Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 544
"Damn, what do you mean I shut you down by mistake?" Liu Er cursed in a daze.

Xiao Wu quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, how dare my nephew blame you for being old."

Liu Er laughed and scolded, "Little bastard, I forgive you for not daring."

Li Jing smiled and said: "Okay, I'm to blame for this, it has nothing to do with Xiao Jiu, it's your fault for beating Xiao Jiu, please apologize to your brother immediately."

Xiao Wu smiled and said: "Hey, you also said that Xiao Jiu is my younger brother. If I beat him up like an older brother, why should I apologize?"

Li Jingwen was speechless for a while, seeing Xiao Wu's stubborn temper, Li Jing was also helpless, he couldn't pinch his neck to force him to apologize, could he?
Shaking his head, Li Jing looked at Xiao Jiu and said, "Your brother won't apologize, and I can't help it. If you have the ability, call back yourself."

Sun Chuanting laughed and said, "Marshal, how can you teach children like this and let them fight?"

Li Jing smiled and waved his hands: "It's okay, how can brothers not fight? As long as it's not for profit, no matter how you fight, it won't hurt your feelings."

Sun Meng also smiled after hearing this: "The commander-in-chief's words are true. The children adopted by the commander-in-chief did not have a lot of fights back then, but the relationship between these boys is good."

Liu Erleng curled his lips when he heard the words: "You still have the face to say that it is your Hutou who bullies people the most, including Shitou and Dingguo. Which of the children adopted by the Marshal has never been beaten by him?"

Sun Meng laughed loudly when he heard the words: "That's because my son is capable. If you have the ability, give birth to a child like that and let me see."

Liu Er was taken aback and smiled: "You don't know, do you? In fact, Dingguo is the smartest one. He is going to be beaten, and he just hangs around in front of Dug and me. When we meet, of course we have to ask what's going on, and then turn around and say goodbye." Catch the tiger's head and beat it up."

"Damn it, you two are disrespectful and bullied my son. Hutou, a brat, never mentioned to me that he was beaten by you and Duhu." Sun Meng laughed.

Li Jing and the others burst out laughing when they heard this.

Several people recalled some past events, and while laughing and laughing, the meal was enjoyable.

After the meal, Sun Meng and Liu Erlen drank two cups of tea and went to deal with official business, but Sun Chuanting stayed behind.

After pouring a cup of tea for Li Jing, Sun Chuanting said with a smile, "When is the commander going back to Beijing?"

Li Jing said with a smile: "Just for a day or two, there are still some minor matters, I will go back after I explain it."

Sun Chuanting nodded, thought for a while and said, "Commander, the north is no better than the south. At this time, the river is frozen and the canal is impassable. Why don't I send a ship to escort the commander to the sea?"

Li Jing waved his hand: "No, I plan to drop by Zhejiang and Jiangsu to have a look."

"The commander-in-chief wants to see the situation after the abolition of Nanzhili?" Sun Chuanting said with a smile.

Li Jingjing nodded: "Zhejiang and Jiangsu are my Ming Dynasty's granaries. This year, the drought in the north continues. I want to see how much grain is in these two granaries. Only after seeing them can I feel at ease."

Sun Chuanting nodded silently upon hearing the words.

After pondering for a while, Sun Chuanting said: "Commander, I suggest you take a boat from Fuzhou to Zhejiang, dock at Hangzhou Bay, and then take the Grand Canal, from Hangzhou to Jiaxing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang to Nanjing. Visit Nanjing. After that, turn back to Zhenjiang and continue along the Grand Canal to Yangzhou and Huai'an.

I estimate that after passing Huai'an, the canal may become impassable. At this time, the commander abandons the boat and lands, and heads north. I will send a boat to wait for you in the course of the Yellow River, and then the commander boards the boat again. Landed at Tianjin Wei.According to Chuanting's calculations, as long as the commander-in-chief doesn't stay too long in various places, he can return to Beijing years ago. "

Li Jing pondered for a while and said with a smile: "Brother Boya has studied the maps of Ming Dynasty very thoroughly, and this route is indeed the best route."

Sun Chuanting said with a smile: "Since Chuanting has been with the Marshal, he has been reading maps in his spare time, and he has studied the area of ​​Ming Dynasty in detail."

Li Jingjing nodded: "As the commander of the army, mastering the map is a compulsory course, so that you can take it easy when dispatching troops."

Smiling, Li Jing continued: "Since Brother Boya has planned the route, I will take this route, but Brother Boya has to send a boat to go back and forth."

Sun Chuanting said with a smile: "It is said that Chuanting should personally escort the ship, but here we are going to use troops against Franji, Chuanting is worried about the war. If you can't go to escort the commander, I hope the commander is no wonder."

Li Jing waved his hands and said with a smile: "I didn't have anyone escort me when I came here, so I don't need to go back. Just fight the war with your heart, and winning this battle is more important than anything else."

Sun Chuanting heard the words and said with emotion: "Chuan Ting can be regarded as well-read in history books, but he has never heard of an emperor and general who is as enlightened as the commander-in-chief. With the commander at the helm, ZTE is just around the corner.”

Li Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "There is no need to say these words. ZTE Daming can't do it by myself, and he needs the help of officials like Brother Boya. Only with the concerted efforts of all of us, can Daming hope for ZTE."

Sun Chuanting said with a smile: "The commander-in-chief also has another advantage, that is, he never takes credit for it. Whenever he has credit, he must share it with his subordinates. The ancient sages are nothing more than this."

Li Jing laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Brother Boya, what you said is too much. Li Jing himself has a few pounds and a few taels, and he still knows it in his heart. How dare he compare himself with the sages?"

After a pause, Li Jing continued: "It's useless not to talk about it, there is something I want to explain to you."

Sun Chuanting hurriedly suppressed his smile when he heard the words, and said seriously, "Please tell me, Commander."

Li Jing smiled, picked up the teapot and filled Sun Chuanting's teacup, and then continued: "Brother Boya, Mr. Shiji (Lin Yuji's word) has been in Fujian for so long, I think you should know him well.

There is nothing wrong with Mr. Shiji's knowledge, conduct and work. The only thing is that he has read a lot of sage books, and he lacks momentum when negotiating with foreign countries.You are all Jinshi students. Although you are more than ten years behind him, you must communicate more smoothly than me. I hope you take the time to talk to him. "

Sun Chuanting heard the words and said with a wry smile: "Commander, to be honest, I can only be regarded as an underachiever in front of Mr. Ping'an (Lin Yuji's name), but now his position is much lower than mine. The commander asked me to follow Mr. Ping'an. Talking, I'm afraid Mr. Ping'an will think that I'm deceiving him with a low position."

Li Jing slapped his forehead suddenly when he heard the words: "Oh, I forgot about this problem. Alas, I deliberately lowered Mr. Shiji's grade at the beginning, and I wanted to belittle Fan Wencheng. The grade and position should be raised. Well, it’s time for him to be reinstated.”

After finishing speaking, Li Jing turned his head and said to Zhang Tongchang: "Immediately draw up an order to promote Lin Yuji to be the servant of the Ministry of Rites. Go, and apologize to him in my place."

"Yes!" Zhang Tong responded, and then brushed up the promotion order with a brush, dried the ink, sealed it with a seal, then saluted Li Jing and Sun Chuanting, and hurried out of the mansion to deliver the order to Lin Yuji.

After Zhang Tongchang left, Li Jing sighed and said, "Thanks to brother Boya reminding me, otherwise I would have forgotten about this, and wouldn't I have wronged Mr. Shiji?"

Sun Chuanting also sighed and said: "The commander-in-chief has always been meticulous, but he forgot such a big matter, which shows how busy the commander-in-chief is."

Li Jing waved his hand: "This is not a reason, it may be that I am used to domineering, no one dares to remind me of an official of this level."

Sun Chuanting nodded slightly, knowing that what Li Jing said was the truth, he was a second-rank senior official, and he would be able to join the cabinet if he went one step further. Who would dare to mention such an important personnel arrangement to Li Jing?

After a pause, Li Jing smiled and said, "Fortunately, brother Boya reminded me, so Li Jing didn't keep making mistakes."

Sun Chuanting said with a smile: "Even if Chuanting didn't remind me, the general will remember it eventually."

Li Jing shook his head and smiled, "When I think about it, I don't know how long I'll have to wrong Mr. Shiji."

With a smile, Li Jing continued: "Brother Boya, take the time to talk to Mr. Shiji and tell him that when dealing with foreigners in the future, you must be tough when you should be tough, and don't always use the Confucian style of benevolence." The concept of virtue convincing people.

It’s not that I don’t want him to talk about benevolence, but with whom can we talk about benevolence? We can talk about benevolence with sheep, but can we talk about benevolence with financial wolves?If benevolence is easy to use, why did the Mongols and Jurchens meet the Ming swordsmen for so many years?
And Japan, we used to designate Japan as a country that will not be confiscated, what happened in the end?When their wings hardened, they tried to challenge Daming's authority.

There are also Annan and other countries in the south, a few small barbarian countries dare to invade our Ming territory.Why would they dare to do this?Just because we have always advocated Confucianism's idea of ​​convincing people with benevolence and virtue, these barbarian countries feel that Ming is weak and easy to bully.

In the future, our external strategy can no longer continue like this. When dealing with barbarians, we are even more barbaric than they are. Ming’s army is the solid backing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I will give them the power to declare war. If they don’t obey, we will fight.

The barbarians should be beaten into obedient citizens, and the rich wolves into sheep.After those barbarians and wealthy wolves become obedient people and sheep, we will teach them benevolence.

Now Mr. Shiji is negotiating with the barbarians on behalf of Daming, you are Mr. Shiji’s backer, the entire Daming Navy is Mr. Shiji’s backer, all the troops of Daming are Mr. Shiji’s backer, you let him show the courage of Daming, You can make concessions when you should make concessions, and don't give up an inch of ground when you should not make concessions! "

Sun Chuanting was refreshed when he heard the words: "Don't worry, Commander, I will make Mr. Ping'an understand what the Commander means."

Li Jingjing nodded and said: "Also, we need to let Mr. Shiji understand what our purpose in dealing with toughness is. In the final analysis, it is for profit. In the words of ordinary people, it is for benefit.

We spend so much money on wars with other countries in no way to make a name for ourselves, and we don't do things that don't pay off.Southeast Asia is not only the barrier of our Daming sea area, but also all kinds of materials that our Daming needs. Taking these places can not only ensure the tranquility of Daming sea area, but also provide Daming with countless wealth.

With these wealth, our national strength and military strength will be further enhanced, and then our diplomatic confidence will be stronger, which is a virtuous circle.

Don’t think that I am so successful and aggressive. If I can pacify the Southeast Asian countries and guarantee the rule of these areas in my lifetime, then at least I can keep Ming Dynasty strong and peaceful for 100 years.If future generations live up to the spirit, don't covet ease, and continue to work hard, after 100 years, the whole world will be trampled under the feet of Ming Dynasty. "

(End of this chapter)