Borrow the day to change the day

Cao Wenzhao nodded and said: "I heard before that Busan was accused of being a commercial port of North Korea, and most of them traded with the Japanese. Although North Korea and Japan are not in a state of war now, the relationship is probably not as good as that. Go, the role of this port will not be of much use in the end."

In the process of listening to Cao Wenzhao's introduction, Zhong Jinwei gradually formed a detailed plan in his mind.After Cao Wenzhao finished speaking, he stood up and patted Cao Wenzhao on the shoulder, and praised happily: "I didn't expect you, a general of Cao Wenzhao, to know so much!"

"It was all when the seniors in the army were nagging, and the last general heard about it." Cao Wenzhao hurriedly explained modestly after hearing this.

Zhong Jinwei didn't care about his modesty, he just patted his buttocks and said, "Go, let's go to the palace to face the saint."

The next day, an imperial decree came out of the capital and went straight to Denglai.

A few days later, Governor Lu Xiangsheng of Denglai received the imperial edict, immediately put down his important military and political affairs, and immediately crossed the sea to North Korea.

When the king of North Korea heard that Lu Xiangsheng, governor of Denglai, had arrived not far from the west gate of Seoul, he hurriedly put down what he was doing and led all the civil and military officials to welcome him out of the city.

As soon as he saw Lu Xiangsheng's commander-in-chief flag, he led all the officials to lie on the ground and wait for him.

The North Korean soldiers and civilians didn't think it was humiliating, and they all knelt down together.In the past, during the Imjin War of the Great Patriotic War, the king of North Korea also knelt and saluted when he saw the general soldier of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that the governor of Denglai, who was directly in charge of North Korea, came here now.

Besides, if it weren't for the Ming Dynasty to send troops, Jianlu would continue to harm North Korea.It's really hard to imagine what North Korea will look like if it continues to be harmed by Jianlu.

The Korean soldiers and civilians looked at the Ming army approaching respectfully, and saw Lu Xiangsheng's soldiers in the standard battalion, one by one, valiant and high-spirited, exuding the arrogance and admiration that the Koreans admired and admired.

Lu Xiangsheng had already seen the movement at the city gate from a long distance, but because of the purpose of this trip, he put on a majestic prestige and did not rush his horse forward.Instead, he walked to the front at a normal speed before reining in the horse under his crotch.

"The king of the small country Li Luo led the people of the small country to welcome the envoy." Li Luo shouted respectfully.

Lu Xiangsheng got off his horse at this time, stepped forward to help Li Min and said, "There is no need to give such a big gift, I am here this time to discuss an important matter with His Highness the King."

Hearing this, Li Min hurriedly welcomed Lu Xiangsheng into the palace to discuss matters.

Along the way, Lu Xiangsheng saw that the capital of North Korea, Seoul, was dilapidated and could not be compared with the capital of the Ming Dynasty.Or an ordinary town in Daming is more prosperous than Seoul.

He also knew that the reason why Seoul was like this was because it had been burned down by the Japanese once before.After rebuilding, it was ruined again by Jianlu.

The weakness of national strength and military strength makes North Korea unable to keep its capital every time.Every time you need to rely on Ming Dynasty to send troops, you can get out of the sea of ​​suffering.

In the Mingzheng Hall of Changgyeong Palace, the king of Joseon sat on his throne, with a seat on the side for the envoys from the Ming Dynasty, and other ministers of civil and military affairs stood according to shifts.

It was difficult for Li Luo to guess the purpose of Lu Xiangsheng's visit, and he was a little uneasy. After all, he was young and couldn't hold back his temper, so he simply asked, "I don't know why the envoy came here?"

Lu Xiangsheng did not immediately express his intention of coming, but asked about the situation in North Korea: "It has been nearly a year since Mangurtai escaped from North Korea. I wonder how the situation in your country is now?"

When Li Min heard this, he immediately complained with a bitter face: "The envoy, Jianlu has brought disaster to the Bei country. It seems that it is going to be winter again, but the reconstruction work is slow. You should have seen that the capital of the Bei country is It’s dilapidated like this, let alone other places!”

"Yes, yes, the country's grain has been plundered by Jian captives. This year's harvest is not good, and the court is unable to provide disaster relief. Seeing the hungry people waiting to be fed, the king is anxious about this day and night." interjected to explain.

Because he, Yin Ji, and Wu Daji were in trouble together with the Korean king, and the original courtiers were harmed by Jianlu, they were reused.He is now under one person and above ten thousand people, while Yin Ji and Wu Daji are the left and right officials respectively, and they are all first-rank officials.

Other courtiers in North Korea also complained. Anyway, they knew a truth, calling them poor, and complaining about suffering would not do any harm.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he frowned.Seen by the king of North Korea, Li Luo, he couldn't help asking: "My envoy, what's the important thing for you to come, why don't you just speak up?"

"My Emperor Ming has decreed that we will have a decisive battle with Jianlu next year. Even if we can't destroy Jianlu, we must drive Jianlu back to the extreme north. For this reason, I have to send troops in Denglai." Lu Xiangsheng this time He didn't ask any more questions, but answered directly.

When the kings and ministers of North Korea heard such an important news, they were overjoyed immediately. Jianlu finally had such a day!

But before they were overjoyed, Lu Xiangsheng changed his subject and said: "But you should also know that my Ming Dynasty is also suffering from disasters, and there is no extra money and food for my military expenses in Denglai. For this reason, some people in the court suggested that we recover I will give you a loan for military use. In this way, I will have enough money and food to go to war in Denglai, and I will have more confidence in the war against the captives."

Before Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, the North Korean monarchs and ministers knew that he was here to collect debts, and all of a sudden they all felt bitter.

In the past half a year, North Korea not only owed a huge debt to the Daming Bank, but also owed a lot of debt to the Denglaiming Army.

This part of the debt owed by the Denglaiming Army is mainly due to equipment and training for the North Korean army. This is the basis for the North Korean government to rule the people and resist Jianlu, so credit is still the priority.Of course, the equipment provided by the Denglai Ming Army to North Korea was only equipment replaced by the Ming Army.

And North Korea is indeed as their monarchs and ministers said before, they are so poor that they can't wait to break a penny in half.At this time, how can I pay back the money!For this reason, the arrears originally agreed to be repaid to the Denglaiming Army should be repaid in the first two months, but they have not been repaid.

Lu Xiangsheng knew North Korea's plight at first, and his life was fine, so he didn't rush.But as soon as the court's decree came, he could only feel embarrassed.

For the North Korean monarchs and ministers, now that the creditors come to ask for the debts, and they have urgent needs, logically speaking, they have to pay back a sum of money.

Li Luo said with a bitter face: "My envoy, you have also seen that the small country really can't allocate the silver taels to pay back. You see, whatever you like, you can use it as collateral!"

Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng was a little bit embarrassed, he was silent for a while before he said: "In this case, I have a way to make the decision to save your country from the debt owed to Denglai."

"Oh, what's the way, the envoy quickly tell me, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do it." Li Mo asked quickly after hearing this.

There are also a lot of debts owed to Denglai alone, and it would be best if they could be deducted.