After Brown, Vander Laan and others obediently finished the grand ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, Ao Baiweng, who was as majestic as a bear bear, said in an angry voice.
"Which country do you all come from? How strong is the navy? Is it possible to defeat the navy of the Ming Dynasty?"
Oboi, who is in his early fifties, is no longer young, but his body is still strong.
Even though he was wearing a cumbersome and heavy Zombie-style court uniform, it still couldn't cover up the muscles on his body.
Affected by the Little Glacier climate, the climate in Beijing is dry and cold in winter. Even without snowfall, the temperature reaches an astonishing 20 to 30 degrees below zero.
In sharp contrast, Hong Chengchou's face turned pale and he kept coughing.
But Ao Bai’s face is still rosy!
When Brown and Vander Laan heard this, Vander Laan spoke first.
"Dear Sir, I am Dutch!"
"The Netherlands has the most skilled shipbuilders and the most shipyards in the world. We can build the best ships in the world!"
“Seven to eighty percent of the world’s sea-going ships are from the Netherlands!”
When Brown heard this, he was not afraid of being robbed of his business and spoke in a calm voice.
"I'm English!"
"The Netherlands' shipbuilding capabilities are indeed excellent, but when it comes to naval battles, the Netherlands is defeated by our English!"
Sony, who was short and chubby, gathered the fur on his body and said.
"Dutch, English, aren't you Francois?"
Brown opened his mouth to explain.
"France refers to the Portuguese, and Portugal is just a third-rate small country in Europe."
"The United Kingdom is the most powerful country in Europe now!"
"We defeated the Spaniards and the Dutch on the sea and achieved maritime hegemony!"
Sony couldn't help but frowned and asked.
"What country is this Spain?"
But Obai interrupted.
"I don't care which country you are from, I just want to know, can you help the Qing Dynasty build a navy and completely defeat the Ming thieves?"
Vanderlaan said.
"The Netherlands has a large shipyard in Batavia and a sizable fleet!"
"As long as the Qing Dynasty can agree to a small condition for us, we can take the fleet directly from Batavia without waiting for the time required for shipbuilding!"
"Alternatively, our shipyard in Batavia can also customize ships according to the requirements of the Qing Dynasty!"
Oboi was lost in thought. It was a good thing that Xiyi was willing to sell to the Qing fleet, but did the Qing Dynasty really want to buy it directly?
At present, the coastal areas of the Qing Dynasty are frequently attacked by Ming thieves, so rebuilding a navy is a very important matter!
Buying a ship directly and then building a fleet is indeed the best choice right now!
But what will happen in the future?
If Xiyi doesn't sell warships to the Qing Dynasty in the future, won't the Qing Dynasty want to catch them blind?
Although building a ship yourself takes a long time, the advantage is that there are no hidden dangers.
Ao Bai hesitated to make up his mind, then looked at Hong Chengchou, who was standing aside, and asked.
"Hengjiu, what do you think about this matter?"
Hong Chengchou coughed violently for a while, and then spoke.
"What do you mean by your conditions?"
Hong Chengchou's eyes were fixed on Fanderlan, and he grasped the key point very keenly.
Vanderlaan said.
"Relanja City!"
"The people of the Ming Dynasty used despicable means to take away the city of Relanja that we Dutch people had built little by little during the long period of expansion on Da Yuan Island."
"As long as the Qing Dynasty promises to return the city of Relanje to us after defeating the Ming people, and allow the Netherlands to set up a trading station in the city."
"We also agreed to open ports to the Netherlands and allow Dutch businessmen and missionaries to carry out local activities in the Qing Dynasty!"
"Batavia will provide warships to the Qing Dynasty!"
Vanderlaan's tone was firm and his goal was clear.
This was not only his intention, but also the intention of Governor Lobe of Batavia.
Kueyi lost the city of Relanja, and the seventeen-member board of directors was very angry about this.
Not only did he plan to hang Kueyi to apologize for his crime, he also planned to capture the Governor of Batavia, Lobel.
This time, Luo Bei and Kui Yi sent people to the Qing court to save themselves.
They must achieve results that satisfy the board of directors, such as recapturing Batavia, opening up the Chinese market, etc.
To avoid punishment!
Historically, the Dutch participated in the Qing Dynasty's war to capture Dajuan for the same purpose.
Hong Chengchou coughed violently for a while, and then spoke.
"These conditions can be agreed to, but the Qing Dynasty also has a condition!"
Vanderlaan said.
"Speaking!"
"The Qing Dynasty is going to start building ships at the Longjiang Shipyard. Please ask Batavia to send us a group of skilled craftsmen!"
Vanderlaan thought for a while, then spoke.
"Okay, I agree to this on behalf of the Governor!"
Hong Chengchou nodded with satisfaction and asked Obai and Sony for their opinions with his eyes.
Obai and Sony also nodded in agreement.
Brown on the side saw that the Qing Dynasty seemed to be preparing to leave him aside and reach an agreement with the Dutch. He couldn't sit still anymore and stood up and said.
"Dear gentlemen, I admit that the Dutch are indeed very good at shipbuilding!"
"But the Dutch are defeated by our English in naval battles!"
"When it comes to naval battle command, we still have to look to England!"
Vander Laan on the side: "..."
Good guy, I’m not as capable of whipping corpses as you are!
How many times have we said this back and forth?!
Oboi tied his beard and said.
"In this case, the Dutch will do the shipbuilding."
"Leave it to the British to train naval officers and soldiers and command naval battles!"
"I wonder what conditions you British want?"
Brown thought about the prosperity of Macau and felt envious in his heart. Then he made a decision and spoke.
“I, Daying, want to set up a business website on Hong Kong Island!”
"And also request the Qing Dynasty to open trade and missionary services to Great Britain!"
Brown thought that if he wanted to set up a trading station in Guangzhou, he was afraid that the Qing Dynasty would not agree.
But as for Hong Kong Island, the Qing Dynasty should agree!
Because the current Hong Kong Island is just a desert island, and it is still a desert island in the hands of the people of the Ming Dynasty.
He felt that the Qing government had no reason to refuse!
Sony and Obai decided to agree, and the matter was settled.
Vanderlaan said.
"There is no proof for what you say, so let's sign a treaty!"
Brown also spoke in agreement.
"Yes, let's sign a treaty!"
Obai and Sony both looked at Hong Chengchou.
Hong Chengchou nodded slightly and said.
"good!"
Brown suggested.
"Since this treaty was signed in BJ, how about calling it the "BJ Treaty"?"
Naturally, Hong Chengchou would not refuse.
Because it didn't matter to him, the conditions were agreed and the treaty was signed, but that didn't prevent the Qing Dynasty from going back on its word, right?
Anyway, the Qing court was not prepared to really keep its word!
Just kidding, it is a national policy of the Qing Dynasty to close the country to the outside world!
What is a national policy?
That which is unshakable and will never be changed is called national policy!
The reason for agreeing now is just to use the power of these Western barbarians to deal with the Ming thieves.
That's all!
Ao Bai and others came forward to negotiate with the Dutch and British. When signing the treaty, Hong Chengchou, a Han official, signed the treaty in order to make it easier for them to renege in the future.
Because if Kang Mazi personally came forward to negotiate or sign a treaty, it would be hard to find an excuse for him to go back on his word because of Jun Wuxi!