"You are all distinguished guests from various countries. I know that there are grievances and grievances between the tribes in your country, and some of them are sworn enemies that have lasted for decades. As for the grievances and hatreds between the tribes in your country... I think our Ming Dynasty
You must have an attitude to avoid misunderstandings."
Zhang Yanling paused to drink tea and let the interpreter translate his words for everyone to listen to.
Zhang Yanling saw that special envoys from several countries were already talking to each other beside the long table. Zhang Yanling recognized that they were special envoys from Bahmani and Ledi countries.
"Your Excellency, the Duke of Ming Dynasty, I am the special envoy of the Bahmani Kingdom, Oduer. We must express our attitude. The hatred between the Bahmani Kingdom and the Garo Kingdom is as deep as the sea, and we will never accept mediation. Unless
The Jialuo Kingdom can withdraw from occupying our land and pay compensation for killing our soldiers and people."
"The attitude of our Laidi country is the same. We are here to gather here today to give face to Mr. Zhang of the Ming Empire. But we are not here to make peace with the Jialuo country. We, the Laidi country, will never make peace with them.
Okay." The special envoy from Laidi also stood up and agreed.
"We are the same. We will never accept mediation..." Several envoys from other countries also stood up and said, including even the envoy from Ceylon.
The special envoy of the Kara Kingdom, Maharaja Luther of Bangalore, stood up and shouted angrily: "Who wants to reconcile with you? Even if you are willing, I, the Kara Kingdom, are not willing to do it. I have made a statement, and the Kara Kingdom will never accept it.
Mediation.”
Everyone was in such a mess that the order of the meeting was suddenly disrupted. Several envoys from small countries looked at Zhang Yanling worriedly, fearing that the Duke of Ming Dynasty would be angry because of this incident.
However, what they saw on Zhang Yanling's face was a bright smile.
"Everyone...everyone, why are you all so angry? Have you eaten too much curry? When did I say that I would mediate the matter between you? Before I finished speaking, you started arguing. I said that I would mediate.
Huh?" Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Everyone looked at Zhang Yanling in astonishment. Didn't this young master want to mediate?
"Everyone, I, Da Ming, am not just sitting idle, so I came here to worry about you. I was originally worried that you would ask us to help mediate, but now it seems that this worry is completely unnecessary. What I want to say is, between you
Contradictions and conflicts between you are your own business. I, the Ming Dynasty, will never interfere in any
Regarding conflicts and disputes between countries, our principle in dealing with you is that no matter how big or small the country is, we will treat each other on an equal footing and interact with all countries on an equal footing. We will never get involved in your affairs or interfere.
Your domestic affairs. This is what I just wanted to say."
When the envoys heard this, they were suddenly surprised. It turned out that the Duke of Ming Dynasty had this attitude, and it was indeed a misunderstanding. Several excited envoys glared at each other and sat down.
Zhang Yanling looked at this group of people with a smile and thought to herself: This thing is really funny. I was really worried that they would ask me to mediate, but I didn't expect that it would be unnecessary. This is best, lest I have to reject them.
As far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, even if they beat people's brains into dog brains, they will not help them mediate. They still have to sell arms and take advantage of both sides. I am already very good if I don't give in to the fire, so how can I mediate the conflicts?
A divided South Asian continent is exactly what I want to see.
Not only that, if any party suffers a loss and is about to be destroyed, I will secretly help it to ensure the balance of strength.
"Everyone, although Ming Dynasty will not intervene in the disputes between you and develop relations with all countries on an equal footing, I have kept the ugly words in my head. You will fight back, but if it affects the interests of Ming Dynasty, you can't blame me Ming Dynasty for punishing me.
As long as it affects the safety of our people and interests, we will not take action."
"Speaking of which, I would like to tell you what specifically my Ming Dynasty wants to discuss with the various countries and how to cooperate? To put it simply, my Ming Dynasty wants to do business with you. We want to buy your goods and transport them back to Ming Dynasty.
Let all kinds of goods produced in your countries be exchanged for
Silver, or in exchange for tea, silk, ceramics and other necessities that you hope to get. We will also teach your people how to farm, how to farm, and what is valuable. The treaty we signed with the Garo Kingdom you
For reference. We also plan to work with
Countries have signed similar trade treaties. During this meeting, we are mainly going to do this. In short, you can rest assured that this is a win-win situation. You can make requests, what do you want us to do for you, and what do you want us to provide?
Everything you need can be negotiated. The only thing is that trade regulations must be reached and business must be done. There is a saying: Trade is the ballast of peace. Once trade is cut off, business cannot be done, and we will contact you next.
The way is war. Do you understand what I mean?"
No one does not understand what Zhang Yanling means. The special envoys who can come here are all smart people from various countries, people with status and brains. They are different from ordinary South Asian Asan.
Of course they understood Zhang Yanling's words, which were a naked threat. What he meant was that all countries must reach a trade agreement with the Ming Dynasty. They were not allowed to refuse this, otherwise they would fight against each other. The people of the Ming Dynasty did not come to enjoy the mountains and rivers.
, they want to open up trade routes.
"Dear Mr. Zhang, all of us in Bangladesh are looking forward to friendly trade with the Ming Dynasty. This time we are happy to hear that the Ming Dynasty's soldiers have descended, and the whole country is rejoicing. Before leaving, His Majesty the King of Bangladesh, Amin, specially asked the ministers to be careful.
I convey to Mr. Zhang the goodwill of Bangladesh and the Ming Dynasty. I, Abdullah, on behalf of His Majesty the King of Bangladesh and the people, are willing to sign a trade treaty with the Ming Dynasty. This is the honor of my country, Bangladesh."
Bangladesh's special envoy Abdullah stood up and saluted and said loudly.
Zhang Yanling nodded with satisfaction. This special envoy Abdullah was quite sensible. Chen Shiyi said that he went to Bangladesh to meet with their king, invited them to board the Star, and showed their king the dense artillery in the cabin.
The originally arrogant emperor immediately became humble.
Chen Shi had done some ideological work behind the scenes to ask Abdullah to cooperate with this meeting. Now Abdullah was the first to stand up. It seems that he is sensible.
"Well, I am very happy that your country is so sincere. In addition to cooperation in trade, I have decided to provide you with the technology to build large ships on the bow of Bangladesh for your use. In response to your sincerity." Zhang Yanling laughed loudly.
road.
"Thank you very much, thank you very much." Abdullah stroked his chest and saluted, smiling widely.
The eyes of the other countries are about to fall off. Bangladesh, a small and weak country, actually got the technology of large ships taught by the Ming Dynasty. Is that so good? In the future, if they build large warships, won't the surrounding countries suffer? That's right.
The King of the Ming Dynasty was an ambitious man. The people of the Ming Dynasty did not care about the conflicts between countries, but they still taught shipbuilding technology. Isn't this provoking trouble?
At this point, some of the special envoys suddenly understood and realized that there was something fishy here.
"Dear Mr. Zhang of the Ming Dynasty, our country, Arakan, is willing to sign a trade treaty with the Ming Dynasty. Our only request is to teach us some smelting and casting techniques and export to us some armor and weapons we need." Neighbors of Bangladesh
The special envoy of the Arakan Kingdom quickly stood up and said.
As neighboring countries of Bangladesh, there are frequent frictions between the two countries on the sea and land borders. Seeing that Bangladesh has obtained shipbuilding technology, they immediately felt threatened. So they quickly expressed their stance and made demands.
"Very well, Special Envoy Kamur, I am touched by your enthusiasm. As an additional special favor, we are willing to teach you smelting technology and sell you some important materials such as weapons and armor to show our sincerity." Zhang Yanling smiled.
road.
"Dear Mr. Zhang of the Ming Dynasty, our Bahmani country is willing to sign a trade treaty with the Ming Dynasty. I would like to ask the Ming Dynasty for permission to sell us some firearms and artillery."
"We are also willing to..."
"We are also willing to..."
For a moment, the envoys from various countries who had reacted began to express their opinions one after another. The venue was like a large-scale proposal scene, and all countries expressed their "I do, I do".
Zhang Yanling pinched the stubble on her chin and smiled, feeling extremely satisfied.
Under the current circumstances, the majesty and strength of the Ming Dynasty have made these people look up to them. The resistance of the Jialuo Kingdom has made things easier to handle. After teaching the Folangji people a lesson, these people may not feel it yet.
What special feelings did they have? But after teaching the Jialuo Kingdom, which had daily wars and frictions with them, they realized how vulnerable they were in front of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, things became simpler.
Even now, these people are still unwilling to let go of their hatred for each other and speak out in unison, and are still trying to undermine and defend each other. I can only say that they deserve to be played and applauded by themselves.
The large-scale signing operation was carried out quickly. Special envoys from various countries took turns to talk to Zhang Yanling. After a brief discussion on the trade treaty, they signed the contract. They even skipped the step of asking for instructions at home. Because they were worried that if they hesitated for a moment, the Ming Dynasty would
Countries that decisively sign contracts will be given a technical transfer or the right to buy and sell licensed goods, which will put them at a disadvantage.
Moreover, the trade treaties of the Ming Dynasty cannot be considered too harsh. What they asked for was nothing more than the unified right to purchase and sell goods. They asked for the right to allow their merchants and expatriates to do business in the country, open shops, and spend money to buy and sell real estate. And they only asked for the right to do business in the country.
The right to handle affairs involving the Ming Dynasty.
The Jialuo people all agreed, and of course he had to agree. The Jialuo people's envoy even made a request to purchase armored warships and firearms from the Ming Dynasty. If he offended the Duke of Ming Dynasty, he sold these things to the Jialuo people.
Doesn’t that mean that everyone is going to die?
Therefore, although many people have realized that Ming was blackmailing and provoking, and his behavior was extremely bad and disgraceful, they now have no choice. They realize that things have reached a point where they are no longer in their control.
Busy from morning to late afternoon, Zhang Yanling finally signed the text of the "Friendly Trade Treaty between the Ming Empire and the Kingdom of Jijira" with the last special envoy of the Kingdom of Jijira. All the treaties were signed. In fact, the content of the treaty
The difference is correct. Zhang Yanling wanted to monopolize the sea trade of goods and demanded that Ming expatriates be given the right to invest and buy and sell land.
This large-scale signing event was collectively known as the "Treaty of Goa" in later generations and was recorded in history.
After the signing of the contract, Zhang Yanling immediately ordered food and wine to be served to reward the envoys. In a short time, local dishes, curry-flavored meals, red wine and bread from the Franco Kingdom, and various dishes cooked by the Ming army's logistics cooks were all served.
.The display is full and the fragrance is fragrant.
The envoys from various countries were already hungry. Seeing so many delicious foods, they forgot the unpleasantness of being coerced and ate until they were in the dark.
At the end of the banquet, Zhang Yanling gave an order, and several personal guards brought in a plate with cigars wrapped in tobacco leaves. He walked to each envoy and placed one in front of them.
"I heard that you all have a good cigarette. This is a tobacco called cigar made from Luzon's special golden silk tobacco. I offer it to you to taste." Zhang Yanling said loudly.
Most of the envoys here really like this. Although it was the first time I saw tobacco rolled into a cylinder, when I heard that it was obtained from Luzon, I knew it was something special.
For a moment, the smoke rose and the fragrance hit their nostrils. The envoys puffed away the smoke happily. Even when someone asked about the production method and whether tobacco could be imported, Zhang Yanling smiled and gave them a satisfactory answer.
"Everyone, let alone tobacco, as long as you sincerely cooperate with me and carry out trade, and don't do any tricks, I can get you everything you need in the future. In short, it will be a win-win cooperation, both countries will benefit, and we will both