Bashali and Baileycourt were not surprised that the shogunate proposed a large loan of six million railway industries. They relied on selling sovereignty and then exchanged for loans, right? The British and French powers had some ways to make you pay back with capital and interest.

In short, when the great powers lend money, as long as you mortgage sovereignty, the loan approval will generally be quite fast.

The UK's shares in the Tokaido Railway Trunk Line in Japan have already brought them very generous returns. After operating for another two years, the capital will be enough and the net profit will be made in the future.

The Shanyang Railway Main Line held by France has also started operation and has achieved profits exceeding expectations. This naturally makes Britain and France full of interest in investing in Japanese industries.

It's six million pounds...

With a little more, the Tokugawa Shogunate's debt repayment ability is still good. After all, the Hindu Customs and the Kan Customs are in the hands of foreigners, and they can have enough money to repay their previous loans every year.

Referring to the current development of Japan's economy and the increase in import and export volumes, Bashali and Baileycourt believe that the money can be borrowed.

Then let’s talk about interest and handling fees.

Sushuoji received the instructions of Tadaemon that he must reduce these expenses as much as possible. The shogunate was not really short of these six million, but was just to use six million as hostages, so he naturally could not pay too high interest.

When it comes to Yokohama, it turns out that you all want us to cede the land. Do you have to pay high interest if you borrow two money? Just kidding, this treaty is a shame for thousands of years if I sign it.

In two days, someone in Edo may be shouting, "Foreign power, punish traitors at home!" It is not impossible for me to be killed by someone when I go out.

How about you want five cents per year?

On the surface, the annual interest rate of 5% is not very high, but you might as well think about the mortgage loans in later generations. The annual interest rate is 5% and it is paid off in 30 years. In fact, it is just borrowing one million to pay back two million, which is very realistic.

Baileycourt also knew that the interest rate was not low, so he said that it could be as low as 30% but Juliu still refused. Both sides quarreled for more than a week for this matter, and finally they were tired.

The shogunate finally revealed a bottom line. The principal and interest were not paid in the first three years, and the principal and interest were only paid in the next five years. The principal and interest were paid in the remaining twenty years, with an annual interest of up to three cents, which would be better if it was two cents.

When will you make money and when will you cede land?

Good guys, Bashali and Baileycourt didn't expect the shogunate to be so smart. But they are not vegetarians, so they just say that the annual rate is 2 cents. You can just open the ban on education and allow the commerce port to preach.

When the news was sent back to Edo, Tadaoemon heard that Britain and France were really a staunch promoter of imperialism and colonialism. While cedeing the land, they also came to preach. It was so beautiful to think.

The capital of the country has sold it, but there is still one missionary left?

No interest for three million, two cents of interest for three million, can you sign? If you can’t sign it, you can’t sign it!

After more than a month of rigging, Britain and France signed a large-scale railway industry loan contract with the shogunate, and several pages of special content were attached.

The main content is the part that Tadaoemon had been mentally prepared before, but the two main lines, Ouha Railway and Hokuriku Railway, were added, were solely owned by the Tokugawa Shogunate. As for the Kyushu Railway and Shikoku Railway, they must be jointly built.

The contract was signed, and the Takurika Special Article appendix to the above, Yokohama and Kobe, both expanded two square miles, and obtained priority use rights close to the coast of the residence area.

Churches in France and Britain were allowed to send missionaries to Japan to establish churches, but personnel activities must be registered with the Tokugawa shogunate to ensure that they do not leave their residence areas.

In short, the news of the contract signed instantly ignited public opinion across the country!

The shogunate not only ceded land, but also allowed the missionaries of the Kichitan to enter Japan. Even the shogunate's own sacrificial ministers, many people expressed concerns about this. Iyu-u and the island vassal lord Ida Soki directly wrote a letter to the shogunate, saying that the shogunate lacked the capital for development and it was already an unprecedented event for lending to foreign countries.

How can we relax the ban on education and cede land while borrowing? The ancestors and fathers cut thorns and exposed frost and dew to build a country. The descendants were not worthy of their filth and ceded for money?

Tosa lord Yamato also wrote a letter to the shogunate. When the British envoy was attacked, the shogunate could just apologize, or even pay more medical expenses. How can we expand the residence area?

If the shogunate feels that it does not have enough strength and fights against the Angami ghost beast, the Tayyama Hokdo is willing to be the vanguard of the shogunate. Even if it ends up fighting with one soldier, it will never retreat.

The Ise-Sanmei vassal lord Matsuhei Daiki even said frankly that the shogunate acted like this repeatedly, and the state affairs would be ruined. Please open up the channels for speech, recruit talents, and set up public discussions. You will also pardon all political prisoners from previous generations, restore the reputation of the deceased, and let the scholars and people all over the world speak freely.

The storm is coming!

Tadaoemon, who lives in Edo, naturally knew that signing this treaty was not possible, but Matsuhisa said it well that he must first settle the country with foreign aggression. Only by stabilizing the great powers that were already quite strong in the Far East can the shogunate do its best to deal with the domestic opposition forces, reform the national affairs, and implement a comprehensive modernization strategy.

Anyway, it has been stolen to France now, and when the French-Prussian War is in the future, the Second French Empire will be over, and the Kobe residence area can be reclaimed. When the shogunate is strong, the United Kingdom will probably accept negotiations to amend the treaty in order to win over the shogunate.

It just takes time...

If we discuss the future, Tadaoemon will have to deal with the situation in front of us. Rumors in Kyoto have become worse and worse, which has caused many ministers and people to shake. After the order to change the Shinto worship official to be transferred to the Shintoism sacrificial officials, I still don’t know what will happen.

Therefore, in addition to comprehensively strengthening the defense level of the Xinseong Group's garrison and allocating cannons and rockets into the garrison, Tadaoemon also ordered that the winter rotation of the Second Osaka Division be suspended, and all personnel are in the camp just in case.

Of course, this is an order from the internal training team and it will not be announced or otherwise. It can be announced to the soldiers secretly.

In addition, the third Sendai master was ordered to divide into two, and 4,000 people continued to guard Sendai to ensure the safety of Ouyu. The other 4,000 people went to Shinoko Higashiro Temple in the name of outdoor training.

Back then, this place was built according to a fortress. Once something happened, the forces of Tadaemon and the shogunate could have a way out or support.

The First Edo Division mobilized 2,000 people to enter Junfu Castle as a barrier between Tokaido and Kanto.
Chapter completed!