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- Edo was originally the residence of the Edo clan, a wealthy family in the Kanto region of Japan. During the Warring States Period, it fell under the sphere of influence of the Hojo clan. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi completed the nominal unification of Japan, he sealed the submissive Tokugawa Ieyasu here.
Tokugawa Ieyasu made Edo Castle his new base. After defeating the Toyotomi clan, which was no more than three generations rich, he reached the pinnacle of power in Japan. He was granted the title of General of the Conquest of Barbarians and founded the Tokugawa Shogunate.
The expansion work of Edo Castle began in 1590 and was not completed until 1636. It lasted for almost half a century and became the largest city in Japan. In terms of political status, it even replaced Kyoto, the nominal capital of Japan.
As the home of the new generation of Japanese ruling families, Edo Castle, both in scale and construction time, far exceeds the more romantic Azuchi Castle and Osaka Castle built during the Warring States Period. The former is a true combination of social, political, economic, cultural and military, while the latter two more reflect the ambitions and personal emotions of the times of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
The ruling system of the Tokugawa shogunate was organically integrated with Edo Castle. Under the guidance of the participation system, a large number of samurai nobles who were not engaged in production settled here and multiplied, and then merchants and craftsmen who served the powerful class continued to flow in as town residents. , business and artistic talents from all over Japan gathered, collided and integrated here, and developed the Edo culture that led Japan's modern society. (Note: The duty transfer means that the daimyo of each Japanese domain need to go to Edo regularly to perform government affairs for the shogun for a period of time, and then return to their own territory. This system has a certain effect in preventing local daimyo from becoming bigger.)
By the Meiji Restoration, the Tokugawa shogunate withdrew from the stage of history, and the last generation of shoguns, Tokugawa Yoshiki, handed over control of Edo Castle. The Meiji government, which completed Japan's modern political reform, officially set the capital of Japan in Edo and renamed it Tokyo. The Japanese royal family, which had been settled in Kyoto, also moved its residence. The residence of the shoguns of the past generations became the palace of the Japanese emperor.
Edo Castle in the 17th century was far from the scale of Tokyo in later generations, but it was still a giant city covering an area of ??more than 20 square kilometers. The refined and elegant Yamanotte, the bustling Shitamachi and Edo Minato (civilian communities and port areas), have a total population of more than 400,000.
In Edo Bay, a row of warships whose styles and sizes were completely different from those around them were moored quietly on the outermost surface of Edo Port. They all aimed the side of the ship at a huge building in the distance.
Within Edo Castle, the five-story and six-story castle in the center is the residence of the third shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, and is also the center of the Japanese shogunate. At this moment, a fierce debate hosted by Tokugawa Iemitsu is underway.
On both sides of the lower head were the shogunate dignitaries with different expressions. They were clearly divided into two groups. One group was excited and angry, while the other group was a little embarrassed and worried about gains and losses.
A mere few hundred southern barbarian troops occupied the Misaki Administrative Office with a despicable sneak attack, and now they dare to anchor in Edo Bay to demand compensation, which shows their arrogance. If we do not respond with a correct and powerful attitude, it will damage the majesty of the Lord and undermine the strategy of defending the country.
Although Matsudaira Tadanobu was in front of the bombardment envoy, he was still responsible for it, and after the warning, he did not receive any negotiation documents from the Nanman people. I think some people are also responsible for the fact that the Nanman barbarians invaded Edo Bay and the navy abandoned the coastal defenses, right?
After saying that, Matsudaira Nobutsuna snorted almost in a nasal tone, and by the way, he secretly glanced at Matsudaira Tadanobu and Miura Yoshira who were kneeling in fear outside the door. He was very dissatisfied with these two useless people who only knew how to fight in a nest.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna, a veteran of the shogunate, has always been a die-hard supporter of the Tokugawa shogunate's ban on Western religion and the seclusion of the country. He also served as the general in bloody suppression of the Shimabara Rebellion (Nagasaki Catholic Rebellion) many years ago. He is a member of the Tokugawa family. Guang relies most heavily on ministers who have military talents and strong tactics.
Most people's attention was focused on waiting for Tokugawa Iemitsu to express his opinion, but on the other side, a middle-aged boss of the shogunate who seemed to be no lower than Matsudaira Nobutsuna was standing in front of the window as if no one else was around, holding up a With a monocular, he has been looking at the bay in the distance with a solemn expression.
Sousou, the middle-aged man returned to his seat and sat down. He bowed his head respectfully to Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was seated above him. "The Miura coast defenses were all destroyed by the Nanman ship's heavy artillery. Now they are parked in the bay. What will happen next? I'm afraid it's unknown." People can figure it out. The middle-aged man glanced at Matsudaira Nobutsuna opposite him, but his tone remained calm. He remembered that the Edo navy went to block the Nanman fleet that day, but the other party did not force their way in. Instead, they sent letters and gifts to their lord. It is also true that using force against a messenger who is waiting for a reply is a discourteous act that damages the reputation of the Lord.
Abe Tadaki was a typical civil servant. In later generations, he was known as the only shogunate minister with a unique statesmanlike style in the early Tokugawa shogunate. Unlike Matsudaira Nobutsuna, who was always aggressive in everything, his political actions were more stable and thoughtful. More comprehensive??Historically, it made positive contributions to alleviating social conflicts and developing the economy in the early days of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Two shogunate bosses with completely different styles and even opposing positions were in the same venue at the same time. Although there was no direct verbal attack on the surface, the supporters of the two people present were still under a lot of pressure.
Except for Miura Yoshira and Matsudaira Nobutsuna, the two direct parties kneeling outside the door, what is the point of the collision between the main war faction and the main peace faction in front of Tokugawa Iemitsu, but at this time everyone has to do their best Go there in order to obtain the general's excellent evaluation afterwards.
No matter what, let¡¯s deal with the Southern Barbarian invasion first. Lord Bungo Moritadaaki's opinion can be discussed after victory.
After Matsudaira Nobutsuna finished speaking, he cast a smiling gaze at Inaba Masanori, who was eager to try, and the latter raised his head in high spirits.
Bungo Moritadaaki-sama is very comprehensive, but Izu Morinobutsu Tsuna-sama¡¯s opinion is more pertinent. Tolerating the Nanman ship's forcible entry into Edo Bay was the greatest tolerance we had ever made, and the necessary active punishment was an attitude that showed our bottom line.
Masanori Inaba, the lord of the Odawara Domain, is only twenty-three years old this year. His father, Masakatsu Inaba, who died young, is the son of Tokugawa Iemitsu's wet nurse. His father, Masakatsu, grew up naked with Tokugawa Iemitsu since he was a child. Based on this relationship, it can be said that the young and vigorous Inaba Masanori is the one who protects the Tokugawa family in addition to the various kin of the Tokugawa family. The most hardcore of the Hatamoto clan in terms of family power.
Haha, is it important to do stupider things and have worse consequences? Nanban ships can bombard the Miura Coast Defense from a few miles away, so are they incapable of destroying Edo? Why they are waiting shows that what they want to say will not be less than what Master Zhengzhen wants to say.
Regarding the compensation for the bombardment of the envoys, the Lord fully trusts us to make the best reply instead of showing strength regardless of the consequences.
After saying that, Abe Tadaki bowed deeply to Tokugawa Iemitsu. Although there was a smile on his face, his fists were clenched secretly.
All eyes were once again focused on the face of Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was sitting in the seat, while the latter was carelessly rubbing the Nanman negotiation letter submitted by his subordinates half a month ago.
Tokugawa Iemitsu's expression was numb, or he had given strangers the impression of being absent-minded for a long time. However, under the cold surface, the Tokugawa family has some unbearable neuroses and prank habits, so the more he doesn't speak, the more the servants are on pins and needles.
He has not been loved by his parents since he was a child, and his retainers were all alienated from him at one time. Tokugawa Iemitsu felt the most when he was young, and tolerance and grievance were the most common feelings he felt when he was young. Tokugawa Iemitsu even attempted suicide once when he was young, and could not bear the injustice of the people around him. The nurse managed to keep her position as heir by running secretly.
After he succeeded to the throne as the third shogun, these repressions evolved into a kind of neurotic toughness. Not only did he adopt a lot of tough policies in government affairs, he also showed a kind of tyranny in family relationships, forcing his own relatives to death. His younger brother, Tokugawa Tadaga.
A large number of strict powerful laws were promulgated during Tokugawa Iemitsu's reign, so most of the evaluations of Tokugawa Iemitsu in history were arbitrary politics.
Express your feelings to them. If you don¡¯t understand, leave as soon as possible.
The venue was cold for more than ten minutes before Tokugawa Iemitsu said something leisurely.
Ouch!
Without waiting for Matsudaira Nobutsuna¡¯s reaction, Abe Tadaki was the first to receive this ambiguous order. By the time Matsudaira Nobutsuna and a group of supporters showed angry expressions, Abe Tadaki and a few people had already left the venue.
Dozens of Edo Navy ships of various sizes including Kanfune or Kohaya were surrounding a thousand meters away from the anchorage of the Three Kingdoms United Fleet, and almost no ship dared to approach.
The four thick, long and ferocious muzzles of the huge white ship in the distance made them instinctively feel that it was no match. In order to stop the intrusion of these southern barbarians, a small ship had already been hit by several near misses. The frame was shattered.
At dusk, Abe Tadaki, who came from Edo Castle, was dressed in ordinary civilian clothes, and with only two attendants, he sat early and approached the largest Nanman white warship. On the bow of the ship, a steward desperately waved a long, colorful flag to express his identity.
Rear Admiral Rasmussen, the nominal commander-in-chief of the three-nation combined fleet, is leading a group of bandit-like European mercenaries to burn, kill and loot various supplies along the Miura Peninsula, while Huameite, who clearly has the authority to command maritime operations, Colonel Ji Chaohai, commander-in-chief of the task force, directly led most of the combined fleet ships deep into Edo Bay under domestic instructions, and used the ultimate gesture to force the Tokugawa shogunate to take a stand.
The diplomatic document calling for negotiations has been sent out for about half a month, but the Tokugawa shogunate has paid little attention to the previous armed conflicts except for the courtesy delivery of fresh water and food.Any clear reply made Ji Chaohai a little anxious.
It has been another week since we received the order from the Asian Fleet for the task force to return as soon as possible, and there is still one last week left, by which time the task force must return to Hong Kong. In order to ensure that the trip would not be abandoned halfway, the order at the end allowed Ji Chaohai to use any method to make the Tokugawa shogunate bow, and authorized him to conduct diplomatic signings.
Ji Chaohai could hardly imagine that Edo, which was mostly illuminated by the setting sun, would fire a large number of artillery shells into this seemingly prosperous and busy city in the next few years.
Colonel, the envoy of the Tokugawa shogunate has been received into the officers' dining room. He looks very ordinary, but his status is very important. The Portuguese and Dutch secretaries had already entered first. An officer walked up behind Ji Chaohai and reminded him softly that according to the prior agreement, you will be responsible for negotiating compensation and trade switches.
The content of the relevant agreement was decided long before departure. Just follow the script this time, right? What an uncomfortable job
Ji Chaohai took off his military uniform and disguised himself, then turned around helplessly and walked towards the deck door.
The 120mm main gun on the front and rear decks of Princess Jincheng once again deeply shocked Abe Tadaki, who was watching at close range. He followed the Chinese and American naval officers into the officers' mess without saying a word. He first looked at the few stars on the wall of the officers' mess. The strange lamp that did not look like an oil lamp was surprised for a few seconds, and then he sat in the corner with his eyes closed.
The secretaries of Portugal and the Netherlands are whispering, and they seem a little dissatisfied with their inability to lead such a high-stakes negotiation. However, the instructions from their immediate superiors before departure forced them to act as mere spectators and final signatories here.
It¡¯s probably going to rain. It¡¯s too stuffy in the cabin. Do you want anything to drink?
Ji Chaohai walked into the officers' dining room. Except for Abe Tadaki, everyone else stood up and saluted.
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As a high-ranking Japanese samurai, Tadaki Abe could understand Chinese. At this time, he slowly opened his eyes and carefully looked at the gorgeous colonel sitting opposite him, who looked slightly younger than himself. Although he saw many Asian faces when he boarded the ship, he was slightly surprised by the person in front of him who looked like he belonged to the supreme commander.
Ji Chaohai, Captain of the Navy of the Republic of China, Captain of the Princess Jincheng and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, welcomes Mr. Tadaki Abe to our ship. Sorry, no more fruit, just chilled liquor and plain water.
Ji Chaohai pushed the restaurant list in front of Abe Tadaki with a kind expression.
The Chinese United States and the Republic of China, Abe Zhongqiu slightly froze, but calmed down immediately, trying to imitate the other party's tone tone, ordered a blended wine. I thought it was Ming people.
Huamei is a country where the Eastern Turks immigrated, and their ancestors are descendants of the Song Dynasty. Mr. Abe speaks Chinese very well. Well, let¡¯s make a long story short. Let me reiterate the attitude of the three-nation joint fleet and our government towards previous unfriendly incidents.
Feeling that the other party was a well-educated person, Ji Chaohai also put down his diplomatic airs and entered the negotiation process as if he was talking to a new friend.
At nightfall, Abe Tadaki did not choose to leave the Kinjo Princess. Instead, he took the initiative to request to stay on the battleship. He even asked Ji Chaohai to take him to visit this ship, which was much larger in appearance and size than the largest armored ship in Japan. The Golden City Princess.
Except for some military security departments and places with poor environment, Ji Chaohai took Abe Tadaki to visit many places in the ship. From the beginning to the end, Abe Tadaki did not express any opinions, but the two attendants stared at him. Especially after I finally figured out that the lamps placed in important passages did not need to burn lamp oil, I felt a different world.
Lying in a certain officer's cabin, Abe Tadaki's mind was filled with the content of the meeting and what he saw and heard during the visit. When I think about the destruction of Miura Coast Defense Fortress, I feel even more grateful for the decision I made.
Compensation for the losses caused by the bombardment of diplomatic envoys is a trivial matter. A rough calculation is equivalent to 100,000 gu. As for the additional 100,000 gu for the soldiers who were casualties due to the capture of the Misaki Command Post, it was within Abe Tadaki's expectations.
What Abe Tadaki couldn't accept for a while was that Ji Chaohai expressed his hope that the Tokugawa shogunate would abolish the "Lockdown Order", reopen the Nagasaki outlying island trading post (the area where the Portuguese traded in Nagasaki in those years), and move outlying islands. A requirement that a part of the land on the opposite side be designated as a public trade concession.
Although the shogunate once had a monopoly on Nagasaki trade, this foreign trade port was severely restricted due to the country's economic downturn and anti-Catholic policies. Except for the Ming Dynasty merchant ships and the Tang Dynasty Yashiki (a residential area specially arranged for Ming Dynasty merchants engaged in trade in the Nagasaki port area) with few restrictions, European merchants are no longer allowed to visit Nagasaki.??, the Portuguese were permanently expelled and only Dutch merchant ships were allowed to trade annually to Nagasaki under strict restrictions.
In the hint of Colonel Huamei, the Chinese and American government will not recognize the validity of the "Lockdown Order" of the Tokugawa shogunate. If the Tokugawa shogunate does not publicly abolish this policy that hinders free trade, then the Chinese and American government will decide on its own to start a dispute with some friendly people in Kyushu. trading.
Everyone knows what this means when saying this. The Satsuma clan is one of the few local lords that cannot guarantee 100% control since the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate. The influence of the Shimazu clan in Kyushu is no less than that of the Tokugawa shogunate. Due to the status of Kanto, the shoguns of all dynasties turned a blind eye to some of the Satsuma Domain's willful demands and went its own way. As long as they did not openly threaten the dominance of the Tokugawa Shogunate, no one would take the initiative to touch the local interests of the Satsuma Domain.
If Huamei openly launches national-level maritime trade with the Satsuma Domain, the strength of the Satsuma Domain will definitely not be controllable. If other Waisho Domains follow the same example, the power of Ieyasu Public Domain will be completely eliminated, and the power of the Satsuma Domain will be completely eliminated. A Warring States Period is very likely to appear.
What kind of friendly visits and what kind of conflict claims are actually all fake, trade is real. Abe Tadaki didn't sleep all night.
Bungo-sama Bungo-sama! Oh no! Oh no!
In a daze, Abe Tadaki was awakened by a violent shaking and roaring. The two attendants were nervously guarding the bedside. In the dim cabin, it was not clear whether it was day or night, but the panic look on the attendant's face could still be seen.
Another ear-splitting roar appeared, making people's heads dizzy, and the battleship under their feet began to sway again.
After crawling around and getting dressed, Abe Tadaki arrived at the bridge of the Kinjo Princess under the guidance of a gorgeous navy ensign with a strange expression.
Outside the glass window, a large ship was burning a few hundred meters away. Except for the Jincheng Princess, several other gorgeous warships were venting their firepower like a game towards the unlucky guy who didn't know when they were approaching.
The huge muzzle fire and the deafening sound of the cannons drove away all the small merchant ships in Edo Bay that were commonly seen on weekdays. There were only various small boats of the Edo navy that were in a mess in the distance, and the ship that was almost burning and disintegrating. Large ship.
It should be the banners of Matsudaira Nobutsuna-sama and Inaba Masanori-sama
The attendant stood tremblingly behind Abe Tadaki, his face pale, as if he was in a wolf's den and his life was in danger.
They ignored our warnings and ongoing official negotiations and continued to use sneak attacks to carry out armed provocations. The restraint your government has on the military department is a bit surprising. Mr. Abe, do you think the talks need to continue? Or is the meeting last night just your personal position?
Ji Chaohai's expression was very ugly. The friendly attitude yesterday was gone. Of course, he still maintained the minimum courtesy towards Abe Tadaki himself.
Mr. Ji, I apologize for the rash and rude behavior of Lord Odawara. However, I am sure that this is definitely not what the General himself meant, nor is it my attitude towards the content of the talks!
Abe Tadaki tried hard to maintain his composure, but the disintegrated fire ship in the distance and the corpses and survivors floating on the sea made Abe Tadaki unable to bear to look directly at it.
Although you are optimistic and friendly about peace talks, the state of war itself is not over. Mr. Abe, you should understand this.
With that said, Ji Chaohai issued an order to attack any Edo navy that did not exit the warning range. As the flagship signal flag was conveyed, the Chinese and American task force, which had always maintained the highest combat readiness, began to spread the flames of war. Several Dutch or Portuguese sailing warships even launched robberies against many moored ships in Edo Bay.
Abe Tadaki watched helplessly as one Edo navy boat after another was blown up and set on fire. Those navy boats that had obviously changed their generals were undulating like bereaved dogs. The exploding water column swayed with corpses, ship debris and blood. collapse in between.
Under the raging fire of the white phosphorus incendiary bombs used for the first time by the Chinese and American navies, two large and heavily built Guanzhou ships were completely destroyed, and more than a dozen small and medium-sized Guanzhou ships were sunk early. A few missed shells even flew to the Edo Minato started a large fire in a wooden building.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, more and more off-target artillery shells fell on both sides of the Edo Minato and Sumida Rivers, and gradually scattered over a wider area inland. A historic temple in Yamanoute was hit.
The main hall collapsed, and the priests fled in all directions. The collapsed buildings blocked the escape route. Many people were suffocated or burned alive by the poisonous smoke after the explosion of the white phosphorus incendiary bomb. The flaming debris flying out of the explosion even jumped into the nearby forests and neighborhoods, setting the woods and beautiful wooden houses hundreds of meters around on fire.
Fanned by the sea breeze, the fire spread rapidlyIt was so big that countless residents living around the temple were running away in panic or holding tubs and buckets to put out the fire. However, no matter how hard they tried, the fire spread and flooded the entire street.
The violent explosion and the soaring fire caused the big shots in the castle tower in the center of Edo Castle to panic.
Surrounded by his younger brother, Tokugawa Iemitsu huddled in the quilt, biting the corner of the quilt with his teeth and shaking. On one side, the main wife, Takako Takaji, was even more paralyzed, holding on to the calf of a maid who fell to the ground and crying.
May 31, 1646, the second year of the Japanese rule.
The war that later generations called the Edo Bay War, the beginning of the Meiji New Deal, started hastily on this day and then ended hastily. (Note: Mingli is the name of a Japanese era in the mid-17th century.)
Matsudaira Nobutsuna strongly recommended Inaba Masanori, Lord of the Odawara Domain, to serve as the temporary general of the Edo Navy. The expulsion war launched against the Three Kingdoms Combined Fleet led by the Chinese and American navies ended with a one-sided cruel result. Inaba Masanori was directly killed on his own ship. Burned alive.
Three days later, on the Kinjo Princess, Tadaki Abe and Nobutsuna Matsudaira, senior shogunate officials who were officially authorized by Tokugawa Iemitsu, signed the "Memorandum of Edo Bay Peace Talks" with Ji Chaohai, deputy commander-in-chief of the Three Kingdoms United Fleet.
The three-nation joint fleet announced its withdrawal, and the landing force led by Rasmussen, who retreated from the Miura Peninsula to the joint fleet, robbed a large amount of food and money during their free activities for more than half a month.
The diplomatic memorandum stipulates that China, Japan, Portugal and the Netherlands will start diplomatic peace talks in Nagasaki a year later, and all losses and expenses incurred by the three-nation joint fleet's visit to Japan will be paid in advance, equivalent to 500,000 U.S. dollar silver coins.
This unexpected and crude diplomatic action was only mentioned briefly in subsequent Chinese and American local newspapers. People only knew that Chinese and American products could directly enter the Japanese market a year later.
The Tokugawa shogunate received the last batch of gifts left by Ji Chaohai when he withdrew his troops: a batch of high-end household items and three 34b special edition breech-loaded flintlock rifles.
Compared with the 34a breech-loaded flintlock gun that is killing everyone in Europe, this series of models has better materials, higher accuracy and range, and more beautiful pattern decoration. It is perfect for hunting by the powerful.
The Tokugawa shogunate also obtained some second-hand 21b flintlock guns in the Nagasaki trade before, and was already amazed by their performance, which surpassed the matchlock guns produced in Japan. When Tokugawa Iemitsu held the 34b breech-loaded flintlock gun and couldn't put it down, Abe Tadaki and Matsudaira Nobutsuna were frightened into a cold sweat: If this weapon was not under the monopoly trade of the shogunate, it would be A very terrifying existence.
With large ships, huge cannons and breech-loading guns, coupled with various exquisite and practical civilian products, Abe Tadaki seems to feel that the times are changing too fast, so fast that he can't keep up with the pace - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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