In the end, Anthony chose to concede and proposed a compromise plan: the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty divided the Strait of Malacca equally.

According to his proposal, the island of Pazia (Sumatra) to the south of the Straits of Malacca was to be given to the Netherlands, and the Malay Peninsula to the north was given to the Ming Dynasty (equivalent to the location of present-day Malaysia and Singapore).

These places were previously occupied by the Portuguese, who first colonized the Indian Ocean, then invaded the prosperous Malacca dynasty and turned it into a colony.

Later, due to the gradual decline, many colonies were forcibly occupied by the rising Netherlands, and Portugal's influence in the Indian Ocean was mainly in India and Indochina.

Antony's suggestion not only avoided the conflict between the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty, but also transferred the conflict with Portugal to the Ming Dynasty, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Although Malacca is an important international waterway connecting the South and Western Seas, it is not the most important in the eyes of the Dutch people.

Because the Dutch also control the Sunda Strait, which is located between Sumatra and Java, which is also one of the shipping lanes between the South and Western Oceans, East Africa, West Africa, or the Cape of Good Hope to Europe, and is right next to Batavia.

Zheng He's fleet once passed through this waterway, and now the Sunda Strait is one of the most important sea lanes between the Pacific and Indian Oceans for the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet.

In the 17th century, the Netherlands held a position on the seas, like the later United States Navy, controlling almost all of the world's major maritime communication arteries.

They took out a piece that was not very important to them and gave it to Daming in exchange for the necessary benefits, which was not a loss.

At least that's what Anthony thinks, and he bluntly says that the Ming will pay some price in exchange for half of the control of the Strait of Malacca, such as the sale of Dongfeng rocket technology to the Netherlands......

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly, thinking that Anthony's suggestion was good.

If it weren't just in time for the outbreak of the Ming and British naval battles, he planned that the Ming Dynasty would not take the Strait of Malacca until at least next year, and now the Netherlands took the initiative to send it and avoid a war, which could not be better.

On the surface, it seems that the Ming and Dutch families equally divide the Strait of Malacca, but because the Ming Navy is strong in the South Seas, in fact, the control of the Strait of Malacca is equivalent to being monopolized by the Ming Dynasty.

Although the Dutch navy is strong, its interests are global, and the naval power that can be concentrated in Southeast Asia is very limited, which is completely inferior to the Ming fleet at home.

As for the condition for the purchase of Dongfeng rocket technology...... He wants to eat fart!

In addition, the Governor of the British East India Company, Weddell, who was next to him, first opposed the Netherlands' plan to purchase the Ming Dongfeng rocket, and expressed the willingness of the British to buy the firearm, and was willing to offer twice the price of the Netherlands.

How can the weapon of the country be sold? Zhu Cihong immediately refused.

He said that the Ming would not participate in the war between the Netherlands and the British, nor would he sell weapons, let alone send warships to help any side!

In fashionable terms, the Ming Dynasty is a neutral country and does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries......

In exchange for the Netherlands ceding half of control of the Straits of Malacca, the Ming could trade other trade benefits in exchange.

This result made Anthony very disappointed, and at the same time, he also vaguely saw that the Ming seemed to be deliberately targeting the Netherlands, and they valued Britain more!

Facts have proved that he saw it right, Zhu Cihong was targeting him in the Netherlands!

The Netherlands is the most powerful naval country in the world today, followed by the United Kingdom, and if the Ming Dynasty has to choose an ally, it can only choose the United Kingdom.

Because the British colonies in Asia are mainly in India, there is no conflict with the current Ming Dynasty.

On the contrary, the Netherlands had a disagreement with the Ming Dynasty because of the war over Taiwan, and they occupied the vast sea area of the South China Sea south of Luzon.

It can be said that the Netherlands is the next stumbling block of the Ming Dynasty's strategy in the South Seas after Spain, and there is a huge conflict of interest!

Moreover, the current naval strength of the Netherlands is too strong, and if the Ming Dynasty helps them take out the rising British Navy, wouldn't it further boost its strength?

The maritime supremacy of the 17th century was the Netherlands, and although the British navy defeated the Spanish Armada and the Dutch navy, it was still far from the standards of the British Empire.

It was only after the Seven Years' War in the mid-eighteenth century (presumably at the time of Chu's centennial birthday) that Britain seized all of Canada from France, marking Britain as the undisputed maritime hegemon.

It was not until the beginning of the nineteenth century, after Britain defeated the First French Empire led by Napoleon, that Britain became the world's big brother and dominated international affairs for more than a hundred years.

Relying on iron-fisted diplomacy, the Ming Dynasty took control of half of the Strait of Malacca without bloodshed, which further accelerated the strategic deployment of the South Seas.

It will be effortless for the Ming army to take Pontianak, the only trouble is the governance behind, and the religion of Borneo is more complicated.

Eventually, Antony, the governor of the Netherlands, left Luzon and sailed back to Batavia.

The next day, the Portuguese governor also left, leaving only the British East India Company Governor Weddell, who was to stay and practice for the Ming Emperor.

The night before the class returned to the court, Weddell paid a visit to Zhu Cijiong, the king of Ding, and on behalf of the British East India Company, he expressed his strong gratitude to the Ming Dynasty and discussed several trades.

After leaving, there was a box of gold on Zhu Cijiong's desk, which Weddell had put down before leaving.

Now, it is his turn to give gifts to Daming, hoping that Zhu Cijiong will take more care of the British East India Company.

On the first day of October in the ninth year of Tianwu, Zhu Cihong returned to the court, and the Ming fleet sailed across the sea to return to the north.

The fleet returned with the Spanish governor in Luzon, Salcto, and other prisoners of war who had not been executed.

The emperor drove a trip in person, and when he went back, he would definitely take some prisoners to show off, how bad it would be to go back empty-handed! Xingguo mining area is still waiting to receive people!

After about half a month's route, the fleet passed through Taiwan, Zhejiang and other places to replenish, all the way to the Yangtze River outside Nanjing.

The victory in the Luzon war had long since been reported back to Nanjing, and the imperial court had specially arranged one rather high-profile propaganda campaign after another.

Except for a small number of sour Confucians and women who are not interested in these 'foreign lands' and barbarians, the rest of the general public has a high degree of attention.

When Salctor and other Spanish captives were escorted to the streets of Shencemen, the people of the capital gathered to watch.

In recent years, Westerners in Nanjing City are not uncommon, but this kind of foreign devil officials are rare, even rarer than three-legged toads!

The Luzon War was reported by official newspapers such as the Huangming Times, and many people knew about it.

They just wanted to see if this foreign devil official had three heads and six arms, and dared to order the slaughter of China in Luzon?

When the blonde and blue-eyed Salctor appeared on the street of Shencemen, the onlookers immediately booed, and some people shouted: "What kind of fairy should I be, just a little ghost jumping out of the underworld!" ”

"Does this foreign devil know that his yang life is about to be gone, and he deliberately looks for excitement before he dies?"

"It's unlucky!"

Some even recited the messy Buddha name and Tao name on the spot, in order to protect their family members from being contaminated by the bad luck of this ghost.

Pushing and marching, Sarctor was at a loss, surrounded by a sea of people, as if he was in the middle of the road to welcome a triumphant hero.

The noise and frolic in the streets gave Salctor an unreal experience, these Oriental people did not exude the ferocity of the colonial natives, nor did they expect the terrible things to come up and eat people.

These people of the Ming Kingdom, one by one, dressed appropriately, with relaxed and happy faces, are more like a group to watch a circus performance.

And these high-ranking officials of the former Governor's Mansion are the most eye-catching monkeys in their eyes.......

Salcdo knew that from now on, his destiny had forked and he had embarked on an unknown path.

In the future, I may go into purgatory and suffer unimaginable torture.

For a moment of distraction, there was an indescribable remorse in the heart of Salctor, who remembered the time when he had just set foot in the Eastern Colonies a few months earlier, and even more so of the advice of his former governor, Sabi.

After being captured, Salctor prayed in his heart more than once, asking the merciful Lord to save him and let him return to his distant homeland.

It's a pity that everything was late......

Even if the Almighty Lord heard his prayers, he could not get him back from the hands of Emperor Tianwu and bring him back to Europe.

In the midst of gongs, drums, and lion dances, Salcco carried out a parade in the streets for more than an hour, and finally dragged his tired body, was reloaded by the Ming soldiers, and escorted to the Xingguo mining area of Taiping Province.

Unbeknownst to Salctor, he had the honor of being the first foreign magnate to be accepted by the Heungkook mining area.

It won't be long before the magnates of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty will passively come to accompany him, including some of his old acquaintances.......