sjar Chapter 440 The people of a superior nation do not worship the ruler of an inferior nation.
Chapter 440 The people of a superior nation do not worship the ruler of an inferior nation.
Wang Zhuan was going crazy.
Or rather, Wang Zhuan wanted to kill these bastards in front of him directly.
Sun, the eunuch, was nothing but a dead eunuch.
Prince Chen and Prince Ming were even more like bandits among the victors and vanquished.
Even Yanda Mashiri was nothing more than a traitor who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.
However, these few people in the Goryeo royal palace did not take the Goryeo king, whom they considered a complete shrew.
And what's this about "the people of a superior nation not bowing to the ruler of an inferior nation"?
No, which of you is a citizen, you bastard!
Besides, no matter what, I am still the King of Goryeo, appointed by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. My status is equal to that of a Prince of the Ming Dynasty, and my actual status is almost equivalent to that of a Prince of the Blood.
You are a dead eunuch, a traitor, and two marquises. Who among you has a higher status in the martial arts world than me?
However, when Wang Zhuan thought of the words "border market," "laborer," and "King Kwon" that Park Sung-sung had mentioned, he had to suppress his anger.
"The arrival of Crown Prince Chen and Crown Prince Ming in Goryeo is an honor for our humble nation."
Wang Zhuan suppressed the urge to draw his sword and kill someone, and began to state his conditions: "I wish to make Songlin Temple in Songdu Lijingli the residence of Prince Chen, and to make Jinpu and Tongjin counties the places of worship for Prince Chen."
“The Xingguo Temple in Songdu Rii-ri was designated as the residence of the Ming Prince, and the Yan'an and Shirakawa prefectures were designated as places of worship for the Ming Prince.”
This was something Park Sung-sung had requested in advance in his letter.
According to Wang Zhuan's own plan, it would be sufficient to use Songlin Temple as the residence of Prince Chen and Qingyang County as the place of worship for Prince Chen.
Wang Zhuan didn't think it was because he was stingy.
It was because Chen Li was a descendant of Chen Youliang.
Giving him a county as tribute would not only give Emperor Zhu an explanation on the surface, but also secretly win his favor.
Mingsheng's situation is somewhat special.
It is said that Emperor Zhu and Ming Sheng's father, Ming Yuzhen, had some relationship, so the treatment should naturally be slightly better.
However, after receiving a letter that Park Sung-sung had sent back ahead of time, Wang Jeon changed his mind.
Let's treat everyone equally, just like Park Sung-sung said.
Improving Chen Li's treatment might not please Emperor Zhu.
But it's better than leaving behind the potential problem of "mistreating the Ming Dynasty's marquises".
Who knows if this hidden danger will become a reason for Goryeo to be attacked in the future?
……
The process of welcoming Prince Chen and Prince Ming was over.
After respectfully seeing off Eunuch Sun, Prince Yeonda Mashiri, Prince Chen, Prince Ming, and others, King Jeon summoned Park Sung-seong alone.
Wang Zhuan asked with a dark face, "Why was the original plan completely disrupted? And why did things turn out this way?"
Park Sung-sung took a small pouch out of his pocket and handed it to Wang Jeon's attendant.
"Your Majesty, this contains salt produced in the Ming Dynasty."
"The price sold to Goryeo merchants was fifty wen per catty."
"If the Ministry of Revenue purchases in bulk, the price can be reduced even further."
Wang Zhuan's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Can I buy in bulk?"
Park Sung-sung nodded, then said with a bitter expression, "Your Majesty, this salt sells for fifty coins a catty to Goryeo merchants, but only five coins a catty to the people of Ming."
"A tenfold difference."
“At the time, Prince Consort Yang said that the price would be ten coins per catty when sold to the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the remaining five coins would be subsidized by the Ministry of Revenue of the Ming Dynasty.”
"But he sold it to Goryeo merchants for fifty coins. Even if the cost of the salt was only ten coins, and five coins were used to subsidize the people of Ming, the Ministry of Revenue of Ming could still pocket thirty-five coins from each pound of salt."
"Even if the Ministry of Revenue can buy in bulk and get a discount, even if the price can be reduced to thirty wen per catty, the Ministry of Revenue of the Ming Dynasty can still get fifteen wen from it."
"Even if it's just a subsidy of five coins, what difference would it make if it were ten coins?"
As Park Sung-sung finished speaking, Wang Jeon fell silent.
Is the Ming Dynasty using Goryeo's money to subsidize its own people?
After a long silence, Park Sung-sung took a deep breath and bowed to King Jeon, saying, "Your Majesty, please promote schools, promote the official language of the Ming Dynasty, and promote Chinese characters, so that there will be more scholars in our Goryeo."
Wang Zhuan's face darkened, and he asked, "Do you know what you're saying?"
Park Sung-sung nodded and replied, "Your Majesty, the Great Ming Dynasty is currently building schools at a frenzy. There are prefectural schools, state schools, county schools, and community schools."
"Salt, iron, tea, and even labor—these are all fake, and the money earned is also fake."
"The only right way is to build a large number of schools and cultivate more scholars."
"Otherwise, why would the Ming Dynasty build so many schools?"
"Your Majesty, I am aware of my own dullness, and there are many things about the Ming Dynasty that I do not understand."
"But Goryeo can imitate the Ming Dynasty, learn from the Ming Dynasty, and become the Ming Dynasty of the East."
"This time, I believe we should start with schools."
Wang Zhuan fell silent once again.
Regarding Park Sung-sung's suggestion, Wang Zhuan could only say that it's easy for someone standing on the sidelines to talk.
A frenzy of school construction?
To promote the official language and characters of the Ming Dynasty?
Okay.
If you, Park Sung-sung, can come up with the money, all of this is negotiable.
If Goryeo can't come up with the money, how will it build schools?
Besides, did Goryeo have that many educated people who understood Ming Dynasty Mandarin and Chinese characters?
When faced with the question raised by Wang Zhuan, Park Sung-sung offered a solution that was hardly a solution at all.
"Labor rotation system".
Park Sung-sung tentatively said, "The first laborers sent to the Ming Dynasty should be the first to learn the official language of the Ming Dynasty."
"I believe that we can send someone to inform these laborers to learn the official language and Chinese characters of the Ming Dynasty while they are working."
"After they return to Goryeo, we will let them teach in the local schools in Goryeo."
The more Park Sung-sung talked about it, the more reliable the idea seemed.
"The Ming Dynasty has already published the Hongwu Great Dictionary, the Hongwu Dictionary, and the Hongwu Zhengyun."
“As long as they can learn the Hongwu Zhengyun and the Hongwu Dictionary, they will be able to teach after they return to Goryeo.”
Wang Zhuan's face immediately turned even more gloomy.
Should the laborers be sent back to Korea to teach?
After a long silence, Wang Zhuan sighed heavily and said, "Do you think it's feasible?"
Park Sung-sung nodded vigorously and replied, "I think it's feasible."
"With the Ming Dynasty here, especially after the Ming Dynasty establishes an embassy in the capital, those people will be no threat."
"The affairs of laborers and the affairs of social studies can be carried out at the same time."
However, Wang Zhuan forced a smile and asked, "Will the appetite of the Ming Dynasty be so easily satisfied?"
At this point, Wang Zhuan also became inexplicably angry.
"Three thousand warhorses!"
"Twenty Silla maids!"
"The four counties will serve as places of worship for Prince Chen and Prince Ming!"
"The people of a superior nation do not worship the ruler of a inferior nation!"
"You really don't think they're going too far?"