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Chapter 182 Difficult
The disputes in the court began to be endless.

"I want to report to Your Majesty, I think it's better to appease you. In recent years, Your Majesty has needed to use troops against Mongolia and Ryukyu, guard against the entry of captives from the East, and provide disaster relief. The troops, salaries, and money are all The bottomless pit of cost, and the use of troops against Zheng's sea and land, not to mention the cost, just fighting on these fronts, this... oh... Your Majesty, you should do what you can!"

Yang Reform felt that this minister was kind-hearted. At least he knew that he would fight a lot of battles in the past two years, so he advised him to take it easy. However, Yang Reform did not tell him that he was going to fight Li Zicheng and his like, and he was planning to start a war in North Korea. He is even planning to fight a war in Japan, and even more, he will go to war with Westerners. If this minister finds out, he will probably be scared to death.Yang Reform calculated, and found that his wars in the past two years were really not ordinary.Fighting almost everywhere, blooming everywhere!It seems that more preparations are needed for this military expenditure, and the production of this ammunition and weapons has to be stepped up!When will the emperor be able to do it to the end!
"What Aiqing said is reasonable. Using troops everywhere and fighting on all sides is indeed a big taboo for military strategists, and it is difficult for me! I don't want to use troops either! The state affairs are difficult, difficult!" Yang Reform was speaking from the heart. The thing about it is really two words - "difficult".

When the emperor lamented that the country’s affairs were difficult, most of the ministers felt the same way. Peasant rebellions caused by famines in various places have already begun to take shape. Change!It's really not easy being an emperor!It's no wonder that the emperor desperately searched for money, this is preparing for the future military!Many ministers realized a lot in their hearts, and felt that the emperor was still very wise, or had a little foresight, and knew what he should do and what he should prepare.

Above the court hall, fell into an inexplicable silence.

The emperor was thinking about how many places he wanted to use his troops, how many people he wanted to train, how many weapons he wanted to build, and other things like war preparations, while the ministers were thinking about the emperor's words, thinking about how difficult the Ming Dynasty would be.

Yang Reform thought about it randomly for a while, but he didn't have any clues. When he came back from deep thinking, seeing that all the courtiers were silent, the atmosphere was cold for a long time, and said: "My loves, don't be dumbfounded! If you have any opinions, just say it. It doesn't matter whether it is suppressed or appeased, in short, there must be a conclusion on this matter! Otherwise, it will not work if you keep procrastinating like this, and there is no idea whether to suppress or appease at the local level."

Yang Reform's mind must be to appease, but the emperor can't express his position easily, and he can't let the opponents directly target him, so that he will be very passive. Adding guidance, leaning slightly towards a certain direction, this center of gravity will, at once, go to the place you want to appear, this is the art of being an emperor.

As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, the ministers began to discuss again.

"I would like to report to Your Majesty, I believe that both suppression and appeasement should be used. One side is preparing to exterminate, and the other side is preparing to recruit. In this way, the Zheng family will not be too big, asking for prices, and threatening the court with heavy troops. As for being caught off guard." This time, there was a centrist.

Yang Reform nodded. This person's thoughts coincided with his own. He really wanted to appease Zheng Zhilong, but he didn't want to see Zheng Zhilong asking for prices. , I have nothing to do with myself, I am still going to eat meat.

"What the Qing family said is reasonable. You can't stop preparing for the extermination just because you want to recruit, and you can't close the door to recruit just because you want to exterminate. What I mean is that on the one hand, you should prepare for the extermination, and on the other hand, We must continue to talk to Mrs. Zheng, don’t block the way of appeasement, let’s continue discussing.” On the battlefield, what should be fought, what should be discussed on the table, this kind of thing, many Chinese people in the 21st century Know.

"Your Majesty, I believe that this strategy is brilliant, and it should be so. We must prevent him from threatening the court with heavy troops and extorting endlessly, but also prevent him from continuing to endanger the country and cause disasters on the sea. We must have two hands. If you fail to recruit security, you will immediately attack. If you fail once, you will come twice. If you fail the second time, you will come three times. Anyway, if the Zheng family does not follow the court's wishes, there will be no good end. The court can only make it so stern. attitude, this Zheng family will feel the pressure, and will be afraid of the court, otherwise, this Zheng family will become big in the local area and become a giant on the sea, which is by no means a blessing for Ming Dynasty." The minister came out to agree with the emperor's intention, and prepared with both hands. What I said is quite a bit like I am in charge of my territory, if you don't follow my will, you will die to the end.The minister's words made Yang Reform feel that the scholar-bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty also had a tough side.

"Hehe, that's right. The Qing family is right. Let's talk about what bottom line the court should set for the Zheng family. If the bottom line is exceeded, the court will wipe it out. Accept the bottom line of the court and recruit security on the spot." Yang Reform discovered Well, the minister in the court is very good at changing the direction of the wind, but he just revealed his meaning a little bit, and the minister immediately followed his own words.This is completely different from the feeling of being an emperor before. In the past, I felt like I was swimming in oil. I was surrounded by sticky things blocking me. It seemed that there was nothing blocking me, but I couldn’t swim no matter what. , but now it is different, I feel like I can go where I want to go by just dipping in the water a little bit, and I can swim very easily.

When the ministers saw that the general meaning of the emperor had come down, they began to think of ideas according to the emperor's words. Their views on the emperor were by no means the same as they used to look at children, and they were no longer the kind of I am your brother, your father. My old minister, when we were working for the Ming Dynasty, you were still a brat. With such arrogance, your view of the emperor has become fearful.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the Zheng family must accept the dispatch and arrangement of the imperial court because they should recruit security on the spot. The Zheng family can patrol a place, and his tribe will be dispersed to various guards to act as guards. If the soldiers do not accept the dispatch and arrangement of the imperial court, the imperial court will definitely send a large army to destroy them, and they will never stop dying, so that he can understand the consequences of the rebellion." The bottom line given by this minister is quite low, basically he did not take Zheng Let's take it seriously, give a patrol inspection, and the tribe will disperse to the guard. Not to mention that the Zheng family is now in a state of victory in the battle against the Ming Dynasty, even if it is defeated, I am afraid that it will not accept such harsh conditions.Even if Zheng Zhilong wanted to agree, his brothers would not necessarily agree to serve as soldiers in the guard. In that case, it would be better to rebel directly.

Even Yang Reform, a rookie, felt that this was unreliable. With this condition, it was simply impossible to recruit security.It would be better to say that it is directly exterminated.

Sure enough, someone came out to object immediately, saying: "Your Majesty, I think that you can accept Zheng's request and make Zheng a patrol inspector at sea, or a military officer of some kind of sea general. Anyway, no matter how powerful the sea is, , and always want to settle on land, so, he is not afraid of disobedience to the government's control, his tribe will still restrain him, as long as he guarantees the safety of the sea and the safety of the place, it will be considered a blessing for Daming. It can calm down a lot of things for the court, and the court does not need to spend money to support so many people, nor does it need to waste money and troops to destroy the Zheng family, this is a good thing with one stroke."

Yang Reform really wanted to kick this guy, and directly agreed to Zheng Zhilong's request, why would he "intercept" history?Isn't it just to prevent the Zheng family from becoming bigger?Isn't it for the several million taels of tariffs every year?Alas, it seems that it is really unreliable for the officials to discuss this!Or do it on your own.The IQ of this courtier is really different!
The officials in the underground didn't care if the emperor was distracted or not. Anyway, after you finished speaking, I saw that the emperor didn't speak, so I continued. Anyway, I wanted to grab a chance to speak and show my face in front of the emperor.

Yang Reform thought about what bottom line he wanted to set for Zheng.It's too high, it's definitely not good, I'm at a disadvantage, I'm too low, and Zheng Zhilong is unwilling to accept the recruitment, so the only way is to fight. Now my big ship doesn't even have blueprints, and the navy is still a bunch of landlubbers. What can I do? to fight?
After thinking for a long time, there was no one that was very balanced. The Zheng family would definitely agree to the conditions. After much deliberation, I felt that I should ask my master, Sun Chengzong got it, this Sun Chengzong usually does not talk much in the court, unless the emperor asks.Yang Reform felt that he had to ask himself today.

"Master Sun, in your opinion, where should the bottom line be for Zheng's appeasement?"

When the officials saw the emperor asking Sun Chengzong, they all turned their attention to Sun Chengzong to see what Sun Chengzong had to say.

Seeing the emperor's question, Sun Chengzong thought for a while, and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that His Majesty's strategy of suppressing and appeasement is correct. On the one hand, we must make full preparations for the imperial court to continue the offensive and let the Zheng family know that the imperial court Never be afraid of troubles. Second, we must give Zheng enough confidence to let Zheng know that the court intends to appease him. In this way, it can prevent a war in the southeast from continuing to expand. It is a good thing. As for the specific As for the conditions and the bottom line, I think that His Majesty has already made up his mind." Sun Chengzong pushed the conditions for appeasing Zheng Zhilong back to the emperor, as if the emperor had planned it long ago.

Yang Reform was speechless, his mind was in a mess, what good idea could there be?Now that Sun Chengzong said this, for the sake of face and to show off his brilliance, he had to make a decision. This Sun Chengzong is really... Yang Reform is speechless. It's so easy to screw up!

Since Sun Chengzong forced himself to be very wise, Yang Reform had to cheer up and consider how to deal with Zheng.After thinking about it for a while, he said nonsense: "Well, I do have a bottom line in my heart. I think that I should send someone to contact Mrs. Zheng and tell him that I am absolutely sincere in wanting to appease him. He listens to my words and my arrangement, I will never let him down, let him come to the capital first, I will meet him and have a good talk, in the future, when he returns to his hometown, his children and grandchildren will be rich and honored, and those who work for me will be indispensable , I will definitely not treat you badly, you can ask him to inquire about my reputation; tell him, I am not a person who is afraid of getting into trouble, I plan to spend 200 million taels of silver this year to build a warship and re-select and train sailors, if he If you want to have more money and people than me, I will accompany you at any time..."

The emperor spoke in such a tone of "ruffian" and "countryman", which made the officials feel ashamed. The emperor meant that he was in court. Unfortunately, the level of words and sentences is really too bad.All of them lowered their heads, held back their laughter, and stopped talking.The image of a heroic and wise emperor instantly shattered in the hearts of the ministers.

Before Yang Reform finished speaking, he wanted to slap his own mouth. The person who spoke was so substandard that he unabashedly referred to himself as an "otaku", the psychological state of ordinary people, and there is an emperor who controls hundreds of millions of people. Majesty is obviously the posture of a gangster boss talking to another gangster boss. Looking at the appearance of the ministers on the ground, he knows that he has exposed his prototype.Alas... this is really, really sad.Yang Reform felt hot on his face...

Sun Chengzong felt that the emperor must have his own plan, and he expected it. The emperor did have his own plan, but he didn't expect that the words were so "level", and there was a black line on his forehead.If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have let the emperor perform wise and martial arts. I thought that since the emperor talked about Zheng's issue, he must have made preparations and plans in his heart. I just heard from Wang Chengen.

This matter made the monarch and ministers very embarrassed. Yang Reform quickly made a conclusion on this matter, and asked the relevant departments to handle it according to their own wishes, and let the matter pass in a hurry.

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Next, someone came out to report that several cabinets had submitted their resignations, and the emperor should make a decision as soon as possible, either to retain them, or to select some new cabinet ministers to assist the emperor in handling state affairs.

Yang Reform's mind is still in a mess. He still has the mind to deal with the affairs of the cabinet. What he thinks in his heart is that this batch of cabinets is really not powerful. Shrunken body, without any responsibility, not a material for doing things!Immediately waved his hand and said: "I will consider this matter, I will talk about it later, let's not mention it today." Yang Reform does not have a list of members of the new cabinet, so it is naturally impossible for these cabinets to resign, and they have to choose A new batch of cabinets will do!Yang Reform felt that these troubles happened one after another.I don't know many people from the Ming Dynasty, and I don't know many people. Maybe I think it's okay, but I don't meet the conditions for joining the cabinet. Now I may look down on the people who qualify for the cabinet.This is really troublesome!Yang Reform scratched his head helplessly, suffering from a headache.

The next few things were trivial matters, so Yang Reform didn't care. He followed the wishes of the courtiers and considered that the affairs of state had been dealt with.

It is not easy to get out of the court, Yang Reform feels that he has really worked hard!Alas... being an emperor is not easy!
Seeing that the emperor was downcast, Wang Chengen said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, do you want to walk around the palace?" Wang Chengen decided to let the emperor relax.The emperor is obviously in a bad mood now.

"Well, that's fine, just walk around in the palace." Yang Reform thinks it's not bad, being carried around the Palace Museum, tourists in the 21st century, who will be treated like this?
The emperor's chariot wandered around the palace at will.

Before he had gone far, Yang Reform found that Wang Chengen seemed to be called away by someone, and then came back in a hurry, walking on the chariot as if nothing had happened.

"Big Companion, what's the matter?" Yang Reform still asked, usually there was something important to report, otherwise he wouldn't have told Wang Chengen alone.General matters have to be reported to the emperor in the form of memorials.

Seeing the emperor's question, Wang Chengen was not in a hurry, and replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is Sun Yuanhua and all the Western missionaries that His Majesty wants to summon. Your Majesty is not feeling well." Wang Chengen saw that the emperor was not very happy, so he was going to postpone the job of receiving the courtiers.

Sun Yuanhua?Western missionaries?Yang Reform's thoughts instantly remembered that it was a big deal for the guys who built his own cannons and western ships to come!If you are going to be the overlord of the Seven Seas yourself, how can you miss them?

"Summoned, summoned immediately." Yang Reform said loudly immediately.

"Of order, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen immediately agreed.

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Dongnuan Pavilion.

It was Sun Yuanhua who was summoned by the emperor first.This foreigner was really unpopular in the Ming Dynasty. The concept of heaven and country penetrated into the minds of the Ming Dynasty people, and also penetrated into the hearts of these foreigners. In the Ming Dynasty, foreigners belonged to the inferior existence. It is already a great gift. As for whether the emperor will see him or not, it depends on what the emperor said. Wang Chengen arranged it. Seeing this group of foreigners is really scary. He was afraid that he would startle the holy car, so he only let Sun Yuanhua, Xu Guangqi's apprentice, the only one to see. Let normal people go in to meet the emperor. As for other people, let’s talk about it when the emperor thinks about it.

"My minister, Sun Yuanhua, kowtows to the emperor, long live, long live, long live." Sun Yuanhua carefully kowtowed to the emperor, and his mood was extraordinarily excited. What kind of honor is it for a small person to be summoned by the emperor alone?This would have been impossible without the recommendation of my teacher Xu Guangqi, and I am also grateful to my teacher Xu Guangqi in my heart.

"Sun Aiqing, get up." Yang Reform looked at this 50-[-]-year-old "little official" with a few beards and a very ordinary appearance. Is he the historical "celebrity" Sun Yuanhua?Thinking of a Juren, who will be able to become a high-ranking official like a governor in the future, he is also capable, or in other words, he has a chance, but unfortunately, he was killed.If he is trained well, he may be able to take Xu Guangqi's class in the future.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Sun Yuanhua stood up respectfully again, lowered his head, and waited for the emperor's inquiry.

Yang Reform looked at it for a long time, and asked, "Sun Aiqing, do you know why I summoned you?"

"I don't know. Please show your Majesty." Sun Yuanhua knew that he was able to get the emperor's summons thanks to his teacher Xu Guangqi. Otherwise, a juren would be eligible to be summoned by the emperor?The Jinshi may not necessarily be remembered by the emperor, let alone Juren?Although I understand it in my heart, I can't say it plainly.

"I heard from Master Xu that you once learned how to build guns from Westerners? How to build warships? Are you very knowledgeable about this?" Yang Reform didn't intend to make a detour. This Xu Guangqi is from his own family, and his student, Sun Yuanhua, is also from his own family. My own people don't have to be tricky and talk nonsense.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have indeed learned how to make cannons and warships from Western missionaries, and I do have some experience." Sun Yuanhua did not pretend to be pretentious, and answered directly. Before coming, Xu Guangqi told him that he had something to say to the emperor. thing, don't be vague.

"Well, very good. I'm going to build some big ships, re-select the navy, and cast cannons. Are you capable of this?" Yang Reform didn't talk nonsense. The purpose of calling Sun Yuanhua was to build Western warships and cannons. The people recommended by Xu Guangqi still have basic trust, otherwise, it would be impossible for a person to be named for this kind of errand.

(End of this chapter)