Chapter 153 - Korea and the Wa Kingdom

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Not only Emperor Fulin and the second son of the emperor Xuanye, but also the other ministers were shocked that a small Korean merchant smuggling and selling forbidden goods could actually involve the Wa Kingdom behind it, and they all held their breath. After all, at this time, although the Zheng rebellion on the southeast coast has been subdued, the southwest is still "fighting the rebellion", and if the North Korea in the northeast is in collusion with the Japanese invaders, it will be even worse!

"Back to the emperor's words, the DPRK and the Japanese state have been privately taught and received for a long time, and the heart of submission has not been realized. However, the DPRK often lied that the Japanese had the intention of attacking its country again, and took the opportunity to build high towers and reorganize its armament for war. When this matter was in the seventh year of Shunzhi, the emperor had already ordered Lord Jueluo Bahana and others to ask questions about the falsehood. With that, he glanced back at Bahana and stopped speaking for a moment.

"Your Majesty, that's exactly the case. In June of the sixth year of Shunzhi, the king of Joseon, Yi Kuo-sui. In August, the emperor sent Wu He, who was then the Ministry of Rites Qi Xinlang, to pay tribute to Li Liang and give Zhuang Mu. He also sent the Ministry of Household Qixin Lang Budan and the guard Sal Dai as the chief and deputy envoys, and issued edicts and edicts to confer on the crown of the Korean prince Li Hao as the king of Joseon. But the new king Li Hao did not neglect to thank him. In the first month of the following year, the emperor sent the scholar Qi Chongge and his servants to reprimand Li Hao about the matter again. "Back then, as the head of the household, Jueluo Bahana was indeed a witness to this incident, so it is not bad to say it at all.

"Well, I remember that. You can tell you more about it. Fu Lin glanced at Xuan Ye, and he should make up for his son's historical merits of being wise and martial.

"Huh! As a result, the minions waited for North Korea. That Li Hao quibbled in every possible way, saying that it was very worrying, and he was helpless if he was in a hurry with the police. They also wanted to strengthen the construction of the fortress and the training of soldiers. Our emperor Shengming immediately issued a strict decree, and Shen Li Hao said: 'Although the general sentiment is played by the king, and the meaning of the song is not from the king's heart, it must be made by the traitorous ministers. If the Japanese invade the country, there is no reason for the soldiers to save the country. Traitorous ministers. mistakenly thought that the world was not completely pacified, and the thieves were not completely destroyed. I am afraid of the soldiers and horses of the country, so I presuppose hypocrisy and deceive the Japanese people. Today, the industry has been mixed, and hundreds of millions of trillions are all on the map! Now I want to build training. These are all the words of the rebellious ministers! King Cyllsian did not forget my kindness. Loyalty. Is there any reason why this king does not want to be faithful? Not here for a while. The heirs of the Joseon Dynasty, their children and grandchildren, and the generations that are infernal. Its loyalty and dedication will always be as unchangeable as mountains and rivers. Should there be a time to forget? This is especially in the traitorous ministers and friends to form a party and start the source of endless chaos! ’”

The well-remembered Jueluo Bahana recited a large part of the edict of Fulin in one breath, and he was really happy to be blessed. blurted out:

"Well said!"

"The Emperor Shengming!" The courtiers "habitually" responded to peace, especially Xiao Xuanye shouted the most!

Therefore, the slave was ordered to go to North Korea again, and took the Gyeongsang-do observation envoy, Dongnae provincial envoy and other North Korean officials for detailed interrogation. Fang knew that the Wa Kingdom and Korea had always been reconciled, and there was no resentment or war. The prelude to the king of Joseon is really a deceitful and deceitful statement. The emperor is so sage, according to this, in May of the seventh year of Shunzhi, he issued another decree saying: From this point of view, North Korea's repair of the city and the collection of troops and the rectification of equipment have nothing to do with the Japanese state, and they want to make it difficult for me! You are deceitful and deceitful, and you are unkind, and I am only prepared for it. What do you say? After Bahana finished speaking, he bowed his head to the emperor and shouted:

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Everyone knelt down in unison, and the mountain shouted long live.

“haha! Okay, all up! I was able to gain insight into the conspiracy of North Korea back then, and it was also the great strength of all Aiqing's dedication! haha! "Fulin is very satisfied.

"The emperor is wise!" Zhekune still shouted one more sentence to remind the emperor that he hadn't expanded yet.

"Hehe, Zhekune, you go on." Fulin is very empathetic.

"Huh! As early as the seventh year of Shunzhi, the emperor saw through the two ends of the Koreans' heads and rats, and warned them that I was waiting for the Qing Dynasty and was not afraid of his disobedience. But they are obsessed. The slave returned from North Korea in May this year, and what he saw and heard along the way is verifiable. However, if it is said that the DPRK has bad intentions in privately accepting the Japanese state, there is no solid evidence for the slaves' hearsay, and the holy hearing cannot be hoodwinked. However, the small country of Korea carries a large amount of silver taels to trade every time it is exercised, so where does the silver come from? The minions have found out one or two of the reasons, and I hereby report it. ”

"Speak."

"In addition to the annual 'North Korean Winter Solstice, Zhengchao, and Wanshou Three Major Festivals and New Year's Coin Envoys' accompanying more than 300 people, the date of the DPRK envoy's trip and the number of times they come to the DPRK are uncertain, but there are also more than 30 or 40 people accompanying them. According to the pre-Ming practice, the Korean tributary missions all carried 'eight bags' to trade with our merchants. Eight packs, in the former Ming Dynasty, the Korean royal court explicitly ordered the envoys not to carry silver, but to give each official a few catties of ginseng, and pack eight packs, which is actually their winding fare. However, since the beginning of our dynasty, it was strictly forbidden to buy and sell ginseng, so the Korean royal court changed the "eight packs of ginseng" to "two eight packs of silver", legislated with silver packets, and ordered the envoys to bring their own silver. After paying attention to the minions, they learned that each person in the Joseon Dynasty came to the DPRK and carried 3,000 taels of silver for more than 2,000 taels and 2,000 taels for the less. Therefore, two thousand taels of silver is one eight-pack. ”

"Oh?" Fu Lin obviously hadn't heard of this, and listened very carefully and devotedly.

"If a Korean mission carries forty 'eight packs', the total price is more than eighty thousand taels of silver. As a result, every Korean mission, including the Imperial Calendar and the Advisors of the Infinite Period, now carries a large amount of silver, moving more than 100,000 yuan. As a result, even the Koreans themselves say that the silver they have crossed the river at the age of one is as big as 500,000 or 600,000 yuan. ”

"Oh, you're saying that these silver taels of them are funded by the Japanese state?" Fu Lin couldn't help but ask. If it was the Japanese state that funded the North Korean mission, how close would the relationship between the two countries be?!

"Your Majesty, as far as the servants know, the Wa State did not fund North Korea. However, this huge amount of silver could not be made by their own people's property alone. The reason for this is that Korea acted as an intermediary between the Celestial Empire and the Japanese Kingdom, and the general process was that Korean merchants purchased a large amount of ginseng from their own country and sold it to Japanese merchants in Pusan in exchange for silver taels. Then he bought the right to trade in the 'eight bags' from the officials of the North Korean mission, and followed the mission to our country, buying a large number of silk, white silk, daily miscellaneous goods and other goods along the way, and then shipping them back to Korea, or reselling them to the Japanese people, or buying and selling them in their own country, which can make huge profits. Of course, in addition to silver, North Korea stipulates that local goods can also be used to replace silver, mostly tobacco, leather, paper, cloth, seafood, medicinal materials, and playthings. Orikune finished in one breath. But it is also clear.

"Busan?" Hongyi blurted out deliberately. A look of curiosity.

"Lord Belle, it's Busan. Did you know? Orikune was very surprised by Xiao Xuanye's repetition.

"Xuan Ye, don't make a mistake!" Fu Lin was about to ask a question, but was preempted by his son. Some displeasure.

"The Emperor Ama atoned for his sins. Erchen was just curious. Is this place in North Korea, called 'Axe Mountain', a mountain like an axe? Hongyi hurriedly came back to make up for it.

"Huh. The name of the ugly land of North Korea is naturally indecent. Fu Lin was reassured.

"My Emperor Shengming, this Busan name is indeed the meaning of 'kettle-shaped mountain', and it is named after the shape of the mountain behind the castle. This city is located facing the sea, and there is a seaport in front of it, and the full name should be Busan Port. The one who said this was the one who was ordered to serve the Korean military department and Jueluo Korkun together with Wu Bai and Zhekune.

"Oh, I see. You have done your errands with your heart, and I am very comforted. Fu Lin nodded at Colkun, counting as encouragement.

But after this reminder, Hongyi suddenly had a little impulse, his mind changed, and then he continued to "make times" and ask:

"But why are there Japanese traders in this Busan port?"

"Lord Belle doesn't know. In the pre-Ming Dynasty, the port of Busan was designated by Korea as a port for opening up a port for trade, and trade with the Japanese was carried out, and the Japanese people were allowed to settle here. After the Battle of Korea in 1592, Pusan was occupied by the Japanese people, and a large number of Japanese merchants flocked to Pusan, and after the war, it became an important center for trade between Korea and the Japanese state, and it is still the case today. This time, he didn't give others another chance, and told the story himself.

"Well, in this way, isn't it difficult for North Korean businessmen to pick up outsiders? With the rich reward I gave them, they went to trade with the Japanese people? Fu Lin didn't give Xuan Ye another chance, and finally expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Your Majesty! This North Korea really doesn't abide by the way of the people! In the first month of the fifth year of Shunzhi, the emperor surveyed a rich reward. Hu Shangshu, isn't that so? "The Ministry of Rites Manshang Shu Engde went out in time to tie up with the emperor, but he threw the most difficult memory test question to Hanchen's partner, who was better at it.

"Exactly! In that year, the imperial court sent scholars to send a letter to the Korean king Li Liang, and the emperor said: "The gifts of the Heavenly Empire and the envoys are all from the people. Sincerely, the nuisance fee has been waived and waived. Now that I have reconsidered it, I am still annoying the people, and then I will reduce it as a regulation: I will make five hundred taels of silver, six hundred taels of cotton, two hundred pieces of cloth, sixty pieces of ramie cloth, ten large pieces of leopard skin, fifty rolls of paper, one hundred rolls of small paper, thirty pieces of otter skins, fifteen pieces of green corn skins, twenty pieces of flower mats, seven deer skins, two knives of Zhang Shun, ten knives, a pair of bedding, and one pair of boots and socks; One pommel horse and one empty horse. In addition, stop as much as possible. Deputy envoy, four hundred taels of silver, Yu Ru is the main envoy. One hundred taels of silver for the first class, sixty forty pieces of cotton, one hundred pieces of cloth, eighty rolls of small paper, and a pair of bedding. Second-class people, 60 taels of silver, 69 26 taels of cotton, 80 pieces of cloth, 82 rolls of small paper, and a pair of bedding. The third class of people, forty taels of silver, sixty twenty taels of cotton, fifty pieces of cloth, sixty rolls of small paper, and a pair of bedding. The above paragraphs shall always be prestituent. "Hu Shi'an, the Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, lived up to expectations, and recited it in one breath, and the lines were not bad!

"Okay, the two Aiqing really have humerus! The Ministry of Rites does not fail in its mission! Fu Lin hurriedly praised and encouraged, and without waiting for his subordinates to greet him, he was also interested, and blurted out:

Not only that, in the first month of the sixth year of Shunzhi, Ganglin and others sent a message to the Korean Hajj envoys: Once a year in Korea, a member of the original cabinet minister, a member of the secretary, and a member of the pleadings official, a total of three members will perform Hajj. Today, there are many ministers and scholars of the country, and there are many gray and senile people, and the road is far away. After that, a member of the minister, a scholar, or a member of the squire, he was ordered to perform Hajj. The clerk remains. Am I doing my duty? ”。

"My Emperor Shengming is merciful!" Naturally, the response to Fulin was one of many words.

"Your Majesty! Therefore, the slaves thought that the future exercise of North Korea must be restrained! Zhekune also got his wish, and even praised it.

"Well, Enged, Hu Shi'an!" Fu Lin finally made up his mind in the excitement of the crowd.

"The minion (minister) is here!" When the two heard this, they hurriedly left work.

"The Ministry of Rites shall take note of this matter, and then investigate and determine the opening of the embassy and the preferential measures for the Korean mission, and further enforce the prohibition and inspection of prohibited items. After the detailed discussion, I will report to me quickly. ”

"Slave (minister) command!"

"What's the second thing you said?" Fulin has a clear mind and is a qualified meeting moderator.

"Thank you, Emperor Longen. The slaves thought that if this military item was to be controlled in detail, it would be difficult to rely on a single committee and a committee, and it would be equally weak to rely on the Manchu and Han ministers alone. "The second thing is a few words, but it is more important than the first thing!

As soon as Zhekune's words came out, Fu Linxian nodded slightly and shook his head slightly, Tang Ruowang and Wu Hanchen were all reserved, and among a group of Manchu ministers, Tuhai was still calm, and the others were shaking their heads and discussing a lot - do you know that Zhekune destroyed the national policy of the Qing Dynasty's "first worship of Manchuria"? An undercurrent of reckoning is surging heavily......

But the "Manchu" little Belle Ye Xuanye suddenly opened his eyes wide, and looked at this young Manchurian guy who was a first-class and second-class scholar in the ninth year of Shunzhi, who was only twenty-seven or eight years old now, but was already a "bachelor of the Inner Academy of History", and secretly praised - Okay, you, you are the pioneer of the Qing Dynasty's "theory that ethnic groups are born equal"! I'm optimistic about you! (To be continued......)