Edo Traveler

The things in Beijing came to an end. The wedding process has been gone for a long time, and it takes at least three months to learn the great Olympic etiquette. On the shogunate's side, even Oli's Yu Nakaou hadn't dispatched it, so there was still a lot of work on this matter.

The Anglo-American forces expected by Chuemon Gate came back. Of course, they were not here to attack the shogunate, but to deliver their credentials, send ambassadors to Yokohama, and start trade with Japan.

Not surprisingly, the U.S. minister was Townsendharris, who was the chairman of the New York Board of Education and was appointed by President Franklinpierce. As for why it’s not President Millard Fillmore, it’s a four-year term because of the change of term.

Harris is also the first time he has set foot on an unfamiliar land in Japan, but in his opinion, Yokohama is still a European and American town under construction. Last year, Bowring sent engineers to plan the Yokohama Residency Area. After the New Year, it recruited Japanese workers to start the construction of the Yokohama Customs and Taxation Department.

Four months have passed, and the building has already taken shape. At most, it will be built for a year or a half before you can settle in and start working. Of course, the embassies and other buildings of various countries, even the Bank of England, are still far away. The demolition work has just started, but almost half of the Japanese people in the residence area have left with British money.

The rest is not too difficult, mainly because the temples and shrines are not easy to relocate, and you need to find other mountains and forests. As well as the old handicraft workshops in Yokohama, it's not that the price is raised for the sake of sitting on the ground.

The British minister is even more famous. It was Earl Elgin who handled various disputes between the British King's Canadian territory and the United States last year, and concluded the "Reciprocity Treaty" between the two places. Because he had the experience of negotiating with the United States, and his identity was honorable enough to be able to meet the King Tokugawa of Japan on behalf of Queen Victoria, so I used him.

This man is also a newcomer in East Asia. He was the Governor of Jamaica and the Governor of Canada. He is currently the Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the British Empire in Japan. He is also the Governor of Yokohama, a "concession" managed by the British Empire, and a Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy. , And will serve as Governor of India in the future.

Anyway, it is the official career prosperous, some people will help others to take care of, not surprisingly, after finishing the diplomatic qualifications in Japan, after winning certain diplomatic victories, they will return to China to serve as ministers of a certain ministry.

Apart from the two envoys, the French Rear Admiral De Bouante, who was ordered by Napoleon III, came to sign a treaty of friendship and trade with the Shogunate. France does not have much spare energy to invest in Japan for the time being. Napoleon III is desperately trying to clean up Czarist Russia, so only the shogunate is required to establish a country in France.

For other requirements, we can wait for Napoleon III to finish all European affairs before discussing. Anyway, not bad this year or two years, very soon. By the way, since it is called Napoleon III, it is natural that the French empire is restored again. This man has already become emperor, so he must be called his majesty.

There is also a representative of the German Customs Union and the representative of King William IV of Prussia, Helmut Karl Bernhardt von Moch (October 26, 1800-April 24, 1891) day). This old man is the adjutant of the future Emperor Wilhelm I of the Second German Reich, and of course he is now Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia.

This is because King William IV of Prussia was greatly stimulated in Geming in 1848 (a series of armed uprisings that broke out in European countries in 1848). Since then, his spirits have become increasingly unbearable, and eventually he even suffered from mental illness. I don't know if it is related to the long-term internal intermarriage of the nobles. Two years later in history, a stroke almost took his life.

In fact, in the kingdom of Prussia, Prince William basically has the final say. William IV didn't have too many sober days, let him go.

Since the four envoys have arrived in Yokohama, they will definitely meet Tokugawa Iamatsu and hand over the letter of credential. The envoy should act as minister and sign the treaty.

On the shogunate's side, through the suggestion of Chuemon, Kanamaru Kuniyoshi, who has become a feudal lord, was appointed to serve as the de facto deputy of Chuemon. In addition, Katsukaishu, who is based in Yokohama, is appointed as the foreign correspondent, and is directly responsible for the first-line reception and negotiations in Yokohama.

So now Sheng Haizhou received these four brothers, and said that the four will wait for a while in Yokohama and meet the general directly. After I let me play, I will give you an answer immediately.

When the foreign ship passed Uraga, the shogunate had already received the news, and this meeting was just a confirmation. Regarding the foreign envoys meeting the Tokugawa family, the shogunate did not struggle to kneel down.

In Japanese culture, you rush over to visit me, sit at my bottom, kneel down and bow your head to me, even if it is very etiquette. Didn't Tokugawa Ieyasu "surrender" to Toyotomi Hideyoshi like this in history, it was almost the same.

It’s just that the pro-fans of the shogunate, including Masahiro Matsudaira and Masahiro Masahina, are still worried about what they said before, if there are people who can meet the generals on an equal basis in the city of Edo Castle~www.readwn.com~ Will it shake the prestige of the Tokugawa family?

Originally, because the Tokugawa family did not resist Yingmi ghosts and animals, Yang Yi entered the kingdom of God, Japan, and his thoughts spread the ethos of fighting against the barbarian. If Tokugawa Kasada and foreigners met on an equal footing, wouldn't it be true that the shogunate would not confuse barbarians?

Make a compromise!

In name, the Tokugawa family decided to go out of the city to go hunting in Yokohama. Between the hunts, they summoned the envoys of Yangi and gave them a banquet. In short, it is to pretend to be a random reception by Tokugawa Isa, and try to reduce the influence of foreigners in Japan.

And doing it this way doesn’t mean it’s the same as meeting other princes in the country, there is no big problem. At least on the face, there is no big problem.

Ii Naobe finally approved the suggestion, and ordered Katsukaishu to inform the envoys of the countries, and he would wait in Yokohama. The Tokugawa family will definitely meet them directly on the way to Odawara on the hunt to avoid them traveling.

When the four envoys heard the news, they naturally had no doubts. They only asked to see Tokugawa Iasaru himself. They never thought of the feudal gadgets.

Very good, things are solved perfectly. Taking advantage of the comfortable weather in mid-May, Tokugawa's recent situation is also good, so he went on a tour immediately. The shogunate is all ready-made. The shogunate selects members, and the shogunate acts as attendants. The pro-feudal lords are the pioneers, and they can go to Yokohama in one day. Jumping to Edo Traveler Chapter 18 Shikoku Envoys All Reading Green at the Same Time

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