Chapter 223 Send troops and encounter Japanese pirates
Ming Dynasty: Huddled in Beiping Dangzhi County Chapter 223 of the main text volume sent out troops and encountered Japanese piratesLatest website: "Wei minister, please visit His Highness King Yan of the Ming Dynasty!"
A group of Goryeo dignitaries bowed respectfully.
Zhu Di looked gentle.
"Everyone, please get up."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
When all the Goryeo dignitaries stood up, Zhu Di asked: "I wonder what important matters you have to see me in such a hurry?"
A Goryeo dignitary said respectfully: "Reporting to Your Highness King Yan, Japanese pirates are currently plundering our people in the lower three realms of Goryeo. We are here to beg Your Highness to send troops to destroy those Japanese pirates and save our Goryeo people!" p>
"Do you want me to send troops to rescue you, the people of Korea?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, as if he had heard something ridiculous, and said with a strange face: "They are your subjects, not my king's subjects. Why should I send troops to rescue them?"
All the Goryeo dignitaries were also startled. They never expected that King Yan could speak so straightforwardly?
Aren’t the Confucian classics of the Ming Dynasty all about being reserved and benevolent?
The Goryeo dignitary whose family was based in Haasandao suddenly became anxious and hurriedly saluted again, "His Royal Highness King Yan clearly understands that now His Highness King Yan is the King of Goryeo recognized by all the nobles of Goryeo, Gyeongsang Province, Chungcheong Province, and Jeolla Province.
The people of Goryeo in the three realms are all subjects of His Highness King Yan!"
"Joke!"
Hearing these shameless words, Guo An on the side sneered directly.
"You are saying that the people of the three realms of Gyeongsang Province, Chungcheong Province, and Jeolla Province are the subjects of His Highness King Yan? Are they the people of His Highness King Yan?
Did they pay taxes to His Highness King Yan?
Are there any people who claim to be His Highness King Yan?
Has His Highness King Yan acknowledged them...
And you, you still call yourself a minister of Goryeo, and the King of Goryeo is still on the throne? Do you want His Highness King Yan to be a thief of the country?
Your Highness has good intentions to do business with you, but now you want to trap His Highness King Yan into injustice. What are you thinking?"
All the dignitaries were stunned.
"Also, Your Highness King Yan, Your Highness King Yan... Do you know what this means?
Only the common people of Yan State can be the subjects of His Highness King Yan? And now, except for Wangjing Kaicheng, Yan'an County, and Ganghwa Island, where else in the entire Goryeo can be regarded as a city of Yan State?"
All the Goryeo dignitaries shook their heads subconsciously.
These state cities are all Goryeo cities.
Even Wangjing Kaicheng, Yan'an County, and Ganghwa Island are all cities of Goryeo in their hearts.
As for King Yan of the Ming Dynasty, he was just the Prince of the Ming Dynasty who temporarily occupied their capital.
Let him occupy it for a few years or decades.
When King Yan built Wangjing into a more prosperous city, and when the Ming Dynasty declined and decayed, these cities would naturally return to Goryeo.
These are the perceptions of all Goryeo dignitaries.
It's just that those Japanese pirates...
Thinking about it, the Goryeo dignitary who was the first to speak stood up again.
"Your Highness, King Yan, as long as those Japanese pirates can be driven away, we are willing to provide tens of thousands of laborers to His Highness, King Yan, to pave cement roads, build docks, build cement workshops, or build a palace for His Highness.
..."
"Ten thousand young and strong labor force?"
Zhu Di glanced at the Goryeo dignitary with a strange look, and said softly: "With thousands of young and strong laborers, you can form a strong army with just a little training and defeat three thousand Japanese pirates. Isn't it easy?"
"This..."
The Goryeo dignitary couldn't help but hesitate a little, his face full of embarrassment.
The Korean people in their counties had long been afraid of being killed by Japanese pirates. They regarded Japanese pirates as demons and fled when they saw Japanese pirates. Not to mention 10,000 soldiers and horses, even 20,000 soldiers and horses did not dare to confront those Japanese pirates head-on! Thinking about it, the Goryeo dignitary's expression turned grim and he said directly: "Are we willing to pay taxes to His Highness King Yan?"
"Huh?"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Can you represent the entire Korean people?"
The Goryeo dignitary smiled sarcastically and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I can only represent the people of Jeolla Province!"
Immediately, two more Goryeo dignitaries stepped forward.
"His Royal Highness King Yan, the ministers represent the people of Gyeongsang Province!"
"His Royal Highness King Yan, the ministers represent the loyal people of Qing Dynasty!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly and looked at the Goryeo dignitaries on the side.
On the side, the expressions of the remaining Goryeo dignitaries changed slightly, and they lowered their heads and did not look at Zhu Di.
At the same time, I cursed in my heart, these bastards, they kindly came with them to beg His Highness King Yan, but they actually betrayed them like this!
Seeing this, the three Goryeo dignitaries felt something bad and hurriedly begged: "Please, Your Highness King Yan, please save us Goryeo people!"
"Yes, please also ask His Highness King Yan to save the three Korean people like me..."
Zhu Di pondered for a moment, then looked at Guo An aside.
Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Highness, if these three peoples can pay taxes to Your Highness, they can be temporarily regarded as His Highness's subjects.
However, they have been plundered several times by Japanese pirates. I wonder if they can pay the full tax?"
The three Goryeo dignitaries hurriedly said: "Your Highness, King Yan, please rest assured that Guo Changshi, I and the other three people will definitely be able to pay all the taxes."
"You three people will act as guarantees?"
Guo An asked.
The three Goryeo dignitaries were stunned.
Zhu Di waved his hand directly and said nonchalantly: "No problem, I remember that you and others also have a large amount of goods shipped to Beiping Mansion. If you dare to deceive me, those goods can be used to deduct taxes!" The expressions of the three Goryeo dignitaries could not help but change slightly.
On the side, Guo An directly followed Zhu Di's words and said respectfully: "Your Highness is wise!"
Next, when talking about fighting, Zhu Di talked a lot more.
"I remember that Li Chenggui, who was cut to pieces by me, was abandoned and betrayed by three Korean soldiers when he led his troops to help you and other three Korean people attack the Japanese pirates. He was almost betrayed by that