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Chapter 37 Black Ship Incident (Remastered Version)

Tokyo Bay, open sea.

When two armored aircraft carriers as majestic as mountains, a battleship and two cruisers appeared on the other side of the sea, the whole country was shocked.

Their size is dozens or even hundreds of times larger than the ironclad ships and armored cruisers in the harbor, and their red and gold eagle flags fluttering in the wind are particularly eye-catching.

At that time, the Earth had not even developed battleship technology, and aircraft carriers seemed like alien technology.

The area near the port was densely packed with people who came to watch the excitement, as well as the Coast Guard who were responsible for maintaining order.

People stood on tiptoe, observing the strange fleet.

Gorgeous, huge, and at the same time carrying a strong sense of oppression.

Unlike the all-black ironclad ships and crudely made wooden warships in the Combined Fleet, the Azure Fleet's ships have quite beautiful appearances.

While retaining the original appearance of the World War II warship, various modernizations have been carried out.

Richelieu's pure white hull inlaid with gold patterns, twin conning towers, and clean, dust-free decks look like an exquisite work of art.

The two armored aircraft carriers, Tai Feng and Ke Wei, appear to be much tougher in appearance, and the carrier-based aircraft docked on their decks are also models that people have never seen before.

"Well, their navy is very retro."

Belfast looked at the torpedo boats and ironclad ships in the harbor and commented.

"She reminds me of a certain pirate in the Royal Fleet who wasn't very respectable. Oh, quite a few of her companions wouldn't even admit she was from the Royal Fleet."

"Are you talking about that sailing warship..."

Lu Chen was happy.

The sailing warships of the Magic Route can compete with steamships, but the navy in this world obviously does not have the ability to take on cross-technological challenges.

hum-

After the fleet slowly approached the shore.

He stood on the deck of the Richelieu and glanced at the people who came to greet him.

Perhaps because the island nation’s economy was not very developed at that time, most people were very short and had a skinny look, as if they were malnourished.

Even the chief of the Coast Guard was hit harder than Lu Chen and could only look up at him.

Fear, confusion, worry, shock...

The expressions of the onlookers were very complicated.

Older people couldn't help but recall that almost the same thing happened in a different place about 50 years ago.

Matthew Perry, commander of the White Eagle East India Fleet, led four warships to the mouth of Edo Bay and used force to force the then ruling shogunate to open the country.

The black ironclad warships in the fleet were the first time the islanders at that time had seen them, and they made them feel the huge gap between themselves and foreign countries.

Finally, the first unequal treaty with Western powers, the Japan-US Treaty of Amity, was signed, ending the country's isolation from the outside world and the collapse of the shogunate's rule.

It is known in history as the "Black Ship Incident".

At this moment, just as at that moment.

but.

Lu Chen's fleet shocked everyone even more. Aircraft carriers were a creation that was completely unimaginable to people of this era.

They can only pray silently in their hearts that the other party will not harbor too much ill will.

"..."

"Commander, I feel like we are a great power."

Terrible complaints.

"really."

Lu Chen nodded.

"Why didn't I think it would be so cool to be a great power?"

"In the future, we will become an interstellar superpower and force the natives of other worlds to sign unequal treaties."

……

After landing, under the escort of the guards.

Lu Chen and his companions moved forward and arrived at a Japanese-style palace.

It looks like a fortress, with trenches dug around it and walls several meters high surrounding it.

This is the highest ruling body of the island nation - Nijo Palace.

It is also the palace of the Shogun and a symbol of power for the entire country.

After passing through the winding corridors, in the main hall, a middle-aged man wearing a yellow-dyed imperial robe and a crown sat on the stage, and next to him was a slightly older man wearing a black kimono.

The others kowtowed a few times and retreated respectfully.

"Is that the Shogun and the Emperor?"

Lu Chen glanced at him, too lazy to greet him, and had no intention of saying hello.

Dafeng beside him muttered quietly, "Why are these natives putting on so much airs here..."

"May I ask you are……"

The two people sitting in the seats looked at Lu Chen and the ship girl behind him.

They were all dressed in black and red military uniforms, and judging from the identical logos, they must have come from a certain country or organization.

Judging from the fleet in the port, the opponent should be quite powerful.

"We are the Star Alliance expedition team, and we informed you not long ago."

"I come from another world to discuss cooperation with you."

Lu Chen snapped his fingers and Richelieu took out a document.

That was planned by several people during the trip.

Snapped!

Lu Chen stepped forward and placed the document on the table in front of them.

"On behalf of the Star Alliance, I demand your submission and your becoming a tributary state under the Alliance."

"All agricultural, industrial, and trade production activities across the country will be taken over and centrally managed by us, and we will be required to pay a corresponding proportion of resources as tribute each year."

"Disband all military forces except those necessary for security."

"And here are some additional terms..."

The two men looked up in horror at the young man in military uniform, and were shocked beyond words for a moment.

Although he is young, he has a strong aura.

The Shogun briefly glanced over two pages of documents.

It specifies in detail the various materials that need to be paid as tribute each year, including minerals, timber, textiles, agricultural products, etc.

The tribute ratio ranged from one-fifth to one-half.

The commission rate for agricultural products is lower, while the commission rate for metals, coal, etc. is higher.

It can be seen that the other party has a good understanding of the productivity and social structure of this world. The resources withdrawn will not cause them to starve to death or make them unable to survive, but it will make this place lose the ability to accumulate capital and further develop.

"If you want to cooperate with us, this treaty is a bit excessive..."

The young emperor carefully considered his answer.

“This is the final proposal and no bargaining is allowed.”

Lu Chen knocked on the table and said coldly.

"You have three days to think about it."

"If I don't receive a positive response in three days, the fleet will attack."

Swah——

After finishing his speech, he turned and left with the ship girls.

Leaving behind dumbfounded local officials and two people covered in cold sweats.

Chapter 38 You all have a bright future

The shogunate and the country were shocked.

The shock this fleet brought to them was no less than that of the Black Ship Incident fifty years ago.

Even more outrageous in some respects.

The leader of the Black Ship Fleet was at least the commander of the White Eagle East India Company fleet, and everyone knew that he came from a country on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

The proposed agreement was not excessive, requiring only the opening of trading ports, the stationing of consuls, the granting of most-favored-nation treatment, and so on.

This fleet from another world does not belong to any country on Earth at all, and their technology is completely black technology.

If Lu Chen didn't also have one head and two legs, the shogunate would suspect that he was an alien.

The proposed agreement is also more stringent.

"Recognize the Alliance's sovereign status, and all production, economic, and trade activities will be centrally coordinated by the Alliance..."

"Every year, a certain percentage of resources must be handed over as tribute. On this basis, the Alliance will not interfere too much in the internal affairs of the tributary states..."

After the Shogun finished reading the content.

The ministers in the court looked at each other in confusion.

Ruthless, too ruthless.

This is telling you to kneel down and act like a dog.

They didn't even bother to open trading ports or cede harbors, and simply asked the entire country to pay tribute.

We could have done trade, but he insisted on snatching it away. I cried my heart out.

Signing the treaty means that this place will become a resource production base under the alliance and lose any development autonomy.

"If we surrender without a fight and sign this treaty directly, we will be criticized by the whole country."

A military official said.

"Out of our military integrity, we should also put up some resistance."

"Who's going then?"

The Shogun felt a little nervous when he thought of the aircraft carrier that was bigger than the city.

"army?"

"That fleet is currently docked at the port. Is it possible to launch a surprise attack and seize the ships?"

"Let the navy do it! This is not our business!"

The Army General said it was none of his business.

"Tokyo Bay is the Army's Red Deer defense zone! Go!"

The navy idiots denounced the army as cowards.

"Army Red Deer!"

"Navy Red Deer!!!"

"..."

Both sides greeted each other's family tree frantically.

Are you kidding? The tonnage of their two ships is larger than that of the entire combined fleet, and the weapons and carrier-based aircraft on them are unheard of and never seen before.