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Zheng Guozhong emphasized again: "Luzon Island must be assigned to China. Mindoro Island, China must also."

Mindoro Island, whether you want it or not, is really asking for a lot of money during the negotiation.

Coquera said: "This is impossible. As long as the Chinese army withdraws from Manila, Hawksbill City and Luzon Island to the north, Spain will recognize that it belongs to China."

"Manila should belong to the Netherlands!" Kui Yi couldn't help but say.

The three countries all want Manila, which is the Nanyang trade center.

"Then keep fighting." Zheng Guozhong said.

After another entanglement, the negotiations still broke down, and Spain refused to give up Manila.

The siege of the city was endless, and half of the rainy season was over in a blink of an eye.

During this period, the Spanish fleet went to Samar Island to deploy troops, and only 20 soldiers were left to defend each stronghold on the island.

Unexpectedly, one of the strongholds was tipped off by an indigenous servant army, and a large number of indigenous warriors came here during the rainy season. The 20 Spanish soldiers were unable to defend, and the indigenous servants were unwilling to work hard, so the stronghold was captured by the indigenous rebellion.

The Spanish fleet, which originally dispatched troops to the north, received the news before it went far, so it had to take the army back to fight back.

The Spaniards quickly recaptured the stronghold and carried out a massacre nearby. Thousands of natives suffered bloody revenge.

After this incident, the Spanish fleet did not dare to draw too many troops, leaving 30 soldiers to garrison each stronghold.It dragged on until the end of the rainy season, and the Spanish army of 1100 people was summoned and transported by the fleet to Mindoro, ready to go to rescue Manila.

The Second Manila Naval Battle broke out.

There was not much fighting, and China and the Netherlands had already occupied Corregidor Island, guarding the throat of Manila Bay.

Part of the Sino-Dutch fleet withdrew to Manila Bay, and part of it withdrew to the northern waters.As long as the Spanish fleet dares to come in, it will be flanked by the fleets of the two countries, and the coastal defense artillery of Corregidor Island will also bombard the Spanish fleet.

The experienced commander of the Spanish fleet decisively chose to return with the fleet after seeing some enemy ships going north.

The 1100 Spanish Army, mustered in the South, simply could not be transported to Manila.I dare not land in advance, because at this time Luzon Island is full of mountains and forests, and the transportation is inconvenient. Random landings may wipe out the entire army.

The battle situation is deadlocked again.

The Dutch returned to Batavia, got the governor's latest negotiating bottom line, and called representatives from several countries to sit at the negotiating table again.

This time, representatives from Brunei and Sulu also participated.

Zheng Guozhong directly took out a map of Nanyang, circled it with a quill pen and said: "Luzon Island and Mindoro Island are all owned by China..."

"Wait a minute," Coquera interrupted immediately, "It is impossible to hand over Mindoro to China."

Zheng Guozhong asked: "In other words, Spain agrees to hand over Luzon Island?"

Corquila remained silent, as he acquiesced that the food stored in his castle would last for another two months.

If the conditions are not negotiated at this time, if we are in a desperate situation two months later, Chinese officials may even ask the lion to open his mouth.

Zheng Guozhong said again: "Samboanga must be returned to Sulu Kingdom."

The negotiating envoy of the Sulu Kingdom was overjoyed. He did not expect that the Chinese father could throw a bone out.

Coquera did not refuse either, because the entire peninsula where Zamboanga is located has not been firmly occupied by Spain.It is often beaten down this year and lost next year. The resistance of the people in Sulu is very troublesome.

Kui Yi interjected: "The Netherlands should set up a stronghold in Zamboanga and jointly manage the port with Sulu."

Zheng Guozhong asked the Sulu envoy: "Do you agree?"

The Sulu Kingdom also wanted to introduce the Netherlands to check and balance Spain's expansion, and nodded: "The Netherlands can be allowed to trade in Zamboanga, but it cannot interfere with the management of the port, nor can it build churches at will."

Kui Yi was very unhappy: "The Netherlands has lost a lot, is it just these leftovers?"

Zheng Guozhong drew a circle in the southern part of Mindanao and said: "This place belongs to the Netherlands."

Everyone has no objection, it does not belong to any country, and all of them are extremely primitive indigenous tribes.

"Not enough," Kui Yi pointed to Busuanga Island and said, "This island should also belong to the Netherlands."

This island is very magical. It is adjacent to Sulu Kingdom in the southwest and Mindoro Island in the northeast. It is not particularly far from Manila, but so far it has not been occupied by any country.

After half a month of negotiations, the "Manila Four-Nation Agreement" was released:

First, Spain admitted its defeat and compensated China and the Netherlands with 1 pesos (8000 taels of silver) each, and Brunei and Sulu with 100 pesos each.

Second, Luzon Island is under Chinese rule, and Busuanga Island and southern Mindanao are under Dutch rule.The western peninsula of Mindanao, that is, the territory near Zamboanga, should be returned to the Sulu Sultanate by Spain.

Third, the Netherlands can establish a trade point in Zamboanga, but it cannot garrison troops, build churches, or participate in port management.

Fourth, the Netherlands has the exclusive right to trade in Brunei and Sulu. The spices and gems in Brunei and Sulu are jointly monopolized by China and the Netherlands, and no country is allowed to participate.

Fifth, Spain will establish the Governor's Palace in Cebu Port, and the silver trade in Manila will be transferred to Cebu Port in the future.No country is allowed to attack Cebu Port, otherwise it would be tantamount to declaring war on China, Netherlands and Spain.

Sixth, Spain and the Netherlands recognize China as the suzerain of Brunei and Sulu.Based on the existing borders, Spain and the Netherlands are not allowed to expand in Brunei and Sulu without authorization, otherwise it will be tantamount to declaring war on China.

Seventh, the Netherlands abolished the extra tax imposed on the Batavian Chinese.

Eighth, stop killing the Spaniards in Luzon, and allow the Spaniards to withdraw with their property (except for Manila, where the Spaniards in the castle are not allowed to take any property).

This agreement was signed by the Governor of the Philippines, and the King of Spain is likely to deny it.

But if you don't recognize it, you have to recognize it, otherwise it will be war.

Moreover, it is probable that the king of Spain refused to accept his account and resumed trade while at war.

Officials like Governor Coquera could only leave with some documents. The wealth they robbed and accumulated was divided between China and the Netherlands: China accounted for 50%, the Netherlands accounted for 35%, Brunei and Sulu together accounted for 5% , and the remaining 10% is distributed to the indigenous people who participated in the war.

Coquera sent a messenger to notify the plantation owners to evacuate.

As a result, news was received one after another that those plantations of the Spaniards, those near Manila, had been robbed long ago.

It has nothing to do with the Chinese army, it is a good thing done by Chinese refugees.

Chapter 502 [Outward Exploration]

The governor of the Netherlands, Van Diemen, fell ill during the rainy season and received the Manila Five Agreement in his hospital bed.

Van Diemen immediately held a meeting and called all the members of the council.He dragged his sick body and smiled and announced: "Gentlemen, we have fully achieved our expected goal in this year's Manila campaign. Although Busuanga Island is barren, its location is very important. It is located among the three powers of China, Spain, and Sulu. The crossroads of trade. Now that this island belongs to us, we should immediately mobilize manpower and supplies to build castles and ports on the island!"

Then, Van Diemen continued: "Although the southern part of Mindanao is full of barbaric indigenous people, there is a bay (Sarangani Bay) there, which is a natural safe haven, and ports and cities can be established in the bay (General Santos) City). As long as we gain a firm foothold in the Americas, this is the first stop from the Americas to the Far East! This can become the second Manila!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Lawmakers applauded immediately, but without much excitement.

In the southern region of Mindanao, it will take at least ten years of operation and cooperate with the Dutch influence in the Americas before it can truly be realized as a rolling silver.

Although Busuanga Island's geographical location is very important, there are several large ports around it, which will attract trading ships, and it will be difficult to make profits in the short term.

The Netherlands won these two places. If it is likened to playing Go, it will be in two key positions.Long-term thinking is definitely a good hand, but at this stage it doesn't have much effect, and congressmen who focus on short-term interests always feel that they are at a loss.

Fortunately, the Netherlands has obtained the right to trade, and together with China, can monopolize the spice gems of Brunei and Sulu.

In Van Diemen's eyes, this trading right was incidental to the negotiations, but the congressmen regarded the trading right as a real war dividend.

Fan Diemen, who was so excited, seemed to be in much better condition. When he returned home, he asked his servants to open a bottle of wine to celebrate.

……

Banten port.

A senior employee of a trading post was writing to the top of the British East India Company:

"Gentlemen, I just received an amazing news. The Dutch East India Company, together with the Emperor of China, defeated Spain on land and sea. The Emperor of China got Luzon Island, and the Dutch East India Company got two key sites. The two sultanates of Brunei and Sulu have returned to the embrace of the Chinese emperor... By the way, the Dutch East India Company has joined forces with China to monopolize the spices and gems of Brunei and Sulu."

"Gentlemen, we need a war. Britain and the Netherlands will go to war directly. Only war can win commercial interests. If this continues, the British East India Company will find it difficult to gain a foothold in the Far East..."

Teddy Holland at sea is making troubles all over the world, so naturally he doesn't have a good relationship with Britain.

Both countries have the East India Company, and it is normal to compete with each other for business.

More than 20 years ago, Britain was doing a good job of spice business in Java Island, and the Dutch fleet suddenly came.After a fierce beating, the Netherlands forced Britain to sign an agreement: the Oriental spice trade was divided into three, and the Netherlands monopolized the second.

The matter is not over yet, only a few years later, the Netherlands killed all the British in the Maggulu Islands because of the spice trade, which is known as the "Ambuana Massacre" in history.

In the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and West Africa, the Netherlands also competed with the UK for business everywhere.He even went to catch herring off the coast of the UK and sold them to the British.

If the British want to get tough, they have to wait for Lord Protector Cromwell. The current British king has no intention of engaging in a trade war.

Of course, the British, who are struggling to survive, are now doing well in India.

Portugal had a bad relationship with the Mughal emperor of India. The British fleet defeated the Portuguese fleet, and the Mughal emperor was very happy.The British then acted like licking dogs, frantically kneeling and licking the Indian emperor. The British king also sent a mission to coax the Indian emperor into great joy in a way that was almost flattering.

Therefore, the Indian emperor ordered officials from all over the country to protect the British.

There are no restrictions on the British doing business in India, and officials from all over the country are not allowed to harass British factories.Even in some areas, the British are directly exempted from business tax!

What a great Indian emperor, the British are grateful for this, and they will do their best to repay the emperor's love.

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Nanjing.

Standing in front of Zhao Han were all the cabinet ministers of the Datong court.

Zuo Xiaoliang said: "It is definitely impossible to set up prefectures and counties in Luzon. We can set up a Xuanfu department to rule over them."

Ouyang Zheng said: "The land outside Huawai should be like this. Just like the Laotian Xuanweisi, set up a Luzon Xuanweisi to let the local chieftain manage the jurisdiction."

Yang Zhong then asked: "Can this Lu Song cultivate land? If it is not possible to cultivate food, it is convenient to manage the land with chieftains."

The ministers argued for a long time, and they all set up chieftains.

Zhao Han didn't discuss with them anymore, because there was really no common language, so he simply promulgated the imperial decree directly.

First, set up the governor of Luzon, who will be appointed by the left servants of the various ministries.For a term of six years, he is in charge of Luzon affairs.

Second, set up Luzon civil affairs envoys, who are officials of the third rank, who are elected by the heads of the provinces.The term of office is six years, in charge of civil affairs in Luzon.

Thirdly, set up Luzon missionary envoys, who are officials of the third rank, who are elected by the heads of the provinces for a term of six years and are in charge of Luzon education affairs.

Fourth, set up the Luzon Financial Envoy...

Anyway, the governor monopolized the power, set up a bunch of officials in charge, and then sent the censor to inspect once every three years.The censor has to take root in Luzon for three years and is responsible for reporting corruption and perverting the law by local officials.

There are 3000 troops stationed in Luzon, and the soldiers will make their homes there.

Unless Luzon is under attack, or there is a riot in Luzon, the Governor cannot mobilize troops.If you want to use troops abroad, you must report to the Ministry of War in advance, obtain the permission of the Ministry of War, and then get the emperor's order before mobilizing troops.

In addition, [-]% of Luzon's fiscal revenue goes to the royal family, and [-]% is turned over to the state treasury.

If cabinet officials want to collect more money, they must make the cake bigger.

It is impossible not to distribute money to the imperial court, otherwise in a few decades, it will be like Zheng He's voyages to the West, and the development of overseas territories will be denounced as "a waste of money and money."Zheng He's voyages certainly made money, and some were distributed to the national treasury, but most of them were still used to serve the emperor.

Now that the population in the north is small, immigrating to Luzon immediately is unrealistic.

Zhao Han then issued an order: If any Han people occupy unclaimed land in Luzon, they must report to the Luzon government.The upper limit of each person's land ownership is 100 mu, and more than 100 mu of land can be owned, but for every 10 mu more, the tax on the excess land will increase by 1%.In addition, families with more than [-] members must establish separate households.

This is to encourage immigration, but also to encourage development, while at the same time restricting local influence from growing.

There must be loopholes that can be exploited, even leading to hidden lands, just as overseas territories are necessarily hotbeds of corruption.

Spain has set up agencies at various levels in the Americas, and officials check and supervise each other. Isn't corruption and smuggling common?

Li Banghua read the freshly baked imperial decree and savored its profound meaning carefully.

"This land of Luzon is His Majesty's Huangzhuang?" Li Banghua muttered.

Tian Younian said: "Eunuch officials are used in Huangzhuang, but there are court officials in Luzon. Your Majesty is expanding the territory."

Li Banghua asked: "How much tax can Luzon get every year?"

Tian Younian shook his head: "I don't know."

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Fuzhou.

Lin Fusheng called two concubine sons: "This is the imperial decree just sent to Fuzhou. In Luzon, each person can occupy 500 mu of land. If it exceeds 400 mu, the tax will only increase by 40%. One person occupies [-] mu of land. Among them, the tax on [-] mu of land has increased by [-]%, which is nothing in Luzon. Of course, it depends on how much the tax is set. There are not many Han people in Luzon now. I heard that the red-haired ghost left a lot of familiar land. You can go back to your hometown in the countryside , Invite fellow countrymen to go to Luzon to occupy land together. Tell them, the Lin family will pay for the travel expenses, and the Lin family will supply the seeds.”

Lin Yingwen asked: "Nearby, are the villagers recruited as tenants?"

"Confused," Lin Fusheng reprimanded, "There are not many Han people in Luzon. How can they be treated as tenants after finally bringing some Han people there? Give me more strength. When you bring the villagers to Luzon, you must treat them well and fight those wild people together."

Lin Congwen asked, "Where can we find the tenants? We brothers can't farm the land ourselves."

Lin Fusheng said: "The red-haired ghost left many serfs. His Majesty forbids them to keep slaves, so they turned these serfs into tenants. Also, don't occupy the land indiscriminately. As many people cultivate it, you can occupy as much land. The tax is based on the number of acres of land. Those who come to harvest will have to pay taxes and pay food regardless of planting. If there is not enough manpower and a large area of ​​land is randomly occupied, it will become a loss-making business!"

"Remember, child!" Lin Yingwen bowed.

Lin Fusheng said with a smile: "Your Majesty left a loophole for us to take advantage of. If you don't need your household registration in Fujian, you can resettle in Luzon, which means you can occupy land on both sides. In less than ten years, our Lin family can become a Big landowner! Remember, marry more native women and have more children and grandchildren. If you have more children and grandchildren, you will be able to spread out the land and pay lower taxes in the future.”

Of course, the loopholes were deliberately left to encourage private immigrants to open up. Zhao Han just pretended not to see the land that was occupied in the original place.