"Is there still a law in the world that our shogunate needs to obey?"

Tokugawa Hidetada asked with some annoyance.

"They said that it was the regulations of the public law of world commerce and trade formulated by their Xichang factory, and we violated their regulations by trading with Xiyi without the permission of their Xichang."

Tokugawa Iemitsu lowered his head and asked, "Can that kid see this Ming Guoqincha?" ”

Tokugawa Hidetada said helplessly: "All the soldiers are coming to the city, can you not see it?" ”

"Yes!"

Bang!

A fan fell directly to the ground.

"I've never been bullied like this in the shogunate! Sail a few ships and set up a few cannons, and I'll push my shogunate to the point where the foundation of the temple is all about to die! It's a shame, a great shame! ”

Tokugawa Hidetada said in a loud voice.

Tokugawa Iemitsu lowered his head.

"When I see the people of Mingguo, what should the child do, please make it clear."

Tokugawa Iemitsu then asked.

"As long as we can allow the Tokugawa family to continue to be the actual owners of this land, we can agree to the rest."

Tokugawa Hidetada replied.

"Understood!"

Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded, and next, he personally came to the flagship of the Daming West Factory and met Zhang Gui.

Zhang Gui actually came to the country to ask for food and money.

In fact, he has never limited his eyes only to China, he has always thought about solving the domestic problems of the Ming Dynasty by mobilizing global resources.

And did not like other powerful bureaucrats in the Ming Dynasty, who only focused on the people who were suffering in the country, and tried every means to deprive the people of more until they forced the people to rebel.

Zhang Gui knew that the biggest hole card of the domestic magnates and gentry was to control most of the land of the Ming Dynasty, and then control most of the food resources of the Ming Dynasty.

And his solution is not to fight you in the circle of only the Ming Empire, but directly use the whole world as a chess game.

According to the rules set by the Chenghua Dynasty, Cao Liang needed to transport 4 million stone grains into Beijing every year for use as the military quartermaster of the Nine Border and the palace and the official rice of Beijing.

In other words, not counting the losses on the road, Zhang Gui needed to get more than four million stone of grain in the Wa Kingdom.

Zhang Gui believes that the Japanese Shogunate can take it out, after all, the Japanese Shogunate is now in a period of rising national strength, and the key is more than 20 years ago, before it grabbed the entire North Korea.

"Tokugawa Iemitsu, the shogun, has seen the Shogun."

Tokugawa Iemitsu saluted very humbly when he saw Zhang Gui, he couldn't be humble, and now hundreds of breech cannons on the Ming warships were still facing his Edo Castle.

Zhang Gui asked arrogantly, "Do you know that you have bad rules?" ”

After listening to Zhang Gui's question, Tokugawa Iemitsu replied angrily: "I don't understand, please make it clear to the Imperial Minister." ”

"My West Factory is ordered to supervise the world's commerce, so all trade that is not permitted by my West Factory is illegal trade!"

Zhang Gui asked coldly as he spoke: "Who allowed you to trade with my Ming merchants and even Western merchants privately?" ”

After paraphrasing the speech, Tokugawa Iemitsu said, "I didn't know that there was such a regulation in the country. ”

"Don't you know how to send someone to ask?"

Zhang Gui asked, and then he pretended to be angry and slapped a few cases: "It can be seen that you Japanese slaves do not mean to respect my Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

After listening to the interpreter relay Zhang Gui's words, Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't help but hurriedly say: "Don't dare! This is all done by the people below to hide from the shogunate, and the shogunate will definitely deal with it strictly in the future and give an explanation to the kingdom! I just don't know, what is the kingdom going to do with us? ”

"My Emperor is benevolent! I will not raise a large army to fight because of this. But you need to compensate for this, for the losses caused to me by illegal trade, and for the losses caused by the expedition to my West Factory because of this incident. In addition, as for the next step in how to comply with the corresponding trade regulations of our Nishisho, it is natural that our Nishichang will continue to recognize the power of your shogunate in this land. ”

Zhang Gui saw that Tokugawa Iemitsu was still cooperative, so he said his purpose.

Tokugawa Iemitsu breathed a sigh of relief, he had the same idea as his father, as long as Zhang Gui was willing to let them continue to be the masters of the Japanese slaves in the Japanese country, they could accept other conditions.

Tokugawa Iemitsu smiled and said: "Thanks to His Majesty the Emperor of the Kingdom of God, the ministers of the small country are grateful, and I am willing to pour all the strength of the island country and repay the Dragon Grace of His Majesty the Emperor of the Kingdom of God!" ”

Zhang Gui found that Tokugawa Iemitsu was very sensible, and he actually guessed that he was just here to ask for benefits, so he smiled and said: "It's enough to have your words, just according to what you said, pour all the grain, gold and silver in the current treasury of the other country as compensation!" ”

"In addition, our West Factory has to set up offices in your Edo, Nagasaki, and Hirado in order to supervise whether the rules of the world trade are broken in other countries, including whether our Ming merchants have broken the rules in other countries, and your shogunate has the obligation to protect the safety of our West Factory in your offices."

"Also, I don't have the right to detain anyone from my West Factory office.

"In addition, your shogunate needs to cede Kagoshima to me Daming, because that is the land of my Daming, and our Hanlin Academy has already proven it."

Zhang Gui looked at Tokugawa Iemitsu when he said this.

"This ......"

Tokugawa Iemitsu was very angry in his heart, he wanted to say, can't this Ming country cha hear that his words are just a modest word, how can he really be willing to give all the wealth of the shogunate, and allow his Edo Castle to have the official office of the Ming State West Factory, this is not the same as finding an emperor for his shogunate? I still want to cut the island!

"What, don't want to?"

Zhang Gui asked in a cold voice, and then threatened: "Do you have to support another Shogunate with another name?" ”

When Tokugawa Iemitsu heard Zhang Gui's words, he immediately fell to the ground in fright: "Shangguo Qin is angry!" We are willing to do this, and we are willing to carry out all the decrees of the Emperor of God! However, can you ask Kamikuni to promise that if other daimyo attempt to betray the shogunate, Kamikuni will send soldiers to assist the shogunate in quelling the betrayers and recognize the current legitimacy of the shogunate?! ”

"You're going to bargain."

Zhang Gui said with a smile, he found that these Japanese shogunate generals were not stupid.

But Zhang Gui didn't want to become the umbrella of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Anyway, you have to collect some protection money every year.

It can't be called a protection fee, it should be called a garrison fee.

Zhang Gui also said: "If the shogunate of the other country is willing to always respect my Ming Dynasty and abide by the global trade regulations formulated by my West Factory, it is not that we cannot always recognize your orthodox status in the Japanese Kingdom, nor can we maintain your status." ”

"It's just that you have to allow my Xichang to send troops to your country and provide a fund every year. This garrison is temporarily under the management of the army we are stationed in, and it is regarded as a temporary rental place for our West Factory, which is called the concession. If your shogunate is willing, the Governor will have Nishichang sign a deed directly with the shogunate, agreeing on the corresponding regulations, which can include that if a daimyo betrays your shogunate, I can send troops to help you pacify it. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu was overjoyed, and he realized that this would make his Tokugawa shogunate's position in the Wa Kingdom more stable, so he immediately agreed: "We are very willing to sign such a contract with the Uekoku Nishichang!" ”

So, next, Zhang Gui and Tokugawa Iemitsu finalized the corresponding treaty between the West Factory and the shogunate.

In addition to specifying that the West Factory was to set up an office in Edo Castle and the concession area to be used as the military and political station of the West Factory, the treaty also specified the indemnity payment and other detailed rules.

Of course, because of this, the Tokugawa shogunate also donated all the grain, gold and silver in the existing treasury to the West Factory in accordance with the provisions of the treaty.

As a result, the West Factory was able to obtain 6 million taels of grain, more than 100,000 taels of gold, and more than 3 million taels of silver.

"First send someone to transport the grain back in advance in a hard sailing boat, according to Your Majesty's will, this operation, the gold will be used as the reward of the governor and your Shen family, half each. The silver is used as a reward and fund for other official schools in the West Factory. In this way, 500,000 taels are reserved for the use of the office and the concession, and Zheng Zunqian of the Sailor School has the best performance in the bombardment of Edo this time, so that he can serve as the official of the West Factory Office in Edo and the 100 households of the concession, and leave him 500,000 taels as the funds for the management of the office and the concession in the future. In addition, another 1 million taels will be set aside as the funds for the next West Plant to increase the scale of the water division, and the remaining 2 million taels will be rewarded according to the rules. ”

Zhang Gui instructed Shen Yourong.

Shen Yourong agreed: "Yes!" ”

He and the Xichang official school present were very happy, and they all had to admit that it was easy to make a fortune if they worked in the Xichang, and the key was that it was easy to be promoted.

Zhusheng Zheng Zunqian didn't expect that he himself would become an official so quickly, and he also hurriedly came to Zhang Gui to thank him.

Zhang Gui helped him up and said: "You are the first official of my West Factory stationed overseas, and you have to set an example!" You know? ”

Zheng Zunqian nodded solemnly: "Please rest assured!" ”

Zhang Gui continued to instruct: "We have emptied the Japanese shogunate, and the shogunate will definitely increase the exploitation of the Japanese people, and the contradictions between the government and the people within the Japanese will inevitably intensify, so you must establish an orderly and personal rights and interests official office in the concession as soon as possible, so as to attract more wealthy Japanese households, including local daimyos, to transfer their property to our Xichang concession in Edo, so that our Xichang can control their wealth and activate the business and trade of the concession." ”

"Humble duty, remember!"

Zheng Zunqian replied.