After leaving the Zhijun Prince's Mansion, Zhenwu did not ride a sedan chair, but walked along the high wall. He was indeed quite concerned about the deposed crown prince Yinreng who was incarnated in Xian'an Palace. It was a difference between being a king and a minister. Although Yinreng suffered from deposed and reunion, he was the crown prince who had been for more than 30 years and had been the crown prince for a long time. It was purely a luxury to expect him to be willing to bow down and surrender.

It is precisely because of this that Zhenwu was quite hesitant and let Yinreng come out and stay in the capital. It was purely to cause trouble for himself. Yinreng ended up having a good end. He cared about his brotherhood and asked him to develop overseas. The time is not yet ripe now, mainly because the navy's troops were limited, so he would not throw him overseas and let him go. It was tantamount to murder.

If he ignores the truth, let Yinreng continue to ban the ban, and he will break his trust in Yinreng. He will not stand up without trust, let alone as the king of a country? What’s more important is that someone in the Persian Gulf must first play the striker first, and that land must be grabbed by any means, otherwise he will die with his eyes open. Yinreng is undoubtedly the best candidate to go to the Persian Gulf.

Furthermore, Kangxi is still alive today. How could Kangxi have no feelings for the crown prince who has been in the past 30 years? Let’s test Kangxi’s attitude first, so don’t make him feel uncomfortable for this little thing.

The next morning, after the morning court, Yinsi went straight to the Ministry of Works and the Beijing Firearms Camp to learn about the situation of firearms and gunpowder. In the afternoon, he still met Junmei Shinkai in the Huitong Hall in Mixiang, Dongjiang.

After the ceremony, Yinsi did not go around the circle and said straight to the point: "My emperor deeply sympathizes with the situation of the Edo Shogunate and has agreed to help you. All food, iron, cowhide, firearms and gunpowder can be assisted in a batch, but it is not free assistance, but must be purchased in gold."

After hearing this, Kanmi Akai couldn't help but feel secretly happy. He never expected to get free aid from the Qing Dynasty. Food, iron, and cowhide have always been controlled products. Even if you have money, you can't buy them in large quantities, let alone firearms and gunpowder. It's a bit difficult to buy them with gold. Nowadays, Japan's gold is not rich, and it's even more difficult to compensate 600,000 taels a year.

"I thank the Emperor for his kindness." After Kanmi Akai bowed his head and thanked him, she stood up and said, "There is a rare shortage of gold in the country now. Can I use silver to pay instead?"

Yinsi didn't know why Zhenwu pointed out that he wanted to use gold, but he had no intention of letting go. After all, there was still a need to negotiate prices later to prevent the other party from getting late and getting more involved in the price. Therefore, he just said lightly: "Paying with gold is the imperial edict of my emperor."

Seeing that the other party did not let go, Kanmi Akai changed his way and said: "The gold-silver exchange ratio of Shangguo is 1 to 16. Can it be priced in silver and then paid in gold?"

After hearing this request, Yinsi couldn't help but ponder for a moment, and then said: "The gold and silver exchange ratio announced by the court is one to twelve, and the official price must be respected."

Before the price was discussed, he suffered a loss in the gold and silver exchange ratio. Kanmi Akai couldn't help but feel very depressed. However, considering that these substances are controlled goods, he had no intention of competing anymore. One to twelve, and it was higher than that in Japan. He pondered slightly and asked in a deep voice: "Can the specific amount of aid be limited?"

Yinsi glanced at him and said, "One thousand cannons, five thousand muskets, one million stones of rice, two million kilograms of pig iron, and two thousand cowhides. I wonder if you need such a large quantity?"

The number of people heard was so large. Kinmi Akai couldn't help but feel happy. With this batch of firearms and food, Edo could immediately form an army of tens of thousands of people, and was worried about the rebellion of powerful vassals in various places. He immediately bowed and said, "The superior country is very grateful for the great assistance. With such strong support, the master will be as stable as a rock. Is there any reason to be unwilling? I don't know the price..."

"The price is calculated separately," Yinsi said, paused slightly before asking, "Does the King of the Central Yumen have children?"

After hearing this, Kanmi Ai was happy at first, and then was very depressed. Yinsi had this question, he must have wanted to transfer the target of pledge. However, Japan really has no good hostages to take. Although the assistance from the Qing Dynasty is good, it is probably not easy to get it. After pondering a little, he bowed and said, "Go back to Prince Lian, the King of the Central Imperial Gate has only been five years old, and he is only thirteen years old and has no children."

The Japanese king had no descendants? He was only thirteen years old this year. Yinsi was speechless. He knew too little about Japan. However, it cannot be blamed for them. The Japanese Japanese king was just a puppet, and no one deliberately collected his information. The intelligence collection was targeted at the shogun of Edo.

However, in this case, wouldn’t this pledge be carried out? You can’t pledge the King of the Nakaomen to the capital? Seeing Yinsi silent, Kanmi Akai felt helpless. Taking the Emperor’s son as a hostage was the best of both worlds, but fate was a mess, and the Emperor had no descendants. However, he was really moved by this batch of assistance. After a moment of pondering, he tentatively said: “The princes of the King of the King of the Tokugawa family, the sons and nephews of the Tokugawa family all admire the culture of the Supreme Kingdom. The subordinates beg to allow them to come to Kyoto, the Kyoto."

Yinsi did not dare to make the decision on this matter. He pondered slightly, and then said, "Since we want to come to study, we will naturally welcome it. However, I will report this matter to my emperor, so you should step down."

When Kanmi Akai and his party retreated, Yinsi couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Fortunately, he became more cautious and asked about the situation first, otherwise his face would be greatly disgraced. It seems that the intelligence spy on various vassal states must be vigorously strengthened. Otherwise, if he doesn't know how many jokes he will make in the future, he will not dare to delay. He hurried out of the Huitong Hall and rushed to the palace by car. Such a big mistake was made, and Japan's pledge would probably be ruined. He must ask Zhenwu for instructions on this matter quickly.

Qianqing Palace, Donghunting Pavilion.

After hearing Yinsi's report, Zhenwu smiled unconsciously. He did not expect that the King of the Japanese was only thirteen years old and had no children. Both the King of the Japanese and the general had no children, so there was no way to start the pledge. The general royal family and the descendants of the Tokugawa family also became meaningless, but he did not want to take advantage of Japan.

After pondering a little, he said, "I didn't want to cede land to stimulate them, but since I had no pledge to entrust them, I could only cede land one way. I can't afford them for free. If they ceded a place for trade, they would let them ced the entrance to Edo Bay, which is the peninsula where Yokoga Fort is located. Yokoga itself is a good port. Having this foothold is convenient for commerce and understanding the situation in Japan at any time."

Cut a peninsula? How could Japan agree? Yinsi couldn't help but frowned slightly and said, "Emperor, the entrance to Edo Bay tightly stole the Yokoga waterway. Japan has built a fort to occupy this place. I am worried that the Edo shogunate will strongly resist."

"Boycott?" Sadato said disdainfully: "Why should they boycott? If they don't want to, can't I force it? Tell Kinmi Ai clearly that if the Tokugawa shogunate is not tactful, we will turn to support local strong vassals. No matter who Japan is in charge of the government, we can still cede land. No one dares to pay less compensation."

Seeing Zhenwu's attitude was so tough, Yinsi frowned slightly. If the Qing Dynasty turned to support the local powerful vassals, Japan would inevitably be in chaos. If it was good at balancing, it would inevitably lead to a situation of separatist rule in various places. However, the imperial court's investment in Japan would inevitably increase greatly, and now it is asking for money everywhere. If the investment in Japan is large, it will be criticized, and this account is not profitable.

After pondering for a moment, he bowed and said, "Emperor, since we will launch a large-scale conquest in the future, we should not force too much at this time. In addition, the Qing Dynasty is now immigrating to Australia and Southeast Asia, with a shortage of population. Even if the land is wider, there will be no people to move. Yokogaka is both a good port and a place that must be fought for by military strategists. It is better to sever Yokogaka. In this way, the Edo Shogunate's resistance will not be too great. If you really want to support local strong vassals, you will invest too much. There is a concern that the gains are not worth the loss."

After hearing this, Sadaki nodded slightly. The gold and silver mines in all parts of Japan were controlled by the Edo Shogunate. Supporting local strong vassals will inevitably lose more than gains, and sooner or later it will be conquered. If the investment is too great, it is indeed not worth the loss. After a moment of pondering, he said, "My brother's words are indeed a conspiracy for the country. If you allow it, you will cede Yokoga."

"I respect the sages." Yinsi hurriedly bowed.

Zhenwu took a sip of tea before asking casually: "The price of the aid items has not yet begun to be negotiated?"

"I have no idea how to set the price back to the emperor. I also have no idea how to set the price. I would like to ask the emperor to show it to you." Yinsi hurriedly bowed.

Zhenwu said with a slight hint: "I then issued an order to strictly enforce the Navy to strictly prohibit ships from the Nanyang vassals from going north to trade with Japan. In this way, the Qing Dynasty could monopolize Japan's overseas trade. The prices of all items traded with Japan were sold at the highest price. Japan was narrow and the people were dense, and the products were not abundant. All military materials were extremely scarce. There was no worry about him not buying them, nor was he not able to afford them."

After a slight pause, he continued: "As for the cenitation of land, Kanmi Akai dared not make decisions without authorization. She must go back to China to discuss and immediately condemn people to go to Shanghai, Tianjin and other places to learn about the prices of Japan and the pricing of firearms. In this way, you can have a clear idea when you agree on the price and you can't afford them."

"My minister, respect the order." Yinsi hurriedly bowed.

The next morning, Kinmi Ai was once again received by Yinsi. After hearing other requests to cede the local market construction trade around the Yokoga Fort, and the suggestion that if the Edo shogunate was not tactful, the Qing Dynasty would turn to support local powerful vassals, he couldn't help but complain in his heart, saying that this was not aid, it was clearly a fall insult and robbery. Such a big thing, how dare he make a decision without authorization? He left the capital on the name of returning to the country to discuss.

Ai Kanmi and her group arrived in Tianjin two days after being escorted by local soldiers. As soon as they entered the city, everyone felt that the entire Tianjin city seemed to be immersed in huge celebrations. The whole city was filled with firecrackers, and the pedestrians on the street were full of excitement and were rushing. After a moment of inquiry, they realized that the Beiyang Fleet of the Qing Dynasty's Royal Navy returned from the Port of Acapulco in the Americas and arrived in Tianjin.

The Qing Dynasty promoted overseas enfeoffment and tried its best to develop the enfeoffment in the United States. It was no secret that the Beiyang Fleet crossed the ocean to the Americas for the first time last year. Kanmi Akai was particularly careful about the Qing Dynasty's navy, so he was naturally clear about it. He heard that it was the Beiyang Fleet, so he immediately decided to go to the dock to watch it in order to observe it up close and explore the strength of the Beiyang Fleet. Since the Beiyang Fleet is stationed in Tianjin Port, he will inevitably deal with Japan in the future. Such a rare opportunity is naturally unwilling to miss it.

He immediately ordered his entourage to reward each soldier who escorted them with five taels of silver, and then proposed to go to the dock to watch the fun. The general who escorted the soldiers was a fourth-rank Dusi, who had no idea of ​​keeping the secret at all. He didn't care about this proposal. He wanted to go to the dock himself and collected the money. There was no reason not to allow it. The group immediately rushed straight to the dock.

At this time, dozens of large ships of 1,500 to 2,000 were moored along the coast of Sanchakou Wharf. The riverside was surrounded by people who came to watch the fun. Kanmi Akai and her party squeezed to the dock and saw so many large sea boats. Because Japan was in seclusion and banned from the sea, although Edo was a natural port, it had never had such a large sea fleet.

What disappointed him was that there was no warship along the coast. After inquiring, he found out that the warships of the Beiyang Fleet were all anchored in the military port at the mouth of the sea and did not enter the city. However, amid the people's talk, he finally had a general understanding of the Beiyang Fleet, which was worth the trip.

What the people talked about most was the silver, products, and the opening of the American route to Tianjin, and the expansion of the American capitation would bring to Tianjin and what benefits would it bring to them.

Looking at the people around him with excitement and longing, Kanmi Akai felt bitter. The Qing Dynasty's fleet could already cross the ocean and began to strive to expand overseas territory thousands of miles away. Japan guarded several small islands to close the country. The gap was so huge. How could Japan resist the Qing Dynasty's ambition to interfere with Japan?

It was not only Mimi, who was bitter in his heart. Yande, the general of the Beiyang Fleet, was also full of bitterness. Although he successfully opened up the route from the Qing Dynasty to the Port of Acapulco, his fleet lost eight ships in one round and forth, three of which were warships. Although they were auxiliary ships, they also lost thousands of elite soldiers. When he returned to Tianjin safely, he felt a little nervous. This loss was the largest since the founding of the Royal Navy of the Qing Dynasty, and he didn't know how to speak to Zhenwu.

After riding a horse into the city, Yande felt even more uncomfortable when he saw the people in the city being happy and did not dare to stop for a long time. He whipped the horse and led a group of followers straight into Tianjin's Naval Academy.

In the Naval Academy, the sixteenth prince had already returned to Beijing with the order. After Wu Ge heard the news, he kept guarding the gate. Yande and his party rushed over. He hurriedly led everyone to meet him. As soon as he met, he found that Yande's expression was wrong. He couldn't help but feel sank. After a few greetings, he sent everyone away and led Yande into his signing room. Both of them were speechless.

After closing the door, Wu Ge asked anxiously: "How much has he lost?"

Yande took off his military cap, pulled a chair and sat down, and said depressedly: "Three auxiliary ships, one thousand one hundred and twenty-three officers and soldiers." (To be continued)

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