Chapter 702 Don’t say you didn’t predict what you said (please subscribe!)

Author: Linjiang Jun

Chapter 702 Don’t say you didn’t predict what you said (please subscribe!)

Who to send? That is a question!

Daming's old friend Thomas couldn't help but raise his leg to indicate that he could help negotiate.

However, Bentinck turned a blind eye and letting him go would be like letting the tiger go back to the mountain.

The Dutch Governor-General Kamfizis was unwilling to say anything, otherwise they would surrender with their eyes on Ernst Louis, the chief merchant of Ceylon Island who was wandering outside.

He was very sure it was the best choice.

Ernst knew a little bit of Chinese and had dealt with the Ming army before, so he was sent to find the best one!

"Ernst, I told them that their eight-nation joint fleet is preparing to go to the Malacca Strait to carry out an anti-piracy mission. They have freedom of navigation there, so let them not ask for obstruction!"

"One representative from each of the other countries will accompany Ernst."

Ernst, who looked helpless, had to take everyone in a small boat to negotiate with Liu Guoxuan's Guangdong Fleet.

Outside the officer's cabin of the Guangzhou, Liu Guoxuan looked at Ernst boasting about the power of the "Eight-Nation United Fleet" with a question mark on his face.

He asked Ernst in Chinese, "Dutch, I said our fleet is the joint fleet of the eight countries. Can I?" He saw the St. George flag of the United Kingdom, the red and blue tricolor flag of the Netherlands, the fleur-de-lis of France and the lion of Spain.

The castle flag looks very much like the shield flag of Portugal, how can it be compared to the Eight Kingdoms?"

Did Liu Guoxuan really mince his words? Like Poland, there is no navy!

The Rakshasa Kingdom and Shinra's navy have been crushed, so of course they can't come.

Ernst had to admit: "The eight-nation combined fleet actually reached five nations."

After saying that, I felt a little guilty and continued to fool Liu Guoxuan, "Although the warships of the Holy Roman Empire, Rakshasa Kingdom and Poland did not arrive at the Strait of Malacca, they were with them. The Eight-Nation Alliance of Europe unanimously opposed the so-called sanctions of the Ming Empire.

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Hearing what he said, Liu Guoxuan was unhappy.

It was clear that they, the Eight-Nation Alliance, were the first to engage in a trade war, so why did they bite back?

"Cunning Dutch, if I say that, the world will be peaceful, and we, the Eight-Nation Alliance, will be allowed to engage in a trade war, and Ming Dynasty will not be allowed to sanction us?"

"His Majesty the President has said that he will resolutely oppose the creation of a trade war and is willing to resolve the issue through consultation and cooperation in a calm manner."

"The trade war is not good for Ming Dynasty, it is not good for Europe, and it is not good for the interests of people all over the world. Ming Dynasty's countermeasures are sufficient, but in the current situation, their boss hopes that Europe will show sincerity and practical actions to fight with

The Ming dynasty and the Ming dynasty meet each other halfway and are promoting the proper settlement of Ming and Europe’s economic and trade issues on the basis of equality and mutual respect!”

It’s better to be courteous first and then to fight. If the Ming Dynasty is a civilized country, we won’t take action until we can reach an agreement.

Liu Guoxuan's speech was so long and boring that Ernst, a novice Chinese speaker, was confused.

"The maritime forces of these eight countries will jointly defend the freedom of navigation of Dutch ships in the Malacca Strait!"

Ernst made a strong statement.

Liu Guoxuan said it was a bit interesting.

At that moment, a young face came out from Daming's side.

If you look carefully, he looks very similar to Liu Guoxuan.

This person is Liu Junqing, the eldest grandson of Liu Guoxuan.

He is only twenty years old and graduated from the Naval Department of the Ming Dynasty Imperial Military Academy.

That time, Liu Guoxuan specially took him as a staff officer to let him experience something.

Liu Junqing was a high-quality military talent of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he mastered a foreign language: Latin.

He glanced at the representatives from Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain present, and then said in Latin that most European leaders could understand: "The only sanctions imposed by the Ming Empire were the Dutch East India Company."

"Because the laws of the Netherlands, and therefore the United Provinces of the Netherlands, stipulate that all domestic ships entering the Indian and Pacific Oceans must accept the jurisdiction of the East India Company!"

“That is to say, please ask: Dutch ships, whether merchant ships or warships, are prohibited from passing through the Strait of Malacca!”

Liu Junqing's words made everyone except Ernst's eyes flicker.

"Ships from other countries can freely pass through the Strait of Malacca as long as they do not violate the Ming Empire's sanctions! If other countries insist on going their own way and deny the Netherlands' free navigation rights in violation of the Ming Empire's sanctions, then the Ming Empire is very likely to

Let’s have a free fire!”

Liu Junqing, who was polite and polite, did not make any explicit threats in his speech.

After finishing speaking Latin, Liu Guoxuan's precious grandson put on a serious face and said something in Chinese: "Don't say you didn't predict what you said!"

Is that exactly what Ernst said?

Ernst was on the verge of tears, the negotiations failed, and the Ming people had no intention of letting them pass.

After receiving the initial bilingual ultimatum prepared by Liu Junqing in Chinese and Latin, Ernst and others left in confusion.

After the Westerners left, Liu Guoxuan was determined to take the exam for his precious grandson.

He took Liu Junqing to the conference room and used a pencil to outline the approximate location of the Eight-Power Allied Forces fleet on a highly accurate chart.

"Junqing, the huge fleet of the Eight-Nation Alliance is docked near Little Nicobar Island. What do I think they have in mind?"

After Liu Junqing graduated from the Naval Department of the Royal Military Academy, he served as captain of the Guangdong Fleet. Currently, he has little experience in actual combat.

Because their parents were too ruthless, there were no pirates of all kinds in Nanyang before. Since the Ming Dynasty unified Nanyang, all pirates have been wiped out!

The powerful ships and cannons of the Ming Dynasty were almost impossible to defeat in Asia's pirates.

Moreover, Zhu Kezang’s family did not make a fortune from pirates, and it would be even easier to deal with pirates.

They have no choice but to become fishermen or maritime traders, otherwise they will not survive.

After those pirates switched careers as merchants, they found that they were choking even more than before!

With the Ming Dynasty as the world's factory, exporting goods overseas is a very profitable business.

Therefore, the new generation of the Ming Royal Navy desperately needs an actual battle to improve their capabilities.

Now the opportunity has come.

Because it was not a formal occasion like a conference room, Liu Junqing did not call him grandpa, but admiral.

"Admiral, the sea is calm now. Dongguan thinks they should wait for the sea to get windy."

Liu Junqing said, "If the sea surface is blowing northwest wind, west wind or north wind, the ships of the eight-nation fleet can use the wind to rush through the Strait of Malacca. Just ask them to rush out of the strait, and it will be difficult to catch them."

"If the sea is blowing with a southeasterly, easterly or southerly wind, then they are likely to escape!"

"At that time, they had two plans. One was to escape with everyone and return to Madras for a long-term plan. The other was to pretend to escape and attract their main force to pursue them, thus covering the Dutch merchant ships and warships and taking the opportunity to enter the Strait of Malacca!"

"Their strategic goal is to allow Dutch ships to pass through Malacca in a non-war manner, thereby undermining the prestige of the Ming Dynasty's trade sanctions!"

"Of course, he thinks their best plan is for everyone to escape, because the Ming Royal Navy has already deployed a dragnet on the other side of the strait!"
Chapter completed!