When Akunia and others saw that Felisa was so delicious, they couldn't help but pick up the spoon and taste it. They couldn't stop the taste. The three of them swallowed the food regardless of their image. Fortunately, Guo Zhiyuan was well prepared and the food was brought up continuously. In the end, Akunia and others stopped until they couldn't eat it.

Archbishop Miguel put down his spoon, drew a cross on his chest, and sighed: "Thank God for giving us such delicious food..."

Moga also touched his round belly and couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, it's really delicious. It reminds me of the physiological chef I had before, which is a pity..."

Akunia quickly coughed dryly. Moga realized that something was wrong and quickly stopped her mouth. Although Akunia also thought that today's dinner was delicious, he always kept his vigilance. Guo Zhiyuan would definitely not invite them to dinner for no reason. He was still sneering in his heart. Guo Zhiyuan would not naively think that a delicious meal could bribe them and let them make concessions, right?

Guo Zhiyuan wanted this effect, so when Akunia and others put down the spoon, they smiled and said, "Governor General, Lord Moga, Bishop Miguel, you see, the same thing has different effects due to the differences in our food culture, so I think confrontation will only damage the interests of both of us. Only by letting go of prejudice, strengthening exchanges, and communicating with each other can our country progress and development together. Pride and prejudice cannot solve any problem, and will only make things worse..."

After hearing Guo Zhiyuan's words, Akunia and others exchanged their eyes thoughtfully. Guo Zhiyuan's words still touched them, reminding them of the benefits of trade exchange with China before. Finally, Akunia thought for a while and said, "Okay, we can make concessions. We can agree to you when you asked the fourth and fifth points you mentioned..."

Akunia also made up his mind. Guo Zhiyuan asked for the fourth point to return the corpses of the Ming Dynasty merchants who died in the Manila Massacre last year. If the complete corpses cannot be found, it is still easy for them to do. It not only retains the face of the Spaniards, but also indirectly apologizes to the Chinese and can also win people's hearts.

As for Article 5, severely punishing the culprit of the instigation of innocent people last year, Akunia also thought about it. Of course, he could not hand over the Spanish officers involved in the massacre. At that time, he would just find a few scapegoats from the indigenous people of the Philippines to Guo Zhiyuan.

So Akunia seemed to have made concessions, but he avoided talking about the core demands of Guo Zhiyuan's first apology for the massacre of the Ming Dynasty's businessmen who did business in Manila for no reason last year and the third article to return the seized property of the Ming Dynasty's merchants who were killed and imprisoned last year, and to compensate them for the losses they suffered. Guo Zhiyuan certainly could not agree, shook his head and said, "Governor General, I think your sincerity is not enough. You should know that the conditions offered by the Dutch to establish a trading relationship with our country are much more sincere than the conditions you promised..."

Acunia's expression changed as soon as she heard this, and she slapped the table and said, "Are you threatening me with the Dutch? We Spanish warriors are never afraid of threats!" After that, she turned away angrily. When Fei Lisa saw her father quarreled with Guo Zhiyuan again, she looked at Guo Zhiyuan with some embarrassment, and hurriedly chased after him.

Moga and Miguel looked at each other, shrugged and prepared to leave, but Guo Zhiyuan called them. Guo Zhiyuan had already learned from the imprisoned Chinese prisoners that Moga and Miguel still had a say in Philippine affairs. Akunia would first seek their opinions when making major decisions. Moreover, Guo Zhiyuan also heard that Akunia and Moga had a competitive relationship, and were disagreeable. Although Miguel seemed very detached on the surface and rarely directly interfered in colonial government affairs, he actually had his own calculations. Now Akunia is stubborn, so he naturally had to think of ways from these two people. As long as the internal opinions of the Spaniards are divided, Akunia has to make concessions no matter how stubborn Akunia is.

Guo Zhiyuan stood up and smiled politely to Moga and Miguel, "Two sirs, can I say a few words to you alone? It only takes a few minutes and will not delay too much time for you..."

Moga and Miguel hesitated for a moment. It was obviously inappropriate to contact the representatives of the negotiating countries during negotiations between the two countries. Although Moga and Acunia were somewhat inconsistent, they were still not confused about this principle. They hesitated and said: "If it is about negotiation issues, I think we have nothing to talk about. The Governor's opinion represents our opinion..."

Guo Zhiyuan was not discouraged by Moga's refusal, spread his hands and smiled: "If you also think that war is the only and best way to resolve the dispute between our two countries, then I have nothing to say. If you don't think so, then our conversation may have a very positive impact on the future of our two countries. I think you don't want to affect the future of the country because of the stubbornness of the Governor..."

Mo Jia actually wanted to hear what Guo Zhiyuan had to say to him, and he just took advantage of the situation to get down on the donkey. He nodded and said, "Okay, the Governor is indeed a little stubborn..."

Guo Zhiyuan nodded to Miguel, signaled him to wait a moment, and then made a gesture of invitation to Moga, took Moga to another room, and smiled slightly, "Judge, you have prestige and status in Manila second only to the Governor of Acunia. If you can promote our negotiations and save the Spanish citizens of Manila from the suffering of war, you will definitely increase your prestige..."

Moga interrupted Guo Zhiyuan without waiting for him to finish his words and said coldly: "Your Excellency Akunia and I do have different political views, but if you think you can achieve your goals by using the conflict between me and him, it would be a big mistake. I and him are consistent in this matter. Your request is too much, and we cannot pay you compensation! No Spanish citizen will agree to such an rude request!..."
Chapter completed!