Chapter 625, Da Ming's loyal little brother
In the side hall of the Qianqing Palace in the imperial palace of the capital, the envoys of all countries were waiting patiently, waiting for the reception of Emperor Hongzhi.
"What a luxurious, palatial palace~"
"It's so beautiful~"
"Compared with the imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty, our royal palace is like a peasant house in the countryside."
"yes, yes, it's really beautiful~"
Idle, these envoys couldn't help but stare around carefully.
The Qianqing Palace was built by Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao for millions of taels of silver, no matter any detail, it was meticulously carved, and the appearance looked like a jade seal.
The interior has also been carefully crafted, with any of the halls on a higher floor, with large glass chandeliers, floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic views, and large paintings and other decorations.
It feels very majestic!
Unlike the countries of the South Seas, which like to decorate with gold, silver, precious stones, jade, etc., the decoration here lacks these things, but it is precisely because these things are not used that the prestige here is extraordinary.
"It is worthy of the palace of the Ming Dynasty, majestic and magnificent!"
Park Wonjong, who came from North Korea, looked at the palace in front of him, and the whole person couldn't help but sigh.
Daming is Daming, North Korea and Daming are still too much worse, too much, this time to Daming, Yanshan Jun has specially explained, to take a good look at the Ming Palace, back to build a replica in North Korea.
But when he looked at the magnificent Qianqing Palace in front of him, he suddenly felt that no matter how he built it, North Korea would not be able to build such a majestic palace.
"This is where a monarch should live!"
As for Emperor Go-Kashiwahara, he clenched his fists slightly, and the whole person looked a little sad.
There is no harm without contrast.
The place where the Ming Emperor lived, this Qianqing Palace is just one of the places, and there are very large palace groups around, which are the places where the Ming Emperor works and lives.
And what about him, as the emperor of the Wa Kingdom, where he lived.......
Don't say it, the king of the Japanese is so poor that he can't open the pot, and he drinks porridge every day, that is, in the past few days since he came to Daming, he can be regarded as enjoying what a monarch should enjoy.
In the old nest in the Japanese country, it rains heavily outside, and it rains lightly inside, and it is miserable.
"Xuan's envoys meet with the ministers~"
While everyone was waiting, a small yellow door came slowly and shouted loudly.
When Park Yuanzong heard this, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Haha, my treatment in North Korea is different, I was the first to meet me."
Park Yuanzong happily followed Xiaohuangmen to the study of Emperor Hongzhi to meet him, and the rest of the envoys were slightly jealous, why was it the first audience in North Korea?
Following the small yellow gate, Pu Yuanzong also carefully observed the entire Qianqing Palace, no matter where he went, the Qianqing Palace was decorated with a very atmospheric atmosphere, the large porcelain vases that can be seen everywhere, and the large wall paintings that invited the top calligraphers and painters of the Ming Dynasty to calligraphy and painting, everywhere reflected the self-confidence and cultural heritage of a great country.
Soon, following Xiaohuangmen to the study of Emperor Hongzhi, there were many important ministers of the Ming Dynasty in the study at this time.
"His Majesty Park Yuanzong knocked on His Majesty the Ming Emperor, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live~"
Seeing Emperor Hongzhi wearing a dragon robe sitting on the main desk mountain, Park Yuanzong also immediately knelt down very respectfully.
"Excuse me, give a seat~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded with a smile and said.
"Your Majesty Xie~"
Park Yuanzong, from beginning to end is very respectful, North Korea is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty is benevolent and righteous enough to North Korea, and North Korea has always respected the Ming Dynasty, paying tribute every year, saying hello every year.
"Ambassador Park has come from afar, and he has worked hard all the way."
Emperor Hongji's voice was very gentle, which made Park Wonjong relax a lot.
"Your Majesty Xie cares, it's not hard, it's an honor for your subordinates to come to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute."
"Your Majesty, this is a letter written by Yan Shanjun of the Korean State himself, please look at it."
Park Yuanzong took out a small notebook from his arms and said.
"Submit it~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said.
Immediately, Xiao Huangmen took the song and carefully checked whether it was poisonous, there were hidden weapons or the like, and then handed it to Xiao Jing, and Xiao Jing handed it over to Emperor Hongzhi. 17
Emperor Hongzhi took the letter and looked at it carefully, the content was relatively simple, it was nothing more than Yanshanjun greeting Emperor Hongzhi, saying that he was the loyal little brother of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time offering some tribute, wishing His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty a long life and so on.
"Yan Shanjun has a heart~"
After reading it, Emperor Hongzhi also nodded with a smile and said.
He reads such letters every year, and every year when the Joseon State visits him, he will bring Yan Shanjun's handwritten letters, but this time the tribute paid by the Joseon State is very rich.
100 North Korean beauties, this is carefully selected, and then strictly trained beauties, since North Korea became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea often pays tribute to the Ming Dynasty North Korean beauties, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Comrade Lao Zhu has five very beautiful North Korean beauties won the love of Comrade Lao Zhu.
However, for Emperor Hongzhi, it was obviously a bit of a waste.
Beauty is the most tribute to the Ming Dynasty in Korea, but also the most distinctive tribute, in addition to the yellow cloth 100 horses, white cloth, linen cloth 200 horses, full flower seat 200 zhang, curtain seat two division, full flower square seat, yellow seat, color seat each 100.
In addition, there are 100 North Korean BMWs, 100 catties of Korean ginseng, 6 leopard skins, 6 tiger skins, 6 mink skins, 100 yellow brushes, and so on.
Of course, gold, silver, and jewelry are also indispensable, and they are all packed in boxes, three large boxes of gold, twelve boxes of silver, and six boxes of jewelry, Dongzhu, etc.
In addition to the items to pay tribute to Emperor Hongzhi, every time the Joseon Kingdom pays tribute, it will also prepare a separate tribute to Empress Daming, which is also very rich and very attentive.
In terms of paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty, the Joseon State has always been very attentive and willing to put effort into it.
For example, in terms of paying tribute to Korean beauties, the Korean state will prepare two years in advance, and women who are thirteen years old will participate in the draft, select those with good looks and temperament and cultivate them, and pay tribute to Daming when they are sixteen years old.
For this reason, two years in advance, the DPRK provinces were required to select the tribute stallions and feed them carefully to ensure that the tributed stallions were tall and strong.
Isn't it rare to see such a faithful little brother?
But this is the Korean in history, and it is the most loyal little brother of the Ming Dynasty.
"Xiao Jing, read it~"
Then Emperor Hongzhi also nodded to Xiao Jing.
"Yes~"
Xiao Jing hurriedly replied respectfully.
"Give the Korean country two horses of sweat and blood, 100 horses of the grassland, 100 horses of silk, 100 horses of silk, 100 horses of satin, 100 horses of cloth, 100 catties of sweet potatoes, 1000 catties of corn, 1000 catties of potatoes, 100 catties of peppers, 100 catties of peanuts, and 10 catties of tomatoes in Jinzhou."
"Give five boxes of gold, twenty boxes of silver, ten red corals of the South Seas, ten ivory roots, ten boxes of jade, ten boxes of jade, ten boxes of jewelry, and ten ...... of agarwood."
Xiao Jing's voice was loud, and he kept reading out a series of things and numbers, which was a gift from the Ming Dynasty to the Korean country.
For such a loyal little brother as Joseon, although Emperor Hongzhi also listened to Liu Jin's advice and decided not to slap a swollen face and become fat in the future, it is still an exception for North Korea.
Still gave extremely generous rewards.
Park Yuanzong, who was listening below, listened, and the whole person couldn't help but smile, the North Korean country is sincere enough to the Ming country, and the Ming Dynasty has never disappointed the North Korea.
Every time the tribute, the Ming Dynasty gave a very generous return, this time, the North Korean tribute, the Ming Dynasty also gave back.
Also, the current Ming Dynasty is also strong, and Emperor Hongzhi's private treasury is also very rich, and this year he won the war again, swallowed the grasslands in the north, and also occupied the north of Luzon in the South Seas.
I don't know how much gold, silver, jewelry, jade, and coral were snatched back from Luzon alone, and the rewards were quite generous.
Even sweat and blood BMWs can be obtained, as for the grassland horses, it is even more trivial, even the northern grasslands are the people of the Ming Dynasty.
"Give Korea two ocean-going treasure ships and one island in the South Sea~"
The gift list was very long, and Xiao Jingnian's voice was a little hoarse, but in the end, it made Park Yuanzong and the ministers present a little dumbfounded.
How did this good one give the Korean two ocean-going treasure ships and the islands of the South Seas?
The ocean-going treasure ship is very expensive now, one ocean-going treasure ship is worth more than 200,000 taels of silver, and two are almost 500,000 taels of silver, and the things in front of them are not as valuable as these two ships.
As for the Nanyang Islands, how does this thing always feel a little strange, although there are many islands in the Nanyang, and now the Ming Dynasty also accounts for a lot, what is the meaning and purpose of giving North Korea a Nanyang Island?
Not only Park Yuanzong, but also Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhang Mao and others present were a little confused.
"It's a bit too generous~"
Zhang Mao's eyes were slightly red, two ocean-going treasure ships, almost 500,000 taels of silver, this is real money.
Of course he didn't know, this was actually Liu Jin's idea.
Give the boat and the island, isn't it clear that you want to pull the Korean country into the water?
In this Age of Discovery, the Colonial Era, the Ming Dynasty always did it by itself, which was a bit monotonous and boring, and of course, the most important thing was the lack of competitiveness.
In the Age of Discovery, European countries are blooming everywhere, and all countries are competing for colonies in the world, and in the future, the Ming Dynasty will compete with Western European countries, that is, the competition between Eastern civilization and Western civilization.
Therefore, Liu Jin thought that he should bring more of his younger brother now, so that the Korean country could also taste the sweetness of this great maritime age, only in this way, it would be even more inseparable from the Ming Dynasty in the future.