After Wei Chao left, Zhu Youxiao turned his gaze back and said, "To ensure the smooth progress of this war, North Korea should open several ports to Ming and allow Ming warships to dock. This way, both sides can have better communication and more convenient business."

This thing must be done, so Zhu Youxiao brought it up directly.

This is a disguised form of garrisoning. After all, once they enter, they will definitely not withdraw. If there is any unusual movement, the Ming Dynasty can also respond in time.

The Ming Dynasty has already occupied the entire Liaodong region. Once Japan is defeated, Korea will be sandwiched between the Ming Dynasty and Japan. It will be difficult to escape from this survival situation.

When Li Zong heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he felt a chill.

Let the Ming army go to Korea?

It goes without saying that this matter is not that simple. Li Zong has already seen that the Ming Dynasty will not only take action against Japan, but also against Korea.

What should I do? Should I refuse?

Li Zong raised his head and looked at Sun Chengzong and Zhu Youxiao.

Sun Chengzong still had a sullen face, as if to say, "I'm not going to say anything."

As for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he had a bright smile on his face, as if he was discussing something with you.

But Li Zong knew that this was no negotiation. If he didn't agree, the Ming Dynasty might turn against his own country.

Li Zong was furious and gritted his teeth as he said, "Of course there's no problem with this. After all, this is a joint operation. I will do my best to cooperate. There's no problem with opening the port. Moreover, there's an island between Japan and Korea that the Ming Dynasty can use for garrisoning and docking."

Although I don’t know which island Li Zong wants to give to me, a smaller one will definitely not do.

Among the islands between Japan and Korea, I am more interested in the future Jeju Island. That location is just right for the Ming Dynasty, whether it is facing Japan or Korea, it is very suitable.

There is another very important island, Tsushima Island, which was later controlled by Japan. If I attack this time, I must take Tsushima Island.

It just needs a better logistics base, and Tsushima Island is not suitable. Instead, Jeju Island is more suitable for Ming Dynasty, where they can attack from all directions.

Anyway, no matter which island Li Zong gave, what he wanted was Jeju Island.

Zhu Youxiao smiled and nodded, saying, "That's great. This matter is settled."

Li Zong nodded bitterly, but he still maintained a smile on his face and said, "I will obey your Majesty's orders."

Sun Chengzong on the side didn't care. Since Li Zong had agreed, that was good enough.

As for the idea of ​​Your Majesty attacking Japan, Sun Chengzong didn't care at all. After all, Japan needed to be dealt with, so let's just attack it.

You know, Your Majesty has been spending money on the navy for more than just one or two days.

Although it was now called the Imperial Navy of the Ming Dynasty, Sun Chengzong thought it was just the old navy, except that the warships were more numerous and larger, and all equipped with new weapons. It should be no problem to defeat Japan.

With the current strength of the Ming Dynasty, fighting a war is not a big deal. As long as we don't fight a foolish war, it won't be a big deal.

Besides, doesn’t North Korea have cooperation?

There shouldn't be any major problems. Besides, he had to return to the capital to continue his research, so Sun Chengzong said nothing.

"Very good." Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with Li Zong's answer. With a bright smile on his face, he said, "That's it. We've finished talking about this. Let's go have a drink."

Zhu Youxiao said directly: "After you go back, you will draft a letter to me, and then I will affix the imperial seal."

Naturally, there is no need to sign any treaty between Ming Dynasty and Korea.

Signing a treaty is a matter between two equal countries. Ming Dynasty and Korea have never been equal countries. Korea has always been a vassal state of Ming Dynasty. There is no such thing as a treaty.

The way the two sides communicated was that North Korea wrote a letter of credence, and then Zhu Youxiao agreed to it. This was a request from a minister to the king.

In this letter, Korea needs to describe the harm caused by Japan, state that it needs the help of Ming Dynasty, and also write down the price it can pay.

None of the things we just discussed were requests from the Ming Dynasty, all were requests from Korea, and this will not change, even if this is the intention of the Ming Dynasty or Zhu Youxiao.

After the letter of credence was submitted, Zhu Youxiao would stamp it with the imperial seal to approve it.

Li Zong was helpless, but his strength did not allow him to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, so he could only accept his fate. However, he still had one thing to say.

Li Zong was too shameless to say anything and said directly, "Your Majesty, the Korean army is not strong enough to cooperate with the Ming in the war. Our army is too weak and our weapons are outdated. I am afraid we will fail."

"I wonder if you could give us some of the Ming Dynasty's weapons? We're willing to buy them. As long as Your Majesty agrees, the price is negotiable."

Zhu Youxiao didn't expect that Li Zong actually wanted to buy weapons.

To be honest, Zhu Youxiao had no idea of ​​selling weapons at first, but after hearing what he said, he suddenly had some ideas.

This money is a waste. The arms trade is a lucrative business, and it's worth doing.

So Zhu Youxiao stopped again and sat back down.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty did have weapons to sell, which were the equipment discarded by the royal army, including cannons and muskets.

It’s just that the cannon is an old cannon and the musket is an old flintlock rifle.

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