On the Beijing-Tianjin Railway, Jin Shiji was looking at the scenery outside the window, and he was lost in thought.
He is the envoy sent by North Korea Yanshanjun to the Ming Dynasty. He is stationed in the Ming Dynasty. His main purpose is to maintain the relationship between North Korea and the Ming Dynasty. Of course, his daily routine is to collect the preferences of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and then send the news to North Korea to ask North Korea to pay tribute.
Add it when needed.
North Korea is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Regarding this status, the ideological consciousness of North Korea is very high. From the Lord Yanshan to the ordinary people, they don't think there is anything wrong with it, and they are even proud of it.
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The whole world is huge, but there are only a few countries that can become tributaries of the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty also has many benefits for North Korea. At least, the Koreans are very free to do business, play, work, etc. in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.
In the Beijing-Tianjin area alone, there are a large number of workers from Korea and Japan. Every year, they can earn a lot of money from the Ming Dynasty and send it back to China.
If they are willing to immigrate overseas to the Ming Dynasty, they can enjoy the same treatment as the citizens of the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has treated them with kindness. The status of this vassal country has real benefits.
As the permanent minister in the Ming Dynasty, Jin Shiji needs to always pay attention to the movements in the Ming Dynasty. He has already paid close attention to the huge movement of the train.
As soon as the train opened, he immediately came over to experience it.
"The development of our overlord country, the Ming Dynasty, is really too fast!"
"What I have seen and heard in Ming Dynasty in the past few years makes me feel that the world is undergoing rapid changes all the time."
"The train is really amazing. Relying on the drag of a steam locomotive, it can transport two thousand people or more than 200,000 kilograms of goods at a time."
"And it is able to maintain a speed of eighty miles per hour. Such a terrifying carrying capacity and such a terrifying speed are simply unbelievable."
"The Ming Empire has a huge territory, and it is very vast in the north, south, east and west. The empire's rule over remote areas is not stable. But with this train, the Ming Empire will firmly control every inch of land."
"At this moment, around me, almost all the people of the Ming Dynasty are discussing the construction of railways. The Ming Empire has also issued a five-year railway plan and is preparing to build railways in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty in the next five years.
Five main arterial lines.”
"This year, they will raise funds to build railways from Beijing to Hezhong and from Beijing to Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Each railway will require more than 500 million taels of silver."
"The Ming Empire is so rich!"
When writing this, Jin Shiji couldn't help but sigh.
It costs 500 million taels of silver to build a railway. 500 million taels of silver. This is such a huge number. For North Korea, it is almost astronomical.
But for the Ming Empire, this was nothing. The Ming Empire could build two such railways at once, and in the next few years, it would start construction of new railway lines every year.
Such a powerful national power is really amazing.
"We in North Korea are a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. We should learn everything from the Ming Empire. We not only need to learn the language, characters, and culture of the Ming Empire, but we should also overhaul the railways like the Ming Empire."
"As far as I know, the Ming Empire will plan a railway from Tianjin to Liaodong next year. If North Korea can build a north-south railway to connect to the Ming Dynasty railway."
"After all, this has greatly promoted the development of our country, Korea, and it has been rapidly advancing on the train of the Ming Empire."
"But the funds needed to build such a railway require tens of millions of taels of silver. I'm afraid it will be difficult for North Korea to come up with it all at once."
"Therefore, I suggest that we follow the Ming Dynasty in establishing corresponding stock exchanges and publicly raise funds to build railways. Railways are an epoch-making thing."
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In several carriages next to Jinshiji, several Japanese people were sitting together. They had long hair, wore Ming Dynasty clothes, and spoke Ming Dynasty language very fluently.
"It's incredible!"
"This train can transport two thousand people at a time, and it can also move at a speed of eighty miles per hour. Traveling far away by train can be so relaxing and comfortable."
"Drink tea, read a book, chat with friends, and when you are tired, you can also look at the scenery outside."
Mu Li looked at the scenery outside the window and then at his colleagues around him, and couldn't help but sigh.
He was originally a minister under the Japanese shogunate, and his surname was Kimura. However, since the Japanese king was given a surname and name change by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese country became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. The Japanese country also quickly set off a trend of changing surnames, changing names, and learning the culture of the Ming Dynasty.
craze.
After careful consideration and detailed reading of many classics, the Kimura family decided to change their surname to Mu, and Kimura Riki also changed his name to Mu Li.
The same goes for several of his colleagues. The Yagyu family changed their surname to Liu, the Takeda family changed their surname to Wu, and the Uesugi family changed their surname to Shangguan.
Not only did they change their surnames, from top to bottom in the Japanese country, as long as they had status and status, they all changed their surnames and took Chinese names. However, ordinary people who didn't understand anything still used Japanese names.
"Have you all read Ming Dynasty's five-year railway plan?"
Liu Qi looked at Mu Li, Wu Yuan, and Shangguan Rong and said, Mu Li was the representative sent by the shogunate to the Ming Dynasty, but the Yagyu family behind Liu Qi was loyal to the Japanese king, and he was the representative sent by the Japanese king to the Ming Dynasty.
The Japanese Kingdom was originally in the Warring States Period, with constant conquests between various internal daimyo, but since the intervention of the Ming Dynasty, the situation has undergone new changes.
The battle between the daimyo has gradually evolved into a battle between the Japanese king and the shogun. A large number of daimyo have begun to pay allegiance to the Japanese king, and believe that the Japanese country should learn from the Ming Dynasty and establish a top-down centralized power.
system.
But this was obviously not in the interests of the shogun, so it was strongly opposed by the shogunate, and a struggle gradually formed between the Japanese king and the shogunate.
This kind of struggle has become more and more fierce, almost sweeping the entire Japanese country. Several wars have occurred in recent years, but no one can do anything between the two sides.
"If you have anything to say, just say it."
Mu Li looked at Liu Qi and said calmly.
The two sides belong to different camps, but when they come to the Ming Dynasty, they are all Japanese. In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty people, they will not distinguish whether you are from the Japanese king or the shogun.
"The Ming Empire was so powerful that it was able to create epoch-making things like trains, and it was also preparing to carry out vigorous construction."
"But as for our Japanese country, we are still immersed in internal struggles, which continue to consume our national power."
"The Ming Dynasty is about to raise funds for the Jinghe Railway, which is 10,000 kilometers long and requires a huge fund of 500 million taels of silver. Can we, the Japanese country, be able to get it?"
"Obviously, we can't get it out."
"Why can the Ming Empire become more and more powerful, their territory is getting bigger and bigger, and their people are getting richer and richer, but what about our Japanese country, everyone can see it over the years, because of the internal fighting in our Japanese country, we are not only
If we fail to keep up with the development of our mother country, we will not even be able to compare with North Korea."
"Gentlemen, our Japanese country can no longer fight among ourselves. We must learn from the Ming Dynasty in an all-round way and establish a strong central dynasty. The Japanese king will lead us, learn from the Ming Empire in an all-round way, and keep up with the pace of the Ming Empire."
"Otherwise, sooner or later, we will be far behind this era, behind the Ming Empire, and we will even be inferior to the Koreans in the future."
Liu Qi looked worried when he said this.
He clearly saw the situation that the Japanese country was facing now, that is, there was no unity, the Japanese king and the shogunate were constantly fighting for each other, and the daimyo behind each were constantly fighting among themselves for their own interests.
This greatly consumed the national power of the Japanese country. Although with the development of the Ming Dynasty in recent years, the Japanese country also gained a lot of benefits, and many famous people also made a lot of money by doing business.
However, due to internal strife, the development of Japan could not keep up with the Ming Dynasty, and even North Korea could not keep up.
"Liu Qi, why must the Japanese king be the center to establish a strong dynasty, and not the shogun?"
"For a long time, the King of Japan has only been the nominal monarch of our country, but all the power is in the hands of our general. Even if we want to unify the country, it must be centered around our general."
Upon hearing this, Mu Li immediately asked.
People on the Japanese side always like to use their mouths to express themselves. Some things cannot be solved with just their mouths.
"Can't you see how powerful the Ming Empire is?"
When Liu Qi heard this, he couldn't help but ask.
"Of course we have seen that the Ming Empire was powerful, so we feel that we should learn from the Ming Empire."
Mu Li nodded solemnly and said.
When he came to the Ming Dynasty, he truly realized how powerful the Ming Dynasty was. It was extremely powerful in all aspects. The steel plants in the Ming Dynasty produced more steel in one day than the entire Japanese country produced in a year. Any shipyard could produce more steel in a month.
There are more ships than all the ships passing through Japan.
There is no doubt about the power of the Ming Empire, otherwise the Japanese country would not willingly surrender to the Ming Dynasty and become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
"Since we want to learn from the Ming Empire, why not learn from the Ming Empire and establish a strong central government?"
"The shogunate has become decadent and does not conform to the development of the times. We should learn from the Ming Empire and establish a powerful empire headed by the Japanese king!"
Liu Qi looked at the few people and said sadly. The vitality of Zuidun continued to be output, but it was of no use.