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Emperor Taichang
XVIII
The Wanli Emperor died on 18 August 1620 and was succeeded by Zhu Changluo on 28 August 1620. Upon his coronation, Zhu Changluo adopted the era name "Taichang" (literally "grand prosperity") for his reign, hence he is known as the Taichang Emperor. The first few days of his reign started promisingly enough as recorded in the Ming histories. Two million taels of silver was entailed as a gift to the troops guarding the border, important bureaucratic posts left vacant during the Wanli Emperor's long periods of administrative inactivity were finally starting to be filled, and many of the deeply unpopular extraordinary taxes and duties imposed by the Wanli Emperor were also revoked at this time.
Taichang Emperor, after his coronation would dream that his empire would be invaded by barbarians from the North caused by the inflation that would be caused by the silver and gold from the Japanese and Europeans, the Inflation caused by the Europeans and the Japanese have been a long concern for the Chinese.
Shogun Iemitsu have been encouraging the Japanese Pirates in their piracy since the begining of his term as the Shogun.
Emperor Taichang would issue the edict isolating Ming Empire from the Japanese and the Europeans.
On 1622, Emperor Taichang would sign an Edict, which would be influenced by his own opinions against the Japanese Wukou and the European Traders who have been trying to spread catholicism since 1590 and their inflation effects and changes on the Ming Economy and also due to the urging of his own advisors who are against the spread of Christianity.
According to the Edict
"The Han Chinese were to be kept within China's own boundaries. Strict rules were set to prevent them from leaving the country. Anyone caught trying to leave the country, or anyone who managed to leave and then returned from abroad, was to be executed. Europeans and Japanese who entered China illegally would face the death penalty too.
Christianity is strictly forbidden. Those found practicing the Christian faith were subject to investigation, and anyone associated with Catholicism would be punished. To encourage the search for those who still followed Christianity, rewards were given to those who were willing to turn them in. Prevention of missionary activity was also stressed by the edict; no missionary was allowed to enter, and if apprehended by the government, he would face imprisonment.
Trade restrictions and strict limitations on goods were set to limit the ports open to trade, and the merchants who would be allowed to engage in trade. Relations with the Portuguese and Spanish were cut off entirely. Trade was also conducted with Japan through the vassal kingdom of the Ryukyus, with Korea via their enclave in Nanjing and the border cities of Joseon and Ming Empire and for the Javanese and Malays trade via their enclaves in Nanjing."
The Japanese Wukou under the urging of Iemitsu would try to force trading rules on the country of Saludong on 1623 to Balagtas I due to the fact that the trade of Malayan countries to China passes to Saludong, the Kingdom of Saludong would be battered on the north by the Japanese Wukou by stealing the goods from Java and Malay Archipelago which are for China and harassing the Malaccan merchants, but this was stopped due Balagtas I ordering the one year closure of the ports of Saludong from the Japanese.
Can't resist, Chinese Sakoku and Aggressive Japan would happen on this TL..
Emperor Taichang
XVIII
The Wanli Emperor died on 18 August 1620 and was succeeded by Zhu Changluo on 28 August 1620. Upon his coronation, Zhu Changluo adopted the era name "Taichang" (literally "grand prosperity") for his reign, hence he is known as the Taichang Emperor. The first few days of his reign started promisingly enough as recorded in the Ming histories. Two million taels of silver was entailed as a gift to the troops guarding the border, important bureaucratic posts left vacant during the Wanli Emperor's long periods of administrative inactivity were finally starting to be filled, and many of the deeply unpopular extraordinary taxes and duties imposed by the Wanli Emperor were also revoked at this time.
Taichang Emperor, after his coronation would dream that his empire would be invaded by barbarians from the North caused by the inflation that would be caused by the silver and gold from the Japanese and Europeans, the Inflation caused by the Europeans and the Japanese have been a long concern for the Chinese.
Shogun Iemitsu have been encouraging the Japanese Pirates in their piracy since the begining of his term as the Shogun.
Emperor Taichang would issue the edict isolating Ming Empire from the Japanese and the Europeans.
On 1622, Emperor Taichang would sign an Edict, which would be influenced by his own opinions against the Japanese Wukou and the European Traders who have been trying to spread catholicism since 1590 and their inflation effects and changes on the Ming Economy and also due to the urging of his own advisors who are against the spread of Christianity.
According to the Edict
"The Han Chinese were to be kept within China's own boundaries. Strict rules were set to prevent them from leaving the country. Anyone caught trying to leave the country, or anyone who managed to leave and then returned from abroad, was to be executed. Europeans and Japanese who entered China illegally would face the death penalty too.
Christianity is strictly forbidden. Those found practicing the Christian faith were subject to investigation, and anyone associated with Catholicism would be punished. To encourage the search for those who still followed Christianity, rewards were given to those who were willing to turn them in. Prevention of missionary activity was also stressed by the edict; no missionary was allowed to enter, and if apprehended by the government, he would face imprisonment.
Trade restrictions and strict limitations on goods were set to limit the ports open to trade, and the merchants who would be allowed to engage in trade. Relations with the Portuguese and Spanish were cut off entirely. Trade was also conducted with Japan through the vassal kingdom of the Ryukyus, with Korea via their enclave in Nanjing and the border cities of Joseon and Ming Empire and for the Javanese and Malays trade via their enclaves in Nanjing."
The Japanese Wukou under the urging of Iemitsu would try to force trading rules on the country of Saludong on 1623 to Balagtas I due to the fact that the trade of Malayan countries to China passes to Saludong, the Kingdom of Saludong would be battered on the north by the Japanese Wukou by stealing the goods from Java and Malay Archipelago which are for China and harassing the Malaccan merchants, but this was stopped due Balagtas I ordering the one year closure of the ports of Saludong from the Japanese.
Can't resist, Chinese Sakoku and Aggressive Japan would happen on this TL..
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