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Chapter 317 It’s hard to tell whether it’s good or evil

Ruan Xiangjiang was also right. In addition to directly benefiting from Annan, in the future, the Ming Dynasty could also use Annan as a springboard to directly invade Chenla and Siam in the west.It is sometimes easier to walk across the border than to use a battleship to land.Even if it is limited by terrain and climate, one more road is better than none.

However, there are still a few elements missing in this plan, such as stationing troops and dispatching officials to supervise tax collection. You cannot just say how much rice and sugar cane are harvested this year.

"There is a bay a hundred miles southeast of Hue called Tuo Ho, which was called Da Nang in the Ming Dynasty. It is horseshoe-shaped inside, with deep water and small waves. It is surrounded by mountains on both sides. The Han River flows into the south and there is plenty of fresh water. There are countless fertile fields in the local area, and there are many villages. The Nguyen family The power can be reached, and it is most suitable to hand it over to the Ming Navy for garrison."

Ruan Xiangjiang did not hesitate at all about this request, and immediately gave him a suitable position, and gave a few key points to show that he was not perfunctory, but sincerely hoped that the Ming Navy would be stationed permanently.

"I will also send officials from the Ming Dynasty to supervise taxation. Don't worry, I won't interfere with your power." Hong Tao was half relieved when he heard this name in Da Nang.Being willing to allow the Ming Dynasty navy to be stationed near Hue City is still a good port, which is enough to show sincerity.

"I implore Your Majesty to send more officials from Guangdong to help. The common people only hear the name of the New Deal but don't see its form. The mystery behind it needs expert guidance."

If you want to say betrayal, then Ruan Xiangjiang said that no one can compete for the first place. He sold it so thoroughly that he not only allowed foreign troops to be stationed, but also hoped that foreign officials would participate in management. After counting the belongings, most of them were given to foreign emperors. Just leave a little enough to eat.

"Aren't you afraid of being scolded by the Annan people for doing this in the future?" Even a shameless person like Hong Tao didn't dare to make such a naked request. Even the king of the Ming Dynasty was not as filial as Ruan Xiangjiang, who was closer than his own son!

"...Afraid! But the common people are even more afraid that there will be no Annan Kingdom in the future, and they will have no chance of being reviled by the countrymen!" Regarding this question with a strong sense of shame, Ruan Xiangjiang hesitated, blinked hard and lowered his head.

"Come on, give me a high-five and swear that as long as you live up to me, I will protect the country of Annan as long as I live." For such a pure traitor, Hong Tao could no longer hold back his contempt, and he didn't even want to regard him as a traitor. .

In Annan's situation, if you don't betray the country, you have to wait to collect the corpse for the country.Ruan Xiangjiang saw this in advance, and he dared to stand up and fight for a good price despite the infamy, saving most people in Annan from being affected by the war and being enslaved by foreigners. I don't know whether he should be praised or scolded.

This is the fate of small countries. Not only Annan, but he will also meet many kings or ministers of small countries in the future.Among them there must be some who are kneeling and bearing the humiliation, and some who are standing who would rather be broken into pieces than destroyed.

The reputations they leave behind in later generations are definitely different. They don't know how the people who were protected or abandoned will ultimately evaluate their leaders. Should they curse their cowardice for not leading their people to the front line to seek death, or should they praise their bravery and know that hitting an egg with a stone will still end? Let the people review it with their lives using facts.

As far as Hong Tao is concerned, he feels that Ruan Xiangjiang has great wisdom and courage, and can even be said to have a spirit of sacrifice.Abandoning personal honor and disgrace, he only wanted to protect the people of Annan.It doesn’t matter whether anyone understands or scorns.

As a leader, it is a sin to sacrifice part of the power in your hands in exchange for the people to be protected from the flames of war, even if you succeed.It is more in line with human nature to call on everyone to die together, knowing that they are outmatched.If I were in another position, I might not have the courage.

Ruan Xiangjiang did not dare to high-five the emperor in the end, but the purpose of his trip had been achieved, and he followed Zhang Ran out of the palace with gratitude.The emperor would not talk to him in detail about the implementation of Annan's policy. That was Yuan Keli's job. "Wang Cheng'en, do you think this person is loyal or traitorous, good or evil?"

Hong Tao is not complacent because he has easily won Annan's surrender. No matter how good he is at the moment, it is just a calculation. Even the investment has just begun, and it is far away from the benefits. It is too early to talk about gains and losses.But we can talk about other things, such as our views on Ruan Xiangjiang.

"... This slave can't see that Long live the Lord has said more than once before that great evil is like loyalty and great kindness is like evil. It is wrong to judge without seeing his behavior." Wang Chengen thought as he walked, and after crossing the bridge, he Got the answer.

"Hahaha... I have taught you earnestly for six or seven years, and your words today are enough. Go and inform the Supervisor of Shangri-La, and let the person on duty eat hot-boiled meat and fish fillets with me in the evening, as a reward!" Compared with the success of the naval raid and the hope of conquering Annan, Wang Chengen's answer made Hong Tao really laugh.

To this day, the courtiers still think that they can secure the throne only by taking advantage of the opportunity to build a navy, using rebellion to attack the civil servant group, using the New Deal to increase court taxes, and using Nanyang rice to relieve the victims of the northern disaster.

In fact, they all missed a big killing move and didn't see it, or they didn't bother to look at it at all.The person who can really destroy their family is not the emperor himself, but a group of very special young eunuchs in the palace and hundreds of orphans in the Nanhaizi Imperial Mansion.

As long as there are successors, I am not afraid of any difficulties.The Cuju team and the orphan camp are my eyes, mouth, hands and feet.It doesn’t take much, wait another four or five years, and when they spread all over the Ming court, they will completely change the rules that have been almost unchanged for nearly 2000 years since the Qin Dynasty from top to bottom.

On June [-], we went to court early as usual.Since the third year of Jingyang, officials in the capital no longer need to wake up at midnight to go to court in the middle of the night. The emperor decreed that the morning court time should be changed to Chen time, and breakfast would no longer be provided in the palace.

As long as the officials who live in the city get up at midnight, have breakfast at home, and have time to take a walk.In addition, the emperor also stipulated the number of morning dynasties. The dynasty should be held once a month and stopped in case of rain, snow and strong winds.

"If you have something to do, please leave the court..." After the officials of the Ministry of Rites called their names, the eunuch and eunuch in charge of etiquette finished shouting, and the morning court officially began.

Due to the existence of the cabinet, more important government affairs will be communicated with the emperor in a timely manner through the Chief of Ceremonies. Unless there are special circumstances, they will generally not be discussed in the morning meeting. If the emperor has nothing to announce, it will basically break up in half an hour.

According to Hong Tao's original intention, morning service once a month is enough.Even if you want to receive envoys from foreign countries, you don't need to have hundreds of officials to accompany you. You can just hold a small reception banquet, and it is enough for each department to send a representative.This saves a lot of time without delaying government affairs, a win-win situation.

It's a pity that Wang An brought this idea up to the cabinet many times but was rejected on the grounds of diligence. The courtiers seemed to think that they were lazy if they didn't tire themselves and the emperor.If there was no need for morning court, they would not even agree to postpone the morning court time, and would have to get up in the middle of the night and stand in the cold wind to catch the cold.

Faced with such a group of stubborn bitches, Hong Tao didn't bother to argue. If he wanted to suffer, he would suffer. Anyway, he would get up at [-] o'clock every day and lead the Cuju team to run and exercise. He would spend three days a month to accompany them to perform music and find out. The sense of presence is not uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)