How can this be? Ma Lin worked hard and risked his life to come to Daming, not just to obtain tributary qualifications. You know, there is a limit to the number of tributes you can make.

At the beginning, the Ming Dynasty was eager for the vassal states to come to pay tribute every day. In this way, it is also good to create a false prosperity of "all nations coming to court". However, later the North Korean stick saw the benefits and ran diligently. Others pay tribute once in three or five years, and the country of sticks runs several times a year, so they almost call their fathers.

Moreover, although the stick messenger only dug up some "radish" in the mountains of his hometown to pay tribute, Korean ginseng is not valuable in North Korea, but it is very valuable in Daming. The Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty did not return the gift according to the status of the radish of Korean ginseng, but according to the value of the Ming ginseng, and then doubled the gift......

So, seeing the benefits, the stick dug up the turnips vigorously, and by the way, caught a few minks and skinned them and sent them in exchange for a rich reward......

Later, the Ming Dynasty was also a little unbearable - I said, "Little brother of the stick, why do you keep running to your eldest brother's house?" The eldest brother's rewards and hospitality expenses are a bit unbearable......

In desperation, the Ming Dynasty began to limit the number of tributes paid by vassals during the Chenghua period, so as not to spend too much on the imperial court.

Therefore, even if Marin offered the top auspicious rui, the Ming Dynasty allowed Marin to pay tribute, but there was a limit to the number of times - at most once a year......

How can this work? Marin wants to do big business, only once a year, and he can't do it at all. If Marin hadn't set up a base on Taiwan Island, it would have been just once a year. However, he has a base on Taiwan Island, which is on the edge of Daming, and he can come to Daming at any time to communicate with each other......

However, no matter what Marin said well, most of the Manchu ministers simply did not agree to normal trade.

Why? Although Liu Jin was in power, it was not a few years. At present, in the Ming Dynasty, most of them are still the "Qingliu" team left by the Hongzhi Dynasty, and only the key departments are controlled by Liu Jin.

And what is a "clear stream"? On the surface, "clear stream" means noble character. But at the same time, most of the ministers of Qingliu are also some straightforward ministers who are dead-brained and admit death. They are true about principles, but they don't know how to be flexible, which makes people very helpless.

Liu Jin agreed, and his henchmen were fine. However, for this big issue, the ministers spoke enthusiastically, and most of them did not agree to "make an exception", which made Liu Jin a little helpless. These Qingliu ministers are fierce, and no one buys it......

Moreover, the reasons for these Qingliu ministers are also very good - this time we agreed to normal trade between Beihai and Daming, so what about Korea, Ryukyu and other countries? Do they also make this request? North Korea has been a "good little brother of China" for more than 100 years. If you give Beihae this right, but if you don't give it to North Korea, you will definitely not be able to say it......

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There was a lot of arguing in the court, and, it seems, Qingliu's reason is so good......

Fortunately, Marin had already expected this one, and there was still a big move that he hadn't released......

So, Marlin held his breath hard, and was ready to amplify the move—all dodge, I'm going to zoom in......

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After the courtiers' quarrel subsided, Marin proposed a solution:

"What your lords say is indeed reasonable, the Beihai Kingdom is a foreign domain, and it is indeed not in accordance with the etiquette system to obtain normal trade qualifications. But what if a vassal becomes an internal vassal? ”

"What do you mean? Beihai wants to be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty? However, Beihai Country is too far away from Daming......" Yang Tinghe said.

"That's the case, Elder Yang Ge, I've heard that Daming has a toast system, right?"

Yang Tinghe nodded and replied:

"The Ming Dynasty does have a Tusi system, but most of the Tusi are in the border areas. But Beihai is tens of thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty, and it can't even be considered a frontier......"

Ma Lin smiled, took out a small map and pointed it to Yang Tinghe:

"What if you develop Dongfan Island and become the owner of Dongfan Island?"

"What do you mean, you want to be the owner of Dongfan Island and become an official of the Ming Tusi? However, you are the lord of the North Sea Kingdom. And the local official, the highest-level consolation envoy, is only from the third grade! And the master of the horse country, you are a superb......"

According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, the prince and uncle were superb, located below the county king, but the status was above the hundred officials.

Marin smiled and said disapprerovingly:

"Elder Yang Ge, serve the Ming Dynasty, what grade are you talking about? Moreover, in our Europe, it is normal for one person to have several titles. For example, now he is not only the Grand Duke of the North Sea Kingdom, but also the Earl of Newcastle, the Earl of Highland, and the Earl of Border County, and he holds several titles. The most exaggerated is a king named Charles V, who has dozens of titles. Just writing a knighthood requires a piece of paper...... "In fact, Charles V is still just a little kid about Caesar's age." Moreover, his long list of Spanish titles was also lost because Marin saved Juan III. However, this does not prevent Marin from using him as an example......

"This is a solution, but there is no precedent...... Yang Tinghe hesitated. He still has a very good impression of Marin, after all, the poem "Bamboo and Stone" that Marin sent him is very high, which is very suitable for his state of mind. However, Marin's request was a bit impolite, which made him hesitate......

The other courtiers are too, and the plan proposed by Marin seems to be okay. But the problem is, there is no precedent...... For a group of stubborn Qingliu, following the ancestral system is their important point of view.

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By this time, Marin had to amplify his moves......

"What if, Ma sacrifices the treasure of Beihai Kingdom, a kind of divine food with a yield of more than 1,000 catties per mu, or even 2,000 catties per mu?"

The monarchs and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were all startled, and then they all looked at Ma Lin with a caring and mentally retarded look - what are you fooling a fool? When we are full of civil and military affairs, we don't know agriculture? The officials present are all landlords! What is the yield per mu, can you still be unclear?

The Ming Dynasty was a feudal dynasty based on agriculture, and the Manchu Dynasty was a civil and military minister, who didn't have hundreds or thousands of acres of land? Although the majority of the officials' income does not come from collecting rent, everyone is still clear about the output of their families' acres. After all, those who can get to a high position are not pure nerds, but still know some economics.

Even if the most fertile top paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River are generally about 500 catties per mu. Ma Lin opened his mouth to produce 1,000 catties per mu, maybe 2,000 catties, and everyone just thought he was bragging......

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Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, Marin confidently insisted:

"It's true, there are really thousands of catties per mu. Moreover, this is the yield per acre in barren sandy soil and mountainous land. If it is in a fertile field and taken care of, the yield per mu can reach 2,000 catties! ”

"Oh? What kind of crop is it? Is it rice or wheat? The good old man Li Dongyang asked curiously.

"It's not rice or wheat, it's a kind of divine food that the minister found by chance. There is no need for ripe fields in the south of the Yangtze River, even in the barren yellow sandy soil of northern Shaanxi, the yield per mu can reach more than 1,000 catties! ”

Sweet potatoes like sandy soil the most, and the yield per mu on sandy soil can easily break 1,000, and 2,000 is not impossible, as long as the fertilizer and water are sufficient.

But for rice and wheat, sandy soil is barren land, which is not nutritious and very unsuitable for crops. Therefore, northern Shaanxi has always been a poor place. Because of poverty, everyone can't have enough to eat. If you don't have enough to eat, then you rebel. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was a Li Zicheng who subverted the Ming Dynasty. The Republic of China is out of ...... Brought down the skinhead dynasty......

Yang Tinghe stood up:

"Is that really the production?"

"Of course!"

"There is no basis for words!"

"May the military order ......" Marin was almost taken into the ditch.

Marin hurriedly said:

"If this kind of grain can really yield a thousand catties per mu, I ask Daming to give me the opportunity to serve as the Toast of Dongfan Island. Since he is also a local official of Dongfan Island, he is also regarded as his own person. At that time, sending ships to Fuzhou and Quanzhou to purchase should not be restricted, right? ”

"Then you have to confirm that the kind of grain you said can indeed yield thousands of catties per mu......"

After the discussion of the ministers, plus Liu Jin to help say good things, Emperor Zhengde said with a final word:

"Then it is decided, if it turns out that what the Lord of the Horse Kingdom said is true, I will agree to the request of the Lord of the Horse Kingdom to serve as the local official of Dongfan Island. If it can't reach the yield of 1,000 catties per mu, then the matter will be stopped. Moreover, as a punishment, the annual tributary qualification of the Beihai State was reduced to one tributary every three years! ”

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