The Eastern Qin compromised, the Ming compromised, and the Ryukyus were not qualified to serve at the table.

Behind a compromise treaty, it often means that the interests of both parties are not really satisfied.

However, the advantage of compromise is that it satisfies the temporary interests of both sides and gives both sides the time they need.

So that the two sides once again get a new opportunity to compete, who can make good use of the time in exchange for compromise, who can give up the compromise at the earliest.

Ah Xin understands this truth, and the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty also understand it, but they can't say it to each other in the open.

After the signing of the treaty, Wang Heng also pretended to invite the Eastern Qin delegation to a banquet, and the venue of the banquet was in a Qinglou called Juxian Building.

Under the singing and dancing of the Qing people, everyone staggered.

After signing the peace treaty, Wang Heng seemed to be in an extremely good mood. In public, he said that the Ming Dynasty was lenient and benevolent, and as long as Dongqin was willing, he would be able to keep peace forever.

Ashin was willing to be like a glutton, expressing Dongqin's fear, and he was very grateful to Dade for Daming's opening up this time.

Next, the ministers and talents who accompanied them began to compose poems one after another, and they also let the Qing people come up with the topic.

This kind of elegant game, the Eastern Qin barbarians naturally didn't know, they just looked at it curiously.

When a few mocking poems were written, the talented officials in the audience burst into laughter.

After such a humiliation, these Ming talents are satisfied.

After feeling at home, Wang Heng accompanied Ashin and walked around the Beijing division with a smile. On the occasion of separation, this is like a friend, depending on the farewell.

Standing in front of the yamen of Honglu Temple, Wang Heng, who had drunk a little wine, arched his hand slightly and said: "Foreign envoy Ashin, I, Wang Heng, have been an official in Honglu Temple for many years, and I have to admit that your Dongqin is the most extraordinary and amazing foreign country I have ever seen!"

Ashin replied: "The Great Ming Kingdom is also a powerful country that I have never seen before!"

Wang Heng waved his hand, lowered his head and sighed lightly: "To put it mildly, although I am extremely disgusted with Dongqin, I still admire Dongqin, you can create so many ghostly things in a wild land, and you can have the current situation, from this point, I am not as good as you!" You have also seen it, Goulan Dou poems and listen to music, this is my young talent! ”

"What a pity! What a pity! What a pity! Wang Heng said three times in a row, as if he was drunk.

Ah Xin looked at him like this, a little unsure of his purpose, and after thinking for a while, he said: "As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, Lord Wang can naturally only focus on the state affairs of the Ming Dynasty. The foreign minister understands this, and he is very grateful to Lord Wang for being able to look at Dongqin like this! ”

"I started from the wilderness, from ignorance to civilization, we are confident that we are on the right path! I am also confident that our great monarch will lead us to become stronger! So at this moment, no matter how old or young we are, we are contributing our strength to the country, and at the same time, they are constantly pursuing their own good life! ”

"And in my eyes, although the Ming Dynasty is strong, the people are weak! It's not that I haven't seen the wealth of the Ming Dynasty on this trip, but unfortunately the wealth of the Ming Dynasty cannot benefit all civilians. If Lord Wang really has the heart to cheer up the country, he should also advise the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom to see more of the people under his rule! Perhaps after reading the demands of the poor, the Ming Dynasty can also become strong! ”

Wang Heng smiled bitterly, squinted at Ah Xin and said, "You are a dignified and honest ...... What a villain! This time, it's not Da Ming who lost half of Dongqin, it's me Wang Heng, who lost half of your money! ”

Saying that, he bowed, as if he was expressing his respect to Ashin, the opponent, or to the great enemy of Dongqin.

Looking at his distant back, Ashin was a little confused. He couldn't understand the thoughts of the Ming officials, and he couldn't see through their methods.

It was obviously something that was mutually beneficial, but they were strongly opposed.

But it is obviously a clause that is harmful to the Ming Dynasty, but they are willing to compromise one or two.

This made Ashin quite confused, and felt that it was too tiring to deal with such an opponent.

He returned to the room, where Zhang Sanfeng was studying the area plan of the Ming Jingshi.

"You've figured out the Jingshi of the Ming Dynasty?"

"No, it's only a part, but this city is difficult to attack, and it will take at least twenty catties of artillery bombardment for more than ten days. It seems that you have to let you think about whether to build a bigger cannon! ”

Ashin smiled, and suddenly felt that Zhang Sanfeng's style of acting was correct, no matter what he encountered, think about it first, whether the cannon of Eastern Qin could be shattered.

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Two days later, the Eastern Qin delegation embarked on its return journey.

Due to the silting up of the Tongzhou section of the Grand Canal, the Eastern Qin delegation had to rush to Tianjin before boarding the Cao boat bound for Hangzhou.

Like the rest of the tributary missions, they were cared for by the Cao army and the various post stations.

Ashin and Zhang Sanfeng only have a concept of the Grand Canal on the map, and they have no idea how long it is.

Just as soon as they left Tianjin, Ashin and Zhang Sanfeng found that there were many ragged people along the river.

After inquiring, I found out that these people turned out to be Cao Jun!

This made Zhang Sanfeng surprised, how could a soldier be treated like this?

Qiu Ruicai didn't know much about this, but just told them that it was common for military households in the Ming Kingdom to flee, and the life of military households was not as good as that of tenants.

This discovery made Ashin and Zhang Sanfeng both have a sense of joy, they didn't believe that these soldiers could have any powerful combat power.

Zhang Sanfeng wrote in his diary that day: The soldiers of the Ming Kingdom are extremely poor, and it is said that this is due to the deduction of the commander! They were short of food and clothing, and their weapons were very rudimentary, and they looked sickly, and their eyes were dull, as if they could knock them down with the butt of a rifle. Such a huge Ming country turned soldiers into slaves in a prisoner of war camp, and it is really unimaginable that this group of soldiers will have a sense of belonging and identity to this country!

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When they arrived in Cangzhou, the same situation was still visible, and they also witnessed a clash between soldiers and civilians, in which several soldiers were asked to kneel in public because they had rammed a certain adult's boat, and only after accepting the adult's house slave cane reprimand, they were spared.

In this process, the commander of the Cao army was just blindly flattering, and did not ask about the cause of the matter, nor did he care whether these soldiers were at fault or not.

This made the members of the Eastern Qin Mission realize what Qiu Ruicai said, the Ming Dynasty used literature to control the military, and the status of the military generals was far inferior to that of the Wenchen.

For this, Zhang Sanfeng felt that this was distrust and humiliation of the soldiers, and he even felt sympathy and worthlessness for these Cao troops of the Ming Kingdom.

After arriving in Jining, they found that this place was a little more prosperous, and the complexion of the Cao army was relatively better.

When you look at the goods stacked on the dock, you can instantly know that cotton is abundant here.

After inquiry, they learned that this place is also in Shandong, and Lu cotton is also the best cotton in Shandong.

Ashin immediately wrote down in his diary: Shandong is rich in cotton, and the Cao army here looks healthier, but with a lazy expression and a decadent state, as long as they are willing to give a few hundred copper coins, they can give convenience during the inspection. However, Jining is quite rich and prosperous, with a large population! Fortunately, there is no city, and the population is simply gathered here.

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Two days later, they entered the territory of Jiangsu, and the further down they went, the better the health of the Cao army.

It's just that the deeper corruption has also been seen by the Eastern Qin Mission, and the grain ships will inevitably be taken down by these Cao troops.

The rest of the people were not surprised, the ships of the officials could carry goods privately, but the ships of ordinary merchants did not give silver and did not let them go.

All this made Ashin and Zhang Sanfeng have no good impression of Daming, and feel that although this is a big, extremely backward and decadent place.

It's as if every civilian here has to be oppressed from all over the place, and they seem to have long been used to it.

The only thing that surprised the Eastern Qin mission was that the farther south they went, the higher the city became.

After they saw the fortified city in Yangzhou, they entered a large river, and finally were blocked by an even taller fortified city.

Zhang Sanfeng stared at the city called Zhenjiang with wide eyes, and after a while, he marked its approximate location with a red dot on the map.

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