Daming: Is There Imperial Examination Fraud At The Beginning? I Cry As A Candidate During The Test

Chapter 85 The Ming Dynasty's tribute was "thick and thin", which is just an act of taking advantage of others!

Ye Xuan asked in confusion: "Why do you give so many gifts in return?"

Zhu Biao answered honestly and shamelessly:

"Those countries all came to pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty as vassals."

"As the sovereign state of Ming Dynasty, we naturally have to show the manners of a sovereign state and treat them favorably."

"We can't let them go back with a loss, right?"

"It is also said in the Book of Rites, Zhongyong, that gifts that are rich come with little reward, so the princes are like princes. The princes contribute light and thin gifts to the court. When they return home, the king repays them with generous gifts. In this way, the princes submit.

"I'm just following the Saint's lead."

"Teacher, Saint's words are correct after all, right?"

Ye Xuan:...

That's right, that's right.

Ye Xuan looked at Zhu Biao's honest and honest appearance and was speechless.

This kind of thinking.

It's not necessary.

Who taught Zhu Biao, the prince, what to learn from "207"?

Ye Xuan supports his forehead.

Slight headache.

He recalled the historical tribute system of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty's tribute system was weird in that it was "thick and thin".

Let other countries recognize the status of the Great Tomorrow.

Then, Yin Ming will reward many gifts in addition to tribute.

To show the magnanimity of a great country.

What will this cause?

Tributes from other countries have no economic value at all.

On the contrary, Daming lost a lot of valuable things.

In this way, Daming not only did not make any profit, but also lost nothing!

This is outrageous.

Other countries pay tribute.

Daming should have earned it.

The result was a loss.

The Ming Dynasty's original intention was to provide economic support to other countries in exchange for other countries recognizing its status as a suzerain state.

Secure status and territory.

However, Ming Dynasty never thought about why a country as powerful as itself would use this method to maintain its status and territory.

Ming Dynasty has millions of cavalry.

The national power is far stronger than other countries.

Technology and other aspects are far behind other countries.

Ming Dynasty did not need to use this kind of "thick and thin" method to maintain Ming's status and territory.

this method.

It's so humble!

It's like an unfair man working part-time and desperately trying to make money to buy bags, clothes, and jewelry for a scumbag girl.

From time to time, scumbag women give some good looks to the wronged men.

The wronged man will be doubly kind to the scumbag.

Such injustice.

You deserve to be treated like a scumbag.

But now, the Ming Dynasty's tribute system is like a pure injustice.

Ming Dynasty's interests continued to be lost.

If Ming Dynasty had money, it would be nothing if it gave gifts to those tributary countries.

The key is

There were too many countries paying tribute, which put too much pressure on the Ming Dynasty's finances.

in short.

Daming has no money either.

However, in order to maintain the face of a great country, the Ming Dynasty continued to maintain the "thick give and thin give" policy and continued to give tribute to the tributary countries with more return gifts than tribute.

Just to save face and suffer the consequences.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it was difficult to maintain face because there was not enough money.

It allows other countries to pay tribute every few years.

after all--

No Money.

Every time other countries pay tribute, they will give so many rewards.

Every country must be empty.

Who would have thought that those countries that paid tribute would not be happy.

For the Ming Dynasty, paying tribute meant sending money to the tributary country.

For tributary countries, tribute means that Ming Dynasty sends money to itself.

In doing so, Ming Dynasty provided economic support to other countries because it wanted other countries to recognize its status as a suzerain.

However, this kind of tribute system of "thick reciprocity and thin reciprocity" means that after other countries paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty doubled the gifts in return.

When other countries saw so many gifts in return, they immediately thought:

Haha, look at the fool!

We paid tribute to him, and he doubled the gifts to us.

Other tribute countries that have tasted the sweetness will definitely be happy with the tribute and pay tribute frequently.

It is equivalent to purchasing goods from Daming and receiving benefits.

They even intensified their search for Ming Dynasty.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, more and more countries paid tribute, and there were even more than a hundred countries paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

Unable to bear it, Ming Dynasty asked the tributary countries to visit again every few years.

But some countries are not happy.

Such as Korea.

Gao Li thought to himself: Every time I go to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty (to get a vote), I can get huge wealth. Why don't I go more times?

Therefore, even if the Ming Dynasty stipulated that tribute should be paid once every three years [or it would be enough to come once a year.

But Gao Li was not happy.

Come several times a year.

Ming Dynasty did not strictly prohibit it, and even said mildly:

You can come once every three years, or once a year.

When you come, you don't need to bring so many tributes.

Just bring ten pieces of home-produced cloth.

No need to bring so many things.

This is outrageous.

Gao Li made it clear that he was trying to exploit Ming Dynasty, but you didn't strictly forbid it, but gently persuaded Gao Li not to bring so many tributes.

Of course, this may be because Daming is timid.

It was afraid that Goryeo would bring too many tributes and it would not be able to give them.

After all, the Ming Dynasty had a system of "thick give and receive thin". If Goryeo brought too many tributes and Ming could not afford to pay them back, it would be embarrassing.

This is very funny.

Other countries paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty did not have enough money to pay tribute.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty’s tribute was even more outrageous.

Some countries paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

They felt that Ming's rewards were not enough.

I think the reward is too little.

He even asked Daming to give more rewards.

The emperor's answer was also outrageous, saying: "Far barbarians should be given preferential treatment and given an additional ten thousand copper coins.

That Sakura Country still doesn't like it enough.

The Ministry of Rites could only give Sakura 500 pieces of silk and 1,000 pieces of cloth.

The original meaning of tribute is the submission of other countries.

Daming should accept it with confidence.

As for giveaways?

hehe!

ridiculous.

What gifts does Daming need to give in return?

These countries surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, so shouldn't they pay tribute?

Still want to return the gift?

You are a subject country, and you ask the overlord country for gifts in return?

Who gave you face?

If my sovereign country doesn’t send troops to attack you, it will be your reward.

After thinking of this, Ye Xuan continued:

"Other countries should pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty."

"As for the reward?"

"If Ming wants to give, he will give. If he doesn't want to give, he won't."

"If you give too much, it will put financial pressure on our country."

"Besides, Your Highness, your brothers are still studying how to attack these countries. You just turned 4.7 and gave them so many gifts. Aren't you siding with the enemy?"

Ye Xuan's words made Zhu Biao stunned for a while.

"The face of a great country is all empty."

"The main reason why these countries are willing to pay tribute obediently is because our Ming Dynasty has become stronger."

"In case our Ming Dynasty weakens in the future."

"These countries will turn around and become our enemies."

"A weak country has no diplomacy."

"Moreover, these countries are not of my race, so their minds must be different."

Weak countries have no diplomacy. These words are vividly reflected in China's modern history. The late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China are the best examples.

The Ming Dynasty adopted the tribute system of "thickness goes but little comes".

Not only does it fail to reflect the majesty of a great country.

On the contrary, other countries will think you are stupid and easy to bully. .