It sounds like a good thing for a vassal king to establish vassals overseas.
After all, many people would rather have a chicken head than a phoenix tail.
But in this seventeenth century, the situation overseas was very different from that at home.
Let’s just talk about the problem of acclimatization. It’s easy for people from the south of Ming Dynasty to die when they go to the north, let alone go overseas.
Eating, drinking, and diarrhea are all unsatisfactory.
Emperor Zhezong's four sons have succeeded to three vassal states, and the eldest son will inherit the Ming Dynasty throne.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Rites, among the forty-nine vassal kings, there are as many as eight who have died of heirs, that is, there are currently no surviving males, or all the males have died in infancy.
But, men are still young until they die, and there are some who still show off their talents in their fifties and sixties.
After all, the oldest one is only in his sixties. If you work hard, you still have a chance. There is no need to recruit an heir in advance.
The funeral of Emperor Sejo was grand and solemn, and monarchs from foreign vassals including Korea, Japan, and Myanmar also came.
Emperor Xuanwu sits high on a dragon chair, wearing a yellow dragon robe, showing his imperial style.
Under him, kneeling were more than fifty monarchs, wearing different dragon robes, with different postures and ages, but they were all respectful and surrendered at the feet of the Ming Emperor.
The vast Asia is almost dominated by it.
The age of forty is the golden age of politics.
It can be said that this is a historical moment.
This was also the golden age of the Ming Dynasty.
The palace painters and imperial edicts naturally received the task, witnessed this moment in person, and requested painting.
Oil paintings and Chinese paintings compete with each other.
However, the relatively realistic oil paintings are more popular with you.
Therefore, during the entire funeral, although Emperor Xuanwu looked serious, he was happy from the bottom of his heart.
This is the first time for the feudal lord to be so complete.
Zhu Hecheng, King of Ceylon, came to Beijing for the first time and participated in such a moment.
As the second-generation monarch, he was fortunate enough to come to Beijing and truly see the style of the Ming Dynasty.
The founding monarch, Zhu Ci, died at the age of sixty-three. His temple name was Taizu, and his posthumous title was Gao, that is, King Hongyuan Qisheng Yingwu Shengde Xiaogao.
The Ministry of Rites quarreled for several months over the matter of the Ceylon Kingdom. Finally, considering that he was a descendant of Jianwen certified by Shizu, he was accepted as an internal vassal and enjoyed the treatment of a county king.
Because it was an internal vassal, Ceylon could openly recruit immigrants from within the country, which made Zhu Hecheng overjoyed.
Ceylon has unified the entire island for decades. Although the size of the Han people has continued to grow, financial pressure has prevented them from purchasing on a large scale, especially the competition from the Nanyang vassals. Therefore, the number of Han people is only about 50,000.
Compared with the millions of indigenous people, the Han people are a real minority.
Unfortunately, the tribute envoy in Beijing expressed pessimism:
"Your Highness, Ceylon is too far away and Chinese people don't want to go."
The concept of the Ming Dynasty includes many vassal states, so the vassal states generally call the Ming Dynasty China, or Zhongtu, the mainland.
"Oh?" Zhu Hecheng sat down by the window, looked at the bustling people on the street, and said with emotion:
"Only middle-class families in Ceylon can afford the cloth robes worn by ordinary people in China. No wonder they don't want to go."
"It's better to do things with people than with our business. There are too many people in China, and there will always be poor people."
While the two of them were discussing, someone suddenly asked to see them.
"Your Highness, this is Nan Anbo!"
"Oh?" Zhu Hecheng was stunned.
Although the Nan'an Bo Mansion was only an earl, it had its first assistant, Zheng Sen. Although he died many years ago, it made the Nan An Bo Mansion famous.
What's more important is that Nan'anbo Mansion operates maritime trade in Nanyang, has numerous fleets, and has a great reputation.
"Foreign Minister Zheng Kezang, pay homage to His Highness!"
Zheng Kezang, who is nearly 50 years old, is elegant and elegant, and there is no trace of him being a noble son. He has a well-proportioned body that makes people fall in love with him at first sight.
Zhu Hecheng couldn't help but look up and down: "Uncle Zheng is very handsome and worthy of being the head of the Zheng family!"
"I wonder what's wrong with Uncle Zheng?"
Zheng Kezang said softly: "Foreign ministers are here for private matters!"
It turns out that the Zheng family has been operating in Nanyang. The development, construction, foreign trade of many vassal states, and the large market of tens of millions of people naturally have to be continuously strengthened.
Unfortunately, the nobles were also happy to go south, which greatly reduced the Zheng family's profits, so they headed west again, preparing to do business in India.
At this time, Ceylon's location became particularly important.
"You want a port?"
Zhu Hecheng was shocked.
"Yes!" Zheng Kezang was very courageous: "I, Zheng, are willing to pay 300,000 yuan to build a new port for Ceylon and build a new city from the ground!"
It is indeed a good idea to get a prosperous new city for free.
But the King of Ceylon was not a fool, and Zheng must have something up his sleeve.
"I just need the permanent operating rights of this port!" Zheng Kezang said softly:
"Your country collects taxes and I, Zheng, manage it. The city is yours. As long as we have docks and ports, we can collect at least 50,000 in taxes a year!"
Good guy, how bold is it to directly divide a city into equal parts and monopolize the port?
But the King of Ceylon thought about it carefully and thought it was very good:
"I can promise you."
"But, I need the Zheng family to help me establish a navy!"
"Navy?" Zheng Kezang was stunned: "How many does your country need?"
"Five ships with a thousand materials, one ship with three thousand materials!" The King of Ceylon gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to use three years of port taxes as collateral."
"Five years!"
"make a deal!"
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Yong Guogong's Mansion is also today's Yonghou Mansion.
The old Duke Yan died of illness seven years ago, and his son Yan Zhenfu inherited the title and raised the profile.
Relying on decades of operation, Yong Guogong's mansion has great prestige in the military, and its business is booming.
Today, the central gate of the Duke's Mansion is opened to welcome distinguished guests.
The most solemn one was naturally King Chen, the 21st son-in-law of the Duke. He married the legitimate daughter of the Duke.
Secondly, there is Yan Zhenheng, the concubine of the Duke's palace and Prime Minister of Yong State.
As a concubine of the prince, he went to the Yong Kingdom without fear of hardships and made great achievements. Not only was he one of the prime ministers, he was also granted the title of Duke.
"The palace welcomes the king, it is really a glorious event!"
Yonghou Yan Zhenfu went out to greet him.
King Chen smiled and said, "Why is this necessary?"
As a group of people sat down, the atmosphere was quite warm.
Yan Zhenfu said it was something about Beijing, while King Chen talked about the difficulties and exotic customs of Chen State, smiling bitterly:
"The land is full of cattle and sheep, and they are all contaminated with the smell of sheep. They have to migrate twice a year, and two royal cities have been built."
"Summer City and Winter City can't move unless they move. Where the tribe is, they have to follow!"
"The Yong Kingdom is located on a plateau. It is not only cold, but also has few products. Apart from trees, everything is lacking, including sheepskins."
Yan Zhenfu shook his head and said: "The only way to survive is to go south, so we send troops to Bangladesh every year..."
No one had any objection to this.
In their eyes, the natives were not considered human beings at all, and they did not follow Confucianism, so plundering was justifiable.
Immediately, King Chen talked about the northwest again: "The State of Zheng is adjacent to the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. I heard that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was resurrected, and many barbarians paid tribute and arrogantly called themselves emperor."
"It's a pity that King Zheng has nothing to do, and I'm afraid he will have no heir..."
King Zheng is in his twenties, and he is only in his early fifties. He may have ridden too many horses, but as of now there is no male alive, so the risk of heirloom is greatly increased.
"When King Zheng dies, the country of Zheng, which is adjacent to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, will definitely be in danger. I'm afraid it will be in danger while waiting for the successor!"
Yan Zhenfu sighed lightly.
"Establishing an heir during his lifetime?" King Chen was so keen that he immediately realized what he meant.
"Now that your majesty's sons are very strong, wouldn't it be nice to have an heir early? You can avoid running around and working hard and wasting time. After all, Zheng State is adjacent to the Manchu and Qing Dynasties..."
Yan Zhenheng glanced at his brother, this was really deliberate!
I'm afraid it was arranged by His Majesty!
King Chen thought about it: "This is not bad, it is a good method!"
"I will talk to King Zheng!"
This sentence was very formal by King Chen.
Obviously, he also guessed that this was the emperor's intention.
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