However, just when Bideno was a little excited and wanted to speak, Emperor Chongzhen had already noticed his happy face, and after a change of words, he continued:

"But here in me, the Ming Dynasty has one more requirement for your Dutch East India Company-"

After mentioning this, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Bideno and said: "I hope that your Dutch East India Company will stop selling weapons to the Zheng clan of Hoi An, Hue, and Thanh Hoa in Annam, whether it is gunpowder or artillery, all of them will be suspended!" ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a moment, and then said: "If the suspension of the firearms trade with the Zheng clan of the Li Dynasty of Annam will cause losses to your Dutch East India Company, then I can find a new buyer for you."

"I believe that the Jesuit Condenius and John Tong, who are currently in the interior of the Ming Dynasty, must have hoped to obtain a large number of firearms and munitions from the East India Company! Fellow Condenius, do you think you need it? ”

Emperor Chongzhen's sudden words made many people around him inexplicable, but Condenius reacted immediately and immediately said:

"His Majesty the Great Emperor's arrangement is really very auspicious! It would have been great if His Majesty the Emperor had allowed the Jesuit Security Corps to purchase firearms from the East India Company!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are the greatest friend and patron of the Jesuits in the East! I will certainly write to His Excellency the Pope in Rome to convey your goodwill to the Catholic Church! ”

After Condenius came to the Ming Dynasty for a period of time, he finally had a certain sober understanding of the Eastern Empire in which he was located, and recognized the sacrosanct and inviolable absolute authority that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty possessed in this country.

The Catholic clergy, especially the more radical Jesuits, had a relatively detached position among the smaller countries of the West.

Especially when dealing with the kings of the West, or the monarchs of the city-states, such people have an innate sense of superiority.

Because the monarchs of small states or states, even the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, have thrones that are crowned by Catholic popes or cardinals.

So, when it comes to these kings who are crowned by the pope or the church, they have nothing to worry about or fear.

Because the kings or monarchs of the small countries of the West, especially the Catholic countries, have no power to punish or punish them, which means that their personal safety is guaranteed.

But having become acquainted with the situation in the East, Condenius, like their predecessors, soon grasped the true meaning that the Jesuits wanted to preach in China, and without the support of the Chinese emperor, they would not be able to move an inch, and even their personal safety would be lost.

Condinius, for all his arrogance, and especially in his simple and crude means of preaching, was not a fool, and knew that missionary activity would be twice as effective if it could be combined with power.

Historically, after being denied entry into China, Condenius took a few like-minded missionaries to the island of Dongfan to preach, and made a radical proposal to the governor of the Dutch East India Company in the city of Geranza at that time, requiring the East India Company to publicly introduce a decree stipulating that all the indigenous people of Fanfu must adopt the Catholic faith.

However, the Dutch governor who was on the island of Dongfan at the time did not dare to do so, fearing that it would provoke a revolt from the indigenous population.

Although Condenius still has many extreme ideas in his heart, he has changed his previous arrogant attitude towards the Ming Emperor.

After Condenius finished speaking, together with Emperor Chongzhen, he turned his attention to Bidno, the representative of the Dutch East India Company.

At this time, Biedno also said: "This condition of His Majesty the Great Emperor is a surprise to His Majesty! But in my opinion, this is not a problem!

"Although the interests of the shareholders of the Dutch East India Company are the first purpose, the matters involving the Jesuits must take precedence in the hearts of the company's top executives, especially His Excellency Governor Wes, over the Lord of the Kingdom of Annan as His Majesty said!

"I can assure His Majesty the Honorable Emperor that the Dutch East India Company will give His Majesty a satisfactory answer!"

Although Biedno did not know why the Chinese emperor in front of him would make such a strange request, this request was not an unacceptable condition for him.

The small country of Annam was once a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, which was also known to the Dutchman Bidno.

In his opinion, perhaps the Chinese emperor in front of him had some thoughts about the Li court of Annam, or simply what he thought about Lord Zheng, who was in charge of the full power of the Annam-Li dynasty.

However, no matter what the idea was, after a simple trade-off, he quickly made a trade-off, even if there was no matter of the Jesuit security corps that Condenius had mentioned to him many times, he would not hesitate to choose the Ming in the choice of two trade partners, Daming and Annan.

At that time, it was precisely because the Ming Dynasty did not allow the merchant ships of the Dutch East India Company to dock and land and open a merchant hall, so they settled in Annam.

Now, if the door of the Ming Dynasty is opened, then Annam's trade status will naturally decline.

After listening to Bideno's words, Emperor Chongzhen nodded with a smile and said, "In this case, there will be no obstacles to the cooperation between the Ming Dynasty and the Dutch East India Company!" I am also looking forward to the next cooperation between us! ”

Why did Emperor Chongzhen make a request to the Dutch to interrupt the arms trade with the Zheng clan of the Li dynasty in Annam?

The reason for this is actually quite simple.

After receiving the envoys of the Mo clan of the Annan and Southern Dynasties before, Emperor Chongzhen was still thinking about the issue of Annan.

After Mo Dengyong, the powerful minister of the Li Dynasty in Annam, usurped the throne of the Li family, his strength was once very strong, not only almost killing the descendants of the Li family, but also occupying almost all the territory of the Li Dynasty.

However, when the Zheng and Nguyen families in the south of the Lê Dynasty adopted a new descendant of the Lê clan as the monarch of the Later Lê Dynasty, it did not take long for them to become powerful again.

One of the important reasons for this is that the Trung and Nguyen families, who supported the Later Lê Dynasty, not only served as officials of the Lê Dynasty for generations, but also possessed a large number of merchant ships and trade in places such as Hoi An, the port of Annam.

Not only did they have money, but in their trade with the Dutch, they also received advanced weapons sold by the Dutch East India Company.

These muskets and artillery from the west not only allowed the dying Li Dynasty to gain a firm foothold in the south and form a situation with the Mo clan in the north and south, but also allowed the army of the Li clan in the south to win wars against the north again and again decades later.

And this is also the direct reason behind the defeat and defeat of the small Mo's court in the Annan and Northern Dynasties.

After figuring out this problem, Emperor Chongzhen of course wanted to take this opportunity to cut off the source of firearms for the Zheng family, a powerful minister of the Li clan in the Southern Dynasty of Annan, as soon as possible.

This was not only for the sake of agreeing to Mo's affairs, but also to reduce the losses of the Ming army under the command of Li Fengjie, the governor of Guangxi, and Hong Yunxuan, the governor of Hainan.

Bideno agreed to this matter, which made Emperor Chongzhen also very happy, and the next meeting was naturally smoother than all the previous meetings.

Emperor Chongzhen only set a few general directions and principles, and the rest of the things were left to Wu Weiying and Jiang Yueguang of the Li Fan Yuan to continue to finalize the details with Bi Denuo and others in accordance with some of the emperor's previous instructions.

At the same time, there are some more detailed things, which need to be determined by Bidenow, Vanderlie and others on the way back, following the pedestrians of the Li Fan Academy, to discuss with Zheng Zhilong and others.

After all, the biggest target of this cooperation between the two sides was to threaten the interests of the Zheng family on Dongfan Island, and also to threaten the Spanish who traded with Japan and the Ryukyus of the Dutch East India Company.

Originally, in history, Zheng Zhilong adopted a tolerant attitude towards the Spaniards entrenched in the north of Dongfan Island, after all, there was a Dutch force in the south that was the enemy of it, and Zheng Zhilong did not dare to let go north and start a war with the Spaniards.

However, unlike Zheng Zhilong's tolerant attitude, the Dutch were extremely sensitive and impatient with the presence of the Spaniards.

In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, that is, in 1642 AD, in order to regain control of the sea routes from Southeast Asia to Japan and the Ryukyus, and re-monopolize the trade between Western countries and Japan, the Dutch finally gathered enough troops from the various colonial strongholds of the Dutch East India Company in the East, set out from Tainan, went north by sea, defeated the Spaniards off the chicken coop, and drove out the Spaniards in Keelung by relying solely on their own strength.

However, in this life, Zheng Zhilong's maritime power marched into Taiwan ahead of schedule, and the Dutch's second castle in the Dayuan area of southern Taiwan, the city of Pu Minsha, has not yet been built, and the overall strength is still relatively weak.

Van der Reich took Shen Tingyang and other Ming envoys to Batavia on this visit, and established official contact with the Dutch.

Therefore, Weis, the governor of Batavia of the Dutch East India Company, and others started the idea of uniting the Chinese to drive out the Spaniards in advance.

In their eyes, the Chinese will not go to the West to do business, and there is no threat to their monopoly on trade from East Asia to Europe.

On the other hand, once the Spaniards, both Western and maritime nations, gained a firm foothold in the Otoshi region and became involved in Westerners' trade with Japan, the Ryukyus, and China, it would be an absolute mortal threat to the interests of the Dutch, especially to the interests of the Dutch East India Company.

So, after Shen Tingyang and others visited Batavia, especially after visiting the Dutch Governor Weiss, there was now this cooperation between the Dutch East India Company and the Ming Dynasty.