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As soon as Meichuan Shangyi finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the hall were stunned. They didn't expect that this envoy from Japan would agree so simply!

As an envoy of a country, you can represent your country in everything you say and do. Nowadays, if you make a promise in public at a formal court meeting, this is not something you can go back on!

I have always heard that the Japanese country has a lot of money. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be true. Some officials thought so.

But some officials thought about it more deeply, and vaguely felt that the Japanese envoy had no information, or they thought that the Ming Dynasty was the previous Ming Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, in the past, the Ming Dynasty's treasury income was only more than two million yuan a year, and the highest was about three million taels, so that the court was so poor that it could not even pay the border troops.

Although the imperial court has always wanted to innovate and increase wealth and income, several generations of emperors have not been able to change this situation well, even Emperor Wanli and Emperor Tianqi were no exception. After all, it is really difficult to significantly increase treasury revenue!

Who could have imagined that Ming Dynasty would have undergone such earth-shaking changes since the Holy Emperor ascended the throne? Who could have imagined? No one would have thought of it!

Thinking like this, they couldn't help but look at Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs. Bi Shangshu did not directly say how much money the compensation would be, but half of the current treasury revenue? This is digging a hole for the Japanese envoys!

Thinking of these people, they looked at the Japanese envoy again, and saw that he was relieved and seemed a little complacent, and they couldn't help but feel a little sympathy in their hearts. It was a bit hard for them to imagine how the Japanese envoy would feel if he knew how much half of the Ming Dynasty's treasury revenue was now.

Haha, I guess I already want to die! But it's useless even if you die. This is equivalent to an agreement between the two countries. Can you regret it if you die?

It’s a trap! It’s a trap! I wonder if the Japanese country can still climb out after falling into this pit?

Thinking of this, these officials were puzzled again. Such a deceptive thing seemed a bit unlike Bi Shangshu's behavior!

They guessed correctly that this was actually ordered by Emperor Chongzhen.

The Tokugawa shogunate has been seclusion, and because of its previous relationship, it will not take the initiative to learn about the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the impression of Ming Dynasty is estimated to be at least more than ten years ago.

Originally, when the Japanese envoys came to the Ming Dynasty and saw the changes that had taken place in the Ming Dynasty on the way, they should have been alert. After all, economic development can be traced.

However, Emperor Chongzhen asked the factory guards to secretly guide people from all over the Ming Dynasty to vent their dissatisfaction with the Japanese country. Therefore, when the Japanese envoys came all the way, they were hiding in their cars and did not dare to come out because of the siege by the people of Ming Dynasty. Not only did it convey to him the hatred of the Ming Dynasty towards the Japanese country, but it also kept him in the dark. Basically, he was still ignorant of the new changes in the Ming Dynasty.

It was precisely with this kind of foreshadowing that when he wanted to seek help from the Ming Dynasty, he was focused on resolving the historical grievances between Japan and the Ming Dynasty that the Japanese envoy jumped into Bi Ziyan's trap so easily, but he was still complacent.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the relieved Meichuan Shangyi from his throne, and said coldly: "Although Taizu once said that Japan is a country that cannot be conquered. However, I think that if Taizu knew that Japan dared to covet the Ming Dynasty, , and are enemies of the Ming Dynasty. I believe that this country that does not conquer will become a country that conquers. I am magnanimous and give you a chance to repent and make a new start. Within one year, you will fulfill your promise and be sincere in your apology. I hope you can cherish it. If you still go your own way, have no faith and no righteousness, ignore me, the Ming Dynasty, and think that the Ming Dynasty is the enemy, I don’t mind personally conquering and destroying the Japanese country. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, those civil servants and military generals who had thought more suddenly realized that the reason why Bi Shangshu dug such a hole must have something to do with the emperor!

Thinking like this, they looked at the Japanese envoy and then at the emperor, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice in their hearts. Fortunately, they were the emperor's ministers, otherwise they would be like the Japanese envoy, who had been tricked and still counting money!

As expected, when Meichuan Shangyi heard what Emperor Chongzhen said, he immediately seized the opportunity to express his position: "Please rest assured, your majesty, within a year, our king will definitely come to heaven to make an apology. He must have come with enough sincerity, and he will never Break your promise."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "The opportunity is given to you, so take care of yourself!"

After saying that, he stood up, turned around and left. When the eunuch on duty saw him, he screamed: "Your Majesty, return to the palace and retire from the court!"

Naturally, the emperor does not need to interfere with the remaining matters, otherwise, what would the ministers do?

After the civil and military officials sent Emperor Chongzhen off respectfully, they all turned to look at the Japanese envoy.

Meichuan Shangyi was complacent at first, because these Ming officials were so hostile, but he forced the Ming Emperor to do so, and finally decided on a solution to the problem. With the emperor's words here, it doesn't matter how hostile these officials and the people outside are, how dare they disobey the imperial edict?

But slowly, he felt something was wrong. Because he found that the way these officials looked at him seemed a little strange!

For a moment, he couldn't figure out what was wrong? The Emperor of Ming Dynasty has already made up his mind, it’s a done deal!

Umekawa Shangyi followed the officials of Honglu Temple and walked out, thinking carefully, did they think that the emperor would not come to the Ming Dynasty? The domestic situation is already very tense now. For the future of Japan, General Tokugawa will definitely persuade the emperor to come to the Ming Dynasty to apologize. So what is the reason why these Ming officials view themselves so?

After wondering all the way, when he walked outside the Forbidden City and was about to get on the sedan chair, he finally came to his senses. Could it be that there was something wrong with the amount of compensation? But even if the difference is hundreds of thousands taels, under the current circumstances, I believe the shogunate can come up with it!

Feeling a little confused, he asked the Honglu Temple official: "Shangguang, may I ask, do you know how many taels of silver the Heavenly Kingdom's treasury income is per year?"

"How many thousand taels?" When the official of Honglu Temple heard this, he was a little surprised at first, and then suddenly realized. Seeing Meichuan Shangyi's expression became particularly exciting, he turned around, faced Meichuan Shangyi, and said word by word He said loudly, "My Ming Dynasty's treasury revenue last year was more than 21 million taels. Depending on the situation this year, it should be more, at least an increase of 20%..."

Before he finished speaking, Meichuan Shangyi's expression changed. Regardless of being polite, he quickly interrupted and asked, "How much? Did I hear wrongly? More than 21 million taels?"

"Haha!" The Honglu Temple official smiled happily, fearing that Meichuan Shangyi wouldn't understand, so he said again word for word: "More than 21 million taels, you heard it right!"

After he said this, Meichuan Shangyi was stunned. He finally understood why those officials looked at him like that. It was more than 21 million taels. Even if it was half, it would still be more than 10 million taels. He agreed immediately and said that it was no problem. This this……

You know, Iwami Yinshan’s annual silver output is only about 860,000 taels at most. Although the Tokugawa shogunate had controlled Japan for some years, not all of Iwami Ginzan's output was saved and had to be spent every year. There are more than 10 million taels of silver. It is still a war in the country, and it is a time when money is needed. How can it be possible to get this money? Even if you use other things to convert silver, I'm afraid the Japanese country will be wiped out. Can General Tokugawa agree?

Remembering that he had said no problem in front of the Ming Emperor, Meichuan Shangyi felt that the sky was dark and the earth was dark, his legs went weak, his vision went dark, and he fainted.

When the official of Honglu Temple saw it, he sneered and said in a low voice: "How dare you look at me, Ming Dynasty, in such a bad light, I deserve it!"

Not to mention what happened to Meichuan Shangyi after she woke up, let's just say that Emperor Chongzhen returned to the harem at this time and was in a very good mood.

At the North Korean meeting, a solution regarding Japan was decided, which was considered a formal agreement between the two countries. In this way, as long as the Japanese country cannot come up with so much money, it is the Japanese country's problem. If the Ming Dynasty wants to do something again, no matter whether the government or the opposition, there is nothing to say!

In this way, the Ming Dynasty will be famous, and the Japanese country must be destroyed!

However, there are some things that you should push for.

With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen entered the chat group and first issued an order to Li Zhiqi, the commander of the Liao Xian Navy, asking him to increase the pressure on Kyushu to build captives.

Dorgon has been dragging his feet. This has been delayed until the end of May, and it will be the beginning of June soon. As a result, he has not yet launched a cross-sea campaign. This is not good!

Originally, Emperor Chongzhen just wanted to force the remaining Manchus to rob Iwami Silver Mountain. The Tokugawa shogunate would definitely not agree, and the two sides would fight. But after the Japanese envoy came, he changed his mind and decided to help the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty defeat the Tokugawa shogunate.

Of course, this help is definitely not to send troops, but to use the information gathered by the Jinyiwei spies in Edo and reveal it to Hauge through Qian Fugui, which will somewhat increase the chances of the Manchu remnants winning. There are several benefits to doing this.

First, Hauge must continue to win, so that he can improve his prestige among the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, strengthen his voice, and give him more capital to disobey Dorgon and fight against him, thereby weakening the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The goal of strength. Among them, Qian Fugui plays the role that Fan Wencheng once gave to Huang Taiji. However, Qian Fugui did not come up with ideas to deal with the Ming Dynasty, but to deal with the Japanese state, which is completely different in nature.

Second, if the Japanese state was defeated by the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, then the Ming Dynasty would send troops to defeat the Japanese state from the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. This would naturally belong to the Ming Dynasty. In addition, the Japanese country has been defeated in a row, so it is impossible to spend more than 10 million in atonement silver. With this two-pronged approach, even the stubborn old man has nothing to say.

Third, the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty are foreigners to the Japanese country. If they want to occupy the Japanese country and digest it, it will be impossible in a short time. In this way, when the Ming army attacked Japan, it would actually be better for the opponent to choose the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty than the Tokugawa shogunate. Through Qian Fugui and Wu Daji, the remaining Manchus can be maximized to do bad things and take the blame.

Fourth, through Wu Daji, we learned that the conflict between the remnants of the Qing Dynasty and the Catholic army was increasingly intensifying. However, Dorgon was still thinking about hooking up with the Spaniards in Luzon through his connections with the Catholic army, so as to purchase cannons and ships. Once this hope is shattered, I believe the two forces are likely to turn against each other.

From the above, it can be seen that controlling the situation in the Japanese country and allowing the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to win is the most beneficial to the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen began to adjust his strategy and redeploy his plans according to this idea.

In the chat group, he directly chatted privately with the Jinyiwei commander Liu Xingzuo: "This time the Japanese envoy suddenly appeared in Tianjin Port, but the Jinyiwei spies in Edo didn't know anything about it. Although it may be that the Tokugawa shogunate wanted to hide it from the Manchus I kept it secret because of the remaining spies, but no matter what, I am still not satisfied."

"The general is finally aware of his crime, please punish him!" When Liu Xingzuo saw it, he quickly apologized. In fact, he already knew about this matter. When the emperor mentioned it at this time, it did not surprise him.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't blame him after seeing the reply. For this kind of thing, there is no need to shout openly to kill, just click on it, I believe Liu Xingzuo should be able to wake up.

With this in mind, he confessed: "No matter what means you use, I must grasp the movements of the Tokugawa Shogunate to the greatest extent. Do you understand?"

On the side of the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, because of the wealth and the existence of Wu Daji, they have people in their center. Basically, it is impossible to hide the news from the Ming Dynasty; only the side of the Tokugawa Shogunate is still too weak. Regarding this, Emperor Chongzhen is dissatisfied.

Liu Xingzuo had already known the case, so he immediately replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, you will definitely get something if you give the general a month!"

He decided to use Zheng Zhilong's connections in Japan, whether through coercion or inducement, to capture the people in the Tokugawa shogunate. He has experience in this matter.

Emperor Chongzhen no longer paid too much attention to details, so he didn't pay too much attention either. After explaining this matter, he went to the imperial study room to continue improving his manuscript.

This manuscript is not a novel for later generations or anything like that. After the initial basics, the routine was taught to the people below, and he no longer had to worry about it. His manuscript is about science and technology. If it is published, there will be no such thing as Volta or Faraday in the future. Of course, the corresponding units will also change. This gave Emperor Chongzhen a headache. He wrote it easily, just how many volts he wrote, but he couldn't write about volts in his book. Otherwise, others would ask, what does this volt mean?

At present, there have been relatively big breakthroughs in steam engines, especially after the Ming Dynasty occupied Nanyang. Emperor Chongzhen could not forget rubber, but he could not just use it. He still needed to deal with it. At present, Emperor Chongzhen has also asked a group of craftsmen to work on this aspect.

The steam age and the electrical age actually have no obvious inheritance relationship. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen had already begun to write about electrical knowledge before the steam engine had reached its extreme development.

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