Domineering Daming

But Xiong Wencan did not nod, and continued to oppress them again and again, forcing them to make more concessions, as if he wanted to restore the posture of the "Eight Great Xuanweifu" in the early Ming Dynasty.This time, these messengers stopped talking, let alone agreeing, because they were just messengers and could not make so many decisions.

Xiong Wencan has been "threatening" with words all the time. He knows in his heart that no matter how dissatisfied these people are now or what their plans are, once Zuo Liangyu and Yang Sichang's army crush Annan, these people will make even greater concessions!

While they were negotiating, Putmans was still struggling, negotiating with Zhu Xu.

"Your Majesty the Emperor." Putmans stood up and saluted, "I am deeply disturbed by this offense. Please tell me how to appease your anger so that the Netherlands and Ming can live in peace and never Offend each other."

Pushing the dominance to the opponent is also a negotiating technique. Zhu Xu ignored it and said: "You should understand that there is no need for our country to negotiate with the Netherlands. Not to mention Asia, it is not difficult for our country to go on an expedition to Europe. It is you, Ask to negotiate with our country. If you want to quell the war, you need enough sincerity."

Putmans couldn't calm down in his heart, and his face was full of difficulties.

This situation is not so much a negotiation as a "surrender", and now it is just discussing the conditions of "surrender". You can't ask the victor what to do, you can only try your best to preserve your existing interests.

But how to keep it safe, Putmans was wandering all over his head, and couldn't find a way.

Facing the calmness of the Emperor Ming, Putmans was full of panic. He looked at Zhu Xu with a gloomy expression, and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to give all our territories in the South China Sea to Daming for free, and Pay enough price in exchange for His Majesty's friendship, allowing the Netherlands to continue to trade around the Ming Kingdom without damage..."

Asia is too rich, and the Netherlands can't lose it. Even if it can't occupy it like before, it still hopes to continue maritime trade. The profits will decrease, but it is still far more than Africa and America!

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, and he said: "Our country advocates free trade. If there is peace between the two countries, Ming will protect the Netherlands' trade activities in the South China Sea and even in Asia."

When Putmans heard this, his eyes lit up immediately. If they can get the protection of the Ming Kingdom, they will save a lot of money, just trade!

Looking at Zhu Xu's expression with blue eyes, he turned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, in addition to the gold, silver, and food from before, I will also buy warships, cannons, muskets from the Ming Dynasty, and of course, porcelain, silk, etc. Wait, I only need [-]% of the profit, and in a year at most, I will bring tens of millions of silver profits to your country!"

Zhu Xu doesn't know much about the current Dutch trade profits, but he knows that in the era of "sea coachmen", the annual net profit from trade in Asia was as high as 20 tons of gold shipped back to Europe. If you add other things, the profit will be high amazing!

This Putmans is already fighting Ming Dynasty warships and artillery. Zhu Xu squinted his eyes unconsciously. Europe is now raging with war, and it is fierce on land, or it will soon be fierce. "Arms export" may be An unexpected profiteering industry!

Zhu Xu smiled for the first time and said, "Your Excellency, I'm interested in your proposal, but you still haven't paid the price to satisfy me."

Putmans frowned, looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Majesty, this is already the limit of my ability. If you have other unreasonable demands, I can't do it at my level."

Zhu Xu was well aware of this negotiating trick, so he ignored it and said directly, "You should know that Daming's anger can spread to the whole world, and your company will bear the brunt of it."

Putmans felt Zhu Xu's aggression, and thinking of Zhu Xu's smile just now, his heart suddenly moved, and he said, "Your Majesty, if the Ming Kingdom can manufacture more warships, cannons, and firearms, the profits will be even greater. , I can find a buyer for you."

Zhu Xu smiled more, and said: "You mean, these profits are enough for you to compensate me and satisfy me?"

Putmans obviously felt that Zhu Xu's tone became lighter, and he said more cautiously: "Yes."

Zhu Xu looked at Putmans without saying a word, his heart was spinning.

The purpose of developing commerce and trade is actually to accumulate original capital for the development of manufacturing industry. The current manufacturing industry is very important to the Ming Dynasty, whether it is to deal with disasters or make profits, it is very important!

Silk, cloth, tea, and porcelain are all light industries, and shipbuilding, artillery, and guns are heavy industries. If there is a broad market, the impact will be absolutely huge and unimaginable!

But Zhu Xu would not let him go so easily, he sat up straight, and said: "In the South China Sea, you will pay me everything, except for the clothes on your body, you can't take anything away, gold, silver, food doubled .”

The corner of Putmans's mouth twitched, Asia is the richest, and their investment is also the largest, and now they are all handed over to the Ming Dynasty, the loss is not 01:30, and the compensation is doubled, it is his life!

He looked at Zhu Xu and opened his mouth to refuse, but Zhu Xu swallowed it back with a calm expression on the opposite side.

If he refuses, not only the South China Sea, but the whole of Asia will belong to the Ming Kingdom, and what's more, his life will be kept!

Putmans suppressed a trace of fear, thought for a while, and felt blood dripping, such a large number, he had to go to the head office for help, but once he asked for help, he would be finished.

Putmans struggled violently in his heart, both ends were dead, and what was in front of him was even more urgent!

Zhu Xu nodded inwardly. He had almost figured out the details of the Dutch people. Their strength was not strong enough, and they were not as rich as the "sea coachman" in the future.

The corners of Putmans' face were uncomfortable, he looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Majesty, I can agree to your request, but please allow me enough time."

Zhu Xu frowned slightly, and said, "How long do you want?"

Now that summer has just passed, and the harvests are not long in all places, the grain should be in his hands. Putmans has a way to mobilize it. After all, it takes two years to go back and forth from the Ming Dynasty to the Netherlands. He still has time to deal with this incident. After that, he looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Half a year."

Half a year, summer and autumn.

Zhu Xu smiled at the corner of his mouth and said, "Yes."

Putmans breathed a sigh of relief. The "compensation" matter is over, and he should have won the "friendship" of His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.With the huge profits from Asian goods in Europe, he believes that it won't take long for him to get back [-]% of his capital, and he can barely cope with the directors of the head office.

Zhu Xu sat up straight and said in a gentle voice, "How much do you want?"

Chapter 759 Various Treaties

Putmans was startled, looked at Zhu Xu, and it took him a while to wake up, thinking reluctantly: "Battleships, thirty ships, artillery, eight hundred pieces, muskets, three thousand pieces, of course, this is only the initial stage, I want to Go back and check the situation..."

Zhu Xu heard the words and calculated in his heart.

The cost of a thirty-foot ship in the Ming Dynasty is about 6000 taels of silver, 18 taels for thirty ships, 2000 taels for one cannon, 160 million taels for eight hundred guns, and 300 taels for each musket, and 90 taels for three thousand pieces. Ten thousand taels, all kinds of things are only more than 200 million taels.

Although the Ming Dynasty will not give the best one, but the price will definitely be the most expensive one, but even if it is doubled, it will only be 400 million taels, which is still far from Zhu Xu's expectations.

Zhu Xu frowned, and said, "Your Excellency, this is far from making up for my loss."

After Putmans finished speaking, he also felt it, and when he saw the question, he came back, pondered, and said, "Your Majesty, how long will it take you to trade these?"

"Immediately!" Zhu Xu said decisively.There are a lot of old-fashioned muskets in the Ming Dynasty. These warships are the first generation, and they can be sold directly, and the second generation will be built. As for the artillery, there are also a lot of old-fashioned ones. In short, they can be assembled quickly.Although they are all old-fashioned, experimental products, they are much better than the current European general-purpose ones, and customers will be satisfied.

Putmans could feel His Majesty's fanatical love for "silver" under his calm surface, his eyes moved slightly, and he smiled a little, and said: "Your Majesty, I want to modify my order, how about triple it?"

Zhu Xu's smile suddenly increased, and he said, "That's right, but I don't want this to be a one-time transaction."

Putmans is very familiar with the situation in Europe. The war has not stopped for more than 100 years. Everyone hopes to have superior weapons.

Putmans is a businessman who understands the truth deeply, bowed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, in the next three years, this amount will increase tenfold!"

Zhu Xu's reserved smile immediately melted like an iceberg, and he said: "You have won my friendship, whatever you need, whatever you want to buy, I will open the door of convenience!"

Putmans breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time narrowed his eyes slightly. He has long been keen on the products of the Ming Dynasty. In the past, they were unable to open them. If this opens up the commercial road of the Ming Dynasty, this war may be a blessing rather than a disaster. !

Putmans nodded reservedly. This is a difficult negotiation. He has lost too much. Now he has to figure out how to make up for it.

"Then, my friend, can we seriously talk about earning money?" Zhu Xu stood up and said with a smile on his face.

The corners of Putmans' face moved stiffly, and said: "Of course, everything is in accordance with His Majesty's will."

Zhu Xu walked out of the study with a smile, feeling very happy.

In fact, he has always negotiated with the Governor of Putmans, not the Netherlands. After all, he has been back and forth for two years, how can he talk?As long as the Governor is subdued, the relationship with the future "Sea Coachman" is established.They need profits from Asia, and Zhu Xu needs food from outside Asia. At present, each takes what they need.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty will go through a period of weakness. The grand strategy is to block Malacca and ensure internal stability. Everything serves this strategy.

Now, the two parties are happily reaching an agreement.

Putmansi followed not far behind Zhu Xu, and quietly wiped the cold sweat off his brow, no matter what, he survived.