My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 176 Can half of the Analects rule the world?
Faced with this rather subversive high-sounding statement, Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth. It is true, and it is too dangerous for courtiers to meddle in foreign affairs.

The brains of this group of people simply cannot look at overseas affairs calmly.

Or it's miasma, wild land, worthless.Either it is a small country, not worth mentioning.

Anyway, it is difficult for them to look at overseas calmly.

The brain is not clear, and the decisions made are also confused.

Coupled with their scheming and despicable hearts, they don't know how things will turn out.

In particular, the father is warlike again. If he stopped him this time, what will he do next time?
"My dear brother, do you know who is competent in foreign affairs?" Zhu Gaochi asked curiously.

Xu Jingchang was taken aback, "I really don't know about this, why is there such a shortage of talents in the court!"

Zhu Gaochi scratched his head, "That's troublesome, I still want to find a suitable candidate, so that I can entrust the important task! Or, can you do it yourself?"

Xu Jingchang rolled his eyes, "You want to exhaust me to death! There are enough things about Jinyiwei, and those new scholars, Xie Jin is also tinkering with new strategies for governing the country. From top to bottom, from the inside out, we The Ming Dynasty is brewing reforms. If you let me take care of external affairs, I'll die on the spot!"

Fatty Zhu rolled his eyes at Xu Jingchang, "If you have the diligence of your eldest cousin, I won't have to bother you so much."

"Xu Qin? He has been doing nothing for too many years, and now he is a bit on the top. After a while, he will understand that the happiest moment in the world is the moment when he picks up the fishing rod. The most enjoyable time is the fish Take the bait."

Zhu Gaochi snorted coldly, stopped talking nonsense with him, but turned his head and ran into the palace... He didn't go to see Zhu Di, but ran to see Empress Xu.

In the winter that just passed, Empress Xu suffered from a cold spell that lasted for half a month. Even today, she is always tired and not as before.

But I was very happy to see the eldest son rushing over out of breath. He sat up and asked Zhu Gaochi to sit beside him, and then handed him the snack.

"Look at how tired you are. Last court, did you work so hard?"

Zhu Gaochi took the snack, ate a piece, and complained to Empress Xu: "Mother, you don't know, those courtiers are really abominable, they only know how to give bad ideas to the father. And now I feel more and more that we can't follow the Confucianism. There are too many loopholes, and it is too easy to do bad things.”

Empress Xu said sullenly: "You are still the crown prince, don't criticize the courtiers like your cousin. If he scolds you, he will scold you. If you continue to scold others, you will lose people's hearts, you know?"

Zhu Gaochi nodded, "I know...but I have a plan, I wonder if the queen mother can agree?"

Empress Xu smiled lightly, "You are looking for your royal father, right?"

Zhu Gaochi was shocked, "How did the queen mother know?"

"Nonsense, except for your father, you don't need my help! Come on, what are you going to do?"

Zhu Gaochi laughed, and then told Empress Xu that he planned to deprive the Ministry of Rites of its external functions, that is to say, the Ministry of Rites only took care of domestic affairs.

Leave external affairs to professionals.

"Mother, think about it. Father is planning to go to the West, and the trip will take place soon. In the future, when all nations come to court, more and more barbarians will surely enter Daming... Courtiers always say that they have friends coming from afar. It is not unreasonable. Father and It's a great achievement. Let him meet a foreign minister casually, and we will lose tens of thousands of taels of silver. If he agrees to send troops, the loss will be even greater. There must be a government office to block them and save expenses. The money is all The money my son used to govern the country should not be wasted casually."

Empress Xu was shocked when she heard this, she thought for a while and said, "Success, I agreed to this matter, it's true, your father is such a prodigal, he doesn't know how to save money at all."

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Xu Jingchang got up, washed and ate, thinking about what to do today... At this moment, Wu Shan suddenly trotted in from outside.

In his hand, he was still carrying a few gift boxes, and his whole body exuded joy, and it seemed like spring could be seen from him.

"The old man is talking about being a teenager... have you picked up the dog's head gold?" Xu Jingchang said casually.

Wu Shan hurriedly ran to Xu Jingchang, put the gift on the corner of the table, and then bowed deeply, "Thank you for your support, my lord, I am really a reborn parent of a lower official, and I am very grateful."

"Wait a minute." Xu Jingchang said: "What kind of benefits are you getting? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Wu Shan was taken aback, then smiled and said, "My lord is just joking with me again. Without the help of my lord, how could I get such a good position. I'm really engraved in my heart, I'm so grateful."

Xu Jingchang frowned, "Don't talk about it, it's useless, tell me quickly, what position is given to you?"

Wu Shan saw that Xu Jingchang really didn't seem to know, so he quickly told the truth... He was promoted to the right general and was in charge of foreign affairs.

Xu Jingchang was also taken aback. He didn't have any suggestions. Could it be that this was written by Fatty Zhu?

Good guy, you dare to adjust the official system, Zhu Gaochi, your courage is getting bigger and bigger.

The original establishment of the General Administration Department was a general administration envoy, with left and right general administrations and left and right counselors.

Wu Shan was originally a counselor on the left, and he was promoted to Tongzheng on the right, which is considered a normal promotion.

However, not long ago Zhu Di mentioned the Tongzheng envoy to the second rank, and You Tongzheng was correspondingly promoted to the third rank, equal to the minister.

Wu Shan also jumped into the ranks of senior officials, dressed in crimson, overlooking his colleagues.

With the right people, promotion is like riding a rocket.

And not only was he promoted, but he also took power.

The decree specifically explained that foreign affairs were all under the Department of General Administration, and Wu Shan was directly responsible.

In the future, when dealing with vassal states, the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple will all stay aside, and the Secretary of the General Administration will have the final say.

"Unified administration, domestic and foreign government affairs also need to be dredged up. This arrangement is reasonable."

Wu Shan chuckled, "My lord, not only is it about foreign affairs, but also handed over the department of shipping to the lower officials."

"Ship Department?"

"Yes, let the lower officials be in charge of formulating tariffs with other countries...not only the Department of Shipping, but also the lower officials."

"Discussion?"

Xu Jingchang turned pale with shock, "Wu Shan, you not only ate a piece of meat from the Ministry of Rites, but also took a bite from the Ministry of Hukou! Xia Yuanji is probably going crazy."

Wu Shan smiled humbly, "So I have to rely on adults to protect me, otherwise my humble body can't handle it at all!"

Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids and suddenly understood what was going on.

Hello, fat Zhu!
You actually used this method to drag me into the water!
Wu Shan has been listed as one of the four ugliness. From the perspective of outsiders, it must be mine.

I didn't do it, and I did it.

Well, if that's the case, don't blame me for being rude.

"You issue a decree right now, requiring all the envoys of the feudal clan outside Beijing to move out of the post in the inner city and go to the designated location outside the Jubao Gate. In the future, they will be responsible for all accommodation, food and clothing, and the Ministry of Rites will no longer provide them."

Wu Shan was taken aback, "My lord, if you do this, what if they have no money and are starving?"

Xu Jingchang snorted: "A poor family is rich. You don't bring money when you go out? Do you really think that the Ming Dynasty had mountains of gold and silver? You can't eat it all, and you can't spend it all? Hurry up and do it, don't waste time."

Wu Shan did not hesitate, Xu Jingchang's words were more effective than the imperial decree when it came to him.

This person left in a hurry, and that night, missions from seven countries were kicked out... These missions who came to Daming had a large entourage.

There are often 200 people, of which more than 500 are from Japan.

The post house couldn't accommodate at all, so 300 people had to be arranged outside the city.

No matter where they are arranged, they will all be taken care of by the Ming court and provide food and clothing.

Just look at it, this group of people seems to have eaten yeast. Since they arrived in the Ming Dynasty, they have started to gain weight, and each of them has gained more than ten catties.

It's no wonder everyone rushes over here, who can refuse such a cheap thing?
This time Wu Shan took over the foreign affairs, so he was not polite.

All the members of the mission were sent outside Jubaomen.

"Your lodging, food and clothing are all paid for by yourself. Shangguo will only provide protection. If you have anything to do, you can discuss it with the officials of the Department of General Affairs."

The faces of the Japanese envoys turned green. We have a major event now. Can you borrow some money to spend... Who would have thought that when they arrived in Shang Kingdom, Daming, who has always been hospitable, would let them spend the money themselves. Is there any reason for this?
Wu Shan also saw their embarrassment, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I've made it clear for you... You can apply for a loan, and when Daming's fleet passes by, the loan will be recovered. Don't worry, the interest is not high, only Fifteen percent, the same as in our country. In fact, when I think of traveling thousands of miles across the ocean to collect money, I feel sorry for Daming’s fleet officers. Not asking for ten times the interest is already considered a favor, and you must know how to be grateful!"

What else can these people say, I thank you, thank you eight generations of ancestors!

Wu Shan didn't care about this, after he cleaned up all the missions, he started to clean up the accounts of the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Rituals has four officials-clearing departments, among which there are two officials-clearing departments, the host and guest department and the fine meal department, one is in charge of rewards and the other is in charge of meals and hospitality.

For this matter, it is necessary to set up a special organization. It really is a hospitable country!

Wu Shan directly ministered to the imperial court and asked for the abolition of the two Qing officials to avoid waste.

Almost at the same time, Dibao also made efforts.

Wu Shan, the new right-hand governor, made a drastic move to rectify the bad government. Every year for the Ming Dynasty, he saved more than 10 taels of entertainment expenses!

At the end of this report, a sharp comment was added, just because of the Confucianism's hospitality, foreign missions should be treated preferentially, but the result is a waste of state funds and people's wealth, and a waste of people's fat and anointment.

Wouldn't this run counter to Confucius' benevolent government and love for the people?

When you are the princes of the court, shouldn't you reflect on how to govern the country?Can half of the Analects rule the world?
The contradictions of Confucianism were mentioned several times in the Golden Palace earlier, but that was limited to the discussion in the court, but this time it was published in the Mansion Newspaper, for everyone in the world to read and comment on...

(End of this chapter)