No one can "make up" a country out of thin air!
Of course, Chen Sheng had never thought about it this way, and no one would come up with such an idea in this era. At most, during the tribute trade, a country would appear from nowhere.
But for the Korean envoys on the ship, they did feel that everything was a bit incredible.
After all, in their understanding, the Ming Dynasty had long been destroyed. But now it has unexpectedly resurrected. How can it not surprise people?
Just when Liu Zhongjiao and his party were sailing towards Shuri under the guidance of Chen Sheng and Jin Zainan, the boat sent by the special envoy sent by King Li Xi was heading towards the mouth of the Yangtze River, towards the "Yingtian"
Drive in the direction.
Yingtian is on the Yangtze River, so there is no problem. At least according to tradition, there is absolutely no problem with their trip to the sky. But they will definitely regret the final result.
A few days later, the boat that Liu Zhongjiao and his party took finally arrived in Shuri. In Shuri, when they saw the Ming Dynasty's "iron-armored" steamship that looked like a hill, they were all stunned and speechless for a long time.
Then he said.
"It is truly worthy of being a kingdom of heaven. Such a giant steel ship, even if it is from the foreign barbarians, is not as good as eleven..."
It was normal for them to be surprised. The "New Tangshan" they saw was one of the 18 10,000-ton immigration ships built by Ming Dynasty. It was a large immigration ship with a displacement of more than 12,000 tons. In this era,
East Asia is definitely home to giants, and giant ships are quite rare even in the world.
For these Koreans who have only seen wooden sailing ships of one to two hundred tons, they will of course be frightened by its huge hull.
Of course, the Governor-General was also surprised by the arrival of the North Korean mission, but there was not much communication between the two sides. After learning that they came to worship the Emperor of Heaven, they immediately started making arrangements.
In fact, there was no need to make arrangements at all. There was an immigration ship in the port that was about to sail to Daming. When he knew that there were still vacancies on the ship, Governor Ding let the delegation board the ship with a wave of his hand.
Let alone communication, not even a few words were exchanged. Whether there was any misunderstanding, only God knows.
Soon, Liu Zhongjiao and his party boarded the hill-like iron ship under the arrangement of the Governor's Mansion, and then sailed towards the Ming Dynasty. Even until this time, they thought the ship was going to China and the Yangtze River.
Drive away.
Standing on the deck, when they looked at the fluttering sun and moon flag, they just felt that it was natural. After all, the sun and moon were bright tomorrow. Of course, it was natural to use the sun and moon flag.
But after sailing like this for a few days, they finally discovered that something was wrong.
What's wrong?
The direction is wrong.
By the time Liu Chongjiao and others figured everything out, the ship had already arrived in the Pacific Ocean, facing the news that Ming Dynasty was far away on the other side of the ocean.
Liu Zhongjiao and others all screamed in surprise.
"Da Ming, how can you be in a foreign country?"
"Without great rivers, how can this Ming Dynasty be called China?"
Liu Chongjiao even shouted with some excitement. The Ming Dynasty in his mind is very simple. It is the Ming Dynasty in China - that China is the China with big rivers.
But even so, it could not stop the ship from sailing to Daming.
Compared to the excited Ryu Chung-kyo, Kim Ok-kyun, last year's new No. 1 scholar and an important member of the so-called "enlightened party" in history, appeared quite calm.
"In that case, let us wait and see what this foreign Ming Dynasty looks like."
In fact, it's not because he is calm. It's because what else can a person do on a pirate ship?
Is it possible to jump directly from the boat into the sea and swim back to North Korea?
There is no need to even think about this idea. We are all scholars, so why bother ourselves.
Now that it's come, let's make peace with it.
After the initial excitement, Liu Zhongjiao calmed down. He had to calm down, after all, he was on the ship now.
Along the way, when the ship docked in Xiamen, he saw the dark-skinned natives on the island. Liu Chongjiao said "Kunlun slaves". Indeed, those dark-skinned natives looked exactly like what was described in the history books.
There is not much difference between Kunlun slaves,
Of course, it was in New Xiamen that they first felt the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. However, due to time constraints, the ship set off again before they had time to understand this place.
Afterwards, the ship continued to sail eastward. While they were surprised by the vastness of the sea, they also slowly felt the vastness of the world. Of course, they also saw the vastness of the Ming Dynasty's land.
From Xinxiamen to Linhai, they passed many small islands along the way, and those small islands all belonged to the Ming Dynasty without exception.
The Ming Dynasty is really big...at least the sea is big.
That is to say, when Liu Zhongjiao and his party were heading towards the Ming Dynasty, Yingtian Mansion on the banks of the Xin'an River had already received information about the North Korean mission.
Although there is no telegraph from Ryukyu to the Ming Dynasty, it can be sent via wired telegraph from Asia to Europe, and then from the UK to the Ming Dynasty via the Atlantic telegraph. Although the telegraph fee is expensive, such communication efficiency is definitely the best at present.
Highest.
Emperor Zhu Da didn't care at all about the visit of this filial son of the Ming Dynasty.
Why don't you care? Because Koreans are too stubborn.
North Korea, also known as the "hermit country", has always adhered to the principle of refusing to found a country. Even the current rulers have built a lot of "monuments against peace" across the country - "Foreign barbarians invade, peace is not a war, and peace is the rule."
"Traitor the country".
This is North Korea's attitude in the face of Western invasion. Of course, their attitude is worthy of respect. However, in this world that has not existed for a thousand years, what is the meaning of blindly xenophobic?
Rather than forcing North Korea to found a country, Zhu Xianhai hoped that this "filial son of the Ming Dynasty" could take the initiative to found the country, and then - discover that the father of the Ming Dynasty was still alive, and then continue to happily immerse himself in the honor of becoming a dog of the Ming Dynasty.
Well, it would be useful for Dad Ming to knock on the door, and it would also make the "unfilial son" wake up, but what? It would be better if the "unfilial son" took the initiative to come to the door.
But who would have thought that this "unfilial son" would really come to his door.
"Unfilial son"!
It doesn’t matter if he is filial or not, if a father says he is unfilial, then he is not filial.
"Hey, I actually brought a gift!"
The so-called gift was 300 Korean women. It seemed that the Ming Dynasty and North Korea had once again restored the relationship they had during the Hongwu Dynasty - those who paid tribute to the fire every year were eunuchs and palace maids.
However, what Ming Dynasty needs is not palace maids, but... common people's wives!
"Your Majesty, this Korea has been a vassal of our Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years. If it can return to our Ming Dynasty, it will be of great significance to our Ming Dynasty. Do you think we would send officials to welcome it?"
Wang Youling may have been an official in the Qing Dynasty, but in these years, his heart was in the Ming Dynasty. Not only did his wife and children move here, but also his family members. In fact, Zuo Zongtang did the same.
Not because they are so loyal, but because... they are afraid that the Manchus will kill their Nine Tribes! When they suppressed Changmao, whole villages and towns were massacred at every turn. Killing the Nine Tribes couldn't be easier, so they had already killed their families.
, all the tribesmen immigrated to Daming.
Since they are people of the Ming Dynasty, they must understand the past of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, they are deeply impressed by North Korea, the "filial son" of the Ming Dynasty. After all, even when the North Koreans themselves sent the envoy "Yan Xing", they were not impressed at all.
They did not hide their nostalgia for the Ming Dynasty. They even directly mentioned it in front of Emperor Qianlong and asked to pay homage to the Ming Emperor's Mausoleum. Their words were full of respect for the Ming Dynasty. Even if they were as disgusted as eating a fly
, Qianlong could only agree with a forced smile.
Of course, Ming Dynasty would treat the arrival of this filial son of Ming Dynasty differently.
Chinese people always have a better reputation. Although the Ming Empire is now famous all over the world, traditional Chinese literati like Wang Youling still feel a little bit unwilling in their hearts!
Today's Ming Dynasty is a new country in a foreign country. Although they must call it "Ming Dynasty" in words, they still feel a little guilty in their hearts.
What is the reason for this weakness?
Of course, this is because the land of the Ming Dynasty is not the homeland of China. Even if they say that "everything under the sun and the moon is the land of Ming Dynasty," Chinese people always have a complex of the homeland of China. This complex makes them a little bit unable to let go.
Ming Dynasty still has a bit of an unfair reputation.
It is for this reason that after learning that North Korea has sent people, they hope to use North Korea's surrender to prove one thing - the Ming Dynasty is the Ming Dynasty, and no matter where the country is re-established, he is the Ming Dynasty!
You see, even the filial son of Ming Dynasty agreed with this!
Use the surrender of the Korean people to satisfy their inner feelings. Unfortunately, what Wang Youling didn't know was that Emperor Zhu Da didn't care about this at all. He waved his hand directly.
"Although North Korea is my filial son of the Ming Dynasty, it has been more than 200 years since the incident, so there is no need to treat it specially. If we take it seriously, it is unfilial for them to have the incident for more than 200 years. As long as they visit the Ming Dynasty normally..."
After making a final decision, Emperor Zhu directly changed the subject and said.
"Okay, there is no need to discuss this matter any further. By the way, how is the formulation of the "Second Five-Year Plan" going?"
This chapter has been completed!