Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 547 Tribute, New Year Coins

Dao waste, there is benevolence and righteousness.Wisdom comes out, but there is great falsehood.

The six relatives are not in harmony, but there is filial piety.The country is in chaos, but there are loyal ministers.

Saints come out of troubled times!

Those who came to participate in the Zhengdan Dynasty in Dengzhou City all had such a feeling.

Daming has a saint.

If it wasn't for the fact that the Ming Dynasty had not been extinct, how could this saint be born?And if Zhu Yihai wasn't a sage, how could he bring back the collapsed Ming Dynasty and defeat the Tartars so quickly within two years?
Must be a saint.

A sage is born, and the great Ming ZTE is in sight.

No matter who it is, when they come to Dengzhou with their own eyes and look at this young Tianzi, they all express such emotion.

He even couldn't help but think of some rumors among the people, such as when the Holy Son of Heaven was slashed three times by the Tartars who broke through the Lu Fan King City when the Qing army went south a few years ago, the scar on his body happened to be a golden dragon.

The son of the Joseon Dynasty also publicly revealed his identity in the Golden Palace, and personally recited the Korean national book to the emperor.

Which speaks bluntly.

"My country's ministers have been serving the dynasty for more than two hundred years. Their names have been determined early and there is no disagreement. The Tartars invaded North Korea twice and oppressed our country. Although our country is weak and small, it is known for its etiquette. He captured my capital city and threatened my king, but he also endured the humiliation, not daring to lose the dynasty for a moment in his heart.

Will our country and the celestial dynasty, the country of father and son, survive or die in crisis, and change the courtiers?
The way of heaven is so far away, there are twists and turns.

From now on, our country will send troops to the Northern Expedition, attack the captives for revenge, and protect the Ming Dynasty forever! "

Of course, Zhu Yihai did not expose the obvious self-beautifying words of the son of the Joseon Dynasty. After all, although it is true that North Korea surrendered to the Tartars, they did resist twice, but in the end even the son was captured, and the king and ministers were all captured. Surrounded by starvation, there is no way to surrender.

However, the resentment towards the Tartars and the loyalty of the king of North Korea Li Ji and his eldest son Li Hao to Ming Dynasty are also true.

In particular, they have proved it with practical actions before. Not only did they kill the heir who had a heart for the Tartars, but they also sent food to Daming and assisted in the capture of Dengzhou, etc., are all proofs.

Now Geng Zhongming reopened Dongjiang Town, stationed in Phi Island, and opened up farmland in the nearby Korean territory. The Daming Imperial Battalion also captured Zhenjiang and other places on the other side of the Yalu River, and stationed troops.

At this time, North Korea had two major military blocs guarding the mouth of the Yalu River, and the Ming army controlled the Liaonan Peninsula. The entire Liaodong Sea, including the Yalu River, had basically been taken over by the Ming army.

Under such circumstances, North Korea can be said to have no worries at all.

Before the prince and his party came to Daming, a military operation had already been launched in North Korea, and a surprise attack was launched against the Tartar envoys and the soldiers stationed in North Korea, and they were surrounded and hacked to death. He also brought these heads full of soldiers to invite credit and reward.

In addition to the heads of the Tartars, the prince also transferred the old coins that the North Korea should have handed over to the Qing court as a tribute to Daming.

In addition to the old coins originally given to the Qing Dynasty, this time the North Korean mission had a large number of people and brought a large amount of North Korean goods to trade. There were not only official trade delegations, but also many private traders, because the Ming Dynasty had already given North Korea has said that it allows liberalization of trade and no longer restricts trade between North Korean officials and civilians, so this time North Korea also took advantage of the opportunity to form a large group.

When the Qing army invaded North Korea and forced North Korea to pay tribute, they first formed an alliance of brothers, and later made them profess their vassals.

North Korea is also miserable. This is not a tribute trade, but an old coin, a unilateral tribute without rewards.

Every year, North Korea pays tribute to the Qing court, including one hundred taels of gold, one thousand taels of silver, one thousand pieces of cotton, one thousand pieces of linen, ten thousand pieces of fine cloth, one hundred pieces of mink skins, fifty pieces of leopard skins, four hundred pieces of otter skins, and one hundred pieces of buffalo horns. Vice, two hundred catties of sumac, one thousand sheets of large paper, one thousand sheets of secondary paper, five hundred rolls of frosty paper, one thousand rolls of white tissue paper, one fine dragon pattern mat, one hundred flower mats, one stone of pepper, two hundred sheets of green leather , [-] pieces of waist knives, [-] pieces of straight knives, [-] pairs of horn bows, [-] packs of pineapple tea, [-] buckets each of yellow millet, jujube, and ginkgo, [-] sticks of dried persimmons, and [-] packs of rice... ·

From the first year of Tiancong, North Korea began to accept old coins from the Qing court, and until last year, it had paid old coins for many years.Although North Korea often finds various reasons to pay less for the old coin, but in general, it does not give less.

After the Tatars became powerful, they also began to reduce the amount of North Korea's annual currency, but it changed from the initial plunder to Huairou.

But no matter how it is reduced, this is a unilateral tribute after all. Compared with the previous tribute trade with the Ming Dynasty, it can still earn a little bit, so it is a net payment.

So North Korea now has the opportunity to get rid of the Tartars, of course, without hesitation.

This time the son came to court, and it was also the first time that the tribute was officially resumed.

The tribute sent was more than what the Tartars asked for.

The crown prince recited the tribute list aloud in the hall, very proud.

"My country of Korea pays 1000 taels of gold and 1 taels of silver to the Celestial Kingdom.

There are [-] bolts of cotton, [-] bolts of linen, and [-] bolts of fine cloth.

Thirty tiger skins, [-] leopard skins, [-] mink skins, [-] otter skins, and [-] buffalo horns.

Five hundred catties of sumac and ten stones of pepper.

One thousand rolls of frosty paper, three thousand rolls of white cotton paper, ten fine dragon pattern mats, and three hundred flower mats.

One thousand waist knives, one thousand pairs of horn bows, two thousand packs of pineapple tea, etc.

Another [-] bags of rice and [-] catties of Korean ginseng..."

The tribute list is very long, and the items are also very good.

Real money, all good things.

Of course, Zhu Yihai was not too happy, because he knew very well that North Korea did give him face, but not all these things were given away.North Korea had been trading privately with Daming for half a year before, and the trade between Daming and North Korea was very hot, and North Korea benefited a lot, so they had already tasted the sweetness of it.

Daming also deliberately told North Korea in advance that the court will reward the tribute this time, which means that it is still in the nature of tribute trade, and it will not let you lose money, exchange what you have, and even reduce some tariffs, etc., which is more than usual. Don't give up some profits in trade.

So North Korea actually came to collect wool. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, they organized a large fleet of goods, and they were all here to sell.

In fact, Zhu Yihai is also welcome, trade, or international trade, many things are scarce, so you don't have to worry about selling them when they are shipped.

On the court's side, the Ministry of Internal Affairs eats North Korean goods, and then sells them on the market, which can make a lot of money.

The tribute from North Korea has already been obtained by the imperial court, and the things to be rewarded have already been drawn up.

So in the main hall, the servants received the Korean national letter and their tribute list, and then Guanglu Temple Minister came out and read the imperial court's reward to North Korea in the hall.

The same is very rich.

From merchant ships, gunboats to muskets, from armor to ammunition, there are also tea, porcelain, silk, cotton cloth, sugar, medicine, rice paper, etc.

There are even dragon pattern silver dollars, copper coins, Shaotian Tongbao copper coins, gold, silver and jade wares, and accessories.

The emperor's list of reward items is also rich, and even the corresponding market value price is specially marked on the back of each item.

Absolutely no fake bids, real market prices.

The value of North Korea’s tribute items is nearly 20 taels of silver, among which the 8 catties of Korean ginseng is worth [-] taels in the market now. This thing was rarely sold to Ming Dynasty before, because the small Japanese in the Wa Kingdom basically underwrote it. People like Korean ginseng the most. They are very superstitious and believe that they can cure all diseases, so they buy as much as they can.

A catty of ginseng sells for ten taels of silver, and you can't usually buy it. This is still an ordinary ginseng.

This time, the king of North Korea also spent a lot of money, making a lot of Korean ginseng in the country at once, and formed a Korean ginseng group with two classes of nobles in the country, and the package was round.

Even gold and silver are brought in a lot.

Zhu Yihai's gift in return far exceeded 20 taels of silver.

Of course, Zhu Yihai is not at a loss.

Because most of what North Korea got was raw materials or primary processed goods, but most of what Zhu Yihai gave back were processed goods with high added value.

For example, when North Korea sent gold and silver, what Zhu Yihai gave back was gold and silver jewelry, as well as minted silver dollars, copper dollars, copper coins, etc. After these things were processed by the Mint, there was a lot of profit in them.

Just like the dragon-patterned silver dollars that are currently in circulation in large quantities, one piece has a face value of one or two grains of silver. The grained silver is the accounting unit, and the prescribed fineness is more than [-]. .

Theoretically, 100 yuan silver dollar should be equal to 93 taels of fine silver, and it is equal to [-] taels of silver per hundred liters of water. , this is actually minting sharp.Silver and copper are cast into silver dollars of eighty-nine fineness, but the result is that they are circulated at the face value of one tael, without the need to raise water.

The 1 taels of silver that North Korea paid as a tribute was calculated on the basis of Wenyin rising to water, but Zhu Yihai's return of Longwen silver dollars was calculated on the basis of face value.This is a real profit.

He also gave back copper coins and copper coins. These minted coins are more profitable.

As for other merchant ships, gunboats, muskets, and ammunition, not to mention, such as the cotton armor made in Zhejiang, the cost is about 12 taels of silver, but it is definitely impossible to sell it for only [-] taels of silver. The friendly price is [-] taels of silver.

A set only earns four taels, but the price is increased by 50.00%. The more you sell, the more you earn.

Or merchant ships and gunboats, the profits are even greater.

Zhu Yihai also gave North Korea a lot of silk, but he did not give them raw silk, because processed silk products had higher added value and greater profits.

If you sell raw silk or cooked silk directly, you will earn much less.

In addition, Zhu Yihai sells processed medicines or processed medicinal materials, not raw materials.

Selling books does not sell paper, but also the most high-end rice paper.

Others, such as porcelain and tea, are all high-end goods, and the cheap ones are not high-grade, and there is no reward.

For tea from the mainland of Ming Dynasty, one catty of high-grade tea is two or three coins per catty, and the top-notch tea is two or three taels per catty. This kind of tea belongs to the top luxury tea.

When Zhu Yihai gave back tea to North Korea, he got a lot of this kind of two or three taels a catty, and the rest were mostly two or three cents a catty, and he didn't buy the kind of tea that cost a few pennies a catty.

The Usnea tea that the Koreans paid tribute to was actually exported by Daming, and it was originally produced in Xiuning, Huangshan.

The batch of reward gifts proposed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is still quite high, with a total value of more than 20 taels, which directly earns tens of thousands of taels for North Koreans.

But Daming is definitely not at a loss. Eight thousand catties of ginseng and thirty thousand bags of rice are worth 3 taels of silver. It can also be finely processed and sold at a higher price.

In short, it is not a problem to earn a small 10 taels if only the North Korean goods are in hand, and they can be handed over or processed.

Daming's batch of goods is said to be worth more than 20 taels, but in fact, the cost is only one hundred thousand taels, and the quoted market price has actually doubled.

So on the surface, it seems that Daming used more than 20 taels worth of good things to return North Korea's tribute of 20 taels of tribute. In fact, the real situation is just the opposite. If you change hands, you can sell goods worth more than 30 or even nearly [-].

On the other hand, these rewarded goods can also promote the business of processors such as silk, porcelain, books, medicinal materials, gold and silver, and expand demand.

It can even be exchanged for the now precious food and cloth.

Anyway, it is a very cost-effective deal, and the envoys from various countries are not envious or jealous when they see Daming and the North Korean father and son singing together.

They don't know that there are so many ways here, and they don't know how to calculate so accurately. They just know that this batch of tributes from North Korea will make a lot of money in exchange for rewards.

Each of them even began to regret that the tribute they brought this time was too little.

The less the tribute, the less the reward.

If this is a tribute that is as fierce as North Korea, the reward will be quite amazing.

pity.

Regret.

regret.

Countless people looked at Emperor Shaotian on the throne, and at this moment they felt that this was a great sage, not only a great sage, but even had the urge to write a letter to the country immediately.

The content is all thought out.

Stupid people, rich money, hurry up!

(End of this chapter)