In Xiao Ruxun's mind, as long as he got these, the rest of the land was not that important. If the Japanese stubbornly refused to give up, he could give up. Of course, it was also fine if he could get one or two counties. After all, there was no such thing as too much labor. Japan's tens of millions of people were all Daming's wealth.
If Japan did not agree, then Xiao Ruxun would send 40,000 troops to cross the sea, kill hundreds of thousands of their people, take dozens of their land, and increase the weight of his demands. He was not afraid that Daming would not agree! We're the victorious country, so we have to be tough and firm. If Chen Lin can't keep his bottom line, don't come back to see me!
Of course, you can also show our demands to Xuan Su and see his reaction. Of course, you can't let him know our bottom line.
After reading the letter, Chen Lin digested it for a while before she could digest all the information in her head.
Since ancient times, in the past 5,000 years, did the dynasties in the Central Plains make such demands in wars against other countries? Could they even ask for compensation for silver and gold mines? Three million. That was the total amount of taxes that Daming's government collected in a year. And this so-called trading port? Wasn't trading the most desired thing for the barbarians? Why did Daming ask the Japanese to open a trading port and not collect taxes? What kind of logic was this?
Chen Lin pondered for a while. Other than the intimidation of gold and silver, there were still some things that he could not understand. It was his first time coming across something like this, so Chen Lin was very surprised.
After some thought, Chen Zhao called Deng Zilong over and shared the secret letter with his old friend.
"Compensation? Giving up land and compensation? Trading port? This … "Deng Zilong tilted his head, his face full of shock and confusion." What are you thinking, commander? Can't we just get the silver and gold mountains? What do we need them for? If the Japanese pirates don't give them to us, we will rob them. You saw how Luo Shangzhi's men beat up the Japanese pirates during the day. The Japanese pirates are no match for us. "
Chen Lin opened her mouth and said, "The admiral's meaning is very clear. The Japanese pirates are no match for us in the open, but Wokou is very difficult to deal with. At present, we have no way to deal with them unless we besiege them with a large number of troops. However, we do not have the advantage in terms of military strength, and it is very difficult in terms of rations and supplies. It is not realistic to besiege them for a long time. This is our weakness. It is not wise to attack the enemy with our weakness.
"That's what you mean, but we can't just not get what we deserve and have a bunch of things we don't want, right? This trade port is exempt from customs duties … this … this … what is this? Isn't real gold and silver better than these things? If you ask me, we don't want anything but the mountains of gold and silver! "
Deng Zilong was too straightforward. Chen Zhao shook his head and smiled. "I thought about it and think this is the admiral's brilliance. We mix the things we want with the things we don't want and demand an exorbitant price. Tell the Japanese all at once and ask if they will give it to us. They definitely won't, because they are not on the brink of extinction. But if they really can't beat us in a fight, what can they do?
Negotiate! Just like those businessmen who do business, we will bargain. We will not let go of what we want. What we don't need is just a cover. When the Japanese ask for something back, they will think that they have gained a big advantage. Then, we will get what we really want. Who knows, we might even be able to get something extra. "
Hearing Chen Lin's words, Deng Zilong thought about it. Hey, that was really the case!
"But if that's the case, will the Japanese really take the initiative to negotiate with us? I saw a lot of cannons sticking out of that city wall. It looks like they are serious. Will such a stubborn group of people take the initiative to negotiate with us? "
Chen Zhao shrugged and said, "I don't know what exactly is going on. The admiral just sent this letter and said that someone will definitely come to negotiate with us. He also said that we should go find them ourselves. Do you think this is true or not?"
"I'm not sure, but the admiral really didn't say anything wrong. You want to say … huh? "
Chen Lin and Deng Zilong heard some sounds on the deck outside. They frowned and were about to go out to take a look when someone knocked on the door.
"Commander! We've caught two Wokou spies! "
Chen Lin and Deng Zilong looked at each other, feeling strange. When they opened the door, they saw a group of soldiers detaining a Japanese pirate in Japanese clothing and a bald monk. The bald monk immediately cried out when he saw Chen Lin and Deng Zilong. "General Daming, we, we are not Japanese pirates! We are here to negotiate! We are here to ask for peace! "
Chen Lin was stunned. She looked at the bald monk and the unlucky Japanese pirates, and then at Deng Zilong. She really couldn't say anything for a while.
After a while, the monk finally explained everything clearly.
He was indeed not a spy or a spy. He was a Japanese negotiator, but he didn't seem to be here on behalf of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Instead, he was here on behalf of a guy called Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Japanese couldn't speak Chinese, but the monk could, so he was here to translate. It wasn't the first time Chen Lin and Deng Zilong had heard of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They knew that he was a powerful Japanese official and that he was the one who started the war in Korea. However, they really didn't know who this Tokugawa Ieyasu was.
"It seems like he's really here to ask for peace, but I think there's something going on. The admiral didn't mention it, but he did say that if I don't understand something, I should ask the monk Xuan Su. How about we ask Xuan Su?"
Chen Lin asked Deng Zilong. Deng Zilong obviously didn't have any ideas, so he nodded in agreement.
Soon, Xuan Su was brought over. When she saw the two unlucky guys, she was stunned. She quickly asked, "Commander Chen, Deputy Commander Deng, what's going on? These two? "
"I called you here because of these two. They said that they weren't sent by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They're called something Kang Chuan … You, tell him! He's Japanese. "
Chen Lin couldn't remember the name and found it a bit of a mouthful, so she asked the monk to talk to Xuan Su. The monk said a bunch of Japanese to Xuan Su. Xuan Su's expression immediately changed. She carefully said to Chen Lin, "Commander Chen, they really weren't sent by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They were sent by Tokugawa Ieyasu."
"Tokugawa Ieyasu? Who? "
Chen Zhao asked.
"He's the most powerful feudal lord in Japan after Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He's also the leader of the eastern feudal lords and has the power to replace Hideyoshi. They were sent by Tokugawa Ieyasu. They said that Tokugawa Ieyasu wants to replace Hideyoshi and that the war with the Celestial Dynasty was Hideyoshi's stubborn decision. They're not willing to follow Hideyoshi, so they plan to kill him personally and then surrender to the Celestial Dynasty."
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