Chapter 168: After taking in the general, let’s take in the emperor! (Please subscribe, please vote)

There seem to be many benefits to being a dog for Daming!

Listening to Zheng Guoxian describing the four major benefits of becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, Tokugawa Ieqi, Tokugawa Saiaki and Okubo Tadama couldn't help but sigh - isn't this the good thing Japan has always dreamed of?

Today's Japan is an orphan in East Asia. It was shut out by the Ming Dynasty. If it wants to develop, it has no resources, no market, no technology, and no capital. Moreover, the coverage of the Chinese dynasty is too large, almost including Japan.

The entire East is covered. If the Ming Dynasty did not open the Chinese circle to Japan, Japan would have no way out and could only remain poor forever.

As for defeating the Ming Dynasty and grabbing resources, markets, and funds, some people originally dared to think about it, but now, the Ming Dynasty’s country-destroying fleet is waiting on the sea outside Odawara Castle!

Moreover, the British Empire, the only one in the world that could provide military aid to Japan, had resigned and abandoned Japan after the Battle of Kii Suido and the Battle of Jueying Island. Japan is now truly isolated and helpless!

"So. If Japan cannot become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, will it no longer be possible to become rich and strong?" Tokugawa Noriaki asked tentatively.

Zhuge Weidao smiled and said: "In fact, the Ming Dynasty has pointed out the clear path for Japan a long time ago. Even if Japan does not have the conditions to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty is still willing to support Japan to a certain extent and help Japan meet the conditions for becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.

The specific method was proposed last time when I met Mito-dono at the Choryang Japanese Museum."

Tokugawa Qi Qi turned to look at Tokugawa Qi Zhao: "Qi Zhao, the Ming Dynasty's method is"

"Sir Gongfang, the "Twenty-one Supporting Guidelines for Tomorrow" proposed by the Ming Dynasty is a way to help Japan."

Zhuge Weidao continued what Tokugawa Qi Zhao said: "Your Excellency General, the Ming Dynasty is sincerely helping Japan, and the "Twenty-one Guidelines for Tomorrow" are also quite favorable. If Japan cannot respond to the Ming Dynasty's goodwill with practical actions, I am afraid that

The countries in the celestial dynasty that no longer have the opportunity to keep up with the progress of civilization will probably forever become the poorest and backward country in the East."

Of course, Tokugawa Kiyoshi has already seen "Twenty-one Supports for Tomorrow" brought by Tokugawa Saaki, and he still remembers the main contents.

This "twenty-one" is divided into five parts. The first part has five items in total, and the contents are all related to tomorrow's defense cooperation. The first item is tomorrow's coastal defense cooperation. Japan wants to entrust its country's coastal defense to Ming Dynasty. It only needs to

It is enough to be responsible for tasks such as offshore anti-smuggling and coastal defense; the second is tomorrow's army cooperation. While Japan is handing over coastal defense, it should also vigorously develop its army. It needs to establish seventeen elite standing corps, and the number of standing army must be maintained at

Around half a million, all the armaments of these legions must be purchased with the help and guidance of the Ming Dynasty; the third item is the cooperation of the Ming military academies. Japan no longer needs to retain the naval officer academy. The officers of the offshore anti-smuggling team and coastal defense forts should all be recruited by the Ming Dynasty.

The naval officer school helped to cultivate Japan's Army Noncommissioned Officer School and Army University should be opened with the help of Ming Dynasty; the fourth article is mutual defense tomorrow - in fact, when Ming Dynasty fights with foreign countries, Japan will send her elite army to charge into battle.

!With Japan’s 500,000 samurai army as cannon fodder, Ming Dynasty will not be afraid of casualties when it fights the next world war. Article 5 is about arms procurement. All Japan’s arms procurement must be approved by Ming Dynasty and purchased from Ming Dynasty.

, at the same time, Ming Dynasty can also provide military aid to Japan according to Japan's "needs".

The second part of "Twenty-one Articles of Tomorrow's Support" is about diplomacy. It consists of four articles. The main content is that Japan must hand over all powers such as declaring war, making peace, and making treaties to foreign countries, such as Ming Dynasty and Japan's embassies and consulates abroad.

There must be a consultant from Ming Dynasty responsible for guidance.

The third part of the "Twenty-One Plans" is about Japanese industry and trade. It is also four articles. The Ming Dynasty will liberalize the export of cotton, wool, and silk to Japan, and will also give Japanese textiles exports to the Ming Dynasty low-tariff quotas. At the same time,

Daming will also provide Japan with cotton loans, wool loans and silk loans to help Japan develop its textile industry. In exchange, Japan must also open its market to the entire Chinese circle, including Daming.

The fourth part of the "Twenty-One Plans" is about agriculture, forestry, fishery and animal husbandry, and it is also four. Since most areas in Japan have narrow land and many mountainous areas, they are not suitable for the development of grain planting industry that pays attention to scale effects. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty will help Japan

Develop mountain agriculture and forestry - including fruits, fast-growing trees, flowers and other crops that are suitable for planting in hilly areas and require a large amount of labor for deep processing. At the same time, Daming will also provide support for Japan's fishery and the development of Ezo Island.

Japan's Ezo Island is surrounded by world-famous large fishing grounds, which is very suitable for the development of fishery. In addition, Ezo Island also has large areas of plains that can be developed, suitable for the development of large-scale agriculture. Daming can provide special support loans to help Japan's chaebols

Go to develop Ezo.

The fifth part of the "Twenty-One Plans", which are also four articles, is about helping Japan develop its finance and stabilize its currency. That is, Japanese financial institutions must allow Ming capital holdings, and Japan's financial industry must allow Ming's financial institutions to enter and exit freely. Japan

The currency must be bound to the Ming Dynasty silver dollar, and Japanese bonds and stocks can be listed and traded in the Ming Dynasty. In short, Japan's finance must be completely controlled by the Ming Dynasty!

Tokugawa Iesai and his shogunate veterans had already thoroughly studied the "Twenty-One Plans". Of course they knew that once signed, Japan would become a de facto vassal of the Ming Dynasty and would not be able to enjoy the treatment of a vassal state.

In other words, you will be an unorganized dog for the Ming Empire. You will have to do the most dangerous and hard work in the future, but the benefits you can enjoy are very limited. Although Zhuge Weidao has promised that "if you behave well, you can become an official dog."

, but how much are empty promises these days worth? Whoever signs such a contract is a traitor to Japan.

But if you don't sign this "twenty-one", there will be a country-destroying fleet on the sea outside Odawara Castle! Even if this fleet cannot really destroy Japan, it can still destroy all Japan's maritime power and bombard coastal cities into

ruins, and then conduct a mine blockade on the Japanese mainland, making Japan forever poor.

In other words, if you sign a contract and betray the country, if you don't sign, the Tokugawa family won't even be able to sell the country!

Seeing Tokugawa Jiaqi lowering his head and saying nothing, Zhuge Weidao understood what he was thinking - he wanted to betray his country, but he was afraid of being accused of betraying his country for glory!

As for Zhuge Weidao, who was good at pinching and calculating, of course he had already thought of a good traitorous partner for General Tokugawa, the current Emperor of Japan, Shizuko.

"Your Excellency General," Zhuge Weidao looked at the troubled Japanese general and said with a smile, "Japan's future lies in the "Twenty-One Guidelines for Tomorrow". Japan is now on the verge of the Warring States Period and intends to collapse.

The forces of Japan have gathered in Nagasaki. Although they have not yet raised the flag of overthrow, how far is the king from overthrow? It is impossible for the group in Nagasaki to leave the Japanese archipelago. The so-called resistance to the Ming Dynasty is simply impossible to implement.

The only thing they can do in the end is to overthrow the curtain! If the shogunate wants to nip this power in the bud, they can only join forces with the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty the Emperor! General, as long as the Emperor can join forces with you, sign the "Tomorrow's Support II"

Article 11 should not be a problem, right?"

"This." Tokugawa Ieki was a little hesitant. Bringing the emperor together to betray the country is of course the best way to shirk responsibility, because the people below cannot oppose both the court and the shogunate. Do they want to go to heaven? But the problem is that once the emperor is let go

If you participate in politics, the authority of the emperor will increase! Moreover, Emperor Shizuko was not a candidate for the throne in his early years, so he went to study in the Ming Dynasty, where he met many women from the royal family and eight aristocratic families. It is said that he and the current empress dowager of the Ming Dynasty are also best friends.

If she is allowed to hook up with Daming, will she use Daming's power to bring down the curtain?

"Father!" A girl's voice suddenly sounded at this time, "My daughter is from the Tokugawa family. When Michiko marries her daughter, she will be the son-in-law of the Tokugawa family. Father, please trust Michiko, he will definitely protect the Tokugawa shogunate."

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Chapter completed!