.Ming Blood Volume 4 Empire East Rise

The harbor. At this time, a busy scene was at the end of dozens of huge sea boats. Cargo was piled up on the docks. Porcelain, raw silk, cotton, tea bricks and other items were classified into categories. The rows were neatly arranged. Countless dock workers moved piles of goods from the docks to merchant ships like ants.

Other merchant ships are the opposite. The dock is carrying carts on the ships, ivory spice carp, saltpeter sulfur, and all kinds of items produced in the Western, Southern and Eastern Oceans. They are piled on the docks and are quickly pulled away by four-wheeled carts. This kind of four-wheeled cart has only appeared in the past two years. It is specially used for the docks. A four-wheeled cart can pull thousands of kilograms of carts. It is far more than a two-wheeled cart.

In the middle of the sea boat, there were even some small ships shuttled through it to replenish freshwater, spiced vegetables, grain and other goods for the merchant ship. When the merchant ship filled with cargo sank to the waterline, the crew quickly arrived. After several customs officers in sky blue suits inspected it, they raised their sails to go out to sea. The vacant warehouses were soon filled with impatient merchant ships waiting behind.

Here, tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of taels of silver are shipped every day. Tens of thousands of taels of silver are also in. The customs tax alone is as high as tens of thousands of taels of silver. When encountering the monsoon, sometimes a whole team of teams coming from the West and the United States may have the value of the items carrying one million taels of white. It is hard to imagine. Three or four years ago, before the Customs Governor's Office was established, this place was just a small village. Occasionally, there were dozens of fishermen stationed.

Another sea boat was guided by a small boat. The sea boat was a little smaller than the surrounding sea boats. It was almost two-thirds larger than the other ships. However, the carved beams and painted roofs were extremely luxurious. From a distance, it looked like a flower boat on the Qinhuai River. Of course, the ships that could go out to sea were far from comparable to flower boats.

After the ship stopped at the pier, it was just connected to the shore with wooden boards. Four clerks in blue had boarded the ship and asked the crew: "Who is your cargo owner?"

Several short crew members looked up a little confused. Among them, the clever one pointed to the middle of the ship. Four customs officers walked towards the middle of the ship. Just a few steps, a middle-aged man wearing an official uniform like the Ming Dynasty walked out of the middle of the ship, surrounded by more than ten followers. Judging from the crane embroidered on the official uniform, he turned out to be a first-rank minister.

A customs officer quickly took the initiative to salute: "Greetings to the Lord."

"I dare not take it. I dare not take it. The four great people asked. The young minister Li Shixu was an envoy from North Korea who came to Gong the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to return triumphantly." The famous official quickly said in fluent official words.

When I heard that it was an envoy from North Korea, the four customs officials had a laughing and crying situation on their faces. North Korea was listed as a country that was not expropriated by the Ming Dynasty by the Ming Dynasty and was deeply influenced by the Ming Dynasty. Their official positions and uniforms were the same as those of the Ming Dynasty. No wonder the four people admitted their mistakes.

"It turned out to be an envoy. I also asked the adults to show the cargo list that accompanied the ship. It would also be possible for us to estimate the tax." Bao Baochun said. He is a cargo evaluator at the customs. When a sea ship enters the dock, more than three cargo evaluators need to check it. Estimate the actual value of the goods and confirm the taxes to be paid.

"Several officials made a mistake. Everything on the ship is tribute." Li Shixu said with a smile on his face.

Shixu was the Emperor of Korea. He had long heard that for the sake of Manchus, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty opened a new customs a few years ago and taxed goods that were traveling at sea. This move also caused controversy among the monarchs and ministers of the Korean king. Some people believed that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty violated the family laws of his ancestors. Opening the sea to collect taxes was a greedy act. It would definitely lead the residents around the sea to abandon the wasteland and rush to go into the sea. After a long time, the court would become unstable. It would still be drinking to quench thirst.

Some people think that it is extraordinary and extraordinary. The move of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty can solve the urgent needs of the court. Although North Korea was conquered and became a vassal state of Manchus, it was only compared to the Ming Dynasty's generous favorability towards the vassal state. Manchus demanded excessively, which made North Korean monarchs and ministers quite dissatisfied. In addition, the current North Korean king Li and his brother, Xian's crown prince, Li, and his younger brother, Linping, were captured by the Qing army to Chenyang for ten years. It was not until the Qing army entered the pass that Doer believed that North Korea had no taboos and let their brothers go back. During this period, several people suffered all the hardships. Li hated Manchus to the core and always wanted to get rid of Manchus' exploitation of North Korea and actively formed an army. However, the North Korean country was exhausted and the people were poor. Some ministers believed that it could be used to the Ming Dynasty. They also set up customs tax and support troops in Pyongyang.

The two opinions were quarrel. In the end, Li still did not have the courage to break the family rules of his ancestors and learn from the Ming Dynasty to open the sea. However, who knew that within a few years, the Ming Dynasty rose again and defeated his former opponents. The whole world was destroyed. The news came to Pyongyang. The Korean monarch and ministers were ecstatic and gathered the city to celebrate. If anyone who didn't know read it, he would think that the Koreans had won the battle.

Since Manchus has been defeated, of course, the North Koreans are unwilling to be a vassal state of Manchus. But don’t look at Manchus now as a sick cat at best. Compared with Manchus, North Korea can only be considered a mouse. Without the support of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea will never dare to turn against Manchus. This time Lee

The Ming Dynasty. Congratulations are only one aspect. In fact, with two missions, we must borrow troops from the Ming Dynasty. Only the Ming army is stationed in Pyongyang. North Korea has the courage to turn against the people. The second is to see if it can start the construction of customs like the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, one of the things on this ship was tributes presented to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. Most of them were various specialties prepared by Li Shixu from North Korea. The fur from Korea, such as Korean ginseng and other furs, can often make a profit of several times to ten times. Taking advantage of the opportunity to send tribute, it used to be able to avoid the Ming Dynasty's ban on the sea. Now it can avoid taxes.

Originally, Li Shixu thought that after he had said the tribute, these Ming customs personnel would leave. He thought that even if he wanted taxes, he would not be able to collect taxes on the emperor's tribute. Unexpectedly, the four customs personnel looked at each other and all their faces laughed. Bao Baochun said, "Sir, I'm really sorry. The Ming customs has regulations. All items must be paid before they can go ashore."

"What. Is this unreasonable?" Li Shixu's face was filled with anger. Is this Ming Dynasty still a country of etiquette? Shixu thought angrily and said, "Four lords. Have you made a mistake? I have never heard of the principle that gifts need to be paid taxes."

"The messenger is a little restless. If the gifts given to the emperor are really not required to be paid. If you pay the tax, you will also be refunded. However, other items on the ship cannot be exempted from tax.

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"Okay. In addition to the tributes, this boat is a daily necessity for us. The four adults don't have to waste time." Li Shixu suppressed his anger. He was the Duke of Qinglin County in North Korea and was extremely noble. This time he came to the Ming Dynasty with tributes excitedly. He thought that he could borrow troops from the Ming Dynasty to get rid of the rule of Manchus and make great contributions. He could make a fortune. Unexpectedly, he would be troubled before he even stepped on it.

"Mr. Is it a gift? It needs to be checked before it is counted. Even if it is all tribute, it still needs to be checked and completed. The adult has a customs office note in his hand before he can control the goods. Otherwise, the big goods cannot leave the wharf."

Shi Xuwu said to one follower: "Give them a list of tributes."

"Yes." The person followed the crowd and rushed into the ship warehouse. After a while, he took out a purple wooden box and opened the wooden box. Inside was a piece of rolled silk. The silk was opened. It was full of handwriting. Bao Baochun checked it. It was indeed a catalog of tributes. It was full of various tributes. In order to borrow soldiers, the Koreans invested a lot this time. There were 100 stallions alone. There were 100 kilograms of ginseng and leopard skins and fifty pieces of otter skins. In addition, the past tributes were like full of flowers, yellow flowers, colorful flowers, thick white paper, and ten girls. The most valuable ones were four pairs of Dongqing.

Haidongqing is the best falcon. The adult Haidongqing is more than half a meter long and its wings are spread more than two meters. In addition to production, the North Korean Ministry also produces it. However, it is extremely difficult to capture Haidongqing. It is difficult to domesticate adult Haidongqing. It is said that young birds are easier to domesticate. However, Haidongqing's nest is generally built on cliffs. To catch young birds in Haidongqing, you can only climb up from under the cliffs. A few hundred meters above the altitude. If you accidentally fall down, you will die from a life of a life. It is extremely dangerous to climb alone. In the air, you must also be guarded against the attack of adult Haidongqing. Catching a nest of Haidongqing's young birds in Haidongqing often requires seven or eight lives. Therefore, there is a saying that a bird counts its lives.

Hunting with Haidongqing was the most common among the nobles of the Liao Kingdom. During the Liao Kingdom period, the Khitans killed the Jurchens every year to capture a large number of Haidongqing and pay tribute. Until the Haidongqing in the Jurchens was almost captured, it was still unsatisfied. Finally, it aroused the anger of the Jurchens. Wanyan Aguda gave the order. The Jurchens responded everywhere. In the end, the Liao Kingdom, which was established for a hundred years, was destroyed. It was said that the Liao Kingdom was destroyed on Haidongqing. Although it cannot be said that it is all right, it is at least a big factor.

The first time in the North Korea tributes to Haidongqing. However, the number of times is very rare. Since the Yongle period, North Korea has made tributes once and several times in the year. Until the ninth year of Chongzhen, the "Bingzi Lu Rebellion" believed by the Korean monarchs and ministers, surrendered to the Manchus and became a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. Xian stopped tribute to the Ming Dynasty. Among hundreds of tributes, only the tributes were paid several times in the Xuande period. However, there was only one pair each time. Later, no tribute was paid. North Korea was willing to pay tribute every year. It was of course beneficial.

Including Yi. Since Zhu Di rewarded the tributes several times worth of the tributes to the monarchs and ministers of Korea during the Yongle period, the rewards of the Ming Dynasty have never been lower than the value of the tributes. Haidongqing is too expensive. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty rarely hunts. The tributes to Haidongqing are not counted. The monarchs and ministers of Korea naturally removed this tribute and now pays four tributes at one time. It can be said that they have spent a lot of money. Because the monarchs and ministers of Korea believe that Emperor Hongguang has made great achievements in his own efforts several times and must like to hunt. He gritted his teeth and sent these four pairs of holly.

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