Imperial Palace, Kyoto, Japan, Purple Chen Hall.
This grand palace, imitated from the Imperial Palace of the Tang Dynasty, looks a bit like an emperor's residence from a distance. However, when you get closer and take a closer look, you can see that it is in a state of disrepair. It is exposed to wind and rain everywhere and is paved on the ground. The tatami also exudes a musty smell full of the times. Even the northern samurai guarding the throne were ronin who had escaped from the feudal domain and were at the lowest level of the samurai class. They were recruited by the emperor who had little money to spare and became his royal thugs. Although they are also called the Northern Samurai, they are really not the same thing as the Northern Samurai from the Hara and Taira clans that Emperor Shirakawa used. In the view of Zheng Guoxian, this group of people are just crazy people who are so poor that they are about to send their swords to the pawn shop, but they still have the dream of being a warrior...
However, these lunatics are very energetic. No matter how much money they earn per month, when it is their turn to be on duty to protect their "Emperor and Goddess", every one of them stares with eyes full of evil, looking like everyone else. They are evil people who want to harm the emperor.
When Zheng Guoxian walked into the Zichen Palace, he was looked at fiercely by dozens of such eyes... He knew that as long as the beautiful elder sister sitting in the Zichen Palace said a word, he would be messed up. Knife to death!
These warriors from the north of the Queen are all willing to risk their lives for the Queen!
But these people just looked at Zheng Guoxian viciously, and no one drew their swords to attack... They just watched helplessly as this army officer from a foreign country walked into the shabby world under the guidance of a minister with powdered face. The Zichen Palace.
The light in the Zichen Palace is very dark - there are no electric lights in the imperial palace because there is no electricity (electricity is too expensive), and there are only a few very thin candles (thick candles are too expensive), which can barely illuminate the room.
When Zheng Guoxian walked in, he saw Emperor Shizuko sitting on a cushion from a distance through the dim candlelight. The gauze curtain was not lowered in front of the female emperor. She was only seen wearing a printed yellow kimono, with only a little makeup on her face that was a little charming and a little fierce. There was a simple sheath beside the cushion. It's a plain sword with some wear and tear on the rope around the handle.
Hearing Zheng Guoxian's footsteps, the female emperor just looked up, and then looked down at the thick stack of texts in her hand.
"Zheng Guoxian meets His Majesty the Emperor!"
Zheng Guoxian stood at attention and then bowed to the emperor's sister whom he had known since childhood.
"Sacred mountain, flat body!" Emperor Shizuko spoke Chinese very well, and her voice was nice, but her tone was still a bit gloomy, and she did not offer a seat. Instead, she directly raised the text in her hand and shook it, "This is what you have imposed on me. The Tokugawa Shogunate's 'Twenty-One'! The General wanted me to approve it... But after reading it, I found that if Japan really acted in accordance with the 'Twenty-One', the entire country would become Prisoners of the Ming Dynasty! Therefore, this traitorous agreement!"
"Twenty-one" is of course a traitorous agreement! Although the Ming Dynasty would not occupy even an inch of Japan's land based on the "Twenty-one Articles", it could even reward Japan with some land from the spoils after defeating Britain and dominating the world.
However, Japan's industries...whether it is agriculture, finance, light industry or commerce, will all be completely controlled by Ming Dynasty because of these "Twenty-One Policies" - they will either accept Ming Dynasty's capital injection, or they will become Ming Dynasty’s OEMs and merchants will either be defeated by Ming Dynasty’s counterparts! Even if the Ming Dynasty "supported" Japan's textile industry to focus on development, there would be no luck. Because Japan’s advantage in the textile industry is only high-quality and cheap labor force... But there is no capital, no technology, no brand, no sales channels, no raw materials, and no market. How is this possible? developed? You can only work as a contract worker or merchant, or simply work for the capitalists of the Ming Dynasty.
As for other industries that do not need to be liberalized and have no competitive advantages, they will undoubtedly be swept away by their powerful Ming counterparts and either be acquired or close down. Of course, Ming Dynasty's industrial capital and financial capital will also flock in, but they are not here to do good things... It won't be long before Ming Dynasty Capital controls most of Japan's industries.
Perhaps after the reshuffle is completed, Japan's economy, which has gradually integrated into China, will gradually rebound. However, in the process of this industrial reshuffle, Japan will definitely suffer considerable pain.
Precisely because they knew that this "twenty-one policy" would bring considerable pain to Japan, the Tokugawa shogunate did not dare to take the blame alone, and had to involve the emperor no matter what. Emperor Shizuko has been emperor for eight years, and he has long known that the Tokugawa shogunate will not think of him if something good happens to him.
so......
Queen Jingzi put down the text in her hand, looked at Zheng Guoxian, and said word by word: "Brother Shenshan... In addition to the 'Twenty-One', the general also asked me to issue an edict to the king who is entrenched in Nagasaki. A righteous man is a traitor to the country! This must be what you Ming Dynasty meant, right? If I agree to the request of the shogunate, how will you deal with the righteous man in Nagasaki?"
"Of course...annihilate! Completely annihilate!" Zheng Guoxian said, "They are not righteous men, but national traitors. They are national traitors who want to sell Japan to the Bai Yi. How can such national traitors not be eliminated? I, the Ming Dynasty, sent troops thirty Ten thousand, 1,000 warships and warships were dispatched across the sea to help Japan eliminate the national traitors!"
"Hmph, you have an army of 300,000 men and a thousand warships, but you are still afraid that you won't be able to defeat Nagasaki? Why do you want me, a puppet of the shogunate, to come forward and accuse them of being enemies?"
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"Because of His Majesty's decree, Nagasaki will become a traitor despised by everyone, and I, Ming, are the righteous soldiers invited by Your Majesty to help suppress it. It is up to me to gain the support of the Japanese warriors from the Western Kingdom who are loyal to Your Majesty. And The rebels in Nagasaki know that not only will they lose, but they will also be ruined after death. How desperate they must be. If they can only die in despair and remain thieves after death, then the Ming Dynasty will be in Japan in the future. Have many friends, fewer enemies...
Your Majesty, now the shogunate has been won over by us, and you cannot fight against the shogunate with those few northern warriors! So please issue an edict to approve the "Twenty-one Articles" and name the Nagasaki rebels as enemies of the DPRK! Daming will not let its friends suffer... If you are a friend of Daming, Daming will support you to be the emperor and give you 1 million silver yuan! "
With a "pop" sound, the emperor slapped the tatami, then stood up abruptly, and picked up the sword smoothly. Then he strode up to Zheng Guoxian, raised his neck and looked at Mr. Zheng angrily. The eldest son looked at the female emperor with a smile. The emperor opened his mouth and said word by word: "No... The Nagasaki samurai are all my loyal ministers. I can't betray my loyal ministers for a mere million. I have to... pay more!"
"How much?" Zheng Guoxian asked.
The emperor looked at Zheng Guoxian, bit his teeth, and spit out a number; "Three million!"
"No!" Zheng Guoxian shook his head and said with a smile, "At least five million!"
"Five million?" Emperor Jingzi looked at Mr. Zheng, "Can you really give that much?"
Zheng Guoxian nodded: "This is just the money to support the martyrs in the campaign against Nagasaki... The 'Twenty-One' will be approved after the campaign against Nagasaki is completed. By then, we can ask for another five million. Yes." With so much money and the support of the Zheng family of the Ming Dynasty, are you still afraid that you won't be able to keep the throne?"
A one million deal has now been turned into a ten million deal by Zheng Guoxian. He really knows how to do deals!
However, he only dared to do this transaction after he knew exactly what the Ming court wanted - at this price, the Ming court would definitely feel pain, but it could still afford it and would definitely pay it. Because Ming Dynasty has spent so much energy and financial resources in order to win the gold medal in Japan, now is the time when no mistakes can be made. Ten million buys the support of the emperor. Although it is expensive, it is still worth the money.
Jingzi was really satisfied this time and showed a very charming smile...
