Qin Lin was still groaning, Xu Wenchang had already guessed the reason, and stroked his palms and smiled at the three envoys: "You want to make Burma pay no tribute!" Hmph, the news is very handy, and it actually begged my parent to drive it. ”

Tribute? Qin Lin frowned, the tribute is to prevent Burma from coming to the Hajj from now on, and to sever the relationship between the suzerainty and the vassal state between the Celestial Empire and it, if you consider it from the perspective of practical interests, that is, the rich reward given by the Ming Emperor when Mang Yinglong lost the tribute, is it worth Annam, Siam and other countries to take a large number of treasures in exchange?

When the three envoys heard the word "Absolute Tribute", they immediately lifted their spirits, and Ruan Song, who was the leader, said hopefully: "That Burmese is reckless in response to the ambition of the dragon and wolf, and since the succession to the throne, the army has been exhausted, and the army has been directly aimed at Thang Long (near Hanoi, Vietnam), and my army and people in Annam have suffered for a long time!" If the Celestial Empire pays no tribute to it, Mang Yinglong's arrogance will inevitably disappear, and my Annan will be encouraged and morale will be greatly boosted! ”

"I, Cambodia, was forced by the times and had to be with Mang Yinglong, but as long as the Celestial Empire announced that it would not pay tribute, my country would immediately sever its relationship with Mang Yinglong!" Mahara added.

Chaiwari burst into tears, a handful of snot and tears: "Burma is tyrannical and domineering, repeatedly invaded our Siam, my lord Tanmaroja was forced to surrender, and the Burmese army also sacked the national capital Dacheng (Ayuthaya), plundered countless treasures, and forced my lord to be his vassal; robbed the two princes again, and our lord had no choice but to send the princess Su Pan Kanglaya to Mang Yinglong as a concubine, so that the two princes could be exchanged.

Now that Prince Na Lixuan has returned to the country to govern, he has violated the Yang and Yin of Burma, and secretly worked hard to govern the country, and he wants to learn the story of the Celestial Dynasty to destroy Wu, ten years of life and reunion, ten years of lessons, and he will definitely repay the deep hatred and hatred of the reckless dragon who broke my capital and plundered my princess.

If the Celestial Empire pays tribute to Burma, it will make the Burmese government and the opposition terrified, and I, Siam, will rejoice, and the great cause of Prince Na Li Xuan can achieve twice the result with half the effort! ”

Qin Lin couldn't believe it at first, his face didn't show any light, he just nodded vaguely in agreement, and finally waited for them to finish complaining, and then slowly asked, "Can it have such a great effect just because of the tribute?" ”

Absolutely! Ruan Song, Mahara, and Chaiwalit pointed to the heavens and the earth, which means that if the Celestial Empire takes the initiative to announce the renunciation of tribute, it will definitely scare out the of the Burmese Mang Yinglong and Mang Yingli father and son, and for the countries and Tusi on the Indochina Peninsula who were invaded and persecuted by the Donghu Dynasty, they must greatly boost their morale and prestige.

Qin Lin listened to the words of the three envoys, and only then did he have a new understanding of the tributary system established in Ming China.

In the past, I always felt that the vassal countries would get some mink skins, elephants and other local specialties, and the imperial court would give back a large number of gold, silver, porcelain, and silk, which seemed to outweigh the losses, including Zheng He's trip to the West, and the economic return was very little or even simply upside down, which felt too cost-effective.

In fact, this is not the case, the Ming Dynasty, as the suzerain, reflected quite kindness in the economy, not for the purpose of making money, and later came to the South Seas to form a strong contrast, thus giving the vassal state considerable cohesion; In terms of military and politics, the tributary system with the Central Celestial Empire as the core is actually quite powerful, and if there is a usurpation and rebellion in Annam, Korea, Ryukyu and other vassal states, the Ming Dynasty will immediately exert strong pressure politically and militarily, and unceremoniously "rudely interfere in the internal affairs of other countries".

If there is a conflict between the vassal states, the Ming will also mediate as the suzerain, and the vassal countries will send troops to protect them if they are attacked by other countries.

And the Ming Dynasty, as the suzerain, could arbitrarily requisition the troops and materials of the vassal states to serve their own strategy, for example, during the Yongle period, the Xuanwei Division was set up in the old port of Nanyang, thousands of miles away, which was the Indonesian island of Sumatra in later generations!

During the Jiajing period, Mao Bowen conquered Annam, and also spread the knowledge of Yunnan, Guangxi, Tusi, Siam, Zhanla, Laos and other subject countries, and requisitioned more than 10 Tusi from various countries with a total of hundreds of thousands of troops, forming a high-pressure situation of large army pressure on Annam, so Annan Mo Dengyong surrendered without a fight.

If China is the Celestial Empire, the vassal countries are really small countries, and the strength of the Celestial Empire itself alone will form an overwhelming advantage over any of them, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty will not send troops, and the troops will be spread to all countries and Tusi, and after the army gathers, the rebellious forces will be difficult to resist, and those who are interested will surrender quickly, and those who do not know the current affairs will not be able to escape defeat.

Over time, the Ming Dynasty is invincible, invincible, the greater the majesty of the Celestial Empire, the cohesion and deterrence of the vassal countries are also rising.

On the contrary, if you blindly compromise and retreat after encountering a provocation, the vassal states will naturally regard the Central Celestial Empire as weak and bulliable, so who will be willing to send troops to help you fight in a critical situation? Although China's strength was strong, after going deep into the frontier wilderness, there was no one to help it, and it seemed that its strength was weak, and it became more and more difficult to win, and if it was defeated, it further increased the centrifugal tendency of the vassal states, forming a cycle of evil surnames.

So this time, whether it is public or private, it is natural for Qin Lin to get the Burmese Mang Yinglong to pay no tribute - in addition to the national righteousness, there is also a valuable gift list on this table!

Xu Wenchang gave Qin Lin a strong look, and told him to agree quickly, let's not be too happy about this kind of public and private thing! As for how to make Myanmar out of tribute, we are both guys with bad stomachs, are we afraid that we can't think of a way?

Qin Lin was embarrassed, and patted the gift list, "This official is just a little brocade guard official, and he can't control such a thing as a tribute, you should find Pan Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, or Zhang Xiangye, but now it is very rare to call this official, and if you don't agree, you don't feel sorry for the generous gift, haha!" ”

The three envoys were all selected by the country, and as soon as they heard Qin Lin's tone, they knew that it was that when they heard Qin Lin's tone, they were not afraid that Qin Lin would knock off the bamboo pole, they were afraid that Qin Lin would not agree, and they were immediately overjoyed: "The heavenly general Qin is in the emperor's heart, with wide hands and a wide road, who doesn't know?" As long as Lord Qin facilitates this, it goes without saying that the monarchs and ministers of our small country are grateful to Dai De, and there are still some small gifts in the country. ”

Qin Lin touched his nose, and smiled evilly like a big bad wolf seducing Little Red Riding Hood: "Bo Li doesn't need to, this official has a friend who does business at sea, and the market of your three countries also wants to open up, this port and tax rate ......"

The three envoys nodded their heads like chickens pecking rice: "Let's repair the port, and wait for your friends to come, the tax rate is easy to say, let's halve the tax rate according to the Celestial Empire." ”

They originally wanted to say that it was tax-free, because they didn't know how big Qin Lin's friend's business was, so they left a little leeway and halved it, and it wasn't until later that Wufeng Maritime Merchants really did their business in the Three Kingdoms, and the three envoys knew that the tariff reduction was an astronomical amount that scared people to death.

However, even if they know that it is a pit, they will not hesitate to jump in, compared to the disaster of being destroyed by Myanmar, what is a little money?

Seeing off the three messengers, Xu Wenchang gave Qin Lin a thumbs up: "The chief's appetite is really big!" Are the owners of the gold ships afraid of being overjoyed? ”

Qin Lin smiled very happily, this is called stepping on the iron shoes and finding nowhere to go, it takes no effort to get it, the envoy of the Three Kingdoms is purely a bamboo pole sent to the door, if you don't knock on it, you don't knock it!

This guy was rarely humble: "Well, Mr. Xu, now we should think of a way, how to pit Mang Yingli again, and get him to the point of no tribute." ”

(To be continued)