I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 190 A lackey?

It has always been the case that whoever has a harder gun will have a straighter waist.

However, for the idiot emperor Zhu Youjian, this does not seem to be the case.

He was very low-key, and said lightly, "Let the student engineering team from the Daming Engineering Bureau and Daming Academy participate in the battle", and began to wonder how to "negotiate" with the King of Korea next.

After being the Emperor of Ming Dynasty for so long, it was the first real diplomatic negotiation for him, which made him look forward to it a little bit.

"Fei Huang, what do you think of the king of Koryo?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"I'm probably thinking about what gifts to prepare for Long Live?" Zheng Zhilong laughed.

"No, that old boy is very bad," Zhu Youjian thought for a moment, then smiled: "He should be thinking, if he sends a few concubines, princesses, etc., he will exhaust me to death..."

Zheng Zhilong: "..."

"Haha, just kidding."

Zhu Youjian spread out a map of Koryo, squatted on the deck, and drew it with his fingers without looking like an emperor: "Just build one railway, and if there are too many, it will become a tool for people to get rich.

In addition, seven or eight nearby cities were blown down to ensure absolute safety along the railway.

Besides, we need a coal mine, a cement factory..."

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Youjian suddenly asked: "During the period of our Ming Dynasty, which province did the people live the hardest? By the way, what I'm asking is the kind of province that is almost starving;
Let Wei Zhongxian think of a way to bring more ordinary people over, take care of food and housing, and let them be farmers and miners.At present, those Koreans are not enough. "

Zheng Zhilong pondered for a while, and said: "Then let's transport a few hundred more ships for Anhui people."

Zhu Youjian patted his thigh and said, "I want to go with you."

"In Anhui, the south is not north and the south is not north. When there is a severe drought, it will not fall, and it will not fall when there is a flood. Anyway, it is a miserable place.

Simply get tens of thousands more Anhui people to come over and help us stabilize this small basic market. "

Anhui is the old nest of Lao Zhu's family, and the folk customs are sturdy, which is most suitable for this kind of farming game in the "island survival mode".

After agreeing on this matter, Zhu Youjian asked Zheng Zhilong to be busy, and he continued to learn foreign languages ​​with Anna and Catherine, have sex and so on. Anyway, he was quite free...

……

More than ten days later, with the efforts of the Daming Engineering Bureau and the students of the Daming Academy, the first railway from West Seaport to Seoul was completed.

In the end it is the power of many people.

Those Korean people lived in a poorer life than the Ming people. As long as they had a morsel of food, hundreds of pots of hot porridge a day attracted a steady stream of workers.

No matter men, women, old or young, only with a sigh of relief, they all recruited and began to be included in the sequence of 'regular workers'.

One Ming silver coin a month, plus twenty catties of grain.

This temptation is simply irresistible to those hungry and crazy people.

Therefore, in less than a month, Zheng Zhilong made the number of civilian husbands and miners on the front lines of Xihai Port and Seoul break through the 30 mark.

This is a lot of food...

Zheng Zhilong was so busy all day long that he tried every means to raise food, and his mouth was filled with anxiety.

There is no way, meeting such a prodigal master, he finally tasted the feeling of Wei Zhongxian back then.

I finally realized why Wei Zhongxian's complexion changed drastically every time the idiot emperor Zhu Youjian planned to "sell the Forbidden City", and he wanted to slap himself a few times...

Feelings are too prodigal.

How many lives can be saved if so much food is transported to Daming?

What is the purpose of sprinkling such a large amount of money and food so meaninglessly?If we say that the "basic disk" of Kuwu Island can be regarded as stuck in the necks of Tsarist Russia, Jiannu, Japanese and Goryeo, it can be understood as a "strategic location".

Well, Zheng Zhilong really couldn't figure out all the troubles in Koryo for the time being.

According to his thinking, for foreign countries, they can either be conquered by force, and after they are completely crushed, they can send troops.

How good would it be to directly include it in the territory of Ming Dynasty?
……

Not long after, Zhu Youjian was anxious and planned to pass on an order to let Daming's artillery bombard him in Seoul for a few more days and nights.

The envoys of the lord of Goryeo arrived.

Sure enough, as Zheng Zhilong expected, there were dozens of carts of gold and silver, plus three hundred Korean women.

Regarding this, Zhu Youjian didn't raise his eyebrows.

Is this to send a beggar?
A mere three hundred folk women rushed over after washing and dressing up?

What do you think of the emperor of Ming Dynasty?

It just doesn't make sense!

You at least hitched up with dozens of concubines, princesses and the like...

……

"His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, we have been appointed by the lord of the country and come to pay our respects." The leading minister, surnamed Jin, looked very young, which made Zhu Youjian take a few more glances involuntarily.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, what happened in Dongjiang Town was caused by our country's lord. He expressed his guilt for this, and wished he could commit suicide to apologize..."

"Then let him commit suicide," Zhu Youjian said coldly, "The 18 most elite troops in Dongjiang Town were colluded with you Koreans and Jiannu pigs and dogs, and 15 horses died of starvation and battle.

In addition, 300 million people were also starved to death.

Let's do the math on this account. "

The face of the Korean man surnamed Jin froze, he could only smile wryly.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was talking nonsense, in order to claim compensation, and randomly fabricated the losses of Dongjiang Town in the First World War. He clearly wanted to speak loudly...

"One life, 300 taels of silver, plus 800 taels of pension, a total of 300 million ordinary people, plus 15 elites of the Ming Dynasty... You do the math yourself, I don't even bother to do the math."

Actually, this question is a bit difficult.

"Your Majesty the Ming Emperor, this..." The minister surnamed Jin looked embarrassed.

This is the so-called strong man, and there is no doubt about the claim, so how can we go on talking about it?
"Zheng Zhilong, is this a beggar you picked up casually from the road? That's it? And bring it to me to discuss business? Didn't I make it clear that I have to find someone who has a good eye and can do business to talk about?
That dog slave of the lord of Koryo, doesn't he have a few decent talents under his command?
What a mallet! "

Zhu Youjian cursed a few words indiscriminately, then turned around and left, as if he didn't want to negotiate with the Korean envoy at all.

"His Majesty the Emperor of Ming!"

The envoy surnamed Jin fell to his knees with a 'plop' and shouted loudly: "Long live His Majesty the Emperor of Ming!"

"Weichen has something to say!"

"Oh? What nonsense, hurry up and say it. After finishing talking, I will dispatch troops and generals. After breaking through the city of Seoul, I will slaughter the city for three days!" Zhu Youjian said with a livid face:
"Zheng Zhilong listened to the order, Feige sent the letter, and gave the order to attack the city!"

"My minister complies with the decree!" Zheng Zhilong promised loudly, then turned around and went out to deliver the order.

The envoy surnamed Jin turned pale with shock.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was obviously acting with his ministers, but he didn't dare to talk nonsense...

"His Majesty the Emperor of Ming!"

"Please listen to my words, if you can't satisfy His Majesty's wishes, it's not too late to send troops!"

"What?" Zhu Youjian asked casually.

"I know the true intentions of His Majesty the Emperor, so... I am willing to be the lackey of Ming Dynasty to rule Koryo!" The envoy surnamed Jin said loudly:
"The Li family has ruled Korea for too long, the corruption has become ossified, and the people are in dire straits. In fact, it is time to leave.

This minister is willing to be the pawn of His Majesty the Ming Emperor, the dog under his command, whoever you say to bite, this minister will bite! "

Hearing this young master Jin's words, Zhu Youjian stopped, turned his head slowly, and said with a smile: "Then go and bite off half of Jiannu Mang Gurtai's pig tail..."

Envoy surnamed Jin: "..."

If you can bite off Mang Gurtai's head, are you still afraid of a mere [-] Ming army?

"Why, if you can't do it, you're still bragging about it. Your surname is Jin. You're amazing? If it weren't for your fat body, you have the potential to be a king, I wouldn't bother to pay attention to you, a scumbag!" Zhu Youjian said bluntly. .

"Your Majesty, Emperor Ming, don't you just want to completely conquer and enslave Korea? I can assure you that you will be satisfied!" the envoy surnamed Jin said loudly unwillingly:
"I just ask His Majesty the Emperor to make a regulation, and I will discuss it with our lord after I go back."

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian stopped, turned his head to think for a few breaths, and said with a smile: "First send 100 million shi of grain, let your elderly king and young and beautiful princess send it over, and I will promise not to slaughter the city.

Of course, if you are willing to exchange those useless items such as iron ore and coal mines, it is actually not impossible..."

This is very blatant.

People look down on your fine gold and silver, let alone your three hundred patchwork Korean women, and of course they look down on your shitty capital city.

His Majesty the Emperor Ming wanted iron ore, coal, grain...and a young concubine!
Of course, the most important thing is to do business with you Koreans...

……

The envoy surnamed Jin returned to Seoul in embarrassment, and conveyed Zhu Youjian's meaning.

"Presumptuous! Bastard! Useless!"

The lord of Koryo cursed wildly, wishing to tear the envoy surnamed Jin to pieces.

"I asked you to negotiate a peace, how did you talk about it? Didn't you make it clear to others what this king means? For the sake of the millions of people in Korea, this king is willing to continue to submit to the Ming court, willing to serve as a lackey under his command..."

As he spoke, the voice of the Lord of Korea sank.

It seems that it is not easy to want to be a grandson.

"Then tell me, what do they mean by the Ming court? Could it be that they really want to massacre the city?"

The envoy surnamed Jin said neither humble nor overbearing: "Actually, they just want to do business with us, and they have no other intentions."

The royal court of Korea was silent.

So simple?
No way?
Is it another tactic to delay the attack?In the future, there will be a steady stream of troops stationed to conquer?

But the current [-] Ming army is completely suppressing the Goryeo soldiers and horses, and they are fighting to death. Do they need to send more troops?

"Your Majesty the Ming Emperor is truly unpredictable," the envoy surnamed Jin pondered a few times before saying calmly, "He wants food, iron ore, coal mines, and...a noble Korean woman;

It sounds very unreliable.

However, one thing is very clear, that is, he did not want to completely conquer Goryeo, but simply wanted to do business or something in order to cope with the famine in his country. "

These words gradually calmed down the mood of the King of Korea, and he began to seriously think about how to deal with the current predicament.

"My dear friends, everyone should think of a way to deal with this difficulty." The lord of Korea rubbed his brows wearily, with a look of lovelessness on his face.

Regret, all regret.

Originally, when Goryeo paid tribute to the Ming court every year, such as gold and silver, souvenirs, beautiful women, and so on, those civil servants and generals of the Ming court were more or less willing to call you brothers and sisters.

But now, being beaten by an army of [-] people and shrunk in Seoul, not daring to show their faces, it is a world of difference.

"They want food, so let's send some over there first, and then talk about it after you stabilize them." In the end, after a lot of discussion among the monarchs and ministers, there was no feasible solution, so they had to find a way to delay it day by day.

As long as the opponent does not attack the city, it is easy to say anything.

Therefore, one hundred thousand shi of grain was transported from Seoul to Daming New City seven or eight miles away.

This city was named 'Youjian No. 3 City'.

This name was neither fish nor fowl, and it also included the name of His Majesty the Emperor Ming, which made some educated officials in Korea laugh for a while.

However, when the soldiers who returned from delivering food told about the internal structure of the city named 'Youjian No. 3 City', as well as its strong and somewhat excessive walls and fortifications, everyone stopped laughing.

The Ming Dynasty was really unbelievably powerful.

Even a city built in a hurry is several times stronger than their capital city, which is simply unbelievable...

"Let's go talk again."

Finally, the lord of Koryo did not dare to delay, and under the psychological offensive of the Ming army's sudden bombardment to change places, he broke the defense.

"As long as you recognize the name of our Koryo country, no matter how many conditions there are, just choose and agree to some."

"Actually, when we were in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, our ancestors were from the Central Plains, so it is not a shame to surrender to the Central Plains..."

Then, after talking a lot of high-sounding nonsense, they continued to send the envoy surnamed Jin to negotiate.

The difference from last time is that dozens of 'senior women' were added this time.

Zhu Youjian was very satisfied with this.

However, when he heard that these high-ranking women were the female relatives of the ministers, he immediately flew into a rage.

"So, the lord Li Gaoli doesn't have the slightest sincerity in the peace talks?" the idiot emperor asked indifferently.

"Qizou Daming Emperor, that's exactly the case!" The envoy surnamed Jin said tremblingly: "He has three thousand beauties in the harem himself, and there are three to four hundred princes and princesses alone;

Among them, there are more than a hundred unmarried princesses..."

Zhu Youjian took a deep breath and smiled angrily.

This dog king is simply an idiot!
The envoy surnamed Jin clearly wanted to betray his master and get a lot of benefits from him, Zhu Youjian, but he continued to send him over with confidence...

"It's hard to control the surname Jin..."

Zhu Youjian thought about it silently, with a strange smile on his face, and said: "That's it, if you can make great achievements this time, I will make you the king of the soil city..."

(End of this chapter)