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Chapter 282 Should we attack or defend?
"Long live my lord, I don't understand. Why do you deliberately tell the Japanese envoy to continue to ban the sea when you clearly want to open the sea?"

The Japanese envoy was carried away with regrets and pain all over his body. Wang Chengen, who had witnessed the whole process, quickly came over.He heard most of the conversation between the emperor and the envoy, much of which was bewildering.

"I just said casually, if they believe it, the formulation and implementation of a whole set of policies will require a lot of energy and material resources, and they cannot be changed in a short time. If you don't believe it, don't believe it. Ming Dynasty will still do whatever it should do, no matter Any loss.”

He stretched his arms and legs, took the conversation record handed over by Wang Chengen, and answered Wang An's questions while checking it carefully.As the country's leadership, in addition to being responsible to the citizens, it should not bear any responsibility to any foreigners, otherwise it would be dereliction of duty.

Human nature, all mankind, morality, and conscience should not exist in work. Doing everything possible to make people's lives prosperous and the country stable and safe is the entire content of work.

Of course, Hong Tao does not expect everyone around him to have this ruthless-sounding idea, but when it is time to guide, he must say that once is not enough twice, and twice is not enough three times. Every time he successfully guides one more person, he can Take some of the pressure off yourself.

"...Is the sea really that important?" Regarding how to govern the country, Wang Chengen was willing to listen to the emperor's every teaching and kept it in his heart.As long as there are no major accidents, he is likely to become the chief steward of the palace like Wang An in the rest of his life. It is very necessary to know more about the emperor's thoughts.

But on some things, he still couldn't understand the emperor's behavior, why he paid so much attention to Haiyang, who didn't care about anyone, and even went against the entire court.

"It may not have been important before, but it will become more and more important now and in the future... For example, our navy needs to use a lot of cannons as weapons. To make the cannons fire projectiles requires gunpowder. A battle may cost hundreds of kilograms or even several dollars." Thousand pounds.

Making gunpowder requires saltpeter and sulfur, both of which were not abundant in the Ming Dynasty. In Japan, they were not only plentiful but also very cheap.Exchanging our porcelain, silk, and tea for Japanese saltpeter and sulfur is equivalent to exchanging the useless things at home with our neighbors for useful things, which is obviously a profit.

There are many countries in the world with their own specialties, some of which are indispensable to us.It is difficult to carry out exchange by land, only the sea can provide the possibility.

Our ancestors have a saying that is right: we are stuck in our ways.The world is so big and there are so many countries, and we need to know something about what others are doing.

If one day the king of the Folangji people also sent a few warships as powerful as the black sailing ships and suddenly appeared in Guangzhou Port or even Tianjin Wei, Ming Dynasty would become Japan, and it would be beaten everywhere and unable to fight back.

By the same token, if you want to visit other countries in the world, traveling by land is not as convenient as traveling by sea.Since there are many benefits and it is harmless to the country and the country, why can't we give it a try and have to be a frog in the well watching the sky? "

Although China has a long coastline, its land area is also huge and rich in products.This makes the people living above have no necessary need for the sea, and even fear it.

Wang Chengen is like this, Wang An is like this, Ye Xianggao is like this, including Li Zhi, Xu Guangqi, Li Zhizao, Zhao Shizhen, Yuan Keli, Yuan Yingtai and others are still like this.If you want to change this inherent concept, the most effective thing besides persuasion is interests.As long as some people see the huge benefits within their reach, they will naturally take bold risks.Once you really make a lot of profits, you can immediately attract more people to follow you into the sea.It is said that all the bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit. This is the truth.

"I remember this, slave!" Wang Chengen was deeply convinced by this lecture.Not because I heard it, but because I saw it with my own eyes.

Yuan Keli brought only two ships and a few hundred sailors, and he was so troubled by the Japanese shogunate that he went to North Korea to apologize. This was something that hundreds of thousands of troops had not been able to do after fighting in North Korea for more than ten years.

If dozens or hundreds of large-scale ships could really be built, the scene would be unimaginable.And not only was I lucky enough to witness the entire process, but I was also one of the creators. Just thinking about it made me feel hot all over.

"It's no use just remembering it. When you have nothing to do, you should always talk to the people around you, including the cabinet bachelors. Don't be afraid of being asked by them. Come back and talk to me. I will answer it another day."

If he could only convince Wang Chengen alone, Hong Tao wouldn't have to waste so much words. With a drooped face and eyes wide open, he would have to comply 100% without any explanation.These principles are not told to the little eunuch at all, but to be preached to others through his mouth.

Let’s put aside how useful it is. As long as you insist on talking about it and add the visible and tangible benefits, some people will definitely take the initiative to think about why.As long as you are willing to use your brain to think, your goal will be achieved.

"Long live the Lord, the prince is here." Hearing someone whispering outside, Wang Chengen immediately stopped asking, trotted out, and ran back a moment later.

"Long live my lord, yesterday the Ministry of War received a report from Du Song, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, saying that the Beilu and Jianlu were fighting in the area of ​​Dalinghe Fort and Songshan Fort. The Beilu occupied most of the Ningyuan Guard and Guangning Vanguard. We went to rush for reinforcements, but the camp was empty, so we asked if we should send troops to attack from both sides." It was Wang An who came, holding several official documents in his hand.

"What does the Grand Scholar and the Ministry of War mean?" He took the memorial and flipped through it briefly. The content was exactly the same as what Wang An said. He put it aside for the time being and listened to the suggestions of the courtiers.

"It's interesting, this time the Ministry of War is divided into three factions. Wang Xiangqian, the Minister of Secretariat, and Xiong Tingbi, the right minister, advocate holding the troops still, sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, and reaping the benefits; Wang Zai, the left minister of Jin, and Wang Jiazhen, the arsenal minister, advocate sending troops to attack from behind, and in one fell swoop Defeating the main force of the northern rebels can ensure stability in the northern wing of Shanhaiguan for several years. The bachelors have not yet come to a conclusion, so they sent their slaves to ask what Long live the Lord meant."

Speaking of the reaction of the cabinet and the Ministry of War, Wang An couldn't help but snicker.In the past, if such a situation occurred, the Ministry of War would definitely discuss it internally and come up with its opinions before discussing it with the cabinet.After the general regulations have been discussed, the report will be reported to the emperor. It is said to be a request for instructions, more like a notice.

Since the emperor used the rebellion case to clean up the cabinet and the six ministries, the civil servant group that used to be able to fight against the emperor has immediately shown its decline. It can't even come up with a unified opinion. Everyone has to compete for performance. This situation is of course most beneficial to the emperor.

(End of this chapter)