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Chapter 392 Treaty of Yokohama
After the Mobei Grassland Conference, the powers of Chechen Khan Shuolei and Prince Babu were forced to be lifted, and Chechen generals such as Rourke almost surrendered to the Liao Army.The Liaodong Cavalry Brigade temporarily stayed in Mobei until the situation in Mobei stabilized. In addition, Tuxietu and Zhasaktu each left [-] cavalry, and there were almost [-] cavalry troops stationed in Mobei.They need to wait until the new order is established in Mobei and before the various big clans hand over power, they will be deterred, otherwise once the big army withdraws, it will repeat itself.

The most painful thing among them was Shuo Lei, who was finally released from the No. [-] labor camp by the Liao army. He had a little hope in his heart that he could restore his status as the Great Khan, but he had just recovered the Chechen tribe and became the king of subjugation.

It's not that some generals who were originally loyal to Shuo Lei were defeated because of the Fu Liao Army's money offensive, but they witnessed the massive momentum of the Fu Liao Army joining forces with Monan Mongolia and Haixi Jurchen to crusade against Mobei.The official cavalry of the Liao Army alone came to 4 cavalry, and some Haixi Jurchen and Monan cavalry who helped quell the local rebellion had another [-] to [-] cavalry.Such a large-scale battle in an instant made them feel that there was no chance of winning if they fought alone.Two-thirds of the entire Mobei area is gone, and Chechen Khan is left to support himself and be flanked by the Liao Army on all sides, with almost no possibility of development.

"Mobei is flat, and we have almost no worries. The eastern, central, and northern parts of the grassland, except for the western part, have all been connected into one place. Even in the wilderness of the extreme north, the Siberian pioneer group is working hard to establish a stronghold." Prisoner The two major Khans were defeated, and the main force of the Horqin Cavalry Brigade and the United Cavalry Brigade retreated from Mobei.Wu Keshan was in a very happy mood on the way.

"Then only Daming in the south will be left. With the help of our cavalry, once we enter the pass, it will be overwhelming." The brigade commander of the United Cavalry Brigade said, "I just don't understand that the military leader has the ability to dominate the Central Plains." , but it just doesn’t move. I don’t know if it’s the military leader who still has attachments to Daming.”

"The people above are not just thinking about military victory. We use these sharp blades to achieve certain goals. We just lead troops to fight, and thinking about those strategic things is a headache." Wu Keshan said.

While the two were talking on Mongolian horses, a cavalryman rode up from behind and chased after him: "Sir, the old patriarch...he's going to die."

"What?!" Wu Keshan heard that Auba had an accident, and immediately turned his horse and ran back.

In the village of Yokohama, the shogunate sent an envoy that finally signed a treaty with the Liao Army, led by Tadakatsu Sakai, an important retainer of the Tokugawa family.

Despite the reluctance of the Tokugawa shogunate, under the threat of the Liao Army's "fire if you don't open the country", after bargaining with the Liao Army, it finally decided to sign a treaty with the Liao Army.

"Mr. Sakai, we meet again. I hope you won't argue with our Liao army over such a small request this time." Zheng Zhilong said with a headache.

During this period of time, in order to save a little face, the shogunate repeatedly bargained for the Liao Army's request for free trade in Yokohama Port, which annoyed the powerful Zheng Zhilong.In the end, the two sides reached two new consensuses on the lease of Yokohama Port, which was a step back for the Liao army.The first point is that the Liao army leased a place thirty miles away from Yokohama Port as a free trade port. Merchants from both sides can conduct legal commodity trade in Yokohama Port for a period of 99 years; There are more than five warships stationed in Hong Kong, except during the deployment period, and they cannot continue to go deep into Edo Bay.

Zheng Zhilong didn't care about this kind of face-saving request, so he agreed for the time being.

"Cough...we are not selling land for glory, but a commercial exchange. You lease our Yokohama Village for ten taels of silver per year for trade..." Tadakatsu Sakai didn't even believe what he said.

Ten taels of silver in exchange for land and part of the territorial waters within a radius of thirty miles, how cheap is this low price.

"No problem, I understand your difficulties." Zheng Zhilong said.In my heart, I just want you to be happy.

"Then let's sign the Treaty of Yokohama. If possible, I'm not willing to be a sinner through the ages..." Tadakatsu Sakai said helplessly.

The two sides officially signed the "Yokohama Treaty" in Yokohama Village. The representative of the Liao Army's signature was Zheng Zhilong, the commander of the Beiyang Fleet, and the representative of the shogunate was Tadakatsu Sakai, a retainer of the shogunate. The "Yokohama Treaty" was made in duplicate, and all Chinese characters were used as the contract font.Because in Dongying Kingdom, some important orders of the shogunate are even written in Chinese characters, and it is a pride to know Chinese characters.

Zheng Zhilong was very satisfied after signing the contract.The task Chu Yun assigned to him has been successfully completed. He threatened the shogunate with warships and cannons to withdraw the expulsion order. At the same time, he cut a port next to the Edo Castle where the shogunate was located, and lay beside the Tokugawa shogunate all the time.

In contrast, Sakai Tadakatsu has a sad face, which has the meaning of losing power and humiliating the country.

"Can the expulsion order for our army at Nagasaki Port be retracted?" Zheng Zhilong carefully put the contract into a kraft paper envelope, and then put the kraft paper envelope into the wooden box.

This is the first contract that the Liao army requested to sign with Dongying Kingdom, but it is precious information!
"Our shogunate has decided to withdraw the expulsion order. Nagasaki Port is still handed over to the Shimadzu family for management, and at the same time, the Liao Army is allowed to garrison in Nagasaki Port." Said Tadakatsu Sakai.This time, even Yokohama Village near Edo Castle will be leased to the garrison of the Liao Army, not to mention Nagasaki Port, which is far away on Kyushu Island.

"Well, that's good. If I knew this, why bother? If you didn't issue an expulsion order suddenly, we would still stay in Nagasaki Port obediently. How could we have the time to travel all the way to Edo Bay and spend so much with you? Negotiation on time? Do you know that when we use the Beiyang Fleet this time, the materials consumed for one voyage is an astronomical figure." Zheng Zhilong said.

"If I could have known this earlier, I wouldn't want to provoke you at all. It's like getting fishy without eating fish." Tadakatsu Sakai couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

"Haha, we still need to cooperate more in the future. This time I will bring our merchants from Daming here, just not to let this voyage go to waste. They will open up trade in Yokohama Village, and daimyos from all over the world are welcome to come and trade." Zheng Zhilong was in a good mood after signing the contract.

"What good things did your merchants bring?" Sakai Tadakatsu asked curiously.

"There are all kinds of goods you can imagine, such as high-quality tea, porcelain, and furs. Come on, I'll take you to the merchant ship to choose, and you can take it at a low price if it suits you." Zheng Zhilong said.

(End of this chapter)