Chapter 713 A grand plan

The palace has chosen a good holiday and will enthrone two concubines in early March of the first year of Wude, including Lee Hyun-hui, a royal clan of the Korean Kingdom, and Shen (Baoyan) as Concubine Zhuang.

The envoy of North Korea, Kang Shunchen, originally thought that after seeing Lee Hyun-hui with his own eyes, he could return to his country to report his life.

However, they were not told when they would attend the horse banquet; recently Kang Shunchen, Park Kyung-woo, and met the Emperor of Ming Dynasty in the Rouyi Hall, and did not mention when they would set off.

It seems that the trip will have to be delayed for a while.

As expected, Kang Shunchen quickly found out something else.

An official from the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty was discussing with the envoys of Japan and wanted to send a Ming envoy to Japan and enthrone the king, and finally determined that the number was thirty. The court also proposed that because the Daming of the Madao protected the Japanese pirates, he wanted to send a navy fleet to escort them to protect the safety of the envoys of Japan and the Ming envoys of Japan.

The envoys of Japan suggested that it was not easy to send troops to Japan to avoid misunderstandings; because during the Hongwu period, the Ming Dynasty court threatened to use force against Japan.

Park Jingwu returned to the Huitong Hall outside the right gate of Chang'an, and she still looked very depressed.

Kang Shunchen advised him in Korean dialect: The emperor enthroned the virtuous man-lord as a concubine, which was a good thing for the Park family.

Unexpectedly, Park Jingwu showed a very shameful smile.

Seeing this, Kang Shunchen said: Why is a real man worried about having no wife?The King of Huaian (Li Fanggan, the king's fourth brother) married the royal family of the Ming Dynasty. In order to make good friends with the court, the king would inevitably take the initiative to improve his relationship with the King of Huaian.With the family friendship between the Park family and the Great Lord of Wai'an, General Park will also receive courtesy and attention from the king; not to mention that General Park's sister also entered the palace.If a general has power and wealth, isn’t you the choice of beauty?

Park Jingwu seemed dissatisfied with the emperor, and then retorted: Could it be that the king would not worry that the great Lord Huaian would use the power of the Ming court to grow stronger, and instead suppress the family close to the great Lord Huaian?

Kang Shunchen said in surprise: When North Korea was established, it had abandoned the national policy of expanding its territory in the north and instead made good news to Daming. The two countries have since had a good relationship.During the Hongwu period, the king had established friendship with Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty in Peiping.Why did the Ming Dynasty court fail to get along with our army?

Park Jingwu was speechless. He had limited knowledge of these major events. The words just now might just be because of personal grievances.

However, Kang Shunchen was a civil servant and was responsible for diplomatic relations in the country all year round. When he said this, he suddenly fell into deep thought.

Maybe Pu Jingwu’s unintentional words really make sense.Will the Ming Dynasty court use Maharajan as a pawn in order to further threaten and dominate North Korea's military and political affairs?

When Kang Shunchen first entered the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was expeditioning north to Mongolia, which created an illusion for him, as if the main direction of the Ming Dynasty was to deal with Mongolia.

But Kang Shunchen came to his senses and thought that the Mongolian tribes at this time were no longer the Yuan Dynasty, or the border troubles of the Ming Dynasty, but it was difficult to threaten the Ming court again.

On the contrary, the repair of sea ships at Longjiang Port and some things Kang Shunchen heard recently made him feel that the Ming Dynasty seemed to pay great attention to the navy going to sea and was preparing to expand its forces to Korea, Japan, Annan and the West.

The New Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was a young, strong and ambitious emperor, and both father and son seized power through force, and wanted to make achievements to improve prestige and consolidate the throne, which seemed reasonable.

Kang Shunchen was preparing to report some of his new insights to the monarch after returning to his country.

... On the southeast bank of Xuanwu Lake, in the past two days, many young men in common clothes have come.They should be from the Jinyiwei and the Guardian Department, who are conducting secret investigations and surveillance around the Shen family's mansion.

Chen Xu's family had already received news from the eunuchs that the emperor was coming to the Shen family's residence.

But she didn't know the exact time.

She got up in the morning and dressed up carefully and applied rouge on her face. She usually didn't do these things when she didn't go out.

Chen Xu persuaded Baoyan and asked her to come and meet after the emperor came. But Baoyeon seemed to be very resistant and immediately refused.

Baoyan did believe some people's slander, and that's how it came to this.

This also made Chen Xu's family understand the problems within the family: it was nothing more than the industrial business in Yunnan left to the Shen family, and the Xu family was dissatisfied and wanted the Xu family's children to marry Baoyan to obtain the inheritance and control of the wealth.

However, once Baoyeon enters the palace, those risks will be resolved.

Neither the Xu family nor Baoyan could disobey the emperor's imperial edict, otherwise the consequences would be very serious and everything would be unstoppable.

It was light rain in the sky and the sky was gray.

There were bells and drums on the Taiping Gate Tower. Just after noon, the emperor's carriage arrived.

Chen Xu invited Wang (Ma Enhui) and welcomed Zhu Gaoxu to the mansion.

That Wang must be Zhu Gaoxu's friend, and Chen Xu almost confirmed this from Wang's eyes this time.

Zhu Gaoxu had already gotten out of the carriage, and the three of them walked into a corridor, followed by some men in black cloth, eunuchs, and servants from the Shen family.

In order to make the atmosphere a little relaxed, Chen Xu walked and smiled and said something irrelevant.

I opened the "Liyuan" at Jubaomen, but the shopkeeper was still Xu Cailiu.

The relationship between the three of them was a bit strange. Zhu Gaoxu seemed relatively silent just now. At this moment, he immediately looked very interested and said: Next to the Qinhuai River?

Chen Xu nodded and said: That's right, in Dagongfang.

Zhu Gaoxu praised: Madam, I have a good vision. There are many people in the city over there, not far from the palace, and there are people who listen to opera, drink tea and hold banquets.How is the business?

It's really much better than Yunnan. Chen Xu smiled and said, starting such a business requires a lot of cash. After all, we cannot collect food, cloth, charcoal and other things. The capital is a place where wealth and wealth gather in the world, and there are many people with cash.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly stopped and stood beside the railings of the corridor and watched the yard. Chen Xu and Wang had to stop.

What attracted Zhu Gaoxu was a water leak next to the pond.

When Chen Xu saw Zhu Gaoxu's gaze, he suddenly felt very interesting. An emperor seemed to have turned into a big boy full of curiosity.

That big water leak was made by the water in the funnel and the thing that drove the wooden gears to run. People in the world would have built it hundreds of years ago.

Just the decoration in the garden is useful like a rockery. Chen Xu said, now the time is no longer necessary to leak water, but use the "six-wheel hourglass" and you are not afraid of freezing in winter. The Imperial Heaven Supervision must have these things, and there may be more complicated structures.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: I thought civil officials thought it was a strange trick, but it seemed that they were quite keen on such machinery.

Chen Xu guessed that he had been busy with other things shortly after he ascended the throne and might not understand.

The three of them walked into a living room with a tea table inside.

Like in the Liyuan Garden in Yunnan, the tea sets on the coffee table are made of kung fu tea, which is not common in the capital.

After Chen Xu and others gave their salutes, she personally handled making tea.

This situation is naturally inconvenient to say something too private, so Zhu Gaoxu began to talk about national affairs.

Chen Xu listened carefully. She actually liked listening very much, which made her feel very noble... After all, the status of a businessman is low.

When Zhu Gaoxu and Mu Sheng and in her garden decided on military and political affairs while drinking tea, Chen Xu felt very stylish.

Zhu Gaoxu seemed to be prepared and took out a map. He said: As Mrs. Chen said, the Ming Dynasty now lacks currency in circulation. Baochao faces problems such as credit overdraft collapse and counterfeit banknotes, and has not found a good solution for the time being. Therefore, the safest way is to get a large amount of gold, silver and copper.

There seems to be a silver mine in Japan, and I have decided to send an envoy to inspect it.

There are gold mines in Nanyang, as well as gold obtained from trade.

In the areas of Hui and Islamic Sects such as India and Arabia, they traded with the East and the West since the Han Dynasty and accumulated a large amount of gold.

There is a copper mine in Yunnan, which can be minted and transported to the southwest.

Therefore, I plan to establish a maritime trade order from Europe, Africa, India, South China Sea, Ming, North Korea, Japan, and even possible to connect America, across the east, west, south and north.The court could not only obtain a large amount of cash, but after it flowed into the country, it could also promote the prosperity of domestic industry and commerce.

(The circulation of currency in the Ming Dynasty was very strange and chaotic, and fake coins could also be used. People in the world regardless of whether it is true or false, they only value it based on the quality. After the credit of Baochao went bankrupt, it could still be circulated; because of the two civil wars, the court issued a large amount of Baochao, and now the value of Baochao and copper coins has dropped to 10 to 1.)

Chen Xu lifted the boiling water, waiting to cool down a little, and bowed slowly and said: The emperor has such a grand vision and a long-term vision, and I admire him very much. However, all dynasties have always advised agriculture and suppressed commerce. The emperor is so broad-minded, will there be no ministers oppose it?

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said: Someone should object.However, in this world, as long as it is a meaningful thing, it is not an easy task.

When Wang heard this, he immediately looked at Zhu Gaoxu sideways, his eyes becoming a little strange. Mrs. Chen noticed this detail, but could not understand it.

Zhu Gaoxu said: After the prosperity of industry and commerce, grain production may not be reduced. After all, those who occupy fertile land are reluctant to let it be deserted.

Moreover, after the introduction of advanced farming technology from the Han people, Siam, Zhenla, Annan and other places, the yield was very high, with at least three mature ones a year.We can transport grain from these places through trade and hoard it.The land in Liaodong was fertile and was also a major development site by the imperial court at this time. The criminals tried to avoid death and exiled to Liaodong. Compensation was given to the migration of military and civilians.I judge that there will be no famine in the country at this time.

When Chen Xu heard this, he took the opportunity to say something about the previous misunderstanding and in a joking tone: No wonder, the court once promised me to use salt to attract some betrothal gifts, but the emperor took it back.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: I don’t want a talented woman like Mrs. Chen to be delayed by the boring salt business, and there is a more profitable business for you. Don’t worry about money, I am planning to issue national debts.

Treasury bonds? Chen Xu asked.

But she was thinking about boiling water, and it was almost cold at this time, so she picked up the kettle and started making tea.The living room was filled with a pleasant fragrance of tea.