Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 493 Prince Gong, Five Devils! (Please subscribe, please vote)

Beijing, Xiyuan, Qionghua Island.

"Mr. Okubo, I once again reiterate to you the position of the Ming Dynasty towards Japan: First of all, the Ming Dynasty will ensure that Japan has sovereignty over Honshu Island, Kyushu Island, Shikoku Island and other small islands decided by the Ming Dynasty court!
Secondly, Ming Dynasty did not hold a position on the ownership of Ezo Island, but strongly opposed Japan's use of force to change the status quo of Ezo Island.Daming believes that the Ezo issue can only be resolved through peaceful negotiations among relevant parties including Japan, North Korea, and the Yang family.Daming is not a relevant party to the Ezo issue, but Daming is willing to promote a peaceful solution to the Ezo issue.

Third, the Ming Dynasty believed that Sakhalin Island and what the Japanese called Huatai Island were not the territory of Japan. The sovereignty of Huatai Island belonged to the Yang family of the Sui Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty would guarantee the sovereignty of the Yang family over Huatai Island!
Fourth, the Ming court believed that the fall of Japan and the struggle against Japan were not conducive to the peace and stability of the Western Pacific region, and might even give rise to a serious Japanese pirate problem, which was also detrimental to the people's livelihood in Japan.However, in line with the principle of non-interference in Japan's internal affairs, Ming Dynasty would not directly send troops to quell Japan's internal strife.Ming Dynasty would only try to limit Japan's domestic disputes to the undisputed Japanese sovereign territory of Honshu Island, Kyushu Island, and Shikoku Island.

Fifth, in order to reduce the intensity of Japan's internal strife as much as possible and avoid the spillover of Japan's strife.Ming Dynasty will implement strict import and export trade controls on the Japanese archipelago from early June of the 12th year of the Republic!
Ming Dynasty will strictly control the import of gunpowder, saltpeter, ironware, and various weapons and equipment to Japan.

The Ming Dynasty will control Japan's foreign trade. From early June of the 12th year of the Republic of China, all merchant ships entering and leaving Japan will be subject to a license system. Only merchant ships holding licenses issued by the relevant Yamen of the Ming Dynasty will be allowed to enter the coast of Japan. waters.

Sixth, in order to ensure the normal conduct of trade with Japan and to ensure that Japan can continue to carry out cultural and technological exchanges with the outside world during the civil strife, Ming Dynasty proposed that the warring parties in Japan designate a number of seaports as 'free ports', and all Japan's external Trade can be conducted through several free ports.The Ming Dynasty will set up consulates in all free ports and encourage Ming Dynasty merchants to open commercial offices in the free ports to promote trade and exchanges between the two countries.

Seventh, Ming Dynasty does not hold any position on the matter of citizens being appointed by the Japanese court, shogunate, princes or even becoming lords in Japan.If the citizens of the Ming Dynasty participate in Japan's internal struggle, all risks arising therefrom are their own responsibility, and the Ming court will not ask any questions!
Eighth, in order to ensure that Japan's internal strife will not spill over, to better manage Japan's foreign trade, to combat piracy on Japan's coast, to prevent Western powers from taking advantage of Japan's internal strife to cause trouble and interfere, and to protect Japan's rights and mediate within Japan. dispute.The General's Office of the Ming Dynasty decided to establish the Zhendong General's Office in Nagasaki, the territory of the Yang family in Japan."

The envoy Okubo Tadashio sent by the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan to seek peace with the Ming Dynasty finally got his wish. He met the actual controller of the Ming Dynasty, General Li Zhongshan.

Although it was just an informal meeting with not many people participating, he was the only one from Japan, and Zheng Zongming was the only one from Ming Dynasty besides the general himself, but it was always good to meet the real owner.

But what greatly disappointed him was that General Li did not even give him a chance to speak. He just asked Zheng Zongming, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to announce to him that none of them could be regarded as unequal treaties, but could only be regarded as the "China-China Treaty" unilaterally decided by the Ming Dynasty. Treaty of Peace between Japan and Japan.

However, this "treaty" that disappointed Okubo was not without some positive significance for the precarious Tokugawa shogunate.Because this treaty clearly shows that Ming Dynasty has no ambitions towards Japan's homeland - this is natural. After severely damaging the Spanish Armada, Ming Dynasty has already dominated the Western Pacific and the North Pacific!
As long as you cross the Pacific Ocean, you can reach several infinite new worlds!

Therefore, Japan's bad land is completely out of Ming's eyes.The Ming Dynasty's support for the Japanese Emperor's "rebellion" was mostly in retaliation for the Tokugawa Shogunate's participation in the "Eleven-Nation Alliance" against the Ming Dynasty.

But since the Ming Dynasty had no intention of ruling Japan, it was not prepared to invest too much in the Japanese issue.Therefore, after messing up Japan by buying Japanese mercenaries and supporting the Japanese Emperor's rebellion, he began to seek to prevent Japan's civil strife from spilling over. During the period of Japanese civil strife after the collapse of the Kamakura shogunate and Muromachi shogunate, China's richest southeast coast The region was plagued by the Japanese pirate problem that spilled over from the Japanese Civil War.The Ming Dynasty, which now has a powerful navy and has controlled most of the Pacific, seems to be justified in adopting a strategy of locking Japan's civil strife on the Japanese mainland.
"Your Excellency, General," Okubo Tadashiro finally got an opportunity to ask General Li a question after listening to the draft of the "Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty" read by Zheng Zongming in Chinese, "The foreign minister hopes to fully understand Ming's views on the Japanese war that just broke out. The true stance of the domestic conflict. Will the Ming Dynasty really remain neutral? Does the Ming Dynasty not consider providing support to the Yang family in Kitakyushu? The Yang family is a relative of the general, right? "

Li Zhongshan smiled: "So what if we are relatives? His Majesty the Ming Emperor and I are also relatives of Kangxi, and my two wives and I are the princesses of Wu Zhou! If General Tokugawa thought that I would support it just because I took a girl from the Yang family as a concubine, If the Kyushu Yang family seizes Japan, the Tokugawa family can also send their dignified daughter to the Ming Dynasty to establish a marriage relationship with the royal family and nobles of the Ming Dynasty."

Okubo Tadacho was stunned. He did not expect that Li Zhongshan would answer his question like this.What on earth is this Ming general thinking?Do you want to get a few Japanese flower girls for a change, or do you want to penetrate or even assimilate Japan through marriage?

China is the source of Japanese civilization and can be said to be the father of Japanese civilization!After Japan obtained some of the fruits of Chinese civilization, it began to implement the national policy of excluding itself from China. This is the fundamental reason why Japan began to implement the seclusion route after the fall of the Tang Dynasty.

And now, after the Chinese civilization dominates the sea around Japan, it will definitely have a huge impact on the Japanese civilization that originated from China. In this case, if the generals and princes in Japan marry the dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty, then The process of assimilation of Japanese civilization will inevitably accelerate!
Even in the future, many samurai from the Ming Dynasty will become vassals in Japan through marriage or other methods, just like the Yang family in Kitakyushu. It is even possible that samurai from the Ming Dynasty will establish a shogunate and become generals to conquer barbarians!
Li Zhongshan seemed to have noticed Okubo's thoughts, so he smiled and said to him: "Mr. Okubo, the era of Japan hanging alone off the sea is over! The Ming Dynasty has no intention of ruling the Japanese archipelago, and will not use force to force Japan to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. . But Ming Dynasty hoped that Japan could return to the big family of the Shenzhou civilization in the future. Japan’s policy of seclusion from the country since the fifth generation of my country was completely wrong. Japan should not ignore the source of her civilization! Japan cannot leave the Shenzhou. , it was impossible in the past, and it will be even more impossible in the future!

In addition, the Ming Dynasty did not expect Japan to become a unified country with a system of counties and counties. In fact, the Ming Dynasty itself is currently implementing a parallel system of counties and counties.Therefore, returning to the Shenzhou family will not affect the interests of the Japanese princes. Mr. Okubo, are you also a Japanese prince? "

"Ah, the foreign minister was originally the lord of the Karatsu domain in Japan," Okubo replied, "but the foreign minister's Karatsu was occupied by the Yang family, so the foreign minister is now the feudal lord in name only."

Li Zhongshan smiled and nodded, and said: "It is impossible to go back to Tangjin, but the Zhendong General's Office can help you think of a way, maybe you can create another vassal state. Although the Ming Dynasty will not interfere in Japan's civil war, but for the sake of relatives and friends It is only natural to provide help! And I also hope to have some high-level friends in the Tokugawa Shogunate. Okubo, are you willing to be my friend? I am very willing to help my relatives and friends!"

This is to win over!

Okubo Tadashiro did not expect that General Ming Dynasty would be so straightforward to win over him. As an important official of the Tokugawa family, Okubo Tadashiro stood up without hesitation, and then bowed to General Li: " Thanks to the misplaced love of the general, Zhongchao is extremely honored. Zhongchao has a daughter, nicknamed Aying, who is twenty-eight years old. She has a dignified appearance and is waiting for her in the boudoir. If she is not abandoned, I am willing to give it to the general."

The meeting with Okubo Tadayo went very smoothly and was very fruitful!Li Zhongshan's "sustainable pit day" plan seems to be very feasible!

An island country with a population of 2000 million, warriors everywhere, a very rugged terrain, and limited resources cannot, of course, be solved by plowing the streets and clearing holes, or by investing a lot of money in a short period of time.If you really want to do this, you will most likely lose everything. Even if you completely control Japan in the end, the price you have to pay will be too high!

Colonial expansion must also benefit the country.

Therefore, the approach that Li Zhongshan is taking now is to "trap" Japan slowly and sustainably through various low-cost methods!During this process, the Ming Dynasty could also hire mercenaries from Japan for external expansion. It could even help some "Ming Dynasty warriors" to become Japanese daimyo through means such as marriage, adoption, and personal conquests. Some local Japanese princes have become sinicized - anyway, Japanese samurai are relatively casual about "recognizing their fathers" and "recognizing their ancestors".Even figures like Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu would mistakenly identify their father and ancestors!

Thinking of this "genius" trap plan, Li Zhongshan walked to Yingtai after his meeting with Okubo.

Over at Yingtai Island, there is an old friend waiting for Li Zhongshan to meet him!
This old friend is the former Prince Gong of the Qing Dynasty, and now the wanted criminal of the Ming Dynasty, Aisin Gioro Zhu Changning!
On that day, Prince Gong Chang Ning and his best friend Ba Hai, under the cover of the "desperate" Yang Xiaomi, successfully escaped from the Linqing Prefecture battlefield. They did not dare to return to Beijing, but fled to Dengzhou, Prince Gong's fiefdom in Shandong. Mansion, and then crossed the sea and fled back to Liaodong.

However, Prince Gong did not stay at ease in Liaodong for too long. After the nest was overturned, would the eggs be intact?With the Qing Dynasty gone, how could Prince Gong's territory in Liaodong remain stable?By the beginning of the 12th year of the Republic of China, as the Ming army landed on the Liaodong Peninsula, Chang Ning and Ba Hai once again embarked on the road to escape - Ba Hai fled to Vladivostok on the coast of the Whale Sea, while Chang Ning because of a letter written by Yang Xiaomi He wrote the letter and fled to Beijing. He also met his longing-for sister-in-law on Yingtai Island.

Of course, he could only see his sister-in-law once, and he could no longer do anything inappropriate.

Moreover, when meeting my sister-in-law, they cannot meet alone because there are Yang Xiaohuan and Li Zhongshan's "Teacher Natalia" accompanying her!
When Li Zhongshan arrived, Chang Ning and Yang Xiaomi were looking at each other in tears!Yang Xiaohuan and Natalia were still comforting and enlightening.

"Prince Gong, don't be sad. The Rakshasa Kingdom is really nice! I'm from the Rakshasa Kingdom. The place over there is vast and the land is rich. There are no shortcomings except that the weather is a little colder. Yes. Yes, there are a lot of hairy girls like me in the Rakshasa Kingdom!"

The one who calls herself "Mao Mei" is Natalia. Of course, Li Zhongshan gave her the nickname "Mao Mei" and she doesn't think there's anything wrong with it. Mao Mei will be Mao Mei. General Li is her master. , you can call her whatever you want!
"Prince Gong, your second brother Fuquan is now the prince-consort of the Rakshasa Kingdom. He has also become the Grand Duke of Ijumu. His wife Princess Sofia has also become the regent princess of the Rakshasa Kingdom. He is now under one person, thousands of More than ten thousand people! If you go and seek refuge with him, you will really have nothing to worry about in your life!"

While Yang Xiaohuan was talking about Fuquan's good deeds, he was secretly looking at his sister Yang Xiaomi.
Yang Xiaomi looked a little sad, but not particularly sad. He seemed to have accepted his fate. He just sighed and said: "Fifth Master, although Fuquan has a high and powerful position in Rakshasa Kingdom, there is only one Guanyin protector around him. Really?" It's a bit weak. If you bring more people here this time, your second brother's position will be consolidated."

Hearing Yang Xiaomi's persuasion, Prince Gong Chang Ning could only sigh and said: "Sister-in-law, we are thousands of miles away from Rakshasa. I really don't know how to get there. After we go there, we may never see each other again. Sister-in-law Please take care of yourself!"

"Yeah" Yang Xiaomi nodded.

Natalia changed the subject and said: "Although Rakshasa is far away, it borders the Ming Dynasty. If you don't want to take the land route, you can also reach Rakshasa by boat. Now the Ming Dynasty passes through the Pacific Ocean, and then takes the Aztec Republic to enter the Caribbean. The waterway between the sea and the Atlantic Ocean has been opened! The waterway in the Pacific is very smooth, but there are a little problems on the Caribbean and Atlantic sides. However, you can still reach Rakshasa safely as long as you take a Roman Catholic ship."

After hearing this, Prince Gong could only smile bitterly.

General Li of the Ming Dynasty was really thoughtful!Even his route to escape from Rakshasa has been arranged.

It seems like he can’t do anything if he doesn’t leave!
Just when he was thinking of this, the roll call of the general's guard was heard outside.

Li Zhongshan is already here!
A group of people quickly stood up to greet Li Zhongshan. Li Zhongshan walked in and saw Chang Ning giving him a thousand dollars. He quickly stepped forward to help him, then took his hand and smiled and said: "Fifth Master, you have endured hardship these days and your family is still tired." All right?"

"Okay, everything is fine." Chang Ning nodded.

It was indeed okay, but his family was a bit broken. However, his wife and children were still alive, but his brother Kang Mazi was stabbed to death by someone?Grandma Bumubutai and nephew Baoqing were kidnapped by someone unknown?
"Everything is fine," Li Zhongshan nodded, "Fifth Master, how do you plan to get to Rakshasa? By sea or by land? The sea route is longer, but you can gain a lot of knowledge and travel to the New World and European countries. By the way. , Geng Juyi, the president of the Aztec Republic, is Geng Jingzhong. You can have a good get-together with him."

"Really?" Chang Ning was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "I didn't expect it was really him, so I'll go to Rakshasa by sea!"

(End of this chapter)