Madou Club.

"Unload the sword, raise your hands, and don't play tricks!"

He Bin looked at the man in front of him, with his hair and hair, his nose and ears all over his head. He was extremely fierce, but he was not dressed in a native Taiwanese. The long-shot bow and silver armor he equipped with were different from the soldiers he had seen. He must be the Tatars mentioned by the defeated soldiers.

He Bin did not choose to resist, but obediently raised his hands and let the other party's hands search every inch of skin, armpits, crotch and waist. After the search was completed, Wu Mu pointed to a wooden building behind him and said, "My master is waiting for you inside. Pay attention to your sense of propriety after entering. If you are rude, I will tear your mouth open with my own hands."

"Didn't your master tell you that I am his old friend?" He Bin said with some displeasure.

"So what? Now you are the envoy of the enemy!" Wu Mu smiled coldly, and the scabbard knocked He Bin's back.

He Bin sighed and walked in, and Li Mingxun had already come up and said, "Brother He, I never expected to meet in this situation."

"Scholars should look at each other with admiration for three days. I didn't believe what they said in the past now, now it seems that this is true." He Bin couldn't help but sigh, you must know that when we met last time, Li Mingxun was still a trivial little person.

Li Mingxun waved his hand: "You and I don't need to speak like this. Mingxun remembered your kindness to rescue Brother Lin in your heart."

As he said that, Li Mingxun guided He Bin to sit down, took out the rough clay pot, and said, "Let's have a cup of tea, go out, but there are no good tea sets."

"I don't have the mood to drink tea. I came here before and was entrusted by Governor Chunis, but this is an errand that has no return." He Bin said indifferently.

Lee Mingxun was indeed startled and asked, "How could this happen? You are a formal employee of the East India Company. Even if that tyrant complains, you should not act recklessly."

"It seems that the shopkeeper doesn't know that Chunis's actions towards you are entirely out of his own selfishness, and has nothing to do with the East India Company, nor has he been authorized by the Batavia headquarters." He Bin said a little lonely, but did not hide it. He said in detail what happened in the past two years.

Li Mingxun was frightened when he heard this. He thought that his community had completely broken with the East India Company, but he never thought that all this was the self-righteousness of Governor Chunis.

In the original plan, Lee Myung-hoon just wanted to delay time and gain a greater advantage in the inevitable war. However, today it seems that this war can be avoided.

"If this is the case, Mr. He would rather not go back. You have been regarded as a victim by Governor Chunis. No matter whether the negotiations with us are successful, there is no guarantee of your life." Li Mingxun said seriously.

He Bin nodded gently, and he thought so too.

"Then what are your plans in the future? Should you go back to your hometown in Fujian or go to a place to live in seclusion?" Li Mingxun asked. He knew that He Bin had a broken connection with Zheng Zhilong from Fujian. At this time, it seemed like a good choice to defect to Zheng Zhilong.

However, He Bin's answer surprised Li Mingxun. He Bin said: "I'm going to Nagasaki, Japan."

Seeing that Li Mingxun was puzzled, He Bin explained: "I can't go back to the Dutch side, and I have some industries in Japan for a long time, which is enough for me to make a comeback. As far as I know, your club is also expanding the Japanese market. I hope that by that time, the shopkeeper will be able to support it."

Li Mingxun knows this. Like Zheng Zhilong, He Bin is both a pirate and has been in Japan for a long time. Even Zheng Zhilong has a lot of money in Nagasaki, Japan to prevent trouble, and He Bin is no exception.

"Then how do you want me to help you now?" Li Mingxun asked.

He Bin smiled and said, "For the sake of Lin Cheng, please help me with death so that Chunis can believe that I will have a chance to escape from Taiwan and even take my wife and children away."

Li Mingxun shook his head in embarrassment and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. He, I can't do what you said." Without waiting for He Bin to ask, Li Mingxun explained, "Because I also want to negotiate with Chunis in Jelanzha City through you."

"Peace talks? No, Mr. Li, the reason why I had the opportunity to hold peace talks was that except for Chunis' selfishness, it was Hong Kong in your hands. The East India Company still could not tolerate your existence, and your community was still a thorn in the Dutch's side." He Bin said in surprise.

Li Mingxun didn't care about this at all. The reason why he chose to start the war early was just to delay the war. Now the Dutch's mobile forces have been captured by himself, so until the southwest monsoon begins next year, the Dutch will not have the ability to siege Budai Port. However, Chunis's willingness to negotiate gave Li Mingxun another option, that is, to delay the war in Taiwan for a longer time.

This is an unexpected choice. If a truce with the Dutch can be achieved, the community will not only have enough time to develop, but also be able to invest existing resources into a wider space in the north.

"I know everything you said, but my club needs more time and a wider space, so I still hope you can help me complete this negotiation. Of course, no matter what the outcome is, I will help you escape from the Dutch's devil's cave." Li Mingxun said sincerely.

He Bin sighed, and he had no other choice but to say, "Okay, Mr. Li, I will do my best."

Next, He Bin abandoned all negotiation skills and told everything he knew. Finally, he said: "If you have any conditions, I can bring you to Chunis in the form of a letter. But there is one thing I want to remind you that in the 41 years since the Dutch East India Company entered Nanyang, they had many enemies and partners, so your requirements would be reasonable, otherwise the arrogant Dutch would choose to deal with the problem in the form of a sword rather than a contract."

Li Mingxun smiled and waved his hand and said, "Brother He, you've made a mistake. This negotiation is about me and the Dutch East India Company. Chunis is just the chief executive of Taiwan and he is not qualified to negotiate with me."

He Bin's face changed slightly. In his impression, Li Mingxun was not an arrogant person. Li Mingxun was very clear about He Bin's doubts. He said: "What Chunis can do is to truce up with my community, live in peace, and then report everything here to the Governor of Batavia, and then we can negotiate the relationship between Hong Kong and the two sides."

"Do you mean a private truce?" He Bin asked in confusion.

"I think Mr. Chunis hoped that this war had never happened. If he could meet some of my conditions, I could cooperate with him to do this." A mysterious smile appeared on Li Mingxun's face.

Three days later, Li Mingxun's handwritten letter was placed on the desk of Gerlandzha Governor Chunis. In the letter, Li Mingxun made an excellent proposal to Chunis to shelve the war. He could write it into the company's memorandum without any worries and submit it to Batavia.

Li Mingxuan characterized the previous war as the alpine barbarians from the Central Mountains launched an invasion war because a large number of people were lost in the war and were involved in increasingly scarce war resources. The long-term armed merchant ships were controlled by the bitter north wind and could not fight. Therefore, in order not to cause greater losses, Governor Chunis chose to temporarily shelve the plan to go north to attack the Spaniards.

There is no doubt that it is very beneficial for Chunis to characterize this war. At least it can maintain the status quo of Taiwan. Of course, the premise of all this is that Tunisia agrees to Li Mingxun's ceasefire conditions.

Li Mingxun's ceasefire conditions were not harsh. The first was to allow armed merchant ships anchored on the coast of Dayuan Port and Penghu to return to Batavia as originally planned to lift the biggest maritime threat to Tenglong Trading Company.

Second, the two sides used Bazhang River as the border and did not invade each other. Tenglong Trading Club migrated to Madou Club and the nearby Gaoshan Man Village Club.

Third, the two sides suspended all hostile activities, and the messenger from Batavia has been working with Li Mingxun to determine the relationship between the two sides.

Of course, in this private negotiation, Li Mingxun did not just seek, but chose to compromise on releasing prisoners.

Li Mingxun promised that after the armed merchant ship evacuated and the threat to Budai Port could be released at a conditional condition. The so-called conditions were only a ransom that matched the status of the prisoner. Of course, Dayan, the most honorable senior business specialist among the prisoners, would no longer be released. He had to wait until the relationship between the two parties was determined before disposing of it.

Throughout the day after receiving the letter, the sound of roaring and smashing things came from the office. Tunisia's anger came from the failure of the war and the loss of control of the situation. But he had regained his rationality and knew that this was the best choice.

Chunis was not without losses. He needed to use more interests to block the mouths of others in the administrative system. He also had to use private money to redeem the soldiers and officers. It can be imagined that the Tainan natives who accounted for the majority of the prisoners did not have this treatment.

The loss of money alone is enough to waste Chunis's thoughts over the past two years. But there is no other choice to deal with things. For him, if he retreats, he will lose everything and lose everything. There may be a glimmer of hope to go further.

The next day, Tunisia informed the captain of the armed merchant ship who was eager to return to the air could leave Penghu and Dayuan Port on the grounds of bad weather. Then the martial law in Chunisxuan's city was lifted. These two measures were exchanged for Li Mingxuan's voluntary withdrawal, including Madou Society and all the high mountain barbarians.

Li Mingxun, who returned to Budai Port, received letters and ransoms from Governor Chunis, 24 officers, including Major Scheer, were first released.

Tunisia released his kindness to Li Mingxun by giving away two cannons. The reward he hoped was that Li Mingxun could actively make trade demands to the Governor of Batavia in the form of letters.

Lee Myung-hoon had no objection to this issue, but in some details, Lee Myung-hoon had many differences with Chuanis.

After the notice was reported for more than ten times, the two sides finally reached an agreement. In a letter from the Tenglong Trading Company's chief shopkeeper Li Mingxun to the Governor of Batavia, Li Mingxun highly praised the character and ability of the Taiwan Chief Executive Tunisia, and made a request to trade with the East India Company.

Of course, this request is not aimless. Like the Dutch East India Company, Tenglong Trading Company is threatened by Fujian Zheng Zhilong and Filipino Spaniards along the coast of China, and Tenglong Trading Company is also urgently in need of many goods from Nanyang.

There are many praises in the letters written by Li Mingxuan to the Governor of Batavia, but the comments on Tenglong Trading Company and Li Mingxun in Chunis's work report are merciless and even slanderous remarks.

Chunis portrayed Li Mingxun as a smuggling merchant with extraordinary relations with the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. With the support of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he entered Taiwan and reached an alliance with the barbarians through various despicable means.

In the end, Chunis took retreat as he advanced, first asking Batavia to support the fleet and land forces to eliminate Li Mingxun, and then proposed the possibility of cooperation. He also listed in detail the benefits of cooperation with Li Mingxun, such as the possibility of obtaining direct trade with the Ming Dynasty, and restricting Zheng Zhilong on the coast of China and sharing the pressure brought by the Spaniards.

"I hope that next year's mild southwest monsoon can bring a wise and controllable messenger or a strong army. From the perspective of the long-term interests of the company, I prefer the former." Chuanis wrote in his work report.

As a brig notice ship sailed to Batavia, the war finally came to an end. No one knew what the ending would bring about this temptation, perhaps a stable and broad space for development, or a huge army from Batavia.

Crow.

He Bin tightened his cloak under the damp and cold north wind, but he still couldn't feel any warmth. Chunis's cold smile kept popping up in his mind. The fat man was not as simple as he seemed. He must know the role he played in this negotiation. But Chunis still released his Japanese wife and two children, just because Li Mingxun made this request.

After handing over his duties, He Bin was originally planning to take a merchant ship to Fujian and find a way to Nagasaki there, but was invited by Li Mingxun to Budai Port, the base camp of Tenglong Trading Company. He Bin keenly realized that this was Li Mingxun's win over, but when he thought that this club would eventually become an enemy of such a giant as the Dutch East India Company, He Bin had no idea of ​​making a contribution.

After all, He Bin is no longer a young man, and he no longer has the enthusiasm of being a pirate leader when he was young. Now he just wants to make money quietly and live a quiet life, rather than continue to take risks in the rain of bullets.
Chapter completed!