Yokohama Village is a small sandbank that cannot be found on this time and space map. Currently, there are only ninety families of fishermen on the sandbank. The Kihachi family is one of them. They have lived here for five generations.
In the early morning in mid-September, the weather had become a bit cold. Before dawn, Xiba's wife got up and was preparing to have breakfast when the door of the house was pounded.
"Everyone, get up! Your Majesty has ordered that all families gather at the entrance of the village!"
Officials like wolves and tigers were knocking on the doors of every house, waking everyone up. Xiba was shaken awake by his wife in a daze. He heard that the officials from the government office were coming, and thought it was not the day to collect taxes yet.
He drank a bowl of cold well water to rinse his mouth, and took half a piece of taro left over from last night and ate it randomly. His wife had already woken up the child, and the parents also got up quickly.
When he brought his family to the empty space at the entrance of the village, he saw all the villagers gathered here under the light of dozens of torches. The Kihachi family quickly found an open space and knelt down.
"Sir, everyone is here."
"Well, let's read out the order." The official on the horse covered his nose with a handkerchief and looked at the ragged fishermen in front of him with disgust. If it hadn't been for the Pegasus messenger from Edo, he wouldn't have gotten up even if he said anything.
Running to this sandbank so early.
"According to the order of the county governor, this place has been requisitioned by the government. Give you half a day, everyone will immediately pack up their belongings and move to the other side of the river! No one is allowed to cross the river without an order!"
"Ah!" Kihachi was shocked. Now, we have to move! What should we do if we have lived in the old house for generations?
The village chief leaned down tremblingly, not even daring to raise his head, and said in a trembling voice: "Master, what should we do with our house?"
"The county will compensate you, one hundred cents per family!"
Come on, it would be nice to get some money! Although the money will be taken away by the agent when collecting taxes, it is better to have money than nothing. Fortunately, the cultivated land of each family in the village is on the other side of the river.
The cultivated land has been occupied, and everyone will have to drink from the northwest wind next year.
"The head of the house has to be taken away?" After returning home, Xiba's wife asked with tears in her eyes as she looked at the belongings in the house.
"Take them all with you, I don't know if I can come back." Xiba urged his wife while removing the door panel. The parents in the house also looked miserable, and they took out broken bowls and pots from the corners and put them all in the baggage.
inside.
At noon, the impatient acting officer sent another officer from the police station to urge them. Then hundreds of villagers reluctantly left the houses where they had lived for generations and waded through the cold river to the other side.
At this time, two officials came over and said to the villagers who were not sure what to do: "You! You! And you! Every family should contribute a laborer to build a fence by the river!"
"Sir, do you care about the food?"
"One rice ball for each person."
As soon as these words came out, the men from all the families present looked happy, got up, took tools, and followed the officials. By noon, a long wooden wall had been built, with only a small door built and guarded by two officials.
Kihachi and his old father happily returned to the tree where their family rested. They each took out a half-fist-sized brown rice ball from their arms, broke it open and distributed it to the woman and son. After swallowing the rice ball in one bite, Kihachi and his family started again.
Start looking for wood and branches to build a straw shed for sleeping at night.
At noon, under the guidance of Uraga who boarded the ship, the Thor anchored on the sea far away from Yokohama Village.
"Your Highness, please wait here for two days. We will build a guesthouse in Yokohama Village for you to go ashore and rest." The Uraga priest who was stationed in Edo and was lucky to escape was named Hironori Murakami.
It is a branch of Murakami Genji.
"No need. We don't have so much time to waste. You'd better get on the ship to talk. I've prepared the negotiation venue here." After saying that, Zhao Xin asked his subordinates to take Murakami Hironoku to visit the conference room.
Ding Guofeng and others walked away, and then he said to Zhao Xin: "Are you really planning to imitate the Americans in negotiating with the Japanese?"
"What about you?"
"Bombard Edo Castle and level Kudanzaka!"
"Brother, there is no trace of that shrine now. It was built after the Meiji era. We are here to get benefits, not to fight a war that will destroy the country. With just three thousand of us, we can't get into Edo Castle."
It’s like sprinkling pepper on noodles, it’s gone in a blink of an eye.”
Ding Guofeng said angrily: "Are you going to let them go like this?"
Zhao Xin showed an expression ready to trick people again, and said to Ding Guofeng with a smile: "How can that be possible? We still have to support the Sendai Clan, and the Tokugawa family cannot fall. As for the puppet in Kyoto...
Whoever dares to show his head in the future and shout about respecting the king and rejecting the barbarians, hum! If the Tokugawa family doesn't deal with it, our people in the island country will deal with it secretly."
Ding Guofeng looked at Zhao Xin's appearance and asked suspiciously: "How are you going to deal with that puppet in Kyoto?"
"Don't worry. There are a lot of blood-related descendants in his family, but they all live in Kyoto, which is convenient. Don't worry, let's take our time and let Heita and the others sort out the blood relationships first, and then deal with them one by one.
, wait until the end, slap him to death! What a bullshit spokesman for God!"
Hearing Zhao Xin reveal his plan for the first time, Ding Guofeng's eyes started to shine.
After a while, Murakami Guangtori, who had followed Jiuzang into the ship building to visit the conference room and lounge facilities, came back. He saluted Zhao Xinshen, and then complimented: "I only got to see the beautiful scenery of this country today, it's really
It’s my luck.”
Zhao Xin smiled slightly and said, "What do you think?"
"Unprecedented, extremely gorgeous!" Hironori Murakami first praised it, and then changed the subject: "However, the passage in the building is too narrow, and the stairs are steep. Lord Kii is old and has inconvenient legs and feet, so it may be difficult for him to walk."
When he entered the ship building just now, he found that everything in the ship, whether it was stairs or walls, was made of steel. He was stunned by all the modern furnishings and decorations. The large glass windows in the conference room and lounge even blinded him.
At first glance, I didn't expect Beihai Town to be so luxurious.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhao Xindao: "Then let's go on the deck." He pointed to the open space between the two D30 doors and said to Murakami Hironoku: "Set a
Big tent."
As soon as Murakami got on the boat, he saw the cannon with its gun jacket removed, and wondered if he was preparing to use force to coerce him? He looked confused: "This... I need to ask the boss for instructions."
Zhao Xin sneered and said: "Your Excellency, go back and tell Marquis Kii that there is no need for red tape. I will only give you two days. If Marquis Kii does not arrive, our troops will disembark in Shinagawa, and Nishiuraga's troops will also
Attack north."
Murakami Hironori's complexion changed drastically, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he said in his heart not to fight again.
Seeing Zhao Xin chatting with the shogunate official for a long time, and when the other party started to sweat, Ding Guofeng couldn't help but think about it: "Will the people of the island country build a memorial park for Zhao Xin in the future? This fact is really worth looking forward to!"
On September 18, the sixth year of Tenmei in the island country, that is, November 3, 1786 in the Western calendar, Kiihou Tokugawa Harisada, the negotiator of the Tokugawa shogunate, arrived by boat with his men.
As soon as they heard that Beihai Town would send troops ashore at Shinagawa in two days, everyone in the shogunate panicked.
At present, the Imperial Palace is still in mourning, and envoys from various daimyo and imperial courts are in Edo. The bombardment of Beihai Town has caused the Tokugawa shogunate to lose face. Whether it is Tokugawa Ieqi or Tokugawa Jiji, all he wants to do is hurry up.
Send these plague gods away.
As for whether to strengthen the army or bow down and accept defeat as a grandson in the future, we must first send Tokugawa Ieharu's coffin to Ueno Kan'ei Temple for burial.
Taking into account the limited space on the deck, Zhao Xin took away two D30s the night before. When dawn came, after everyone was busy, a large sky blue tent with an area of 30 square meters appeared on the Thor.
There is a row of long tables in the tent, covered with snow-white tablecloths. On two separate tables, there are gifts prepared by Beihai Town for Tokugawa Jiaqi and Ichiying.
When Ding Guofeng saw the gifts on the table, he immediately couldn't laugh or cry. He picked up a Transformer on the table and said to Zhao Xin: "Why did you prepare this thing?"
"Tokugawa Iashi is only thirteen years old. He is a child. He should be slapped, rubbed and coaxed three times."
Ding Guofeng took the toy and checked it up and down, left and right, and noticed that all the marks had been erased, and he felt relieved.
Yes, Zhao Xin prepared a lot of toys for the new General Zhengyi. In addition to Transformers, there are also remote control cars, a set of huge toy trains, a set of tank and armored vehicle simulation models, a point-and-shoot camera, etc. These toys
All the production marks on it have been removed, and even the outer packaging of the battery used inside has been torn off.
As for the gifts prepared for Kiihou and other big shots in the shogunate, they mainly include briar pipes, pocket watches, retro telescopes, reading glasses, calculators, windproof lighters and other gadgets.
In addition, Zhao Xin also specially prepared silks, perfumes, mirrors and several sets of women's skin care products for Tokugawa Kaishi's unmarried daughter-in-law and his biological mother Yu Fuzhifang.
So when Tokugawa Harisada was carried up the gangway by his subordinates and walked slowly into the tent, he was instantly dazzled by the dazzling array of gifts.
The old man was extremely curious and pointed at each method and asked how to use it. Zhao Xin explained each one with a smile, and Ding Guofeng had no choice but to demonstrate one by one. Several young warriors accompanying him watched Ding Guofeng's every move intently, and did not know how to use it.
Stop and record in the book.
After waiting for the gifts from Beihai Town to be introduced, the shogunate came up with their own gifts - 100 taels of rice (60 kilograms per taru), 50 jars of sake, and ten sets of samurai swords made by famous craftsmen in the island country, including katana and waki.
Difference.
Originally, the shogunate prepared twenty tall and powerful sumo wrestlers to carry the rice, hoping to scare Zhao Xin from thinking that there was no one on the island. But when these guys wearing only loincloths walked up the ramp carrying rice bags
, each one's hands and feet were weak, and his momentum was gone.
"Oh, the horns are used to attack people." Zhao Xin smiled faintly and said to Tokugawa Zhizada: ""Historical Records" says that Chi You's head had horns, just like the Yellow Emperor's head, and he used the horns to attack people. Today's Jizhou is Chi You's play. Unexpectedly, Han Dynasty
The customs of the Tang Dynasty have been inherited by your country."
"The Tang Dynasty system of clothes, rituals and music for the emperor and his ministers made you laugh. If His Highness hadn't urged you too hastily, you could have tasted the 'silver urn and bamboo' (sounds the same as bamboo) new wine, the golden knife and the brocade scale.'" Tokugawa Haru.
Zhen looked at Zhao Xin and said calmly: "But what His Highness King Zhao is wearing is very similar to what Yang Yi is wearing."
The old man's words are full of guns and sticks, which means that we are the ones who follow the orthodox Chinese rituals and music, and you, the so-called "King of Zhao" from the pre-Ming Dynasty, are already barbarians. If you have a chance someday, you must try our "
"Golden Knife".
After hearing this, Zhao Xin smiled faintly. He and Ding Guofeng were still wearing the white captain's uniforms today, looking very tall and handsome. If I really wanted to get him a Ming Dynasty vassal robe, even if he could wear it, he wouldn't know how.
Behavior may make you even more embarrassed.
As for the sailors on the Thor, they all wear white sailor uniforms, while the soldiers wear dark green combat camouflage suits and steel helmets on their heads. In order to express their "welcome" to the shogunate officials, the Beihai Town soldiers on the deck today all wear short guns, and in the cockpit
On the compass decks on both wings, a security team composed of eight soldiers, holding long guns, closely monitored every move of the islanders on the deck and the Guan Ship.
After both parties took their seats, Zhao Xin spoke first.
"Let me make it clear first that Beihai Town fully supports the Tokugawa Shogunate's rule over the island country. Regarding any invasion of the island country by external forces, if the shogunate makes a request, Beihai Town will send troops to attack it."
Tokugawa Haram stared at Zhao Xin expressionlessly, saying in his heart, stop talking nonsense! Let’s get down to business.
Then, Zhao Xin came up with the content of the Beihai Town agreement. The main purpose was to open up trade and set up commercial offices in Kanagawa and Ishinomaki Ports for trade. The shogunate gave up its demands for Ezo and allowed currency exchange between Beihai Town and the island countries.
In addition, Beihai Town will not export the Kirikidan religion to island countries; when the shogunate encounters foreign aggression, Beihai Town will appropriately send troops to coordinate defense; in the event of a disaster, Beihai Town will sell grain to the shogunate at a preferential price.
"Can we also sell iron cannons and barrels from Beihai Town?"
"Yes. We can provide long-range coastal artillery."
"Can you hit twenty miles?"
"Well, twenty miles is probably enough, but ten miles is still guaranteed."
Tokugawa Haram Sadshin said it was true. However, the range of being able to shoot ten miles is already farther than the current range of large cannons. Let’s do it step by step.
Zhao Xin asked Jiuzang and Ding Guofeng to quarrel with the officials responsible for the specific negotiations, while he chatted with Tokugawa Harisada.
"Is Lord Kii not feeling well?"
"As I get older, my old bones are getting worse day by day."
"Does Marquis Ji Yi feel sore all over and has no strength? Sometimes his heart hurts?"
"Your Highness still knows medical skills?"
"I understand a little bit." Zhao Xin smiled slightly and continued: "I guess Hou Ji Yi never gets tired of eclipses."
"It's just a simple meal."
Zhao Xinxin said that eating tofu, fish, pickled radish and miso soup every day is quite rough, but eating polished rice three times a day is a typical lack of vitamin B1!
"I have medicine here that can cure Kiihou's condition."
Tokugawa Harisada's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he stared into Zhao Xin's eyes and said, "Seriously?"
By the way, who doesn’t want to live a few more years? But nowadays, many ministers and officials in island countries are suffering from beriberi. If they eat too much polished rice, they will become weak and weak and eventually die over time. There is no cure.
As soon as Zhao Xin had an idea, he had a bottle of vitamin B1 in his hand.
"Take one tablet in the morning and evening to ensure that the disease is cured."
"What kind of medicine is this?" Tokugawa Harisada looked at the white bottle in Zhao Xin's hand and leaned forward to ask.
"This is the secret medicine prepared by Mr. Hong, the person in charge of my Beihai Medical Clinic. The effect is extremely effective." After Zhao Xin finished speaking, seeing the other party's doubtful look, he opened the bottle cap and poured out a few pills at will.
When Tokugawa Harisada saw that the white pills in the other person's hands were all the same size, he was about to ask again when he heard Zhao Xinda say: "Ki Yihou just pointed to one pill."
Tokugawa Harisada didn't know what he meant. He hesitated and pointed with his finger. Then he saw Zhao Xin pinch the pill and put it into his mouth. Then he picked up the water glass and took a sip.
"This!" Tokugawa Harusada was stunned for a moment.
Zhao Xin smiled and said: "Don't worry, it is non-toxic and harmless. I have always heard that Marquis Ji Yi is a kind man and is known as the 'Kilin of Jizhou', and I admire him very much. Therefore, I will give you the secret medicine of Beihai Town."
Tokugawa Harisada was greatly moved after hearing this. He did not expect that Zhao Xin would dare to try the medicine himself. Island medicine originated from traditional Chinese medicine. The "Book of Rites of Zhou" clearly stated that "gathering chronic poisons for medical treatment" is a medicine.
Everyone knows the principle of three parts of poison.
"I have taken note of His Highness's wishes. I would be very grateful!" Tokugawa Harisada took the medicine bottle from Zhao Xinxin and put it into his arms.
Private matters remain private, but there is still a fight for every dollar at the negotiation table.
After two days of quarreling and fighting, under the strong force of Beihai Town, Tokugawa Harisada and several other officials had to sign their names on the revised agreement on behalf of the shogunate.
In this treaty, whose full name is the "Island Country Hokkai Town Peace Treaty", the shogunate agreed to give up its claim to Ezo land; agreed to Hokkai Town opening commercial halls and warehouses in Sendai Domain Ishinomaki Port and Kanagawa, and conducting trade with designated merchants; but for currency
The exchange has not yet been clarified and will be resolved later.
In order to avoid contact between nationals and foreigners, the Ishinomaki Port commercial building area was designated at Juqigahama on Miyato Island, while the Kanagawa commercial building area was designated in Yokohama Village, which is the original place of the villagers of Kihachi.
Residence. The area of the two business buildings is ten-machi.
According to the "Shakukan Law" promulgated by the Tokugawa Shogunate, one town at this time was equal to one hundred acres, with an area of 993 square meters, which is nearly one square kilometer.
In the agreement, Beihai Town also promised to fully support the rule of the shogunate and abide by the local laws of the island country. As a country governed by Han people, Beihai Town will guarantee not to spread Chechidan ideas to the island country.
For the Hagi clan's responsibility in the "Susakabune Incident" sixty years ago, the shogunate compensated Hokkai Town 50,000 taels of gold. As for Hokkai Town's shelling of Shinagawa, which caused riots in Edo, Hokkai Town will provide the shogunate with sales of 20,000 taels of gold.
One hundred thousand taels of rice as compensation.
As an additional clause to the agreement, Tokugawa Harisada, on behalf of the shogunate, agreed not to hold the Sendai Domain accountable and not to deal with Sendai Hoida Shigemura.
In addition, what is signed this time is only a draft agreement, and the official text will be signed and exchanged next year, which is May 17, the seventh year of Tianming. During this period, the shogunate will send people to tidy up the commercial area, level the land, and set up customs.
We are waiting for the arrival of Beihai Town personnel in the spring of next year.
A group of shogunate officials expressed confusion as to why Zhao Xin had to choose May 17th to sign the formal agreement, and Zhao Xin immediately excused himself by saying that day was a good day.
However, when Ding Guofeng asked about it in private, Zhao Xin said lightly: "Because that day is July 7 in the Gregorian calendar."