The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't know what to say. Being at a disadvantage, he couldn't say anything confident. In the end, he could only say, "I'd like to hear the details."

He felt that this sentence was a squeeze. What basis did you have for talking nonsense about three million koku?

But half an hour later, Tokugawa Ieyasu regretted it.

After hearing this, Lin Tianshuai immediately began to calculate and said incessantly, "Three million koku of compensation is really not excessive. Dainagon, listen to me.

First of all, our army's daily salary is worth 400,000 koku a year. This is the most basic."

"Wait!" Tokugawa Ieyasu felt something was wrong and immediately retorted, "I heard that your Ming country has a difference between discounted and original color in terms of revenue and expenditure. The discounted color is silver, and the original color is rice. The salary should be in silver taels, where does the rice stone come from?"

Lin Tianshuai answered without thinking, "Isn't this for the convenience of your Japanese understanding and calculation? Isn't your Japanese finance based on rice?"

Knowing that the price of rice in your Japanese country is expensive, the compensation will of course be based on rice.

Tokugawa Ieyasu felt something was wrong and wanted to say something, but Lin Tianshuai said impatiently: "I am also respecting your Japanese customs, why don't you appreciate it?

And can you listen to me first? Otherwise, if you interrupt me at every turn, I can only regard you as insincere and go back to prepare for war!"

Tokugawa Ieyasu took a deep breath and had to endure it for the time being. Anyway, he has not been authorized and has no power to agree, so just listen first.

If he can't even tolerate this, then he, Tokugawa Ieyasu, disappeared in the Warring States Period when he was still called Matsudaira Takechiyo.

So Lin Tianshuai continued: "Second, our 100,000 troops have a year's military rations, plus the loss of long-distance transportation of military rations, and asking you to compensate 400,000 stones is not too much, right?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu silently calculated that 100,000 troops have a year's military rations plus the loss of thousands of miles of transportation, 400,000 stones does not seem to be too much.

But can this stone be exchanged for Akashi? It is indeed a bit too much to measure it with Japanese stones.

Then I heard Lin Tianshuai continue to say: "Third, other material losses, such as shipbuilding and repairing, relief to Korea, renting and purchasing mules and horses, and various expenses in the rear, require 400,000 stones of compensation, isn't it too much?

You see, just the three major expense bills of our Tianbing are already 1.2 million stones, shouldn't you be compensated by your country of Japan?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu did not argue whether these expenditure figures were reasonable or not, but just questioned: "This is only 1.2 million stones, far less than the 3 million stones you claimed before."

Lin Tianshuai was surprised and said: "No way? Grand Minister, don't you consider the lives of 75,000 soldiers in the Busan area?

You can't let our Ming soldiers go for no reason. These 75,000 soldiers will return home, right? Shouldn't they pay the ransom?

20 koku per person is not a lot of money for life, right? 75,000 people add up to 1.5 million koku! You Japanese should pay it. "

Tokugawa Ieyasu argued: "This is unreasonable! If our country compensates your Ming army for its expenses, you should be relieved!"

Lin Tailai waved his fist as big as a casserole, "You say it's unreasonable? You, the defeated army that is about to perish, actually want to reason with the victor?

I remind you again, please face your position, you are not qualified to speak equally. "

Tokugawa Ieyasu has completely lost the desire to "negotiate". The reason why he did not leave is mainly to see how outrageous Lin Tianshuai can be.

So Tokugawa Ieyasu deliberately picked faults and said: "One million and two hundred thousand plus one million and five hundred thousand, that's only two million and seven hundred thousand stones, how can there be three million?"

Lin Tianshuai said doubtfully: "Could it be that Honda Tadakatsu, Ii Naomasa, Tachibana Muneshige, Fukushima Masanori, Hosuka Iemasa, Asano Yukinaga, Chosokabe Motochika, etc., can be priced at the same level as ordinary foot soldiers?

I don't want more, the above seven people are exchanged for a package price of 300,000 stones. In this way, the compensation bill is added up to three million stones, right?

So I didn't lie to you, three million stones is not just my nonsense, it is actually reasonable and well-founded."

Tokugawa Ieyasu: "."

So it's called negotiation, but it's actually blackmail, right? Why did I say "I'd like to hear more"?

No wonder I had a psychological shadow on the envoy before, and when I wanted to talk to Lin Tianshuai in person, the expression of the Ming envoy was so strange.

Then Tokugawa Ieyasu bowed slightly and said goodbye.

He felt that today's "informal meeting" could only end here. He was afraid that he would not be able to bear it if he continued to talk.

Lin Tianshuai stopped Tokugawa Ieyasu, "Wait, don't leave in a hurry. I haven't finished talking about the conditions. The 3 million koku bill just now is just the basic compensation."

Tokugawa Ieyasu couldn't help but widen his eyes. Could 3 million koku be just an appetizer? Could you, Lin Tianshuai, be even more outrageous?

Then I heard Lin Tianshuai continue to say: "For nearly a hundred years, your Kyushu Island in Japan has been causing trouble for our Ming Dynasty!

Especially the Japanese pirates in the southeast of our Ming Dynasty decades ago, the pirates were mainly ronin from the various fiefs on Kyushu Island!

And this time your Japanese invaded Korea, most of the main forces were from the various fiefs on Kyushu Island!

So in order to eliminate the trouble forever, Japan must cede Kyushu Island to the Ming Dynasty, and all the daimyo on Kyushu Island will be transferred."

Tokugawa Ieyasu felt like his chest was about to explode, and shouted at Tianshuai: "Arrogant!"

Scolding Lin Tianshuai face to face may be one of the most adventurous things Tokugawa Ieyasu has ever done in his life. This shows how much stimulation Tokugawa Ieyasu has received.

Ceding the entire Kyushu Island, it's really a dare!

Lin Tianshuai's shadow once again enveloped Tokugawa Ieyasu's body, and with just a fierce look, all the Japanese attendants dared not move rashly.

"Who is so arrogant?" Lin Tianshuai did not take action, but asked back first.

Then he said: "You came to Korea later. Before you boarded the ship, you must have met Toyotomi Hideyoshi, right?

Toyotomi Hideyoshi must have also told you about the Korean issue, right?

Then tell me, what conditions does Toyotomi Hideyoshi have in mind?"

Being so close to Lin Tianshuai, Tokugawa Ieyasu was panting for some reason, but he did not answer.

Lin Tianshuai sneered: "Even if you don't say it, I can know it!

Toyotomi Hideyoshi's idea is, first, he wants to marry my Ming princess; second, cede half of Korea to Japan; third, trade with my Ming; fourth, Korea surrenders to Japan; fifth, my Ming wants to swear an eternal alliance with Japan"

Tokugawa Ieyasu's body shook violently, and his eyes widened again!

These are Taige's recent private thoughts, how did Lin Tianshuai know about them?

To be honest, given the current war situation, Taige's thoughts are simply the ravings of a madman.

They have been beaten into such a mess, and have lost more than 100,000 troops. Why are they still acting crazy?

If it is just a closed-door discussion in China, it will be fine, and it will not be embarrassing to the outside world.

But if the Ming people know about it, it will be a bit embarrassing!

After Lin Tianshuai exposed Toyotomi Hideyoshi's crazy fantasy, he loudly questioned Tokugawa Ieyasu:

"Now tell me, who is arrogant? Compared with Toyotomi Hideyoshi's delusion, I just want Kyushu Island, is it too much?

So you Japanese don't even have the qualifications to accuse me of arrogance. Who can be more arrogant than you Taiko?

Tsk tsk, he actually wants me to marry the Princess of the Ming Dynasty? How dare an old monkey like him think of it? Doesn't he know how to write the word shame?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu blushed, as if he was furious, and sprayed a lot of words at Lin Tianshuai.

Lin Tianshuai was stunned. It had been a long time since anyone dared to be so bold in front of him.

However, he could not understand Japanese, and was afraid of misjudgment, so he asked Shen Weijing, who was acting as an interpreter, "What did Tokugawa say?"

Shen Weijing had a blank expression on his face, and said in a very professional and serious translation:

"Tianshuai, go and tell that idiot Taiko. I, Tokugawa, am just a lord of Kanto. What do you say to me?"

This translation was perfectly faithful, expressive and elegant, and Lin Tianshuai was speechless for a long time.

How could the defense be broken during a good negotiation? Isn't Tokugawa Ieyasu psychological quality super stable?

So Lin Tianshuai said very considerately: "Why don't we just talk about it here today, and each of us get authorization from the court, and then sign and seal it?"

This means that next time we don't even talk about it, and just come up and sign and seal it directly?

Shen Weijing looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu with sympathy. He had advised you not to deal directly with Tianshuai. Isn't this asking for trouble?

After the informal meeting, Lin Tianshuai reported to the court urgently, explaining the latest situation.

As expected, the Ministry of War authorized Lin Tianshuai on behalf of the court to make a decision on whether to fight or make peace, but the final result needed the court's approval.

This is the advantage of no one in the court to hinder him. If the Prime Minister and the Minister of War were not his own people, Lin Tianshuai might not dare to enter the court with confidence.

After receiving the permission of "one ship can be released", the general of the Japanese army, Tokugawa Ieyasu, sent Asano Nagamasa to return to the country by boat to report the situation to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Even Asano Nagamasa returned faster than the authorization decree of the Ming court.

After all, Kyushu Island is just across the sea from Busan, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi happened to be in Nagoya Castle on Kyushu Island recently.

"Does the Taiko have any orders?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked Asano Nagamasa impatiently.

Asano Nagamasa replied, "Taiko has ordered that we can negotiate peace with the Ming army.

But we need to achieve two goals, one is to let the remaining soldiers return home, and the other is to release the captured generals."

Tokugawa Ieyasu was relieved when he heard this. It would be good if Taiko could wake up, face the reality and withdraw his troops.

He was afraid that Taiko would continue to criticize them and let them fight to the death in Busan, rather than die in disgrace.

There are probably two reasons for this. One is that Taiko's concubine is pregnant, and Taiko's attention has begun to shift away from Korea, looking forward to the birth of a new heir. The second is that Taiko has been beaten and has completely lost confidence.

"Thank you." Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded and said, "I will help you contact the Ming army tomorrow, or you can go directly to the Ming camp."

Asano Nagamasa looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu with a strange expression, "Taiko has also ordered that the Grand Councilor is responsible for negotiations and signing."

Tokugawa Ieyasu: "."

Not only is Taiko sober, but he is also too sober!

He sent Asano Nagamasa back to report the situation, obviously meaning to let Asano Nagamasa negotiate on behalf of Taiko.

As the head of the Toyotomi family and the chief retainer, Asano Nagamasa was absolutely qualified to negotiate with the Ming army.

As a result, the damn Taiko, he was determined to rely on him, Tokugawa Ieyasu, right?

It can be imagined that in order to achieve the goal, a huge price must be paid and a "humiliating" peace treaty must be signed.

Letting Tokugawa Ieyasu come forward to sign the contract, isn't it equivalent to letting Tokugawa Ieyasu take the blame, or even bear the infamy?

Taiko, you want the remaining soldiers to return to the country and want the captured generals to be released, obviously in order to regain people's hearts.

But must Tokugawa Ieyasu share this black pot and infamy?

It can be said that the defeat of Zheng Dynasty would definitely lose the prestige of Taige, so Taige would think about pulling him Tokugawa Ieyasu, the "second person in the world" together, "launching" together.

Asano, Nagana bowed slightly and nodded to signal: "If you have worked, can you bring everyone back to China, just rely on Da Na Yan!"

What else can I do, I can only died in the heart that they scolded Taige's son in the heart, and sent people to contact the camp at the same time.

I am afraid that when I see Lin Tian Shuai once, I will live for five years.

But he is currently unable to resist Taige, and he can only execute the command with a scalp.

After a few days, outside Jinhai City was the place where the last meeting was the second meeting.

Both sides were authorized this time, and they could be signed at any time, so the negotiation site was much regular.

The tent was set up on the scene, set up tables and chairs, and each book was recorded next to them.

Lin Tian Shuai sat on a customized large chair and took the initiative to say: "There is no opinion on the bills I listed last time, right?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu replied, "Can't agree at all."

Lin Tianshuai was not in a hurry, and asked again, "Where can I accept it?

Tokugawa Ieyasu said: "Do not accept rice as compensation, you cannot accept stones as compensation units!"

Lin Tianshuai emphasized: "This is the financial habit of respecting you!"

The Tokugawa family argued: "This is like raising a child. He wants to make him grow up without feeding him. The end result is to fish all!

The ancient state is that the people use food as the sky. In terms of Chinese, it is the foundation of life, and it is completely impossible to pay for compensation and your country!

So please be a silver two, instead of rice as compensation! my country is willing to pay a reasonable number for this to achieve reconciliation! "

Lin Tianshuai waved his hand and said helplessly: "There is no way to take small countries with scarce your supplies. Three million stone rice is like your life.

Then change it to compensation for silver, 3 million stone rice is changed to three million silver! The unit is the two of our Ming Kingdom, not the two of your country! "

Tokugawa Ieyasu: "."

How much is the difference between this change in your horse? Your rice is selling one or two silver, not the year of the disaster!

How big is the three million silver, and it is because you can say that you can say that you can’t die!

Lin Tianshuai said with a smile: "I have taken a step, you seem to be unsatisfactory?

how? Do you want to dialogue? In fact, let's tell you, if you convert it from rice, three million silver is still a little good! "