Zhen Youcai and Scarface entered the Korean Palace under the guidance of North Korean officials. Although Zhen Youcai has a short figure and is not good-looking, he looks arrogant and arrogant when walking. This guy is indeed afraid of death, but he knows more that the more arrogant he is now, the safer he is. If he shows that he shrinks, he might die to the forefront.

After entering the hall, Zhen Youcai did not kneel down or politely, and said arrogantly in Manchu language: "The Qing angels arrived outside Hanyang City, why don't you open the door to greet him?"

"Rareless." North Korean Marshal Kim Tae Hyun shouted angrily, "Why don't you kneel when you see our king?"

This Kim Tae-hyun is the son of Kim Kyung-sue. Kim Kyung-sue is the deputy marshal of the Korean vassal army during the Battle of Sarhu. Later, the Ming army was defeated and the Korean army was forced to surrender. Kim Kyung-sue, Kim Tae-hyun and his son were stayed in the Later Jin Dynasty for more than ten years, and it was not until Huang Taiji's second expedition to North Korea.

So, Kim Tae-hyun spoke fluently.

"Just." Zhen Youcai sneered, "I am a representative sent by the envoy of the Qing Dynasty... to negotiate. How can I bow to the king of the vassal state?"

"you."

Kim Tae-hyun was extremely angry and drew his sword back to force Zhen Youcai. The scarred face standing behind Zhen Youcai suddenly stepped forward and blocked Zhen Youcai's face. He showed a vicious light in his eyes and stared at Kim Tae-hyun. Kim Tae-hyun felt a stern heart and didn't dare to take a step forward.

Zhen Youcai sneered: "Why, do you still dare to kill the envoys of the Qing Dynasty?"

The head of the government, who is also proficient in Manchu, hurried forward and said, "I dare not, my country will never dare to have such intentions. I just don't know who the envoy sent by the Qing Dynasty this time?"

Zhen Youcai hugged his fists to the north and said proudly: "Prince Li Daishan."

The leader of the government walked back to Li Jue, lowered his voice and said in Korean: "King, the guards just saw hundreds of cavalry in the Qing army outside the city. It seemed that they were indeed the leader of the Zhenghong Banner of the Qing Dynasty, and Prince Li Daishan was undoubtedly."

Li Jue also lowered his voice and said, "No matter who comes, you must not let the Qing soldiers enter the city."

The leader nodded and said to Zhen Youcai: "The envoy of the Qing Dynasty came to North Korea, I wonder what is the key to doing?"

Zhen Youcai raised his nose and said proudly: "To raise military pay."

The leader discussed with Li Jue and his ministers in Korean for a while, and asked again: "I wonder how much extra money the Qing Dynasty would pay to our country?"

Zhen Youcai stretched out five fingers and said in an unquestionable tone: "Five million taels!"

"What?" The leader changed his mind in a flash, "This, this is simply... the envoy, my country has few people and weak strength, and I really can't afford to raise so much money."

"How to raise money is your business. I am only responsible for passing the message." Zhen Youcai said proudly, "Prince Li said that if you really can't afford so much money, you can also get gold, Korean ginseng, jewelry, etc. at a discount. Prince Li also said that if you raise less than five million taels of military pay within three days, the Qing army would have to send troops to urge the pay, but by then, it would not be five million taels. You should think about it carefully."

After putting down the last sentence, Zhen Youcai left.

After Zhen Youcai and Scarface left the hall, Li Juan asked the leader and said, "How is it?"

The leader of the congressman sighed and replied: "King, the Qing Dynasty wants us to raise five million taels of silver in three days."

"What? Five million taels!"

"This is simply a robbery!"

“Too much.”

The hall was filled with anger, and Li Jue also lamented: "But now there are only one and a half million taels in the national treasury. Even if the price of gold, silver and jewelry in the palace is only two million taels, which is still three million."

[Influenced by the Ming Dynasty, North Korea also implemented a silver-based monetary system in China]

"King, it's a bad thing that we don't pay the money." The leader sighed, "The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty sent a respected Prince of Li this time. Otherwise, the king can order the wealthy families in Hanyang to donate their money and the ministers will also donate some property. The old minister thought he could raise one million taels, and then the old minister went to discuss with Prince of Li again, and then we really couldn't afford the remaining two million."

Marshal Kim Tae-hyun hurriedly said, "King, we can't pay this military salary!"

Zuo Yizheng agreed, "Marson Du said, if we pay the salary, our treasury will be empty, and even the ministers' salary will not be paid."

"Don't pay?" said the leader of the prosecutor coldly, "Then wait for the Eight Banners army to enter North Korea and wait for the country to be destroyed."

Kim Tae-hyun and Zuo Yizheng shuddered and became dumb.

They had experienced the military fronts of the Qing army, and Kim Tae-hyun even served as a prisoner for more than ten years. He still remembers the strength of the Qing army. With the courage and good combat of the Qing army, they only needed to send a cavalry of 5,000 people, which was enough to destroy the country and the seeds of North Korea.

Li Jue collapsed on the chair, waved his hand to the leader of the government, and said weakly: "Forget it, let's do this as you said."

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Beijing, Zijin City.

The drunk Emperor Chongzhen, supported by Wang Chengen, came to Kunning Palace. Empress Zhou led the palace maid and eunuchs to kneel on the ground to welcome him. Emperor Chongzhen waved his sleeves and said loudly: "Let's just flat."

Empress Zhou personally helped Emperor Chongzhen into Dongqing Pavilion, served Emperor Chongzhen to lie on the imperial bed, and asked the palace maids to serve incense tea. Then she said happily: "I haven't seen the emperor so happy for a long time."

"Happy, I am so happy today." Emperor Chongzhen said with drunken eyes, "With less than a thousand lonely troops, they went deep into the hinterland of Liaodong, destroyed the old nest of Jiannu in one fell swoop, captured the slave chief, Jinzhou, and Songshan siege without fighting! I sent 130,000 troops but failed to lift the siege of Jinzhou, but this lonely army did it. Wang Pu is really amazing."

Empress Zhou happily said: "Since the emperor appreciates Wang Pu so much, just reuse it when he comes back."

"Reusing it must be reused." Emperor Chongzhen turned his head and said thoughtfully, "But Wang Pu only brought a thousand lonely troops to attack Jiannu's nest. His courage is too great, so great that I am a little worried. This Wang Pu is a thousand-mile horse, but I am worried that he is a bad horse that is unruly."

Queen Zhou smiled and said, "Then the emperor will give him a pair of bridles. No matter how rebellious this horse is, it should be obedient."

"The queen and I want to go together." Emperor Chongzhen nodded, "I should give this thousand-mile horse an bridle so that he can do his best to do my job for me and the Ming Dynasty."

Queen Zhou asked, "It seems that the emperor has had an idea for a long time?"

"Yes." Emperor Chongzhen nodded, "I will betrothed Ru'er to him when Wang Pu comes back."

Ru'er is Princess Changping Zhu Weiru [Princess Changping's name is not Zhu Weiru, but those two words are too rare and cannot be typed in Wubi, so change it]. Zhu Weiru is the eldest daughter of Emperor Chongzhen, born to Empress Zhou, and is now fourteen years old. According to the Ming Dynasty, he has reached the age of marriage.

Queen Zhou felt enlightened: "Does the emperor want to recruit Wang Pu as his son-in-law?"

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Although Wang Pu is just a martial artist and his family background is not prominent enough, he is a great hero and will not insult Ru'er."

"Your Majesty can do whatever you say about this." Empress Zhou waved her hand and signaled the palace maid and eunuch to retreat, and a hint of spring had already appeared in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes. "Your Majesty, it's getting late, so let's go out earlier."

Emperor Chongzhen has not been in Kunning Palace for two months. Empress Zhou is just in her early thirties, and she is just like a wolf or a tiger. She finally waited for Master Chongzhen tonight. Just as she was thinking about the phoenix, a gentle snoring sounded from behind. Empress Zhou turned around and saw that Emperor Chongzhen had fallen asleep on the brocade mat.

"well."

Queen Zhou sighed softly, feeling both resentful and heartbroken.

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Hanyang.

When Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou discussed recruiting Wang Pu as his son-in-law, Wang Pu plundered the property of the Korean royal family, civil and military officials and wealthy families in Hanyang. After some bargaining, the "Qing Kingdom" reluctantly agreed to the compromise proposed by the North Korean leadership in the political negotiations, that is, to distribute 3.5 million taels of salary to North Korea and pay it all within five days.

Among them, 1.8 million taels of silver were discounted by 200,000 taels of gold, 800,000 taels of silver [the same as the Ming Dynasty was a silver-based currency system, and gold could not be circulated as currency and was only used as collectibles and decorations], 50,000 jin of Korean ginseng was discounted by 500,000 taels of silver [the official price at that time was 25 taels of silver per jin, and Wang Pu lowered the price by more than half], and the remaining jewelry, animal skins, and dry goods were discounted by 400,000 taels of silver.

Five days later, the Qing army, which was regarded as a god of plague by the Hanyang people, finally left. With the "Qing Army", dozens of silver carts, participating cars, forty boxes of jewelry, animal skins and dry goods left. This time, the North Koreans suffered heavy losses, especially the Korean royal family, which was simply bankrupt.

When he arrived in Incheon, Wang Pu recruited three warships with the letter of the King of Korea, carrying the goods stolen from Shengjing, Hanyang and the journey, and officially embarked on his return.

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Chapter completed!