Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 872 The largest land cession compensation agreement in history
The matter of land cession and compensation has been discussed, and it seems that an agreement can be drawn up.

The Duke of Richelieu said impatiently: "It's almost done now, can we draw up an agreement?"

He really didn't want to write any more ink. He still had a lot of things to do after finishing the work here.

Zhang Zhiji said calmly, "Your Excellency, what are you in a hurry for? We still have something to discuss."

And ah?
Don't go too far!

Duke Richelieu suppressed his anger and said, "What else?"

Zhang Zhiji said indifferently: "It's actually very simple, just let you open up some treaty ports.

All coastal port cities that belong to your anti-Habsburg alliance must give us Daming a place big enough for us to set up trading areas. "

This is also called simple?
Duke Richelieu couldn't help asking: "Is this a bit too much?"

Zhang Zhiji still calmly said: "You don't have to open up the coastal port cities, if you don't open up, our Daming Bank won't be able to set up a branch, and we won't be able to prepare the money we loan you in advance.

You can figure it out for yourself, any country that does not open its coastal port cities will pay the indemnity itself, and our Daming Bank will not borrow money. "

you!
Alright, you guys are proud first, and we will get back our money with interest!

The Duke of Richelieu didn't bother to talk too much, he just nodded and said: "Alright then, we will open up all the coastal port cities.

That's all right, can we draw up an agreement? "

Hey, this agreement may be a piece of waste paper to you, you can tear it up if you want.

However, you have to have the ability to tear it up.

The agreement signed by our Daming is not something you can tear up if you want to! !
Zhang Zhiji pretended to ask Ocundo and Xu Yunzhen for their opinions, then slowly nodded and said: "Okay then, let's discuss the details of the agreement.

Come, serve with pen, ink, paper and inkstone. "

The details of this agreement are relatively cumbersome.

For example, compensation seems to be very simple. The total amount is 700 million pounds of silver, which is 65 billion taels of silver. After bargaining, it is 7000 billion taels.

The 64 billion taels will be paid in 100 years, and the annual compensation will be 400 million taels. The Anti-Habsburg Alliance will borrow 5000 million taels from the Daming Bank, and they will pay the remaining 400 million taels themselves.

This seems to be quite clear, what details need to be discussed?

In fact, there are many details that need to be negotiated.

For example, what is the specific amount of compensation for each country in the Anti-Habsburg Alliance, and how much each country can borrow from the Daming Bank.

If it is paid in gold, what is the comparison price?

Some countries do not have enough gold and silver, what to substitute for compensation, how to price the substitute, etc. There are many details that need to be negotiated.

Another example is cutting land.

All overseas colonies of the Anti-Habsburg Alliance were ceded to the Ming Empire and Spain, leaving only the Cape Town colony to the Netherlands.

Such a general sentence is definitely not enough. Whether a certain colony should be ceded to the Ming Empire or Spain, what is the process of receiving the colony, which ones can be taken away by the original colonists, which ones should be left to the Ming Empire and Spain, etc. Discuss clearly.

Also, the opening of treaty ports is not just a word.

Which port cities will be opened in each country, how much territory these port cities will build for Daming Bank and Daming Western Firms, how much tax the goods sold by Daming Western Firms, etc. must also be negotiated clearly.

Originally, these details needed to be discussed back and forth for several days, and even had to go back to ask the king or emperor for instructions.

However, this anti-Habsburg alliance is surprisingly cooperative, as if there is no need to ask their king or emperor for instructions.

The Duke of Richelieu seems to have changed his style of the old fox, and he is very straightforward.

In addition, the Ming Empire and Spain didn't seem to be fighting much, and the details of the agreement were negotiated in a day!

Looking at the agreed agreement, Taichang couldn't help but secretly sneered.

These colonial robbers really treat the agreement as waste paper, sign it if they want to, and tear it up if they want to!
It can be said that this is the largest land ceding compensation agreement in history, bar none.

This group of guys actually negotiated and settled it casually, which proves that they don't take this agreement seriously at all!

Very good, you don't take it seriously, right?
At that time, we will see what tricks you play. In the face of absolute strength, you are rubbish!

And Spain, with so many benefits for nothing, it is estimated that it will turn around and make trouble with the Ming Empire in the end.

Felipe IV is known as the lord of the earth, and his ambitions are not ordinary. He certainly cannot tolerate the Ming Empire being stronger than Spain.

At that time, if the defeated countries of the Anti-Habsburg Alliance fooled around, he would most likely come to compete with the Ming Empire for the supremacy.

All right, let's start now.

Taichang stared at the agreement, and asked randomly: "Oquendo is also going back to ask their king for instructions?"

This is definitely inevitable.

After all, among the negotiators, except for Moritz, who is the highest consul in the Netherlands, the others are just representatives, not the real king or emperor.

Naturally, they could not sign such an important agreement casually on behalf of the kings or emperors of various countries. These representatives would definitely have to go back with a sample agreement to ask their kings or emperors for instructions.

Oquendo is no exception.

Zhang Zhiji nodded quickly and said: "Yes, Oquindo said that he would go back to ask their king with a sample agreement early in the morning, and he hoped that we could lend him some Spike warships."

Taichang said indifferently: "This is a trivial matter, but before I leave, I have to treat this Okundo well.

Go and tell him that I will hold a banquet tonight to see him off. "

His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire hosted a banquet, and Oquindo naturally dared not not come.

In the past two days, he has also become acquainted with the negotiators of the Ming Empire, and his favor for the Ming Empire has also increased a lot.

To be honest, he really regarded the Ming Empire as an ally, and he respected the emperor of the Ming Empire quite a lot.

When Zhang Zhiji, Xu Yunzhen and others led him to Taichang, he held his chest quite solemnly, as if seeing his own king.

Seeing this, Taichang seemed to be overjoyed, and Dang even pulled him to sit beside him.

This is much more polite than their majesty the king.

Oquindo was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

Taichang earnestly ordered someone to fill a glass of wine for him, then raised his glass and said: "Everyone has worked hard, I would like to respect you."

Everyone quickly raised their glasses and drank the glass of wine.

Immediately afterwards, Taichang picked up a knife and fork and greeted him cordially: "Come on, General Ocundo, you are welcome. You don't have to be cautious, just treat it as a common meal."

This is not a common meal. Can a table full of delicacies be called a common meal?

After listening to Zhang Zhiji's translation, Oquindo picked up the knife and fork with a confused face, and stared blankly at the delicious food on the table.

It's not that he doesn't know what to eat, the main reason is that many things here shocked him to death.

Not to mention the delicious food on the table, the emperor of the Ming Empire and these negotiators even used knives and forks!
He always thought that people in the Ming Empire could only use chopsticks, not knives and forks at all.

And this huge battleship, he has seen it from a distance for countless times, and every time he marvels in his heart, this battleship is really big.

However, after coming up this time, he was still shocked by the huge space inside.

There is actually a palace inside this battleship, and there is more than one palace!
There are also candles all around.

Of course they also have candles.

However, in the homes of ordinary nobles, at most a few are lit at night, and the light is very dim.

Even if His Majesty the King held a dinner in the palace, it would be a few candlesticks and dozens of candles at most.

The feast held by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire was different. There seemed to be candles everywhere on the top floor of the battleship, lighting up the inside as bright as daytime!

Moreover, the candles used by people are not small candles with the thickness of fingers, but large candles with the thickness of arms.

This candle is not cheap, only nobles in Europe can afford it.

Their candles are all made of animal fat, not to mention precious and rare, and there is a faint smell of burnt fur when burned.

The candles of the Ming Empire have no smell at all, and I don't know how to do it.

Why is this guy so dazed?
Seeing this, Taichang simply turned the turntable, inserted a piece of grilled tuna himself, and then introduced with a smile: "This fish is called tuna. It can be bigger than a human, but the meat is quite delicious. Try it and see how it tastes." .”

Uh, sorry, sorry.

After hearing Zhang Zhiji's translation, Oquendo quickly cut a large piece of tuna and stuffed it into his mouth.

The meat of this tuna is really delicious!
He has never eaten such delicious fish.

In fact, it is not that there are no tuna along the coast of continental Europe. The main species of tuna are deep-sea fish, which generally move between 100 and 400 meters below the sea surface.

At this moment, Continental has just developed the steam ship. They have never caught deep-sea fish, especially tuna, which is huge and fast.

However, Taichang really likes to eat tuna. He knew that there must be tuna when he saw the environment in the continental sea.

As a result, the large fishing boats tried it, and they really caught a lot.

The tuna meat grilled with the royal chef's secret sauce is not so delicious, otherwise he wouldn't have specially forked a piece of it for others.

He knew from Oquendo's expression that this guy must have never eaten before.

Next, he toasted two more rounds of wine, blushing his face, and then asked with a smile, "How is it? Are you satisfied with the result of the land cession and compensation?"

Heck, that's hardly too satisfying.

Originally, he thought that it would be good to be able to extort millions of pounds of silver from the Habsburg Alliance.

As a result, the Ming Empire directly helped him extort hundreds of millions of pounds of silver!

As for the cession of land, the Ming Empire not only gave them the Netherlands, but also didn't want much from the colonial families in Africa.

The Ming Empire also wanted the Cape Verde Islands, French West Africa, the Gold Coast and the Slave Coast, which were less than half their size.

It is estimated that His Majesty the King will be very satisfied with this result.

He nodded repeatedly and said, "I am very satisfied, and I believe His Majesty the King will also be very satisfied."

Taichang then smiled and said: "I would like to trouble you to tell His Majesty the king about one thing, we have to split half of the compensation according to the prior agreement.

No way, we have to lend 500 million pounds of silver every year, even if we split it in half, we still have to invest 180 million pounds of silver every year, which is too much. "

Oquindo nodded again and again: "I know this, and I will tell His Majesty the King."

Afterwards, Taichang didn't say anything about the peace talks, he kept trying to persuade people to drink and invite them to taste all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas.

In fact, he didn't want to win over Oquendo, nor did he want to instigate him.

He was preparing to turn his face in order to add obstacles to the King of Spain.

If Oquindo really regarded the Ming Empire as a close ally and kept talking to the Ming Empire, the King of Spain would probably treat him as a spy of the Ming Dynasty, just like he did to Carlinho!

At that time, if this outstanding veteran of many battles is neglected or even dismissed by the Spanish king, the Spanish army will probably have opinions.

Where did Oquendo think that he was just a pawn!

(End of this chapter)