Qin Official

Although North Korea is a small country, Ji Zhun is the son of a country after all. His father has been unwell in recent years, and he has been required to participate in many occasions.

For example, offering sacrifices to the great ancestor Xin, having banquets, discussing this year's tribute with the town lords, and communicating with surrounding tribes such as Fuyu, Woju, Dongyi, and Mahan. Although four generations ago, Korea was defeated by the Yan army and seized the land. After two hundred miles, he had to pay tribute to King Yan Zhao in humiliation. But it's not Ji's boast. North Korea is still the only civilized country in Haidong, and small tribes around it often come to enjoy and congratulate...

Therefore, Ji Zhun has seen a lot of big scenes, but today, he was frightened by the Qin Dynasty Supervisory Army sitting opposite!

What happened was that as the Qin army returned to Liekou by boat, a voice inside North Korea became louder and louder: When will the Qin army leave?

Ji's Korea still had the feudal lordship system of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. There were more than ten city lords under the name of the Joseon marquis. Those who were close to the king were called "Dian Lords", and those who were far away were called "male Lords". Liekou belonged to Jinedian. His territory had been occupied for a long time, and his people were worked by the Qin people. They had no time to hunt foxes, minks and collect firewood for themselves. The owner of Liekou was very anxious.

The owner of the village did not dare to embarrass the Qin army, so he could only run to Wangxian City and unite with his in-laws and friends to put pressure on the Marquis of Chaoshan.

Therefore, under the pressure of domestic nobles, Ji Zhun could only bite the bullet and come to visit Fusu. It was called "to reward the army and congratulate him for his merits", but in fact he was just inquiring around:

"When will the Kingdom withdraw its troops?"

Fusu was still the same, gentle and elegant, and spoke well, but the "Supervisor" sitting below him, a dark and thick man, heard this, but with a straight face, he said something to Fusu with fierce words!

Although Ji Zhun couldn't understand the original words, judging from the ferocious look on the supervisor's face, it was definitely not a good word.

Sure enough, the translator this person brought, the guy named "Xu Fu" translated the words, and he was also aggressive!

"The bandits in Canghai were defeated and escaped without being completely wiped out. Seeing that winter is approaching, the army will rest at Liekou and wait until the next spring and summer to go south to suppress the bandits! I haven't asked when the food promised by North Korea will be shipped, but what is the matter with you? Withdraw troops? What does this mean? Are you driving us away?"

"North Korea absolutely did not mean this!"

Ji Zhun hurriedly vomited his bitterness to Fu Su, and brought out the difficulties of North Korea one by one, such as the scarcity of food, such as this list of towns, which was actually the territory of a doctor, but was occupied by the Qin army. The doctor had three They went to cry every day, and their father and son were extremely annoyed...

Fusu seemed to be moved, sighing along with Ji Zhun, and asked the supervisor a few questions for him. The two seemed to be discussing, but the supervisor Heifu, with a heart as strong as iron, slapped the table and said:

"There is a saying in the Central Plains, the whole world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. Since North Korea is willing to be a vassal of the Qin Dynasty. The Tianjin Port of North Korea is also the Tianjin Port of the Great Qin. Don't say that it will only stay for one and a half more years. Even if they want to stay here forever, can North Korea refuse?"

Ji Zhun was somewhat tough and said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone:

"This sentence, Ji's family left the Central Plains too early, Ji must have never heard of it."

"In North Korea, even a prince cannot deprive his subjects of their cities at will!"

Indeed, after all, it is the difference between a bureaucratic empire and a small feudal state. The lords are in charge of their own affairs, obeying orders but not propaganda, and cannot use their strength in one place. This is also the reason why Korea has been in a remote corner for hundreds of years and was defeated by the Yan Kingdom. .

Heifu glanced at Ji Zhun. He was a high official, in charge of people many times larger than the population of North Korea. He was also a battle-hardened general, and his hands had been stained with countless blood. This sharp look made Ji Zhun uncomfortable. The courage that was easily mustered was gone.

The North Korean master hurriedly lowered his head, his heart pounding. Although this supervisor named Heifu did not know his deeds, it was obvious that he and Fusu were completely different people. They liked simplicity and roughness and would not interact with him or the others. Recite "Yin Wu" and get along with each other in the noble way that has not changed for thousands of years.

He simply showed his fangs and raised his fist!

This is probably the ultimate truth in the diplomatic field...

Seeing Ji Zhun lower his head, Heifu couldn't help but smile:

"So, the Ji family doesn't have the final say in North Korea? Can we bypass the Ji family and talk directly to the lord of that city?"

This simple sentence made Ji Zhun shudder when he heard it in his ears!

"this……"

He tried to keep calm, but his words still became a little hesitant. Even though the Ji family had ruled North Korea for hundreds of years, there were still a few wealthy nobles who could not be eliminated, which caused a headache for them and their son. Even within the Ji family, there were also some robberies. After failing in the position, he was demoted to the border to become the male protagonist...

This seemingly unintentional sentence from the black supervisor was actually a deep threat!

"So, let's put aside the rules of North Korea and follow the rules of Great Qin. As for the lord of that city, if he wants, he can become the ruler of Great Qin instead of being the feudal lord of North Korea."

Heifu looked at Fusu: "The general and I can explain the cause and effect to His Majesty and seal the entire Canghai City to him. The island has hundreds of miles of land. Mr. Ji can ask if he is willing to be the city lord?"

Ji Zhun didn't know how to answer, but Master Fusu clapped his hands and smoothed things over.

"The supervisor is right. The army cannot be withdrawn for the time being. In addition to continuing to attack the pirates in the south next year, it is also to protect North Korea from the surrounding bandits. This is Fusu's loss, and Fusu should make up for it. …”

Fusu was talking about the more than a thousand Yan people who fled after the roar of the Manfan Khan camp more than two months ago.

There are many tribes in the south of Korea, and the same is true in the north.

To the northwest is Liaodong County of the Qin Dynasty, and to the north is Zhenfan, who belongs to Korea. Further north is Buyeo, which had established a loose tribal alliance decades ago and crossed the mountains and forests to plunder Shinban and Korea from time to time.

In the northeast, east of Gaima Mountain and up to the sea, is the territory of "Woju".

Wei Man and other defecting soldiers wanted to return to Yan territory, but they were surrounded by the Anping garrison in the east of Liao Dynasty. They had no choice but to run northeast and entered Zhenfan territory. There was no way ahead, so the Qin army did not pursue them.

This group of rebel soldiers was also powerful. With only a few thousand people, they actually occupied the city of Zhenfan, a small state, and entrenched themselves there, burning, killing, and looting. The Zhenfan people couldn't bear it and fled one after another. This group of rebel soldiers had no food and clothing, and recently began to plunder cities in northern Korea.

So in the end, "protecting North Korea" became the reason for the Qin army to continue to stay, but the real reason was that North Korea was weak and could not refuse any request from the Qin Dynasty...

Later, Heifu grabbed the knife, supported Su with the pen, and asked Ji Zhun to bring an official letter of credence to the Marquis of Joseon:

First, North Korea officially recognizes Qin as its suzerain state and North Korea as its vassal. Next year, it must send a son and ten noble children to Xianyang to learn Qin characters and elegant language at the public school. At the same time, the Qin Dynasty will also send a traveler, often Garrisoned in the king's dangerous city.

Second, the Qin army continued to stay in North Korea to help North Korea resist "bandits from the south and the north" and deter surrounding barbarians. The Qin army has the right to march within Korean territory and park ships at any time.

Third, North Korea opened its borders and merchants of the Qin Dynasty could trade freely within North Korea. The princes of North Korea and the lords of various towns had the responsibility to protect their safety. At the same time, the Qin Dynasty and North Korea will implement the "closing the market to ridicule but not levy". The Qin Dynasty's goods will not be taxed when entering the North Korea, and the same will be true for North Korean goods entering the Qin Dynasty.

Fourth, due to the crude laws and regulations in Korea, from now on, if good citizens of the Qin Dynasty break the law in Korea, what kind of crime they should be punished will be sent back to the Qin Dynasty for trial and determination.

Every one of them made Ji Zhun look bitter, but the third one seemed fair.

But afterwards, after bidding farewell to Fusu and returning to the library, Xu Fu, who had been in charge of translating, bowed to Hei Fu and said, "The commander is really smart!"

Heifu glanced at him: "Where's the cleverness?"

Xu Fu said: "First, as a villain, I frightened the Ji family and did a great favor to the young master Fusu; secondly, the evil belongs to myself and the credit goes to Fusu, and your majesty will understand the Jun Jun's painstaking efforts; thirdly, he strives for the benefit of the country. , and at the same time, it also won a lot of benefits for Jiaodong, killing two birds with one stone, isn't it clever?"

Heifu smiled, noncommittal.

Xu Fu was right. In the past few months, with the opening of the sea route, the trade between Jiaodong and North Korea has become increasingly prosperous. Silk, sugar, lacquerware and other items from the Central Plains have traveled across the sea, and are very popular among noble town owners. North Korea's Mink skins and other items were also purchased in large quantities.

Although the merchants of the Qin Dynasty also "eat from the government", the Qi people's good merchants are not equivalent to the scale of North Korea. What's more, Heifu recently established a "Haidong Trading Company" to recruit merchants from Anqi and give them the privilege of trading furs from Haidong and Liaonan. Each grain ship transported millet and wheat, and returned... It's fur.

The abolition of border taxes meant that Jiaodong officials and merchants could dump luxury goods such as silk candies to North Korea at a very low cost and sell them to local nobles at high prices. Then, he bought mink skins at an extremely low price, brought them back to Jiaodong and handed them over to the government, who then sold them to the Central Plains to make another fortune...

In general, Jiaodong is getting richer and richer through trade, while North Korea is getting poorer and poorer by exporting raw materials and buying luxury goods.

But Ji Zhun didn't realize this, or in other words, he didn't care at all.

North Korea, which relied on the tribute of the town lords to maintain its income and expenditure, did not realize that this was a big pit. The descendants of the former "merchants" fled the dangerous Central Plains, and after playing stand-alone games in Haidong for 800 years, they finally degraded themselves... …

Heifu has his own plans and considerations.

"Young Master Fusu is right when he says that not everything can be solved by conquest."

For example, in North Korea, the expeditionary force encountered countless difficulties and obstacles along the way. It suffered a lot of losses before even seeing the shadow of the enemy. It is simply unrealistic to directly capture countries with a certain culture outside this ruling radius and classify them as counties. What awaits the dynasty is endless rebellions and gains and losses. In history, the Han and Tang Dynasties both failed on the peninsula. Somersault.

It would not be bad to maintain this relationship of political vassalage and economic colonization for the time being.

As long as the Ji family agrees to those four articles, North Korea's diplomacy, economy, military, and law will basically be penetrated by the Qin Dynasty. After the transportation is convenient, it will only be a matter of time before it loses its independence and is integrated and annexed.

Domain? It seems more appropriate to say it is a protective collar.

However, not only did North Korea have to agree, Qin Shihuang also had to write letters to persuade him.

"North Korea is just a pilot for this diplomatic model."

Heifu felt a little pity: "It's also the only pilot..."

Because looking beyond Kyushu, the places that the Qin people can reach at present, except for the city-states in the Western Regions, only Jishi Korea, a descendant of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, has cities, writing (oracle bone inscriptions), and etiquette. It meets these three criteria and can be called It is a "sub-civilization".

"From now on, North Korea must understand whether it survives or dies."

Heifu finished writing the last part of the letter and said with a smile:

"You are just the son of a Chinese commoner. No matter how far you run, no matter what your appearance becomes, your father will always be your father!"

…

Five thousand troops were stationed at Liekou, like a sharp sword at the throat, preventing North Korea from delaying.

Soon, only two days later, North Korea gave a reply to the "Four Black Articles" drawn up by Heifu.

"The Ji family is willing to fully accept this condition. Their only request is this."

Xu Fu still acted as an interpreter. After listening to Ji Zhun's words, he clicked his tongue, looked at Heifu, then at Fusu, and said with a smile:

"North Korea, please marry Da Qin! If you marry your daughter to Master Qin, the two countries will always be happy!"