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Celebration 13 (1608) August 20th -
Finally, we entered the country of Satsuma.
In the aftermath of abundance he faced the state of the city as if he were in an exotic country, but Satsuma continued to have the same view as everywhere.
"It kind of calms me down!
Jideo Ono smiles and shouts as he makes a big stretch.
Indeed, the idyllic rural landscape, which can also be called the 'original Japanese landscape', is heart-washing.
But at this point I had one thought turned to certainty.
That seemed to be the same for Yukimura Maida next door.
"You're poor."
Just a few words, but that was exactly what I thought.
Yes... the country is poor.
If the Satsuma clan itself was economically rich, it should attract merchants or develop markets with investments from the clan.
That being the case, it would not be strange if the sea and the nearby places of the harbour were a little more prosperous.
In other words, the continuation of the idyllic countryside in front of us now was sufficient proof that the finances of the Satsuma clan were not fragrant.
When I smiled slightly at my mouth, I proceeded silently with only a glance at Yukimura.
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When we arrived at Tsurumaru Castle, what future generations called "Kagoshima Castle," we were flashed in the opposite sense when we saw Toyoko's Fukuuchi Castle.
What a lack of so-called 'castle' buildings.
A slightly larger mansion, dare I say, is just secluded by simple stonewalls and castle gates.
Instead, let's say "Upper Mountain Castle" on the mountain behind the mansion is still in a more castle-like shape.
So much so that Tsurumaru Castle was a simple construction, something that I didn't think was the home of the very famous Shimazu.
"Welcome, you've come a long way to this countryside."
Two men were waiting in a room with nothing to say inorganic.
One of them greeted us with his head down.
And another magnificent man panicked and bowed his head so that he could follow.
"My name is Uncle Shimazu Ryuuku. It is here that the Lord of the Satsuma clan, Zhongheng. After that, I want you to know me."
"Whoa! Uncle, now it's Jiaju! Don't make a mistake!
"Hehe, excuse me for this. But I'm sorry about the Lord who changed his name to a nasty one."
"Guru..."
Uncle Shimazu Ryu...... her name before shaving was "Yoshiku". Needless to say, he was the former head of the Shimazu family and still holds the real power of the Shimazu family on the table behind him.
And Shimazu Jiajiu, until recently, was named "Zhongheng".
He got a word from Jiayang Tokugawa and now he calls himself "Jiaju".
However, the Shimazu family had a brave general who named him "Jiajiu" to be his younger brother and uncle of Zhongheng, and apparently he was not very enthusiastic about his name change as a courtesy.
Zhongheng, who was properly drunk in front of his guests, looked at us with resentment, but he didn't show a bare gesture that he cared at all and watched us closely.
It should be noted that Yoshiku Shimazu was already seventy-five years old at this time.
However, my skin is so stubborn that I don't look that old.
It has a sharp, elongated face, a sharp look that reminds me of a fox.
Zhongheng on the other hand, everything is loose.
He is three or two years old at this time, but he has a puffy stomach and a rounded face.
With an old face that can tell the usual indigestion, Happy Village, roughly ten years older, looks younger on the contrary.
- Apparently, you should go ahead and talk to Shizuku...
It was about the arrow tip I was thinking that way.
"Then I'll leave the rest to Zhongheng, so if you'll excuse me."
"So I said, 'Jia Jiu' what... Oh, come on! Uncle, when you're gone, you'll be alone!
Zhongheng called in haste against the long time before he began to take his seat.
But when Yoshiku let him have a cold gaze, he said faintly.
"The Lord is the Shimazu family. Then it's all up to the Lord to decide."
"No, no! Wait a minute!
"No, I won't wait. I forgave you to bow your head to Lord Jiayang. But I'm not allowed to get a word out of my mouth until the" surrender vow. "
"Wait a minute! Would you say that now? That was a long time ago!
"Ha...? I don't even remember allowing what happened only three years ago to be described as' old '. If you want to decide everything yourself so badly, you can't say anything in the future."
That's what I left behind, and Yoshiku went outside.
But...
He only had a cold voice in his room for the last time.
"If... try to make a promise against Shimazu. Your father will send you to Sakurajima. Just be prepared for that. Hehe."
Zhongheng, whose face color has clearly turned bright blue in this one word.
It should also be noted that Zhongheng's father is Yoshihiro Shimazu, the "Tsujima Tsuji".
When the ghostly horrible appearance of the name came to mind, my spine stretched out to frozen words that had nothing to do with me.
Me and Zhongheng accidentally looked at each other and cut it out of my face.
"Hey, I'm tired of traveling today. Shall we have the talks tomorrow? Ha..."
"Well, that would help. See you tomorrow."
Zhongheng bowed his head deeply and left the room with a sleaze.
And...
"Uncle, hey! Just give me a minute. Yikes!!
The cries of tears echoed all over the hallway.
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The next day...
Yoshiku Shimazu and Zhongheng reversed their seating positions from yesterday.
Obviously, Shimazu is coming to the talks as a representative of the Shimazu family because he is more forward.
And...
- Shh.
When I went down just a little bit, I came forward instead...
Yukimura Maida.
I entrusted him with all the meetings with the Shimazu family.
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"Tsuwa-no-tsuwa-no-tsuwa-no-tsuwa-no-tsuwa-no-tsujimura..."
After finishing roughly a moment (about two hours) of talks, Shimazu Zhongheng was so grumbling as he signed the writ.
I, on the other hand, groaned as I signed the writ as well.
"Oh no... Lord Yoshiku is a horrible man too..."
What we exchanged was a letter from the Grand Sa Alliance, which is not part of history.
Although its content was nothing but military cooperation, it was one that forged a strong cooperative relationship in economic terms.
By the way, I was willing to "buy Shimazu with money" before I came to this meeting.
In other words, Toyotomi was planning to monopolize diplomacy and trade with Ryukyu by providing huge economic support to the poor Satsuma clan.
However, Yoshiku Shimazu correctly understood my intentions and the economic situation in Kiuchi.
In other words, I knew that the bonds issued by Toyotomi were worth several times more than their nominal value, and I was reading my thoughts about lending the bonds to Shimazu in large quantities without interest.
- There's nothing I trust other than real 'gold' or 'silver'.
This was the first word that was uttered from the mouth of Yoshihiko.
And shortly thereafter,
- Also regarding the matter with Ryukyu, my Shimazu family has been entrusted to the Tokugawa family. If you want to change your mind, let's go to Edo instead of Satsuma
And he's been leading the way.
If I had been a negotiator at this point, I would have raised the white flag right away.
But Yukimura Maida confronted him differently.
And he answered as if it were nothing.
- Don't worry, I'm not going to pinch your mouth about Shimazu and Ryukyu.
Yukimura continued against Shizuku, who slightly widened his eyes.
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ambition is for all the people under heaven to live a rich life and live with a smile on their face. If you know so much, you will know that the people of Kichinai, our territory, live in abundance. Hideyoshi wants the people of Satsuma to live the same rich lives.
- Hehe, then rice or gold, you can send me to Satsuma from Osaka
- Yeah, I'd like you to do that, but I need a ship to do that. Hideyoshi only wants to build a shipyard in Ryukyu to build a ship and operate and supervise it with Toyotomi's funds
- Well, then other transactions and annual contributions are taken from Shimazu...
- I intend to do that more than the original. I mean, just provide me with a place to build a ship, and the people of Satsuma moisturize. I know it's not a bad story, but how?
Thus a large frame of the "Daisa Alliance" was agreed upon lightly.
And then we put in the details about the details of the arrangement, and finally we exchanged signed letters between the owners.
If Yukimura hadn't responded so that it flowed, the negotiations would probably have progressed because of Yoshiyuki Shimazu's "demon loneliness".
And conversely, if you had cut out the details of the negotiations from Yukimura, you must have forced them to struggle.
At first glance, it was a reward for words like a stream of sarcastic rivers, but behind it was a tense offensive like the fulfillment of Kensei and each other.
It would also be impossible for me and Zhongheng to compliment each other on their 'staff'.
Me and Zhongheng were just sitting around, but we get each other's writs looking neatly tired.
Anyway, this has officially made the shipbuilding in Ryukyu more realistic.
Later, negotiations with Ryukyu side, but this one has been decided to proceed jointly with Shimazu, so if it is true, it should be settled by next year at the latest.
"Um, why don't we put our hands together for all the people of heaven from now on!
I give Zhongheng my right hand as a closing.
In this day and age I still had no habit of 'shaking hands' and forcefully shook the bewildered hand of Zhongheng, I probably waved it vertically.
"Remember me well! This is a sign of friendship!
When I said that with a smile, the air in the place I had stuck up until then was lighter all at once.
And Zhongheng smiled and shook back his gripped hand.