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After several rounds of warship confrontation, the two Dutch warships finally sank, and several other warships had dilapidated sails and their hulls were riddled with holes.The Ming army didn't get any benefits either. Two warships sank, and many warships couldn't run anymore. They were more damaged than the Dutch warships.

You must know that the wood of the ship made by Zhu Youjian is not naturally air-dried, and the selection of materials is not as good as that of the Dutch.If he hadn't left the battlefield half a day early, he would have been beaten up by others.

"Quickly, order all the warships to go up to pick up bargains." Seeing that many ships of the Dutch fleet slowed down, Zheng Chenggong immediately ordered the lucky boats who watched the excitement to swarm up.

At night, a crescent moon hangs in the sky early, which is mid-July.In the white moonlight, the endless sea water shone with waves, and the entire sea surface seemed to be covered with a layer of silver armor, only the warships were black; the white moonlight also made the entire battlefield within sight.

The courageous Ming army sailed forward together with lucky boats and Dutch galleons. The Dutch galleons were like elephants on the African grasslands bitten by a group of cheetahs.

The soldiers of the Ming army kept climbing on the battleships, and the hulls of several battleships seemed to be covered with ants.On the deck, the sound of gunfire, fighting, and the sound of the crew falling into the water resounded across the sea.

Van der Laan's flagship was not spared either, and as the largest flagship, he was "taken care of" by the Ming army.Especially looking at the densely packed Ming army climbing up the deck, Van der Laan closed his eyes in pain.

"General, what are you going to do?" The captain snatched Van der Laan's short gun, and the admiral was about to commit suicide.

"Oh, God! Please forgive my sins." Van der Laan suddenly remembered that God would not allow a suicide.

So, if you can't beat it, you can only surrender.

When Van der Laan ordered the surrender, there were still three Dutch warships sailing far away. They were warships that the Ming army failed to board. They were heading north all the way, and they were expected to hide in Japan.

"How was the result?" In the middle of the night, the entire sea continued to carry out rescue operations. This was a request made by Van der Laan when he surrendered, in exchange for his willingness to persuade Zeelandia to surrender.

"Two warships were lost, and seven were captured. Among them were battleships, auxiliary ships, communication ships, etc. 400 crew members were captured." Zheng Chenggong was very excited, but a little bit tired.

"Okay, well done. I will personally celebrate your achievements. After fighting Zelanza, I will go to Nanjing to attend my wedding." Zhu Youjian was also very happy.

He doesn't want to take the credit for regaining Taiwan, so it should be Zheng Chenggong's.But this battle brought together all the ship types of the Dutch for Daming, and this gift was actually Zhu Youjian's favorite.

This is tantamount to raising Ming's shipbuilding technology to a level that is in sync with the world.If Nanjing's research on new technologies is added, Daming will soon be at the forefront of the world.

"I took all the nine captured warships away for research. The other eight are all left to the East China Sea Navy. You don't have any objections, do you?"

Zhu Youjian must take all the Dutch warships captured in the two wars back to Nanjing for research.As for the types of ships that Daming was already capable of manufacturing, of course it would be better to leave them to Zheng Chenggong's navy.

"no comment."

On the contrary, Zheng Chenggong and the others were very happy after hearing the news. So many warships were taken to Nanjing, and more warships would arrive soon.

August is the day of Zhu Youjian's wedding, and the emperor can't wait for Zeelandzha's surrender ceremony.Therefore, after simple repairs, Zhu Youjian sailed to the mouth of the Yangtze River with the nine captured Dutch warships.

At the same time, news of the Ming army's victory over the Dutch fleet immediately spread to the south.

4 Chapter Sixty: Zhu Youjian's Foreign Policy

Kui Yi was still full of pleasant surprises yesterday, but the next day she looked like a concubine.

It has been more than two months, and the once beautiful and clean Governor's Mansion is now smelly.

Only Zeelandia has too few wooden barrels in reserve. After all the things that can hold the filth and throw away outside the city are used up, the Governor can't order the people in the castle to squat on the edge with bare buttocks...

Oh, Europeans don't know how to squat in Asia.

Aoi Yi really wanted to shout: Welcome to "Paris"!

Of course, the smell here is much higher than that in Paris. In Zeelandia, the heat and stench are accompanied by the death of people in the castle every day, and the disease spreads.

After Zheng Chenggong ordered people to escort the captives around the city of Zeelandia, Kui Yi decisively sent people out of the city to negotiate.

"No, your people can immediately. All property must remain. And from this moment, if we discover any large-scale destruction of property, we will have the power to arrest and hang."

Zheng Chenggong warned righteously.Are you kidding me, are these red-haired ghosts still dreaming?Kui Yi actually wanted to take away everything in the city of Zeelandia openly, this is the habit of Europeans, it doesn't work in Daming, and Daming doesn't accept this kind of thing.

"Go back and tell Kui Yi that we don't care about how much property the East India Company has looted in Taiwan, and we don't care about the people in Zeelandia as prisoners of war.

But we will not return the fighters led by Van der Laan because they committed war crimes against Ming Dynasty, unless you plan to redeem them with a sum of silver dollars.

And if you people want to return to Manila, you can either send a boat to pick you up, or you can ask our shipping company to take you back at the boat fee. "

After receiving Zheng Chenggong's negotiating conditions, Kwai fainted immediately. The goods and the large amount of gold and silver stored in this castle suddenly became someone else's.He was really unwilling.

But it happened that, different from the official history, Manila sent a communication ship to Zeelandia as quickly as possible after receiving the news of the fleet's defeat in the first place, and notified Daming to express a reconciliation.

In addition, the East India Company's congratulatory gift to the Ming emperor's wedding came with the ship.

Therefore, after Zheng Chenggong finished the surrender ceremony of Zeelandia City at the end of July, he returned to Nanjing with the documents and representatives of the East India Company.

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"Your Majesty, all the envoys from various countries have arrived. According to the order, I have arranged for them all to stay in the newly built Jinling Hotel." Zhu Shunshui, as the official diplomat of the Ming Dynasty, is in charge of foreign affairs.

"Is there any classification for these people?" Zhu Youjian asked while staring at the catalog of memorials.

"Not yet." Zhu Shunshui didn't understand what the emperor meant.

"Did Wu Sangui and Hou Jin send anyone here?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"Yes. And a lot of congratulatory gifts were sent." Zhu Shunshui replied.

"You can classify them now: foreign envoys are the first category, and stay at the Jinling Hotel; foreign countries are the second category, and they live at the Honglu Temple; the Northwest, Northeast, and Mongolia stay at the Jinling Guest House. I belong to the Ming Dynasty, so why stay at the Jinling Hotel.

The envoys of the Jinling Hotel issued passports, allowing them to move freely within the city of Nanjing; the people of the foreign countries issued passes, allowing them to go out of the city; in addition, heavy soldiers were sent to guard the guest house. They were all rebels, and these people did not kill them. The head is already good, not allowed to move around. "

Zhu Youjian said a lot in one breath, and Zhu Shunshui was overwhelmed by the amount of information.He could understand the treatment of Wu Sangui and the Later Jin people, but he didn't understand the difference between foreign envoys and Fan vassals.

"Your Majesty, is this Japanese country going to arrange to enter the Honglu Temple or the Jinling Hotel?" Zhu Shunshui didn't dare to make decisions on his own.

"Let them choose by themselves. You make it clear what I mean, and they can choose where they want to live. After the selection is made, it will be implemented in accordance with the usual practice and will not be changed." Zhu Youjian guessed that with the ambition of the Japanese, he would definitely choose Jinling hotel.

Zhu Shunshui naturally went to the newly established Department of Foreign Affairs to inform everyone of Ming's foreign policy.

North Korea was the first to express its position. They are the strongest fan country in Ming Dynasty, and they have always lived in Honglu Temple, so they followed the ritual officials of Honglu Temple in the first wave.

Immediately afterwards, Ryukyu, Siam, Annan, Toungoo, Dacheng, Nanzhang and other countries also went to Honglu Temple successively, and there are also examples of this.The envoy of the Japanese country finally bit the bullet and stayed among a group of Westerners and went to Jinling Hotel.

All diplomatic envoys are sharp-eyed. This arrangement is too obvious. This is a big country like Ming that is forcing a small country to take sides.The Japanese envoys felt that Daming hadn't even regained their own lost land, so how could they be qualified to make them vassals.Moreover, the two countries fought fiercely during the Wanli period, and the Wa Kingdom did not think that Ming Dynasty could pose a threat to them.

"My Majesty, this is the latest diplomatic roster assigned by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Please have a look." When Zhu Shunshui handed over the new roster to Zhu Youjian, the emperor said three good words in succession.

"Zhu Aiqing, according to the usual practice, how should we return the gift?"

Zhu Youjian knew that the Ming Dynasty had always been at a loss in terms of tribute, so some unknown small countries in Southeast Asia have been using the annual tribute to blackmail the Central Plains, and they have gained a lot.

"According to the usual practice, our court bestows a large amount of products such as silk and porcelain." Zhu Shunshui replied.

Zhu Youjian made some calculations, and the other party brought a few boxes of coral and agate to send over, and then Daming returned a boatload of silk and porcelain.This can not lose money!You must know that silk and porcelain are both in short supply overseas.Those corals and agates can't be eaten or drunk, and they can't be used as silver. They can only be given to the harem as ornaments by the emperor.

"Tell the Ministry of Rites to return gifts of equivalent value to the diplomatic envoys of the Jinling Hotel. Princess Ping should not be negligent when meeting; as for those who live in the Jinling Guest House, all their belongings will be confiscated, and three meals a day will only be provided free of charge according to your working meal standard."