Chapter 275: This Can't Be Done
In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Jiang Yueguang sent an envoy to North Korea as a Ming envoy and canonized Li Cong as the king of Korea. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Now that the Ministry of Rites has delegated power to manage the domain, it no longer specifically cares about the tributary affairs of the clan like Joseon. ”
After saying this, Jiang Yueguang looked at the two people with doubts on their faces, and then said: "The two envoys have been in Beijing for a few days, and the envoy of the Imperial Court must have explained the attitude of the imperial court to you, I don't know what the two envoys don't understand?" ”
At this time, Jin Shangrong asked people to call Yin Xuan, the supervisor of Anping, Yin Xuan had also seen Jiang Yueguang, and when he saw the old man at this time, he was slightly excited, and hurriedly saluted and said: "The little minister Yin Xuan has seen Lord Jiang!" After the defeat of Jin in Dongjiang Town in September this year, Dongjiang Mao Shuai sent Jin Guo's general Liu Xingzuo to lead troops to occupy the city of Pyongyang, North Korea, slaughtered the people on both sides of the Datong River for no reason, and occupied the fertile land. ”
Since Jiang Yueguang took over the errand in front of him, he naturally understood the previous reward will of the imperial court and the actions of Dongjiang Town.
Moreover, he came this time on the orders of the British Duke Zhang Weixian, and before he came, of course, he also met Wu Weiying, the envoy of the Imperial Court, and Chu Xianxian, who was ordered to assist Wu Weiying.
Wu Weiying was naturally annoyed by these so-called envoys of North Korea, and told them that the actions of Donggang Town in northern Korea were the will of the imperial court.
Knowing that His Majesty the Emperor does not want to see these Korean envoys, Wu Weiying simply left them there and ignored them after talking a few times, until today, the military aircraft department spread the word that the emperor asked about the Korean envoys, and Wu Weiying asked Jiang Yueguang, who had been to North Korea, to come here and explain to the Korean envoys the bottom line of the imperial court.
After the establishment of the Li Fan Yuan, Wu Weiying in accordance with the emperor's previous will, has been busy in the nine sides of the town to set up a field, now more than half a year has passed, the results are also very significant, in addition to the Liaodong Town set up in Yingzhou Houtun Wei is Lingnan's field, there are five places have been built, including the trilateral governor's residence Huamachi, the left road of Liaozhen Yizhou City, the Rehe Fort of Rehe Town Shoufu, the Datong Town outside the border wall of the Horse Chain, Yansui Town Yulinwei Zhenqiang Station, and have been put into use.
The so-called Rongchang is just a large-scale bazaar similar to that of later generations.
Grain, cloth, salt, tea and other necessities of life in the northern Sebei grasslands from the south are sold here, or cattle, sheep and horses are directly returned to the Mongol tribes in the northern part of the country.
The market is mainly run by the government, but it accepts the regular presence of private merchants, and there are guards and tax collectors in the market, and taxes from both sides of the transaction are collected every time the market opens.
Now the six border farms approved by the Imperial Court are like this, but at present, almost all of the two sides of the transaction are official, such as the opening of the trilateral governor's palace in Huamachi and the Ordos departments, which is to exchange the horses and sheep of Ordos for the broken promise and tea.
However, the official transaction does not bring tax income to the company, so what the Rifan Yuan is currently doing is also a loss-making transaction.
Of course, whether this loss depends on how you look at it, and you can't settle the account purely economically.
Therefore, after the establishment of the management domain, it was also a yamen that could not make ends meet, but the emperor was still very satisfied with Wu Weiying's ability to open six fields facing the Mongolian tribes in more than half a year, regardless of the voices of discussion above the court.
Therefore, Wu Weiying's family was unscathed in the recent rectification of the Jingshi Xungui family. And because Wu Weiying presided over the management of the domain, Wu Weiying's family also occupied a lot of fertile land along the border outside the Saiwai, and is recruiting a large number of people to cultivate.
It is precisely because Wu Weiying had more contact with the emperor after serving as the envoy of the Imperial Court that he was very clear about the emperor's views on the vassal states such as Saibei and even Korea.
In his opinion, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty should put the interests of the Ming Dynasty first and insist on the supremacy of the interests of the Ming Dynasty, which is a normal person's idea.
Wu Weiying was born in Mongolia, and he adheres to this law on the grassland, and has always been respected by the strong, and the strong take all.
Therefore, when facing the North Korean envoy, Wu Weiying's attitude was also very clear, we did occupy the land, you have the ability to take it back, if you don't have this ability, don't tell me any big truths from your mother-in-law.
Therefore, when the North Korean envoy faced him, he was speechless except for surprise.
Now it can be regarded as seeing a well-informed civil official come to accept his case, so he quickly explained the situation, made his position clear, and put forward demands.
After Yin Xuan finished talking about the situation, Li Tinggui hurriedly said: "Lord Jiang, what my king of Joseon means is that Ping'an Dao can be lent to Dongjiang Town of Daming for temporary residence, while Hamgyong Province and Pyongyang City need to be sent to Dongjiang Town by the Ming Dynasty and returned to us as soon as possible. North Korea is a small country and a widow, and it cannot afford such a loss of territory. I also ask Mr. Jiang to convey this article on his behalf. ”
After Li Tinggui finished speaking, Jin Shangrong also hurriedly said: "That's right! Please also ask Lord Jiang to convey to His Majesty the Ming Emperor on his behalf! ”
They thought that when they arrived in Beijing, they could never be courteous, they could never see the person who had the final say, and they could not see the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, because Mao Wenlong and Liu Xingzuo obstructed them from meeting the emperor to present their feelings, but they didn't know that all this was the result of the emperor's leadership or planning behind the scenes.
Jiang Yueguang saw that a few people were chattering endlessly and wanted to continue, and immediately waved his hand to interrupt them, saying: "You Korean monarchs and ministers mean that you want the Ming Donggang Town to leave only the land of Ping'an Road, and withdraw from Pyongyang City and even Hamgyong Province, is this so?" ”
Jin Shangrong and the others glanced at each other, and then Jin Shangrong said, "That's right." As for the land of Ping'an Dao and several states, it can be returned to us after the Ming Dynasty has destroyed the ugly captives of the Jin Kingdom. ”
When Jiang Yueguang heard this, his face turned cold, and he immediately said, "This is impossible!" ”
After saying this, Jiang Yueguang didn't look at the shocked looks on the faces of Jin Shangrong and the others, and then said: "Do you think that the will of my Ming Emperor can be changed if it is changed?" The emperor has issued a holy decree to the east of the Yalu River and the mountains and forests west of the Datong River to the meritorious soldiers under the command of the General Soldiers of the Fifth Route in Dongjiang Town.
"Moreover, the monarchs and ministers of the country of Er are the vassal states canonized by our first emperor, and they did not report to the court for approval last year, so they changed to Jianyu and called the ministers to pay tribute. Speaking of which, I am already an enemy country with the Ming Dynasty, and Dongjiang Town has never destroyed the monarchs and ministers of the Erguo Society, and it has always been obedient and thoughtful in the Erguo country. If it weren't for that, how could Dongjiang Town show mercy to Erguo's subordinates this time? ”
When Jin Shangrong and others heard this, they were terrified, why do today's Ming civil and military officials have such an attitude towards North Korea? !
But Jin Shangrong, who is the right politician of North Korea, also knows that as far as the matter of changing to the Later Jin Dynasty is a minister and paying tribute, as a vassal state canonized by the Ming Dynasty, this is a kind of disloyalty or betrayal.
This is Yin Xuan, the director of Anping, saying: "Lord Jiang, listen to the minister. In the first month of last year, the Jianguo army attacked our North Korea, and the prestige of the Jianguo army was rare in the world, and our North Korea was really powerless to resist. Jianyu first occupied Pyongyang, and then went down to Hangyeong, and my Korean monarch and minister fled to Ganghwa Island, helpless, so I was forced to sign an alliance with the city. However, although I signed a contract with Jianyu, I actually have a heart for the Ming Dynasty and have never done anything to be sorry for the Ming Dynasty. ”