Chapter 644: Slower doesn't mean no more
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After eating and drinking for a few days, on this day, Miyamoto Yewang finally officially met Wu Zhi and others in his private residence.
On the Miyamoto side, apart from his two sons, there was only one close aide; On Wu Zhi's side, in addition to the translator Nobunaga Jun, only Song Jiang, Qin Hui, Ning Yuan, and Meng Tao participated in the main personnel of the mission.
Very intimate meeting.
There is a tacit understanding on both sides, and it's time to get down to business.
"Master Wu, I don't know what you are doing in Japan on behalf of the Great Song Dynasty this time?" Miyamoto Yewang said in Chinese word by word, "I'm afraid it's not just to lease Goto as a transit port, right?" β
Wu Zhi smiled: "Yes, if it is just to lease your five islands as a transit port, it will not be my own envoy." β
Wu Zhi was a dignified and high-ranking official in the Great Song Dynasty, and he was considered a high-ranking official at the level of the country's prime minister, if he came to Japan in person, how could it be as simple as asking for a port, which anyone with a discerning eye could see.
"So, what is the purpose of Lord Wu's visit to my Kyushu Island this time, please Mingjian!" Miyamoto Nobo's eldest son, Taro Miyamoto, asked.
Taro Miyamoto was pale, with a look of forbearance, as if he was in pain.
"I won't go around in circles with you, this time I am leading the mission to come for a gold mine!" Wu Zhi said bluntly.
"Gold mines?"
Hearing this, the Miyamoto family and Nobunaga-kun were all shocked!
"Where's the gold mine?" Miyamoto looked at the old man and quickly calmed down.
Wu Zhi gestured to Qin Hui, and Qin Hui replied: "It is a gold mine on the five islands, which was discovered by accident by our Great Song Dynasty merchant ships, and it is a gold mine that is deeply buried but very rich in mineral deposits. β
"We're here to discuss with you how to develop this gold mine together."
Ning Yuan's implication is that after we Da Song knew about the gold mine, we did not hide it and keep it for ourselves, with a trace of arrogance.
"Humph! This is the gold mine on the territory of our Miyamoto family, so why should we develop it together with you? Miyamoto was suddenly dissatisfied.
"Jiro..."Miyamoto Nozomi signaled Miyamoto not to be impulsive, and then patiently asked Wu Zhi: "First of all, the old man has deep respect for the honesty of your Song people, but I don't know how Lord Wu and your Great Song plan to jointly develop this gold mine with us?" β
Song Jiang replied: "At present, the discussion on our side is that the gold mine will be fully mined by our Great Song Dynasty, and all the gold mined will be transported to my Great Song Treasury......" Song Jiang paused, looked at the gradually gloomy face of the Miyamoto family and continued: "As for the Japanese side, we will set up a branch of the Great Song Bank here, with Suzuki-kun as the branch president, and issue you a silver ticket with 10% of the gold mining volume as compensation, what do you think?" β
After Song Jiang finished speaking, the old face couldn't help but blush slightly, he also knew! This condition is basically the same as that of open robbery.
And Suzuki Nobunaga on the side was translating for other people in the Miyamoto family, and he secretly smiled bitterly, it turned out that Lord Wu had long planned to open a branch in Japan, and they had chosen themselves!
"Humph! Outrageous! β
This will be Miyamoto Nobo himself slapping the table! Anger was initiated.
"This gold mine belongs to my country, and you Song people want to occupy it all, it's really not greedy! Think we'll take away the gold by giving us some bank-printed shreds! β
"The silver ticket we gave you to the Great Song Bank can be circulated in the Great Song Dynasty!"
Wu Zhi's faint words made the erupted Miyamoto Yewang suddenly calm down a lot.
If silver tickets can circulate freely in the Great Song Dynasty, it is indeed similar to gold.
"But only a tenth is too little! And the silver bills issued by your Da Song Bank, who knows when they will suddenly be useless! "Although Taro Miyamoto is enduring the pain, his mind is still clear.
Wu Zhi glanced at each other with Song Jiang, Qin Hui, Ning Yuan and the others, and then said leisurely: "Then what are your conditions?" β
"Our conditions?" Miyamoto said sharply: "This is our own gold mine for the Japanese, of course we mine the gold ourselves for our own use, why should we cooperate with you Song people!" So our condition is that you don't meddle! β
"Huh!"
Qin Hui sneered and said, "Young man, don't be so naΓ―ve. Not to mention that you Japan don't have the technology and strength to mine this gold mine, so what if you can? With the strength of your naval army, can you protect this gold mine? At that time, even if my Great Song Dynasty doesn't interfere in it, and the pirates and bandits elsewhere know, I'm afraid that if 10,000 pirates come, you won't be able to bear it, right? β
Threat, red threat!
Qin Hui's subtext is that my Great Song will definitely not sit idly by when the time comes, and it is very likely that he will pretend to be a pirate to rob your gold mine.
Now that the Japanese lords are seriously divided, the unified army, and the Miyamoto family is just the lord of Kyushu in the south, it is too easy for the Great Song Dynasty to seize one of his islands.
After being beaten by Qin Hui, the Miyamoto family and their retainers exchanged heads and discussed.
"Good! We are willing to jointly develop the gold mine with Da Song, but the conditions are up to us! "Miyamoto Nozomi said.
"What conditions, let's hear about it."
Wu Zhi has no intention of giving in, but in negotiation, what he pays attention to is grinding, and what he has is patience.
"The gold mine can be mined by your Great Song Dynasty, and the gold can also be shipped back to your Great Song Dynasty, but the silver bills given to us by your Great Song Bank to Japan must account for seventy percent of the gold mined! This is the first one! β
Miyamoto Taro gritted his teeth and continued: "Second, in addition to Suzuki-kun as the president, one of my Miyamoto family must be the vice president of the branch set up by the Great Song Bank in Japan, responsible for managing the accounting accounts!" β
"Is that all?"
Wu Zhi raised his eyebrows, in all fairness, it is actually fair for Japan to offer this kind of condition, but it is a pity that Wu Zhi came this time with the intention of signing an unequal treaty with them!
"That's it, please consider it!"
"Don't think about it! No way! β
Wu Zhi directly opened his mouth to refuse, and seeing Miyamoto Ye's face sinking again, Wu Zhi touched his nose and continued: "Do you know that I opened a branch of the Great Song Bank here with you, which is more beneficial to you than ten gold mines!" I didn't expect you to be so greedy! It really hurts me! β
Wu Zhi looked distressed, and Qin Hui on the side immediately said with a gloomy face: "Are you going to force our Great Song Dynasty to forcibly occupy the gold mines of the five islands?" At that time, not only will the Great Song Bank not open a branch here, but you will not even be able to see the gold mines mined! β
As soon as these words came out, the group of people from the Miyamoto family gathered together again in embarrassment and discussed.
Alas, this is a weak country without diplomacy!
Wu Zhi secretly sighed, in the face of such a tough and rude demand, the other party could only timidly continue to discuss, it was really sad!
If Japan goes to the Great Song Dynasty to ask for gold mines and makes such a request, I am afraid that it will be kicked into the Bianliang River by the Manchu Dynasty civil and military immediately!
"Good! We promised! β
Miyamoto nodded to Wu Zhi with difficulty, but without waiting for Wu Zhi and the others to be happy, he changed his words again and said: "But I have heard for a long time that the Great Song Dynasty is the **** of the kingdom, and there are many talents, and the Wu Daren and the envoys are the best among them!" We have three small questions that we would like to ask your lords, and if you all solve these three problems, then we will sign a treaty! If you can't solve ......"
"Humph! Then please go back! Either mine the gold as we ask us or give it up! Miyamoto continued.
Wu Zhi and the others glanced at each other, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
It seems that the Japanese know the Song people very well, and they know that the Song people have the best face and wisdom, so they deliberately set up this set, so that Wu Zhi and they have to jump into the pit even if they know it, and if they lose, they really don't have the face to mention the gold mine again.
This is the urine nature of the literati.
"Good!"
Wu Zhi had to agree, the dignified Song Dynasty ruled the country with literature and education, how could he be afraid of the Japanese questioning.
"But your question can't be outrageous, if we want to become birds and fly to the sky to pick stars and moons for you, then it's better to forget it as soon as possible, don't waste everyone's time!"
Although Wu Zhi agreed, he was not stupid......
"This Master Wu is naturally rest assured, although the topic we will guarantee is difficult, there is always a way to do it!" Miyamoto smiled mysteriously.
The rest of Miyamoto Taro Jiro and those retainers had confidence in their eyes.
Confident that they will definitely be defeated!