After a whole morning of negotiations at the Negotiation Square in Hyogo, the two sides reached a settlement in a friendly and harmonious environment. The Japanese side agreed to the five conditions proposed by the Ming side.
Of course, as a contract between two countries, it has a lot of content, and the relevant supplementary conditions are enough to fill a book. These five are the main conditions.
Of course, relevant supplementary conditions can be added and negotiated slowly later.
For example, if you rent Hyogo-no-tsu, how long will it last, how big will the area be, how much will the rental fee be, etc., these will require detailed negotiation between both parties later.
After a few important treaties are agreed upon, the rest becomes much simpler.
Soon, pens, inks, paper and inkstones were placed on the long table. Wang Shouren, an outstanding man, personally wrote the Gengshen Treaty between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese Kingdom in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi.
There will be three copies. When the time comes, one copy will be kept here by the Ming Dynasty, one copy will be kept here by the Japanese king, and one copy will be kept by the Japanese shogunate. As for the daimyo from various places, there will be no copies.
There is no way, there are too many famous names in the Japanese country. It is called the Sixty-six Kingdoms. This country has one famous name and dozens of famous names. It is impossible to write dozens of copies.
The paper on which the treaty was written was rectangular, several meters long from right to left. The content of the treaty only occupied a very small part. Most of the place was prepared by Liu Jin to give these Japanese names.
Used for signatures, seals, and fingerprints.
Who made the Japanese country have such a large number of daimyo? Liu Jin had to have all the Japanese daimyo sign, seal, and seal it, plus the signatures and seals of the Japanese king and the shogunate, so that he could represent the entire Japanese country.
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When signing, three long tables were set up, and the first to sign were naturally the British Duke Zhang Mao, who represented the Ming Dynasty, Polu Hou Yang Yun, Liu Jin, and Wang Shouren.
"Tsk tsk, Brother Wang, your word will be worth a lot in the future~"
When it was Liu Jin's turn to sign, seal, and stamp, Liu Jin looked carefully at Wang Shouren's calligraphy. He was as personable as his calligraphy, vigorous and powerful, and penetrated the back of the paper. There was a hint of edge in the handwriting. Wang Shouren's calligraphy had already become everyone's style.
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Of course, Wang Shouren's writing is good, but what is really valuable is that this treaty is a witness to the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Japan, and a witness to history.
Once everyone has signed, stamped, and pledged, this will be something of great historical significance. Liu Jin believes that in a few hundred years, if these three agreements are auctioned, they will be absolutely worth a fortune.
"Brother Liu, are you kidding? I'm still very bad at writing."
Wang Shouren said very modestly.
"Haha, Brother Wang, be humble, be humble, give me some calligraphy paintings later, I plan to keep them as family heirlooms."
Liu Jin smiled and shook his head and said, "Just because you are the last great person in China, this calligraphy treasure must be priceless."
"If Brother Liu likes it, I will write a few pictures later~"
Wang Shouren saw that Liu Jin really liked his handwriting, so he happily agreed.
"A good deal is settled."
Liu Jin smiled and nodded.
Zhang Mao, Yang Yun, Liu Jin, and Wang Shouren quickly finished signing, and then it was the turn of the Japanese representatives to sign, seal, and pledge.
The first person to come up was the Japanese Queen and Emperor Tsuchimikado. Although he was not in good health, he seemed to have been given the opportunity to show his face and gain a sense of presence.
Needless to say, his writing in Chinese characters is quite good, and he obviously put a lot of thought into it. After signing, he stamped the Japanese king's seal and pressed his fingerprints.
After the Japanese king finished signing, it was the turn of Ashikaga Yosumi, the shogunate's general who conquered barbarians. Although he was a puppet, he was still from the Ashikaga family of the shogunate. He also wrote pretty good Chinese characters, and he was obviously guided by famous teachers.
After Ashikaga Yosumi, there are many daimyo. These daimyo are all nobles of the Japanese country. They are deeply influenced by Chinese civilization. They can all write Chinese characters very well. Although not many people can speak Ming dialect, they all know the Chinese characters.
I can write well and am very good at using calligraphy brushes.
If you just read the words, you wouldn't think they are Japanese people.
This made Liu Jin couldn't help but sigh, the influence of the Ming Dynasty in this era is really unparalleled.
To be precise, it should be that the influence of the ancestors is really great. Not only the Japanese country, but also the Korean people use Chinese characters, and the upper-class nobles and the like are all written in Chinese characters very well.
But in later generations, North Korea abolished Chinese characters, and the Japanese people also came up with their own writing. Everyone despised Chinese characters, and the majestic Chinese civilization was completely underestimated.
Even I had doubts about whether to abolish Chinese characters for a while, thinking that the decline of China was due to Chinese characters, which shows that this nation's self-confidence has been completely lost.
"Fortunately, I traveled to such an era and was able to witness the great moments of Chinese civilization!"
Liu Jin couldn't help but straighten his chest and raised his head slightly. Now he finally understood why all the Ming people were so arrogant.
This strong national self-confidence is truly something that future generations cannot understand and appreciate.
"Liu Jin, when will these dozens of big names sign in?"
"In my opinion, it is enough for the Japanese king and the shogun to sign, plus some major daimyo signatures. There is no need to sign them all, right?"
Zhang Mao looked at the shining and passionate sun above his head, adjusted his clothes slightly, the weather had started to get hotter, and then looked at the Japanese lords waiting in line for autographs, he said to Liu Jin.
"It's necessary. The Japanese king and the shogunate no longer have control and influence over the Japanese country. If these big names sign and pledge their signatures, they won't be able to admit their debt in the future."
Liu Jin nodded solemnly and said.
"If they really don't admit it, then our Ming Dynasty may be weak. Otherwise, as long as our Ming Dynasty is strong and strong, they will not dare to deny it."
Zhang Mao thought for a while and said confidently.
"Mr. Zhang understands deeply~"
Liu Jin gave Zhang Mao a thumbs up. Zhang Mao was still very clear-headed and knew that there were no eternal friends between countries, only eternal interests. What supported all of this was the strength of the Ming Dynasty.
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News of the victory of the Ming Dynasty's expedition against Japan was quickly transmitted to the Beijing-Tianjin area along with the Ming Dynasty's merchant ships, and the content related to the Hongzhi Gengshen Treaty was soon published in the Ming Dynasty Morning Post.
Above a teahouse in Beijing.
"Okay, okay~"
When some people saw what was published in the newspaper, they couldn't help but marvel.
"The Japanese country should be punished so severely. It is a small country that dares to commit the above crimes. It has no emperor and father. It imposes heavy taxes on the merchants of my Ming Dynasty and kills the people of my Ming Dynasty. Even though the Japanese pirates have been rampant in our Ming Dynasty.
southeast."
"This time, the army came to the border and directly killed the most ferocious friends, Ouchi and Uesugi. Let them know how powerful our Ming Dynasty is. Will they dare to be disrespectful to our Ming Dynasty in the future?"
"Yeah, it's very satisfying~"
"The Japanese are just cheap people. If they don't give them a lesson, they still think they are so powerful. Now they know how powerful they are, and they are scared."
"It will be much better to do business in Japan from now on. We don't have to pay taxes, and we don't have to worry about Japanese people bullying us. We have the support of Ming Dynasty, and we can make more money in the future."
"The Ming Dynasty will surely win~"
"The Ming Dynasty will surely win~"
I don't know who shouted such a sentence, and soon the whole teahouse started shouting, and everyone was very excited.
Last year we defeated the prairie people, and this year we trained hard against the Japanese people. Everyone also became more confident.
"Everyone, hurry up and get ready. Get ready. The Iwaki Kingdom of Japan has been ceded to our Ming Dynasty. The geographical location of Ishijian Country is very important. It is the only way to go to Huanghuangzhou, and you have to pass here to go to Yuxi."
"If you go to Ishimi now, there will definitely be a lot of business opportunities."
"Yes, yes, hurry up and go to Shijian. I heard that Shijian is planning to build a port and build a city, and it is backed by the Japanese country. There must be great prospects for fighting here."
"Mr. Liu is still very powerful. I knew that as long as Mr. Liu goes, there will be no problem. It is indeed the case."
"You see, we won the battle easily. We taught the Japanese a lesson. From now on, they will treat our Ming Dynasty honestly. Moreover, they also captured Iwami and rented Hyogo no Tsu, which made the Japanese even more proud.
The compensation here is fifteen million taels of silver."
"Of course, Mr. Liu is the God of Wealth. Mr. Liu never loses money on any business he does."
"Calculating the time, many fleets are almost ready now and are preparing to go to Yuxi and Huanghuangzhou."
"It's almost time to set off. You said you didn't know that there are hundreds of large ships anchored in the Tianjin Port, all bound for Huangjinzhou."
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The people of the Ming Dynasty were extremely happy for this great victory. Some businessmen in Tianjin and Beijing even brought out firecrackers and fireworks to celebrate this victory.
For the first time, the Ming Dynasty sent troops and stood up for these merchants, and taught the Japanese country a harsh lesson, letting them understand that behind them, there was a powerful Ming Dynasty.
Of course, what really makes everyone happy is that after defeating the Japanese country this time, whether they go to the Japanese country to do business or go to the Golden Continent to make a fortune, they are safe.
At first, we had to worry about whether the Japanese country would loot our merchant ships and impose heavy taxes on everyone. Now we don’t have to worry about it at all. We can invest with confidence, go to Japan to do business, and go to the Golden Continent to dig.
gold.
With this treaty, the Japanese market will be completely open to the Ming Dynasty. People who have invested in trading companies, have ships, emerging capitalists, merchants of the Ming Dynasty, etc. can all benefit from it.
Naturally, here in the Beijing-Tianjin area, there is a lot of applause.
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In a courtyard in the capital, several censors and officials gathered together, each looking at the Ming Dynasty Morning Post in their hands and reading the contents.
"This is unreasonable. It's so polite. With such a treaty, what difference does our Ming Dynasty have from a beast?"
"What's the difference between me, the Ming Dynasty, and those barbarians?"
"It is indeed wrong for the Japanese country to kill our Ming merchants, but this is because the Japanese country does not know education, benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom, and trust. What we should do is to teach them the ways of Confucius and Mencius, and teach them the way of benevolence and righteousness, instead of raising troops to hold them accountable."
"Under the pressure of this large army, the Japanese country was forced to sign an alliance under the city. Such a treaty is simply embarrassing. It has completely lost the magnanimity of our great country, the Ming Dynasty."
One of the censors was very angry and said.
"Yes, the Japanese country is our vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. We are the suzerain state of the Ming Dynasty. This suzerain state should be like a suzerain state. If a vassal state makes a small mistake, the prime minister should be able to support the boat and be magnanimous."
"It's nothing to impose heavy taxes. It's just a few businessmen who die. Businessmen, you are scholars, farmers, industry and merchants. Businessmen are at the bottom. Businessmen are not engaged in production. They buy low and sell high, and they speculate and die. It is not a pity to die."
"For such a trivial matter, they actually mobilized an army to attack our vassal country. This is really shameful and has lost the face of our Ming Dynasty."
"I will write the reference book when I get back in the evening. I must take a good look at the British Duke, Polu Hou Yang Yun, and Liu Jin and Wang Shouren. They have damaged the majesty of our Ming Dynasty and disgraced our country. Let me
Since the Ming Dynasty has lost its integrity in front of its vassal states, they should be allowed to go home and retire."
"Count me in. I will write a copy when I go home in the evening. They actually have the nerve to publish such a treaty in the Ming Dynasty Morning Post. If other vassal countries, such as Korea, Annan, Siam, etc. see it, they will react again.
how to think?"
"Who else will sincerely surrender to our Ming Dynasty in the future, and who will respect our Ming Dynasty as the suzerain country?"
"Writing is in vain, and His Majesty will definitely be unhappy."
"Now that military power is in the hands of those military generals and nobles, how do they understand the way of Confucius and Mencius, and how do they know the way of benevolence and righteousness?"
"Alas~"
"Your Majesty is now being fooled by villains, and he is close to villains and distant virtuous ministers. If things continue like this, the country will be ruined."
"Today, I am questioning my vassal state for raising an army and forcing it to sign an alliance under the city. I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will be in turmoil~"
"Yes, since ancient times, rebellious ministers and traitors have all been noble military officers. These noble military officers hold military power and are the greatest threat to the imperial power. I am afraid that the country of the Ming Dynasty will be in turmoil if things go on like this."
"So at this time, we need generous and righteous people like you and me to stand up and clarify the key points to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can correct it in time and help the Ming Dynasty in danger. This way, it is not in vain to come to this world.
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"It's well said, you eat the emperor's salary and share the emperor's worries. At this time, it is the time for you and me to worry about excess."
"If the Ming Dynasty continues like this, I am afraid that in the future everyone will value profit over righteousness and forget about my Confucian benevolence and righteousness and the way of a gentleman. This Ming Dynasty will be really in danger."
"Yes, yes, let's submit a letter to His Majesty together and explain the key points to His Majesty. We must not allow our Ming Dynasty to perish because of this."
The more they talked, the more excited they became, and everyone was worried, as if the Ming Dynasty was about to perish if it left them.