The concept of a country and nation is very weak even in the West.

And these people who traveled thousands of miles to the East came for money. If they could make money while taking into account their own interests, they would be happy. But if they harm their personal interests for the sake of their own interests, there are basically few people with this idea.

Johnson is a member of the Haojingao Council. Compared with Du Chen, the governor of Haojingao, he focuses more on the interests of Haojingao.

The consequence of angering the Ming Dynasty was that he could not stay in Haojingao and was even declared an enemy, the Dutch who was a senior official would be their future fate, which was what he most reluctant to see.

Therefore, after Zhang Mingwei made a slight coercion and inducement, Johnson's position was immediately shaken.

Just the vision of Portugal being able to do business with the Ming Dynasty and selling Ming Dynasty goods to Western Europe, the prospect of how much money can he make has already made his eyes full of money.

So he accused Zhang Mingwei and then started talking to Du Chen.

Anyone has a position when speaking. Different positions, even the same words, can express different meanings.

When Johnson conveyed it to Du Chen, his butt immediately sat in his position as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, emphasizing the benefits of being a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

For example, trade with the Ming Dynasty, you can make countless money;

The ability to buy new warships and new guns from the Ming Dynasty made Portugal stand out from Western European countries.

If the Ming army is stationed, we can get help from the Ming army. With such a powerful helper, who will Portugal be afraid of in the future?

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Of course, he also did not forget to emphasize that if he offended the Ming Dynasty, not only would Hao Jingao not be able to stay, but he might be wiped out like the Dutch. Now the Ming Dynasty still sends troops to attack Luzon and destroys the Spanish. You, Du Chen, knows the best. At least, who can beat the Ming Dynasty in the Far East?

After saying this, Du Chen reached an agreement with Johnson.

So, Johnson still said to Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, we both think it is a lucky thing to be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. It's just that this matter is too much to do, and we need to report it to our king."

Even if the two of them agreed immediately now, Zhang Mingwei would not agree. After all, these two people can represent Hao Jingao at most.

Therefore, when he heard him say this, he realized that they were indeed sincere. In fact, he was not worried about this matter at all. After all, in this era, even in later generations, the truth was the hard fist.

Making the Portuguese a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty only accelerated the Ming Dynasty's overseas national policy. If they did not agree, it would only make the process slower.

At this time, after hearing Johnson's words, he asked Johnson: "In addition, you Portugal must also share your experience in voyages, including the distribution of power in various places, marine hydrological conditions, etc. with me. To show your sincerity, you must contribute what you have mastered now. In this way, you can also purchase my Ming specialties from the Ming Dynasty with the most-favored-nation treatment."

When Johnson heard this household, he was a little unhappy at first, but when he heard the words at the end, he immediately nodded and said, "Dear sir, as you wish, we are happy to express the sincerity we should have!"

For them, Zhang Mingwei is equivalent to using a lot of money (you can buy Daming specialties) to exchange for experience in voyage. Only with money can you sell anything.

In fact, Zhang Mingwei actually attached great importance to this long-distance experience, which would be of great help to the navy's expedition.

The general framework was discussed, but Zhang Mingwei did not participate in the details. He immediately asked the Honglu Temple to take over and continue to discuss with the two Portuguese people. For example, in terms of taxes and fees, military stations, local trade issues for the Ming people to go to Portugal, prices for the Portuguese to purchase arms, etc.

After they agreed, they were given the approval from Emperor Chongzhen, and if they agreed, they could ask them to go back and report to their king. If the Fourth of Joao agreed, then the covenant would be completed. If any link did not agree, then the covenant would not be completed.

Zhang Mingwei himself was about time and had to lead his troops to fight against Liaodong. There was no way. Emperor Chongzhen was still worried about others in such a big war, so he had to let Zhang Mingwei go in person.

On this day, after intentionally informing Johnson and Du Chen, the two rushed outside the capital to watch the fun.

The army outside the city was 20,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry who came back from the southwest. After returning home for the New Year last year, when they returned, their mental state was obviously more intense.

No matter what, last year's New Year was a return home in glory. He returned with glory and rewards, and was envied by relatives, friends and neighbors, which made them cherish their military status even more.

Now they are going to fight again, especially under the command of Duke Xingguo, who is invincible and invincible, to fight. In their eyes, they are going to get military achievements for free, and their morale is of course even higher.

After swearing to go to war, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty rode on horseback or boarded the train with great confidence. The soldiers in groups were all well-armed and well-equipped.

Johnson and Du Chen still had a vision and immediately saw the elite of the Ming army. Moreover, as Westerners, they were more concerned about the weapons of the Ming army. They found that more than half of the Ming army soldiers were equipped with flintlock rifles. No matter from any perspective, even if this army was placed on the European battlefield, it would definitely be an important force.

Seeing the army go away, they have a deeper understanding of the current military strength of the Ming Dynasty. They have invisibly accelerated their negotiations with the Honglu Temple.

After Zhang Mingwei led the army, they quickly finished the content of the alliance, and without any delay, while in addition to the open acquisition of goods by Mingguo, they also rushed to Haojingao, asking the other side to send the content of the alliance to rush back to their country.

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In Liaodong, since the relocation of coastal residents last year, there has been basically no large-scale war, and there are only some fights with the Ming army that were not taken away at night. This is a blessing for the regent of Jianlu Dorgon.

Because from Dorgon's perspective, the situation in Liaodong has been stabilized after he made the decision to move inwardly, and there is no more major losses.

Moreover, in order to cope with the harassment of the Ming army on the coast, he had shifted the focus of agriculture to the inland of Liaodong in the past two years, and even the Soren people's territory that was conquered in a few years ago began to open up land and farm.

Of course, for now, the most mature grain fields are actually located in the Liaohe Plain. However, with the threat of the Ming army, there are many places here that are not a stable grain harvest point, such as near Haizhou.

However, the Qing Dynasty was short of food!

For this reason, Dorgon stationed heavily in Haizhou, not only guarding the southern gate of the Qing Dynasty, but also planting as much as the grain fields around Haizhou.

In recent years, the Qing Dynasty has been limited by the shortage of food and supplies, and this situation must be improved.

According to Dorgon's plan, he was going to take a rest for a few years and accumulate enough food and supplies. By then, he would have the confidence to continue to fight with Ming.

Just now, Dorgon even went out to Shengjing in person and accompanied by Fan Wencheng, a farming official, went outside to inspect the crops.

It has to be said that Han people were born with the talent of farming. Especially Fan Wencheng, who was able to be literary and martial, could chop people on horseback, and could also farm on horseback. When Hong Chengchou was there, he could not see his ability, but now Dorgon discovered it and felt that Huang Taiji valued Fan Wencheng at the beginning.

"The wars have lasted for years, but now it's finally a good harvest!" Standing on the fields, Dorgon said with emotion.

It was really not easy for the Qing Dynasty to store some food!

As long as there is food, there will be fewer defections in the Qing Dynasty from time to time over the past year, especially in the past six months.

Because he knew in his heart that the foreigners under the Qing Dynasty would defect to the Ming Dynasty under the seduction of the Ming people. The biggest reason was that they could not eat enough.

Now that food is about to be harvested, foreigners can still eat enough and their morale will be stable. This is where Dorgon's confidence lies.

Fan Wencheng next to him heard his words, he hesitated for a while, and said to Dorgon: "Master, I feel a little uneasy in my heart. I feel that this year is a bit smoother."

"Huh?" Dorgon was not angry when he heard this, because he felt this way and was also a little uneasy, so he asked, "What do you mean?"

Fan Wencheng thought about it for a while before he said carefully: "Master, over the past few years, the Ming army has been asking for trouble for our Qing Dynasty every year. Logically speaking, it has not been there yet this year, and I feel a little uneasy. I don't know when the Ming army will come to trouble our Qing Dynasty!"

When he heard this, if Duoduo did this, he might say, "Come here, what are you afraid of?"

If it were Dai Shan, he would be unhappy. Isn’t that good if Ming Jun doesn’t come to cause trouble? Isn’t it okay if someone’s bones are so cheap and he will feel uncomfortable if he doesn’t cause trouble by Ming Jun?

However, Dorgon is different from these people, and he has a sense of crisis. After listening to Fan Wencheng's words, he nodded and said, "Yes, the Ming army has not moved this year!"

Before we knew it, the offensive and defensive situation between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty became a passive defense situation.

If you think about it carefully, it is the terrain that determines the land of Liaodong, not the land of dragons!

Putting aside distracting thoughts, Dorgon said again: "Worrying is useless. In order to ensure the harvest of food, I will send people to gather in Haizhou, Anshan Yibao, Liaoyang and other places. As long as the food is received in my pocket, I will not be afraid of anything."
Chapter completed!