Just when Matt Soko was a little annoyed, someone suddenly walked into the meeting hall and said a few words in Matt Sokool's ear. After hearing this, Matt Sokool was excited and immediately He ordered an adjournment and hurriedly left the conference hall.
When the meeting was held again in the afternoon, Matt Sokol's face had been relaxed a lot. As soon as the meeting began again, Matt Sokol proposed to the directors that he would immediately send someone to Brunei to negotiate with China.
It turned out that during the recess, Matt Soko met with a British businessman, and his other identity was also an envoy sent by Robert X Black, who sent a letter to Matt Soko, in which Black It is certain to suggest to the Batavian authorities that people should be sent to Brunei immediately to negotiate with China, and of course it is certain that certain interests will be given up. Moreover, the UK will help the Dutch East India Company to do its best to deal with it.
Of course, this letter came very timely, and the board members had thought about negotiations, but this battlefield was initiated by the Netherlands. It is estimated that China will not accept negotiations with the Netherlands, and it is not comparable to Europe, China and the Netherlands. There is a lack of communication channels between each other, so everyone believes that the possibility of negotiations with China is not high. If negotiators are rashly sent to Brunei, it will be a lot of danger.
Because the directors all know that the relationship between Britain and China is good now, it is possible for the British to send such a message to Batavia. And with the help of the British, the directors also believe that there is still a negotiation. Hopefully, no matter what the final negotiation result is, at least it is good to negotiate, so the directors agreed and immediately started negotiations with China.
Of course, to negotiate with China, the conditions for negotiation must be formulated. Moreover, the party at a clear disadvantage in the Netherlands must naturally give up considerable interests to China, but at the same time, it must also protect the interests of the Netherlands in Asia as much as possible. It is also possible to explain the Dutch Parliament side, so it is very difficult to determine the conditions for negotiations.
And what is even more difficult is that the Batavian authorities don’t have much time, because the Chinese army may attack Batavia. Once the Chinese army lands on Java Island, then negotiations can be made. It was too late, so when the official meeting was held, Matt Soko first issued a death order. This meeting must have two results. One is to come up with a clear negotiation plan; the other is to confirm the negotiation in Brunei. Before these two results were achieved, all the directors' food, drink, defecation and urination were all in the conference hall and were not allowed to sleep until a final plan was formulated.
As a result, this trick was indeed effective. The directors no longer argued and began to negotiate seriously. After three days of intense discussion, the Dutch East India Company finally came up with a final plan. Of course, due to the tight time, it was impossible. The various alternatives were formulated, so the bottom-line plan of the Dutch East India Company was also proposed.
Simply put, the ultimate bottom line of the Netherlands is to preserve Batavia, the most cutting-edge stronghold in the Asian region. In addition, all other conditions can be agreed to China, including recognizing China in other parts of Nanyang. The interests, control of the Strait of Malacca, can be like other Southeast Asian countries, surrender to China, pay tribute, etc. After all, the members of the Dutch East India Company know that they basically have no bargaining chips now, as long as they can By keeping Batavia, you can keep the Netherlands’ trade in Asia, which is very good. Of course, based on this bottom line, you must also try your best to win greater benefits for the Dutch East India Company.
Moreover, this meeting will not involve the principle of obeying the majority. The bottom line of negotiations must be unanimously approved by all members of the board of directors, because they are afraid that when they accept parliament accountability in the future, the directors will be responsible. Therefore, the result of this time All directors are responsible for it.
In fact, several directors insisted that such conditions were too low and were too unfavorable to the Dutch East India Company and should be improved, but Matt Soko only said one sentence, whoever thinks that the conditions should be improved will be Whoever served as the negotiating representative and went to negotiate with China, no one said anything at this time, and they all raised their hands honestly to express their agreement.
Although the conditions for negotiation have been agreed, the candidates for negotiators are also a difficult problem. Although the consequences of this negotiation will be responsible for all members of the board of directors, being a negotiator is not a glorious matter after all, and finally, domestic accountability will be held for negotiation. Of course, the representatives are the first to bear the brunt, and of course no one wants to pick up this hot potato.
But whether you want to or not, you still have to select a representative in the end. Finally, at the unanimous request of the directors, Governor Matt Soko was first determined to serve as the chief representative of the negotiations. After all, Matt Soko was the current Ba Governor Davia, such a big thing happened and such a big change, domestic accountability will be held. Even if the negotiations are completed, Matt Sokol will definitely not be able to push the responsibility, and now the board of directors is The members helped him shoulder the responsibility of this negotiation, so in terms of negotiators, Matt Sokol certainly has the obligation to lose this person.
Matt Sokol also knew that he would definitely not be able to push this time. Who made him the governor? Therefore, he could only agree for the difficulties. Of course, Matt Sokol alone is not enough. So later the directors selected three representatives, namely Winter, Witzger and Orvemas. These three were all members of the board of directors of the seventeenth. When they saw that they refused, they had to do so. After agreeing, the delegation that negotiated with China was established.
However, before departure, the delegation also put forward two requirements to the board of directors: First, on the basis of not violating the bottom line conditions just established, the delegation has the right to reach other tasks with China on its own; second, the delegation and China are the same; After signing the agreement, all responsibilities are jointly responsible by all members of the board of directors, and a written authorization agreement is signed. After all, speaking is unfounded, and only by establishing a word can it be proved.
As for the request made by the delegation, the board of directors of the Dutch East India Company could only agree to the delegation, and honestly signed an authorization with the delegation, and obtained this guarantee. The delegation then set off on a boat and drove to Brunei. The fleet An 800-ton warship was also dispatched, but no heavy weapons were equipped to indicate that it was coming for peace. Two 500-ton warships were also dispatched to escort the warships. Of course, these two ships were assembled. The artillery.
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But just as the Dutch delegation rushed to Brunei and was preparing to negotiate with China, Shang Yi left Brunei two days in advance and returned to China.
Long before the war with the Dutch fleet, Shang Yi had made a decision. After the battle was over, he would return to the country. First of all, Toyotomi Kaoru has become pregnant, and Shang Yi dared not be careless. Because this child is not only his own biological flesh, but also his own policy of controlling Japan is also an important factor. Of course, it is better to raise a baby in China than abroad, so I can return to China as soon as possible so that Toyotomi Kaoru can get it as soon as possible. Good conditions to rest; secondly, it was already the end of November, and Shang Yi had left the country for more than half a year, and the time was not short. After all, Shang Yi is not a general of a front army, but the leader of a country. Of course, you can't stay abroad all the time, and watching the New Year come to this, in the minds of the Chinese, the most important thing of the New Year is that other festivals cannot compare with, because Hong Shangyi also hopes to return to China and the harem. The concubines and the girls spend this New Year together.
Now the Chinese army has won great victories on both the sea and the land. The Chinese army has already occupied an absolute military advantage over the Netherlands. Moreover, in this battle, the Chinese army's navy has also been fully trained. Shang Yi You can also return to China with confidence. The subsequent war in Nanyang can be handed over to Chenggang and Li Huamei to deal with. Moreover, the materials sent from Luzon and the craftsmen arrived in Brunei, and Shang Yi also confirmed that they were in the Soviet Union. Kannada established a port base and other matters were explained.
Although before Shang Yi left Brunei, he had learned from the UK that the Dutch East India Company intends to send a delegation to negotiate with China, this does not prevent Shang Yi from returning home because the negotiations are based on national strength. Yes, now the Chinese army has an absolute advantage at the negotiating table, so the negotiations can be handed over to Cheng Gang and Li Huamei to handle. Shang Yi can rest assured as long as he determines the principles of negotiations. Even if Shang Yi stayed in Brunei and as the king of a country, he would not be able to attend the negotiations with the Dutch in person, but the possibility of negotiations was not ruled out. Therefore, Shang Yi also explained to Cheng Gang that once the negotiations failed, he would immediately send troops. , Attack Batavia.
After making arrangements for everything, Shang Yi and Alisandra, Toyotomi Kaoru, Gonzalez and others boarded the ship and returned to the country. In the UK, Old Black was still there Brunei served as an adviser to the Navy, while Blake Jr. returned to China with Shang Yi, and conveyed British orders to the British Embassy in China.
In addition to Shang Yi's imperial fleet, there was also the second squadron of the Beiyang Fleet. In addition, all the Dutch warships seized on the battlefield were drawn to the Nanyang Fleet's fleets to replenish their lost warships. On the Second Squadron of the Nanyang Fleet stationed in Luzon, the Chinese army maintained the strength of four squadrons in the Nanyang area, and the total number of various warships was still more than one hundred. For Batavia, Both have overwhelming advantages,
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