Iron Dynasty

PS: There are only four shifts tonight.

Hahaha……

The serious atmosphere in the government office was broken by Xiao Ming's laughter.

After dealing with it for so long, he basically solved the Ryukyu problem without bloodshed, and also found a route for trade with Europe.

Stopping the laughter, Xiao Ming said to Claire: I'm glad you can accept this condition. If you can sincerely trade with this king's fief, this king promises that your future trade in East Asia will not be damaged, on the contrary, you will get more profit.

Hopefully, the ultimate goal of our Dutch is trade and profit, as long as His Royal Highness can guarantee this is enough. Claire also said with a smile.

Nodding his head, Xiao Ming continued: In this case, it is better for us to sign a trade agreement now to agree on the commitments of both parties. Xiao Ming said.

After all, he asked Yang Chengye to prepare a pen and paper to write down the results of this negotiation to form an agreement to stipulate the behavior of both parties, and Claire had no objection to this.

Then the two sides discussed some issues on the details, and finally formed a paper agreement.

It is clearly stated in the agreement:

First, the Netherlands returned the Ryukyu Island to the Great Yu Kingdom and placed it under the name of King Qi of the Great Yu Kingdom, and the King Qi of the Great Yu Kingdom guaranteed the safety of the Dutch trading company's location in Relanza City and the smooth flow of trade routes.

Second, the Dutch Trading Company and the Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce jointly established the Foreign Trade Department in Dengzhou. In the future, all trade must be approved by the office.

Third, the city of Relanja retained 2,000 musketeers and four warships, and at the same time allowed the same number of troops under the name of King Qi to be stationed and managed together, and the supply of the troops on both sides was responsible for themselves.

Fourth, when the city of Geranja was attacked by a foreign enemy, Qidi was obliged to cooperate with the Dutch trading company to defend against the enemy.

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Write these terms one by one, and soon a piece of paper is covered with words. After writing the treaty in the language of the Great Yu Kingdom, Xiao Ming wrote another treaty in the language of the Netherlands, and this action made Claire His jaw almost fell.

Respected His Royal Highness King Qi, why do you speak our language? Claire said.

Xiao Ming said, Then why does Rhode speak the language of our Great Yu country?

But he can only speak, not write. Claire said that Rhode's past was not glorious. In fact, Rhode was also a pirate in the past. It was with pirates from different countries that Rhode mastered the great power when he was young. Yu language.

That's really unfortunate. This king learned this knowledge from a knowledgeable missionary. Xiao Ming also used this reason to prevaricate.

Missionary? So the flintlock pistols and artillery pieces that His Highness has mastered? Claire said in surprise.

Xiao Ming nodded affirmatively. Since they cooperated, he had to give them a reason.

This must be a very knowledgeable missionary. Claire smiled wryly, he really wanted to shoot the missionary now.

After a slight laugh, Xiao Ming handed the agreement to Claire. In fact, he mastered the memorization things very quickly, such as language. After all, the knowledge that needs to be recited is in the technology library. Jump out a word, or even a sentence.

Now it's time for us to sign. As long as this agreement takes effect, war can be avoided. Xiao Ming said.

Claire's expression became serious, and he took a deep breath. He took a quill from his pocket and signed his name on the agreement.

Ryukyu Island was developed by the Dutch trading company, so it belongs to the wealth announced by the Dutch trading company, and he has the right to deal with the company's property, provided that the company's trade will not be lost.

After signing the agreement, Claire pushed the agreement to Xiao Ming and said, Now it's your turn.

After taking over the agreement, Xiao Ming also signed his name. This agreement is officially in effect. He nodded with satisfaction and said, I wish us a happy cooperation.

Claire's expression is very complicated, this pact is a complete victory for the king, and a humiliation of defeat for them, which means that the era of the Dutch informing the East Asian trade routes is officially over, just as they have now lost European maritime hegemony .

I hope His Royal Highness can abide by the promise in the agreement, otherwise we Dutch will fight to the last soldier. Claire warned.

Xiao Ming looked serious and said solemnly: This king has always kept his promises.

Nodding his head, Claire stood up and said, In that case, we are waiting for His Highness in the city of Relanzha.

All right.

Xiao Ming originally wanted Claire to stay for a meal, but he gave up because of Claire's humiliation at this time. After all, losers also have their own dignity.

After seeing off Claire, Yang Chengye, who participated in the negotiation, looked at Xiao Ming with admiration and said, I didn't expect His Highness to be so knowledgeable, and the lower officials really admire and admire!

Less flattery, do more business, this time we signed the agreement, this Dengzhou will be the commercial port for trade with the Netherlands in the future, and the goods that come here from the Netherlands will be unloaded here, and our goods will be loaded here. Dutch ships.

Since the last time Xiao Ming mentioned this, Yang Chengye had been looking forward to this day, and now two months have passed, and now he finally has a look.

He said, Xiaguan ordered to vacate the yard next to the government office and turn it into the Ministry of Foreign Trade. After speaking, Yang Chengye was ready to go, he was much more anxious than Xiao Ming now.

Shaking his head, Xiao Ming walked towards Xingyuan. Now that the agreement has been signed, there are still a lot of things to do. First of all, he is going to receive the main island of Ryukyu and the bastion on the island opposite the city of Relanzha.

After that, his army was stationed in the city of Geranja and the Dutch monitored the coastal trade routes together.

Thinking of this, he immediately sent someone to call Yue Yun, and it was naturally Yue Yun who controlled the flight route.

Not long after returning to Xingyuan, Yue Yun rushed over. During this time, he had been leading the fleet training, and when he learned that Xiao Ming had arrived in Dengzhou, he was about to come to Xiao Ming to ask about the Ryukyu issue.

The Dutch surrendered? It's really boring! Yue Yun looked disappointed. He was now looking for opponents everywhere like a cockfighting cock.

It's not surrender, it's just that we will have a cooperative relationship from now on, but we must be vigilant while cooperating. This is the meaning of garrisoning. Xiao Ming said: So, you have to allocate some battleships to station in Ryukyu. A group of marines will be trained for you.

Marines? Yue Yun's eyes lit up, this was the type of service he had always dreamed of.