The Xia country's negotiators were relatively normal, but when they saw Anthony Van Diemen and Troup appear, the Japanese completely broke their defense.
"This is a dispute between Japan and Xia. Why do the Dutch appear here?"
Facing Doi Toshi's question, Anthony Van Diemen smiled in response.
"The Netherlands and Xia are diplomatic allies, and we have the same attitude towards Japan's policy. I believe that through this negotiation, a new situation will be created."
Wang Yun's statement was much more straightforward.
"Since Japan has invited Zheng as a helper, why shouldn't we invite the Netherlands to participate?"
When Shi Daxuan said this, his face inevitably turned red and he was very ashamed.
Chen Zhong is indeed a businessman and is not affected at all.
"Zheng is not anyone's helper. She just wants to maintain order on the East Sea. This rule cannot be broken."
Zuo Hua immediately responded tit for tat.
"How big is the surface of the East Ocean that Zheng mentioned?"
Chen Zhong said proudly: "Every ship on the Eastern Sea must fly the flag of my Zheng family and obtain permission from my Zheng family before they can trade. General Zuo, you should know this rule."
Zuo Hua looked over coldly, but what he said made Chen Zhong and Shi Daxuan's expressions change drastically.
"There is something I would like to take this opportunity to inform you two. In view of our operational needs and lack of manpower, the battleships and artillery originally planned to be provided to you have been delayed. As for when they will be completed and delivered? Please wait and see. In addition, Songjiang
Our textile factory suffered a fire, and everything we produced was destroyed. In order to ensure local stability, all cotton fabrics will not be sold outside in the near future. I hope the Zheng family can tolerate this."
If you threaten me with routes, I will threaten you with products.
The Zheng family not only ordered Western warships from the Xia Kingdom, but also had a vital need for artillery.
In the Battle of Liaoluo Bay, the Zheng family relied on the bronze cannons provided by the Xia Kingdom to defeat the Dutch. They had already become dependent on the power of these weapons.
Without the artillery provided by the Xia Kingdom, its strength on the Eastern Sea would inevitably be affected.
The most important thing is, looking at the Dutch representative sitting on the side of Xia Guo, what Zheng should be worried about at this time is that Xia Guo will sell the artillery to the Dutch.
If that were the case, not only would the Dutch have more powerful warships, but their artillery would also be improved to a higher level, and Zheng's advantage would be gone.
If there were another conflict with the Dutch, the outcome would be uncertain.
Facing Zuo Hua's naked threat, Chen Zhong and Shi Daxuan had sweat on their foreheads and had to remain silent.
They suddenly discovered that Zheng seemed to be no longer as domineering as before.
Seeing that Zheng was subdued, Doi Toishi and others felt gloomy in their hearts.
Originally, the Japanese side offered generous conditions to the Zheng family, hoping to use the Zheng family's strength to force the Xia State to give in. But now it seems that the Xia State is clearly better.
Wang Yun and others are very clear that this time the conflict with the Zheng family has surfaced. However, it will take time to intensify.
The biggest focus at the moment is still to target Japan.
Wang Yun asked his adjutant to hand over his terms to Doi Toshiki and others, and his words were very sharp.
"Since Japan ignored our warning and insisted on launching a war, all the losses caused must be borne by you. This is the condition we have put forward, and we look forward to your reply."
All documents have been translated into Japanese characters, so there is no obstacle for Doi Toshikatsu and others to view them.
However, seeing the conditions proposed by the Xia Kingdom, the Japanese people were all furious.
"Impossible! You are just wishful thinking!"
Sakai Tadakatsu even roared: "We, Japan, founded our country on the sea, and we are mighty and mighty. We are never afraid. We would rather die than agree to your conditions."
What conditions did Xia Guo put forward to Japan?
There are a few items in total...
First, Japan must punish the initiators of this war;
Second, because Japan provoked the war and caused huge losses to the Xia Kingdom, the Japanese side must make corresponding compensation. The amount of compensation required by the Xia Kingdom was as much as one million taels of silver.
In fact, these two items are nothing to Japan.
After all, whether it was punishment of the initiators or war reparations, they would eventually fall on the Satsuma clan. As far as the Tokugawa shogunate was concerned, nothing was lost.
But the following terms were somewhat difficult for the Tokugawa shogunate to accept.
Third, the Tokugawa shogunate must open Nagasaki to the Xia Kingdom and allow the Xia Kingdom to send personnel to do business here;
Fourth, the Xia Kingdom is allowed to build a business hall in Nagasaki and dispatch business representatives. From now on, all commercial, civil, criminal, diplomatic and other disputes arising between Japan and the Xia Kingdom must be fully handled by the Xia Kingdom's commercial representatives.
In other words, Japan has no right to deal with these issues.
But the fifth one is the most cruel.
Japan opened the Five Islands Islands to serve as a garrison base for the Xia Kingdom.
The Tokugawa shogunate has always pursued a closed-door policy. Although Nagasaki serves as a window to the outside world, there have always been strict restrictions on people entering Japan.
For a long time, only the Ming Dynasty and the Dutch were able to live and do business in Nagasaki.
Now that the Xia Kingdom wants to break this rule, it is tantamount to challenging the authority of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Not only that, Xia Guo went even further and wanted to obtain legal jurisdiction in Nagasaki.
We are obviously in our own country, but all legal issues that arise must be decided by foreigners.
This is no longer bullying, but naked humiliation.
As for Article 5, what is the difference between it and ceding territory?
The Goto Islands, like Tsushima, are Japan's frontier facing the mainland.
Historically, Japan's previous military operations against the mainland had to pass through the Wudao Islands. Once lost, it meant that Japan completely lost the opportunity to peek at the mainland.
Not only that, Xia's military front was directly at Japan's throat, and the threat could be turned into an attack at any time.
How can Japan accept such conditions?
Anger is of no use at the negotiating table.
The angrier the party is, the weaker it is.
Wang Yun, Zuo Hua and others were there with calm expressions.
"I remind you again that you are not qualified to talk to us on an equal footing in terms of strength, because you lost on the battlefield. Of course, you can also not admit this failure and let the war continue. But when you sit down for negotiations next time
When we are at the table, the conditions are not these."
Lin Luoshan started.
He pointed to the western horizon, where the rumble of cannons could still be heard even indoors.
"Although the Xia Kingdom is very powerful, if there are too many enemies, the outcome will be unpredictable."
When it comes to military issues, Zuo Hua has the most say.
"Even if Japan wants to unite with the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Korean Puppet King, can you... be able to go ashore?"
He turned his head and looked at Shi Daxuan and Chen Zhong coldly.
"Of course, you can also ask Mrs. Zheng for help."
Shi Daxuan and Chen Zhong were panicked and quickly broke off their relationship.
"The Zheng family is here just to reconcile the conflicts between Xia and Japan, and there is no bias."
The toughness and strength shown by Xia Guo made the two of them feel very guilty and did not dare to make random decisions.
However, Zheng Zhilong is far away in Fujian and has no way to respond in a short time.
So the only choice the two of them had was to sit back and watch.
