When Li Zicheng heard the news that the Dutch had come to Anhua for peace talks, he was even more surprised than he heard that the Dutch fleet was sailing to Taiwan!

With such a big formation, is the battle over?

The fleet of the Dutch, isn't it very large? The South China Sea Fleet is even more full of attack, putting on a desperate posture, and even its own personal soldiers are being used, guarding the docks of the port......

After listening to the herald's account, he did not rush to summon the Dutch envoy, but leaned back on a wooden chair and pondered.

The losses of the Dutch were not great, will they stay behind?

What do they really mean?

Do you want to live in peace and make a fortune in silence, or do you want to release smoke bombs to paralyze the South China Sea Fleet and then seek an opportunity to make a surprise attack?

In a war, whether won or lost, both sides will suffer huge losses, depending on who can't support it first.

The backing of the South China Sea Fleet is the Chinese state, and when necessary, it can devote the strength of the whole country, regardless of losses, as long as it can win comprehensive interests for the country;

The Dutchman's East India Company, on the other hand, was essentially a self-financing commercial company, pursuing only economic gains......

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng faintly felt that between the South China Sea Fleet and the East India Company, before the battle, the South China Sea Fleet was already a one-to-zero lead!

I didn't notice it at the time.

Perhaps the Dutch discovered that it was difficult for them to win on the battlefield, or that although they could win on the battlefield, they could not afford the huge losses of war......

The Dutch may not want peace, but they do not want to suffer huge losses.

Profit is fundamental!

It is impossible to return the captured battleship to them for the time being, at least let the Jinshan shipyard in Songjiang understand its structure......

Li Zicheng thought for a while before summoning the Dutch envoy.

The messenger's name was Bram, a tall and thin man of nearly forty years, with green eyes, a small tuft of short beard on his chin, and a faint blue pore on both cheeks.

Li Zicheng didn't mind that Bram didn't kneel, nor did he hide his identity, "Bram, Dimen asked you to be an envoy, do you have specific requirements?" ”

Bram's pupils shone with greenery, and he said cautiously: "Back to the emperor, the governor does not want to be an enemy of Huaxia, as long as Huaxia returns Formosa and the warship, and then compensates for the losses of the East India Company, we can completely negotiate, and even sign a peace treaty, and we will be friends forever in the future!"

Li Zicheng looked down at Bram fixedly, as if he had seen some monster, until Bram's eyes flickered, "Bram, are you sure that you didn't convey what Dimen meant by mistake?" ”

"This ......" Bram rolled his eyes and raised his eyes, "What does the emperor want?" ”

"Requirements? I don't seem to be asking for peace talks with Dimen," Li Zicheng said lightly: "If Dimen is interested in peace talks, I will not object, as long as Dimen is sincere!"

Bram is a fool, and he can understand what Li Zicheng means, peace talks are okay, but the conditions you put forward must be reliable, the lion opens his mouth, no way!

His pupils turned green again, "Honorable Emperor, Formosa, the warships, and the loss of the East India Company, how many conditions can you agree?" ”

Li Zicheng's face changed color, and he said angrily: "Di Men is sure that I will agree to these conditions? ”

"Your Majesty," Bram almost exclaimed, "this will not work, in any case, you must agree to our terms in order for the peace talks to proceed smoothly...... Or, the battleship can

Return ...... later"

"Bram, you are wrong, it's not that I don't agree to these conditions," Li Zicheng and the others Bram's complexion improved slightly, and Fang said: "Not only will I not agree to any of these conditions, but I will also make demands to you: first, compensate for the losses of Huaxia's battle array; secondly, to redeem the captured East India Company employees with silver, one hundred taels per person, and the expenses for food and lodging on these days were calculated separately; Thirdly, no ship of the East India Company may enter the waters of China without permission, and if you ask where the waters of China are, I will tell you that the north and east of Luzon are the waters of China......"

"Your Majesty," Bram interrupted Li Zicheng's words, if he listened to it any longer, he felt that he was going crazy, "Your Majesty, you have no intention of making peace talks at all......

"Bram," Li Zicheng said with a straight face: "Do you know what an unreasonable thing it is to interrupt others' conversations, especially in diplomatic occasions, in front of you, it is the emperor of China, the emperor deigns to summon a distant envoy, which is a great favor in itself, Brahm, you must apologize for your unreasonable behavior!"

Li Zicheng picked up his own tea, and drove the floating tea leaves with the lid of his cup, and he couldn't see Bram in his eyes at all.

Bram peeked at it, and saw that there was a faint trace of anger on Li Zicheng's face, and he hurriedly arched his hands, learning from the Han people, "Your Majesty, this envoy apologizes for the faux pass just now!"

Li Zicheng nodded, and said in his heart: Bram still apologized to himself when he heard such conditions, it seems that the East India Company wants to end the war more than himself!

However, peace talks were difficult to complete all at once, and the Dutch came to the East from distant Europe, and they were veterans of both fighting and peace talks.

He deliberately kept a calm face and said: "If Dimen wants peace talks, he should show the appearance of peace talks, if there is no sincerity, there is no need for peace talks!"

"But, Your Majesty," Bram said cautiously, "the conditions proposed by the Emperor will never be agreed to by the Governor!"

"Bram, you are just a messenger, and the real decision should be Dimen," Li Zicheng said: "Whether or not to agree to my request is Dimen's business, you should only be responsible for passing the word, right?" ”

Bram felt that he was being looked down upon, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, some small things, the envoy can be in charge." ”

"Oh?" Li Zicheng raised his eyes and swept Bram, "So, you can call the shots and compensate Huaxia for the losses in the war, including the loss of ammunition and property, as well as the casualties of the soldiers?" Do you know that the pension of the soldiers of Huaxia is very high......"

"This ......" Bram's face turned pale, the envoy could call the shots, but it did not mean that he would agree to all the requests made by Huaxia.

"Look at it," Li Zicheng's face was full of contempt, and said, "I said, Bram, you came to deliver the word for Dimen!"

"Your Majesty," Bram protested, "This envoy can call the shots, but it does not mean that this envoy will agree to all the unreasonable demands of the emperor, and your majesty, you should also show your sincerity!"

"Is my request unreasonable?" Li Zicheng smiled coldly and said, "You asked for peace talks. ”

"Your Excellency the Governor only wants peace, and does not want to see casualties among soldiers on both sides......"

Believe you, I'm in the water in my head? If it weren't for the fact that there was no hope of victory, when would you bandits from the West hope for peace? "The Eastern Continent has never drifted to the West, it was you who used the means of war to kill all the way to the East, and now you are talking about peace? Could it be that the warships of China set foot on the mainland of the Dutch? ”

That's Huaxia doesn't have this ability! Bram despised in his heart, but he didn't

Dare to speak, just say: "Your Majesty, the East India Company came to the East for trade!"

"Trade? Since it is trade, it has to be consensual on both sides, do you come to trade in the East with the full consent of the natives? Li Zicheng said: "Don't think I don't know, you actually slaughtered the natives on the island for the sake of spices, is this fair trade?" Seeing Bram's change of color, his heart moved, and he said, "If you can't agree to my request, I will send warships and cut off your spice business!"

Bram was shocked, spices are the most profitable goods of the East India Company, once the spice business is cut off, the company's profits will shrink significantly, "If the emperor is not sincere, then we have to meet again, the fleet of the East India Company has never failed!"

"That's because you didn't meet the Chinese fleet, that is, the previous Ming Dynasty, during the naval battle, did the Ming Dynasty have soldiers who were greedy for life and afraid of death?" Li Zicheng said: "Huaxia's fleet, now only slightly has the upper hand, continue to fight, it is basically a war of attrition, however, this is Huaxia itself, soldiers, warships, and materials are replenished quickly, if you pour the country's strength, I don't believe that Huaxia's fleet will lose, it will lose, with the huge size of Huaxia, it will soon be able to form a new fleet, and the battle with the East India Company will not end......"

"Your Majesty ......" Bram was secretly shocked in his heart, if Huaxia really wanted to fight with the East Indies, no matter what the result was, it would be difficult for the East India Company to bear such a loss.

Huaxia is too big!

This emperor has a very accurate grasp of the current situation, the Chinese fleet does not occupy an absolute advantage, and the emperor is not arrogant to the point of being invincible in the world, but consumes the East India Company with strong national strength.

This was the biggest weakness of the East India Company!

"History is always written by the victors, and the truth is only within the range of the cannon," Li Zicheng said: "I know that the East India Company relies on the strength of its ships and guns, and it is just a matter of showing off its military power everywhere, and if it harms the interests of China, I will never agree!"

Bram was even more surprised, he thought that the battle of Formosa was just an accident, that is, the naval battle south of Formosa was also provoked by the East India Company, but now it seems that this is a premeditated battle of Huaxia, Huaxia ate seven inches of the East India Company, and he tried his best to hide his panic, "What does the emperor want?" ”

"I will give you two ways, one is to continue to fight until one side is completely defeated, and bear some losses of the war, including being expelled from this sea area, during the war, I will cut off all trade with the Dutch in the north, including Huaxia, Japan, Korea# Xian, etc., and even cut off your spice business, I will only trade with Portugal, just now I forgot to tell you that I have already traded with the Portuguese trading company in Portugal, and we already have an agreement!"

"Portugal? Hualu Trading Company? Bram's heart trembled, and his body seemed to tremble, "Oh my God, this is impossible......"

"However, this has become a reality, this is the relationship between Huaxia and Portugal, and it seems that it has no direct relationship with you," Li Zicheng has already seen hope from Brahm's body, "Second, Huaxia and your East India Company are sincere in peace talks, as for the conditions, it is what I just said, I don't need to repeat it, right?" ”

"But it's impossible......"

"I am the emperor, and I am the emperor!" Li Zicheng waved his hand, although he didn't expect that the Dutch would accept all these conditions, but he knew that this time the peace talks would definitely not reach an agreement, so there was no need to waste time reading, "I have already said, you take these conditions I proposed, go back and ask the Governor of Dimen!"

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