Just as the imperial court was preparing to start a new round of economic construction, a sudden tribute suddenly made the Great Jin Dynasty very lively. In the middle of July of the fifth year of Hongwu, a large tributary fleet from the Nanyang region sailed into the largest port in the north, Qingdao Port.

This fleet has more than thirty ships of various kinds, flying various flags on them, but twenty of them are ocean-going trade fleets organized by the major chambers of commerce of the Great Jin. As the merchants of the Great Jin Dynasty went deeper and deeper into the Nanyang region, especially after the Great Jin Navy dominated the South Seas, many countries in the South Seas admired the Central Plains more and more.

This time, more than a dozen kingdoms, Fanbangs, and indigenous leaders in Nanyang, with the help of the merchants of the Great Jin Dynasty, formed a huge tributary fleet and prepared to pay tribute to the Central Plains Dynasty! In addition, more than a dozen ships were envoys sent by Southeast Asian countries such as Linyi, Funan, Zhitong Guguo, Zhenla, and Biguo!

This fleet has caused a sensation when it has entered Qingdao Port, and the Qingzhou Thorn Mansion has sent elite soldiers and convoys to beat gongs and drums along the newly built highway to escort many envoys to Luoyang, Beijing, making such a big noise that attracts the curiosity of the people along the way.

You must know that since Emperor Wu, the Great Jin Dynasty has never come to pay a decent tribute, let alone such a large scale. These envoys from Southeast Asian countries brought with them abundant local goods: cane sugar, spices, lamp oil, betel nuts, medicinal herbs, bronze statues, jade, ivory, coarse yellow sugar, jade, coconut, tobacco, cloves, beans, bean rongyi, pepper, rice, and so on.

What these envoys brought with them was Paul's everything, and that's why this happened. It was also the result of the continuous provocation of the merchants of the Great Jin Dynasty, who kept telling those envoys that the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty liked all kinds of rare and exotic objects, and in order to please the emperor, they scavenged a lot of things from their respective countries.

If it is said that the most energetic tribute this time is still those small countries, and for the two big countries of Linyi and Funan, they are not very willing. In particular, the Kingdom of Linyi was originally a land belonging to the Great Jin Dynasty, and it was only at the end of the Han Dynasty that it became independent. Since the Great Jin Dynasty stepped into the South Seas, the Great Jin Navy has shown a strong desire to recover its homeland.

This made the king of Linyi restless. This time, he sent envoys in the hope of easing relations with the Great Jin. As long as the Great Jin maintained the status quo, they were willing to pay tribute to the Great Jin. And Funan sent people over purely to spy on several small affiliated countries such as Zhenla, and since the Jin army appeared in the Indochina Peninsula, it has secretly contacted various local tribes and small countries. Trying to overthrow the hegemony of Funan!

Along the way, the convoy of envoys stopped and rested, and the prosperity and wealth of the city opened the eyes of these 'natives'. Cities in Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Sizhou have developed after five years. It has long been impossible to see that this place has experienced war. Compared to those 'cities' in Southeast Asia, one is heaven and one is earth.

Especially Qingdao Port, because Qingdao Port has always been the largest trading port of the Great Jin Dynasty in the north, the trade fleets coming and going from various places have to trade here. Although it has only been built for less than three years, its prosperity is no less than that of Luoyang.

When the fleet docked at Qingdao Port, many Southeast Asian 'natives' thought that they had arrived in the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty! Later, I learned that this was just a port in the north of the Great Jin Dynasty, which made many envoys speechless.

A Southeast Asian envoy was even muttering, "Oh my God, is this really just a city that has been built for three years?" ”

"Of course, you see the tall ships of fortune, moored in the harbor like hills, and mountains of goods can be seen everywhere, and these goods are transported to all parts of the world through which they are shipped. At the same time, goods from all over the country were also unloaded here and transported to various cities in Dajin! A Dajin businessman replied proudly.

This time, the route of the tributary envoys to Beijing was all carefully selected by the cabinet, and the places they passed were all economically developed cities, mainly to promote the wealth and power of the Great Jin to these envoys, which was a rare opportunity to show the Great Jin to the outside world.

After eighteen days of showmanship, the tributary procession finally arrived at the destination of their trip, Luoyang, at this moment, accompanied by Zhang Bin and others, Sima Shu was in a relaxed mood to watch the tributary procession, and the 10 million taels of silver and 5 million taels of gold transported from Luzon Island had already quietly arrived at the treasury.

The cheering atmosphere of the people on both sides of the street also infected everyone around, Sima Shu could clearly feel the excitement of Zhang Bin, Wang Yan and others, such a large tribute pomp was undoubtedly a long face for the imperial court. Every powerful Central Plains dynasty does not want to have a scene of all countries coming to the dynasty.

I'm afraid that even Wang Yan and others didn't expect that the imperial court had just won a big victory, and then there was such a thing that was enough to go down in history. Thinking of Wang Yan and the others' excited appearance, Sima Shu couldn't help but have a smile on his face. However, Wang Yan and others' suggestion to make a big reward was refuted by him.

Sima Shu was reluctant to engage in this kind of loss-making business, he was going to make this tribute a 'World Exposition', and he received the envoys so ceremoniously for the purpose of 'mutual market'.

Overseas trade has become the financial backbone of the Great Jin Dynasty, and it has become the second largest revenue after agricultural taxes. However, many people believe that as long as it is another three to five years, the income from overseas trade will definitely surpass agriculture to become the largest part of the Jin Dynasty's finances, and in addition, the industrial and commercial tax revenue will also surpass agriculture, and the agricultural tax revenue, which used to occupy an important proportion, will be reduced to the third.

Although the traditional scholars led by Wang Yan were dissatisfied with the emperor's gifts for the envoys, Sima Shu still went his own way, and he didn't want to cheapen those white-eyed wolves. In Sima Shu's view, it is good to be able to "convince people with virtue", but it is meaningless to constantly reward those "white-eyed wolves" in exchange for the title of the so-called "Heavenly Empire".

As a later generation, he has seen too many examples, and in Sima Shu's plan, the relationship between China and the vassal states in the future should be a relationship between colonization and colonization. It is necessary not only to be satisfied with the recognition of etiquette, but also to form a substantial master-servant relationship in the economic, political, and military fields.

"Wow!" Suddenly, the sound of cheers under the city gate interrupted Sima Shu's thoughts, and it turned out that the procession of tributes had already crossed the street and reached the main gate of the palace. As far as the eye can see, I saw the common people on the long street welcoming guests from afar, and Sima Shu did not let people deliberately organize this point, this spectacular scene was completely out of the curiosity and enthusiasm of the Chinese people.

This time the tributary procession really satisfied the curiosity of the ordinary people, and the envoys of various countries with different costumes, different skin colors, and strange appearances, especially some strange beasts and birds that they had never heard of, made the Jin people who were accustomed to seeing big scenes in the capital ecstatic.

When the envoys arrived at the palace city, according to the reception rules formulated by the Li Fan Division, first of all, the envoys of various countries saluted the emperor Sima Shu and offered gifts, only to see the officials of the Li Fan Division read out the names of the nationalities of the envoys of various countries in a yin and yang tone, and those envoys also passed through the palace gate one by one like a marquee.

Seeing this situation, almost all the Jin people present were immersed in a state of self-satisfaction, including of course our pig's foot emperor Sima Shu. The people standing by and watching all looked red, after all, such a grand scene is not so easy to appear, maybe people can only encounter such a once in their lives.

"Hey, grandson, isn't that horned guy a unicorn?" An old man next to him pointed to a rhinoceros and asked his grandson next to him.

"What a Rui Beast Kirin! That guy is a rhinoceros, and someone once offered it during the reign of Wang Mang in the Western Han Dynasty, and these were all mentioned by Mr. in the school! A young man in the middle of fourteen or fifteen years pouted. Sure enough, it is education that opens up the wisdom of the people, although there are many rare and exotic beasts, but no one shouts anything 'auspicious', 'rui beast' and so on, which is mainly due to the popularization of education.

If Sima Shu heard such a conversation, I am afraid he would also be relieved, if it weren't for the fact that he has been insisting on universal education all these years, I am afraid that the Jin people at this time would have been demonized. There have been many times in Chinese history that some animals that have never been seen have been mistaken for various wild beasts.

Although there are some traditional scholars who are unwilling to let go of any opportunity to promote virtue and politics, in the eyes of these people, the rare objects in the world can only become a symbol of China's virtue and politics. But a large number of newly educated scholars did not give them any chance, and even refuted this foolish argument to their faces.

At this moment, the people under the city tower all knelt down and shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor!" Banzai! Banzai! ”

In the face of this sudden variable, Sima Shu froze suddenly. At this moment, he could deeply feel the heartfelt cry of the people below, which was mixed with joy, fanaticism and worship. Since Emperor Hui ascended the throne, the Great Jin Dynasty has been accompanied by famine, turmoil, and foreign invasions.

Until Sima Shu was born, he not only changed the course of the original history, but also saved the people of the Great Jin Dynasty who were about to enter the abyss, and single-handedly created today's prosperous years. When the envoys from all over the country paid tribute to Beijing, the gratitude that had been brewing among the people of the Great Jin Dynasty broke out in an instant at this moment, which was their sincere convincing to the emperor Sima Shu from the bottom of their hearts!

Before Sima Shu could react, Zhang Bin, the first assistant on the side, had already taken the lead in kneeling on the ground, only to see him cheering loudly at Sima Shu: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Seeing this, the ministers immediately knelt down and shouted in unison, "Hurray!" ”

As a result, the cheers of "Long live" inside and outside the Beijing Division resounded in the sky, and almost everyone's face carried a strange excitement and fanaticism. The surrounding envoys were at a loss to see these Jin people suddenly shouting long live, in their eyes, this kind of heartfelt awe and sincere convincing the king of their country is impossible to do, and they don't know what the Great Jin Emperor has done for his people to be so popular. Several of the envoys who were cautious were even more depressed after seeing this scene. (To be continued......)