Chapter 228: Defending the Freedom of Trade
Day, the envoys of the Wanguo Pavilion have gathered outside the palace, the Ming Emperor no one dares to slack off, they feel more and more that the Ming Dynasty's national policy to foreign vassals is not easy to imperceptibly change, from the former envoy Nagong can often get more generous returns, but now, every year the Ming Dynasty in addition to ordering the tribute, even the reward is gone, the original tribute is to make money, but now it is net money, the original envoy with hundreds of servants to come, not only live in the spacious Wanguo Pavilion, there is a wine hospitality, there are songs and dances to see, Many envoys are happy, and for many ministers of small countries, going to Daming Nagong is the most popular errand, but now there are spacious houses, and there are good wines and dances, but before you enjoy them, the people who entertain you will roll their eyes, stretch out their hands, and hand over the money. **Thousand @ Zai @ Offer @ Read @ Read -**
Miserable! It doesn't matter to some of the larger vassal countries, the king will reward some pocket money when he goes out, but some small countries are miserable, these small island countries have a population of no more than 10,000 people, how can there be so much silver for him to spend, bring some dry food for the journey, and finally get to Haidu, not even a place to live, why is it that a hungry half-dead envoy of a small country, a total of twenty or thirty people hid in the corner of the street, worse than beggars, and finally patrolled the streets with great mercy, rewarded them with dozens of steamed buns, and finally did not starve to death.
The envoys obediently waited outside the palace, all of them were gloomy in their eyebrows, the days of this Haidu were difficult, I thought that in order to compete for this errand back then, everyone in their country had defeated countless competitions, originally thought that they could live happily in a metropolis like Haidu for a few years, and then return to China to make a business, who knew that they met Zhu Jun such a mean and ungrateful emperor, no way, everyone can only suffer here, in their own country, these people are princes and nobles, although life is not necessarily good compared to the rich Ming Dynasty, but it is also walking sideways on the street, But when you get to Haidu, you have to look at other people's faces, no one can offend, once you have a quarrel with someone, the first thing Shuntianfu catches is you, not only have to suffer, but even the country will be humiliated.
"Are you all there?" A little eunuch walked out of the side door and asked in a pinched voice.
The envoys gathered in the past and laughed, the father-in-law was long and the father-in-law was short, the father-in-law could not be offended, and now the Ming sailors were criss-crossing the South Seas, who dared to offend the little eunuchs, maybe what kind of tongue was chewed in front of the emperor, and what disasters were brought to the country.
"Then let's go in." The little eunuch put on a straight face and led the envoys into the side door, and the guards guarding the side door also checked their bodies and confirmed that there were no weapons before letting them go.
It's not as good as a dog when it comes to Daming! Many envoys felt that their faces could not be hung up, and they sighed in their hearts, but they felt a little more comfortable when they saw the envoys of Annan and the envoys of Manraka in front of them, and they were both one of the big countries in Nanyang, and they also showed off their might in Nanyang, and now their envoys looked like servants, but let some of the envoys of small countries who were not angry feel comfortable, tsk, aren't people the same as me?
Zhu Jun sat in the side hall and waited for the envoys to meet, on both sides were Yang Sidee and some officials of the Ministry of Rites.
"Hmm! Very good, it's all here. Zhu Jun first came to the opening sentence, and then began to get to the point: "I have been very restless these days, since the Ming Navy Division patrolled the Nanyang, all countries have been peaceful, what is this for?" ”
The envoys looked at each other, wondering why the emperor was upset. Zhu Jun continued: "The Ming Dynasty treats people with sincerity, and only seeks to be at peace with all countries in the South Seas, so that the war will be annihilated, the world will be peaceful, and the people of all countries will enjoy a prosperous world. However, I have heard that the countries of the South Seas are afraid of the light like tigers, and although they send envoys to pay tribute, they are secretly closing their ports and obstructing the right of our Ming maritime merchants to trade with each other. ”
The envoys finally knew that there was nothing good today, it turned out that Xingshi asked for the guilt, in fact, the closure of the port began to be implemented as early as a year ago, and all countries refused to enter the port of Daming sea ships, only in mid-June, the sea ships were allowed to enter the port for three days, and the countries did not think so, and there were many vassal countries that closed the port, and the law did not blame the public. Second, they only refused to be a maritime merchant, and they thought that the Ming Emperor would not condemn this matter, so everyone didn't take it seriously.
The Manraka envoys were the most obedient. There is no other reason. Da Ming is going to Malacca, another place. It's just a sea away from Java. And the Daming Nanyang Naval Division was stationed in Java. Therefore. Manraka is equivalent to living with a snort on the ground of the Ming Dynasty. I can't beat it. Naturally, you can only be a man with your tail between your legs. Heard Zhu Jun ask. The envoy hurriedly said: "His Majesty the Ming Emperor is angry. This matter will be explained by the minister. Since the opening of the sea trade. Unscrupulous merchants in the Ming Dynasty constantly sent ships to import goods into the country. With a large number of ready-made goods. As a result, all industries in the lower country were wasted. and lost a great deal of silver. As a result, many people in the lower kingdom have no food and clothing. Treasury revenues have plummeted. Therefore. The king of the lower kingdom then ordered the port to be closed. annually
Times. Lasts for three days. ”
Zhu Jun sneered: "What are you talking about, and there is no communication between countries. When will I close the seaports of Haidu and Java and Malacca, and the merchants of Manraka will not be allowed to sell goods and make money? It's good now. I didn't close the port. You're the first to close the port. Bullying me? ”
The Manraka envoy was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. Who would dare to bully him? Manraka was bullied by the man who stood tall on the ground. Don't talk about cutting the land. Every year, a large amount of tribute is still paid. That's it. The merchants of Damingdi poured into the port like flies. You can buy almost all kinds of goods. Not to mention the exquisite style. The price is not too expensive. Suddenly. The whole Manraka has a little spare money to buy Daming goods. There is no market for local goods. Gradually become a homeless person. Every year down. The outflow of silver is millions of taels. It is twice as much as the annual income of the Manraka treasury. Isn't this bullying what it is? In the end, it was Manraga who bullied him. That's a good thing to say. The merchants of Manraka could also sell their goods to the port of Damingdi. What can be sold? In addition to some local specialties. Who of the people of Daming bought the goods of the land of Manraka?
The Manraka envoy was unhappy. But he still nodded honestly: "Your Majesty the Emperor is angry." The subordinate Meng Lang is gone. The subordinate will write the letter. Urging the king to open the market. ”
Next to stand up was the envoy of Annan. The kingdom of Annam is the same as that of Manraka. Not only the north borders the Daming land and Guangxi. Moreover, the middle section of the country was also included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Divide the land in two. A few months ago. Da Ming helped Li Shi Annan to kill the Mo family. As a result, Annan was reunited. The strength of the Ming army also made them see the strength of the Ming Dynasty. Thousands of Ming troops with new firearms were unstoppable. Tens of thousands of Mo's troops just clashed. He fell to the ground and fled. Therefore. It doesn't matter if the market opens. It is important not to anger the Ming. Once Da Ming found an excuse. Annan could be swallowed in a matter of moments. This traitorous condition must be agreed.
"The minister also immediately sent a letter to the king, and Annan is willing to open sea trade with the Ming Dynasty forever."
Zhu Jun nodded, a smile appeared on his face, unless he had to, he really didn't want to use swords in Nanyang, after all, everyone had surrendered, and it was really unreasonable for you to bully people like this.
The other small countries saw that Annan Manraga nodded in agreement, and there was no suspense, with them saying no word in this palace, the Ming Dynasty trampled on them like stepping on ants, at this time, the envoy of Sumatra stood up, saluted Zhu Jun, and said proudly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, the ministers think it is inappropriate." ”
Finally met a stunned man, the envoys were relieved, and they all fell on the Sumatran envoys wrapped in turbans, what kind of spirit is this? The envoys seemed to see hope, and they didn't dare to offend the Ming Dynasty, but if someone stood up to express their dissatisfaction, they were very willing to see that the Ming Emperor was angry, and the one who died was also this stunned man, a dead friend, and a poor man. If you win, maybe you don't have to open the market, it's really cool.
"Oh? What's wrong with me? Zhu Jun knew that the show of killing chickens and monkeys was about to start, so he couldn't help but sit up straight.
"Since the Ming Dynasty established the sea trade, Sumatra a country loses 1.4 million taels of silver every year, many people compete to buy Ming goods, so that all industries wither, all walks of life are struggling, the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty not only took away the silver of Sumatra, but also destroyed the various industries of Sumatra, a year, the streets of the Sumatra royal capital have increased several times the number of beggars and displaced people, if the Ming let Sumatra open the country, the entire Sumatra will fall into poverty, is this the Ming Dynasty to treat the vassals? If this is the case, Sumatra would rather stop paying tribute than become a courtier. When the Sumatran envoy said that he was emotional, he remembered the tragic scene of the rapid collapse of all walks of life under the dumping of the Ming Dynasty, and countless handicrafts lost their livelihood and flowed into beggars, and they couldn't help but blur their tears, making the other envoys lament one by one, and the rabbits and foxes in their bellies were sad.
Zhu Jun did not move, without any pity, they Sumatra are pitiful, but those businessmen in the Daming Kai District are not pitiful once they go bankrupt? What are the workers who work in the workshops to be sorry for when they lose their jobs? There must be someone to be pitiful, so let you Sumatra be wronged and wronged, be pitiful.
Zhu Jun's face was gradually unsightly, and he said coldly: "You mean, Sumatra will never pay tribute from now on?" ”
The Sumatran envoy wiped away his tears and said proudly: "Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor, but if you are willing to abolish ...
"No if!" Zhu Jun knew that there must not be any tenderness at this time, so many envoys on the side were watching, and said sharply: "Come, take the letter of Sumatra, and remove Sumatra from the list of countries that will never be conquered." ”
"Also, expel the Sumatran envoys, declare the will, and let Liu Er lead the sailors to set sail immediately to conquer the ministers!" (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in *m, more chapters, support work, support genuine reading!) )