My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 771 Negotiation (Part )

Zhu Zhanqi looked kind, but he threatened Zhu Gaosui and his son, letting them know that Laishima Yoshikawa and others were still in his hands. If he did not hand them over, although Zhu Gaosui and his son could still send others to America, they would not be able to come back smoothly. It's just an unknown number.

"Zhanqi, my good cousin, are you threatening us?"

Zhu Zhanqi narrowed his eyes, stared at Zhu Zhanqi and asked softly, with a hint of murderous intent in his tone.

"This is not a threat, but the basis for our cooperation. Third uncle, you are in Japan, don't you feel that it is too close to the Ming Dynasty's Beijing city?"

Zhu Zhanqi was not polite and directly pointed out the biggest problem Zhu Gaosui was facing now.

Sure enough, when Zhu Gaosui heard Zhu Zhanqi's words, his face suddenly became a little ugly.

Although Japan is alone overseas, with the prosperity of sea trade, Japan has frequent exchanges with ports such as Tianjin. This has made many Ming people realize that Japan is too close to the capital of the Ming Dynasty. If troops are sent from Japan, it only takes a few days. You can arrive at Tianjin Port in just a short time.

Zhu Zhanji had been in charge of Japan before, and he knew this matter better. When he first ascended the throne, he had to appease Zhu Gaosui and acquiesced to the fact that the other party actually ruled Japan. Of course, Kyushu and Iwami Silver Mine were still directly ruled by the Ming court.

But now Zhu Zhanji has become emperor and has begun to consolidate his rule. For example, except for Xia Yuanji, all the cabinet members in the court have been replaced by Zhu Zhanji's confidants.

In addition to the cabinet, the troops stationed in various places, including the Jin Yiwei and other secret departments, are also changing their blood.

Under such circumstances, the fact that Zhu Gaosui occupied Japan was a bit annoying to Zhu Zhanji. As the saying goes, "No one can sleep peacefully on the side of the bed." Zhu Zhanji didn't want to have something above his head at all times. A hanging knife.

Of course, Zhu Zhanji did not intend to fight with Zhu Gaosui, because Japan nominally belonged to the territory conquered by the Ming Dynasty, so it was appropriate for the Ming Dynasty to send officials and troops to Japan.

However, in the past, the officials and troops stationed by the Ming Dynasty were limited to Kyushu and Shijian, and other places were governed by Zhu Gaosui and his son. However, starting in the past few years, Zhu Zhanji slowly stationed officials and troops in places other than Kyushu and Shijian. Bit by bit, the rule of Zhu Gaosui and his son in Japan was eroded.

This information had long been sent to Zhu Zhanhe through the Han Dynasty Jinyiwei, so he also told Zhu Zhanqi about these situations, which became one of the bargaining chips in his negotiations with Zhu Gaosui.

I saw Zhu Gaosui's face changing several times, and finally he said to Zhu Zhanqi: "My dear nephew, this matter is of great importance. I need to think about it carefully. You have come from afar, so why not just rest for two days, and I will give you some advice in two days." An accurate answer from you!”

"Okay! Then I'll wait for your reply, Uncle San!"

Zhu Zhanqi stood up and bowed as he spoke, and Zhu Gaosui immediately sent someone to take him down to rest.

After Zhu Zhanqi left, Zhu Zhanqi immediately stepped forward eagerly and said, "Dad, you won't really agree to this kid Zhanqi's blackmail, will you?"

"What blackmail? Didn't you hear what Zhan Qi said? Zhan Qi represents the Han Dynasty and is willing to provide us with support and help us explore the Americas. With the current national strength of the Han Dynasty, except that the population is not as good as that of the Ming Dynasty, what is not better than the Ming Dynasty? People are willing to support us. This is an opportunity you can’t even ask for!”

Zhu Gaosui retorted with a normal expression.

"But even if the big man supports us, we still have to contribute to the exploration of America, and all the profits should naturally belong to us. How can we take advantage of this kid Zhan Qi?" Zhu Zhanqi shouted dissatisfied again.

He had always disliked the brothers Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Zhanqi, so he was naturally very repulsive about cooperating with them.

"Don't look down on Zhan Qi. This kid didn't follow his second brother to live happily in the Han Dynasty, but instead traveled around the world with his own fleet. He even occupied the original Australia and renamed it Rossos. If you were half as good as him If I can make a living, I’ll be able to worry less!”

Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaosui glanced at Zhu Zhanqi and actually praised Zhu Zhanqi.

"I……"

Zhu Zhan'an was speechless by his father's words. He wanted to refute but couldn't find a reason to refute. In the end, he could only sit down heavily on the chair, turned his head and became sulky.

"Okay, don't be angry about this. No matter how promising this kid Zhan Qi is, he is still someone else's son. If we successfully arrive in America in the future, and even establish a country overseas like your second uncle, then you will not only be more promising than Zhan Qi , even more promising than Zhan He!"

Seeing that his son was angry, Zhu Gaosui comforted him with a soft heart.

Hearing that his father said that he was more promising than Zhu Zhanhe, Zhu Zhanhe turned from anger to happiness. He immediately jumped up and beat Zhu Gaosui on the back as if to please: "Father, you can see clearly. I think so too." You are much better than your eldest uncle and second uncle. Aren't they just born two years earlier than you? If you were born earlier, they would have nothing to do with the throne."

"Alas, it's too late to say this now. People still have to look forward. Ming Dynasty gave you an uncle, and your second uncle established a country overseas with the support of your grandpa. I am the only one left who has no love for my father and my mother. The third child has to rely on himself for everything, and now he even has to cooperate with the juniors..."

When Zhu Gaosui said the last words, he also felt sad. His eyes turned red and tears almost fell out. It seemed that he was really a wild child without a father and a mother, but he completely forgot that he had poisoned his brother. If Zhu Di hadn't doted on him, he would have died long ago. I don’t know how many times I died.

"Dad, don't feel too bad. If you think this is a good thing, then we will cooperate with this guy Zhan Qi according to your ideas."

When Zhu Zhan'an heard his father's words, he felt sad for him, so he finally relented.

"Well, yes, you have indeed grown up. This boy Zhan Qi is indeed taking advantage of others' danger and wants to get a piece of the pie from America. However, Zhan Qi is far away in Han Dynasty. Even if he cooperates, his hands cannot reach America. , so this cooperation is actually about Zhan Qi using the name of a big man to get some benefits from America."

Zhu Gaosui stopped here and thought for a moment before continuing.

"The most important thing now is to let Zhan Qi go and get the route to America. As long as we master this route, we will have the initiative. As for Zhan Qi, it doesn't matter if we give him a little sweetness at the beginning. As long as he doesn't cause trouble for us, it won't be too late to kick him away when we have a firm foothold in America."

At the end of the sentence, Zhu Gaosui also smiled proudly. Now that Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Zhanqi are forcing him to cooperate, of course he can unilaterally tear up the cooperation agreement in the future. After all, if they are in the first year of junior high school, he can be in the fifteenth year.

"My father is so proud of me, and my sons and ministers admire me!"

After Zhu Zhan'an heard what his father said, he was so impressed that he immediately flattered him.

(End of this chapter)