Chapter 647: Attack from all sides!

The Sino-Japanese Treaty, later known as the Edo Treaty, was signed on the 13th day of the 9th year of the Shodo period. In terms of the treaty itself, it was an exemplary treaty of friendship between the two countries, and it was also the first treaty signed between Japan in modern times, rather than an ancient peace treaty agreed upon by the rulers of both sides.

In addition to the many official words of friendship between the two countries, there are three core points in the treaty: First, China and Japan live together on an equal footing, not between the upper and lower states. The second is to designate trade places between the two sides and maintain commercial and trade exchanges under government supervision. The third is to confirm the principle of the management of overseas Chinese on both sides, and to distinguish between Chinese and Japanese and Chinese in Japan.

Based on these three cores, the shogunate, despite being beaten by Yinghua with a swollen face and a head full of bags, also confidently announced his victory to Kunaka. Being able to fight for an equal position in front of the Chinese kingdom and to be able to fight for the integrity of Japan under the coercion of the army is a great achievement.

As far as the general Japanese themselves are concerned, this is also a victory, and the people of the Japanese have stood up since then!

For the intellectuals of all factions in Japan, this is also a victory for Japan, because the door of Japan's own country has been opened, and Japan has finally stepped out of its own world, followed China's country, and looked at the world together.

As for the many details under this core, ordinary people do not pay attention to it, and intellectuals notice it, and they deliberately ignore it because their ass is already firmly on one side.

In the treaty, the shogunate confirmed that the Ryukyus were vassals of the Chujian Kingdom, and the Nippon had no say in what the Nakagawa Kingdom would do.

In addition to Nagasaki and Kai, there were also Tanegashima as treaty ports listed by the shogunate, which is somewhat unusual. Tanegashima was not suitable for trade at all, but Tanegashima was the domain of the Satsuma Domain, and as long as the tax collectors of the shogunate registered merchant ships on Tanegashima, the shogunate could not control where the goods were actually traded, which was actually a tacit approval of the Satsuma Domain's independent trade with the country.

The shogunate recognized the Anglo-Chinese state of Zhengshuo, did not recognize the Manchu regime, and severed all contact with the Manchus. This article was in line with the psychology of the Japanese themselves, and they did not regard the Manchu Qing as a central state, but only regarded the Manchu Qing as a "Yuan Kou" at this time, and were secretly hostile. And when the Anglo-Chinese rose and occupied several trade ports in the south, the Japanese had no contact with the Manchus.

These details, especially the Satsuma Domain, are obscured by the "goodwill" atmosphere that is full of the swelling of the treaty, and it is impossible for ordinary people to see through it. Therefore, when the Japanese himself shouted his victory, discontent was spreading on Yinghua's side.

"The shogunate must be saved, and the shogunate has not grasped the righteousness and can be used.

The Edo Treaty was just an entrance, and we were able to lay out our plans through the back door of the Satsuma Domain, so that we could make great gains in the Japanese Instinct even if the cost changed greatly in the future. ”

"What do we have in Japan? For now, there is sulfur and copper, and although there is less silver, there is more gold. It is not only the militaristic thing that we Yinghua are lacking now, but also the money that we Yinghua has laid for the new money system. ”

"Look at the long-term, there are people in Japan, there are nearly 30 million people in Japan, and the goods we weave in industry and commerce are now pouring in the south of the Yangtze River and the South Seas and the West, what about the future?"

"From the Ryukyus, we can see that in overseas places, people's hearts are not one with our China. The earth is indeed profitable, but if you don't look at people's hearts, you can look at the earth, and it will be difficult to gain profit. Isn't it obvious that Cochin has changed recently? As long as it is managed properly, the hearts of the people are in me, and the land is ours after all. Even then, we still looked down on the man in the land, because we were going to lose our original profits. ”

Feng Jingyao said this to Bai Yanding, who came to ask for help, Bai Yanding was under great pressure, and the officers and men of the fleet led by Luo Wugui were particularly angry about the "Edo Treaty". Although there was no bloodshed and sacrifice in this war, it was sweated after all, and the result was such a treaty. The officers and men all believed that even if they did not divide the Japanese capital, they should follow the example of Jiaozhi and fully control the commercial power, that is, they should see the Japanese himself humbly and respectfully kneeling at their feet! …,

Chen Xinghua said: "We also know that Ri Jian is a real villain, but Feng Saifang is also right, if I Yinghua has become a prosperous weather, why should I be afraid of small troubles?" Therefore, our policy for the sun is to stabilize the shogunate, hold Satsuma, stabilize the situation, and benefit the people's hearts. ”

"But the necessary vigilance must not be less, the Privy Council has recently proposed to merge the Coastal Defense Department and the Fortress Defense Division, and then correspond to the Four Oceans Fleet, and divide the Four Oceans Division to supervise changes in maritime affairs. The Privy Council will appoint a Governor to be in charge of the four divisions, which is a new post under the Privy Council. Among these four divisions, the work of the Beiyang Division is to keep an eye on the trends of the Japanese industry. In other words, His Majesty sees the Japanese as a potential enemy and a place of chaos. ”

"We left a secret door in the treaty, and at the same time held the Satsuma Domain, and the reason why Your Majesty is determined to swallow the Ryukyus is also to take this opportunity to occupy the outpost of the control of the Japanese army. Before it was convinced that the Japanese were incorporated into China's Chinese system, the Beiyang Fleet took the Japanese as its main combat objective. ”

"But how can you tell ordinary officers and soldiers and the people of the country about this plan? Therefore, we can only say that China and Japan are friendly, and we can only say that Ri Jian himself is a good person and will be obedient. No matter how dissatisfied the officers and soldiers and the people are, we can only suffer from them, and we can only be good bureaucrats who are full of benevolence, righteousness, morality, and morality, do not understand practice, and mislead the country and betray the country......"

Chen Xinghua said to Fan Sihai: "Old Fan, you are also a person who is going to enter the court, go and warn your brother, he is a martial artist, and martial artists are not allowed to interfere in politics, this is the iron law of His Majesty's founding of the country." This country was built by the warriors pushing His Majesty, do you still want to summon Your Majesty, how to govern the country? ”

Chen Xinghua said a little heavily, he had decided to join the Nanyang Department of the Privy Council, and Fan Sihai, who replaced Chen Xinghua, nodded hurriedly.

Bai Yanding also knew the essence of the "Edo Treaty" at this time, but he couldn't vent it to his subordinates so bluntly, and his subordinates' emotions were so forcefully suppressed, which was really a bit difficult.

"Of course, the morale of the officers and soldiers still has to be protected, just tell them so, at least we have a stable Ryukyus in this battle."

Feng Jingyao said this, Bai Yanding was still a little puzzled, hold it steady? King Shokei's third son and some important Ryukyu ministers are still in the Satsuma Domain, why are they ...... Oh, by the way, the Satsuma Domain is no longer the same Satsuma Domain it used to be.

Kagoshima Castle, Shang Mu and the third official Tori Kazuyoshi saw Shimazu Jitoyo and asked repeatedly, "Has the thief of the Nakajin Kingdom been defeated by the main hall?" Can we go back to the Ryukyus? ”

Shimazu Jifeng nodded, and a group of samurai rushed up, and when the cold air of the katana penetrated his neck, he finally spoke with a trace of pity: "Whether it is a small country or a small domain, it is difficult to survive alone, once you stand in the wrong position, there is nothing to recover." ”

There was a dull sound, and the heads of Shang Mu and the others rolled to the ground, and Shimazu Jifeng said again: "Hurry up and seal it, and send it to Takahashi urgently, so that he and Governor Feng and Envoy Chen can finalize the rent of Tanegashima as soon as possible!" ”

Although he was cheated by Yinghua and dragged on the road of secretly confronting the shogunate, Yinghua did not force the shogunate to sign any humiliating peace treaty after all, and the Satsuma clan did not have to bear the responsibility of betraying the country. Through the Edo Treaty, the Satsuma Domain was able to negotiate with the Anglo-Chinese in the name of the Syndicate, and for this purpose, Tanegashima was leased as a nominal trading place for the shogunate and the Anglo-Chinese, and the annual rent was collected, which greatly eased the finances of the domain.

In the future, there will be more frequent contacts and closer cooperation with the British and Chinese, and such interests will be much greater than the interests of occupying the Ryukyus under the oppression of the shogunate, and now Shimazu Yoshitoyo has regarded this encounter as a turning point for the Satsuma Domain.

As Takahashi Yoshihari said, get along closely with the magic dragon, and the day after day is chaotic, if you want to clean up the world, you have to rely on the Satsuma Domain! …,

Whether it is the shogunate or the Satsuma Domain, or Feng Jingyao and Chen Xinghua, they all feel that the goal has been achieved, all parties are full of contentment, and the only unhappy thing is the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet, but seeing the people of the Satsuma Domain are respectful and respectful, and the attitude of self-proclaimed subordinates, everyone's mood is also slightly soothed, as the high-level said, this battle is a complete solution to the Ryukyu problem after all, and the Ryukyu, which has been sticking to a country for several years, is finally no longer a trouble.

Chen Xinghua stayed in Edo with some people and continued to determine the details of the Edo Treaty, and Feng Jingyao and Bai Yanding returned to Ryukyu with the main force of the fleet. On the 20th of July, Tokugawa Yoshimune personally came forward to see off the Hokuyo Fleet in the empty castle of Edo, and hundreds of thousands of people crowded on the piers and the coast to see off the Hokyo Fleet.

"Can Ri Jian himself really respect Huaxia, regard us as the leader of the alliance, and respect us for generations?"

"Who knows? But after all, it's a good start. ”

On the Haihe, Luo Wugui also understood a little, but he was still worried in his heart, and Fan Sihai was not completely sure about the prospect.

yes, who knows what the future holds? The road is all taken step by step.

When they returned to the Ryukyus, they also found that the Ryukyus had also made a good start.

"Your Majesty has made up her mind, and the connection between the Japanese and the Ryukyuan people has also been severed, and the Ryukyuan people are desperate. Cai Wen, the former third official of the Ryukyus, should have understood that the general trend was irreversible, and he also changed his attitude and actively cooperated. ”

Zheng Yong, who was temporarily in charge of Ryukyu affairs, reported to Feng Jingyao and Chen Xinghua, and he looked relaxed, obviously glad that the quagmire had finally calmed down.

From the previous puppet rule to the annexation of Anglo-Chinese territory and the trusteeship of the Beiyang Company, this change is very hurtful and does not come naturally. Fortunately, thanks to the previous lessons, the emperor and the Privy Council worked together, and there was no major turmoil.

The first is the political level, dragging out Cai Wen and a group of Chinese people, who were very famous before, so that they can recognize the situation and actively cooperate.

Secondly, on the economic level, the Beiyang Company absorbed the wealthy maritime merchants of the Ryukyus, so that they could share in the benefits of the Ryukyu shipping routes, rather than throwing them out of the circle of interests. At the corporate level, this move had the greatest impact, and some of the forces that had the most power to incite rebellion were all relented.

Again, it is at the level of people's hearts, which is also combined with the political level. The Catholic Church built the Temple of Heaven in the Ryukyus, based on the Chinese bloodline, to determine the privileges of the Chinese in the Ryukyus. Originally, the political and economic status of the Chinese in the Ryukyus was very high, but now it has been confirmed by the system. For the natives, as long as they have blood ties with the Chinese, they can break away from the Ryukyus natives and enjoy the benefits.

Coupled with the establishment of Mongolian schools and elementary schools, and the cooperation of all officials with Chinese and other measures, the hearts of the people of the Ryukyus were gradually contained. This is tantamount to reorganizing Ryukyu society in the context of the Chinese.

The Chinese, who were originally somewhat resistant to Yinghua's entry into the Ryukyus, became the backbone of Anglo-Chinese stability in the Ryukyus because they were politically privileged, their hearts were connected by the Heavenly Temple, and they were also taken care of by the Beiyang Company economically.

On the Ryukyu natives' side, although a large number of people are able to cling to the new pattern of interests because they are related to the Chinese or have received a Chinese education, there are still many natives who have become oppressed.

It is these people that the Fubo Army and the Army Mobilization Division have to deal with, and the Fubo Army has not done much to do it, and the real ruthless is this unit that is numbered as the "New Sixth Division of the Army" in the Privy Council, and everyone is accustomed to calling it the "Qiongzhou Division".

In less than two months, the Qiongzhou Division killed tens of thousands of Ryukyu natives, and was also a contributor to stabilizing the situation in the Ryukyus. All the soldiers of the Qiongzhou Division, most of the officers, were taken prisoner by the bannermen. When they were captured, most of them were "patches" at home, and some of the officers and soldiers of the Guangzhou Flag Battalion twelve years ago had already retired, and some had been promoted to officers. …,

Although they all have the status of Anglo-Chinese nationals, the shame of being the bannermen of the Manchu and Han armies is still a huge burden and weighs on their backs. For this reason, this army fought extremely fiercely, and when it attacked Jiaozhi before, it was the predecessor of this army that frequently killed prisoners, but now when it arrives in Ryukyu, it is even more unscrupulous to let go of its hands and feet.

In August, a strange army was transported to the Ryukyus from the north, with bright helmets and armor, and many of them carrying flags. Looking at the pattern on the flag, the Taiji diagram and the red stripes are not the family crests of the shogunate army or any other feudal clan.

"The army of the Satsuma Domain, but because it was sent privately, it could neither play the family crest of the shogunate nor the family crest of the Satsuma Domain, so they put such a banner on them, which is considered """...... The flag of the country will not be extinguished. ”

Zheng Yong said this to Gui Zhen, Zheng Yong and Bai Zhengli not only had to take the Fubo army away, but also led this Japanese army away, and Ryukyu also formed a small army, which also had to follow, and the goal was Malacca.

Gui Zhen said angrily: "Even Ri Yan himself and the Ryukyuan people use it, we are a regular army, so it's a waste to let our entire division squat in the Ryukyus!" ”

Zheng Yong shrugged, "You are the Army, we are the Navy ......",

Looking at the sail shadow of the battleship in the distance, Gui Zhen was unwilling to the extreme, "There are wars going on in all directions, but we are catching thieves and robbers in the Ryukyus!" It's so unfair! Could it be that the official family and the court are still jealous of our status and doubt our loyalty!? ”

His subordinates also flocked to Gui Zhen to shout, asking Gui Zhen to ask for a wish from the country, they had killed a lot of people in the Ryukyus, but what kind of merit was to kill these natives? At that time, the Funan army killed more than 100,000 Khmers, and it was only a reward from Funan, and the imperial court did not recognize the merits of the war.

Gui Zhen's blood book was handed into the Huangpu Wuya Palace, and when it fell on Li Shi's case, Li Xi patted his head: "Why did you forget such a teacher?" ”

Then he was furious: "What does the Privy Council eat!? While shouting that there are not enough troops, and at the same time throwing a whole division in a place like Ryukyu!? ”

Su Wencai, who was in charge of the affairs of the Privy Council, came in a hurry, and said with a sweat: "Your Majesty,...... Advancing from all sides, things are too chaotic, and there is no way for the ministers to supervise ......"

Li Xi was also discouraged at this time, and shook his hand and said: "Throughout the ages, there is indeed no such movement of troops, and your Privy Council is indeed too busy. But you have to be busy and organized, you should put the Privy Council in order, don't continue to be like a fly without a head, and distinguish priorities! The general plan of the war has already been decided! ”

Su Wencai breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart, let's gamble on this life, bet on the Privy Council, and maintain this big battle from all sides.

In August of the 9th year of the Shodo Shodo, the news of the signing of the "Edo Treaty" with the Japanese was not stirred up in the country, because the country was already boiling.

His Majesty the Emperor issued a mobilization order to attack from all sides! Fight! Fight like never before!

In the northwest, hit Sichuan, and the goal is to hit Lanzhou.

To the north, to fight Jingzhou and Nanchang, the essence is to respond to the Sichuan route and contain the Manchu Qing forces.

The east has already been fought, the Ryukyus and the Japanese are not in the book.

The main battlefield was in the southwest and south, and to the south was to join hands with the Chinese in Pattani to drive the Dutch out of Malacca completely. To this end, not only land battles, but also naval battles are crucial.

To the southwest is Burma, which has joined forces with the British, and the strength of the proxy war through Siam and Lanna is no longer enough, and the British and Chinese have to roll up their sleeves and go into battle in person. This side is also a parallel land and sea, and the establishment of the Western Fleet is based on this background.

The movement is too big, the battle front is too long, and the hearts of a country cannot settle down...... ）

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