1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 744 "Qisa Peace Conference"

"Ceded land?" Junlong Tsuda, the representative of the peace talks of the Satsuma clan, immediately stared angrily after hearing Luo Rucheng's words. How can I easily cede the land to Qiguo with you. This discussion is absolutely impossible!"

"Your envoy, don't you want to hear where we are going to reap?" Luo Rucheng was a little surprised to see the other party's such a violent reaction.

"No matter where it is, it belongs to the indivisible land of my Satsuma clan." Tsuda Junlong said angrily: "Therefore, your side, please retract this discussion and discuss other things."

"We won't cut off your Satsuma clan's territory on land." Luo Rucheng said to himself: "However, many islands in the sea must be ceded to Ryukyu as compensation. After all, your Satsuma clan has caused serious damage to Ryukyu. Injuries, tens of thousands of people were killed and injured, Shuri King City was destroyed, Ryukyu King and many ministers were also killed by you."

Tsuda Junlong remained silent, looking at Luo Rucheng with a serious expression, but thinking rapidly in his heart.With the superior sea power of the Qi army, coupled with the fact that the Satsuma army has been severely damaged, it should be easy for the opponent to control the many islands of the Satsuma domain on the sea.Although in name it was ceded to Ryukyu, most of it was to be controlled by Qi State, and then ships and armed forces were stationed to monitor and prevent the resurgence of Satsuma.

More than 100 years ago, the original Tanegashima lord and Shimadzu clan's vassal Tanegashima Hisashi was transferred for some reason, and the Osumi Islands, including Tanegashima, became the direct territory of the Shimadzu family.Although those islands have few thalassemias and no production, they are the traditional fishing areas of the Satsuma domain, and they are the best anchorage and supply points for fishermen when they go fishing.

If all these islands are ceded to Ryukyu, wouldn't it be possible that the Satsuma clan will directly face the threat of Qi's navy in the future, and their fleet can even be used as a stronghold, so that they will arrive at dawn and evening, and if there is any danger, they will send their naval guns to the island. At the gate of Kagoshima, you can ask for anything.

The negotiations lasted for two days, because the Satsuma clan firmly opposed the cession of the Osumi Islands, which brought the negotiations between the two sides to a stalemate.

On May 5th, under the escort of a warship of the State of Qi, a group of envoys from the Edo shogunate sailed into the Kagoshima pier in two closed ships. However, the purpose of their trip was not to mediate Qi Sa Instead, they came to question Qi about the appearance of Qi warships swimming near Nagasaki Port and the expulsion of the Matsumae clan by the Ming army stationed in Yunzhou (today's Hokkaido Island, Japan).

"Are you, Qi State, preparing for an all-out war against us, Japan?" the shogunate envoy Tokugawa Kensaku asked sternly.

More than two months ago, the Tokugawa shogunate received news that three warships belonging to the Qi State had arrived at Nagasaki Port and were swimming in the nearby waters. Although they did not make any offensive actions, some merchant ships entering and leaving the port were secretly worried. Uneasy, thinking that there was a war or an armed confrontation, this brought great pressure to the shogunate stationed in Nagasaki.So he ordered people to take a boat to Edo and report to the shogunate.

After hearing the news, Hoshina Masaoyuki (uncle Tokugawa Ietsuna), the elder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Sakai Tadakatsu, Nakamatsudaira Nobuzuna, Abe Tadaaki and others were terrified.There was a dispute between the Naqi Kingdom and the Satsuma Domain, which led to armed conflicts between the two sides. The shogunate was aware of these situations.They are happy to see the war between the Shimadzu clan of the Satsuma clan and the Qi State. No matter how the two sides win or lose, they will weaken the Satsuma clan to a certain extent.

But why did the Qi State send warships to approach Nagasaki?Could it be that because the Shimadzu family can't do anything on land, they want to intimidate Nagasaki and let the shogunate take action to suppress the Satsuma clan?
In recent years, the Nasatsuma clan has made a lot of profits from those smuggling trades that are not on the stage. It is said that they have secretly expanded the standing clan army, improved and improved the treatment of warriors in the clan, and even updated the military equipment in the clan. and optimization.In addition, the Satsuma domain also began large-scale development of new fields and river renovation work, making its strength far surpass that of the Kyushu domains, and even surpassed the southwestern region of Japan in terms of force.

More than 20 years ago, because the Satsuma Domain and the Obi Domain competed for the territory of Ushinotoge, the shogunate sent an inspector to suppress the Satsuma Domain and ruled that Ushinotoge belonged to the Obi Domain.However, the Satsuma domain still holds different opinions on the territorial ownership of the Kita Hanoi area in the northeast of Ushi-no-toge.

Two years ago, relying on its own strong strength, the Satsuma clan sent a deputy to occupy Beihe inland without the ruling of the shogunate.Such rebellious and domineering behavior made the shogunate extremely angry, and several inspection envoys were sent to Kagoshima in succession, ordering them to withdraw from the Beihe mainland, waiting for the shogunate's ruling.However, the Shimadzu was submissive on the surface and only promised, but there was no sign of him obeying the action.

Facing the constant complaints and appeals from the Obi clan, the shogunate seemed quite passive, feeling that its authority had been rudely provoked by the Satsuma clan, so it was always looking for opportunities to severely suppress and sanction the Shimadzu clan.

Now, the Shimadzu Clan is fighting with the Qi State in order to fight for the control of Ryukyu. If the fight lasts for a year or two, even if the Satsuma clan wins over the Qi State by virtue of its geographical advantage, it will consume countless financial and material resources. At that time, the strength will inevitably be damaged, and the shogunate will take the opportunity to take advantage of it.

Unexpectedly, the battle between the Qi Kingdom and the Satsuma Domain would affect Nagasaki, the only official foreign trade window of the shogunate.

In addition, the Matsumae clan in Ezo (today's Hokkaido, Japan) sent people to Edo to ask for advice, claiming that in the first ten days of March, the Ming forces in the north of Ezo sent more than [-] ships of various sizes and more than [-] armed forces. , Invaded Fukuyama Castle (now Matsumae Town, Hokkaido), and then expelled all Matsumae officials and some vassals, completely controlling this huge island.It is said that the accompanying ships were accompanied by warships flying the flag of Qi, which seemed to be a powerful support for the incoming Ming army.

Although the Matsumae Domain is not an official daimyo, and there is no stone high (because it does not produce rice), it is directly under the management of the shogunate and has always been respectful to the Tokugawa clan.Moreover, the Matsumae clan opened up the Ezo land and extended the Japanese territory ruled by the shogunate to the extreme north, which somewhat demonstrated the prosperity of the Tokugawa shogunate's martial arts.

Hoshina Masayuki immediately sent envoys to Hanxing Island to question and question the State of Qi regarding the above two serious provocations against the shogunate.

The two Guan ships that the envoy was on encountered three Qi warships in the waters near Nagasaki, and had a brief negotiation with the generals of Qi's navy.The commander of the squadron responsible for carrying out the deterrent mission of cruising the seas of Japan sent a warship to escort the shogunate envoys to Kagoshima and directly meet the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Luo Rucheng.

"We, Qi State, have no intention of engaging in a full-scale war with you Japan, let alone provoking your shogunate." Luo Rucheng pondered for a moment after hearing the questioning from the shogunate envoy, and said solemnly: "Our military action this time is limited to the Satsuma domain , to retaliate powerfully and reciprocally for its unprovoked attack on our overseas territories of Qi State. As for the ships of Qi State cruising to Nagasaki Port, they did not have the slightest malice. Prevent from being attacked by warships belonging to the Satsuma Clan."

Tokugawa Kensaku was stunned when he heard this.When did Satsuma have a navy that can threaten merchant shipping at sea, and can also compete with your powerful Qi navy.I heard that in order to target the Satsuma clan, your country of Qi assembled dozens of powerful warships and almost wiped out the water power of the Satsuma clan.

What is even more surprising is that you have broken through Kagoshima Castle so quickly and occupied this feudal city that the Shimadzu family has operated for hundreds of years.Looking at the situation, the Shimadzu must have lost the battle, and suffered heavy losses.Let me ask, in this case, the Satsuma domain still has the ability to threaten your merchant ships at sea. Do you still need to send several giant ships to Nagasaki Port to perform the so-called "escort mission"?

You are probably doing this to frighten our shogunate!
"Any merchant ship entering or exiting Nagasaki Port will be protected by our shogunate." Tokugawa Kensaku said solemnly: "On behalf of the general, I will officially inform you that please immediately withdraw the warships that are towing around Nagasaki , to stop threats to all merchant ships entering and leaving the port."

"Judging from the current situation of our army, the defeat of the Satsuma Domain is a foregone conclusion, and only some finishing work remains." Luo Rucheng nodded and said: "As your shogunate requested, we will immediately withdraw all ship."

"Huh?..." Tokugawa Kensaku was stunned for a moment, is our shogunate begging you to withdraw troops?But the other party has promised to withdraw all the ships after the Satsuma domain war is over, presumably it is for the face of the general, let him say so.

"In addition, what is your intention to help the Ming army attack the shogunate's territory-Ezo land, and expel appointed officials and residents?"

"Our Qi navy did not help the Ming army to attack Yunzhou." Luo Rucheng said with a smile: "As far as I know, it seems that the Ainu people in Yunzhou were exploited, abused, and even massacred by your Matsumae clan. Then, Those poor Ainu people invited the Ming army to be their masters in order to establish a normal life and production order in Yunzhou. Our merchant ships of Qi State should be hired by the Ming army to transfer a large amount of living materials to help the poor and helpless The Ainu people. Here, I promise that when our navy is not under unprovoked attack, we will not make any provocative actions against your shogunate."

"Is the Ming Dynasty going to occupy the land of Ezo?" Tokugawa Kensaku asked.

"This question requires your shogunate to send envoys to ask the emperor of Ming Dynasty." Luo Rucheng said: "We have no control over their actions."

"It is said that your Qi State has a very close relationship with Ming State."

"Our Qi State and Daming only maintain a very close military and commercial relationship, but we cannot interfere with their foreign actions." Luo Rucheng said seriously: "Da Ming, after all, is a vast territory and has powerful country."

"Hasn't most of the territory of the Ming Dynasty been occupied by the Tatars?" Tokugawa Kensaku said, "In this case, they should not provoke us Japan, let alone seize our Ezo land."

"I believe that in the not-too-distant future, Ming Dynasty will recover all the territories and drive the Qing captives out of the customs." Luo Rucheng said solemnly: "You know, this is the unanimous wish of all the people in Ming Dynasty. Occupying the entire territory of Yunzhou, I think your shogunate should sit down with Daming and have a good talk to resolve the issue of ownership of this unowned land."

Tokugawa Kensaku curled his lips, why did this land of Ezo become a land without an owner?It was obviously the place where the Matsumae clan started operating decades ago. Although it only occupied a small piece of territory at the southernmost tip, it was at least the domain where the earliest ruling order was established in Ezo.More than ten years ago, a group of exiles from the Ming Kingdom secretly lived in the central coastal area of ​​the big island, and then gradually encroached and seized most of the island by virtue of the continuous colonization of Ming people.It's good now, the Matsumae family has been expelled directly, and the entire Ezo Island has been monopolized.

However, the Qi State claimed that it was unable to control the Ming government, let alone restrain the Ming army in Eizi, and it seemed that it had nothing to do with them in removing itself.Hmph, Japan has locked down the country, but it doesn't mean we don't know anything about the situation in neighboring countries and regions.

You Qi State probably wants to expel the Matsumae Clan through the Ming army stationed in Ezo, and send warships to visit Nagasaki Port. You want to use this method of intimidation of force to keep our shogunate from interfering in the war between you and Satsuma. .

"Will your Qi Congress occupy the Satsuma domain?" Tokugawa Kensaku asked.

"We have no intention of occupying the territory of the Satsuma clan, let alone any of your land territories in Japan, but the Shimadzu family must pay a certain price for what he has done." Luo Rucheng said: "Because, the Shimadzu clan of the Satsuma clan is very We, Qi and Ryukyu, have done the most serious damage."
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Tsuda Toshitaka, the representative of the peace talks of the Satsuma domain, watched the shogunate envoys come and leave in a hurry. He tried to get the support of the shogunate for his appeal, but he directly refused, claiming that he had not received the authorization from the Shogun regarding the affairs of the Satsuma domain.At the same time, he also solemnly told Toshitaka Tsuda that the Shimadzu family must still implement the alternate residence regulations promulgated by the shogun. After the "dispute and friction" with Qi is over, he must go to Edo to meet the shogun.

You have been late for more than a month, hurry up, if you can't beat him, you should honestly apologize and end this meaningless war.

However, Mitsuhisa Shimadzu was really unwilling to cede all the southern islands, and still reluctantly agreed. He hoped that Qi would make certain concessions on this clause.

"Since it is difficult to take all the Osumi Islands, we, the Qi Kingdom, will make a concession." Luo Rucheng said impatiently, "We will use the Yaku Island and the small island next to it that you Satsuma called as the boundary, and all the islands in the south All the islands are ceded to Ryukyu, and the northern islands still belong to your Satsuma clan. This is the biggest concession we can make, so don’t get entangled with it.”

"...I need to report this discussion to my lord." Toshiro Tsuda still wanted to refuse, but he said with difficulty seeing the sharp and slightly impatient expression of the other party.

On May 5, after some intense disputes and negotiations, Qisa and Qisa finally reached an agreement to end the war.

The content of the "Peace of Qisa" is as follows:
[-]. The Satsuma clan apologized to the Qi State for the war they initiated, and sent Shimadzu's sons to act as apology envoys to the mainland of Qi State to make a formal apology for their war crimes;

[-]. Severely punish those responsible for massacring the soldiers and civilians of Qi State during this war. During this period, Qi State will send supervisors to supervise, implement and confirm;
[-]. The Satsuma Domain recognized that the Ryukyu Kingdom was indeed a completely independent country.Therefore, any loss of its independent system, such as the contribution ceremony of the country to the Satsuma domain, will be completely abolished afterwards.

[-]. The Ryukyu territory stolen by the Satsuma Domain, Amami Oshima and its surrounding affiliated islands shall be returned to the legal territory of the Ryukyu Kingdom and shall not be violated.

[-]. The Satsuma domain will manage the rights of all the affiliated islands south of Yakushima and Kouyongliangbu Island and transfer all the fortresses, weapons, factories and all public objects in the place to Ryukyu forever, thinking of what they did during the war compensate.

[-]. After the exchange of the map mentioned in the preceding paragraph is approved and exchanged, both parties shall appoint at least two officials to serve as commissars for the demarcation of the borders of the Commonwealth to conduct on-the-spot reconnaissance and determine the demarcation of the boundaries.

30. According to the agreement, Satsuma handed over 3 taels of silver to Qi State as compensation for military expenses.The payment shall be paid in ten-year installments: the first 3 taels shall be paid within three months after the signing of this agreement; the second 24 taels shall be paid within [-] months after the agreement is approved for exchange Pay in full; the balance is divided into eight equal installments and paid annually.In addition, after the first indemnity is paid in full, an interest of four per hundred draws shall be added annually to the unpaid indemnity; convenient.Furthermore, the compensation payment can be deducted in kind in each period, but the proportion should not exceed [-]%.

[-]. Within six months after the exchange is approved by this Agreement, the Kingdom of Ryukyu will allow the people of the Satsuma Domain ceded area to relocate outside the ceded area to sell all their properties and leave the territory.However, those who have not migrated after the expiry of the limit shall be considered Ryukyu subjects as appropriate.In addition, the islands such as Yaku, Kuchinagarabe and the islands to the south should be exchanged immediately after the ratification of this treaty, and the two sides should send personnel to the area immediately, and the handover should be clear within three months after the ratification of this treaty.

[-]. The Satsuma clan set up Taniyama Town (now Taniyama City, Kagoshima Prefecture) as a treaty port, and the subjects of the Qi State came and went to live abroad and engage in commercial craft production. for public).

[-]. The subjects of the State of Qi can engage in various crafts at the Satsuma treaty port at will; they can also import various machines and goods at will, and the import taxes are to be negotiated by both parties (as in the above paragraph, this is a secret agreement).

[-]. If the subjects of the Qi State commit crimes in the territory of the Satsuma Domain, they must be handed over to the representatives of the Qi State at the port and dealt with according to the laws and regulations of the Qi State.

[-]. The troops of the State of Qi who are stationed in Satsuma shall withdraw all of them within two months after the signing of this agreement.

[-]. After the signing of this agreement, both sides shall return all the prisoners captured during the war to the other side.

[-]. From the date of ratification of the exchange of this peace agreement, the war should be ceased by troops.

(End of this chapter)