Xinshun 1730

Chapter 96 Plan ahead
"If there is a chance, I would like to go to see the scene of the sunset on the Changhe River with my own eyes. But I will go if I want to, and I will not go if I don't want to. This is my wish. If the young master insists on inviting me to go with me, I am not a Qingke , but a doorman."

"Men Ke...then you have to pay more."

Liu Yu praised: "There are principles! I understand. The word confidant is not so cheap. I am not your confidant yet, how can I talk about following?"

"What your son said is very true."

Kang Bushao didn't explain too much, and didn't even bother to explain.

It's natural to understand, if you don't even understand this, then it's boring.

"But I have one condition."

"Speak!" Without hesitation.

Liu Yu knew that from now on, he had to form his own confidant team.Under the imperial power, you need to know the danger.

But it's not impossible to call a staff member at this time, and you have to go on the same road for a while. Many official affairs cannot be done by yourself.

The previous chaos and the reform of the imperial examination system, as well as the ideological chaos caused by the spread of Western learning to the East and the thawing of Neo-Confucianism, have resulted in a lot of talents among the people.You can catch some.

It is very good to select scholars for policy theory, and indeed some great talents can be selected.

The palace examination must rely on policy theory, after all, it is the selection of future court officials, and knowledge is required.

But if a scholar only looks at policy theory, then it is a bit overkill... How much experience can a scholar have, and what national policy theory can he write?
Later someone said: The scope of policy theory is too large. History, politics, ethics, philosophy and metaphysics are one category, and economics, military system, water conservancy, geography, astronomy, etc. are one category. You know, after talking nonsense and then harming the country and the people, those who are empty-handed will change "you can get it" to "you can get it" and submit the papers.

Those who study strategies and theories all day long are inherently talented scholars, but there are also many people who are boastful and pretend to be amazing.

The Kang Bushao in front of me is also from a small writing background.

However, since he has some ambition and insight, and his father guarantees that this person has talent and learning, it can be used.

Hearing Kang Bulao's condition, Liu Yu agreed very happily.

Seeing that Liu Yu asked him to speak, Kang Buxio was not polite, and said: "At that time, I will do what the young master ordered. The time that is finished belongs to me. The time that belongs to me, what I do, please young master Don't worry about it, and please don't let me follow you like a follower all day long. If you don't agree to this, I'd better be a clearer in the mansion."

"It's easy to say. In the story, Fengchu manages politics, isn't it the same?"

"I really dare not compare myself. But since the young master agreed, I agreed. At this time, the drunkenness is getting stronger, why don't you take this opportunity, the young master talks about the idea of ​​the policy, and I will wave it?"

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "It's not urgent. I have a few books here, you can read them first."

After digging out the brief examination of Western countries written by himself and sending it to Kang Bushao, Kang Bushao did not read it on the spot, but after putting it away, he said: "If that is the case, then I will go back to read the book first. After I finish reading it , I’ve come to find my son.”

Although I didn't drink the wine to my heart's content, I have already enjoyed my words today.Although Kang Bushao was greedy for the wine, he didn't stay for long, he just wanted to go back and finish the book quickly so that he could get down to business.

If it can be done well, I think there will be no shortage of food and drink in the future.

Liu Yu got up to see them off, and took out two bottles of wine for him, saying that he couldn't taste anything, this wine should be regarded as a cow chewing peony for someone who can't taste wine but only knows how to get dizzy so that he can fall asleep and relieve fatigue.

Kang Buxiu didn't refuse, put away the wine, pointed to some preserved duck feet left on the table and said: "Who knows that the dishes on the plate are all hard work. I think you don't eat these things, so I just took them." Go drink."

After finishing speaking, I cleaned up the leftovers on the table, borrowed a food box to pack them, and left.

"That's a wonderful man."

Looking at the back of leaving, Liu Yu smiled, thinking that such a person is strange, it must be extraordinary.

This little wine is not enough to get drunk, half bent on the table, thinking about how to take the next step.

Now that the emperor has private favors, and the blame has also been blamed, the emperor intends to make himself "righteous", and now the gunman has also been found.

I don't know what the emperor will arrange for himself next.

After thinking about it, there are only two possibilities.

One possibility is to send troops to train and train a strong army that "a well-controlled army can win even an incompetent general".

The second possibility is what Liu Yu said that day about North Korea, Japan, and immigration to Nurgandusi.It is also not certain that the emperor really wants to try.

As for going to the south to engage in navy or something, it should be something only in a dream.

One is that there is no money, and the other is that Dashun must keep an eye on Junggar, and if he has money, he must use it wisely.

Three things... the situation in Dashun is really special now: raw silk, porcelain, etc., sitting at the door of the house, there are Westerners who travel thousands of miles to give money.And they don't have the ability to sail far to Europe to avoid second-hand dealers to make money.

At least at this time, the south is not a breakthrough with quick results.

It requires long-term investment and late return. The emperor's temperament will definitely not invest money in it at this time.

If it's military training, it's not too difficult.

Liu Yu himself understands a little bit, the north fought Luocha and captured many prisoners.

There is also Hannibal who has studied at the French military academy and served as an officer in the French army.

The flintlock formation and the cavalry charge cannot be solved with a single hit of the head, but are reproduced with countless details and detailed drills.

Every step of the exercise code is the experience of tens of thousands of people's blood, and it can be said that it is useless to increase or decrease.

The most basic wedge-shaped charge, how to use discipline to make the whole overcome the advantages of individual riding skills, is very particular about it.Those who have never been to a special military academy will definitely not be able to play.

Although Hannibal studied military engineering, which is somewhat interdisciplinary, he should understand such basic things.It can be said that he is also a person who has been in the salon of the French aristocrats. He has never eaten pork but has seen pigs run.

Since there are talents, it is not difficult to train soldiers as long as they are given money and guns.

But if the emperor intends to try the second one, that is, Korea, Japan and immigration, then he needs to make more preparations.

Whether to use it is one thing, and whether it is ready when it is used is another.

Liu Yu can't intervene in the North Korean issue, which is related to the imperial court's foreign policy.

China's direct intervention in vassal affairs is a challenge to the long-standing tradition of "the emperor does not rule the barbarians", and it is bound to cause an uproar.

That is not something that can be decided by oneself, let the Tianyou Palace and the courtiers discuss it slowly.

Besides, the emperor also clearly told Liu Yu to "hide" for a while, so it's naturally not good to show up again at this time.

Nautical technology, don't worry about this.

Liu Yu captured the leaders of a series of Tsarist Russian expeditions including Bering, Chelikov, and Sven. These are all famous figures in the history of human geographical discoveries.

The acropolis of Muluhan Mountain was broken, and some carpenters who built ships for the Bering expedition were also captured.

Boats are no problem either.

The difficulty of Liu Yu's entire immigration plan for North Korea, Japan, and Nuergandu is actually in Japan.

In North Korea, trade can also make some money, but it is obviously not enough.Selling Korean ginseng doesn't make much money.

If you want to make money and use money to make immigrants, you still have to rely on Japanese trade.

However, Japan is currently locked down. A few years ago, there was a joke: Japan changed its currency to "Zhengde". In view of the large loss of precious metals, silver and copper in Japan, the continuous increase of foreign goods, and the fear of the resurgence of Catholicism, Japan's trade policy has become more conservative. .

A special token was required to allow trade in Nagasaki.

This trade policy was issued during the "Zhengde" period in Japan, so the word "Zhengde" in Chinese is also written on the token.

This surprised the customs officials in Dashun: Could it be that those Nanming people who went east to Japan were planning to go back to Ming Dynasty?Or the Japanese pirates want to use the name of "restoring the crooked neck tree for the Ming Dynasty" to make another wave?

Otherwise, why does the trade token still have the year number of the previous dynasty?Could it be some token?
So it was detained for a year, and trade with Japan was strictly prohibited, and it was not released until it was found out what was going on.

Not long after this joke was made, Japan's policy of locking up the country was already strict, which made many cargo ships in Dashun lose the opportunity to trade with Japan after experiencing the "Zhengde" incident.

However, Dashun is short of copper. Fortunately, the private copper mines in Yunnan have developed rapidly in recent years, so there is a saying that "Yunnan has copper mines" Yu Jiafu.

Japan has a lot of copper, so naturally it wants to trade more with Japan.

However, Japan has outflowed a large amount of silver and copper in recent years, and has introduced a policy of quantitative trade: a certain amount of copper is exported every year, first come, first served, and ships without trade tokens have no chance to trade.

Smuggling is okay, but if you want to get a large amount of copper by smuggling, then don't think about it.

If you want to solve this problem, it is not difficult to say, but it is not easy to say.

At this time, the shogun of Japan was carrying out reforms and restored the tradition of "hawk hunting", hoping to let Japanese samurai practice riding and shooting.

Riding and archery is also a traditional skill of Japanese samurai - the imaginary Mongolian conquest of Japan is Mongolian cavalry and archery against Japanese samurai swords, but in fact it is heavy infantry plus thunder and other firearms against samurai cavalry and archery - Deputy Mongolian Conquest East Marshal, if you were shot by a Japanese samurai in a horse-riding confrontation, is it probably an eagle pecking at the eye?

However, Japan has no good horses, and its riding and archery skills have seriously degraded over the years. The horses have degenerated to the point of becoming mules: whether it is a military general in the Dashun Han Dynasty or Mongolia, Japanese horses are far behind in riding and archery.

Another one, Japan's ambitions have never died, and they still hope to spy on Dashun's military intelligence.

Although many businessmen who do business know everything about Japan, those businessmen who do business are not qualified enough to get in touch with the real thing.There are problems with the things you said, and the Japanese are not stupid.

Then there are the lessons of Wanli’s aid to the DPRK, together with some wandering Japanese warriors recruited to fight against Dashun in the late Ming Dynasty, exiled Chechidan warriors, etc., all made Dashun wary of Japan.

In addition, Japan does not pay tribute at all, but tries to set up a "small tribute system". Therefore, the Dashun side of Japan's trade has always been very strict, and those businessmen can't bring any useful information.

In order to obtain improved horse breed war horses, riding and archery skills, and Dashun's military secrets, Japan must charge a high price.

A war horse that has not been castrated can be exchanged for a token of trade with Japan, silver rewards, and a certain amount of copper trade volume.

A samurai instructor who is proficient in Mongolian riding and archery can also be exchanged for a token of trade with Japan, silver and copper trade volume.

Of course, there are also such things as Dashun's military system, laws and regulations.All can be exchanged for trade licenses and copper.

For this kind of thing, if Liu Yu doesn't want to die, he must report it first, and then he can only do it after getting the emperor's permission.

Horse riding and archery are not a big problem.

Riding and archery is a thing of elimination, let the Japanese samurai play eagles.

There is no systematic breeding and animal husbandry technology for horses, and it is useless to get a hundred horses.

The military system, armament situation, and weapons and equipment all require the permission of the emperor. Select a few from the confidantes of the Boyer Army to engage in strategic deception: not only to deceive the Japanese, but also to obtain a trade license by the way, in exchange for what Dashun urgently needs Copper for making money, and the money that Liu Yu urgently needs.

This person needs to be absolutely loyal, and must be a spy of the Child Army, and must be chosen by the emperor.

Except for these few things that Liu Yu can't decide, there are many others left, and they must be prepared in advance to be prepared.

Once the emperor is really going to arrange for Liu Yu to handle the second matter, then Liu Yu should prepare enough people and things in advance.

A few staff members who understand Japanese, at least one confidant who understands Japanese.

Several people like staff officers compiled a set of ineffective and harmful military equipment that could fool the Japanese shogunate who is proficient in military affairs; it sounds like such a tactical system that can be justified, but in fact it is completely wrong.

as well as……

Some Cossack captives who knew how to raise and breed horses convinced the emperor that Raksha’s horse breeding method, together with some Karabakh and Hanoverian horses captured by Liu Yu, could breed better military horses with the native Mongolian horses— —So, defrauding Japan of a few castrated Mongolian horses in exchange for enough copper and silver is a deal that can be done.

An analysis report that the flintlock infantry has an absolute advantage against cavalry and archery, so that the emperor can allow a few Mongolian cavalry to go to Japan to teach cavalry and archery that should be eliminated.

These must be resolved before the big exam in Wude Palace in autumn. Once the name is justified, it can be implemented immediately.

Fortunately, the family circle is here, looking for people in the noble circle, using the contacts in the southern customs, it is not difficult to find a few good families who can understand Japanese.Businessmen who often go to Nagasaki are definitely not good. Although there are loyal and patriotic people among them, there must also be those who are ungrateful for profit and can't see people's hearts clearly.

(End of this chapter)