Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 260
Zhu Zhanchang put the steam carrier on the sea to show off its might still played a certain role, allowing the Koreans and Dongying people to experience the powerful maritime power of Daming up close.

After staying in North Korea for so long, Zhu Zhanchang was finally ready to leave for Dongying.

"His Royal Highness, please stay for a while, there are still many people in North Korea who still want to listen to your teachings." Li Xi still kept his identity very low.

"It's been a long time, and there will be more opportunities for us to come to North Korea in the future. With the development of studying abroad, we will communicate closely in the future, so we are not in a hurry. If you are free next year, you can also go to our Guangzhou prefecture as a trip to Guangzhou. It's good to have fun."

"Okay, then we'll set off after His Highness returns." Li Yan was full of smiles.

Then he said: "Your Highness, the North Korean army will be training in the east, and there are [-] troops near the east coast."

The eastern part of North Korea and Dongying are separated by a strait. Li Xi's meaning is also obvious. If Zhu Zhanchang is useful, they are willing to help. After all, it is not only Daming who is threatened by Japanese pirates, but also North Korea.

And because of the prosperity of the Daming coast in the past few years, the pirates here have begun to harass North Korea. Although the harassment of North Korea is not as good as Daming, they have to die.

Since Zhu Zhanchang's steamship was used to clear pirates in the sea, the coast of North Korea has become much more stable. If Zhu Zhanchang has any action on Dongying, the king of North Korea will naturally not mind helping, and killing two birds with one stone, why not? Not for.

Zhu Zhanchang and Li Yan saluted each other, waved goodbye and boarded the warship and sailed to Dongying.

Black Snake Princess waited for the boat to travel a distance, and said quietly: "Your Highness, you are treating North Korea too favorably."

Zhu Zhanchang smiled. Historically, North Korea and the Ming Dynasty and even the later Qing Dynasty have very strong suzerainty relationships, and the location of North Korea is also very important to the Central Plains, so Zhu Zhanchang must firmly grasp it. superior.

But in a place like North Korea, if you let the people of the Central Plains come to survive, they won't come, but this place can't be deserted, so they have to follow us willingly.

If North Korea was very restless in history, Zhu Zhanchang was not so easy to negotiate.

It is very important to give both kindness and power. Zhu Zhanchang has given grace with great fanfare. As for power, the steam mothership lying between the sea areas of the Three Kingdoms is Zhu Zhanchang's greatest power.

"North Korea is different. They learn the cultural language of our Daming. Now that they have learned it, they will learn it thoroughly. When their students arrive in Daming, they will have a special course to learn the history of Daming. They will only know the history of Daming."

Hei Snake Ji stood by and said nothing. Her father, King Jin Han, has now surrendered to Daming, and Daming treated him well. But seeing North Korea's treatment, he couldn't bear to be stunned. into the mouth.

This is how ordinary people see what Zhu Zhanchang has done in North Korea, and even many people in North Korea call Zhu Zhanchang a saint of the Ming Dynasty, which is simply sent by God to help them.

But when some of your basic industries and basic capabilities are in the hands of others, even if your country is developing well, your base will always be controlled by others, and the money you make is mine.

Zhu Zhanchang built a street in Hong Kong Port, Guangzhou, called Great Wall Street. The headquarters or sub-headquarters of large enterprises such as the Central Bank of Daming, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Australia Iron Ore Company, etc. are all located on this street. With the massive wealth, financial predators, including the new generation of paper currency that Zhu Zhanchang is going to do now, are also in the emergency improvement of the Central Bank of Daming, and will be circulated on this street first.

Zhu Zhanchang will entrust them with the task of developing North Korea. The ultimate beneficiary of various industries in North Korea in the future will be this street, and the bosses behind this street are the Zhujiang County Prince’s Mansion and the Guangdong Xuancheng Secretary, Great Wall Street. It is also the economic wall of my Daming.

So is the future North Korea the North Korea of ​​the Joseon King or the North Korea of ​​the Great Wall Street?
The same can be said for North Korea, but Dongying is different. They are far from being so close to Daming as North Korea, and they themselves are not considered to have suzerainty relations with Daming.

The former general of the Muromachi shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, sent Hakata businessman Feifu and monk Zua to the Ming Dynasty in the name of "East Yingguo Junsan Houyuan Daoyi".At that time, the power of Prince Huailiang declined, and Jun Jianwen named Yoshimitsu "King of the East" and asked Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to ban Japanese pirates.When the envoy returned to Japan, the Jingnan change occurred in the Ming Dynasty, when the King of Yan Zhu Di seized the throne.

But because Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the king of Dongying, who was canonized by Jianwen Jun, Zhu Di did not recognize it.

After Zhu Di seized the throne, he sent envoys to the Quartet.In the first year of Yongle, envoys from Ryukyu, Japan and Siam came to China to pay tribute and established the relationship between the vassal and the canonization.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sent an envoy to Ming to congratulate the crown prince.At that time, Japanese pirates in Tsushima and Iki harassed the coast of the Ming Dynasty, and Ming Chengzu asked Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to arrest him.Yi Man sent troops to annihilate the Japanese pirates and offered 20 leaders of the Japanese pirates.

Since then, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu frequently paid tribute, and at the same time was awarded by the Ming Dynasty, and formally established diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty.The Ming Dynasty issued a kanji (a certificate similar to a deposit card) to Japan, and Japan carried out tributary trade to the Ming Dynasty in the name of a vassal.The Ming Dynasty gave Ashikaga Yoshimitsu "King of Dongying" a gold seal, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu called himself "King of Dongying, minister Yuan Yoshimitsu", and Dongying officially recognized himself as a vassal state of China.

Of course, this is only in name, but Daming has no restraint on Dongying, and even before the steam warships went to sea, the rebellion of Japanese pirates continued to intensify.

Yoshimitsu passed away, and Ashikaga Yoshichi held real power. In the name of "Yoshichi, the prince of the Eastern Kingdom", he sent an envoy to report his father's death to the Ming Dynasty; Ming Chengzu sent the middle official Zhou Quan to express condolences and canonized Yoshichi as "King of Dongying". .However, the appointment of a vassal to the Ming Dynasty aroused strong dissatisfaction with the commander Spo Yoshihide and others, and finally Ashikaga Yoshiyuki cut off the trade with the Ming Dynasty.

Ashikaga Yoshichi said that our country has not been a subject to foreign countries since ancient times, and claimed to change Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's foreign policy, which also made the Japanese pirate rebellion in the Ming Dynasty more and more serious.

It was not until the appearance of the steam warship, the Zhoushan naval battle, and the return of Ashikaga Yoshihide to Dongying that Dongying once again expressed its desire to restart trade to Daming, and presented gifts to express goodwill. After dragging them for two years, Zhu Di re-established Ashikaga Yoshiki King of Eastern Ying.

But after the previous lesson, everyone knew that the Dongying people did not value the so-called suzerain-vassal relationship. Unlike North Korea, they did not have the respect they should have for their suzerainty.

Zhu Zhanchang's boat passed Kyushu Island, Shikoku Island, entered the bay and arrived in Osaka.

The people's livelihood in Dongying is obviously better than that in North Korea, and the prosperity of the residential ports on both sides of the strait is better.

The port of Osaka is now the largest port in Dongying, because it is close to Kyoto and has convenient transportation, and the Osaka border itself is one of the most developed places in Dongying. Since the business with Daming, many Dongying people have moved into Osaka.

In this era, port cities have the best opportunities, and many young people come here to work hard.

Zhu Zhanchang notified Dongying before he set off, and sent someone to inform him again in advance the day before he arrived in Hong Kong. At this time, the emperor and generals of Dongying were all in Osaka, waiting to welcome the Prince of Pearl River.

As an old acquaintance, Ashikaga Yoshio came to Osaka of course, and Zhang Xianqi, the ambassador of Ming Dynasty in Dongying, also waited at the port with his wife.

Ordinary Dongying people have never seen this posture. They usually have no chance to meet the Dongying Emperor. Their spiritual leader also appeared at the port to pick up people in person. The surrounding security level has been raised to the highest level, and almost the entire port of Osaka has been suspended. , all the merchant ships to be docked had to be brought back.

"Who is this to greet, such a big battle, it is said that His Majesty the Emperor is still inside." The onlookers outside the port were discussing.

"It is said to be a prince of the Ming Dynasty."

"The county king? The county king deserves so many people to come. I thought it was the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

"This county prince is very powerful. Did you see the "mother ship" at sea before? He made it." The steam mother ship has a great reputation, because there is no special Eastern Ying language to speak, so they all It is described in Chinese, but because of the accent, it reads like a mother ship.

"Then this county king is powerful enough to make such a big ship."

"Isn't that right? According to my friends in Daming, this Prince of Zhujiang County is really powerful. That's why you see General Ashikaga and His Majesty Yu Huang attach so much importance to him."

When Zhu Zhanchang's warship slowly entered the harbor, General Ashikaga Yoshihide prepared a grand welcome ceremony with everyone.

But Zhu Zhanchang was very careful and asked Yang Song to follow him with the guards, protecting him tightly.

Zhang Xianqi took the lead, but he grew a beard after not seeing him for a few years, and saluted respectfully: "Chen, Zhang Xianqi, I have met His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County." With a high voice, Zhu Zhanchang hurriedly supported him: "Ambassador Zhang, please excuse me, these You have worked hard."

The two still passed a lot of letters, and this time they followed Zhang Xianqi with his wife. When he was in the third year of Dongying, he took his wife over after he stabilized. Now his wife is pregnant and ready to go. Back to Daming.

Generally speaking, there are no women to follow in this era, but Zhang Xianqi brought his wife, and Zhu Zhanchang also had a chat with Zhang Xianqi's wife uncharacteristically.

Then Zhang Xianqi led Zhu Zhanchang to the front of the leaders of Dongying.

"His Royal Highness, this is Emperor Dongying, called Emperor Guangyi." Zhang Xianqi first introduced the Emperor who had only a symbolic meaning, which made Ashikaga Yoshihisa dissatisfied and immediately stood up by himself.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County, under Ashikaga Yoshichi, General Dongying, it is a pleasure to meet."

Zhu Zhanchang's smiling face did not change in any way, and said to Ashikaga Yoshichi: "King of Toyo, Ashikaga Yoshichi, I've heard it before, I'm lucky to meet."

Special emphasis is placed on the words King of Dongying, because in terms of the canonization of Daming, the name of the king of Dongying is correct, and Ashikaga Yoshichi is the king of Dongying who was canonized by Daming, not the emperor.

Zhang Xianqi first introduced that Emperor Guangyi had given Ashikaga Yoshichi's face. Zhu Zhanchang called Emperor Dongying, and then called Emperor Guangyi's face. As far as Zhu Zhanchang knew, the relationship between Emperor Yu and the general had not been very good all the time. .

How could it be good? How many people are willing to be a puppet and be a puppet in the highest position.

As soon as Fang met, he began to stir each other's emotions. There was still a very tacit understanding between Zhu Zhanchang and Zhang Xianqi, because Zhang Xianqi's letter said that although the emperor is symbolic, to a large extent the people still believe in the emperor, so Even if he doesn't have real power, it's still useful, so he often goes to see Emperor Yi to make a good relationship, and it makes Emperor Chengguang feel that Daming respects him.

The Ashikaga family basically doesn't take the Emperor in their eyes, especially Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's father, Yoshimitsu Ashikaga, who is known as Cao Mengde of the Eastern Empire. He slept with Emperor's wife, and the Emperor didn't dare to bite. Let his wife be the mother-to-be (godmother) of the next emperor, and it is obvious that he wants to be the father of the emperor.

There are both tauren and adoptive mother plots, which is indeed the traditional culture of Eastern Ying.

Of course Ashikaga Yoshimitsu wanted to be the Emperor, but Yoshihide Ashikaga didn't have this interest. He thought that the Emperor was a puppet. Of course, like his father, he basically had no respect for the Emperor except for the obvious etiquette.

After introducing the generals Ashikaga Yoshichi and Emperor Shimitsu, Zhu Zhanchang warmly greeted his old acquaintance Ashikaga Yoshio.
"His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County, you will have to stay in Dongying for a long time this time." General Ashikaga Yoshichi said enthusiastically, "I have prepared for His Highness the best girl we have here to serve you, including the best geisha in Kyoto now. "

Geisha Zhu Zhanchang naturally knew that the theoretical birth time had not yet come, but as the living standards of the residents improved significantly, the pastimes of these new generations also appeared ahead of schedule.

It is still Dongying folk customs that are open, and these things are mentioned on the spot.

"General Ashikaga, I came to Dongying this time with the friendly intention of our emperor, and of course I heard our ambassador Zhang Xianqi's praise about Dongying, so I felt that I had to come and travel. This king has liked to travel everywhere since he was a child. , looking at different folk customs, this time I come to Dongying and hope that the general will give me preferential treatment so that I can travel in Dongying unimpeded."

"Naturally, naturally." Ashikaga Yoshichi's Chinese language is rather jerky, but he can speak a lot, and there is a translator on the side.

"Of course, I'm not just here for fun. I hope to increase the scale of trade between Guangzhou and Dongying. Before, Dongying's commercial ports were mainly Weihai and Ningbo ports. We also have many good commodities in the south, which can be traded with Dongying. Specialties are also in demand.”

Ashikaga Yoshihide held a smile on his face: "Of course, the younger brother is now in charge of the trade with Daming, we can sit down and have a good chat."

"I have a very close relationship with Your Excellency Ashikaga Yoshikage. We must sit down and have a good time."

"Yes, yes, yes, Your Highness, we have prepared a good drink, you see, let's go have a drink." Ashikaga Yoshio finally picked up the words.

"General Ashikaga, I want to travel to the East, but I'm not familiar with the place in my life. I don't think Zhang Xianqi is familiar enough with all parts of the East. Can I ask Your Excellency Ashikaga Yoshikage to spend some time with me?"

Ashikaga Yoshichi naturally couldn't get what he wanted. He must have sent someone to follow Zhu Zhanchan. Now that Zhu Zhanchan brought it up himself, he didn't want to find a way to speak.

"That's natural, Yijiao remember to take good care of His Highness. Where does His Highness want to go, we let the local people prepare in advance."

"Kyoto is a must. I think of other places, Ashikaga Yoshikage will arrange it for me." Zhu Zhanyi couldn't say too many places, so as not to seem to know too much about Dongying.

But Iwami Ginzan must go, and Hiroshima must also go, because according to Li Xianyu's information, Hiroshima is the base of Dongying's steamboat, and she herself is in Hiroshima now.

"Okay, okay, I'll have someone arrange it. Your Highness will spend more time in our East Ying." Ashikaga Yoshichi's idea was to see if he could use Zhu Zhanchang as a breakthrough to get some resources of the Ming Dynasty.

Because Zhu Zhanchang's reputation is mixed, Ashikaga Yoshichi heard that he is also very greedy for money, as long as he is greedy for money, he has a chance to attack.

砰

Just as the group was meeting warmly, suddenly a gunshot interrupted everything.

Someone fell in a pool of blood after the gunshots.

　Emperor Tian can't be replaced by Emperor Huang, it may be uncomfortable to read, please bear with me

　　
　
(End of this chapter)