Six days after arriving in Nagasaki, Fang Yizhi and his party took a boat to Edo.

As for the accompanying merchant ships, they were parked in Edo Port and sold goods in a convenient and convenient way. The expensive raw silk was purchased by Haoshang Group, which holds a raw silk license, that is, the "Silk Cut Talisman" and other goods. As for other iron goods, traditional Chinese medicine, lead, sugar and other goods, Tang Tongshi was responsible for these, which did not require Fang Yizhi to worry at all. Moreover, he was an envoy and did not need to consider business matters. Hu Weiliang would naturally be responsible for the next transaction.

As for Fang Yizhi, he didn't know at all. The sensation caused by his visit in Japan, and even the shogunate even sent messengers to report the matter to the world. He looked like a big shot - you see, I am the orthodox of Japan, even the Ming Dynasty admitted it.

How the general Tokugawa Iemitsu thought about that "small seal"? He was indeed warmly entertained along the way to Edo. When he settled in port, the vassal lords personally welcomed him so respectfully that he even doubted whether the Japanese pirates mentioned in the history books were true or false.

Although the Japanese are very respectful, the Japanese food is really hard to compliment. At most, the rice is not bad. As for the dishes... they are really not as good as the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, Japan in this era was really poor. Ordinary people just eat some rice porridge, clear soup, wild vegetables, rice, etc. twice a year. Ordinary warriors eat brown rice and pickles. Only high-level warriors can eat rice and fish. Of course, the rice is also brown rice. As for white rice, it is "silver particles". Only big figures like the vassal lord can eat it every day. And the so-called "tempura" that may not have spread yet. After all, even if it is the vassal lord, it is already extremely luxurious to be able to eat oil rice...

In fact, the so-called samurai in Japan may not be as good as the people of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, there is a ban on eating meat in Japan, so they can only eat some fish.

Just like now, in order to express the welcome to the table, some fish, there are inevitably sashimi and mustard. Although they are not rejected by sashimi and will not regard the other party as a living, Fang Yizhi cannot say that he likes it. Even though this way of eating is recorded in ancient books, compared to his lack of interest, the Japanese at the banquet next to him were all inexplicably excited and couldn't help but eat a few more bites of sashimi.

The people who accompany the guests are greedy!

After all, for such high-end sashimi, they can only eat a little while they are "eating and drinking with public funds". At other times, they can only have a portion that they think about.

Looking at their greedy appearance, Fang Yizhi even wondered if they tasted the Ming Dynasty’s food, would they be addicted to it from now on?

There must be dance music for banquets, and there will inevitably be geisha performances. Fang Yizhi was not interested in this. All he thought about was the upcoming negotiations.

In fact, for Fang Yizhi, he did not necessarily have to win the favor of the prince through his visit, but it is certain that this is indeed a shortcut. This gives him the opportunity to enter the prince's sight. However, to gain his favor and even reuse in the future, it depends on the outcome of this negotiation.

"Tokugawa Iemitsu..."

When he recited this name, he pondered under the heart of Zhizhi.

"It's not easy to deal with. His personality is not a mediocre person..."

"It's not just mediocre, it's simply the master of business development!"

Sitting opposite Fang Yizhi, Feng Cunye whispered.

"In terms of character, the current general Tokugawa can use his decisive decision, which is Guoyi's strict practice. When he entered the palace at the age of 20, he declared that "I was born with the general's order." At the age of 29, he publicly provoked the lords at his father's funeral. "If anyone wants to be a general, sign up." If you deal with such a general, Shangguan must be careful."

Feng Cunye was Tang Tongshi, and his father Feng Liu was the first generation of the Feng family. This is also the characteristic of Tang Tongshi. Their positions were hereditary by their descendants, and they were also divided into Fuzhoukou, Nanjing and Zhangzhoukou. They were closely related to the trade dealers from these places.

Although he had a strict internal hierarchy in Tang Tongshi, Feng Cunye, who was from Shangdang, Shandong, could still accompany the envoy because he was from Shangdang, and was close to the Beishang, who was in the Tang Shangshang in the future.

Like all Tang Tongshi, who was born in Japan, his mother was Japanese and he also had a Japanese name Shiro Hirano, but he never forgot that he was from Ming, so he naturally told everything along the way, introducing the situation of the Tokugawa family in full.

"Well, thank you Feng Tongshi for the reminder."

Fang Yizhi smiled.

"Feng Tong is in a foreign country and still has a great mind. It is really rare. When I return to my country, I will definitely report to the court for commendation."

Although Feng Cunye was so excited that he knelt down and thanked him, only gratitude remained in his words. For these "second generations" who were in foreign lands, despite their foreign bloodlines, they were more eager to be recognized by their mother country.

After four days, Fang Yizhi and his party finally arrived at Edo Bay, which is the Tokyo Bay in later generations. In fact, according to Tokugawa Iemitsu's idea, he hoped that Aizuki would have land, and the hospitality along the way would be grand. The most important thing was that all the vassal lords along the way could see the vassal lords, know the purpose of the vassal lords, and let the vassal lords know that the arrival of the vassal was a recognition of the Tokugawa family.

But Tokugawa Iemitsu finally chose the sea route because Japan was too poor. He was worried that what he saw along the way would make the envoys of the Celestial Empire look down on Japan... In fact, the Ming Dynasty had always looked down on them. If Iemitsu had not dared to let the Ming envoys go by the sea, after all, at that time, there were pirates everywhere in Seto's sea. If there were pirates robbing them, it would be a big sin.

But now it is different. The pirates in the Seto Inland Sea have been cleared long ago. Let the envoys of the Celestial Empire go on the sea, at least you don’t have to see the most shabby side of Japan.

To be poor and poor, to show the solemnity, Tokugawa Iemitsu still prepared for the ten thousand yuan in Edo, and even ordered the renovation of the buildings along the street. As for the paving stones on the road, they were also repaved. In short, the best side of Japan should be displayed to the envoys of the Celestial Empire, and they were even not wrapped in silk on the trees. That was because it was too expensive, otherwise Tokugawa Iemitsu might have ordered the wrapping of silk. After all, those silks were imported from the Ming Dynasty and the price was very high.

But even so, Tokugawa Iemitsu prepared a grand welcome ceremony. Not only did he and the shogunate retainers all came to the port to welcome them, but the daimyos who were attending the service also arrived here.

In the 17th year of Kanyeong... Oh, in the 13th year of Chongzhen, according to the order of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the Ming Dynasty's reign could only be used to express grandeur when visiting the Ming Dynasty, just like the Ming Dynasty's reign when Toyotomi Hideyoshi was using the Ming Dynasty's reign when he was entertaining the Ming Dynasty, in order to show respect. Look, he said he didn't want it, but his body was honest, and he still fought to recognize the Ming Dynasty's father in his bones.

September 13, 13th year of Chongzhen, winter came early in the past few years and snow came earlier. On that morning, there was light snow floating in Edo Bay. Although the cold wind was biting, Tokugawa Iemitsu was still dressed in a generous dress to welcome the envoys of the Ming Dynasty in the port.

"Your Excellency General, you are a thousand-pound body. It is logical that you should not welcome the envoy here, but you should be the envoy to meet you."

"Yes, General, I'll just wait here to welcome the envoys of Ming Kingdom!"

Once again, when the daimyos persuaded me like this, Tokugawa Iemitsu just smiled and didn't say anything. He had only one thought in his mind - MMP. You said this one by one, what are your ideas in your mind? How could I not know that you want to take the opportunity to please the envoys and rely on my darkness!

Humph, Tokugawa Iemitsu sneered, and said in his heart.

"You must be envious of them one by one! You are jealous!"

What a group of bad intentions!

In fact, after so many years, these daimyos, especially these daimyos, have been dissatisfied with the rule of the Tokugawa family.

Of course, Tokugawa Iemitsu was very clear about this. He could also understand why these people wanted him to wait for the envoys of the Celestial Empire at home. They were jealous and afraid. They were afraid that the Tokugawa family’s colleagues in Japan would be recognized by the Daming Dynasty. This would make them lose the last bit of courage to resist the Tokugawa family.

"Hmph, now your wishful thinking will definitely be ruined."

Finally, after Fang Yizhi got off the ship, Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was full of anticipation, met the Ai Envoy. He immediately bowed over the top and said.

"The minister of the lower country Tokugawa Ieki, pay homage to the envoy of the upper country!"

Unlike many people imagined later generations, in this era, the Japanese powerful people had to learn Sinology since childhood, and naturally they also spoke Chinese. Even before and after the Meiji Restoration, many Japanese daimyos and vassals learned the authentic "Nanjing dialect", which was actually the Ming Dynasty's official dialect.

As for why Toyotomi Hideyoshi needed to translate when he met Akihito, it was because he was a local gangster with a low status and even spoken rustic in Japanese. How could he speak Ming Dynasty Mandarin? Now Tokugawa Ieki is a three-generation general, so how could he not speak "Chiang Dynasty dialect"?

However, when he called him "Sin" like this, the people around him always looked a little unnatural.

After all, for them, they are so afraid that they are in their hearts. They are eager to get tomorrow's approval, but at least on the surface, they still don't want to be called "members".

But they comforted themselves in their hearts.

The general was talking about "a minister from the country", and he was still a minister from Japan.

Naturally, those foreign names, tsk, were talking to themselves in their hearts, which was really a disgrace to Tokugawa Iemitsu.

But for Tokugawa Iemitsu, he had only one thought left in his mind.

Angel, do you think of my etiquette standards? Are my official words the standard?

Don't praise me quickly.
Chapter completed!