"There is an abnormal movement in the black ship!"

Hearing the news, the head of Hayashi University and Taro Egawa Saemon hurried to the dock and found that the black ship was igniting the anchor, and the course was to the northeast!

Hearing the news, several other shoguns rushed to the same pale face as the head of Lin University - it turned out that the anchorage of the rice boat was in the southeast of Yokohama Village, and the northeast of it was the offshore of Shinagawa Port in Edo.

But at this time, if you turn your face, the only possible reason is that your own water cultivation drill in the afternoon stimulated the rice people, so everyone turned their attention to Jiang Chuan - the idea was proposed by you, and you have to come after the aftermath.

In desperation, Mr. Tanan had no choice but to take Matsuzaki Mantaro and the interpreter to negotiate with Mifune, accompanied by Kabei Kurokawa, the head of the ruling group of the Uraga Office, who had been the main candidate for communication with Mi Ren by boat.

When Perry heard that Jiang Chuan was coming, he didn't want to play that trick, so they successfully boarded the flagship Saskana, and when they got on the ship, they took a look, okay, the six negotiators on the Mi side were all on this ship, obviously this is a game! - Perry's lieutenant, Adams, is also the captain of the Pohatan, and Abbot is the captain of the Macedonia, and if they really want to go north to Edo, then these two men should be on their own warship.

"Why did you come?"

"Admiral Perry lit a fire to invite guests, and he had to do it."

Hearing Jiang Chuan's answer, Perry and the others laughed.

It turned out that as soon as several people from the Mi side returned to the ship in the afternoon, an emergency meeting was held:

The emergence of triggered mines is a big problem, how to deal with it?

Although everyone did not believe that Fuso could develop such an ordnance, the facts were in front of them, regardless of whether they were built or bought, after all, nine ships were parked in Edo Bay, and if the other side laid mines on a large scale, wouldn't they be trapped here?

Therefore, Adams suggested dividing the troops, and for the sake of safety, some of the warships should be sailed to the open sea, so that Fusang would have some scruples and more options for his own contingencies.

However, Perry thought it was inappropriate, and his reason was that it would be a sign of weakness to do so, so even if he divided his troops, he would have to go around the waters off the coast of Edo first.

But in any case, this plan will not be implemented until the evening or tomorrow morning.

It turned out that the wind in Edo Bay at this time was very small, and the steam ships of the Mi people were all fire-tube boilers, and it took 3-4 hours to start after the fire was completely turned off, and in order to save coal, only one of the three steam ships of the nine black ships remained ignited, so according to the time, they could only act until the evening - if the moon was bright if they were lucky.

However, Perry insisted on lighting all the fires now, in order to put pressure on his opponent, "Negotiation is like boxing, everyone carefully tests each other before punching hard, hoping that the opponent will show his weakness." ”

Sure enough, not long after the steamship ignited - the anchor was all loaded, that is, it turned around and made a appearance, but in fact, it was impossible to travel at high speed at all, and the Fuso negotiators, who had never been on the ship in person, made an exception to board the ship.

Through this temptation, Perry confirmed that the shogunate was not determined to go to war, and he was also very satisfied with the person who came to visit - Mr. Tanan was the first shogunate to communicate with him privately, and he was not as wary or hostile to the rice people as other opponents in his speech and demeanor, and he also showed extraordinary talent and determination, so Perry believed that his breakthrough was on Egawa!

Yes, Perry is also a little anxious now - the mission of the Dongtianzhu fleet is to protect trade and expatriates, and now the Tang people's long-haired changes are very fierce, and he has pulled the main force of the fleet to Fusang for his personal mission, which has been almost two months, and if there is no actual result, his subordinates and sailors should make trouble.

After the meeting, Perry asked people to arrange wine and food, and Jiang Chuan and others had to eat on the boat, but Jiang Chuan didn't come to eat on the boat, so he directly asked Perry about his intention to light the fire and pull the anchor.

Secretary Oliver. Perry said that the negotiations took too long, "From February 13 to March 8, you repeatedly asked Edo for instructions, and it has dragged on until now, more than a month has passed, so the efficiency is too low, it is better for everyone to negotiate in Edo, and it will save you from going back and forth." ”

"Insufficient authority", this question made Jiang Chuan, as a negotiator, very embarrassed, and he was speechless for a while.

"The country has its own national conditions", Matsuzaki Mantaro who came with him said boldly, but Perry was furious when he heard the translation, and with a wave of his hand, he and Kurokawa Kabei were blown to the deck to blow the wind, leaving only Egawa and Tatsunosuke Hori.

Jiang Chuan smiled bitterly, this rice man is really not at ease, just leaving himself, returning to the shore is another suspicion - although there is an interpreter present, but the interpreter is soft-spoken, what he says is not to see the needs of the above, but he can't go away, otherwise the black boat really sails to Edo, and if he doesn't fight, he won't say anything, and this crime of disturbing the public is enough to cut his belly.

"The Admiral is wise and resolute, and Edo, the port of refuge and supply, has been granted full authority on the spot, and trade is absolutely impossible." With nothing to do, Jiang Chuan had no choice but to open the hole cards by himself, so he could first break through the current hurdle and then talk about it - in fact, according to Jiang Chuan's thoughts, trade is not impossible to talk about, Fusang is a bird, only by vigorously introducing orchid skills and industries can it be prosperous, and if you don't trade to die.

"What is the origin of the long-range shore artillery in the past and the triggered mines today?"

"It's just a battle of trapped beasts." In the face of Perry's pressing step by step, Jiang Chuan could only grit his teeth and resist, these two are the shogunate's current reliance, and it is impossible to say that he has a foot, but as soon as the "Trapped Beast Fight" came out, he was undoubtedly soft, indicating that the chance of winning the fight was very small - Mr. Tanan could not say it, or bluff, but his calculation was that this time he would fool Miyi away, and then turn around and seize the time to cast a big cylinder and build a big ship, and this time he couldn't start the war lightly in any case.

"This is a blatant rebellion, right?" The sweat of the interpreter Tatsunosuke was dripping down, and he didn't dare to translate the phrase "the battle of the trapped beasts" no matter what.

Mr. Tanan sighed and said this sentence again in Lan.

The rice people at the scene were stunned when they heard it, after negotiating for so long, the guy in front of him was hidden, but he actually spoke Lan! The Fuso people are so cunning.

Perry hurriedly arranged for his deputy Adams to go out to oppress the two Fuso samurai on the deck, and he could see that Jiang Chuan was actually a hard bone, but he was temporarily soft because he had too many scruples, and that Matsuzaki Mantaro looked tough, but he was actually very nervous, and he estimated that he could say anything if he was scared.

Egawa was tossed by the Demi people, and he just resolutely took Tatsunosuke with him.

After a while, Adams returned, and he shook his head at Perry, neither of whom knew Lan - neither of them responded to Lan "war is about to start", and it should be true.

Perry thought about it, it can only be like this for now, you can't press Egawa and Matsuzaki to sign on the spot, then it really won't be like this.

Jiang Chuan got up and said goodbye - the so-called banquet was an excuse that he couldn't take it seriously, and he didn't bother to ask if the black ship was going north to Edo after that, Perry personally sent him off the ship, and when Jiang Chuan was about to get off the boat, Perry whispered in his ear, "I came with good intentions, and I won't be good at swords."

When Mr. Tan'an heard this, he stopped and asked the interpreter to ask in public, "Where did the black ship go after it was ignited?" ”

Perry looked up to the sky and smiled, this kind of Fusang people, not only understand Lan, but also know English, fortunately he pulled out all the belongings of the East Tianzhu fleet, otherwise the result is really hard to say!

After he wiped away the tears that came out of his laughter, he officially announced, "As long as the Fusang side negotiates well, the Mi side will not have any extraneous branches", which means that it will be settled today.

Sure enough, not long after Jiang Chuan and the others got off the boat, the rice people fought

The ship began to anchor again, and the movement of the steamship gradually subsided.

Seeing that the general situation had been decided, Matsuzaki Mantaro, who had been holding back for a long time, came up to Mr. Tanan and cautiously asked, "What did you say to Mi Ren in private?"

"Lord Egawa angrily reprimanded Miyi for being capricious, and the other party was furious and threatened with a short gun, but the adult was not afraid of danger, and Miyi was greatly admired when he saw this, so he sent the lord off the ship, and in the end, he also canceled the plan to go north to Edo."

"Hmm~", Egawa Taro Saemon looked ignorant when he heard this, he looked at Tatsunosuke Hori, the interpreter who spoke first, and was stunned, this is not the same as the truth.

But the little eyes that came over looked at him very sincerely, with "pleading" written in the left eye, and "spare life" written in the right eye, Egawa immediately understood, to tell the truth, he didn't know if he had a belly or not, but as a translator, the death of Horino no Suke was decided! INTERVIEWER Who involved you, as a small person, in this?

Mr. Tanan was also angry, anyway, he and Tatsunosuke Hori were present, no matter how you say it, it's up to the two of you, it's good to deal with this thing like this, today is this little person who saved his life - as for whether other people will ask Mi Ren? He is not afraid, will the rice people admit that this kind of thing really happens? Besides, as long as the black ship doesn't go to Edo, who dares to get to the bottom of it, isn't it messy enough?

Sure enough, as Jiang Chuan expected, the first person of Lin University was overjoyed when they heard that the black ship had anchored, and let themselves rest as soon as possible without asking anything - Matsuzaki Mantaro who accompanied him also pondered on the boat, saying that nothing is important as the result, and if nothing happens, don't make a fuss about nothing, and when the head of Lin University asked, he also dealt with it vaguely.

The two sides then proceeded to the third round of negotiations.

Unlike the first round of one-day negotiations (March 8) and the second round of five-day negotiations (March 13-March 17), the negotiations lasted for seven days one after another, and finally reached a 14-day agreement on ports of refuge and supply on the afternoon of March 27 in the Western calendar.

Perry repeatedly accused Fuso of not being a civilized and civilized country, mocking the shogunate's barbaric edicts, unopen attitude, and unfamiliarity with world practices, pointing out that corporal punishment and beheading were barbarian practices, that formal trial procedures were natural, and that freedom of movement was the basic right of the people.

However, both sides intended to reach an agreement as soon as possible to end the matter, so in the end the fourteenth agreement was reached.

Different from the original world of Naoxiu, this draft of "Fusang Mi Country and Pro-Covenant" has about three improvements:

First of all, the "most-favored-nation" agreement in Article 9 was changed to the two sides to negotiate again,—— original provision was that "when the Fuso government gives more favorable conditions to other countries, the United States will be equalized."

But Egawa Taro Saemon believes that the most favored nation should be a two-way street, Perry resolutely disagrees and oppresses people, but this time the first class of Lin University is also rare to be tough, and finally everyone gives in a step, "If the United States feels that it has suffered a loss, it can be negotiated again, but the negotiation itself is limited to this, and other agreed content must not be exceeded." ”

In addition, two new items have been added, one is external neutrality, if the United States and a third country are at odds, Fuso will not support both sides, and the rice ships must not fight with the other party in the Fuso Sea, otherwise the port of refuge and the port of supply will be stopped immediately; The other is that the new covenant will be negotiated two years in advance, and if the negotiation fails, the old agreement will be automatically annulled.

After the draft agreement of "Fuso Mikuni and Kin" was reported to Edo, although there was a lot of controversy, after all, it was not too much of an eyesore, so it was successfully passed in the end.

On March 31, 1854, the two sides formally signed the agreement, which took effect immediately, and the turmoil of the second visit of the black ships calmed down for the time being—Perry insisted on inspecting the ports of Shimoda and Ezo Jihakodate in Izu Province as ports of refuge and supplies, and then signed supplementary bylaws, but in any case, the rice ships began to evacuate Edo Bay in batches, and the situation eased.