Of course, it would take more than a month at least for all the lords of Daming to enter the capital. This is still very urgent, so in this case, Yang Shanlu can stay in the capital for a period of time.
Then because of the resolution of this worry, Chongzhen's mood suddenly relaxed a lot, and besides that, he had another important thing to listen to Yang Shanlu's opinion.
In this case, Emperor Chongzhen handed him something, and Yang Shanlu looked at it, but was a little surprised... This is actually a letter of credence! The credential submitted by Goryeo!
But after Yang Sanlu finished watching, he smiled... It turns out that Goryeo is here for help! That is to say, he was ruling four provinces recently and began to enrich the country and strengthen the people. However, the Manchu and Qing were not idle. According to the reports from Liaodong and written in this letter of credence, the Manchu and Qing had sent troops a month ago. Goryeo asked for more money and materials in an attempt to restore its national strength.
It's just that the current Goryeos are no longer just like they used to be. When the Manchu Qing Dynasty was strong, they were forced to pay humiliating tribute and seek peace. But now
These Koreans feel that you yourself have been beaten by the Celestial Kingdom and you have only one breath left, and now you still want to bully me? As a result, the small Goryeo country broke out in a rare bloody state, refused to pay the tribute, and directly broke out a war with the Manchu!
It’s just that the Manchus can’t beat Daming, but it’s more than enough to bully Goryeo in a small area. Therefore, the Goryeo stick hurriedly asked Daming for help through diplomatic channels, which means he hoped that Daming could be like the previous Wanli period , Send an army again to help repel the powerful enemy! Maintain the status of the vassal country.
After Yang Shanlu finished reading it, Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said, "Yang Qing, do you want to agree to this matter?"
Because Chongzhen felt very embarrassed after receiving this request for help. To be honest, he felt that he was the monarch of the celestial kingdom and was obliged to help the vassal kingdom. It is best to help, just like the Wanli Three Expeditions of the year. Goryeo repelled the invasion of Dongying, demonstrating the status of the suzerainty.
It's just that Chongzhen is also very clear, but Daming has no money! Without the financial resources to send troops! You must know that the battle of national fortunes between him and Goudanzi was due to the lack of money and food, so he had to return to the court. So if he sent a large army to Goryeo, it would consume a huge amount of manpower and material...
Including this request for aid from Goryeo, the officials in the DPRK also have two opinions. They are nothing more than sending troops and not sending troops. Those who send troops are for the sake of face, and those who do not send troops are for lizi. However, these two opinions are not in line with Chongzhen's intentions. , So now, he wants to hear Yang Shanlu's opinion!
As for Yang Shanlu, he didn't think much about it. He immediately said, "The emperor, I think we can send troops!" After all, this is also obvious. If left alone, the Manchus will get the supplies they urgently need, and then develop and grow. , This is not in Daming’s interest.
"But we can't send troops for free!" Yang Shanlu's next words surprised Chongzhen very much, that is, troops can be dispatched, but Gaoli needs to pay all military expenses!
That is, the general idea of Yang Shanlu is... We can no longer be taken advantage of like before! Even when Yang Shanlu was still in later generations, he criticized Daming's national policy very much... That is to say, when it comes to foreign national policies, Daming only needs fame and not profit.
The simplest example is that the three Wanli expeditions at the beginning were obviously victorious, but they didn't get any benefits. Anyway, they emptied their treasury abruptly! Years of savings have been squandered! Then after Chongzhen came to power, once there was another major war, the finances were immediately strained, and taxes had to be increased to the common people! It is the most intuitive manifestation of this bad governance! Death to face and suffer!
"This gentleman is like righteousness, so it doesn't seem very good to help the vassal country to talk about money?" After hearing Yang Shanlu's words, Chongzhen was a little bit open, but he still couldn't get rid of his face, just said with a little twist.
And Yang Shanlu laughed when he heard this: "The emperor's words are wrong. Although we have always been very bold, but the problem is that others have regarded us as being wronged! So now we must reverse this style of work. When talking about money, you must talk about money!"
That is to say, if in the past, in order to show the magnanimity of the celestial kingdom, and like to make a name, as long as other countries are willing to consider themselves as ministers and recognize the status of vassals, even if the other party sends a basket of vegetables, they would like to give ten times the golden return to show. The generosity of the heavenly kingdom.
Even to what extent is this preference fame? Even business with other countries must be conducted in the form of tributary tribute to the other country, and it also clearly stipulates the proposition of "tribute"-where the tribute comes, the person must be treated favorably; the price of the private goods will be doubled.
So after those small foreign countries have figured this out, are they still unhappy? This is simply a model of how stupid people come quickly!
So it was originally stipulated by the Ming Dynasty, such as Annan, a small vassal country. The original stipulation was to pay tribute once in three years, and each envoy could not exceed five people. But what did Annan do? Send tribute almost every year! The number of missions sent was as many as two to three hundred people! Isn't such a good thing coming
And how did I, Daming, do this? They will study the etiquette for the Annan envoys who come to pay tribute to the emperor, but they are ashamed to mention the exponential increase in mission expenditure! So after these missions go back, what do they think of your heavenly kingdom? It is estimated that after they took the money, they were still secretly laughing at you for being stupid!
Then after hearing what Yang Shanlu said, Chongzhen also wondered about the taste... That's right, that's the truth! And what he can't let him accept the most is that he was taken a fool for spending money! Naturally, it can't go on any longer!
Then, seeing that Chongzhen finally got the hang of it, Yang Shanlu smiled... That's right, because for war, it is a good thing that can make a lot of money! Don’t you see a certain rogue country in later generations, does it always do this
Let's fight if you don't agree! Even the leaders of other small nations resisted him and destroyed him physically! In the final analysis, isn't it for profit? As for the face or something, sorry, is that edible
However, even though Chongzhen figured it out, he still had another concern: "Yang Qing, but the problem is that Korea is a small country in Fanbang, and once troops are dispatched, it is estimated that at least 10,000 troops will be dispatched, so the military expenditure is estimated to be millions. Two, Goryeo can't pay so much money."
"It's okay." Yang Shanlu was confident when he heard it: "Goryeo can't spend so much money, but they can use things to pay off their debts!"
"Although Goryeo is a small country with the size of sesame and mung beans, there are still some good things, like their Korean ginseng, velvet antler, and gems. They are still so-so and can be used. If it is not enough, they can directly use grain and rice to pay off debts. It’s okay. Anyway, we have to be clear, whether we take money or supplies, we’ll have to get it until we get back."
Anyway, Yang Shanlu is the central idea-never make a loss-making business! You can send troops! Be profitable! Just give them a hollow gnocchi as before, and kill them. I'm sorry, don't talk about it!
"Okay, that's it." After Chongzhen listened, he was suddenly cheerful. As long as people think about the problem from another angle, they can often get a satisfactory answer.
So after the two had finished talking about state affairs, they then talked about family affairs.
Including Chongzhen, he also changed his name, and said with a kind of loving eyes of the old man’s looking at his son-in-law, “My son-in-law, you have a rare visit to the capital this time. Are you going to see your son-in-law? After all, you two have not been for a long time. I met."
But Yang Shanlu laughed when he heard it. Okay, the old man is quite concerned about the two of us, but he didn't have this idea: "The emperor, although the minister also misses the princess very much, but now the'fight' is imminent. Let's wait until the battle with those princes is over before continuing the affair with the children."
"Oh, first the country and then the family! Then it's up to you—" Chongzhen was more satisfied after hearing this. If this is the case, then the monarchs and the ministers will work together, and the benefits will be cut off, and the two will work hard with those princes who come to Beijing Let's go!
After finishing the last words, Yang Shanlu said goodbye and left, and then began to concentrate on preparing for a big battle with these princes... at the top of the Forbidden City! Of course, for the final result...
As for Emperor Chongzhen, according to what Yang Shanlu said, he immediately issued an imperial decree, ordering all the vassals of the Ming Dynasty to enter the capital, so as to solve this problem once and for all!
Then the King Fu and others didn't know what happened in the palace. Three days later, the twenty feudal lords headed by King Fu had already rushed to the capital.
Feudal kings like them are very particular about their daily lives, including those specially receiving them, and they are all a specific yamen-clan mansion.
So when they arrived, they first settled comfortably in the place arranged by the clan mansion, and then when they were about to file a court case together, unexpectedly, the officials of the clan mansion told them to let them live in peace for a few more days. , Because the emperor has already issued an edict, since they are all here, let the vassals of the whole country enter the capital together, he wants to do a big thing!
When Fu Wang and others heard this, they were all shocked... What? There is such a thing unexpectedly? Only after they tasted it, they thought it was a great thing! Greatly beneficial to them!
Because according to Yang Shanlu's method, he got close to the untouchables and confronted the dragon sons and grandsons like them, so no matter which vassal prince it is, it is a public enemy of the whole people! So for them, the more princes who come to Beijing, the better!
Of course, according to Da Ming's rules, the princes were not allowed to enter Beijing without will.
So this time, even before they entered Beijing, they had already made a discount, but they still took a little risk when they entered Beijing rashly, but now... Actually the emperor himself made an order to summon all the kings into the capital, that's too much. All right!
If this is the case, these twenty feudal lords also lived in peace of mind, and then they had to see what a big event it was to summon the feudal lords from all over the country into the capital! (End of this chapter)