Wanli Youming

Chapter 236 Marriage to Qi Jiguang

Chapter 236 Marriage to Qi Jiguang

Qi Jiguang was not dazzled by the tactical victory in front of him, but like the Ministry of War in modern Japan, he suddenly threatened to destroy China within three months because of the victory in front of him.

He maintained enough rationality in strategy, and did not dare to violate the strategy set by Zhu Yijun and the executive of the Privy Council that enlisting the Japanese is not a strategy to eliminate the Japanese, so he decided to accept it as soon as it was good.

Of course, after all, Ming Dynasty was a truly centralized system, and Qi Jiguang didn't have the guts to go against the ruling stratagem's strategy.

Therefore, Qi Jiguang released Arima Harunobu and asked him to pass on the news that the Ming Dynasty was going to negotiate a peace to the daimyos in Kyushu.

The three daimyos, Shimadzu, Otomo, and Ryuzoji, all heaved a sigh of relief when they heard the news. They were already prepared for the scorched-earth resistance war and the destruction of all jades, but now that Daming is willing to negotiate, they are naturally willing.

After all, they didn't want to pay the price of broken jade, because even if it succeeded, it would be cheaper for Toyotomi Hideyoshi and others.

So, a few days later, Shimadzu Iehisa, representative of the Shimadzu family, Shao Yun Takahashi, representative of the Otomo family, and Naomi Naoshima, representative of the Ryuzoji family, all came to Hirado Castle to negotiate with Qi Jiguang.

Qi Jiguang conveyed his negotiation conditions to them, including the recognition that the three kingdoms of Hizen, Hyuga, and Osumi belonged to Ming Dynasty.

This condition was naturally added by Qi Jiguang on the basis of the requirements of the Privy Council, in order to facilitate the negotiation, so at the beginning, it was natural for the lion to open his mouth and ask for the land of the Three Kingdoms.

The three families were naturally unwilling and strongly demanded concessions.

Qi Jiguang insisted not to make any concessions at first, but finally gave in, and the three families also felt that they could go back to deal with each other because of their face, but they didn't know that the conditions they agreed to were still above the bottom line conditions required by the ruling class of Ming Dynasty.

The final conditions are set as:

First, the three families recognized the Hizen Kingdom as the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Hizen country is the later Japanese country Matsuura Peninsula plus Hirado Island, Iki Island and Tsushima Island.

Second, the three families need to hand in a gift money of 300 million taels of silver to express their friendship with Daming, and at the same time use it as compensation for Daming's military expenses for this interrogation.

Liqian is a kind of indemnity that Wa daimyos need to receive after conquering other daimyos. Here, Qi Jiguang also asked them for indemnity according to the tradition of Wa kingdom.

Third, the three companies need to develop three ports to trade with Daming.

Fourth, the three companies do not have the power to punish overseas Chinese businessmen and expatriates of Ming Dynasty.

Fifth, the three families promised not to invade and plunder Daming, and if it is found that the Japanese pirates were committed by the retainers of the three families, they are willing to make compensation. The family retainers, and the date of handing over is the day when the Ming army stationed in Satsuma Fan withdraws.

Here, the Matsuura family naturally became victims.

But this is also the fault of the Matsuura family themselves, because they collude with the pirates and tyrants of the Ming Dynasty to plunder the interests of the southeast of the Ming Dynasty, they did something wrong to Daming, and gave Daming an excuse to question the crime.

Although there are also these three forces who enjoy the benefits of the Matsuura family's plunder.

In the end, the Ryuzoji family captured Matsuura Takanobu and his family and retainers alive, and handed them over to the Ming army.

Therefore, Qi Jiguang sent Magui to escort Matsuura Takanobu and others with the terms and documents and the 350 million taels of silver collected, and returned to China to make business, while he himself continued to garrison Hirado City to rectify Hirado business.

The reason for the 350 million taels is that in addition to the 300 million gift money paid by the three families, there was also 50 taels of silver copied from the warehouse of the Hirado Matsuura family.

Because of Iwami Yinshan, the name of the Wa country in this era is not short of silver, otherwise it would not make the Wa country the third largest consumer market in global trade in this era, and the main trade routes of the Portuguese and the Dutch, It is also selling Chinese goods to Japan.

And large daimyos like Shimadzu and Otomo have an annual income of more than 200 million taels, and it is not difficult for them to take out 100 million taels, so these daimyos quickly handed over gift money.

Since Daming only sent more than 200 officers and soldiers to conquer the Japanese this time, and did not intend to destroy the Japanese, the total military expenditure was less than [-] million taels, so after getting this silver, it can be regarded as a profit in this war.

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Forbidden City.

During Qi Jiguang's conquest of Japan, Zhu Yijun took his younger sister, Princess Yongning, to meet the unmarried children of the Qi family at the Donghua Gate.

"You don't have to worry about marrying someone who is not good, but you can choose the son of the general family as your husband. It's just that as a princess, you have to bear some responsibilities, so you can only choose the best one now. Children of the Qi family who are relatives of the emperor."

Zhu Yijun spoke to Yongning.

Princess Yongning, who was twenty-eight years old and beautiful and intelligent, just nodded, and then glanced at the children of the Qi family in the city.

Zhu Yijun said: "You have read their articles and talents, now let's look at their faces and tell me who you like."

Yongning's face turned red immediately, and he lowered his head.

Empress Du, who was pregnant with Liujia, couldn't help smiling at this moment, and then took Yongning's hand and said, "Will you tell me where I am later?"

Yongning still just nodded.

"How, is she settled?"

After Empress Du came to Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yijun put down the chapter in his hand and asked curiously.

Empress Du asked with a smile: "Your Majesty really wants to marry off his royal sister?"

"Of course not, it's just that the more you don't want to face it, the more you take it seriously in your heart, but it's really not a big deal."

Zhu Yijun said.

Empress Du sat down on the right side of Zhu Yijun: "It's still Qi Xingguo."

Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this: "According to the situation reported by the supervisor of ceremonies, this person likes to be quiet and reticent, and he likes to watch the stars and objects. I see that the article he wrote to express his aspirations according to my order is that there is a truth in the existence of all things in the world. , He wants to study the truth of everything in the world, it sounds like he likes to get along with things and not with people, he should be a boring gourd."

Qi Jiguang has five sons, Qi Zuuo, Qi Anguo, Qi Changguo, Qi Baoguo, and Qi Xingguo.

Although Qi Jiguang's cultural level is not low, he can write poems such as "I don't want to be a Marquis, I hope Haibo is peaceful", and he often sings in poetry with Wang Shizhen, a great talent in the world, but the name he gave his son is different. It's not so polite.

And from the names of these sons of Qi Jiguang, it can be seen that he is really patriotic and hopes that his sons can contribute to the country.

But what Zhu Yijun had to admit was that Qi Jiguang's sons all ordered the wrong skills, and none of them were suitable for the traditional way of civil servants and generals. They all ordered other skills.

For example, Qi Changguo, who had the highest official position later and has more detailed records, although he later won the martial arts examination and became an official in the Fusi of Zhangnan Town in Jinyiwei, he was able to be promoted to the governor and Tongzhi because he was good at making military weapons. During the reign of Chongzhen, he built a new chariot and made meritorious service before he was promoted to the rank of governor and Tongzhi.

Qi Xingguo, Qi Xingguo, the fifth son of Qi Jiguang, whom Princess Yongning likes, is interested in physics rather than combat and career development. It is no wonder that he has not been able to go too far in officialdom in history.

In this era where scientific research and development is not very important, these sons of Qi Jiguang will undoubtedly disappoint Qi Jiguang.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun couldn't help wondering whether Qi Jiguang's desolation and loss in his later years had something to do with the fact that his sons were already useless in the eyes of traditional generals like him, and felt that the family could not be rejuvenated.

However, Zhu Yijun didn't mind that the children of the Qi family didn't want to follow the traditional path of civil servants and military generals. It is also possible to engage in natural science research, which just makes up for the lack of talents in this area of ​​Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yijun is just worried that Qi Xingguo's personality may be boring.

"But he's good-looking."

Empress Du replied at this time.

Zhu Yijun suddenly realized: "Understood, then let him."

Therefore, Zhu Yijun asked the imperial servant to marry Princess Yongning and Qi Jiguang's fifth son, Qi Xingguo, who was born to Qi Xingguo.

And one day not long after Zhu Yijun ordered the marriage, Zhang Hong walked in quickly, came to Zhu Yijun and said: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent message from Busan. Our Japanese army has won consecutive victories. The purpose is to successfully negotiate with the local chieftains of Kyushu, and get 300 million taels of gift money, plus 50 taels of confiscated property of the chieftains! In addition, the entire family of the Japanese pirate leader Matsuura Takanobu who colluded with Wang Zhi in the past has been escorted back to the court!"

(End of this chapter)