Tokugawa Chenghiko didn't expect Yan Qi to be so shameless. so bad. He actually aimed at his warship.
And there will be forty ships leaving at once. Tokugawa Seuhiko couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and refused directly.
Yan Qidao: "Why don't you agree? Why don't you agree? Do you think I don't know? Even if one of your warships is brand new, the cost is only 500,000 taels."
"Besides, your warship has been used for a long time. After depreciation is calculated, it is only worth three hundred thousand taels of silver."
"And I didn't give you any depreciation, but still gave you five hundred thousand taels of silver per ship. After careful calculation, you still made too much. The price I gave you is so favorable, and you still don't agree? Is your brain fooled? Are you crowded?" Tokugawa Chenghiko said: "No, that's not possible either. I can never hand over forty warships." Yan Qi sighed: "It seems that you are really deceiving the people of Ryukyu, saying that you are willing to return them Ten years of tax burden on Ryukyu people. They are just suffering from lack of money."
"But in fact, you are lying, you are deceiving everyone. I advanced 20 million taels of silver for you, but I just want you to have forty warships. This is already a huge benefit to you, but you Still don’t agree.”
"What does this mean? It only confirms an important issue. You don't want to refund the taxes of Ryukyu people at all. Everything is your excuse."
"In the final analysis, in your eyes, the barren land of Ryukyu is just a place where rabbits don't poop; and in your heart, the people of Ryukyu are just third-class citizens, not even as good as dogs." This statement was extremely explosive. .
The Ryukyu representative couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Humph, I knew Tokugawa Seihiko was lying to us and didn't want to refund our taxes at all."
"Tokugawa Seihiko said he had no money, but Master Yan only wanted his warship. He didn't agree. He clearly took advantage and still refused to agree. Doesn't this mean he wants to default on the debt?"
"Tokugawa Seihiko treats us like dirt. This feeling is so uncomfortable. Why are we controlled by Tokugawa Seihiko? Why do we pay taxes in vain? But we don't receive any assistance? I can't stand it anymore. I really want to vent. Emotions."... The Ryukyu representatives in the audience were in a mess.
Seeing that the situation was out of control, Tokugawa Chenghiko stared at Yan Qi blankly: "What do you want?" Yan Qi looked relaxed and shrugged: "I want to help you pay off your debt, but you yourself are not willing. You brought this on yourself, you can’t blame me.”
"Look, everyone is so excited. They all say you are a scoundrel. Why don't you quickly find a way to appease everyone, or find a reason to coax them?" Tokugawa Seihiko was heartbroken. .
How to coax? The emotions of this group of people have been aroused by Yan Qi. Moreover, if the taxes are not refunded, Ryukyu people may really revolt.
Tokugawa Chenghiko's face was purple and he looked at Yan Qi helplessly: "Look at the good things you have done." Yan Qi said: "I am indeed doing good things, and I am at a loss. Your warship is not worth it at all. A boat worth five hundred thousand taels of silver is worth at most three hundred thousand taels of silver. I will give you five hundred thousand taels of silver, which is already a sky-high price."
"Tokugawa Seihiko, you took advantage of me, and you still want to ridicule me. You are such a hopeless person, and you don't know what is good or bad." Tokugawa Seihiko was really angry to death.
This is not a question of economic calculation at all. It is a question of military deployment. What was the reason why the Japanese navy was so powerful?
It's a giant warship. However, in the battle in the South China Sea, Yan Qi was victorious and Tokugawa Taikang was defeated. The warships were either destroyed by Yan Qi or confiscated by Yan Qi and used as trophies.
Therefore, for Tokugawa Seihiko, warships are definitely a rare thing and are the cornerstone of the Japanese navy's dominance.
If there is no warship. The Japanese navy was equivalent to having its hands and feet cut off. Moreover, it takes at least three months to build a warship.
At this critical juncture, Yan Qi asked him for warships, and the first request was forty ships, which would greatly damage the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Navy and thereby enhance the combat effectiveness of the Dahua Navy.
One goes down and the other goes up. How can Tokugawa Seuhiko afford it? This is not an economic account at all, but super oppression from the military.
What can he do if he doesn't give him a warship? The people of Ryukyu are now awakened and are difficult to control, and even more so because of the existence of Yan Qi, it is difficult to oppress them.
If they lose all hope, they might start thinking about leaving Japan. This is very bad.
Thinking of this, Tokugawa Chenghiko could only reluctantly part ways for the sake of the overall situation: "Master Yan, I agree to exchange the warship for twenty million taels of silver." Yan Qi clapped and laughed: "Let me just say, you are a smart man. How can you not take advantage of me? I help you like this and you refuse. This clearly means that you don’t regard me as a good friend." Tokugawa Chengyan cursed Yan Qi in his heart: You are a treacherous person, who will take advantage of you? Be a good friend.
However, he could only scold Yan Qi in his heart, but he would never dare to say it out loud. Yan Qi was a shameless person and didn't care how Tokugawa Chenghiko was scolding him in his heart. He struck while the iron was hot and ordered An Qing: "Immediately take 20 million taels of silver and pay it to the Ryukyu representative." An Qing went to do it immediately.
Yan Qi said to Xu again: "Go to the dock immediately and prepare to receive the forty warships from Japan."
"Yes!" Xu Tianhu immediately rushed to the dock. Yan Qi smiled slightly at Tokugawa Chenghiko: "I have sent Xu Tianhu to the dock to receive the warship, and you should immediately send someone to cooperate. If you have done this, you have fulfilled your responsibility to the people of Ryukyu. " Tokugawa Chenghiko didn't expect Yan Qi to be so anxious. He knew that the matter could not be delayed any longer. He endured his heartache and said feebly to Sendobei: "Go to the dock and deliver the warship to Xu Tianhu."
"Yes!" Sendobei hurried to the dock. Yan Qi sat on the high platform again: "Okay, this matter has come to an end. Tokugawa Seihiko, you can continue to hold the tea party. I also want to hear your subsequent statement and give you some suggestions." Tokugawa Seihiko How dare you make any statement?
Yan Qi made it clear that he was picked by mistake. If he continues to preside over the meeting, Yan Qi may use the topic to incite Ryukyu representatives to criticize him again.
Tokugawa Chenghiko's heart was very tired. Just now, he was pretending to be unwell, but now, his physical strength has really been tortured to the limit by Yan Qi.
Tokugawa Seuhiko stood up and waved his hand listlessly: "I'm too tired. I can't host the tea party anymore. I have to go back and rest." Yan Qi hurriedly stopped him: "No, you can't go back to rest. You have to host the tea party. Ryukyu The people are all sitting here, eagerly waiting to listen to your teachings. But you just slap your butt and leave, isn't it a bit too much? This is obviously using bean bags as solid food. "
