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Hong Chengchou returned to Dengzhou, and there were members of the Joseon royal family who came to Dengzhou together, and the purpose of their follow-up to Dengzhou was to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. Those who followed Hong Chengchou to Dengzhou were the people who came to the front station, and the real worship team was still behind, and the itinerary was not so fast.

Su Tiancheng served as a cabinet scholar, and he had already been to Fuzhou and Xuanzhou, and the members of the Joseon royal family, although they had been attached to Houjin for several years, but they were still very clear about the officialdom system of the Ming Dynasty.

Su Tiancheng's opinion is a little different, he is very in favor of coming from all over the world, which shows the strength of the Ming Dynasty, everyone is subservient and obedient to you, and willingly accepts the rule. Thousands of years of development history shows that since the Han and Tang dynasties, China is the birthplace of civilization, and has always been the leader in the world, enjoying the status of the suzerainty for a long time, in fact, it is also the defender of the order of Asia and even the world, over the years of strength, has long formed a set of systems, and the nearby have formed a system of tribute to China, and the small countries of the Quartet come to worship the Celestial Empire, and the Celestial Empire will repay the kings of the small countries of the Quartet in a way of subdivision, such as North Korea, Vietnam and other countries, in fact, it is the king's private property, After these small countries are bullied by others, they will find the Celestial Empire to complain, and the emperor will reprimand such things, and if they do something out of line, the emperor will also send troops. To strike, during the Wanli period, Korea suffered from the invasion of the Japanese Japanese invaders, and the Wanli Emperor sent the Ming army to defeat the Japanese invaders.

This is a historical necessity.

The Ministry of Rites is specifically in charge of such matters, and the main and guest divisions under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites handle many matters specifically. The hall under the jurisdiction of the host and guest department is dedicated to welcoming the worship teams of all parties for food and lodging, the Siyi Pavilion is responsible for translation, and the Honglu Temple is responsible for etiquette, and the division of labor is very clear.

There is also a pedestrian department, the pedestrian department is responsible for the visit, this kind of visit is not a visit hundreds of years later, the official visit of the Ming Dynasty, most of them are divided into many small country titles. Either he brought the holy decree of the Celestial Empire, or because of some strife between small countries, he went out to settle many matters.

Over the years, because of the psychology of the Celestial Empire, the Ming Dynasty has been very concerned about the small countries that come to worship and pay tribute, such as North Korea, the envoys who came to the Ming Dynasty. I live in the south hall of the same hall, and every time I come to the capital. They all received special care, to put it mildly, there were not many things sent, but there were a lot of rewards.

Su Tiancheng doesn't want to do such a stupid thing, if you want the surrounding countries to really come to worship, you have to convince people. is like Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who is called the Heavenly Khan, just like Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, who let the worship envoys willingly obey after seeing the military power of the Ming Dynasty. This kind of tribute, which is maintained by rewards. Don't.

The decline of the Ming Dynasty is also well known, especially after the Wanli period, after experiencing natural disasters, rogue chaos, the invasion of the Houjin, the national strength has been greatly weakened, and the surrounding countries such as Japan are quietly developing, which is an indisputable fact.

The decline of the Daming Sailor is the best explanation, if it weren't for Su Tiancheng's preparation for the establishment of the Jiangning Camp Sailor, the sea power of the Ming Dynasty would have been almost lost, as for Zheng Zhilong's sailor, it did not belong to the imperial court, it was only the sailor of the Zheng family, and it was because of Su Tiancheng that this situation was fundamentally changed.

In fact, Su Tiancheng still has a lot of things to do, such as the Dutch warships and Spanish warships entrenched in Taiwan, these are all things that Su Tiancheng must expel from the Ming Dynasty, not only to expel them, but also to lead the Ming Dynasty to sweep across the Atlantic Ocean, conquer the Americas, Africa, Europe and other places, and truly make the Ming Dynasty the center of the whole world, and become a place where the whole world will come to worship, and only when this step is achieved, his task can be truly completed.

Therefore, North Korea sent an embassy to worship, Su Tiancheng needs to see what their intentions are, whether they are thinking about temptation, or thinking about what benefits they will get from the Ming Dynasty, thinking about the fact that the Ming Dynasty has come up with a large amount of material support, don't make such calculations, Su Tiancheng will not do it, my people of the Ming Dynasty, life is only so good, and there are many poor people, how can they take out gold and silver to support you North Korea, not only can you not take it, but you also want North Korea to pay tribute to my Ming Dynasty every year, The amount of things depends on your ability, and this is the real worship.

When the members of the North Korean royal family entered the house, Su Tiancheng did not stand up.

This member of the royal family bowed to Su Tiancheng, and Su Tiancheng only nodded slightly.

When the members of the royal family spoke, Su Tiancheng was very surprised, they spoke fluent Chinese, which made Su Tiancheng have some doubts, whether the person who came was really a member of the Korean royal family, as long as the person who came took out the royal family documents and wrote the documents in Chinese, Su Tiancheng believed it.

This also made Su Tiancheng happy, the members of the Wang family all speak Chinese, it seems that it is not too difficult to promote Chinese and Confucian culture in North Korea.

The conversation between the two sides soon began, accompanied by Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze.

As the conversation deepened, Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze's eyes widened, looking at Su Tiancheng, a member of the Korean royal family, sweat continued to appear on their heads, and their faces turned a little pale.

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze's understanding will not change, they think that the Ming Dynasty is a big country, and when dealing with a subject country like North Korea, you still have to be polite, as long as people are attached to you, you should give people some benefits, I can't imagine that Su Tiancheng does not have such a view at all, and straightforwardly put forward a request, what should North Korea do in the future.

On the issue of the garrison, Su Tiancheng is very tough, the garrison is a must, the Ming army led by Zhang Fengyi has an unusual status in North Korea, the area demarcated by the garrison is a forbidden area, no one is allowed to enter casually, if it is not conducive to the garrison, the Ming Dynasty will regard it as a rebellion, and it will be ruthlessly suppressed, no matter which force in North Korea, the Ming Dynasty will not be polite, in addition, most of the expenses of the garrison need to be directly responsible for the Korean royal family, Of course, the imperial court will allocate a part of the expenses.

On the issue of tribute, Su Tiancheng's requirements are also very clear, North Korea does not have many specialties, mainly gems and Korean ginseng, these things, every year to the Ming Dynasty tribute, and to clarify a certain amount, of course, the Ming Dynasty is not for nothing to ask for these things, there will be some rewards, such as what amethyst, white crystal, ruby, topaz, nephrite, etc., don't be stingy, and North Korean ginseng, is a very good thing, and some tribute should be paid every year.

As for the security of North Korea, the Ming Dynasty will, of course, guarantee that the main responsibility of the troops stationed in Korea is to maintain the stability of North Korea, maintain the rule of the Korean royal family, and so on.

In addition to allowing young Koreans to participate in the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty, the Joseon royal family also supported the establishment of local Chinese language schools to teach Confucianism.

With Su Tiancheng's request, Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze didn't know how to understand Lu Dao, they didn't know how Su Tiancheng would understand North Korea like this, and even knew what specialties North Korea had, to know that Su Tiancheng had never been to North Korea, even in the imperial court, there were very few documents about the situation in North Korea, especially over the years, the envoys who came to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty had almost disappeared.

Mr. Su did not explain the matters, but only asked the members of the North Korean royal family if the demands could be met.

Just when the members of the North Korean royal family were divided, Su Tiancheng unceremoniously spoke, if the Korean royal family felt that there was a difficulty, and the problem was not very big, then the Ming Dynasty would find someone who could do these things to govern North Korea.

This sentence made the faces of the members of the Korean royal family completely change, and they almost knelt in front of Su Tiancheng, and followed Hong Chengchou's army all the way, the courage of the Jiangning camp, not only the royal family members saw it, but also the king of North Korea, Su Tiancheng is a scholar of the Ming Cabinet, and he is the commander of the Jiangning camp, and he can do it when he says it.

This member of the royal family can be sent to play the front station, and he can also be responsible for many things.

Su Tiancheng did not ask the royal family member to answer immediately, saying that he was given a day to think about it.

After the members of the Korean royal family left, Qu Qingze, who had long been unable to hold back, spoke.

"My lord, the Korean royal family is willing to come to my Ming Dynasty to worship, which is already very good, my lord put forward these requests, I don't know if Lu Dao will make the Korean royal family embarrassed."

Su Tiancheng glared at Qu Qingze.

"Lao Qu, how many times have I said it, such a thing, don't pay attention to so much face, face is nothing, you can't eat it, North Korea, as a subject country of my Ming Dynasty, accepts the protection of my Ming Dynasty, is it said that the protection fee is not willing to pay, where is there such a simple thing, in the future, the countries that will come to my Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, they must do this, if they are not willing to do it, it is also simple, I will take the Jiangning camp to fight over, find someone who is willing to do this, to serve as the king, to accept the emperor's edict. As for the importance of education, I won't say much more. ”

After Su Tiancheng finished speaking, Hong Chengchou nodded.

"What the lord means, the lower officials understand, and the lower officials completely agree with the opinions of the adults, but in the court, will there be such an opinion?"

Su Tiancheng smiled.

"This is not simple, I will write a letter to the emperor, and I will write a letter to Lord Yang and His Royal Highness the King of Jin, it is necessary to do so, don't take care of any face-saving things, what Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar and other places, used to be my Ming Dynasty's vassal countries, since I want to get the protection of my Ming Dynasty, we have to do things according to our rules, we have to pay real tribute, and the amount of things is another matter." (To be continued......)