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Even if it is 10 million taels of gold, Baoke Masayuki can't accept it. If Geng Jingzhong was compensated with 10 million taels of gold, the finances of the entire shogunate would collapse immediately. Not to mention that he and Tokugawa Ietssuna would not agree, even if any Japanese person came, they would not agree. However, the old people are old and the ghosts are old, and Bao Ke Zhengzhi is also well-informed, and the prince of Jingnan in front of him is not without the sincerity of negotiation, but he is just asking for a price.

Wang Zhenbang, Zeng Yangxing, Tang Zhi and others on the side all widened their eyes, they had never seen this kind of negotiation before. As soon as I heard 10 million taels of gold, all the blood gushed upward, and my excited hands and feet twitched. What a lot of money this should be, I'm afraid it will be a real gold mountain!

Baoke Masazhi pondered for a moment: "His Royal Highness the Prince and King Jingnan are guarding Fujian, and they should know the difficulty of running a country. There really isn't so much gold and silver in our treasury right now, not even half of what the prince said, I wonder if the prince can be tolerant? ”

Geng Jingzhong didn't care how pitiful he said, he clearly remembered the articles of the Treaty of Shimonoseki signed between the Qing State and the Japanese State at the end of the 19th century. China ceded the Liaodong Peninsula, Taiwan Island and its affiliated islands, and the Penghu Islands to the Japanese state, and compensated the Japanese state with 200 million taels of silver. China also added Shashi, Chongqing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou as commercial ports, and allowed the Japanese to invest and set up factories in China's treaty ports.

These main points are recorded in detail in the history books of middle schools. At that time, the Wa State did not give the Qing court any way out, and basically squeezed China's oil dry. The achievements of modernization that China had achieved in the Westernization Movement for more than 30 years were wiped out. Indemnity for land cession. Not only has China's sovereignty been lost. It also greatly deepened the semi-colonization of China, and China's international status at that time declined sharply.

Now, the enemy is weak and I am strong, and this field must be recovered, otherwise I will not be able to pass this level in my heart at all. Now there is no capital to pay for all parts of the country, but the compensation is not less!

Geng Jingzhong straightened his face and said: "I know this, but the 10 million taels of gold I want is not much, and I don't want you to take out 10 million taels of gold at once." Pay five or six million taels first. The rest is divided into several years and you can't pay it! ”

"This, this" Bao Ke Masayuki saw Geng Jingzhong's attitude so resolute, and couldn't help but choke up.

"Bring the stuff!" Geng Jingzhong said to Yang Jian behind him.

Yang Jian took out a blank piece of paper from Wen Jiàn's folder and handed it to Geng Jingzhong. The paper was full of words, but it was neatly arranged. This is the content of the terms that Geng Jingzhong and Li Guangdi negotiated in advance.

"No, look at it! In total, there are only these conditions, just sign it after reading it! Geng Jingzhong took the terms and immediately forwarded them to Baoke Zhengzhi.

After receiving the terms, Masayuki Baoke carefully checked them one by one. I saw that it was neatly written:

The first paragraph, the war reparations, totaled 10 million taels of gold as compensation for military expenses. The payment was made in eight installments: five million taels for the first time. shall be paid within 10 days of the ratification of the exchange of this Treaty; the second one million taels shall be paid within twelve months after the ratification of the exchange of this Agreement; The balance is divided in four equal amounts. Pay annually. The law is as follows: the first equal payment shall be paid within two years, the second within three years, the third within four years, and the fourth within five years, and the annual payment shall be calculated from the date of approval of the exchange of this agreement. After the first indemnity is paid, the unpaid amount shall be increased by 5 per 100 per annum; However, whenever the amount of compensation is paid in full or in advance, it will be at the mercy of the state. If the swap is fully repaid within three years from the date of ratification of the swap, the balance shall remain interest-free except for the interest paid or two and a half years or less than two and a half years or less.

The second paragraph adds commercial ports: Osaka, Nagoya, and Edo. From the date of ratification of the present treaty, and before the new treaty is made, all Chinese subjects, commerce, crafts, ships, and land trade shall be treated as if they were the most favourable of the Wa Nation. The provisions of the treaty shall be granted to the two months from the date on which the plenipotentiary ministers of the two countries draw the seal and do so.

1. In addition to the commercial ports that have been opened in the present country, it should be allowed to set up various places under the opening and establish them as treaty ports; In order for Chinese subjects to travel to and from overseas Chinese residences, engage in commercial crafts. All additional ports shall be handled in accordance with the regulations of the opening of the commercial sea port or the opening of inland towns and cities; Privileges and benefits should also be enjoyed: Osaka, Nagoya, and Edo. At the same time, all Chinese ships may sail into each port to carry passengers and carry goods, and before the two countries have agreed on the rules of navigation, the shipping affairs of each port shall be in accordance with the regulations of foreign ships entering the waterways of the Japanese country.

(2) If a Chinese subject wishes to temporarily store the goods of the goods in the land of the Japanese Republic of China, or when he wants to temporarily store the goods of the importer to the interior, he may temporarily rent the inventory of the warehouse except for the loss of tax notes and the payment of a fee.

3. Chinese subjects may engage in the manufacture of various crafts in the treaty ports and cities of the Japanese Kingdom; In addition, all kinds of machines must be imported by any kind of shipment, and only the import tax set by the order must be paid. Chinese subjects who manufacture a qiē goods in the Wei Kingdom, and their transportation taxes in the Mainland, the miscellaneous taxes and banknotes in the Mainland, and the benefits of the Chinese mainland in the storage and storage of the warehouses shall be handled in one manner as the goods transported into the Wei Kingdom by the Chinese subjects; As for the exclusion of the preferential examples, it is also different. Thereafter, if any provision of the Articles of Association shall be added as a result of the above additions, it shall be included in the treaty of commerce referred to in this paragraph.

The third paragraph is to ban Shintoism, but Buddhism can be practiced.

The fourth paragraph prohibits trade with any country other than China, and at the same time prohibits the construction of ships of more than 400 materials.

In the fifth paragraph, 20,000 war horses were collected and handed over in three parts. The first eight thousand horses, delivered with the first indemnity. The second 6,000 horses shall be paid within twelve months after the approval of the exchange of this agreement, i.e. with the second indemnity. The third six thousand horses, and then the third indemnity was delivered.

Paragraph 5, From the date of ratification of the exchange of this Treaty, the war shall cease according to the army.

After reading it, Masayuki Baoke quietly meditated. It seems that it is impossible to reduce the amount of gold, and it is estimated that none of the above clauses can be cut. Even if his heart was dripping with blood, he knew that if he signed this treaty, he would become a sinner in the Japanese kingdom, but he had no way not to sign it. Otherwise, their Tokugawa shogunate would really be in danger. Drinking to quench your thirst can at least have a glimmer of hope, which is what Baoke Zhengzhi thinks at the moment.

As for the ban on Shintoism? Buddhism was prevalent in their country, and Shinto was only in a dependent position. There are also few shrines in the entire city of Edo, but temples are everywhere. After the ban on Shintoism, it won't have any impact, but I don't know why the prince of Jingnan proposed this article?

Collecting 20,000 war horses is indeed a bit much, is it trying to curb the number of cavalry in the Wa Kingdom? Otherwise, what else can you do? They could only trade with China, which was the Geng family in Fujian Province who wanted to monopolize trade with the Japanese state, which did not have much conflict with their policy of closing the country to the outside world, and the most difficult thing was the opening of three additional treaty ports.

After a long pause, Masayuki Hoshina spoke: "Your country's coming to trade with the state will lead to the loss of a large amount of gold and silver, which is not conducive to the shogunate's war compensation for your army. ”

Geng Jingzhong heard Baoke Zhengzhi speak, and couldn't help but smile slightly and said: "It's impossible to cut, it's very good that I didn't ask for troops to be stationed in these three places!" ”

"Garrison!" Hoshina was shocked, and it was not too tight to garrison troops elsewhere, and if it was stationed in Edo, it would be a big trouble. The strength of the Mawei fleet is like this, and its army will definitely not be bad, otherwise the Shimazu family will not be destroyed so quickly. If they were allowed to garrison Edo, the Tokugawa shogunate would have to be threatened by them at all times, which no one could bear.

Masayuki Hoshina lowered his head and thought for a moment before he said: "These conditions, we can generally accept, but the specific number of various things still needs to be carefully discussed, this herb, I must go back to Edo to discuss with the Shogun, before the evening, can I give a positive answer?" ”

Geng Jingzhong said with a smile: "Then bother to bring a message to your general, only three hours." If there is no response after three hours, my fleet will enter Edo again. Yesterday only 900 shells flew into Edo Castle, but this time, it was much more than 900! ”

Edo Castle, Honmaru Temple. Looking at the clauses sent by Masayuki Baoke, the number of clauses is not much, but except for the last one, every other clause is extremely uncomfortable. Tokugawa Ietsuna pursed his lips tightly for a long time before he said in a deep voice: "Ten million taels of gold, do they want to empty my Tokugawa family?" ”

"General, we don't have a choice now. If we don't agree, we will attack Edo again this evening, and then the entire city of Edo will be destroyed. That loss is more than 10 million taels of gold, and if that is the case, the Tokugawa family will also be removed from the Wa Kingdom! Those feudal lords will not let go of this opportunity! Bao Ke said worriedly.

Tokugawa Ietsuna gasped, and after a long while, he continued to say in a deep voice, "It seems that this is the only way to go. Send the Mawei fleet away first, and then use the iron bowl method to deal with the disobedient daimyo. The treaty can be signed first, and all the gold in the treasury will be handed over to that Geng Jingzhong, and other things will be announced slowly when the political situation is stabilized. ”

Hearing this, Bao Ke couldn't help but bow his head slightly, the general is indeed older, and his thinking is also very mature. After signing the terms, he had a chance to continue the Tokugawa family, and if he sent troops to resist, the casualties were too heavy, and Edo was burned, and the Tokugawa shogunate would be replaced immediately.

"Uncle, let's go for a while! Please! (To be continued......)

PS: Time is pressing, Friday is too busy, sorry bros!