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Chapter 439 Monetary Sovereignty and the Annan Civil War

"Chance?"

Zhu Yijiong asked: "What is Wang Qing's opinion?"

Wang Yuan said: "Reporting to your Majesty, I have been looking through the archives of North Korea during this period and found that as early as the early Ming Dynasty, North Korea once banned the mining and use of domestic silver. Even the gifts brought by Japanese envoys to North Korea There was silver in it, but it was all returned. This ban was not lifted by North Korea until the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. But the actual effect was not great, and most North Korean people still used barter transactions."

"When I was the governor of Zhejiang, I heard some Ningbo merchants traveling to and from North Korea say that most of their business on the coast of North Korea was barter. They would purchase goods needed by North Korea in advance at home, and wait until they arrived in North Korea. Along the coast, we directly replace them with local specialties such as Korean ginseng, and then resell them to Japan. However, in recent years, the business of Korean ginseng has become increasingly difficult, and some merchants are already considering changing careers."

"Now, as His Majesty said, North Korea came to Ming Dynasty to ask for silver. Obviously, North Korea has gradually experienced a silver shortage. North Korea has long been dependent on Japanese silver, and now Japan no longer exports silver to North Korea. This is an opportunity for Ming Dynasty. . I believe that what Duke Zhenguo and the Marquis of Min said are reasonable. When North Korea asks for silver, they should not give it lightly. They should exchange it with their own silver and copper mines."

"North Korea is selling domestic silver and copper mines, and Ming Dynasty is responsible for mining and minting coins, and then giving them silver and copper coins according to the corresponding cost."

As soon as Wang Yuan's words came out, several cabinet ministers and the emperor Zhu Yijiong were startled at first. Then they thought about it carefully and soon discovered the mystery.

Good guy, this Wang Yuan is too poisonous!
In the words of later generations, this is to make North Korea give up its monetary sovereignty in exchange for domestic currency stability.

Wang Li and the others only realized that this might cause big problems for North Korea, but they did not feel it as deeply as Zhu Yijiong.

Although the currencies used at this time were precious metals such as gold, silver, and copper, which had a certain value in themselves, this value was also limited.Moreover, the cost of minting coins in the Ming Dynasty is not comparable to that of North Korea. The cost of minting coins can be used to exchange for North Korea's gold and silver mines at a premium.

Specifically how to maximize the benefits, Ming Dynasty can completely explore slowly.

Anyway, the Ming Dynasty will not lose, and the Korean court will also make some profits.

The Ming Dynasty could earn the price difference by relying on the cost of minting coins, and at the same time indirectly control the North Korean economy, and the North Korean court could also rely on the money exchanged to monopolize the domestic currency market.

Zhu Yijiong clapped her hands and praised: "Wang Qing's plan has won my heart. I have sent an order to Honglu Temple to ask them to negotiate with North Korea. The cabinet should also formulate a plan as soon as possible and come to me for review."

Several days passed.

When the Honglu Temple of the Ming Dynasty discussed the matter with Pu Wenxiu, Pu Wenxiu's clever mind quickly realized that something was wrong with the details.

But he was just aware of it. His shallow knowledge and limited vision prevented him from noticing the deeper diplomatic trap behind it.

……

The North Korean envoy had just left Beijing, and the letter and newspaper, which had been rushed to Nanjing through the post station for [-] miles, arrived.

Zhu Chengxun hurried into the palace to see the emperor with the message: "Your Majesty, the war in Annan has begun!"

Zhu Yijiong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "No wonder the Ruan family's envoys did not come this year. What is the specific situation? Did the Ruan family finally lose control and mobilized troops?"

Zhu Chengxun replied: "That's not the case. The first to mobilize troops was the Zheng family in the north of Annan. Rice in Annan can be planted two seasons a year, and in some areas it can be planted three seasons. This year, the Zheng family harvested winter rice first and planted summer rice. After that, before the rainy season comes, we suddenly send troops to attack Nguyen Thi An Nam."

Although Zhu Yijiong has canonized the Ruan family as King Annan, the Ming Dynasty still calls the Ruan family Annan, even the emperor Zhu Yijiong.Zhu Yijiong was a little surprised: "Did Zheng send troops first?"

He originally thought that canonizing Ruan as King of Annan would be because Ruan couldn't hold himself back first.

After all, the Nguyen family was quite capable of fighting in the history of Annan, and was extremely warlike. They conquered the Indochina Peninsula from east to west, plundered land everywhere, and even annexed Cambodia for a time.

All right!Zhu Yijiong misunderstood. Those who annexed Cambodia were Nguyen Thi An Nam after the Tay Son Army. Strictly speaking, they are not the same thing as the current Nguyen clan.

The Zheng family had no intention of provoking a war, but seeing the Qing Dynasty, its backer, fall, Guangxi in the north was blocked by the Ming Dynasty, and the Ruan family in Hengshan successfully obtained the canonization of the Ming Dynasty.

The Nguyen family also formally ceased war with Chenla in the south, which gave the Zheng family a serious sense of crisis.

After all, strictly speaking, they are considered rebels of the Ming Dynasty. Now that the Ruan family has been canonized as King Annan, who do they, the Zheng family, count?
And what about the Hou Li Dynasty supported by the Zheng family?
Instead of waiting for the Ruan family to send troops to the Northern Expedition, it is better to strike first. As long as the Ruan family can be destroyed, they can respectfully apologize to the Chinese emperor later.

Seeing the demise of the Nguyen family, the Chinese emperor would most likely forgive the Zheng family, just like the Li Dynasty in the past. At worst, he would push the king out and let the Chinese emperor kill him to vent his anger.

Anyway, this thing is a consumable for the Zheng family, especially during the previous confrontation between Ruan and Zheng, it was so powerful. Every time the Zheng family lost a battle, they would kill the king, because the king was not wise, so he lost the battle.

Zhu Yijiong thought for a moment and asked, "How many troops will Zheng send?"

Zhu Chengxun shook his head: "I'm not sure, but there should be less than 10 people, and most of them are civilians, so they can't be considered an army. Although the Ruan family hastily accepted the battle, they relied on the southern terrain and defended according to the danger. Both sides should be able to fight. I The army must send troops immediately, otherwise it will be delayed for another one or two months and the Annan rainy season will come, and it will be difficult for the army to fight in Annan."

"I understand." Zhu Yijiong nodded slightly, and then called the secretary and asked him to draft an edict for dispatching troops. He also said: "Qing Zhu, you go down immediately with the edict and inform the cabinet and the Privy Council to work together. Give the order again. The Guangxi and Qiongzhou navies will send troops to Annan immediately!"

As Zhu Chengxun deliberately reminded, the rainy season is about to begin in Annan.

If you want to send troops, you can only take advantage of now, otherwise it will be difficult to fight, and now is also the time when Zheng's rear is empty.

As for the reason for sending troops, it was simply that the Ruan family was China's canonized King of Annam, and the Zheng family was just a traitor to the puppet government. In addition, the Zheng family also annexed Chinese territory two years ago.

Although it was a dowry for the chieftains of Yunnan, how could the country's territory be used as a dowry for the chieftains of Yunnan and be used as a dowry for foreign vassals?
It is definitely too late to send Zhu Yijiong's military edict to Guangxi and Qiongzhou. Fortunately, Xu Jin has already prepared it, and a Privy Council branch system has been established there in advance to deal with such emergencies.

The cabinet received the news quickly. Wang Li, the chief minister, frowned and said nothing.

He also knew that the emperor had long been interested in Annan, and North Korea, which was next door to Liaodong, had already been partially eaten away.But is it too fast to send troops to Annan now? Liaodong, Shanxi, and Monan Grassland have just surrendered, and money is needed everywhere.

And Annan is a big money-burner, so it would be troublesome just to manage it in a hurry.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty defeated Annan and established the Chief Secretary of Cochin, which has not been fully digested for decades, which is also extremely worrying!
It's a pity that the emperor has already issued the decree, and no matter how much he thinks about it, he can't change this established fact.

(End of this chapter)