The climate in Macau in May is warm and the sea breeze is the most comfortable time of the year, but the Portuguese Governor Schvira was not very comfortable. To be precise, he was idle and panicked. He was already used to making friends in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, or in the capital of Mysore, Zuiwo Palace. He was really not used to Macau, where he didn't have it.

If he is not used to it, he has to stay there. There is no way. His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty issued an imperial edict to him, asking him to be an intermediary and provide a venue for peace talks between the Ming Empire and the Netherlands. He dared not violate the will of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire, and could only stay in Macau honestly and wait for news from the Netherlands.

After waiting for half a year, news finally came from the Netherlands that former Batavian Governor Spike was sent to preside over the peace talks and will arrive in Macau in mid-May.

Schvira jumped happily after receiving the news, and finally got over it. As long as they finished their talks, they could escape from the cage and run around. He missed the indigenous palace and the capital of the Ming Dynasty. He hadn't been to drink with old friends for a long time. The wine in the Ming Dynasty was strong enough. When it came to Macau, he must go to the capital to have a good time!

Zheng Zhilong specially left a fast horse from the post office here in Schvira. Zheng Zhilong knew it within three days after the news of the Dutch reached Macau. He smiled and brought two thousand escorts. Shi Shiran rushed to the Nandaying Naval Base, and then asked Zheng Zhihu to lead the 50 super battleships and 500 Fu Ship warships of the Nanyang Navy to block directly on the waterway from Batavia to Macau. Be sure to escort the Dutch fleet escort the special envoy to Nandaying.

The Dutch Special Envoy Spike served as governor of Batavia from 1629 to 1632. He was extremely smart. After returning to the Netherlands, he directly entered the National Parliament of the United Republic and became a member of the Dutch decision-making level. This time, the Governor of Batavia Bruwen and his successor Vandimen were both at the hands of the Ming Empire, and the top leaders of the Federal Republic were in trouble. After several months of debate, the National Parliament finally decided to send him as a special envoy to negotiate with the Ming Empire.

It’s not that the Netherlands does not want to take revenge. The news obtained from all aspects is that the Ming Empire had at least hundreds of warships and thousands of armed merchant ships. Although this strength is not as strong as the Dutch Navy, it should not be underestimated. The Dutch Navy must do its best to ensure a stable victory in the other side.

If it were in Europe, the Netherlands would naturally take revenge, but the Ming Empire was far away in the Far East tens of thousands of miles away, so they had to consider the cost of revenge. If the main fleet was sent to the Far East, not to mention the loss on the road, the local area would be likely to be occupied by Spain.

The situation in the Netherlands is not optimistic now, and it can even be said that the situation in the entire Protestant Alliance is not optimistic. Their legendary coach, Swedish King Gustav II, unfortunately died in the Battle of Lucen more than two years ago, resulting in the defeat of the Swedish army. The coalition of the Holy Roman Empire and the Spanish Empire was in full swing. Although France, the strongest in the Protestant Alliance, was ready to join the war, it took at least one year for them to prepare for the war. This year is the most dangerous time for the Netherlands. Spain may send troops to deal with them at any time, so how dare they transfer their main fleet to the Far East?

Finally, the provinces gave more than ten armed merchant ships, barely put together a "fleet" composed of more than one hundred armed merchant ships, and sent the former Batavian Governor Spike to the Far East to negotiate with the Ming Empire. No matter what, the 20,000 soldiers must be redeemed, which is nearly one-eighth of their entire country's combat power!

Spike was quite depressed. What can more than 100 armed merchant ships do? There are more than 100 super battleships. The only function of these more than 100 armed merchant ships is to bring back 20,000 prisoners. In order to strengthen his momentum, he had to run to Batavia to bring half of the forty super battleships of the East India Company, forming a mixed fleet of more than 100 "battleships", and then rushed to Macau.

As a result, before he arrived in Macau, he was blocked by the fleet of the Ming Empire. The reason was that the Ming Empire stipulated that warships from any country were not allowed to enter the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty. Well, they were a mixed fleet of more than 500 warships, and there were fifty super battleships alone. He had to surrender and go to the naval base of the Ming Empire with them to berth.

When he saw the familiar castle of Jelanzha, Spike felt a little sad. This was the Dutch castle, but it was snatched by the Ming Empire. When he saw the Taijiang sea was densely filled with small warships, his heart twitched, "Do you want small warships?" There are so many, so there are probably two or three thousand ships!"

When he saw thousands of artillery and soldiers waiting for battle on the turrets along the coast, his heart twitched again. There were so many artillery and so many people, and even one reorganized fleet of these turrets might not be able to conquer them.

When he saw the Sun and Moon and the Success, his eyes were almost shocked. Oh, I bought the cake. Are there such a big warship in this world? It can't be two models!

When he saw the majestic Red Cialis Castle, he was shocked. This was probably the largest castle he had ever seen, and it was also the most crowded castle he had ever seen. Should so many people be placed to scare people?

When he saw the huge Nandaying, he was shocked. Oh, the cake buyer, such a big city can accommodate at least two million people. People from all over the Netherlands are afraid that they will be dissatisfied when they live in!

When he saw the dense military camps in the city, he had already started to feel numb. How many troops can he live in?

At this time, Zheng Zhilong finally came to meet him. He smiled heartily and said, "Governor Spike, long time no see, are you okay?"

Of course he knew this guy. This was a pirate leader trained by his ex-boys. Unexpectedly, he has become the prince of the Ming Empire now. Fake, prince, and pirates can also be princes. He gave a helpless greeting and said perfunctorily: "His Royal Highness Zhennan, long time no see, thank you for your greetings, I'm fine."

From the meeting, even if the negotiation contest began, Zheng Zhilong narrowed his eyes and pointed to the military camp in the distance and said, "How is it, Governor General, my military camp is still neatly built?"

Spike also narrowed his eyes and looked carefully. Finally, he found a problem. Most of the military camps here were empty. So he said in a slightly mocking tone: "It's neat, it's just a shortage of staff. Is this a scenic spot that Your Highness specially built for me?"

Damn, attractions! Zheng Zhilong originally wanted to take him around Penghu and Jiulong and go directly to Macau. Now he has changed his mind and wants to see the attractions, right? I asked you to see enough. He said lightly: "Of course there are enough staff, but most of them have gone to various castles to be on duty. Why don't I take you around?"

Upon hearing this, Spike glanced at Zheng Zhilong and thought to himself: "Do you want to deceive me? Do you think I am in a hurry to negotiate and won't go to see it, so I will go and see it. Anyway, the negotiations are not something that can be negotiated in one or two days. Let him lose a bad attitude first, and it will be worth wasting a few days."

Thinking of this, he said with a slight smile: "I just happen to be interested in the castle. Since Your Highness has time, I will accompany you to appreciate the castle built by the Ming Empire."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhilong immediately politely led Spike and his group to the Sun and Moon Sign. This was a magic weapon lent to him by the emperor, and it would definitely calm these red-haired ghosts.

Sure enough, Spike started to feel upset when he followed Zheng Zhilong to wait for the ship. It turned out that this was not a model, it was really a warship. The Ming Empire could actually build such a huge warship!

When he saw the giant cannons on the bow and stern of the ship, his heart was shocked. The Netherlands, which claimed to be the best artillery technology, had not cast much now. The Ming Empire actually had twelve warships on one warship! And from his professional perspective, these cannons were definitely not models to scare people.

Since Spike and his party had three or four hundred people along with their guards, Zheng Zhilong only brought a thousand guards to the Sun and Moon. He ordered another thousand guards to board the Chenggong. Two huge warships set off together, slowly sailing out of the Taijiang Inner Sea and heading towards Penghu.

Seeing this, Spike felt aroused his heart. The Ming Empire wouldn’t have only two such giant ships in total. Was it all put out to scare me? He pretended to be careless and asked: “Your Highness Zhennan, do you have two such flagships alone?”

Zheng Zhilong naturally knew Spike’s idea. Spike guessed it, but the emperor asked him to drive these two treasure ships to scare the Dutch envoy, so he naturally couldn’t reveal it. He shook his head and smiled and said, “No, no, no, the other one is not mine. It is a small gift given to my son by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire. My son is not yet an adult, so I am temporarily in charge.”

Upon hearing this, Spike lost the courage to ask again. The Ming Empire had definitely had many such giant ships. If the Ming Dynasty had only two such super giant ships, then the other one would definitely belong to His Majesty the Emperor. No matter how hard the King of Zhennan was, he would not dare to say that it was his son. His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire knew about it and would not chop him down!

Even if it is someone else, those who can own such giant ships are definitely big names in the Ming Empire. There is no need for the King of Zhennan to offend big names similar to him in order to brag. So the other ship is probably his son's. Such a huge warship is given as a small gift. Can there be fewer warships like the Ming Empire?

Zheng Zhilong naturally would not tell this guy that they were riding on His Majesty the Emperor's flagship, and his son is a big man who is bigger than him, so it would be right to misunderstand this guy.

Penghu is not far from the inland sea of ​​Taijiang River, and they arrived soon. Naturally, there are huge brigades and densely packed brigades. In order to scare the Dutch envoy, Zheng Zhilong also ordered 30,000 people to station each fort and brigade. This really scared Spike. The castle, fort, and personnel were not inferior to Chicing Castle at all!

At the second stop, Zheng Zhilong took Spike to visit Santo Domingo and San Saldoba. There were a lot of people and forts, but Spike knew that this castle was an old castle of the Spanish. It seemed that the king of the town had no place to bring him here, so he brought him here. However, these two places alone were scary enough. Spike secretly remembered that if the Netherlands wanted to attack the Ming Empire in the future, he would definitely bypass Formosa and Penghu and attack directly along their coastline.

As a result, it is conceivable that when Zheng Zhilong took him to see the castles and forts in Zhangzhou, Xiamen and Jiulong, he was completely desperate. The defense on the coastline was so tight, so why did he attack? The Dutch Navy could not even attack!
Chapter completed!