Chapter 444: Bottom line of negotiation

Snow fell on the smooth concrete road in Qingzhou City with the north wind. W? W? W (i.) 81ZW. COM
The gray ground was stained with a layer of bright white, and this meant that the new year was approaching for another day.
Since experiencing Fei Yueer's underwear, Princess Pingyang has been playing in Qingzhou until half a month later, she chose to return to Chang'an. After all, she is going to celebrate the New Year in Chang'an.
Before leaving, Princess Pingyang told Xiao Ming not to forget the construction of the princess house.
Xiao Ming naturally agreed to this. Even in modern countries, even by attracting rich people to settle down to stimulate economic development, he naturally has to make good use of it.
For the past half month, Fei Yueer has been with Princess Pingyang. After becoming the princess, Fei Yueer gradually assumed the responsibility of the princess. This is wife diplomacy.
And Xiao Ming was not idle either. Now Qingzhou's finances are tight, and he has to seize any way to increase the income of the government.
So he asked Luluo to make a large number of underwear, and then asked Li Kaiyuan to take the underwear to Chang'an.
While eating, drinking and having fun in Qingzhou, Princess Pingyang naturally promised to help herself promote this kind of close-fitting clothing in Chang'an. She is the fashion vane of Chang'an. As long as she uses it, this kind of thing will soon be popular in Chang'an.
Another source of income was added to the government office. Pang Yukun was naturally happy, and because the underwear production and textile workshop had recruited 300 people, this gave the lives of 300 refugees and made money. The local economy has also been developed.
Sending away Princess Pingyang, Xiao Ming prepared to spend a year with Fei Yueer in Qingzhou with peace of mind, but never thought that an uninvited guest would come to Qingzhou.
This person is no one else, but Rod, who claims to be the Dutch ambassador, who met Xiao Ming in Dengzhou City.
"Rode has seen His Royal Highness King Qi."
In the main hall, Rod respectfully bowed to Xiao Ming, and after receiving Claire's order, he once again entered the hinterland of Dayu Kingdom.
In Dengzhou City, he expressed his idea of ​​meeting King Qi, so Yang Chengye sent someone to notify Xiao Ming, and after getting Xiao Ming's consent, Yang Chengye sent Luo Luo to Qingzhou.
"Worry, Ambassador Rod, since you have come to Qingzhou, I think you must have changed your original thoughts. The king also does not want to use war to resolve Ryukyu, but sometimes the negotiation breaks down and we have to take action."
Luo Luo's eyes were deep. After arriving in Qingzhou City, he had been observing the city. After seeing Qingzhou City's clean concrete roads, regular underground pipes, and soldiers carrying flintlocks at the gates, he suddenly felt a sense of frustration.
Because he didn't even know what the pavement of Qingzhou was. Although he learned from the people of Qingzhou that it was cement, there seemed to be no such thing as cement in Europe.
"His Royal Highness Qi, Earl Claire also doesn't want to resolve our conflicts through war, so this time I sent me to Qingzhou to discuss with His Royal Highness again about Ryukyu and air routes."
Xiao Ming nodded, "Then how is your Earl Claire going to deal with this matter?"
For him, if he could recover Ryukyu in peace, he would naturally not want to go to war. After all, every war would cost him a lot.
"Earl Claire is willing to give up the main island of Ryukyu, but the Earl hopes that His Royal Highness will allow us to keep the city of Geranja in the Netherlands. This is the last dignity of our Netherlands." Rod said with a bow.
"Relandzhe City?" Xiao Ming frowned. This Relandzhe city was built on a subsidiary island on the east side of the main Ryukyu island. The Dutch port was built in this place.
At the same time, there is a city on this small island, and Wang Xuan has already told him this information.
"Yes, it is the city of Relanzhe. We also have a bastion on the main Ryukyu island called Mingks across the sea. We are willing to give Mingks and the main Ryukyu island to Your Highness."
Hearing this, Xiao Ming fell into silence. No one could be allowed to sleep on the side of the bed. The Dutch maintain the armed forces in Jeranzhe city is always a factor of instability. He said: "No, Jeranjae must be returned."
There was a vague flash of anger in Rod’s eyes, but after he understood the strength of King Qi, he chose to suppress it. He said in a deep voice, "His Royal Highness, this is our final bottom line. Leave it to us Dutch, then we can only meet on the battlefield."
Frowning his brows, Xiao Ming said, "I haven't finished what the king said. All the territory of Ryukyu belongs to this king. This one cannot be negotiated, but after you acknowledge that Ryukyu is the king, this king can After transforming the city of Jeranj into a trading port, you Dutch merchants can do business as before, except for one. Your warships and garrisons must be withdrawn from Jeranj and replaced by the king’s soldiers and fleet."
"Is there any difference between returning to Relanzhe City?" Rod's heart was cold.
"Of course there is a difference, so at least your Dutch merchant ships can still travel to and from Ryukyu, otherwise you will lose all of this forever." Xiao Ming said unceremoniously, "Remember, you are the invaders, allowing you to still participate in East Asia. You should be thankful for trade."
Regarding Ryukyu, Xiao Ming does not intend to discuss too much with the Dutch, nor does he need to be friendly when facing the aggressor.
Lord was silent, as he had guessed when he came, they met a very powerful vassal king, and this made them almost into a desperate situation.
After a long time, he said: "I'm sorry, King Qi, I think this matter needs to be discussed with Earl Claire for the last time, after which we will decide whether to finally agree to the terms of His Highness."
"Of course you can ~EbookFREE.me~ but you probably don't have much time. I hope you can make this decision quickly." According to the plan, the fleet will move south in March after the Chinese New Year.
Rod nodded, and he asked: "I take the liberty to ask your Royal Highness, what exactly is this cement? Will your Royal Highness allow me to visit the factory in Qingzhou. This may help us understand each other better, and it may be able to deepen it in the future Cooperation."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming smiled. At this time, the Dutch still wanted to see his true strength.
He said: "Cement is an excellent building material, which is very common in Qingzhou. Since the ambassador is interested, I will take the ambassador to visit it."
In modern times, the first batch of cement in Europe was produced in 1796. According to Rodriguez, according to the time point, there is really no such thing as cement in Europe.
After all, Xiao Ming asked people to prepare their horses, and he took Luo Luo onto the streets of Qingzhou.
A foreigner with a red head and blue eyes suddenly appeared on the street. The people immediately flee in fright. Some people even shouted "monsters", which made Rod depressed. (To be continued.)