Traveling through history leaving a name

Chapter 411
The Chang Run and Chang Ying mentioned by Emperor Wanli are naturally the historical King Hui Zhu Changrun and Gui Wang Zhu Changying.

These two are the sixth and seventh sons of Emperor Wanli. Both brothers are compatriots of the same mother who were born to Concubine Li Jing.

Zhu Changrun is 23 years old this year, and Zhu Changying is also 20 years old.

According to the usual practice, the two should be assigned to the same place in Daming.

However, as the sons of Emperor Wanli, although they are not as loved by Emperor Wanli as Zhu Changxun, they are sons of his own sons after all, so Emperor Wanli is still planning to find a place for the two of them.

At present, both Taiwan and Luzon are already the territory of King Wu, and the overseas territory of Ming Dynasty is also Japan.

So Emperor Wanli wanted to send these two sons to Japan.

Now Emperor Wanli's health is getting worse and worse, so he feels that if he cannot plan for these two sons, after he dies and his eldest son Zhu Changluo succeeds to the throne, these two sons may not have the chance to become kings of vassal states in the future. up.

Zhang Qingfeng was somewhat repulsed by Emperor Wanli's idea, but on the surface he couldn't react badly.

The reason for rejection is mainly because Japan has not yet been assimilated by the Ming Dynasty.

Japan has its own culture and traditions. If they cannot be sinicized for a long time, Zhang Qingfeng is afraid that Japan will become the Japan of the Japanese, not the Japan of the Han people.

Historically, Zhu Changrun and Zhu Changying were not very talented people. If they were allowed to go to Japan and become vassals, they would probably be ostracized by the Japanese.

Whether it is carrying out large-scale Chinese education in Japan or investing in various industries in Japan, it takes a lot of resources.

If the two became the kings of Japan, Zhu Changluo would definitely not allow Zhang Qingfeng to invest in education in Japan as he is doing now when Zhu Changluo becomes the emperor.

Moreover, if Japan becomes a vassal state of Ming Dynasty again, Ming Dynasty will have no way to let officials go to Japan to serve as officials, and Japanese scholars will also have no way to come to Ming Dynasty to become officials.

In this way, the political relationship between Daming and Japan would be severed, which Zhang Qingfeng did not want to see.

Zhang Qingfeng disagreed with Emperor Wanli's ideas, but he had to express his attitude.

After thinking for a while, he said to Emperor Wanli: "Long Live Lord, I actually don't agree with letting your two highnesses take over Japan."

Without waiting for Emperor Wanli to speak, Zhang Qingfeng continued: "Compared with Japan, I am more optimistic about North Korea."

"North Korea?" Hearing Zhang Qingfeng's words, Emperor Wanli asked in a puzzled tone.

At present, North Korea is still a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, and has its own king of North Korea. Under such circumstances, how can two princes of Ming Dynasty be sent to the vassal state?

"Long live, after the development of Japan in the past few years, the Ming Dynasty can earn benefits worth tens of millions of taels of silver from Japan every year. If Long live wants to entrust Japan to King Hui and King Gui, it will inevitably encounter civil and military opposition from the Manchu Dynasty. .”

Zhang Qingfeng said: "North Korea is different. North Korea did not bring much benefit to Da Ming. Instead, it has become an obstacle for Da Ming to rule Japan. Every time the Da Ming fleet goes to Japan, it has to pass through North Korea. This is very important for Da Ming to rule Japan. It’s inconvenient, so instead of doing this, it’s better to take North Korea directly.”

Hearing Zhang Qingfeng's annual profit of tens of millions of taels of silver, Emperor Wanli immediately hesitated.

The tens of millions of taels of silver that Zhang Qingfeng mentioned did not just refer to pure silver, but to the value earned, such as various Japanese commodities, grain, mineral deposits, and so on.

If you can earn 1000 million taels of silver from Japan every year, I am afraid that even if all the silver mines in Japan are mined, it will not last for a few years.

"If you send troops to attack North Korea, the troops will come out without a name!" Emperor Wanli said.

"Long Live Lord, you can rest assured that as long as you make up your mind, I will definitely let Da Ming take over the entire North Korea within two or three years, and it will definitely not cause damage to Daming's reputation." Zhang Qingfeng Emperor Wanli promised.

The reason why he can guarantee it is mainly because he has too much experience in later generations. He has learned a lot about how the United States subverts other countries' regimes.

For example, the easiest way is to support the Korean nobles to rebel. After the Korean nobles kill the Korean king and the royal family, Ming will occupy North Korea in the name of avenging the Korean king, so that North Korea can be justified.

After hearing Zhang Qingfeng's words, Emperor Wanli fell into thinking.

Indeed, as Zhang Qingfeng said, if he forcibly entrusted his two sons to Japan, he would definitely be opposed by civil and military officials.

If it was a few years ago when Japan was just taken down, it would have been okay. Now it has been ruled for several years. The Ming Dynasty has included Japan in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Officials from various places have also been sent there. Many people have huge interests in Japan. .

Dividing Japan out at this time will definitely be opposed by many people.

If it was only in the form of the traditional vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, it would be fine if the vassal king did not have the right to open a mansion and train troops, so everyone would have nothing to say.

But such a vassal king was not what Emperor Wanli wanted. He wanted to give his two sons a place where they could be their own masters.

In this regard, North Korea seems to be a good choice.

The most important thing is that North Korea is not the territory of Ming Dynasty, and after it is conquered, Emperor Wanli doesn't care who the civil and military officials are willing to give it to.

Moreover, the army attacking North Korea will not send the imperial army, but will only use the Royal Musketeers.

After some fooling around by Zhang Qingfeng, Emperor Wanli finally agreed to Zhang Qingfeng's idea and asked him to plan as soon as possible.

"Long Live Lord, if you want to plan North Korea, you may need to train some soldiers and horses. Although North Korea is not as powerful as Japan, it still has 10,000+ troops, and North Korea is mountainous, so you may need to train some troops for mountain warfare." Zhang Qingfeng said to Wanli said the emperor.

"You can arrange this. Just write me a statement when the time comes." Emperor Wanli said to Zhang Qingfeng.

At this time, Emperor Wanli had great trust in Zhang Qingfeng. After his death, history will definitely mark him down and make him highly praised.

And the person who gave him such an honor was none other than his chief eunuch Zhou Qingfeng.

In the eyes of everyone, Zhou Qingfeng has no descendants and no relatives. No matter how powerful he is and how much military power he has, he will not seek to usurp the throne.

After all, you, a eunuch, usurped the throne and passed it on to whom?
Moreover, Zhang Qingfeng has always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty royal family, and he is the teacher of the emperor's grandson Zhu You, so he will not do anything treasonous.

Zhang Qingfeng has already achieved the rights and wealth that many people pursue.

He can be said to be powerful now, with tens of thousands of troops under his command, and he can destroy any country he wants to destroy.

As for wealth, he earned more than 2000 million taels of silver every year from the royal family's internal funds. Emperor Wanli also allowed him to invest this silver in various projects.

At this time, Zhang Qingfeng, whether it was the government or the people, had a very high opinion of him. He wanted to train some more troops, but Emperor Wanli agreed without thinking about it.

(End of this chapter)