"Two ocean-going treasure ships and one Nanyang island~"
"I heard that this treasure ship costs more than 200,000 taels of silver. The Ming Dynasty didn't sincerely tell me, Korea."
"As for this Nanyang Island, the Ming Dynasty doesn't know what it means."
Pu Yuanzong sighed at Ming's generosity, but also scratched his head and thought about what Ming meant.
Fortunately, North Korea was actually rewarded with a Nanyang island. The detailed information of the location was given. The location is not bad, just south of Luzon Island in Nanyang, and the area is not small.
Then Pu Yuanzong also shook his head slightly and returned to the hall where the envoys were staying with a smile on his face.
Seeing Pu Yuanzong's return, the others immediately became energetic. Looking at Pu Yuanzong's smile and the thick notebook he held in his hand, it was obvious that the reward from Ming Dynasty must be extremely generous.
Many envoys from small countries in Southeast Asia were even more excited. This time, it seemed that they could make a lot of money again.
"Announce that the envoys from all the countries will come to the Phoenix Hall to meet you~"
Soon, the Little Yellow Sect came again, but it was all at once that all the envoys from various countries came to the Phoenix Hall to meet, which made everyone couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
The difference in treatment seems to be too big.
The envoys of North Korea were received alone, but when it was everyone's turn, they were all met together. The treatment was very different, and you could tell at a glance.
Emperor Godara of the East and Emperor Kashiwahara of the Japanese Queen couldn't help but frown. Their identities and statuses were different after all. In any case, the Ming Emperor should have received them alone, but the Ming Emperor did not.
This made the two of them look very ugly.
But there was no other choice but to follow the crowd to a huge hall. The hall had already been well-arranged, almost like when going to court, with a huge open space left in the middle.
The dragon chair of Emperor Hongzhi was arranged on it. There were many seats on both sides, and the middle was empty for antiphonal music.
The positions have already been divided. The envoys of Korea are on the left side of the front, and Godala, the Eastern King of Sulu, is on the right.
Next up are the positions of the Japanese king and the Annan Kingdom, and then they are arranged in order, and the last one is the position of the envoy of the Luzon Kingdom.
Not long after everyone lined up, Emperor Hongzhi and the important ministers of the court came to the Phoenix Hall in a hurry.
"Diplomas from various countries pay homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor~"
When Xiao Jing saw Emperor Hongzhi sitting down, he also shouted loudly.
"Xiao Wang meets His Majesty the Ming Emperor~"
King Godara of the East and Emperor Kashiwahara of the Japanese Queen shouted this. They did not need to kneel down, they could just bow their heads and possess themselves.
"I see His Majesty the Ming Emperor~"
As for the envoys from other countries, they knelt down one after another and solemnly saluted Emperor Hongzhi.
"No gifts, please give me a seat~"
Emperor Hongzhi had a smile on his face.
"Thank you, Your Majesty~"
Everyone thanked him and stood up and sat on the chairs next to him.
"You all have come a long way, and it has been a long and tiring journey. I have worked very hard. I am hosting a special dinner tonight, so please be sure to enjoy it."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the envoys from various countries below, and they had very distinctive characteristics.
The clothes they wear, the things they wear, the hats they wear, etc. are all different, and their styles are so different that people can't help but look at them more.
Godara, the eastern king of Sulu Kingdom, has a big beard and a big white hat. His clothes are more like being wrapped in a piece of cloth, which always makes people think that the cloth will fall off.
Emperor Kashiwahara, the Japanese Queen of the Japanese Kingdom, was very well-dressed. It is said that this style of clothing was passed down from the Tang Dynasty, so Emperor Hongji couldn't help but take a closer look.
Pu Yuanzong, the envoy of North Korea, was wearing the same clothes as the officials of the Ming Dynasty. He was wearing crimson clothes and a hat. If you didn't tell me otherwise, you would think that he was a minister of the Ming Dynasty. This is the most like the Ming Dynasty.
As for the envoys from various countries in Southeast Asia, many of them wore strange clothes, which were a bit nondescript, but most of them wore hats with jade or gemstones embellishment in the middle of the hats.
"Thank you, Your Majesty~"
After hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, all the envoys also thanked him one after another.
Hosting a banquet is considered a routine operation, not to mention that there are so many envoys coming this time, so they have to express themselves.
"Everyone, I, the Ming Dynasty, have always been kind to others and practiced benevolence and righteousness in the world."
"However, our Ming Dynasty treats people with benevolence and righteousness, but it always results in wolf-heartedness. Even though the Japanese pirates have been on the southeastern coast of our Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, our Ming Dynasty has repeatedly asked the Japanese nation to thoroughly investigate and severely punish the matter, but the Japanese nation does not take it seriously, and the Japanese pirates have become more and more troublesome.
They are rampant, killing our people of the Ming Dynasty and robbing our merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty."
After saying the good thing, Emperor Hongzhi's expression changed and he said sternly.
Hearing Emperor Hongji's words, everyone looked at the Japanese Queen Kashiwara Emperor and Yin Shizhong sent by the shogun. They had a good show.
The Emperor of Heaven was angry here and wanted to question the Japanese king and the shogunate.
"Xiao Wang doesn't dare~"
Emperor Gokashiwara stood up quickly and bowed his head.
"I am guilty~"
As for Yin Shizhong, who was sent by the shogun, he fell to his knees directly, sweating on his forehead.
Shouldn't this matter be over? Why bring it up at this time? The Japanese country has already ceded territory to the Ming Dynasty and paid compensation. If you still bring this matter up, this is another attempt to kill the Japanese country.
"Hmph~"
Emperor Hongzhi snorted coldly, and then said: "The Luzon Kingdom deliberately organized, planned to kill and plunder our people of the Ming Dynasty."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard the roll call, the Luzon envoy sitting at the back was so frightened that he immediately fell to his knees and trembled.
There is no way, Ming Dynasty is too cruel.
The Battle of Manila almost wiped out the Luzon Kingdom. From the Luzon King, princes and ministers to a large number of ministers, everyone was killed.
The current Luzon Kingdom was only formed from the remaining places. It was very weak and was always worried that the Ming Dynasty would attack again and completely destroy them.
"In order to prevent such things from happening again in the future, and also to consolidate the friendly relations between our Ming Dynasty and other countries, I have formulated some treaties here."
"If you are willing to become a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty sincerely, then we will sign the treaty. From now on, if all countries treat us sincerely, our Ming Dynasty will treat all countries sincerely."
"If you don't want to become a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty, you don't have to come to our Ming Dynasty to pay tribute in the future. Our Ming Dynasty does not lack that little thing, and we will not give any gifts in return."
Emperor Hongzhi glanced at the Luzon envoy with contempt, and then spoke slowly.
In fact, these have already been formulated long ago. It is nothing more than an excuse, and then it is necessary to clarify the relationship with these countries.
If you are willing to be a vassal state, you can come and sign the treaty. After signing the treaty, you will be the younger brother of the Ming Dynasty. If you act in accordance with the content of the treaty, everything will be easy.
If you don't want to, then don't pretend to pay tribute in the future, trying to defraud Ming's rewards. We, Ming, are not short of your things. We want to pluck wool from Ming's body and dream.
It's different now.
Liu Jin and Emperor Hongzhi set the tone. From now on, Ming Dynasty's external relations will be based on the interests of Ming Dynasty as the fundamental and core, and they will no longer do things that make people look fat.
Many of these small countries in Southeast Asia came here to harvest wool. In fact, few of them sincerely wanted to become vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, the expansion of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang also made them very uneasy.
If you pay tribute to Ming Dynasty, you can get rewards, and you can have a good relationship with Ming Dynasty. Ming Dynasty will not invade you in the future. This is the most important thing.
But now, things have changed in Ming Dynasty. It’s hard to take advantage of Ming Dynasty and they are starting to be pragmatic.
As Emperor Hongzhi finished speaking, there was also a small Huangmen handing the envoys a copy of the agreements that had been drawn up long ago.
East King Godala took the agreement and quickly read it.
Treaty of the Ming Dynasty vassal state?
East King Godala couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw it. Daming this time was so different from the past, and he always felt that the future life might not be easy.
I flipped through it and looked at it carefully. There is a lot of content, and here are a few main ones.
Article 1: The Ming Dynasty is based on the principle of voluntariness and does not force any country to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, this agreement can be signed or not. The Ming Dynasty will not force any country to sign this vassal state treaty.
Article 2: Once this treaty is signed, it means that it has become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. From now on, if you want to break away from the sequence of vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, you must obtain the consent of the Ming Dynasty.
Article 3: After becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it must pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty on a regular basis, specifying the tribute items, quantity and total value in detail. The Ming Dynasty does not need to give back.
Article 4: After becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, you must respect the Emperor of Ming Dynasty as your master. In name, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is the supreme monarch of the vassal state. As for the monarch of the vassal state, you must be canonized by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to be considered orthodox and legal.
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Article 5: After becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the vassal state must comprehensively study Chinese civilization, respect Confucianism and Taoism, learn Chinese characters, change Chinese surnames, and may not pursue any other civilization.
Article 6: After becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the vassal state must use the silver coins and banknotes of the Ming Dynasty, and both sides allow the merchants of the other party to do business and trade freely.
East King Godala looked at the contents listed in the vassal state agreement, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes in disbelief.
Is this still the Ming Dynasty?
Didn’t the Ming Dynasty in the past value justice over profit and conduct the world with benevolence, righteousness and morality?
Wasn’t the Ming Dynasty a good old man in the past?
Wasn't the Ming Dynasty stupid in the past?
Why has everything changed all of a sudden? Every clause in the Ming Dynasty vassal-state agreement is very critical. Once this vassal-state agreement is signed, these countries will become vassals of the Ming Dynasty from now on.
The nominal monarchs are all the Ming emperors. In the future, the change of monarchs must be approved and canonized by the Ming Dynasty. More importantly, they must learn Chinese culture, change Chinese surnames, learn Chinese characters, and respect Confucianism and Taoism...
