Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 326 Ming Dynasty Diplomacy
It's not that the Dutch didn't send envoys to Daming in private, hoping to ease relations with Daming.The Ming-Netherlands war brought huge losses to the Dutch, especially after Ming took control of the sea power in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, the Netherlands had no way to get goods from Ming, Japan and other places, and even Even the spices produced in Southeast Asia are difficult to obtain, which is a huge economic blow to the power of the sea coachman.

These goods are not carried by the Dutch, but there are also Britons, Portuguese, and even Spaniards. Although the Spaniards are now considered to be sitting on the wax, as a commodity producer and regional hegemony, Ming can easily choose distributors, and guarantee Their own trade interests are not harmed.

Even if it hurts to lose the colonies, it hurts even more without the Far East trade. The Dutch are ready to give up their claims to these colonies in exchange for peace talks with Ming Dynasty to maintain normal trade.Because no European country can believe that the superpower in the Far East has a trade policy that is completely different from their European mercantilism.The trade policy of Ming Dynasty is a kind of free trade under balanced tariffs. To some extent, all maritime merchants have equal opportunities.Daming opened up many ports in one go, and the trade facilities were done very well. Various novel and business-friendly products appeared on the market, making European businessmen crazy about them.

When the Dutch regretted this, the Britons established a trade between the Daming Burma Consolation Department and India, which enabled the Britons to almost semi-monopoly the business of Daming jewelry and rough gemstones entering Europe, and made a fortune.All this money will be converted into military expenses for the British, which will eventually make the Dutch even more uncomfortable.

Yang Laiqiong said: "What are your thoughts on the issue of establishing embassies in European countries?"

Bai Mingxiu was very straightforward and didn't shy away from it. He said: "My father will soon arrive in Shuntian Mansion. At that time, I will succeed the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. I haven't formally exchanged credentials with European countries before and set up embassies and consulates with each other. Save the trouble of changing the credentials again. When I ascend the throne, the Ministry of Rites can start this matter. We will establish embassies in major European countries and represent my interests in Europe. As for the countries around me, the tributary system Further implementation is also very important.”

The Ming Dynasty's new tributary diplomatic system has almost taken shape covering all aspects.In addition to the provinces and municipalities directly under the central government in the interior, the Xuanfusi in the colonies, and some countries that were not suitable for the Ming Dynasty to directly conquer, the Xuanfusi system was adopted, and the local royal family and ruling team were retained, but integrated under the Xuanfusi administrative system.

The Ming Dynasty first practiced the parallel system of the Xuanfu Division and the affiliated state in North Korea. Although North Korea was reluctant in every possible way, the North Korean monarchs knew that they did not have the strength to resist the Ming Dynasty that destroyed the Manchu Qing. In addition, the examples cited by Bai Mingxiu were really inappropriate. It’s easy to refute, they did betray Ming Dynasty and helped Manchu fight the war.

Now the envoys of North Korea are in Suncheon Prefecture, preparing the final matters for the establishment of the Xuanfu Department of North Korea, and the name of North Korea will be officially changed to "Daming Joseon Kingdom".

Bai Mingxiu also made similar requests to some countries in Southeast Asia. The reason was that Shi Wanghua and Guang Ende were in a certain place. Daming could not bear the wildness and backwardness of a certain place and frequent wars. No longer facing each other's wars, but more developed.Although this reason sounds far-fetched, in the eyes of many wise people, it is very reasonable.Daming is rich and strong, while the surrounding small countries are weak, and it is really like being kind to Ming to manage them.

Regardless of whether these small countries are willing or not, this is the arrangement anyway.

In addition to North Korea, the first batch of tributary countries that Bai Mingxiu put into the Xuan Fusi system included Siam, Cambodia, Sulu, and Ryukyu.Lanna (Laos) on the Indochina Peninsula was previously ruled by Myanmar, and even the monarch had to be appointed by the king of Myanmar. After Myanmar was pushed flat, Bai Mingxiu also turned Laos into a propaganda department.Shan State and Chiang Mai in northern Thailand were also under the control of Myanmar, and Bai Mingxiu immediately turned it into the Eight Hundred Xuanweisi (the legendary Eight Hundred Daughter-in-law Country).The Champa Kingdom has now been wiped out by the Ruan family, which is also Bai Mingxiu's intentional approach.He wiped out Lord Zheng and the Mo family in the north of Annan, and squeezed the living space of the Ruan family, so that the Ruan family had to go south.At that time, if Ming Dynasty takes advantage of the situation to seize Champa, it will be enough to set up a propaganda department.

As for the Green Sultanates on the Malay Peninsula, Daming does not recognize any of them, and will push them all away sooner or later.

Siam and other countries are definitely not willing to hand over their governance power, but if they refuse the Ming Dynasty's proposal, it will be tantamount to giving up their status as a tributary state of the Ming Dynasty. Then there will be a possible conflict with the Ming Dynasty, which is very dangerous.The strength of the Ming Dynasty now makes every country feel afraid.

Only the Kingdom of Ryukyu, which is currently suffering from the Shimadzu clan of Japan, very much welcomes the establishment of the Xuanfu Division by Ming Dynasty in Ryukyu.

As for Japan, Bai Mingxiu still didn't want to talk to him. At the beginning, he promised the Zheng family that Japan would be sealed in Dongpu as the Zheng family's sphere of influence, so he would still have to use force to deal with Japan sooner or later.

Yang Laiqiong also said: "Since our army captured Shuntian Mansion and captured Jesuit missionaries from Europe, Tang Ruowang, Nan Huairen and others have repeatedly expressed their desire to see Your Highness, but they have all followed your earlier arrangements to send them away. locked up."

Bai Mingxiu said: "Of course, helping the Tartars to make firearms to hit us is a crime and should be punished. Besides, what's so good about a group of foreign monks? The emperors in the past were rare and strange. Meeting a foreign monk felt like a novel experience." , and I know very well what scriptures these foreign monks are reading in their stomachs. People like Tang Ruowang worked in China for a few years as atonement. Foreign monks must be severely punished for illegally preaching on Chinese soil. Daming is a country with religious freedom, but everything must be done according to regulations and laws to be followed. If they want to mess around, it is absolutely impossible."

This is actually the basic bottom line of Ming Dynasty. Europeans don't know it yet, but they will gradually understand.

After this meeting, Bai Mingxiu arranged many major military and political affairs.Next, he will usher in the most important thing at this stage - completing the nominal transfer of power to the Ming Dynasty.Although he has long controlled the actual power of this country, the transfer of nominal power is of great importance, and he will not ignore it in the slightest.

　The last few chapters are a bit watery, but it's over soon
　　
　
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