Chapter 81 The Treaty of C. C
After the Goryeo envoys entered Juye Castle, they immediately poked a leak.
It turned out that in addition to the "chief officials" of no more than 35 people who came to discuss state affairs, the rest of the entourage of more than 300 servants, horse supervisors, handymen, and other entourages were bought by Goryeo merchants at a cost. The Federation of China is rich, and everyone wants to take the opportunity of this envoy to go to the heavenly kingdom and make a windfall.
As soon as this "caravan" dressed as an envoy entered the city, it began to conduct commercial activities on a large scale. As a result, a few Korean merchants swore to negotiate a ginseng deal with local merchants, and when it was time to deliver the goods, they suddenly repented, it turned out that these Korean merchants had no ginseng in stock at all, and they originally wanted to get the order first, and then go back to the goods, but they didn't expect to go back, only to find that the Korean ginseng brought by the mission was sold out, and it was hard for these merchants to cook without rice.
There was no way, these merchants had to plead with the local merchants in a low voice, saying that they were willing to provide silver trading at a preferential price as compensation for ginseng trading, but those local merchants only came for Korean ginseng, and now they can't get the goods, so they are naturally red-eyed, and finally they simply sue these dishonest foreign profiteers for commercial fraud.
After such a good show, the faces of the Goryeo envoys were gloomy. It was a matter of diplomatic affairs, and the Yin of Juye Mansion did not dare to slack off, so after three pushes and six questions in detail, an upset broke out again - these "profiteers" turned out to be not Goryeo merchants, but Japanese merchants in the land of Haidong.
The two principals of the Japanese merchants are both Chinese names, one is called Zheng Qing, the other is called Sun Junming, they are from the Tsushima Island located in the Korean Strait, from the map, Tsushima Island is like a "bridge", connecting the Japanese country and the northern mainland, Tsushima Islanders sit on such a geographical advantage, their ancestors have relied on the trade with Goryeo for generations, Sun Junming and Zheng Qing, are born on Tsushima Island a large clan.
Sun Junming and Zheng Qing were selling silver in Goryeo, when suddenly a familiar friend came and said that the envoy group of Goryeo to the Chinese Celestial Empire was recruiting, and asked the two of them if they were interested? Sun Junming and Zheng Qing didn't say a word, and immediately paid a lot of money to buy the qualifications to join the group -- if they could go to China to sell a batch of raw silk and silk fabrics back to the Japanese country, it would be a lucrative deal.
However, the matter was in a hurry, and Sun Junming and Zheng Qing were too late to buy some Goryeo sustenances, so they could only bring their own silver on the ship. However, after entering Juye City, they found that their silver was not cared for at all, and they were all smashed in their hands - it is no wonder that copper coins were the mainstream of currency at that time, and some paper money were handed over, and silver was only used as a diplomatic annual coin or a reward, and in private transactions, perhaps the northern Silk Road trade used more silver, but in the Central Plains, silver was basically ignored by the market, and it was normal to not be able to buy things with silver.
The silver in their hands could not be sold, and the coveted raw silk, silk fabrics and other good things could not be bought, so Sun Junming and Zheng Qing, who were anxiously red-eyed, had a bad idea and wanted to empty the white wolf and borrow Korean chickens to lay eggs - but the wolf was trapped, but they couldn't control it, and finally the chickens and eggs were beaten.
After finding out the situation, the Goryeo envoys clamored that for the sake of the friendship between the Chinese and Goryeo peoples, they must resolutely crack down on such slave profiteers who have infiltrated the Goryeo envoys and sabotaged the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Juye Mansion Yin also has a headache, it was originally just Goryeo, but now there is a Wa State, and the two countries are biting each other, if this is not handled well, what kind of dispute arises, the Chinese Federation is afraid that although it is not afraid, it is always bad to ruin the reputation of the people who are gentle and caresy.
Therefore, Juye Fu Yin made several treatment plans and submitted them to the parliament for consideration and decision. At that time, Ximenqing was welcoming the return of the sixteen states of Yanyun on the northern border, and the parliament was leaderless, and they were no longer in charge, so they quickly reported the matter to Ximenqing on the grounds that diplomacy was no trivial matter.
Ximenqing, who was worried about the currency reform, heard about this, and his heart moved. Silver? Is this a good opportunity to enter the Silver Age?
Thinking of the temptation, Ximen Qing hurried up and hurried back to Juye City.
In the past few days when Ximen Qing was on the road, the Goryeo envoys could open their eyes in Juye City. In the past, although Juye City was the state of Jeju on Jingdong Road, but the city was smaller, but since it became the capital of the Chinese Federation, it really responded that the mountain is not high, there are immortals, the water is not deep, and there are dragons and spirits.
At the same time, the majestic ships on Yangsan also made the Goryeo envoys stunned - and only such military might could defend such a prosperous city.
The thriving shopping mall and the majestic army made the Goryeo envoys shake their hearts, so these people tacitly reached an agreement - as long as they can win the favor of the Chinese kingdom, the great Goryeo will definitely be able to rise with the tide, so at all costs, we must also hug the golden thigh of the Chinese Federation!
Soon, Ximenqing returned to Juye City, and the opportunity to hug Jin's thighs also came. At the first time, Ximenqing cordially received these Goryeo people, first extended warm greetings to their King Majesty, and then recalled the long-standing friendship between China and Goryeo in the Northern Song Dynasty with these former Goryeo students in the Northern Song Dynasty, and then the two sides discussed diplomatic matters in a happy and friendly atmosphere.
The Goryeo envoys kept their posture very low at the beginning, saying that although the Liao State had kidnapped Goryeo, those barbarians in the north could only conquer the people of Goryeo, not the hearts of Goryeo, and the hearts of all Goryeo people were always closely attached to the Chinese kingdom, and they were in Liao Ying, and their hearts were in Han. So when the Central Plains changed dynasties and the Liao Kingdom was declining, Goryeo finally rose up and returned to the warm embrace of China.
Speaking of emotion, the Korean students all shed tears.
Ximenqing vigorously affirmed the Goryeo people's longing for the simplicity of the suzerain, and then expressed his earnest concern for the future direction of Goryeo.
In order to express their sincerity, they asked Ximen Gyeong-eun to send an envoy to China every year to pay tribute and worship in China, so as to fulfill their obligations as vassals of the Chinese Federation.
The specific plan of the Goryeo side was all drawn up -- according to the old practice of the previous dynasty, the Goryeo side sent regular envoys to the Chinese Federation five times a year, that is, Wanshou Festival (Ximen Qing's birthday), Zhonggong Qianqiu (Wu Yueniang's birthday), Crown Prince Qianqiu (unfortunately this position is vacant), winter solstice, and New Year's Day -- in these five missions, Goryeo paid tribute to the court of the Chinese Federation and received the calendar given by the Chinese Federation.
Ximenqing saw it and laughed dumbly, these Goryeo sticks really touted themselves as emperors? Therefore, Ximen Qing waved his pen, added and deleted, and agreed that the Goryeo Li Dynasty would only add the New Year's tribute envoy on the winter solstice and New Year's Day, and merge it into a festival envoy, and its full name should be "Entering the Winter Solstice, the Orthodox Dynasty, and the Double Festival and the New Year's Coin Envoy", and came to the Chinese Federation to pay tribute.
The Korean students asked Ximen Qing to add an irregular "don't envoy". These people said in a hearty way that the so-called "special envoy" means that when there is a major event between China and Goryeo, they will give thanks, congratulate them, ask for their feelings, offer condolences to them, and greet them, so as to express Goryeo's filial piety to the Chinese Federation.
Ximenqing peels off the surface to see the essence, the filial piety of these Goryeo sticks may not be very pious, but the heart of wealth is obvious.
As long as they go on a few more trips a year, the goods they carry back and forth will be enough for them to have enough food and clothing for several years.
Out of the psychology of playing monkeys, Ximenqing deliberately made things difficult, and made strict restrictions on the number of envoys, the volume and weight of the belongings he carried - sure enough! At this moment, the monkey buttocks of the Korean students couldn't sit still, and they bounced up one after another, and impassionedly pleaded their feelings to Ximenqing, finding all kinds of reasons to ask Ximenqing to lift these bans on "hurting the feelings of the Goryeo people".
In the end, Ximenqing "reluctantly" relaxed the harsh conditions, and the final agreement stipulated that the number of "chief officials" of each Goryeo mission should not exceed 35 as of today, while the total number of the entire mission should be limited to 300, and the chief officials of the tributary missions were allowed to carry a maximum of about 150 to 226 catties of ginseng per person.
The Goryeo envoys all breathed a sigh of relief, thinking in their hearts how much benefit it would be if they transferred their ginseng privileges to the traders.
In the end, Goryeo lamented the threat of the Jin state to Ximenqing. Ximenqing immediately made a decision - Goryeo was an important ally of the Chinese Federation, so he hoped to exchange Baozhou and Shamon Island as concessions with Goryeo to witness the deep friendship between the two sides.
Baozhou is the place where the Jin State is eyeing the tiger, and Shamen Island is simply a natural island prison commonly used by the Song Dynasty when distributing prisoners. However, the Goryeo students knew very well that Baozhou was the place where the soldiers of the Jin State were approaching, and if the Jurchens attacked hard, the Goryeo army would not be able to resist at all, and they would definitely not run away at that time. It is better to hand over this hot potato to the Chinese Federation in exchange for the commercial support of the Chinese Federation, as for Salmon Island, if a lighthouse is erected, it can also be used as a transit point from Goryeo to the Chinese Federal Republic Dengzhou Haikou, sheltering from the wind and rain, although it is enough.
As a result, the Chinese Federation and Goryeo signed the "Treaty of C-Shen" on which the two countries had diplomatic relations. Next, Ximenqing prepared to fight for the Japanese people and achieve his own great cause of currency reform. This is exactly what it is:
And with a smile An Gaoli, and will be a long-term strategy against the Japanese country. But I don't know what will happen next, and listen to the next breakdown.