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Volume One: Angelica is Encountering Naturalization Chapter 309: Diplomatic Frustration

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    Li Zhichun always looked down upon his younger brother Li Zhirong. Including the other Li Zhiguang, they all relied on their father's reputation to do evil everywhere, but their abilities were not necessarily that good.

    Li Zhichun didn¡¯t want to expose his brother directly, so he said:

    "I heard a lot about this time on Sado Island. I heard that the people of the Jin Kingdom also made meteor bombs, but they were not on the same level as the meteor bombs of the Song Dynasty. The warships of the Jin Kingdom fought against pirates many times. I heard that the Jin Kingdom's warships had many battles with pirates.  They all returned in defeat, and pirates robbed their warships several times. The people of the Jin Kingdom couldn't even make meteor bombs by themselves. I'm afraid we can't have too many illusions and expect the craftsmen of the Jin Kingdom to help us build something powerful.  Meteor bombs, I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s very slim.¡±

    "How can you emulate other people's ambitions! Maybe we can make a working meteor bomb!" Li Zhirong said to himself.

    "Brother Rong, the most powerful thing in today's naval battles is not meteor bombs. I heard that flying torpedoes are the most terrifying. When I went to Sado Island this time, I heard from the Japanese that it was pirates who used flying torpedoes at that time.  They will be beaten by pirates. It is said that this flying torpedo is extremely magical. It moves like flying in the sea and hits wherever it is pointed. Its power is also amazing. No matter how big the ship is, after being hit by the flying torpedo, all ships will be destroyed and people will be killed.  "The miraculous power of flying torpedoes may not be known to many Koreans, but it is very popular in Japan. Li Zhichun visited Sado Island, so he naturally heard about it.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Is there really a flying torpedo!  There were actually rumors about flying torpedoes before, but rumors are just rumors after all. Now it is said by Li Zhichun, and the source of the news is a Japanese who was frightened by flying torpedoes. It seems that there is no doubt that there is indeed flying torpedoes.  With the powerful weapon, Li Zhirong suddenly lost a lot of his arrogance.

    Seeing that Li Zhirong had stopped speaking harshly, Li Zhichun turned to his father and said:

    "Father, I heard rumors from the Japanese that the backstage behind the pirates is the Song Dynasty. Even if it is not the Song Dynasty, at least Han Yuzhou cannot be evaded from suspicion. Even the King of Donghai County and Xin Qiji may also be involved. The Song Dynasty has obtained the  The interests are not small, I am afraid that the next step will be to target our country, Goryeo."

    "You mean, the so-called Fu family pirates are just a pawn of the Song people, or even an excuse at all? In this way, the Song people are bound to win Jeju Island." Of course, Li Yimin can control the Goryeo government.  Fool, this section can be thought of.

    "That may be the case."

    "Hmph! We, the noble Goryeo, are no better than Japanese barbarians. Song people can bully the Japanese by shouting about catching thieves, but if they want to coerce me, Goryeo, into submission, it would be a big mistake. Hmph! Let's have his Qingqiu dream!" The speaker was Li Zhiguang.  , Li Zhiguang showed a look of disdain, and even sarcastically said: "The Japanese are all a bunch of weaklings, and only those fools would sign the "Xiayi Treaty" that humiliates the country and loses their rights."

    This Li Zhiguang has always had his eyes set higher than his head. Li Yimin frowned, very dissatisfied with what his son said. According to this kid, if he signed a similar treaty, wouldn't he become a weakling?

    Li Zhichun doesn¡¯t like this younger brother either. His younger brother is a typical playboy, with great ambitions and limited talents. He is arrogant and domineering outside and does a lot of evil things.  At that moment, Li Zhichun said:

    "I also learned some other inside stories on Sado Island this time. In fact, the Japanese did not necessarily suffer a lot, and the Song Dynasty people did not have to kill them all. For example, they provided sweet potato seeds to Japan. The yield of these sweet potatoes is said to be seven or eight dan per mu.  Japan has many mountains but little land. With these sweet potatoes, we can feed a larger population. Another most beneficial thing is that I heard that the Song Dynasty sent a group of mining and smelting masters to help Japan dig silver mines and smelt gold and silver.  The Japanese also confirmed that the Song people were highly skilled in mining and smelting silver. It is said that since the Song people arrived in Japan, relying on the original Japanese silver mountains, they were able to smelt an additional two thousand taels of silver a day, two thousand taels a day, or one year.  More than 700,000 taels. Even if the Japanese compensate the Song people for 500,000 taels, they can still get more than 200,000 taels a year. Excluding the expenses, at least hundreds of thousands taels are extra for no reason. This shows that the Japanese actually  Not only did I not suffer a loss, I also took advantage.¡±

    "Is this true?" Li Yimin heard that the Song people also helped the Japanese royal family and the Liancang shogunate to generate income. Well, the Song people took advantage and did not let the Japanese suffer. Is it true?  In that case, it seems that betraying the country is not necessarily a bad thing, and Li Yimin suddenly became interested.

    "It is said that a pile of waste ore abandoned by the Japanese can be smelted into silver when it is in the hands of the Song people. The legendary turning stone into gold is nothing more than that. In addition, the Song people's ability to dig mines is said to be miraculous. The Japanese  I am very convinced about this, and I have also verified this matter with the people of Song Dynasty, and there is absolutely no truth in this matter."

    What Li Zhichun said is indeed true.

    ??Historically, the Han people mastered the technology of soot-blowing silver smelting very early on, and this was all the work of alchemists.  Some say that the "soot blowing method" can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, and some say that it isIn the Tang Dynasty - the Tang Dynasty worshiped Taoism and alchemy was popular. In addition to refining the elixir of immortality, it was also practicing "alchemy", among which the "ash blowing method" was the Taoist practice of "turning stone into gold" boasted by alchemists.

    The so-called soot blowing method is actually a process for separating lead and silver.  In view of the fact that the silver content of silver mines is generally very low, the key to silver refining technology is how to enrich the silver.  Since lead and silver are completely miscible with each other and have a low melting point, alchemists in the Tang Dynasty added lead when refining silver, so that the silver in the ore could dissolve in the lead and achieve silver enrichment.  Then air is blown to oxidize the lead, and the lead is oxidized into "honey monk". Part of it is blown away when the air is blown, and most of it melts (melting point 880c) and penetrates into the bottom of the ash pond, while the silver remains on the ash.  This is how the "ash blowing method" separates the silver.

    In real history, the Japanese did not master the "ash blowing method" until the Ming Dynasty, and it was introduced to Japan through Korea. After the "ash blowing method" was introduced to Japan, Japan's annual silver output suddenly increased by forty  Ton.

    In this time and space, the travelers only introduced the "ash blowing method" to Japan two or three hundred years earlier (of course, the technology is still in the hands of the Song Dynasty craftsmen stationed in Japan), so in the eyes of the Japanese, Iwami (Silver)  A pile of stones there can be turned into gold and silver in the hands of Song people. This is really a superb smelting technique. Well, it is simply the legendary "Midstone into gold" skill.

    The Japanese emperor in this time and space is actually very poor, and the shogunate is not rich either, so the travelers have no choice but to exploit Japan's resources. This kind of golden touch of turning waste into treasure is a simple matter of effort. Both the Japanese emperor and the shogunate are very happy, so "  "Xia Yi Treaty" can actually be regarded as a masterpiece of giving a stick to a sweet date.

    Li Zhichun went to Sado Island this time. He felt that the strength of the Song Dynasty was growing rapidly, and he really did not want to be the enemy of the Song Dynasty. When he returned, he was deceived by Wen Yuan and Cai Jianwen, and he felt that it would not be a bad idea to reach some kind of treaty with the Song Dynasty.  , we can even build a special zone together, at least we can bargain with the Song people, maybe we won¡¯t suffer a loss, and maybe we can get some benefits.

    Of course, Li Yimin¡¯s considerations were not so simple. After all, Goryeo was different from Japan. Japan was surrounded by the sea, and its three islands were separated by the sea. Goryeo was a peninsula, backed by the powerful Jin Kingdom, and was far from exhausted.

    "You all go down and let me think about it!"

    Li Yimin has always acted as he pleases and acted arbitrarily in the court, but now he felt a little troubled. He walked around the room and thought to himself:

    "It is naturally very difficult to defend Jeju Island. If the Song people still let pirates harm Goryeo like they did with Japan, there is no need to consider aiding Jeju from the sea, and there is no chance of winning in a war at sea. Obviously, there is no future for confrontation. But if  It is really unwilling to let Tamra regain the country in Jeju. When the label of traitor is put on his head, his reputation is damaged, and those enemies who are watching for power may take the opportunity to attack. And the Song Dynasty  You may be able to get some benefits from Da Song by compromising, but whether I can still be on stage and enjoy these benefits is another question."

    Li Yimin is very confused, war or peace?  It seems that neither war nor peace is possible, how difficult it is!

    Since it was a hot potato, Li Yimin simply followed the "procrastination strategy" and avoided seeing Wen Yuan and Cai Jianwen.

    After all, Wen Yuan and Cai Jianwen were not professional diplomats. One was Wenqing of the Song Dynasty and the other was a businessman. It must be said that they were quite accomplished in their professional fields. During their stay in Goryeo, both of them were very successful in their professional fields.  Still remarkable.

    For example, Wen Yuan was enthusiastically sought after by the Goryeo royal family and a group of civil servants. The princes and princesses of Goryeo were enthusiastic star-chasers. In this era, Goryeo did not have its own written language, but universal Chinese characters, so Wen Yuan's novels were  It can be said that the popularity of Goryeo is no less than that in the Song Dynasty. In addition, Wen Yuan is articulate and responds well to Goryeo fan meetings one after another, such as answering "punctuation" and "why write in vernacular"  ¡± and several other aspects, the explanation is humorous, which has won higher praise.

    After Cai Jianwen traveled to North Korea, he discovered many rare business opportunities. Due to the rampant "piracy" along the coast of North Korea since last year, goods from the Song Dynasty, especially the Kaohsiung Special Zone, could not be transported to Korea in time, resulting in the Song Dynasty fashion in Korea.  Goods were in short supply. Taking advantage of this trip to Goryeo, Cai Jianwen got to know a group of Goryeo merchants. Cai Jianwen secretly decided that once the diplomatic negotiations between the Song Dynasty and Goryeo were successful and the "pirates" disappeared, he could launch trade with Goryeo with great fanfare.

    Regrettably, Wen Yuan and Cai Jianwen felt that they were completely unsatisfied with this diplomatic mission.

    Under the admonishment of a group of dove ministers, Emperor Mingzong of Goryeo wanted to make peace with the Song Dynasty, but without Li Yimin's statement, the King of Goryeo could not move forward with this matter.  Besides, Mingzong himself was a little melancholy. After all, no one wanted to humiliate him.??The ancestors of the Goryeo Dynasty.  Therefore, the matter of communicating with the Song Dynasty on Jeju Island was left hanging with no further details.

    When the clerk and Cai Jianwen came to Sakhalin Island to report to Mao Geng dejectedly, Mao Geng couldn't help but sigh, after all, he was not a diplomat, and Li Yimin was really a die-hard stick!  Such a difficult job is beyond the capabilities of these two people. It is not surprising that this diplomatic setback occurred.  Well, in the exile governments of later generations, there are many people who have been in exile for n years and cannot return to the country. The "Fu family" of Tamluo should also have enough patience
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