On September 18, the third year of Taishun, the representatives of the eleven countries signed the famous "Sino-European Treaty of Malacca" on the battleship Invincible in the port of Malacca, which was as follows:

First, the countries of Europa recognized that the port of Malacca belonged to the Ming Dynasty, and all countries respected each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity;

Second, the Ming sailors were not allowed to enter the Atlantic Ocean because of Dutch affairs, and the countries of Europa paid the Ming compensation totaling 3.8 million taels of silver within three days from now on;

Third, the tax collection of Malacca Port in the Ming Empire must be in accordance with the old regulations, and taxes shall not be increased at will;

Fourth, the countries of Europa needed to attack and dismember the Dutch state within two years, and their joint government, Orange, should be placed at the disposal of the Ming Empire;

Fifth, all trade in the Ming Empire, including silk, tea, and porcelain, must follow the principle of fair trade, and the Ming Empire must not hand over trade rights to one or more countries.

The treaty was written in eleven copies, and Liu Hong gradually stamped his own princely seal, and the others stamped their respective governor's seals.

With the exception of the last article, which was seriously protested by the large and small Francophiles, there was no objection to the content of the treaty.

However, the protest was very weak, and as a party to the party, Liu Hongjian naturally did not want to hand over the hard currency of Daming Maritime Trade to only one or two of them, so that there would be higher profits if there was competition.

That night, the Daming sailors couldn't wait to enter the city of Malacca, and the port of Malacca was full of ships for a while, and the water was impassable.

Liu Hongjian dealt with the dinner party of the governors of various countries, and on the other hand, ordered the Praetorian Guards to take over the city defense of Malacca, and worked until midnight to put down the stone in his heart.

The next day, Liu Hongjian took Qi Yuangong, Zheng Sen and others to climb the city wall of Malacca, it was the late autumn weather, and looked down the city from the city wall of Malacca.

Although the buildings in the castle are not very tall, they are lined with shops and bustling with people.

Malacca was a wealthy kingdom more than 100 years ago, and in the early Ming Dynasty, it was one of the many vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, known as Manchurian, and was a world-famous port and economic and trade center.

Due to its location in the center of navigation, economy and trade, and a good deep-water port, it is bordered by the resourceful Ming Empire in the east and India, the Arab world and Europa countries in the west, making Malacca not only a prosperous commercial center, but also a place where various cultures from the East and the West meet and exchange with each other.

The decline of the Malacca Dynasty was actually very related to the Ming Empire, when the Portuguese coveted this land of gold and sent a fleet to attack Malacca.

At this time, the Ming court during the Ming Wuzong period chose to forbid the sea, which made the news of the destruction of Malacca City known to the Ming Dynasty eleven years later.

But at this time, the Ming Empire turned from prosperity to decline, and there was no time to take care of the safety of a small subject country, and the entire imperial court did not pay attention to the sea at that time, and the imperial court actually detained the Portuguese envoys who came to pay tribute, and used its envoys to coerce the Portuguese colonists to withdraw from the Kingdom of Malacca.

Ming Wuzong is Zhu Houzhao, the famous Zhengde Emperor of the Ming Empire.

As a vassal state of the Ming Empire, the Kingdom of Malacca actually guarded the South Gate for the Ming Empire, and two-thirds of the subject countries of the Ming Empire were in Nanyang during the heyday of the Ming Empire.

The loss of Malacca opened the southernmost sea gate of the empire, and it was no longer possible to stop the western colonizers from coming east.

It wasn't until more than a hundred years later that Liu Hong gradually led the Ming Navy's division to recapture it again, and with the Port of Malacca as a springboard, the Ming Empire's sailors could have the ability to reach the Atlantic Ocean, and only those who understand maritime trade can understand the meaning.

At this time, most of the people in the city of Malacca were Malays, in addition to a large number of Chinese and Portuguese, but the Portuguese could no longer be arrogant, and many Europa people were urgently dumping supplies to evacuate the city after three days.

The city of Malacca was built on the sea, and outside the city was the huge port of Malacca, which was even more busy, except for the evacuation of the warships of the various countries, the Europa people actually started the idea of a fort.

Most of the Malacca forts were built by the Great Franc Machine, and they wanted to dismantle all the guns on the grounds of their own assets.

In this regard, Liu Hongjian was very generous, and the intention of the Europa people could be seen by any Han Chinese, which was to weaken the defense of the port of Malacca.

But again, the lord doesn't care at all, Daming has more advanced howitzers, so he can't look down on Europa's solid iron bullets, even if the Europa people don't pull the artillery away, he is afraid that he will have to rebuild the battery.

Compared with Batavia and Luzon, the port city of Malacca was of great significance to the Ming Dynasty, and Liu Hongjian even planned to build a naval base here.

"My lord, Prussia sent a boatload of silver coins, but the weight seems to be wrong, and it seems that it must be more than 70,000 catties!" Qi Lao and the three came over with a grin, as if they wanted to ask for merit and reward.

According to the supplementary treaty of the Sino-European Treaty of Malacca, the amount of compensation that Prussia needed to give to the Ming Dynasty was 800,000 taels, and 800,000 taels was converted into the unit of measurement of the Ming Dynasty, that is, 50,000 catties, but now it is more than 20,000 catties.

"Do you think the third child has made money?" Liu Hong gradually put down the binoculars and chuckled.

"Then let's make a profit! That's more than 20,000 pounds! Qi Laosan said disappreliantly.

"What does Yuan Gong think?" Liu Hong gradually did not answer, but asked the boss of the Qi family.

"Back to the prince, there is no reason for the Europa people to pay more silver taels, and they think that this silver coin must not contain 100% silver content." Qi Yuangong is old and spicy in the end, in one sentence.

"Haha! See, the third child, you have to study hard with your eldest brother, don't just care about eating wine and meat! Liu Hong gradually admonished.

Prussia was the most powerful federal kingdom of Germany before the unification of Germany, and its nation was known for its rigor, and Liu Hongjian did not think that the Prussians dared to violate the treaty the next day under the constraints of the treaty, so the silver content of this batch of silver coins would definitely not exceed 50,000 catties, and it would need to be refined twice.

"Made, this group of white ghosts, dare to deceive Lao Tzu!" Qi Laosan heard that he not only did not take advantage, but also suffered a loss, and began to scold in anger for a while.

"Third child, you've been in the Beiyang Naval Division for two or three years, how do you feel?" Liu Honggradually ignored Prussia's small actions, but changed his words.

"Feelings? We don't feel anything, we can eat and drink, and the food is delicious. Qi Laosan also saw that Liu Hongji's words were very serious, so he also answered Liu Hongji's question seriously.

"The third! The prince asks you, be serious! Qi Yuangong saw that this brother was acting like this, and immediately reprimanded him severely.

Qi Laosan was aggrieved when he heard this, and said in his heart that he was not serious, and the prince didn't ask us what we felt.

"Eh, Yuan Gong, don't be so strict, this king is just asking casually, the development and growth of the Beiyang Naval Division, you three brothers have made great contributions, but the ocean road of the Ming Dynasty has just begun, we can't take it lightly!" Liu Hongchuan suddenly said meaningfully.

"We have quit drinking now, and we don't play poker anymore, our eldest brother has learned seven or eight points in the art of war that our eldest brother teaches us every day, and we have also learned a rough idea of our second brother's set of baggage supply theory.

I just think, we can't use these things, right? Qi Laosan didn't know if he was depressed or what, and his mood suddenly became very unbeautiful.

"Do you think it's useless?" Liu Hongjian added.

"We're not as good as the prince's writing, hehe." Qi Laosan scratched his head again, indicating that he was told that he was in his heart.

"This king has an errand that makes you useful now, but I don't know if you have the confidence to do it well, alas, it's just that, this king should think about it again." Liu Hong gradually said and then shook his head.

"Don't, lord, what's the matter? Let's not talk and say half a word, although we don't have any great ability, but we are not afraid of death, as long as the prince says a word, we dare to die now. Qi Laosan was anxious when he heard it, what he hated most about being anxious was that others were talking half a sentence.

"If this thing is not done well, I am afraid that even if you die, it will not help, this matter is really important, but Malacca City does lack a governor, alas, it is really sad!" Liu Hong gradually said again.

"We can do this job, Lord Wang!" Qi Laosan's eyes began to light up when he heard this.

"Third child, don't lie!" This time, Qi Yuanfu couldn't stand it, Qi Laosan has been a troublemaker since he was a child, and the eldest and second children have wiped his ass a lot over the years.

"We are capable, what dare not be said, Lord Wang, you call us this job, we must work hard to do this governor well!" Qi Laosan said stubbornly.

He has long been bored with staying at the base of the Beiyang Naval Division, not that he doesn't like the Naval Division, but that there has always been a big brother and a second brother in the Beiyang Naval Division, and everyone, including his subordinates, thinks that he climbed up by virtue of his relationship.

This made Qi Laosan distressed for two years, he wanted to prove himself, and quit drinking because of this.

"This king has always been unique in employing people, Yuanfu, it is impossible to breed a strong person in infancy, according to this king, the third child can try.

But if the king learns that you are inadequate......"

"If we can't do it, let's see you!" Qi Laosan's face turned red.

"Don't be in a hurry to assure you, do you know what your duty is to be the governor?" The words were interrupted, and Liu Hongjian was not angry, Qi Laosan's temperament was like this, Liu Hongjian was used to it.

Qi Laosan scratched his head and was speechless.

"First of all, it is necessary to ensure the safety of the port and the people in the city, and secondly, the merchant ships of the passing countries must be taxed according to the type of ship, and all ships must be collected."

"What about our Ming ship?" Qi Laosan said very seriously.

"All ships, including Daming's." Liu Hongjian explained.

"Tax collection is a fat gap, but the Qi family has never had a corrupt official so far, you have to do it yourself, in addition to being responsible for collecting news from various countries, and delivering taxes and money and news to the imperial court as scheduled.

How about this king giving you five thousand marines and forty warships, do you have faith? Liu Hong gradually finished speaking and looked at Qi Laosan.

Qi Laosan's brows furrowed as if he was thinking, although he had a big temperament, he could always stay sober before major events, which was also the reason why Liu Hong gradually valued Qi Laosan.

Although Qi Laosan lives under the protection of the two eldest brothers, he is really an underestimated general, this person is not greedy for money and is not afraid of death, and he has been carefully taught by the two brothers, as long as he sharpens it, he will definitely be a member of the Ming Dynasty.

"We are confident, but it is better for the prince to stay here for a few more days, and wait until we are familiar with the process......"

"Hehe, there are few famous generals who become famous without fail, this king has more important things to do, this king looks at you." Liu Hong gradually teased.

"Lord Wang, what else is important?" The speaker had no intention of listening, Qi Yuangong asked very seriously.

Liu Hongjian did not answer immediately, but stood on the city wall and looked northeast.

"Go home!"

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PS:This volume is finished here.,The sixth and last volume.,Will explain the final fate of the male protagonist.,And the direction of the development of the Ming Empire.,It's not too long.,In addition, answer the questions of book friends.,The male protagonist will not stand on his own by usurping power.。

PS: Push an old friend's book, "Rise of Chongzhen" travels through Chongzhen's eleven years, semi-hell mode, and see how the old brother laughs arrogantly, book friends who are idle and bored at home during the epidemic must take a look.