Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

The shogunate needs to lock the country.

Because the shogunate is not really without enemies now, the majesty of the shogunate is rising, the influence of the shogunate is increasing day by day, everything looks so beautiful, and a brand new era is beckoning to people.

However, is the ruling foundation of the shogunate really so stable?
How powerful was the Toyotomi family of the previous shogunate?
He ruled Dongyi, and was given the surname Toyotomi by Emperor Houyangcheng. He was a veritable man of the world. His strength controlled the entire Dongying, and he was extremely powerful.

But the result?

After unifying Dongyi, the arrogant Toyotomi Hideyoshi wanted to conquer Korea, then Ming Dynasty, India, and then launched a war against Korea in the first year of Wenlu, and dispatched 14 troops from the Kansai clans to fight against Korea.

North Korea is indeed as weak as Toyotomi Hideyoshi thought, but North Korea has a good father named Daming.

Emperor Wanli sent troops to support North Korea. From the 20th year of Wanli to the 27th year of Wanli, more than 4 Ming troops and 14 Dongying soldiers fought back and forth for seven years. Dongying suffered heavy losses and had to negotiate peace.

This battle not only made the countries realize the powerful strength of the Ming Dynasty again, but also made Toyotomi Hideyoshi hurt.

Since then, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's great career seems to have come to naught. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi died in Fushimi Castle in the third year of Qingcho, the fortune of the Tokugawa family also came.

With the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Kanto and Kansai divisions of the Toyotomi Shogunate, the Tokugawa family won a big victory in the Sekihara War in the fifth year of Qingchang, which laid the foundation for the Tokugawa family to rule Japan. That battle is only 33 years away from now. Year.

"In these years, the era of peace that the people have been looking forward to has come, but not everyone can sit back and relax. The Dutch, the French, the Ming, the Koreans... people from so many countries come to Dongying to do business, they Their ideas and their culture are not beneficial to Dongpu."

Li Jing said: "Send people to negotiate with Dongying. It's okay not to do business, but at least let our people and ships come back."

Li Jing still holds out hope. After all, North Korea is not a small country. Now that trade is on the rise, the economy is developing extremely fast, and the military equipment and manpower have made great progress. It can be said that it is much better than Wanli's 20-year period.

All kinds of behaviors have forced these outsiders to be penniless and desperate.

It's easy to deal with Li Yu, but behind him is Zhu Youxiao. To the emperor of Ming Dynasty, Naren Da Khan of the people of the grassland, Li Yu is very respectful. Every year on Zhu Youxiao's birthday, Queen Zhang Yan On birthdays including Prince Zhu Ciran's birthday, Li Jing arranged for the resident envoys in Daming to send gifts from Li Jing.

"Are you kidding! Shanghai is tolerant of all rivers and rivers, and the world is tolerant. Would the country's courage do such a thing? Don't forget, we all depend on the country to survive!" A minister refuted severely.

This was originally a triple joy, why was it suddenly interrupted now?
After Dongying suddenly refused to continue trading with North Korea and did not allow North Korean merchant ships to approach Dongying, Li Zhen called the ministers.

Therefore, Tokugawa Iemitsu, who has no one on his head now, thinks that he can control all the power in this world, and he can do what he has always wanted to do.

The general had already made a decision, and the veterans had no choice but to discuss how to deal with it.

In the tenth year of Qingchou, Tokugawa Ieyasu passed on the position of general to his third son, Tokugawa Hidetada, who became the second general of the Tokugawa shogunate, only 28 years ago.

The most radical person said excitedly: "Lock the country, the relationship between the Franji people and us is not good, and the Franji people will not be allowed to come to Japan again in the future, and Nagasaki does not welcome them."

What's more, last year, that is, the eighth year of Kanei, sitting on the bald head of the Tokugawa family, his father Tokugawa Hidetada died, and the dual politics of the Tokugawa family no longer existed.

Li Jing reprimanded a few words to clear up the matter, and the topic returned to why Dongying refused to continue doing business with North Korea.

"We will issue a strict order that outsiders are not allowed to approach other places except Nagasaki, and Nagasaki Town only allows Dutch and Ming people to do business, and other people are not allowed to come. Whether it is Westerners or Others, forcibly docking directly seize their ships and cargo, confiscate ships and weapons, and let them fend for themselves in Nagasaki."

North Korea's coal mines are not only exported to Dongying, Daming is also willing to help this good son, one is as much as he wants.

This is true for both Westerners and Koreans.

Another person nodded: "With these advanced technologies and firearms, the shogunate's army can be better armed. Whether it is used to protect the shogunate or suppress those foreign vassals, it can gain an advantage."

Li Jing also immediately said: "Yes, without Shangguo, North Korea would not have the peace it is now, and we would not have the good life we ​​are now. Foreign trade is also allowed by Shangguo, and we did it after Shangguo .If Shangguo wants to monopolize the market, we will never have a chance. No matter when and where, anyone can doubt, but Shangguo cannot doubt, Aiqing, you have made a mistake."

But the situation in Nagasaki at this time was completely beyond Li Zhen's expectations.

They were trapped in Nagasaki Town, and it was impossible to leave Nagasaki. Their ships were seized and they could not go out to sea, and they were penniless. These once glamorous businessmen are now like beggars in Nagasaki. Barely surviving in the small area delineated by the town.

"As for the Ming people, they changed the value of the banknotes without authorization. According to the current currency values ​​of various countries, how many gold and silver contracts we have are not enough to exchange their treasure banknotes. Therefore, we must be harsh on the Ming people. Sufficiently high taxes and strict scrutiny will ensure that the shogunate will not send money to Ming people in vain."

"Everyone, why did the Tokugawa family refuse to do business with us? Isn't this a mutually beneficial business between North Korea and them?"

The samurai also smiled: "The shogunate has ordered the country to be locked down. There will be no merchant ships going to sea in the future. We don't need to do business at all."

In the 19th year of Keicho and the 20th year of the Osaka Winter Battle and the Osaka Summer Battle, the Tokugawa family completely defeated the Toyotomi family and truly unified the world of Japan, but at that time it was only 18 years from now.

And the aristocratic families of North Korea really earned a lot of gold and silver by following Daming, and the internal conflicts in North Korea have also been eased. In addition, Li Jing has long been recognized by Zhu Youxiao, and now he is the orthodox king of North Korea canonized by Daming .

In the eighth year of Keicho, Tokugawa Ieyasu was conferred the title of Great Shogun to Conquer Barbarians by Emperor Gomizu and opened up the shogunate, only 30 years ago.

Some North Korean ministers thought about the battle when Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded North Korea in the 20th year of Wanli before, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi was beaten without mentioning his muscles and bones, and the world was subsequently taken by the Tokugawa family.

Even the birthdays of the elders in the cabinet were not missed, and the gifts that should be given were not missing. Although they were not particularly valuable, they were all small gifts with heart. It feels good.

Another person stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have received some news that the most convenient people to do business with Dongying are the Dutch. Even if it is a merchant ship from Shangguo, it is not convenient to do business in Dongying."

It has only been 18 years since the Tokugawa family has been firmly established as a general, and in the land of Dongying, not to mention the puppet of the Empress Mingzheng who is currently sitting on the throne, there are more than 200 big and small feudal lords alone. How many are there, how many are near feudal clans, and how many are foreign feudal clans?

The external troubles are gone, the internal troubles are alleviated, and even the royal family has enough wealth to train the army and spend it on their own.

According to the original history, Li Yu faced internal and external troubles, including Li Shi's rebellion inside, and then continued conspiracy and rebellion, and the rise of the Manchu Qing outside, which ravaged North Korea over and over again.

"Where did these taxes come from? There were no such taxes before, which is unreasonable!"

But North Korea not only has coal, but also a lot of things that Dongying needs. Although the two have fought for many years, they are now used to trading with each other. Now Dongying suddenly cut off trade with North Korea, which made the North Korean monarchs suddenly confused. up.

"The shogunate needs stability, and the people of Dongpu need a peaceful and stable life. These don't need outside disturbance. If the lock-up can block outside interference from Dongpu, it will undoubtedly be beneficial to us. This will allow us to have more More energy to deal with those things that need to be dealt with.”

Li Jing frowned: "Is it very difficult for Shangguo to do business in Dongying now? What about the merchant ships and manpower we still have in Dongying?"

Although from the [-]th year of Keicho to the [-]th year of Kanei, the Tokugawa family or Dongying has always maintained a dualistic politics. This duality is the general and the previous general, that is, the Great Imperial Palace, not the general and the emperor.

Tokugawa Iemitsu's meaning is obvious. The feudal lords in various places are not stable. The Dutch, Francois, even Ming people, Koreans, etc. all have regular customers in Dongying. Those feudal lords obtain external technology from various channels. and equipment to fight against the shogunate.If the influence of the outside world is cut off, these foreign vassals will undoubtedly continue to weaken, and the rule of the shogunate will be more stable.

Ever since the power of the public family was usurped by the samurai family, the emperor has more significance as a mascot, and the emperor can't stop what the Tokugawa family is doing.

Facing the anger of the Ming merchants, the samurai in charge of taxation looked indifferent: "The past was the past, and the present is the present. The shogunate has new regulations, which is normal, and it is useless for you to seek enforcement!"

Speaking of which, the situation Li Jing is facing now is much better than in history.

Western merchants, Korean merchants, and merchants from other countries had their goods confiscated, their merchant ships were seized, and they were not allowed to leave Nagasaki, nor allowed to return, because the government decree of the shogunate is that it is not allowed to go to sea and outsiders are only allowed to move in Nagasaki.

The person who spoke immediately fell to the ground: "I didn't have a good rest last night, and talked nonsense in a drowsy state. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Dongying should not completely offend North Korea to death. There is still hope for those people and ships trapped in Dongying to come back.

Now the monarch of North Korea, Li Zhen, is a little puzzled.

Obviously, those people and merchant ships, including money and goods, probably won't come back.

This proposal was immediately approved by others: "Yes, we need external channels. The Ming Dynasty is a country that needs to be vigilant. We and the Dutch can undoubtedly help each other in this regard. The Dutch will give We provide the advanced firearms and technology that the shogunate needs."

Since then, the Tokugawa shogunate officially began to close the country. Except for Nagasaki, everything was closed, and people were not allowed to go to the sea or go in and out. The whole of Japan was completely closed except for Nagasaki.

The ministers sighed and fell silent.

Since the father of North Korea, Zhu Youxiao, the new father of North Korea’s monarchs and ministers, sent a large number of artillery to North Korea to help North Korea build strong fortifications at the border and set up forts to place artillery, it was not so easy for Man Qing to go to North Korea to loot houses .

Even the ashigaru in Nagasaki Town will use various methods to trouble these outsiders, forcing them to pay to solve the trouble.

Seeing that Tokugawa Iemitsu seemed to be tired, the elders hurriedly bowed their heads to watch Tokugawa Iemitsu get up and leave, and then these people continued to discuss.

Tokugawa Iemitsu said slowly: "18 years, it has been 18 years since the winter and summer battle in Osaka passed and the shogunate ruled the world."

Someone suggested: "The strength of the Dutch is very weak now, and the relationship between the Dutch and us is not bad. The shogunate specially approved the Dutch to continue doing business in Nagasaki and the shogunate. After all, we also need to obtain outside news and technology."

"Yes, these taxes are unreasonable, we want to see your implementation!"

At that time, it was less than half a hundred years ago, and it is entirely possible that the Tokugawa family had internal problems.

Someone couldn't help exclaiming: "Could it be that Shangguo wants to monopolize Dongying's market?"

Another person asked: "What about Ming people? What should Ming people do?"

"That's it, for the shogunate, for the Tokugawa family, everyone, work hard."

This idea was put forward, but it has been recognized by many people.

At this time, someone said: "Your Majesty, I have received a piece of news. Not only us, merchant ships from other countries are not allowed to approach Dongpu. Those Westerners are all rejected."

And the first country affected by the Tokugawa family's seclusion was North Korea. North Korea did business, one was the Ming Dynasty, and the other was Dongying.

Therefore, during this period of time, Li Zhen lived a very comfortable life. Both Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Yan rewarded him with a lot of property. He also sent caravans to Daming, Dongying, and even Nanyang to do business, and accumulated a lot for the royal family. gold and silver.

Not only Li Ji, but also the kings and ministers of North Korea, and the businessmen of the West, even Daming, did not expect how strict Nagasaki is to foreigners today.

"Yes, the most important thing is to force Akito not to come to the shogunate for business. We can't forcefully stop Akito from coming, and the general can't make such a statement, but we can hint and let Nagasaki Town handle it by itself."

The situation of businessmen in Daming is slightly better, but they are also limited to activities within a fixed range of Nagasaki, and return flights are allowed, but they are not allowed to go to other places in Dongying. However, Nagasaki Town now implements very complicated and high taxes, allowing businessmen of Ming Dynasty to sell After buying all the goods, they even lost money, which made the merchants of Ming Dynasty very angry. When did they suffer this kind of anger?

However, Nagasaki Town has divided many areas to limit these outsiders to a small area, and at the same time charge these outsiders a high amount of money in various aspects, whether it is accommodation or meals.

But now, Li Zhen has no foreign troubles. The powerful Ming Dynasty helped Li Zhen greatly alleviate the threat of the Manchu Qing. Now it is not North Korea who is worried about the invasion of the Manchu Qing, but the Emperor Taiji of the Manchu Qing who is worried that when the Ming Dynasty and North Korea will send troops to destroy it at the same time Own.

If the outside countries continue to influence Japan, Tokugawa Iemitsu doubts whether Japan will still be dominated by the Tokugawa family in the future.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was silent for a moment, then said: "Maintain the status quo. We do not welcome Ming people to do business, but if Ming people bring raw silk, satin and the goods we need, we will not refuse. How to do it, you can discuss it .”

Some people's thoughts began to diverge: "Could it be that someone gave the Tokugawa family better treatment in private?"

Immediately someone echoed, "That's right, do you still want to do business with Daming?"

After the foreign aggression was gone, Li Zhen could focus more on internal issues. At the same time, Ming Dynasty's open policy also gave Li Zhen an opportunity to ease the conflict. He began to encourage the aristocratic families of North Korea to go overseas to do business, so that these people could focus on Focus on making money.

Not only that, but Li Zhen also sent his eldest son, Zhao Xian's son Li, to study in the capital of Daming. The next person to be the king of Joseon must be Prince Sohyun who studied and studied in Daming Shuntian Mansion.

In 18 years, the fighting and reverberations on the battlefield can still be heard.

But this idea was immediately denied: "Are you kidding! We monopolize the trade with the Tokugawa family, who can sneak past us to do business with Dongying? Your Majesty, I suspect that there is something wrong with Dongying. Maybe Tokugawa The rule of the family is no longer stable."

And North Korea itself has more mountains and less plains. The terrain is consistent with that of Japan. The more mountains there are, the more mines. For example, North Korea has more coal, and Japan has more silver mines. These can be traded with each other.

A Ming businessman laughed angrily at the samurai's words: "Oh, the shogunate dares to make such a regulation? This is what you follow in private, right? He is not afraid that the shogunate will know?! You treat us like this now, do you still want to do business with the Ming Dynasty in the future? ?”

"The North Koreans were also all driven away, and they were not allowed to go to Nagasaki to do business again."

"That's right. As for the Dutch, we have to give them some preferential treatment. After all, we need enough goods and technology from the Dutch. We can pay more money to show the sincerity of the shogunate."

"What?! Lock the country?!"

The businessmen were shocked by the news. This was the first time they heard the news from people in Nagasaki Town. The shogunate actually locked down the country?
The Ming Dynasty has opened the sea ban to trade with other countries, why did Dongying lock the country?
The samurai felt extremely relieved seeing the astonished appearances of these Ming merchants: "Now, everyone, hurry up and pay your taxes! From the moment you set foot on the land of Nagasaki, you should have to pay taxes, and now it's just paying taxes."

The businessman surnamed Shen asked: "Why didn't we say it when we went ashore? Now that there are so many taxes added up, we sell all the goods and there is not enough tax money. How can we pay taxes?"

The samurai said: "Practice has posted a notice on the public notice board on the shore a long time ago. You didn't see it. It's your business. As for the lack of money to pay taxes, that's your business, and it has nothing to do with us."

The merchants of Ming Dynasty were angry and wanted to shout: "Open the door, free trade!"