Because this is the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the two countries, or so-called equal diplomatic relations, the friendly and trade treaties have also been approved by the parliament. The exchange of contracts and the submission of credentials are naturally a gift of nationality.

After learning that the Tokugawa family would come to meet in person, the United Kingdom and the United States went straight ahead. They brought a lot of gifts, and there were a lot of large items, all of which were worth tens of thousands of pounds.

First of all, the Americans found a vacant lot in the residence area before they went ashore and began to lay the railroad tracks. A miniature railway with a total length of 350 feet and a gauge width of 18 inches, plus a steam locomotive that is only a quarter of the size of a normal steam locomotive (historical facts).

Obviously, the Americans are ready to show off their strong industrial strength to the shogunate, telling Tokugawa Isaiah that with this steam locomotive, thirty to fifty kilometers an hour is not a dream. A few hundred kilometers of roads, start in the morning and arrive in the evening.

In addition, there are a large number of historical, philosophical, and legal writings in European and American countries, as well as documents such as the minutes of the United States Congress. There are thousands of volumes before and after, which represents the culture and spirit of the United States.

By the way, it may be because of the relatively advanced agriculture in the United States, so I also gave the Tokugawa family 8,000 bottles of various alcoholic beverages (historical facts). Champagne, whiskey, gin, cherry cordial, and more. This amount, even if the Tokugawa clan must be a drunkard, I'm afraid I can drink it to death.

Tut tut...

Can't figure out what the Yankee is thinking.

The British were more straightforward and directly pulled two steamships over. One is a merchant ship of more than 400 tons, so I won't mention him here. It is a new cargo ship that followed all the way from London. The other is a steam paddle sailing warship with a displacement of 1,289 tons, 1,217 horsepower, and a full speed of 12.5 knots.

The ship is 214.5 feet long, 29 feet wide, has a draft of 9.25 feet, and is equipped with 4 boilers. The armed forces have two 68-pounder guns and eight 18-pounder guns. They are also new ships that have only been launched from Southampton, England.

This battleship alone is worth 45,000 pounds, and Queen Victoria really loves the Tokugawa family’s size. Even if this ship is placed in the British fleet, it is a new-style warship, and it will be given directly to the shogunate.

Except for these two who have signed a treaty, the other two are not too much.

The representatives of the German Customs Union are quite proud, with a fully functional telegraph machine and a matching three-mile telegraph line (historical facts). It was to show the development of modern science and technology to the shogunate and Tokugawa family, and at the same time reveal the willingness to make friends with the shogunate.

You see, two people can communicate friendly even if they are not face to face. Then Germany and Japan can certainly become two friendly countries tens of thousands of kilometers away.

In addition to this telegraph, the old Mochi, on behalf of Prince William of Prussia, sent five hundred improved Dreiser shotguns to the shogunate, as well as various matching bayonets and ammunition.

This is the friendship of the Kingdom of Prussia. The German Customs Union, which includes the Kingdom of Prussia, also hopes to have normal and friendly trade and trade with the Shogunate without any restrictions. Concessions or the like are of course not needed. Normal diplomatic trade is already very good.

Finally, it was the French. Due to the rush of the incident, Napoleon III was intensively preparing for the war against Russia. The gift chosen for the Tokugawa family was relatively “violent”.

A set of all-aluminum tableware!

Your ten sets of gold tableware may not be as expensive as this set of aluminum tableware. Then there were a large number of precious gifts such as white porcelain tea sets, gold tobacco boxes, gold clocks, and walking sticks decorated with diamonds.

In order to cater to the so-called samurai customs in Japan, Napoleon III thought about it in private, and it is estimated that it is almost the same as the European knight. Twenty horses, ten males and ten females, were selected from the 3.5 million military horse reserves in France, and they were presented to Tokugawa Kasada.

When the friendly and trade treaty is signed and the diplomatic relations are stable, it is natural that other things will be carefully prepared. The current ones are regarded as appetizers, which belong to the private gift of Napoleon III to the Tokugawa family.

Fortunately, Sheng Haizhou is a high-achieving student who returned from studying in the British Empire. Basically, he has seen these things. Otherwise, he must be like Chuan Lu Shengmo. He was amazed at these things.

Chuan Lu Shengmo is pulling Sheng Haizhou anyway, and I have to ask that. As the so-called Yokohama Chengdai, at the forefront of diplomatic negotiations, Chuan Lu Shengmo feels that he really doesn't understand anything. He deeply doubts whether these things developed by Yingmi and other countries are really as magical as they are said.

But the thousand-ton steam paddle-wheeled battleship that was anchored at the port and was about to be donated to Tokugawa Kashin was indeed a powerful battleship just like a black ship. The rifles, pistols, pocket watches, and swords that foreign envoys gave him privately also shaken his heart. Maybe foreign countries are better than Japan everywhere.

Amidst the exclamation of Kawaji Shengmo, 500 people from the shogunate came to Yokohama to suppress the ground in advance, calm the square, and ensure that there is no existence that could threaten Tokugawa Iamatsu. Then there is Ma Yizhong of the princes and relatives, UU reading www. As the guide of the brigade, uukanshu.com also rushed to Yokohama.

After the second time, two thousand fully armed soldiers from the mission team, carrying guns and singing "The Generals in Front of the Horse", entered Yokohama, and began to guard the demarcated security zone in segments.

A group of European and American envoys didn't think there was anything strange about this pomp. It is normal for the king of a country to have tens of thousands of guards of honor. Moreover, by directly checking the training team, you can have an intuitive understanding of the military force of the shogunate.

More than half an hour after the group of people walked, the attendants of Tokugawa Kasada's Yuxiaoshizu, Goshoinban and other groups finally surrounded the riding Tokugawa Kasada, and rushed to Yokohama at an extremely slow speed.

On the first day, there was definitely no way to meet. The Tokugawa family decided to walk the thirty kilometers. Although it was a sedan chair first, and then a horse ride, it was too tired, so I had to take a rest in a local temple and recover. . Due to long-term bed rest and very little exercise, the body set by the Tokugawa family is really not very good.

After resting for half a day and one night, the Tokugawa family finally eased over, and ordered the envoys to come together to meet him, and afterwards he gave a banquet.

The envoys who got permission all put on big gowns, holding the credential and official documents of the rulers of various countries, representing their respective countries, and under the guidance of them, they were able to meet Tokugawa Kasada.

The diplomacy between the shogunate and European and American countries turned to a whole new page. Jumping to Edo Traveler Chapter 19: National Ceremony of the States Green Reading

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