This... Although Liu Baiyu felt that he had become thick-skinned recently, he still turned a little red and smiled at Yagyu Jingyun:

"Mr. Yagyu is not being sarcastic. From a Japanese perspective, it would be nice if I were not rumored to sleep with dozens of girls a day, eat the hearts and livers of more than a dozen children, have a three-headed, six-armed body, and have a green face and fangs."

Yagyu Jingyun said without joking at all:

"Thank you sincerely. If Aoyama lays a continuous bombardment, or if people take advantage of this to land and attack, Edo will turn into a sea of ​​fire - Aoyama layman will be merciful. Yagyu Shizun understands this. The Tokugawa family

General Guang understands it, and everyone understands it!"

This... It seems that the evaluation of Japanese people being confused in big things and shrewd in small things is really appropriate. Liu Baiyu felt refreshed immediately. He took Yagyu Shizun's hand and said shamelessly like an old friend:

"I didn't expect that everyone in the shogunate is really open-minded - of course I am here to spread civilization. I want to make Japan the legendary paradise of kings, have good relations between China and Japan, and resist Western ghosts and beasts to form the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere..."

Liu Baiyu, who was an angry youth in his time travel, directly returned the ** soup sung by the Japanese to Shizumo Yagyu. I originally wanted to see if Shizumo Yagyu would be angry or helpless, but I didn't expect Shizumo Yagyu to actually nod in agreement:

"What Mr. Aoyama said is that this time, Mr. Aoyama is teaching a lesson to those old stubborns who think that by closing the country in isolation, they can defend against Western monsters! Ten battleships can still make Japan's strongest Edo Castle vulnerable - and those Western monsters

It is said that in the naval battles in my hometown, there are always thousands of ships - if we do not engage in goodwill between China and Japan and form a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, how can we resist the Western monsters? How can we rely on those old stubborns?"

Did this guy take the wrong medicine and become a leader? Or is he a liberal arts student who doesn't know mathematical thinking?

Liu Baiyu vomited in his heart, this year is not two hundred years later, and the current Western sailing expedition requires an unusual number of supply ports. With the current European capabilities, it is impossible to seize a foothold from the Ming Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty.

It’s quite difficult [Macau was cheated, and there are no Ming government troops stationed on the island of Taiwan]. How can I teleport to Japan?

Besides, despite the fact that Europeans are all white-skinned, the Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, British, and French are having a great time competing for Latin America and Africa, which have a lot of people and money, while the European mainland is surrounded by

The Germans are killing heads - without two hundred years of integration, even if technology allows it, politics will not allow it...

It’s just that Liu Baiyu didn’t know that this time the bombardment of Edo was going on, the helpless middlemen blamed everything on Yagyu Shizuyun, who was in contact with Liu Baiyu, thinking that if Yagyu Shizuyun failed to negotiate, there would be no bombardment of Edo, and even

Even if someone suggested that Shizumo Yagyu colluded with Liu Baiyu, Shizumo Yagyu was hard to argue with - and Tokugawa Iemitsu also believed that Shizumo Yagyu and Liu Baiyu had a relationship, and privately asked Shizumo Yagyu to negotiate with Liu Baiyu to take into account the overall situation.

…

Yagyu Jingyun had no choice but to become the spokesperson for Liu Baiyu in the Tokugawa shogunate, both in public and private matters, so he had to do many things out of his own control...

"Since Mr. Yagyu is so reasonable, then General Tokugawa Iemitsu has already agreed to my conditions?"

Although he knew the stubborn temper of the Japanese, Liu Baiyu still asked tentatively.

"Is this... Aoyama layman, you need to know that although General Tokugawa Iemitsu is the nominal master of the shogunate, in fact not one person can decide everything, and the opinions of hereditary veterans cannot be ignored by the general...

"

"Are you still unable to agree to the Oda family's return to their old territory in Owari?"

Liu Baiyu felt that this was the shogunate's worry, and he was afraid that he would not be able to agree to it. Although Yagyu Jingyun was very sweet, didn't he also mention the opposition of the hereditary old middle school in his words? He was afraid that this hereditary old middle school

It's just an excuse...

"Aoyama layman! My opinions cannot represent the entire shogunate, and changing the territory privately will not have a great impact on the authority of the shogunate - so..." Yagyu Jingyun really did Tai Chi with a grimace.

"I understand this. The shogunate also has difficulties - but I also have difficulties, don't I? Although it is impossible for a fleet to wipe out Japan, but if we blow up Edo City to a pulp, then the authority of the shogunate will be..."

Liu Baiyu had a smile on his face, but what he said was not funny at all.

"Aoyama layman, I believe you have the ability to disrupt the whole of Japan! But what good will this do to you? Aren't you going to spread civilization to Japan, promote Sino-Japanese friendship, and resist Western ghosts and beasts from forming a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere?"

Yagyu Shengjingyun used the other's method and returned the favor, leaving Liu Baiyu speechless for a while - are you really naive or are you pretending to be naive?!

Fortunately, while Liu Baiyu's mouth is becoming more and more venomous, his face is also becoming thicker:

"Yagyu-sama, you are right. Japanese civilization and Sino-Japanese friendship require a stable central government - but this central government is the Tokugawa shogunate, Date shogunate and Shimadzu shogunate. This is not important to me - said

Maybe the Date shogunate and the Shimazu shogunate will be easier to talk to."

Liu Baiyu threatened without any yin or yang.

"What Mr. Qingshan said is correct, but as far as I know, the Ming Dynasty was also invaded by the Jurchens, and you also came to Japan as a private fleet. How long you can stay in Japan is also a big question."

After discovering that Liu Baiyu didn't give in at all, but pressed forward step by step, Yagyu Shizuyun pointed out Liu Baiyu's Achilles' heel - you have a shady reputation, and you haven't even finished things in Lushan Mountain - how many years can you focus on Japan?

Woolen cloth?

But you have a way, and Liu Baiyu has an even better way: "You're right, using the Tokugawa shogunate to civilize Japan is the most labor-saving way..."

"However, the Tokugawa family is not only represented by General Tokugawa Iemitsu. After all, there are other branches, right? Has General Tokugawa Iemitsu considered this?"

"This..." Yagyu Shizuyun's face turned pale, which hit General Tokugawa Iemitsu's Achilles' heel...

Although the Tokugawa shogunate was known as the most centralized shogunate in Japan, the central government was unable to cope with the large and small tycoons, pirates, daimyo, and nicknames that had formed over hundreds of years during the Warring States Period. Therefore, Tokugawa Ieyasu enfeoffed his sons in the Central Plains and suppressed those with different surnames.

The king's tricks were used and they copied the Chinese system again. This was the Gosanjia within the Tokugawa shogunate system.

The first generation feudal lords of the so-called Gosan clan were all sons of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Not only did they have special treatment among the clan members, they were even candidates for the shogunate in special circumstances.

Tokugawa Yoshinao was the first feudal lord of the Owari Domain.

Tokugawa Yorinobu was the first feudal lord of Kishu Domain

Tokugawa Yorifusa was the first feudal lord of Mito Domain

If the shogunate (Tokugawa clan) has no heirs, the shogun's successor will be selected from these three clans. The three imperial clans are clans, and in addition to being able to use Tokugawa as their surname (and the first clan can use Matsudaira as their surname), they can also

The Tokugawa family's Mitsuha Aoi family emblem is allowed to be used, but the children theoretically do not have the right to be a general.

The original Gosan family refers to the Shogun family, the Owari family and the Kishu family (the Mito family is not included), but later as the Tokugawa family spread, there were almost the same level as the Gosan family.

Other Tokugawa branch families include Sunfu Domain (Tokugawa Tadanagi), Kofu Domain (Tokugawa Tsunashige, Tsunatoyo), and Tatebayashi Domain

(Tokugawa Tsunayoshi). The above three families were named the Gosan Family from the late 17th century. The eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune and the fourteenth shogun Tokugawa Iemoji became shoguns again as lords of the Kishu domain, while the 15th shogun

Acting Shogun Tokugawa Yoshiki was born into the Mito Tokugawa family, passed through the Hitotsubashi family, and finally became a shogun.

It should be said that the system of the Tokugawa Imperial Family, as a candidate and backup for the general, was quite successful, otherwise it would not have been possible. After hundreds of years of troubled times, the Tokugawa shogunate maintained peace for nearly three hundred years until the Meiji Restoration.

This feudal system was disintegrated only before...

But there are advantages and disadvantages. Although other Tokugawa factions are loyal to the shogunate in normal times, if there is a major problem with the shogunate, it will be difficult to say. Family affection is always quite fragile when faced with power - or rather

To put it nicely, General Tokugawa Iemitsu mishandled Liu Baiyu's attack. Isn't this a good opportunity for other Tokugawa branches to turn the tide and save the Tokugawa shogunate?

When he saw Liu Baiyu using such a killing move, Yagyu Jingyun naturally did not dare to be tough anymore:

"Actually, to be honest, General Tokugawa Iemitsu just wants to protect the face of the shogunate. He does not want to fight to the death with Aoyama layman..."

"We have already bombarded Edo and are at odds with each other. How can we stop if we don't reach a treaty?" Liu Baiyu asked strangely.

"This... the reputation of the shogunate is relative to the local daimyo - so it doesn't matter if the shogunate is defeated in front of you - as long as the other daimyo are in front of you..." Yagyu Shizuki said hesitantly.

Damn it! Liu Baiyu finally understood what Shizumo Yagyu meant. Isn’t it the Japanese version of Lafayette Ning and friends who don’t give domestic slaves? It doesn’t matter if I fail, as long as others fail more than me - it seems that the world really is

As black as a crow...

Of course, Liu Baiyu also knew that Tokugawa Iemitsu also had other thoughts. He wanted to see how his troops' land combat capabilities were. If his troops' land combat capabilities were not good, Tokugawa Iemitsu would not mind giving up Edo and fighting with himself.

Let's play hide-and-seek and wait to evacuate Japan...

Of course, Liu Baiyu is not afraid. The main force of his army this time is also Japanese samurai - the equipment is much better, and there is also a powerful musketeer team to support - I think of the flag blown by the Tokugawa family in the Battle of Osaka.

He looked so disgraced by some ronin, it’s strange that Liu Baiyu didn’t have confidence!

"I can understand General Tokugawa Iemitsu's concerns. Then in one month, let's have an upright knight's duel! How about the location is on the outskirts of Edo?"

Liu Baiyu thought for a while and said to Yagyu Jingyun.

"Hi! Thank you for your understanding. After one month, please see the bravery of Japanese samurai!" Yagyu Jingyun did not expect that Liu Baiyu was actually a very good talker. He bowed to Liu Baiyu to the end, and then left Liu Baiyu's flagship.

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So a month later, there was a scene that made people laugh or cry. On the one hand, Liu Baiyu and the shogunate were at war, on the other hand, Liu Baiyu went to purchase, and the traders could flow unimpeded in Edo Castle. Of course, the shogunate followed the instructions of the shogunate.

business as usual

Organizing people to repair houses and so on. As for ordinary businessmen, they continued to trade as usual in peacetime. They even regarded Liu Baiyu's expedition fleet as a merchant fleet because the goods Liu Baiyu brought were cheap and high-quality, and they rushed to buy them for free.

substance……

What made Liu Baiyu even more speechless was that in order to obtain a preferential price, Naomasa Nakai, the old man in charge of trade in the Tokugawa shogunate, personally came to Liu Baiyu's flagship to negotiate, and even whimsically raised the issue of granting the shogunate exclusive rights to a variety of products.

Liu Baiyu finally got rid of this entanglement - Brother, after our decisive battle, General Tokugawa Iemitsu can still stand, and Edo has not suffered any big losses...

Of course, things that seem unreasonable actually have reasonable reasons - when a war is about to begin, it is right to run away with your belongings, and if you exchange your money for in-demand goods and run away, wouldn't you be able to make a lot of money?

What...

So a war is a war, and a prosperous business is a prosperous business. This is not contradictory at all. In fact, during the Opium War, there were Chinese businessmen surrounding the British ships to buy and sell fruits, vegetables and the like - so many things were different.

Xiao Er Ge is ready...

One month later, the daimyo from eastern and central Japan gathered under the Tokugawa Shogunate, with a total number of about 60,000 people. In addition to the 70,000 or so ashigaru natives of Kanto who were fully mobilized by Tokugawa Iemitsu, the total number was 130,000.

The people set up a battle array on the plain outside Edo Castle.

Although compared to many major wars in Japan, such as the Battle of Osaka and the Battle of Sekigahara, the number of people mobilized by the Tokugawa Shogunate was actually not very large. However, except for Shimadzu, the remote princes all sent troops, and they were all elite.

Samurai - There are no sufficient ashigaru and the like, but their actual combat effectiveness far exceeds the strength of the Japanese army when Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded Korea.

Of course, the shogunate very gentlemanly proposed that both sides should not use artillery, which is against samurai ethics [aren't muskets against samurai ethics?] The two sides only used muskets, cavalry, and samurai to decide the outcome, and the location of the battle was chosen on the coast.

On the Edo Plains...

Outside the Edo Plains, where the shogunate's main formation is located, the young shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu held a legion fan and looked at Liu Baiyu's main formation of about 7,000 people with sharp eyes:
To be continued...