As the saying goes, if you are poor, you will put aside the controversy; if you are rich, you will have it since ancient times.
The current Ming Dynasty has limited strength in the New World. If it wants to develop the New World, it can only choose to put aside disputes with the Spanish and engage in joint development.
Of course, once the Ming Dynasty gains sufficient strength in the New World in the future, this shelving of disputes will become a thing of the past.
Everyone understands this!
When Peros heard this, he took a deep breath, but his eyes lit up.
Spain's purpose in launching this war was to force Ming to come to the negotiating table.
Unexpectedly, although they were defeated, Daming took the initiative to bring up peace talks.
It seems that this battle was very difficult for Ming Dynasty...
If the Ming Dynasty is interested in peace talks, then even if it is defeated this time, he will not have to worry about being unable to explain it to the country after he returns.
After all, they used their absolute "strength" to force Ming Dynasty, which had never bothered to negotiate with Spain, to sit on the negotiating table again. What else do the domestic nobles want?!
Not satisfied?
I’m not satisfied that you have the ability to lead your own troops to fight against Ming Dynasty to achieve a better result!
proceed if you can!
But can you do it?
If that doesn’t work, push harder! Fuck it
Pelos feels that if the Ming Dynasty is willing to negotiate peace, he and the country should be able to make peace this time.
Pelos spoke.
"Okay, when will the peace talks begin?"
Jia Yun said with still cold expression.
"There's no rush. We'll wait until you deliver a batch of grain and grass to Daming."
"Otherwise, those prisoners of war will starve to death!"
Pelos's cheeks twitched and he couldn't help complaining in his heart. This attitude is really unbearable!
Damn Akito's pride!
However, he finally nodded and agreed, and ordered someone to prepare a batch of food to be sent to San Francisco.
Don't let those prisoners of war starve to death!
After Jia Yun left, Pelos sent someone to report to Mexico City.
The fleet that reported the news quickly went south and sailed to the Panama area, and then sent people on horseback to travel overland through Panama and headed to the east coast to report the news.
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On the ninth day of the first lunar month of the 10th year of the Ming Dynasty's liberation, Mexico City finally received news of San Francisco's defeat.
The moment Governor Pizarro heard the news, he slumped to the ground, his face full of heartfelt fear and disbelief.
With trembling hands, he looked through the battle report sent back by General Pelos, and his face turned pale little by little.
However, as the governor of Spain in the New World, Pizarro also had a responsibility, and he did not say too much nonsense.
Instead, he quickly suppressed his surging emotions, and then thought about how to deal with the aftermath.
Now that defeat has become a reality, the next focus is no longer how to continue the war, but how to deal with the aftermath.
In any case, the nearly 30,000 prisoners of war in the hands of the Ming army must be redeemed.
Otherwise, Pizarro could commit suicide to apologize.
The Spanish population in the Governor's Palace in the New World is already limited, and it is absolutely unacceptable to lose 50,000 young people all at once.
There is also the matter of peace talks. Pizarro also has to think about what he should do to get Akito to agree to restore the Spaniards' share in East-West trade...
Thinking about these messy things, Pizarro felt a severe headache.
However, while quickly making arrangements for the aftermath, he sent someone to report the matter to the Spanish mainland.
A defeat of 50,000 people was something he could no longer handle if he wanted to.
Immediately afterwards, Pelos also sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty's San Francisco camp, and ordered people to continue preparing food, and then sent it to San Francisco by sea.
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Early February, ten years after the Ming Dynasty was restored.
The San Francisco camp of the Ming Dynasty held preliminary talks with the envoys sent by the Spanish.
On the Ming side, Jia Yun still represented the Governor-General's Office in the negotiations.
"You can redeem the prisoners of war if you want, but first you have to pay war reparations for the losses suffered by the Ming Dynasty in this war."
Jia Yun picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and said with a natural expression.
Carlos heard this and tried to ask.
"How many?"
Jia Yun said with a smile.
"Ten million Ming Dynasty silver dollars!"
Carlos gasped after hearing this.
"Impossible! This number is too high and we cannot accept it."
Jia Yun was not angry when he heard this, he just sneered and said.
"In this case, there is no need to talk about it. Please come back, envoy!"
The nearly 30,000 Spanish prisoners of war in his hands were Ming's biggest bargaining chip in this negotiation.
In a negotiation like this where they have an absolute advantage, Ming Dynasty will naturally act very tough.
Of course, according to Daming's temper, even if there is no advantage in the negotiation, he should still be tough.
When Carlos heard this, the expression on his face froze, but he still changed his words.
"It's not non-negotiable!"
As soon as he said this, the cold look on Jia Yun's face disappeared, replaced by a bright enthusiasm.
"Then, we can discuss the redemption of prisoners of war next!"
"An ordinary prisoner of war is worth fifty silver dollars. This is the minimum price."
"In addition to this, we also include the accommodation expenses, food expenses, medical expenses, management expenses, etc. that these prisoners of war have spent on my Ming Dynasty during this period."
"A hundred silver dollars for a prisoner of war is not too much, right?"
"For officers, different military ranks will require different price increases. Do you think you have no objection?"
When Carlos heard this, he couldn't help but speak.
"But...but, aren't we providing food for prisoners of war?"
Obviously, Carlos was very dissatisfied with Jia Yun's extortion behavior.
When Jia Yun heard this, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said.
"But you only provided food. Doesn't it take energy to turn food into food?"
"If you don't want to change, forget it. Daming doesn't mind wasting some ammunition to help you solve this big trouble."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Carlos: "..."
Carlos couldn't help but want to complain, but in the end he held it back.
Faced with Daming's negotiating style of flipping the table at every turn, he really couldn't negotiate.
Gritting his teeth, Carlos still spoke.
"Yes, we can accept this redemption price!"
"However, we also have a request for this."
Jia Yun nodded and said.
"Speaking!"
Carlos opened his mouth and revealed the plan that the Spaniards had been brewing for a long time.
"Restore our Spanish share in East-West trade."
"Allow Spanish merchant ships to transit through the waters controlled by Ming Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty and Spain cease hostilities."
When Jia Yun heard this, he pondered for a while.
"I can't make the decision on this matter!"
"The order to interrupt your Spanish east-west trade routes and sink all Spanish ships that appear in the waters controlled by the Ming Dynasty was issued by the Emperor."
"Whether this matter ends or not can only be decided by the emperor!"
"However, we can submit an application upwards, but I don't know what kind of reply His Majesty will give."
After hearing this, Carlos took a deep breath and spoke.
"We can compensate the Chinese who were killed in the Luzon Massacre!"
The benefits contained in East-West trade are simply too great.
It's so big that Spain can't let it go.
Make money, there’s no shame in being a coward!
When Jia Yun heard this, he pondered for a while and spoke.
"Okay, I will report it to the superiors!"
"I hope Nanjing can give a reply as soon as possible."
Suddenly, Jia Yun chuckled.
"In that case, let's first implement the war reparations and the redemption of prisoners of war..."
Carlos' mouth twitched, but he still said.
"good!"
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In April of the 10th year of the Ming Dynasty's restoration, the "Mingxi Peace Agreement" was signed at the Ming Dynasty New World Governor's Mansion in San Francisco.
The two parties stipulated the following relevant matters in the treaty.
First, the Ming and the West stopped hostilities in the New World, shelved disputes, and jointly developed.
Second, Spain admitted defeat and paid 10 million Ming silver dollars as war compensation to the Ming Dynasty.
Third, the two sides reached a prisoner exchange agreement, and Spain redeemed 27,000 prisoners of war from the Ming Dynasty at the price of one hundred silver dollars per person.
The two thousand people who were not ransomed by the Spaniards were either exhausted to death during labor camps, or were sold by the Indians and used as sacrifices to the gods.
Fourth, divide the territories of both sides in the New World and stipulate the open scope of both sides to avoid conflicts.
Fifth, the Spaniards were no longer allowed to attack the Indian tribes that accepted the title of chieftain of the Ming Dynasty.
With the signing of the agreement, the clouds of war lingering over the New World finally dissipated.
After the peace agreement was signed, the Ming Dynasty began to prepare to send the agreement back to the Ming Dynasty for backup.
In response, the Spaniards took the initiative to send someone to accompany them.
They wanted to send people to Ming Dynasty to discuss with Ming Dynasty the resumption of trade between the two sides.
…
Time passed quickly, and the fleet from the New World arrived at the mainland of the Ming Dynasty at the end of July, the tenth year after the Ming Dynasty was restored.
The Spaniards went to Beijing together with officials from the New World.
Officials from the New World were arranged to go to the imperial palace to meet the emperor, while the envoys sent by the Spanish were assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for placement.
Zhu Hongyu met with officials sent back from the New World in the imperial study.
Jia Yun walked into the imperial study and bowed to Zhu Hongyu who was sitting behind the desk.
"Jia Yun, a humble minister, comes to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"
Zhu Hongyu raised his head and put down the memorial in his hand, with a gentle smile on his face, and said.
"Haha, Qingjiapingsheng!"
"Give me a seat!"
Zhu Hongyu's voice is rich and hearty, exuding a deep sense of confidence and impressive courage.
Jia Yun sat down in front of Zhu Hongyu with some restraint.
This was his first time meeting the emperor. He was so nervous that he didn't dare to look up at the emperor. He just lowered his head and lowered his eyes, clenching his fists so hard that his knuckles turned white.
The expression on Zhu Hongyu's face was very gentle, and he said with a smile.
"Don't be nervous, Qing family. Someone is here to give Jia Qing some tea!"
After the tea was brought to the eunuch, Zhu Hongyu asked warmly.
"What's the situation in the New World? After the war, are there any follow-up actions by the Spaniards?"
Jia Yun's voice showed nervousness and he answered.
"Your Majesty, after the war ended, the New World took it upon itself to sign a peace agreement with the other party."
While talking, Jia Yun handed the peace agreement to Zhu Hongyu's desk.
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, then took the agreement and read it.
As he read through the agreement, an expression of approval appeared on Zhu Hongyu's face and he spoke.
"Well, well done!"
"Let's leave this agreement as it is for the time being. Now that the imperial court's power in the New World is limited, it would be a good idea to negotiate peace first."
Zhu Hongyu was still very satisfied with the terms negotiated between the New World and the Spanish.
At least the land cessation and compensation are handled well!
Zhu Hongyu has always been obsessed with asking Westerners to cede territory to the Ming Dynasty and pay compensation.
Seeing that the emperor was satisfied, Jia Yun continued to speak.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report to your Majesty!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly.
"Speak!"
Jia Yun expressed the Spanish's request to restore trade between the East and the West.
He also explained that the Spaniards were willing to compensate the Ming Dynasty for the massacre of China in Manila.
To seek forgiveness from Ming Dynasty!
After Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while, he also spoke.
"This matter can be discussed!"
"Let the relevant officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs discuss it with the Spanish."
"……"press down
For Zhu Hongyu, resuming trade with the Spanish actually has more advantages than disadvantages.
In the past few years, Ming Dynasty has been somewhat unable to increase its shipments in East-West trade.
If he wanted to increase the total trade volume between the East and the West and obtain more foreign exchange benefits for the Ming Dynasty, it would be okay to let the Spaniards re-enter the market.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After more than ten years of trade blockade, the warning given by Ming Dynasty to Westerners should be enough.
Of course, the prerequisite for the Ming Dynasty to resume trade with the Spanish was that the Spanish must provide compensation that satisfied the Ming Dynasty.
In the two Spanish massacres of Chinese in Manila, the total number of Chinese killed may have exceeded 100,000.
If he cannot get enough compensation, Zhu Hongyu feels that he is sorry for these 100,000 compatriots.
At the very least, he would have to ask for compensation of one hundred silver dollars per person!
Blackmail the Spanish severely!
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At the same time, the Tsar received news that Ivanovich had been defeated, that the troops he sent to the east to recover the lost territory were completely wiped out, and that the territory of Lake Baikal was further lost.
The Tsar also realized that it might be a fact that his empire would lose its eastern territories.
He wanted to add more troops to take it back, but eight thousand troops was already the logistical limit he could afford.
If there were any more, we would really not be able to afford the logistics.
After much thought, he was ready to send an envoy to talk to Ming Dynasty about dividing the territory.
The current Rakshasa is unable to compete with the Ming Dynasty for territory in Eastern Siberia and Central Siberia.
However, if they were on the northwest border of the Ming Dynasty, they would still be able to make ends meet.
Now the Ming Dynasty's military presence in the northwest is weak, and the ethnic and religious situation in the northwest is complicated, so the Ming Dynasty's control over the northwest is relatively weak.
In addition, the Ming Dynasty also had hostile forces such as the Kazakh Khanate, the Khiva Khanate, the Bukhara Khanate, and the Persian Empire in the northwest.
If Rakshasa wanted to create obstacles for the Ming Dynasty in the northwest, he could do it.
The tsar's mission set out from St. Petersburg and headed west to Western Europe.
Board the ship from Western Europe and then take the sea route to the East.
…
After more than half a year of sea voyage, the Rakshasa Kingdom's mission arrived in Malacca in the autumn of the 10th year of the Ming Dynasty's restoration.
Then he submitted customs clearance documents and credentials to the customs in Daming in Malacca.
The news of the Rakshasa's arrival was quickly conveyed to Nanjing as if it had wings.
Zhu Hongyu soon received the news that the Rakshasa people had sent a mission to the Ming Dynasty to negotiate the boundary demarcation.
Zhu Hongyu did not hesitate and ordered Malacca to allow the Rakshasa people to pass through customs.
A long war is not advisable, even if the Ming Dynasty is making continuous progress in Siberia.
However, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to deploy a heavy army in the direction of Siberia for a long time to prepare for the possible counterattack of the Rakshasa people.
Therefore, it is quite necessary for the two sides to negotiate and divide the territory to reduce the amount of troops deployed at the border.
After receiving the imperial edict from the Ming Dynasty allowing them to enter Beijing, the Rakshasa mission also set out from Malacca and continued eastward.
The Spaniards were also very excited after getting word that Zhu Hongyu could negotiate.
Prepare to contact the mainland, send sufficient officials to the east, and conduct peace talks with the Ming Dynasty.
Eleven years after the liberation, the Ming Dynasty cabinet came forward to meet and negotiate with the envoys of Rakshasa and Spain, and finalized a peace agreement.
Declare the end of the war!
Spain made a major compromise and decided to pay 15 million Ming silver dollars to the Ming Dynasty as compensation for the victims of their two massacres of China.
The King of Spain personally came forward to hold a mourning meeting in Madrid, the capital of Spain, for the people of the Ming Dynasty who died in the two massacres of China by the Spaniards.
On that day, all senior officials of the Kingdom of Spain will attend under the supervision of personnel sent by the Ming Dynasty, and Spain will fly its flag at half-mast to express condolences.
After the Spaniards have done this, the Ming Dynasty will lift the trade ban on the Spaniards, open the waters controlled by the Ming Dynasty to Spanish ships, and allow the Spaniards to participate in East-West trade.
In addition, Daming wants to open a branch of Daming Royal Bank in Spain.
In the trade between Spain and the Ming Dynasty, Ming Dynasty silver dollars or banknotes must be used for settlement.
The Spaniards also agreed to all these supplementary terms.
As for Rakshasa, they are finalizing the territorial division with the Ming Dynasty.
The two sides divided the northern territory on the map and decided that all Siberia to the north of Lake Baikal and to the east would be assigned to the Ming Dynasty.
The west of Lake Baikal still belongs to Rakshasa.
But in the northwest, it was decided that Lake Balkhash would be the boundary, with the east belonging to the Ming Dynasty and the west belonging to the Rakshasa.
It may not be intuitive enough to say this. To put it simply, it means that there is one more Eastern Siberia and half of Central Siberia than the Manchu Qing Dynasty at its peak, and the difference in other places is not big.
In addition, in order to redeem the Rakshasa prisoners of war captured by the Ming Dynasty, the Rakshasa also paid a large sum of war compensation to the Ming Dynasty.
Well, the land cessation compensation package is now complete!
Of course, this peace agreement is only temporary.
In the future, when the Ming Dynasty builds the railway to the northwest and connects the railway to the Siberian Icefield, the Ming Dynasty will continue to expand outward.
However, for now, this can only be the case for the time being.
Due to the limited distance, Ming Dynasty was no longer able to continue to expand outwards!
With the finalization of the armistice and peace agreement between the Ming Dynasty and the Spanish Rakshasa, eleven years after the liberation, most of the wars around the Ming Dynasty came to an end.
Whether it is the New World, the Rakshasa in the north, the khanates in the west, or Myanmar and Nanyang in the south...
All wars have basically come to an end!
Eighteen years have passed since Zhu Hongyu raised troops in Luzon to fight against the Qing Dynasty, drive out the Tartars, and restore China.
During these eighteen years, the war almost never stopped.
After eighteen years of war, Zhu Hongyu created a super empire that stretched far beyond the Han and Tang Dynasties, and extended the tentacles of the Han people to the New World.
Now that the war has finally been suspended, everyone in the government and the public feels a little uncomfortable.
But no matter what, the suspension of the war is a good thing.
Everyone in the Ming Dynasty is cheering for the rare peace!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In the next period of time, Zhu Hongyu's focus will be on sorting out the Ming Dynasty's military system and carrying out military reforms.
To put it simply, it means expanding the Imperial Guard and weakening the border troops, in order to achieve the goal of strengthening the branches and strengthening the weak branches.
Prior to this, there were constant wars around the Ming Dynasty. It was impossible for Zhu Hongyu to promote the policy of strengthening the branches and strengthening the branches during the war, thus weakening the combat effectiveness of the border troops.
But now that the war has come to an end, in order to prevent the tragedy of the Anshi Rebellion from happening again, it is very necessary to strengthen the weak branches.
The current strength of the Imperial Guard of the Ming Dynasty is only 50,000, but the border troops from various places, together with the army and water divisions, total 600,000 to 700,000.
If this is the case, the military directly under the central government will be too weak.
When Zhu Hongyu was alive, he naturally did not worry about anyone daring to rebel.
His prestige is enough to suppress everything.
But what if he dies?
Without a powerful enough praetorian guard to guard the center, how would future kings control the situation?
The constant intra-party strife during the Southern Ming Dynasty was also related to the fact that the emperor did not always have an army that he could truly control.
And Chongzhen was able to change sixteen chief ministers in seventeen years, and killing local governors and governors was like killing chickens, which was also related to his control of the Beijing camp.
Therefore, after the surrounding wars have come to an end for the time being, Zhu Hongyu will prepare to rectify the military system and promote strong branches and weak branches.
In addition, the next focus of Ming Dynasty’s work will be on internal affairs construction.
Including economic development, infrastructure repair, promotion of cultural and educational work, etc.
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Yangzhou!
Although Yangzhou experienced the inhumane Ten Days of Yangzhou at that time, it was bloody massacre by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
It’s a complete loss of vitality!
But in the years since the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, Yangzhou has gradually recovered and even gone further by virtue of its superior geographical location and the investment of salt merchants.
Outside Yangzhou City, Qingshan Garden.
It is the garden of the Jiang family, a famous salt merchant in Yangzhou.
The gardens are well-proportioned and exquisitely crafted.
Nanjing's Yuhua Stone, the green willows by the West Lake, Nanyang's rosewood, and all kinds of exotic flowers and plants are everywhere.
To be honest, in terms of sophistication, this salt merchant's garden is much more exquisite than Zhu Hongyu's palace.
However, the area of this garden is far less large than that of the imperial palace.
It’s early spring, eleventh year since the Ming Dynasty was restored!
In March, the grass grows and the orioles fly.
The green buds on the willow tree began to sprout.
The spring breeze blew gently on the lake, causing ripples immediately.
Red flowers and green grass complement each other.
The contemporary head of the Jiang family, Jiang Wanhe, was sitting in a small pavilion in the middle of the lake, playing chess with a young man dressed as a scholar.
Beside them, several maids fanned themselves to protect themselves from the sun.
There is also a handsome Yangzhou thin horse playing the guqin with his fingers, and the beautiful sound of the piano can be heard.
"Mr. Xie, have you heard about the recent announcement by the imperial court of three business licenses for the banking industry?"
Jiang Wanhe placed a black stone on the chessboard and asked.