It was also lucky, there was neither wind nor rain or sunshine, and the outing dispersed until the evening.

Yang Chengying drank a few glasses of wine, walked a little shaky, and with the support of Zu Zepei and Shi Lang, got into a sedan chair and carried him back to the Admiral's Mansion.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Xu Kang coming over, and he was staying behind.

"My lord, Sakai Tadashi seems to be really anxious this time, and he has been staying in the main hall and refusing to go to the residence arranged by the minister to rest."

Xu Kang said with a smile, "It's not just him, Imagawa Naofang is also here." ”

"Then meet him."

Yang Chengying hiccuped, got up and got off the sedan chair, and went to the main hall under Xu Kang's guidance.

When they saw him come in, they all got up.

Tadashi Sakai and Naobo Imagawa are old acquaintances, and they both bowed down slightly to say hello.

Sakai Tadashi said: "King Zhou stayed in Ryukyu for some time, and specially bought some fresh fruits and vegetables and sent them to the Admiral's Mansion to taste the King of Zhou. ”

"Thanks for bothering, sit down." Yang Chengying took the lead in sitting down cross-legged, and then ordered the attendant to pour tea.

Imagawa Naofang observed for a while, and said with a smile: "The look on the face of King Guanzhou should be Yaxing, and he drank a few glasses." ”

"Not really. The Western countries have all been settled, and the new admiral led the fleet south to recover Jilong Island, and there were also good results, so the mood was very good, and the game started. ”

Yang Chengying said with a smile: "I didn't drink it originally, but I was dragged to death by a wealthy businessman, so I drank a few more glasses, and my face turned red." ”

Sakai Tadakatsu and Imagawa Naofang glanced at each other, no wonder they didn't come out to meet for a long time, it was because of this incident.

"If I'm not afraid of your annoyance, I wanted to invite you to the table. I also feel that inviting you into the endgame is a loss of hospitality. ”

Yang Cheng fanned the wind with a round-faced fan, "So, I want to ask you to rest for one night and pick up the wind for you alone tomorrow." ”

Sakai Tadashi bowed down and thanked: "King Zhou's heart, we understand it." It's just that the current situation is unstable, and you need to rely on King Zhou's generosity, so I specially invited. ”

"Please go north immediately, the princess has already swept the court in Edo, waiting for the arrival of the king of Zhou."

Imagawa Naofang took over the conversation and warmly invited.

It seems that the shogunate is really in a hurry.

The news of the Kumamoto Domain and the Shimabara Domain came one by one, allowing Yang Chengying to already grasp the general situation of the two domains.

To say, the samurai of the shogunate were really enough for Fira.

To deal with the people who rose up, the well-equipped shogunate army could not defeat it in the field.

Originally, according to Yang Chengying's plan, the shogunate army drove the people to the castle, because the cannon could not open the castle, so his ships were needed.

At this time, he can ask for a sky-high price.

Unexpectedly, the shogunate army was defeated in the first battle, and it did not have the demeanor of the year.

"In that case, when I have arranged things here, I will go north."

Yang Chengying yawned.

Sleepy in spring, lack of sleep in summer, he is sleepy.

Imagawa Naofang hurriedly glanced at Sakai Tadakatsu, and Sakai Tadakatsu looked embarrassed.

But he still spoke: "My lord, all the expenses for this trip north will be paid by the shogunate, so there can't be too many ships." ”

"I understand, I only need four ships to escort me, plus three big bird ships to deliver information, how about a lucky ship to carry supplies?"

Yang Chengying put on a posture of not embarrassing them.

Sakai Tadashi thought about it carefully, and it seemed to make sense, so he had to agree with it.

If he had known this, he should have stopped talking in front of the general, Sakai Tadashi thought in frustration.

At the beginning, the general agreed to ten ships, and now Yang Chengying also wants ten ships to go north.

Imagawa Naofang didn't have so much mental activity, so he only asked, "When will King Zhou leave?" ”

"Two days later, how's it going?"

Yang Chengying yawned again, "This is already the fastest." ”

"Well, we can afford to wait!" Tadashi Sakai was anxious.

If it drags on for a day, it is possible that the situation will deteriorate for another day, and no one wants to see the situation erode beyond control.

Yang Chengying also knew, but he didn't deliberately delay, but needed to be carefully arranged.

This time, the shogunate had to give a little reward.

In order to reward the brave sailors and sailors who sailed well, Yang Chengying deliberately transferred them all to four ships temporarily, and they were proficient in the use of their own ships and went north together.

In addition, the big bird boat should also arrange good manpower, which is a small achievement.

Fukubune was also loaded with supplies, mainly for Tokugawa Iemitsu, as well as as a greeting gift for passing through the feudal kingdoms and the prefectures under the jurisdiction of the government.

This is to pave the way for the future.

In late May, Yang Chengying boarded the flagship with Tokune and others, and led the fleet out of Naha Port and bound for Edo.

Along the way, he taught Fu Qingzhu and others the knowledge of marine diseases in the cabin during the day, and discussed "knowledge" with Deyin at night.

He anchored at Kagoshima, Nobeoka Domain, Tosa Domain, Sakai Port, Toba Port, Shimoda and other ports of the Satsuma Domain, landed ashore to replenish resources, and then arrived in Edo in a leisurely manner.

It took a month, which made Sakai Tadashi and Imagawa Naobo anxious.

However, they can't do anything about Yang Chengying, after all, the reason is legitimate.

What's more, they have a request from Yang Chengying.

On the 10th day of the sixth month, Yang Chengying met with Tokugawa Iemitsu at the Imperial Palace in Edo Castle.

Sitting on both sides.

After a few pleasantries between the two sides, Tokugawa Iemitsu said: "I invited King Zhou to come this time, because I want to discuss something with King Zhou. ”

"I've heard a lot about what the general wants to say along the way, but this is your internal affairs, and it's inconvenient for me to interfere."

Yang Chengying said deliberately.

"At present, the sea route needs to be cut off, and it must be King Zhou's fleet."

Tokugawa Iemitsu said very arrogantly, "As long as King Zhou is willing to help, all expenses will be borne by the shogunate." In addition, you can also say yes. ”

"I am grateful for the general's kindness."

Yang Chengying said: "It's just that I am located in a remote place in the northeast, and most of the northeast has no suitable ports, only Vladivostok." ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu's eyes were glazed, this is to be increased.

But he didn't have a seizure, he just asked: "King Zhou has something to say, and we can talk openly between us." ”

"Well, I hope you can open the port of Niigata as a free trade port."

Yang said, "In addition, I heard that the Matsumae Domain led the trade with Ezo, and I hope to trade with the Matsumae Domain as well. ”

Next, Yang Chengying took out a map and pointed to the place of Vladivostok, as well as the location of the port of Niigata and the Matsumae domain.

Although Vladivostok has many shortcomings, it is a rare good port, and the local products of the Northeast are inseparable from maritime trade if they want to go out and attract the millet of the Japanese country to supply the border areas.

Despite the many problems of maritime trade, Yang Chengying firmly believes that food should not be wasted because of choking.

When the steam technology is more widely used and the basic technology is more solid, the steam ship will be the mainstream in the future.

Tokugawa Iemitsu struggled for a while, thinking of the rebellion in the country, and finally turned his heart on the sidelines and nodded in agreement.

"As long as you abide by the laws of our country, the above places can be used as trading ports, and the shogunate will appoint a special commissioner to take care of this matter."

Tokugawa Iemitsu said ruthlessly.

Yang Chengying smiled at this time: "In this way, I am willing to contribute to the general and eliminate the traitors of your country."

There is also a condition, please release the Tsushima Domain's Zong Yoshisei. ”

"No problem." Tokugawa Iemitsu agreed.