There are various eras in the history of the country, from the early Yayoi period, the Asuka period, to the later Kamakura period, the Muromachi period, and even the Sengoku period, but Chinese know what kind of Warring States it was.

In fact, during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, it happened to be the Warring States period in Japan.

The Muromachi period, also known as the Muromachi shogunate, was named after the shogunate established in Muromachi, Kyoto in 1366 (1368 in the first year of Hongwu).

The Ashikaga family has been passed down for several generations, until the reign of the eighth shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the Onin Rebellion broke out due to the issue of inheritance (Chenghua 3 years ~ Chenghua 13 years), which is equivalent to the decline of the monarch's authority, resulting in all parties fighting each other, so it is called the Warring States Period, which can be simply understood as a province, where various villages kill each other.

The Warring States period lasted for almost a century, roughly until the late Wanli period.

This is also the direct reason why the Ming Dynasty's plague was so serious, because Japan is now hell, and a large number of ordinary people have gone to sea because of the war.

And the current shogun, named Ashikaga Yoshisai, is the 10th shogun of the Muromachi shogunate.

Generally, the emperor passed to the tenth generation, so it is needless to say what kind of ability it will be.

However, the current Zhu Houzhao does not know so much, even in his previous life, he would not carefully study a Japanese shogun. He only knows that there is no Tokugawa Ieyasu or Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Japan now, but the Ashikaga family.

However, the Ashikaga family actually fell into decay after the Onin War.

In other words, Zhu Houzhao on the head of this envoy today, and he didn't dare to say a word, this is the price of the country's weakness.

He didn't even want to waste too much of his tongue on him.

As for the exploration trade, this was originally decided by the Eirakō Emperor, and at that time, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, showed his sincerity and ordered the army to destroy many nests of the Japanese and sacrificed more than 20 prisoners in the third year of Yongle.

Note that he offered the Japanese.

Because it was requested by Zhu Di.

It made a lot of sense, but they did.

So today, Zhu Houzhao wants to change the transaction method of exploration trade, which is not conducive to the Ming Dynasty, which is a matter of one sentence.

If you want to tell the truth, he really can't say it, after all, this thing was set by his own ancestors, but fortunately he doesn't need to talk about it.

The reason why the survey trade is called survey is because the Ming Dynasty stipulated that trade should be carried out once every ten years, and the survey issued by the Ming Dynasty was used for inspection.

But in reality, because of the extremely unequal principle of trade, the Japanese have never followed the rule of once a decade, and even once a year at the peak.

They also never obey the rules on the size of the number of missions, often with groups of ships docking.

And the expenses of these people were paid by the Ming Dynasty, and the "Ming Huidian" recorded that the recipe of the Japanese envoy was as follows: one sheep, one goose, and one chicken for every ten people, twenty-five bottles of wine, five buckets of rice, twelve catties and eight taels of noodles, one bucket of fruit, twenty baked cakes, and twenty sugar cakes.

When they returned, the return fee was still paid by the Ming Dynasty.

Who wouldn't come to this trade situation?

This kind of trade situation, how will Zhu Houzhao allow it?

If a third country, a completely unfamiliar person, came to take a closer look at this trade method, he couldn't tell who was the superior country and who was the subject country.

In the later Jiajing period, there was a famous battle for tribute in Ningbo, because the Japanese people and horses on both sides said that their exploration was true, and as a result, they did not agree and fought in Ningbo.

In essence, this was the lack of unified representation of Japan during the Warring States Period, which led to the fact that both sides wanted to bargain for the bargain trade, which eventually led to serious diplomatic incidents, and the Japanese even burned and looted along the way, and also led to the death of some Ming Dynasty generals.

Zhu Houzhao still understands this matter.

So whether it's reality or feelings, he really doesn't like this Erlang.

So he scolded him aside, and didn't give him another chance to intercede.

From now on, trade is trade, and what you sell is bought, and you can exchange stones for gold, which is your ability, but the court officials will no longer exchange unequally.

Zhu Houzhao made a 'two' gesture, "I will then say the second point. After the Ming Dynasty carried out equal trade with other countries, many merchants from various countries would come to the Ming Dynasty, and I would issue an edict that foreigners should be protected by the government as long as they abide by the law in the Ming Dynasty. There are differences. For example, if he is not one of my people, but insults the court, and even insults me, if this happens in the realm of the Ming Dynasty, then I will definitely decree to kill him.

In the same way, my people are to obey the law in your country. As long as they do not break the law, they must also protect their safety, which includes the safety of life and property. Don't let me hear that a certain Ming merchant was robbed locally but had no way to report to the official, let alone hear that a Ming merchant died overseas. I have promised my people that I will protect them wherever they are. That's the use of those ships that you see in Ningbo. ”

The emperor clapped his hands, and his gaze swept over the faces of the envoys of Japan, Ryukyu, Korea, Luzon and other countries, "Which of you agrees with my speech?" Who is against? ”

This is actually not an excessive request. The premise is that it's not illegal.

The envoy of the Luzon State, a middle-aged man in his forties, named Li Rong, asked: "Your Majesty the Emperor, if our country cannot guarantee that there will not be a single murder, I don't know if we can get the understanding of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "There is a vicious incident, your king must personally inquire about it, personally find out who the murderer is, and if it is found, it is best to send it to Jingshi, so that I can give an explanation to the family of the deceased." If there are frequent vicious incidents, and you really can't maintain stability, then you can ask your king to repair a letter, and since we are friendly with each other, we should help each other. I can send troops to help stabilize the situation. If you don't investigate the case or ask for help, and my people are always there to go wrong, then you have left me with no way out. Do you understand? ”

"Understood." The envoy is not stupid, how can such high-sounding words be easily believed?

"Okay, are there any other dissenting opinions?"

Zhu Houzhao looked left and right again, and waited for a while, but no one spoke, "Okay." It seems that these two opinions of mine are still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. From now on, our countries should trade well, and peace is precious, good-neighborliness and friendship are the right way. I'm a little tired, just enjoy yourself. ”

The emperor got up, and at the same time instructed the people around him to bring him the envoy sent by Hami, Amahei.

The Son of Heaven went to the place where there were few people in the apse of the Ziguang Pavilion, he and Wang Zhi were in front, Ah Mahei and You Ji were behind, and when they arrived in the room, the emperor pushed open the window and waited slowly while enjoying the fireworks.

"The envoy of the minister, Hami, Amahei, see His Majesty the Great Emperor."

"Ugh." Zhu Houzhao crossed his hands on his chest and sighed deeply, "...... You are his subordinate, you and I say. What is in Bai Yaji's head, does he not think about it? ”

The envoy almost didn't stumble, "Your Majesty the Great Emperor...... Misunderstanding. The King of Zhongshun still has the court in his heart and is always loyal to His Majesty. ”

"If you say so, then I will believe it. But don't do anything different than what you say. You know what? ”

"The subordinate understands."

"Okay, let's go."

"Yes."

After the people left, the emperor, who had just finished finishing the letter, turned his head and said to Wang Zhi, "What do you think about cleaning them up first?" ”

"Only one general and two cavalry guards are enough."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, "The Western Regions is a better place to raise horses than Shaanxi and Hetao." The ancestors opened up the territory and included it in the territory, and those who are descendants cannot defend the country and get smaller and smaller. ”

"Your Majesty's governance of the Ming Dynasty, the country and the people are safe, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and now it is the dynasty of all countries."

"Yes, but not enough."

(End of chapter)