1825 My New Daming

Chapter 168 Take the General, Then Go Take the Emperor! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
There seem to be many benefits to being a dog for Daming!
Listening to Zheng Guoxian's description of the four major benefits of becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, Tokugawa Iezaki, Tokugawa Nariaki and Okubo Tadoma couldn't help but sigh—isn't this a good thing that Japan has always dreamed of?

Today's Japan is an orphan in East Asia, shut out by the Ming Dynasty. It wants to develop without resources, without market, without technology, and without funds. Moreover, the coverage of China is so large that almost all the countries except Japan The whole of the East is covered.If Ming Dynasty did not open up the Celestial Circle to Japan, Japan would have no way out and could only be poor forever.

As for defeating Daming to grab resources, markets, and funds. Some people dared to think about it, but now, Daming's large fleet of destroying the country is waiting on the sea outside Odawara City!

Moreover, the British Empire, the only country in the world that can provide military aid to Japan, has already admitted its compensation and left Japan after the Battle of Kii Waterway and the Battle of Jueying Island.Japan is now truly isolated and helpless!

"So. If Japan can't become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, will there be no possibility of becoming prosperous and strong?" Tokugawa Qizhao asked tentatively.

Zhuge Weidao said with a smile: "Actually, Daming pointed out the way to Japan, even if Japan has no conditions to become a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, Daming is still willing to support Japan to a certain extent, and help Japan meet the conditions to become a vassal state of Daming as soon as possible. The specific method was proposed last time when I met Mito-dono at the Caoliang Wakan."

Tokugawa Jiaqi turned his head to look at Tokugawa Qizhao: "Qi Zhao, Daming's solution is"

"Master Gongfang, the "21 Articles of Tomorrow's Support and Cooperation" proposed by Daming is the way to help us Japan."

Zhuge Weidao followed Tokugawa Qizhao's words and said: "Your Excellency, Daming is sincerely helping Japan, and the "21 Articles of Tomorrow's Support" is also quite favorable. If Japan cannot respond to Daming's goodwill with practical actions, I am afraid there will be no more The states of the Celestial Dynasty who have the opportunity to keep up with the progress of civilization will probably become the poorest and backward countries in the East forever."

Of course Tokugawa Ieaki has already seen "21 Articles of Tomorrow's Support" brought by Tokugawa Naizaki, and he still remembers the main content.

These "21 Articles" are divided into five parts, the first part has five articles in total, and the contents are all related to tomorrow's national defense cooperation. The first article is tomorrow's coastal defense cooperation. Japan will entrust its own coastal defense to Daming, and it only needs to be in charge of offshore waters. Tasks such as anti-smuggling and coastal defense are enough; the second is to cooperate with the army tomorrow. While handing over the coastal defense, Japan should also vigorously develop the army. It is necessary to establish 50 elite standing corps, and the number of standing troops must be kept at 50. Up and down, all the armaments of these legions must be purchased under the help and guidance of Ming Dynasty; the third is the cooperation of the Ming military academy, Japan does not need to keep the naval officer school, and the officers of the offshore anti-smuggling team and coastal defense fort should be the naval officers of Ming Dynasty. The school helps cultivate, and Japan’s Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy and Army University should be opened by Daming; the fourth article is tomorrow’s common defense—in fact, when Ming is fighting a war with a foreign country, Japan will send her elite army to charge into the battle!With Japan's [-] samurai army as cannon fodder, Ming Dynasty will not be afraid of casualties in the next world war. Article [-] is about the procurement of armaments. Ming Dynasty can also provide military aid to Japan according to Japan's "needs".

The second part of "Tomorrow's 21 Articles" is about diplomacy. There are four articles. The main content is that Japan must hand over all powers such as declaring war, negotiating peace, and signing treaties to Ming Dynasty. Japan's embassies and consulates abroad must There are consultants from Daming who are in charge of guidance.

The third part of the "21 Articles" is about Japanese industry and trade. It is also the fourth article. Daming will liberalize the export of cotton, wool, and silk to Japan, and will also grant low-tariff quotas for Japanese textile exports to Daming.At the same time, Daming will also provide Japan with cotton loans, wool loans and silk loans to help Japan develop its textile industry.In exchange, Japan must also open its market to the entire Celestial Empire, including Ming Dynasty
The fourth part of the "21 Articles" is about agriculture, forestry, fishery and animal husbandry, and there are also four articles.Because most of Japan has narrow land and many mountains, it is not suitable for the development of grain planting that pays attention to economies of scale.Therefore, Daming will help Japan develop mountain agriculture and forestry—including fruits, fast-growing trees, flowers, and other crops that are suitable for planting in hilly areas and require a large amount of labor for deep processing.At the same time, Daming will also provide support for Japan's fishery and the development of Ezo Island.Japan's Ezo Island is surrounded by world-renowned large fishing grounds, which are very suitable for the development of fisheries.In addition, Ezo Island also has a large area of ​​plains that can be developed, which is suitable for the development of large-scale agriculture. Daming can provide special support loans to help Japanese chaebols develop Ezo.

The fifth part of the "21 Articles", the same four articles, is about helping Japan develop finance and stabilize the currency, that is, Japan's financial institutions must allow Ming capital to hold shares, Japan's financial industry must allow Ming's financial institutions to enter and exit freely, and Japan's currency To bind with Daming Silver Yuan, Japanese bonds and stocks can be listed and traded in Daming.In short, Japan's finance must be fully controlled by Daming!
Tokugawa Iezari and his shogunate veterans have studied the "21 Articles" thoroughly. Of course, they know that once the contract is signed, Japan will become a de facto vassal of Ming Dynasty, and it will not be able to enjoy the treatment of a vassal state, that is, To be an unarmed dog for the Ming Empire is to do the most dangerous and hard work in the future, but the benefits that can be enjoyed are very limited.Although Zhuge Weidao has already promised to "behave well and become an official dog", how much is his empty promise worth these years?Whoever signs such a contract is a Japanese national thief.
But if you don't sign the "21 Articles", there will be a fleet of destroying the country on the sea outside Odawara Castle!Even if this fleet can't really destroy Japan, it can destroy all of Japan's sea power, blast the coastal cities into ruins, and then carry out a mine blockade on Japan's mainland, making Japan poor forever.

In other words, if you sign a contract to sell your country, if you don't sign it, the Tokugawa family will not even have to sell their country!
Seeing Tokugawa Jiaqi bowed his head and said nothing, Zhuge Weidao understood what he was thinking—he wanted to sell his country, but he was afraid of being reprimanded as a traitor!

And Zhuge, who can pinch and count, of course, has long thought of a good traitorous partner for General Tokugawa, who is Japan's current emperor Shizuko.

"Your Excellency, General," Zhuge Weidao said with a smile as he looked at the tangled Japanese general, "Japan's future lies in the "21 Articles of Tomorrow". Japan is now on the brink of the Warring States period. They have already gathered in Nagasaki. Although they haven't set up the banner of falling down, how far is the King from falling down? It is impossible for the people in Nagasaki to leave the Japanese archipelago. The only thing that can be done is to collapse the curtain! If the shogunate wants to nip this power in the bud, it can only join forces with Daming and His Majesty the Emperor! General, as long as the Emperor can join forces with you, we can sign the "21 Articles of Supporting Tomorrow" Shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"This." Ieki Tokugawa hesitated a bit. It is of course the best way to shirk responsibility by enlisting the emperor to betray the country, because the people below cannot oppose both the imperial court and the shogunate. Do they want to go to heaven?But the problem is that once the emperor is allowed to participate in politics, the authority of the emperor will increase!Moreover, this Emperor Jingzi was not a candidate for the throne in his early years, so he went to Daming to study abroad, where he met many women from the imperial family and eight great families, and is said to be best friends with the current Empress Dowager of Daming.

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

"Father!" A girl's voice suddenly sounded at this time, "My daughter is from the Tokugawa family. Daozi married his daughter and she is the son-in-law of the Tokugawa family. Father, please trust Daozi, he will definitely protect the Tokugawa shogunate .”

(End of this chapter)