After the Japanese mission arrived in Guangzhou, a week passed in the blink of an eye.
When they first arrived, they thought that with "Japan's strong position", they could be summoned by Emperor Zhang Rui in three days at most. As a result, seven days passed calmly, and they did not receive any indication from the emperor that he wanted to summon them.
If the Japanese mission is just an ordinary mission this time, there will be no problem even if it stays longer.
But they came with an important mission this time, and they definitely couldn't wait like this without any clue. The longer the Etomo army stays on the Ryukyu Islands, the more unfavorable the situation will be for Japan.
The shogunate was not willing to rashly start a war with the Yi Dynasty.
But if something exists, it needs to be solved. You can't just pretend you don't know about it. Therefore, the shogunate must know what kind of attitude the Eto Dynasty had towards Japan after sending troops to Ryukyu. This is related to the issue of whether the two countries want to go to war.
If Japan can rely on its geographical advantages to "conquer the enemy without fighting" and make Yichao realize that going to war with Japan is a wrong thing, that is definitely what Japan wants to see.
Otherwise, the two sides can only fight each other, and the right to speak will be determined by strength.
At this time, officials of the shogunate believed that it was unlikely that the Yi Dynasty would go to war with Japan. After all, compared with China's wealth, Japan was a barren land. Even if it could be conquered, it would not be worthwhile, not to mention the risk of not being conquered. Then Isn't it a waste of national power?
The important thing is that the Manchu Qing court to the north of Yi Dynasty is their most important enemy, and Yi Dynasty's main energy must be placed there.
No one with any brain would do such a thing as starting a war on two fronts at the same time. As long as Japan shows no confrontation with Yi Chao, Japan may be able to use this matter to get a lot of benefits from Yi Chao.
Therefore, the officials of the shogunate made a judgment: the most likely thing for the Emperor Yi Dynasty was to "write a letter" and send people to Japan to show off his power.
At that time, everyone in the shogunate will only have to show their determination not to hesitate to fight. Then not only will Japan not insult its national character, people like them will also be famous throughout the ages.
Of course, it would be better if we could swindle some more benefits.
However, although this is the mainstream judgment of the shogunate, none of them can guarantee whether Zhang Rui will send troops to go to war with Japan because of his "great success".
After all, Emperor Yi Zhang Rui is too young, and he may not have much "thought-out" thinking as he is young and energetic, and then he insists on going to war with Japan. The Dayi Dynasty has also beaten all the countries in the southeast, and he may not be able to tolerate Japan.
But no matter what the outcome is, things must be resolved. Japan cannot continue to prepare for war, otherwise the shogunate will not be able to carry out many tasks, which will definitely cause social unrest.
Therefore, Matsudaira Takemoto could only keep asking Shinagawa Nobufang to ask the diplomatic officials of the Ministry of Rites of Yi Dynasty about Zhang Rui summoning them.
over time. So far, they have finally received the exact information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Yi Dynasty: in seven days, the emperor will summon their Japanese envoys at the Great Hall, and the next time will allow them to wait with peace of mind and learn the necessary etiquette.
After hearing this, someone in the Japanese mission immediately complained, saying that Emperor Yichao's neglect of the Japanese mission was a sign of extreme disrespect for Japan.
The officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Dayi immediately scolded unceremoniously: "If His Majesty, the Emperor, had not seen that you have Japan's credentials, would you have been summoned by our Emperor? Thunder, rain, and dew are all your kindness. Be a vassal. The country must have the consciousness to be a vassal. Who do you think you are? You dare to speak ill of His Majesty’s kindness and power.”
Faced with the change of face of the diplomat of Yichao, the scolded Japanese mission official wanted to reply a few more words, but thinking of Matsudaira Takemoto's instructions, he did not want to be troublesome, so he stopped speaking.
At this time, the diplomats of the Yi Dynasty saw that they were silent and thought they were convinced, so they said as if they were stepping down the stairs: "Now that I think about you being from a foreign country and not understanding etiquette, forget it this time. Hope there will be a next time.”
The scolded members of the Japanese mission stopped answering the call and just kept saying "yes".
Not that they were afraid of being convinced.
Just because Matsudaira Takemoto gave them stern orders, this mission was related to the issue of war between the two countries. No one should cause trouble before meeting Emperor Yi Zhang Rui. Once the two countries go to war because of someone causing trouble, resulting in delay or failure in the interview, all responsibility will be borne by the person himself.
As soon as this order came out, no matter how much the Japanese who claimed to be "Little China" looked down on the Han people who had fallen under the iron heel of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they would rather do more than do less, and accepted it with an open mind.
In order to meet Zhang Rui smoothly, the members of the Japanese mission could only wait patiently for the next time, and had no other choice.
Of course, waiting is not imprisonment.
If they lived in a remote place, the Japanese aristocratic officials who were used to the prosperity of Edo City might still complain a little.
But this is Guangzhou, the clear political center of the Yi Dynasty.
Although Zhang Rui has been vigilant about capital since the uprising, preventing them from having the ability to penetrate deep into the imperial court, and has also introduced various prohibitive laws to curb the barbaric growth of capital in the controlled areas.
But this does not mean that the Yi Dynasty will completely stop the commercial development of society. On the contrary, after Zhang Rui established the Royal Chamber of Commerce, the status of businessmen engaged in commercial activities in the Yi Dynasty has been significantly improved, changing their previous attitude of being unpopular with the world. .
The commercial taxes set by Yi Dynasty are not light, but the entire political level of Yi Dynasty is relatively clear. In addition to the fixed local supervision departments set up by the imperial court, there are also inspectors who conduct inter-provincial inspections from time to time. The shadow guard supervision department with direct access to Tianting can be used by the people to report, and the shadow guards of the royal family also come from time to time. Inspections and unannounced visits.
Every place strives to implement self-inspections, patrol inspections, and other inspections as much as possible. It can be said that there are layers of supervision and control on officials who dare to abuse their power. In order to reduce as much as possible the occurrence of corrupt officials committing lawless things, so that businessmen who have already paid national taxes do not have to worry about the problem of bribery and bribery by local officials.
The political clarity also allowed the business of Yi Dynasty to show a prosperous scene.
Even though the National Congress Hall is relatively remote from the center, there are extremely prosperous commercial streets around it. The streets here are clean and large in scale, which is unmatched by Edo Castle in Japan.
That day, Matsudaira Takemoto, who really had nothing to do, decided to take his flag warrior Tanaka Hamu to the "Royal Mall" that he heard about.
As the population of Guangzhou continues to increase, the originally spectacular "Royal Mall" still seems crowded in the face of the huge flow of people. Therefore, Zhang Rui can only expand the building on the basis of the original "Royal Mall" to The "Royal Mall" became the "Royal Mall".
Nowadays, the "Royal Mall" has become a must-visit place after arriving in Guangzhou. There are even rumors that if you don't visit the "Royal Mall" once in Guangzhou, you will be embarrassed to say you have been to Guangzhou when you return to your hometown.
Of course, there is still one most important attraction in the Royal Mall: there is a statue of Zhang Rui.
It is said that many people go to worship every day.
For this reason, Matsudaira Takemoto really wanted to see it.
