King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Zhao Chunlai was just about to give a fluent introduction.

suddenly.

A voice sounded faintly.

"No need to introduce myself! One million taels of silver! I want it! If there are any other bidders, you might as well compete with me!"

The words fell.

Everyone was shocked.

If the glass wine set just now could be sold for as high as 200 million taels, it was purely because of the fighting spirit. Under normal circumstances, it would be a great achievement if it could be sold for tens or hundreds of thousands of taels.

Although this glass mirror looks very novel, I never thought it could be sold at such a high price. Isn't it just a way to reflect more clearly? Is it so precious?
Everyone looked at the person who was bidding, and they were all surprised.

This person turned out to be the one who recited the poem before the auction started, the young master of the Fujian merchant Chen family, Chen Sixuan!

The strength of the Fujian merchant family, Chen, is also clear to everyone.

In Fujian, it is definitely the leading company.

In fact.

Most people know what kind of business the Chen family is doing.

after all.

The things the Chen family brought back from overseas were sold all over the country.

Almost all business groups will inevitably have something to do with them.

Therefore, everyone knows that at this time, almost half of the overseas trade is monopolized by the Chen family.

Seeing that the Chen family had taken action, and their methods were so fierce.

Almost everyone present had no intention of competing with the Chen family.

Of course, there are still some people who are ready to make a move.

After all, the higher the auction price, the more benefits they get.

at last.

Some people still couldn't help shouting, "You Fujian merchants are so powerful? We Guangdong merchants are not easy to mess with! One million and one hundred thousand taels!"

Chen Sixuan said calmly: "One million and five hundred thousand taels! If anyone still wants it, I will have to give it up."

The words fell.

No one in the field dared to say anything.

After all, the price is really too exaggerated.

Even the agents couldn't stand this stimulation.

Everyone present could see that Chen Sixuan was indeed a ruthless character.

I guess he is a man of his word.

If I dare to bid higher, I will be courting death.

If they really call out a sky-high price and no one continues to buy, then these agents will be in trouble.

As the field fell into a strange silence.

Zhao Chunlai's face was all smiles.

"make a deal!"

After selling only two items, he had already made a profit of 350 million taels of silver.

Such money-making efficiency made Zhao Chunlai overjoyed.

Even if the commission was only one thousandth, he would have earned 3500 taels of silver.

The subsequent auction also went very smoothly.

At the end of the auction, all kinds of glass products were sold for a sky-high price of more than 900 million taels of silver.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.

terrible!
It is terrible!

It sold for so much money in an instant!

These businessmen are really rich.

Zhu Yuanzhang murmured, "It seems that we have to study the issue of raising the commercial tax rate!

They made all the money, this is not okay!"

Zhu Tan smiled.

In later times, the commercial tax rate could even reach more than 60%, which was really ruthless.
In any case, the current tax rate in the Ming Dynasty is abnormal.

Businessmen have gained the country's greatest benefits at only a small price.

It is neither fair nor reasonable.

As the auction ends.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up slowly.

Looked at Zhu Tan in front of him.

His expression was a little complicated.

Although he accounted for 60% of the final share of the auction.

But I always feel it’s too little.

suddenly.

He saw one of Zhu Tan's guards come up to him and whisper something to Zhu Tan.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask, "Old Ten, what's the matter?"

Zhu Tan smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. The merchants who bought these glass products want to meet me."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.

"They are just a bunch of lowly merchants. What are they doing? Let them look in the mirror and see what they are!
Now, can they see the most distinguished prince of the Ming Dynasty whenever they want?"

Zhu Tan smiled bitterly and said, "Father, you may think so, but I dare not! The reason why my products can be sold all over the country is not only because the products are good enough, but also because the various business groups cooperate with each other and give face!

What's more, the fact that they were able to sell for so much money this time was more or less due to their consideration for my son, so I dare not refuse it even more!

When your Majesty returns to the palace, I will go to see them. It won’t take long, so don’t worry.”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

Sitting in a luxurious sedan chair.

There were countless Jinyiwei hiding in the dark around him.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly sighed.

"Prince, it's not easy for Old Ten either!"

Zhu Biao smiled bitterly.

"Father is right! My tenth brother looks like he has worked really hard! We are just sitting back and enjoying the money. It's really..."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "All of our other sons think they are noble. They are always arrogant and don't bother to pay attention to anyone, let alone merchants. Take your useless second brother for example!"
If Zhu Chong had been half as humble as Old Eleven, how could he have ended up in this situation!
It's not easy for Lao Shi to be busy organizing various things, and he even has to meet those lowly businessmen afterwards. Even I feel a little sorry for them!"

Zhu Biao nodded and said, "Father is right! We only saw that he actually made more than 900 million taels of silver, but we don't know how much effort he put in behind the scenes!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he suddenly slapped his thigh again.

"That's true! He has earned more than 900 million taels of silver. What's the point of this little bit of hard work? It's a pity that we still say it's not easy for him! What's not easy for him!
Before he became a vassal, we worked hard for a year, but didn't the national treasury only collect more than 900 million taels of silver? Compared to this, his is simply too easy!
well! "

Zhu Biao heard this.

Suddenly I didn’t know how to answer it.

I could only smile bitterly and shake my head.

Yanzhou.

On the way back to Prince Lu’s Palace.

at this time.

Zhu Tan was holding Wu Wan'er in his arms, sitting in his special carriage.

Old Zhu had announced the marriage to the world two months ago.

Wu Wan'er also officially obtained the status of concubine.

Although her status was not as high as Tang's, it was far from comparable to that of a concubine.

For Wu Wan'er, it can be said that after waiting for a long time, the clouds have finally cleared and the moon has appeared.

After all, in the early years of Hongwu, the royal family still paid great attention to matching social status in marriages.

Generally speaking, most of the princes would marry into the families of the nobles in the imperial court.

For example, Qin Wang Zhu Chong’s wife was a Guanyin slave, and his main purpose was to win over Wang Baobao.

But in order to compensate him, Zhu Yuanzhang also gave him a concubine, who was the daughter of Deng Yu, the Duke of Weiguo.

It is really incredible that someone like Wu Wan'er, who came from a merchant family, could become Zhu Tan's concubine.

Of course, after seeing Wu Wan'er's appearance, some people said that it was reasonable for her to be Zhu Tan's concubine.

This is the truth: if one’s background is not good enough, one can make up for it with good looks.

Zhu Tan put his arm around Wu Wan'er's slender waist and sniffed the faint, almost imperceptible body fragrance on her.

I also felt a little distracted.

Although he had been distracted all the way and even didn't know how many times he had ridden the horse.

But he still likes Wu Wan'er very much.

The body fragrance of this woman is actually natural, and it carries an amazing temptation.

But she is also extremely shy.

After he showed his bravery to me once in Prince Lu’s Mansion in Yingtian, he was beaten back to his original form.

Even though the two sides have distanced themselves from each other countless times, they are still as familiar as ever.

But once he got close to her, Wu Wan'er's cheeks would still flush and she would feel extremely shy.

In the whisper, Zhu Tan is even more addicted to her.
Just when Zhu Tan was trying to start a huge shake in the carriage.

suddenly.

A voice came from outside the carriage.

"Your Highness, we are about to return to the palace! The princess and the officials of Prince Lu are waiting for us at the door!"

princess?

Zhu Tan's hands trembled.

Not that I'm afraid.

Good traffic accident, Dad.

Yingtian.

Forbidden City.

Fengtian Temple.

early morning.

Zhu Yuanzhang threw several memorials to the ground.

"Assholes! Damn it! Are these Koreans crazy?"

talking.

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily, "Feng Sheng! What is going on in the Liaohe River area now? Aren't all the lands that belonged to Nahachu now part of the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was gloomy and angry.

The memorial in his hand was clenched tightly, and the anger in his eyes seemed to be about to burst out.

"Tell me what's going on!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted angrily, looking at the ministers below, suppressing the anger in his heart.

Although what was stated in the memorial was very clear, he still wanted to ask how such a thing could happen.

All the ministers were trembling with fear.

No one dared to speak this time.

But now that this question has been asked, I have to speak up.

Especially the minister in charge of submitting memorials, his face turned pale and his lips were tightly pursed.

He didn't want to do it, but it happened, what could he do?

Constantly thinking in the mind.

After all, the person in front of him is the emperor. If he says something wrong, he will most likely be beheaded.

Wang Cai shivered a little and glanced at his boss.

Liu Zhen is similar.

As for the other ministers, they were watching quietly. This matter could be said to have made His Majesty furious.

The head may move at any time.

"Your Majesty, the situation is just as stated in the memorial. I wonder if Your Majesty still has any doubts!"

Liu Zhen swallowed and couldn't help but speak.

Since the death of Nahachu, Liaodong became the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and even the Yuan Dynasty was the same.

They are all considered to be within the scope of the Ming Dynasty, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty can be said to have increased to an astonishing level.

Nowadays it can be said that there is no Yuan anymore.

"I ask you, why did Goryeo do this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the two of them with murderous intent on his face.

The two were frightened to the point of breaking out in cold sweats and feeling depressed.

How could they know why Goryeo wanted to attack them?

The incident happened suddenly and the situation was urgent. How could we know the reason?

“Your Majesty, this time we sent a lot of troops to the north, but then they all kept their own territory. Now there are only a few tens of thousands of people in Liaodong. This may be an opportunity that Goryeo sees as a chance, and they don’t want to become a vassal state!”

Liu Zhen thought quickly and came up with a perfect reason.

Although I don’t understand where Goryeo got the courage and bravery, this may be the most appropriate reason.

After saying that, the two of them knelt on the ground, not daring to look up, and were already prepared.

Whether it's a confession or something.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly sneered. This reason was indeed enough.

The Ming Dynasty now has strong soldiers and horses, and this time it won a great victory. It can be said that it has destroyed the Yuan Dynasty.

Today that place is called Mongolia, and those people are no longer called Yuan people, but Mongolians.

People of place names.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also amused by Goryeo's courage at this time.

Even the Yuan Dynasty was no match for him, let alone Goryeo.

At the same time, he also agreed with this speculation.

Although Liaodong was the territory of Nahachu of Kaiyuan Network, it has now become the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

After the Northern Expedition, the matter was settled.

The dispatched troops naturally have to go back, otherwise the amount of food and fodder consumed by these hundreds of thousands of troops will be astronomical.

The money just flowed out like water, and he felt very distressed.

Except for the plan previously discussed with Zhu Tan and Crown Prince Zhu Biao, all the troops returned.

For example, sending Han people to the Mongolian region is not only for surveillance, but also to deter those evil-minded villains.

Promoting trade and so on was also Zhu Tan’s idea, and it would require manpower later on.

Therefore, the army dispersed and each did his own thing.

Now that the borders are straightened out, everyone must maintain their own peace and no one is allowed to invade or cross the border again!

This is a portrayal of the time.

As for Liaodong, the overall situation has been decided, and the army will naturally not stay there.

It's not just the soldiers, but also the logistics and so on.

Liaodong is not a small area. If these tens of thousands of people are divided up, the military strength in one place is only 20,000.

It was not difficult for Goryeo to know these things.

From Goryeo's perspective, the Ming Dynasty did not seem that powerful.

Because in their view, Goryeo was just a small country, not even as big as Liaodong.

Not worth taking too seriously.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was gloomy at this time.

He didn't expect that this small country, which he thought was not worthy of attention, would now want to become independent and even imprison officials representing the Ming Dynasty.

It's like a small path scratching my asshole, it opened my eyes!

In the memorials submitted by Wang Cai and Liu Zhen.

Goryeo first sent people to kill the 21 Ming soldiers who posted the notice, and then detained five people including Li Sijing who were responsible for hanging the notice.

Goryeo was originally a vassal state of the Yuan Dynasty.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is the strongest and without the Yuan Dynasty, it naturally has to tell the surrounding countries who is the boss.

Li Sijing and others were responsible for going to Goryeo to inform the news.

I didn't expect that I would be imprisoned.

This not only made Zhu Yuanzhang feel slapped in the face, but also insulted.

A vassal state of the Yuan Dynasty dared to do such a thing.

What's more, even the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed by him. How dare you, a small country like Goryeo, do this? You are so bold.

This is a provocation, a provocation to the Ming Dynasty and also a provocation to him.

Today, the Ming Dynasty has become the overlord and is still growing stronger. How can we allow such a thing to happen?

"Goryeo despises me and the Ming Dynasty, we must not let it stay!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was somewhat grim and full of murderous intent.

"Send people to find out the truth, and then send troops to attack!" President Zhu waved his hand, as if to decide life or death for Goryeo.

If the emperor gets angry, millions of people will die!

All the ministers were stunned, and the civil officials frowned and were hesitant to speak.

The military generals were so excited that they could hardly hold back the smiles on their faces.

Although they had just finished a war, they were a family that had risen to prominence through military achievements, so having a war to fight was definitely a good thing.

Moreover, Goryeo is just a tiny country and we cannot just destroy it with a wave of our hands. That would be too arrogant.

But it's not difficult to fight.

How can a bug overturn the world?

Many generals are eager to go into battle.

However, the man headed by the civil officials suddenly stood up and interrupted the petition of those military generals!
"Your Majesty, although Gao Li was disrespectful, he did not go too far!"

Li Shanchang spoke.

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Shanchang, not understanding what this meant.

"Does the Korean public know what he is talking about?"

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes.

"Your Majesty, I think there is something wrong with Duke Hanguo!"

Lan Yu snorted angrily.

Now it has been a long time since he wanted to be conferred the title of Duke, and this requires military merit.

At this time, Li Shanchang actually jumped out.

How could he feel good about this?

Even Xu Da was very puzzled and couldn't understand why his old friend actually spoke well of Goryeo.

This tiny country behaves like this, showing no regard for the Ming Dynasty.

Then the king of Goryeo must also be punished, or even replaced.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to give me a hundred thousand troops. I will destroy Goryeo, uphold the might of the Ming Dynasty, and spread the name of Your Majesty!"

Lan Yu spoke excitedly.

In order to gain military merit and be granted the title of Duke, he racked his brains to come up with some words that civil servants are good at.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

Li Shan was calm and composed, as if he had expected this.

"Does the Korean public know what he is talking about?"

Zhu Yuanzhang also narrowed his eyes slightly, wanting to know what Li Shanchang was doing.

Li Shanchang smiled slightly, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Goryeo was originally a vassal of the Yuan Dynasty. Now that the Yuan Dynasty has been destroyed, Goryeo still has this reaction. What is the motive?"

After these words were spoken, many people reacted.

Goryeo was a lackey of the Yuan Dynasty. Now the Yuan Dynasty has been destroyed, but Mongolia is still there. Even with the persuasion and leadership of Toghon Temur, there will still be rebellion.

This might have been instigated and instigated by the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that this was indeed the more likely scenario.

Maybe it's both.

“Your Majesty, perhaps those Yuan party members who favor Yi still want to struggle stubbornly, but it is impossible for Goryeo to be of one mind, otherwise they would just kill Li Sijing and others!
I think that Your Majesty can issue an imperial decree to show the power of the Ming Dynasty and Your Majesty's authority, so that Goryeo will recognize the truth. In this way, there is no need to start a war. You only need to let Goryeo eliminate those Yuan party members and send them to Liaodong to be beheaded! "

Li Shanchang took his time and stated his reasons.

Everyone also fell silent.

Except for generals like Lan Yu who wanted military merit, everyone else looked unhappy.

After all, if they don’t fight, they won’t have any military merits, so how can they climb up?

But they all knew that mobilizing the army meant fighting people and spending money.

If something can be done with just an imperial decree, there is naturally no need to mobilize the army.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression relaxed, and he even smiled.

"Your Majesty, although this plan is indeed brilliant, what if it doesn't work? What if they think that the Ming Dynasty is weak and don't take it seriously, or what if the Yuan Party is strong and controls Goryeo?"

At this moment, Lan Yu can be said to have used his intelligence and talents to try his best to gain opportunities for military merit.

Zhu Yuanzhang also looked at Lan Yu again, but did not say anything. Instead, he stared at Li Shanchang.

This is indeed the case.

If he issued an imperial edict and others ignored it, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing?

Now that we have just destroyed the Yuan Dynasty and annexed Mongolia, many things are still in the enlightenment stage and require a lot of energy.

Especially Mongolia, so many people, and the former Yuan Dynasty emperor Toghon Temur.

If we don't do well at this time, even if the Mongols attack the Ming Dynasty again, there will be many powerful tribes that will not accept it and will secretly unite and wait for the opportunity.

If bad luck strikes one day, some internal strife may break out in the Ming Dynasty, and people will be prepared for it.

If they just rise up in rebellion, that would be real trouble.

Therefore, he needed Li Shanchang to come up with a better strategy.

Li Shanchang sighed, as if he knew what this meant, and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty needs time now. The previous punishment was a great victory, but it also cost a lot of money. Now there are still many things to do with Mongolia, which consumes a lot of energy. It is not suitable to fight again now!
I think that issuing an order to Goryeo is also a warning to others. If Goryeo really has the intention of being disloyal, it won’t be too late to mobilize the army! "

Everyone was silent.

Thinking about feasibility!
Zhu Yuanzhang's anger gradually disappeared, but his face was still a little gloomy and he looked very unhappy.

He knew that no matter whether this was caused by the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, or Goryeo's lack of vision, or Goryeo's unwillingness to submit.

Mongolia has always been a place that wants to get back on track as quickly as possible.

According to Zhu Tan, one should not treat others as outsiders. Although preventive measures should be taken, they are only to prevent those with ulterior motives.

People who love peace and do not want war are one family. After one or two generations, they will naturally become a family.

He fully agreed and recognized this matter.

If we can really reach this point, we won't have to worry about the recurrence of the war that has lasted for thousands of years.

Following Li Shanchang's idea, the civil officials all agreed.

Many generals frowned, but also agreed with this matter.

After all, it's been made clear.

Use courtesy first and then force, give the other party a chance. If that doesn't work, directly send a large army to attack, or even destroy them.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Shanchang is still as smart as ever. Let's do it!"

This approach is indeed a good one, and it has a flavor of being able to attack or defend.

If we attack directly, Goryeo will surrender immediately and say they didn't do it on purpose.

Should we fight or not?
The other side even found the remnants of the party and offered tribute to express their apology.

At this point, if the other party is asked to be responsible for the losses, what will other countries think?
After all, they have plenty of excuses, even if it's just to ease the relationship or to preserve their strength, they can use this excuse to cheat.

An imperial edict can not only test the situation, but also use both soft and hard tactics to let other small countries see the magnanimity and strength of the Ming Dynasty.

There are indeed many benefits.

After retiring from court, Zhu Yuanzhang picked up his pen, wrote the imperial edict himself, and stamped it with the imperial seal.

Looking at the mark on it, Zhu Yuanzhang showed a proud smile on his face.

This is an honor. He is not only the founding emperor, but can even be said to have achieved something unprecedented in history.

At this moment, he felt that he was capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Qin Han and the others.

The imperial edict was sent out of Nanjing and headed straight to Goryeo, escorted by Liu Zhen and Wang Cai, who had made up for their crimes.

Especially Wang Cai, he was responsible for going to Goryeo, and he had to go even if he felt aggrieved.

He really felt that he had done nothing wrong in this matter. Others who attacked the Ming Dynasty were either brave or short-sighted, but he was not. However, he became a person who made up for his crime with meritorious service.

Looking at the information on the official newspaper, Zhu Tan nodded slightly, but his brows were slightly furrowed.

"Li Shanchang's plan is indeed good, but it's a pity..."

Zhu Tan shook his head slightly.

Normally, this strategy would be good enough to be recorded and publicized.

After all, there are huge benefits here, but he remembers that this was a turning point for Goryeo.

Or a North Korean turn.

Originally, he thought he was overthinking it, but Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a copy of the memorial and asked him to confirm the matter.

Goryeo was not the remnant of the Yuan Dynasty, or there were people in Goryeo who were still loyal to the Yuan Dynasty.

But he really has evil intentions.

“But there’s always some butterfly effect!”

Zhu Tan whispered that he shouldn't have remembered this happening so early.

In other words, according to the original historical trajectory, the Yuan Dynasty would not have been destroyed so early.

……

In the palace of Goryeo, Wang Yu put on a five-clawed dragon robe and had a smiling face, looking very happy.

"Your Majesty, I should call you Your Majesty!"

Cui Ying was wearing Hu clothing and had a fawning look on his face, revealing the nature of a bootlicker.

Hahaha!
Wang Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud and became even happier.

Originally, Goryeo was just a vassal state and the king was not allowed to wear a dragon robe with five claws, only four claws. Now he does not want to be a vassal state, but also wants to expand his territory.

Of course you have to wear a dragon robe.

"Minister Cui, what is the reaction from the Ming Dynasty?" Wang Yu asked with a smile as he sat on the throne.

"There has been no response yet, but Liu Zhen of Liaodong Military Commission and other lower-level officials have gone to Nanjing. I think they went to discuss this matter. Should we send a large army?"

Cui Ying bowed in response.

Wang Yu, who heard this, said with a hint of disdain, "Not yet, let's see what Zhu Yuanzhang wants to do, but the army must be prepared, and then we will recover the land originally occupied by the Yuan Dynasty!"

"Yes, I will arrange it!"

Cui Ying also smiled, her eyes flashing with desire.

The king and his minister seemed to be in cahoots with each other, and they even thought of Goryeo becoming a great power, occupying a large territory, and becoming a great power that would scare people and make other countries submit to it. (End of this chapter)