Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 904

[Chapter 904]

Night falls.

There are dots of cold stars hanging in the sky.

Gong Ying ordered people to clean up the General’s Mansion for Zhao Xu to rest.

Pan Chang personally led the marines to guard the general’s mansion on the periphery.

Xu Lie commanded the guards to guard the inner mansion.

“Your Highness, Hojo Chuanqing asked to see him and said that he brought some gifts to His Highness.”

When Zhao Xu was about to take a rest, Xu Lie’s voice came.

“Gift?” Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment, “What kind of gift are you giving so late?”

Xu Lie showed an ambiguous smile, “Your Highness will know when you see it with your own eyes.”

Zhao Xu was thinking about how to deal with the invading Western Allied Forces next. Without thinking too much, he nodded.

After a while, Hojo Chuankei walked in.

There were also two Japanese women who came in with him, each of them had snowy skin, beautiful and delicate.

Zhao Xu recalled it instantly. He looked at the case of Watanabe, “What kind of gift should this king take? I have accepted your wish, but people should take it back.”

Naturally, he is not an ordinary person like Liu Xiahui.

When I came to this world, I decided to live a chic life, wake up and take power in the world, and lie drunk on the lap of a beauty.

But at the time of the first chaos in Dongying, they should not act recklessly, lest they lose their lives.

Hojo Chuanqing seemed to see Zhao Xu’s thoughts, he said: “Your Highness, don’t worry, the two of them are my daughters, it is their honor to serve His Highness, I just ask His Highness to take them back to Dasong, I don’t ask them to be here As a concubine and concubine in the palace, as long as you stay.”

Zhao Xu smiled, and he said: “But if you do this, the other three families will follow suit, so let’s go back.”

“Hahaha, Your Highness, what man in the world There are many people who dislike beauties.” Hojo Chuankei laughed.

“That’s the case, you have set a precedent. Will Goryeo, Jiaozhi or other countries follow suit in the future?” Zhao Xu said seriously, “Let’s take it back. If the king really wants someone, no one will stop him.” Can’t stop.”

“This…” Hojo Chuanqing glanced at his daughter.

“If you are not at ease, then send your eldest son to Yancheng.” Zhao Xu knew that Hojo Chuanqing and the others wanted to maintain the relationship with the palace.

That being the case, it is better to have a proton diplomacy.

This is a commonly used diplomatic strategy in the contemporary Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, expressing submission to a great power.

Moreover, once its domestic situation changes unfavorably for the suzerain country.

The suzerain country can then send the proton back, and restore order in the name of the proton.

Furthermore, since Proton grew up in the suzerain country, the suzerain country can directly affect the team of Proton and the attitude of Proton towards the suzerain country.

To put it simply, the proton and the officials who follow the proton can be cultivated as pro-suzerain forces, thereby maintaining the influence of the suzerain country over the dependent countries.

“Yes, Your Highness, this is exactly what I was looking forward to.” Hojo Chuankei’s gloomy mood suddenly became clear.

He who has been to Dasong knows how amazing Dasong is now.

He believes that his son will learn many advantages of Dasong when he goes to Dasong.

After a pause, he continued, “Besides, we hope to send more officials and sons of generals to Dasong, and we hope His Highness will agree.”

Zhao Xu frowned upon hearing this.

Previously, the King of Korea also issued a similar request to him.

It is to send Goryeo’s son and the children of high-ranking officials to study in Daesong.

That is, to send overseas students.

During this time, he has been thinking about this matter.

Now, Hojo Chuankei also made the same request, and he had to think about it again.

Generally speaking, he thinks that this matter can be granted, but with restrictions.

After all, this is beneficial to Dasong’s cultural penetration of Japan and Korea.

Furthermore, Dasong’s most advanced knowledge is not in the major colleges, but in the research institute.

This is equivalent to the fact that the college only provides knowledge at the undergraduate level.

However, if you want to master the knowledge above the postgraduate level, you must enter the research institute after graduation and continue your studies.

Therefore, even if Korea and Dongying sent people to study abroad, they could only stop at the academy.

What can be grasped is only the fur.

Moreover, he will try his best to guide them to the liberal arts department of the college to learn some language and government affairs.

Of course, he can also refuse this request.

But just like blocking the water, the water will spread to other places.

It’s hard to guarantee that they won’t secretly bribe the Dasong people who are going to Japan and ask them to pass on the knowledge in the academy.

As the demand for future exploration of Dasong becomes stronger and stronger, more and more people will come out of Dasong.

It says that there is no one who only seeks profit, that is impossible.

Or, they simply sent people to Xitu secretly, which would make Xitu have influence in Dongpu again.

That being the case, why not allow them to send their children to study in Dasong, and let them be grateful.

Thinking of this, he said: “This king promises you, but the ugly words are up front. You should pay for the expenses of studying abroad. If they break the law in Dasong, they will be punished according to the law. This king will not tolerate

it .” Those who went to Dasong to study abroad must be the children of the noble families of Dongying and Korea.

They live extravagantly and take care of their own expenses, so they can provide Da Song with a group of consumers who spend a lot of money.

As for his warning, let them keep their tails between their legs and behave themselves, not to cause trouble in Dasong.

“It’s natural.” Hojo Chuankei nodded again and again, ecstatic in his heart.

While the two were talking, the voices of the three of Xiao Yezhen asking for a meeting came from outside.

Zhao Xu shook his head, and said to Hojo Chuanqing, “When you go out, just tell them what the king told you, verbatim.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Hojo Chuanqing bowed, with two daughter left.

After Hojo Chuanqing left, Zhao Xu fell asleep.

The next day, he set off to return to Yancheng.

Yang He and the officials and merchants stayed and continued to discuss business matters.

When returning to Yancheng, when Zhao Xu passed the sea area of Yanzhou, he ordered the steamboat to sail along the Dapu River and went to Koryo King City.

Also in front of King Goryeo, he agreed to his request to send overseas students.

“Thank you, Your Highness, Hong En.” King Gaoli was inexplicably surprised, “Immediately, Xiaowang will send your son to study in Yancheng.”

Zhao Xu nodded, and then inspected the Dasong garrison in Yancheng accompanied by King Gaoli.

Afterwards, Dasong officials and merchants in Rangseong were summoned to inquire about their operations in Korea.

Of course, the key point is whether he was made things difficult by Korean officials.

“Please rest assured, Your Highness, I am waiting here like a duck to water. Currently, we have captured all the important mineral deposits in Koryo. The largest grain merchants, cloth merchants, salt merchants, etc. are all our people.” The officials and merchants said.

Hearing this, Zhao Xu felt relieved.

His control of Korea and Japan’s trade in this way will bring back the huge profits he has gained from the two countries to Dasong.

In this way, the two countries will lack funds to build their own industries, and the people will always be in poverty.

And it was part of his plan.

The development of Dasong industry requires a large industrial population.

Especially after entering the second industrial transformation, the required industrial population will increase exponentially.

At that time, Da Song will be seriously short of people.

However, he would naturally not introduce these two countries as industrial populations.

Instead, give them the work of digging ore and building railways, so that the people of Dasong can be freed and enter the workshops to participate in industrial production, thereby maximizing industrial benefits.

As for the people of Goryeo and Dongying, he will not directly enslave them, but will enter Dasong in the form of recruiting labor, and replace Dasong people with low salaries to dig mines and pave the way.

After all, it would be too wasteful not to use the combined population of 40 million in the two countries.

(end of this chapter)