1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 281 The Mind of the Tokugawa Shogunate

"What's the best strategy for the gentlemen to make these Americans retreat?"

Tokugawa Ieqing coughed a few times, and looked around at the shogunate members in the Imperial Palace.

Faced with the question of how to get the Americans to withdraw their troops, these cabinet members were helpless, and the royal palace fell into silence.

Seeing this scene, Tokugawa Ieqing felt very angry. Just as he was about to explode, Masahiro Abe, the head boss, stood up and said to Tokugawa Ieqing after he cleared his mind.

"General, if you want the Americans to retreat, you must either fight or make peace."

Isn't this bullshit?The cabinet members who listened to what you said were like listening to what you said were disdainful of Masahiro Abe's remarks.Who wouldn't talk nonsense.

"Go on."

Tokugawa Ieyoshi raised his hand to signal Masahiro Abe to continue talking. He wanted to hear Masahiro Abe's specific opinions.

"The Americans have strong boats and powerful guns, and their soldiers are very sharp. They can take Nagasaki within a day and take away the lord of the Saga Domain. They cannot compete with them. Therefore, it is very difficult to force the Americans to retreat by war." Said. Here, seeing Tokugawa Ieyoshi's face was very ugly, Masahiro Abe immediately added something.

"Even if we defeat the American army and drive them away, the shogunate's army will inevitably suffer heavy losses. Then how can the general deter the princes of the world? There are many feudal lords in the southwest who refuse to obey the order of the shogunate. Therefore, it is not the best policy to start a war with the Americans in Edo. "

Masahiro Abe's remarks made Tokugawa Ieqing feel more comfortable, Tokugawa Ieqing nodded and said: "What the old man said is true, can the old man have a good plan?"

Best policy?What is the best way to deal with the form?
Masahiro Abe shook his head and said, "I don't have a good policy, but I have a middle policy."

"Middle strategy? Tell me about your middle strategy." Tokugawa Ieyoung frowned again.

"If you can't fight, then you can only make peace. If the United States wants to do business with us, then you will verbally agree to their request." Masahiro Abe said.

"What if the other party asks to sign a contract?" Tsutsui Masaki was skeptical of the so-called middle policy proposed by Masahiro Abe. "As far as the Nagasaki incident is concerned, the Americans who knocked off Edo are by no means kind, and they are not so easy to fool."

"Agreed to sign a contract with them, but the time of signing must be postponed. The American army will go on an expedition. Their army will not stay in Edo for long. As long as we delay for a while, the Americans will have to withdraw from Edo due to lack of food, grass and ammunition.

As long as the Americans retreat, we will have time to regroup the Edo area before the Americans arrive next time, or we can ask the Dutch Nationalist to mediate. "Abe Masahiro said.

"Does Lao Zhong mean to delay time?"

After thinking for a while, Tokugawa Jiaqing felt that Masahiro Abe's method was feasible.

"Exactly, we are defending Edo, and the United States has come all the way. Even though the Americans are strong and powerful, we are not without any advantages." Masahiro Abe nodded.

"What the old man said is true. It's just that the people of the United States want to have a dialogue with us. Who would like to go through it?"

Tokugawa Jiaqing looked around at the members of the Shogunate in the Palace.

All the members of the Mukaku were silent, and finally Masahiro Abe stood up and said, "General, I would like to go."

Ieyoshi Tokugawa cast a approving look at Masahiro Abe: "Nakama Abe is the pillar of our shogunate."

Under the watchful eye of the public, Masahiro Abe left the Royal Palace, took a small boat to the Roland, and negotiated with the US representative.

"This time the shogunate Masahiro Abe is here." Liang Sen reported to Liang Yaohui.

Liang Yao nodded and said, "The shogunate is more sincere this time than last time, please invite Mr. Abe to board the boat to discuss matters."

"The shogunate is willing to send high-level officials to contact us directly, presumably the treaty will be signed soon." Perry said a little excitedly.

Liang Yao was not as optimistic as Perry. In history, Perry's first visit to Edo did not force the shogunate to sign a trade treaty. The "Japan-US Treaty of Goodwill" was the second time that Perry came again with seven warships. It was signed after Edo paid a friendly visit to the shogunate authorities.

Moreover, the "Japan-US Treaty of Goodwill" did not meet Perry's psychological expectations after wrangling between the two sides. The treaty did not explicitly mention trade terms, and the trade requirements of the United States were only partially realized.

It was not until 1858, under the urging of the American government, that the "Japan-US Treaty of Friendship and Commerce" was signed, and the desire for free trade between the United States and Japan was truly realized.

"Your Excellency, you are too optimistic. It is not so easy to force the shogunate government, which has been closed for two hundred years, to sign a contract."

Liang Yao poured cold water on Perry. The founding of the country was not conducive to the rule of the shogunate, and the shogunate would not easily agree to the founding of the country.Liang Yao was already mentally prepared for this.

"What is the purpose of the shogunate sending high-level officials to contact us directly?" Perry looked down at Masahiro Abe who was boarding the ship.

"Arguing with us to delay time." Liang Yao said without thinking.

It is not difficult to guess the minds of those in the Tokugawa shogunate, most of them want to delay time.

To this end, Liang Yao has also made preparations. The supply ship of the Universal Group, together with the logistics ship and supplies provided by the Chinese merchants in Nagasaki Tangguan, are enough for him to spend several months in Edo and the shogunate.The ammunition of the ships and the army is also sufficient.

If the Tokugawa shogunate wanted to waste him by delaying time, it would be wrong.

"My shogunate Masahiro Abe, I met two American generals!"

Masahiro Abe bowed deeply to Liang Yao and Perry after boarding the Roland.

But when he saw Liang Yao with yellow skin, black hair and black eyes, Masahiro Abe couldn't help but look at Liang Yao a few more times.

"Your Excellency, don't be surprised. I am a native of Tang Dynasty. I am now a naturalized American. I am the deputy commander of the Japanese Expeditionary Force in the United States. I and General Perry will discuss this negotiation with you." Liang Yao said to Masahiro Abe.

Liang Sen was about to translate, but Masahiro Abe had already spoken to Liang Yao in Chinese: "The general is tall and burly, with a handsome appearance. He is a rare hero in this world, so I can't help but take a few more glances."

Facing Masahiro Abe's rainbow fart, Liang Yao just laughed, pointed at Edo Castle and asked, "Are there any geisha in Edo Castle?"

Seeing that Liang Yao asked about geisha, Abe Masahiro was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, I didn't expect the general to know about geisha. I'll let the best in Edo Castle and the general go to the general's warship to cheer for the general."

"No, if the matter between Japan and the United States cannot be negotiated on the warship, next time we will go to Edo Castle to talk, and then we can let the geisha of Edo Castle cheer for us." Liang Yao said to Abe Masahiro amiably.

Masahiro Abe trembled in his heart, thinking that this American general was not simple.

Tables and chairs had been set up on the deck of the Roland. After Liang Yao and Perry took their seats, Liang Yao waved his hand to signal Masahiro Abe to sit down.

"Mr. Abe, sit down. It's a pity that there are no geisha or exotic dancers on the Roland. I can only fire a salute to cheer up Mr. Abe!"

As soon as Liang Yao's words fell, the gunners on the Roland fired the naval guns. Before the smoke of the naval guns cleared, Liang Yao's personal soldiers fired three rounds of guns on the deck.

Abe Masahiro pretended to be calm and sat in his seat, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

"The United States declared war on Japan as a last resort. Your Japanese country detained and abused our American crew members many times, causing public dissatisfaction in the United States. In order to conform to public opinion, our President of the United States had to declare war on our Japanese country.

However, the President of the United States, His Excellency Fillmore, is not a warlike and bloodthirsty lord, but a kind-hearted leader.America is also a friendly country.

As long as Japan can apologize and pay compensation, Kaiguo and the United States can do business and exchange goods, and those unpleasant things in the past can be forgotten. "

Liang Yao flipped through the "U.S.-Japan Goodwill Treaty" handed over by Hu Jinchen, and after confirming that there were no problems with the terms of the treaty, he said that the treaty was drawn in front of Masahiro Abe.

(End of this chapter)