Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 329 Such an unusual New Year’s Eve dinner
Shuntianfu, Wumanyi.

The so-called Wumanyi is actually a place where envoys from other countries are received. It is equivalent to an official V hotel, and of course it is a high-end one.

However, Wumanyi today does not have the relaxed and happy atmosphere of previous years. Instead, it is full of gloom.

Just because someone came here just now.

Zhu Sanfeng's name is not only resounding at home and abroad, but most countries that have contact with the Ming Dynasty know Zhu Zhanhe, and most of those who know Zhu Zhanhe know the female devil next to Zhu Zhanhe.

Facts have proven that if a person's personality is in great contrast to his gender, it will be easier for others to remember you.

For example, if you talk about a man's wife, it's easy to remind people that eating a peach is cool, but Zhu Sanfeng is just the opposite.

When it comes to women, if people's first reaction is not gentle and weak, it is definitely not cruel or ruthless.

Therefore, Zhu Sanfeng, who was cruel and cruel and killed countless people, will be remembered by others.

When Zhu Sanfeng came to this Wuman Station, he naturally wanted to hold accountable the Wala envoy who arrived first. But when Ming Dynasty sent such a person, his attitude was obvious.

This caused later envoys from the Ryukyu Kingdom and other countries to shy away from the Oara envoys.

Inside the palace, Renshou Palace.

Normally, the eight hundred miles express delivery would be letters such as battle reports, but this time Jian Xiao's eight hundred miles express delivery was not the same.

Zhu Zhanhe looked at the token in his hand and sighed in his heart.

There are some people and some things that you really don’t need to deal with because they will pop out on their own.

"Zhu Ling."

"His Royal Highness."

"Give this to Sehazhi and tell him that I want to see the results before the Lantern Festival."

"Yes!"

Zhu Ling held the token given by Zhu Zhanhe in both hands and left. He never showed any other expression from beginning to end, even though he was holding something that many people longed for.

The token was actually a jade sign with no decorations on it, only a large Chinese character "Jin" engraved on it.

It was a token of Ming merchants and Shanxi merchants.

No, we can no longer call them merchants of the Ming Dynasty, because before Zhu Zhanji sent gunpowder to Wala, he took the Shanxi merchants' trade route and used the Shanxi merchants' caravans.

"Sure enough, anti-bones are always anti-bones wherever they go, and they won't change in this life."

Zhu Zhanhe stood up and walked behind the screen while muttering.

The Shanxi merchants can be said to be a group of traitors. Historically, the demise of the Ming Dynasty was related to the corruption of officials and the obsolescence of the system, but there is another relationship that cannot be avoided.

From the middle to the late Ming Dynasty, merchant groups headed by Shanxi merchants smuggled large amounts of grain, armor, and weapons to the Jurchens.

When he was in Xi'an before, Zhu Zhanhe felt that this Shanxi businessman was not a good person. Coupled with the lessons of history, he planned to find an opportunity to clean up these businessmen at that time.

What happened to Sun Shaozong did cause some Shanxi merchants to die, but that was only part of it.

There is nothing outstanding about Sehazhi, but he can still complete tasks with solid evidence. Otherwise, historically, he would not have been able to retire normally in the position of commander of the Jinyiwei.

However, before that...

Thirty of the twelfth lunar month.

It’s the annual New Year’s Eve dinner again.

This year's New Year's Eve dinner was very unusual because it was very lively, a bit too lively.

Logically speaking, as Zhu Zhanhe conquered more and more land, there should be fewer and fewer envoys who came to pay tribute. This was indeed the case in previous years, but this year is different.

Under Zhu Zhanhe's plan, this year's New Year's Eve dinner was no longer a lively event.

This year’s New Year’s Eve dinner was very colorful.

The color here does not refer to lanterns and festoons, nor does it refer to ordinary colors, but skin color.

"His Royal Highness King Wu is here!"

The highest place was empty, but following the eunuch's high-pitched shouts, people knew that the biggest person of the day had arrived.

On such an occasion, the Empress Dowager Zhang was not suitable to attend, and it was impossible for Zhu Zhanji to attend. As the King of Wu, Zhu Gaoxu was naturally the biggest.

However, Zhu Gaoxu is also a good person and will not leave comments to others casually. Naturally, he will not sit in the highest position.

At least not right now.

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu sat down, envoys from Gutai, Banjar, Beilao, and the Ryukyu Kingdom came over. Naturally, these people knew who the most worthy person was to please on this occasion.

However, these people are still a little distracted.

Because everyone knows that the most important person in the Ming Dynasty has not yet arrived.

"His Royal Highness King Jiyang is here!"

The eunuch's high-pitched shouts cheered up the envoys, but they soon became disappointed.

The King of Jiyang is Zhu Zhanluo.

Logically speaking, among Zhu Gaoxu's sons, Zhu Zhanqi, Zhu Zhantan and Zhu Zhanluo should have been canonized long ago, because they are neither the eldest son nor the eldest son and have reached adulthood, so it is time for them to be canonized.

But because of Zhu Zhanji's relationship, these descendants of King Wu not only were not canonized, they even did not receive the annual salary paid to the vassal king by the court.

Even this King of Jiyang was canonized by the Queen Mother Zhang after Zhu Zhanhe made the decision to Shuntian.

"Prince Wu has arrived!"

Just when people were gathering together and discussing the title of King Jiyang, the person who made them wait and wait finally came.

As soon as Zhu Zhanhe arrived, the atmosphere of the entire dinner reached a climax instantly. Everyone surrounded Zhu Zhanhe, even if Zhu Zhanhe had not yet sat down.

"Huh? An envoy of the Ryukyu Kingdom?" Looking at the envoy with a flattering face in front of him, Zhu Zhanhe was thoughtful.

"When my son conquered Japan, the Kingdom of Ryukyu gave us a lot of help to the Ming Dynasty. It even became an important supply line for our Ming army for a time."

"When the Ryukyu Kingdom gave us a favor, we would naturally repay it with Qiong Yao. When I turn around, I will discuss with His Majesty and send envoys to the Ryukyu Kingdom."

"As for going back this time... There hasn't been anything rare in the Ming Dynasty in the past two years, but the maid brought back by this prince from the west is quite interesting. I think the King of Ryukyu has never seen it."

"How about this? Later, I will ask someone to select a few young and pretty ones, and you can bring them back to your king."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness!" The Ryukyu envoy was overjoyed.

Rewards are secondary, the important thing is to get Daming's friendship, and although Daming's gifts are not expensive, they are definitely rare.

Regarding slaves, whether it was a previous transaction with Shaharul of Timur's empire or Zhu Zhanhe's own expedition last year, most of the slaves brought back were young and strong, because what Zhu Zhanhe wanted was productivity.

Whether it's coolies for digging rivers or mining, these are what Zhu Zhanhe needs most. In contrast, he naturally rarely brings back women.

However, less does not mean no.

Caucasian women have two stages of peak appearance, one is when they are fifteen or sixteen, when a white woman is at her best although she is young, and the other is when she is around 20 years old.

White women develop very quickly. Around the age of 20 is the time to exude maturity. If a girl in her mid-twenties is youthful, then a girl in her twenties is mature and charming.

But if it's past thirty, it's an old lady.

The beauty of white women fades so quickly, and there are no good maintenance methods in this era, unlike the female stars of later generations who can delay it.

Therefore, female slaves are quite popular in countries such as Banjar, but because Zhu Zhanhe lacks labor force rather than money, they are often priced but not marketed.

But looking at the current situation, it's not impossible to do it, and it's also an advantage that this white woman ages quickly.

If it is an Asian woman, counting from 35 to 40, until [-] to [-], even more than [-] are very popular, but in comparison, white people seem to be a consumable.

From fifteen to sixteen to around twenty, that is, around ten years or so, people will be abandoned like shoes.

The amount required is large and the consumption is fast. It seems that the money comes in very quickly...

　I came back late today. I am hanging on for two updates. I will make up for the missing chapter tomorrow...

　
(End of this chapter)