In the seventh year of Kaei (1854 in the Western calendar), in the second round of negotiations in Yokohama, Fuso, Perry was so impressed that he drew the requirements for the establishment of a port of refuge and a supply port from the "Relief Clause for the Drifters" - a clause that had already been agreed upon by both parties.

The atmosphere at that time was very solemn, and the seven ministers and important ministers who came forward to negotiate were silent, and asked each other with their eyes, "Should we also come and leave?" ”

In the end, it was decided that Egawa Hideryu, the commander of the Ginmi, would come forward and say that "the negotiations would be suspended for the time being", and then the shogunate would leave the scene en masse—the situation had changed drastically, so let's discuss it internally first.

This time, there were seven negotiators in Yokohama Village, led by the head of the university, Hayashi Katsura, including Edo Kitamachi Governor Ido Kakuhiro, Kanjo Governor Mizuno Tadatoku, Kanjo Ginmi Servant Egawa Hideryu, Mimetoki Tobori Toshiki, Mimefu Uden Nagarui and Confucian official Matsuzaki Mantaro, but there were still five important ministers hidden behind the reception hall - Kanai Masaki, Kawaji Seimo, Oguri Tadajun, Arao Nasamitsutsu, and Koga Zengichi.

As soon as the head of Lin University told him about the situation, the five ministers who didn't come forward became anxious, "What are you talking about?" How will you explain to the public and the old middle school at that time? ”

Originally, we had to discuss how to deal with it, but when we met, everyone quarreled first - even if the system is reasonable and well-functioning, there will be internal divisions under strong pressure, not to mention the model of feudal vassals like the shogunate.

Of course, the five people hiding behind the clubhouse were angry, "What a good conversation we had with the envoy of Rusia in Nagasaki, although the memorandum was written with flowers, but in fact there was no serious conclusion. Why did you talk about it for a few days, and you ended up making a big kang! Although these people did not come forward in person, outsiders did not know, "the fire at the city gate affected the fish in the pond", the result was reported, and the black pot did not come forward to resist together!

If each of the twelve people only said one word, this scene would be very chaotic, not to mention that the two sides attacked each other under the leadership of the leader Lin Datou and Damu Fu Jianjing Zhengxian, and suddenly the scene became a mess.

"Can't you say no outright?" Finally found a gap, and the Confucian official Matsuzaki Mantaro timidly spoke.

After hearing this, everyone sneered and looked at him with contempt - is it so easy to refuse? Nine black boats are parked in Edo Bay, believe it or not, "If you refuse today, Perry will dare to sail the boat to Shinagawa the next day"!

However, Matsuzaki's words also reminded everyone, "Don't toast and don't eat and drink", the sophistry of the rice people is to give the shogunate dignity, even if people say that they want to establish a port of refuge and a supply port, do we dare to ignore it?

But this rice is so arrogant, can you find a way to suppress it?

Otherwise, the opponent is pressing forward step by step, and his own side is retreating, and when there is no way to retreat, it will be too late to regret!

Thinking of this section, the top of the Lin University turned their attention to Egawa Taro Saemon, while the big eyes Fu Jiani Masano and others set their sights on Oguri Tadashun - everyone is an old fox with thousands of mountains and rivers, "dare not be the first in the world", these two people are suitable, they are usually known for their "uprightness" within the shogunate, and they have never been afraid of carrying the black cauldron.

What is surprising is that Xiao Li, who has always been unable to be provoked, is very calm this time, letting everyone's tongue bloom lotus, he does not move at all, and has no intention of coming out at all; And Jiang Chuan, who has reined in recent years, has stepped forward.

In fact, Mr. Tanan and Oguri Tadashun have already discussed, "It's rare for two people to appear at the negotiation scene, so they must make a difference", it's not that the two of them are talking big, "If it's more true, everyone else present is a generation of drifters!" ”

Why do they have this confidence?

Of course, because of the actual results:

Egawa has always been a pioneer in orchid studies, his private school "Rope Martial Arts Hall" is very famous, and the Nirayama Iron Smelting Institute was built by him, and Shinagawa Odaiba was also proposed by Mr. Tanan and built it single-handedly, and other aspects dare not say big things, but when it comes to the understanding of the West, those here are compared with Egawa, and they are all on paper!

As for Oguri Tadashun, except for Jiang Chuan, he is no one:

He introduced the Shogunate over the years, and the shogunate has received a lot of valuable information and objects over the years! If you don't have Xiao Li, you just want to "suppress the rice people" with those broken copper and iron, so let's dream.

Moreover, outsiders believe that "although the "Summary of the Agreement of the Western Countries" is signed by Egawa and Oguri, it is estimated that Egawa is true, and Oguri is

It's just a name", but in fact, Oguri really didn't take the merit - during his two years in Nagasaki, the wind storytelling and all kinds of materials had to pass through his hands first, and Oguri worked hard, so he made a great contribution to the completion of the book.

Therefore, in the past few days, Mr. Tanan and Oguri Tadashun have already discussed:

In this negotiation, no matter whether the result is good or bad, the people who come forward will not have any good fruit to eat - in the face of such a drastic change, Fusang must have a lot of discussions, and those who do not do things are always right, and there are not too few people who find faults. The so-called "death without illness as a thousand people refer to", the shogunate always threw out a few unlucky ghosts to calm the discussion.

Mr. Tan'an is really going to "retire" this time - not all of them, Shizi Yingmin became the white lord to pursue the merger, how can Jiang Chuan support his son back. However, Jiang Chuan made up his mind to "check the ginmi service" and "coastal defense", and then he was ready to manage the Nirayama Iron Works and the territory of Izu Province.

In the past two years, Jiang Chuan has seen it clearly in the center, the so-called "everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high" is nonsense, there are too many factions in the center of the shogunate, and everything has to be done from beginning to end, and there are too many constraints, so it is better to go back to the hereditary territory to do some serious things.

But "there are people in the court who are good officials", if Jiang Chuan leaves, the cardinal affairs will all depend on the Oguri family, but the head of the Oguri family, Tadaka, is a left and right, wavering character, so at the critical moment, you have to count on Oguri Tadashun, so the two set a strategy of "Oguri will be in the Ming River in the future".

But after Jiang Chuan retired, Oguri couldn't help but be alone, so he usually had to be cautious in his words and deeds, which is why Oguri didn't come out today - he shouldered a heavy responsibility and couldn't afford to wave.

Seeing Jiang Chuan come forward and say, "I'll go to Perry to test the depth and see where the bottom line is", all the important ministers present breathed a sigh of relief, "Go ahead, go ahead, I'm optimistic about you" - no one dared to say cool things at this time, it was really messed up, and the Tokugawa Qizhao family was going to force everyone to cut their stomachs.

Qi Zhao said at the beginning, "You can't talk about it - as soon as this case is opened, the poison is endless!" ”。

But now this state of affairs is not developing according to the situation that Qi Zhao is worried about.

At that time, everyone sprayed Qi Zhao's face was full of flowers, but now the retribution is not happy, this time the love spray is light, even the loss of the service is good fortune telling, if it is really forced to trade, the five who did not come forward and there are prevarications, but the seven who came forward, one is counted as one, and if you don't want to cut off the family name, you really have to apologize.

Seeing Egawa Taro Saemon come out proudly, the head of Lin University couldn't care about the old grudge in the past, and secretly prayed in his heart, "The ancestors and the ancestors bless, my Lin family has been inherited for hundreds of years, and today it is a catastrophe, and I hope that the ancestors will help." ”

Mr. Tanan turned to the lobby of the clubhouse and found Perry and the others still there—who wouldn't be uncomfortable waiting on the boat for a long time. Therefore, as long as the Mi people land, no matter what the negotiations are, they will not leave until it gets dark. Moreover, the Fuso side only said that the negotiations were suspended, but it did not say that it would end here today.

The front of the clubhouse is very spacious, and there is no shortage of melons, fruits, pears, peaches, tea, and food, and when Mr. Tan'an returns, the six of Perry are enjoying exotic food.

Mr. Tanan didn't come back alone, because if a person's words appeared, he couldn't argue with rumors, so he pulled Matsuzaki Mantaro to testify, and the interpreters Tatsunosuke and Tateiwa Tokujuro also had to follow.

When Perry saw that nine went out and four came back, he couldn't help but laugh - the Fuso people still understand things, and they know that they have to talk if they want to, and they have to talk if they don't want to!

"Negotiations are on hold." After Mr. Tan'an finished speaking, he saw that the rice people's expressions remained unchanged and they didn't care about how long it was delayed, he couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his heart, the confidence of this negotiation lies in the strength behind it, since the rice people are so calm, it shows that people are very confident in their own strength.

Next, Egawa said, "It is inevitable that there will be slow treatment in the body of official business, and the VIPs are tired of traveling and traveling, so it is good to recuperate in Yokohama Village for the past two days."

"Two days!" Perry said that he had only given two days, and that the shogunate would have to give an answer before the end of the afternoon tomorrow, and as for the consequences of not being able to do so, Perry did not say that Mr. Tanan did not ask - this is still a question, and to ask is to "go straight to Edo to decide".

Whether it was negotiating or not, the Mi people's survey ship never stopped.

In this regard, the first class of Lin University protested many times to no avail.

Anyway, when the negotiations went well, the activities of the survey ships were suspended for a day and a half, and when they did not go well, a large number of survey ships were dispatched en masse—the only place where they stopped going to Edo

The offshore side is close.

Mr. Tanan nodded "The two-day deadline has arrived", and Perry was greatly satisfied—he felt that he had finally forced the hidden boss out.

It turns out that there is a characteristic of Mi-human negotiation, that is, to lock the protagonist, the friendly party and the object of suppression:

The so-called protagonist is the person who can decide the direction of the negotiation, and the importance of the protagonist is self-evident; The friendly party, also known as couch, is analogous to a cushioned chair, which often needs the friendly party to mediate and promote when the negotiation is difficult; As for the targets of repression, they are obviously hostile or insignificant negotiators, and suppressing them can have the effect of establishing authority and clearing obstacles.

After a few days of observation, although the shogunate side was ostensibly headed by the head of Hayashi University, Perry and others found that the head of Hayashi University could not be the master, and his attitude was not very resolute, so the Mi people believed that the protagonist of the negotiation was not this person. - Who should that be? I really can't find it, because I don't speak, I don't make decisions, and I'm really sad to die.

The friendly side could not be found for the same reason - none of the shoguns showed any special affinity for the Mi people.

The only thing that can be preliminarily determined is the target of suppression, and he is Mantaro Matsuzaki!

Poor Matsuzaki is the youngest, and his usual immediate boss is the head of Lin University, so he has come forward to help many times. Perry and others observed the words and found that Matsuzaki may be a small character, and his words are full of malice, so the target of suppression must be Matsuzaki - Matsuzaki Mantaro must know that he has to cry to death, what can he do? No matter how vicious the rice people are, they are not as important as their bosses, "Lord, my life and death, determine my future!"

But as soon as Mr. Tan'an went out today, Perry felt that things had become clearer-don't you understand, the head of Lin University can't be the master, so naturally he will come forward!

Moreover, Mr. Tan'an has been an official for many years, and has done a lot of practical things, and he has a capable air in his body, which is very different from the temperament of other shoguns who came forward - one is self-nourished, and the other is formed by thousands of tempers, can it be the same?

Although Jiang Chuan usually does not take the lead in negotiations, every word must be the key, which naturally attracted Perry's attention.

Now Perry is even more convinced that he has found the key person in the negotiations, and his attitude will naturally ease.

After a lunch break, Egawa accompanied Admiral Perry for a walk in Yokohama Village, and the two had a more in-depth exchange - although it was inconvenient to translate, both sides were experienced old bureaucrats, and the two sides quickly figured out each other's bottom line:

Perry bluffed at first, saying that he was leading a large army to press the border in order to be inevitable, and this port of refuge and supply was as indispensable as trade.

"Don't make a fuss." Jiang Chuan said, "You are a military attaché who is half-versatile about trade regulations, who are you fooling?" "So you may insist on ports of refuge and supplies, but trade is not necessary.

At that time, Perry made a big red face, but the rice man is known as a red neck, and he can't see if he is not red or not. Perry pretended to be annoyed and angry, saying, "You're wrong, you didn't bring a civil official because it wasn't necessary." Let's follow the "Wangxia Promise" and it will become"!

"If you want to trade, what kind of goods does the rice buy from Fuso?" Unmoved, Egawa inquired about the details of the trade.

Before, Perry said, "I will cooperate with all domestic gold, silver, lead and mercury, pearls, and natural treasures, artificial and ingenious things." Fusang is also rich in products, and there will be great profits in trade", saying very "clearly" what is imported, but what is the output has been brought over, and this time it was caught.

In fact, Perry also knows some of the output, such as raw silk, silk, tea, porcelain and specialty raw materials, but Mr. Tan'an told him that it is true that China exports raw silk, but Fuso imports raw silk! ——At that time, the raw silk production of Fusang was indeed not high, and it was indeed necessary for China to import raw silk.

After such a back and forth, Perry knew that his hole cards had been seen through, but in addition to the "father of the steamboat", Perry also had a nickname called "Old Mr. Bear" - the bear was very greedy, and he had to eat enough to eat when he saw the honey being stung all over his head, so he decided to take a step back and wait for the port of refuge and supply to be determined before mentioning the matter of trade.

Although Perry and Taro Egawa Saemon use metaphors in their words, the interpreter is not stupid, the two interpreters translated the meaning locally, and listened to Matsuzaki Mantaro on the side with a face like earth - Grandpa Egawa, you don't want to hurt me!