Hearing this, Tokugawa Toyoyu showed a thoughtful expression on his face.
It seems that he is a little excited!
With the strength of the Tokugawa family alone, it is indeed not an easy task to overthrow the emperor.
If the Tokugawa family did this, then the Tokugawa family would be under great pressure from public opinion.
It may even make people question the legitimacy of the Tokugawa Shogunate's rule!
Because, the reason why the Tokugawa Shogunate was able to be established was that the Tokugawa Shogunate was nominally responsible for the administration of government affairs under the orders of the Emperor.
In other words, nominally, the power of the shogunate comes from the emperor.
Not the shogunate itself!
The supreme head of the shogunate, General Zhengyi, also needs to accept the appointment of the emperor!
Therefore, if the Tokugawa shogunate chooses to take action against the emperor, even if it can be done, the impact will be very bad.
However, if Ming Dynasty was willing to step down and endorse the Tokugawa shogunate, things would be different.
Perhaps, this time is really an excellent opportunity for the shogunate to replace the emperor and become the legitimate supreme ruler of Japan...
Tokugawa Toyoyu couldn't help but feel a little moved, but he still spoke.
"I need to report this matter to the shogunate and ask the general to make a decision!"
Zhou Yuan heard this and said with a smile.
"No rush, no hurry, just talk slowly!"
Hearing this, Tokugawa Toyoyu couldn't help but ask again.
"What about the arms trade?"
Zhou Yuan heard this and replied with a smile.
"It's easy to talk about this matter. Since you can't agree to the emperor's resignation now, then you should implement other conditions first."
Hearing this, Tokugawa Toyoyu couldn't help but ask.
"What do you mean, Mr. Zhou?"
When Zhou Yuan heard this, he was not in a hurry, and Shi Shiran told Daming's other requirements.
"First of all, the Tokugawa shogunate needed to open all markets and all port cities to Ming merchants."
"Allow Ming merchants to conduct legal trade anywhere under the shogunate!"
"The shogunate agreed to open up labor introduction to the Ming Dynasty..."
"Allow businessmen from the Ming Dynasty to invest in Japan, as well as engage in mineral development and industrial investment..."
"The shogunate must introduce relevant policies to protect the interests of Ming merchants."
To put it bluntly, it means asking Japan to open its market to the Ming Dynasty and allow the Ming Dynasty to conduct human trade in Japan.
The current population growth rate of Ming Dynasty is not slow, but in a short period of time, the lack of labor force is still a big problem.
Now in the Ming Dynasty, including infrastructure construction in various places and local factory construction, there is a shortage of people.
If you want to alleviate the current population dilemma of Ming Dynasty, in a short period of time, introducing population from outside is the best choice.
And from the current point of view, there is no more appropriate way than to introduce the population from childhood!
After all, if the imported slaves were white slaves and black slaves, they would have to worry about racial invasion, but if it was a small life, there was no need to worry about this.
Everyone is of the yellow race. Although they are a little shorter when they are young, they are a typical East Asian race. Even if they stay in the Ming Dynasty, it will not be difficult to assimilate.
What’s more, in their younger days, heavy manual labor such as mining and building roads was most suitable for those who were hardworking and hardworking.
Moreover, you can even use it to death, and you won’t feel bad if you use it to death.
When the time comes, let Bangzi be the supervisor, and the effect of attracting hatred will definitely be leveraged.
With a stick in front to attract hatred, no matter how many people die in the project, those people will not have any resentment towards Ming Dynasty.
And by allowing Ming to attract investment in Japan, to put it bluntly, Ming is preparing to harvest capital from Xiaoli.
It is not as easy as imagined to control or even destroy a country's economic foundation through commodity dumping alone.
But if it can be combined with some capital means to attract the outflow of local capital in the small days, then Ming's capital can control the related industries in Japan.
By then, it will be much easier for Ming Dynasty to destroy Japan's economic structure.
Of course, absorbing and utilizing the capital of small life to promote the social development of Ming Dynasty is also one of the purposes.
Hearing this, Tokugawa Toyoyu obviously did not realize the importance of the matter. He felt that these were not problems, so he nodded in agreement.
"I don't think the general will refuse Ming's reasonable request!"
Hearing this, Zhou Yuan nodded with great satisfaction, and then continued.
"Also, Ming Dynasty needs extraterritoriality and most-favored-nation treatment against Japan!"
"If the merchants and common people of the Ming Dynasty committed crimes in Japan, Japan cannot use Japanese laws to judge the merchants and common people of the Ming Dynasty."
"The officials of the Ming Dynasty must judge the merchants and common people who have violated the law in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty!"
"However, the Ming Dynasty can allow the Tokugawa shogunate to send relevant officials to participate in the jury and observe."
"The most-favored-nation treatment means that if Japan concludes a contract with another country and any terms exceed the details of the contract with Ming Dynasty, then Ming Dynasty will automatically enjoy all the benefits of the terms."
In Zhou Yuan's sentence, the so-called most-favored-nation treatment is actually not important.
Based on the current situation in East Asia as a whole, the power of Western colonialists has been completely eliminated from the sphere of influence in East Asia and even Southeast Asia, and they can only be forced to retreat to South Asia.
At present, in the entire East Asia, the only one with the ability to make Japan conclude unequal treaties is the Ming Dynasty!
This most-favored-nation status is basically just a decoration!
However, the previous extraterritoriality is very important.
Once extraterritorial jurisdiction is finalized, Ming Dynasty will also be able to have an impact on Japan's judicial independence.
Further affecting the operation of the entire Japanese society!
However, this matter is really not because Da Ming is deliberately bullying Xiao Tian, but because of the official fact.
In the entire East Asia, the most complete law structured by the legal system is the Ming Law.
There is no doubt about this!
The Ming Dynasty asked Japan to use the Ming Law as a basis when trying Ming merchants and people who committed crimes. In fact, Japan was not as resistant as imagined.
Because the current Japanese laws were originally derived from the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, not only Japan, but other countries around the Ming Dynasty, such as Annam, Siam, Ryukyu, Korea and other countries, most of the laws are plagiarized from the Ming Dynasty.
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Well, I haven’t copied the perfect one yet!
Tokugawa Toyoyu nodded and said.
"Can!"
"The shogunate can agree to these conditions. If so, can Ming Dynasty sell arms to Japan?"
After Zhou Yuan heard this, he put forward a variety of other requests, making up a total of twenty-one requests.
After making these requests, Zhou Yuan finally relented.
"Then, let's talk about the selling price of arms."
"I wonder what kind of arms Japan needs? Muskets? Artillery? Or cold weapons, swords and stomachs?"
Tokugawa Toyoyu finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
It is true that he agreed to so many demands of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty finally relented on selling arms.
Thinking about these messy things, Tokugawa Toyoyu spoke without hesitation.
"The shogunate needs artillery, a lot of artillery!"
"Field guns of various calibers, siege guns, and even naval guns used by the navy are all needed by the shogunate."
Judging from the current situation faced by the Tokugawa shogunate, they do have a great demand for arms.
But this demand does not lie in swords, guns, and armor!
Because Japan itself is capable of producing swords and guns.
Even armor, Japan is capable of manufacturing it.
Moreover, in the war with the Qing army, the armor, swords, muskets, etc. currently used by Japan showed quite good power.
Therefore, there is no very urgent need in Japan for armor, swords, muskets, etc.
What they really need is artillery, a lot of artillery.
The Qing army had artillery that the Japanese shogunate coalition forces did not have.
In the fierce battle at Xiaguan, the Japanese army was defeated by artillery.
Although the Qing army has always been bombarded by artillery when facing the Ming army, in fact, the Qing army's artillery power is not weak.
It was only after facing the Ming army's artillery group that it seemed a little weak.
Whenever the Qing army faced off, it was not the Ming army, but the armies of other countries at the same period. Even if it was a powerful country like Britain and France, the Qing army was worthy.
The artillery used by countries such as Britain and France today may not be as good as the red cannons of the Qing Dynasty!
In the Battle of Xiaguan, it can be said that the Qing army relied on artillery shells to achieve victory.
First, naval guns were used to destroy the Japanese naval fleet, and then artillery shells were used to clear the way for the landing troops to attack...
In the battle to attack Shimonoseki, the Qing army had no time to unload the artillery from the ship and pull it to the battlefield, but Tokugawa Ietsuna personally took it back.
Otherwise, Xiaguan City is really strong enough to withstand the Qing army's attack.
After this battle, everyone in the Japanese army clearly realized where the biggest gap between themselves and the Qing army was.
It can be said that the Tokugawa shogunate is very hungry for artillery.
In fact, this is not the first time Xiaoli has suffered a loss with artillery.
In the Wanli Korean War that year, I suffered a big loss in front of the Ming army's artillery.
After that, I also thought about making my own cannons, but I had no choice. The craftsmen who had the "spirit of craftsmanship" in Xiaori could only make guns.
The quality and performance of the iron cannons and matchlock guns they manufactured were very good.
But they are really not good at casting cannons!
Now facing the danger of national subjugation and annihilation, Japan can only look down on itself and seek help from Ming Dynasty.
Zhou Yuan nodded and said.
"Yes, the artillery sold by Ming Dynasty is divided into five types."
"They are fortress defense guns, naval guns, siege heavy guns, field guns, and infantry support guns."
"Among them, the weight of the fortress city defense artillery is generally five tons or more..."
The so-called fortress city defense artillery is actually a fortress artillery. Basically, it is a big thing that is placed wherever it is and is not ready to move.
What I want is power, so I don’t care about weight or anything like that.
So I tried my best to make it thicker and bigger!
Now the largest caliber artillery piece in the Ming Dynasty is a fortress city defense gun, which is placed in the Zhenjiang Fortress.
This artillery body alone weighs about thirty tons. Loading and firing even require the use of pulleys and even steam engines to provide power for assistance.
The weight of one of the artillery shells used reached an astonishing 150 kilograms!
It takes more than ten or twenty minutes to load and calibrate once it is fired.
how to say……
Well, it basically has no practical value.
Such a cannon was cast just to show off.
"A fortress city defense gun weighing five tons is sold for 30,000 silver dollars!"
Zhou Yuan raised three fingers and said.
The Ming Dynasty does not sell heavier cannons.
When Tokugawa Toyoyu heard this, his eyes widened in shock at the offer.
Three... thirty thousand silver dollars!
Is it so expensive?
In this era, silver has not yet depreciated, and silver dollars are still very valuable.
"This price is a bit too high. I'm afraid the shogunate cannot afford it."
Tokugawa Toyoyu said with some lack of confidence.
When Zhou Yuan heard this, his expression did not change, but he spoke in a very calm tone.
"What your envoy needs to know is that the more powerful the artillery is, the higher the casting cost and technical difficulty will be."
“So, the price is not an exaggeration!”
Hearing this, Tokugawa Toyoyu forcibly bowed his head with embarrassment.
"What our army needs now is field artillery and siege heavy artillery. We don't need fortress defense artillery for the time being!"
What he basically means is that it’s not that we in Japan can’t afford fortress city defense artillery, we just can’t use them for the time being.
After hearing this, Zhou Yuan did not expose it and spoke in a very calm tone.
"Haha, maybe!"
"In that case, let's talk about the prices of field artillery and siege artillery!"
Since the Tokugawa shogunate could not afford fortress defense guns, it was unlikely that they could afford large-caliber naval guns.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Therefore, he simply prepared to discuss the sales price of field artillery and siege artillery with Tokugawa Toyoyu.
Hearing this, Tokugawa Toyoyu nodded and said harshly.
"What we urgently need now is field artillery and heavy artillery for siege!"
Zhou Yuan nodded to express that he knew and would not expose it.
Then he took out the quotation form from the drawer and handed it to Tokugawa Toyoyu.
Tokugawa Toyoyu took the quotation form and started to read it.
The quotation list details the quotations for various calibers of Ming artillery.
Among them, a twenty-pound siege artillery piece cost three thousand silver dollars each.
A ten-pound field artillery piece costs 1,200 silver dollars.
A five-pound infantry support artillery piece costs five hundred silver dollars.
Each type of artillery has a certain bonus amount of shells and gunpowder.
But if you want more, the price will be calculated separately.
Among them, solid bullets, blooming bullets, and shotgun shells of different specifications have different prices.
As for gunpowder, the selling price is fixed.
One kilogram of standard gunpowder costs one silver dollar.
Ming Dynasty had no taboos about selling gunpowder.
As for selling the gunpowder, will it lead to the leakage of the Ming Dynasty's gunpowder formula?
This is actually not important!
Because the gunpowder formula now sold by the Ming Dynasty is actually not a secret.
Smokeless gunpowder is still under development and can only be produced in small batches, not mass production.
Daming himself can’t equip it!
In other words, what Ming Dynasty sells to the outside world is actually granulated black powder. It is not difficult to work out the formula with some effort.
Mononitrate, disulfonate, and charcoal, try different ratios slowly, and you will be able to try it out sooner or later.
What Ming Dynasty was really proud of was its standardization and assembly line mass production of gunpowder.
It can ensure that there will be no problems with the quality and output of gunpowder!
This is why Ming Dynasty’s gunpowder is so popular!
It’s not about the formula at all, because the formula is not a secret.
It’s about production!
Once you know the formula, whether you can produce it in large quantities according to the formula standards is the key.
Just like the gunpowder production in the Manchus in the late Qing Dynasty.
The formula has never been a problem. As early as the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Qi Jiguang mentioned gunpowder granulation in his new book Ji Xiao.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Shizhen recorded the formula and preparation method of granular gunpowder in detail in his illustrations of weapons.
It is also black powder, and the formula I mastered in the Qing Dynasty is no worse than the gunpowder formula of Westerners at the same time.
So why is Manchu gunpowder inferior to Western gunpowder?
To put it bluntly, the problem does not lie in the formula, but in the production.
In the process of gunpowder production, the problem lies in the corruption and inaction of relevant officials and the perfunctory work of the craftsmen's government.
Of course, there are also problems with storage and transportation after production.
Tokugawa Toyoyu pondered for a while and directly asked for 100,000 kilograms of gunpowder.
And a number of explosive bullets of different calibers!
Japan can also make solid bullets and shotgun shells, so I won’t buy them.
But there are still some technical difficulties with the blooming projectile.
Currently, the Ming Dynasty is the only country in the world that can guarantee the quality of explosive ammunition and can mass-produce it on a large scale.
And the flower bomb stuff is so fragrant!
The most typical example is that after some Western merchant ships came to attack the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's explosive ammunition was also on their purchase list.
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In the imperial study room, Zhu Hongyu picked up his big seal, covered it with ink mud, and then used the seal on the plan for the war against the Qing Dynasty.
With a click, the seal was stamped on the plan, and Zhu Hongyu picked up his pen to sign.
After doing this, Zhu Hongyu raised his head and gave instructions.
"In this battle against the Qing Dynasty, our Ming Dynasty must make knocking out the Qing Navy's navy our top priority."
"After knocking out the Qing Navy, the fleet does not need to return immediately. By the way, we can send troops to knock out the Satsuma Domain of Japan."
"Although Ryukyu is a small country and its people are weak, it is also a vassal of our Ming Dynasty!"
"The Satsuma clan of Japan dares to invade and even control our Ming clan. I, the king of the Celestial Dynasty, should show him how powerful he is!"
To translate this, it means that Zhu Hongyu is preparing to take action against Ryukyu.
Although Ryukyu is a small country and its people are poor, its geographical location is quite good.
It is the only way to trade with Japan and Korea from the south ocean.
If the Ming Dynasty could control Ryukyu, it would be able to control most of the shipping routes in East Asia.
Of course, more importantly, Ryukyu can be used as an advance base for the Ming Dynasty Navy to go out to the Pacific and gain control of the Pacific Ocean in the future.
After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, Xu Bin, standing in front of him, spoke.
"You will eventually understand!"
As the Chief of Staff, Xu Bin held a very high position in the Ming Dynasty.
After the General Staff makes a decision, it is basically up to him to submit the decision to the emperor for approval.
Facing the arrogance and disobedience of the Manchus, the Ming Dynasty prepared to provide a batch of ordnance to the Tokugawa shogunate.
We are also planning to send naval troops across the sea to defeat the Qing Dynasty, so that the entire Qing Dynasty can wake up and understand what it means to be your father or your father.
However, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to attack the Qing Dynasty not only to intimidate the Qing Dynasty, but also to defeat the Tokugawa shogunate in their early days.
After all, the Tokugawa shogunate is still a little hesitant about letting the emperor go.
Since the Tokugawa shogunate had trouble making up its mind, Ming Dynasty naturally had no choice but to help him.
Of course, due to the current existence of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it is still useful to the Ming Dynasty for the time being.
Therefore, although the Ming Dynasty was preparing to conquer the Qing Dynasty, it did not plan to beat the Manchu Qing Dynasty to death with a stick. If the Manchu Qing navy was destroyed, the mission would be considered completed.
Moreover, after beating the stick of Manqing, Ming Dynasty will most likely give Manqing a sweet date.
To ensure that Manqing will not be pushed back by Xiaozhi!
Otherwise, if Japan has no foreign enemies, Ming's layout in Japan will come to nothing.
Xu Bin left the imperial study room with the battle plan after the emperor's seal and went to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.
Prepare to complete preparations at the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and then distribute the battle plan.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After Xu Bin left, Zhu Hongyu also began to close his eyes and rest.
After a moment, Zhu Hongyu raised his head and asked.
"Counting the time, Li Guangyuan and the others will be back soon, right?"
The eunuch serving beside him heard the words and opened his mouth to answer.
"Your Majesty, please calculate the time and Lord Li will indeed be entering Beijing soon."
"Last time there was news, the fleet had already arrived in Hankou."
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, with a happy expression on his face.
"Presumably after entering Beijing this time, the Living Buddha will be able to learn how to talk to me properly, right?"
"..."
Everyone was speechless. Zhu Hongyu's desire for revenge was so damn strong!
As if he remembered something, Zhu Hongyu asked.
"How are the negotiations with the Tokugawa Shogunate going?"
The eunuch beside him reported back.
"Your Majesty, according to Lord Zhou Yuanzhou's report, the Tokugawa Shogunate has fully agreed to the "Twenty-One Tomorrow Friendships" entrusted by Your Majesty."
"Just waiting for the two parties to formally sign the treaty!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly when he heard this.
"Well, well done!"
"..."
In fact, the twenty-one principles of tomorrow's friendship given by Ming Dynasty to Xiaozhi today are far less extreme than the original twenty-one principles Xiaozhi gave to the Beiyang government in history.
Of course, this is not because Zhu Hongyu has sympathy for Xiaoli.
It's because Daming has not yet gone to war with Xiaori, and Xiaori's current situation is not that critical.
It seems that Ming Dynasty proposed the twenty-one points of the original version, but I am afraid Xiaozhi will not agree to it.
But it’s okay. After Da Ming beats Xiao Ri’an in the future, he will give Xiao Ri’s twenty-one additional terms of tomorrow’s friendship...
Guaranteed to be authentic and authentic to the original version!
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After autumn, the weather gets colder day by day!
The city of Nanjing is close to the Yangtze River, and there is also the Qinhuai River running through the city. It is located in the south of the Yangtze River and is very humid.
For the elderly, life becomes difficult in Nanjing after autumn.
Rheumatism is really tormenting people.
Although Huang Qiuzhong is only in his early forties this year, he is already suffering from severe rheumatism.
It's okay when the weather is sunny, but when it's cloudy or raining.
Then it will be difficult for him!
Lying on the bed, with his back naked, Huang Zhongqiu's old wife moved quickly to cup him.
Each bamboo tube was buckled on his back, and as the air was burned out, suction was generated.
"His ha, ha ha, ah..."
Huang Zhongqiu screamed subconsciously.
The next moment, there was a snap, and his old wife slapped him on the back unceremoniously.
He said angrily.
"Be quiet. You are so old that you can't bear this little pain?"
When Huang Zhongqiu heard this, he immediately lost his voice.
However, the expression on his face was very obvious that he was holding back pain.
After a while, his old wife pulled out the bamboo tube from his back, leaving very obvious black circles on his back.
It's caused by congestion that bursts capillaries and then coagulates.
Huang Zhongqiu's face twitched and he couldn't help but speak.
"We are an old married couple, and I am most afraid of pain. It's not like you don't know!"
The old wife didn't give him any face, she said very rudely.
"Ah, yes, yes, you're afraid of pain, so why don't you shut up!"
"Rheumatism hurts you to death, forget it!"
When Huang Zhongqiu heard this, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. When it comes to harming others, it's his own wife.
The old wife packed the things for cupping, and Huang Zhongqiu got dressed and prepared to go out.
The old wife couldn't help but ask.
"Aren't you taking a break today? What are you doing here?"
Huang Zhongqiu is a researcher at the Ming Dynasty Royal Research Institute and is responsible for scientific research in the internal combustion engine research and development team.
As one of the top scientists in the Ming Dynasty, Huang Zhongqiu is usually very busy.
The imperial court treated Huang Zhongqiu very well and gave their family a house in the best area of Nanjing. According to the standards of later generations, it was basically within the third ring road.
In the current Nanjing city, the first ring is the imperial city, and the second ring is all the official offices of the imperial court...
The Third Ring Road is already the best location!
His monthly salary is more than that of most officials.
Not to mention the rewards and gifts from the emperor during every holiday.
The imperial court paid very well to researchers like him, but he was really busy when he was busy.
Due to the urgency of scientific research tasks, there are few days of rest throughout the year!
Huang Zhongqiu finally took a day off today. His wife originally thought that he could stay at home with their children, but she didn't expect that he would go out again.
When Huang Zhongqiu heard this, he just waved his hands.
"The Wang Machinery Factory in Nanjing asked me to serve as a consultant for them, and I was offered a monthly salary of fifty silver dollars."
"I don't even have to go to work for them. I can just go and solve technical problems for them when I have time."
"Shouldn't I go to find out the situation?"
When the old wife heard this, she still didn't believe it, so she questioned it.
"Could this be true? Isn't this lying to you?"
"You don't have to go to work, but I can still give you a monthly salary of fifty silver dollars? Isn't this taking advantage of you?"
Huang Zhongqiu couldn't help but darken his face when he heard this.
"What are you talking about!"
"I don't rely on hard work to make money, I rely on my brain. If there are problems, I just help them solve the problems. There is no need to go to work every day."
"No more, no more, I'm going out to take a look!"
"Counting the days, Lu Ming and Lu Zhuang also have a rest today. They can go home from school. You can prepare some delicious food at home in advance. When I come back, our family will have a good meal together tonight."
The Lu Ming and Lu Zhuang mentioned by Huang Zhongqiu were his sons and nephews respectively.
Huang Luzhuang lost his father when he was young, and his family lived in poverty. Then he came to Nanjing and joined his uncle Huang Zhongqiu.
Under Huang Zhongqiu's recommendation, Huang Lvzhuang, who had shown great talent for science since he was a child, obtained the qualification for the entrance examination of the Ming Dynasty Royal University.
After passing the exam, Huang Luzhuang entered the Ming Dynasty Royal University for further study.
During this period of schooling, Huang Luzhuang did not return to his hometown, but stayed at his uncle's house.
Huang Zhongqiu's monthly salary was very high, and the house awarded by the court was large enough to raise his nephew without any pressure.
Of course, the qualifications for the Ming Dynasty Royal University examination are actually not that precious.
The entrance examination is held once a year and registration is open to the public. You can participate as long as you register.
If you pass the exam, you can enter!
It’s just that it’s not that easy to pass the exam!
This is currently the highest academic institution in the Ming Dynasty, and it is open to all classes in the Ming Dynasty.
No matter how poor you are, as long as you can successfully pass the entrance examination of Ming Dynasty Royal University, congratulations, you will have achieved a step up in class.