Faced with Prince Zhiren's questioning, Qin Kan couldn't help but hesitate.

Prince Zhiren said this is not wrong, there is a clear law, all the surrounding vassal states pay tribute once every three years, as for the value of the tribute, the Ming Dynasty has never had a regulation, after all, these small countries around are not rich, the Ming Dynasty is in the middle, just like a group of poor peasant tenants surrounded by large landowners, the Ming emperors and ministers who have been influenced by Confucianism and benevolence are naturally embarrassed to ask for the value of tribute like a snob businessman.

It was precisely because of this omission to save face that the surrounding vassal states saw the opportunity to exploit the loophole, resulting in the Ming Dynasty suffering a big loss for more than a hundred years. North Korea is a clear example.

The rule of paying tribute once every three years, but when it came to Korea, it was changed to three or even four or five times a year, and the tribute was so frequent, it was by no means how loyal and reverent the lord of the Li family of North Korea was to the suzerain, it was really profitable, every time the Korean envoy entered Beijing to pay tribute, what was given to the Ming Emperor was often just some yellow cloth, white cloth, linen, and some cheap medicinal materials dug in the deep ravine, in addition, it was some virgins who were over thirteen years old, and the vassal country sent things so politely, As the state of Chinese etiquette, the Ming court, in addition to the Manchu Dynasty, naturally could not weaken the face of the suzerain, so the gifts given back were either gold or silver, and their value was often ten or even dozens of times higher than the tribute.

After tasting the sweetness for the first time, the Korean state was stunned, and the lord of the Lee family finally found that there was such a generous hidden injustice next to his country, and he only had to send a team of missions, and in one fell swoop, he could earn enough to earn the total income of the Korean treasury in a year. It's a fool not to do such a good deal.

So from the year of Hongmu, the tribute of the Korean state began to be three times, four times or even five times a year, once the domestic natural disasters, man-made disasters, the lord of the country could not control the spending of money...... As long as there is a shortage of money, the tributary envoys will go to Daming, eat and drink and then pack, so often after repeating it several times. The Ming court also had words of suffering. I want to repair a letter of state to the Korean state, and ask these poor neighbors to show mercy, after all, the landlord's family does not have much surplus food, which can hinder the face of the suzerain. This letter of state has no face to hand out.

Thus. The tradition of shamelessness in the country of sticks has a long history. It was not made overnight, and later generations can boast that the universe can be blown as if it was created by themselves, which has caused countless people to be angry and reprimanded. In fact, 500 years ago, they were already doing this.

Prince Zhiren unceremoniously brought out North Korea as a negative teaching material, but it caused Qin Kan to feel quite embarrassed.

Holding the tea steadily, he glanced at Prince Chihito with a very unkind look.

A country that can't even get the funeral money when the emperor dies, it's not good to bury his head in earning money to improve his life, but his eyes are staring at North Korea, no matter how unbearable North Korea is, it has been kneeling and licking for more than 100 years, whether it is kneeling and licking qualifications or posture, it is very pleasant, can you compare with this little Japan?

"North Korea is Korea, Japan is Japan, how to treat the suzerainty has its own opinions, if your Japanese mission is not convinced, you can leave Beijing and return to China now, my Ming court will not force it!"

Qin Kan's attitude in shame gradually hardened, and his tone was even more unkind.

Hearing this, Prince Zhiren clenched his fists again, and suddenly raised his head, but saw Qin Kan staring at him with a smile, and there was a chill in his eyes.

The anger on Prince Zhiren's face quickly receded like a tide, and he finally returned to reality, the reality is that this is the Ming Kingdom, and the rules of the game are decided by the magnates of the Ming Kingdom, and if you want to participate in this game, you must abide by it, and no matter how unfair the rules are, you can only accept your fate.

Today's Japan is too backward, especially the Japanese imperial family, which is not qualified to compete with the Ming Kingdom at all.

"Please forgive Your Excellency, the minister was rude just now!" Prince Zhiren admitted his mistakes very simply and with a humble attitude.

Qin Kan knew very well what kind of ambition was hidden under the skin of this humility.

"Firearms, swords and ordnance, loans...... None of this is possible for you! Qin Kan waved his hand heavily and pushed Prince Zhiren into the abyss.

After a pause, Qin Kan pulled him up from the abyss again with a word: "But...... It would not be impossible if this matter could be changed expediently......"

Prince Zhiren's eyes suddenly showed a light of surprise, Qin Kan's cold attitude towards their Japanese mission in the past few days made Prince Zhiren gradually despair of Qin Kan, if the Ming Emperor's most favored courtier was hostile to Japan, this trip to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty could obviously only end in failure, who knew that the development of things was a twist and turn, Qin Kan paused and gasped when he spoke, and Prince Zhiren wandered back and forth between hope and despair, wanting to die......

"Your Excellency Guogong has any suggestions, please don't hesitate to say clearly, your subordinates are grateful!" Zhiren pro-dynasty Qin Kan five-body bow to the ground.

Qin Kan blinked, and suddenly, an idea gradually took shape in his mind, of course, according to convention, this idea must not be very kind.

"In the First Battle of Nagasaki, the eight giant ships of the Ming Dynasty destroyed hundreds of Japanese ships of all sizes, do you hate us?" Qin Kan asked coldly.

"Huh? This one...... It was the Japanese Nagasaki daimyo who were rude first, these daimyo did not obey the king's orders, did not respect the royal family, and the suzerain of the Ming Kingdom taught them on behalf of the Japanese royal family, which was very happy. Prince Zhiren said without hesitation.

"Is Daming's firearm powerful?"

Prince Zhiren froze for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he opened his mouth exaggeratedly: "Skoyi! ”

If it weren't for the fact that I had seen too many actresses say it in my previous life, Prince Zhiren's answer to Qin Kan really didn't understand.

"With such a powerful firearm, how can I trust it to others? If it's you, are you willing? ”

Prince Zhiren's speech was sluggish, there was a sentence that was really rude, in exchange for him to have such a powerful firearm, not only did he blast the Japanese daimyo who jumped up and down on dwarf mules into slag, but also for the Ming Dynasty, the suzerain, he had to weigh it, such a sharp firearm, how could he be willing to take it out and share it with other countries?

"Please think of a way, Your Excellency, Japan needs the firearms of the Ming Kingdom to revitalize the imperial family, please!"

Qin Kan shook his head, and said with deep meaning: "How can the sharp weapon of the country be left behind?" Firearms cannot be handed over to the Japanese, this is the principle ......"

Although Prince Zhiren is young, but after all, he is not stupid, after being stunned for a long time, he finally blessed his heart, he finally understood Qin Kan's words, and couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, but when he thought that the previous emperor died and had no money to bury, this emperor, that is, his father, has been the emperor for nine years and has not even had money to run the enthronement ceremony, and sending a gift to the suzerainty almost collects all the valuable things of the royal family.

"His Majesty Emperor Kashiwahara, the younger minister on behalf of the Japanese imperial family, formally respectfully requests the Ming Sect to send troops to protect the imperial family and revitalize the orthodoxy of the Hou clan, Your Excellency Ning Guogong, please adjust Japan!"

Qin Kan's eyebrows didn't move, and he said lazily: "This is what you said, I didn't force you......"

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Prince Zhiren's action was very fast, the next day, he officially submitted a new letter of state to Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, in which he respectfully requested the Ming State to send warships to protect Japan's territorial waters, and due to the endless war in Japan, the princes rose one after another, and the royal family was sluggish, Prince Zhiren asked the Ming Kingdom to send 500 soldiers to Japan with firearms such as birds, guns, and other firearms, and guard the Japanese Imperial Palace.

These two requests are obviously broken jars, Prince Zhiren has figured it out, anyway, now the domestic daimyo are everywhere to claim the king and hegemony, not putting the royal family in their eyes, the Japanese royal family has neither power nor money, except for the noble name of a royal family can be poor, there is no benefit, rather than so, it is better to lure the wolf into the house, and invite the army of the Ming Kingdom to revitalize the royal family, even if the domestic power is controlled by the Ming Kingdom in the future, the royal family only needs to kneel and lick the Ming Kingdom, and it can still be powerful in its own country, which is much stronger than the current situation......

Of course, Prince Zhiren still has his own small abacus, in the number of troops requested, he was very careful to choose only 500, 500 Ming soldiers set foot on the territory of Japan is just right, more will cause trouble, less will be useless.

Prince Zhiren, who was well-thought, possessed Wu Sangui at this moment, and finally submitted a letter to the Ming court, which was called "ten thousand years of national shame" in Japan in later generations.

Of course, Prince Zhiren's credentials were not smooth after the delivery, after all, he was not the only envoy who came to the Ming Dynasty with him, and the other two envoys, Hosokawa Sumimoto and Ouchi Takahiro, represented the power of the two largest daimyo in the country......

So the two envoys were extremely angry after hearing the news, and hurriedly submitted their credentials to the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty to oppose them.

The letter of state set off an uproar in the court, and the attitudes of the ministers in the court were also different, causing frequent quarrels, and the Duke of Ningguo Qin Kan heard about it and laughed in the sky, and scolded three times in a row "Japanese rape", and that night the Guogong Mansion held a banquet, and the Grandpa Qin drank a whole jar of wine, and was drunk, and the whole house did not know what happy event the lord had encountered, so out of shape.

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