It seems that there are a lot of benefits for Daming to be a dog!

Listening to Zheng Guoxian talk about the four major benefits of becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty one by one, Tokugawa Ieqi, Tokugawa Qizhao and Okubo Tadashi couldn't help but sigh - isn't this a good thing that Japan has always dreamed of?

Now Japan is an East Asian orphan, locked out of the Celestial Empire by the Ming Dynasty, and wants to develop without resources, markets, technology, and funds...... Moreover, the coverage of the Celestial Empire was too large, covering almost the entire East except Japan. If the Ming Dynasty did not open the Celestial Empire circle to Japan, Japan would have no way out and would have to remain poor forever.

As for defeating the Ming Dynasty and grabbing resources, markets, and funds...... Originally, some people dared to think about it, but now, the Great Fleet of the Ming Dynasty was waiting in the sea outside Odawara City!

Moreover, the British Empire, the only one in the world that could provide military aid to Japan, had already surrendered and abandoned Japan after the Battle of Kiyin Waterway and the Battle of Jeokekejima. Japan is now truly isolated!

"So...... If Japan could not become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, would it be impossible for it to become rich and strong? Tokugawa asked tentatively.

Zhuge Weidao said with a smile: "In fact, the Ming Dynasty has already pointed out the clear way to Japan, even if Japan does not have the conditions to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty for the time being, the Ming Dynasty is still willing to promote Japan to a certain extent and help Japan reach the conditions for becoming a vassal of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible." The specific method was already proposed last time when I met with His Excellency Mito at the Kusarawa Wakan. ”

The Tokugawa family turned his head to look at the Tokugawa Qizhao: "Qi Zhao, the way of the Ming Dynasty is ......"

"Lord Gongfang, the "Twenty-one Articles of Tomorrow" proposed by the Ming Dynasty is the way to help our country......

Zhuge Weidao continued the words of Tokugawa Qizhao and said: "Your Excellency General, the Ming Dynasty is sincere in helping Japan, and the "Twenty-one Articles of Tomorrow" is also quite preferential, if Japan cannot respond to the goodwill of the Ming Dynasty with practical actions, I am afraid that there will be no chance to keep up with the states of the Celestial Empire of civilization and progress, and I am afraid that it will forever become the poorest and most backward country in the East. ”

Of course, Tokugawa Isaaki has already read the "Twenty-one Tomorrow's Promotions" brought by Tokugawa Saiaki, and he still remembers the main content of it.

The "21 Articles" are divided into five parts, of which the first part has a total of five articles, the contents of which are all related to tomorrow's national defense cooperation, the first is tomorrow's coastal defense cooperation, Japan will entrust its own coastal defense to the Ming Dynasty, and it only needs to be responsible for such tasks as coastal anti-smuggling and coastal defense; The second is the cooperation of the army tomorrow, while Japan hands over its coastal defense, it should also vigorously develop the army, and it is necessary to establish 17 elite standing army corps, the number of standing army troops should be maintained at about 500,000, and all the armaments of these army corps must be procured with the help and guidance of the Ming Dynasty; The third is the cooperation between the Ming military academy, Japan does not need to retain the naval officer academy, the officers of the coastal anti-smuggling unit and the coastal defense battery should be trained by the naval officer school of the Ming Dynasty, and the army noncommissioned officer academy and army university in Japan should be opened with the help of the Ming Dynasty. The fourth is tomorrow's common defense - in fact, if the Ming Dynasty fights with foreign countries, Japan will send her elite army to charge into battle! With Japan's 500,000 samurai army as cannon fodder, the Ming Dynasty was not afraid of casualties when it went to fight a world war...... Article 5 deals with arms procurement, and all Japan's arms purchases must be approved by the Ming Dynasty and be procured from the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, the Ming Dynasty can also provide military aid to Japan according to Japan's "needs."

The second part of the "Twenty-one Articles of Tomorrow's Promotion" is about diplomacy, which is four articles, the main content of which is that Japan must hand over all the powers to declare war, make peace, and conclude treaties to the Ming Dynasty, and that Japan's embassies and consulates abroad must have advisers to the Ming Dynasty to guide them.

The third part of the "Twenty-one Articles" is about Japan's industry and trade, and it is also four, Daming will liberalize the export of cotton, wool and silk to Japan, and will also give Japanese textiles to export to Daming a low tariff quota. At the same time, Daming will also provide Japan with cotton loans, wool loans and silk loans to help Japan develop the textile industry. In exchange, Japan must also open its market to the entire Celestial Empire, including the Ming Dynasty......

The fourth part of the "21 Articles" is about agriculture, forestry, fishery and animal husbandry, and it is also four. Since most of Japan is narrow and mountainous, it is not suitable for the development of grain cultivation that emphasizes economies of scale. So the Ming Society helped Japan develop mountain agriculture and forestry – including fruits, fast-growing trees, flowers, and other crops that were suitable for cultivation in hilly areas and required a lot of labor for deep processing. At the same time, Daming will also support Japan's fishing industry and the development of Ezo Island. Japan's Ezo Island is surrounded by world-famous large fishing grounds, which are ideal for the development of fishing. In addition, there are large areas of plains on Ezo Island that can be developed, which are suitable for large-scale agriculture...... Daming can provide special support loans to help Japan's chaebols to develop Ezo.

The fifth part of the "21 Articles", which is also 4 articles, is about helping Japan develop financial and stable currency...... That is, Japan's financial institutions should allow Ming capital to hold, Japan's financial industry should allow Ming financial institutions to enter and exit freely, Japan's currency should be bound to the Ming silver yuan, and Japan's bonds and stocks can be listed and traded in Daming. In short, Japan's finances must be under the full control of the Ming Dynasty!

Tokugawa Ieqi and his shogunate elders had long studied the "Twenty-One Articles" thoroughly, of course, knowing that once the contract was signed, Japan would become a de facto vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and they could not enjoy the treatment of a vassal state, that is, they would be an unorganized dog for the Ming Empire, and they would have to do the most dangerous and bitter work in the future, but the benefits they could enjoy were very limited. Although Zhuge Weidao has given the promise of "behaving well and being a formal dog", how much is he worth in this year? Whoever wants to sign such a treaty will be a thief of Japan......

But if you don't sign this "twenty-one article", there will be a fleet of exterminators on the sea outside Odawara City! Even if this fleet could not really destroy Japan, it would be able to destroy all of Japan's maritime power, bomb coastal cities into ruins, and then carry out a mine blockade on the Japanese mainland, so that Japan would be impoverished forever.

That is to say, sign a contract and sell the country, but do not sign it...... The Tokugawa family doesn't even have to sell the country!

Seeing that the Tokugawa family Qi lowered his head and didn't say a word, Zhuge Weidao understood his thoughts - he wanted to sell the country, but he was afraid of bearing the infamy of betraying the country for glory!

Romance

And Zhuge Weidao, who can pinch and calculate, of course, has long thought of a good partner for General Tokugawa who is a traitor, that is, the Japanese emperor Shizuko today.

"Your Excellency General," Zhuge Weidao looked at the Japanese general with a tangled face, and said with a smile, "Japan's future lies in the "Twenty-one Tomorrow's Promotions"...... Now that Japan is on the verge of the turmoil of the Warring States Period, the forces that intend to bring down the curtain have gathered in Nagasaki, and although they have not yet raised the banner of the downfall, how far is the king from the fall? It was impossible for the Nagasaki gang to leave the Japanese archipelago, and there was no possibility of the so-called enlightenment. The only thing they can do in the end is to fall the curtain! If the shogunate wants to nip this force in the bud, only Lianhe Daming, and His Majesty the Emperor, will join forces! General, as long as the emperor can join forces with you, it shouldn't be a problem to sign the "Twenty-one Articles of Tomorrow's Promotion", right? ”

"This ......" Tokugawa Ieqi hesitated a little, pulling the emperor to betray the country together is of course the best way to shirk responsibility, because the people below can't oppose both the imperial court and the shogunate, do they want to go to heaven? But the problem is that once the emperor is involved in politics, then the emperor's authority increases! And this Emperor Shizuko was not a candidate for the throne in his early years, so he also went to study in the Ming Dynasty, where he met many women from the imperial family and the Eight Great Families, and the current Queen Mother of the Ming Dynasty is said to be best friends.

If she hooks up with Da Ming, will she use Da Ming's power to bring down the curtain in the future?

"Father!" At this time, a girl's voice suddenly sounded, "The daughter is from the Tokugawa family, and Michiko married her daughter, and she is the son-in-law of the Tokugawa family...... Please trust Michiko and he will definitely defend the Tokugawa shogunate. ”