In the Taiwan naval battle, in addition to the seizure of 33 ships, officers and soldiers from various countries were also captured, with a total of 1,891 sailors.
These people were eating, drinking, and messing around in a big mess, but Qin Yun did not complain this time, but showed great interest. In the eyes of others, this was a burden, but in Qin Yun's eyes, it soon became
Will turn into white flowers of silver.
The development of the matter was exactly as Ding Yunyi had judged. After experiencing the defeat in the Taiwan Naval Battle, although Britain was completely able to tolerate this defeat because of its small power in the east, the Netherlands and Portugal were completely different.
The disastrous defeat in the Taiwan Naval Battle severely shaken the power of these two countries in the East.
The warships captured by Taiwan will definitely not be recovered, but the nearly 2,000 officers, soldiers and sailors are the most experienced, and they are a valuable asset.
Using money to redeem captives seems to be a natural thing for the country of Taixi, and the best choice for the middleman is undoubtedly the Zheng family...
The Taixi people worry about how to rescue the prisoners. That is their business and has nothing to do with Ding Yunyi.
His injuries were slightly better, and he quickly got out of bed and went to the place where the prisoners were held.
It was time for dinner, and the prisoners were in good order. However, the food between the East and the West was very different. If nothing else, the use of a pair of chopsticks was enough to embarrass the prisoners.
Some worked hard to learn to use chopsticks, while others simply threw away their chopsticks, grabbed the food with their hands and stuffed it into their mouths.
Ding Yunyi saw it interestingly, seeing officers such as Adadan, Delson, and Kerkevi sitting together. They also looked at the food in front of them with sad faces.
"Ah, I'm giving you a hard time with chopsticks." Ding Yunyi said as he walked to their dining table.
"Mr. Governor." The three Thai officers stood up together.
Mr. Governor? They call themselves Mr. Governor? Ming Governor in Taiwan? This name sounds fresh. Ding Yunyi smiled and greeted them to sit down, and asked Father Sarozzi, who temporarily acted as a translator, to tell them: "Chopsticks can best express people's feelings."
There is a lot of wisdom in these chopsticks, but this town...ah, I will not discuss these with you in detail...I want to tell you a piece of good news. Your respective countries have appointed a
The general negotiator is coming to Taiwan... I believe you will be free soon... This is indeed good news.
"Mr. Governor, thank you for taking care of us." Ada Dan said seriously; "Here, we are treated well. And we have not been abused in any way."
"Abuse? How can I bear to abuse you?" Ding Yunyi laughed "haha": "Eat, eat, I won't disturb you for eating. Ah. Mr. Delson, please come with me... Delson stood up full of doubts.
After getting up, Ding Yunyi took him to a deserted place and said, "Mr. Delson, you suffered a heavy failure this time. I think your reputation will be greatly damaged."
Listening to Sarozzi's translation, Delson looked frustrated: "Yes."
"But I admire you very much." Ding Yunyi suddenly changed the subject: "When your ship was completely at a disadvantage and was forced to support itself, you still showed great courage and did your best. In
You are very worthy of my respect at this point... Delson doesn't know why the other party said these words.
Ding Yunyi smiled: "Since you suffered a defeat at the hands of my Huben Guard Navy, why don't you make a comeback here? I want to hire you as my captain... Delson is a little confused, but Sarozzi completely understands
Lord Ding means: "Mr. Delson, Mr. Governor wants to hire you to work for him."
"This..." Delson didn't expect that the other party would make this suggestion at all.
Sarozzi smiled and said: "You work everywhere, why don't you come here? Here, Mr. Governor, there are Dutch, Spanish, French, and Portuguese like you. They are all reused.
, and enjoy a very high salary. I believe that after this failure, even if you return to China, you will be ridiculed. So as your compatriot, I would like to implore you. Stay in Taiwan and restore your reputation.
"
Stay in Taiwan? This seems like a good suggestion…
Ding Yunyi struck while the iron was hot: "You can pay the salary. As long as your demands are not excessive, I will allow it. You can choose the ships and sailors, you can train them, and you can command them. We can sign a contract. After the contract expires,
You can either continue to stay here, or you can leave, I will never force you to stay."
This suggestion is very tempting.
Delson thought about it for a long time: "Mr. Governor, can you really do everything you say?"
Ding Yunyi burst into laughter; "Of course. Father Sarozzi, after he has finished his meal, take him to Qin Yun and formally sign the contract... Among the captured Francois, whoever he needs will be willing to stay."
All salaries will be paid according to Huben Guard’s salary!”
Although Delson failed and became a prisoner, his combat ability was witnessed by Ding Yunyi with his own eyes. He was proficient in naval warfare, proficient in artillery warfare, and was brave in combat. Even in desperate situations, he would never surrender. This is what he
needed talents.
These people are officers in name, but in fact they are senior employees. No matter where they are, only someone who can pay the salary can recruit them to their subordinates...
A very important part of the Ding Yunyi Group is the mercenaries recruited from various countries. The quality and loyalty of these mercenaries who receive Ding Yunyi's salary are beyond doubt. They work loyally for the boss, on a monthly basis.
When you receive a salary, you don't have to worry about their beliefs or that they will mutiny unless the boss falls.
The Ming Dynasty, the bandits, or the Jurchens outside the customs have nothing to do with them. Whoever pays them a salary, they will work for whom. When the money comes, there is no ambiguity in fighting a war. Although now
It seems that there is little room for them to use in Taiwan, but in the future, there will be a place for them to show their full potential... The plenipotentiary negotiator sent by the Netherlands, Portugal, and the United Kingdom is called Hahn. He is a Dutchman and can speak very fluent Chinese.
I have dealt with the Zheng family before and am familiar with the situation in Ming Dynasty.
In his opinion, this will not be a laborious negotiation.
We had fought many battles with the Ming Dynasty's army before, and had taken prisoners. But as soon as the war was over, the Ming Dynasty people would repatriate these prisoners in a short time.
He firmly believed that it would be similar this time. Although the Zheng family, who acted as the middleman, had warned that the Taiwanese deputy general would be difficult to deal with, Hahn did not take it too seriously.
In his mind, the most important thing for people in the Ming Dynasty was face. He could only put on a smile, say a few nice words and apologize, and then the matter would be resolved smoothly.
His negotiating opponent was Qin Yun. After a brief exchange of greetings, Hahn expressed his "apology" for the incident and said that he would respect the rights of Ming Dynasty in the future and would never make similar mistakes again... I represent Taiwan, Ming Dynasty
Lieutenant General, Guard of the Army, and General of the Kingdom, Ding Yun Yi Ding, Lord, accept your apology." Qin Yun gave a long list of names: "I also hope that in the future we can all live in harmony, exchange what we need, and increase trade, so that everyone can live in harmony.
All are profitable.”
"Yes. Yes." Hahn said repeatedly, feeling relieved.
The Zheng family should really listen at the negotiation site and find out that Ding Yunyi is not as difficult to deal with as they say.
Hahn said with a smile on his face: "Then, when will our officers, soldiers and sailors captured by you be released?"
"Immediately... Qin Yun's answer made Hahn overjoyed: "Then I will go back and arrange the ship immediately."
"Of course, of course." Qin Yun nodded repeatedly: "Did you bring your gold?"
"Gold? What gold?" Hahn was confused.
Qin Yun's face was full of surprise: "Don't you exchange prisoners without ransom?"
Hahn was stunned, but Qin Yun said calmly: "There are so many prisoners. There are nearly two thousand people. They have to eat and drink here. I am almost exhausted by them. I heard that you
In the country of Thailand and the West, when the number of captives is unequal, they always use ransom in exchange for captives. Has this rule changed in Taiwan?"
Hahn was greatly embarrassed. He didn't expect that his opponent knew Taixi's rules so well. Little did he know that Qin Yun had already been carefully explained by Ding Yunyi before.
"This..." Hahn pondered in his mind for a long time, expecting that he would not be able to give up without taking some money this time. What's more, before coming, the Three Kingdoms had instructed him to pay an appropriate ransom in exchange for the captives.
Liao Dingshen said: "Of course, of course we can pay the ransom. These demands are completely reasonable, but this amount... refreshing, refreshing!" Qin Yun gave a thumbs up: "We have already calculated the specific amount. This, you are using
Dutch guilders, we use silver, is that right? I don’t know the specific exchange ratio, but in the land of my Ming Dynasty, we can only do it according to the rules of my Ming Dynasty. The price of rice in my Ming Dynasty is one stone and two taels.
It has reached 20,000 yuan. At present, there are famines everywhere and the price of rice has skyrocketed. In Nanjing, the price of rice has risen to 30,000 yuan.
Ah... They were originally negotiating the ransom issue for prisoners, but Qin Yun suddenly mentioned the price of rice, which confused Hahn.
Qin Yun sighed repeatedly: "Mr. Hahn, think about it, nearly two thousand prisoners eat my food, drink my food, live in my food, and the price of rice is so high, my money flows out like water. You
Want to take prisoners? Well, you have to give me food, drink, and shelter. According to today's price of rice, I won't cheat you. Each person counts one stone per day, and the compromise is three taels of silver. One day counts as one day, and I, you
Don't bargain with me, and I won't mess with you either."
Hahn was stunned. Isn't this just a random calculation? One stone of rice is calculated to be more than ninety kilograms, which is nearly two hundred kilograms of rice. Can one person eat two hundred kilograms of rice in one day?
Hahn hurriedly protested, but Qin Yun had a bitter look on his face: "You think I am willing to do this? This stone of rice is where I purchased it anyway. If you can't eat it, it's yours. If you can eat it, it's yours. The rest
What does it have to do with me? Also, Mr. Hahn, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart... He lowered his voice mysteriously: "There are so many prisoners this time, and my brothers are all making money at once.
Everyone is eagerly staring at the opportunity to make a huge sum of money from it. Who would be willing to work as an official for thousands of miles if not to make a fortune? We can make a lot of money by buying rice, but it is a pity that we have to spend too much money, and we really can't pay the bills.
In this way, Mr. Hahn, as long as you keep quiet, I will always give you benefits."
Hahn couldn't laugh or cry. What does your desire to make money have to do with me? Could it be that I use money to fill the hole where each of you has to eat two hundred kilograms of rice every day?
He shook his head repeatedly and refused to agree.
Qin Yun kept bargaining with him, and finally reduced the price from three taels of silver per person per day to two taels. Qin Yun refused to give in at all.
"Two taels, there is no need to discuss." Qin Yun's face darkened: "Just give up the one tael of silver, and I will have a net loss of a thousand taels. If it doesn't work, then we have no need to discuss it."
Hahn calculated in his mind that although what the other party wanted was illegal, two thousand people would be redeemed for four thousand taels of silver, which was much lower than the previous budget and was completely acceptable. He gritted his teeth and accepted the other party's request.
"Refreshing, refreshing!" Qin Yun repeatedly praised: "When doing business, I have to find a cheerful person like you, so that I can explain to the people below. Mr. Hahn, the food and drink bill has been settled clearly, we should talk about redemption money
Already."
Hahn was shocked: "Salvation money? Isn't that what we just talked about?"
"Where did you mention it just now? What you just calculated was the food and drink bill." Qin Yun was full of surprise: "Does Mr. Hahn think that he can take away two thousand prisoners with just four thousand taels of silver? What a joke."
Only then did Hahn realize that he had fallen into a trap. He asked bravely: "How much money will it cost to redeem yourself?"
Qin Yun said with a smile: "Soldiers have fifty taels each, officers have one hundred taels each, and commanders have very different statuses. Naturally, each person must have one thousand taels to show their dignity...ah,
By the way, there is also your Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Aidan, that ten thousand taels of silver cannot be missing at all costs... It is simply nonsense!" Hahn couldn't bear it anymore, slapped the table and stood up, saying angrily:
"You are extorting, extorting. I will never accept your extortion. I declare that the negotiations have broken down!"
"In this case, we can't guarantee the lives of those prisoners." Qin Yun smiled slightly and said unhurriedly: "Here comes Mr. Hahn."
This sentence struck a chord with Hahn.
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