Chapter 222 Food Offensive
Mogada. The judge was secretly happy to see Akunia lose his composure. If Akunia made a mistake in making decisions on this matter, then his chance to compete for the position of governor will come. So he glanced at Akunia and coughed deliberately: If the Governor feels that the Chinese envoy is lying, why not order him to arrest him immediately? If this Chinese envoy did not lie, it would be inappropriate for the Governor to take risks to fight with the Chinese and the Dutch at the same time. Could it be that the Governor had forgotten that we did it last year.
These physiological talents who suppressed Manila had to withdraw their troops from Malugu (referring to Indonesia's Malugu Islands, which was then a Dutch colony). If this battle fails, the Dutch will completely monopolize the trade of Malugu's lilac nutmeg, etc., and we will suffer a lot, and the war requires money. Now that our trade with China is completely interrupted and taxes are greatly reduced, what should we use to fight this battle? I am afraid that the great King Philip III (Philip III, the King of Spain at that time) will never agree to you to do this!
Acunia calmed down after being poured into cold water by Moga. He naturally knew what Moga was going to do, but he had to admit that Moga was right. Spain was at a disadvantage in the competition for Maluku. At the beginning of this century, the Dutch swept away the power of the Portuguese and the Spanish in Maluku and occupied this land, causing the Spaniards to suffer heavy losses. Spain has always wanted to regain Maluku, but it has never been able to do it. Fighting requires military expenditure. Without military expenditure, even if the Spanish invincible fleet is powerful, it cannot win a battle. Now when talking about money, Acunia has a headache.
But Akunia certainly was unwilling to admit that her considerations were not available in front of Moga, so she snorted coldly and turned to look at Archbishop Miguel who had not spoken and asked: Master Bishop, what do you think?
Of course Miguel did not want to get involved in the open and secret struggle between Acunia and Moga, and pondered: The Governor's courage to fight to defend the honor of our Spanish Empire is admirable, but Moga. What the judge said is not unreasonable. If the Dutch really unites with the physiological person, then we must be cautious. This physiological person messenger is indeed too strange. With my understanding of physiological persons, they cannot have such a strategic vision and know how to use the Dutch to restrain us, but this physiological person dares to make such rude requests. I am a little unable to see through this young physiological person messenger. It is better for us to wait any longer. Perhaps the spy we sent to China will soon receive news.
Not to mention that Miguel cannot see through Guo Zhiyuan's thoughts, even Chu Wan'er and others do not understand Guo Zhiyuan's thoughts. In their opinion, since the Spaniards have agreed to release the imprisoned Chinese prisoners, they should stop when they see it. If they wait, Guo Zhiyuan's trick will be in trouble. Even if Li Dan and others intercepted the spies sent by the Spaniards to China, the Dutch could not really go to war with the Spaniards for Guo Zhiyuan. The reason why the Dutch appeared in the Manila waters was because Guo
Zhiyuan asked Li Jin to Wei Malang to tell that as long as Wei Malang leads the fleet to circle the Manila waters, he will strive for the Dutch to establish a trade relationship between the Netherlands and China in Emperor Wanli. Although Wei Malang is skeptical, he is indeed very eager to establish a trade relationship with China. Guo Zhiyuan's requirements are not high. He only needs to take the fleet to circle the Manila waters for a while and it is possible to achieve his dream goal, so Wei Malang is not moved.
So as soon as Guo Zhiyuan came back, Chu Wan'er could no longer help but question him: The Spanish have promised to release the imprisoned Chinese prisoners. Why did you stop after seeing the good news? Are you fascinated by the Western vixen and don't want to leave?
Guo Zhiyuan looked at Chu Wan'er speechlessly. Chu Wan'er is good at everything, but she is too jealous. Where is this? He couldn't explain it to Chu Wan'er. There were Spanish people everywhere here. If his plan was known by the Spanish, it would be really over. So he just said coldly that you don't understand, I have a sense of responsibility! Then he left. Chu Wan'er was so angry that she stamped her feet and ran away angrily.
The reason why Guo Zhiyuan refused to stop when he was good was because he knew that if the Spaniards were not allowed to pay enough price, the tragedy in history would happen again. Moreover, the five demands he made were not just for a breath, but also related to his next plan. He finally grasped the initiative in negotiations and naturally had to maximize his interests.
Of course, Guo Zhiyuan also knew that he had to grasp the standards, otherwise it would be really inappropriate after the show was performed, so he immediately arranged it and arranged for his subordinates to go out to buy supplies. He wanted to hold a banquet and invite Akunia and the others. At the banquet, he would start the third round of negotiations with Akunia. As the host of the banquet, he could better grasp the initiative in negotiations.
Akunia was very surprised when she received the invitation from Guo Zhiyuan. She didn't know what tricks Guo Zhiyuan was going to play. She hesitated for a while. Later, she was so pestered by Fei Lisa that she couldn't help but learn that Bishop Miguel and Mo Jiada were also accepted by Guo Zhiyuan's invitation and finally agreed to attend.
Because of the unpleasant second round of negotiations, Akunia looked very bad and kept a stern face. As soon as she entered the door, she said coldly to Guo Zhiyuan: I will not give in!
Guo Zhiyuan didn't care and said with a smile: Governor, let's not talk about this for now. I said yesterday that I would like to invite Governor to taste our Chinese delicacies. Perhaps this will give Governor a more comprehensive understanding. As we said, a light slap, a team of servants came out one after another, each holding a large plate covered with silver.
As soon as the silver cover was opened, the fragrance came to his nose. Akunya and others' eyes widened. Guo Zhiyuan prepared a potato feast for them, including potato roast pork, fried potato chips, potato cakes, mashed potatoes, etc., which were all full of color, fragrance and taste, which made Akunya and others stunned and asked with uncertainty: Is this a potato?
Guo Zhiyuan smiled and nodded and said: That's right, but in our country, we call potatoes, please taste it! Akunia and others looked at each other in surprise. They really didn't know that there were so many ways to cook potatoes. Fei Lisa was already attracted by the fragrance. She was the first to dig a spoonful of mashed potatoes with a spoon and tasted it. She immediately exclaimed: It's so delicious! I've never eaten such delicious food! As she said that, she feasted on her image.
Chapter completed!