Just as Ding Yunyi had judged, Hahn had already returned to Taiwan before the stipulated time came.
The situation is already very critical. The Spaniards are very interested in attacking Malacca with force. Once Malacca is captured by them, where will their next target be? Batavia?
Now the main enemy is no longer Taiwan's Ding Yunyi, but the Spaniards.
If the nearly two thousand sailors can be released and some agreement can be reached with Taiwan to prevent it from entering into a military alliance with the Spanish, then things will take a major turn for the better.
There is an old saying in China, "spend money to eliminate disasters," and it couldn't be more appropriate to apply to the Netherlands, Portugal, and the British at this time. Although Taiwan's appetite is a bit too big, for the money these countries exploited in their colonies,
It's not that big of a deal. What's more, since the money is shared equally among the three families, everyone's pressure will be reduced.
"We are willing to pay the ransom and pay war compensation." In order to save the most precious time, Hahn said straight to the point: "However, we have different opinions on the amount. We have no objection to the four thousand taels of food and accommodation. The sailor's ransom,
Each of us can contribute ten taels of silver, thirty taels for officers and three hundred taels for commanders. As for war compensation, after careful study, we have determined that 30,000 taels will be the upper limit we can afford."
"How can it be unreasonable? How can it be unreasonable?" Qin Yun said repeatedly: "How can the dignified officers and soldiers of the Western Front be so worthless? Even I really can't stand it anymore. You don't take them seriously, but I do
We must fight for them. Every penny of the money we negotiated before is absolutely necessary."
Hahn was dumbfounded. Fighting for the rights of the officers and soldiers of his country?
"No rush, no rush." Qin Yun said calmly: "I have plenty of time. If we have differences, we can discuss it slowly. If we can't talk today, we can talk tomorrow. If we can't talk this month, we can talk next month."
He is not in a hurry, but Hahn is.
After a whole day of negotiation, Qin Yun insisted on the previously set price and refused to make any concessions. The day's negotiation ended on bad terms.
Hahn couldn't wait to reach an agreement immediately. But the other party's attitude forced him to persist. Although the Three Kingdoms had already formulated a strategy for disbursing money, the task assigned to Hahn was to bargain as much as possible and keep the price as low as possible.
lowest.
But apparently they miscalculated again...
Just when Hahn was extremely anxious, the two commanders Adadan and Kerkevi found him. Surprisingly, Hahn did not see Delson.
"Commander Delson and more than a hundred officers and soldiers have decided to stay in Taiwan."
This answer obviously made Hahn very unhappy, but now is not the time to consider this issue. Adadan immediately said with great dissatisfaction: "Mr. Hahn, the negotiations must be completed as soon as possible. Our quality of life has now been greatly affected.
The previous treatment has completely disappeared, and even normal diet cannot be guaranteed. I am very worried about this..."
Damn it, if you could win the naval battle this wouldn't be the case, Hahn murmured a curse in his heart.
But now is not the time to blame each other. The Ming Dynasty people did what they said, and they really started to take action against the prisoners.
"If it's just a reduction in the standard of food and accommodation, then we can totally tolerate it." Kerkevi said at this time: "But what worries me is that because Commander Delson and a hundred officers and soldiers chose to stay, they were given
He received sufficient preferential treatment, which made other prisoners want to stay. Mr. Hahn, once that time comes, things will become out of control."
Hahn was worried, and he had to admit that this was something worth worrying about.
"Mr. Hahn."
His assistant suddenly broke in with a nervous look on his face: "I just got news that a Taiwanese fleet, including at least five battleships, is preparing to go to sea... I will do everything I can to
Go and find out, their goal is probably to complete the rendezvous with the Spaniards in Malacca..."
This sentence, like thunder, exploded above Hahn's head... God, the most terrifying thing has happened after all. Taiwan is really preparing to join forces with the Spanish...
"I want to see Qin Yun immediately and resume negotiations overnight." Hahn made his decision.
Negotiations started overnight, which made Qin Yun seem very unhappy.
"I need to rest, Mr. Hahn." Qin Yun showed great dissatisfaction: "Can't you wait until tomorrow?"
"The situation is very urgent, Master Qin." Hahn looked gloomy: "Where are your fleets going?"
"Fleet? What fleet?" Qin Yun was very surprised.
"Stop hiding it!" Hahn waved his arm: "I already know, there are at least five battleships, preparing to sail to Malacca!"
"Ah, you already know?" Qin Yun was a little helpless: "Okay, I admit that there is such a fleet, but it is not under my command. You must understand one thing, everything in Taiwan is
Our deputy town has the final say. We, the subordinates, absolutely cannot stop what the deputy town wants to do. I think the deputy town is already impatient..."
"It must be stopped." Hahn was very urgent: "Otherwise this will cause a new war and cause a terrible disaster..."
"That depends on how the negotiations progress." Qin Yun said calmly.
At this point, Hahn has no choice. These Ming Dynasty people are bold and have no scruples. As long as they think about it, they dare to do anything.
The only thing I can do now is to make the most significant concession on price...
Almost the entire night, the two sides were bargaining. Qin Yun strictly followed Ding Yunyi's instructions of three steps forward and one step back, consuming Hahn's patience bit by bit and gaining ground in the negotiations bit by bit.
Advantage.
The psychological peace between the two sides has tilted. One side is trying its best to end the negotiations as soon as possible, but the other side is not in a hurry. The gap in mentality has already determined the outcome of the final negotiation.
By the time it got dark, the negotiations finally came to an end.
As a result of the negotiation between the two parties, the redemption price was 35 taels for each sailor, 80 taels for the officers, and 800 taels for each of the two commanders.
At this time, the prisoners detained in Taiwan, excluding 107 who were willing to stay in Taiwan, totaled 1,621 sailors, 163 officers, and two commanders. The total amount of silver was 70,000.
One thousand, three hundred and seventy-five taels. War compensation is set at 120,000 taels. Adding the two items together, the total is 171,375 taels.
This fortune made Ding Yunyi really big.
Qin Yun allowed the United Fleet to pay in gold, jewelry, etc. Once the debt was due, he would be released immediately. At the same time, the Huben Guards Navy would never help the Spanish and promised not to attack Batavia and other places.
Hahn just breathed a sigh of relief, but Qin Yun suddenly said: "Mr. Hahn, there is one more little thing."
"You..." Hahn suddenly became anxious.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious." Qin Yun said with a slight smile: "I'm not asking you for money, I'm just discussing with you the possibility of trade cooperation between the two parties."
Hahn's eyebrows jumped, trade cooperation? What else were the people of the Ming Dynasty thinking about?
Qin Yun said slowly and authentically: "We, Taiwan, want the trading rights with Batavia, Malacca and other places. We, Taiwan, will deliver all the goods you need to the areas you control at the most favorable prices. And you will
We will not trade with any party other than Taiwan if our competitors' prices are not competitive."
"Do you want exclusive trading rights?" Hahn seemed to understand.
"No!" Qin Yun shook his head: "This is not an exclusive trade right, this is a great thing for mutual benefit. As far as I know, Zheng Zhilong has almost a monopoly on maritime trade rights. Any trade of yours must go through the Zheng family.
At the same time, we must pay them an annual protection fee of three thousand taels of silver. Now, we have decided to participate. We will ensure your safety at sea. At the same time, we will provide you with a steady stream of goods. Establish a long-term trade relationship with you.
And not just war."
The suggestion was tempting to Hahn.
Indeed, the current monopoly of the Zheng family is so powerful that it has added many obstacles to the trade between various countries and the Ming Dynasty, and also greatly reduced trade profits. Although various countries have colonies that can be exploited, compared with completely opening up the trade route with the Ming Dynasty,
Apparently the colonial appeal was far less than that.
But now, Ding Yunyi, a powerful strongman, intends to join this ranks.
If the joining is really successful, the price paid by the combined fleet of less than 200,000 taels of silver can be recovered soon...
"I personally have no objection to this." Hahn blinked: "But, can you only conduct separate trade with us, the Netherlands?"
Qin Yun smiled: "We don't want a monopoly, but the Netherlands wants to monopolize trade with us? Leave your allies Franco and the British Fever aside? Well, I can promise you to sign an agreement with the Netherlands first.
However, this does not mean that we will not sign trade contracts with other countries in the future..."
"I'm glad I can reach an agreement with you." The previous unhappiness was forgotten by Hahn, and he stretched out his hand.
Qin Yun was not used to shaking hands like this, so he reluctantly shook hands with Hahn: "I hope our future cooperation can be pleasant..."
Qin Yun had some strange feelings. Previously, he and Hong Yi were fighting fiercely, both wanting to kill each other, but now in the blink of an eye, they have become partners.
The third brother is right when he says that there are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies, there are only eternal interests...
...
"Is the treaty signed?"
"Yes, signed."
This treaty signed in Taiwan is known as the "Taiwan Peace Treaty" in history. Although the main content of the peace treaty is only the issue of prisoners, it has an extremely far-reaching impact on the future.
This was the first time for Ding Yunyi to resolve armed disputes with other countries through negotiation, and this was a tough peace treaty without any concessions.
"A peace treaty means nothing." Ding Yunyi said calmly: "It's just a ransom in exchange for prisoners and a unilateral cooperation treaty with Hongyi. There will be more peace treaties waiting for us in the future."
"Third brother, we made a lot of money this time, and we broke Zheng Zhilong's monopoly on Hongyi trade. I am preparing for the next step, to conduct trade negotiations with the Francois and open up the trade route from Taiwan to Batavia.
Although we had trade relations with Java Island before, it was only limited to a few places and the profits were not high."
"Let's do it." Ding Yunyi smiled slightly: "Whoever can bring us a steady stream of wealth, Hongyi, Folangji, or Ganlusi people, we will cooperate with. War can't solve everything, war can't solve everything.
It's just laying the foundation for negotiations. Our long-distance fleet is already on its way. In the future, our trade tentacles will also be deployed in Britain, France, and dry wax. I want my Taiwan trade fleet to reach every country in the world.
Corner. Cannons may not make them surrender, but a trade war can make them bend to us!”
Trade war? Qin Yun was startled. Does the third brother really want to trade around the world?
"My Ming Dynasty is big, but the world is even bigger." Ding Yunyi seemed to be explaining Qin Yun's doubts: "Every time there is a change of dynasties, what our founding monarch pursues is to unify the world, but the whole world cannot be unified, and the whole world cannot be unified.
We may only submit to one monarch, but trade can be achieved. It allows us to control other countries' economies, prevent other countries from leaving us, and achieve dreams that cannot be achieved with cannons. However, it is too early to say this now.
....."
Qin Yun seemed to understand somewhat, but he still didn't quite understand.
"Leader, our pirates have completed their mission!" At this time, pirate leaders such as Li Guo, Hai Nixiong, and Fang Fenghuang came to the front.
Ding Yunyi nodded and looked toward the sea.
There, there are countless ships of the Tiger Guards, countless pirate ships, and countless ships of the Ming Ocean Company. And these ships all belong to one group: Ding Yunyi's Group!
When he came to this era, Ding Yunyi never thought that one day he would be in the situation he is today, and what was even more unexpected was that he could actually become: Pirate King!
But this step has been taken, and there is no way back. He conquered these pirates, conquered the Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish in the east.
In Fujian, there are only two opponents left in front of him: Zhang Kentang and Zheng Zhilong!
From now on, I am the king of the sea, no one can stop me, no one is possible!
Ding Yunyi suddenly thought in his heart.
King of the sea?
This name sounds very loud, conquer the sea, conquer everything!
Ding Yunyi suddenly said slowly: "The sea is ours."
Qin Yun was startled, then nodded vigorously: "Yes, third brother, the sea must be ours!"
(The second part of "Qiang Ming" "The King of the Sea" ends.)!~!