Jizi's purpose of informing Bai Song of the situation in Japan was very clear. She wanted Bai Song to show the Tang court's support for the third prince as soon as he arrived in Japan, so that the third prince and his family could attract the first batch of defectors. Thus there is an initial accumulation.
After hearing this, Bai Song also understood a little bit. The reason why the other party was eager to win over him at this time was because after arriving in Japan, there would also be people trying to win over him from the eldest prince and the second prince.
Of course, the wooing between the eldest prince and the second prince of Japan is not as pure as that of the third prince. At least it will be very difficult to control and master each other.
Bai Song's choice is definitely the third prince, but there is no need to rush to express his attitude now. He just said that he will support the third prince. As long as it is no longer revealed in public, Miss Yoshiko will use more chips.
Bai Song also wanted to see what kind of bargaining chip Miss Yoshiko, the princess of Donghuang Pavilion, could bring to the table in the end.
Before going to sea, Bai Song discussed with the Qingzhou Navy Commander and had a certain understanding of the size of the Qingzhou Navy.
Although the Bai Song Dynasty did not agree with the use of war to conquer other countries, they would not give up the use of force because of this. The existence of the army had its necessary reasons.
As long as there is an army, it will have a deterrent effect even if a war does not break out.
This visit to Japan will take a long time, so Bai Song's plan is also very careful. In this operation, it was announced that it would stop at Pyongyang City in Goryeo and Ungjin City in Baekje, and by the way, it would promote products from the Tang Dynasty and spread the culture of the Tang Dynasty.
But the real purpose is to open a waterway to Japan for the Qingzhou Navy. These two small countries will belong to the Tang Dynasty in the future. They do not pose as big a threat as Japan. As long as they work a little and give some benefits, they can easily become Qingzhou. The naval force headed towards the fulcrum of Japan.
Ten days later, the caravan stopped at Pyongyang City. Five days after the transaction, it rested in Ungjin City for half a month. After another ten days, the caravan finally set off for Japan.
Everything went very smoothly. On the surface, the caravans established friendly trade relations between the two countries. In the future, merchant ships from the Tang Dynasty would be recognized by the local people.
Privately, Bai Song had secretly communicated with the leaders of the two countries that they would open the port to the Tang Navy if necessary.
With the port calls of these two countries, the Qingzhou Navy's sailing to Japan will reduce 90% of the risks, and will also become the biggest reliance of Bai Song's operations in Dongying.
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Unknowingly, the caravan had left Chang'an for nearly four months.
One more night will take you to Ryukyu Island.
After several months of training, there was no one in the team who was seasick.
The sea surface is always like that. I felt the majestic waves at the beginning, but the rest is monotonous and tired.
Bai Song has his own taste. Not only can he relieve his loneliness by following Liu'er, but he can also find different freshness from various seafood ingredients in the sea.
The ancient marine resources were rich beyond imagination. In the Bai Song Dynasty, only a fishing rod in space could provide seafood for a boatload of people.
The days at sea were pleasant, but Bai Song's attitude towards the third prince and Miss Yoshiko became subtle along the way.
The closer she got to Japan, the more unsettled Ms. Yoshiko became.
She hoped that Bai Song would publicly express his position so that Japan could see the attitude of the Tang Dynasty. However, Bai Song only agreed to adopt the third prince as his adopted son and expressed his willingness to cooperate, but he never really agreed to publicly express his support.
Bai Song's statement was that the matter was of great importance, and private help was easy to negotiate, but public expression of the Tang Dynasty's attitude required the emperor's will.
Obviously, Bai Song's words were an excuse. This has all gone to Japan. Where can we wait for the decree of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?
Bai Song was waiting for a price, waiting to see what Miss Yoshiko would say.
Miss Yoshiko was also very aware of this, and privately persuaded the third prince to come to pay his respects to this "adopted father" every day.
Bai Song's behavior has always been very calm, neither distant nor close.
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On the last night at sea, the shadow of Ryukyu Island can be seen in the distance.
Although the sea journey was tiring, it was also calm, with no accidents or weather conditions.
Arriving safely is the best result.
In the middle of the night, Bai Song was invited by Miss Yoshiko, and asked Mr. Bai to look at the night view on the bow of the ship and have a few sips of wine.
The seemingly ordinary invitation was the first and only one since departure.
In the past, Miss Yoshiko and Bai Song met only for formal discussions, but there had never been such a leisurely time to get together.
Bai Song did not refuse and arrived as scheduled.
Under the moonlight on the bow of the ship, Miss Yoshiko's white face is still so clear.
Bai Song was impeccable with her figure and appearance, but he always had a natural prejudice against this face.
Before, everyone was sitting around discussing business, which was acceptable to Bai Song, but now a man and a woman alone are sitting drinking opposite each other, and they feel a little uncomfortable facing such a face.
Without sitting down, Bai Song said with a smile: "Miss Yoshiko, I have a request."
"Master Bai, please tell me."
"Why do you always have a white face? Can't you show your true face?"
"I represent Donghuang Pavilion, and I must represent dignity and decency at all times. This cannot be changed."
Miss Yoshiko said it very seriously, but Bai Song looked disgusted: "You call this decent and dignified?"
"Any questions?"
The corner of Bai Song's mouth twitched: "That's what you think..."
With that said, Bai Song sat down, poured a glass of wine casually, and drank it in one gulp.
"This is a spirit that we have never seen in Japan. The taste is very strange."
"Wuliangye, I brought a lot this time. For Japanese people to accept this kind of wine, we need the cooperation of Miss Yoshiko."
"I know that I will cooperate with the young master as much as possible in terms of business cooperation."
"Don't worry, miss, I will do what I said. You don't have to remind me in this way. I still have the same attitude and will wait for the emperor's decree."
Miss Yoshiko smiled: "It doesn't matter. We won't talk about state affairs tonight, only personal relations."
"Personal relationship? Do I have a personal relationship with Miss Yoshiko?"
"It didn't happen before, but it will happen after tonight." Miss Yoshiko said very casually, but she would move closer to Bai Song when she spoke.
"After tonight..." Bai Song's thoughts jumped, and the hint was too obvious.
When Bai Song was thinking wildly, Miss Yoshiko suddenly said: "When I arrived in Japan, many people did not know Chinese. I heard that Mr. Bai has some basic knowledge of Japanese. For the convenience of future communication, how about letting me teach him Japanese? In the future, everyone In Japan, I communicate with the young master in Japanese, and it won’t take long for the young master to be able to talk to people freely in Japan.”
This is a very real problem.
Bai Song really needs to improve his Japanese dialect.
Miss Yoshiko's method is to use the opportunity of teaching Japanese to increase the time of contact?
Bai Song was still thinking, but Miss Yoshiko had moved to Bai Song's side, and said in his ear: "The first thing I want to teach you is - I want you."
