Chapter 405: Stone Breaking the Sky
Those big cannibals were not polite, and they fought with the envoys of various countries. In fact, these people were not the envoys of the country. They were originally a group of merchants who were invited by the Ming court in this name.
What merchants like most is to make friends with others, and their connections are money. In the future, they can expand their transactions to various countries.
The envoys of these vassal states were not clear about it, and they were a little flattered when they saw that the cannibals were not arrogant, so they all drank and talked happily.
The Crown Prince also came several times. The reason for this was that Zhu Gaochi really had any good feelings for these vassal envoys. He knew Zhu Di's thoughts and knew that Zhu Di was most concerned about this envoy. This time he was responsible for welcoming guests again, so he had to show the attitude of the crown prince of the Celestial Empire and come to ask about his well-being.
As a result, when the people arrived, not many people came to greet him. After asking, they found out that they were drinking tea at the place where the great cannibals were staying. The people from Honglu Temple came to greet him and asked if they were invited to come out to greet him. Zhu Gaochi smiled and said, "No need to do this, no need to do this, I just take a look."
Zhu Gaochi stepped in and when he arrived at the Great Cannibal, someone had already informed him. So all the envoys came out one after another. Zhu Gaochi smiled and said, "No need to be polite. You are all my guests of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette. If you neglect your respected guests, come and sit in it."
Zhu Gaochi took the lead and led everyone to ask about his well-being. These envoys all nodded. However, Hu Lu, the 'envoy' of the Great Food, suddenly said: "Your Highness is so caring for us, which is really touching people. I admire the Ming Dynasty for a long time and have long been in love with each other. This time, I came here to pay tribute. Secondly, I wanted to discuss the possibility of mutual trade. The Quanzhou Municipal Bureau of Shipping and Trade was very strict in the ban on merchants in our country. Even the minor officials made things difficult for it. The Ming Dynasty prohibited the sea, and the envoys dared not control the national policies of the Ming Dynasty at will, but the sea ban was a ban on the sea. However, our sea ships came from thousands of miles away and were willing to give some favors. In this way, the big food was grateful."
Hu Lu is actually half a Han Chinese, traveling between Quanzhou and Dashi. He also has a residence in Quanzhou, so he speaks Chinese fluently. He is a merchant, unlike other envoys of the vassal states. For him, the most important thing is to make profits. This time, he will of course have great benefits, but what about the future?
Of course, his purpose was not to open the sea in the Ming Dynasty. Once the sea was opened, it might not be beneficial to them, because it seemed that it would make them much easier for business. But then the Han people rushed to go into the sea and competed to make huge profits. What he asked for was nothing more than discounts. If he could get discounts, this was a huge benefit. Not only could he implement monopoly, but he could also make a fortune by making a fortune.
When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he was a little confused. The matter of the Maritime Bureau is not a trivial matter. It is impossible without Zhu Di's grace. In this regard, Zhu Di would never agree easily, and he dared not make promises easily.
But after Hu Lu finished speaking, many vassal envoys joined in the fun, saying, "It should be so. Since it is a country of diplomatic relations, there must be some favors."
Someone said, "Mr. Hu said so much..."
Dozens of vassals spoke in unison. In fact, for them, whether to open the sea or not has nothing to do with them. They only represent the regimes of various countries, and their shipbuilding skills are also low, so it is impossible to get a piece of the pie. But the problem is that the Dashi seems to be quite strong, and even if the national strength is not as strong as the Ming Dynasty, it should not be underestimated. It is okay for everyone to sell the big cannibals together to save face.
In this way, it is harmless to yourself anyway, so naturally come to help.
But Zhu Gaochi was a little difficult to resist. This is the disadvantage of the crown prince. He has a high status and everyone is willing to discuss things with you. But the problem is that you can't take the lead and don't dare to agree to anything. Now what people say is 'reasonable', and others are helping him, but it's a bit embarrassing. Zhu Gaochi took a sip of tea and said slowly: "What the envoy said is not unreasonable, but this matter is not small and involves a lot. Well, the Ministry of Revenue should discuss it first. The envoy might as well write a letter to speak about the matter. At that time, this palace will naturally speak for the envoy."
After hearing this, Hu Lu knew that Zhu Gaochi was playing Tai Chi, and he didn't say much, but just smiled and said, "I have to accept your good intentions. Since your highness is willing to speak well, I think it's time to succeed."
This is a high hat, pretending that the prince actually has a lot of energy, and then say it myself, since the prince is willing to say good things about it, with the ability of His Highness the prince, this matter will definitely be accomplished.
Although Zhu Gaochi smiled, he heard the implicit sound. Hu Lu clearly wanted to use this to inspire him and wanted to run for him. However, the ruling on this matter could only be in the palace, but it was difficult to deal with. So Zhu Gaochi did not go deeper, but instead changed the topic and sent a message: "Do you don't know if you can live here? There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that it is good to stay at home for thousands of days, but everything is difficult to stay outside. No matter how good Nanjing is, you don't have to be your hometown. My father has already instructed that everyone will travel thousands of miles to Nanjing and make everyone feel at home. So if you have the need, you can negotiate with Liang Chiqing of the Honglu Temple, or come directly to find this palace. This palace will naturally do your best to solve your problems."
Such high-sounding words naturally do not arouse everyone's interest, but speaking of this kind of scene is what the envoy is best at. Everyone pretends to be happy and cheerful for it, and they are all polite.
After chatting for half an hour, Zhu Gaochi was unable to stay for a long time. He got back to the palace and sat on the carriage. However, Zhu Gaochi felt displeased. Obviously, this trip seemed to have no gains for him, but instead caused trouble.
When he walked away, he called out in the carriage: "Come."
A captain immediately stepped forward: "What is your highness's order?"
Zhu Gaochi said: "Say hello and let the Ministry of Revenue have a vassal instructor to express his feelings, and there is no need to refuse it completely, just suppress the matter."
The captain nodded and went to do it quickly.
Zhu Gaochi sighed, but he was unwilling to cause trouble for a small vassal envoy. The Maritime Bureau has been one of the most important sources of wealth in the palace recently. His father is short of money and he still offers favors at this time. Even if he comes forward, the matter may not be handled. Not to mention, the Ming Dynasty has always been strict with the maritime ban, so how could it be even encouraged to come? It would be good if the Maritime Bureau was not abolished.
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However, Zhu Gaochi never expected that Hu Lu, a big food merchant, was a person who refused to give up, and he had no intention of expressing his feelings because he relied on his identity as a vassal envoy, did something quite shocking.
In the cabinet, the faces of several cabinet ministers were very bad. They first saw a memorial to the great cannibalism, but they still mentioned the same tune, talking about the Maritime Affairs Office.
Logically speaking, the Maritime Bureau is not a big deal, but the problem is that if you, a vassal envoy, invite you to come, to put it bluntly, it is like singing an opera, acting according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, there is no way you can talk too much, but the cannibalism has become an important topic in the streets and alleys. Now I have to make up for this fun. What does this mean?
In fact, this is nothing, but the problem is that it is not just about the big food that is written. Almost all the vassal states joined in the fun, with a total of forty-three memorials, and even North Korea.
Xie Jin took a look, took a deep breath, and then invited his colleagues to pass on the memorial to everyone, and then everyone was stunned.
"Ahem..." Jin Youzi smiled bitterly and said, "What does this mean? Do these vassal envoys think it's a joke? Do they know that this at this critical moment will inevitably make people suspicious? Your Majesty is already a little bit about the cannibalism... Alas... what do you say now?"
Xie Jin also smiled bitterly. The great cannibals were not rules, while the others were stupid. These people might have joined in the fun and wrote a book. In their opinion, this was just a memorial, just a favor. But now it is circulating everywhere that cannot be compared with the big food, but this big food takes the lead. Is this a country a country in the Ming Dynasty or a country a country with your big food?
"Or, leave it first, keep the memorial and report it to the palace in a while?" Hu Yan said with less confidence.
Xie Jin shook his head and said, "No, if you don't report this matter, you and I are all deceiving the emperor. I have to submit the memorial. Oh... No matter what, whether the palace is angry is not at the moment, I can't even bother to submit it immediately."
Since Xie Jin spoke, the others had nothing to say. Although the cabinet was not a big deal to press memorials for ten days and half a month, this matter was taboo after all, and no one insisted on it.
So, half an hour later, these inexplicable memorials appeared on Zhu Di's desk.
In fact, in the past few days, Zhu Di has been in the warm room without leaving the gate, not thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors. At this time, Zhu Di seemed to be thinking about something, such as reflecting or planning.
The arrival of more than forty memorials finally broke the last peace.
Zhu Di narrowed his eyes and sneered, and then he said calmly: "Wang An, go... summon Ji Gang, commander of the Jinyiwei."
Ji Gang...
Wang An was slightly stunned. In recent days, he suddenly got Zhu Di's favor, so he was always with Zhu Di. He was confident that he knew the emperor very well, but now he was confused.
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Chapter completed!