Kai Fu Han

Chapter 206 The Alliance Under the City 5
"It's true that 'you won't shed tears until you see the coffin'. We bombed the city gates before we surrendered." Liu Xinqi said.

"After all, there is no need to continue fighting with each other. Even if you can enter the city, there will be more brutal street fighting next." Mune Laimao said.

"Let them hand over the mastermind, and we will withdraw our troops!" Liu Xinqi replied.

"Okay! I'll go deliver the message right away."

Soyorimo returned to Hirado Castle again. The artillerymen packed up the artillery, loaded the gunpowder shells, and stood by with torches.

"Jiao Rui, please record that the firing method of this artillery should also be improved and changed to a flintlock mechanism pulled by a rope to prevent the match rope from being ignited by the sparks on the torch and causing accidental firing." Liu Xinqi said.

"Yes, leader!" Jiao Rui replied, and then asked again.

"If they really hand over people, will we really withdraw our troops?"

"Withdraw, I know that their mastermind must be their leader, but the person handed over will definitely not be the leader, but only a scapegoat. But as long as they hand over the person, it is enough for us to get the name. Because of all the battles in this world, Both sides are caused by their own interests. It doesn't matter who the mastermind was in the last attack on us in the Tuima waters. Even if there is no current leader, if the next leader has a conflict of interest with us, there will still be a fight. What we need It's just the reputation of their Songpu Party bowing to the Xinghan League, this reputation can suppress the young people and save us a lot of trouble."

"I understand, the Matsuura Party has bowed to us. From now on, any pirates in the Hizen Kingdom who are not as powerful as the Matsuura Party will not easily provoke our Xinghan League." Jiao Rui understood.

"That's the truth." Liu Xinqi replied.

About two-quarters of an hour later, the remaining half-open gates of the east gate of Hirado Castle were all opened from the inside. The wounded soldiers and corpses on the ground were cleaned up. More than a dozen people came out of the city. Lai Mao is among them.

"Go and prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone. You should be able to use Tao in a while." Liu Xinqi arranged for Jiao Rui.

After saying that, Liu Xinqi walked forward himself, crossed the three-layer infantry square and walked to the front of the military formation.

"Cover it up." Liu Xinqi said to the artillery squadron leader.

The squadron leader obeyed the order and took out a big cloth to cover the artillery.

Liu Xinqi stood next to the artillery and waited for the Matsuura Party members to approach.

"This is Liu Xinqi, the leader of the Xinghan League, and this is Matsuura Yoshinobu, the third leader of the Matsuura Party." Zong Laimao introduced the two parties to each other.

"Nice to meet you!" Matsuura Yoshinobu said in greeting.

"Long time admired!" Liu Xinqi replied, speaking in Japanese.

Liu Xinqi of the Matsuura Domain has indeed heard about it for a long time. After the Yuan Dynasty invaded Japan, the warrior group of the Matsuura family began to invade the Koryo Peninsula and the coast of China. Later, the harassment gradually evolved into purely economic plunder, and the maritime ban was imposed on those who implemented the maritime ban. The coastal border defenses of the Ming Dynasty posed a considerable threat and were called "Japanese pirates".

The great pirate Wang Zhi of the Ming Dynasty came to Hirado and was honored by the Lord Matsuura as a guest of honor. Then he used Hirado as a base to engage in maritime trade between Japan-China-Southeast Asia, and became a wealthy businessman due to huge profits.

Even Zheng Chenggong, who conquered Taiwan and established the Ming Dynasty, was raised by the Matsuura family when he was a child.

"We, the Matsuura family, are willing to accept the three demands of the Xinghan League, and we hope that the two parties can shake hands and make peace." Matsuura Yixin said directly.

"Can you represent the Matsuura family?" Liu Xinqi felt that he did not have enough weight. "As long as you agree to stop the army, the head of the family will naturally come out to see you." Matsuura Yoshinobu.

"Where is the mastermind behind the attack on our Xinghan Alliance fleet in the Tuima waters?" Lu Xinqi asked again.

"As long as you agree to stop the troops, the mastermind will naturally be handed over to you." Matsuura Yoshinobu.

"Have you told them that I don't accept bargaining?" Liu Xinqi turned to Zong Laimao.

"It has been clearly informed that as long as you give a clear commitment, they will complete all your requirements immediately." Zong Laimao said.

"It seems that you still don't understand the meaning of 'not accepting bargaining'. You go back. We will see the truth on the battlefield. If you don't want to give it to me, I will get back double the amount myself." Liu Xinqi's last words were in is in Chinese, this sentence is too complicated, and Liu Xinqi cannot express it clearly with the Japanese language that Liu Xinqi is not very proficient in at the moment.

After hearing this, Soraimo immediately translated the words to the Matsuura party members present.

"Leader Liu, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Matsuura Kashin, the head of the Matsuura family." A middle-aged man walked out of the crowd out of the city, walked up to Liu Xinqi and said respectfully.

Liu Xinqi looked at Zong Laimao, and Zong Laimao nodded awkwardly, indicating that this person was the head of the family.

"What kind of fun is it to hide one's head and show one's tail like this?" Liu Xinqi was teased, and his words began to sound difficult to hear: "We Han people have always believed that when two armies are fighting, they will not kill the envoy. What are you afraid of?"

"It's me, Matsuura Yoshinobu, who said 'the heart of a villain can measure the belly of a gentleman', and I hope Liu Mengzhu will forgive me." Matsuura Yoshinobu didn't make any excuses, and directly admitted his mistake, acting very "flexible and stretchable".

"He is a character." Liu Xinqi thought to himself, then became serious and asked him: "What is your decision?"

"Comply with Leader Liu's request completely, and you can choose the land inside and outside the city at will. As long as you like it, the house on the ground will also be given to your alliance." Matsuura Yoshinobu said, pulling out a person from the team: "This It’s my third son, Matsuura Hirojun, who privately organized nearby pirates to attack your alliance fleet last time, and now I leave him to your disposal.”

"As for the 20 taels of silver compensation you requested, we are willing to pay in gold. The price of gold and silver is one to six."

"How cruel!!" Liu Xinqi praised in his heart.

Not to mention using his own son as a scapegoat, just letting Liu Xinqi choose a house by himself is already very generous, and the later use of gold to pay compensation is even more generous.

Japan's gold and silver reserves have always been very high, and a lot of them are mined, especially gold. As a result, the ratio of gold and silver in Japan is relatively small. In Zhao, the price of gold and silver is more than [-]:[-], and there is basically no market price. Generally, [-]:[-] or [-] is available. It takes two to exchange silver for gold, while the normal exchange ratio in Japan is one to six or seven.

If Matsuura Jiaxin paid the compensation in gold, it would be equivalent to paying at least 13 taels more silver to the Xinghan League.

"Since Patriarch Matsuura is so sincere, the three of us have signed this agreement, and we will be considered allies from now on. You Patriarch Matsuura is generous, and I, Liu Xinqi, cannot be stingy. As an ally, I can decide how to transport the products of the Han Alliance to the West Sea Road of Japan. The sales rights are given to you." Liu Xinqi said it was given to Matsuura Jiaxin, not the Matsuura family.

"Okay, I'd like to thank Leader Liu first."

Then Jiao Rui began to draw up the covenant, basically in accordance with Liu Xinqi's three requirements, and added some terms of peaceful coexistence and fair trade, and then made it in triplicate, signed and pledged by Liu Xinqi, Matsuura Yoshinobu, and Muneyarimo respectively. Mao kept one copy as the intermediary and witness, and Liu Xinqi and Matsuura Yoshinobu each kept one copy.

(End of this chapter)