Chapter 1252
Attractive Conditions
Chapter 1252 Attractive Conditions
Regarding why the British took the initiative to attack Xingdao, it was not difficult for Roger to deduce their real purpose from the known information.They have hoped to extend trade routes to the South China Sea and Northeast Asia decades ago, and wait for the opportunity to establish armed strongholds and colonies, but their actions are a little slower than Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands, and the result is a slow step. , fell into a completely passive and backward situation, and was completely shut out by the other three countries.Although the British established the East India Company in 1600 to operate the trade and colonial affairs of the Far East, its scope of activities can only reach the coast of the Indian Ocean. The sporadic British ships entering the South China Sea and Northeast Asia must be carefully disguised as other countries. Merchant ships, once their true identities are discovered by European counterparts, their lives are in danger.
Naturally, the British will not give up the huge potential market in the Far East because of this. They are still trying to break the blockade of their European counterparts year after year, and having a port in the Strait of Malacca has become their obsession.Xingdao, the once unowned land, may have been favored by the British long ago, but after all, the old problem of slow movement has not been corrected, and it was still occupied by Haihan, so their strategy is to take advantage of the sea. When Han's foothold was not stable, he took the island by force.Anyway, the location of Xingdao is more than 1000 nautical miles away from Haihan's "homeland", so there seems to be no need to worry about Haihan's immediate retaliatory measures.It happened that Johor, a down-and-out country that wanted to revive its former glory, was available, so it became a matter of course to form a coalition army to attack Sing Tao.
After clarifying the opponent's purpose and means, it will be much easier to deal with it, and now that the opponent's force offensive has been completely disintegrated, and he has taken the initiative in the negotiation field, Roger only needs to explain to him the interests of the future situation in the Far East. enough.Haihan doesn't have to worry about the lack of trade channels leading to Western countries, but the British have to try to get tickets to enter the Far East. The difference in situation makes the British not have much choice. They don't accept Haihan's conditions. Things will only get tougher in the Far East.
"Your East India Company wants to enter the South China Sea, but relying on Johor will not work. You should choose a more powerful partner who can guarantee that you have a port in the South China Sea to call, and you will not be spanked by Portugal and the Netherlands... Yes, It's just as you think, no one is more qualified than Haihan for this role!" Regardless of the other party's surprised eyes, Roger continued to talk eloquently: "Do you know why Portugal and the Netherlands want to cooperate with us? The reason is very simple , if you find that your opponent is far superior to you, what should you do? Do you continue to fight to the death, or find a way to turn your opponent into a partner? They all chose the most sensible solution, and now it is your turn, the British .”
Cooperating with an enemy who had just defeated him, this change of position was indeed too sudden. The British representatives attending the negotiations were not even sure whether Roger was just talking casually or a sincere suggestion.
Roger had interrogated Hogg before, and he also knew that the British staying in Johor could not make decisions on such a major event, so he changed his perspective and continued to persuade: "It is not the point that you have lost the battle here. Think about your purpose. What. If you can open up the sea trade route you dream of, what does it matter if you win or lose this battle?"
Yes, if the ultimate goal of launching a war is to open up the two ocean routes, then now Haihan has given a glimmer of hope.Although the conditions they offered were very harsh, it was much better than the status quo of getting nothing after losing the battle.What's more, Haihan didn't seem to intend to set aside the option of "rejection". If the East India Company insists on doing this, it will face a more severe naval blockade in the future, and it will be even more difficult to squeeze into the Far East. It's even harder.
If you have to choose between the two results of "losing the battle and completely offending Haihan" and "losing the battle but can save the situation through compensation", then it must be the lesser of two evils, after all, the latter seems to have possibility of achieving the goal.Whether it is through war or negotiation, entering the South China Sea and Northeast Asia is the major policy that the East India Company is determined to achieve. Hogg's subordinates naturally understand this truth, and they can't help being moved after listening to Roger's persuasion.
Roger hit the iron while the iron was hot and threw out his trump card: "If the East India Company can meet our conditions, we will release the prisoners of war one after another after receiving compensation, and will consider opening Xingdao and other ports belonging to Haihan to British merchant ships. Dock and give British merchants the right to trade in Haihan Port!"
The person in charge of negotiating on behalf of the East India Company was originally a merchant ship captain, and his eyes lit up when he heard this.He had been to Ambuna Island under the rule of Haihan, where he heard rumors about the major trading ports in the South China Sea, and he also knew that the ports controlled by Haihan spread all over the Indochina Peninsula to the coastal areas of Daming. line, then the East India Company's trade expansion in the Far East will undoubtedly achieve twice the result with half the effort.
"Are you serious about what you said?" The British representative's breathing became heavy.
"Of course it is serious, but you first have to pay the indemnity proposed by our country for the previous war, and then sign a written agreement on trade matters." Roger responded solemnly: "At that time, we can arrange special officials to communicate with you. You negotiate the specific trade regulations, and try to protect the interests of both parties from being damaged."
"Then if the Portuguese and the Dutch object to this, how will your country choose?" the British representative still asked with some anxiety.
"What I just mentioned is a bilateral agreement, not a multilateral agreement. The relevant agreements signed by our country with Portugal and the Netherlands are not exclusive, and the agreement signed with you in the future will be the same." Roger was very clear about this, and immediately gave Clear answer.
In fact, when Haihan and Portugal signed the agreement, there were still some exclusive contents, but they were all time-limited, and with the passage of time, these exclusive contents have long been invalidated.Afterwards, Haihan's international trade grew bigger and bigger, with more and more targets. Naturally, he did not want to sign such exclusive diplomatic agreements with any party.
Of course, the statement Roger gave was actually a little tricky. He only said that the British would consider opening ports and trade rights after paying compensation, but he didn't make any promises.If the conditions cannot be negotiated at that time, or the executive committee has other ideas, it will not be considered a breach of the agreement.But he knew what the British thought. Since even such an unconventional method of launching a war was used, as long as there was hope of achieving the goal through negotiations, the other party would definitely not give up such an opportunity easily.
Roger knew that the alliance between the two was dominated by the British. As long as the British could be persuaded to accept the conditions, it would be much easier to deal with Johor.The British negotiator was really moved by what he heard, but he did not forget his mission. Even if he asked Haihan to show his sincerity, he would first release the senior officers headed by Hogg and Barbon, and then discuss the follow-up issue of war compensation.
"Let people go first? Then your Excellency is thinking too much." Luo Jie unceremoniously rejected the other party's request: "Pay the money with one hand and the person with the other. You can get the goods if you have no money, or you can exchange people if you have no goods. Please Please clarify the fact that Haihan is the victorious nation. Whatever the outcome of the negotiation, we will not suffer too much loss, but it will not necessarily be the case for you. If you negotiate well, you can stop the loss in time. If it is not good, it will only make things worse!"
Roger knew very well that the two generals, Babon and Hogg, were truly valuable figures in this group of prisoners of war. If these two were released, the ransom for the prisoners of war might not be able to be recovered.Moreover, these two people are high-level figures in their respective camps, and they can slowly extract a lot of valuable information from them, which is even more valuable than their own.No matter how soft and stubborn the other party is, Haihan will never make any concessions in this link.
Negotiations involving the three parties will naturally not end in this round. After everyone has shown their cards, the direction of the next negotiation has to be weighed by the decision-making layer.Roger has already communicated with the Sanya base camp through the radio, and the executive committee has also authorized the Sing Tao Management Committee to handle follow-up matters, but it is obviously impossible for Johor and the East India Company to be so straightforward. Johor depends on the attitude of the British. , but the British need to pass the news back to the stronghold on the Indian peninsula first.
Haihan didn't care about the lengthy negotiation process, and just took advantage of this period to further strengthen the island's defense measures.Taking advantage of the availability of cheap labor from hard labor camps, some infrastructure projects with a large amount of construction, such as transportation, water conservancy, and housing, can also take advantage of this opportunity to quickly organize them.
Tan Juren has more plans for the use of this free labor force. He hopes to reclaim new agricultural land as soon as possible to plant economic crops such as rubber trees with a long growth cycle but stable long-term income.This is not because of his long-term vision, but because of the task he received from the Ministry of Agriculture before going south. A long list is full of various economic crops that must be planted in Xingdao, but it is also because of this. It takes a lot of manpower.
In fact, these planting plans are not the Ministry of Agriculture's eagerness to generate income in Xingdao, and there are some scientific research in them.As the geographical span of the Haihan colony became wider and wider, the planting of various food crops and economic crops must also begin to consider the impact of regional environmental differences on yields.Although several time travelers in the Ministry of Agriculture are professionals, their experience of tropical agriculture mainly comes from book knowledge and statistical data before time travel, and this era is hundreds of years different from before time travel, and the climate and environment are also different. Specifically, which crops are more suitable for planting near the equator, it must be determined through practical tests, so as to accumulate experience for future agricultural development.Moreover, in order to make the sample comparison more scientific, the planting scale should not be too small, which brought a greater test to the already tight labor arrangement on Xingdao.
Fortunately, after coming to Xingdao, it just happened to catch up with the wave of "warmth" actions from the UK and Johor, sending [-] young and strong laborers to the island for free. Naturally, Tan Juren had to seize this opportunity to get rid of the arrears of work finish first.However, considering that arranging prisoners of war to work in the wild would be more troublesome, Tan Juren also made corresponding adjustments to the labor force arrangement, arranging more prisoners of war to work at the construction sites near the stronghold, while the field reclamation tasks were left to the local people to complete .
Tan Juren had already communicated with Roger on the issue of prisoners of war. He proposed the plan of exchanging civilians for prisoners of war. If the two families want to get all these prisoners back, they should pay them in full according to the amount given by Haihan. Indemnity, or use young labor to exchange these prisoners of war for release.Of course, considering the value of soldiers, a one-to-one exchange is obviously impossible, and Tan Juren will never be ambiguous about where he can be ripped off.If this transaction condition can finally be realized, then the problem of labor shortage on the island can be solved in the short term.
Except for a very small number of senior officers among the prisoners of war, almost all were assigned to work on various construction sites, but even Hogg and Bapon were not completely spared, and were still assigned the task of knocking stones.Tan Juren didn't know how deeply his subordinate Han Zhengshan resented the work of knocking stones, but it seems that Han Zhengshan's management of the prisoner-of-war camp is well-organized, and there is not much to criticize.This made Tan Juren quite proud of the fact that he had chosen Han Zhengshan in the first place, thinking that he had a discerning eye and picked out a capable management talent.
Of course, Hogg and Babong, who were enslaved, were not so comfortable. For them, the labor tasks arranged by Haihan were boring and heavy, and such days might last for a long time.Roger returned to the base after the negotiation and summoned them. He clearly informed them of the attitudes of Johor and the East India Company. Although the two had been mentally prepared, they heard that they might not receive affirmative answers from their respective camps in the near future. I can't help being a little disappointed.
And the news that Haihan was fighting with the coalition forces of the two countries on Xingdao gradually began to spread through various public opinion channels.The outcome of the war did not cause much sensation. After all, the countries in the South China Sea are quite aware of Haihan's strength. The coalition forces formed by these two countries only added a big part to Haihan's record. Break Haihan's golden body of constant victories and invincibility.That's all for the British, they don't know enough about Haihan's strength, so it's normal to act rashly, but Johor is an unofficial member of the South China Sea Trade Alliance, and it's hard to follow the British to seek death. The crowd mocked it, openly or secretly.There are even people who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and have secretly asked whether Haihan will take further revenge against Johor.
(End of this chapter)
Regarding why the British took the initiative to attack Xingdao, it was not difficult for Roger to deduce their real purpose from the known information.They have hoped to extend trade routes to the South China Sea and Northeast Asia decades ago, and wait for the opportunity to establish armed strongholds and colonies, but their actions are a little slower than Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands, and the result is a slow step. , fell into a completely passive and backward situation, and was completely shut out by the other three countries.Although the British established the East India Company in 1600 to operate the trade and colonial affairs of the Far East, its scope of activities can only reach the coast of the Indian Ocean. The sporadic British ships entering the South China Sea and Northeast Asia must be carefully disguised as other countries. Merchant ships, once their true identities are discovered by European counterparts, their lives are in danger.
Naturally, the British will not give up the huge potential market in the Far East because of this. They are still trying to break the blockade of their European counterparts year after year, and having a port in the Strait of Malacca has become their obsession.Xingdao, the once unowned land, may have been favored by the British long ago, but after all, the old problem of slow movement has not been corrected, and it was still occupied by Haihan, so their strategy is to take advantage of the sea. When Han's foothold was not stable, he took the island by force.Anyway, the location of Xingdao is more than 1000 nautical miles away from Haihan's "homeland", so there seems to be no need to worry about Haihan's immediate retaliatory measures.It happened that Johor, a down-and-out country that wanted to revive its former glory, was available, so it became a matter of course to form a coalition army to attack Sing Tao.
After clarifying the opponent's purpose and means, it will be much easier to deal with it, and now that the opponent's force offensive has been completely disintegrated, and he has taken the initiative in the negotiation field, Roger only needs to explain to him the interests of the future situation in the Far East. enough.Haihan doesn't have to worry about the lack of trade channels leading to Western countries, but the British have to try to get tickets to enter the Far East. The difference in situation makes the British not have much choice. They don't accept Haihan's conditions. Things will only get tougher in the Far East.
"Your East India Company wants to enter the South China Sea, but relying on Johor will not work. You should choose a more powerful partner who can guarantee that you have a port in the South China Sea to call, and you will not be spanked by Portugal and the Netherlands... Yes, It's just as you think, no one is more qualified than Haihan for this role!" Regardless of the other party's surprised eyes, Roger continued to talk eloquently: "Do you know why Portugal and the Netherlands want to cooperate with us? The reason is very simple , if you find that your opponent is far superior to you, what should you do? Do you continue to fight to the death, or find a way to turn your opponent into a partner? They all chose the most sensible solution, and now it is your turn, the British .”
Cooperating with an enemy who had just defeated him, this change of position was indeed too sudden. The British representatives attending the negotiations were not even sure whether Roger was just talking casually or a sincere suggestion.
Roger had interrogated Hogg before, and he also knew that the British staying in Johor could not make decisions on such a major event, so he changed his perspective and continued to persuade: "It is not the point that you have lost the battle here. Think about your purpose. What. If you can open up the sea trade route you dream of, what does it matter if you win or lose this battle?"
Yes, if the ultimate goal of launching a war is to open up the two ocean routes, then now Haihan has given a glimmer of hope.Although the conditions they offered were very harsh, it was much better than the status quo of getting nothing after losing the battle.What's more, Haihan didn't seem to intend to set aside the option of "rejection". If the East India Company insists on doing this, it will face a more severe naval blockade in the future, and it will be even more difficult to squeeze into the Far East. It's even harder.
If you have to choose between the two results of "losing the battle and completely offending Haihan" and "losing the battle but can save the situation through compensation", then it must be the lesser of two evils, after all, the latter seems to have possibility of achieving the goal.Whether it is through war or negotiation, entering the South China Sea and Northeast Asia is the major policy that the East India Company is determined to achieve. Hogg's subordinates naturally understand this truth, and they can't help being moved after listening to Roger's persuasion.
Roger hit the iron while the iron was hot and threw out his trump card: "If the East India Company can meet our conditions, we will release the prisoners of war one after another after receiving compensation, and will consider opening Xingdao and other ports belonging to Haihan to British merchant ships. Dock and give British merchants the right to trade in Haihan Port!"
The person in charge of negotiating on behalf of the East India Company was originally a merchant ship captain, and his eyes lit up when he heard this.He had been to Ambuna Island under the rule of Haihan, where he heard rumors about the major trading ports in the South China Sea, and he also knew that the ports controlled by Haihan spread all over the Indochina Peninsula to the coastal areas of Daming. line, then the East India Company's trade expansion in the Far East will undoubtedly achieve twice the result with half the effort.
"Are you serious about what you said?" The British representative's breathing became heavy.
"Of course it is serious, but you first have to pay the indemnity proposed by our country for the previous war, and then sign a written agreement on trade matters." Roger responded solemnly: "At that time, we can arrange special officials to communicate with you. You negotiate the specific trade regulations, and try to protect the interests of both parties from being damaged."
"Then if the Portuguese and the Dutch object to this, how will your country choose?" the British representative still asked with some anxiety.
"What I just mentioned is a bilateral agreement, not a multilateral agreement. The relevant agreements signed by our country with Portugal and the Netherlands are not exclusive, and the agreement signed with you in the future will be the same." Roger was very clear about this, and immediately gave Clear answer.
In fact, when Haihan and Portugal signed the agreement, there were still some exclusive contents, but they were all time-limited, and with the passage of time, these exclusive contents have long been invalidated.Afterwards, Haihan's international trade grew bigger and bigger, with more and more targets. Naturally, he did not want to sign such exclusive diplomatic agreements with any party.
Of course, the statement Roger gave was actually a little tricky. He only said that the British would consider opening ports and trade rights after paying compensation, but he didn't make any promises.If the conditions cannot be negotiated at that time, or the executive committee has other ideas, it will not be considered a breach of the agreement.But he knew what the British thought. Since even such an unconventional method of launching a war was used, as long as there was hope of achieving the goal through negotiations, the other party would definitely not give up such an opportunity easily.
Roger knew that the alliance between the two was dominated by the British. As long as the British could be persuaded to accept the conditions, it would be much easier to deal with Johor.The British negotiator was really moved by what he heard, but he did not forget his mission. Even if he asked Haihan to show his sincerity, he would first release the senior officers headed by Hogg and Barbon, and then discuss the follow-up issue of war compensation.
"Let people go first? Then your Excellency is thinking too much." Luo Jie unceremoniously rejected the other party's request: "Pay the money with one hand and the person with the other. You can get the goods if you have no money, or you can exchange people if you have no goods. Please Please clarify the fact that Haihan is the victorious nation. Whatever the outcome of the negotiation, we will not suffer too much loss, but it will not necessarily be the case for you. If you negotiate well, you can stop the loss in time. If it is not good, it will only make things worse!"
Roger knew very well that the two generals, Babon and Hogg, were truly valuable figures in this group of prisoners of war. If these two were released, the ransom for the prisoners of war might not be able to be recovered.Moreover, these two people are high-level figures in their respective camps, and they can slowly extract a lot of valuable information from them, which is even more valuable than their own.No matter how soft and stubborn the other party is, Haihan will never make any concessions in this link.
Negotiations involving the three parties will naturally not end in this round. After everyone has shown their cards, the direction of the next negotiation has to be weighed by the decision-making layer.Roger has already communicated with the Sanya base camp through the radio, and the executive committee has also authorized the Sing Tao Management Committee to handle follow-up matters, but it is obviously impossible for Johor and the East India Company to be so straightforward. Johor depends on the attitude of the British. , but the British need to pass the news back to the stronghold on the Indian peninsula first.
Haihan didn't care about the lengthy negotiation process, and just took advantage of this period to further strengthen the island's defense measures.Taking advantage of the availability of cheap labor from hard labor camps, some infrastructure projects with a large amount of construction, such as transportation, water conservancy, and housing, can also take advantage of this opportunity to quickly organize them.
Tan Juren has more plans for the use of this free labor force. He hopes to reclaim new agricultural land as soon as possible to plant economic crops such as rubber trees with a long growth cycle but stable long-term income.This is not because of his long-term vision, but because of the task he received from the Ministry of Agriculture before going south. A long list is full of various economic crops that must be planted in Xingdao, but it is also because of this. It takes a lot of manpower.
In fact, these planting plans are not the Ministry of Agriculture's eagerness to generate income in Xingdao, and there are some scientific research in them.As the geographical span of the Haihan colony became wider and wider, the planting of various food crops and economic crops must also begin to consider the impact of regional environmental differences on yields.Although several time travelers in the Ministry of Agriculture are professionals, their experience of tropical agriculture mainly comes from book knowledge and statistical data before time travel, and this era is hundreds of years different from before time travel, and the climate and environment are also different. Specifically, which crops are more suitable for planting near the equator, it must be determined through practical tests, so as to accumulate experience for future agricultural development.Moreover, in order to make the sample comparison more scientific, the planting scale should not be too small, which brought a greater test to the already tight labor arrangement on Xingdao.
Fortunately, after coming to Xingdao, it just happened to catch up with the wave of "warmth" actions from the UK and Johor, sending [-] young and strong laborers to the island for free. Naturally, Tan Juren had to seize this opportunity to get rid of the arrears of work finish first.However, considering that arranging prisoners of war to work in the wild would be more troublesome, Tan Juren also made corresponding adjustments to the labor force arrangement, arranging more prisoners of war to work at the construction sites near the stronghold, while the field reclamation tasks were left to the local people to complete .
Tan Juren had already communicated with Roger on the issue of prisoners of war. He proposed the plan of exchanging civilians for prisoners of war. If the two families want to get all these prisoners back, they should pay them in full according to the amount given by Haihan. Indemnity, or use young labor to exchange these prisoners of war for release.Of course, considering the value of soldiers, a one-to-one exchange is obviously impossible, and Tan Juren will never be ambiguous about where he can be ripped off.If this transaction condition can finally be realized, then the problem of labor shortage on the island can be solved in the short term.
Except for a very small number of senior officers among the prisoners of war, almost all were assigned to work on various construction sites, but even Hogg and Bapon were not completely spared, and were still assigned the task of knocking stones.Tan Juren didn't know how deeply his subordinate Han Zhengshan resented the work of knocking stones, but it seems that Han Zhengshan's management of the prisoner-of-war camp is well-organized, and there is not much to criticize.This made Tan Juren quite proud of the fact that he had chosen Han Zhengshan in the first place, thinking that he had a discerning eye and picked out a capable management talent.
Of course, Hogg and Babong, who were enslaved, were not so comfortable. For them, the labor tasks arranged by Haihan were boring and heavy, and such days might last for a long time.Roger returned to the base after the negotiation and summoned them. He clearly informed them of the attitudes of Johor and the East India Company. Although the two had been mentally prepared, they heard that they might not receive affirmative answers from their respective camps in the near future. I can't help being a little disappointed.
And the news that Haihan was fighting with the coalition forces of the two countries on Xingdao gradually began to spread through various public opinion channels.The outcome of the war did not cause much sensation. After all, the countries in the South China Sea are quite aware of Haihan's strength. The coalition forces formed by these two countries only added a big part to Haihan's record. Break Haihan's golden body of constant victories and invincibility.That's all for the British, they don't know enough about Haihan's strength, so it's normal to act rashly, but Johor is an unofficial member of the South China Sea Trade Alliance, and it's hard to follow the British to seek death. The crowd mocked it, openly or secretly.There are even people who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and have secretly asked whether Haihan will take further revenge against Johor.
(End of this chapter)