Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

The imperial study room looks very bright and spacious.

After receiving Zhu Youtang's assurance, Li Mie felt a little more at ease. He turned to look at his entourage and said, "Your Majesty, this is the national map of Korea. It's just that the painting is far less sophisticated than the Ming Dynasty's traditional Chinese paintings. Please forgive me." !”

This attendant has exquisite facial features. Although she is wearing a black servant's hat, it is easy to tell from her skin and facial features that she is a woman disguised as a man, especially her thin and rosy mouth.

After getting a hint from Li Shi, he sent the national map he had been holding in front of Zhu Youtang.

"It's okay!" Zhu Youtang reached out to take the Chinese painting and noticed the girl disguised as a man, and said calmly.

Naturally, I don’t have high hopes for North Korea’s national map. After all, the surrounding countries are far different from the Ming Dynasty, and the drawing technology is naturally different.

It's just that the purpose of his request for the national map of North Korea was not for military use, he just wanted to know the general location.

When Li Xien returned, he couldn't help but look up at the Ming Emperor.

When she came this time, she was also shocked by the prosperity of Beijing. Compared with the capital of North Korea, it was like a country living in a dream.

Now when I followed my father to this royal garden, I didn't expect that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was so handsome and handsome, and my heart couldn't help but beat loudly.

In particular, her father and the king had been worried that the Ming Emperor would suspend the mutual trade because the ancestral production board would not go to sea. However, the Ming Emperor did not seem to take this seriously at all, which also made her feel the courage of the Ming Emperor to do things.

"I heard that your three famous mountains in North Korea are Halla Mountain, Mount Kumgang and Mount Bongjang. I wonder if they are marked on them?" Zhu Youtang slowly opened the map and couldn't help but ask curiously.

Li Shi found that the emperor in front of him was really powerful, but he said bitterly: "Your Majesty is really knowledgeable, but there are no three famous mountains marked on this national map!"

"What a pity!" Zhu Youtang said with a little disappointment when he unfolded the map and found that it was indeed useless.

Seeing Zhu Youtang's disappointed look, Li Xien volunteered: "Your Majesty, I can help you mark it now!"

"Don't mess around!" Li Shi couldn't help but feel anxious, and immediately stopped him.

Li Xien knew that his father was worried about getting into trouble, and he also realized that he had made a mistake, so he couldn't help but lower his head obediently.

Zhu Youtang raised his head and glanced at the girl disguised as a man, and then asked seriously: "Are you really okay with this?"

"Your Majesty, although I can't guarantee perfect accuracy, I can do it!" Li Xi'en raised his head to meet Zhu Youtang's gaze, looking very sure.

Huh?

Zhu Youtang finally saw the girl's appearance clearly, and suddenly felt an electric shock.

Although there are many beauties in the palace, I felt a heartbeat at the first sight of this woman, and this face looked extremely sweet, and I couldn't help but think of a certain female star named Jin in later generations.

Li Mie secretly regretted agreeing to bring his precious daughter into the palace, and immediately hurriedly said: "Don't speak arrogantly, what should I do if it ruins the country? Your Majesty, the foreign ministers are not strict in discipline, please punish me!"

"Li Qing, don't try to block it. There's nothing wrong with giving this a try! If it turns out to be the case, this... this young master will be in trouble!" Zhu Youtang knew that the three famous mountains would help him judge the topography of North Korea. When it comes to making a decision.

Liu Jin is a person who knows how to watch people's actions. When he saw Zhu Youtang decided to replace him with this girl disguised as a man, he took over Zhu Youtang's national map of North Korea.

Zhu Xi'en glanced at Zhu Youtang, as if angry or resentful. She was disguised as a man and already spoke, so how could she still not recognize that she was a girl?

"Please come over here and add some writing!" Liu Jin came to Li Xien and pointed to the desk over there.

The attic of the imperial study room is used for collecting books, but below is the leisure area. A high-end and elegant desk is placed by the south window, with paper, pen, ink and inkstone already placed there.

Li Xien nodded lightly and walked towards that side, seeing what the Ming Emperor's desk looked like. Such a life is really like a person living in a painting.

Li Shi looked at his daughter who wanted to be active, but there was a hidden worry in his eyes.

As far as he knew, the Ming Emperor in front of him was far from being as harmless as he appeared. He had already beheaded countless officials within half a year of taking the throne.

"Li Qing, are you afraid that I will fail in plotting against North Korea?" Zhu Youtang looked at Li Shi who was full of worry, and simply broke through the tunnel.

In fact, Li Shi also had this level of worry, but he shook his head firmly and denied it: "How dare a foreign minister have such delusions? Your Majesty has misunderstood!"

"North Korea is a country that was not conquered by the Ming Dynasty! I asked for a national map this time because I am only interested in the mountains and rivers of the surrounding vassal states, nothing more!" Zhu Youtang directly gave him a peace of mind.

Li Shi could feel that Zhu Youtang was not lying to him, and in fact, there was no need to lie.

With the helpless people in the country now, once they face the Ming Dynasty's cavalry, they can only surrender obediently.

Li Shi realized that he had thought too much, so he rubbed his nose in frustration and said, "That's it! My little girl has studied painting with famous teachers since she was a child, and she likes geography and scenery. I guess there won't be too much deviation in the target! "

While the two were talking, Li Xien had already started marking on the map.

Many people become very focused once they do something. At this time, a ray of sunshine fell on her face, her skin looked white and rosy, and her side face looked very beautiful.

Zhu Youtang saw countless beautiful women in the palace, but when he saw this profile face, he felt a sense of déjà vu, and his heart was ready to move.

Although it is enough to mark the locations of three famous mountains on the map, this undoubtedly requires geographical knowledge and painting skills. After all, this is to add to the picture, so the integrity cannot be destroyed.

Zhu Youtang walked lightly behind the girl and found that the marking of the three famous mountains had come to an end, which coincided with the positions in his memory.

Obviously, this girl is not fooling herself, but does have some real talents.

"It's done...ah!"

Li Xien put down his pen happily, his eyes were like crescent moons, and his smile was particularly charming. Suddenly, she felt the furry life on her heels. She was so frightened that she fled backwards, only to run into the arms of a man.

Zhu Youtang's eyes fell on the completed Chinese painting. He was also startled by this sudden change. He immediately reached out subconsciously to support Li Xien and found that this woman's body was very hot and soft.

Meow!

As if knowing that he had made a mistake, a small tabby cat turned back and glanced here, and then ran away towards the door.

Niu Mengmeng happened to be looking for the cat. He seemed to realize that his precious cat had gotten into trouble. He reached out to pick up the well-behaved little cat, and immediately turned around and ran away.

When Zhu Youtang saw the sneaky figure escaping, did she think she was blind?

"Your Majesty, my little girl made an unintentional mistake, please forgive me!" Li Shi saw the situation just now, and naturally he couldn't blame the little cat that escaped, and he hurriedly knelt down to apologize.

Li Xien still held the pen in his hand, and suddenly realized that he bumped into the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. He was so frightened that he shook his head again, but the black hat on his head fell off.

Huh?

Zhu Youtang saw the girl throwing off her hat and found that her slightly curly hair complemented this sweet and lovely face. She was indeed a rare and unique beauty in North Korea.

Li Xi'en no longer cared about his hat, and even held the brush in his hand. He immediately knelt down and apologized: "My little girl is guilty, please punish me!"

"I am not a scourge. Since it was an unintentional mistake, why should I be guilty?" Zhu Youtang is not a person who likes to find fault with others. He admired the marked map of North Korea and said: "These three mountains have been added well. I am very Yes! Not only will I not punish you, I will also reward you. I wonder what you usually like?"

When Li Shi heard this, he couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Xien rolled his eyes and boldly looked at Zhu Youtang and said: "Your Majesty, this little girl has always been yearning for Ming Dynasty's paintings. I wonder if your Majesty has any paintings to give to me?"

"I recently discovered Xia Gui's "Green Smoke in the Streams and Mountains" in the library. The stone chamfering method is quite exquisite. It is a rare work handed down from generation to generation. Now it is hanging on the wall of the attic! But I just said that the sword is given to heroes. , red powder is given to a beautiful lady, but I will not give you red powder now. Since you are a good painter, I will give this picture to you!" Zhu Youtang also saw that this woman's painting skills were very good, and even though she was very good at painting, I gave it to you. Generous and honest.

Unlike the Chinese who always like to collect, he knows that cherishing things hinders progress. On the contrary, it is better to export China's good things in a liberal way.

If the cultural demand market of neighboring countries can be opened, it will not only promote Chinese culture, but also stimulate the improvement of Chinese culture.

After all, if an industry wants to develop healthily, it cannot always live in the past, but must keep moving forward.

Li Xien vaguely felt that this painting was very valuable, and couldn't help but hesitantly turned to look at his learned father.

Li Shi's mind was spinning rapidly, but he suddenly asked in shock: "Xia Gui? But that master who once served as an imperial edict at the Painting Academy in the Southern Song Dynasty?"

"Li Qing is really a knowledgeable person, and he actually knows Xia Gui! Yes, it is the authentic work of Xia Gui, one of the four masters of the Southern Song Dynasty. Liu Jin, go up and get the painting!" Zhu Youtang nodded gently, as if it was an order.

Li Shi suddenly sweated like rain, and hurriedly stopped him and said: "Your Majesty, how can I accept such a valuable thing? I hope your Majesty can take it back!"

Li Xi'en also reacted, and immediately declined hurriedly: "This little girl is too abrupt and will never dare to accept this great gift. I beg your Majesty to take back your life!"

"I am the Son of Heaven, how can I treat my gifts perfunctorily, you can just accept the reward! In other words, do you look down on the things I have given you?" Zhu Youtang thought of the tens of thousands of ancient paintings by famous artists in his treasure house. Not distressed at all.

In fact, the past dynasties have had the habit of collecting ancient paintings by famous artists, but the goal of this kind of collection is so large that very few can actually be passed down.

Since this dynasty is owned by oneself, if it is stolen or burned in the future, it is better to give it to North Korea now and spread it to the world more easily.

Li Xien is a woman with strong opinions. She found that the man in front of her was right, and immediately kowtowed and thanked him: "My little lady, thank you for your kindness. Long live my emperor!"

The man in front of me is not a mortal after all. The kings of Joseon regard things as treasures, but here men can give them as much as they want. This is the real emperor.

"Li Qing, just go up and pick two books you like and take them back to North Korea. I still have government affairs to deal with, so you can go about your business on your own!" Zhu Youtang looked at Li Shi who was kneeling on the ground and gave another calm order. road.

Li Shi thought of his petty king and couldn't help but feel the emperor's ambition and courage. He also said respectfully: "I would like to express my gratitude to your majesty for your kindness!"

Li Xien looked at the background of Zhu Youtang's departure, and suddenly felt a sense of loss, but he didn't know if there would be a chance to meet again in this life.

This is the case for many people, some people only have a one-time relationship, and the Ming Dynasty and North Korea have already broken off their marriage.

After Zhu Youtang left the Imperial Study Room, he walked back to the Yangxin Hall along the corridor, and began to make serious plans in his mind.

North Korea is a very interesting country. Not only the political system and cultural system are copied from China, but even the currency system wants to imitate the Ming Dynasty and issue North Korean Tongbao.

It's just that Chosun Tongbao and Huaxia Baobao faced the same fate. Due to the sharp depreciation of the Chosun Tongbao issued, it led to credit bankruptcy.

Although the credit of the Ming Dynasty's fixed banknotes was bankrupt, the official copper coins of the Ming Dynasty could still be maintained, and there was enough silver to serve as the general equivalent.

North Korea did not have such good luck. Due to the serious lack of gold and silver in North Korea, especially gold, their general equivalent was "five liters of cloth".

Five-liter cloth is actually cotton cloth, and the emergence of cotton cloth in North Korea is actually thanks to one person.

At that time, the Yuan Dynasty banned the export of cotton seeds. When a North Korean envoy named Wen Yijian came to Beijing, he hid more than a dozen cotton seeds in the holder of his pen and smuggled them back home.

It was at that time that North Korea began to promote cotton cultivation throughout the country.

After the credit of North Korean Tongbao was completely bankrupt, five liters of cloth became the most popular hard currency among the people, which means it became a general equivalent.

If the cotton cloth of the Ming Dynasty could enter North Korea at this time, it would not only be able to eat up the entire cotton cloth market of North Korea, but also replace the currency status of the North Korean Tongbao with the Daming Tongbao.

Once that era arrives, Ming Dynasty will slowly take control of North Korea's economic lifeline, thereby better controlling this neighboring country.

Of course, there is still a long way to go.

It is necessary not only to solve the problem of cotton production efficiency, but also to send officials from the Ministry of Industry to Jeju Island to select a site to build a wharf and a venue for mutual trading, and to solve the problem of opening up the sea.

When Zhu Youtang was dealing with government affairs, his left eyelid kept beating, and he vaguely felt that something bad was about to happen.

At dusk that day, the matter came true. Xu Qiong, the Minister of Rites, appeared to be in a hurry and came to see him.