Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Shen Hao bowed and replied: "I obey the order."

As long as it wasn't for Emperor Chongzhen to open films directly in Wa Kingdom, the rest of the matter would be much easier to handle.

In addition to supporting Tokugawa Iemitsu, I can also support the lord of the Wa Kingdom, and other daimyos.

The lord of the Wa Kingdom will definitely want to take back his rights, even if he is related to the Tokugawa family light.

As for the other daimyos, who wouldn't want to try what it's like to sit on the throne of General Zhengyi?

In fact, to put it bluntly, from top to bottom in the entire Ming Dynasty, what all the civil and military ministers were most worried about was not foreign enemies, natural or man-made disasters, but the rebellion of Emperor Chongzhen.

This old man is so casual, no one can figure out what his next goal is - the preparations made for Jiannu are used on Annan, and there will definitely be problems. Who will be responsible at that time?

Is it Emperor Chongzhen?

Don't be ridiculous, the emperor can't be wrong, even if the emperor is wrong, it is the fault of the ministers below, not the fault of the emperor himself.

Count civil and military ministers themselves?

When the board is hit, whoever hurts will know, whoever dies will hurt...

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When Emperor Chongzhen saw Tokugawa Iemitsu, he was furious at first, and then returned to calm.

Tokugawa Iemitsu has a typical Japanese figure, short and ugly is the most appropriate description, especially with that upside-down braid and that mustache, almost like the ronin samurai in later generations of film and television dramas.

It was precisely this kind of attire that almost aroused the killing intent in Emperor Chongzhen's heart.

Tokugawa Iemitsu did not feel the killing intent of Emperor Chongzhen, because after entering the lobby, Tokugawa Iemitsu lowered his head the whole time, and did not dare to look up at Emperor Chongzhen at all.

I have to admit that those guys from Honglu Temple and Guozijian are really professional in brainwashing.

The etiquette of Tokugawa Iemitsu's kneeling is very standard: "Tokugawa Iemitsu, the minister of the lower country, kowtows to His Majesty the Emperor of Shangguo, may Your Majesty live long, long live, long live!"

If it weren't for this iconic dress and short stature, it would have been difficult for Emperor Chongzhen to connect this guy with impeccable standards of etiquette and Mandarin with the Japanese slave.

The squinting Emperor Chongzhen once again picked up the skill of the film king with facial paralysis, and after hiding all the expressions on his face, he said lightly: "Be flat, give me a seat."

After Tokugawa Iemitsu leaned over to thank him again, he carefully went to his seat and sat down in a kneeling posture.

Seeing Tokugawa Iemitsu's performance in his eyes, Emperor Chongzhen, who couldn't stop laughing inwardly, suppressed the urge to laugh out loud, and asked expressionlessly, "I have come here on a tour, where is the lord of the Wa Kingdom?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu had a heart attack, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the lord of our country is overjoyed to hear that His Majesty has come, and has already set off from the capital to visit the island of Kyushu. to."

Emperor Chongzhen hummed, and said again: "Then why did you arrive before the lord of the Wa Kingdom?"

Iemitsu Tokugawa said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I once studied under Mr. Shi's school. Although I was not included in Mr. Shi's door, I have always admired him. This time I heard that Mr. Shi is ill, so I drove away first." come over."

Emperor Chongzhen hummed again, agreeing with Tokugawa Iemitsu's remarks.

Shen Hao also took the opportunity to cup his hands and said: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, General Tokugawa has long admired our Central Plains culture and intends to expand the number of envoys sent to the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, change the dynasty from every five years to every three years. May Your Majesty allow it?"

Behind the twelve strings of crowns, Emperor Chongzhen's expressionless face made Tokugawa Iemitsu, who secretly looked at him, feel a little confused.

After a while, until Tokugawa Iemitsu began to feel uneasy, Emperor Chongzhen said lightly: "Yes."

Although there is only one word, it is like the sound of nature to Tokugawa Iemitsu's ears.

The issue of the number of envoys sent to Ming Dynasty is irrelevant to Ming Dynasty, but it is very important to the whole of Japan.

Just like the envoys sent to Tang Dynasty, the culture and technology brought back by these people are all knowledge that can promote the development of Japan.

At the same time, the number of envoys sent to the Ming Dynasty was changed from a five-year tribute to a three-year tribute, which gave him a bit more bargaining chips to win over other daimyos, and also increased his strength a bit.

Originally, I thought that it would be a fluke if one of these two conditions could be fulfilled, but I didn't expect the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to be so generous, allowing two conditions at once?

Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was overjoyed, hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, I am grateful to Xiao Ming."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly, but his heart was full of joy.

Let's send Mingshi this kind of thing, if it can bring back advanced civilization, it can indeed, after all, the Four Books, Five Classics and Stereotyped Articles are enough for him to learn from Japan.

After all, the Imperial College of the Ming Dynasty is more about teaching the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as the stereotyped imperial examinations, rather than various technical crafts-those technical crafts are all classified into the Royal Academy, and those with mature technologies are the first It will be applied to the military, and the base will slowly spread to the civilian population.

Furthermore, even if the various skills do not involve the military, even if they are purely folk techniques, who can bring Daming to try?Will these envoys have the opportunity to learn?

Is it true that Jin Yiwei is a dry meal?

As for changing the five-year tribute to the three-year tribute, there is actually no more problem.

Emperor Chongzhen, who liked to go to Huangshicheng to recharge his batteries when he had nothing to do, had to give his ancestors a thumbs up after carefully understanding the tributary system—high, it was too high, it was simply Gao Lego’s high!

Many people in later generations thought that the tribute was a loss to the Central Plains court. The number of offerings from the tributary country was obviously out of proportion to the amount of rewards from the Celestial Dynasty, and the economic value of the tribute items was far lower than the rewards, but in reality?

In fact, the significance of the tributary system has never been in the tributary trade itself, but in the circle of state relations constructed through the political and economic behavior of the tributary.

In the tributary system, the core power of the dynasty is not the jurisdiction of the vassal states, but the jurisdiction.The dynasties have the right to adjudicate the contradictions between countries; the dynasties have the right to adjudicate the legitimacy of the regimes of various countries.

Corresponding to the right to adjudicate, in order to maintain authority, the Celestial Dynasty can enforce it against those who refuse to accept the adjudication—the most commonly used method of the Central Plains Dynasty, and also the most terrifying method, is "absolute tribute".

Absolute tribute means to refuse the other party's tribute, that is to say, to exclude the tribute system, which is equivalent to the fact that the five hooligans of later generations jointly kicked a small country out of the WTO, and also kicked out of the United Nations by the way.

This kind of punishment is definitely not a joke—the most powerful Chinese father said that he doesn’t care about you, and there are a lot of godsons of Chinese fathers around him. As long as the Chinese father gives a little signal, what do you think these godsons will do? manage?

Not to mention, whoever is punished by the Chinese father will do it!Kill him, his land, minerals, people, gold and silver, don't they become his own?

If the Chinese father is angry enough, once the Chinese father sends troops, who among the godsons will not be excited to "raise all the troops to meet the king's teacher"?

Moreover, who owns the pricing power in the tributary system?

It is definitely not in the hands of these godsons, or even in the hands of Daming's own sons of the clan and vassal princes, but is firmly controlled by the court.

To put it in the simplest terms, North Korea paid tribute to ten pearls, how much is it worth?

From North Korea itself, this thing is worth about 1000 taels of silver, but in the tributary system, it may only be worth 500 taels of silver.

And the same catty of tea leaves may only be worth one tael of silver in the Ming Dynasty, but it may become ten taels of silver in the tributary system.

This is the tributary system in which Papa Zhongyuan has the pricing power—because only Papa Zhongyuan owns things like tea and silk.

Can you not accept it?Okay, if you don't accept it, some people are rushing to pay tribute, at worst, they will exclude you from the tribute system, and then show those godsons...

That is to say, unless the Central Plains dynasty got rid of it, paying tribute would definitely be a profitable business.

Of course, the ability of the Central Plains Dynasty to keep a small book or cry miserably is so powerful that they exchanged a catty of tea leaves for ten Dongzhu all shouting that they lost money, lost money, and let The official historian recorded it in the history books, and then gave people an illusion.

The Zhongyuan Dynasty is a stupid person, with a lot of money, come quickly - and then Zhongyuan's father will count the money at home with a smile, and go out crying poor.