Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 185, Ming Shangguo

"The envoy came to the DPRK, and he was far away to welcome him. Please forgive me."

Jin Zhongshuo also stood up when he heard Du Mingen's words, and then said with a smile on his face. Although the official language of Da Ming was a bit awkward, it was still understandable.

Chinese characters and Chinese are official languages ​​in North Korea. Ordinary people may not know them, but as officials of North Korea, they must master them.

"Your Majesty Jin, you are welcome. I am not here on behalf of Daming, nor am I an official appointed by the imperial court. I really dare not be an official."

Although he enjoyed the compliments from the North Koreans, Du Mingen still told the truth. There was no other way. Only after the identity has been confirmed through customs clearance official documents and seals, can they truly receive foreign envoys and distinguished guests.

Without these things, if you want to pretend to be an envoy of the imperial court, the crime will be serious.

Hearing Du Mingen's words, Jin Zhongshuo also seemed a little embarrassed. It turned out that he had made an oolong on his side. Originally, Jin Zhongshuo thought that the other party had such a big ship, but there were still five ships. There were hundreds of people, and the flag of Ming Dynasty was still hanging on it. , Most of them are envoys from the Shang Kingdom, so they will give a big gift as soon as they meet.

Kneeling and kneeling now, I can’t ask the other party to kneel back, right? Although the other party is not an envoy of Daming, he is also a member of the Shang Kingdom of Ming Dynasty, and he can organize five great fortune ships to come to North Korea at one time. He also has a background in Daming A talented person with a backing, as a small county magistrate himself, naturally dare not offend at all.

Besides, Ming and Korea have been friendly for generations. The country name of Korea was chosen by the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of Ming Dynasty. The reign name used by Korea is the same as that of Ming Dynasty. A trivial matter is naturally not worth mentioning.

"Then who are you?"

Jin Zhongshuo took a closer look at the five big fortune boats in the port again, and then looked at these tall and strong crew members in uniform uniforms, and asked suspiciously.

"Du Mingen is the leader of this fleet, and this fleet belongs to the current Daming Emperor. Now there is a famine in the three northern provinces of Daming. I am here to purchase food from North Korea under the order of His Highness the current Crown Prince of Daming. It is used to relieve the victims of disasters."

"This is the edict issued by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty. This is a letter from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the King of North Korea."

Regarding his identity, Du Mingen, Liu Jin, and Zhu Houzhao had all discussed it. Emperor Hongzhi had a share in this industry, so naturally he wanted to bear the name of Emperor Hongzhi. With this identity, it would be much more convenient to handle affairs in the vassal state of Ming Dynasty.

It's just that at that time there was definitely no way to go to the capital to stamp with the jade seal of Emperor Hongzhi, but Zhu Houzhao volunteered to use his prince's seal to issue an edict to Du Mingen, and then wrote a letter to North Korea now King Yan Shanjun.

This can be regarded as having an identity, and the weight of this identity is heavy enough to make the North Korean side pay attention to it. Otherwise, it is obviously not easy to buy a large amount of food in North Korea as a mere businessman. things.

Hearing Du Mingen's words, Jin Zhongshuo quickly took the edict and letter from Du Mingen's hand very respectfully, carefully looked at the contents of the edict, and verified his identity.

However, he was only a county magistrate, so naturally he couldn't tell if it was true or not, but he immediately turned his head and told the people around him to send this thing to the King of Korea in Seoul immediately, so no one would be able to verify it.

"Mr. Du has been busy all the way, and the boats and cars are exhausting. How about we go to rest, rest, and we will talk about it in detail later."

Regardless of whether Du Mingen's identity is true or not, Jin Zhongshuo has chosen very wisely to continue entertaining the guests from Daming.

"That would be a lot of trouble."

"However, the time is very urgent this time, so I have to ask Mr. Jin to help you contact the merchants in your country as soon as possible. I came here this time and brought a lot of special products from Ming Dynasty to sell, and then I need to buy a lot of grain."

Du Mingen expressed his thanks to Kim Jong Suk, and at the same time expressed his true intention for coming this time.

"Please don't worry, I will send people to contact us. If the Ming dynasty is in trouble, how can we just stand by and watch? If my king of North Korea finds out, he will definitely help."

When Jin Zhongshuo heard this, he quickly expressed his opinion.

"That's really great. I don't know how your country will harvest this year?"

When Du Mingen heard this, he immediately laughed happily. Things are going well, and having status is a good way. If he is just a simple businessman, the other party will definitely not be so polite.

"Thanks to the blessing of His Majesty the Ming Emperor, our country has been enjoying good weather and abundant food all these years. Many old grains are almost moldy because they can't be eaten up."

Jin Zhongshuo led Du Mingen and others to his county office, talking while walking.

The geographical location of North Korea is actually very good. Surrounded by the sea on three sides, the rainfall is abundant and the climate is humid, which is very suitable for rice planting. The weather has been smooth and the weather has been good for years, with a bumper harvest of grain every year, and the days are not bad.

"That's fine, that's fine."

Hearing Jin Zhongshuo's words, Du Mingen's heart was relieved. What he feared most was that there would be a famine in North Korea, and there would be a shortage of food. In that case, even if he had money, it would be difficult to buy much food.

Now the weather in North Korea is good, the harvest is abundant every year, and the grain is abundant. Naturally, there will be no problem in purchasing a large amount of grain here, and the price must be cheap enough.

Rest assured, Du Mingen also began to appreciate the customs of this foreign country with great interest. The dress of Korean people is quite different from that of Ming Dynasty. One of the biggest characteristics is that they wear trousers with wide legs.

As for the architecture of North Korea, there is almost no difference from Daming, and almost all of them are designed and built in imitation of Daming's architectural style.

Along the way, because they heard about the arrival of the Ming envoys, many people gathered here, scrambling to see what the Ming people from Shangguo looked like.

Du Mingen and others looked at the people from North Korea with great interest, and these North Koreans were also carefully looking at the people from Daming, the upper country.

"Everyone in Daming is so tall~"

"And they are all very strong and very energetic."

"Why do all the Ming people shave their heads and cut their beards short?"

Du Mingen and others gave the North Koreans the impression that they were very tall and strong, and then Du Mingen and others cut off their hair and beards, which immediately attracted their attention.

As Du Mingen walked, he also carefully observed the people of North Korea. Compared with the people of Ming Dynasty, the face shapes of Korean people are quite different. Korean people basically have faces with Chinese characters, with small eyes and prominent cheekbones. , thicker lips, higher nose bridge.

Generally speaking, with the aesthetics of Ming Dynasty, the people of North Korea are ugly.

　Some people say that all the beauties in South Korea are fake. Has anyone been to South Korea? Is that true?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)