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Fang Jifan clenched his teeth and shed tears.
This kissing ceremony is most suitable for those who are passionate and unrestrained, or, in Fang Jifan's case, the more romantic people.
Although Xu Jing was on the boat and was used to the kissing ceremony, it did not mean that he dared to be presumptuous in front of his mentor.
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Just now, the emotions were rising and he could no longer control his emotions. Fortunately, Xu Jing still had reason.
With the click of a button, he resolved the embarrassment of master and disciple turning against each other. He washed his face with tears and bowed down: "Student Xu Jing, pay homage to my mentor."
In the distance, Liu Jin threw a broad bean into his mouth and chewed it while watching this touching scene.
He was slapped hard on the head: "What are you doing?"
Liu Jin was a little angry and almost spit out the broad beans in his mouth. It was a pity.
When he turned around and saw it was Zhu Houzhao, his face turned green with fright, and he slowly squeezed out a smile.
Zhu Houzhao lowered his voice and scolded: "What are you still doing here? Leave quickly."
"Why?" Liu Jin was puzzled.
Zhu Houzhao shuddered, this Xu Jing was too scary, so he dragged Liu Jin away.
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Fang Jifan looked at the unrecognizable Xu Jing and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Two years ago, he let him go to sea because he hoped that someone could find the future of this nation.
But it was really a lie to say that I didn't miss him when I really went to sea. Now, the master and apprentice were reunited. Although Fang Jifan pretended to be inscrutable on the surface, he stepped forward and stroked Xu Jing's disheveled head. I couldn't help but shake my head: "You have suffered."
"Teacher, students are not miserable, and students never miss their teacher."
Fang Jifan¡¯s face turned slightly red, but he said, ¡°It¡¯s the same as being a teacher.¡±
Xu Jing was filled with emotion and prostrated on the ground. Hearing what his teacher said, his heart was filled with joy.
Fang Jifan said: "Get up, my teacher will take you home."
When Xu Jing heard the word "go home", he couldn't help but choke up.
He stood up tremblingly: "Teacher, this time, the student has returned from the bone."
Fang Jifan calmed down and listened to Xu Jing's report.
In fact, Xu Jing is not Ouyang Zhi. In Fang Jifan's heart, Xu Jing is a smooth social person. Xu Jing continued: "This time, the students brought back some envoys without permission to restore their tribute to the Ming Dynasty."
Later generations hated the tribute system, and Fang Jifan also felt that the tribute system was quite problematic. But it is fair to say that tribute was almost the best choice in this era. The Ming Dynasty had occupied the most fertile land on the continent and accumulated countless The inexhaustible wealth is like a man who robs poor neighbors. This kind of thing is something that Ming Dynasty cannot do.
When this tribute system was originally designed, it was quite necessary for the Ming Dynasty to stabilize all countries in the world. For example, during the Yuan Dynasty, the Joseon Kingdom established a horse farm in Jeju, Korea. Naturally, the Ming Dynasty would never allow it. Countless good horses. In the end, what hidden dangers are left? This war horse is the most precious strategic material. Of course, the more war horses of the Ming Dynasty, the better. Once the vassal country has too many horses, it is inevitable that there will be other intentions.
Therefore, when Emperor Taizu Gao first established the tribute system with the Korean State, he stated by name that the Korean State must pay tribute to war horses on time. The horse breeding farm set up by the Mongolian Yuan people in the Korean State eventually became the place where horses were raised in the Ming Dynasty. , North Korea had to pay tribute in full, but there were hardly enough war horses in the country, so that the top nobles had to use ox carts to travel.
Not only that, in the Ming Dynasty's tribute system, it seemed that the Ming Dynasty was suffering a loss. The vassal states presented rare treasures from various countries, such as the Japanese state sending Japanese swords. These Japanese swords did not come for free, but were trained by craftsmen countless times. , the steel used was hundred-forged steel; Korea donated war horses and ginseng, and other countries had different specialties.
But the one who really holds the pricing power is Daming.
In the eyes of Ming Dynasty, are your Korean horses valuable? The Japanese sword of the Japanese country is not just a sword, but how much is it worth? Come on, come on, think about it for five hundred dollars.
The Ming Dynasty still uses the Ming Dynasty¡¯s pricing for gifts from various countries. My silk is different. You can¡¯t buy it on the market. My porcelain is amazing. You can¡¯t find it even if you don¡¯t have 12 or 8 taels of silver. .
Emperor Taizu Gao, who started his career by expelling the northern barbarians, has never suffered losses from others in his life. The tribute system he designed is roughly like this. He collects goods from the vassal country and enriches himself at a lower price. At the same time, he gives gifts to his opponents. For the vassal state, rare silk and porcelain.
It seems that this is a losing deal, but in fact??Silk and porcelain are just luxuries, while medicinal materials, war horses, swords and even beauties from various countries have enriched the Ming Dynasty's harem and also enriched the Ming Dynasty's army at low prices.
And with the pricing power completely controlled by the Ming Dynasty, countries seem to have taken advantage of this kind of tribute trade. You see, these guys exchanged worthless horses, knives, and medicinal materials for the rare Ming Dynasty products. Silk and porcelain, my great emperor, my grace is mighty, my virtue is spread all over the world.
As for why this system, which does not seem too bad, always gives people the feeling of taking a huge advantage, it is simply because history was cultivated by the Ming Dynasty. In this era, whoever controls history has the right to speak.
Of course, the tribute system is not without its faults, and sometimes it often breaks down.
The Wara people completely turned against the Ming Dynasty because the Wara people traded with the Ming Dynasty. They were in urgent need of iron pots for cooking and a large amount of tea. However, the Ming Dynasty thought that the iron pots were ironware and could not meet your needs. Come on, be obedient. Use more silk, but the Oara people don't want silk in the freezing desert. Wearing silk will freeze to death. At the same time, the prices of cattle and horses were so low that every time there was a mutual trade, conflicts between the two sides continued. After the conflict, they went home to gather their troops and wanted to rob them. The two sides fought fiercely, and then returned to negotiations. On the table, the exchanges continued. The Ming Dynasty still refused to sell iron pots, thinking that it was an enemy. The Wala people thought that if I want to cook, I can¡¯t do it without a pot. There is not enough tea, and the meat is difficult to digest. I brought so many cattle and horses, you Sell ??me this? Why are our cattle and horses worthless? Your silks and porcelain are only so valuable. Don¡¯t mention culture to me. Hey, I have such a bad temper, and then I beat you again.
At the same time, overseas countries are gradually coming back to their senses. No, the silk and porcelain given by the Ming Dynasty are good, but are they really worth so much money?
As a result, the smuggling industry prospered. People discovered that even if someone risked beheading to smuggle, the price of the smuggled silk and porcelain was actually lower than the price of the silk and porcelain obtained in exchange for tribute, and there were actually huge amounts of them. arbitrage space.
After Fang Jifan carefully thought about the history of the Ming Dynasty, he was puzzled at first. It was obvious that the Ming Dynasty was a big mistake. In the eyes of the civil servants who compiled history, they suffered big losses every year. But why, people would rather smuggle than The exchange is carried out through official trade in the name of tribute.
?????????????? The Tatars and Oaras in the north, despite having the opportunity to take advantage, always fight to the death with the Ming Dynasty.
You must know that the capital of the Ming Dynasty is Beijing. In order to defend the north, there are many fortifications there. There are also firearms in the forts. It is extremely risky to attack the Ming Dynasty by knocking on the gates. Not only will the Ming court and other desert tribes jointly attack , even the tall city wall, even if many people die, may not be able to cross the gap. Moreover, trade may be cut off for quite some time in the future. Didn't the original Beiyuan completely fall apart? After that, wouldn¡¯t Oala eventually collapse completely under the Ming Dynasty¡¯s alliance with the Ningwei and Tatars?
In the end, Fang Jifan came to the conclusion that none of the Ming emperors, starting from Emperor Taizu Gao, was pure. After all, there were not many people like Fang Jifan who were as pure as a blank piece of paper. The creation of this tribute system , which itself was intended to weaken the vassal state and strengthen itself, could be concealed under this purpose. The Ming Dynasty officials who had mastered the pen continued to polish it at the same time, but they always showed the appearance of victims.
As for how future generations understand and interpret it, those who compile history don¡¯t care. Uncle, I suffered a loss. I lost all my pants. I exchanged such an expensive treasure for worthless war horses, Japanese knives, medicinal materials, spices, and ivory. , and the beauties paid tribute by North Korea, so why not lose money?
Fang Jifan admired his ancestors. They were all social people, and they were the most educated ones.
He glanced at Xu Jing: "How many did you bring?"
"Forty-seven countries" Xu Jingdao.
Fang Jifan almost choked to death, forty-seven
Although we know that the so-called forty-seven countries are very large, and some countries are just small areas, this number is still a bit large, and Fang Jifan wants to be quiet.
"The students also attacked the cannibals, captured their ships, and took hundreds of prisoners, including many craftsmen and sailors."
Fang Jifan's face trembled How could someone who loves peace as a teacher teach such a disciple He took a deep breath and said, "These people are exactly what the Western Sea needs most right now."
"Exactly." Xu Jing lowered his voice: "Not only that, the students are still in the West and have recruited hundreds of French craftsmen and sailors to board the ship."
"" Fang Jifan said in surprise: "How were you recruited?"
¡°That¡¯s how we were recruited.¡±
"They are willing to come with you?" Fang Jifan was confused.
Xu Jing gave Fang Jifan a meaningful look: "I didn't think so much when I was recruiting. I just said that I would make a lot of money if I came here, and I gave him a lot of money first. Buthow to arrange it, the student didn't think so. Many, it was all arranged by the teacher. At that time, the student really didn¡¯t think too much. He just thought that if he could bring something back, he would bring it. If the teacher is useful, he would use it. If he thought it was useless, they would come anyway"
Fang Jifan looked confused. Does this count as selling something?
Xu Jing, you have become bad. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)p; "They are willing to come with you?" Fang Jifan was confused.
Xu Jing gave Fang Jifan a meaningful look: "I didn't think so much when I was recruiting. I just said that I would make a lot of money if I came here, and I gave him a lot of money first. Buthow to arrange it, the student didn't think so. Many, it was all arranged by the teacher. At that time, the student really didn¡¯t think too much. He just thought that if he could bring something back, he would bring it. If the teacher is useful, he would use it. If he thought it was useless, they would come anyway"
Fang Jifan looked confused. Does this count as selling something?
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