Nagasaki has a quota of two people, one in the country and one in the prefecture, that is, one in Nagasaki and the other in Edo, and the two alternate between the two in September of the Japanese calendar every year.

Therefore, when Oguri Tadashun appeared at the port of Shimoda in Izu at the beginning of April of the second year of Ansei (1855), the eyes of the Hakujo and Egawa Hidetoshi were about to pop out—because the Nagasaki government was tasked with negotiating with foreign countries, so what happened to Oguri not returning to Edo as usual? Is there an end to Westerners?!

Mr. Tanan was also puzzled, but Oguri was a Nagasaki commissioner, and he was a Shimoda commissioner, and although he was also a distant country, Oguri's service was now higher than his own, so it was inconvenient to ask, but his eyes were also full of worry.

"Didn't I send weapons to Youngmin?"

Xiao Li's words made Jiang Chuan's father and son angry, "You have thick eyebrows and big eyes, and you don't smile, you have learned to play abuse after a year of being a Kyushu detective." ”

However, since Oguri can joke, it must not be a bad thing that has happened, so the atmosphere has eased considerably.

Oguri then recounted his past, and then Tanan and Eitoshi realized why he had returned to Edo early - it turned out that it was a special order of the shogunate, "to discuss important matters".

Over the years, Oguri Tadashi has had a smooth career, and he has accumulated so far, and he is also an important minister who has been able to participate in the secret!

In the seventh year of Kaei (1854) and the fourth month of the calendar, Oguri was appointed as the Nagasaki commissioner at the age of 28, and he was in the limelight for a while!

Although there are a lot of discussions, the Oguri family is the Tokugawa family's genealogy, with vast and intertwined connections, and Oguri Tadashun's own experience is also very beautiful, so he didn't make any waves.

I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it. Carefully check Oguri's resume, it is really glorious!

First of all, he was born with a small surname like a public family, which accounts for the righteousness of "closeness";

Secondly, Oguri has made extraordinary achievements since his debut:

From the third year of Honghua to the second year of Kaei (1846-1849), Oguri Tadashun served as the assistant to Nagasaki Meto, during which he opened up a new information channel for the shogunate outside the Lankoku Merchant Hall by treating the Nanban ships well, and there was also a barbarian offering of treasure, which greatly increased the prestige of the shogunate - in fact, it was the efforts of Naohide and others who were studying in the rice country at that time, but the shogunate did not know the inside story of this, so he credited all these credits to Oguri;

In the second year of Kaei (1849), Naohide, Eiko, and Toranosuke returned to Fuso with books and goods worth 100,000 taels of gold.

From the 3rd to the 5th year of Kaei (1850-1852), Nagasaki Mefu Oguri assisted the then Nagasaki government to recruit the Hasahiro foreign company, and in addition to obtaining a large amount of information on a regular basis, valuable Western weapons, books, and machinery began to pour into the hands of the shogunate.

In the fifth year of Kaei (1852), Oguri Tadashi was promoted to the position of Mimefu - in fact, the shogunate did not want to let Oguri stay in Nagasaki anymore, and after six years there, although Oguri was only Nagasaki Metsuke, but it was easier to speak than the Nagasaki of the genuine brand, who could stand it!

Later, Oguri supervised Mr. Tanan to repair Shinagawa Odaiba - in fact, it only caught up with the tail of the construction period, but after all, it was also in time, who made the life of the family.

He then oversaw disaster prevention and relief efforts in Tokaido.

In the sixth year of Jiayong (1853) and the second month of the calendar, "the beans shook far away." The mountains collapsed, and Odawara Castle was broken. ”

Fuso is an agrarian society, and in the past, natural disasters such as earthquakes were basically unsolvable, not to mention the heavy casualties at the time, and afterwards it would be difficult to deal with the aftermath due to lack of materials, and it was generally not possible to slow down for a few years.

"Beans are far away" in Tokaido, where the Tokugawa family started, most of them are directly under the jurisdiction of the "Imperial Domain", which was originally a heavy blow to the shogunate, but because of the iron-faced selfless Oguri supervision, so although the disaster happened as scheduled, the damage was not very heavy, and the recovery afterwards was also very fast, and a big storm disappeared in this way.

Because of this matter, Oguri Tadashun was rewarded with a famous sword by the public party at that time, and was personally called "the unicorn of my family"!

After that, Oguri went to the white lord as an envoy - the white lord changed from the acting official to the commission.

After returning from the Northland, Oguri participated in the negotiations of Lucia as an attaché, and the Lu envoy Pu Jiating did not take any advantage, among which Oguri contributed a lot, and won the favor of the leader of the negotiation group, Ome Fu Jiani Masaki, and Kanding Kawaji Shengmo.

On March 6, 1854, the Shogunate and the Admiral of the Mi Naval Army signed the "Fuso Rice Country Peace Agreement". During this period, accurate information, Shinagawa Odaiba, and Western ordnance played an important role.

After that, whether it was drinking water and thinking about the source, or continuing to take precautions, it became very important for the Xianheng Foreign Company, which provided information and ordnance.

In order to win over the Hamheng foreign company, the shogunate appointed Oguri Tadashun as the Nagasaki commissioner in the fourth month of the Japanese calendar, hoping to get more help - the trade with the Hamheng foreign company was handled by Nagasaki Mefu Oguri, and the personal relationship between the two sides was excellent.

The old middle school was a little sick and rushed to the doctor, so Oguri Tadashun picked up a big bargain - it stands to reason that he was only twenty-eight years old at the time, and it was not his turn to be a small character anyway, but the rice man black boat was violent, and the shogunate was really scared, even if it was a straw, he had to get a straw, so he didn't care about his age and qualifications at that time.

However, after the Mito Kurofune left, Oguri was in a high position at such a young age, which was a bit of an eyesore, and the shogunate was waiting for Oguri Tadashun to make a mistake so that he could be removed from his position in Nagasaki.

However, Oguri had been an official in Nagasaki for six years, and he had already laid a deep foundation of connections, and he and Mr. Tanan had co-authored the "Summary of the Agreements of Western Countries", and they were also familiar with negotiations with foreign countries, so they were stunned to do Nagasaki to do it steadily.

The only challenge occurred on the 15th day of the seventh month of Jiayong (September 7, 1854), when the Admiral of the English Xiangjiang Detachment, Stairin, led four ships to Nagasaki to inform the news of the Crimean War, demanding that "Fuso open the port for trade and declare war on Lucia together with England".

England is the number one power in the Western countries, a rising star rice country tossed the shogunate to the point of dying, this came back even more ruthless, so Edo was shocked when he received the news - the younger brother rice people can't afford to offend, let alone the big brother England. Can you agree, then Rucia who dares to be right with the British is easy to provoke? It's a dilemma.

In fact, the shogunate had received the relevant news before, but after the black ship left, everyone was busy with infighting, so they never discussed how to deal with it.

In the middle of June (the end of July in the Western calendar), the steam merchant ship of the Hamheng Foreign Company entered the port of Taro in the Tsushima Islands, and announced in the wind story, "The war in Europa is in full swing, and the British Far East naval forces will not be in favor of Lucia. ”

In the seventh month of the Heli calendar (August of the Western calendar), the cargo ship of the Languo Commercial Hall also brought a message, "Gu Britain also loves your country, and the city is connected." If your country forgives its feelings, then the ships of the British army going east will anchor in the ports of your country, begging for wages and food, and I am afraid that they will have to refuse."

But after two reports in a row, the shogunate failed to come up with a decision, you can believe it!

Now that the English really appeared in Nagasaki, the executive of Oguri Tadashun asked Edo to make a decision in a quick letter, but the shogunate was still in dispute, so he finally sent a reply to Nagasaki, "Be cautious and accidentally hurt the shogun." ”

Oguri got the reply and was furious! And Nagasaki Mefu Nagai Iwacheng on the side also grinned, which is also outrageous.

"Proceed with caution", who does it say?

It's about Oguri and Nagai, it turns out that the shogunate didn't send special negotiators at all this time, so they let these two talk to the English, and Edo completely became a turtle with a shrunken head.

The last time Rusya's envoy Pugarting came, the shogunate sent a five-person negotiation team, Tsutsui Masano, Kawaji Shengmo, Oguri Tadashun, Arao Nariyo, and Koga Zengichi, but this time no one was sent! This is obviously to make Nagasaki and Nagasaki Mesuke take the blame!

"Accidentally injured the curtain body", this sentence is even more annoying.

This is equivalent to saying nothing, refusal, consent or partial consent, this is nothing, how can you talk to people!

Oguri Tadashun's heart was full of anger, he gritted his teeth for a while, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, Nagasaki Mefu Nagai Iwacheng usually chirped crookedly, why is it so quiet now. He turned his face and was shocked!

Nagai had already taken off his clothes and was gesturing with a knife, as if he was preparing to cut his stomach.

It's too early to talk about seppuku, so we haven't started talking about it yet!

But when he thought about it, don't say it, it's hard for Nagai to think it through, it's really right to cut your stomach without talking about it, and it will definitely be too late to talk about it—if you refuse, then the English navy will be angry and start a war, and things will be out of control; If you agree to the other party's conditions, the shogunate will investigate it afterwards, and if you don't get it right, you will have to cut your stomach.

And now if you cut your stomach, leave a letter of loyalty, and then write a few words that I hope the shogunate will be excited in the future, and if you don't get it right, you will be fooled, at least the family character will definitely be preserved - this is the same as the corrupt officials in later generations who hanged themselves in advance, people are so miserable, the government has to estimate the hearts of the people, maybe it will be let go gently.

But Nagai can't help it doesn't mean that Oguri didn't move, he said a few words softly, and Nagai's eyes lit up when he heard it, "Lord Oguri, only you are the first to look forward to it!" ”

To be honest, now that the right to negotiate is in his own hands, Oguri Tadashun is not only not afraid, but a little excited

, he really wants to sign an agreement to "unite Britain to resist Lu" and see how ugly the faces of those people in Edo are!

However, after his emotions stabilized, he still didn't dare to do it - Rucia is not a thing, the English are not good birds, and the coalition forces are just luring wolves into the house, and it is not worth the risk.

After receiving the instructions from Edo, who obviously made him take the blame, Nagasaki Mefuke Nagai Iwacheng had already knelt, so the negotiations that followed were completely the performance of Oguri Tadashun alone.

Like Admiral Perry, Shi Tailin did not bring any civilian officials, so this "opening of the port to trade" is a cover, "Chenggu is happy, and defeat is also gratifying." ”

But people must have a bottom line, and they can't come out with four warships just to enjoy the scenery on the sea!

Oguri Tadashun was a bold thief, and he followed the example of the last negotiation with Rucia, so that the English people came happily and went happily, but the opponent actually did not reap much benefit.

But at the same time, there is really a lot of money in it.

The beef that Perry didn't eat on both of his visits, this time the English people ate it! In the end, even the English sailors were tired of eating beef, saying that the food at the Xiangjiang Navy Base was not so good!

Fusang is mountainous and has few fields, and there are many people, so most of the cultivated land is divided into small plots of manpower for cultivation, so that the number of ploughing cattle is very small, and if there is a cow, it is not an ordinary person (yeoman farmer), it must be a wealthy farmer!

Because of the preciousness of cattle - ordinary people can't afford to raise them, so when the rice man Admiral Perry asked for beef, the shogunate bureaucrats gritted their teeth and refused to give it, which was a rare time to be stubborn.

And this time, Oguri Tadashun bought and slaughtered all the cattle of Nagasaki and even the Saga family, and provided other Satsuma black porpoises, Kyushu goats, fish, melons and fruits, as long as there were any.

If you can't get used to drinking sake, is it okay to burn taro? Rum, there is it! Satsuma has recently come out with rum and it tastes great! Beer? Yes, the wild hops brewed in Ezo have a unique flavor.

Do you eat iron cannons? Don't be afraid, it's not a musket it's a pufferfish! Eat puffer fish desperately, it's delicious! Afraid of poisoning? I'll eat with you, so you should be relieved.

As for women, although there are a lot of wandering girls in Nagasaki, Oguri Tadashun is not a real traitor seeking glory, so it was his subordinate Matsumae Taro who found a few wandering girls, all of whom were white-faced and black-toothed, and the smell of their bodies was greater than that of sailors.

In addition to the soft hand, Oguri Tadashun also took out a hard hand:

In fact, Nagasaki's defenses are now very strong, and the forts inside Nagasaki Bay have been renovated, and the outer islands of Iwang Island and Kamijima Odaiba were completely completed last year - in the original world of Naohide, it was completely completed in 1855, but it was completed ahead of schedule because the Saga Nabeshima family can produce pozzolana cement.

The performance of rifled guns and trigger mines also sobered up the English a lot, and the conversation was polite.

Moreover, the method of surveying and pursuing the Sichuan Road Shengmo is also very useful, and Xiao Li leads people and Shi Tailin to pick out the details every day:

How many warships does this Lucia have in the Far East? What, I don't know, how is this coalition.

How many warships have you sailed north? What is the range and power of the artillery? What, military secrets, it's not good.

If you want to replenish it, you can't eat mustard or not, what about the big root, wasabi is very good, I don't believe it, try it at night.

Anyway, it was Mobei, and finally on October 14, 1854 in the Western calendar, the two sides signed the "Fuso English Peace Pact" - the shogunate gave privileges, Oguri could sign without asking for instructions, and Admiral Stellin finally agreed to Fuso's neutrality and did not insist on trade, but the English warships could enter and leave Nagasaki and Hakodate for supplies.

As for the merchant ships, the English were too busy to even do business in China, so they didn't ask for it.

Compared with the terms of Naohide's original world, the shogunate got better conditions, except that merchant ships were not allowed to enter the Fuso sea area for a period of ten years, and the most-favored-nation treatment was not in the agreement.

After the agreement was signed, Stylin left with the English fleet, Nagasaki Metoki Nagai Iwacheng was extremely happy, he felt that although "acting cautiously" could not be discussed, but the "accidental injury to the curtain body" was still preserved, and it seemed that not only did he keep his head and may not lose his position!

However, he couldn't be happy for a while, so he looked at the bill given by Oguri Tadashun and cried - he couldn't stop crying, before and after, Oguri spent a total of more than 70,000 Tianbao small judgments, of which 30,000 taels of gold were given to Shi Tailin alone!

Xiao Li sneered slightly on the side, I really thought that wolves don't eat meat, 30,000 taels of gold is equivalent to nearly 30,000 pounds, which is a huge amount of money at this time, otherwise the British Admiral Stellin can talk so well and daydream!

And there is still an internal response among the British, otherwise, if the strength is not as good as the people, how can it be so smooth!