It has been 20 years since Seoul was built, and Incheon is the closest coastal county to Seoul, so building a wharf here is the best choice. It's just that since the Korean kingdom itself is also forbidden by the sea, there is no need to build the dock of Incheon, since the Ming wants to be stationed here, and they don't have to pay for it themselves, why not, just borrow a place, although they don't pay taxes, but it also costs money to build a wharf, and it also costs money to raise soldiers.

In this era, no one will think that it is a very difficult thing for the Ming Dynasty to destroy Korea, so there is no need to think about the conspiracy, and it is not a big deal for the Celestial Empire to borrow a port to supply and garrison troops, and Zheng He built a lot of supply points in important ports along the way to the sea, and the concept of territory is not as complicated as it is now in this era, which is mainly reflected in whether the relationship between countries is peaceful or hostile.

For the Ming to take the initiative to trade here that is welcome, due to the ban on the sea makes the trade completely into a seller's market, the so-called tributary trade is how to come, in order to obtain the goods of the Ming Dynasty under the pretext of tribute, with the hometown of the native products loaded with cargo ships to come to the Ming Dynasty, take out some tribute to the Ming Dynasty, the rest can be sold in the Ming Dynasty in exchange for the Ming goods, of course, the Ming Dynasty also gave the countries a limit for the ships to bring, and then how often to pay tribute.

In this regard, countries have also come up with a countermeasure, for the multi-belt ships are mainly solved through this private relationship, and the more you run, you naturally know where the road is, mainly because the Ming Dynasty can't listen to beautiful words from top to bottom, and basically doesn't open your eyes too much and close your eyes to let go.

It's even more interesting to have the number of tributes.,The steward of the Siyi Pavilion took a look.,Hey,Why are you here again.,It's not a tribute every five years.,I only came last year before it's time to go back quickly.。 Don't say it's okay, this said began to cry, after leaving the Ming Dynasty and returning to China, thinking about the emperor of the Ming Dynasty day and night, admiring the state of Ming etiquette, prosperity and peace, it is really not good to eat and sleep, and people are sick and lose weight a few times. The more time passed, the more I missed, so I couldn't help it anymore and ran here, and I could eat food on the way here, and I didn't have insomnia and palpitations, so my illness was cured, and my body returned to its original state...... These four pavilions often have to entertain these envoys from various countries who cry and shout to pay tribute.

Many people are not to blame, people are like this, they can't pull down their faces to drive people out, so the reply after reporting the situation is basically acquiescing, this is the point of tributary trade at the time, one is tribute, the diplomatic principle of the Ming Dynasty is that as long as you recognize me as the boss you come to pay tribute, the Ming will give back two gifts, and during the Ming Dynasty all food and accommodation are free, this is actually understandable, this is like a poor relative brought some local products to see you, It's a tradition to bring him something more when he leaves after this delicious and delicious hospitality, and this is not a bad habit, a bad habit, as long as it is kind to do it within one's own capacity, and it is stupid to be stupid beyond one's ability to bear, and it is understandable to be calculating. The other is trade, which is only allowed during the tributary period, so it is no wonder that these people frequently use tribute as an excuse to trade.

Before the North Korean Taizu Li Chenggui also sent a delegation to meet the Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, the head of the mission is precisely the current Taizong Li Fangyuan, at that time one of the purposes of the Ming envoy was to hope that the Ming Dynasty could open the port of Dengzhou or Laizhou to conduct maritime trade with North Korea, but the Ming Taizu did not agree, but opened a mutual market in Yizhou, Liaodong and North Korea for land trade, and later Jianwen, Yongle ascended the throne after North Korea also sent envoys to request maritime trade but was still refused, so for the trade of ten ships per month of the Ming Dynasty they are completely in favor of both hands and feet, so this is also one of the reasons why King Taizong did not object.

Of course, there are a few people who think that the 5,000 people stationed in Inchon is a threat to Seoul, the distance is less than 100 miles, in case this army comes to attack the capital one day, it is impossible to prevent it, Daming has a sentence that is very clear, how can others be allowed to snore next to the couch.

One is that in order to prevent the Japanese from landing at Incheon, the west of Seoul was originally the focus of the defense of the capital, and now there is a Daming naval division stationed to reduce the pressure on the defense, and there are outposts along the way to the capital itself, and Incheon must be aware of any abnormal movement as soon as possible. The second is that the Ming Dynasty does not have to be so cautious if he wants to attack North Korea, wouldn't it be more convenient to march from Liaodong, how can hundreds of thousands of horses fight in, why send a few thousand sailors here to fight a little trouble; The third is that the Ming Dynasty has been forbidden to the sea, we have always hoped to trade with it at sea, this time we can first agree to them, if the consequences are really cargo ships to trade here, this matter is true, we will put our hearts in the stomach, and we may as well increase the number of trade ships, to trade once a month and every ten years, five ships of cargo each time, three times a month and fifteen ships, in fact, I still want more, but no matter how much it is estimated that the Ming Dynasty does not agree; Fourth, the goods that Daming needs this time are relatively wide, basically our domestic specialties, so we must be careful that these profiteers have ruined our reputation, so it is best to stipulate a few time-honored brands with good reputations to supply Daming.

This brings us to the point, and after some discussion, Licao obtained the right to choose the merchant; Gong Cho was granted the right to undertake the construction of the Incheon Pier and various facilities; Tocho will be in Incheon imitation of Daming to open a city ship division to levy taxes, although not the Ming Dynasty's ship tax, but can be levied on domestic suppliers; Bing Cao was responsible for the security of the garrison and the task of monitoring the movements of the Ming army; Xing Cao was responsible for all kinds of disputed lawsuits and contracts in trade; The official Cao was responsible for sending personnel to supplement the various yamen. As a result, the six Cao more or less benefited from this trade with the Ming Dynasty, so the opposition had completely disappeared after the discussion.

After hearing the results of the deliberations of the ministers, King Sejong ordered Reichso and Gongcho to contact the envoys, who received the envoys according to the high standards of diplomacy and took charge of the list of goods needed for each trade. Gong Cao is responsible for the construction of Incheon Wharf and other supporting facilities in accordance with the requirements of the Great Tomorrow Envoy, and all the required procurement is also handed over to Gong Cao himself. The other Cao prepared candidates in advance, and after this negotiation, it was expected that the Ming ship would come over in a month at the latest, and finally the letter of state drafted by Li Cao, which was forwarded to the Ming Emperor by the Ming envoy.

After everything was arranged, King Sejong went to meet King Taejong to report the results of the matter.