New Shun 1730

“…After Japan was punished, Ryukyu was stabilized, and the feudal lords returned to their hearts, the officials in question had made remarkable contributions. After the Tianyou Palace, the Li Government, and the Li Government met and discussed, the first military achievement should be the navy; the navy was founded by Liu Yu. The merits were evaluated and the title of marquis was discussed, and the title of Jinghai was discussed. The emperor thought…, so the imperial decree changed Jing to Jinghai Marquis, and Liu Yu was promoted to Jinghai Marquis, Yingtian Yiwei Tuicheng Xuanli Wuchen, and was specially promoted to Ronglu Dafu and Xunzhuan Shangzhuguo. He was appointed as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and he was still the counselor of military secrets. He received an annual salary of 2,000 shi of rice, and was given an imperial edict, which was inherited by his descendants. In the year, month, and day of Taixing, according to the discussion of the Li Government, ..."

Ten miles outside the capital, the eunuch with a shrill voice finished reading the imperial edict. After Liu Yu stood up to thank him, the eunuch smiled and said, "His Majesty specifically instructed that Marquis Jing should rest for a few days, and when he thanks you, he should go to the palace with his sword and shoes."

"The other seven princes, Marquis Jing, and the generals were exhausted all the way and should have rested. But His Majesty was in a good mood and the ministers were happy, so he gave a banquet today. He also gave the imperial horses, and the generals rode them in the streets to show their military merits."

Liu Yu had no idea that thanks to the shogunate's alienation, he would have to bear the title of "Marquis Jinghai" on his head, which was a little difficult for him to accept.

The imperial edict was a bit long, and it specifically explained why Jing was changed to Jing.

Liu Yu didn't think about what these words meant for the time being, and just thought that it would be better not to bear the title of Marquis Jinghai. After all, as a Han Chinese, he found it difficult to accept the title in his heart.

In addition to Liu Yu's promotion to marquis, Wu Fangrui was also awarded the title of earl for his merit in capturing the King of Wa and his merit in raiding Yili when he followed Liu Yu to pacify the Western Regions.

The people on the navy side were only verbally rewarded. They can enter the palace to be awarded the title of honorary officer in a few days, but they cannot be awarded the title. First, they are all Liu Yu's disciples; second, the navy did not fight any big battles this time. The Japanese navy watched the show the whole time. The Dashun navy did not dare to enter the Tsushima Strait; third, it was also to confer titles on this group of people. After the establishment of the Navy Department, the Minister of the Navy Department discussed the merits and requested titles. Now there is not even a Navy Department. The whole thing is a group of eunuchs with long beards. Liu Yu is okay, but the rest of the officers are like children without mothers.

This is the discomfort of those who are good at fighting but have no great achievements. When the navy was dispatched, the Japanese navy avoided fighting and shrank in the narrow strait. Even if the navy wanted to make merit, it had no chance. The enemy was scared and dared not fight at all. What can it do?

It is estimated that Li Xi can be crowned as a king this time, but it is troublesome to be crowned as a king. He still needs to be evaluated by the left and right clan officials and answer questions from the emperor himself. It is not an occasion that can be crowned.

The eunuch asked someone to bring the dressed horse, and Liu Yu thanked him.

The prince Li Qi, who went out of the city to welcome Liu Yu and others, came over and congratulated him: "Congratulations to the Whale Marquis. My father ordered me to go out to welcome him. Along the way, the people came out of the streets and hung lanterns to celebrate the great achievement. Japan has been usurping for thousands of years, and now it has become a vassal. The Whale Marquis has the first merit."

"Seventh brother is also tired of the bumpy sea. And all the generals, the sea and land borders of the Celestial Empire in the future will all depend on your strength."

The level of the people who came out of the city to welcome him this time was high enough. Prince Li Qi led the officials of the Eastern Palace and people from various departments of the court to go out of the city to welcome him.

In addition to the officials of the prince's line, doctors from various departments of the court, and envoys from Western countries also followed.

Liu Yu glanced at the group of Westerners and wondered why the court asked them to come here. If you say people from Korea, Annan, and Ryukyu come here today, it's appropriate.

The eunuch said that the emperor was giving a banquet today. Could it be that these Westerners would also come to the banquet? This standard is a bit high.

He was puzzled, but he didn't ask. He just said some words to the crown prince Li Wei.

Li Wei smiled and said, "The Whale Marquis has accomplished a great success. My seventh brother has also worked hard. The generals have also worked hard all the way. Father has set up a big banquet to wash away the dust of the expedition for you and celebrate this great victory. Please..."

"Your Highness, please."

He hurriedly pushed and Li Wei smiled and got on the horse, and Liu Yu and others followed behind.

The ceremonial guard was in front, drums and music sounded, and they went to the city with gongs and drums.

When they entered the city, the people in the city also stood on both sides of the street to watch the excitement, and the soldiers stood along the street. When the emperor demoted the title of King of Ryukyu before, he did so in front of the people of the capital, publicly reprimanding the Japanese for their rudeness and saying that they should be conquered.

Now that they have returned victorious, the people are naturally happy.

If the joy of ordinary people is just a kind of pride under a sense of identity, then some of the big merchants have gained real benefits.

The trading company has issued additional shares, and some wealthy people in the capital have also bought some.

Now that the treaty has been reached, the stock price of the trading company has soared, and it is really rising steadily.

Seeing that the bills originally worth 100 taels in their hands can now be sold for 170 or 180 taels in Songjiang, and are even rising.

In their view, the war against Japan is a small matter, and making money for themselves is a big deal.

But they don’t know that the biggest profit from this war is actually the emperor’s treasury.

If we talk about inside information, there is absolutely no one who knows more than the emperor. With one resale, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver were added out of thin air.

The emperor, nobles, and the Jiangnan sea merchants who entered the business earlier ate meat, and those who entered the business later drank a mouthful of soup. However, even if it was just a mouthful of soup, it was extremely delicious and intoxicating.

Taking advantage of this incident, many people were looking forward to the news that came a few days ago, saying that the court might use different methods to develop the Whale Sea.

Maybe they will raise equity and hire people to reclaim wasteland in Ezo. The people who reclaim wasteland will be workers instead of farmers. Whether they will make a profit in the future will depend on the company's performance.

Once the news came out, some people confirmed that it was supported by Liu Yu, and then they decided that it was another profitable business.

It is said that there are many fish and shrimps in Ezo, and the Japanese like fish, shrimp and kelp, which are all profitable businesses.

In addition, the local land is fertile and the climate is pleasant. The court has allocated a part of the public land for future city construction and farming, as military fields, official fields, and unchangeable fields.

The rest will be rented out. According to what Jinghou said, the private capital will be enriched in Songjiang and the capital, and it will flow into Ezo.

The court has now begun to promote the policy of allocating taxes to land in some places. The head tax is no longer linked to the performance of local officials. Local officials are more keen to measure land and reclaim wasteland to increase their performance, and they wish that all tenants would get out.

Anyway, they don't pay the head tax, and it is easy to cause trouble.

Recruiting hired workers to reclaim wasteland, with the policy of equalizing the land tax, there is no need to worry about not being able to recruit people or local officials not letting go for the head tax.

This policy is accompanied by rumors of the development of Ezo. Many people with a keen sense of smell know that the shares of Ezo will definitely be valuable in the future.

At the very least, there is still a land to pledge, and the compensation is not much, but if it develops well, the profit can be distributed every year.

The people who have money to invest in the family can't tell the difference between Jinghai Hou and Jinghai Hou, nor do they know the game and attitude involved, but they know two things.

Now the former Ying Suo Bo and the current Jinghai Hou, who are leading the trade company and the development of Jinghai, are now being welcomed by the prince out of the city, with a solemn guard of honor and unlimited grace.

The court deliberately changed Jinghai Hou to Jinghai Hou. Obviously, the development of Jinghai is the attitude of the court. If we don't invest money at this time, will it be like a trade company, eating the big meat while others are full of meat, and then we will drink the soup?

As long as Jinghou doesn't fall, the money can be invested. The change of Jing to Jing is more like a weather vane.

The common people can't figure out the difference between Jinghaihou and Jinghaihou, and can't understand why the word was changed. They can only misinterpret it.

And those Western envoys who came to watch the fun and were also qualified to attend the banquet found it even more difficult to understand.

The misinterpretation was even worse.

For example, Fazakley, who presided over trade in Guangzhou for ten years, was known as a China expert, and now served as the chief counselor of the British royal envoy to China. He was half a bottle and half a bottle, and understood the difference of one word into a strange meaning.

Now it is the end of May in the lunar calendar, the monsoon has arrived, and Western cargo ships have arrived one after another, bringing some news from Europe, as well as the requirements of monarchs of various countries for new tasks for envoys under the changing situation in Europe.

The shocking news brought by the arrival of European cargo ships a few days ago, a total of two, both happened last year.

In fact, Austria is brewing a bigger news at this time, but it will take at least a year for the news to reach China from Europe, and they don't know it yet.

But even the news from last year was enough to shock them.

A total of two.

The leader of the Swedish radical hat party became the chief finance minister and de facto prime minister. The tripartite alliance between China, France and Sweden was reached. Sweden was clamoring to declare war on Russia, retake the Neva River and occupy St. Petersburg.

Spain refused to apologize to the smuggler Jenkins. The British Parliament passed the issue of declaring war on Spain, and Britain officially declared war on Spain.

The radical hat party in Sweden is pro-French, anti-Russian, anti-Prussian, and strongly supports the Swedish China Company. It has been advocating war, claiming to restore the glory of the Gustav era and become the overlord of the Baltic Sea. A small country with a population of less than one million wants to punch Russia, kick Prussia, and angrily deal with Denmark.

Thinking of the fact that Dashun sent official personnel to Stockholm to escort the Swedish prisoners captured by Junggar back to their country, and now there is the thundering news of the Franco-Swedish alliance, it is inevitable that these Western envoys will have a lot of imagination.

In the eyes of the British envoy, the war between Dashun and Japan this time was just like what he wrote in his diary: [… like a majestic and aggressive dog, eager to urinate, circle its territory, and show its vicious teeth to any enemy who attempts to invade its territory. Those rumors about their most moral and weak are not true].

[The treatment of Japan is still an oriental tribute-style solution. Beat hard, but deal lightly].

[It is obvious that the four-nation alliance of China, France, Sweden, and Turkey has been reached, and an iron curtain has been lowered from the Baltic Sea to North Asia against Russia. China does not want to involve too much energy in the direction of Japan, so it quickly ended the war so that their best generals can go to Siberia].

[The rise of the Swedish Top Hat Party, no doubt, must have a direct relationship with the visit of Chinese envoys to Stockholm. It is unknown what kind of promises the Swedes have received from China. But the war between Sweden and Russia is a foregone conclusion. China will most likely take advantage of the opportunity of Russia's national strength being depleted in the Russo-Turkish War and the Swedish-Russian War to expand their influence in Siberia].

[The shameless French are happy. The Chinese pay the money and the Swedes send the troops. The French do not have to do anything to avenge Russia in the War of Polish Succession and humiliate Russia].

The British royal envoy's point of view cannot be said to be completely wrong, but he made a wrong judgment on the strategic direction of Dashun's next step.

This is closely related to the change of "Jinghai" to "Jinghai".

Of course, there is a cultural gap between the British and the Chinese, and this cultural gap has led to many misunderstandings. Even though Fazakley, who presided over trade in Guangzhou for more than ten years, knew how to bribe in Chinese officialdom, he could not have read the history books of the Ming Dynasty.

They could not correctly understand why the word was changed.

As for the change of "Jinghai Hou" to "Jinghai Hou", this cultural gap also led to many misunderstandings.

According to Fazakley's understanding, Jinghai is Northeast Asia, North Asia and even Siberia. He also specifically asked the literati on the Dashun side, where is Jinghai? The literati replied that from Japan to the North Sea where Su Wu grazed sheep, it was considered...

And Jinghai means to make the sea stable.

The Chinese emperor deliberately changed "Jinghai Hou" to "Jinghai Hou", which obviously declared sovereignty over Siberia in China and showed Dashun's territorial claims to North Asia.

This is different from the fact that the British king still holds the title of King of France. It is true that he holds the title of king, but Britain has not conferred anyone as the Count of Calais or the Count of Paris.

A marquis of Dashun was given the title of "Marquis of Siberia, North Asia and Northeast Asia", and the meaning was self-evident.

This could be said to be too little reading and too much thinking; it could also be regarded as saying "that, that" in front of Hannibal, the Marquis of Dashun.