Since it is necessary to arrange a "liaison officer" in North Korea, it is naturally Zhang Suihan who is the most suitable.

First, the grade of this "promotion" can only be neither high nor low: it is so low that it does not enter the stream, which is difficult for the DPRK to accept; If it is too high, the position between the "Celestial Empire" and the "subject country" will not be correct. After all, North Korea is only a subject country, and in Hongyi's heart, it is not worthy of the treatment of "ambassadorial-level" diplomatic relations, not even the minister-level.

Second, since he is stationed in Fanbang, this Qing Dynasty official who only has the rank of "first-class secretary" must be able to faithfully reproduce the imperial court, or his Xuanye's meaning, and at the same time, his ability to turn around and make decisions on the spot cannot be bad. After Zhang Suihan's "horse trafficking" was completed, Hongyi was quite relieved at this point.

Third, what Hongyi didn't tell Fulin was that this Zhang Suihan was another business talent he discovered in advance! What is Busan? At that time, North Korea's foreign maritime trade center! Let him be a sailor and be promoted, he should have a lot of understanding of what King Tong'an did, and he will not be hindered everywhere because he doesn't like it, and he won't be confused and kept in the dark about King Tong'an's various "profiteer" tricks. In the long run, it would be better to have Zheng Zhilong's government-run maritime trade monopoly, and through Zhang Suihan's efforts, to cultivate a government-run distribution trade monopoly controlled by Hongyi in Busan, North Korea.

"Xuan Ye is really a talented and knowledgeable person, haha! Enged, Hu Shi'an, in the next few days, you will work with the Ministry of Officials to handle the matter of our 'Great Qing Dynasty Navy Division North Korea Promotion and Dispatch Official', and then revise a letter to Li Hao of the DPRK, and another to punish his envoys for all kinds of misconduct in business, and make him strictly interrogated. There must be no mistakes. The second said that I remembered and mentioned the troubles of the Japanese kingdom many times, and weighed it repeatedly, although there were many deceits, but I still couldn't bear to turn a blind eye, so I ordered him to ...... the port of Pusan. No, which province is the Port of Busan under his jurisdiction? Fu Lin seemed to remember something, and suddenly asked.

"If you go back to the emperor, the port of Busan belongs to Busan Province and belongs to Gyeongsang Province [1]." U Bae, the third waiter and interior minister who had just been to North Korea in May this year, did not have a chance to speak for a long time. Finally, I can make a voice out of this.

"Hmm. Let's just say that I decided to send troops to guard his country. At the same time, it can also prove whether the words of the DPRK lord are true. The Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty had a standard of soldiers and 1,000 soldiers, and they set off to enter the DPRK in a few days and were stationed in Busan. Wait for the day. Just in case! Other than that. The original Gyeongsang Provincial Naval Division in North Korea was ordered to be promoted to our Dashimizu Division and cooperated with the Dashimizu Division to patrol the open sea. ”

Fulin made up his mind. The young and vigorous emperor had long been very annoyed with the king of Joseon, Yi Hao: you always emphasized to him what kind of troubles and so on. In the final analysis, I want to ask for more weapons, money and food from the Qing Dynasty, and go back to build high walls and build camps, in order to prevent the Japanese from being invaded? Naturally not, in the final analysis, it is still like resisting the Celestial Empire! In this case, I will plant a pacesetter in front of your house, nominally to protect the promoter, but in fact to monitor and threaten the Korean royal court!

"Three, I remember that the small people of my country are tired, and although it is not possible to trade and smuggle people, it is feasible to run government trade. If they are ordered to use their domestic specialties as things that can be used for trade, they will first report to the commissioner, and then they will be fairly traded by our Qing merchant ships, so that their domestic materials will be abundant and their finances will be full! As for the cost of garrisoning the army, you don't have to bear it, you have to help King An! There is only one way, the ancient system cannot be abandoned, and North Korea needs to pay tribute as usual, and it must not be slack! Respect me for a foot, I will return him! [Here is Foreign Minister Hongyi's statement at the press conference, heartfelt applause! 】

Fu Lin was thoughtful, and even thought of the military expenses of the thousand soldiers and horses stationed in the DPRK, and wisely calculated it on Zheng Zhi's head, and did not use a cent of silver from the treasury, so who would raise different opinions from the ministers? According to the price index at that time, it cost about 20 taels of silver a year for the imperial court to raise an ordinary soldier. A team of 1,000 soldiers needs about 20,000 taels a year, and 25,000 or 6,000 taels is enough if you add all kinds of rewards and officers' expenses. With such trivial money and food, the wealthy King Tong'an probably won't care, right?

"Minion Command!" The Ministry of Rites, Shangshu Enged, led Hu Shi'an to hurriedly receive the order.

"Kadahun, Li Jiqi!" Fulin began to strategize.

"The minion (minister) is here!"

"Erbu quickly selected a standard of men and horses from the Shengjing Garrison Eight Banners, deployed a competent commander, made all preparations, and immediately went to Phoenix City to standby. As soon as the lord of Korea replied to Beijing, no matter how he replied, the soldiers immediately entered the court! "Fulin is very decisive in this matter.

"A thousand soldiers and horses, I will come out of the yellow flag and go up to the three flags, and I will be restrained. After all, it is in North Korea, no more than the mainland. "Fulin actually has a careful mind.

"Servants obey." Kadahun and Li Jiqi looked at each other and were ready to go back and work overtime overnight.

"In addition, you and the others jointly informed the Ministry of Officials, and they will take Zhang Suihan, the seventh-grade pen post type of the firearms battalion that Xuan Ye said, and pull out the 'Sailor North Korea Promotion Officer' who is the sixth-grade one, and then give him a military position...... Let's be a pacifying envoy! After thinking about it for a while, Fulin categorically decided to give Zhang Suihan such a position. This can make several generals who know how to laugh.

Hongyi also knew that there were many pacification envoys in the Great Song Dynasty, but he didn't hear much about the fact that the Qing Dynasty still had such a position, and he was also a little puzzled. Originally, this pacification was still there at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, when some areas had temporarily set up pacification divisions, and then only in Yunnan, Sichuan, Huguang Province minority areas. The Ming and Qing dynasties followed the Yuan system, and also set up pacification envoys in ethnic minority areas, and pacification envoys were hereditary military officials. Fu Lin set up a six-grade pacification envoy in North Korea, which is equivalent to counting Koreans as a minority, and if you are unhappy, you may have to make your North Korea eight ways "change the land and return to the stream"!

Fu Lin knew why several military ministers were laughing, and he also pursed his lips and smiled, and continued:

"I also have to select some competent interpreters, subordinates, and servants for Zhang Suihan, and with the courage of those 1,000 soldiers, I will go to the DPRK to open the government on an errand one day. For specific matters, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War can discuss with Xuan Ye and deal with it themselves! ”

"Huh!" Two from the Ministry of Rites and two from the Ministry of War obeyed the order.

"Huang Ama, since the subject country Korea has a promotion officer, and the emperor's grace is vast, and trade has been opened for them, Erchen thought. Is it the same grace to give rain and dew to the first-class subject country of Ryukyu? In this way, the Ryukyu Kingdom north of Taiwan's naval base can also find a good harbor to serve as a naval base, and it can be placed under the wings of the imperial court in order to be safe. ”

Since he talked about opening Korea, Hongyi suddenly remembered Ryukyu, an overseas traveler who was let down by the Qing Dynasty two hundred years later, and took advantage of this good opportunity to hurriedly add.

"Ryukyu?" Fu Lin was stunned for a moment.

This is the second time that Xiao Xuanye has mentioned the Ryukyu Kingdom at this imperial meeting. The last time I said that I wanted to give the Qing vassal states a grade. He was the emperor and made a statement on the spot. He even said, "The lord of the Ryukyus kingdom is sincerely obedient, and I will naturally not treat him badly." Now we want to imitate the system that will be implemented in North Korea, and send a "Taishang Emperor" to others, isn't it too much? It's hard to mess with this only truly obedient subject country now. The gains outweigh the losses!

"Huang Ama......" Hongyi didn't understand that Fu Lin was hesitant. So be cautious of doubts.

"Xuan Ye. Although the Ryukyu Kingdom was a vassal state, unlike Korea, it had served faithfully since the founding of the country. Never double-minded. It is not impossible to make it a 'first-class vassal state' as you call it, but I am afraid that this matter of appointing and promoting and opening a base will cause him to be angry! ”

"Emperor Ama, what if I ask such a question, and Ryukyu gladly agrees?" Hongyi is determined to win.

"Gladly yes? Although it is a small matter, it is helpless but sincere, and it is impossible to be willing. Where is it glad to be? Fu Lin couldn't help but smile.

"What the emperor said is very true! The little prince has not been checked. ”

Hongyi was preparing to "turn out" his unique analysis "with lightning speed and the momentum of stealing bells and jingling bells", but unexpectedly attracted another person to "come out of nowhere", and also earned the title of "lost detection". Looking back, it was Hu Shi'an!

This former remnant of the people, for this kind of topic that can fully reflect the righteousness of China, it is natural that he will not let go easily.

"Please give me advice." Hongyi can only tolerate it a little, otherwise he will be convicted of "failing to investigate and gossip", and the gains outweigh the losses.

"The old minister knows a little about the story of the former Ming Dynasty, and he has the courage to tell the second son of the emperor in detail." Hu Shi'an stroked his gray beard, shook his head, and got rid of the classic style of an old pedant.

"Please." For everyone in etiquette, no amount of etiquette is too much, and Hongyi invited again.

"The subordinate took the liberty of it. In the second year of Shunzhi, the emperor set up a museum to revise the "History of the Ming Dynasty", with six scholars, including Feng Quan, Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng, as presidents; Eleven people, including Chen and Ning Wan, Zhu Zhijun, and others, are vice presidents. As a result, the minister was able to read the historical materials of the former Ming Dynasty, so he knew a little about Ryukyu affairs. ”

Hu Shi'an only came up and said that there was a basis for what he said, but he didn't notice the displeasure in Emperor Fulin's eyes at this time. Why is it displeased, Hu Shi'an inadvertently mentioned another annoying thing that makes the emperor who aspires to be a "promising youth"!

A "History of the Ming Dynasty", edited from the opening of the museum in the second year of Shunzhi, because of several controversies, stopped many times in the middle, until now it is only "imitation of the "Tongjian" style, only into a few tons [2]". If it is anyone, it will also be annoyed and displeased. Fortunately, the main business of today's meeting has not been finished, and Fulin did not take advantage of the topic to reprimand the "vice president" in front of him.

"The Ryukyus[3] are located on the vast ocean east of Fujian and north of Taiwan. China has always had the legend of Sanshen Mountain and Penglai Island, and here is the first to become the reference to Penglai Immortal Island, therefore, there have always been rumors of eastward crossing in books, and the first eastward crossing of Ryukyu with letter and proof is the great cause of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty did not hesitate to send the general Zhu Kuan to 'seek to visit the vulgar'. The fleet sailed eastward, and after arriving here, Zhu Kuan took the stage to look into the distance, and saw its coiling and winding, so it was named 'Liuqiu' - taking the meaning of 'the dragon that circulates and floats in the water'. Tang Xiu's "Book of Sui" avoided the emperor's respect and took its homonym as 'Liuqiu'. In the "History of the Yuan", it was replaced by "Ruqiu" ["Ru", the same as "Liu" in ancient times], until the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, it was the name of today. In ancient times, its land was not connected to China, and the ancestors of the Yuan dynasty sent officials to summon it, but they could not reach it. At the beginning of Hongwu, its country had three kings, Zhongshan, Shannan, and Shanbei, all with Shang as their surname, and Zhongshan was the strongest. In the first month of the fifth year, the pedestrian Yang Zai was enthroned and Jianyuan edict was announced, among which the mountain king Chadu sent his younger brother Tai to join the dynasty and pay tribute. Emperor Xi, give the "Great Unification Calendar" and Wenqi and Saro are different. ”

Hu Shi'an took advantage of the "merits" of editing the "History of the Ming Dynasty", and when he came up, he recited the few passages that had been written, but found that the emperor's face was a little impatient, and he thought that the text crepe had ruined the master's appetite, so he changed his straightforward official words and continued:

"In the Ming Hongwu Dynasty alone, the King of the Ryukyus paid tribute almost every year. In the sixteenth year of Hongwu, the two kings of Zhongshan and Shannan competed with the king of Shanbei to attack, and Ming Hongwu ordered Liang Min, the chief historian of the Ming Dynasty, to give the edict to the people, so that he would stop the army and rest the people, and the three kings were ordered together. Since then, the three kings have repeatedly sent envoys to pay tribute, especially the king of Zhongshan. Therefore, during the reign of Emperor Ming Renzong, King Zhongshan annexed Shannan and Shanbei and unified them into one country, but he still paid tribute. Even the former Ming Chongzhen said that Ryukyu: 'Its piety in the Heavenly Empire is the most foreign'. Even in our dynasty, his country did not know that the Qing Dynasty was Dingding, and he also entered the puppet Tang Dynasty in Fujian. But after that, he took refuge in Zhengshuo and became my vassal. ”

Hongyi patiently listened to him finish the previous dynasty, which is naturally the practice of this dynasty, but it is a pity that he lacks the most important part of the "historical materials of the Ming Dynasty"! So his eyes lit up, staring directly at Hu Shi'an-

Old pedant, you say historical materials, right? I'll give you some historical information in a moment! If you choose not to say it, then I have to say this paragraph!

[1] After the establishment of Lee's Joseon, there were eight provinces in the whole territory, so it was also called "Eight Provinces of Korea". Gyeongsang-do Province is one of them, located in the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula, and the provincial government is located in Daegu. The province was originally divided into Yeongnyeong, North-South, and Yeongdong-do, and was established in 1314, and the name of the province was combined by Gyeongju and Sangju. Today, the major cities of Gyeongsang-do are Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, Jinju, Gyeongju, Sangju, Andong, Gimhae, Changwon, Yeongju, Masan, Miryang, Gimcheon, etc.

[2] The words come out of the Kangxi Dynasty Yang Chun. Yang Chun (1675-1753), a native of Wujin, Jiangsu, was a historian of the Qing Dynasty. In the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi (1718), he was a Jinshi, changed to a Jishi, and the official went to the Hanlin Academy to study for a bachelor's degree. He served as the compiler of many official history books such as "History of the Ming Dynasty" and "Outline of the Ming Dynasty", and put forward a unique idea of repairing history, attaching importance to the evidence, but Zhang Tingyu did not like it, and his opinions were not adopted at that time.

[3] History of the origin of the Ryukyus: It is said that the island is surrounded by rough seas, and originally a couple lived on the island. They moved earth and stones, planted grass and trees, and multiplied. Later, when the number of people on the island increased, the people elected the first leader, the "Emperor of Heaven". According to legend, the Emperor of Heaven had three sons, and the eldest son, Tiansun, was established as the monarch of the country, and was killed by the traitor Li Yong after the twenty-fifth generation of the kingdom. Later, Youzun Dun raised an army to destroy Li Yong, and was proclaimed as a king, called Shun Tianwang. This event took place around the time of the Song Dynasty in Chinese history. (To be continued......)

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