Jingming

Chapter 447 The loving father of Ming Dynasty
The Longevity Ceremony held on the 12th anniversary of the Emperor's accession to the throne is not as sharp as the [-]th year of Jiajing.

There is no military parade, only performances and sports games.

However, Da Ming, which had not fought for several years, was obviously stronger. The shock and confusion caused by the steam locomotive in the minds of the envoys had not subsided.

This time, the emperor still took special time to receive foreign envoys from various countries one by one.

This time, the emperor accepted the congratulatory gifts and also returned gifts.

And this gift is a set of utensils.

A desk clock, a metal ruler, a glass liter, a metal bucket, a metal weight, and a thermometer.

Time, length, volume, weight, temperature... The Ministry of Rites and Transport of the Ming Dynasty incidentally issued credentials and invited envoys from various countries to take them back.

In order to facilitate border trade, the Ming Dynasty invited various countries to send envoys to the Ming Dynasty to discuss weights and measures, and a convention would be concluded at that time.

Whether countries use them internally or not is their business, but if they want to do business and communicate with the Ming Dynasty, they should go to the trouble of switching to the new weights and measures and various other standards that the Ming Dynasty will adopt when trading and communicating.

Accompanying this set of standard weights and measures is an explanation of why.

The calendar of the Ming Dynasty is sufficient, and the Polytechnic Institute has also had a special project to revise the calendar over the years.Zhu Houcong also knows how accurate the time is now, but he believes that the Great Ming Clock, which has been continuously studied and improved for more than ten years, should be the most accurate in the world at this time.It has a clear basis for one second, one minute, and one hour.Naturally, the lunar calendar will still be used, but the solar calendar, which divides unit time more carefully, will also begin to be introduced.

And that length is based on the meridian that China has measured.In the Tang Dynasty, a group of monks measured the meridian. After Malacca was recaptured, they also went to that area to measure the true equator.After calculation, one ten millionth of the length from the pole to the equator was taken and named a distance.Five hundred distances is a new mile, and inches, feet, feet... will all have to take a back seat in the long process of education and popularization.

Volume is divided into two categories, one is liquid and the other is solid.The glass liter, filled with one liter of water, weighs exactly the same as the one kilogram weight.Pour it into a metal bucket that is ten centimeters apart in length, width and height, and it will be just full.

This all shows the truth of this new set of standards.

And that thermometer is something that has finally matured after years of secret research.Still based on water, freezing is zero degrees and boiling is hundreds of degrees.The ordinary sensible temperature now has a clear measurement tool, which makes foreign envoys from various countries feel mysterious and mysterious.

"Your envoy has also seen that the Ming Dynasty is still reforming its system. Even if the "Da Ming Hui Dian" needs to be revised, it will have to wait until many new system changes are almost completed."

Liu Long smiled as he faced the envoy of Joseon this time, Yin Xingren, the eldest son of the uncle of the crown prince of Joseon.

"……This."

Yin Xingren was very confused.

In the previous court dispute, his father Yin Ren, in order to occupy a dominant position in the Shizi sect, secretly joined forces with the Xiao Yin brothers to eliminate Jin Anlao first.

Nowadays, North Korea is completely governed by foreign relatives. Although the status of the Crown Prince is unshakable, the Xiao Yin brothers never stop wanting to depose the Crown Prince and establish the Queen's own son as the Crown Prince.

Under the pressure of Queen Wending and her two brothers, Li Yi is now re-employing Yin Ren, but Yin Ren must accumulate more chips.

If we can truly correct the errors regarding the Korean royal family lineage in the "Da Ming Huidian", we will be able to grasp one more righteousness.

It is a pity that the Ming Dynasty backhandedly sent out such a new set of weights and measures, and also established the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Commerce. It is really "still undergoing restructuring."

The inches, feet, feet, hours, quarters, sheng and buckets used in the past are quite different from the new standards.

Yin Xingren didn't even understand why he was going to such trouble.

Liu Long continued to say to him: "Back then, the leader of your country asked your Majesty to send a great scholar to Korea to give lectures, but your Majesty studied physics and humanistic principles intensively. The Ming Dynasty continued on the path of learning. This new weights and measures contain the most important principles." . Inviting your country to send envoys to discuss and make a public convention is precisely for the advancement of knowledge and smooth border trade of the vassal states. Your envoy has not seen the steam engine made, so your majesty is overjoyed and granted the title of marquis?"

Yin Xingren didn't understand: "How does this have anything to do with advancement in learning?"

Liu Long said with a smile: "The Ming Dynasty will set up an academy of sciences, award academicians of various sciences, and enjoy special subsidies and salaries from the State Council, so that they can be specially funded to study their knowledge. Your Majesty is so kind, and the Ming Dynasty scholars have the intention to stay away from the Ming Dynasty's lectures? However, border trade In addition to being compatible, Ming Dynasty will issue another visa. There is no quota for this visa. As long as the application is approved, anyone can come to Ming Dynasty to do business, work, and study. Your Majesty, may you think about it again? "

Yin Xingren thought for a while, but still didn't understand.

Liu Long sighed inwardly, this guy was far behind Jin Qi back then.

You, the Yin family, can describe this matter as a special favor from the Ming Dynasty to North Korea after you return. Isn't this the result of your mission?

Then using this matter, can we win over the Shilin faction?Prince Wang is orthodox after all, so the Shilin faction should naturally side with him.When you come to Ming Dynasty with a visa, you can not only travel and study, but also do business and work. Can your family also use this to win over some ministers and businessmen?
Liu Long shook his head secretly, thinking that he would have to ask the North Korean diplomat to tactfully point to Yin Ren for this matter.

They both had an "inner Zen" incident last year, and Li Yi's health became worse and worse.If there is major chaos in North Korea, it will probably happen in the past few years.

Yin Xingren couldn't understand, and then asked about another thing.

Taking advantage of the fact that envoys from all countries are in the capital, there are also some disputes that need to be adjudicated by the Ming Dynasty.

For example, the dispute between Jiaochin South and Champa, the dispute between Korea and Jianzhou...

"Your Majesty has already reprimanded the envoys of Jianzhou." Liu Long spread his hands and said, "I will tell you the truth. If Jianzhou still refuses to listen to Ming Dynasty's instructions and invades North Korea, and Ming Dynasty really sends troops to Liaodong, won't you, the kings and ministers of North Korea, be afraid? After all, It is better to resolve the conflict with Jianzhou on your own."

Yin Xingren was very sad.

The Minister of Etiquette and Foreign Affairs told the truth. In the past, North Korea was frightened and feared that the Ming Dynasty would also plow North Korea.At that time, the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to explain why the leader of Korea granted the posts of Dong Shan Zhongxian, the governor of Jianzhou Zuowei, and the central secret historian to Dong Shan.What do you want to do?Later, he repeatedly pleaded guilty, sent his generals to stab the Jianzhou guards in the back, and assisted the Ming Dynasty in plowing the Jianzhou Jurchens, and then escaped.

But now there is a fight between big and small officials in North Korea. Li Yi is worried about his own safety and dare not relax his military power. This puts North Korea in a dilemma when facing the Jianzhou Jurchen attack.

The blame was passed to Yin Ren, who was in charge of the government, but he was not given military power to prevent his tentative inner Zen from turning into true inner Zen. Yin Ren was torn, and he only hoped that the Ming Dynasty would have a deterrent effect on Jianzhou.

But Daming's attitude was actually like this.

If Daming doesn't care, the situation will still get worse.If Ming Dynasty sends troops, North Korea will be afraid.The best result is that Ming Dynasty's verbal control will work. However, now Ming Dynasty does not want to ruin the reputation of "intervening in the dispute between the crown princes of North Korea" through Ming Dynasty, and is extremely restrained in Dayin's request.

"It's true that Jianzhou has not corrected his mistake despite repeated admonitions. The leader of your country has repeatedly requested that the Ming Dynasty should not descend with thunderous power at the slightest disturbance." Liu Long said, "Your envoy still needs to return to the country to explain to the leader of the country."

Yin Xingren had no choice.

If Li Yi repeatedly begged Ming Dynasty to do something for North Korea, then everyone would be afraid, lest Li Yi use Ming Dynasty to get rid of these powerful officials.

This is the most difficult scripture to recite in North Korea, and the Minister of Rites and Communications of the Ming Dynasty said with a strange smile: "Your Majesty was pleased to hear that Li Yi was invited by the Crown Prince to serve Zhaoxue, the eldest son of the concubine, and was quite appreciative of it. Your Majesty went there in person. In this letter, I ordered the envoy to forward it to your lord, saying that it is always a good thing to have a harmonious clan. Your Majesty is very pleased that your prince’s reputation for benevolence and filial piety has reached heaven.”

Yin Xingren's expression changed. Could Li Yi interpret this as Yin Ren building momentum for the Crown Prince?

Li Yi is now older, more suspicious and more frightened!
But Yin Xingren was in trouble and couldn't tell. Shouldn't he, the eldest son of the leader of the Prince Sect, be happy about this?
At the banquet given by the Emperor of Heaven to the envoys of all countries, Zhu Houcong stood high on the throne and said loudly: "I am very happy that you have traveled thousands of miles to congratulate me. Although the countries have their own systems, they have accepted me. If you canonize them, they will all be my subjects."

In the midst of respectful voices, Zhu Houcong changed his subject: "You have been in the capital for some time, and you also know that I implement new laws and reform various systems for the welfare of the people. All vassals regard Ming Dynasty as their suzerain. In my mind, all vassals The people are all like my people, nothing more than direct concubines. I hope that after you go back, you can also advise your Lord to love the people like his sons and let the people live and work in peace and contentment. In my place, only what the people want can be done. Call me the appointed master. If you blindly squeeze the people, keep fighting, and make the people miserable, then you have lost the original intention of me to appoint the master and become my own governing party!"

No matter where you are, this is absolutely true in a broad sense.

These envoys expressed their opinions respectfully, but their hearts were filled with turmoil.

What is Daming going to do?Could it be that in the future, whether to continue canonization will be decided based on whether the people live and work in peace and contentment?
This is actually the case.

Zhu Houcong said calmly: "I canonize the heads of various vassal states and vassal clans, open up borders for trade, and allow visas to study, do business, and travel in the Ming Dynasty. I hope that people everywhere can live and work in peace and contentment, and the better. As the saying goes, harmony It is noble. Whether it is the Ming Dynasty or you, the people's lives will be better and better, and disputes will naturally be eliminated. The stability around the Ming Dynasty is not only a blessing to the Ming Dynasty, but also a blessing to you."

After looking at a few people, he continued: "This time, several people still came to me to complain. You said they were kidnapping the people, and they said you were invading the land. No matter what the truth is, I can't believe it. Fortunately, I The purpose of setting up propaganda envoys is to understand the situation of the vassals. We have just invited the vassals to send envoys to the Ming Dynasty next year to discuss weights and measures. The propaganda envoys from various places will submit a detailed report to me, and we will make a decision at that time."

"In this detailed report, I don't look at other things, but only two figures: how long the people can live on average, and how much money they can have left in a year. As I said, I care about both my sons and my sons. Those who have merit in governance, I will The country's leader will be given additional rewards and preferential tariffs for border trade. Those who neglect government affairs and harm the people will be reprimanded by me and asked to make corrections."

"I'll make it clear in advance: you don't have to listen to Ming's opinion. But what Ming wants is a stable surrounding area. Places where people have no fixed homes and people have no means of livelihood cannot be stable. A place that can be stable will be able to compete with Ming. Commerce and trade benefit the people. In places where there is no stability, the Ming Dynasty must find ways to stabilize and do business. Why must we do business? Agriculture, industry and commerce are all based on the country, and they are important things that benefit the country and the people. While you are still in the Ming Dynasty, What a great realization!”

The loving father of the Ming Dynasty was just doing business and making the people live a better life.

No matter how foreign envoys looked at this in the Ming Dynasty, they could only see that it was indeed the case now.

There's really no harm in it.

If you feel that Ming Dynasty has malicious intentions, it only means that what you have done is so bad that the Celestial Empire cannot stand it.

Not only did the Ming Dynasty want to confer a title, so as to make other surrounding vassal states worry, but also wanted to enclose the land for self-entertainment and enjoy wealth, so the Ming Dynasty set some clear conditions for the canonization, isn't it too much?

What?Is it because not canonizing it would be detrimental to the Ming Dynasty?

No kidding, times have changed.These days, because mere craftsmen have been granted the title of marquis, these foreign envoys have heard from countless people in the capital that the Ming Dynasty's ministers and generals are unhappy.

With the current strength of the Ming Dynasty, do the vassal states and clans who dare to harm the Ming Dynasty think they have a long life?

The Longevity Ceremony came to an end, and everyone was having fun together at the remaining sports meeting, gambling and enjoying the bustling entertainment of the Ming Dynasty capital.

Unknowingly, as the Ming Dynasty restrained itself over the years, a tacit understanding has been formed among the surrounding vassal states: as long as they are canonized by the Ming Dynasty, there will only be some minor friction between them, and they will not dare to make a big fuss. They ended up with the same fate as Meng Yang and others.

But now Ming Dynasty's canonization has other conditions, not just submission.So if the canonization is withdrawn and the envoys are called back, will other surrounding vassal states and clans show their fangs and attack and carve up the country unscrupulously?
And if we follow Ming's new standards and treat the people well... wouldn't that mean cutting their flesh?

reluctant!
No matter what they thought, the Ministry of Etiquette issued an order to the envoys from various places to "visit the living conditions of the people in the vassal area."

This kind of behavior frightened the upper echelons of the feudal clan, but they did not dare to openly stop it.

A new undercurrent is brewing around the Ming Dynasty, and everyone speculates that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is looking for a role model to open up new territories.

If it really doesn't work, then we can only resist it forcefully!
It's something you can do only as a last resort, and you can still put it off now... Why don't you do it quickly after you go back, so as not to be the one who gets pointed at and scolded by the Emperor of Heaven?

The people of the various vassals will soon feel the benefits brought to them by the Ming Emperor's words. The propaganda embassy, ​​Ming businessmen, and storytellers will all praise the Ming Emperor's kindness and love for the people.

But the goal chosen by the Ming Emperor was actually very clear.

To alert the vassals, the best target is naturally Japan, which has been at war for decades.

And when the new system there spreads to the surrounding areas, won't the powerful people outside the clan there realize that it would be better to directly be a minister of the Ming Dynasty than to have a king over their heads?
(End of this chapter)