“Isn’t it worth it?”

Zhu Youxiao smiled gently and said:

"Then I will tell you what it is worth. The Li family of Korea was the most loyal country in the Ming Dynasty. The country's name was given by Emperor Taizu, which means 'the sun is clear'."

"I not only want to help North Korea stabilize its national affairs, but also help them build roads and bridges."

"This time the trade agreement was signed, the Ming Dynasty continued to abide by the laws of the ancestors and did not impose any taxes on North Korea."

"Are you saying it clearly enough?"

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he glanced at Joshua Chan.

The latter was surprised by the friendship between the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, and translated the original words intact. Dirkusha was also surprised when he heard these.

"I didn't expect that such a large empire in the Ming Dynasty would take such a care of such a small foreign country. At this point, my Mughal was not as good as the Ming Dynasty."

After hearing what he said, Zhu Youxiao's expression was much more relaxed and said:

"The Ming Dynasty has been the heavenly dynasty in the world since ancient times. It has a vast land and abundant resources, and has always been respectful to the truly loyal foreign countries."

Dirkusha said, "I understand what Your Majesty means. This time I come, and I am also the emperor who represents the Great Mughals, paying tribute to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

"Pay tribute?" Wei Zhongxian smiled:

"After the Wanli period, Mughal came to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute six times, but he was not called a minister." As he said that, he turned over and said respectfully:

"Master, I think this Mughal is greedy for the gifts given by Daming."

Indeed, the rules of the Ming Dynasty for the country that came to pay tribute were set during the Yongle period. To put it bluntly, no matter what the other party gave, they would be sent back a thousand times or a hundred times.

This is to show your generosity as the sect leader.

Not only that, the round trip expenses, daily expenses, and residence places for envoys from various countries to the capital of the Ming Dynasty were also provided by the Ming Dynasty.

This leads to a problem. No matter what kind of country you are willing to come to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, because you don’t spend money along the way, and the things you give can get a rebate worth several times more.

And the more people you come, the more you spend on the Ming Dynasty, but the more you get, just like a free luxury tour.

This kind of group tour is useless if you don’t come.

For them, tribute is one thing, and it is another thing to say no to the emperor.

I am here to pay tribute. You, Ming Dynasty, can treat me as your vassal state, but this statement has no strong basis at home and even internationally.

Since the fifteenth year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty still has its status in Asia, but the tribute system has collapsed. The court's finances have gone bankrupt and there is not so much to give back.

As for the Mughal mission in front of me, they were even regular visitors who came to eat and drink freely.

It is said that during the Wanli period, the Mughal Mission came to "pay tribute" six times uninvited, each time it was a team of thousands of people, with a huge swagger and increasing numbers.

Now in the sixth year of Tianqi, Zhu Youxiao invited various surrounding countries to pay tribute, intending to rebuild the Ming Dynasty's tribute system in Asia, and this Mughal came uninvited.

Judging from the appearance of this envoy, it is a typical example of eating hard food.

The Mughals were called "they came to pay tribute to the Eastern Dynasty. In fact, the little things they paid tribute were simply not worth mentioning compared to the expenses of nearly 10,000 taels of the Ming Dynasty.

Who would have thought that more than 6,000 people came to the Mughal mission this time?

After the Mughal mission arrived in the capital, the expenses were amazing. They bought everything and used everything, and had to use all the good ones. They were slightly more average, and they didn't even look down on them.

Last night, officials from Honglu Temple and officials from the Ministry of Revenue came to complain, saying that missions from various countries have only been in Beijing for half a month, and the expenses have reached nearly 30,000 taels!

This is just the expense of the past half month, and it hasn't been counted as the rebate that Daming would give as usual after they have been away for a few months!

What is this concept?

The Ming Navy won a battle of Penghu with great effort, and the compensation from the Dutch East India Company was only 300,000 taels.

Zhu Youxiao, who first heard the news, was so angry that he was used to eating and drinking for free, so he came here for free travel.

It seems that if the matter of Ah San being free is solved, the tribute system will be difficult to recover.

As the empire that almost dominated the entire South Asian subcontinent, the Mughals could suppress their Ya this time, and the rest of the foreign countries were easy to say.

Mughals had to realize that the Ming Dynasty was much stronger than them and was committed to restoring its absolute power in Asia.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and asked:

"Your envoy brought more than 6,000 people from the country to the Ming Dynasty, and ate and drank in the capital. Do your world conqueror know about this?"

"Or, it was the intention he gave you to do this?"

Those who are familiar with Emperor Tianqi know that things are easy to get into trouble when he smiles like this. Wei Zhongxian still reacts quickly and immediately takes a few steps back as soon as he finishes his speech.

Before Dirkusha could reply, Zhu Youxiao said again: "Oh, I understand."

"The Ming Dynasty is a country of the supreme state of the Celestial Empire and a country of etiquette. It has always been rewarded with extra countries that come to the court. Is this a misunderstanding that you have caused?"

Speaking of this, the smile on Zhu Youxiao's face gradually froze:

"Then I will make it clear to you today. The rewards given to you by the Ming Dynasty are to be pitiful and loyal, not to anyone who comes here to seek reward."

"Do you understand?"

Dirkusha listened to the translation and his face gradually changed, and his face was unstable. Then he became furious, raised his foot and left, and said loudly:

"Since the Ming Dynasty is unwilling to accept the Mughal tribute, what else is there to talk about?!"

"There is nothing to talk about." Zhu Youxiao didn't ask anyone to force him to stay, and sat down on the dragon throne, sneering:

"Walking out of this door, I guarantee that you, Mughal, will not get any product from my Ming Dynasty from now on. When I am old, I will definitely conquer Mughal in person!"

These words indeed made Dirkusha's steps stop.

Although he felt that the Mughals were very powerful now, he also knew that the Ming Dynasty, who had just defeated the Dutch, must be stronger than them.

Zhu Youxiao was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It would be no joke to say that he would be released on such occasions.

As an envoy, if he had brought such an opponent to Mughal for no reason, he would probably not be able to get anything good when he went back.

After all, the Mughal Emperor Jahanjil understood the meaning very clearly, and he was to use the excuse of tribute to understand prostitution rather than to declare war.

Moreover, Jahanjir is now ill, and the Mughal court is fighting openly and secretly. His eldest son Shah Jahan is making independence in the north, and several small local states are also eyeing him.

In contrast, after the "Apocalypse Revolutionary War", the Ming Dynasty won several consecutive victories in the northern border and the South China Sea, which was very stable.

Once it becomes a situation that never ends, the Mughals are likely to go from strength to decline.
Chapter completed!