Historically, Zhu successfully regained Taiwan and fought for a long time, during which he was favored by the goddess of fate several times.

Reinforcements from Batavia, the Netherlands' Asian headquarters, had not yet arrived, which allowed him to successfully regain Taiwan.

Zhu Cixiang's main focus now is at home. At least at this time, he does not want to go to war with the Netherlands.

One to two years later, the Ming Dynasty's navy will be able to form a strong combat effectiveness in the distant seas. At that time, it will be the time for the Ming Dynasty to become famous all over the world.

The current situation can best be solved through exchange of interests and negotiation. If the foreign devils insist on not handing over Dongfan, they will have no choice but to start a war.

I, Ming Dynasty, no matter how difficult the situation is, I will confront the coachman on the sea head on.

Zhu Cihong was still somewhat confident about the negotiation. After all, the Dutch colonial activities in Asia were under the jurisdiction of the Dutch East India Company. Since it was a company, it had to make money.

Although the Dutch East India Company also engaged in war, plunder, killing and conquest in overseas colonies.

But the only criterion for measuring success and failure is how much trade is increased for the company and how much revenue is brought to the company.

As for how many battles were won, how much land was conquered, and how many colonies were established.

This was all a cloud to the Dutch East India Company. What businessmen valued most was money, not military exploits.

The purpose of the Dutch occupation of Taiwan was also to establish a hub for commercial trade with China, Japan and Southeast Asia.

Historically, after Zhu successfully regained Taiwan, the Dutch united with the slaves to prepare for a counterattack on Taiwan.

Later, because of the slave-building regime's negative Taiwan policy, the Dutch, who had been engaged in the business for several years, felt that they were losing money and quit the business.

The British Weddell and the Portuguese left happily with the trade contract.

Only the dumbfounded Dutch Governor in Batavia, Anthony, and the Spanish Governor in Manila, Xabi.

The Dutch occupation of Taiwan refers to the Dutch colonists' invasion of the southeastern coast of mainland China and Taiwan in the early 17th century.

The Netherlands succeeded Spain in the 17th century and became the world's largest colonial country. The Netherlands succeeded Spain in the 17th century and became the world's largest colonial country.

In August of the 32nd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Dutch general Wei Malang led two warships to sneak attack Penghu, cut down trees and build houses, intending to occupy it for a long time.

The commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, Shi De, ordered the commander-in-chief Shen Yourong to lead his troops to face the accusation. The Dutch resigned and withdrew from Penghu in November.

The Dutch colonists' plot to seize Penghu failed, and they instead invaded the southwest of China's Taiwan Island. They first built Taiwan City in Danyuan, which the Dutch called Relanja City.

Later, Chican City was built in the Chican area, which the Dutch called Provencha City. It was used as a base for military aggression and rule, and they used force to suppress the Gaoshan people and burn down their villages.

In the sixth year of Tianqi, the Spanish invaded Jilongshui in northern Taiwan and occupied the southwestern and northern parts of Taiwan.

The Dutch ruled politically by appointing elders of the Han and Gaoshan ethnic groups, and economically took all the land in Taiwan as their own.

They forcefully collect high land rents from the people of Taiwan. The annual rent for each land (approximately eleven acres) is eighteen shi for upper fields, fifteen shi and six dou for middle fields, and twelve shi and two dou for lower fields.

In addition, it also levied various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, dispatched Christian missionaries in cultural education, instilled religious ideas into the Taiwanese people, established schools, and promoted enslavement education.

Seeing the British and Portuguese returning home with their loads, Anthony, the governor of Batavia, screamed for a while and finally calmed down.

They must obtain the right to trade with the Ming Dynasty, otherwise this big cake will be in vain for the British and Portuguese, and will be monopolized by the two countries in the future, and the Netherlands will suffer even greater losses.

The Spanish Governor in Manila, Sabi, was as anxious as Anthony. Compared with the small countries in Southeast Asia, the benefits of trading with the Ming Dynasty were too huge and must not be lost.

Compared with the Netherlands, which occupied a large amount of land in Taiwan, Spain currently only occupies two places, and the Dutch have been eyeing them.

Sabi knew that even if the Ming Dynasty did not take back Dongfan, the great Spanish Empire would not be able to survive in Dongfan.

The Dutch are like mad dogs, biting people everywhere. They have set their sights on the Spanish stronghold in Dongfan.

Rather than being taken away by the Dutch in the future, it is better to return it to the Ming Dynasty now in exchange for Ming Dynasty's trade rights.

After weighing things up, Sabi stood up and bowed slightly to the three negotiators and said:

"Spain generally does not easily occupy the territory of other countries. The occupation of Manila and other countries is also for trade. In order to show Spain's sincerity, Spain is willing to withdraw from Dongpan. Please agree to trade with Spain."

Sabi said it nicely. They generally do not occupy other countries easily. In fact, they occupied the Americas before and destroyed an ancient civilization, the Inca Empire.

Emperor Shenwu specifically stated that the condition for trade with Spain and the Netherlands was that these two countries withdraw from Dongfan.

Seeing that the Spaniards finally agreed to withdraw from Dongfan in exchange for Ming Dynasty's trade rights.

Huang Daozhou, Liu Kong, Zhao, and Chen Qianwan all breathed a sigh of relief. They were worried that these two colonists would not give up Dongfan.

The three of them smiled and nodded:

"No problem. As long as you voluntarily withdraw from Dongfan, Ming Dynasty can sign a trade agreement with you. All personnel must evacuate within a month. If you still haven't withdrawn by then, Ming Dynasty will cancel your trade rights."

Sabi was overjoyed when he heard this, but when he thought about the forts built on the island, he began to feel reluctant to give up. However, in order to do business with the Ming Dynasty, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Yes, Spain will definitely evacuate all personnel within a month."

Huang Daozhou nodded, and then added temporarily:

"During the trade between your country and the Ming Dynasty, it is strictly prohibited to preach within the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Violators will be killed without mercy..."

There was no problem with technical exchanges, but the Ming Dynasty strictly prohibited them from preaching within the country. This was specifically taken care of by Emperor Shenwu, who did not give the colonists the opportunity to preach.

Soon, the trade negotiations between the Ming Dynasty and Spain ended, and only Anthony, the Dutch governor in Batavia, was left.

When Anthony saw that Spain had given up its land occupation in the East in exchange for trade with the Ming Dynasty, his scalp immediately began to feel numb.

Spain occupied a total of two small islands, but the Dutch occupied more than a dozen large and small islands, and it was impossible for them to withdraw all of them.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Moreover, the construction of the bastions of Relanja City and Chikan City has been completed, which consumes a lot of manpower and material resources.

After weighing it for a long time, Anthony said:

"Your Excellency, in exchange for trade with the Ming Dynasty, the Netherlands is willing to give up some of the land in the East. It is difficult to give up all of it for the time being. We still need to discuss it with the parliament. We hope that the two countries can do business first and then slowly discuss the issue of returning the land in the East.

, what do you three think?"

Seeing Anthony relent, Liu Lishun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but still adhered to his principle:

"No, you privately built castles in Dongfan without informing the Ming court. You have already touched the bottom line of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty will take back these strongholds and castles!"

Seeing the Ming officials' refusal, Anthony hurriedly laughed and said:

"Sir, for the sake of trade, our East India Company followed what the Portuguese did in Macau and borrowed a piece of sandbank to build a castle. You don't have to be so serious..."

Before Anthony finished speaking, he was immediately interrupted by Huang Daozhou:

"Imitate Macau? You Dutch people are totally wrong. Macau has been taken back from the Portuguese by the Ming Dynasty, and all the Portuguese living in Macau have been expelled. Don't you know?"

Anthony knew that Ming Dynasty and Portugal fought a war in Macau, but because the Portuguese blocked the news, the specific situation was not very clear.

Today I heard that the Ming Dynasty had expelled the Portuguese from Macau, and Anthony learned that Macau had been taken back by the Ming Dynasty.

In desperation, Anthony had to make a huge concession. He gritted his teeth and said:

"The Netherlands can give up all its land except for the city of Relandja and Chikan in exchange for the trade rights of the Ming Dynasty. What do you think of the three adults?"

Huang Daozhou immediately shook his head:

"No, at most, we should keep one place temporarily, and we have to find a way to evacuate during the trade period, which is limited to half a year. In addition, we have to temporarily plan to preach in Dongfan, otherwise there will be no need to discuss trade..."

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During the negotiations, Anthony was still bargaining and deliberately raised the price, requiring the Dutch East India Company to monopolize all overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty in order to return several castles owned by the officials.

Huang Daozhou and Liu Lishun demanded that the Dutch must completely withdraw from Dongfan and the Penghu Islands.

He also warned Anthony that the Ming Dynasty had signed trade treaties with Britain, Spain, and Portugal.

If the Netherlands has no intention of carrying out trade with the Ming Dynasty, please feel free to do so. The Ming Dynasty will immediately stop negotiations and ask Anthony to leave.

When Anthony saw this, he looked very unhappy, but he could not change the Ming officials' minds.

In order to do business with the giant Ming Dynasty, he could only reluctantly agree to Ming Dynasty's conditions for the time being. As for future matters, Anthony was clever and prepared to delay.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty used the temptation of trade to make the Spanish Empire withdraw from the northeastern part of the Ming Empire's Dongfan, including Jilong, Tamsui, Xiaoliuqiu, Yilan and other places.

The United Provincial Republic of Neland withdrew from the Ming Empire's east and southwestern parts of the country, including Dayuan, Penghu, Madou, Huweilong, and Kaohsiung.

The Netherlands temporarily retained the cities of Relandje and Chikan, but they had to withdraw from Dongfan within half a year, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would immediately stop trading with the Netherlands.

The Ming Dynasty opened six coastal cities, foreign countries could trade freely, and could establish merchant houses in six ports. The Ming Dynasty officials were responsible for the safety of the merchant houses.

The number of foreign staff in the commercial consulate shall not exceed thirty, they must abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and they are prohibited from carrying any gunpowder weapons.

If someone violates the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has the right to arrest, interrogate and punish them in accordance with the law.

Countries can appeal through normal channels, but they have no right to interfere with the execution of Ming justice.

All merchant ships entering the Ming Dynasty waters for trade must pay customs duties to the Municipal Shipping Department in accordance with the regulations of the Ming Dynasty court.

All previous tax items of the Zheng family have been cancelled, and the requirement for the Zheng family to purchase goods on their behalf has been cancelled. Merchant ships from all countries can freely purchase goods at the six major ports.

Niland opened the route from the Ming Dynasty's coast to Batavia, Spain opened the route to Manila, Portugal and the United Kingdom opened the route to India, and allowed Ming merchant ships to navigate for trade.

The Ming government had the right to protect the safety and freedom of foreign merchants in the Ming Dynasty.

The garrisons of various countries must also protect the safety and freedom of the Ming Dynasty merchants in the colonies and jointly fight against piracy.

If Ming merchants were persecuted in overseas colonies, Ming had the right to send troops to the four colonies to protect the people.

The Ming Dynasty took the initiative to open up and opened six gates in a row, allowing other countries to gain opportunities for direct trade with the Ming Dynasty.

They were able to set up business offices in six port cities of the Ming Dynasty without going through the shady intermediary of the Zheng family. This was an unprecedented achievement.

Opening up trade is a mutually beneficial thing, by attracting merchant ships from other countries to trade with your own port.
To be continued...