Chapter 764 Coercion

"For the safety of our industries and personnel in the Penghu area, and in order to completely prevent the remnants of the pirate gang Shibazhi from continuing to do evil in the Fujian Strait, our fleet will conduct irregular military training and maritime patrols in the waters near Penghu. We

The training and patrols are not directed at other people, including the East India Company, nor will they interfere with the normal operations of Taimu Port. I hope you will not worry too much about this. This time passing by Taimu Port is just an ordinary maritime cruise.

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Philip was dumbfounded by Qian Tiandun's "briefing". He really didn't expect that the Haihan people would use such a high-sounding reason to interpret the naked military threat in front of them as a reasonable action. Nearly ten Haihan warships were approaching in the distance.

About two nautical miles from the harbor, they were lined up on the sea, looking eager to try. Qian Tiandun actually called them "passing by" in an understatement. This really refreshed Philip's three views.

"Dear Sir, I wonder how long it will take for your fleet to completely 'pass' the local port?" Of course Philip did not dare to rebuke Qian Tiandun in the current environment, so he could only swallow his anger and use tactful words.

Ask in a tone of voice.

Qian Tiandun smiled and said: "This is our military secret and cannot be disclosed. In fact, our maritime patrol is also beneficial to the security of Damuan Port, isn't it? With the Haihan Fleet here to protect us, there will be no pirates

It has appeared in the surrounding waters, which is also a good thing for maritime merchants who come to Taiyuan Port for trade."

Philip thought to himself that your fleet is lying outside Taiyuan Port. Everyone thinks that this is a posture to start a war. The maritime merchants who have heard the news are afraid that they will not come to Taiyuan Port again in the next few months. This kind of behavior is malicious.

Harassment, how to talk about protection! As for pirates, since Shibazhi withdrew from the strait, there have been no large groups of pirates in the hundreds of nautical miles around, and how can sporadic pirates dare to go wild on the Dutch territory?

, even if the Dutch cannot defeat the Haihan militia, they are still more than enough to deal with the pirates in the Far East.

But regarding the true nature of the matter, Philip knew that even if he reluctantly argued with the other party, it would be useless. After all, the other party came with the purpose of coercing Dang Dangang into submission. If he could retreat by just being reasonable, then he would still be building Relan here.

Why are you building a fort? Although Philip was unwilling, he could only respond in a low voice: "Actually, I have already reported the conditions I discussed with you last time to Lord Hans, but at this time I need to coordinate the opinions of all parties.

So it will take some time to make a decision."

Philip's statement finally hit the mark. Qian Tiandun asked: "I believe what you said, and I also believe that the East India Company is indeed sincere in reaching the previously negotiated deal with us. However, everyone's time is precious. If

It would be great if you could give an answer as soon as possible. I think for such a big matter... it should be enough to take one day to make a decision, right?"

The twist in Qian Tiandun's last sentence almost made Philip fall to the ground. He originally thought that he could get at least a ten-and-a-half-month consideration period from the Haihan people, so that the Taiyuan Port would still have time to consider how to deal with the Haihan people.

The transaction conditions proposed by the Han side. But it is obvious that the Haihan people are not that patient at all. They are not even willing to leave time to wait for a reply. Instead, they choose to bring their fleet directly to the door to ask for a reply. The method is simple and crude.

Dang Yuangang was immediately in disarray and didn't know how to resist.

"One day is indeed too hasty. Can you please delay for a few days?" Philip was also very anxious, but as he talked, he only found that his situation became more and more passive, so that he could not use a tougher attitude to talk to Hai.

The Han people communicated.

Qian Tiandun coughed dryly and said: "However, our army did not arrange a multi-day itinerary for this patrol, so we did not bring much supplies. If you can provide supplies, then I can wait here longer.

One day. Remember, only one more day.”

Philip cursed, "You should have gone back to Penghu because you didn't bring enough supplies. If you don't go back to such a close place and insist on supplying at Taiyuan Port, isn't this a clear plan to rip off people?"

However, he still had a smile on his face: "This is easy to say. After I go back next time, I will have someone send a batch of supplies to your fleet. As for the time limit, I hope you can

Fang Duoduo, please be more tolerant."

After finally getting the other party to let go, Philip didn't want to stay on the Haihan warship for a second anymore. He hurriedly said goodbye and disembarked, and returned to the harbor in a small boat rowed by the sailors.

Of course, Qian Tiandun did not really expect that he could immediately coerce the Dutch into submission if he came to the city. If the pressure was too tight, the Dutch would have no way out, and they might eventually choose to use force to resolve their differences. At present, the Penghu base has just been put into operation, and Qian Tiandun also

He didn't want to start a war with the Dutch at this time. Since the other side had taken another step back, he stepped down and took advantage of the ladder Philip handed over to take advantage of the situation. Anyway, half of the purpose of this trip was indeed

Carrying out actual combat training at sea and going around Taiyuan Port to scare the Dutch is just a casual act of hunting rabbits. The effect is enough. There is no real rush to get things done in a short while.

"These Haihan people... are simply... bastards..." After listening to the report brought back by Philip, Hans was so angry that he couldn't even speak smoothly. He remembered that Zheng Zhilong's troops had tens of thousands of people, but every time they came

When Hong Kong paid homage to him, he always accompanied him carefully for fear of offending him. He had never thought that these Haihan people would stare at him like this. If he hadn't considered that the current Da Yuan Gang really didn't have anything to offer.

Armed, he really had the urge to directly order war.

Of course, at least this temporary negotiation was not fruitless. At least we knew the true purpose of the Haihan fleet coming here and their withdrawal conditions. Hans was not a fool, and he could naturally understand from Philip's account that Haihan's side was also aware of the situation.

We also don't plan to start a war, otherwise we wouldn't have put forward conditions.

It took Hans a full five minutes to restore himself to a calm state, and then began to issue orders: "Philip, I grant you temporary authority to immediately organize a batch of supplies in the castle to be delivered to the Haihan people, and keep them away from the port.

a little!"

Philip gingerly took out a piece of paper: "This is the list of supplies Haihan requested..."

Hans took it and looked at it. The list had already been re-labeled by a translator. To be honest, the supplies Haihan asked for were not too excessive. They were basically food, but they all required the freshest ones - such as meat.

The livestock must be alive, not slaughtered. However, this requirement is not difficult to understand. Obviously the Haihan people are afraid that someone will poison the food, and live livestock will minimize the risk. Hans

After taking a general look, it turned out that the city could basically handle it, so he decisively handed it back to Philip: "Get it done as soon as possible, and don't let anything go wrong again!"

"If I take this kind of job again, I will chop off my hands!" Philip muttered and left the temporary headquarters, secretly regretting how he had listened to Hans's instigation and took over the negotiation job. Now there is no benefit at all.

Not only did he not get anything out of it, but he caused a lot of trouble. Hans blamed all the problems that occurred during the negotiation on Philip. If he was not careful, he might become the culprit. It was okay to negotiate, after all, he only needed

He kept talking, but he was also required to handle the organization's supply matters, and Philip was not happy. He felt like he had become a servant doing miscellaneous errands.

Philip took a team of soldiers sent to him by Hans to rummage through the castle. It took more than two hours to finally collect the supplies requested by the Haihan people before dark, and then quickly shipped them out of the port and handed them over to the Haihan people.

On hand.

"Please move your fleet back further to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings." Philip saw Qian Tiandun again, and his tone became increasingly weak: "Sir Hans has promised to complete the transaction within two days.

Make a final decision on the matter, and then you can send an envoy to Damuan Port to negotiate the details."

"Okay, since you can give a clear timetable, I won't push you anymore." Qian Tiandun waited for his men to inspect the goods before he responded unhurriedly: "Then we will see you in two days.

Bar."

To be honest, Qian Tiandun was a little worried about letting the fleet stay overnight outside Damuan Port. He originally planned to withdraw to a slightly farther place after nightfall. Since the Dutch are so cooperative now, Qian Tiandun will take advantage of the situation and sell it.

It saves face. The free time in the meantime is just right to continue going south to inspect other planned targets.

In addition to the Damuan Port currently occupied by the Dutch, there is actually another port with better natural conditions in the southern part of Taiwan Island, which is the later Kaohsiung Port. However, at this time, the name of this place was not Kaohsiung, but was named after the indigenous horsemen.

The "Bamboo Forest" named by the Kadao people is similar to the pronunciation of "Dago" in the Hokkien language, so the Han people named the place "Dago", and the natural port was also called Dagou Port. As for the later Japanese

According to legend, it was renamed Kaohsiung during this period because the pronunciation of "Kaohsiung" in Japanese happened to be similar to the Hokkien word "beating the dog".

The real development of Dagou Port started after Zheng Chenggong occupied Taiwan. For a long period of time, it was mainly used as a fishing port. Until the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government was forced to fight with Britain and France because of its defeat in the Second Opium War.

China signed the "Tianjin Treaty" and designated Dagou Port as one of the four open trading ports in Taiwan. The other three are Jilong, Huwei (Taiwan), and Anping (Danyuan). So far, Dagou Port has only been

It was transformed from a fishing port into a commercial port, and a dog-fighting customs was established in 1864.

At present, this place is still an unclaimed land - the indigenous residents will naturally not be included in the calculation. Qian Tiandun believes that if Taiwan Island is to be developed as a whole in the future, this port is also one of the areas that Haihan must win. And

The distance from Taiyuan Port to Taiyuan Port is only over 20 nautical miles, and it only takes half a day to get there. It really makes no sense not to take a walk around once you are here.

Although he knew that the Dutch were unlikely to make any more provocations at this juncture, Qian Tiandun still carefully left the two reconnaissance boats in the waters near Taiyuan Port and continued to carry out surveillance operations. He was not afraid

The Dutch fleet suddenly came out to bite its own tail, but it was worried that if the Dutch took the risk and went directly to Penghu to launch a surprise attack, it would be very troublesome. This time, almost all the ships capable of fighting were sent out, and there were no local ships in Penghu.

With a reliable coastal defense force, Qian Tiandun had to be careful when he was away from home to avoid being raided by his opponents.

That night, the Fourth Fleet sailed south for about ten nautical miles before lowering its sails and anchoring near the coast. Early the next morning, the fleet continued south and soon reached its destination.

The fleet slowed down about one nautical mile from the coast and moved slowly along the coastline. Qian Tiandun stood on the deck and carefully observed the coastal terrain. At the same time, he checked the satellite map information on his hand to find out the actual terrain.

Differences exist between the map and the map so that the data can be corrected.

Although the Haihan military has very detailed satellite maps available, hundreds of years of natural changes will cause differences in the terrain. For example, the actual topography of Damuan Port that we visited before is similar to that of Qian Tiandun.

There is a huge difference in the maps in hand. The coastline outside Damuan Port is still a series of sandbars. Even Fort Relanja was built on a sandbar that was not directly connected to the land. In later generations, these places were all separated from the land due to soil siltation.

It seems that the Haihan Fleet has indeed blocked the main waterway in and out of Taiyuan Port, but in fact there are several waterways in the harbor that can allow small boats with shallow drafts to bypass the blockade of the Haihan Fleet and leave the port. These details

If you don't check it out in person, you will never be able to grasp it.

However, the situation at Dagou Port is obviously much better than that at Taiyuan Port. According to preliminary survey results at sea, there is not much difference between the terrain here and later generations, and this situation is more in line with historical facts. In the original history

, Taiyuan Port later gradually lost its status as Taiwan's number one port due to severe siltation, while Kaohsiung Port became the largest port in Taiwan in later generations, and even ranked third in the world in terms of container throughput for a time, second only to

Hong Kong and Singapore.

In Qian Tiandun's view, this long and narrow harbor is not only suitable as a commercial port for cargo handling, but also has a large anchorage area in the harbor waters and a large area of ​​​​mountain forests nearby. It is completely possible to build a large shipyard here - and later generations

Kaohsiung Port does have a large-scale shipyard and dock, and it is also the center of the shipbuilding industry on the entire island of Taiwan.

Of course, if the Haihan people occupy this place to develop the shipbuilding industry, the Dutch people who are nearby will probably feel very unhappy. Although there is also a small shipyard in Taiyuan Port, the tonnage of the ships that can be built is

Within 100 tons, it is not enough to compete with the nearby Haihan shipbuilding industry. If Haihan can build another large shipyard 700 nautical miles away from Sanya, it will be self-evident to help expand the maritime control area.

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