Chapter 55: Sam-Korea Tariffs
"Who! Who let them go! Someone, stop me! Cui Zaixing was anxious, this is going to spoil Lord Jin!
He hurriedly grabbed a boat of fishermen, but when he saw the other side, he said excitedly: "Boss Cui, don't stop it!" If you stop it again, this chance to make a fortune will be gone! ”
"Make a fart fortune, the fish are all fresh, you can't sell them on the same day, and they will be bad the next day. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info If you hurt Lord Jin, the fish will rot on the boat! Choi Jae-xing roared.
At this time, Lao Jiu whispered in Cui Zaixing's ear: "Big brother, I forgot to tell you...... There is a pickled fish farm in Banpo Port, which pickles 10,000 catties of fish every day, and purchases it at a high price, and it is limited every day. I heard that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will come at that time...... At this time, you can earn as much fish as you catch. We can't stop it...... can't stop it, if you block other people's financial paths, who will recognize your face ......? Besides, His Majesty the Emperor is here, seeing this, if a boat collides with it, who would dare to say a word? Even if the warships of the Ming Dynasty do not collide, the accompanying officers and soldiers will see the big ships, where will they be spared......"
When Cui Zaixing heard this, he snorted, but he didn't understand it at all: "Why did you lose?" How did those wise people do it, so that these people I have been directing for years will not listen to me like this! ”
All the fishing boats dispersed, and the armed merchant ships of the expeditionary company slowly sailed into the harbor.
The portholes on both sides opened, and a cannon was silently placed. The swarthy muzzle of the cannon is like a black hole, attracting people's hearts and minds.
Cui Zaixing silently glanced at his thin and weak boat and shrank into the room.
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Not far from the Liaodong Hall is the Incheon County School.
Inchon was originally a small fishing port, when the Ming warships landed from here, all the way to Seoul, the Qing army and the Qing army physically exterminated Jin Zidian and other pro-Qing factions, and re-let Korea return to the Ming alliance ship.
Since then, Incheon has also transformed from an obscure small fishing port into a window open to foreign exchange. The port began to expand, and over the years, a constant stream of merchants gathered here, creating a thriving commercial port.
Naturally, the Joseon royal court also quickly built a county seat here.
Because there are many Ming merchants, everything here bears strong traces of the Ming Dynasty. Not only are most of the buildings the same as the Ming Dynasty, but there is also a county school for this education.
Because there are a lot of business taxes in Incheon, the investment in county schools is more abundant than in other places.
Naturally, the county school has also become the cultural center of the whole of Incheon.
Today, Jin Xishi stood on top of the lecture hall of the county school, and off the stage, the students of the unmath slowly approached.
"Students! Don't be deceived by the illusion of a wise man. Always remember that we are the people of the Kingdom of Korea. We need to understand that the future of the North Koreans must be in our own hands! Jin Zidian clenched his fists, and his face turned red.
"Lord Kim! The Ming Dynasty has the grace of rebuilding my North Korea, when the Japanese invaded, if it were not for the Ming Dynasty, North Korea would have perished! Some scholars couldn't help but refute.
"However, it was for the sake of the Ming for his own benefit! Just like the Jurchens who rebelled in the Northeast, if the Japanese invaders were allowed to occupy the Northeast, it would naturally become a disaster for Goguryeo back then. What's more, to be able to repel the Japanese invaders, seven points is the credit of my Korean son, and three points is the ability of the Ming Volunteer Army. Jin Xishi's face did not change color, and continued to say loudly.
Countless uproars sounded in the audience, and some scholars wanted to refute one or two, but as soon as they saw the surging scene of the audience, they closed their mouths with interest.
North Koreans' feelings towards Daming can be described as mixed.
As a small country on the peninsula, the DPRK has always chosen to serve a big country as the guiding ideology of its diplomacy. In the past, the Tang Dynasty fought a war and won the war against Japan, so that the small countries of Dongying continued to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty to study, and the countries of the peninsula who witnessed all this chose to serve the Tang Dynasty. Later, the Yuan Dynasty rose, and the Koreans chose the Yuan Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang's Northern Expedition established the Ming Dynasty, and North Korea was thousands of miles away, regardless of the danger of Haibo, he sent tribute envoys to serve the Ming Dynasty every year.
It's just that the fate of Daming over the years has been a bit twists and turns.
Jiannu rose up in Liaodong, and the powerful empire with a territory of thousands of miles was beaten by the Jurchens for more than ten years. Approaching Liaodong, all the changes are vividly reflected in the hearts of the North Koreans who have a different feeling.
For people with some conscience, it is natural to feel extremely guilty. I feel that if it weren't for the Ming Dynasty fighting a war to resist Japan and aid Korea for North Korea, he would not have been beaten by a mere Jiannu.
Of course, there are not many people with a conscience.
Many people see this as an opportunity to get rid of the choice that the peninsular countries can only serve one big country for the rest of their lives. No matter how bad it is, being pragmatic and moving between the two big countries is enough to make North Korea in a better position.
Following the Qing people, it is unacceptable to be well-dressed. Especially after Jiannu invaded Korea twice, it was even more humiliating. It's just that most people can only accept it silently.
But under the relationship between the clans and vassals of the Ming Dynasty, there are also many unbeautiful memories.
Koreans go to the Ming Dynasty every year to pay tribute, and the Ming Dynasty often gives back. In line with the idea of favoring others and ignoring oneself, the Ming court will always be a little more tolerant.
However, after a long time, it was not possible to stop a traitor from our ranks.
There are always some envoys who take advantage of the prestige of the Ming suzerainty to ask for bribes, and the Ming court in addition to the tribute, there are often other offerings to increase, in addition to the purchase and other things, so that the Korean state is overwhelmed. For example, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, in order to prepare for the use of troops against Mongolia, he asked North Korea several times to buy military horses every year, and it was 5,000 people at a time.
After Zhu Cihong ascended the throne, his diplomatic thinking tended to be more pragmatic. Under such changes, many people are extremely vigilant about Zhu Cihong's state visit.
"Remember, there is never love without a cause. It is not a good thing that the Ming people are so enthusiastic about our North Korea. The Ming Emperor only came once, and the customs of my North Korea became owned by the Ming people, and our Korean sons and daughters actually had to pay taxes to the Ming people, what is the reason? Every year, hundreds of thousands of tariffs are collected by the Ming people, what kind of armor does my Korean son take to repair the armor, what to take to defend the territory, and where do I get the school funds? ”
"North Korea, the North Korea of all our North Koreans! Why should we let the Ming people be in charge of our tariffs! ”
"I heard that the Lord of Fenglin has signed many unequal traitorous treaties, and I will never accept it! Our Korean scholars want independence, our North Korean tariffs must be independent, and our customs duties must be collected by ourselves! ”
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Countless slogans rang out, and the atmosphere of the scene gradually burned eagerly.
"Students, go to the Liaodong Hall! Take back the tariff sovereignty of my three Han Erlang! Jin Xishi raised his arms and exhaled, and sure enough, he saw that the scholars responded one after another, and they all headed towards the Liaodong Hall.
Seeing that the scholars were heading towards the Liaodong Guild Hall, Jin Xishi pursed his lips and chuckled, he pulled over a person who was the leader, whispered a few words, and left quietly.