Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 349
Zhu Youjian is just a time traveler, it is impossible to be as rigid as Chongzhen, and he is like our modern father to the three children

In fact, he also has paternal love and appreciation for the three little beauties.

The four father and daughter chatted happily together, and Zhu Youjian even told them some inspirational fairy tales.

At first, Ziwei was a little restrained, but she gradually let go.

The three little beauties were all sticking to Zhu Youjian's side, and Wei Xi hugged his father's neck from behind.

And Jianwen and Ziweihe hugged their father's arm, and the family was very happy and happy together.

At this time the little eunuch Er Xi came in and reported:
"Your Majesty, Fan Jingwen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, please see me."

"call"

Zhu Youjian only said one word, and then smiled at the three girls:

"Someone is here, you go back first, the emperor will accompany you to dinner tonight!"

"Well, my son is leaving!"

Hearing that a minister came to see the father, the three little beauties nodded sensiblely, and left the Qianqing Palace hand in hand.

When I was going out, I happened to meet Fan Jingwen. Fan Jingwen didn't expect the princess to be there, so he hurriedly bowed and saluted:

"See Her Royal Highness!"

It was the first time for Jianwen and Ziwei to encounter this kind of situation, and they didn't know what was wrong for a while.

Wei Wei smiled slightly:
"Your Majesty Fan, you're welcome, Father is waiting for you, go in quickly!"

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"

Thanking the princess, Fan Jingwen stepped into the Qianqing Palace.

Seeing Zhu Youjian hurriedly bowed and saluted:

"Weichen see Your Majesty."

"Exemption, peace, and a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

When Fan Jingwen was seated, Zhu Youjian said with a smile:

"What's the matter with Aiqing seeing me at this time?"

Fan Jinwen hurriedly cupped his hands:

"Your Majesty, envoys from five vassal states have paid tribute, and one of them has paid tribute to divine beasts. Please tell us how to repay the vassal state now?"

"Five vassal states came to pay tribute? Isn't there dozens of them?"

Zhu Youjian's face suddenly changed. He remembered that in the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, there seemed to be more than 100 vassal states, and then there were still twenty or thirty, and now there are five?

Seeing the great change in the emperor's face, Fan Jingwen hurriedly stood up and replied:

"Your Majesty, there were indeed many vassal states paying tribute in the past, and North Korea paid the most tribute, but now North Korea has become a province of Ming Dynasty, and it has been exempted from tax for three years, so of course there is no need to pay tribute.

Ryukyu, which used to pay tribute, is now actually controlled by the Satsuma clan of the Wa Kingdom. They pay tribute at both ends. Maybe Wa Kingdom sees the continuous civil strife in Ming Dynasty and now does not allow Ryukyu to pay tribute.

In addition, the Southeast Asian countries have been controlled by the Red Maoyi and Franji people, and they no longer pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty...

Your Majesty, to be honest, this is fine, they don't pay tribute, and Daming can save a lot of expenses. "

What Fan Jingwen said actually made sense. You must know that in the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, in order to show the demeanor of a great power, the property that Ming gave back to the envoys of the vassal state far exceeded their tribute.

Some countries can exchange a wild animal as a tribute from Daming for precious silk jewelry.

As a result, those vassal states rushed to pay tribute, and they also brought a large number of followers.

Daming wanted to reward these people. In order to get a large reward, even Nurhachi often brought many people to pay tribute.

At that time, their tribute had changed, and they just wanted to get more generous feedback from Daming.

There are even countries that do not hesitate to fight in order to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. This is the Wa Kingdom in the Warring States Period.

Our neighbors to the east have coveted us for a long time from the beginning to the end.

When China was strong, they tried to take advantage of us.

When China's national power declined, they showed their wolfish ambitions.

During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, two groups of Wa people fought to pay tribute to China, which made people laugh out loud.

At that time, the king of the Ming Dynasty believed that the heavenly dynasty was rich in the whole world, and the four barbarians were all uncivilized peoples who drank blood and drank blood.

Claiming to be a vassal to Huaxia and dedicating gifts to Huaxia Shangguo, Huaxia doesn't have to take advantage of them, let alone make money with it.

On the contrary, there are more gifts, as long as they can be obedient and serve China as their lineage.

This idea of ​​wanting face and not liking has existed since the Han Dynasty. It reached its peak in the Sui Dynasty during Yang Jian, but it continued until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

At that time, the Wa Kingdom was in the era of separatist rule by the princes, and the power of the generals declined, and various powerful families took control of the territory one after another.

However, the Ming Dynasty implemented a sea ban and did not do business with foreigners casually.

So paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for rewards has become a way of trade between Japan and China, and this way does not lose money.

At that time, the Ouchi clan of the Wa Kingdom sent Zongshe Kendao and the Hosokawa clan sent Rui Zuo to pay tribute to Daming respectively.

To pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, one must hold a certificate of credence, which was called "Kanhe" at the time, to prove that it was not a cat or a dog, but a legitimate government.

At that time, the Ouchi clan held the "Kanhe", so logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with the Xichuan clan to pay tribute this time.

However, the Hosokawa family cleverly dispatched Song Suqing, the deputy secretary who was originally a Chinese, in addition to the envoy Rui Zuo.

This Song Suqing was well aware of the unspoken rules of working in Daming, and bribed Lai En, the eunuch of Ningbo Shibo, who was in charge, with a lot of money.

Although Mrs. Ouchi came late, she came first. Not only did she take the top seat at the banquet, but she was also ahead of Mrs. Ouchi when inspecting the goods.

This time, the counterfeit will become real, and the civet cat will become a prince.

Zong Sheqian, the chief envoy of the Ouchi Clan, was in a hurry, and he didn't say anything about what he couldn't do, and he was humiliated a lot.

So, Zong She was furious, first killed Ruizuo, and then chased Song Suqing endlessly, scaring Song Suqing from Ningbo to Shaoxing City and hid.

Zong She knew that the matter was out of control, so he showed his bandit nature in his blood, and burned, killed and looted along the way, causing great damage to the local residents.

The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, such as Liu Jin and Qianhu Zhang Tong, who were chasing Beiwadu, died in battle, and their commander Yuan Ban and Baihu Liu Si were also taken away.

This can't be blamed for the incompetence of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. We treated our guests with kindness, but who knew that bandits were so rampant.

When the incident spread to the imperial court, Emperor Jiajing was furious and ordered to close all the treaty ports in Fujian and Zhejiang, leaving only one in Guangdong.

On the way Zong She and his party returned to Japan by wind, a ship encountered a storm and drifted to North Korea. At that time, North Korea killed more than 30 people, captured [-], and sent them to the Ming Dynasty for disposal.

The Ming government executed all the rest, and Song Suqing, who was hiding in Shaoxing, was also found out.

The instigator, Song Suqing, was originally named Zhu Bian (this name), and because he was the root cause of this incident, he was punished and died.

Ridiculous nation, other people's missions are messengers of peace, but this group of people are like plague gods.

This incident is called the "tributary dispute incident". In fact, two groups of people in a poor country made a big fuss to take advantage of us. Unexpectedly, far-reaching consequences were planted.

From then on, the normal trade between the Wa Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty was basically closed.

They caused Japanese pirates to go to the southeast coast to provoke troubles, burn, kill, and loot. It was not until the appearance of the national hero Qi Jiguang that the Japanese pirates were completely wiped out.

In Zhu Youjian's heart, the suzerain state is the suzerain state, and the vassal state must pay tribute.

When they came to Daming, they had food and lodging, but the round-trip fare depended on how much they paid tribute.

Those vassals who dare to play tricks with Daming, don't blame Daming for not giving them a chance.

Those countries obviously want to bet on both sides because of the continuous civil strife in Ming Dynasty, but Ming Dynasty has been unified, don't they know?

So Zhu Youjian slammed the Longshu case and said angrily:

"Decree, the five countries that pay tribute this time do not need to pay tribute within three years. After three years, the tribute items must be gold, silver, jewelry and food, etc., worth 20 taels of silver every year. Daming only provides them with food and lodging. The same is true for other countries. .

In the past, if the vassal state did not come to pay tribute this year, an additional 10 taels of silver would be added, or the consequences would be at your own risk! "

(End of this chapter)