Xinshun 1730

Chapter 451
As soon as this idea came out, Matsudaira Huizhen thought it was okay.

Now the conditions for agreeing to Dashun are inevitable, what you want to think about is not bargaining, but waiting for the future.Fortunately, the muscles and bones of the shogunate have not been moved, and the future has not been known for 20 years.

After the decision was made, someone sent a message to invite Liu Yu to the banquet.

When the messenger sensed Liu Yu's residence, the guard told him that Liu Yu was not here, but went to the port with a few people.

After giving Songping Huizhen the conditions, Liu Yu took people to the seaside to inspect the construction of the port and fortress.

The slave class in North Korea worked very hard, they could eat enough every day, and they worked very hard, and they may have been slaves for a long time, and they were extremely obedient.

This is a naval project, proposed from the special funds of the navy, to build a fortress, a fort group, and a port for both military and civilian purposes here.

The standard bay topography, the small island with a natural breakwater, and the excellent geographical location all make the navy aspire to win here.

The project is progressing quickly and the cost is not too much. If everything goes well, it can be fully put into use this summer.

Behind Liu Yu, in addition to Zhao Baiquan who has been staying in Busan to contact North Korea, there is also the person in charge of the trading company here, Xu Tao, an old sea merchant from Ningbo.

It can be said that there is not much speculation between the people of the Li government and the maritime merchants.

However, Zhao Baiquan stayed in Busan for so long, and after he really came into contact with North Korea's identity system, he had great doubts about the identity of North Korea's "self-proclaimed Little China".

Coupled with some ideas instilled by Liu Yu before, Zhao Baiquan's attitude towards North Korea is not very good. It is a miracle that Li government officials who are not speculative can get along with maritime merchants in harmony.

The group stopped near the port of Busan and looked at the North Korean slaves working in the distance. Liu Yu turned around and asked Zhao Baiquan, "The two classes in North Korea regard slaves as cattle and horses, and all the money they get belongs to themselves. There seems to be a difference, right? But I don’t know where to find it in the Analects, is this Xia Zheng?”

Zhao Baiquan belongs to the Northern Confucian school, and has no experience in living as a Jiangnan manor owner. He is the kind of person who most supports the small peasant economy.

After all, it was not the end of the Ming Dynasty at this time, and such strange things as the early and late power in Zhejiang and Anhui, and tenants avoiding the taboos of their masters and families would not occur. Looking at this slavery system at this time, Zhao Baiquan did not agree that it was a custom of Confucian culture.

He inquired carefully, and there was a dispute between "Chinese culture" and "local custom" in North Korea before, but in the end, the king of North Korea really didn't weaken the ability of the two classes of powerful people, and finally nothing happened.

Even when Wanli aided the dynasty, because some slaves made meritorious service in ambushing the Japanese army, the king of Joseon wanted to let them get rid of their status as slaves and rank them in the second class, but they were all admonished by the officials, thinking that it was an insult to let the bitch rank with them.

At this time, Liu Yu knew why and Zhao Baiquan had no choice but to say: "Uncle Ying Suo was joking. If the differences between scholars, farmers, businessmen, and people in this dynasty are like this, I really can't bring up the mentality that China is superior and looks down on the barbarians."

"The local envoy of Donglai Mansion, Zheng, was also promoted by the lower officials. North Korea has its own national conditions. Some people in the navy also said that Ying Sabo had long asserted that if Westerners came here, they would all be brothers and sisters. If the Catholic Church is here, I am afraid that the Confucian temple will be ruined."

"In my view, Korea, Ryukyu, and Japan all have Confucian temples. North Korea has Confucian temples, Japan has holy halls, and Ryukyu also has Confucian societies. But the three countries are very different. Zhu Zi's learning is practical, but it is really difficult for me. understand."

Liu Yu thought to himself, what's so hard to understand?Confucianism began in the Spring and Autumn Period and experienced a series of developments in small farmers in bronze and iron manors. You can find a theoretical basis in any era.

After all, what Zhao Baiquan thinks is still the set of "what the heart wants, the government must go", which is naturally difficult to understand.The biggest problem for Dashun now is that if it wants to continue the Chinese dynasty, it must create a new era of Confucianism that conforms to the 18th century and the level of productivity in the future. .

But Liu Yu has considered this kind of thing for many nights, but he has not found a way to solve it, and has no clue at all.

At this time, it was inconvenient for him to say this, and he pointed to Xu Tao behind him with a smile and said, "Brother Zhao, if he wants to see North Korea change, he still has to rely on these sea merchants."

"The day is changing, the stars are changing, the dynasty is changing, and there are great Confucianists who can keep up with the explanations. As long as North Korea is also changed, then the knowledge of the dynasty can be used in North Korea, and it will gradually become the dynasty. appearance."

"At present, what is lacking in this dynasty is a 'goose lake meeting'. It will not work if it is broken but not established. I don't read much, so I can't explain such things clearly, but I vaguely feel that these maritime merchants are the breaking point. "

"Brother Zhao thinks that I value profits over justice, or that I need to set up more vassal schools and spread the words of sages. But in fact, as you have seen, Ryukyu, Japan, and North Korea all have the words of sages, but they come in different forms. "

These words really hit Zhao Baiquan's sore spot. According to Zhao Baiquan's previous thinking, the surrounding Yidi must have not learned the words of the saints to make this happen.

But when he arrived in North Korea, he realized that the level of Confucianism of North Korean officials was really much higher than that of Liu Yu. Even in a place the size of Ryukyu, local Confucian scholars could chat and laugh with Zhao Baiquan on Confucianism issues, and he There is not much to talk about with Liu Yu at all.

Even the Japanese on Tsushima Island have a level of Confucianism far superior to Liu Yu's.But Zhao Baiquan asked himself, is Liu Yu more like a Chinese, or is it more like a Korean Liangban, a Ryukyu Confucian scholar, or Yusen Fangzhou, whom he argued with in Tsushima Island, is more like a Chinese?
Shanjing Ding, who was able to compile the "Seven Classics of Mencius", and Liu Yu, who has almost no attainments in Confucianism, which one is more like him?
From his trip to Ryukyu to this time when he came to North Korea, these problems happened all the time, driving him crazy.

He even faintly thought about the matter of shaving the hair of the worshiping Hou clan decades ago.

Now Liu Yu asks him if he thinks he should do more feudal studies and broadcast the words of saints, and he himself is a little confused.

"Ying Suo Boyan, these maritime merchants can change North Korea, can they change it more than Confucian scholars?"

Liu Yu nodded and said: "I think so. North Korea has no shortage of Confucian scholars, but nothing has changed, has it?"

"So if Brother Zhao really wants North Korea to become summer, please remember. I strive to open North Korea and rent land for trade, but it is actually for the good of North Korea."

Smiling, he turned his head and said to Xu Tao: "You maritime merchants, you must work harder to sell more goods and disintegrate the stagnant pool of North Korea. This is a great contribution."

The old sea merchant Xu Tao hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Yingsao. Even if Yingsao doesn't say anything, we will sell more goods. The villain has a ruthless request. I don't know if Yingsao will allow it."

"Tell me."

"Yes. The villain heard that Ying Sabo intends to go to Xiaguan to sign a peace treaty with the Japanese. If this is true, please ask Ying Sabo to allow the old man to follow. The son of the villain, when he sold goods in Xiaguan earlier, He was shelled to death by the Japanese. As a maritime merchant, he was buried in the sea, which is also his destiny. It’s just that the old man thinks that although he has no bones to bury, he always thinks that one day he can go to Xiaguan to burn a few knives of paper.”

In fact, after so many years, the old sea merchant Xu Tao couldn't even remember the specific appearance of his son, but he still wanted to see it.

Although...in theory, what they do is smugglers, but this kind of thing can also be called a warrior who pursues free trade.

When the old sea merchant said this, his eyes were a little moist and he said: "I never thought before that I could go to Xiaguan one day. But I don't want to be lucky enough to participate in such national wars and step outside Nagasaki, Japan boundaries."

Speaking of the moving part, Liu Yu nodded and said, "It's human nature for parents to love their children. Why is this wrong?"

Amid the bursts of thanks from the old sea merchant, Liu Yu looked towards the sea involuntarily, thinking that at this time the British fleet was ready to go, and for the sake of Jenkins' ears, a war was launched against Spain around the earth. From Gibraltar to South America, and from South America to Luzon.

Is there any difference between this and the shelling of Chinese smugglers who took boats to Xiaocang and Shimonoseki after Arai Shiraishi came to power?

Jenkins is also a smuggler, and Xu Tao's son is also a smuggler, there is really no difference.

Britain took action, and it can be said bluntly that Spain's prohibition of British goods from arriving in Latin American colonies has violated the interests of Britain.

And Dashun started to attack Japan, held high the banner of etiquette and vassalism, and used the Ryukyu incident as an introduction... It seems that there is no difference.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu said with relief: "Don't worry, you maritime merchants. This kind of thing will never happen again in the future. If there is another similar thing, we will have our own warships to seek justice for you."

"But then again, in the future, you sea merchants should contribute more to the army of the Celestial Dynasty. Your descendants can learn more practical knowledge, apply for the Jinghai Palace, and enrich their military personnel."

"The ancients said that those who commit crimes against a strong Han will be punished even if they are far away. But in the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties, the soldiers were so powerful, and they lacked sailors and navy, so they could only fight in the Japanese country; Swallow your breath. Why? Even if Pohu Hou is resurrected, facing thousands of miles of blue waves, a horse's hoof cannot be crossed, and it is difficult to say something that will be punished even if it is far away."

The old sea merchant nodded and said: "Don't worry, Ying Suo Bo. Nowadays, there are few sea merchants in Songjiang whose descendants learn Confucianism and take the imperial examination. They learn more practical learning, and the trend of practical learning is becoming more and more popular. There are also a few of the old grandchildren who study practical learning. In the future, I am determined to enter the Jinghai Palace and sail the sea. Even if I don’t pass the exam, it will be more useful to calculate accounts, determine latitude and longitude, and follow the route in the future.”

It was just a few normal words, but Zhao Baiquan's face turned red and twitched, he sighed and fell silent.

Liu Yu didn't provoke Zhao Baiquan too much, thinking that in the future, he would lease North Korea's land and let North Korea open and close. This would require someone to return to the court to preach and destroy the favor of the scholar bureaucrats for North Korea as a small China. No matter how you think, Zhao Baiquan is the most suitable person .

Naturally, he changed the subject and moved away the topic that might embarrass Zhao Baiquan. When he was talking about the trade issue between North Korea and Japan in the future, the person who said that the Japanese invited Liu Yu to a banquet came to deliver the news.

When he heard "regardless of etiquette, only guest and host", Liu Yu said: "It seems that the Japanese have already decided to pay tribute. But speaking of it, if the tribute is based on the prince system, I will see the Japanese king in the future. Want to bow down?"

Zhao Baiquan said helplessly: "Yi Li, that's the case. I won't meet Ying Suobo in the future, isn't it? Besides, the vassals are not allowed to go there at will. If Ying Suobo goes again, it will be an angel... Uh, but even if it is an angel, it will be an angel. Before canonization, he worships you; after canonization, you still have to worship him."

Liu Yu laughed loudly and said: "Yes, let's go see him while he is not the prince. Brother Zhao must come with me, lest they make up some secret conversations during the banquet. Taking advantage of today, let's talk about the details." Negotiate, make a peace agreement as soon as possible, and it will be fine, but worry about it."

(End of this chapter)