Bury the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 188 Seven Friendships Tomorrow
Zhu Jinsong is willing to give Zheng Jiangfu a chance just because Tagawa Qizaemon has been continuously transporting manpower and materials to supply Guoxing Ye and helping Guoxing Ye maintain the lifeline of the organization's maritime trade.

As for whether Zheng Jiangfu's heart is toward Daming on the surface, but actually toward the Wa Kingdom, Zhu Jinsong is not worried at all.

Silly Eagle once said a famous saying: You don’t have to be beaten if you fall behind, it’s because I don’t want to beat you today.

Ever since Tokugawa Ieyasu came to power, the Wa country under the Tokugawa shogunate has been pursuing a closed-door policy. Although Nagasaki has been retained as a port to the outside world, it can also make shit out of the Qing Dynasty's Eight Banners, but it is not the same as Zhu Jinsong's version. Compared with the Ming court, the overall strength of the Wa country can only be described in two words.

Hip pulling.

Thousands of people fight each other, if it is placed in Daming, it can only be regarded as a larger-scale rural people's fighting, and if it is placed in Wa country, it is at the level of national warfare.

Thousands of cannons plus tens of thousands of flintlock guns may not be enough to equip an army in Ming Dynasty, but almost all the firearms and equipment it can use in Wa country.

Not to mention battleships, logistics, supplies, and replenishment of troops.

To put it bluntly, if it was changed to the Wa country after the Meiji Restoration, it might be possible to jump a few times. The current Wa country does not even have the qualifications to jump in front of Daming.

After dismissing Zheng Jiangfu, Zhu Jinsong summoned Zeng Cheng and other bigwigs into the temporary palace.

The Qing Dynasty and the sticks were not enough to fight, and the sticks rushed to recognize their father and ask for help. The Japanese side wanted to gain the status of a country without conquest, but Zheng Jiangfu, who was appointed as an envoy by the Tokugawa family, couldn't wait. Selling the country of Japan perfectly interprets what it means to be in the country of Japan and the heart to be bright.

It's really enough to cause headaches when all these messy things come together.

When everyone arrived, Zhu Jinsong said straight to the point: "Cochin, Burma, and Siam have just stopped, and now North Korea and Japan have created such a mess, what do you guys think?"

Zeng Cheng and other bigwigs looked at each other, and they all saw the word pain in each other's eyes.

According to common sense, whether it is to accept North Korea's attachment, or to give Wa a false name as a country that will not be conquered, in fact, it will have no impact on Daming, but it will further highlight the status of Daming's father in the world.

Put it in any period of history, this is the proof of "all nations come to court", and it will be written into the history books and boasted.

But looking at it from another angle, accepting North Korea’s internal attachment means losing a large number of laborers, accepting the Wa country as a foreign vassal, and giving them the status of a country that will not be confiscated. After all, there is still no direct rule plus labor dispatch.

Not to mention anything else, let’s talk about Cochin, Myanmar, Siam and other places. Now four chief envoys have been arranged, plus nearly a hundred prefects, prefectures, and hundreds of prefects. By the way, millions of labor dispatch quotas have been completed , Greatly accelerated the construction speed of Daming Highway and Railway.

Then the problem is coming.

What about money?

It seems simple to accept North Korea's attachment, but in fact there must be a lot of money to be spent. For example, North Korea has to reset government offices in various counties, build roads, build social schools, and move to and from the eighteen provinces of Han. People, and other messy things, any one of them can be called a bottomless pit.

Like Wa country, it is even more troublesome.

It's not easy to find a reason to fight directly. After all, what the Wa country is doing is the Qing Dynasty and North Korea, and North Korea has not completed the attached process. From a legal point of view, North Korea is still a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. , has nothing to do with Daming.

If you don't fight, you will still be reluctant to part with those workers.

After all the bigwigs were silent for a long while, Liu Huaiwen smacked the dry smoke pot and said: "It took about 5000 million to relocate the people to Cochin, Myanmar, and Siam, and the military expenditure for the war was 500 million, which totaled about [-]. [-] million taels of silver. Therefore, the national treasury is really tight now, but it’s not that the humble officials are unwilling to take out the money.”

Hearing what Liu Huaiwen said, all the bigwigs present couldn't help but roll their eyes.

Daming's treasury is actually like Liu Huaiwen's cat.

Liu Huaiwen's cat is always in a state of being or not, and Daming's treasury is always in the state of being empty or not.

Don't look at Liu Huaiwen who keeps saying that the treasury has no money. If it were Daqing who came to attack Daming with his gangsters, it would probably be Liu Huaiwen who called him the most, with the loudest voice and the hardest tone.

Therefore, Liu Huaiwen's remarks are like nonsense, and it is tantamount to saying nothing.

Zeng Cheng glanced at Liu Huaiwen, and said: "If according to Liu Tangguan's statement, it is best to use Japanese money to manage North Korea's affairs. In this way, not only can the North Korean problem be solved, but at the same time To solve some of the problems of the Wa Kingdom, the most important thing is to save money for the treasury."

But as Zeng Cheng's words fell, Zhu Jinsong nodded thoughtfully, and said, "It's not impossible."

After Zhu Jinsong said this, all the bigwigs present had a headache.

Is there anything wrong with what Zeng Cheng said?

Of course there is nothing wrong with it.

Everyone knows that there is no need to feel bad about spending other people's money. If you can spend other people's money while doing your own business, that would be great.

The question is, how stupid is the Japanese country?

Zhu Jinsong tried his best to recall, but said slowly: "Since the Wa Kingdom wants the false name of a country without conquest, I will just give it to him. However, since the Kingdom of Wa is my Ming Dynasty's country without conquest, it means that the country of Wa admits that it is a country without conquest. I am a vassal of Ming Dynasty."

"Therefore, Wa Kingdom has the obligation to pay a tribute every three years. My Ming also has the right to station troops on the four islands of Wa Kingdom. The small court of Wa Kingdom must accept the guidance and management of my Da Ming. When the people of Ming come to Wa Kingdom, they are naturally the people of Shang Kingdom."

The more Zhu Jinsong talked, the happier he became, but Zeng Cheng and other bigwigs became more and more confused the more they listened, and the more they listened, the more painful they became.

Since the Wa Kingdom wanted the status of a country without conquest, the Wa Kingdom court and the shogunate must recognize the Wa Kingdom as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. There is nothing to say about this.

Not to mention paying tribute. This is the obligation of the country. If the performance is good, it is not impossible to change the three-year tribute to the annual tribute. If the performance is not good, the three-year tribute may also be changed. One tribute for every five years is regarded as punishment, all of which depends on the mood of the Ming emperor.

On the contrary, the latter three are more or less a headache.

Among the last three items, only the last one is a matter of course - not to mention going to Japan, even if you go to France or England, it is a matter of course for the people of Ming Dynasty to be a master. Ordinary people of Ming Dynasty enjoy the treatment of their nobles. A mere Wa country, that is all wronged by the people of Ming Dynasty!
On the contrary, the first two items, for example, the Ming Dynasty had the right to station troops on the four islands of the Wa Kingdom, and the small imperial court of the Wa Kingdom had to accept the guidance and management of the Ming Dynasty. This was the real headache.

From the Hongwu period to the Chongzhen period, Daming had the habit of stationing troops in foreign domains, except for the stick.

However, the garrison at Bangzi was mainly because of the Wa Kingdom and the Jianlu at that time who wanted to fight Bangzi when they had nothing to do, and the Bangzi were too indifferent to be beaten, crying and calling for their fathers at every turn, so Daming was in Bangzi There are some troops stationed there.

There is also the government that guides the foreign vassals, so no one wants it-in the eyes of the officials of the Ming Dynasty, the foreign vassals are all poor and remote areas, and there is not much money to be made, not to mention, it has to be for the foreign vassals. It takes a lot of effort to break things, and no one wants to go there.

Besides, even if the officials and lords of Daming are merciful and willing to go to those poor villages to send warmth, but can the Japanese slaves be willing?
Please call him a foreign vassal, not a grandson—although Zhu Jinsong should be called "Grandfather of the Ming Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor" on the seal, and the lord of the Japanese kingdom should be placed in the position of grandson.

However, the more Zhu Jinsong thought about it, the more transparent he became, and the speed of his speech became faster and faster: "First, the king of the Wa Kingdom is not allowed to be called the emperor, he is not allowed to be canonized by the Ming Dynasty, and he is not allowed to face the south as an orphan."

"Secondly, the East China Sea Fleet set up a Yingzhou Navy, and the Kyushu Island of the Japanese Kingdom was used as the base of the Yingzhou Navy. The military expenses were borne by the Japanese Kingdom, and the Japanese Kingdom was not allowed to set up a navy."

"Thirdly, since the Wa State offered Kyushu Island as the base of the Daming Yingzhou Navy, the island will always belong to Daming. Daming will set up the post of Governor of Kyushu Island, which is on the same level as the chief envoy. The island will practice Daming law and station a division. , without the permission of Ming Dynasty, the Japanese are not allowed to enter and leave Kyushu Island without permission."

"Fourth, the governor of Kyushu Island in the Ming Dynasty is also the political, financial, and military advisor of the Wa court and the Tokugawa shogunate. The administration of the Wa court and the shogunate cannot be implemented without the consent of the governor of Kyushu island."

"Fifth, the harbors and islands along the coast of the country of Wa are not allowed to be leased or ceded to other countries. The mines of the country of Wa are monopolized by companies jointly established by Daming and the country of Wa. The country of Wa is not allowed to mine privately, and people from other countries are not allowed to mine."

"Sixth, all my Ming people have the right to free trade and residency freely leading to the Wa country. The Wa country has the responsibility to protect the safety of our people in Ming Dynasty. Whenever there are disputes and fights between the people of our Ming Dynasty and the Wa people, the laws of the Ming Dynasty will be applied instead of the laws of the Wa country. The local governments of the Wa Kingdom have no right to arrest and deal with the people of our Ming Dynasty. Regardless of civil or criminal proceedings, anyone who involves the people of the Ming Dynasty should be dealt with by the governor of Kyushu. "

"Seventh, for unfinished matters, the final interpretation right belongs to Daming."

"Well, let's call it "Seven Rules for Tomorrow's Friendship."

After Zhu Jinsong finished speaking these seven items, the faces of Zeng Cheng and the other bigwigs turned black.

Your Majesty, how did you come up with such a bullshit condition?Use your brain?

The problem is that none of these seven conditions seem to be thought out with brains!

Who dares to sign this kind of treaty that kills the teacher and humiliates the country?
Anyway, no one in Daming dared to sign.

This is going to be written into the history books, and will be scolded by future generations forever!

After some consideration, Zeng Cheng felt that he still had to persuade Zhu Jinsong. After all, this was a treaty for foreign vassals. Far away, how dare the Japanese slaves cut off their Kyushu Island?"

Zhu Jinsong thought to himself, what can't be signed?Isn't it a broken contract?

Compared with the 21 items that the little devils came up with, the seven items I put forward can be called a treaty of conscience.

Besides, it doesn't matter if Wo Nu wants to sign this "Seven Friendship Points for Tomorrow", as long as they can beat the three fleets of Ming Dynasty.

If you can't beat the Daming Navy and still want to not sign the "Seven Friendship Points for Tomorrow", then Zhu Jinsong can only express regret, and let the North Sea Fleet, East China Sea Fleet, and South China Sea Fleet of Daming come to Japan for a while, and by the way Add a few more items to the "Seven Items of Tomorrow's Friendship".

After thinking for a while, Zhu Jinsong said again: "In this way, I am not unreasonable, I always promise some benefits to the Wa country."

"First, when women from the Xuwa country come to Daming, anyone who can speak Chinese, whether married or working, is the same as my Daming women."

"Secondly, when Japanese men come to Daming to work, they are allowed to work in mountains, mines, etc., which should not involve my secrets in Daming."

"Thirdly, the period of paying tribute has been changed from one tribute every three years to one tribute every two years.

"Also, the wages of all men and women are settled with the Japanese shogunate, so that these people will not be able to save money in Daming."

Zeng Cheng was too lazy to complain.

For Japanese slaves, only the third of these three items is regarded as a superficial preferential treatment. In fact, which of these three items is not an absolute must?

Is your old man bullying Japanese slaves for being illiterate or bullying others for being illiterate?

Let a Japanese woman who can understand Chinese come to Ming Dynasty?Marrying or working as a Daming woman?The question is, besides the work of female workers such as embroidering mothers, what else is there to recruit women?
Yes, the brothel is a move, but wouldn't the Japanese woman's body be destroyed?How will you marry in the future?

As for getting married, this is even more ridiculous.

If Japanese women come to Ming Dynasty and marry and never return, how many women are there in Japan?
And those Japanese men, they will be allowed to open mountains and mines at that time, but you old man, look at who are doing this kind of work now?

Basically, the Kunlun slaves of the same water, the people of Ming Dynasty are all doing jobs that are not dangerous and can make money, okay?
Also, changing the three-year tribute to the two-year tribute is even more deceitful!

If it was placed in the Qing Dynasty, this kind of treatment could indeed be regarded as preferential treatment. After all, those foreign feudal vassals could exchange a lot of gold, silver and jewelry with two broken stones, but in the Ming Dynasty, it would be a tribute of ten East Pearls from the vassal state. Back to Daming for a catty of tea.

If Daming is made happy, maybe he can add half a bolt of silk or something.

But Zhu Jinsong obviously didn't think so.

Are these conditions that I put forward too much?What could they disagree with?
Isn't the silly thief eagle of later generations also stationed in Guam?

Zhu Jinsong felt that he was much better than the Silly Eagle, at least Daming's army was very strict about military discipline, and would not mess around like the soldiers of the Silly Eagle's family.

Seeing that Zhu Jinsong has made up his mind and the matter has become a foregone conclusion, Zeng Cheng has no choice but to bow down: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, who should be responsible for this trip?"

(End of this chapter)