Shen Xuanwen sighed at this time and said: "Now it seems that we can only follow the order."
Ma Xuan had no intention of objecting. Of course, he knew that he could not stop Shen Xuanwen's actions now. He could only say sadly: "The sky has no eyes, the sky has no eyes!"
Although Ma Xuan was very sad, he and other Han officials who entered North Korea obediently went to the dock with Shen Xuanwen and other North Korean officials to kneel down to greet the Ming emperor.
The person who came to take over the Korean colony was the new Governor of Luzon, Xu Qian.
Due to the excessive expansion of the Ming Dynasty in recent years, Xu Qian, the governor, was not a senior official.
Three years ago, he was just an inspector, but he did not expect that in just three years, he would become the governor of a province as the right deputy censor, censor, and left minister of the military department.
Now, seeing that Shen Xuanwen and others were quite sensible, he had given up on taking over power by force, so he took his direct guards and subordinates to disembark from the ship first.
"Shen Xuanwen, a junior minister of the vassal state, led a group of civil and military officials to pay homage to the superior officer."
Shen Xuanwen kowtowed after Xu Qian arrived.
"Get up."
Xu Qian replied.
After Shen Xuanwen stood up, Xu Qian began to say to him: "You are very good! If you did not choose to resist, I will remember your merit."
"Thank you, sir."
Shen Xuanwen replied.
Then, Xu Qian looked at the North Korean officials and gentry who came with Shen Xuanwen in front of him, and asked Shen Xuanwen: "Which of these officials and gentry are originally Han people from the Ming Dynasty?"
Because in this era, North Korea had a high degree of Sinicization, it was difficult to tell who was Han and who was Korean based on their clothing and appearance alone, so Xu Qian asked this question.
Shen Xuanwen was still a little disappointed after hearing this.
He had to admit that the Ming Dynasty was still more willing to value pure Han people.
Even if someone like him has been Chineseized to the point where he is almost indistinguishable from Han people, and even his accent is Nandu accent because he studied in Nandu, Ming Dynasty for a long time, he still cannot be compared with the real Han people.
After Shen Xuanwen thought this, he quickly pointed at Ma Xuan and others: "The ambassador Ma Xun whose name is Xuan is Han, and..."
Shen Xuanwen pointed them out to Xu Qian one by one.
When Ma Xuan saw Xu Qian asking Shen Xuanwen to point out the real Han people, he thought he was trying to treat the Han people differently from the Chinese Yi people. Moreover, he also knew that the Ming Dynasty did respect the Han people more, so he had some confidence and stood up. , to vent his anger, he directly questioned Xu Qian:
"I dare to ask Xu Zhitai, why did that country not abide by the royal way and go so far as to destroy the vassal state? And now it wants to seize the land that was originally given to the vassal state without any reason. How can it be trusted to govern like this?!"
Xu Qian replied: "Who said it was arbitrarily destroyed and taken for no reason? It's all because the rulers of the country have no morals and principles. They can't bring peace to the people below, and they can't restrain the powerful. Our emperor can't bear to see the lives of his country in ruins and the decline of all industries. Therefore, Show the emperor's grace widely and raise the king's army to save him!"
"absurd!"
Ma Xuan replied loudly and said: "This is the internal affairs of our vassal, and it has nothing to do with other countries! My king is benevolent and filial and has no serious crimes. What you say is pure slander!"
Xu Qian didn't want to talk to Ma Xuan, who suddenly started talking nonsense, and just asked: "Are you really a Han?"
"Of course!"
Ma Xuan replied.
After hearing this, Xu Qian asked again: "Do you have the household registration or identity card of the Ming Dynasty or the vassal state directly under my Ming Dynasty?"
What Xu Qian said is the household registration book of later generations, and the identity card is the ID card of later generations.
Ma Xuan smiled and replied: "I am no longer a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, so why did I get this thing!"
"That seems to be a treasonous Han Chinese! They are not living here."
After hearing this, Xu Qian suddenly turned down his face and shouted: "Take it down! Including all the Han officials in the area, anyone who does not have the household registration or identity card of the Ming Dynasty or the vassal state directly under the Ming Dynasty as proof, take it down!"
"yes!"
Ma Xuan panicked because of this and thought to himself: "So you don't want to give preferential treatment to people like me?"
Ma Xuan couldn't help but said hurriedly: "Wait a minute, we have the genealogy to prove it!"
"They ransacked their homes and presented their genealogy as evidence to convict them of treason."
Xu Qian said.
Ma Xuan was even more shocked after hearing this.
"Treason?"
"Do I, the Han people, have to be loyal to my country of origin?!"
"Who stipulated this?"
"In the past, Su Qin could bear the seal of the Six Kingdoms."
"Even in the Tang Dynasty, barbarians were used as generals."
"Why is the Ming Emperor so narrow-minded?!"
Ma Xuan asked at this time.
Xu Qian sneered and said: "The Ming Dynasty is the Ming Dynasty, and the previous dynasties are the previous dynasties. Besides, this dynasty does not exclude talented people from foreign barbarians from joining the dynasty, but if the people of this dynasty privately join other countries and become officials, it is treason! "
"I don't accept it!"
Ma Xuan shouted, and then shouted: "I really don't accept it! Why!"
Xu Qian slapped him directly: "Shut up! If you shout again, you will be charged with being disrespectful to His Majesty and deceiving the emperor!"
Ma Xuan just shut up.
Xu Qian then continued: "At the beginning, Your Majesty did not hesitate to spend national funds and mobilize the army to drive away the foreign barbarians and rescue you so that you would not be slaughtered by the foreign barbarians. However, you did not care about the king's kindness, let alone you. Take China at heart, because we in China cannot enslave others, so we betray other countries, bow to others, and be loyal dogs in order to enslave the local people! Since you do not agree with Ming Dynasty, Ming Dynasty naturally cannot agree with you, you He has been expelled as a Chinese citizen and will only be severely punished next!"
Ma Xuan's face turned ugly after hearing this. He endured the burning feeling on his face and said, "Who wants to be the same as the common people! It was you who made Ming Dynasty change, and we changed it!"
"I still don't repent! It turns out that deep down, I only want to serve others. I don't even have the slightest intention to follow the meaning of "old, old, old, old, young, young, and young" in the sages' books. It's really a waste of reading. It's a pity. If you are not truly strong, then you can only obey the rules that truly strong men like."
Xu Qian said.
…
Next, Ma Xuan and others were taken to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
The colonies of Korea and Japan in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean were subsequently annexed by the Ming Dynasty, and were either made directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty or granted to clans.
As for those Han people who defected, they were all taken to the capital like Ma Xuan.
Most people in the Ming Dynasty had no favorable impressions of these defectors.
After all, the people of the Ming Dynasty are now highly educated. After universal education, most people know why scholar-bureaucrats like Ma Xuan went to other countries to become officials.
Ma Xuan and others were insulted by the people on their way to the capital.
Even after entering the prison, he was beaten by prisoners who had committed other crimes.
The main reason is that in recent years, the concept of country and nation has become too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even prisoners who have committed other crimes have begun to feel that people cannot be shameless enough to commit treason.
Zhu Youxiao has always been doing things with the concept of China's interests first.
Not only were the scholars who went to serve as officials in other countries for personal power and position were punished with treason, but also foreigners who offended the Ming Dynasty were also punished.
Alexey, the Tsar of the Rakshasa Kingdom, was also ordered to be punished by Zhu Youxiao for committing the crime of invasion and treason.
The so-called crime of invasion naturally refers to Alexey's past invasion of the Ming Dynasty with an army of more than 200,000 men.
The reason for treason is that in the Ming Dynasty's view, Alexei, the king, was not recognized by the Ming court, so it was naturally illegal, so he established himself as emperor, which was considered treason.
The new king of North Korea, Li Zhi, was also punished by Zhu Youxiao for the crime of treason and injustice.
Therefore, the two men also met each other on the execution ground.
Neither of them expected that as foreign nobles, they would be executed in the Ming Dynasty.
In recent years, the Ming Dynasty did often execute some foreign heads of state.
Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire in India was also executed before this.
The king of Burma was also executed.
Every time a prisoner sacrifice ceremony was held in the Ming Dynasty, a group of foreign monarchs, ministers and nobles who had committed heinous crimes had to be killed.
However, due to too many foreign achievements in recent years, Zhu Youxiao has nothing new about participating in the prisoner presentation ceremony.
The ministers were all used to it, and they were tired of writing such expressions to celebrate the emperor's great martial arts.
"Right now, apart from the Americas, the Southwest, the Western Regions, Africa, and Europe are still places where barbarians live. By the way, Uzang doesn't know where the troops he sent have marched to, and whether there is a stretch beyond there. Snowy mountains, arriving in Indian province?”
this day.
After Zhu Youxiao, who was in the political affairs hall, learned that all the areas between the western Pacific and the Indian Ocean were owned by the Han family, he also told his ministers about the places that had not yet been annexed.
When Zhu Youxiao said this, his meaning was naturally very clear. He very much hoped to see the day when the Ming Dynasty truly unified the world in his lifetime.
"Yang Zhan, the general of Dingxi who is responsible for marching into Uzang, came to report that Uzang did not welcome our Ming army to enter Tibet, and even recruited more monks to try to stop our advance. In addition, Uzang also intended to collude with the chieftains of western Sichuan to better To prevent the Ming Dynasty from marching into Uzang."
Sun Chuanting had retired from office due to old age, and the assistant minister who was promoted to the political affairs hall was Zhang Tongchang, who was also a member of the emperor's guard.
At this time, it was Zhang Tongchang who reported to Zhu Youxiao about the march into Uzang.
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Since I requested that the chieftains in the southwest be forcibly promoted, the chieftains in all parts of the southwest are just small chieftains, and the reform of the local chieftains in Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, eastern Sichuan, and western Hunan has also been carried out. It's almost the same. Nowadays, there are still some chieftains left in places with harsh climates like Western Sichuan, but they probably won't cause much trouble. If they really want to collude with Uzang and prevent my army from entering Tibet, tell Yang Zhan and let him Destroy along the way!"
After Zhu Youxiao spoke very domineeringly, he asked again: "My Ming Dynasty is advancing so vigorously, and the battle flag has even flown on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The countries in the Western Regions and Europe must be in panic, especially the countries in Europe. They are not a group of guys just waiting to be killed. I heard that Louis XIV of France was very ambitious! I'm afraid there will be some action. Did the Jinyiwei investigate anything?"
Wu Mengming stood up at this time and replied: "For the record, Your Majesty, Europa and the Western Regions are not as good as the Rakshasa Kingdom. There are a large number of Mongolians in the Rakshasa Kingdom. Therefore, I, the Jinyi Guards, can still fool themselves into local herdsmen and find out relevant information. However, Europa and the Western Regions area They are all Bai Yi, so it is difficult for Jinyiwei to stay there for a long time except to inquire about information in the form of merchants. In addition, in recent years, the power of our Ming Dynasty has reached the West, and Western countries have also taken strict precautions against Easterners. , Therefore, Jinyiwei can no longer inquire more deeply about the situation in Europa and the Western Regions."
"This is a problem!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded after listening.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, the pacification of Europe and the Western Regions cannot be done too hastily. The newly pacified areas have not yet been fully digested. On the one hand, it is not possible to mobilize enough troops for the time being. On the other hand, it is only through expansion of military expenditures. On the one hand, keeping up with domestic affairs and people's livelihood will cause internal and external imbalances, but it would be better to focus on the import of goods and culture, with the military as a supplement."
Lu Xiangsheng said something at this time.
"There will also be other problems with the import of goods and culture. Europe's main demand for goods from the Ming Dynasty is raw silk and silk products, as well as exquisite porcelain and high-end tea. In a word, those who need the goods from the Ming Dynasty in Europe are theirs. Nobles, what they need are handicrafts that are not conducive to mass production, not industrial products, but what I, the Ming Dynasty, need to sell now are a large number of industrial products!"
"The other thing is cultural import. Europa has its own culture. I'm afraid it won't welcome our Han culture, or even reject it!"
Zhu Youxiao also started talking.
"What your Majesty said is that the world still needs a thorough reform from this dynasty! And this reform must not be allowed to happen by themselves. If they do it by themselves, they will become a powerful country. Since steam engine technology will inevitably enter from government-run factories, If they go to private factories, they may fall into the hands of foreign countries. It is difficult to restrict them from becoming stronger through a simple technological blockade. Once these foreign countries really make up their minds to change their methods to become stronger."
Wen Tiren said at this time.
"What Yuan Fu said is very true. We should not take it lightly. Our Ming Dynasty cannot be bloated because of its size, but because of its excessive bureaucracy and utilitarianism, it has not put enough effort into basic scientific research, causing it to be overtaken by latecomers in technology. Above, in addition, we cannot easily give up the research and development of some upstream technologies in order to make huge profits. It is impossible to think that we can just rely on other people's technology and come up with nothing. Government-owned industries, especially, must do this well. , The private sector may be so short-sighted due to the pursuit of profits, but the government-owned sector must be willing to lose money for the sake of Ming Dynasty’s long-term strategy!”
Zhu Youxiao said at this time: "It is indeed not appropriate to use force against Europe and the countries in the Western Regions at the moment. The pace of global unification must be fast or slow. After the economy is almost restored, large-scale military operations can be carried out. Now , and we need to use more diplomatic means to instigate war between Europe and the Western Regions, as well as within the two countries, and the same is true in the Americas!"
"Your Majesty just mentioned the diplomatic aspect, and I agree with it very much. Now I want to talk about the commercial aspect. Since the current problem in these countries is the insufficient consumption power of the civilians, it is better to find a way to allow the Ming Dynasty to be in their place. Establish factories so that local civilians can be recruited as workers, and these foreign employees can become the first group of people to become rich relying on the Ming Dynasty, and can also become the first group of people to buy our industrial products. At the same time, cultural The output will definitely be better.”
Wen Tiren said.
Zhang Tongchang nodded at this time and said: "France, Spain, and Portugal were forced to do business with us because of the previous Western Expedition of the Holy Emperor's Fleet, and they also reached relevant terms. Now it is just Holy Rome, Sweden, and England. The country has not formally traded with our Ming Dynasty, especially England. In order to protect the interests of domestic merchants, its king banned trade with our Ming Dynasty, and even sent a fleet to attack our Netherlands territory. Your Majesty also knows this."
Zhu Youxiao nodded.
He naturally knew that England was in competition with the Netherlands in navy and commerce.
Just as England and the Netherlands had several naval battles in history to compete for maritime hegemony, in this life, England also challenged the Ming Netherlands at sea.
Because in this life, the Netherlands' maritime fleet is already the Ming Dynasty fleet.
The Ming Dynasty's fleet was unmatched by England in terms of warship equipment and naval combat experience.
Therefore, England did not gain much.
"This England is indeed hateful. Because it does not trade with our Ming Dynasty, our Ming Dynasty also prohibits trade with it. However, their merchants are greedy for the wealth of our Ming Dynasty and actually collude with local people and officials to smuggle black incense! Although they are severely punished, they are banned again and again. , Nowadays, the number of people who smoke black incense in my Ming Dynasty has been increasing, and the increase is getting more and more terrifying."
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng talked about other things related to England.
In the whole world today, Western countries such as France, Spain, and Portugal do not dare to engage in smuggling trade because they have relevant treaties with the Ming Dynasty and have seen the national power of the Ming Dynasty. The Netherlands also does not dare to engage in smuggling trade because it has become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. The only difference is that England, which is an island country, is just like the Japanese who are also an island country. They will do whatever it takes to seek benefits.
Therefore, now Lu Xiangsheng only mentions that England is smuggling black incense to the Ming Dynasty.
"This is also related to the opening of the country. Therefore, some courtiers expressed their hope that the imperial court would reaffirm the sea ban or only allow trade to one or two places. However, many officials objected and gave up. They said that the civil affairs of the provinces already relied on commercial taxes and heavy tariffs, and the imperial court The national money is also very important to him;"
Wen Tiren replied at this time, then looked at Zhu Youxiao and said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, if you want to prevent the flow of black incense into our Ming Dynasty, you must send troops to teach England a lesson and kill several of its merchants, officials and even its king." Okay, and force him to promise not to smuggle incense again. Of course, if we want to do it completely, it’s best to completely destroy his country!”
"Once you inhale the incense, if you want to quit, you have to be executed! England is so despicable, so it will naturally be severely punished. After the peace of Annan and other countries in Nanyang, England will be the first Western vassal country to be destroyed! Now, first of all, During this period, we will mobilize troops and supplies there and concentrate them in St. Petersburg and the Netherlands on the Baltic Sea coast to prepare for the future destruction of the British!"
Zhu Youxiao said and then ordered: "In addition, Jinyiwei has set up the Anti-Smoking Department, and mobilized a capable Jinyiwei force to form an anti-smoking force, which is not only directly responsible for detecting businessmen who smuggle illegal tobacco, but also responsible for supervising patrols in various places. The camp is inspecting the ban on tobacco and tobacco. Anyone suspected of smuggling tobacco and tobacco can be detained first and then tried. If they disobey, they can be executed first and then punished!"
"Speaking of Annan, many Western countries such as England rented fields to grow incense in their territory, and even colluded with local officials and merchants to smuggle incense and other tobacco into our country, the Ming Dynasty. Now it is just in time to eliminate these vassal states. It’s time to get rid of these people!”
Lu Xiangsheng said something at this time.
"The dangers of black incense cannot be underestimated! You must be extremely vigilant. The black incense seized by Jinyiwei does not need to be specially paid to hire people to destroy it. It is also smuggled to England by a special government-run company to retaliate in kind. Let England also have a taste of the power of Wu Xiang, which may leave it with no soldiers or people to fight in the future! As for the Annan officials, merchants and people colluding with the Western Fans to smuggle Wu Xiang, it will be a good opportunity for the imperial court to return to the land. And the reason for getting rid of the Li Mo family!"
Zhu Youxiao continued.
Today, Annam is divided into two parts, one is the Li dynasty, which controls the southern region; the other is the Mo dynasty, which controls the northern region.
The Le family rebelled against the Ming Dynasty's establishment of the Chief Secretary of Cochin to rule Annan, and after defeating the Ming army, they established the Dai Viet regime.
The Mo family was originally a powerful minister of the Li Dynasty. Later, he betrayed the Li Dynasty and became independent. During the Jiajing period, he served as a minister of the Ming Dynasty and was named the governor of Annan by Jiajing.
Nowadays, both forces have achieved rapid development through the Ming Dynasty. They have their own shipyards and handicraft bases. Of course, they also have the Ming Dynasty's military base and the Ming Dynasty's concession area.
But because Annan's trade has always been in deficit with the Ming Dynasty, there are no products that can be sold to make considerable profits from the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the officials and merchants of Annan are happy to collude with the British and barbarians to smuggle black incense to the Ming Dynasty.
And because now all the way from the West, the trade routes, except for the West African part that belongs to Portugal, are now controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty does not trade with England, so if the British and barbarians want to smuggle opium, they have to use the banner of Annan and other vassal states. , traveling as an employee of some merchant ships in Annan.
It can be said that Annan, as one of the Eastern powers who once expedition to the West with the Ming Dynasty, is still the protective umbrella of the British and barbarian smugglers today.
"Master Ruan! Thank you for helping us transport the goods!"
This day.
In Annan Saigon.
A Yingyi named Frank was talking to an Annan man named Ruan Wei, and pointed at the Wuxiang piled up as big as a hall behind him and said: "In addition, I wonder if Mr. Ruan can give us some." Let us plant more land on site, because our planting base in America was robbed by the hateful Japanese! If possible, we are willing to give you another 30% of the profits."
"boom!"
Suddenly, a loud noise came.
Then, before Ruan Wei had time to respond to Frank, he saw three Ming Dynasty steam battleships appearing on the sea, with their muzzles facing him.
Ruan Wei couldn't help but panic after seeing it: "It's too late, the Ming army is coming!"
Frank couldn't help but cursed: "Damn it! Why are they here? It's a shame that the British Empire hasn't developed a steam battleship yet!"
"Everyone kneel down! Everyone kneel down!"
Ruan Wei was busy giving instructions to his soldiers at this time.
After saying that, he knelt down first.
Everyone in Annan knows that when the Ming Dynasty's fleet arrives, the only way is to kneel on the spot, so that the Ming army will not fire cannons and land directly.
But if you dare to resist in the slightest, you will be bombarded to the point where nothing is left, and those who resist will be beheaded.
The Annan people have tried to resist, but after resisting, they found that they were indeed no match. Now they kneel down and surrender habitually after seeing the Ming army.
Both British and foreign Frank had to do this, and knelt down helplessly.
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