Chapter 668 Military Deterrence
Although the envoys of various countries have changed their rituals, Hou Fangyu also realized that they are envoys of a country after all, and they still cannot make decisions about the whole country. Moreover, they don’t have many good things to carry around. Even if they take them out, they will not be able to satisfy His Royal Highness’s idea.
"I am incompetent, please forgive me for your crime."
When he came to the front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with a new order, Hou Fangyu was really a little lost. He had already made such a big move, but he had not reached his heart. After all, all countries are far apart, and even if they want to raise money, it will not be solved in a short time.
"This matter has nothing to do with you. If you want to change the habits accumulated over hundreds of years, it is probably unlikely to make them change in such a short time. I think the things given by these red-haired ghosts are pretty good."
Zhu Cilang pointed to the lowest list. These people were not vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, but representatives of merchants from various European countries. They all made considerable profits in their trade with the Ming Dynasty.
When His Royal Highness raised the price at the beginning, many people did think that their future life was not easy, but after more than a year, they also understood a truth.
The purchase price is expensive and the selling price is expensive. The European nobles who end up paying the bill have nothing to do with their transportation.
Moreover, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also took out some things that they had not had before, which made them more profit. Now His Royal Highness is holding a celebration, how can he not do his best?
"When you say to the Prince, Western merchants generally sent valuable gifts. According to the calculation of the dust, each family is about 100,000 taels of silver, which is not much compared to the money they earn on our goods."
Hou Fangyu's eyelids are now starting to rise, and he doesn't even see more than 100,000 taels of silver.
"You can't think so. Their trade with us is fair trade. It's normal for others to make money. If we also have ocean fleets, we don't need them anymore. Our ocean fleet is being formed, so we have to rely on them in the past one or two years. Why not do this? Pick them out separately from Goryeo and give them some rewards."
Zhu Cilang's words Hou Fangyu quickly understood that although there were no ten thousand countries in the country to pay tribute, there were at least a hundred and ten. Of course, many of them could not be considered a country or a tribe.
Zhu Cixuan did this to treat it differently and let them see the attitude of the court. If they still use some broken things to fool them next year, they may not even have the qualification to pay tribute.
The current imperial court is different from before and does not need a false reputation.
"I understand. I will go back and make a plan immediately and let His Highness the Crown Prince see. This time, the Western merchants also made a request, which is our weapon sale plan. They think it is too few. It is said that there are wars in Europe. Our weapons have helped them achieve considerable victory, but there are too few."
The weapons trade is also a very important aspect now. Just two transactions have already brought tens of millions of taels of silver to the court. Since the court is short of money, it can completely increase its output in weapons.
"We need to look at the long-term situation. Now we have no disputes with them, so we can naturally sell them weapons, but if the two sides become enemies, these things may hit our own soldiers in the future. According to the previous plan, two batches of weapons will be sold every year, and the number of each batch of weapons will not exceed 5,000."
Although you can make profits for the time being, Zhu Cixuan will never do such short-sighted behavior.
After Western merchants began to expand around the world, the Ming Dynasty would definitely become enemies with them. Although the broken gun was already very behind, Zhu Cixuan did not want their combat effectiveness to be very strong. It would be better to be more stable.
The celebration was held as scheduled, but most people had no smiles on their faces, and everyone knew about the expedition to Goryeo.
The recent frequent use of foreign troops in the Ming Dynasty has also made the surrounding countries feel a little chill. This prince's prince is not only trying to restore the Ming Dynasty, but it seems that everyone's life will be difficult in the future.
At the celebration, Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty honestly knelt three times and nine times. Although many Qing people were mixed, what could they do?
You are now in prison. If it weren't for the grace of His Highness, many people would have been beheaded.
The biggest benefit is that you can breathe air now. If you ask too much, you may cause you to kill yourself.
The envoys from all countries present also saw it. To be honest, in the past two or three years, they believed that the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty was the most powerful army, and it was only a matter of time before they swept the world. However, in just over a year, they were actually defeated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty.
Not only was he defeated and even his old lair was occupied. His crown prince was not satisfied now. It is said that the Ming army was going to continue northward and actually wanted to restore the Nurgandus.
They have also heard about the situation in the Northeast. The most powerful person there was not these Qing people, but the Rakshasa people in the north.
It is said that those people are all transformed by animals that eat human flesh and drink human blood. Now that the crown prince actually faces them, how confident is this?
Under the interference of Zuo Mengjun, the celebration was not very big, but the majesty of the court was indeed shown, and the most important thing was the military parade outside the palace gate.
Zuo Mengjun is indeed a talented man, and it is not in vain that Zhu Cilang opened a back door for him. All other celebrations were cut, but the military parade was increased.
Originally, there were only 10,000 soldiers participating in the military parade, but now it has increased to 27,000, and there are officers and soldiers from all walks of life, which also allows envoys from all countries to see clearly what the Ming Dynasty army looks like?
If the military parade could not shock them, these people understood what happened to the Ming Dynasty army in the later Beijing exercises.
Especially when thousands of cannons were fired at once, they felt that there was no army in this world that could stop them. No wonder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty dared to use troops to Annan Kingdom. Annan Kingdom was nothing in the eyes of others.
It turns out that this is the true strength of the Ming Dynasty, which is really unpredictable. If your country encounters such a thing, it will be...
Chapter completed!