Faced with the begging and crying of these North Korean envoys.
Zhu Youjian had a headache and didn't know how to deal with it.
It is impossible to stand on the side of North Korea and ask Xujiazhuang to withdraw its troops. After all, Xujiazhuang belongs to the Ming Dynasty and is one of its own people. There is no reason to help outsiders accuse one's own people.
What's more, the Busan navy killed and injured the fishermen of Xujiazhuang. It was wrong in the first place. If you don't have a correct attitude and apologize, forget it. If you dare to come and file a complaint, you simply deserve to be beaten by Xujiazhuang.
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But it is impossible to side with Xujiazhuang. Attacking the palace and kidnapping the concubines, Xu Jiajun is too unscrupulous, and the capital is not far from the sea. What if the relationship between the court and Xujiazhuang becomes tense that day, and Xu Jiajun retaliates like this?
Isn't it true that even his life, Zhu Youjian's, and his concubines in the harem are under huge threat?
Therefore, this kind of behavior in Xujiazhuang must not be encouraged, and even criticism and criticism must be made, but it must not be excessive and can only be criticized mildly, otherwise Xujiazhuang will be offended again.
But this obviously cannot satisfy the demands of the North Korean envoys. It will only make them cry even more loudly and fry your head.
Don't express your opinion.
As the emperor, Zhu Youjian chose not to express his position.
As for the ministers and officials of the Ming Dynasty above the court, most of them actually supported these Korean envoys in their hearts. However, thinking about the complete defeat of the debate and the miserable loss in poetry and poetry, the Confucianists made the decision to be friendly with Xujiazhuang.
To get along with each other, the decision to learn from Xu Jiazhuang is no longer easy to make an enemy of Xu Jiazhuang, so the wise thing to do is to side with Xu Jiazhuang, at least not to offend him.
"Why did Xu Jiajun beat you? Have you read the Oriental Times? Your Busan Navy, by killing fishermen from Xujiazhuang for no reason in public waters, is also killing the people of Ming Dynasty. Have you compensated for such barbaric acts? Have you apologized?
Have you dealt with the perpetrator? You didn't do anything, you didn't show any sincerity, and you just came to complain, as if the Ming Dynasty was at fault. Isn't this a reversal of cause and effect?" Tang Shiji, the censor of Zuodu, said.
"Xujiazhuang just wants an apology and a place to build a port to protect fishermen. Is this too much to ask for? Not too much at all! But you North Korean monarchs are not only unwilling to negotiate, but also jailed Cui Wende, the negotiator of Xujiazhuang.
When it comes to death, letting the jailers torture and beat you, is this not a rejection of peace? It is entirely your own fault that you are in this situation!" said the civil servant who was close to Xujiazhuang.
"What kind of country is there for filial sons? In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the Jiannu invaded North Korea in large numbers. You couldn't resist it, and you actually paid tribute to the Jiannu. I wonder if this is possible?"
"What? How can a woman marry two husbands when she is a servant of Jiannu? Is this what a filial son does? How dare you, North Korea, be so bold?"
"There is another matter. The former king of your country, Li Hui, was loyal to the Ming Dynasty. He never betrayed the Ming Dynasty in the face of the threat of Hou Jin. However, he was deposed by a coup and demoted to King Gwanghae. The current king Li Huan usurped the throne and came to power with all his heart.
Hou Jin, if you don't kiss me, Ming Dynasty, if you encounter trouble now, if you don't go to Hou Jin and beg Hou Jin to send troops for help, why are you looking for us?" said an official from Honglu Temple.
"I see that your country is clearly a filial son of Hou Jin and a rebellious son of my Ming Dynasty. Why do you have the face to come here to plead for mercy?"
"Stop crying and howling! I think it's better to agree to Xujiazhuang's conditions. There's no point crying here!"
"That's right. It's better to admit your mistake, pay some money, and lend Jeju Island to Xujiazhuang. It's not a big place anyway."
The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty said one after another.
It not only uncovered many old accounts of North Korea’s dark history.
Moreover, his verbal skills are not weak at all. In just a few words, he refuted these North Korean envoys until they were red-faced and almost vomited blood. Some of them talked back, but when they said a word of truth, the Ming Dynasty civil servants could say ten sentences and then grabbed them.
The North Korean envoys were soon speechless as they kept pointing out several of North Korea's mistakes. They couldn't explain it at all.
"Your Majesty the Holy Emperor, help us!"
"I'll just let you die here today, little minister."
"When your country is in trouble, you can't just ignore it and save it!"
These North Korean envoys had no choice but to focus on Emperor Zhu Youjian and let out loud cries, hoping to get the emperor's support.
"Retreat from the court, retreat from the court!"
Zhu Youjian directly waved his hand and asked the eunuch to announce his resignation. As for helping, he would never help, and he didn't even have much sympathy.
Because the North Korean monarchs and ministers wanted to be slaves to the Jin Dynasty, or were neutral, they were not completely inclined to the Ming Dynasty.
Secondly, the current King of Korea, Li Jie, is a usurper!
Just these two points made Zhu Youjian eliminate all good impressions of North Korea. He would never help such a country because it violated a taboo in his heart!
But it still didn't mean that he would side with Xu Jiazhuang. What Xu Jiazhuang did could not dispel the doubts in his heart, but instead made him extremely fearful.
Regarding his complicated mentality, Qichunnian, the commercial representative of Xujiazhuang, found a way to go to the palace, asked to see Zhu Youjian, and did some ideological work for him.
"Your Majesty, this is a great thing. I wonder what you are worried about?" Qichunnian said with a smile.
"Haha, Xujiazhuang's army will invade the capital tomorrow and take my head. In your opinion, I'm afraid it will be a great good thing."
Zhu Youjian sneered. He had long discovered that in this Qichunnian's mouth, no matter what Xujiazhuang did, he said it was a good thing and a reasonable thing. In short, there was nothing bad.
He had already had enough of this Qichun year and asked Xujiazhuang to change his business representative, but Xujiazhuang disagreed, saying that the communication between the two parties was very effective. If he was dissatisfied, he could also ask Feng Jiuying, the court's liaison eunuch in Harbor City.
It's okay to convey the protest and reprimand Xu Yuan, the owner of the village. There is no need to change people. Moreover, even if he changes, the next one may not be any more polite than Qichunnian. It is better to endure it.
This reply made Zhu Youjian depressed and vomited blood, but he had no choice but to hold his nose and admit it.
Now that he heard that Qichunnian started talking nonsense again, Zhu Youjian could only lower his requirements for a refined gentleman and learned a lot of Zuan's greetings.
"Your Majesty, please stop joking with me. What I said this time is serious, and I sincerely congratulate you, Your Majesty." Qichunnian said with a smile.
"Haha, you were the one who joked with me first, why don't you allow me to tell some jokes? And with the speed of the Xujiazhuang naval fleet, if you really want to take my head, I'm afraid it will only take three to five days. Could I be wrong?
Is it done?”
Zhu Youjian was too lazy to pretend, so he simply told the truth and expressed his concerns.
"Your Majesty, if you are really so scared, then let me live in the palace, and I will protect you. No matter who wants to harm your majesty, step over my body first! Of course, in order to avoid suspicion, arrange for me to live in the East Palace with the prince.
Just be together." Qichunnian suggested, his eyes moving slyly.
"Get lost!" Zhu Youjian's reply was concise and to the point.
"Your Majesty, this action in Xujiazhuang is a good thing for Ming Dynasty, and it is an even better thing for Your Majesty!"
Qichunnian got to the point and said: "This means that Xujiazhuang has officially started its overseas expansion strategy and has its first overseas expansion point. After Jeju Island is captured and the port is successfully established, Jeju Island will
It will become an important fishery center. The amount of marine fish processed every year will reach 500,000 dan, one million dan or even tens of millions of dan. In addition, it will also be the commercial center and logistics center between the Ming Dynasty, North Korea, and Japan!"
"This Jeju Island alone, as long as it is managed properly, can bring in at least hundreds of thousands or millions of silver dollars in profits every year, which may be equivalent to the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty in one year."
"Because it is profitable and profitable, Xujiazhuang's business focus in the future may be on overseas expansion, rather than investing too much resources and energy in the Ming Dynasty, and even needing to use various resources of the Ming Dynasty to
Vigorously develop overseas strategies."
"For example, in the development of Jeju Island, the royal capital held by His Majesty can also participate in it. Opening a few stores in Jeju Island, acquiring several warehouses, investing in marine fish processing plants, etc. are all good deals with huge profits and can be carried out.
invest."
"In the later period, Xujiazhuang will focus on more and further places, and will invest resources and manpower to establish the second, third, fourth or even hundreds or thousands of colonization points, and will focus its energy and attention.
Even more so, it will not be placed within the Ming Dynasty, it will only continue to move out."
"Your Majesty, think about it. Xujiazhuang, which is constantly going out and investing resources, is a good thing or a bad thing for the Ming Dynasty, and for your Majesty? What's more, your Majesty can also participate and become a shareholder and share the dividends. Is this right?
Isn’t that a good thing?”
After hearing Qichunnian's serious words.
Doubtful.
Zhu Youjian could only be skeptical.
Is overseas really that good? It is not a savage land full of savage conditions, but full of opportunities to make a fortune?
With an annual profit of several million taels, is it possible that a small island has such great potential for development?
If there are really so many overseas opportunities, and resources and wealth are everywhere, why has it been so difficult for the Chinese nation to get out of its current territory over these thousands of years, and instead of occupying all those sacred lands, it has made others cheaper?
Nation - after all, if external expansion is profitable and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, the enterprising spirit of the Chinese nation will not be much worse, otherwise it would not have such a large territory now.
The reason why we can't continue to make progress is that there is really nothing to gain, the cost of governance is extremely high, and the gains outweigh the losses... The ancestors knew the importance of land, but they really tried their best.
Is it possible that a small group of businessmen in Xujiazhuang can create miracles and achieve things that even the national system cannot do?
Suspect.
From the perspective of common sense, Zhu Youjian had to express doubts.
However... what Qichunnian said does have some truth to it.
Take Jeju Island as an example. After the capture of Xujiazhuang, the management personnel will always need three to five hundred, right? The garrison must also cost one or two thousand, and there will be other resources invested. Millions of taels of silver are not earned every year.
When I arrived, I paid hundreds of thousands to get in first.
What if there were ten, one hundred, one thousand, or ten thousand of these types of settlement sites? How many management personnel would Xujiazhuang need to invest in, and how many troops would be trained to garrison them? How much would the annual expenses be?
And unlike the contiguous territory of the Ming Dynasty, these scattered colonization points in various places, even if profitable, are too scattered. In the event of an emergency, it is difficult to quickly pool resources and power for use, like spreading sesame seeds, it is very difficult to
May be defeated individually.
As for his Ming Empire, it has always been complete and unified, and its power and resources are relatively concentrated. Even though it is not as good as Xujiazhuang in terms of resources and strength now, he has been working hard and trying hard. How many more years or more will the Ming Dynasty develop?
By then, with the strength of the Ming Dynasty, even if it cannot take down the entire Xujiazhuang, it should not be difficult to knock out one or two collective estates easily, right?
And Xujiazhuang's resources have been invested in large quantities overseas, and they cannot come to help in a short time. As long as they seize the opportunity, they can knock down all the Xujiazhuang strongholds in the Jiangnan area in one fell swoop! Expelling all Xujiazhuang's influence from the Ming Dynasty is also
It's entirely possible to do it.
hope.
Zhu Youjian saw the hope of defeating Xujiazhuang, or even completely annihilating Xujiazhuang.
The premise of this hope is exactly what Qichunnian said: Xujiazhuang must invest a lot of resources and manpower in overseas expansion.
"I support Xujiazhuang in this fishery conflict!"
Zhu Youjian, who had been pondering for a long time, suddenly said to Qichunnian: "North Korea must compensate, apologize, and cede Jeju Island to Xujiazhuang. If it does not agree, Xujiazhuang can continue to blockade it until it agrees."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Seeing that the emperor chose to completely support Xujiazhuang, Qichun was overjoyed and expressed his gratitude repeatedly. But after the emperor chose to support Xujiazhuang, the North Korean monarchs and ministers could no longer play tricks, and they had to compromise even if they didn't want to compromise!
Seeing Qichunnian's bright smile, Zhu Youjian breathed a sigh of relief.
He secretly said: Xujiazhuang should continue to expand overseas like this. Stop messing around in my Ming Dynasty. It's better to waste all the money and people. Haha, I might not fight.