Ming Zuo

Chapter 944 Intimidation

Xia Guo's negotiators were fairly normal, but when they saw Anthony Van Diemen and Traup appear, the Dongying people completely broke their defenses.

"This is the entanglement between Dongying and Xia Kingdom. Why did the Dutch appear here?"

Facing Toshikatsu Doi's questioning, Anthony Van Diemen smiled.

"We, the Netherlands, are diplomatic allies with the Xia Kingdom, and at the same time, we have the same attitude towards Japan's policies. I believe that through this negotiation, a new situation will be created."

Wang Yun's statement is much more direct.

"Since Dongying has invited Mrs. Zheng as a helper, why not invite the Netherlands to participate?"

Shi Daxuan inevitably blushed when he said this, feeling very ashamed.

As expected of a businessman, Chen Zhong was completely unaffected.

"Zheng's is not someone's helper, but to maintain the order on the East Sea, this rule cannot be broken."

Zuo Hua immediately confronted each other.

"How big is the Eastern Ocean that Zheng mentioned?"

Chen Zhong said proudly: "All ships on the Eastern Ocean must plant the flag of my Zheng family, and only with the permission of my Zheng family can they 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 combat needs and lack of manpower, the construction period of the warships and artillery that were originally scheduled to be provided to you has been delayed. As for when the delivery can be completed? Please wait. In addition, Songjiang The textile factory in the factory was caught in a fire, and all the production was destroyed. In order to ensure the stability of the place, all cotton cloth will not be sold outside in the near future, and I hope the Zheng family will be tolerant."

If you threaten me with routes, I will threaten you with products.

The Zheng family not only ordered Western warships from Xia Guo, but also the need for artillery is crucial.

In the naval battle of Luowan, the Zheng family relied on the bronze cannons provided by Xia Guo to defeat the Dutch, and they had already become dependent on the power of these weapons.

If there is no artillery provided by Xia Guo, its strength in the Eastern Sea will inevitably be affected.

Most importantly, looking at the Dutch representative sitting next to Xia Guo, what Zheng should be more worried about at this time is that Xia Guohui will sell the artillery to the Dutch.

If that was the case, the Dutch would not only have more powerful warships, but also improved their artillery, and Zheng's advantage would disappear.

If there is another conflict with the Dutch, the outcome will be unpredictable.

Facing Zuo Hua's naked threats, Chen Zhong and Shi Daxuan felt sweaty on their foreheads, and had to be silent.

They suddenly discovered that the Zheng family seemed to be no longer as domineering as before.

When Doi Lisheng and others saw that Mrs. Zheng was subdued, they all felt dark.

Originally, Dongpu offered generous conditions to the Zheng family, hoping to use the strength of the Zheng family to force Xia Guo to back down.But now it seems that Xia Guo is clearly superior.

Everyone in Wang Yun knew very well that this time the conflict with the Zheng family had surfaced.But in order to intensify, it will take time to brew.

The biggest focus right now is still targeting Japan.

Wang Yun asked the adjutant to hand over his own conditions to Doi Lisheng and others, and his words were very sharp.

"Since Japan insists on launching a war in spite of our warning, you must bear all the losses caused by it. This is the condition we put forward, and I look forward to your reply."

All the documents have been translated into Japanese characters, so Toshikatsu Doi and others have no trouble viewing them.

However, seeing the conditions proposed by Xia Guo, the Dongying people were all furious.

"Impossible! You are wishful thinking!"

Sakai Tadakatsu roared even more: "I, Dongying, established my country on the sea, and I am mighty and mighty. I am never afraid. I would rather die than agree to your conditions."

What kind of conditions did Xia Guo propose to Dongying?

There are a few of the following...

First, Japan must punish the instigator of the war;
Second, because Dongpu provoked the war and caused huge losses to Xia, Dongpu must make corresponding compensation.The amount of compensation that Xia Guo requested was as much as one million taels of silver.

In fact, these two items are nothing to Japan.

After all, whether it is the punishment of the perpetrators or the war compensation, it will eventually fall on the head of Satsuma.As far as the Tokugawa shogunate was concerned, nothing was lost.

But the following terms made it difficult for the Tokugawa shogunate to accept.

Third, the Tokugawa shogunate must open Nagasaki to Xia Guo and allow Xia Guo to send personnel to do business here;

Fourth, allow Xia Guo to build a business hall in Nagasaki and send business representatives.From now on, all commercial, civil, criminal, diplomatic and other disputes between Dongying and Xia Guo must be handled by Xia Guo's commercial representatives with full authority.

In other words, Japan has no right to deal with these issues.

And the fifth is the most ruthless.

Dongying opened the Five Islands Islands as the Xia Guo garrison base.

The Tokugawa shogunate has always pursued a closed-door policy. Although Nagasaki is used as a window to the outside world, it has always imposed strict restrictions on personnel entering Japan.

For a long time, only people from the Ming Dynasty and the Dutch were able to live and do business in Nagasaki.

Now that Xia Guo wants to break this rule, it is tantamount to challenging the authority of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Not only that, but Xia Guo is making progress even more, and has to obtain the legal right to adjudicate in Nagasaki.

Obviously it is in their own country, but all legal issues that arise should be subject to the judgment of foreigners.

This is no longer bullying, but naked humiliation.

As for Article [-], what is the difference with ceding the country?
The Goto Islands, like Tsushima Island, are the frontier of Japan facing the mainland.

Historically, Japan's previous military operations against the mainland had to pass through the Five Islands.Once lost, it means that Dongpu has completely lost the opportunity to spy on the mainland.

Not only that, Xia Guo's soldiers were directly on Dongying's throat, and could turn threats into attacks at any time.

How could Japan accept such conditions?
Anger is useless at the negotiating table.

The more angry the party is, the weaker it is.

Wang Yun, Zuo Hua and the others were all gods, with indifferent expressions.

"Remind everyone again that you are not qualified to have an equal dialogue with us in terms of strength, because you lost on the battlefield. Of course, you can also refuse to admit this failure and let the war continue. But when you sit down to negotiate next time At the table, the conditions are not like these."

Lin Luoshan started.

He pointed to the western horizon, and even in the room he could still hear the rumbling of the guns.

"Although Xia Guo is very powerful, if there are too many enemies, the ending will be unpredictable."

When it comes to military issues, Zuo Hua has the most say.

"Even if Dongpu wants to unite with the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Korean puppet king, can you... 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 in a panic, and quickly separated their relationship.

"The Zheng family is here just to reconcile the conflict between Xia Guo and Dongying, and has no intention of being biased."

The toughness and strength shown by Xia Guo made the two of them very guilty, and they didn't dare to make random decisions at all.

However, Zheng Zhilong is far away in Fujian, so there is no way to deal with it in a short time.

So the only choice for the two of them was to sit on the sidelines.

(End of this chapter)