Chapter 596: Friendship and Friendship Tomorrow

"From the perspective of the Ming government, the so-called emperor of Japan is the orthodoxy of Japan. Your Excellency, the general of Zhengyi, is placed in the Ming Dynasty, which is Wang Mang, Cao Cao and the like. Uh, you haven't read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", have you? Let's not talk about that, all in all, if you don't have a good name, other countries will not recognize you as the de facto ruler of Japan. The best way to solve this problem is for your emperor to issue an edict that will give up the emperor's de facto power to rule the country in the form of a decree. It's up to you to figure out how to do it. What I need you to do is to organize an embassy to go to Jingshi to pay tribute. This mission must represent Japan as a nation, not you, do you understand when I say that? Another point, don't take advantage of the mentality, carry some worthless things to pay tribute, and when you come back, you can make a small fortune, if you dare to do this, I will dare to let people burn the entire Edo Castle, and hunt you and your family all over Japan. ”

After Chen Xie's words were spoken, it became more and more unpleasant. Tokugawa Iemitsu still had to listen with a smile, thinking in his heart that this Lord Chen of the Ming Dynasty was different from the notes left by the messengers who went to the Ming Dynasty before? But then again, if it were the same, he wouldn't be able to bring the fleet to the door, let alone ask for compensation. It's not that Tokugawa Iemitsu doesn't want to resist, but he knows better that as long as he resists, the other feudal clans in Japan are likely to become the objects of Chen Xie's support.

A legendary gentle Ming, after tearing off the disguise, is actually very cruel. This is how Tokugawa Iemitsu recognized.

The Lord Chen in front of him put on a posture that I care about you, and then told him in an unquestionable tone, how do you change it, how do you change it. Oh. You don't want to do it? Then I'll beat you. In that sense, there is nothing else to explain. So, Tokugawa Iemitsu was very conscious, listening and recording at the same time, and forcibly endured the unspeakable humiliation in his heart. After persisting for more than an hour, Chen Xie's mouth was dry, and then he said lightly: "That's all." ”

So what did Chen Xie say? There are the following points, first of all, you have to be obedient, otherwise I will beat you. Secondly, you still have to be obedient, or I will beat you. And finally? You have to be obedient, or I'll kill you. After saying a lot, he finally threw out a text material: "Take a look." No problem, sign it. ”

The name of the material is "Some Consensus between the Two Countries on Lend-Lease and Tariff Issues Tomorrow", all in Chinese, not in Japanese. What's written on this thing? Quite simply, three main points. First, there is zero tariff on each other, and second, Japanese law does not apply to lend-lease. In matters of law, the lease is equivalent to the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Third. If the Ming people break the law in Japan, they should be handed over to the Ming Dynasty first, and then let the Ming law deal with it.

Tokugawa Iemitsu hardened his head and signed and stamped it, and Chen Xie's smile became cordial, and he smiled: "That's right." Don't worry, as long as you are obedient, I will treat you well. I brought 5,000 Daming smoothbore guns this time, which is what you call iron cannons, so it's cheaper for you. Fifty taels of silver for each will do, and the three-pounder cannon will you see? Five hundred taels per door. ”

Chen Xie's face changed quickly, just like a big brother next door, patting people's shoulders "set almost", all kinds of flickers, "With these equipment, you can ......." "Tokugawa Iemitsu really wants these weapons, the problem is that he has no money now, and he has to pay 500,000 taels of silver to the Ming Dynasty, basically he doesn't have much money. I really can't afford to buy these weapons again.

"No money? I'll lend it to you, the interest rate is not too high, just five cents a year. "Honestly, this interest rate is really not high, but Chen Xie's next sentence is not very good: "You can use Japan's salt tax as collateral, and if not, use Iwami Silver Mountain as collateral." ”

To tell you the truth, Japan is a country with too few resources to compare with North Korea. Such a country, even if it were to occupy it, would be a loss-making deal. Chen Xie came to Japan with the intention of making a fortune first and then speaking, and this shogunate, Chen Xie didn't want to defeat it, not only did he not defeat it, but he also supported it to strengthen it.

Tokugawa Iemitsu is not stupid, he knows exactly what he is doing. To be clear, if you don't do these things, someone will definitely do them, even more ruthlessly than he does.

At this time, Chen Xie saw him hesitating, so he threw out a bag of dog food: "Takechiyo, I still have something to do that I need to trouble you to do." You can rest assured, this thing is not done in vain, and there are rich rewards. ”

Resisting the urge to smash this guy to death with the inkstone in front of him, Tokugawa Iemitsu had to smile and ask, "What is the matter?" ”

"Actually, it's not a big deal, I need to recruit a group of young Japanese men to go to Nanyang to be mercenaries, and this matter will be handled by you. For each recruit you recruit, you will receive five silver dollars in labor fees. You see, I'm nice to you, right? Chen Xie began the routine of the devil's voice bombarding his ears again, and this time Tokugawa Iemitsu didn't think there was anything wrong. It's just a curious rhetorical question: "The Ming samurai are so powerful, why do you want to recruit Japanese samurai?" ”

"Hey, it's been a long time, you still don't know about Daming. As for the people of the Ming Dynasty, they have always had the habit of being difficult to leave their homeland. I worked hard to build an archipelago larger than Japan in the South Seas, and I went back to mobilize the people to farm, but no one wanted to go. I don't want to leave my hometown no matter how much I give, just like that, there is still a lot of land over there. The reason why they are called mercenaries is because some local natives do not obey the king, and often come to make trouble, and the soldiers need to take up arms to fight, and at the same time they have to farm. When you recruit people, tell those Japanese samurai that if the contract is signed for three years, as long as you work hard, ten silver yuan per person per month during the contract period, and when the three-year contract expires, everyone who is willing to stay will be given fifty acres of land. Chen Xie's words are sincere, why do you want to do this, it is very simple, it is to let the Japanese play with the local natives.

Chen Xie's abacus is very lacking in morality, how much do he think the Japanese can go? It's hard to recruit 50,000 people from Dingtian, how many local natives are millions? Let so many Japanese people play with so many natives, and there is really no return. Especially in those tropical rainforests in the South Seas, can the Japanese survive it? Even if you survive, how many people will be left in the end? can really survive the contract period, Chen Xie really doesn't mind staying and being a citizen of Xinghai City.

After talking for an afternoon, Tokugawa Iemitsu felt that there was still hope in life, five silver yuan per person. Nima Japan has a population of more than 10 million, and there are many young and strong men, who dare not say it, and can pull out 1.8 million at will. He didn't want to make more money, so it would be good to have 200,000 to make up for Daming's loss. Eventually, Tokugawa Iemitsu agreed, but made another request, asking the Ming to send someone to help him train his army to deal with the vassals who might rebel. Chen Xie had to agree to this matter, and he agreed very simply, and promised that under certain circumstances, Daming could send troops to help the shogunate quell the rebellion.

Finally able to leave the military camp of the Ming Dynasty, not far away, Tokugawa Iemitsu told everyone everything, by the way, he showed them the signed text, and after speaking, he said abruptly: "If you don't sign, you can't do it, the knife is on your neck." After speaking, he said proudly: "However, I didn't blindly back down, and finally won a chance for everyone to make a fortune." ”

Let's go, let's go, after saying it, the subordinates are also excited, and they praise the boss for his wisdom. can actually get such a good opportunity to make a fortune, and can buy sharp arms from the hands of Daming, so I am afraid of a fart rebellion from all walks of life. Platoon guns and artillery are an invincible combination in their opinion. In addition, Daming also agreed to the condition of sending troops in a time of crisis, and now everyone really put their hearts back in their stomachs. Daming really didn't come to destroy Japan, this was just to take revenge.

After sending Tokugawa Iemitsu away, Su Haochen asked Chen Xie very incomprehensibly: "My lord, if you occupy a small amount of land, you will occupy it, why keep this general?" When I hear the name of the emperor, it's like chopping them up and feeding them to the dogs. ”

Chen Xie said lightly: "Don't get excited, take your time, in the future, this lease in Japan must make a difference, and it must be made into an image project, so that the Japanese know that the Ming Dynasty is invincible, and being able to live in the Ming Dynasty is the same as being able to live in heaven." There is another issue that is very important, that is, the problem of language, the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty, must be promoted in Japan, and things like Japanese should be thrown into the garbage heap of history. ”

What Chen Xie was thinking, Su Haochen naturally couldn't understand. Who would have thought that such a small country as Japan would rise rapidly after the Meiji Restoration? Who would have thought that the Jurchens, with a population of only one million, could enter the Central Plains? Three hundred years later, in the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan received an indemnity of 200 million silver from China. After that, Japan, which was constantly sucking blood from China, occupied half of China in one go. So, the shogunate, let's try to live as long as possible. At least in Chen Xie's lifetime, he must assimilate this nation in all directions, otherwise he will inevitably fight back in the future.

As for the idea of destroying this country and killing all the people here, Chen Xie would not have it. How long do you have to kill this more than 10 million people? It's better to make the best use of everything and let them fight to the death with the Nanyang monkeys.

The state propaganda agencies are a very strange place, such as the shogunate's external propaganda. It was obviously a peace treaty of land reparation, but in their mouths, it became a friendly peace treaty of tomorrow. Why is it a peace of friendship? If you look at this carefully, trade and zero tariffs? Look at this again, the Ming Dynasty sells advanced arms to Japan, have you seen the artillery, have you seen the iron cannon? (To be continued......)