Han Shizu

Chapter 1689 High Specifications

The news that King Yong Liu Chengxun was going to Nanyang spread quickly, and under the promotion of the government, it spread quickly.Of course, for the vast majority of officials and ordinary people, this is not a big deal, and it doesn't even arouse their slightest interest.

However, for those classes, groups, and individuals with relevant interests, it is an obvious political signal.From the Zhengshitang to the navy, from nobles to merchants, and even the bottom-level fishermen and crew, all stakeholders in the huge chain of interests in overseas trade are greatly encouraged.

Regarding the Nanyang strategy, it has always been accompanied by huge controversies. The power of active development has grown with the revelation of overseas interests, but the power of conservatives is also huge. The concept that has been ingrained for thousands of years has caused many people to have prejudice against the policy of going south. , For unknown things, some people have a positive spirit of exploration, while others are afraid of it, preferring to be complacent.

The reason why Emperor Liu sent Liu Chengxun to the south is because after so many years of development and debate, there needs to be a conclusion on overseas trade and Nanyang strategy.

For those conservative voices and forces, Emperor Liu allowed them to exist, even many of them are the cornerstone of the empire, and the behavior of protecting the plate is also worth understanding.

However, when it comes to national strategy, or even line disputes, Emperor Liu still has to resolutely break through those resistances, and sending Liu Chengxun on tour is the most clear attitude.

Yongwang Liu Chengxun, this is the prince of the Han Dynasty, the direct younger brother of the Emperor Liu. It can be said that in the Han clan, Liu Chengxun is the No.1 under the emperor's prince.

Noble status, prominent status, and grand prestige all reflect the special nature of Liu Chengxun's southern tour.Compared with this time, the only thing that people can think of in the past is the event of Qi Guogong Liu Yun's mission to Korea and Japan.

However, although Liu Yun is a prince, his status and prestige are far from Liu Chengxun's. Obviously, in the eyes of Emperor Liu, the barbarians in Nanyang are more important than the two "friends" who are separated by a strip of water, Korea and Japan. .

Of course, from the perspective of interests, this is true. After all, Koryo and Japan are independent countries with deep political and cultural ties, and they cannot meet the growing plundering needs of the Han Dynasty.

At the same time, this southern tour was not only reflected in the specifications, but also in the scale. Emperor Liu prepared a luxurious mission team for Liu Chengxun.

In addition to the representative officials sent by various ministries and departments of the imperial court, dozens of bachelors and doctors were transferred from the three halls, and they brought a large number of classics and history collections and famous works of hundreds of schools. The purpose of cultural promotion.

At the same time, a fleet of twenty warships of various types was drawn from the East China Sea Navy to escort them. The composition of naval officers was also selected from the Jinming Lake Military Academy, and two thousand soldiers were drawn from the Tokyo Imperial Army. As a guard of honor, the officers are composed of the Army Officer Academy and some noble children.

Considering the special climate in Nanyang, a medical team was specially equipped, and an edict was sent to all bases and strongholds in Nanyang to make them fully prepared to receive support.

In order to ensure the smoothness of the southern patrol, the Privy Council even issued a military order to the navy in the Nanyang region to carry out a cleanup of the pirates active in the Nanyang region, at least to ensure the peace of the patrol route.

Regarding this high-level southern mission, Emperor Liu even told Prince Liu Yang in private that he was equipping Liu Chengxun with a small imperial court.

Until the autumn of the 21st year of Kaibao, on the third day of July, when everything was ready, Liu Chengxun officially set off from Tokyo and took the accompanying mission to Mizhou. The Mizhou military port was also the official departure point.

Emperor Liu personally led all the officials, put up a very grand battle, and saw Liu Chengxun off.Moreover, several heavyweight figures were added to the accompanying mission, the most representative ones being Qi Guogong Liu Yun and Emperor Sun Liu Wenhai (the eldest son of Jin Wang Liu Xi).

Qi Guogong Liu Yun is a strange member of the Han clan, famously open-minded, and has a high degree of acceptance of new affairs. In the rising overseas trade, Qi Guogong's mansion is a beneficiary.

Under the Duke of Qi's mansion, there is a fleet engaged in overseas trade, which earns a lot of income every year. Of course, its original intention is to satisfy Liu Yun's collection of new overseas gadgets. It can be said that Liu Yun, the Duke of Qi, is the clan of the Han Dynasty One of the most "trendy" people in the world.

Of course, there are quite a few clan members who participated in the wave of maritime trade. The one who is more representative than Liu Yun is Liu Shu, Duke of Chu, the Ninth Prince, and the fleet under the Duke of Chu’s mansion is bigger than that of Duke Qi. The mansion is much bigger, the profit is more, the time of doing things is more, and the food is more ugly. Basically, it is to use the blood and sweat of overseas natives to satisfy Liu Shu's desire.

It's no secret that Liu Shu enjoys it, but in order to satisfy his extravagant material desires, the expenses are naturally huge, and he needs enough resources for his squandering.

Emperor Liu taught him a lesson more than once for his lasciviousness, greed for enjoyment, but he never changed after repeated admonitions, which really angered Emperor Liu, and Concubine Fu Hui cried and defended him.

Over time, Emperor Liu gave up. No matter how ineffective Liu Shu is, he is also his son. Although it is not a good habit to be greedy for enjoyment, it is human nature.

Furthermore, what happened to King Liu Xu of Qin back then still planted a thorn in Emperor Liu's heart. Liu Shu's behavior is not necessarily a bad thing, as long as he doesn't act recklessly in the country and violates the law.

Also because of Emperor Liu's relationship, although Liu Shu did a lot of absurd things in the country, he didn't dare to do anything reckless, especially when it touched the court's legal system, but he really didn't have any pressure to exploit externally.

It can be seen from the affairs of the two princes of Qi and Chu that in the process of the rise of overseas colonization, the gluttonous interests participating in it are by no means limited to those low-level maritime merchants, and it is the honorable class that gradually dominates.

If you want to suppress, isn't it suppressing people like Liu Yun and Liu Shu, which affects their interests, and they will also jump. Therefore, some honorable people are also the core force supporting overseas development.

Back to Liu Yun, these years, he still hasn't been able to be his Duke Xiaoyao with ease, even if he wanted to, Emperor Liu couldn't live up to his wish.For this son who is good at making salted fish, Emperor Liu will spur him from time to time, hoping to use his ingenuity to benefit the country.

Therefore, in recent years, Liu Yun has been arranged by Emperor Liu to be in charge of the affairs of the Shibo Department.Over the years, the Great Han Dynasty successively set up ten city ship divisions in the coastal and river areas, and the financial and tax revenue obtained by the imperial court through the city ship divisions has become larger and larger, and has received more and more attention.

By the 18th year of Kaibao, it was simply integrated, and a separate department was set up under the Financial Secretary to manage the shipping departments of all cities in the world. Liu Yun was the first city shipping envoy.

This time, Liu Chengxun was sent to inspect Nanyang. Liu Yun was probably very quiet and thoughtful, and his mind was alive. He had been to Korea and Japan. He also had great curiosity about Nanyang, but he never witnessed it with his own eyes. There is a layer of fog.

Therefore, he took the initiative to ask Emperor Liu for his order, and was willing to accompany the emperor's uncle to go south to spread the glory of the great man.It was rare to see Liu Yun being active like this, so Emperor Liu was naturally willing to accept it, and soon issued an edict to use Qi Guogong Liu Yun as the deputy envoy.

Liu Yun fulfilled his wish, and by the way, gave up the job of the Shibo envoy, which triggered a scramble for the Shibo envoy. Even Wu Guogong Liu Hui and Chu Guogong Liu Shu The prince moved his mind, of course, all of them were rejected by Emperor Liu.

Emperor Liu knew these two princes very well. Liu Hui was good at writing articles and doing knowledge, and he was well-known in the literary world.But the two styles are two extremes, Li Yu is extremely bitter, and Liu Hui is extremely flashy, which is also caused by his identity.

But in Emperor Liu's view, this seventh son, who was often admired and praised by him in the past, has become a bit flashy. Therefore, he supports cultural undertakings and wants to participate in specific affairs of the court, especially Financial power, that is unacceptable.

As for Liu Shu, the Duke of Chu, there is no need to talk about it. Emperor Liu basically gave up on this son. He can be the Duke of An Le. If he wants to do things, the first thing to doubt is his ability and intentions. The financial department handed over to him.

In the end, the position of Shibo envoy was awarded to Zheng Qi, the transfer envoy from the two lakes nominated by the financial envoy Wang Zhu.Zheng Qi was a descendant of the Southern Tang Dynasty. He once served as the magistrate of Jinling and the magistrate of Jiangning. Wang Zhu valued him very much when he was in Jiangnan. Afraid of power and authority, let a well-known and upright official manage the Shibo Department, and it was recommended by Wang Zhu, a veteran, so naturally there was no reason to refuse.

And because of Liu Yun's pleading, Emperor Liu came up with another idea, planning to pick out one of the grandsons of the emperors and put them in the southern tour team. In this way, the three generations of old, middle-aged and young, grandfathers, uncles and grandchildren will be complete.

Among the emperor's grandchildren, there are not many people to choose from, most of them are not suitable for their ages, and only Liu Wenhai is the only one to choose from.Among the emperor's grandsons, the oldest should be Liu Wenyuan, the eldest son of Qin Wang Liu Xu, who is gone now, but he is working hard with his father in Anton. The same goes for Liu Wenyuan, who is 16 years old.

Therefore, only Liu Wenhai, who was fostered by Liu Xi in the palace to accompany Concubine Gao, angered Concubine Gao because of this incident. With the heart of protecting the calf, he even forcibly broke into the Chongzheng Palace to question Emperor Liu's intentions.

Although Emperor Liu was strong, he was inconvenient to be angry and blamed the concubine Gao who loved his grandson eagerly. He said some truths that "princes and grandchildren cannot be kept in the hands of women", which made Concubine Gao feel majestic and burst into tears. Became her sharpest weapon.

The reasoning did not make sense, and the imperial edict could not be changed. In the end, Emperor Liu chose to stay away, and avoided seeing Concubine Gao for several months.

Of course, Concubine Gao is not an unreasonable woman, it's just that her love for the calf overwhelms everything. After all, Liu Wenhai, who was born in the eighth year of Kaibao, is only 14 years old. Seeing that Emperor Liu's decision cannot be changed, she can only pinch her nose I admitted it, and made more preparations and instructions for Liu Wenhai's safety.

(End of this chapter)