"Regarding the negotiations with the Dutch East India Company, our overall goals and principles in Hanzhou are as follows:

First, we must force the Dutch East India Company to admit that we have unquestionable ownership of the entire Han continent; Timor Island, from the Oecussi stronghold controlled by the Netherlands to the Xinmin controlled by our Han continent (today's Basika on Timor Island in Indonesia)

The area east of Mazhen Fort is placed within our Hanzhou’s sphere of influence; the islands and sea areas east of Timor Island and west of Weiyuan Island are under the control of our Hanzhou; in addition, both parties must clearly agree on their respective spheres of influence, and

recognized by both parties.

Second, market opening, this should be the most important clause of the Dutch East India Company. We Hanzhou may wish to exchange this for them to make concessions to the territory and sphere of influence occupied by Hanzhou. In addition, it requires that the strongholds and spheres of influence controlled by both parties are equal.

Set as an open market without any restrictions;

Third, in principle, we will not return the Dutch merchant ships and other materials captured during the war. As for the captured East India Company employees, it is best to repatriate them on a voluntary basis (because some craftsmen and artists have been requisitioned by Hanzhou and brought under their rule)

Residents), personal belongings can be returned when repatriated.

Fourth, regarding arms transactions with various princely kingdoms in the East Indies, we in Hanzhou can promise not to sell weapons to the princely kingdoms designated by them, but we cannot exclude other commodity transactions.

5. In principle, no compensation will be provided for the losses suffered by both parties during the war.

Sixth, since the market has been fully opened, all routes in the entire East Indies are also open to Hanzhou, and there are no restrictions during the free navigation period.

7. Both parties have the obligation to ensure the property and personal safety of the other party's subjects in their respective territories.

In summary, the above points are the basic conditions required by Hanzhou. However, during the negotiation, we might as well raise the asking price a little higher and the time can be delayed a little. After all, all our warships are on the coast of the Ming Dynasty and are very likely to be attacking.

Dutch merchant ship. Therefore, even if we sign a peace agreement, if we want to realize the armistice requirements of both parties, we will have to wait until December when our immigration operations begin."

After finishing the above requirements, Qi Tian looked at the high-level military and civilian officials of Hanzhou present and indicated to everyone if there were any other points that needed to be added.

"If reciprocity requires the opening of all routes and markets, then our strongholds in eastern Hanzhou and Weiyuan Island will inevitably be exposed to the Dutch. Will we face the risk of attacks by the East India Company in the future?" Pan Qifeng asked.

"Of course there is such a risk. And after several years of expansion, we will definitely establish many more strongholds in Hanzhou than the Dutch currently have. Our naval ships will not be able to gain access to Hanzhou in a short period of time.

sea ​​control along the continent’s coast,” said He Yunfeng from the Strategic Planning Department of the General Staff Headquarters.

"If a peace agreement is signed with the Dutch East India Company, I think it can last for at least three to five years." Qi Tian said: "And after this war, the Dutch should realize that our stronghold in Hanzhou is not that easy to fight.

, and going to war with us will come at a high price. Even if we promise

Many strongholds will be exposed to their sight one after another in the future. How many troops and ships can they muster to attack them one by one? In addition, the strongholds we established are not without any defensive strength. Many trained local soldiers are assisting them.

With a large number of artillery and muskets, the Dutch will definitely be beaten to death."

"Great Commander, the Dutch require us in Hanzhou not to trade weapons with the princely kingdoms in the East Indies. Wouldn't this allow the Dutch to use their own military advantage and allow them to seize it very easily? More islands and economic interests will make its power develop more rapidly. This will cause some difficulties for our Hanzhou to conquer Nanyang in the future." Zhou Zhikai, Minister of Industry, said: "Moreover, if the weapons made by Hanzhou are not as strong as those of Nanyang, Wouldn't the demands of the Tubang Kingdom create a backlog and affect the subsequent development of our military industry in Hanzhou?"

"The Dutch do not allow us to sell weapons to the princely kingdoms in the East Indies, but we can sell weapons to the two kingdoms we control on Timor Island, as well as the Ming people's armed forces on Luzon Island, Zheng Zhilong's forces, and Cambodia Kingdom, Champa, and even Annan. As for whether these countries and regions will resell our weapons to those kingdoms in the East Indies, it is beyond our control in Hanzhou." Qi Tian said in a deep voice.

Just kidding, in later generations, we played transfer trade very successfully and avoided tariff barriers one after another. In the middle of the 17th century, Hanzhou used this transfer trade method. Isn't it possible to avoid the Dutch East India Company? trade ban?

Since ancient times, the arms trade has been one of the most profitable industries in the world. Not only is its profit huge, it also generates long-term and sustained benefits, plus political benefits. It is a very profitable and very It is not just a business. Historically, the arms trade has been compared with the drug trade and smuggling trade, and has been called the world's three major profit-making industries.

If Hanzhou's military industry wants to be one step, or half a step ahead of the times, it must continue to research and manufacture more weapons, and sell them in large quantities to the kingdoms in need. Verify the performance of various weapons to a certain extent. How could Hanzhou give up the arms deal easily just because it signed a peace agreement with the East India Company?

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October 25, 1641, Luzon, Manila City.

After hearing what the interpreter said, Zheng Cai curled up her lips and sneered softly. Then she looked at the Spaniard in front of her and said, "Tell your general, my Zheng family doesn't care about your offerings. Be sensible and bring them to you quickly." Please return to your country. Otherwise, I, the Ming Dynasty, will send a large army to eradicate your hideouts waiting in the north!"

The Spanish representative listened blankly to the interpreter's translation, his eyes moved, and then he frowned and said: "Dear General Ming Dynasty, I am very sorry to hear such an rude reply from you. You know, our Kingdom of Spain is As a world power, in Europe and America, we have endless vast territories, millions of people, and control a population of tens of millions. We also have hundreds of warships. If our king gives an order, we will surely It will destroy everything you have!"

"Then come on!" Zheng Cai said disdainfully: "Since your so-called Kingdom of Spain has such strength, why are you wasting so much money on us?"

"Our Kingdom of Spain is a country blessed by God and a peace-loving country." The Spanish said with his head held high: "Your Ming Dynasty's unprovoked attack on our Philippine territories is very barbaric and has no morality. On behalf of the Spanish Far East, I would like to Fleet Commander, I make a solemn protest to you. Please withdraw from the Philippines immediately and release all captured Spaniards."

"This Xiyi must be sick!" Zheng Cai looked at Chen Hui next to him and sneered: "We have all fought with them and captured Manila. He also asked us to withdraw from Luzon?"

"Master, why don't you fork him out?" Chen Hui was also speechless and whispered.

"After all, they came here with gifts. Let's not lose our etiquette." Zheng Cai said with a smile.

It has been more than three months since the Zheng Army captured Manila. In the city, a total of more than 500,000 Spanish silver pesos, 150,000 taels of silver, 9,000 taels of gold, countless jewelry and jades, and even many Ming-style gold coins were seized in the city.

Silver jewelry.

After interrogating several Spaniards, they admitted that during the massacre of the Ming people last year alone, Spain had plundered the area where the Ming people lived in the Eighth Company and robbed more than 100,000 taels of silver, 5,000 taels of gold, and countless various jewelry and jades.

As for their cooperation, the amount of looting by the natives and Japanese is unknown.

Once reminded, Zheng Jun immediately dispatched a large number of troops to surround the Japanese settlement in the outer city of Manila.

All Japanese expatriates were searched and inspected. After ordering them to hand over all their belongings, Chen Hui ordered that the men be executed under the "Third Day Killing Order" and that all the women be used as camp prostitutes.

It took several months of hard fighting to capture Manila. Then, for more than ten days, under the leadership of officers, they systematically looted the city's wealth. It seemed that Zheng Jun's bestiality was slowly aroused. He slaughtered, looted, and raped for more than half a month.

, the native tribes in and around Manila were emptied out.

A month ago, a Spanish fleet of eleven large sailing ships arrived in Manila. Faced with the obstruction of the dock forts built by the Spanish, it failed to break into the port. Instead, the Spanish fleet attacked the port not far south of Manila.

After successfully landing at the port of Cavite, they suffered a bloody blow under the defensive fortress of more than a thousand Zheng troops.

This shocked the Spanish reinforcements from the Americas. The firearms equipment rate of the Ming army in the Far East reached such a high level, which immediately made these once proud native white people in the American colonies extremely depressed and had low morale.

Seeing that they could not obtain a stable landing point near Manila, the Spanish Far East Task Force had to retreat to Laoag (now Laoag City, Philippines) at the northern tip of the Philippines to temporarily stop and rest. The situation became stalemate for a while. They never expected that tomorrow would

The Chinese government would send so many troops to the Philippines and seize Manila and its surrounding areas, as if it had established a firm foothold.

Seeing that he could not retake the Philippines by force, Major General Mario Ramirez, commander of the Spanish Far East Task Force, decided to be soft on the Ming people. He sent a representative to Manila, claiming that as long as the Ming army withdraws from Manila, all Spaniards will be released.

, the Philippine colonial authorities would provide the Ming government with Mexican silver dollars worth one hundred thousand and two hundred silver dollars every year.

Zheng Cai would not care about this little money. Zheng Zhilong specially sent him to Luzon. In addition to mining copper mines, he also wanted to run an important stronghold here for the Zheng family. Besides,

Zheng Zhilong makes tens of millions of taels of silver from sea trade every year, but Spain only "consecrates" a mere 100,000 taels of silver every year. How insulting!

The Spaniards' request for peace talks was unsurprisingly rejected by the Zheng Army. However, most of the Zheng Army's warships had returned to Taiwan and Quanzhou, leaving only about twenty Zheng Army warships in the waters near Luzon for travel.

Material transportation cannot pose a threat to the Spanish fleet coming to aid.

As for the Spanish reinforcements coming from Mexico, there are only more than 500 land troops available for landing. Even if some sailors are armed, there are only more than 1,000 people, but they have to face the defense of the city by 4,000 to 5,000 Zheng troops.
Chapter completed!