Don Nord stayed in Diaoyutai for three days.

Three days later, officials from the Foreign Affairs Department finally sent someone to invite him to the yamen to discuss. This day was April 15th, and it was also the day of the month of the court. In fact, on the first 15th day of the lunar calendar, it was a meeting of the new court. The emperor was at the Imperial Gate, and he was promoted to the seat in the imperial tent of the Jintai. After the whip sounded, all officials of the fourth rank and above in the capital came to the door to kowtow, and then climbed the steps and stood in the corridor and reported the matter according to the department.

Those lower-level officials could only wait outside the Meridian Gate, and under the guidance of the officials of the Honglu Temple, perform five bows and three bows, and then stand up to the north and wait for the decree.

The Imperial Gate Decision was originally an old system of the Ming Dynasty, but at this time, the emperor no longer liked such court meetings with more etiquette than actual affairs. Therefore, the regular court changed from one day to five day. Now, it has simply become two dynasties in a month. The two-day court meetings did not really solve any major affairs in the court, but there were three systems and departments in real major affairs. More importantly, there were the meetings of the Prime Minister's Office and the Military Affairs Office, which completely followed the practice of holding small meetings in major affairs of the emperor.

The Sun Dynasty became the first and fifth day of the lunar calendar, and it was just a ceremony.

But the atmosphere today is a bit different, because several envoys from several countries came. Previously, the Western barbarians of the Netherlands, Spain, and England, regardless of the friendship treaties signed with the Han Dynasty, openly provoked, attacked the Han Dynasty merchant ships and blocked the Nanyang route, which eventually led to the Nanyang war.

Just half a year later, the court had beaten the Sanyi in Nanyang. The Spanish fleet in Manila in Luzon was defeated, the Spanish were either killed or captured more than 4,000 prisoners, and the lonely city of Manila was surrounded and blocked.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Dutch in Java concealed Batavia and hid under the fortress's shore defense fortress, and did not dare to show up at all. Batavia was blocked by the Han Royal Navy and became a lonely port and a dead city.

England was even blocked from Southeast Asia.

In half a year, the two of the three barbarians had collapsed in the South Ocean colonies. Especially the Spanish in Manila, they had run out of ammunition and food, and finally could not wait for the king's reply. They had to open the city and surrender under the leadership of the Philippine Governor and handed over the Manila Port City Fortress without a single shot.

The Dutch were still fighting stubbornly in Batavia, but the Portuguese king traveled thousands of miles to send special envoys to seek diplomacy, hoping to get support and help from the Han Dynasty.

After Manila surrendered, the Seventh Fleet took over Manila and the entire Luzon Island. A reinforcement fleet that the Spanish arrived from the Americas was one step late. But a reinforcement fleet consisting of only about twenty warships could not change anything even if they came early.

The Spanish envoy Philip IV in the fleet had to choose peace talks after seeing that Manila had changed hands, the Philippine Governor and other Spanish people in the Philippines became "guests" of the Han army.

So, today, Garcia, the special envoy of King Philip IV of Spain, appeared here together with Donord, the special envoy of King João IV of Portugal, Van Marvik, the envoy of the Dutch-Indian company, and John, the envoy of the British East India Company.

The emperor chose to meet with the envoys of the four countries together when he met the court meeting.

The reception of the envoys of the four countries this time is undoubtedly that the Han Dynasty is going to rebuild the order in the South China Sea, and the victorious Han Empire will inevitably lead the reconstruction of the order.

As the saying goes, a military force that defeats others without fighting is the highest level. Although the Han Dynasty finally awakened the three kingdoms of England, Joseon and Europe with powerful force, it is meaningless to continue to fight. If this continues, both sides will suffer losses.

When the east was just as white as the belly of fish was white, officials came to the Meridian Gate one after another.

As soon as the Yin hour arrived, the three-way drum sounded, and the Meridian Gate slowly opened. The guards' personal army had already arranged the way, and the unique plate armor of the guards' personal army was shining extremely, making people unable to look directly.

As soon as the drums stopped, the flag guards lined up in an orderly line, and a five-clawed golden dragon was on the red flag. The flag bearer raised the national flag high, the flag guards walked with the flag guards guarding the flag, and behind it was a military band playing music.

When you arrive outside the Meridian Gate, there is a flag station in the square.

The flag guards boarded the national flag platform, the military band played the national anthem of the Han Dynasty, the flag bearer shook the dragon flag and slowly raised the dragon flag.

All the officials lined up and stood neatly, raising their heads and staring at the national flag.

The national flag was raised and the flag guards were brought into the palace. At this time, all the officials followed behind the flag guards through the Meridian Gate. Those officials with insufficient rank could only stay where they were secretly envious.

The officials entering the Meridian Gate, after counting the number of officials from the Honglu Temple of the Ministry of Rites, checked the names of the officials, and reported them in with the yellow list.

After a while, the eunuch who passed the imperial eunuch appeared on the steps and began to sing in a sharp voice, "I have the imperial edict to call the cabinet, the censorate, the parliament, and the Privy Council to all come!"

These are all court meeting procedures that the officials have long been familiar with, and everyone has skillfully started to arrange their shifts in order.

Standing at the front, naturally, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Yuan Jixian, then the chief assistant of the censor Liu Zongzhou, followed by the chief assistant of the senator Ni Yuanlu, then the second assistant of the cabinet, the left censor, the minister of the Dali Temple, the minister of the congress, and then the group assistant and the minister of various departments. On the one hand, the left Privy Councilor Zhang Shan, followed by the right Privy Councilor Cai Yuan, and then the Minister of War, the Chief of General Staff, followed by the Chief of War, the Chief of General Staff, the Chief of the Guards' Personal Army, the Admiral of the Nine Gates of the Guards, the Commander of the Five War Army, the Commander of the Fifth War Army, the Commander of the Division of War, the Chief of Staff of the Division, the Commander of the Division of War, the Chief of Staff of the Division, etc.

The two classes of the court meeting are sorted only by position, not by title, and have additional titles.

There were officials of the Ministry of Rites staring at each other, but no one dared to whisper casually and talk. It was rare to get up and hold two court meetings early in a month, so everyone could tolerate them. They all stood straight one by one, and anyway, they only stood for this time. Once the emperor arrived and saw the ceremony, he would give him a seat to all officials as usual.

Sitting in the court meeting is also a major feature of this dynasty, and it has been praised and supported by all officials. Otherwise, they would come early in the morning and wait outside for a long time, and stand for a long time when entering the palace to hold a court meeting. For many officials, it would be a fatal matter.

The chief minister Yuan Jixian is located closest to the emperor's tent, only across the ninth level of jade stairs.

Yuan Jixian was very clear about the big show today. This was for the four barbarians to show. In fact, today's court meeting was just a formality. The Foreign Affairs Department had already negotiated with the four barbarians and had reached a preliminary agreement. Today, it was just a final announcement, and then the agreement was signed.

The agreement was very beneficial to the Han Dynasty, and the four bargains had no room for bargaining, and they all agreed in the end. But today it can only be considered a draft agreement, because such an important agreement must be brought back to the country by the ambassador of the Four Bargains and submitted it to the king for approval and signing. If the king did not sign it in the end, this agreement would still be counted.

But the draft is completed and the four barbarians still have no room for regret.

If the agreement is officially reached, it will be a real war that will defeat others without fighting. If you don’t fight, you will still get the results you want from the Han Dynasty.

All around him were important officials of the court, either the prime minister participated in politics or the military adviser. If it were placed in the Ming Dynasty, he would have been the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the Grand Jiujiu.

The important officials still agreed to reconsideration with the four countries. Peace discussions don’t matter. The key is whether there are any benefits to peace discussions. If the great man can get many benefits, why should he abandon peace discussions instead of using troops to start a fight?

As for the generals, they were more of a decoration at the court meeting. Unless they talked about military affairs, they had no room for interruption, and military officials were not allowed to interfere in politics. This is the boundary between the court today.

But the civil servants are actually mainly in the cabinet. The cabinet is the specific person in charge. For example, this time, the peace talks with the Four Barbarians are the specific person under the guidance of the cabinet. However, the Parliament and the Censorate cannot take care of the specific matters and are only responsible for review.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Yuan Jixian also agreed to peace talks. Of course, the premise was that the four barbarians were willing to surrender and transferred enough interests to the Han Dynasty.

"After the peace agreement, foreign trade import and export can finally be restored. We have suffered a lot of losses in the past six months."

The Secretary of Finance smiled and said, "If you really have fought for two or three years, those who do foreign trade and import and export business in China will probably go bankrupt. Fortunately, these Western barbarians are just a fierce call from paper tigers, but they will fall into pieces as soon as they fight."

The eunuch whipped the way and the emperor finally appeared.

The emperor sat down, and all officials saluted and then gave him a seat.

"Entertainment from Spain, England, Portugal and the Netherlands went to the palace to meet!"

The Messengers of the Four Barbarians came to the hall and stood in this magnificent hall, they were a little nervous and helpless.

In the capital of the Han Dynasty for many days, they fought with officials from the Han Foreign Affairs Department several times, but in the end they did not get any advantage. It was just because they were not strong enough and were now strangled by the other's navy. This time they came to ask for life and beg for mercy, so they had no say at all.

In fact, this time, this was a replica of the South China Sea Agreement of the five countries a few years ago. That time, the countries suffered a great loss under Liu Jun. The Netherlands and the Spaniards lost Taiwan, the Portuguese lost Macau, and the British followed the Dutch to fight Liu Jun, losing troops and generals, and finally had to sign a peace agreement with Liu Jun.

At that time, the four countries had particularly strong strength in East India, so that treaty was barely considered fair and fair. But this time, the Han army issued them a traitorous treaty that made them lose their power and humiliate their country.

Among them, the three countries of England, Joseon and Europe, which provoked the Han and were defeated, were punished particularly severely, especially the two countries of Jose. Spain had to hand over the Philippine Islands to the Han, and all rights and interests on the Philippine Islands had to be handed over to the Han. Except for people who could leave, all the remaining colonial property, including cities, forts, manors, churches, cannons, arms, commodities, ships, etc., belonged to the Han, and they could not even take away their private property.

The same is true for the Dutch people. They must transfer all rights and interests in Java to the great man. Except for the people who can leave safely, no other silver coin must be taken away.

In addition, the two countries must also promise to the Han Dynasty that they will not sign any contract with any indigenous people in the South China Sea in the future, nor will they establish any colonies on the islands of the South China Sea.

At the same time, the peace treaty clearly stipulated that the Han Dynasty and the two countries rebuild friendly trade agreements. The Han Dynasty allowed the two countries to moor trade in the imperial commercial ports along the coast of the Han Empire, including the Nanyang, and allowed them to set up trading stations to do business. At the same time, the local areas of the two countries and the overseas colonies of the two countries must also open trade to the Han Dynasty, allow supply and trade in ports, and no tariffs shall be set up, and the two countries must provide the most-favored-nation treatment to the Han Dynasty.

In order to express the sincerity of friendly trade, Dahan was willing to exempt the war reparations and economic losses that the two countries should have compensated Dahan.

As for Britain, they were stopped outside the South China Sea this time, so they were considered a blessing in disguise. The agreement signed by Britain and the Han Dynasty was that Britain recognized the special rights and interests of the Han Empire in the entire Nanyang Islands and the Indochina Peninsula. Britain was not allowed to sign any agreement with any Nanyang Islands and indigenous people on the Indochina Peninsula, it was not allowed to establish colonies in the two places, it was not allowed to have armed forces in the two places, it was not allowed to sell or provide arms to the indigenous people in the two places, it was not allowed to help the indigenous people train the army, etc.

The Chinese and British countries have also rebuilt friendly trade and trade relations. The British local and overseas colonies must be opened to Dahan merchant ships. Relevant tax surcharges are not allowed. Minimum tariffs must be guaranteed. The most-favored-nation treatment for Dahan trade and trade is also provided.

In contrast, the Dahan mainland, the Nanyang Islands and the Indochina Peninsula areas also opened trade to the three countries and allowed free trade.

Because the Portuguese were not defeated countries, they signed another friendly agreement with the Han Dynasty, which established diplomatic relations with Portugal and formed an alliance.

Dahan borrowed 30 million Dahan silver coins from Portugal, allowing Portugal to repay the loan for 30 years. Although the interest rate of this loan is not low, the amount is large and the repayment period is long, it can be said that it is like giving away money.

Of course, the big man did not do business at a loss, and there were many additional conditions for lending these 30 million yuan.

After the Portuguese received the loan, they ordered warships, artillery, guns, and imported a large amount of sugar, tea, porcelain, silk, tobacco, paper and other goods from Dahan every year.

In fact, the Portuguese basically couldn't take away the 30 million loans. In the end, they went in and out with their left hand, placing a large number of orders, warships, merchant ships, and various ordnance commodities in the Han Dynasty. In short, the money was finally returned to the Han Dynasty. And not only that, in order to obtain the Han Dynasty's loan and the arms of the Han Dynasty, the Portuguese also handed over all their interests in the Nanyang region to the Han Dynasty.

Including Malacca City, not only Malacca City, but also their territory in the Spice Islands. In short, the colonies in the Nanyang region were all handed over to the Han.

For this reason, the Dahan also paid the Portuguese an additional 20 million silver dollars to buy real estate such as castles, ports, manors, workshops, etc. in their colonies.

Is it profitable or lose money to buy 20 million silver dollars? I can't say it clearly, but in the long run, I will definitely make money. Moreover, these 20 million yuan will eventually become various orders and then become commodities for the Portuguese.
Chapter completed!