"Your Majesty the Governor, why are you here with the Southeast Fleet?" Tokugawa Hidetada stopped making excuses and spoke straight to the point.

"Come for friendship, come for peace!" Yan Changwu said shamelessly, not knowing that he had been labeled "shameless" by the Japanese.

Tokugawa Hidetada received a report from the Satsuma clan, saying that Young Master Yan was not like an upright Akito, but a savage with secretive tactics, which was outrageous!

"I think our Southeast Prefecture and your shogunate should not be enemies, but should be friends or collaborators!" Yan Changwu pointed out.

"Your Highness is right, we should not go to war!" Tokugawa Hidetada said with a smile on his face.

He is so cunning and cunning that he sees the reality of the Southeast Mansion!

The Southeast Prefecture simply does not have the strength to occupy the Japanese island, and the Southeast Prefecture itself also has big troubles...such as its relationship with the mainland and its relationship with the Hongmao Fan.

However, the navy of Southeast Prefecture was very powerful. Yan Changwu dared to come with only a dozen warships. This was because they restricted Japan's foreign trade routes and often caused trouble for Japan.

For example, Southeast Prefecture robbed merchant ships and ransacked the shore, creating a Chinese version of the Japanese pirates who invaded the Ming Dynasty.

What’s even more terrifying is, what if they collude with the vassal towns all over Japan to oppose the shogunate?

This kind of enemy is very annoying. If you want to deal with them, you have to build a strong navy and actively engage in foreign trade. However, this goes against the general policy of the Edo shogunate.

Ban measures!

In 1616, the second-generation shogun Tokugawa Hidetada took further measures to ban Christianity. The main contents are: first, to further ban Catholicism, especially to completely eradicate Catholics among farmers; second, all foreign ships are not allowed to trade in daimyo territory.

They can only engage in trading activities in Nagasaki and Hirado; thirdly, Chinese ships are not restricted by this regulation. At the same time, the control of overseas trade of Zhusin ships has been strengthened, and the western daimyo is prohibited from owning large ships with a load of more than 500 koku. Zhusin certificates are only issued to

A few wealthy businessmen in Kyoto who have close ties with the shogun.

If you build a maritime force, you must rely on the Hongmao Fan. They have big guns, big ships, and the technology to build ships and cannons. The problem is that the Hong Mao Fan likes to preach. Now it is impossible to push the Hong Mao Fan out.

Are they coming?!

Tokugawa Hidetada thought a lot. He met with Yan Changwu and found that Yan Changwu actually admired the Japanese policy.

For example, "Yuanhe Yanwu" and measures to ban religion.

"The Hongmao fan preaches and teaches people to believe in God and disrespect their ancestors. It is really too much!" Yan Changwu criticized.

"Exactly!" Tokugawa Hidetada nodded.

"Our Southeast Prefecture will not allow Hongmao people to preach. Anyone who dares to come to preach will be expelled!" Yan Changwu said.

Immediately Tokugawa Hidetada became aware of himself, and heard Yan Changwu say: "If you are not from my race, your heart must be different. We have black hair, black eyes, and yellow skin. The red haired people have red hair, blue eyes, and white skin. Their living habits

They are very different from us, and interacting with them will corrupt our social atmosphere and cause social unrest, so merchant ships can trade in Tainan!"

"Yes, our shogunate only allows them to engage in trading activities in Nagasaki and Hirado!" Tokugawa Hidetada said with a slap on the thigh.

Yan Changwu continued: "I am very envious of your samurai system...so, I established an officer corps."

Listen, the dignified governor of the Southeast Prefecture is envious of the Japanese samurai system!

During the Edo shogunate's rule, although the emperor enjoyed high prestige and was nominally the supreme ruler of the country, he had no real power.

Real power lies in the hands of the shogun, the Tokugawa family. The shogun is also the largest feudal lord and directly manages a quarter of the country's land and many important cities.

The rest of the country is divided into more than two hundred "vassals", large and small. The leader of the domain, the daimyo, enjoys the hereditary rule of the domain, but must obey the orders of the general.

Both the shogun and the daimyo maintained their own retainers, namely samurai. The samurai received fiefs and rumi from the shogun or daimyo, but they must be loyal to the shogun or daimyo. These samurai were generally professional soldiers with the privilege of carrying swords. They formed the basis of the shogunate's rule.

, thus forming the feudal governance system consisting of the shogunate and the feudal lord, that is, the shogunate lord system.

In order to cultivate the pillars of samurai ideologically, the Tokugawa shogunate vigorously promoted the spirit of "bushido" that samurai should have loyalty, justice and courage, so that samurai could serve and sacrifice their lives for them.

"We in the Southeast Prefecture worship Guan Gong. He is the best expression of the warrior's 'loyalty, righteousness and courage'!"

It’s not nonsense, Guan Gong was loyal to Uncle Liu, and regardless of the generous salary given by Cao Cao, he rode thousands of miles alone to protect his wife and defected to Uncle Liu; Yi was able to get Cao Cao’s care, so he captured and released Cao on the Huarong Road, and Yong passed five passes and killed six.

General, defeated Yu Jin, captured Huang Zhong, and killed Pang De! He had a plan and flooded the seven armies, but he could not learn from his "arrogance" and not join forces with Soochow, which led to the defeat of Maicheng.

Therefore, the military and police departments of Southeast Prefecture also worship Guan Gong.

Speaking of tea art, Japan has tea ceremony, and Yan Changwu has Kung Fu tea!

As a result, both parties exchanged tea and each imported it!

Previously, Yan Changwu did not touch the tea that the Japanese girl Su had given her.

But the tea ordered by Tokugawa Hidetada himself was given face by Yan Changwu.

The Kung Fu tea made by Yan Changwu was praised loudly by Tokugawa Hidetada after drinking it.

…

One was a Japanese boy, one was a young man, and the other was an old man. The two of them came to Hong Kong and became close friends.

Tokugawa Hidetada couldn't help but talk about the "lockdown order" he wanted to implement!

He informed Yan Changwu that the main contents were: first, prohibiting Japanese ships from trading at sea and Japanese people communicating with overseas, and stowaways would be punished with death; second, Catholic missionary activities should be banned, and missionaries who sneak into Japan should be reported and arrested

, to prevent the spread of Catholicism in Japan; third, strict surveillance was implemented on foreign ships arriving in Japan, and trade activities were also strictly controlled by the shogunate.

"The lock-down order is a good thing. It is conducive to the stability of the rule. How can those small people know the value of peace? Well, if under Kinoshita... Well, during the Toyotomi Hideyoshi period, they were driven to Korea to be killed by our Ming people. They

Then you know the benefits!" (Master Yan said this, which made Tokugawa Hidetada slap in the face).

Yan Changwu gave a sentence to Tokugawa Hidetada, that is: "Stability is the most important thing!"

These words made Tokugawa Hidetada very happy. He immediately replaced someone and showed off his calligraphy. He wrote "stability is above all else" and gave it to Yan Changwu in return!

Yan Changwu's face was cramped and he was ashamed because his calligraphy in Han script was really good!

It makes people wonder which one is Han and which one is non-Han!

People need communication, and it is a benign interaction. Tokugawa Hidetada, as a powerful imperial minister, was highly respected in the Japanese country. Others were obedient to him. He knew how much of the praise others had for him was sincere.

Yes, questionable!

But Yan Changwu was different. He was neither humble nor arrogant towards Tokugawa Hidetada, and did not deliberately try to please him (it was indeed unnecessary. Although Yan Changwu said that he was not strong, the situation was favorable to him), he was indeed telling the truth.

Of course he was telling the truth. Yan Changwu was full of secrets: "Old devil, the isolation order is good. The isolation of the country has seriously hindered the development of industry and commerce. It is difficult to strengthen the national strength. If you abolish martial arts, you will have no chance to plot against us in the East! I can rest assured that the West

Conquer!"

Bushido? Ignorant Bushido. Generals, daimyo, and samurai account for 10% of Japan's population and belong to the ruling class. Industrial and commercial people account for 10% of the population. They operate industry and commerce and are discriminated against by the ruling class; "peasants" account for about 10% of the country's population.

Eighty percent are the main oppressed and exploited group. They not only pay rent but also bear various chores and labor; those at the bottom of society are the "untouchables". The boundaries of each class are strict, hereditary and mutual.

There is no intermarriage, and there are differences in food, clothing, and housing.

"If the power of all classes is not unleashed, the country will be less capable!" Yan Changwu was far-sighted and sincerely praised Comrade Tokugawa Hidetada's Seclusion Order and Bushido!
Chapter completed!