will not suddenly help the Dutch to deal with Daming for the sake of profit, anyway. It was impossible for Ming to release the prisoners without signing the contract.

When Zheng Zhilong arrived in Manila, Shivela also arrived in Batavia. The Netherlands and Portugal can be said to be Spanish rebels during this period, so the relationship in private is still good. I heard that Shivela is here. , Governor of Batavia, Bruwen, even ran to the pier to greet him in person.

Seeing that Bruwen was giving face so much, Shivela was so excited that he ran up to give Bruwen a hug, and then laughed and said, "Oh, Bruwen, my old friend, you are too kind. "

Bruwen replied dejectedly: "Shivela, my old friend, if you are a few days late, you may not see me."

Of course Shivela knew what was going on, but on the surface he pretended to be shocked and said: "Oh, Bruwen, what's the matter, could it be because of the defeat to the Ming Empire? It's not your fault alone."

Bruwen shook his head and sighed: "Oh, don't mention it, I'm definitely doomed this time, my friend, what do you want me to do?"

Shivela said embarrassingly: "Oh, there is no way. Didn't we form an alliance with Ming Dynasty? The Ming Empire means that if you want peace talks, you can send representatives to Macau, and I will be the middleman."

Peace talks?Bruwen shook his head, and regretfully said, "I'm afraid I don't have the power anymore. Even if it's a peace talk, I guess they will send representatives from China."

Shivela tentatively asked, "Then do you mean peace talks or continued war?"

Bruwen said indifferently: "Who knows, anyway, it has nothing to do with me, let's not talk about this, go, I'll buy you a drink."

Should the Netherlands choose peace talks or go to war?If they choose peace talks, will they really cede land and pay compensation?At the end of this volume, let's see the decomposition of the next volume.

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