"Don't worry, sister. We sisters will help you convince the people on the Khorchin grassland." Dayuer and Hailanzhu knew that they could not object to Tang Tong's decision. They also saw the rapid development of the power in Tang Tong's hands. According to this development momentum, the world will belong to Tang Tong sooner or later, so they can only make a decision for themselves as soon as possible.
Moreover, Tang Tong's policies were very preferential to the people and tribes who came to him, just like those Japanese, Koreans, Ryukyu people and those scholars from the West. The earlier those who followed Tang Tong, the better their lives were now. In addition, Dayuer and Hailanzhu also saw that the world was very big and there was a lot of fertile land. It was not difficult to let their Khorchin people live a good life. The only thing that made Dayuer unwilling was that their status around Tang Tong was too low, and they had no legitimate status.
"In the beginning, I robbed you, so I have always been worried about you. But now you have followed me for so many days. No matter whether you follow me sincerely or not, we have some feelings for each other. I will give you a status. In a few days, the two Korean princesses sent by Zhang Niu Jiao will be here. Then you can marry into the Tang family with them." Tang Tong knew what Dayuer and the others were thinking, but taking them into the Tang family would help to strengthen the relationship with the Khorchin people. Although Tang Tong was a tough guy, he would rather achieve his goal at the lowest cost.
Zhang Niujiao was a powerful figure in the Joseon Kingdom. The Joseon economy was completely controlled by him. The Joseon army was lured by him with silver in batches to leave their own country and go to Southeast Asia to pan for gold. The people and ministers around the Joseon king were also mostly bribed by Zhang Niujiao. Most of the power of the Joseon King Li (Jong) was hollowed out, making Zhang Niujiao the king behind the Joseon Kingdom. He could enter and leave the Joseon palace as if it were his own home.
Later, when Zhang Niujiao saw that Li (Zong)'s two daughters were very beautiful, he became interested in them. Now Zhang Niujiao was old and no longer had the energy for women. His intention was to ask these two princesses for Tang Tong and find a way out for his children and grandchildren. In order to keep his territory, Li (Zong) was also willing to give up his daughters.
Li Zong was well aware of the strength of the Tang army, and that he could not resist it at all, so he could only resort to tactics to prevent his country from being destroyed. In order to reduce the resistance of the Koreans and prepare for the future occupation of Korea, Tang Tong agreed to this. Since ancient times, marriage alliances have been an important political means, and marriage alliances have been a conciliatory strategy in wars. Although Tang Tong was not very knowledgeable, he had many knowledgeable people under him.
Dayuer and Hailanzhu were very happy when they heard that Tang Tong was willing to take them into the Tang family. Although Tang Tong had not established a country yet, with his power, Dayuer and Hailanzhu knew very well that Tang Tong was just a king who had not yet become king. After they entered the Tang family, although they were concubines in name, their real status was no different from that of a princess.
A few days later, the two Korean princes arrived in the city of Dacheng in Nanyang. Tang Tong held a small banquet for this occasion. Although the banquet was small, there were hundreds of people attending. With Tang Tong's influence, anyone who felt that they had some status in Nanyang would find ways to attend, because from any perspective, being able to attend this banquet was a symbol of status.
In fact, the daughters of the King of Korea cannot be called Gongju, but Wengju. The ones taken as concubines by Tang Tong were Li (Jong)'s first and sixth daughters. In fact, they did not even have the title of Wengju, but most people would not distinguish so much, and they still called them Gongju out of habit. No matter what, they were also the daughters of a king, so calling them Gongju was acceptable. Moreover, with their status, being Tang Tong's concubines was also a matter of face for Tang Tong.
Tang Tong's subordinates are most enthusiastic about this kind of face-saving thing. This is also a trend in Nanyang. The children of many indigenous chiefs are sought-after goods. The slaves around someone are the princes of a certain tribe, and the maids and concubines around someone are the princesses of a certain tribe. People sometimes compare them. If someone who thinks he is a person of status does not have such princes and princesses around him, he will be ashamed to say that he is a Nanyang chief.
People who don't know.
The first-class princesses are of course the princesses of the Great East, the third-class princesses are the princesses of Westerners and Koreans, Japanese, and Ryukyu peoples, the third-class princesses are the princesses of Southeast Asia and West Asia, and the fourth-class princesses are the princesses of indigenous tribes. As for people like Huang Taiji's daughter, the people of the Great East did not recognize the Later Jin as a country in their hearts, and it was just a tribe.
Nowadays, in Southeast Asia, a male dog from an indigenous tribe can be sold for tens of thousands of taels of silver. Although there are many indigenous tribes, the number of such indigenous male dogs is limited. Merchants in Dali have no status, so everyone likes to use money to flatter themselves. The price of a male dog from Southeast Asia and West Asia is as high as more than 100,000. Generally speaking, only important figures under Tang Tong can own it. Those who can be bought by merchants are generally the daughters of princes and nobles of Southeast Asian and West Asian countries and princesses of various countries. This group of people is large in number, but the price is still higher than that of the male dogs from indigenous tribes. For example, the price of a princess of the Dai Viet Dynasty is generally as high as 30,000 to 40,000 taels of silver.
As for the queens of those countries, their value is generally not lower than that of a princess. After all, there are only a few queens of destroyed countries. Even if the queen is old and ugly, those big businessmen will spend tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy her back and show off. This trend has spread to the southern part of China, so that when some big businessmen hold banquets at their homes, they will also display women of such special status to bring honor to themselves.
This kind of high-status human trafficking really made the troops under Tang Tong rich. Every time they attacked a place, these people liked to rob people of high status the most. Although most of the income after the transaction had to be handed over, if a soldier robbed a princess or the daughter of a prince, he would immediately become a rich man. Because of this kind of human trafficking, Tang Tong's men generally would not kill people easily. In the eyes of these soldiers, it was all about money.
Let's talk about Tang Tong's party. It can be said that princes and princesses from various countries gathered together. Because Nanyang is a place that does not support the education and morality of family management, influenced by the education of Tang's school, many people will bring female companions when they go out for social events. At a banquet like the one hosted by Tang Tong, it is a time when everyone competes for face, so they will naturally bring the most outstanding women around them. Not only must they be beautiful, but their original status must also be not low. As a result, the vast majority of people brought those princes and princesses. Some people also brought their daughters who they thought were beautiful, hoping that Tang Tong would like them.
When Tang Tong brought out the two Korean princesses, Dayuer and Hailanzhu, it aroused the envy of everyone. That day was when Tang Tong took the four of them into the Tang family. Tang Tong, who did not like the etiquette of that era, asked them to come out and meet everyone, as a greeting to everyone. From then on, they would be members of the Tang family.
Most people have seen Dayu'er and Hai, but the two Korean princesses were the first time everyone had seen them. Although everyone was amazed, no one dared to stare at them. After all, no matter how open-minded Tang Tong was, he was still an absolute local emperor in Nanyang, and no one wanted to provoke Tang Tong's power.
The banquet was in the form of self-catering, so everyone present was very casual. The two Korean princesses were very nervous at first, but later they felt relieved when they saw how casual the occasion was. One of them was ten years old, and the other was sixteen years old, both of them were still young girls. Born in the royal palace, they had seen a lot of scenes, so after they felt relieved, they seemed very calm. Among those who came to participate in the banquet, there were princesses and princesses from Southeast Asian royal families. Because their countries were also deeply influenced by the United States, many of them could speak Chinese, so they could communicate with the Korean princesses who also knew Chinese.
From that person's words, the two Korean princesses were shocked to hear that Tang Tong had destroyed several countries in the south. They also knew a little bit that Tang Tong had a strong force, but being strong meant destroying several countries. Although these countries were also barbaric places in the eyes of Koreans, being able to destroy several countries meant how powerful he would be. The two looked at Tang Tong again, with more fear in their eyes, and the grievance in their hearts disappeared without a trace.
After the banquet, Tang Tong met Gao Fu who had returned from Europe. During this trip to Europe, Gao Fu brought his men to more countries, recruited a lot of talents from those countries, and brutally kidnapped some famous European scientists and scholars. Tang Tong expressed his satisfaction with Gao Fu's behavior.
Tang Tong himself was not a gentle and submissive person. Since he had led his men on the path of colonization, there was no need for any civility or courtesy. We were all invaders, and no matter how hard we tried to pretend to be civil, we could not hide the bloodshed under the muzzle of a gun. Therefore, Tang Tong often supported his men in using extraordinary measures. As for whether the kidnapped people would work for him, that was not important. The important thing was to prevent those Westerners from developing too quickly.
The Forty-Days' War in Europe was nearing its end. During this period, the war had greatly promoted the industrial development of Europe, especially the military, which had made great progress. Historically, it was because of this Forty-Days' War that Western firearms surpassed Britain in all aspects. At this time in history, Britain was heading for destruction, and the newly emerging Qing Dynasty was a barbaric and ignorant nation, which caused China, a hundred years later, to suffer unprecedented humiliation.
After listening to some of Gao Fu's reports, Tang Tong had a general understanding of the current Europe. In terms of strength, Europe's overall strength is very strong. Of course, if Tang Tong only targets a certain country, Tang Tong can achieve an overwhelming victory. With the regular army plus the auxiliary army, Tang Tong also has hundreds of thousands of people. In addition, the weapons under Tang Tong are far more advanced than those of European countries. It is no problem for him to face any European country alone.
Tang Tong looked at Gao Fu's eager eyes and patted Gao Fu's shoulder affectionately. Tang Tong knew Gao Fu's thoughts, that is, he wanted to lead the team to conquer that place, but from Tang Tong's point of view, now is not the time to conquer that place. Tang Tong believed that what can be done now is to try to destroy the industrial development of Europe.
Thinking of this, Tang Tong remembered the most famous guy of this era.
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