I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 593 Diplomacy

Kang Zifei sold goods from Yinzhou, Hawaii and sandalwood on the spot at Minbu Port, so he didn't have to worry about Luzon not being able to eat them.

Today, as relations with the Spanish have eased in the Viceroyalty of Luzon, merchant ships can already be seen coming and going from the port, including many Spanish merchant ships from Cebu.

The United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, and Portugal will also come here to transship and sell goods, but not many at the moment, because Minbu Port has just begun expansion and development, and has been engaged in agricultural reclamation before.

Kang Zifei unloaded the goods in Luzon and then returned all the way north to Shanghai, where he purchased some Luzon and Nanyang specialties.

When I arrived at the Shanghai port, I learned that since I set out for Yinzhou last year, the imperial court had conducted a thorough investigation of customs duties along the coast, and to this day many maritime merchants have closed down.

These bankrupt maritime merchants either formed joint ventures with wealthy mainland businessmen and used chickens to lay eggs, or they sold the ships and became mainland trading houses from then on.

The shipping departments of various coastal ports and cities are ushering in a period of rapid development.

Kang Zifei stroked his beard: "It feels like a lifetime ago! But after going to sea once, you will see such a big change when you come back. No wonder there are obviously many more merchant ships in Minbu than before. It seems that there will be a lot of people from the mainland this time The businessmen got a share of the pie. Your Majesty and the ministers in the court have a good plan!"

Kang Zifei's ship docked in Shanghai port for several days. When it arrived in Nanjing, envoys from Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, and North Korea also arrived.

Envoys from Portugal, the Netherlands, and North Korea all made routine pilgrimages. Only North Korea still prayed for reinforcements from Ming China to help them suppress the rebellion of Chungcheong Province in the country.

That's right, it has been almost two months since Li Linzuo's rebellion, and North Korea has not yet settled it. Pyongyang didn't know what to do, so they simply sent the envoy to Nanjing first to see what His Majesty would decide.

The Spaniards, like North Korea, also came to ask about Mindoro Island's surrender to the Ming Dynasty. After all, it was also under the jurisdiction of the Spanish Viceroyalty of Cebu.

The original "Treaty of Manila" clearly stipulated that all southern Luzon belonged to the Spanish, and the three countries of Spain and the Netherlands were not allowed to restart the war again.

As for Britain and France sending envoys to North Korea this time, the purpose is surprisingly the same, both for the sake of causing trouble in the Indian subcontinent.

Zhu Yijiong only had a routine interview with the Portuguese and Dutch envoys, chatted for a few words, and then casually sent them to Honglu Temple to entertain them.

Today's Portugal and the Netherlands are no longer worth mentioning in the eyes of Ming China. The two countries are now estimated to be third-rate countries in Europe.

Today's Macau has long been officially incorporated into the jurisdiction of Xiangshan County, and it has been changed to Macau Port. The native Portuguese people there were included in the Ming Dynasty and became the Portuguese minority in Ming China.

When the Portuguese envoy came to China for the first time, he made a special trip around Macau Port, and then came to Nanjing without any response to pay homage to the Ming Emperor.

The Dutch have also recognized the reality. Ever since the Ming Dynasty regained Coconut City, Old Port, and Malacca, squeezing the Dutch power from Nanyang to Sulawesi, they have had no chance to make a comeback.

Not only that, the Dutch East India Company has also begun to experience an equity and debt crisis in recent years.

Not only because of the loss of the important colony of the Viceroyalty of Batavia, but also because the Dutch have continued to suffer defeats in recent decades, and have frequently engaged in various scandals. The West India Company declared bankruptcy last year.

Originally it was the East India Company that was trying to hold it together, but now that the East India Company is failing, the West India Company should naturally collapse as well.

"There was a rebellion in Chungcheong Province in South Korea. A man named Li Linzuo supported a new king. Now South Korea can't solve it on its own and has come to me to bring in reinforcements." Zhu Yijiong passed the (South) Korean envoy in his hand through Honglu Temple The submitted memorial was put down.

Wang Li cupped his hands and said: "Although the Chungcheong Dao in South Korea is a rebellion, this matter involves the orthodoxy of the Korean royal family. Since I, the Ming Dynasty, am the suzerain, I can order both sides to temporarily cease fighting, and it is not appropriate to interfere more."

Zhu Chengxun nodded: "Now that the four counties of the Han Dynasty have been restored, the administrative envoys of Seoul are in ruins and waiting to be replaced. It is not appropriate to start a big war. We can order both sides to stop their troops first, and it will not be too late to talk about it when the matter is clear."

Wu Sidao also said: "This matter involves Korean orthodoxy. The sect master should not interfere too much, for fear of causing fear in the subject countries."

The ministers in the cabinet spoke individually, and none of them suggested that Ming directly intervene. It was because they were afraid of the emperor's temper.

The territory under the jurisdiction of the four Han counties had just been swallowed up. It had not been a few months, and Da Ming was obviously already a little overstretched. The Ministry of Household Affairs had to allocate an unknown amount of money in grain to carry out immigration management of the newly occupied "four Han counties".

Not only the Han people will immigrate here, but the Korean people here will also immigrate to the Lelang hinterland and the middle and lower reaches of Heilongjiang.

It is not only to enrich the population of Liaodong, but also to prevent the Han people from becoming a minority here in Seoul. Moreover, a large-scale rebellion just broke out here before, and it is not just a matter of casual talk.

The cabinet was also afraid that if the emperor's brain got hot, he would want to attack North Korea again. The original excuse of the four Han counties was already far-fetched, but going south would be really ugly.

Zhu Yijiong nodded: "If this is the case, then send an envoy to issue an edict to reprimand the two sides and ask both sides to stop fighting immediately and make a decision after the matter becomes clear."

"Your Majesty is holy."

The cabinet ministers quickly accepted the order.

South Korea was literally divided into two by an imperial edict from the Ming Dynasty.

Although the Ming Dynasty did not send troops and seemed to do nothing, they just ordered to stop fighting. If Li Bin dared to continue to raise troops to quell the rebellion, he would be violating the will of the sect leader, Emperor Ming, and even his throne would be in question.

As for Li Linzuo, he only needs to slowly consolidate his foundation and develop and accumulate strength. Then, what awaits South Korea will be endless internal strife and separatist wars.

North Korea will never have any chance to turn around again!

After talking about North Korea, there are also Spain, Britain and France.

Zhu Yijiong didn't even mention the Spanish matter. He just put the memorial aside and the cabinet didn't ask. There was nothing to talk about in the first place.

Mindoro Island has been captured by the Ming Dynasty, and Mayi County has been established here. Although it is under Jisu's control, it is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The Spaniards in Cebu now all have to rely on the Ming Dynasty to live their lives, and they dare to have opinions on this matter. How outrageous!

However, Britain and France were more troublesome. The purpose of the British was very clear. They came to discuss with the Ming Dynasty the previous carving up of the Indian subcontinent.

Their East India Company seemed to have made a decision, and even used clippers to ask the local parliament and king for instructions, and successfully received support.

The French have obviously also gotten wind of the situation. After all, it has been so long. Britain and France are also old rivals. This is not surprising.

Lin Jingyu said: "Your Majesty, the British King and their East India Company have issued formal diplomatic documents, agreeing to officially transfer the Calcutta Colonial Area north of Tianzhu to our Governor-General of Bengal in the Ming Dynasty."

Chen Ji also said: "Calcutta in Bangladesh has been under British control for a long time and is already very prosperous. Moreover, the key point is Chittagong, which is located at a strategic location and controls the throat of sea trade to India, so it must be taken."

Zhu Yijiong asked: "What are the conditions for the British?"

Wang Yuan replied: "The Ming and British countries are bounded by the Deccan Plateau in Tianzhu. From now on, the Ming Dynasty will control northern Tianzhu, while the British will control southern Tianzhu. But the Ming Dynasty must form an alliance with the British to jointly fight against the French navy."

Zhu Yijiong thought for a while and asked: "What did the French say?"

Wang Yuan said: "It's no different from the British. The two countries seem to have a national feud. When the envoys from both sides just arrived in Nanjing, they almost had a fight in the Honglu Temple Guest House. Fortunately, the officials on duty stopped it."

Zhu Yijiong nodded, without any further hesitation, and said: "In that case, let Honglu Temple reply to the British and tell them their conditions. I agreed. From today on, Britain and China are strategic allies in the Tianzhu Sea. The Privy Council also Make an order for the navy to go to Calcutta and Chittagong to receive the British, and prepare to jointly attack the French colonies in Tianzhu with the British."

Of the two countries, Britain and France, France is now apparently the most powerful, a veritable hegemon in Europe.

Being strong means being strong. Although France has many internal conflicts and problems, this does not affect their crazy expansion of colonization.

Ming Dynasty is now the overlord of the Far East and does not need a European overlord as an ally, otherwise it would really be an ally.

Therefore, before acquiring the entire Indian subcontinent and establishing an empire where the sun never sets, this "shit-stirring stick" of the European continent has become the best choice for alliance.

The Dutch and Portuguese are too weak, and together they are probably not strong enough for the British to hit with one punch.

(End of this chapter)