Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 712 The Dignity of Ming Dynasty

Zhu Youjian understood what Li Jing meant.

Li Jing was telling him that Li Jing was not afraid of him making troubles, and of course, Li Jing didn't want him to make troubles either.

As the saying goes, there is repeating and repeating, there is no repeating and repeating, but once like the last time is enough, if it happens again, then Li Jing will not be polite.

After pondering for a while, Zhu Youjian said: "Brother Li, if you agree with me going out of Beijing, I want to take a look at Guangxi and Guizhou this time. If I have enough time, I will go to Sichuan."

"Oh?" Li Jing was stunned when he heard the words: "The climate in these places is very different from ours. I'm afraid that the emperor won't be able to adapt, and the roads there are difficult. If the emperor is unwell, I can't even take care of him here."

Zhu Youjian shook his head: "There's nothing to adapt to or not, and I'm not going to those remote villages."

Looking up at Li Jing, Zhu Youjian said solemnly: "Brother Li, I know your strategy is to first pacify the southwestern states of Ming Dynasty, use the wealth of these countries to make up for the shortfall in military expenditure, and then pacify Mobei, and also try to make up , Turpan, Uszang and other places, and finally clean up the chieftains in Guangxi, Guizhou and Sichuan.

In fact, I don’t think it’s necessary. Now the military strength of the Ming Dynasty is far greater than that of the previous dynasty. According to the soldiers’ front, they are invincible, and they can conquer everything. Those chieftains in the south will not fail to see this. At this time, they absolutely do not Those who dare to confront the court.

When I went to these places this time, I wanted to tell them personally that they should obey the imperial court's orders. I think they would obediently obey Brother Li's policy of reforming natives and returning locals. "

Li Jing shook his head lightly: "Your majesty, what status are you? How are those chieftains worthy of labor? You personally persuade them. If you do this, then I will not agree with you."

Zhu Youjian heard the words and said anxiously: "Brother Li, you have been working hard for Daming all these years. As an emperor, after a hundred years, the first emperor met me and asked me what this emperor did for Daming, and how do you let me go?" Say?"

Li Jing shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, as an emperor, you have done a good job. There are not many previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty who can compare with the emperor."

Seeing Zhu Youjian's disappointed face, Li Jing sighed softly: "Your Majesty, you must understand the significance of your identity to Daming. You are the emperor of Daming, and your every move represents Daming. Your dignity is Daming." Similarly, Daming's dignity is your dignity.

What are those chieftains?How can I labor for you to speak for yourself?If you want to make those chieftains obey Ming's government orders without bloodshed, you don't need to talk to them in person, you just need to issue an edict, which is in line with your status as Emperor of Ming. "

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly when he heard the words.

Seeing that Zhu Youjian listened to his own words, Li Jing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to take advantage of the opportunity of inspection to do this by the way, I will give you a suggestion. You go to Guangdong first, and then preach in Guangzhou." Those chieftains go to listen to orders, if they dare not obey orders, then let General Zhou Daqing of Guangdong send troops to the west, so as to demonstrate your identity and dignity as Emperor Ming."

"What? If those chieftains disobey their orders, you allow me to send troops to conquer?" Zhu Youjian exclaimed.

Li Jing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, as I said just now, you are the emperor of Daming, your dignity is the dignity of Daming, and the army of Daming protects the dignity of the country is protecting your dignity. Similarly, maintaining your dignity is protecting Daming." If your dignity is humiliated, what face will there be for Daming? Self-deprecating, what face will all the generals of the Ming have to meet the people of the Ming?

Therefore, if those chieftains dare to disobey your order, Ming's army will surely recover the emperor's dignity for you, and regain the dignity of Daming. "

"Thank you, Brother Li." Zhu Youjian suddenly got up and gave Li Jing a long bow when he heard the words.

Li Jing raised his hand and grabbed Zhu Youjian's arm and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is very polite."

Pushing Zhu Youjian back to the chair, Li Jing continued: "But there is one thing I have to explain to the emperor in advance. The emperor can ask the Ministry of War to use troops abroad, but he can't ask how to use troops. How to fight wars is the business of the Metropolitan Governor's Office."

Zhu Youjian nodded again and again: "I understand, I don't know how to fight, so naturally I won't interfere with the generals' combat matters."

Li Jing shook his head: "No, it is the authority of the emperor that cannot intervene in military affairs. Your lord, you have to understand that as an emperor, it is the emperor's job to ask the army of Ming Dynasty to fight to maintain the dignity of Ming Dynasty, but when and how the army will fight It is not within the authority of the emperor."

"Brother Li, I am very satisfied to have this authority." Zhu Youjian said hurriedly.

Li Jing smiled and nodded slightly.

Turning around, he came to the window, opened it, and Li Jing pointed out: "Your Majesty, don't think that you have little power. Your Majesty's reputation is as high as Taizu and Emperor Chengzu's. In fact, all the people outside are here. I admire and even fear the emperor. Because in the eyes of most people, Daming is under the rule of the emperor to have the current situation, and Li Jing is just a courtier of the emperor. "

Zhu Youjian got up and came to Li Jing's side, looked out of the window, and after a while, Zhu Youjian sighed softly: "Yes, all the good reputations actually fell on my head, and those bad reputations Brother Li is carrying it."

Li Jing smiled lightly and said: "The biggest notoriety I bear is that I am militaristic. Since I came to power, I have been fighting for years, and there has been no end of the year. I have spent all the country's tax revenue on military expenses."

Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "That's because they don't know the truth. They think that brother Li has used soldiers for years and wiped out his family's wealth, but they don't know that brother Li has used soldiers abroad to save a lot of gold and silver for the treasury."

Li Jing smiled and waved his hands: "It's better not to mention this matter, it's not good to say it."

Zhu Youjian hurriedly said: "What's so unpleasant about this? The more you attack the country, the richer it is, what is it if this is not a skill?"

Li Jing couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "Your Majesty, you can't believe that the money in the national treasury was taken back from foreign countries by sending troops?"

Zhu Youjian also said with a smile: "It can't be said that they were all snatched back, and some were taken by chance."

Li Jing shook his head again and again: "That's not called trickery, it's earned by brains.

Those foreigners saw that our Ming silver is expensive and gold is cheap, so they all came to Ming to exchange silver for gold. We did the opposite, went to their countries to exchange gold for silver, and almost exchanged all the silver in those countries, so that silver was in short supply, so that Raise the price of silver, and then exchange silver for gold. After several operations, a large amount of gold and silver was seized.

Hehe, now we want the gold of those countries in the West to be valuable, so their gold is valuable, and if we want their gold to be worthless, their gold is worthless. "

Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "I've heard that my sister-in-law has made a lot of money in the past two years. Now Jingji bank reserves at least [-] million taels of gold, and countless silver. Daming's treasury has no sister-in-law. The bank is rich."

Li Jing smiled and said: "The money is mainly earned by your sister, and your sister-in-law didn't ask much about it. You need to use the money to ask your sister to go."

Zhu Youjian smiled and said, "What money do I use? I am not short of money now. Thanks to you, the business of my factories has been getting better and better over the years, with at least millions of dollars in income every year."

Li Jing looked sideways at Zhu Youjian and said with a smile: "Satisfied with earning this little money? Don't forget, those factories of yours are royal signs, and now those western countries recognize the four words Daming Royal. This brand alone is worth tens of millions of taels of silver."

Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "Brother Li, I have always had some doubts about one thing. What method did you use to make that kid De Bauer wholeheartedly work for you?"

Li Jing laughed loudly when he heard the words: "It's very simple. Although De Borr is the envoy appointed by the Netherlands to Daming, he is a businessman after all. A businessman seeks profit. We only need to give enough money, and De Borr will naturally do things for us with all his heart." .”

Zhu Youjian nodded repeatedly when he heard the words.

After a while, Zhu Youjian said: "I heard that De Bauer has taken all of his family to Daming, and it seems that he doesn't plan to go back to China."

Li Jingjing nodded: "In the past two years, De Bauer has helped us operate gold and silver exchanges, which has bankrupted many wealthy businessmen in the Netherlands and offended many people. If he returns to China, he will definitely be retaliated against. He has done so many things for us. Of course we We must solve his escape route, otherwise, who will work for us in the future? I told De Bauer that when he leaves, I will hire him as a consultant for Jingji Bank."

Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "Brother Li still thinks well."

"This can be regarded as buying a horse bone with a thousand dollars. With De Bauer as an example, more foreigners will naturally be willing to work for our Ming Dynasty. In fact, it is the same. You can see that the number of foreigners in our Ming Dynasty has increased in the past two years. More." Li Jing laughed.

"I heard that Spain and Portugal are going to make peace with our Daming? What does Brother Li think about this?" Zhu Youjian asked suddenly.

Li Jing said with a smile: "It is true. Spain, Portugal, and France all sent envoys to Daming. To reconcile with Daming, I have only one condition, and that is to recognize the East India region as Ming's territory (Southeast Asia, when the West The country calls Southeast Asia the East Indies). As long as they admit it, I agree to establish diplomatic relations with these countries.”

Zhu Youjian was puzzled and said: "Now Luzon has not been occupied by us except some places in the south. Most of the areas have been controlled by Ming Dynasty, and the country of Manga has been fully controlled by us. Burma, Laos and Annam Most of the country is also occupied by us, and at the current speed, it will take at most two years to conquer these countries. Why does Brother Li want those western countries to recognize these places as our Ming territory?"

Li Jing smiled: "If they don't admit that these countries we occupy are the territory of Ming Dynasty, there will be a lot of troubles in the future. Let me use an analogy, if these countries become stronger in the future and start to covet the southeast region again, they can In the name of saving the countries and people in these areas, declare war on Ming Dynasty.

But they admit that these countries are the territory of Ming Dynasty, so this excuse is useless. At this time, if there are civil uprisings or riots in these places, we send troops to suppress the internal affairs of Ming Dynasty, and they will not be able to intervene if they want to. "

"So that's how it is." Zhu Youjian couldn't help being surprised when he heard the words.

　The Chinese New Year is a bit busy, and the update is not very stable. Please forgive me. I will make up as much as possible. In addition, I wish you all a fortune in the Year of the Goat and good health for the whole family!
　　
　
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