After the end of the naval battle, the landing army had actually occupied the city of Geranza, and even the Dutch administrator in the Eastern Domain, Oran, was captured.

In addition, because Liu Xiang and the Dutch fleet were completely annihilated, then the port and Chiji were almost empty cities.

Of course, Zheng Zhilong unceremoniously sent some warships and land forces to occupy these two ports.

After settling down, Zheng Zhilong landed with a group of subordinates and entered the city of Reranza.

The Ming infantry who had already captured the city of Gelanza did not give Orlan face, and even captured him and several of his subordinates at the gate of the city and forced them to kneel to meet Zheng Zhilong.

Oran had his pride as an administrator, as an official of the rising Dutch Empire.

He resolutely does not kneel!

When Zheng Zhilong arrived at the city gate, he happened to see the scene of Oran resisting.

I couldn't help laughing, "Mr. Oran, do you remember me?"

When Zheng Zhilong was a colleague in the Netherlands, Oran was still his superior, and in order to get ahead, he was also ordered by Oran to take a boat to fight the Spaniards.

But this is no longer the case, and now he meets Orlan as a victor.

When Oran saw Zheng Zhilong, he couldn't help but scold, "Zheng Zhilong, you ungrateful yellow pig, have you forgotten the time when you groveled to our Great Holland? You actually attacked the Great Dutch fleet, you wait, one day our fleet will come over, tear you apart with cannons, and then throw you into the sea to feed the fish!"

Zheng Zhilong laughed instead of anger after hearing this, "Oran, this governor always thought you were stupid, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid. Don't you still understand? Today's Ming is no longer the Ming of the past, you are a small country in the Netherlands, even if you send warships from all over the country, I will destroy you!"

Oran said angrily, "Just these big ships? Don't forget, we can build the Great Holland! And we have a fleet in Manila and in Jawa, and our Great Holland is the overlord of the sea!"

Zheng Zhilong laughed even more, "Okay, well, then Bendu is waiting for you to come, and I'm worried about you running." ”

After that, he will enter the city.

Zheng Zhibao asked, "Big brother, what should you do with this guy?"

Zheng Zhilong said, "Of course, I will be sent to the Beijing Division, and I will wait for the emperor to send it." The emperor has hated Xiyi for a long time, and must be very interested in sending someone to interrogate him. ”

Zheng Zhibao immediately smiled, and then said to his subordinates, "Arrest him, if he doesn't obey, he will break his leg, anyway, he won't need to walk in the future." ”

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Outside the port, the Spanish fleet also collected its guns and dropped anchor on the shore under the watchful eye of the Ming army.

The Spanish administrator, Velasco, ordered the whole army to stand by while he himself disembarked and entered the city to meet Zheng Zhilong.

When Zheng Zhilong heard that Velasco was going to enter the city, he immediately ordered Zheng Zhihu to greet him, and he was quite enthusiastic.

Although Velasco didn't come to help the Ming army, he still won a big victory, but after all, people intend to make friends, and Zheng Zhilong has to talk to him about chicken coops and fresh water when he turns around.

When Velasco saw Zheng Zhilong, he immediately said, "On behalf of Spain, I would like to congratulate the general, who won such a beautiful battle, and also congratulated your country on finally reincorporating the Eastern Domain into its territory. ”

Velasco is worthy of being a human spirit, and the word "re" expresses his recognition of the legitimacy of the Ming Kingdom's occupation of the Eastern Domain, which is quite pleasing to the ear.

Zheng Zhilong smiled and said, "General Velasco, I am very grateful to your country for your timely help. I will certainly report this wish to His Majesty the Emperor of our country. ”

"Our country has always had good relations with you, and that's just what friends should do. I promise that for a day in the Far East, the Spanish fleet will pay the highest respect to the master of this place, Daming, with the attitude of a guest. ”

This sentence is equivalent to acknowledging the hegemony of the Ming Dynasty in the Eastern Domain, and even in the Far East.

Zheng Zhilong is happy, Velasco knows the current affairs so well, it can save a lot of trouble.

"General Velasco, I have a saying that it is a pleasure to have friends from afar, and that is to say that we welcome friends to our house. However, since we are the masters, there are some things that we still need to explain clearly, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings. ”

"General Yiguan is right, I'm here for this. ”

"So, General, please. ”

"Now that the Eastern Domain has returned to the embrace of your country, I, Great Spain, would like to be the first to recognize and congratulate you. Velasco said, "Our chicken coop and the second port of Tamsui in the Eastern Domain will naturally be returned to your country." However, there is a request below, I wonder if the general can grant it?"

Zheng Zhilong said, "The general said that it doesn't matter. The governor will be the master if he can be the master, and if he can't be the master, he will also report to the court and the court will decide. ”

Velasco immediately said, "Then thank you first, General." Our proposal is, can we be allowed to rent chicken coops and Tamsui ports, following the example of Francois leasing Macau? We are willing to pay rent for this and abide by the laws of your country. ”

Velasco felt that his request was not too much, anyway, the Portuguese also leased Macau, right?

Moreover, this is the best outcome for Spain. First, their development of freshwater and chicken coops will not be in vain, and secondly, they will also have a stronghold in the key place of the Eastern Domain, which is extremely beneficial to future trade with the Ming Dynasty.

But Zheng Zhilong shook his head again and again when he heard this.

Although he also thought that this proposal was very reasonable, Qin Shuhuai could tell him before he came that he wanted to completely and completely incorporate the Eastern Domain into the empire's territory, and no other forces were allowed to exist.

In fact, if you look at the example of Portugal's lease of Macau, it was not too much at all.

Because when Portugal leased, not only the sovereignty belonged to the Ming Dynasty, but also the officials of the Ming Dynasty could enter the leased land at any time to search, handle cases, and even directly arrest the Portuguese, which means that the Portuguese had no privileges at all except for gathering there.

This lease and the so-called "concession" in later generations are completely different concepts.

And Velasco just wanted such a leased land.

But from Qin Shuhuai's point of view, renting or something is evil, and it will become someone else's territory one day - who let him cross over from the afterlife?

Zheng Zhilong was also very helpless, he really wanted to give a favor to Spain, after all, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to dominate the Far East, it was impossible to really raise so many warships all over the ocean, and he still needed a group of younger brothers to help maintain it.

Moreover, in the future, the Ming Dynasty and Europe will definitely be indispensable to the Spanish fleet, and now Spain is willing to serve the Ming Dynasty as the overlord of the Far East, so it is naturally best to win him over.

But Grandpa Guo can't help it if he doesn't let him.

Then he said, "Don't hide it from the general, this matter is absolutely non-negotiable, I advise you to withdraw from the fresh water and chicken coop as soon as possible, I can give you enough time in this regard, and even send a boat to help you." ”

Velasco asked puzzledly, "General Yiguan, why is this? Isn't it okay to lend-lease? We just want two supply ports, and we will absolutely abide by the laws of your country and will never participate in the colonization of the Eastern Domain." ”

Zheng Zhilong smiled bitterly, "It's not that the governor doesn't agree, it's really that the court has an order, and the governor doesn't dare to change it." ”

When Velasco saw Zheng Zhilong's expression, he knew that this matter was really not up to him, but he still refused to give up - because these two ports were too important for Far Eastern trade.

Tentatively asked, "General Yiguan, I heard that you are very familiar with your Lord An Guogong, right?"

Zheng Zhilong said, "Lord An Guo is the Bole of this governor, and I am naturally very familiar with him. But it's useless for you to look for him, because that's what he meant. ”

Velasco sighed, "Hey, isn't there any other way?"

Zheng Zhilong said, "General, don't think about this matter, in short, you must withdraw from these two ports, but I can give you a month to pack up your things." In addition, don't you say that there are only ports for supply, but the Governor can tell you that in the future, a large number of ports will be opened up along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, including the Eastern Domain, for ships from all over the world to dock. As long as you don't have troops stationed in the harbor or enter the harbor with warships, you can come at any time, and of course, you may pay a small fee. ”

Velasco wanted not just a place to stop, but a place that was convenient for Spaniards to live for a long time, and the two were very different.

But he didn't have the slightest recourse now.

After pondering for a long time, he said, "Since this is the case, then we can only do it according to the will of your court." General Yiguan, in line with the principle of friendship between you and me, I still want to ask you to convey our greetings to the Ming Emperor and the Duke of An Guo on my behalf. In addition, if permitted, we would like to request more facilitation of trade in raw silk, tea and ceramics. ”

Zheng Zhilong nodded and said, "This is completely fine, this governor will definitely try his best to help you fight for it." ”

Velasco left, and before leaving, he told Zheng Zhilong that he would come to receive the chicken coop and the freshwater port in a month.

Zheng Zhilong wrote a chapter overnight, reporting to the imperial court the good news that the Eastern Domain had been recovered.