Xinshun 1730

Chapter 88 The First Ripple of Change

Fortunately, today is not a debate of Dao weapon, nor a debate of qi, there is not too much noise in Tianyou Hall.

Li Gan showed Qi Guogong's memorial to everyone.Since he entered the Tianyou Palace, he was not a pedantic person. Zuo Pingzhang Jun State Affairs praised: "This Liu Shouchang is a man who is good at adapting to changes. The civil strife in Rakshasa is about to break out. In this way, we don't have to waste money and food. You have to go far north."

Li Gan also smiled and said: "Yes. If he didn't know about Western affairs, this matter would not be so easy. In the eyes of Zhuqing, should the 30 taels be a flower? Since it is a money from the inside, don't publicize it. 3 taels per year, although it is a lot, if it can be exchanged for millions of miles of land, it is worth it."

People have no opinion on this.Really worth it.

Zuo Pingzhang's state affairs said again: "I think that what the Duke of Qi said is absolutely correct. Take this as an example, expand the Siyi Pavilion, recruit translators widely, and send them to various countries."

"One is that if something happens to the barbarians, the country can know. For example, during the Wanli period of the previous dynasty, Japan's Guanbai invaded the dynasty. If there were envoys in Japan, they could also know in advance. When they entered Ryukyu again, Japan invaded and suppressed Ryukyu. Messengers can also know and warn."

"Secondly, Liu Shouchang is really lucky in this matter, but in the future, it can't be all luck. You can know the dynamics of each country when you are stationed in the countries."

The heretical Catholic on the side also said: "The minister seconded the proposal. This statement is very true. Xu Guangqi of the former court said: If you want to be superior, you must first understand it. If you want to understand it, you must first translate it. Now the world is so big, nine nine 81 states, But Chi County is only Jiuyi. It is difficult to deal with the exchanges between countries without knowing the reality."

"Although I believe in God, I don't follow the orders of the Holy See. If it is still forbidden to worship ancestors and heaven, then the West has Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestantism. Why can't there be a state? There is a master in his heart, and he is justified by faith." That’s enough. Once the religion is banned, the communication with the West will be cut off, which may be detrimental to the country.”

Li Gan also had this intention.

If Qi Guogong and Liu Yu's judgment is correct, then this matter is indeed an opportunity.

If someone else negotiates, hundreds of thousands of miles of land may be handed over to others.The huge contrast brought about by this incident will move anyone's heart, it is a land of millions of miles.According to the maps presented by Westerners, how many million miles are there in total?

This opportunity can be said to be a blessing, or it can be said that the opportunity is reserved for those who are prepared.

For example, when Han Wu marched north, Li Guang lost his way, or his fate was strange.But why didn't Huo Qubing get lost along the way?Wasn't it because he had recruited some Huns long ago and had some knowledge about the various places of the Huns?
Thanks to Liu Yu's knowledge of the situation in Western countries, he can always catch the key point when asking the prisoners questions.

In the future, it is impossible to rely on one person for everything. It is indeed beneficial to expand the Siyi Pavilion, increase translations, and even send some envoys abroad.

Li Gan thought to himself, this Liu Yu's desire to change has not changed.

I don't know if it's the lucky general or what, but he can always seize such an opportunity in an unexpected place so that the court has to make some changes.

If it could be done, the bottom line of the imperial court would be so different from what he could get with just one mouth, his jaw would drop in shock.

There are millions of miles of land in front of us, but it is hoped that Guochao will recruit translators and station them abroad.

This kind of thing was said to be opposed in most cases before, but it is quite different to say it now.

Or is he afraid that there is no history to rely on as an excuse, and now he is too lazy to search for chapters and excerpts from history and directly create history?

Li Gan is not only interested in drinking, he also wants to talk about North Korea.Regarding Liu Yu's idea of ​​poking a big hole in the roof, he had communicated with these people in advance, but there were some who supported it and some opposed it.

He wanted to mention this matter, but before Li Gan took the initiative to mention it, someone brought it up first.

"Your Majesty, although this matter is gratifying, I still think about it that day. For the sake of the stability of Junggar and northern Xinjiang, and exchanges with Rakshasa, we should not call each other emperors. As for the Korean affairs, it is also closely related to what I said."

"If you inherit the throne of the Rakshasa, how should countries like France, England, and the Netherlands be called? If the Rakshasa does not rule, then France, England, Guile, and other countries must strive to be the same as the Rakshasa."

"If so, how will North Korea, Ryukyu, Annan and other foreign-subject states view this matter? France is also a kingdom; North Korea is also a kingdom. If France is the same as Rakshasa, how can North Korea submit? After a long time , afraid of betrayal."

"Furthermore, what should we do if he becomes rebellious in the future and seeks self-reliance with the Western countries?"

"If you recognize the Rakshasa throne, if you talk about diplomatic relations with Western countries on an equal footing, it is equivalent to Zhou Tianzi ennobling the Three Jins as lords, destroying the rituals and music. Since the Celestial Dynasty and Western countries are equal to discussing diplomatic relations, North Korea, Annan, etc. will also Seek to have equal relations with the Celestial Empire. So what will the Celestial Empire do when the time comes?"

"If there are no vassals, why is it called the Celestial Dynasty? It's just China."

Li Gan frowned, this matter is indeed troublesome.

Zuo Pingzhang’s state affairs supported increasing control over North Korea and opening up maritime trade. Hearing the words, he disdainfully said: “If you don’t go to the North, the Sixth Division will move there. North Korea and Annan are not located thousands of miles overseas. How dare you refuse to accept it?”

Those who opposed shook their heads and said: "This pure overbearing will not last long. Don't you hear Mencius's words: Hegemony who uses power to pretend benevolence will lead to a great country; he who acts benevolently will be king, and the king will not wait for bigness. Baili. Those who use power to convince others are not convinced by the heart, and strength does not support them; those who use virtue to convince others are sincerely convinced with joy in their hearts, just like the seventy sons who obeyed Confucius."

"Although domineering is fierce, it can't last long. It's not like cultivating benevolence, which is a long-term plan."

"It's like North Korea, even though it was persecuted by the late Jin Dynasty, even though it was submissive, it still respected the name; like Ryukyu, when Chongzhen collapsed, even though it was thousands of miles away, they still sent envoys to offer condolences. This is the benevolence of the former dynasty. Otherwise, it is purely domineering If there is a change in the Central Plains, I am afraid that North Korea and Annan will not only fail to save, but will take the opportunity to cut the country."

Zuo Pingzhang's State Affairs Army snorted and asked back: "If the Celestial Empire is in trouble, what's the use of North Korea and Ryukyu? When the Ming Dynasty was defeated, it was never seen that North Korea raised troops to save the Ming. Are the Japanese feudal clans more benevolent than the Celestial Empire?"

The man shook his head and said, "This is exactly what Mencius said: if you are not convinced, you will not be able to support you. If Japan bullies you with dominance, Ryukyu will not accept it. If it becomes rich and powerful in the future, it will seek to stand on its own."

"King Xuan of Qi asked Mencius, is there a way to follow in relations with neighboring countries? Mencius said: Only a benevolent man can make big things small. That's why Tang is about Ge, and King Wen is about Kunyi. Only a wise man can make small things big, so too The king is responsible for the affairs of the people, and Goujian is for Wu. Those who take big things small are those who are happy with the sky; those who take small things to be big are also those who fear the sky. Those who are happy with the sky protect the world, and those who fear the sky protect their country.”

"If the destiny is there, it is also possible to use a big country to serve a small country. This is the kingly way."

"Nowadays, the Western countries are purely domineering. Now that the Western countries are strong, those small countries naturally dare not resist. But once they are not strong, those small countries will definitely resist."

"Because the Western countries don't use the kingly way. If they use the kingly way, even if those small countries become stronger in the future, they will definitely not resist. This is the difference between the kingly way and the overbearing."

"So, for North Korea, Annan, and Ryukyu, you must use the kingly way, not overbearing. If you use the kingly way, even if the country becomes rich and powerful in the future, it will submit to the heavenly court; but if you use hegemony, once the country becomes rich and strong, it will definitely rebel. .”

"As far as I can see, the Western countries are purely domineering. Even if they are strong for a while, they will be chaotic after a long time. If Luzon, Batavia, Manga and other places, I think it will not last long."

"The Son of Heaven must follow the kingly way, and the feudal lords must act in the way of domineering. Now that the dynasty has been set, if I act in a domineering way, I will surrender my status. If I am in a domineering manner, the vassals can also enrich the country and strengthen the army. They do not respect the destiny. If they are strong, they will obey; if they are weak , then betrayal."

Li Gan laughed loudly when he heard the words: "What you said is very true. However, Emperor Taizong said: ten thousand years is too long, just fight for the day and night. According to Qing, those who are subdued by Western countries will turn back after a long time. The reason is this, but this After a long time, for how long?"

"Besides, the people of the Tang Dynasty said: Since ancient times, the Ming kings have transformed China with trust and controlled the barbarians with power; the Ming people said: The best policy for the king to control the barbarians is self-government. So, is it right to control the barbarians? Or let the barbarians govern themselves instead of taking power What about it?"

But the man dared to remonstrate, and said bluntly: "Tang used power to rule, so the emperor moved nine times and the capital fell six times. This is pure domineering to subdue. Once it declines, the barbarians will divide their flesh. The lessons of previous dynasties must not be ignored."

"There is a saying in the wild: The country is always weak, and the Han is strong. The Han is so important in military exploits that the scholar-bureaucrats want to do something, but they support the soldiers to fight the frontier. Hu's calamity for a hundred years; Tang Zhuang had an Anxi Court, and after An Shi, it led to the chaos of the Ten Kingdoms."

"Nowadays, the public opinion in the market is based on the ambition of this dynasty compared with the Han and Tang Dynasties, and they often 'look at the sword with a lamp in the drunk', 'explore the land and sing the wind', 'enter my dream in the north courtyard'. Tang's old misfortune."

Speaking of this, it is considered to be poor.

Over the years, Dashun has been trying to suppress civil servants with honors, and has repeatedly revealed rumors that he will be exempted from preferential treatment in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the hands of the imperial court, there is another old fifth battalion soldier who has almost no intersection with the Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats, the soldiers of the blood tax government at the border, and the founder of the country.

Even if he is an official, the path he takes is Wude Palace, and he has no contact or network with scholars at all.

Now that the imperial court has just finished fighting Luocha, they have the intention of attacking Junggar again.

But wars cost money, and many people have already noticed that the atmosphere is not right.

Since money is needed, where does the money come from?

If it is the first to interfere with the surrounding vassals, according to the rumors disclosed by the emperor before, he will take advantage of the internal turmoil in North Korea to interfere in North Korea's internal affairs, and even send commissioners.

North Korea can do this, and Junggar will be pacified in the future. What about Annan?What about Myanmar?What about Siam?

If things go on like this, even if they are not worried about tax increases, they must also worry about the disaster of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Where is the border of the Celestial Empire?

This matter is uncertain, and everyone wants to provoke and make military exploits. Once the atmosphere is formed, when will it be the end?

Moreover, in the eyes of some literati and bureaucrats, the atmosphere of public opinion among the people is not quite right.

From their point of view, Guochao used Yongjia and Yongkang's learning, and the poems of Chen Liang, Ye Shi, and Xin Qiji who were close to him, what ghosts are they?

When drunk, he turned on the lamp to watch the sword, and dreamed back to blow the horns. Eight hundred li points burned under his command, fifty strings turned over, and the battlefield fell into the autumn.

Ma Fei's Lu Feikui, his bow like a thunderbolt. However, the monarch did things in the world and won his last name. Poor white happened!

In his opinion, this kind of ethos can be used when the country is founded in troubled times.

Now that we don't cultivate literature and morality, so that we still think about expanding borders and starting wars, the folk atmosphere will only become more and more domineering.

Already quite a few people did not follow the correct course of the imperial examinations, but went to learn bow horse, shotgun, geometry, and calculation.They all thought that since others can be crowned princes because of meritorious deeds, why can't I?Those who were born in Wude Palace have been mixed with sand in the officialdom, and their level has been improving over the years, and they are no longer the old men who did not understand civil affairs.

If things go on like this...the gentry is afraid that there will be no preferential treatment.

War needs money, and the money comes from the southeast. This is a truth that even a fool understands.

The atmosphere of public opinion is so belligerent. If the country really uses the saying that "there are polices at the border, the tax is not enough, and the preferential exemption will be cancelled", if the atmosphere of public opinion continues like this, I'm afraid that even a little resistance will be sprayed as "harmful to the country." thief".

At that time, once Tuotu's righteousness overwhelms the decent righteousness of scribes, it will be over.

You can't stop the army's sword at all, if you can't even stand up for righteousness, why fight?

Many people have already started to take action. It is necessary to reverse Dashun's current belligerent spirit, and even more so, to reverse the courageous spirit formed from the chaos in the late Ming Dynasty.

If you wait until the butcher's knife is raised before resisting, it will be too late.The nerves of the gentry are not so slow, but because too many people surrendered to barbarians in the late Ming Dynasty, after all, under the scars of the past, they dare not raise objections to the atmosphere of opening up territories.

Now that the scar has basically healed, it is time to change the atmosphere and regain the right to speak.

It's not that Li Gan is ignorant of this matter. He already understood this, but he didn't refute it directly. Instead, he smiled and said, "Today we are talking about Rakshasa, why did you mention the disasters of the Han and Tang Dynasties? I'm just asking you guys." Shashi. The matter of expanding the Siyi Pavilion in order to translate, there is no such thing as domineering, right?"

The emperor made the question very small, even if he objected, he had no choice but to agree.

"There is no need to mention the fact that Rakshasa sent people to Beijing. It is said that the king does not rule the barbarians and the barbarians, and the army will not reject those who come, and those who go will not pursue. Once the barbarians come, they cannot refuse. This is also the way of kings, right? When the mission comes, I will return the gift, so there is no problem."

"As for stationing in foreign countries, I think it's a good thing to get news. Liu Shouchang bought a million miles of land with one mouth, and training a translator, plus the cost of stationing abroad, is only a few hundred taels a year. If the household government does not come out, I can still afford to pay out of my own money."

We have already talked about internal money, and it is meaningless to continue to fight.No matter how great the power and responsibilities of the Pingzhang Army are in state affairs, they can't control the emperor's private affairs. This is not a state matter such as setting up a prince.
Li Gan smiled and said, "Okay, since that's the case, the matter is considered settled."

Zuo Pingzhang's state affairs said again: "I think that not only that, but also that the decree should be passed on to the Khalkha tribe, ordering them to send out hundreds of soldiers and horses, with the prestige of the Duke of Zhuang Qi and the deterrence of Liu Shouchang, so that the Luocha people will think of the country as a country. The court will not hesitate to increase its troops. It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Liu Shouchang is good at deceit, so the court must help him to achieve success."

"good!"

He nodded to the Tianyoudian who was listening to the experience, and motioned to draw up a document, and issued it to several nobles near the border in the Khalkha tribe in the name of Tianyoudian.Before there is an official office that deals specifically with Khalkha Mongolia, only the Temple of Heavenly Blessing or the imperial decree of the emperor is qualified to issue such an order.

(End of this chapter)