Section 195, the poor imperial palace
Jiang Daren actually thinks too much, in Japan's Warring States Period, this is a special geisha used by the master of the Daimyo level when entertaining distinguished guests, these little girls have been strictly cultivated since childhood, and must ensure that they are all virgins @ women, if the guests fancy which one in the process of dancing, she will compensate the guests for sleeping at night, and the next morning she has to take the white cloth stained @ red to make a difference, and if she can't take out this cloth, she will lose her head because she neglects the guests!
Mai is still dancing, looking at these stunted Lo @ Li, pouting and writhing towards herself with her farts @ strands without panties. Jiang Tian's face was red and white, and Bao Ke Masayuki was also observing Jiang Tian, I heard that this young kid was famous in China, and it seemed that he couldn't control it anymore, maybe he was already thinking about something dirty.
Jiang Tian's heart was indeed full of waves, but the reason was not because he was in a hurry, but because he was thinking about what the Tokugawa family wanted. So he turned his head and put away his admiring expression, and looked at Baoke Masayuki with a smile: "Lord Baoke, the quintessence of your country is really different, and it has a different flavor!" ”
"If you like, you can let them go to your sleeping room and dance alone."
"Oh? And such intimate service? ”
"Of course! You are the guest of our general. Bao Ke saw that Jiang Tian was already moved, and knew that he had completed more than half of his task: "If any of them can't satisfy Your Excellency, we will let her apologize with death." ”
Hearing this murderous promise, Jiang Tian did not feel angry, he had been in this era for a long time, and he had long been accustomed to the status quo that women had no human rights, even in China, those guys who read poetry and books persecuted women, and they also ate people without spitting out bones. How big a gift to receive, how much to do, to give away four young girls in one go, how many things does the Tokugawa family want to get? I have to say that Jiang Tian thinks too much, although these four girls are not considered to be national and fragrant, but in Jiang Tian's heart, they are not regarded as gifts, or instinctively regard them as a person, since they are people, the value is naturally higher than other things, even if it is in China to send four maids in one go, it is also a big deal, but he ignores that these women are probably more advanced than beasts in the eyes of Japanese nobles.
"I understand your wishes, can you tell me if there is anything I can do to help the general?"
Bao Ke motioned for these people to go down, and then looked at Jiang Tian with a sneer on his face: "My lord is worthy of being a friend of my country, and the opening of the sea and trade has indeed opened a door for exchanges between the two countries, but my general also has a little concern, the original kind of uncontrolled commerce and trade is likely to let some dangerous things flow into the hands of some people who oppose exchanges between the two countries!" ”
Look at the way he speaks righteously, I don't know and think that I really think that I am really thinking about the friendship between the two countries, in fact, fools know what he is thinking, if you want to say that there are people in Japan who oppose the trade between the two countries, it should also be the Tokugawa family, and they are the most affected by the mutual market with China, if possible, they really want to close the country, and never let the Japanese see the outside world, but it is a pity that a Jinghai let them recognize the reality, and the Zheng family, who once rampaged on the Japanese Sea, can now only clamp their tails and be people, What's more, it's the worse self.
Jiang Tian knew what the other party wanted to say as soon as he turned his brain, but he still had to ask knowingly: "So what does Master Baoke think is a threat to the friendship between the two countries?" ”
"Firearms!" Baoke Masayuki didn't beat around the bush, and said with a serious face: "If your country can sell some advanced firearms to my general, and promise not to sell the same weapons to other daimyos, then my general will also thank you heavily!" ”
Heavy gifts? How much does it weigh? Jiang Tian disdained the Japanese gifts, but hesitated to agree now, he went to Japan this time to sell weapons, now someone wants to buy of course is a good thing, but the exclusive buyout is not good, in that case, it will not be long before the Tokugawa family will have the force above other daimyos, will definitely be eager to launch a war of unification, for this stage, the trade between China and Japan is becoming more and more prosperous, a war-torn Japan is not in the interests of their side.
Jiang Tian pretended to be silent for a moment, and then asked the other party rhetorically: "Although this official is not from the army, as far as I know, the types of firearms banned this time are very rich, I don't know what kind of advanced firearms Master Baoke is talking about?" ”
He is obviously pretending to be confused, to say that in this world, the only person who knows firearms better than him is Zhang Tao, but he must pretend to be stupid, so as not to let the Japanese discover their hole cards. In fact, for Japan in this era, even the well-made bird guns of the former Ming Dynasty were better than their own Tanegashima iron cannons, not to mention the variety of artillery.
"Of course, it's the best one in your country, and we can negotiate the price." Masayuki Baoke said generously.
Japan is a country deeply influenced by Confucianism, and although it has learned the four dissimilarities, it is undeniable that many of their elites are masters of Confucianism, so they also understand the truth that the important weapon of the country cannot be applied to others. Therefore, they did not have the luxury of obtaining China's active equipment, and they did not know how the rifles equipped by the Chinese army were better than theirs, so when they saw the heavy muskets on the list, they really thought that this was the best musket in the world. If this weapon can be obtained exclusively, then who else in Japan can resist the Tokugawa family? After Jiang Tian figured out this reality, he knew that the time had come for his lion to open his mouth, but he couldn't agree so happily, not only because the Japanese bribes were not enough, but also because the Tokugawa family's appetite was needed to make them feel that these weapons were not easy to come by.
"I understand what Lord Hoke means, and I am personally willing to work with the general to create a better future for the two countries, but this matter is not up to me alone, even if I can influence some people, I still need the help of many people. So these four singers are ashamed and dare not bear it. ”
Bao Ke Masayuki didn't feel that his negotiation had failed, on the contrary, if Jiang Tian took care of everything, he would think that this matter could not succeed, and he also believed that the monopoly of arms trading was indeed not something that Jiang Tian could accomplish alone: "Lord Jiang is not polite, just a few women, it is just a gift from my general, and it has nothing to do with other things!" ”
Jiang Tian was not hypocritical when he heard this, he only said that he must do his best to end the dinner, and after turning back to his room, he saw that the room full of people were waiting for him to come back, and his two Japanese maidservants and four new little girls were sitting on the side, Wu Yuan and Zhang Huan thought that Jiang Tian would definitely not be able to eat enough, so they took it upon themselves to hold compressed biscuits and canned food to Jiang Tian's room to eat, and saw four more women in the room.
After glancing at them, Jiang Tian knew that these two boys were about to watch the excitement without asking, so he said half-jokingly: "What? Which one do you like? Tell me it's guaranteed to be delivered to both of you! ”
Wu Yuan knew that he was joking, so he didn't take it seriously, but Zhang Huan blushed, after all, he was only at the age when he first fell in love, and no one usually dared to make such a joke. Even if I heard Liu Baokai and them say yellow jokes, they heard it overheard, and no one would say it in front of him.
Others may not understand, but the two maids definitely heard clearly, their eyes shone at the same time, these two sons in front of them are much more beautiful than Lord Jiang, although I don't know who they are, but the family background is definitely not ordinary, the women in the house must be much less than the Jiang Mansion, that is to say, they may also have a chance.
Jiang Tian caught a glimpse of their eyes, which was not surprising, it was difficult for ordinary women to look at other men after seeing these two girl killers, but he accidentally found that among the four little girls who should not understand Chinese, one of them showed the same eyes, and he became interested in this. So he said to the two servants, whose eyes were fiery, "They probably haven't eaten supper yet, so take them to the guards for a meal." ”
Although the two people knew that this was the master who wanted to talk about business, and these irrelevant people had to leave, they didn't move after glancing at the four girls worriedly, and the one who spoke Chinese more fluently: "Adults don't know, if they can't hand over Luohong tonight, they will be killed tomorrow!" ”
Zhang Huan, who was munching on biscuits to hide his shyness, listened, and his hands couldn't help but tremble, he didn't expect that Japan still had such rules, but after thinking about it again, how much better are those palace maids and eunuchs in the palace than them? It's not that one day if you offend a nobleman, you will be disposed of at will. Just as my teacher said, the slaves of the world are the last remnants of slavery, and they are also a major obstacle to China's evolution to a higher level of civilization.
"It doesn't matter, I've already agreed with Lord Baoke, they will become the maids of my Jiang Mansion, and even if they make mistakes, it will be me who will punish them, not the old middle school of the Tokugawa family."
When the two maidservants heard this, their faces immediately became happy. They are clear about how good the treatment of Jiang Mansion is, not to mention the food alone, it is better than the food of some Japanese daimyos, so they excitedly talked to the girls who were still at a loss in Japanese, saying that they were really blessed by the gods and Buddhas and handed over good luck. The girls didn't believe much of this, and when they were sold to the general's family as geisha, the traffickers and their parents said the same. Jiang Tian had been observing their expressions, most of them were expected, but the girl who had made an impression on him just now seemed too happy, and there was no panic at all because she was given to a foreigner.
After they all exited the room, Jiang Tian sat cross-legged opposite the two boys, and then picked up a compressed biscuit and ate it: "It's no wonder that this Japanese person is not tall, and if he eats such a little at every meal, he will definitely be malnourished." ”
"Sir, I'm afraid these four women are ......" Wu Yuan wanted to remind him kindly, but he was interrupted by Jiang Tian waving his hand as soon as he said something halfway through.
"Four little girls who haven't grown up, when they see the abundant products of our country, they can't be grateful to me for being accepted in the house today." I saw that his face was silent, but his fingers reached out to his mouth and made a silent movement, and then he finished eating the biscuits in two bites, pretending to be careless and said: "I'll check it out with you later, I'm worried that they will eat compressed biscuits for the first time, and they don't know that they are easy to die of hunger!" ”
Zhang Huan was confused when he heard it, but Wu Yuan already understood that Jiang Tian was guarding against them, with those sergeants present, how could he let a group of little girls who had never seen the world eat biscuits to death, but this is not his own camp after all, who knows if there is a mezzanine in this seemingly thin wall, so let alone talking in a whisper, even if it is written in words, it may be spied on. But when you get to the place where the guards are stationed, you can talk with confidence.
As for the four girls who were still thinking about being someone tonight, they were really surprised when they saw the compressed biscuits in their hands, they had already seen Zhang Huan and Wu Yuan gnawing on this kind of thing, so they thought that this was something that only superior people could eat, but they didn't expect that they could taste it themselves. After they took a careful bite, their shocked expressions didn't need to be said. Among them, the girl who understood Chinese was particularly surprised, dragging the two seniors to keep asking, is this because they want to see red at night, let them eat such a good thing, and when they hear that this is just high-grade military food, the flash in their eyes is not a professional I am afraid it is difficult to notice.
But someone among the guards noticed it, and quietly walked to Jiang Tian's carriage, and after exploring the surroundings himself, he whispered to the crack in the open door: "My lord has good eyesight, this woman is indeed suspicious!" ”
The servant in the carriage did not answer him, but the man knew what to do, so he pretended to be nothing. After he walked away, Zhang Huan asked a little confused: "I understand that the Tokugawa family wants to install spies, but once this woman goes to China with the fleet, what use will she have?" ”
Jiang Tian sneered: "She only needs to report who I have met during my time in Japan, so that anyone who wants to challenge the Tokugawa family will be completely exposed, and she can also spy on my country's reality to see if it is a deliberate bluff in order to suppress its acceptance conditions." When the day I return to China, I can perform a drama like falling into the water and run away. ”
Wu Yuan nodded: "In this way, this Tokugawa family does not really agree with the switch trade, but is just subdued by the powerful force shown by our side, as long as we show the slightest flaw, we will tear up the agreement!" ”
"Again, the truth is only within the range of the cannon, let's think about how to make good use of this chess piece!"
That night, Jiang Tian did not summon any women to sleep on the grounds that he wanted to meet the emperor tomorrow and needed to keep his body and mind clean. As for the six Japanese women, Jiang Tian gave each of them twenty silver dollars, so that they could go home to save their relatives and pack their bags, because once they followed him back to China, they might not have a way to return to their hometowns in their lifetime, and these money would be regarded as settlement expenses.
His decision surprised everyone, the most surprising was the six women, twenty silver dollars is absolutely astronomical for those who sell their children and daughters, as for whether they will take the money and run away and never come back, Jiang Tian is not worried at all, first, the Tokugawa family will not let such a shameful thing happen, and second, those real spies will definitely not be able to beat away. However, Jiang Tian is not just letting them go home to visit their relatives, these people are also responsible for spreading the word in the villages around Kyoto @ Chao @ Shang @ The country is rich and powerful, and there are silver money and food everywhere, as long as you work, you will not starve to death, especially the girls of the right age in various families, marrying into China is definitely a shortcut to get rid of poverty......
Jiang Tian was forced to do this helplessly, as the frontier was reclaimed by some Japanese refugees, the lower body of those Japanese ronins began to move after being fed and clothed, but the local Chinese girls rarely accepted a husband who was shorter than themselves, not to mention that some of the permanent troops on the border themselves also needed to find a wife, and the result of more monks and less porridge was that not only the number of women's bride price skyrocketed, but there were also great hidden dangers in social security, so Jiang Tian could only make this decision, Sending women from their own country to the Japanese reclamation groups and mercenaries. Although this method of advertising is very similar to the public opinion that foreign countries are full of gold and that you can make a lot of money if you go abroad in the 80s, he is not sure whether the Japanese will be easily fooled.
As for the process of meeting the emperor, all people regard it as a must-have but meaningless cutscene, when Jiang Tian's car arrived in front of the imperial palace, Wu Yuan couldn't help but complain about the shabby of the Japanese, just such an area is the same as the larger temple, and the house is not as good as some temples in China where incense is flourishing, let's just say that the emperor is just a puppet, but this imperial palace can't be simple!
Zhang Huan was very excited, the first time he saw the palace of another country, the freshness needless to say, but also really felt the Japanese little family spirit, to be honest, a kind of arrogance in the heart spontaneously arises, but because others do not know that he is the prince of China, so the only one who really meets the emperor is Jiang Tian alone. Because he was not a monarch, he couldn't go through the Jianli Gate, and after entering the inner court from the Yiqiu Gate on the side, the soldiers of the Marine Corps were blocked from parking the carriages and horses, Jiang Tian was not worried about safety, because the emperor was eager to find a backer to support him.
In order to show the importance they attached to this exchange of national letters, the Japanese did not let Jiang Tian go through the Pingtang Gate used by the minister's doctor, but instead went around to the more advanced Chengming Gate and passed directly through the court. When he came to the door of the Zichen Palace, the tallest in the palace, Jiang Tian glanced at it from the corner of his eye, even such a room dared to call the palace, the Daxiong Treasure Hall of some temples in China was more spacious than it, and what was even more funny was that the steps at the door of this hall were actually made of wood! Even if you can't find white marble in Japan, you should use a solid stone, right?
Jiang Tian complained in his heart, if he let the domestic officials know that he would come to see such a shabby monarch, he might not be able to laugh at himself. However, he was at the door anyway, so he had to take off his shoes and walk up to the palace to face the king with the national letter. However, when Jiang Tian walked to the throne, he saw two emperors in front of him, one young and one old, and he said in his heart that the emperor of Japan was really not honest, and he had to come out to join in the fun on this occasion. After Jiang Tian knelt down in his robe, he did not kneel three times and bow nine times in accordance with domestic etiquette, but imitated the etiquette system adopted when meeting foreign kings in the Spring and Autumn Period, kneeling on the ground and holding up the national letter with both hands: "The foreign minister carries the letter of the emperor of our country to meet His Majesty the Emperor of Japan!" ”
After speaking, he bent down and bowed to the end, and because the two emperors were also sitting in front of him, Wu Yuan and the others who were waiting outside the hall wondered in their hearts, who knelt down to whom?