Qiming 1158

Chapter 1377 The Great Silent Event

It is worth mentioning that the tribute rules in the Song Dynasty generally took one-tenth of the items contributed by the vassal states to the emperor, as a pure gift from the vassal states to the emperor. This part of the Song state did not cost money.

The other nine-tenths were purchased by Shiboji at the market price, not for nothing.

This fully experienced the wealth and atmosphere of the Celestial Empire.

The royal family of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties was indeed rich, or in other words, the royal family of all dynasties was very rich, so it is not surprising to do such a thing.

However, Su Yonglin is a stingy and stingy person, and his royal family is also very poor, so he couldn't open up the situation in this kind of thing from the beginning, very low.

After proclaiming emperor, Su Yonglin revised the tributary rules, saying that what was given to me was mine, and there was no need for one-tenth, nine-tenths of breaking the rules, and those boring intermediate links were omitted.

Bring it all to you!

As the earliest and only surviving first-generation vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, Korea is also the biggest "beneficiary" of this system.

When their messenger learned that the Ming Kingdom had revised the tribute rules and that the return gift to the vassal state was only a letter of condolences from the emperor, the expression on his face was quite beautiful.

Afterwards, the King of Goryeo also wrote to Su Yonglin, asking why Su Yonglin changed the rules, and also vaguely suggested that the small people of Goryeo could reduce the tribute gifts a little.

Su Yonglin's reply was simple.

The tributes to me don’t depend on the quantity, but mainly on the mind. When the mind is reached, the quantity doesn’t really matter, but if the mind is not in place…

Does your vassal state really respect the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain state?

Why can't I feel your sincerity?

Of course, I definitely don't want you to provide more tributes, absolutely not, I mainly look at the heart.

Yes, mind.

Since then, the number of tributes from Goryeo has increased every year, and the quality is also good, which fully reflects the "intention".

After the relationship between the suzerain state and the vassal state was established, Champaign knew about the new rules of Ming Dynasty, but this time, they sent such a generous gift, enough to see Zou Yana's "filial piety", so Su Yonglin also felt that Zou Yana was a good small country to support. king.

In the future of the new order in Southeast Asia led by the Ming Dynasty, Zou Yana and his Champaign will have a good future.

Su Yonglin thought so at the time.

As a result, within a few days, Su Yonglin learned from the Shipping Department that two black-clothed and starving businessmen from the Great Food Country had drifted from the sea to complain to the Shipping Department of Daming City.

They said that their goods were taken by the people of Champaign and sent to Guangzhou, and they wanted to recover the goods that belonged to them, and by the way sue the bastards of Champaign.

Su Yonglin hurriedly summoned the two businessmen, and learned from their mouths that they came to Guangzhou for trade with full of spices and ivory. Arise, the cargo of the entire fleet was taken away by the king of Champa.

The king of Cham sent people to attack while they were resting, but they didn't talk about martial arts. They were caught off guard and were captured by the people of Champa. Now most people are under house arrest in Champa. The two businessmen were lucky and escaped. .

Their home country is weak, and it is impossible to provide them with any help. They can only pin their hopes on Daming, who always pays attention to fairness. They endured hunger all the way to Guangzhou to complain to the Daming government, hoping that Daming will decide for them.

Otherwise, they really want to lose everything, and simply throw themselves into the sea to commit suicide.

Su Yonglin was baffled after hearing this, and asked the two merchants the types and quantities of the goods they brought, and the result was a one-to-one correspondence, that is, there was a difference of several hundred catties or more than 1000 catties in the specific quantity, but it was harmless.

He also brought in the Skynet Army spies and asked whether the products of Champaign were rich, and whether there were a lot of spices and ivory.

The spy said that there are quite a few ivory, but the production of spices is relatively small, and most of them are enjoyed by the powerful and powerful in the country, and the quantity that can be used for business is relatively small.

Su Yonglin asked the spies to identify the spices, and came to the conclusion that these spices did not belong to the Champaign.

Su Yonglin let out a long sigh, in addition to being annoyed, he was even more speechless.

Champaign is indeed not big, but it is still a country, and it is considered a prestigious existence in the whole of Southeast Asia. How can the king actually engage in the business of robbers?And use the looted things as gifts and tributes to him?

Sell ​​stolen goods?
Borrowing flowers to offer Buddha?

Because there are no huge rebates to take, so you dedicate other people's things to him, and you can get a good reputation without spending a penny?
Su Yonglin suddenly felt that some of the rules set by the previous celestial kingdoms had spoiled the surrounding small countries.

One or two feel that the benefits of Big Brother can be taken casually. As long as a little tribute is paid, they can get huge rebates. Even when the country encounters financial problems, they will think of Big Brother, and then come to "tribute".

It is said that because some countries pay tribute too frequently, the Celestial Empire itself cannot afford it, so the number of tributes from certain countries has to be limited.

It's really hard to see the extreme behavior of forcibly saving one's respect after doing a big wrong.

That's why he made changes after he established the country, and made changes to the tributary policy, so that some brazen small countries could make a lot of money by relying on tributaries.

For this reason, those who do not come to pay tribute or reduce the tribute, also give Su Yonglin a legitimate excuse to go to war and teach them a lesson, which can serve the world revolution plan.

When it's not their turn, take the excuse first.

It was their turn to beat them without discussing.

Leaving aside these matters, Su Yonglin was really angry, so he called the envoy of Champa who had not left, and asked him to confront the merchants of the food country on the spot.

As a result, the envoy of Champaign was speechless, facing the angry accusations and crying of the merchants of the food country, and the gaze of Su Yonglin and Heshan, he couldn't even lift his head up.

Su Yonglin was furious.

"Shame! It's really shameful! Shame to the extreme! The king of a country, actually doing such a robber thing! Shame? Shame? Is this really so expensive? More expensive than the dignity of a king?
Really want, spend some money to buy it, spend some!It doesn't cost much!Such a big country, can't you get this money?Actually rob!Pay tribute to me with this swag?What do you think of Daming?Take me for what? ! "

Su Yonglin was furious, pointed at the head of the Champaign envoy and scolded him, causing him to kneel on the ground and kowtow begging for mercy, begging Su Yonglin not to kill him.

Murder is not enough, but Su Yonglin was really really angry, so he asked the messenger to go back to Champaign immediately, let Zou Yana come to Guangzhou to apologize to him, and release all the caught food businessmen.

Otherwise, Su Yonglin would take the Daming army to Champaign to ask Zou Yana to apologize in person!
The messenger of Champaign ran away.

Su Yonglin ordered all these "gifts" to be returned to the merchants of the Food Country.

And to appease them, express to them that Daming will definitely uphold justice for them, they just need to believe in Daming.

The two merchants from the Food Nation weeping and weeping, bowed down to Su Yonglin.

After that, things were very simple. Su Yonglin lingered in anger, and began to seriously think about the various strategies he had used against Southeast Asia before, and began to reconsider whether Zou Yana was an existence that could be used as a chess piece.

The pattern of this guy really can't be opened.

A king of a country, who can't do what he promised, actually wants to do what a robber would do. With such a pattern, such a vision, and such audacity, he doesn't even have the qualifications to be a chess piece.

But in the final analysis, this is not a big deal. With the military power of Champa, which is a little difficult to deal with Li Chaodu, and their military power with elephant soldiers as the main arms, it is really going to fight. Champaign is just a table for the Ming army. of a side dish.

Su Yonglin didn't think Zou Yana had the courage and confidence to resist him at all.

In the final analysis, external problems are small problems, internal problems are big problems, such a big Ming country, if there is a small problem in any place, it is unlikely that it is just a small problem after careful inspection.

Therefore, Su Yonglin decided to solve the Guangzhou problem before starting the third major purge in the middle of the trip.

(End of this chapter)