Since the second half of last year, Yongli has been in the future.Inside the Ming Dynasty, it has been peaceful for a year and a half.This allowed the Ming army, which had been fighting almost continuously, to recuperate, and the local area was also restored and developed.Yangzhou, once the richest city in the world, was completely destroyed in the process of the Qing army moving south.Today, with the Prince Regent setting up his palace and stock exchange in Yangzhou, the city has quickly gained its position as a political and economic center, and the city has become increasingly prosperous.Zhao Ming was not willing to stay in Nanjing, although Yongli obeyed him, but as long as he was in Nanjing City, Zhao Ming always thought that there was an emperor above him, and the ministers would often think of the emperor in the palace.Therefore, Zhao Ming did not stay in Nanjing much earlier, and after October, he was ready to reside in Yangzhou on the grounds of not being a minister.Now that the treasury is full, Zhao Ming gathered the forbidden army in Jiangbei, empty Nanjing, and firmly held the military power in his hands.In this way, Zhao Ming is not worried about any changes in Nanjing.At this time, with Zhao Ming and hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Yangzhou, Yangzhou gradually prospered, and merchants from all over the country settled here, making Yangzhou gradually become the commercial center of Jiangbei.In the past year, big businessmen from all over the world have heard the news and bought land to open shops in Yangzhou City, and shops have quickly sprung up in the city.A large number of merchants moved into Yangzhou to trade in salt, cotton, and coal, forming a prosperous situation, and with Zhao Ming stationed in Yangzhou, the gentry and wealthy families from all over the country also began to build houses in order to get as close to the center of power as possible.This made the imperial court buy and sell Yangzhou land and make millions of taels.Since the Ming Taizu ascended the throne and formulated the national policy of vassals, guards, and heavy agriculture and suppression of commerce, the central government of the Ming Dynasty can be said to have been trapped by money for more than 200 years, and it is one of the poorest imperial courts in all dynasties.In recent decades, the imperial court has not even been able to send out it.However, since the regent came to power, money did not seem to be a problem, and in less than two years, the treasury was increasingly full.Zhao Ming sold land in Yangzhou, developed real estate, and harvested a wave, which increased the land price in Yangzhou by ten times, which amazed the courtiers and admired them so much.The regent not only wields a powerful army like a god and wields a powerful army, but also has a super ability to collect money.The army and money and food were in their hands, which not only made the gentry within the Ming Dynasty realize that the regent would rule the world, but even many merchants and gentry in the Zhou State and the Eastern Qing Dynasty also realized that the person who won the world would be Zhao Ming, not Wu Sangui, let alone Azig.Driven by this consciousness, Zhao Ming was in Yangzhou, and Yangzhou had an upsurge of buying land and building houses, and the gentry and magnates from all over the country wanted to have a house in the center of power.This made a large number of ordinary people and craftsmen pour in, Yangzhou seems to have become a big construction site, everywhere new houses rise from the ground, accents from all over the world can be heard everywhere on the streets of Yangzhou, quickly restoring the prosperity of Yangzhou.After the Ming Dynasty issued its credentials to the surrounding countries, from November, envoys sent by vassals and neighboring countries rushed to Yangzhou.The first to arrive in Yangzhou was the Ryukyu Kingdom, and then the envoys of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.The annexation of Korea by the Han Kingdom made the King of the Ryukyus and Japan feel a great threat, so they sent envoys one after another.Zhao Ming cordially received the King of the Ryukyus, saying that the Ming vassals strictly forbade civil war, and the imperial court would not allow the vassals to go to war with each other privately for annexation, but it would be no problem to annex other countries, and it was very supported by the imperial court.The situation of North Korea is more special, one is that during the Chongzhen period, North Korea betrayed the Ming Dynasty, surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and has been removed from the vassal state, and the other is the direct heir of the Korean royal family, so the imperial court allowed the Han State to annex Korea.Zhao Ming appeased the Ryukyu king that as long as the Ryukyu Kingdom was loyal to the imperial court, he would guarantee his safety.Originally, Zhao Ming also wanted to propose the matter of the vassal state paying the membership dues, but considering that it was the first time for people to come, and Zhao Ming had not yet achieved Dongqing and Wu Sangui, so he did not mention this stubble.From next year, the Han Kingdom and the Longwu feudal domains will have to pay at least 30% of the taxes to the imperial court, and in the future, the subject states of Ryukyu and Annam will also have to pay protection fees.The Tokugawa family of Japan sent envoys to come, mainly to test and peek into the reality of the Ming Dynasty.Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty has close trade with Japan, especially the Han merchants who have penetrated deep into Japan and have mastered a lot of power.This made the Tokugawa family collect a lot of taxes on the one hand, and on the other hand, they felt the influence of the Ming Dynasty on Japan, which made them deeply uneasy.In this regard, Zhao Ming could only take the people of the Tokugawa shogunate to visit the Jiangbei forbidden army camp and show off his strength, hoping to influence the Tokugawa family and let Japan claim the vassal as soon as possible.At noon on this day, a fleet of ships came along the west of the Jiangxi and docked at Guazhoudu, south of Yangzhou City.This is the Zhou delegation from Chang'an, and the person at the head is Sun Kewang, the left minister of Zhou.After fleeing to Moxi, the king of Ordos County, he lobbied the monks of Dzungar Taiji to help them recover the pastures of Hetao, and tried their best to persuade the monks, and now the Central Plains is in turmoil, and it is recommended that the monks raise troops to attack the Zhou State, revive Mongolia, and enter the Central Plains.Judging from the information obtained by Brother Zhou, Dzungartaiji has been tempted and tried to persuade Hui Te and other troops to invade Zhou together.This made the Zhou State have to deal with the Mongols, and they are unable to fight against the Ming Dynasty at the same time.In view of this, the Zhou State sent a luxurious mission headed by Sun Kewang out of Chang'an, taking Shangluo Road to Longju Village, and then taking the merchant ship of Qin merchants to buy cloth and tea, entering the Han River from Danshui, arriving in Wuchang, and then going east along the river, first to Nanjing, and then arriving in Yangzhou after learning that the imperial court was in Yangzhou.At this time, at the Guazhou wharf, Wang Fuzhi, the director of the Ming Dynasty Ministry of Rites, was already waiting here.He received Sun Kewang and his entourage, so he accompanied Sun Kewang to the post house slowly, and explained the scenery of Yangzhou while walking."
That's the stock exchange!
Yangzhou can restore today's prosperity, thanks to half of his credit!
”Wang Fuzhi pointed to a three-story blue brick mansion in the distance, "All the businessmen in the world have returned to Yangzhou because of it, and nearly 1,000 people trade with this every day." ”Wang Fuzhi pointed to a bustling street in the northernmost part and said with a smile: "That is the cloth street, specializing in cotton cloth trading, and many merchants in Guanzhong also come here to purchase." ”Since Sun Kewang arrived in Wuchang, he was shocked by the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty all the way.At this time, Sun Kewang just responded with the voice, looking very absent-minded.Sun Kewang has always been extremely ambitious and has never convinced anyone, but along the way, he began to have to admit that Zhao Ming is very powerful and a difficult opponent to deal with.This time, he shouldered the mission, and he didn't know if he could drag Zhao Ming down on the condition of being a minister and avoid a war on the two fronts of the Zhou State."
I don't know, when will I see the regent?"
Sun Kewang didn't have the heart to enjoy the scenery of Yangzhou.Wang Fuzhi did not answer directly, but smiled lightly: "This official doesn't know either!"
Please also ask Sun Xiangguo to wait patiently.The meaning of the king of your country, as well as the letter of state, the Ministry of Rites will find an opportunity to pass it on to the regent.Please rest assured!
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