North Korean official Li Gui was angry and embarrassed for a moment, and looked at Wei Guangwei aggrievedly.
Wei Guangwei said to Date Masamune in a tone that could not be criticized: "This is not up to your country! North Korea is a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty. Regardless of whether it is strong or weak, all overseas factions should give it dignity. Otherwise, they will not give me dignity of the Ming Dynasty!"
After Date Masamune relayed Wei Guangwei's words from the interpreter, he stood up and shouted: "This is really a humiliation to our Japanese country! Our Japanese country never compromises with the weak!"
Wei Guangwei smiled faintly: "Then are you willing or not?"
Date Masamune sat back and said: "Please continue!"
Wei Guangwei therefore continued to ask Li Gui: "Japan needs to compensate you, North Korea, five million yuan in silver coins. Does Li Tongzhi have any objections?"
Li Gui thought that the Japanese country was very arrogant and domineering, and had never taken the Korean Kingdom seriously. Now it relied on the Celestial Dynasty to support the Korean Kingdom. The Korean Kingdom had to be wise and should just obey the arrangements of the Celestial Dynasty.
So, Li Gui replied: "Everything depends on the angel's orders!"
Wei Guang nodded slightly.
Shen Yourong glanced at Li Gui speechlessly. He didn't understand why His Majesty wanted North Korea to participate in this negotiation and also took the initiative to demand compensation for North Korea.
Li Gui noticed the disdain for him in the eyes of the Chinese officials and the contempt for him by the Japanese people, but he just touched his nose and said nothing more.
Because it was indeed the first time for Li Gui to participate in such diplomacy, he had no idea that he would come to Japan to participate in negotiations, and would also seek compensation from Japan.
Therefore, Li Gui didn't know how to deal with it for a while. But at this time, he couldn't send someone back in time to ask the North Korean King Li Zhu for instructions. He could only say that he would let the heaven make the decision, so that when he went back to report to the king, he could put everything in order. Push it to China.
Next, Wei Guangwei continued: "Hirado, Yokohama, Edo, Osaka, and Saga need to be opened as trading ports. In addition, Ming Dynasty needs to station foreign affairs officers in Edo to be responsible for daily liaison with your shogunate. Please The state set aside an official office in Edo where our foreign affairs officers will be stationed."
Date Masamune pursed his lips after hearing what the interpreter said. Although he was surprised by the Ming Dynasty's request to station officials in Edo, when he heard that the purpose of the Ming Dynasty sending officials to Edo was to contact him and the shogunate, not the shogunate. After contacting other famous names, I didn’t have much opinion.
But regarding trade, both Date Masamune and Tokugawa Hidetada are the same. They do not want trade because they are not stupid and know that once more treaty ports are added, it will directly shake the foundation of their rule. Especially the Ming Dynasty’s commodity advantage is too great, which makes them There is a greater willingness to refuse trade and close the country.
Therefore, Date Masamune said: "Indemnity and land cession are fine, but trade is not. We, Yamato, have no need for trade."
Wei Guangwei replied: "But I, the Ming Dynasty, have the need to trade with your country. Your country can only choose between trade and war."
"It's too much!"
Sakai Tadakatsu, a shogunate official who came with Date Masamune, immediately slapped the table and yelled because Wei Guangwei said this.
When Date Masamune first expressed his anger, Shen Yourong was ready to teach Date Masamune a lesson according to the method he and Wei Guangwei had agreed upon, while Wei Guangwei was responsible for speaking, but at that time, Wei Guangwei stopped Shen Yourong with his eyes.
But now Sakai Tadakatsu couldn't help but slap the table. When Shen Yourong looked at Wei Guangwei again, Wei Guangwei nodded and made a clicking gesture.
Therefore, Shen Yourong stood up and walked behind Sakai Tadakatsu, then suddenly drew a knife and wiped Sakai Tadakatsu's neck.
Sakai Tadakatsu, who was looking back, did not expect that Ming officials would kill him, and he couldn't help being shocked.
But now, he had fallen to the ground before he had time to ask.
Date Masamune and other Japanese officials were shocked when they saw this scene.
North Korean official Ri Gui was also surprised.
"Damn it! I'm just bullying you. What's more, if you piss me off, I'll destroy your shogunate directly!"
At this time, Shen Yourong immediately started to use vulgar words, holding a bloody knife, he threw Sakai Tadakatsu's head on the negotiation table, and looked at Date Masamune and others.
At this time, Wei Guangwei just said lightly: "Please forgive me! Our General Shen has such a temper! In addition, if I, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, had not believed that your shogunate knew the interests of your country and was unwilling to go to war directly, I, General Shen, would have already let Edo Become a second Nagasaki.”
Date Masamune and other shogunate officials stared angrily at this.
But unfortunately, the current Ming Empire is indeed something they cannot afford to offend, so they cannot ignore the threat in Wei Guangwei's words.
Therefore, Date Masamune had to force a smile and said: "Understood! Understood! But regarding the trade, can I report it to the general first and then reply? Now, please make other requests first?"
Wei Guangwei nodded and said: "The next step is about the criminal matters of overseas Chinese. If all the officials and citizens of our Ming Dynasty commit crimes in your country, your country must hand them over to our Ming Dynasty's department for handling, and your country will not handle it."
"This won't work!"
Date Masamune replied bluntly.
But at this time, Shen Yourong glanced at him.
Date Masamune quickly changed his words and said: "It's not impossible, let me go back and report to the general."
Wei Guangwei therefore continued: "Your country also needs to grant Ming the most favored nation treatment, that is, in your country's foreign trade, Ming must equally enjoy the trade privileges of other foreign countries in your country!"
Date Masamune nodded and did not refuse. In his opinion, except for the Ming Dynasty, no country dared to bully the Japanese country like this. How could the shogunate dare not give the Ming Dynasty the best treatment.
"In addition, as far as we know, the reason why your country launched unprovoked atrocities against our overseas Chinese merchants in the Ming Dynasty was because of the famous names such as Matsuura Tadakatsu, Naito Seiji, and Aoyama Tadoshi, as well as the Xiaolian Chen Shicheng and Chen Shicheng who stayed in the shogunate of your country and betrayed our Ming Dynasty. Wang Fen, the king of all living beings, slandered our Ming Dynasty official cotton cloth as a cotton cloth that captured Japanese slaves and forced them to produce cotton cloth. However, except for Matsuura Tadakatsu, who has been brought to justice by us, Naito Kiyoshi, Aoyama Tadatoshi, Chen Shicheng, and Wang Fen have not yet been punished. Therefore, I, the Ming Dynasty, request that these people be handed over to my Ming Dynasty for disposal immediately to appease the anger of the Ming Dynasty! Otherwise, even if our Ming Emperor is willing to let your shogunate go, our subjects in the Ming Dynasty will still ask the court to severely punish your shogunate. "
Wei Guangwei continued.
Date Masamune looked embarrassed, because Naito Seiji and Aoyama Tadoshi were both important names in the shogunate, and Chen Shicheng and Wang Fen were also important foreign businessmen supported by the shogunate.
However, Date Masamune knew that he could not refuse now, so he could only say: "I will convey it to the general!"
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"Excessive! How did you negotiate! The compensation is so large. Even if our shogunate has a lot of savings, it can't afford such compensation. It actually wants to compensate North Korea. The Ming Emperor made a good calculation and used our money to pay His vassal's kindness is to tell the world that as long as he is his lackey, there are benefits? Also, trade? He actually wants five people to trade. This is simply that he does not take my shogunate seriously at all. My shogunate gives him a Isn’t Nagasaki enough?! Ah! Our shogunate has no right to deal with the Ming people who come to our country, so our shogunate is still not the master of all Japan! People like Naito Seiji and Aoyama Tadatoshi cannot agree to deal with them, otherwise everyone The city will be in the future, I would rather offend the shogunate than offend the emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
When Tokugawa Hidetada learned about the conditions proposed by Ming Dynasty, he was furious and said: "I can't agree to this, I absolutely can't agree to it!"
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