Chapter 253: To the Luzon meeting
After seeing it, the governor ordered unrelated people to wait out. Only eleven whites and four Chinese were able to sit in the hall (plus two translators, the governor left Chen Yucheng, and the Hongmao Fanzhong itself had no translators).
At the summit meeting that day, regardless of the wonderful scenes of Hong Xi's official tongue and group battle, the red-haired and non-white variety attracted the attention of Governor Juan de Ocuido.
He is kind, his voice is gentle and reasonable, which makes people feel like spring breeze.
Give Spain a feeling of eating meat tigers and being vegetarian!
Is the Governor-General a good person?
impossible! This adult severely suppressed the place with an iron fist, and all classes were silent on him. It is said that even the people who came to check the accounts from Spain sank the ship halfway through... But he has a good brother who holds great power in the kingdom. .
It was the Governor's great manpower who rejected the public's disagreement, and had this meeting with Hong Xiguan.
Hong Xiguan knew that Hong Maofan was so easy to talk, and he secretly sighed that it was a battle that set the country in the first battle. The battle with the Dutch fleet a year ago was called the battle of the Dingding. He played with majesty and dignity!
And the sea merchant Xu Qing who is at the same table has a feeling of dreaming.
He had been to Luzon before. It was impossible for him to enter Intramuros. He would live in Cavite. He looked up and admired the whites in Intramuros. He thought that this was the life of the Master.
Today, he was able to sit upright here. The eyes of everyone made him feel like sitting on pins and needles, especially the three Fujianese from the four Chinese Kapitan who knew Xu Qing. They had strange eyes before leaving, which made Xu Qing panic. A little proud in my heart!
Before , when Xu Qing went to visit them, he only dared to touch his **** while sitting in the position!
It should be noted that they are all Nanyang Han people, extremely wealthy. Whether it is money, prestige, door-to-door relations, even the relationship between the Spaniards, and even the influence in the south of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Qing cannot be offended.
That's why they were appointed by the Spanish as "Kapitan"!
The Spanish colonial government promoted the Kapitan system in order to "raise the Philippine with China" and "run China with China". Kapitan has considerable powers, and its main responsibilities include: collecting taxes and issuing travel documents for the colonial government to overseas Chinese; being responsible for conveying the colonial government's orders to overseas Chinese, conveying the opinions of overseas Chinese agencies to the government, and reporting overseas Chinese affairs; maintaining public order in the overseas Chinese community , To exercise primary judicial powers, to decide on smaller civil cases; to register the births and deaths of Chinese, to handle the procedures for entry and exit registration of Chinese; to manage overseas Chinese charity organizations.
Jiabidan is "elected" by overseas Chinese. The main people who have the right to vote are the former Kapitan, the leaders of various trade associations, and important businessmen. The electoral college formed by them selects candidates and reports them to the governor. The governor selects one person and submits it to the king of Spain for approval. Only later can they be officially appointed.
The governor decides the candidate for Kapitan, and the considerations are mainly moral and economic. The so-called morality refers to loyalty to the Spanish government, religious beliefs, and prestige among overseas Chinese. It is best to be a Catholic. The Spaniards believe that Catholics are more faithful and reliable. The economic aspect is also very important. Kapitan will levy taxes on the overseas Chinese on behalf of the colonial government. If the tax collection is insufficient, Kapitan will have to raise funds to make up for the arrears.
Although Kapitan was essentially the agent of the colonists, on the other hand, it also acted as the spokesperson of the overseas Chinese community, which is equivalent to the leader of the Chinese.
so what!
I have a seat today, no matter how much money you have, no matter how powerful you are, you are still standing!
Xu Qing lowered his head, silently thinking about his thoughts, he was determined to go back and clung to the thigh of Southeast Mansion!
The donation is too much, and the family children immediately join the Southeast Mansion and join the army and politics!
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Official Hong Xi’s conversation with the governor has three key points. The first is bilateral friendship. The governor said that he respects Daming very much and he wants to develop a friendly relationship with the Southeastern government. Over the years, the two sides have had nothing to do with each other. If it didn't happen, it showed his attitude towards Southeast Mansion.
"We are cooperating with your government's collection of water leads..." The governor said so much that he immediately upgraded himself to an old friend of the Chinese people, a good friend of Daming, and a firm ally of the Southeastern Government!
Listening to his words, Hong Xiguan smiled and nodded, and those who knew him as a human felt a feeling of nausea.
At present, the Edo Shogunate has completely stopped trading with it because Spain likes to preach. As for Mingguo, a large number of Ming people rushed to Luzon to deliver goods without Spanish merchants. Therefore, the southeast prefecture received water, but it was really impossible On its head.
This is false. Talking about the economy, the two sides believe that the current trade relationship between Daming and Luzon is very important, and it is necessary for both sides to maintain bilateral trade relations.
"I respect the waters of your country, and I hope that your country can respect my country's control area!"
The Governor proposed to use Taiwan and the Balintang Strait in Luzon as the boundary, and each govern the north and south boundaries ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ respect each other's interests.
"Not good! I have a better proposal."
Hong Xi official used two methods skillfully. One is that the Minhai and Guangdong regions have been the sacred territorial waters of our country since ancient times, and others are not allowed to enter casually. There is no negotiation, and no one can say anything!
The second is to implement the "three nautical miles of territorial sea" system for other sea areas, that is, the Southeastern Government respects the three nautical miles of territorial waters from areas controlled by countries. As for other places, the Southeastern Government has the right to free passage!
How about , are you familiar?
This is taught by Yan Changwu, which brings together the "since ancient times" of the rabbit family and the innocent passage right of the eagle family, making the Spaniards amazed!
The yellow people and the white people are like chickens and ducks. Hong Xiguan proposed to shelve the dispute, and the governor agreed to let it go temporarily.
Then came the show meat!
"The Dutch occupied your island of Taiwan since ancient times, and they violated your territorial waters since ancient times for no reason. We Spaniards are filled with indignation. (This word is the summary of the translation. Hong Maofan can't say this kind of in-depth word. )!
Therefore, I propose that our two sides deal with the Dutch together and form an alliance. If one party is in trouble, the other must support each other!
jointly launch a war against the Netherlands, and then divide the Spice Islands (the East Indies) equally! "
The Spice Islands produce spices that are more expensive than gold. The Spaniards drool and answer. They are not satisfied with American silver, and they always want to occupy the Dutch Spice Islands.
His proposal was rejected by the official Hong Xi, and he talked about friendship and trade, and ignored the alliance.
Everyone was upset, and the Governor secretly scolded: "Dead kid!" Official Hong Xi slandered: "Old fox!"
I couldn't talk about it at this time. Just when it was time for dinner, the governor invited Hong Xiguan to have dinner, and Hong Xiguan happily accepted the invitation.
