On the day the secret memorial arrived, Yinzhen took it directly to his study and had Qingyan participate in the discussion. Their fleet had achieved a great victory, and under such circumstances, Kangxi hoped to completely cripple the economy of Korea.
At this point, Qingyan had to come over to negotiate. At the very least, everyone needed to have a clear understanding of how much grain and supplies they had to truly defeat the situation on the other side.
The emperor of the Li dynasty was also a tough character; he never even considered bowing down to the Qing dynasty, which greatly angered Emperor Kangxi.
During this period, an investigation uncovered a problem: the Li dynasty was still using the Ming calendar, which was undoubtedly a direct slap in the face to Emperor Kangxi.
Emperor Kangxi was very concerned about saving face. If the problem with Korea wasn't resolved, he would absolutely not lift a hand. Even if the king himself came to apologize, it would be a minor issue.
Yinzhen and Fei Yanggu anticipated that the heir of the Li dynasty would likely be brought here as a hostage, and only after reaching adulthood would he be able to return and rule the Li dynasty.
Back then, the sons of the Three Feudatories were all brought to the capital by Emperor Kangxi. Wu Yingxiong was one of them. In the end, he had to be beheaded. After Princess Jianning pleaded for his life, the whole family lived in hiding.
Kangxi felt that as long as he wasn't openly contradicted, he was happy to pretend he didn't know.
The rulers of the Joseon Dynasty lacked this understanding and dared to challenge the enemy. Moreover, after the warships passed by, the people who had been harassing the border, apart from the subjects of the Qing Dynasty, were mostly panicked.
Those Korean officials all cowered in their own territory, not daring to come out and fight.
There were only two or three veteran generals who hoped that Korea could fight against the Qing Dynasty. They were too old to come out and fight at any time. When Yinzhen looked at the secret report sent by the ship, he felt a little disdain.
Those people are bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. When the Qing Dynasty truly became tough, they just kept cowering.
"These people aren't making any moves?" Qingyan was stunned. The veterans of North Korea were all only eighty years old and simply didn't have the energy to do these things.
"Look at this, an eighty-year-old military general, do you think the people below him will be obedient?" Yinzhen sneered.
The King of Korea has convened several court assemblies, and the military generals all say that they are a vassal state, and Kangxi will certainly not do much suppression, but will only continue the actions of Emperor Shunzhi and others, giving a warning in public.
Yinzhen had long realized that the Qing Dynasty did not value Korea's position, so it treated them quite mildly. However, these people were never satisfied and kept stirring up trouble behind the scenes.
They have crossed the Qing Dynasty's bottom line this time, and no one will show them any mercy now.
"Fourth Brother, how much longer until we capture Pyongyang?" Qingyan had a very bad impression of this country, so he was quite satisfied with the capture of its capital.
"Hmm?! Probably five or six days." Yinzhen asked suspiciously, "When do you plan to start doing business?"
Qingyan had a slight idea: his Yuelai Inn would be opened in Korea, with several branches there. The managers of these shops would then open several grain stores, ensuring a continuous supply of grain.
"Do I still need to write a plan?" Qingyan recalled that the plan that Yinzhen had asked her to write in advance still had many problems that needed to be revised.
Yinzhen was about to vomit. Now, the situation was urgent, and Kangxi would certainly not use the plan to make things difficult for Qingyan.
The sooner we cripple North Korea's economy, the sooner we can satisfy Emperor Kangxi.
"Of course not, Father Emperor will definitely not let you write it. After all, this problem is very thorny. If there is even the slightest oversight, those people will seize on it and ask for help from outside, which will damage the reputation of the Qing Dynasty." Yinzhen didn't care. As long as the Qing Dynasty could become strong, it was okay to be a bandit once or twice.
Kangxi would not agree. On the surface, Kangxi would pretend that all was well, but in secret, he would simply pretend not to see it.
"Huh? Doing it secretly?" Qingyan was stunned.
She heard from Yinzhen that Kangxi had agreed, and she thought the matter of grain supplies could be handled openly. Now, after some consideration, she decided to build the bridge across the Yalu River.
“I remember that every year they would buy a lot of grain from the Yuelai Inn outside the pass and two other places. These three places are all run by our mansion. I will make arrangements in advance to have them transport it back!” Qingyan thought for a moment, realizing that making money this time would be a bit more troublesome.
Yinzhen nodded. He was unaware of the investment in the mansion, and had entrusted all of that to Qingyan, hoping she could handle the work directly.
"Just have them prepare less food this time!" Qingyan thought for a moment, preparing to personally take charge if necessary.
After listening to Qingyan's analysis, Yinzhen decided to have Qingyan prepare some medicines, including some healing herbs, and send them over there.
"I also have a Minsheng Pharmacy over there. I just need to send the medicine there." Qingyan said nonchalantly. These things were all out in the open, and even if someone came to investigate, Yinzhen wouldn't have any problems.
A pharmacy?!
"When did you send someone over there?" Yinzhen was quite curious as to why Qingyan would open a pharmacy there.
"The imperial merchants dismissed many doctors. Apart from the Yuelai Inn, which needed medicinal cuisine, several highly skilled doctors were dispatched to each Yuelai Inn to be in charge of medicinal cuisine. There were also some doctors who were not assigned, so I sent them to neighboring countries to open pharmacies for the people. On the one hand, they could collect some local medicinal materials, and on the other hand, they could gain some practical experience." Qingyan also had them send back a lot of messages.
This year, things are not going well for North Korea. The drought in the spring has just passed, and then the summer has brought floods. In addition, the Qing Dynasty has some resentment towards them and is not going to give them many medicinal materials. Merchants there have begun to use their personal networks to get more of the scarce medicines.
Yinzhen sighed. Those imperial merchants were too good at eliminating dissidents. By the time Yinzhen received the news, some doctors had already been ousted. They simply couldn't protect them. Qingyan's arrangement was excellent.
Avoid their sharp edge.
Minsheng Pharmacy was thriving in Korea, and Kangxi heard some rumors about it. He even asked Yinzhen whether Qingyan had opened these pharmacies.
Yinzhen's answer was very vague. Now he was certain that Kangxi would regret it. Those imperial merchants were all useless, not giving much consideration to the royal family. In fact, they were secretly thinking about how to make money off the royal family.
When the remaining supply of Minsheng Pharmacy was severely impacted, they always shifted the blame to the suppliers of medicinal herbs.
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