This person is none other than Zhao Chenqi, one of the representatives of the elders. Unlike Kim Jong-min, Zhao Chenqi is the real power of the elders.

Kim Jong-min was originally in a semi-retired state. If it were not for this coincidence, he would have had no hope of making a comeback; and the Zhao Chenqi in front of him was the real power, in charge of the Ministry of Rites, one of the Six Dynasties.

Hearing what Lord Fenglin said, Zhao Chenqi nodded and said, "This is the man. He has Park In-yong's account books and Park Jung-yang's secret letter to prove his identity."

Lord Fenglin nodded and said, "So what do you think he came here for?"

"Park Jung-yang is dead, Park In-yong is also dead. Now his business is in jeopardy. He came here at this time just to find a backer. Whether he is used or not is entirely up to the prince."

"This guy also said that his business has nothing to do with Park In-yong's. He is responsible for doing business with the Ming Dynasty, and all his business is legitimate. If the prince wants to use him, it is not impossible."

Lord Fenglin thought for a moment, frowned, and finally snorted coldly, saying, "Do you believe this?"

Zhao Chenqi shook his head and said without any surprise, "I don't believe it."

Prince Fenglin turned his head and snorted coldly, saying, "How much of their business is open? Doing business with the Ming Dynasty is open? The slave trade in Korea is very formal, and the same is true in the Ming Dynasty. This matter has been tacitly accepted by the top leaders of Korea."

"Life is tough in Korea. Life is easy in Liaozhong, Ming Dynasty. People from Korea have always been fleeing there; it's not surprising at all. But only those who can escape are capable, and many can't. So these people showed up, willing to act as intermediaries. If you have the financial resources, they'll take a portion of the money and introduce you to the Ming Dynasty as a good citizen. It's said that as long as you work in Ming Dynasty for three years, you can obtain Ming Dynasty status."

"Those who can't afford it, those people don't mind, as long as you go over there. After you arrive in the Ming Dynasty, they will sell you off. Of course, it's not a permanent sale, but a time limit. As long as you work for the agency for a certain number of years, you can redeem yourself."

"When that time comes, the Ming Dynasty will issue you an official identity document."

This matter has been discussed between Korea and Ming Dynasty more than once. In Korea's view, this is Ming Dynasty plundering people from Korea and sending them to Liaodong to fill the empty land of Liaodong.

The solution to this problem is very simple. All the Ming Dynasty needs to do is not give these people identities. If they want to go there, the Ming Dynasty can directly capture them and send them back to Korea where they will be severely punished.

However, the Ming Dynasty accepted everyone and turned a blind eye to these things. What's worse, some people even directly sold women to Liaodong to be wives.

They even want to take action against girls. They will directly find those poor people, give your family a large sum of money as a betrothal gift, and then take the girl away.

It is said that such girls are very valuable. In the Ming Dynasty, whether they are sold as concubines or wives, the price is very high.

The good-looking ones were sent to brothels and other places, where the prices were even higher. Therefore, this trade has always been carried on, and even with the constant crackdowns in North Korea, there's no way to stop it. Because there are buyers and the prices are so high, there are always people who take the risk.

Many businessmen between Korea and Ming Dynasty were engaged in these kinds of business, because even if you wanted to do legitimate business, Ming Dynasty would ignore you. Why didn't Ming Dynasty merchants who could do legitimate business do it themselves?

Whether they come here to sell or buy things, people can come by themselves.

After all, the North Korean officials don't dare to make things difficult for those businessmen from Daimyo. Do you dare to arrest them or use threats and inducements?

I didn’t dare, especially after the envoys from the Ming Dynasty arrived.

Once Korea did something like this, the Ming merchants would go to the embassy to complain. At that time, the Ming embassy would intervene and directly go to the King of Korea.

This made North Korea very upset. This was probably the only business that Park In-yong and Park Jung-yang could do with the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming wanted good people, not criminals. They probably initially traded with the Ming, then targeted criminals. Since the Ming didn't want them, they sold them to Japan. If you think about it this way, everything is connected.

Park In-yong and Park Jung-yang are now dead, and their business has lost its backer. If they want to continue, they need to find a new backer. This person should be responsible for the business with the Ming Dynasty. This time he came to me for the same reason, just to seek a backer. He knew the relationship between Park Jung-yang and me, and he came to me for help.

But even though he knew the truth, Lord Fenglin still let him in and even wanted to meet him. This was actually very telling.

"Let's go and take a look." After saying this, Lord Fenglin walked over and brought Zhao Chenqi to the pavilion.

The people inside the pavilion also heard the noise. When they saw the two people approaching, they quickly stood up and saluted respectfully, saying, "Greetings to the Lord, and to Mr. Zhao."

Lord Fenglin nodded and sat down without letting the other person sit down. After all, the status of the two parties was too unequal.

After glancing at him, Lord Fenglin said in a deep voice, "Lin Dechang, I heard you wanted to see me, and you said it was something important. Now you can tell me."

Lin Dechang nodded but did not say anything. Instead, he turned to look at Zhao Chenqi.

The meaning was obvious: Is it really appropriate for an old man like you to listen here? At the same time, it was also telling Lord Fenglin that this matter was too important to be overheard by others.

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