Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 348 Admiring Chinese Culture
After being discovered, Zheng Hongkui and Lin Ye were shocked at the same time.

Zheng Hongkui quickly denied it.

Lin Ye gradually calmed down.

Finally, kneel down slowly, nodding your head to the ground.

"The villain Kono, the vassal of Nabeshima Katsushige, the lord of the Saga domain, wholeheartedly admires the Chinese scenery. I begged Zheng Jun to smuggle it into China. Uncle, don't blame Zheng Jun. The villain is responsible for it. Over the past few months, the villain has seen China. The grace of the kingdom of heaven, even if you die, you will have no regrets! Dare to cut your belly to forgive the crime of trespassing, I hope uncle will allow it!"

Lin Ye, it should be Kono, said earnestly, with the feeling of death well deserved in his tone, like a pilgrim who can rest in peace after finally seeing the holy place.

This made Yang Chao sigh secretly. The first sigh is that this person is indeed a Japanese, and he begged the Zheng family to bring him to the south of the Yangtze River. The second sigh is that the Japanese are indeed the best students in the world. Authentic or not, but the kind of spirit that can put aside everything and learn from others is still very impressive.

But at the same time, it is accompanied by a deep inferiority complex. A nation that does not have much sense of honor for its own civilization and always feels that other people’s cultures are better, how can it have self-esteem in its bones? Self-esteem is sometimes accompanied by arrogance. The peak of self-esteem is arrogance. Afterwards, it turned into inferiority complex, which is the type of Chinese people in later generations. After being ravaged by the West, they became too inferior.

"Kono? Get up and talk!"

Yang Chao knew what Kono and Zheng Hongkui were afraid of. He was a Japanese, a Japanese pirate in Daming's eyes. The Japanese should have been killed directly.

But this Kono is obviously a very important partner of the Zheng family. Because of this, Yang Chao can’t touch him. He’s just a Japanese. What’s the point of killing him? He’s not a real Japanese pirate. Instead, it collapsed thousands of miles, which made people feel ashamed.

Moreover, Yang Chao admitted that he was a little touched by Kono's spirit of longing for Chinese culture, so he didn't want to kill him.

Kono was surprised and pulled up by Zheng Hongkui. He actually didn't want to die, but after his identity was exposed, he felt that he would definitely die. He risked his life to see Yang Chao, which was Yang Chao's savior. It is very in line with the style of righteous men in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, but the Japanese do not admire Confucius and Mencius very much, but they have learned the customs of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods from China, so he desperately wants to see Yang Chao.

In the end, he was really discovered. He thought he was going to die, so he wanted to choose the honorable death method of seppuku, but Yang Chao didn't seem to want to kill him, which really made Kono feel lucky.

He seems to have come to China. Although he is really satisfied after seeing a lot of things, if he can take it back and brag about it, that is the real pleasure of life. You must know that Japan as a whole respects Chinese culture very much. People who have been to China, After returning home, he can be the top seat in the family, ranking in front of a group of old men, and will be admired by others.

"Come and take Master Lin down to rest."

But Yang Chao didn't have anything to say to Kono. Fortunately, he was taken down first, so he had something to say to Zheng Hongkui.

"Fourth Master Zheng, shouldn't you explain to me?"

Yang Chao's attitude was cold. Yang Chao himself didn't care that the Zheng family brought a Japanese to Nanjing, but for ordinary people, this is a taboo thing. You brought a Japanese pirate to the Ming capital. What do you mean?

That's why Zheng Hongkui was also horrified: "Uncle, forgive me. This person is an important retainer of the Saga Clan of the Feitian Kingdom and has great influence in Nagasaki. The Zheng family's business transactions are all in Nagasaki, so it is not easy to refuse."

Yang Chao snorted, "How many Japanese pirates have you brought to Daming?"

With Zheng Hongkui's courage, he had to kneel down and beg for mercy: "Uncle, please forgive me. This is the first time. I won't dare to be an official next time."

Yang Chao helped him up: "That's all. Next time, you might as well bring a few more!"

"what?"

Zheng Hongkui was dumbfounded and didn't know what he meant.

Yang Chao said: "You can bring more, but there is one requirement, that is, you must truly admire my Chinese culture. If Japanese pirates are attracted, I'm afraid your Zheng family will not be able to afford it."

Zheng Hongkui asked suspiciously: "What is the meaning of Mr. Yang?"

Yang Chao laughed and said, "Promote Ming culture!"

The concept of people in this era is too weird. If the Japanese want some Chinese books, they have to think of various foreign tricks, extorting maritime merchants, etc. If you want Yang Chao to say that it is open to export to Japan, it doesn’t matter whether you earn money or not. , Cultural invasion?

This group of scholars, holding a group of sour articles, is reluctant to take them out. On the contrary, they are really good things, and they have been learned by the Japanese.

So Yang Chao wanted to find a group of Japanese to come to China to have a look, let them be influenced by the prosperous south of the Yangtze River, and then go back to be the vanguard of spreading Chinese culture, and at the same time export books to them in large quantities, and sell them the way of Confucius and Mencius.

Yang Chao felt that this was very meaningful and necessary.

But Zheng Hongkui couldn't understand it. He felt that this was probably some kind of special hobby of Uncle Yang, and he didn't dare not be dissatisfied.

Moreover, bringing some Japanese guests to China will help increase their relationship with the Zheng family. At the same time, I also want them to show the strength of the Zheng family, showing that the Zheng family can speak for themselves in China, so that the Japanese authorities dare not underestimate them. , the Japanese have been a little unfriendly in recent years, and feel that the Zheng family has earned too much silver from Japan.

"Also, please let me know when you sail next time. I think it is necessary for me to send a delegation to Japan to convey the friendship of the Ming Dynasty to Japan."

Zheng Hongkui was surprised again, allowing the Japanese to come secretly was enough to surprise him, and even sent people to Japan, this Japan is not Ryukyu, although the Ming Dynasty always said it was a vassal state, but they didn’t admit it at all, Even secretly promoting Japan as the successor of China in Southeast Asia.

"Haha, Fourth Master Zheng, don't be surprised, it's just a pure cultural exchange!"

As he spoke, Yang Chao had a very comprehensive plan in mind, and the candidates to be sent were basically determined. First of all, the kind of old master must be sent out, and let them preach the way of Confucius and Mencius. It seems that many old masters in history went to Japan because of the fall of Ming Dynasty. , and enjoyed a high status, highly respected in Japan.

In addition to these old masters, we have to find people who know all kinds of fun, culture, not just books, popular culture can penetrate in subtly, just like the effect of Hollywood movies is far greater than the democratic ideas proclaimed by the US emperor.

Then can a large number of romantic young men in Nanjing be sent there, and let them go to Japan to do poetry and so on? With their poetry skills, they should be able to calm down the Japanese. The upper class in Japan can speak Chinese, but If they can’t reach the point of exporting, let these flirtatious young men go for a cultural invasion, and at the same time enjoy the hospitality of Japanese geisha.

As long as this kind of aggression is done well, the Japanese will definitely spend generous money to buy Chinese books, paintings and other cultural products, and they will actively assimilate by Chinese culture without any cost from China.

Admiration for Chinese culture is worth advocating, although North Korea, Vietnam, and even Ryukyu have also quietly done some inappropriate things, such as quietly declaring themselves to be Chinese, and doing the same deception as the Chinese dynasty For example, if a foreign ship comes to trade, they dare to claim to the people that a certain country has come to pay tribute.

Thus, the Japanese said that Vietnam, Ryukyu, and North Korea were their tributary countries, and the Ryukyu said that Japan, North Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand were their tributary countries. North Korea also announced this to its own people. Anyway, the people don’t know the truth. , I will really be excited about the illusion of "all nations coming to court" created by their court.

Of course, no one claimed that Ming Dynasty was their tributary country, probably because they didn’t dare, because they were afraid that the Ming Dynasty would find out and trouble them, or they felt that they might not be able to deceive the people of the country, and no one would believe it when they said it, so all of their tributary countries deleted Daming’s name. name.

Yang Chao didn't care that these countries were doing such tricks secretly, but thought it was a good thing. At least they accepted the definition of a prosperous age in Chinese culture, that is, there must be some kind of form such as the coming of all nations.

Go to Japan first, continue to strengthen Japan's atmosphere of admiration for China, and use Japan as a benchmark. Next, Korea, Ryukyu, and Vietnam will penetrate step by step. Should the entire East accept certain concerns and systems of China?

Soon Yang Chao expanded his plan, and it happened that these countries were all on the Zheng family's trade list, and there were probably many admirers who wanted to come to China.

After the Japanese have been to China, they can sit on the table and receive the admiration of the villagers. There are even more special things in Southeast Asia. For example, the Chinese can not be punished for killing people in the local area, and they can pass by with a cow. Probably Mongolia Let’s impose the customs of the past when the Chinese invaded, and the Mongols killed the Han people in China as well.

It’s just that this situation is changing in Southeast Asia. Ever since Spain massacred tens of thousands of overseas Chinese in the Philippines, and the Ming court did nothing, those natives began to be arrogant in front of the Chinese. Of course, they are still very respectful in front of the whites. It is obvious that the Westerners are vying for it. Chinese influence in Southeast Asia.

Then, in addition to consolidating the status of Chinese culture in North Korea, Japan, Ryukyu, and Vietnam, it is also necessary to regain its influence in Southeast Asia, even at the expense of force, but that is a plan that can only be implemented in the future, and it is not currently available. Just play Japan.

It was agreed with Zheng Hongkui that before they go to sea next time, they will inform Yang Chao that the time will be around November and February. Yang Chao's people will probably need to go to Fujian before the year before, and then set off from there, pass through the Taiwan Strait, and follow the monsoon directly to Japan. Nagasaki in Nagasaki, will return after the Tomb-sweeping Day.

It's only August now, and Yang Chao still has three months to prepare.

There is no shortage of experts in Qinhuai River for culture, so let Kang Xiaobao find someone to do it first. You can’t go empty-handed, at least bring a large number of special cultural items, so that the Japanese can open their eyes. It’s right to follow Daming’s cultural taste at all times. of.

As for people, I haven't figured out who to look for yet.

(End of this chapter)