Chapter 370 All Nations Guest Service
Chapter 370 All Nations Guest Service
Chapter 370 Wan Guobin Service
After completing the visit and receiving some promises, the envoys were extremely excited.
Zhu Biao naturally saw all these details.
So he struck while the iron was hot, and on the last day of the visit, he told everyone directly that Ming Dynasty would prepare a banquet tonight.
Before the banquet, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the emperor, would personally receive them and give them new credentials.
Everyone understood that the Emperor Ming's personal interview meant that Ming Dynasty finally wanted to explain the reason why they came.
Although they have made some assumptions after being in contact with him in the past few days, they are still a little nervous when they really have to face the Ming Emperor.
It stands to reason that they all have extraordinary status in their own country, have extremely terrifying power and status, and have seen too many storms.
But when they learned that they were going to meet Zhu Yuanzhang, they still looked very uneasy.
Night, palace.
After following the officials of the Ministry of Rites and completing the worship ceremony, the envoys were arranged to sit in different positions based on the country's size, national strength and other comprehensive strengths.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at these envoys and felt heroic in his heart.
In ancient times, the guests from all over the world were in uniform and all the nations came to court, which was just the scene like today.
He picked up the wine glass. Seeing this, everyone quickly stood up and raised their glasses.
Zhu Yuanzhang was holding the wine, but he was not in a hurry to drink it.
He said loudly: "Although you are from a foreign country, you are very close to me, Da Ming. We know that you are all afraid of me, Da Ming, and think Da Ming is fierce, but I can tell you that I have called you here this time to help you." You are in peace and I guarantee your peace!"
These words were naturally reminded by Zhu Biao, but they were also what Zhu Yuanzhang said in his heart.
When facing these people, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt that he planned to accept these people as his younger brothers instead of destroying the country.
He sighed in his heart, but the officials and envoys raised their glasses in agreement.
For a time, the atmosphere was heightened to the extreme. Everyone was curious about what Zhu Yuanzhang meant by peace, but they did not dare to directly ask Zhu Yuanzhang what he meant.
Zhu Yuanzhang, obviously, was deliberately trying to sell things off, and after rambling on for a while, he returned to the topic.
"We heard that many of your countries have conflicts and even attack each other. The people are in trouble and the national power is declining. We really can't bear it!"
"You also know that we come from a poor background, know the suffering of the people, and know how miserable the war is!"
After a slight pause, Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "So we want to mediate and let you stop fighting!"
When the envoys from various countries heard this, they all looked strange.
Naturally, they did not dare to refuse Zhu Yuanzhang's order, but it would be difficult to stop the war.
Not to mention that among them, many wars are conflicts of faith or geography, which are almost irreconcilable.
Even if we can really reconcile the conflicts and stop the war, can the people of the two countries really stop fighting?
But in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, none of them dared to say this.
Just when some people were curious about why Ming Dynasty only said these things after taking great pains to recruit them, Zhu Yuanzhang finally said the most important content.
He coughed lightly, put down the wine glass, and then waved his hand, and a waiter immediately brought the map.
It was carefully drawn by Zhu Yuanzhang's order based on what Ye Xuan had previously described.
He pointed his finger at the map, and then reminded everyone boldly.
"We, the Ming Dynasty, are the center of all nations and should shoulder corresponding responsibilities. We just want all of your countries to be strong and prosperous, but the premise is that all countries can develop with peace of mind instead of attacking each other!"
"We know that many of you were forced to fight or were even invaded! Therefore, we plan to sign an alliance with you to provide mutual assistance in offensive and defensive operations. All military operations will be coordinated and carried out in a unified manner!"
"In exchange and as a gift, we will open up more business and trade content, and will also support you in building factories. Where necessary, we will also let Ming's army or coalition forces be stationed there to help you maintain law and order and ensure security. Peace."
If Zhu Yuanzhang's words had been spoken a few days ago, the envoys might not have thought anything of it.
It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty's army was powerful, as well as various factories. Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned these at this moment, like a magic spell, making everyone fascinated.
They completely ignored that Zhu Yuanzhang's actions may affect the integrity of their sovereignty and even threaten the royal rule.
Of course, some of them actually thought of the threat, but they knew that if the Ming army really wanted to destroy them, they would have no power to fight back.
So, when Zhu Yuanzhang paused again, all the envoys shouted long live and expressed their gratitude to Zhu Yuanzhang for his "gift"...
Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally quite satisfied with this. He felt that his vanity seemed to be satisfied as never before at this moment.
So, with a wave of his hand, he motioned for everyone to get up and directly mentioned his conditions.
"Of course, we are not living Bodhisattvas. We have some requirements for doing this. You have to allow me, Daming, to mine some mining areas. Of course, we will also give some rewards!"
"In addition, in order to ensure the smoothness and simplicity of transactions and commerce, we hope that in the future, all countries will use our Ming Dynasty currency, weights, measures, etc. for trade."
Perhaps because he was worried that someone would object, Zhu Yuanzhang took the opportunity to add another sentence.
"We have known for a long time that many of you are using the coins of the Ming Dynasty to recast your own coins. We will share weal and woe in the future, so why do you bother?"
"Besides, the quality of Ming Dynasty's currency is also more reliable, so you won't suffer any loss!"
"This is just trade between countries, not your own country. Of course, if any of you are willing to directly switch to the Ming Dynasty currency, we have no objection! But in this case, you have to get something to exchange for the first batch of currency! "
As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang waved, and someone immediately held up a tray and presented a letter of confederation to the envoys.
At this time, the envoys were completely stunned.
They suddenly realized that this was clearly an alliance. 1.6
They were actually ready to become a vassal state, but Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly told them to form an alliance.
How could they not be excited that the mighty and terrifyingly powerful Ming Dynasty wanted to form an alliance with them?
Almost in an instant, all the envoys made their decision and signed their credentials without even looking at the credentials carefully.
For them, even if this is a scam, they must accept it, because this may be a huge opportunity for their country.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt quite satisfied after watching them sign.
He suddenly felt that even if he asked them to merge with the Ming Dynasty and become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, they might not refuse.
But this kind of thought is naturally just a thought. After all, for him and Daming, doing so will only increase the burden. .
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