Ashikaga Yoshita looked at everyone with a bit of solemn expression on his face, saying, "In view of the crime of hiding Japanese pirates, the Shinguo Government will ask Japan to pay a fine of 5 million taels of gold and silver. This is a huge number. Given our harm to the Ming Dynasty, the general does not think there is anything wrong with this. He just needs to raise so much gold and silver, except for the Oui family and the Takeda family who confiscate their land and gold and silver because of their affair with Japanese pirates, everyone still needs to raise them together. The shogunate will first take out 200,000 taels of silver and 2,000 kilograms of gold."

It is strange to say that Japan lacks everything, but it only lacks gold and silver.

There are almost 30% of the gold and silver mines in the world here, so in Japan, the value of gold and silver is not high. The 200,000 silver and 2,000 kilograms of gold that Ashikaga Yoshikazu took out first was definitely a big sum. However, he did not set an example, but the shogunate had been controlled by Yoshihiko Ouchi before, so if these gold and silver were counted, they could be said to be owned by the Ouchi family.

Now Ashikaga Yoshimoto made this promise, which was to offer Buddha through flowers, and not only showed his loyalty to the Shinguo Mansion, but also set an example.

But the Daming people were in an uproar. This was clearly a robbery. Some people who were originally expressionless had already shown an indignation.

Ashikaga Yoshitao just looked at them lightly, then said, "This is the decision of this general. Please pay it enthusiastically at that time. If there is any deficiency, the shogunate general will regard him as an accomplice of the Japanese pirates. Takeda and Ouchi are role models."

After many people heard this, Ashikaga Yoshimoto said it was like dropping a bomb on them. Everyone's faces suddenly turned as if they were dead, but they were unable to speak again.

If this is the case, it would be equivalent to a Japanese pirate. Not only was he hit by the shogunate, but he might also be attacked by the Ming fleet. Such a result is absolutely unacceptable.

At this time, I heard Ashikaga Yoshimoto continue: "In addition, for good neighborly and friendly, the Shinguo Mansion and the country will conduct long-term trade and the place of the transaction. The country should welcome the Shinguo Mansion to operate here. In view of the Takeda family's affair with Japan, this general will take back his territory and use this land as a gift from the country to the Shinguo Mansion..."

Trade... is good or bad, many people don't know, but giving land is nothing more than cede land. Fortunately, this seems to be nothing great for the vassals. In this era, Japan is not a monolithic piece, and the vassal states they belong to are originally a country among the country, but now they have to pinch their noses and recognize a new neighbor.

For Ashikaga Yoshikazu, this seems not a bad result. As long as the Zhenguo Mansion does not have the ambition to annex Japan, he is even willing to ced Sulang to the Zhenguo Mansion. In this way, the Zhenguo Mansion has a foothold in Japan as a force to support him, which is conducive to strengthening the shogunate rule.

The reason why Ashikaga Yoshikaga was willing to rest assured was not because of his innocence and romantic nature. This was inseparable from the moral and political affairs of the Ming Dynasty for several years. When the Ming Dynasty dealt with the vassal states, it never showed its ambition to occupy the territory. Even when the Great Central Plains dynasty was at its peak, it still retained Goryeo and North Korea as vassals. For this reason, Ashikaga Yoshikaga had trust in the Zhenguo Mansion.

The minds of the daimyos became complicated. The last two conditions had little to do with them, but the first condition made them embarrassed. However, what the general said should be the meaning of the State Government, which is necessary to accept.

But what can I do?

Are you really not afraid of becoming the second Takeda family?

After accepting the etiquette of the daimyos, Ashikaga Yoshikazu set out to the harbor and boarded the Qin Emperor to meet Ye Chunqiu.

When Ashikaga Yoshimoto arrived at the Qin Emperor, Ye Chunqiu was sitting in the cabin drinking tea. Ashikaga Yoshiki came to him and respectfully told him about the incident.

Ye Chunqiu smiled and said, "Sure enough, with the help of the general, things will be much easier. Since the general has followed our agreement, the Zhenguo Mansion will also keep its promise. From then on, anyone who provokes the shogunate will provoke the Zhenguo Mansion. Please rest assured."

However, Ashikaga Yoshita thought to himself that this time he summoned Daming to plunder their gold and silver. Many Daming dared not speak out. From then on, once he escaped from the protection of Shinko Mansion, he was afraid that this general would inevitably suffer revenge. In the future, the shogunate of the Ashikaga family would need to be protected by Shinko Mansion forever.

So he seemed very sincere and said, "I am so happy to be able to serve the Duke of Zhenguo."

Ye Chunqiu invited him to have tea, and Ashikaga Yoshikazu said: "The land of the Sulang vassal family will be owned by Duke Zhenguo from now on. Does Duke Zhenguo have any plans? How many ships and troops are planned to be stationed?"

Ye Chunqiu took a sip of tea and said, "This is not a hurry. This time it is indeed to suppress the thieves, so it is a bit hasty and there are not many entourages. However, even so, the route between Japan and Qinhuangdao can be opened first. The fleet may have to delay some time here, but after some time, I will make a journey. After all, this is a foreign country. Now the fleet has left the Ming Dynasty for too long, so it still needs to go back to deal with some things."

When he heard Ye Chunqiu say he wanted to go back first, Ashikaga Yoshimoto guessed that he must have planned to tell others to do the other things.

At this time, Ashikaga Yoshitaki smiled bitterly and said, "Actually... if it weren't for Duke Shinko coming here, the Ashikaga family would be over. Duke Shinko knew that there would be a melee in the country of Japan? But now, the situation may have to be calmed down, so although Duke Shinko and I were enemies, for me, the appearance of Duke Shinko saved many people."

"Is that true?" Ye Chunqiu stared at Ashikaga Yoshikazu and suddenly realized that the general of the shogunate was not as simple as he imagined. He obviously had a clear understanding of the current situation, and probably felt that the Warring States Period of Japan was coming. It was precisely because of this that he knew that his strength was shallow and the shogunate could no longer be maintained, so he was interested in being a puppet.

It is actually rare for a person to be able to understand the current affairs. After all, there are many people in this world who are ungrateful.

Ye Chunqiu stood up and said with a smile: "Actually, there is still a good time, and I still have to worry about the general."

Ashikaga Yoshitara hurriedly said, "Duke Shinguo has his own orders, so Yoshitara will do his best." He continued to add a sentence in a gentle manner: "Duke Shinguo can treat me as a retainer, but in fact he doesn't need to be so polite. Although I am the general of the Conquering Yi, I am actually very clear about my situation."
Chapter completed!