"If you want to talk about things, let's talk about things. It's really hypocritical to say that you haven't paid enough respect!"
Zhu Gaochi smiled on his face but sneered in his heart.
In the past two months, he has secretly observed and studied the Japanese people.
Although the Japanese say that their clothes, clothes, and writing originated from China, they are completely different from the Chinese people. All their humility and etiquette seem a bit fake, and they are extremely utilitarian.
This is commonly known as hypocrisy!
"I don't dare bother your vassal any more. I'm sorry to have bothered you for so long!" Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.
"Then... about the signing of the contract between the two countries?" After all, he was still a little younger and a little impatient. Tokiyuki Yamana, the eldest son of the Yamana family, said anxiously, "There are still many issues that have not been settled!"
"Please pay attention to your words. It's the Ming Dynasty and your Shan Mingjia. Your Shan Mingjia does not represent the country of Japan!" Zhu Gaochi immediately corrected the other party with a straight face.
"Baga, you damn fat man!" Yamana Tokiyuki cursed in his heart.
"Your Highness, what do you mean by this?" Yamana Tokihi said, "But we have not been well received? Or do you think that the Yamana clan is too small and weak to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty and overthrow the previous agreement?"
This is a complete reflection of Zhu Gaochi's other view of the Japanese people. They are humble because of everything. Once they fail to achieve their goals, they will lift the veil of humility and become sharp-eyed and sharp-tongued.
"Lord, please be patient. When did you say you should overturn the previous agreement?" Zhu Gaochi no longer smiled, but his eyes were full of fierceness.
Are you kidding, I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who is afraid of your stupidity?
Believe it or not, I asked people to dig a hole and buried it for you?
threaten me?
Are my Lao Zhu family afraid of threats?
The men of the Zhu family are famous for being soft-spoken rather than tough-minded, and they are like a donkey!
"Your Highness, please forgive me, I made a mistake just now." Yamaname Shixi added, "But you..."
"Do you know what you are going to say?" Zhu Gaochi stood up slowly, walked to the window, looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, and sighed, "It seems illusion but is real, so beautiful!"
Yamaname Shixi glanced outside and cursed in his heart, "Little fox, how long have you been, and you are still telling the truth!"
But he could only stand up and stand behind Zhu Gaochi, "The scenery of this small country is just a little strange, not beautiful! On the contrary, the big country of China is really beautiful."
"Your Excellency, you are a nice person. I really want to make friends with you!" Zhu Gaochi changed his subject, "If you have the opportunity to come to Daming in the future, Gu will naturally entertain you wholeheartedly."
His conversational style made the other party very uncomfortable.
"So, thank you so much, Your Highness!" Yamaname Shixi couldn't figure out Zhu Gaochi's thoughts, so he could only follow the other person's words.
"Thank you, we are our own people." Zhu Gaochi smiled, "Although the Ming Dynasty has not yet decided whether to form a contract with you, I feel that you are a good person!"
Suddenly, Yamana Shixi became anxious, "Your Highness, why is it still undecided? A few times ago, the Ming Dynasty has given a lot of firearms, food, cloth, ironware, etc., and I have also loaded silver ore as agreed. Isn't this considered a conclusion?"
After saying that, he hurriedly asked, "Isn't my sincerity not enough?"
"Don't be impatient!" Zhu Gaochi comforted him with a smile and sighed, "You don't know about the Ming Dynasty. The ministers in the court don't care much about the land of Japan. To put it bluntly, what about your side?
Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with it, so what benefits can Ming Dynasty get from you? Since ancient times, our country has never asked for anything from the vassal state, and we can’t even use our own things. Those things of yours...?"
"Your Highness..."
Zhu Gaochi waved his hand to interrupt the other party, "I was sent as an envoy to Japan by the emperor! You see, I am an envoy to Japan, not your Yamana family!"
That's enough. You can figure out the rest by yourself.
Sure enough, Yamana Tokihi's face was lost in thought, "But Your Highness thinks I am not sincere enough?"
"It's not that you're not sincere enough!" Zhu Gaochi pretended to be difficult, "You have to understand Gu's difficulties. What I have to consider is the interests of the entire Ming Dynasty, and what I have to consider is the stability of the entire Japan."
"In the past few days, all the daimyo princes who are at odds with the Ashikaga Shogunate have met with him. Head of the Yamana family, aside from our personal relationship, others are more sincere than you! In addition, you must have heard about it.
, the envoy of General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also met with Yu Gu, and his attitude was respectful and he wanted to bow his head to the Ming Dynasty."
"You and I are friends, but after all, Japan now has Ashikaga Shogun as the de jure supreme ruler. He proposed to open the port and allow the Ming Dynasty to mine and do business in Japan."
"Master Shanming, these matters must be presented to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for public discussion in the court!"
After saying that, Zhu Gaochi paused and said in embarrassment, "For the sake of our personal relationship, I will reveal something to you. The envoy of the Ashikaga Shogunate said that in the future, the annual tribute to the Ming Dynasty will be twelve thousand kilograms of sulfur and sulfur.
Sixteen thousand catties, six thousand catties of red copper, and three hundred Japanese swords."
"Although the gift is light, this friendship is so important! If I don't go back and report these things to the emperor, I won't be able to bear the blame from His Majesty in the future!"
Understood, Yamana Shixi understood immediately, and an idiom flashed directly in his mind, "Sell for a price."
"Moreover!" Zhu Gaochi lowered his voice, "Your anti-shogunate alliance has not yet agreed on your Yamanoge as the leader. How can you... let Gu help you?"
"Without your support from the Ming Dynasty, how can I be the leader of the alliance? How can I replace the shogunate?" Yamaname Shixi cursed in his heart.
But now he understands that if he wants to seek support from Daming, he will have to pay a higher price. Otherwise, Daming would rather feed the dogs the supplies he delivered several times before, or find someone else.
"Your Highness, please help me!" Tokihiro Yamana bowed, "Any sincerity, as long as you say it!"
"No, no, Gu represents the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette!" Zhu Gaochi waved his hand.
"Your Highness!" With a shout, Yamana Tokihi and the retainers of the Yamana family all knelt down on the ground.
"Hey!" Zhu Gaochi sighed, "That's all, Gu just doesn't like seeing his friends like this!"
After saying that, he turned around and sat down again, then stared directly at the other person.
That means, aren’t you sincere? Show it out!
In fact, Shan Mingjia has been discussing Zhu Gaochi's attitude in private for a long time during this period, and has come up with some countermeasures.
"The silver mountain can be mined by the Ming Dynasty for ten years!" Shixi, the name of the mountain, said and looked at Zhu Gaochi's face, but the other party was unmoved.
This condition is already very generous, and it can be said to be a sure-profit deal for Ming Dynasty.
"I can't show my sincerity now, but I can tell your highness for sure!" Tokihiro Yamana continued, "From now on, the Ming Dynasty's merchant ships can freely travel to and from the seaport of my fiefdom. Once I become the leader of the anti-cabinet alliance, the Ming Dynasty will
The merchant ships can sail unhindered in the territories of the great lords."
Zhu Gaochi still didn't speak.
"As for the tariffs for merchants in the Ming Dynasty, one draw will be drawn from twenty..." Yamana Shixi's face twitched uncontrollably.
Zhu Gaochi still didn't speak, but picked up the teacup.
"The Dongyi family is my relative." Yamaname Shixi gritted his teeth and said, "There are two copper mines in his fief, which can be used as mortgage!"
"Can you make the decision regarding his family's affairs?" Zhu Gaochi finally asked.
"If he doesn't agree, I will annex him first!" Tokihiro Yamana gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, I don't want to talk secretly. As long as Your Highness is willing to form an alliance with me, I will give him what the shogunate gives me, and I will give it to what the shogunate doesn't give.
.Once the rebellion is completed, I will only be more respectful to the Ming Dynasty!"
"This matter is empty talk!" Zhu Gaochi said.
"Write it in the treaty!" Yamaname Shixi said, "There is a saying in your country that if you want to take something, you must give it first. My vassal territory is small and I dare not go back on my word with the Ming Dynasty."
"Okay, stop it when you're ready!"
Zhu Gaochi smiled secretly in his heart, but he pretended to be embarrassed on his face, "Okay! I just reluctantly took the risk for you!"
As he spoke, he came closer and said, "Remember, regarding the copper mine, we must do it as soon as possible! The next time I, Ming, will deliver supplies to you will be in March of next year. By then, our ship will be loaded with silver and copper. Do you understand?
"
"Hayi!"
"Hahaha, the feudal lord is quick to talk, he is a hero!" Zhu Gaochi laughed, turned to Zheng He and said, "If Chuan Gu is heard, the firearms, training officers, supplies, etc. given to the Yamana feudal lord can be handed over!"
"Your Highness!" Yamaname Shixi suddenly grabbed Zhu Gaochi's hand, "I need more artillery and muskets!"
"That's nothing!" Zhu Gaochi laughed.
He stood up and said, "After the handover, I will return to the Ming Dynasty. I will definitely inform His Majesty the Emperor of your sincerity. Regarding the friendly exchanges between the two countries, we will agree on the letter of credence now. From now on, if your vassal has any request, I, the Ming Dynasty, will