Putmans was stunned, looked at Zhu Xu, and after a while, he woke up, he thought reluctantly: "Battleships, thirty ships, artillery, eight hundred guns, three thousand muskets, of course, this is only the early stage, I want to go back and touch the situation..."

When Zhu Xu heard this, he calculated it in his heart. .

The Ming Dynasty ships cost about 6,000 taels of silver, 30 ships were 180,000 taels, 2,000 taels, 800 taels, 1.6 million taels, 300 taels, 300 taels, 900,000 taels, and 3,000 taels, and 2,000 taels, 2,000 taels, and 2,000 taels.

Although the Ming Dynasty would not give the best, the price would definitely give the most expensive ones, but even if it doubled, it would only be four million taels, which was still too far from Zhu Xu's expectations.

Zhu Xu frowned and said, "Governor General, this cannot make up for my losses."

Putmans felt it after saying that, and when he saw the problem, he came back and pondered, "Dear Your Majesty, how long does it take for you to trade these?"

"Immediately!" Zhu Xu said decisively. There were many old-fashioned muskets in the Ming Dynasty. These warships were all the first generation and could be sold directly. The second generation was newly built. As for artillery, there were many old-fashioned ones, and they could be collected quickly. Although they were all old-fashioned and experimental products, they were much better than the common ones in Europe now, and customers would be satisfied.

Putmans could feel His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty's fanatical love for "Silver" on the surface, his eyes moved slightly, and he smiled a little, and said, "Dear Your Majesty, I want to modify my order, how about triple it?"

Zhu Xu's smile suddenly increased and said, "No, but I don't want it. This is a one-time transaction."

Putmans is very familiar with the situation in Europe. The war has not stopped for more than a hundred years. Everyone hopes to have an advantageous weapon. If anyone has it, they will definitely buy it at a high price. Only one person can buy it, and then everyone will!

Putmans is a businessman who understands the principles in it. He bows slightly and says, "Your Majesty, this amount will be ten times more than the next three years!"

Zhu Xu's reserved smile immediately looked like an iceberg that melted away, saying, "You have won my friendship. I will open the door to convenience if you need and what you want to buy!"

Putmans breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time his eyes were slightly reduced. He had long been jealous of the Ming Dynasty's products. In the past, they could not open up any of them. If the Ming Dynasty's business road was opened, this war might be a blessing, not a disaster!

Putmans nodded reservedly. It was a difficult negotiation. He lost too much. Now he has to find a way to make up for it.

"So, my friend, can we seriously talk about making money?" Zhu Xu stood up and said with a smile.

Putmans's face moved stiffly and said, "Of course, everything is in accordance with His Majesty's will."

Zhu Xu walked out of the study with a smile, feeling very happy.

In fact, his negotiations were always the Governor Putmans, not the Netherlands. After all, it took two years to go back and forth. How to negotiate? As long as the Governor is suppressed, the relationship with the future "sea coachman" will be established. They need profits from Asia, and Zhu Xu needs food outside Asia. At present, they are all taking the needs.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty was about to go through a period of weakness, and the grand strategy was to block Malacca and ensure internal stability. Everything was for this strategy.

Now, the two sides have reached an agreement happily.

Putmans followed Zhu Xu not far away and quietly wiped the cold sweat from his head. No matter what, he survived.

Zhu Xu held a sumptuous banquet to host Putmans and prepared to have a good exchange of feelings with him.

Putmans is now in a lawsuit, and the pressure he is under is not a little bit. He has no intention of having a meal, but the banquet is His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how much he has, he has to endure it.

Zhu Xu raised the cup three times very politely, and then started asking questions.

"If the navies of our two countries encounter on the sea, how should we avoid them? When encountering the issue of distribution of interests, is it determined by war?"

Putmans' heart thumped when he heard this. How could he fight against the Ming Dynasty in Asia? Hundreds of warships, the Netherlands will decide by war, and it will definitely be wiped out!

It was obvious that his idea was still in the South China Sea, but Zhu Xu was not.

"What should we do if the merchant ship is in danger or is blown into each other's sphere of influence by the wind? If there is a merchant ship without fresh water or needs repair, and the territory of each other happens to be nearby, should we rescue it?"

Putmans frowned. Nowadays, ships are generally very fragile. Covering and sinking are common. According to his ideas, he naturally needs to save them and rescue them vigorously. The Netherlands has to disappear dozens of ships and hundreds of lives every year. This is not a ship, hundreds of people are as simple as the cargo on their ships. The cargo on them is worth a lot, and one ship suffers huge losses!

"If we encounter pirates or other countries invade, will we rescue each other?"

Putmans almost instinctively demanded that the Ming Dynasty must provide protection with powerful naval rescue, while also indicating that they would also be in the Netherlands.

"If it is the other party's merchant ship and the merchant robs the other party's business, can he use violent means to snatch it, and even a war begins?"

"Our transactions should be equal. What should we do with taxes? What currency should we trade in?"

"If the Ming Dynasty sold the weapons to the enemy of the Netherlands, will the Netherlands have any objections?"

"What should we do if we have objections to overseas territories and conflicts?"

Putmans listened to Zhu Xu's words and could still answer at the beginning. Later, he looked at him directly and asked himself in his heart: Is he threatening me?

However, the next words of His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty made him feel relieved and he soon "fights with reason".

The first is the "Ming Dynasty Empress and the Dutch Republic", which divides and confirms each other's spheres of influence, and Putmans repeatedly demands that Zhu Xu add that the two countries have "any differences are resolved through friendly consultation, completely rule out the possibility of using force".

The second is the Trade Treaty between the Ming Empire and the Dutch Republic, which agreed on the transaction methods, currency, items, taxation, etc. It is probably that ships trading around the Ming Dynasty need to have a pass issued by the Ming Dynasty, and use the Ming Dynasty currency as the pass, and cannot trade with countries that were not allowed without the permission of the Ming Dynasty. Taxation is collected by one thousandth of the cargo of each ship, etc.

The third is the "Marine Passage and Aid Rules", the fourth is the "Combined Fleet Treaty", the fifth is the "Agreement on the Establishment of Joint Commercial Banks", the sixth is the "Amendment on Friendly Aid Treaty", etc., with a large number of fifteen treaties.

These treaties were discussed verbally by the two, and the final analysis was still necessary, and they were not determined in a short while.

Putmans was on the surface in a constant negotiation with Zhu Xu, but in fact he felt relieved and even happy.

What the Emperor of Ming Dynasty said was not harsh, or in other words, it was more like protecting and giving him benefits in many places, giving him great benefits. If this was true, the Netherlands could still be rampant in Asia, and trade was not only not damaged, but also protected by the Ming Dynasty, making it more unobstructed and safer!

‘This is the arrogant personality of the Ming people. Do you want to ‘give me kindness’? Let me feel the demeanor of the heavenly kingdom?’ Putmans looked at Zhu Xu with a calm expression, muttering to himself, and at the same time he was very happy. If this is the case, it would be a pie from the sky!

Zhu Xu looked motionless, while politely drinking while drinking slowly.

If you want to be happy, he should be the one who is really happy!

Putmans did not know how powerful the Netherlands would be in the future, nor did he know that the Ming Navy was actually a paper tiger and could not be far away from the ocean, nor did he know that these treaties seemed to be the Ming Dynasty protecting them in Asia, but in fact, they needed the help of the Dutch after the Ming Dynasty merchant ships went to sea!

Soon, it was basically the Ming Dynasty in Malacca. Except for pirates, the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty could develop slowly. After leaving Malacca, they could also use the "joint business" with the Dutch as a cover to hide their strength and accumulate experience. While laying the foundation for the Ming Dynasty and making enough profits, they could also allow the Ming Dynasty to pass through the dangerous period safely.

Similarly, the Navy can also train within Malacca with confidence and boldness, and strive to sail as soon as possible, and then it can compete head-on with the "Sea Coachman" and the "Sun Never Set Empire"!

In general, the goal that Zhu Xu hopes to achieve has exceeded the amount.

Zhu Xu looked at Putmans and said in a good mood, "As a friend, I cannot treat my friends harshly. I will return your ships to you, and pay one thousand taels of silver for each ship."

Putmans' face was still moving, and his heart sucked. He had more than a hundred ships of big and small, and as a result, another sum of money was going to go out.

In the past, he didn't care about this small amount, but now he often feels distressed and hurts a lot.

At the same time, he also discovered that this Ming emperor was not ordinary in love with money.

‘Maybe, I can give it to his preference…’ Puma looked at Zhu Xu on his legs, his heart moved slightly, and said, “Thank you for your generosity.”

"Drink!" Zhu Xu held the wine glass and smiled happily.

Putmans felt uncomfortable, so he raised his glass.

Zhu Xu drank wine and breathed in his heart, thinking, 'It's just a short distance from Spain now. I don't know how Lao Cao did...'

Although Zhu Xu and the Dutch have many "exclusive" and "unique" constraints in the agreement between Zhu Xu and the Dutch, this constraint is only in the treaty and Zhu Xu will not violate it on the surface, but will not be honestly implemented in secret.

Spain is an old European power and has not yet declined. Zhu Xu will never let go of what he should use!

‘If I support Spain, will it be possible for the ‘sea coachman’ and the ‘Empire of the Sun to Set’ to be delayed…’

Zhu Xu talked in his heart, weakening and delaying the colonial time of Europe, which naturally had all the benefits and no harm to the Ming Dynasty!
Chapter completed!