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In Beiping City, in Yuxiu Palace, Yang Lin and Liu Yong sat opposite each other, not only that, but He Shen was impressively present, located on the side, serving as the foreign minister of the Great Guangzhou Dynasty, giving full play to his language talent and flexible diplomatic skills.

At this moment, He Shen just glanced at the document in his hand, glanced at the contents again, and said calmly: "Emperor Qiqi, Premier Liu, Honglu Temple has just received Hong Jing from North Korea to ask our court for help, and their kingdom's Kim Zuchun and Park Jongg-kyung and others have joined forces with the queen of Jeong-chun in the harem Kim to control the government, play with authority, deceive the young king of Korea, and make the people miserable. ”

Although the narrative is short, the content is extremely huge, and the two of them also know that the content is far from this, but He Shen has simplified it and condensed the content.

As soon as He Shen's words ended, Liu Yong immediately pulled out, and then said: "Your Majesty, not only that, since the end of the Qianlong period of the former Qing Dynasty, North Korea has issued a series of bans, prohibiting the people in the country from buying Tang goods, that is, the goods produced in our Great Guang Dynasty, all kinds of exquisite handicrafts. ”

Yang Lin frowned slightly, showing a look of doubt, and asked, "Premier Liu, what's going on?" Can you tell me more about it, so that I can understand it more thoroughly. ”

However, Liu Yong did not answer, but looked at He Shen, who immediately understood, and then replied: "Your Majesty, at that time, the external relations were in charge of Weichen. Moreover, when Weichen was in the former Qing Dynasty, he successively held various official positions in the six ministries, and he knew and knew the most about trade with Korea. ”

He Shen paused, saw Yang Lin nodding, acquiesced to his answer, and continued: "That's the case, during the Qianlong period, the former Qing Dynasty advocated extravagance, gorgeousness and pleasure, so the Qing Dynasty handicraft industry at that time was extremely developed, rich in all kinds of exquisite items, and the quality was even better. ”

"From the inner palace of the palace and the two classes of nobles, to the common people, Joseon all relied on the luxury goods of the Qing Dynasty, or daily necessities. It involves all aspects, including daily groceries, bucket square paper compass, etc.; All kinds of metal supplies, such as shovels, plows, etc.; There are also hard currencies such as gold, silver, and copper, as well as brocade silk, various dyes, various foods, and various medicinal herbs....."

Yang Lin understood, no wonder North Korea has such a ban. If this continues, the whole of Korea will be inseparable from Huaxia, and will be completely reduced to a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, and the economic lifeline will be controlled by other countries.

A doubt was solved, and a new puzzle followed, and Yang Lin asked again: "Hey, no, isn't it true that North Korea has no income?" Can't they produce these items domestically? ”

Obviously, He Shen knew these things very well, such as a few treasures, and replied: "Your Majesty, North Korea can also produce some in Korea." However, their craftsman skills are not good, and the things they produce are far from being comparable to those of our great dynasty. Moreover, the most crucial point is that the country of Korea is small and outnumbered, and it is located in a remote area, so there are no raw materials for some things. Over time, they have created the current situation, and they have become more and more dependent on the Qing Dynasty. ”

Immediately afterwards, He Shen's tone changed, and he said: "However, it cannot be said that North Korea is useless, like the Korean ginseng, Korean paper, fur and dried seafood that they are rich in, the people of the Great Guangzhou Dynasty have a great demand for these, and they can bring more than nine million silver income to North Korea every year." ”

Yang Lin couldn't stop nodding, whether it was Korean ginseng, or fur and other things, he had heard of it. At the same time, I appreciate and appreciate it more and more. This benevolent brother was able to gain Qianlong's trust and entrust him with great use, not only because of his superb kung fu, but also because of his ability to govern the country.

Otherwise, He Shen would not have known these things so clearly.

At this moment, as if abandoning his previous suspicions, Liu Yong was no longer prejudiced against He Shen, and echoed: "Yes, Your Majesty, it is because of this that North Korea can barely support and alleviate its domestic demand for Chinese goods, which brings about the loss of silver." However, it still can't change his various dependences on the Great Guang Dynasty. ”

Hearing this, Yang Lin's expression was closed, and he asked solemnly: "Premier Liu, Minister He Shen, what do you two think, how much of what Hong Jinglai said is true and how much is false?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Yang Lin didn't immediately get the answer he wanted. Instead, there was silence for a moment, and then Liu Yong took the initiative to say: "Emperor Qiqi, according to some information that Wechen has seen, the volume of trade between the Great Guangzhou Dynasty and North Korea is getting smaller and smaller, and it has decreased significantly. ”

Hearing this, Yang Lin was immediately attracted, and asked, "Oh~?" Premier Liu, what is your basis? On what basis is such a judgment? ”

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Yong opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, He Shen also said just now that North Korea is very dependent on us, especially daily necessities. Even if the North Korean royal family issued a ban on the purchase of Tang goods. However, some daily necessities, such as cattle, sheep, mules, pens, ink, flints, shovels, plows, and so on, are all necessities of life, and it is impossible for the people of North Korea not to buy them. ”

Although the words are exhausted, and the meaning is endless, Liu Yong did not say any more, but Yang Lin had already understood the key crux of it, and suddenly said: "Yes, the trade volume of these commodities has been greatly reduced and reduced, and the only reason that can be explained is that the political situation in North Korea is unstable, the people are not happy, and the people of North Korea are no longer able to buy these things, or it is useless to buy these things." It corroborates Hong Jinglai's statement from the side, yes or no? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, that's exactly the case." Liu Yong and He Shen replied at the same time, speaking in unison.

Immediately afterwards, there was silence again, no one spoke, He Shen and Liu Yong returned to their seats, and Yang Lin fell into deep thought. After more than ten minutes passed, Yang Lin asked, "What do you two think about North Korea?" How should we treat the Great Guangzhou? How to deal with it? ”

Hearing this, Liu Yong and He Shen glanced at each other, and they both saw something inexplicable in each other's eyes, and the former was the first to say: "Your Majesty, since the Ming Dynasty, North Korea has always been a subordinate state of China, and when the Ming Dynasty fell, for a period of time, the king of North Korea has been confronting the Qing court, until the Qianlong period, it was really subjugated to the Manchu Dynasty." ”

"Therefore, whether it is out of tradition or to maintain the smooth trade flow of the Daguang Dynasty, the imperial court cannot sit idly by and ignore the sudden changes in the current situation in Korea, and it is best to send troops to intervene to maintain the stability of the Li Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, Weichen also thinks so." He Shen immediately made a statement.

However, Yang Lin did not immediately express his position, but thought of another thing in his heart: "It's not impossible to send troops to North Korea." However, it is not possible to maintain the stability of North Korea, let alone to maintain the Lee regime. Once the army is dispatched, then the Great Guangzhou Dynasty must see the real benefits and reap the benefits. ”

Immediately afterwards, Yang Lin thought about it again: "North Korea is bordered by the Sea of Japan, and it looks across the sea from Japan, and its geographical location is very important and its strategy is very prominent. In modern times, Japan invaded China, and Korea was an unavoidable place. Japan annexed and occupied Korea, and only then did the three eastern provinces fall, which opened the door to a full-scale invasion of China. ”

As soon as he thought of this, Yang Lin's eyes lit up, dark and deep, flickering, Liu Yong and He Shen saw all this in their eyes, and followed in their hearts, intentionally or unintentionally, the two reached a silent tacit consensus.

"It seems that the emperor has made up his mind and is ready to send troops to North Korea, and this change in expression now is too similar to the original army of Annam, which is simply no different. Hey, I'm afraid that there will be no more vassal states of Korea in the future, and there will be one more province in the Daguang Dynasty, that is, Korea Province, or Goryeo Province. ”

The more the two of them think about it, the more likely this is that today's Daguang Dynasty, most of the frontier problems have been solved, Tibet has been completely controlled, and the Xinjiang problem has also come to an end.

In particular, He Shen is proficient in Mongolian, Manchu, Tibetan and Chinese, and has a more intuitive and profound understanding of the reform of the affairs of the three places. When dealing with Tibet and Xinjiang affairs, he was the one who served as a translator.

Once the problem of the last Mongol tribes is solved, then the Daguang Dynasty will free up a large number of troops, and the total number of troops will be greatly increased.

What's more, now it is a famous teacher, with Hong Kyung-lai, asking for help and asking to suppress the rebel forces in North Korea.

These thoughts flashed through Liu Yong and He Shen's minds, and soon, Yang Lin woke up from his deep thoughts, and then said sonorously: "It's decided, send troops to North Korea!" ”

There were already preparations in their hearts, so the two of them were not surprised, as soon as Yang Lin's words fell, he immediately echoed: "Yes, the emperor!" ”

In just one year, the Great Guangzhou Dynasty focused on Southeast Asia, occupying five small vassal states in Southeast Asia at once, and directly incorporated them into the territory of the Great Guangzhou Dynasty. However, Liu Yong and He Shen did not feel that the emperor had the problem of being reckless, but felt that Yang Lin's talent and strategy were not compliments, but admiration from the bottom of their hearts.

Although the war in Southeast Asia dispatched 140,000 soldiers of the Great Guang Dynasty, consumed a large amount of rice and grain, and added five burdens to the imperial court, within a few years, half of the financial revenue of the Great Guang Dynasty will be used by those five small countries.

However, although the price is very large, the corresponding reward is also very considerable, and it is generous to make people's mouths. The use of troops in Southeast Asia swept away all the dangers in the south of the Daguang Dynasty in one fell swoop, and solved the hidden dangers in the southwest, northwest and northern territories of the Daguang Dynasty, and the return was far greater than the effort.

Therefore, almost all the officials in the Daguang Dynasty admired Yang Lin, the emperor, and were impressed by his personality, especially the endless astonishing moves, as well as various unconventional reforms, which directly benefited the people!