Near the middle of October, envoys from Xixia, Goryeo and Southern Song Dynasty arrived in Zhongdu and formally sent their blessings to Su Yonglin.
Each of the three parties brought their own gifts.
For example, Xixia sent cattle, sheep and horses, Southern Song Dynasty sent tea and silk, and Goryeo sent precious medicinal materials such as ginseng and deer antlers.
The quantity was so large that it could not be compared with the initial contact and negotiation.
Su Yonglin personally received Wang Qi, the Goryeo envoy, Ren Degong, the Xixia envoy, and Tang Situi, the Southern Song envoy. He had cordial conversations with them and understood their respective demands.
Finally, an agreement suitable for each other was signed with the three countries, and the political map of East Asia was determined for a period of time in the future.
But before that, Su Yonglin had some unorthodox secret talks with the envoys from the Three Kingdoms.
The first to arrive in Zhongdu was the Korean envoy.
Wang Qi, the ambassador of Goryeo, was still a young boy in his opinion——
Although Su Yonglin is not much older than him.
In Su Yonglin's opinion, the conversation with Wang Qi was mostly scripted content, with nothing practical. It was all about stylized content. Whatever makes you happy makes me happy.
Su Yonglin even felt that he was Wang Huan. When he was sent there, he looked familiar in front of her and told himself that this was the next king of Korea. He also asked His Majesty the Emperor to protect him. He was very good.
These are all insignificant details, and the focus of Su Yonglin's conversation is not Wang Qi.
Yin Linzhan, the deputy envoy of the Goryeo mission, was an acquaintance of his. He also knew that Yin Linzhan was probably the real envoy, so he talked more with Yin Linzhan.
"I am very satisfied that Korea has such a respectful attitude towards Ming Dynasty, so there is something I hope to discuss with Korea and reach an agreement."
Yin Linzhan heard this and said, "Your Majesty, please speak."
Su Yonglin nodded and said: "Although I have purged Liaodong, there are still many tribes of barbarians in Liaodong. They are disobedient and often behave disrespectfully towards me, so I decided to attack those barbarians.
However, Liaodong is a newly occupied territory of the Ming Dynasty. It lacks governance, and the land lacks people to cultivate it. The food production is insufficient and it cannot supply enough military supplies. Therefore, I hope that the mutual market can be opened at the border so that our army can buy your food. You What do you think? "
Su Yonglin's words were not just random words, they were also his real needs.
After the Liaodong Corps defeated the Jin Army in Liaodong, there was no large-scale Jin Army resistance. However, there were also Jurchen tribes living on the ground in Liaodong that even the original Jin Jurchens called savages. They were scattered in the white mountains and black waters. The number is really quite a lot.
In order to clear up Liaodong and lay the foundation for the future development of Liaodong, Su Yonglin ordered Su Jue and Wei Kexian to lead the soldiers of the Liaodong Corps to launch a plowing and hole-sweeping battle, trying to wipe out the Jurchen tribes on the land of Liaodong and open up more territories. living space.
But this job is really difficult.
There are so many of these girls, and their distribution is uneven and dense. It is often necessary to break through a tribe and interrogate the prisoners of that tribe to get the specific locations of other tribes.
Of course, the daughters of these tribes really have no fighting ability.
Individually they may be very brave, and a tribe may be considered capable of fighting, but there is no unified command and coordination.
Large-scale battlefield competition depends on command and cooperation. A strong individual soldier is no match for the Liaodong Corps in this aspect.
Just going deep into the primitive jungle to fight in the jungle is not an easy task and requires a lot of investment of resources.
Su Yonglin is rich. Money is a small matter, but food is a big matter.
Liaodong had just been pacified, and it was difficult to be self-sufficient in food production, let alone supply the army for battle. Su Yonglin basically shipped the food needed by the army directly from Shandong to Liaodong.
Although shipping can reduce a lot of manpower and material resources and increase transportation volume, it is still quite difficult compared to the consumption of the army.
Su Yonglin came up with the idea of Gao Li.
Anyway, Korea is right in front of us. If you are close to the water, asking for some grain from them or buying some grain can be regarded as getting grain on the spot. It is simple and convenient and can give the Liaodong Corps an additional source of grain.
Yin Linzhan also knew that there were many tribes living in Liaodong. The Jurchens of the Jin Kingdom were originally the co-owners of this land. Now that the forces of the Ming Empire have come in, of course they need a war to establish their status.
But opening up the mutual market to purchase grain...
Do the pros outweigh the cons or do the cons outweigh the pros?
Of course Goryeo can be self-sufficient in domestic food, but it is not too wealthy. If the market is open to each other, will there be any other uncontrollable factors?
Yin Linzhan did not dare to think too much, worried that Su Yonglin would be unhappy, so he quickly said: "This matter is not a big deal or a small matter. If your Majesty allows it, the foreign minister should discuss this matter with the king immediately after returning home." Please give your Majesty an answer as soon as possible."
"Well, I know that your country is small and the people are tired. It is really difficult for you to provide food for the army, so I don't want you to supply it in vain. I will pay according to the price and will not treat you badly."
Su Yonglin nodded, not embarrassing Yin Linzhan, nor appearing domineering and unreasonable.
Yin Linzhan expressed his trust in this, and he believed in the national credibility of the Ming Empire as the supreme power of the Celestial Empire.
Afterwards, Su Yonglin officially announced that he recognized Koryo as a vassal state of the Ming Empire, and as the emperor of the Ming Empire, he officially consecrated Wang Hui as the King of Koryo, and Wang Qi as the Crown Prince of Koryo, and gave him relevant clothes and seals.
Wang Qi and Yin Linzhan expressed their gratitude the next day and went to the palace in person to kneel down in front of Su Yonglin and perform the courtesy of a monarch and minister, expressing their submission to the Ming Empire.
The Xixia envoy was the second to arrive.
The envoy is called Ren Degong, who holds the position of Xingqing Prefecture Yin in Xixia. He is Ren Dejing's younger brother. He is obviously also a member of the Ren family's powerful family, and his status is very high.
The system of the Xia Kingdom should be similar to that of the Jin Kingdom. There is no separation of military and political affairs like the Ming Empire. He, the governor of Xingqing, must also control a considerable part of the troops.
Ren Dejing sent him here, obviously not only to recognize the affairs of the vassal country, but also for Ren Dejing's personal demands.
And this time, the deputy envoy Ao Daochong who followed him last time was nowhere to be seen. The deputy envoy was replaced by another obedient person, who was not a ruthless character after all.
It is estimated that Li Renxiao didn't even have a chance to send someone for help this time.
Ren Degong obviously had "important matters" to discuss with Su Yonglin. After arriving in Zhongdu, he asked to see Su Yonglin. It was not a formal request, but a private request, hoping to have a private meeting with Su Yonglin.
The intention is obvious beyond words.
Su Yonglin did not refuse, and privately arranged a meeting with Ren Degong before officially announcing the reception of the Xixia envoy.
This time, Ren Degong brought a meeting gift that was twice as generous as the last time. It also brought a large number of cattle, sheep, copper and iron, etc., directly hitting Su Yonglin's strike zone, so Su Yonglin gave him a lot of smiles.
Ren Degong felt that this should be a good start, so he pretended to congratulate Su Yonglin on his proclaimed emperor, and then quickly changed the topic and entered the topic, talking about Li Renxiao, the Xixia regime and the current situation of Ren Dejing.
He tested Su Yonglin's attitude towards the Xixia regime and found that Su Yonglin was not dissatisfied with the Xixia regime and did not want to get involved in Xixia affairs. He suddenly felt that it was a bit difficult to achieve his goal.
But he didn't give up.
Seeing that the conventional tests had no effect, Ren Degong simply opened the skylight and spoke frankly.
"Your Majesty, although the lord of the Xia Kingdom claims to be surnamed Li and the lord of the Xia Kingdom to the outside world, internally he behaves like an emperor. He uses the surname and surname of a party member and his country's reign name instead of your majesty's Hongwu reign name. He calls himself me and does not call himself a minister. In this way His behavior makes us ministers feel very inappropriate."
Su Yonglin pretended to be unhappy and frowned.
"Is this serious?"
"This is serious!"
Ren Degong felt happy when he saw that Su Yonglin was unhappy, so he said: "Xia is a small country, but the current leader has no consciousness of being the leader at all. He regards himself as the emperor, always showing off his power, and all kinds of behaviors are really arrogant, so If Your Majesty wishes, foreign ministers and others can help Your Majesty bring order to the chaos!"
