Zhu Youzhen is just a traverser, he can't be as old-fashioned as Chongzhen, and he is like a modern father to my three children

He is actually eighteen years old, and he not only has fatherly love but also appreciation for the three little beauties.

The father and daughter chatted happily together, and Zhu Youzhen even told them some inspirational mythological stories.

At first, crape myrtle was a little restrained, but then it gradually let go.

The three little beauties were all attached to Zhu Youzhen's side, and Wei Jiao hugged her father's neck from behind.

And Jianwen and Ziwei are holding their father's arm, and the family is very happy and happy together.

At this time, the little eunuch Erxi came in to report:

"Your Majesty, Fan Jingwen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, asks to see you."

"Calling"

Zhu Youzhen only said one word, and then smiled at the three girls:

"Someone is coming, you go back first, and your father will accompany you to dinner in the evening!"

"Well, the retainers are retired!"

Hearing that a minister came to see his father, the three little beauties nodded sensibly and left the Qianqing Palace hand in hand.

happened to meet Fan Jingwen when he went out, Fan Jingwen didn't expect the princess to be there, and hurriedly bowed down:

"See Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Jianwen and Ziwei both encountered this situation for the first time, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

Wei Jiao smiled slightly:

"Lord Fan, my father is waiting for you, come in!"

"Your Royal Highness Princess Xie!"

After thanking the princess, Fan Jingwen stepped into the Qianqing Palace.

Seeing Zhu Youzhen, he hurriedly bowed down and saluted:

"Wechen see Your Majesty."

"No courtesy, flat body, give a seat!"

"Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

Waiting for Fan Jingwen to sit down, Zhu Youzhen said with a smile:

"What happened to Aiqing seeing me at this time?"

Fan Jinwen hurriedly surrendered his hand:

"Your Majesty, there are five vassal envoys to pay tribute, and one of them pays tribute to the divine beast, now how to give back to the vassal country, please make it clear to Your Majesty?"

"Five vassal states to pay tribute? Aren't there dozens of them? ”

Zhu Youzhen's face changed suddenly, he remembered that in the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, there seemed to be more than a hundred feudal states, and then there were twenty or thirty, and now there are five?

Seeing the emperor's face change dramatically, Fan Jingwen hurriedly got up and replied:

"Your Majesty, there were indeed many vassal states that paid tribute in the past, and the most tribute was North Korea, but now North Korea has become a province of the Ming Dynasty, and it is tax-free for three years, of course, there is no need to pay tribute.

The original Ryukyu that paid tribute was now actually controlled by the Satsuma Domain of the Wa Kingdom, and they paid tribute at both ends, and it may be that the Wa Kingdom saw the continuous civil strife in the Ming Dynasty and now did not let the Ryukyus pay tribute.

In addition, the countries of Southeast Asia have been controlled by the Hongmaoyi and the Franji, and they no longer ......pay tribute to the Daming Nagong.

Your Majesty, to be honest, it's okay if they don't pay tribute, and the Ming can save a lot of money. ”

What Fan Jingwen said is actually reasonable, you must know that in the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, in order to show the demeanor of a great power, the Ming Dynasty gave back to the envoys of the vassal kingdom far more than their tribute.

Some countries pay tribute to a wild animal, which can be exchanged for precious silk jewelry from the Ming Dynasty.

As a result, the vassal states rushed to pay tribute, and they brought with them a large number of retinues.

The Ming Dynasty had to reward these people, and in order to get a large reward, even Nurhachi often brought many people to pay tribute.

At that time, their tribute had changed its taste, and they just wanted to get more generous rewards from Daming.

There are even countries that do not hesitate to fight in order to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, which is the Wa State during the Warring States Period.

Our neighbor to the east has always coveted us.

When China was strong, they tried to take advantage of us.

When China's national strength was declining, they showed wolf ambitions.

During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, in order to compete for tribute to China, two groups of Japanese people actually fought and laughed generously.

At that time, the Ming monarch believed that the Celestial Empire was rich in the four seas, and the four Yi were all uncivilized peoples who drank blood and drank blood.

To Huaxia as a vassal, dedicated to the Chinese gifts, Huaxia does not have to take advantage of them, let alone use this to make money.

On the contrary, they have more gifts, as long as they can be obedient and can serve China as their heirs.

This kind of thinking of wanting to save face and not to be in the middle of the Han Dynasty has existed since the Han Dynasty, and it reached its peak in the Sui Dynasty during Yang Jianshi, but it continued until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

At that time, the Wa Kingdom was in the era of the division of princes, and the power of the generals was declining, and various wealthy clans successively controlled the territory.

The Ming Dynasty imposed a ban on the sea and did not trade with foreigners casually.

So paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty, in exchange for rewards, became a way of trade between Japan and China, and this way did not lose money.

At that time, the Daimyo Ouchi clan of the Wa Kingdom sent Kenmichi Zong and Ruizo sent Ruizo to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

To come to Daming Nagong, you must hold a national certificate, which was called "Kanhe" at that time, to prove that it is not a cat or a dog, but a legitimate government.

At that time, the Ouchi clan held the "Kanai", so it stands to reason that there was nothing to do with the Nishikawa clan this time.

However, in addition to making Ruizo, the Hosokawa clan cleverly dispatched Deputy Shi Song Suqing, who was originally a Chinese.

This Song Suqing knew the unspoken rules of doing things in Daming, and bribed the Ningbo eunuch Lai En, who was in charge, with a lot of money.

Although the Ouchi clan came late, the last to arrive was the first to come, not only sitting on the upper seat at the banquet, but also before the Ouchi clan when inspecting the goods.

This time, the fake will come true, and the tanuki will become the prince.

The head of the Ouchi clan, Zong Shiqian, was in a hurry, and he didn't say anything if he couldn't do it, and he was humiliated.

So, Zong Shi was furious, first killed Ruizuo, and then chased and killed Song Suqing, so frightened that Song Suqing ran all the way from Ningbo to Shaoxing City and hid.

Zong Shi knew that this matter was out of control, exposing the robber nature in his blood, and burned and looted along the road, causing great damage to the local residents.

The pursuing Bei Wei Du commander Liu Jin, Qianhu Zhang Bo and other Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers were killed in battle, and the commander Yuan Ban and Baihu Liu Si were also taken captive.

This can't blame the incompetence of the Ming Dynasty soldiers, we are kind hospitality, who knew that thieves were so rampant.

When the matter reached the imperial court, Emperor Jiajing was so angry that he ordered the treaty ports of Fujian and Zhejiang to be closed, leaving only one in Guangdong.

On the way back to Japan by the wind, a ship encountered wind and waves and drifted to Korea, and Korea killed more than 30 at that time, captured 20, and sent it to the Ming Dynasty for processing.

The Ming government put the rest to death, and Song Suqing, who was hiding in Shaoxing, was also found out.

The initiator Song Suqing, formerly known as Zhu Bian (this name... Because it is the bane of this matter, he will also die in ambush.

Ridiculous people, other people's missions are messengers of peace, but these people are like plague gods.

This incident is called the "tribute incident", in fact, it is a big fart caused by two groups of people from a poor country to take advantage of us, but I did not expect to bury far-reaching consequences.

From then on, normal trade between the Wa Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty was largely closed.

They sent the Japanese to the southeast coast to make trouble, burning, killing and looting, and it was not until the appearance of the national hero Qi Jiguang that the Japanese plague was completely quelled.

In Zhu Youzhen's heart, the suzerainty is the suzerain, and the vassal state must pay tribute.

When they came to Daming, they had food and lodging, but the round-trip cost depended on how much they paid.

Dare to play tricks with the Ming Dynasty, don't blame the Ming for not giving them a chance.

Those countries obviously see that the Ming Dynasty is in constant civil strife and want to bet on both ends, but the Ming Dynasty has been unified, don't they know?

So Zhu Youzhen slapped the dragon book case and said angrily:

"The decree is that the five countries do not need to pay tribute for three years, and after three years, the tribute items must be gold, silver, jewelry, and grain, etc., worth 200,000 taels of silver every year, and the Ming Dynasty only provides them with food and shelter, and the same is true for other countries.

If the previous vassal country did not come to pay tribute this year, it will increase another 100,000 taels of silver, otherwise you will bear the consequences! ”