Chapter 626, Treaty of the Ming Vassal State
"Two ocean-going treasure ships, one island in the South Sea~"
"I heard that this treasure ship will cost more than 200,000 taels of silver, and the Ming Dynasty is sincere to my North Korea."
"As for this island in the South Seas, Da Ming doesn't know what it means."
Park Yuanzong sighed at Daming's generosity, but also grabbed his head and thought about the meaning of Daming's side.
The good end actually rewarded the North Korea with a South Sea island, the location details are given, the geographical location is not bad, just south of the South Ocean Luzon Island, the area is not small.
Then Park Yuanzong also shook his head slightly, and returned to the hall where the envoys were staying with a smile on his face.
Seeing Park Yuanzong come back, the others immediately came to their senses, looked at Park Yuanzong's smile, and then looked at the thick book he was holding in his hand, it was obvious that the reward from Daming's side must be extremely rich.
Many envoys from small countries in Nanyang were even more excited, and this time, it seemed that they would be able to make a big profit again.
"The envoys of the Xuan Kingdom went to the Phoenix Hall to meet ~"
Soon, the little yellow gate came again, but it was a one-time visit to the Phoenix Hall for the envoys of various countries, which made everyone suddenly stunned.
This treatment seems to be too different.
The envoys of the Joseon State were received individually, but when it was everyone's turn, they actually met together, and the treatment was very different, and you can see it at a glance.
The East King Godala and the Queen of the Wa Emperor Kashiwahara couldn't help frowning, the identities and status of the two of them are also different, no matter what, the Ming Emperor's side should be met alone, but the Ming side did not.
This made the two of them look very ugly.
But there was no way, and they could only follow everyone to a huge hall, which had already been arranged, almost the same as when they were in the court, and a huge open space was left in the middle.
The dragon chair of Emperor Hongzhi was arranged on it, and there were many seats on both sides, and the middle was empty for duet.
The positions have also been divided a long time ago, the position of the Korean envoy is on the front left, and the right is the position of Godara, the king of the east of Sulu.
Next, the positions of the Wa kings and the Annam kingdom were placed, and then they were arranged in turn, and the last in line was the position of the envoys of the Luzon state.
Not long after everyone lined up their positions, Emperor Hongzhi came to the Phoenix Hall with the important ministers of the court.
"Delegations from various countries visit His Majesty the Ming Emperor~"
Xiao Jing saw that Emperor Hongzhi was seated, and he also shouted loudly.
"Xiao Wang, see His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty~"
King Godara and Emperor Kashiwahara, Queen Wa, shouted, "They don't need to bow down, they just bow their heads and possess themselves."
"The subordinates see His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty~"
As for the envoys of other countries, they knelt down one after another and solemnly saluted Emperor Hongzhi.
"Excuse me, give a seat~"
Emperor Hongji had a smile on his face.
"Your Majesty Xie~"
Everyone thanked them and got up and sat down on the chairs next to them.
"You have come from afar, all the way to the journey, very hard, I will make a special dinner tonight, please be sure to enjoy it."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the envoys of these countries below, and the characteristics were very distinct.
The clothes they wear, the things they wear, the hats they wear, etc., are all different, and the styles are very different, but people can't help but take a few more looks.
Godala, the king of Sulu, had a big beard and a big white hat, and the clothes on his body were more like a piece of cloth, which always made people wonder if the cloth would fall off.
Emperor Kashiwahara, the queen of the Wa Kingdom, was very particular about dressing, and it is said that this style of dressing was handed down from the Tang Dynasty, so Emperor Hongji couldn't help but take a few more looks.
The envoy of the Joseon State, Park Yuanzong, was wearing the same clothes as a Ming official, a crimson dress, plus a hat, if you don't say it, you will think that this is the minister of the Ming Dynasty, which is the most like the Ming Dynasty.
As for the envoys of the Nanyang countries, many of them are dressed in fancy clothes, which is a bit nondescript, but most of them wear hats, and then there are jade or gemstones in the middle of the hats.
"Your Majesty Xie~"
Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, all the envoys also thanked one after another.
Setting up a banquet and entertaining is also a routine operation, not to mention that there are so many envoys who come this time, how can they be expressed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I, Daming, have always been kind to others and do the world with benevolence and righteousness."
"However, my Ming Dynasty treats people with benevolence and righteousness, but always in exchange for wolf hearts and dog lungs, even though the Japanese country is a hundred years on the southeast coast of my Ming Dynasty, I have repeatedly asked the Japanese country to investigate thoroughly and severely punish this matter, but the Japanese country is not impressed, and the scourge of the Japanese is becoming more and more rampant, killing my Ming people, and robbing my Ming merchant ships."
After saying the good thing, Emperor Hongzhi's color changed, and he also said sharply.
Hearing Emperor Hongji's words, everyone looked at Emperor Kashiwahara, the queen of Wa, and Yin Shizhong, who was sent by the shogun, and had a good show.
The Great Tomorrow is getting angry here, and he wants to question the Wa King and the shogunate.
"Xiao Wang doesn't dare~"
Emperor Go-Kashiwahara hurriedly stood up and bowed his head.
"The subordinate is guilty~"
As for Yin Shizhong, who was sent by the shogun, he fell directly to his knees and sweated on his forehead.
Isn't this matter supposed to be over, how to mention this matter at this time, the Japanese state has already ceded land and paid compensation to the Ming Dynasty, and this matter is also mentioned, this is another slaughter of the Japanese country.
"Hmph~"
Emperor Hongzhi snorted coldly, and then said: "The Luzon State deliberately organized, plotted, killed, and looted my Ming people. ”
Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's name, the envoys of the Luzon State who were sitting at the back immediately fell to their knees in fright, trembling.
There is no way, Daming is too ferocious.
The Battle of Manila almost wiped out the Luzon Kingdom, from the king and princes of Luzon to a large number of ministers, all of whom were killed cleanly.
The current Luzon State is only formed in some remaining places, and the strength is very weak, and they are always worried that the Ming side will attack again and completely destroy them.
"In order to prevent such things from happening again in the future, and also to consolidate the friendly relations between our Ming Dynasty and other countries, I have formulated some treaties here."
"If you are willing to sincerely become a vassal state of my Ming Dynasty, then you will sign a treaty, and from now on, if all countries are sincere to me Ming, I will treat all countries sincerely."
"If you don't want to become a vassal state of my Ming Dynasty, you don't have to come to my Ming Dynasty to pay tribute in the future, my Ming Dynasty doesn't lack that little thing, and we won't give any rewards."
Emperor Hongzhi glanced at the envoys of Luzon contemptuously, and then spoke slowly.
In fact, these have been formulated a long time ago, and they are nothing more than an excuse, and then they have to make a clear relationship with these countries.
Those who are willing to be vassal countries will come to sign the treaty, and if they sign the treaty, then they will be the little brother of the Ming Dynasty, and they will do things according to the content of the treaty, and everything is easy to say.
If you don't want to, then don't come to pay tribute in the future, want to deceive Daming's side of the gift, we Daming don't miss your little thing, want to get wool from Daming's body, dreaming.
It's different now.
Liu Jin and Emperor Hongzhi set the tone, and in the future, the external affairs of the Ming Dynasty will be based on the interests of the Ming Dynasty as the foundation and core, and the matter of slapping a swollen face and becoming a fat man will not be done in the future.
Many of these small countries in Nanyang came to gather wool, in fact, few of them sincerely wanted to become vassals of the Ming Dynasty, of course, now the Ming Dynasty's expansion in the Nanyang also made them very uneasy.
Paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty can get something in return, and can have a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty, which is not easy for the Ming Dynasty to invade itself in the future, which is the most important thing.
But now, Daming's side has changed, Daming's advantage is not easy to take advantage of, and he has begun to be pragmatic.
As Emperor Hongzhi's words fell, there was also a small yellow door with a copy of the agreement that had already been formulated and handed to these envoys.
Godala, the king of the East, took the agreement and looked at it quickly.
Treaty of the Ming vassal states?
Dongwang Godara couldn't help frowning slightly when he saw it, Da Ming was too different from the past this time, and he always felt that the future would probably not be easy.
I looked at it carefully, and there was a lot of content, and the main content was as follows.
First, the Ming side is based on the principle of voluntariness, and does not force any country to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, so this agreement can be signed or not, and the Ming side will not force any country to sign this vassal state treaty.
Second, once this treaty is signed, it means that it has become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and from then on, if you want to break away from the sequence of the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, you must get the consent of the Ming side.
Article 3, after becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it is necessary to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty on a regular basis, specifying in detail the items, quantity and total value of the tribute, and the Ming side can not give it back.
Fourth, after becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the son of the Great Tomorrow must be respected as the lord, and nominally the Great Son of the Great Tomorrow is the supreme monarch of the vassal state, and the monarch of the vassal state itself must be canonized by the Great Son of the Ming Dynasty to be considered orthodox and legitimate.
Article 5: After becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the vassal state must comprehensively study the Chinese civilization, respect Confucianism and Taoism, learn Chinese characters, change the Chinese surname, and must not promote any other way of civilization.
Sixth, after becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the vassal state must use the silver dollars and silver bills of the Ming Dynasty, and both sides allow the merchants of the other side to do business and trade freely.
The Eastern King Godala looked at the contents listed on the vassal agreement, and the whole person couldn't help but widen his eyes, a little incredulous.
Is this still a Ming dynasty?
Didn't the Ming Dynasty in the past emphasize righteousness over profit, and do the world with benevolence, righteousness and morality?
Wasn't the Ming Dynasty a good man in the past?
Wasn't the Ming Dynasty stupid in the past?
Why has everything changed all of a sudden, every article of this Ming vassal agreement is very bad, once this vassal agreement is signed, from now on, these countries will become vassals of the Ming Dynasty.
The titular monarch is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the change of monarchs in the future will have to be agreed and canonized by the Ming Dynasty, and the more important thing is to learn Chinese culture, change the Chinese surname, learn Chinese characters, and respect Confucianism and Taoism......