This time, the Ming Dynasty envoy who was enthroned as King of Fusang was Yang Zai. He was an experienced envoy, and Yunxi felt that he was quite useful, so he was entrusted with such a major mission as the envoy to Fusang.
Yang Zai looked at the new monarch of Fuso who was kneeling to him with a smile on his face. Of course he knew that Ashikaga Yoshitsugu was not kneeling to him, but to the imperial edict of the Ming Dynasty and to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. But he was still very happy to go on a mission.
The greatest advantage of being in a foreign country is here, you can see the aloof king of a foreign country kneeling down to you.
Of course, the second benefit is the real benefit. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu gave him a lot of gifts. Although they were not worth much, they were still more than his salary. Yang Zai accepted after a slight refusal. The envoy of Ming Dynasty
Everyone in the group received a gift.
Of course, Yang Zai would not accept gifts from Fan Kingdom at will. He would only accept it if he was sure that the purpose of his mission could be achieved. Otherwise, if the people of Fan Kingdom saw that he was not doing anything with money, they would angrily report him to the Ming Dynasty court.
If he accepted bribes, he would not be able to eat and walk away. Several people were executed for this during the Hongwu period.
After that, Yang Zai officially read out Yunxi's imperial edict: "The Emperor Chengyun of Heaven has decreed that the country of Fusang is located in the east of the Ming Dynasty, floating on the sea..., and in order to be respectful, the king of Fusang is named the King of Fusang. I hereby express my respect."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Ashikaga Yoshitsugu knelt down and said. Countless Fuso Lord Warriors who participated also knelt down. Yang Zai noticed that many people had tears on their faces.
‘There are loyal people in the small country of Fusang.’ Yang Zai sighed secretly.
That evening, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, on behalf of the Fuso government, formally received the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. Receptions that had not been formally accepted for canonization were not considered formal receptions.
This is the third benefit of going to a foreign country as an envoy. At the luxurious banquet, not only were the food and drinks very expensive and the best sake, but everyone was accompanied by a little girl who was only fourteen or fifteen years old.
When accompanying wine, the envoys of the Ming Dynasty are no exception.
The most favorite countries for Ming envoys to visit are Fuso and North Korea. These two countries are still civilized and have complete etiquette. Although the attire of the Fuso nobles is difficult for them to accept, all kinds of hospitality are the best.
It is not that there are beauties in various countries in Southeast Asia to accompany them, but they can't stand those dark-skinned women. They are not like the women of Fusang and North Korea. They are gentle, pleasant and lovable. Although the daily attire of Fusang women looks like ghosts, but since they are receiving
Of course, the envoys of the Ming Dynasty would take care of the taste of the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. The women accompanying them all wore the popular makeup of the Ming Dynasty and were very beautiful.
They do not have high official positions in the country. Although Yunxi increased the salaries of officials at all levels after he succeeded to the throne, their daily expenses are enough. They can even raise a servant, but such young and beautiful girls cannot afford it.
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These messengers were somewhat upright at first, but after a while they stopped being upright and started teasing each other with the women around them. Finally, they still remembered that this was a public place and they didn't do anything excessive.
Only Yang Zai sat still, just talking to the Fusang officials beside him. He had the highest official position, often went on missions, and his family was relatively wealthy. He would not be intimidated by such a scene.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sat next to him, talking to him from time to time, and asking about Ming Dynasty matters. Yang Zai felt that there was nothing he could not say about Ming Dynasty matters, so he basically answered them all. Of course, his answers to some official matters were a little vague.
Yang Zai also said: "Your Excellency, Minister Taizheng, after this canonization, we must promptly restrain the people in your country who go to sea to become bandits. Your Majesty said before we came that within half a year, if there are still sea bandits in the East China Sea,
, the Ming Dynasty will send its navy to the coast of Fusang to clean up the pirates."
Of course, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu could not allow the Ming Dynasty's navy to exist outside Fuso for a long time, so he immediately said: "Tomorrow I will order the start of the raid on pirates."
"There is also the matter of renting Yokohama, what do you think?" Yang Zai said again. Yunxi was still very eager to rent Yokohama.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said with a troubled expression, "I still need to discuss this."
Yang Zai didn't push him and started chatting.
After chatting for a while, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu saw that it was almost time, and said with a smile: "It's getting late today. If you envoys of the Ming Dynasty want to continue drinking, I have preparations in Fuso's post house tonight.
, let these maids serve you sirs."
Suddenly there was a sound that all men knew. Those who liked drinking continued to drink with the people around them, while those who didn't like drinking pretended to be drunk and were supported by the maid to the backyard. From time to time, they even used their drunkenness to tease the maid next to them.
The man who liked drinking drank for a while, and then he was supported by the maid to the backyard.
Such hospitality continued for the next few days, and it was not until the second day of February that the Ming Dynasty's envoys set out to return to the capital.
After seeing them off, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu immediately said to Ashikaga Yoshimochi: "Are there any rebellious daimyo in Kanto?"
"Not yet. But Aomori's daimyo seems to be ready to move." Ashikaga Yoshinori replied.
"Aomori is located in the northeast. Even if he wants to move, he will never move as long as the Daimyo of Kanto do not move. The most important thing now is to guard against the Daimyo of Kanto." Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said.
"Yes, father. However, my son heard that the daimyo in the Mutsu area seemed to want to violate the original mediation of the Ming Dynasty and continue to attack the Ezo people." Ashikaga Yoshimochi added.
"Of course they have to continue attacking the Ezo people. Otherwise, where did they get these slaves and where did they get the goods that they could sell to the Ming Dynasty? And we can't stop them publicly. We can only watch them expand their power." Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
said.
"Now that Yoshitsugu has just become emperor and professed his vassalage to the Ming Dynasty, not to mention them, even our close associates are dissatisfied. If the Tohoku daimyo are still prohibited from conquering the Ezo people who have been conquering them for thousands of years, our reputation will be even worse.
No, the warriors may have uneasy feelings, so they can only acquiesce."
"However, we are not without options. Last year, the Ming Dynasty's fleet discovered an open-pit gold mine on an island (actually a peninsula) further north than where the Ezo people are, and obtained 480,000 taels of gold from it, and also
Not all the gold there was taken away." Having said this, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu couldn't help but have a look of envy on his face. If the Ming Dynasty's fleet had let him know that they were carrying a large amount of gold when they returned, he would definitely
They will send their own fleet to intercept, even if they cannot become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
However, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu immediately gathered his thoughts and came back and continued: "But since the Ming Dynasty can explore, we will also send a fleet to explore north to find gold mines. I don't believe it. The Ming Dynasty's fleet can find it, but my Fuso fleet can't."
