Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 653 The face is not given by others, it is earned by oneself
Zhu Cilang had thought about the request of these envoys, maybe he wanted more tribute in return, maybe he hoped to give them the title of Ming Dynasty so that they could go home with glory...

It's just that he never thought that these envoys' request was to lower their tariffs. Zhu Cihong didn't think this request was a big deal. After all, the emperor of Ming Dynasty never paid much attention to commercial taxes.

If Liu Hongjian was in front of him, he would have to give this guy a roasted chestnut. Why can't this fucking mud support the wall?
The reason why Zhu Cihong hesitated was because his brother Liu strongly presided over the matter of tariffs, and if he rashly lowered the tariffs for these envoys, it might damage his big plans.

"Your Majesty, the envoys from all over the world have come to work hard. If you don't arrange for the distinguished guests to rest first, you can discuss the matter of tariffs later!" Seeing the emperor's embarrassment, Han Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, came out of the class and played.

Some courtiers said that Zhu Cihong had no objection, and immediately announced his withdrawal from the court.

Several envoys murmured softly as they followed the little officials from the Ministry of Rites back to Honglu Temple.

"The young His Majesty of Ming Dynasty seems to be hesitating, and he doesn't know whether he can agree to our request." The Dutch envoy Alberta said.

"The emperor of Ming Dynasty likes flattery the most, and those officials only like to hear us praise Daming. Even in order to show their wealth, even though they don't have so much assets, they still have to slap their faces to show off to me, so I think the emperor of Ming must definitely Will comply with our request."

Alex, the envoy of the Little Francine Kingdom, had a loud voice, but his words were full of contempt for Daming.

"Alex, keep your voice down, you are surrounded by officials of Ming Dynasty." Hans, the envoy of the França Kingdom, reminded with a frown.

Several of them were in charge of foreign affairs and knew several languages, but they spoke Francine in front of the ceremonial officials.

"What are you afraid of? These enlightened people are so closed that they can't understand what we are talking about."

"Too……"

"In my opinion, if the Emperor of Ming does not agree to lower the tariffs, I might as well continue smuggling. I have already sent people to contact the merchants of Ming..."

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In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Cihong urgently summoned the cabinet team to discuss the reduction of tariffs requested by envoys from various countries.

"Your Majesty, I think that our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and is rich all over the world, and should have the demeanor of a big country. These small border countries just admire the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty. If the Emperor refuses their request, they will definitely say that you are mean and ungrateful, Your Majesty. In my opinion, let them be allowed."

Seeing that several colleagues were silent, Zhang Tianlu, a scholar of Dongge University, took the lead to speak.

Zhang Tianlu knew very well that this young master, like the late emperor, had a very good reputation, otherwise he would not have cared so much about the people's evaluation of him.

"My lord Zhang, imposing tariffs on foreigners is a great plan of the country that the King of Anguo strongly supports, and it will also be a great help to the court's tax collection in the future. If the emperor allows the envoys of these countries, in case other small countries later If you come here to make such a request, then isn’t this customs in name only?”

Han Yu, a scholar of the Wenhuadian University and Minister of Rites, retorted.

Although Uncle Han thinks it's no big deal to give favors to these small countries, after all, this customs plan was proposed by his seat master. No matter what, he should stand on the standpoint of Anguo County King to deal with this matter.

"Master Han is serious, and I didn't say that all the exemptions will be reduced. It is the ancestral system to give favor to the country that comes to the dynasty." Zhang Tianlu retorted.

"At this time and at that time, if Da Ming still follows the ancestral system in everything, isn't the lesson from the previous emperor's dynasty not enough?" Han Yu asked sharply.

If it hadn't been for the sudden emergence of the king of Anguo County to save the Daming country a few years ago, according to the practice of those conservative courtiers, Daming would have died long ago.

"you……"

"Okay, okay, dear friends, don't quarrel because of this, let's wait for Liu Qing to come and make plans." Zhu Cihong saw Zhang Tianlu bearded and stared in anger, worried that the quarrel would escalate, and hurriedly explained.

After more than half an hour, the instigator of the reform of the salt administration and the customs expropriation, Liu Hongjian, the king of Anguo County who had hidden his merits and fame, arrived late.

"The emperor and you have been waiting for a long time. Where are those foreign envoys? Why haven't I seen you?" Liu Hongjian rushed into the hall and saluted.

As soon as he heard that the envoys from various countries had come, Liu Hongjian knew that something had happened, and when he heard that the little yellow gate of the imperial court said it was for customs matters, Liu Hongjian became more interested.

"My lord, all the envoys have been placed in Honglu Temple by Mr. Han. The emperor called you here mainly to discuss the reduction or exemption of customs duties." Chief Assistant Li Banghua said in a tone of voice.

Although he was the chief assistant, he didn't know much about customs, taxation, etc. He just intuitively felt that these envoys must have no good intentions, because the eyes of this group of people were a bit strange, or they were greedy.

"What kind of tariff reduction? Why should it be reduced? Is this still a matter of discussion? It must not be reduced!" Liu Hongjian looked surprised.

He felt that these old men were free and free, how could the established laws be changed just because a few foreigners gave them some gifts?

Besides, that's silver, does silver know?Is money important or face important?

"My lord, this is detrimental to the dignity of the country." Seeing that other people did not dare to refute Liu Hongjian, Zhang Tianlu said in a deep voice.

"Prestige? The prestige was not given by others, it was earned by the Ming Empire!" Liu Hongjian was not happy when he heard it.

Whether the people of Ming Dynasty are doing well, whether the imperial court has face, it doesn’t matter what a few foreigners say, it’s not that they have to send money to make them appreciate Daming.

Instead, if they dare to go back and speak ill of Daming, they should beat him, torture him, and fuck him until these guys dare not speak ill of Daming no matter where they go.

Maybe this kind of hegemony won't work in later generations, but in this era, whoever has the biggest fists will have enough confidence.

"But……"

"It's nothing but. During the civil strife in Ming Dynasty a few years ago, why didn't these countries come to support? Now that Ming Dynasty is in sight, why did these envoys from the Bird Kingdom come without invitation?

Don't you understand?There is no permanent friendship between countries, only permanent interests. "As soon as Zhang Tianlu spoke, he was interrupted by Liu Hongjian.

Liu Hongjian didn't like this person surnamed Zhang.

"There is no eternal friendship between countries, only eternal interests, alas, Liu Qing is right..." Zhu Cihong, who had been quietly listening to the arguments of the ministers, repeated Liu Hongjian's words, and sighed.

This incisive remark directly revealed the mystery of the sky, causing the other cabinet ministers including Zhu Cihong to frown slightly, and Shao Qing nodded slightly.

While hesitating, Pang Dahai, the governor of the East Factory, walked up to Zhu Cihong, and whispered in Zhu Cihong's ear, not knowing what to say.

After hearing this, Zhu Cihong's face changed drastically, and he slapped the imperial case.

"It's a small foreign country, it's so rude, it's hateful! Shameless!"

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　Thank you for the loneliness buried by book friends, the little monsters love to eat, life $ is like a dream, and the 100 yuan rewarded by watching the ax while drunk.

　　
　
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