Daming 1805

Chapter 59 The Mandate of Rome

"What does it mean to agree with all except giving Xiyi the same status as Daming?"

Including Huang Yue, Minister of Rites, all the ministers subconsciously glanced at Zhu Jingyuan, and subconsciously wanted to ask back:
Why is your thinking and language logic so weird?

Everyone did not have any direct opposition to Zhu Jingyuan's other ideas, and it did sound like a certain operability.

As for closing the peace talks as soon as possible, anyway, the representative who presides over the peace talks is you, and others don't want to intervene.

However, Huang Yue instinctively distanced himself from the relationship and avoided things that were not directly related to his responsibilities:
"His Royal Highness is joking. The Ministry of Rites is in charge of cultural etiquette matters, so the old minister only makes suggestions on etiquette matters. For other matters, other colleagues have their own suggestions."

Zhu Jingyuan didn't get the words out, but he wasn't discouraged at all.

Zhu Jingyuan originally had two plans. The first one was to lift all the Western barbarians to an equal position, as in the past and modern times, and to kill them thoroughly.

However, Zhu Jingyuan also knew that this operation would likely be opposed by most ministers, so he also prepared a second set of ideas in advance.

So Zhu Jingyuan immediately discussed the issue of etiquette with Huang Yue, Minister of Rites, to discuss another way of thinking:

"Then Da Zongbo thinks that it is feasible for Daming to give the Roman Empire the same status as Daqin and Daming during the peace talks or even in the treaty?"

"Da Qin's words..."

Hearing this suggestion, Huang Yue and other ministers, and even the emperor who was sitting on the throne, quickly realized a good idea after a little stunned.

The current Ming Dynasty is a modernized world empire, and the bureaucracy is also very pragmatic.

The pragmatic result is that it is found that the current country of Taixi is indeed not qualified to be on a par with the Ming Dynasty. The culture, hard power and scale are too far behind.

The largest Lucia is a long way from the UK, not to mention countries like Italy and the Netherlands.

But at the same time, they also have a certain understanding of the history and culture of Taixi.

The former Da Qin, also known as the Roman Empire, is usually considered to be comparable to the Han Dynasty of the same period. If it develops to the present, it may be comparable to the Ming Dynasty.

There are also praise-like records in the "Han Shu":
"There is a kind of China. The countries look up to it like Zhoujing, and it is actually a unified trend. The capital is high, the golden land, the fragrant wood is the beam, and the territory is divided into four directions."

The intellectuals in Daming have basically understood it, and they know that the real Daqin people are also black-haired and black-eyed.

But Daqin is long gone. People on the Italian peninsula may have many descendants of Daqin, but the national cognition is mainly in Italy.

Now pull out Da Qin and place it in the same position as Daming, and then tell the Taixi countries, whoever inherits the mantle of Daqin will be able to sit on an equal footing with Daming...

This is actually provoking the Taixi countries who think they are orthodox in Daqin to fight each other.

And then further push the potential countries with real Daqin tradition to compete together.

In the end, all the Taixi countries were allowed to participate in the battle for the destiny of Daqin in order to compete for the same level as Daming.

Of course, with Daming watching, of course, they won't let them really compete and come out with a modern Roman Empire.

Instead, it is necessary to use this process to divide the Taixi people who are now in a group, divert their attention and energy, and prevent them from uniting again and mixing in the affairs of Daming.

Without Zhu Jingyuan's direct explanation, the ministers' minds quickly clarified these natural operation plans, and they couldn't help but admire in the bottom of their hearts that His Highness Jingyuan's move was really damaging.

Ah... no, it should be really wonderful!
Everyone was in a good mood, and the old emperor didn't wait for Huang Yue, Minister of Rites to answer, and he set the tone directly:

"Two thousand years ago, the Great Han and the Great Qin were the great powers that existed side by side in this world, and although the two countries were separated by thousands of miles, they sympathized with each other.

"Now Daming inherits the destiny of the Han and Tang Dynasties and expands the seas and frontiers of Wanjiang, but Taixi has no trace of the successor of Daqin.

"If there are people in the Western countries of Thailand who can inherit the destiny of Daqin and come forward in the past, they can stand side by side with me, Daming, in the world."

This tone is set very high, not only to seize and inherit the destiny of Da Qin and Rome, but also to be stronger than Da Qin at that time, so that he is qualified to stand under the heaven with Da Ming.

The reason is also ready-made. Now Daming is more powerful than the big Han of the year, and the simple Daqin resurrection is not enough to establish the world side by side with Daming.

This is an attempt to change the idea of ​​​​the Western countries to enhance their international status, from trying to defeat Daming to defeating all other Western countries, to seize the destiny of Daqin, which is at the same level as Daming.

Transforming Daming from an enemy of the Western countries into a witness and referee of the battle of Daqin's destiny.

As for whether this referee is fair, only God knows...

After listening to Zhu Jingyuan, he smiled and handed over:

"Grandpa Shengming, but in order to promote the battle of Daqin's destiny, we Daming cannot participate in the peace talks by ourselves.

"We also have to bring our main vassal countries to participate, as other ordinary countries in the East that are equal in status to the Western countries.

"This will first of all reduce the sense of existence of the fact that the Western countries are besieging Daming, and at the same time, it can show that all the small eastern countries rely on Daming's noble status.

"To induce the Western countries to envy and yearn for the status of Daming, to compete for the status of the Ming Dynasty, which is similar to the Ming Dynasty.

"Then broadcast the process to Quan Daming, take a lot of photos and publish it in the newspaper, so that the people of the vassal countries can get a sense of honor to participate in it."

The old emperor and the ministers nodded secretly when they heard it. This was taking advantage of the famous desire that everyone has, and subtly promoting their goals.

And this is a multi-purpose operation, so there is nothing to veto, the old emperor also nodded directly:

"Okay, does grandson have any other suggestions?"

Zhu Jingyuan shook his head slightly after thinking about it:

"It's gone for the time being. I'm just closing it now, and forming an international alliance including Daming to cooperate with Daqin's battle for destiny. What do you think?"

The old emperor thought about it for a while, and went through the plans mentioned by Zhu Jingyuan as a whole, and found nothing particularly inappropriate.

Although it is a bit of a loss to take it as soon as you see it, in order to reduce the fear of Da Ming in the Western countries and cooperate with the Daqin competition for the destiny, you can only do this:
"It's feasible, Jian Yan. After returning to the court, reply to Xiyi and ask them to withdraw from the Three Kingdoms of Anxi, as well as all the land occupied by the Ming Dynasty, and then you can officially stop the war and negotiate."

"My son obeys."

Zhu Jianyan bowed to take orders, and Zhu Jingyuan followed his father to bow and retire, and found a seat beside him and sat down.

The next is the normal morning court, but because the formal peace talks are about to start, the future arrangements have to be adjusted accordingly.

So today's morning was a little longer, and it was almost ten o'clock when it ended.

After going down to court, Zhu Jingyuan returned to the Ministry of Industry to sort out the draft of the battleship system that was basically done, and produce tomorrow's publicity copy and display materials.

At this time, there were no electronic projectors, but the writing projectors for teaching and preaching were quite mature.

Write and draw on the glass, and then reflect on the display board through lights and mirror reflections.

This kind of equipment has been popularized by computers and electronic projectors in teaching.

Zhu Jianyan returned to Honglu Temple, and according to the plan discussed earlier, he formally responded to the Western countries represented by the United Kingdom, and began the armistice negotiations before the formal peace talks.

Although he is no longer the head of Honglu Temple, but the work of Honglu Temple still has to continue. Who makes himself a father?

(End of this chapter)