919 Fearless
"Since the port of Daming has been seized, then this king will be regarded as a declaration of war, since war has been declared, why did he send you to negotiate?
Don't you Europa feel ambivalent and ashamed? Good! Since you are going to negotiate, then this king will give you one last chance.
Half an hour! Give you half an hour to come and negotiate on the king's warship, or the king will immediately start shelling the port!
Remember, you only have half an hour. ”
Liu Hong's words were still calm, but Aldous knew that Liu Hongjian was not joking, he was annoyed by the treatment he received, and he was glad that he had saved his life, and then returned to the port of Malacca in a small boat.
Since he chose to leave Aldous's life, Liu Hongjian naturally did not plan to start a war immediately, unlike a few years ago, he is no longer rash now, and what can be resolved peacefully, naturally does not use swords.
He knew what the Europa wanted to do, he just wanted to see what the Europa bottom line was.
At the same time, the choice of time and place of negotiation Liu Hongjian directly designated his flagship, which also gave the Europa people a problem, and half of the negotiations between the two countries were in the middle of the war, but Liu Honggradually did not plan to be so troublesome.
If you want to talk, you can come over, your coming over means that you have the sincerity of peace talks, otherwise, Liu Hong will gradually think that they are deliberately delaying time and playing a delaying tactic, then I will you.
The distance from the fleet to the port was not far, and after a short time another battleship sailed out of the port, and unlike the previous small and medium-sized warships, this time it was the main warship of the Franz Machine Country.
It's just that this main battleship, whether in appearance or size, is really inferior to the Invincible that Liu Hong is sitting on.
After everyone got on Liu Hongji's flagship, many people looked around at the gorgeous appearance of the Invincible, and they didn't know whether they were evaluating or trying to steal the teacher.
Liu Hong gradually didn't even get up, and coughed and motioned for the messengers to sit down.
"Don't say polite words, tell this king, what do you want to talk about?" Liu Hong gradually waved his hand, which was regarded as a rejection of the envoys' bow.
He said that he would have to do it later, and he had never liked red tape.
"Dear Lord Daming, we are here mainly to talk about the ownership of Malacca Port." Herman, the French envoy, was the first to speak.
Herman speaks the Ming language, and in fact in the whole of Asia, the South Seas can only be regarded as a production area, and the real trade market is still the land of China, as in later generations.
So much so that almost all the merchants who run merchant ships in various countries learn some Da Ming language, and even if they don't know it, they will hire one or two translators who can live and speak Da Ming.
"Hehe, Your Excellency Herman, Malacca originally belonged to the Netherlands, and now I have defeated it by the Ming Dynasty, and according to the custom, the city of Malacca was originally the Ming Dynasty.
Even if you talk about the question of belonging, what does it matter to you in France? Don't you think it's ridiculous and shameless? Liu Hong gradually hit the nail on the head.
"And you! Occupy the port of my Daming, and now talk to this king about the ownership of the port, this king has never seen such a brazen person as you! ”
Liu Hong's words were very sharp, firstly, because the Europa people were not in charge, and secondly, now that the fleet was stopped behind him, he was not afraid of these white-haired and red-haired people.
"Your Highness, we are all understanding people, this is our common problem, the port of Malacca should belong to all of us, we have agreed that the port of Malacca should be jointly controlled by us, Your Highness, the cost of the war is too great to outweigh the losses." Bradley, the Governor of the Great Franco-Rang State in South Sumatra, said in a deep voice.
"So, that's why you occupy my Daming port? Can this king be seen as a forced buying and selling? Liu Hong gradually stopped being angry and said happily.
"Also, you are the envoy of the Great Franco, I will hand over the trade of silk and other goods to you, I don't need to tell you how much profit there is every year, right?
And now doing such things, Pharmacy Bilian? I declare that, as of today, the agency of the Great and Small Franc Machinery States shall be withdrawn. ”
"Your Highness, this ...... It's not the same thing! Bradley lamented in his heart that in the past two years the trade in Asia had been at least a quarter of the total profits made through agency.
Not only Bradley, but also Aldous, the envoy of the little Francois country, was also dripping blood, and his heart said that I didn't say a word? Why has even the agency been canceled, oh my! The loss is too great!
"Humph! Since you want to talk, this king will talk to you, the port of Malacca is an inseparable part of the Ming Dynasty, I hope you will talk on this basis, otherwise, there is no need to talk. Liu Hong gradually said bluntly.
He had long wanted to take back the agency of the Great and Small Francos, and if it weren't for the fact that he was concentrating on fighting against the Dutch, he would not have handed over the silk and other trade at all.
Hearing this, a group of envoys looked left and right and began to discuss in a language that Liu Hong gradually did not understand, while Chang Yu pointed at the group of people,
Tell Liu Hongjian which country they each represent.
Yes, more than a dozen foreigners who had never seen it came in at once, and Chang Yu didn't have time to make a brand, and Liu Hong, who was a little hurried, couldn't recognize who was who at all.
For a moment the Europa seemed to have settled down and stopped talking.
"Your Highness, we still believe that the condominium of the port of Malacca is the best way, if you insist on belonging to the Ming Dynasty, then we can make concessions, as a condition for the port of Malacca to belong to the Ming Dynasty, the port must be exempt from taxes for the merchants of our country."
This time it was a very young officer who spoke, and judging by his sitting posture, he seemed to be unique among the crowd.
"If this king remembers correctly, you are Major General Nigel from England, and it is really rare to be promoted to Major General at such a young age.
But this king asks you, when the Dutch Kingdom was in charge of the port of Malacca, did you collect taxes on the Ming Dynasty or you? Liu Hong gradually praised two sentences, and then changed his words.
If he remembers correctly, it was at this time that England began to rise, and the coachman Holland would quickly decline even if there was no Ming Dynasty, and the empire on which the sun never set would rise on the head of the coachman.
But all of this is premised on the fact that there is no Ming interfering.
"Why don't you speak? If this king is not mistaken, the Dutch must be taxed, then this king can't figure it out, why do you have to be exempt from taxes when you get to the Ming Dynasty? Want to eat fart? Liu Hong gradually said again.
"Aren't you afraid that we will unite to resist the Ming Dynasty?" Nigel asked rhetorically.
"Hehe, do you think Da Ming will be afraid? If you want to fight, you will fight, Da Ming is fearless! Liu Hongjian did not pause at all, and directly glanced at the dozen or so Europa people present.
If anyone dares to slap the table and say a word then go to war, he will dare to immediately pull out AIM and give him a shuttle of bullets.
Since it is an enemy, mercy is foolishness.