Fujian, Fuzhou.

Chen Ji, the son of a maritime merchant, greeted Lin Wenyuan at the dock and asked in a low voice: "Brother Kuidou, how is Nanjing?" ”

Lin Wenyuan said excitedly: "It's done, Your Majesty really supports sea trade." ”

"That's good, that's good!" Chen Ji clenched his fists.

The Tokugawa shogunate of Japan could never fully open its seaports to China. Tokugawa Iemitsu, the shogun, would never have taken the initiative to contact the Nanjing Imperial Court.

Lin Wenyuan, or rather, the Fujian maritime businessman who pushed Lin Wenyuan out to do things, was bold and fooled at both ends!

They first reached a consensus with Matsudaira Nobutsuna, and Matsudaira Nobutsuna would take care of the Tokugawa shogunate, and Fujian maritime merchants would go to Nanjing to deal with Zhao Han.

If the Tokugawa shogunate is compared to the imperial court, then Matsudaira Nobutsuna is similar to the shogunate prime minister.

Behind Matsudaira Nobutsuna stood many pro-shogunate feudal lords, as well as Confucianism and Shinto forces in Japan.

The rebellion caused by Shiro Amakusa was not completely quelled until this year!

Amakusa Shiro was just the beginning, and due to the poor repression of the shogunate army, a large number of local lords who did not believe in Yahyoshi also joined the war against the shogunate rule one after another, and almost the entire feudal lords of Kyushu were fighting for independence.

Last year, the shogunate mobilized 220,000 troops to invade Kyushu in two directions, with the assistance of the Dutch fleet, and the main target was the rebel forces of the Shimazu domain.

By the end of this year, almost all of the daimyo in Kyushu had been eliminated.

Having learned from the painful experience, Tokugawa Iemitsu decided to change his ruling policy and ordered Matsudaira Nobutsuna to take the lead in studying policy with scholars.

When the Fujian maritime merchants learned of Zhao Han's attitude, they immediately went to Japan on a sea ship and passed the news to Matsudaira Nobutsuna.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna then met with Tokugawa Iemitsu and bowed down to present a reform plan.

Tokugawa Iemitsu didn't look through it himself, but asked, "You pick up the main thing and talk about it." ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna replied, "It is impossible to completely close off the country. In the previous battle, the Shimazu army had a large number of Western-style artillery, and its firepower was even more fierce than that of the shogunate army. Therefore, the shogunate ministers collectively agreed that it was necessary to establish trade zones in each region. Foreign merchants were not allowed to trade with local daimyos, but they were allowed to trade with the shogunate. ”

This policy of opening up a large number of ports has been successfully adopted in history, but it has been denied for a period of time.

Japan is closed to the rest of the country, and religious chaos is only one of the reasons.

In the early years of the Tokugawa shogunate, the feudal domains were encouraged to open their ports for trade in order to strengthen Japan's power. Gradually, the shogun discovered that the sea trade had strengthened the feudal domains, which was not conducive to centralized rule.

As a result, Nagasaki, the direct seat of the shogunate, was established as a semi-treaty port.

Chinese and Dutch merchants were only allowed to trade with the shogunate, not with feudal lords!

In the later years of Tokugawa Iemitsu, he closed the country, opened up, and closed the country, and repeatedly changed his policies, all with the maintenance of shogunate rule as the criterion.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was noncommittal and asked, "What else?" ”

Matsudaira continued: "The daimyo rebelled with the common people, and the reasons for this were very complicated. Ministers and scholars believed that education should be carried out. You can learn from the experience of China and set up local schools. The shogunate should provide money for the academy, so that the samurai could be educated from an early age, know the truth of loyalty, and know the principle of supporting the shogunate. In addition to using Confucianism to deal with Western religion, it is also necessary to use Japanese Shinto to deal with Western religion. Some schools can be combined with shrines to merge Confucianism and Shinto. The Buddhist temples that were destroyed by the red hair, the population of the original temple, and the registration of marriages, these rights and responsibilities can be transferred to the shrine. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu finally became happy: "This method is very good. ”

That's how the idea of bushido was formed!

Matsudaira Nobutsuna also said: "The whole of Kyushu no longer has a daimyo, and in the future, Kyushu will be directly governed by the shogunate, and the shogunate will select officials to serve in Kyushu." ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu became more and more satisfied: "You are all pillars of the country, and you can formulate very good national policies. ”

Matsudaira continued: "The Ming Dynasty in China has been annihilated by the rebels......"

"What? Is the Ming Dynasty, so powerful, also destroyed? Who is the new Chinese emperor? Tokugawa Iemitsu was shocked, he really heard of it for the first time.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna replied: "New China, there are three emperors. One is the Datong Emperor Zhao Han, the second is the Dashun Emperor Li Zicheng, and the third is the Qing Emperor Fulin. In fact, there are two more, both of which are the Ming clan that escaped, one has been destroyed, and the other is in Yunnan. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu sighed: "China has entered the Three Kingdoms era again. Tell me about these emperors. ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna said in detail: "Emperor Zhao Han of Datong must be in Nanjing, China. He is the most powerful, with the richest provinces in China. Emperor Li Zicheng of Dashun made the capital of Taiyuan, China, and it was he who destroyed the Ming Dynasty. Li Zicheng led his troops to invade Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty hanged himself......"

"Li Zicheng is a very bad guy," Tokugawa Iemitsu interrupted, "As a citizen, you shouldn't betray your own emperor. ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna also said: "The Qing Emperor Fulin, the capital of Shenyang, China. They are the Houjin barbarians, a group of uneducated savages, but they have heard that they are very brave in battle. After Li Zicheng destroyed the Ming Dynasty, the Houjin Barbarians quickly dispatched troops and almost wiped out Li Zicheng. ”

"Wait a minute," Tokugawa Iemitsu wondered, "why doesn't anyone have the capital in Beijing, China?" ”

Matsudaira explains: "The Later Jin Barbarians once had their capital in Beijing, but they were defeated by the Datong Emperor in Nanjing, and they returned to Liaodong with the population and food. Even the lord of the Joseon dynasty is now a vassal to the Houjin barbarians. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu shook his head and said, "Not good, not good. Li Zicheng, who betrayed the emperor, is not good, and neither is the uncivilized barbarians. If someone unifies China, it must be the Emperor of Datong. What is the name of Emperor Datong? ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna said: "His name is Zhao Han, and I heard that he is a descendant of the royal family of the Song Dynasty. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu praised: "Only the descendants of the imperial family can truly be emperors." How did he grow? ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna said: "Daming has been suffering from natural disasters for many years, Zhao Han's family starved to death, and only three brothers and sisters remained, and the eldest sister was also sold. Zhao Han and his sister begged to the south to work as slaves for a Confucian scholar. He is very smart, he was admitted to Xiucai when he was more than ten years old, and he could have been an official. The people of the same country were very jealous of Zhao Han's talent, so they colluded with the county magistrate to frame him and lured him to the county government to prepare to kill. ”

This is already similar to a legendary story, and Tokugawa Iemitsu suddenly became interested, and asked, "How did he escape?" ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna said: "This brilliant Emperor Datong, although he was only a teenager at the time, had already seen the enemy's tricks. He did not choose to flee for his life, but carried a spear and went to the county office alone to question the staff. The staff of the county magistrate colluded with the county officials, and hundreds of people besieged him. Emperor Datong was a peerless general, he held a gun, killed all the enemies, and burned the county government, so he fled to another country. ”

"What a hero!" Tokugawa Iemitsu praised.

Tokugawa Iemitsu grew up with a golden key and never experienced the suffering of the people. At the same time, he is ambitious, ruthless, iron-fisted dictatorship, and a little stupid in his later years. I insist on making a metaphor, similar to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in China (only on character and means).

Matsudaira continued: "Emperor Datong wandered in his homeland, and his greedy officials and landlords made it impossible for him to earn his life. So, he took some ronin warriors and raised troops in Jiangxi, China. To this day, the Datong Emperor has never lost a battle, and hundreds of thousands of enemy troops have been wiped out by him. I heard that he now has 500,000 troops and will be able to unify China in the next few years. Moreover, the Datong Emperor and the Nanban have been at war several times. He, like us, is restricting the spread of Western religion. ”

The Japanese refer to the Nanban as the European colonizers.

Tokugawa Iemitsu asked, "Are there many Westerners in China?" ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna said: "Compared to Japan, it's only a lot more. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu slapped his knees: "The Western religion is really a big trouble for my henchmen in the East, and Emperor Datong has done the right thing." Western religion should not only be restricted, but also expelled and exterminated! ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna said: "According to the news transmitted by Chinese merchants, the Emperor Datong admired the general's demeanor very much. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu suddenly stared at Matsudaira Nobutsuna's eyes and said with a playful smile: "Emperor Datong has also heard of General Ben?" ”

"Of course I've heard of it," Matsudaira flattered, "and the shogun's martial arts have long surpassed those of his predecessors and have long since spread to China and Korea. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu was skeptical, but he was inevitably smug and had a hearty smile on his face.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna took the opportunity to say: "The Emperor of Datong of China wants to restore diplomatic relations with Japan. Japan's grievances with the Ming Dynasty have nothing to do with Emperor Datong. Lord Shogun, Emperor Datong will soon unify China, and if the shogunate is friendly with him, it will also be extremely beneficial to the shogunate. In the future, if something happens to the Nanban, the shogunate and China can join forces to deal with the Nanban. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu was silent, thinking about the pros and cons of this matter.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna also said: "The daimyo rebelled against the common people, and some people shouted the slogan of respecting the king. You can ask the Emperor of China to give the Great Seal of the King of Japan, and then the Great Seal of the Shogunate. In this way, the rule of the shogunate was more justified. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu sneered: "Do you want me to be a vassal to that Datong Emperor?" ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna said: "China has always been the suzerain, and there is nothing wrong with this, and it will not affect the prestige of the general. China is the size of 10 Japan, and its population is as large as 10 Japan. Friendship with China will only make the shogunate more stable. You can first send an envoy to China to contact the Datong Emperor. As a gesture of goodwill, a few ports could be opened to Chinese merchants first. ”

This proposal represents the interests of many people.

The daimyo who were pro-shogunate, the officials of the shogunate, the Japanese Confucian scholars, and those Chinese maritime merchants. They connected with each other and planned together for a long time, nothing more than fooling Zhao Han and Tokugawa Iemitsu to expand trade.

As for Japanese Shintoism, it was still relatively weak at this time, and it needed to be integrated with Japanese Confucian scholars.

It was the religious turmoil of the past few years that led to the decline of Buddhism in Japan.

Especially in the coastal areas, the Yahists burned a large number of temples - Shinto shrines, because there was no incense and no influence, and even the rebellious Yahists did not bother to burn them.

After thinking about it carefully, Tokugawa Iemitsu said, "Let's send an envoy to Nanjing first." ”

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