Zhu Youjian is just a time traveler, and he can't be as old-fashioned as Chongzhen. He treats three children like our modern father.

He is actually only eighteen years old, and he not only has fatherly love but also appreciates the three little beauties.

The father and daughter were having a great time chatting together, and Zhu Youjian even told them some inspirational myths.

At first, Ziwei was a little restrained, but later she gradually let go.

All three little beauties were pressed against Zhu Youjian, and Wei Xi held her father's neck from behind.

Jianwen and Ziwei held one arm of their father, and the whole family was very happy and happy together.

At this time, the little eunuch Erxi came in to report:

"Your Majesty, Fan Jingwen, Minister of Rites, asked for a visit."

"Call"

Zhu Youjian only said one word, and then smiled at his three daughters:

"Someone is here, you can go back first, and your father will have dinner with you tonight!"

"Well, I'll take my leave!"

When the three little beauties heard a minister coming to see their father, they all nodded sensible and left the Ganqing Palace hand in hand.

When he went out, he happened to meet Fan Jingwen. Fan Jingwen didn't expect that the princesses were there and hurriedly bowed and bowed:

"See Your Highness the Princess!"

It was the first time Jianwen and Ziwei encountered this situation and were a little confused for a while.

Wei Xi smiled slightly:

"Mr. Fan is not a gift. My father is waiting for you. Go in quickly!"

"Thank you Princess!"

After thanking the princess, Fan Jingwen stepped into the Ganqing Palace.

When he saw Zhu Youjian, he hurriedly bowed and bowed:

"I'm going to see your Majesty."

"Don't give me a gift, give me a seat!"

"Thank you, long live my emperor!"

When Fan Jingwen sat down, Zhu Youjian said with a smile:

"What's wrong with me when I see you?"

Fan Jinwen hurriedly bowed:

"Your Majesty, there are five envoys from the vassal states who have paid tribute, and one of them has given tribute to the vassal states. How do you give back to the vassal states now? Please make clear what you want to do to express to it?"

"Five vassal states come to pay tribute? Aren't there dozens?"

Zhu Youjian's face suddenly changed. He remembered that during the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, there seemed to be about 100 vassal states, and later they maintained twenty or thirty, and now five are there?

Seeing the emperor's face change drastically, Fan Jingwen hurriedly stood up and reported:

"Your Majesty, there were indeed many vassal states who paid tribute in the past, and the one that paid the most was North Korea. But now North Korea has become a province of the Ming Dynasty and is exempted from tax for three years, so of course there is no need to pay tribute.

The Ryukyu, which originally paid tribute, is now actually controlled by the Satsuma tribe of Japan. They paid tribute on both ends. Perhaps Japan saw civil strife in the Ming Dynasty, so it is not allowed to pay tribute now.

In addition, Southeast Asian countries have been controlled by the Red Mavericks and Franchise people, and they no longer pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty...

Your Majesty, to be honest, this is good. If they don’t pay tribute, the Ming Dynasty can save a lot of money.”

What Fan Jingwen said actually makes sense. You should know that in the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, in order to demonstrate the style of a great country, the Ming Dynasty gave back to the envoys of the vassal states far more than their tribute.

Some countries can exchange a wild animal from the Ming Dynasty for precious silk jewelry.

This led to the vassal states rushing to pay tribute and also brought a large number of followers.

The Ming Dynasty had to reward these people. In order to get a large reward, even Nurhaci often brought many people to pay tribute.

Their tribute at that time had changed, and they wanted to get richer feedback from the Ming Dynasty.

There are even countries that fight to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. This is Japan during the Warring States Period.

They caused Japanese pirates to go to the southeast coast to provoke trouble, burn, kill and loot. It was not until the emergence of the national hero Qi Jiguang that the Japanese stricken attacks were completely wiped out.

In Zhu Youjian's mind, the sect leader is the sect leader, and the vassal state must pay tribute.

When we arrived in the Ming Dynasty, we had food and accommodation, but the round trip fee depends on how much they paid.

For vassal states that dare to play tricks with the Ming Dynasty, don’t blame the Ming Dynasty for not giving them a chance.

Those countries obviously saw the constant civil strife in the Ming Dynasty and wanted to bet on both sides, but the Ming Dynasty had been unified. Don’t they know?

So Zhu Youjian slapped the Long Shu case and said angrily:

"The order was issued that the five countries will not need to pay tribute within three years. The items paid in three years must be gold, silver, jewelry, food, etc., which are worth 200,000 taels of silver every year. The Ming Dynasty only provides them with food and accommodation, and the same is true for other countries.

In the past, if the vassal states did not come to pay tribute this year, they would add another 100,000 taels of silver, and they would be responsible for the consequences!"
Chapter completed!