New Shun 1730

Liu Yu acted strangely, and Tan Zhen had long heard of it.

If you think about Liu Yu's words carefully, it turns out that they make a lot of sense and have a profound plan. If "Heaven" really wanted to abolish the canal and change sea transportation, these memorials would definitely be appreciated by the emperor.

After thinking about it again, Tan Zhen felt like she understood what Liu Yu meant.

Obviously, Liu Yu supports shipping, but maybe he can't mention it because he is afraid of being criticized for being "out of self-interest"?

Or perhaps, Liu Yu's words on the shipping matter are too important, and the time has not yet come, so it is not possible to alert the snake?

Therefore, it is better to propose it yourself and prepare early for the future.

"What Uncle Ying Sao is thinking is that if we make rash changes, it is really difficult to get all the three benefits of shipping. But it is best to leave this matter to the governor of the river. Uncle Ying Sao asked me to go to Shu, which seems to be putting me at risk. Roast.”

Liu Yu smiled and said: "Master Tan, this is wrong. Is it possible that you are not in trouble now?"

Tan Zhen was startled, then smiled, thinking the same thing. He had already told the court about shipping, and he had already taken his side.

But after thinking about it again, he couldn't help but ask: "Even if Uncle Ying Sao didn't say anything in the court, everyone knows that Uncle Ying Sao is from the Maritime Sect. Even if he protects himself wisely, it's too late, right?"

"Hahaha, Mr. Tan, I haven't learned how to protect myself wisely yet. It's just that I haven't figured out how to say it yet. When I figure out how to say it, I will naturally say it."

Tan Zhen finally understood, thinking that it wasn't that she didn't know how to say it, she had clearly figured out how to say it, but the timing was wrong.

In this case, since it is all for the common people of the world, there is no harm in reading this memorial, so you might as well do it yourself.

Everything that should be tested has already been tested. Tan Zhen estimated that Liu Yu wouldn't be able to tell him any more questions.

Without waiting for Liu Yu to see off his guests, he took the initiative to leave, always wondering when this "good time" would be.

The weather was unpredictable and it was hard for Tan Zhen to figure it out, so he still obeyed Liu Yu's idea and wrote a memorial about the matter when he went back.

At the court meeting a few days later, when the matter was brought up, the emperor praised him in an ambiguous manner, but did not mention the shipping matter. He only said that all things should be done in advance, and failure to do so would lead to failure. Jiangsu Jiedushi's idea made some sense.

But that's where it ends when it comes to shipping.

He urged the workers' government and asked it to organize a group of people to conduct a thorough investigation of the hydrology of the lower reaches of the Huanghuai River in accordance with the instructions in the Jiangsu Jiedushi Memorial.

The shipping faction feels that there is still hope, and the matter is not completely over yet.

The canal faction also felt that the emperor was giving the shipping faction some face, and that was the end of it.

Both sides are also thinking in the direction that is beneficial to themselves. It can only be said that the timing is really unpredictable.

Until Liu Yu returned to Weihai, the court gathering at the end of the year was almost always busy with quarrels, and he also learned to rest and recuperate in the court hall.

It can be said that at this year's court meeting, not a single thing was done. It was all about renegotiations with Xini and the emperor's ambiguous attitude.

The minting of two liang will be abolished, and we will discuss it again; the shipping and canals will be abolished, and we will discuss it again; we will try to issue jiaozi, and we will discuss it again; and we will divide the land into acres, and we will discuss it again; we will try to implement permanent tenancy in the province, and we will discuss it again; and the gentry will pay for grain, and we will discuss it again...

The only thing that may have something to do with Liu Yu is that Bai Yunhang, the governor of Wendeng Prefecture, had meritorious service in governance and was admitted to Beijing as a government doctor.

At the end of the dynasty meeting cycle and before Liu Yu was about to return to Weihai, the emperor once again summoned Liu Yu and other people who knew about the war against Japan into the palace.

Li Gan looked at these few capable ministers he thought were talking about war against Japan, and he was extremely excited in his heart.

There are many things that have been done better than him in the thousands of years of history.

Whether it is the Mongolian Plateau or the Western Regions, there was the powerful Han Dynasty before and the prosperous Tang Dynasty after it.

And what we need to do now, after looking through the history books, it may be that the Mongols have tried to do it. Not only in Japan, but also in Southeast Asia and Java, the Mongols tried it all, but they all failed.

If he could accomplish this, Li Gan felt that he would be the best among emperors in the past, at least unprecedented.

As for Mongolia, Li Gan feels that he can have a little touch of porcelain by then. For example, Mongolia fought against the Rakshasa, and they themselves also fought there; Mongolia fought against the Poles, and they also captured Polish prisoners of war, and they are still training lancers in the army...

If you can conquer Japan and occupy Nanyang, you will no longer have to feel so guilty when comparing yourself to the Han, Wu and Tang sects. You always feel that you will be laughed at if you speak out.

Of course, there's more to it than that.

If we can conquer Japan and sail to Southeast Asia, we will no longer be threatened by the sea, and we can take advantage of the few years we still have to live to solve the water transportation canal, a major sticking point for the imperial court.

Once Japan and Nanyang have brought enough internal funds to themselves and their prestige is high, they may even continue to implement the inertia of the previous dynasty's whipping law before their death until various pilot reforms in Wendeng Prefecture are completed and implemented nationwide.

At that time, he will leave his name in history and leave a stable family to future generations. Even if future generations are incompetent, they can still give Dashun a few more lifetimes.

Before, he was just imitating the Han and Tang Dynasties, learning from what he thought was a wise king before - of course not a wise king like Song Renzong - but now, it is finally time to go one step further than those wise kings, how can he not be excited?

In the first two conquests of Rakshasa and the Pacification of the Western Regions, he personally conducted the conquests. The two victories brought him great prestige and successfully implemented military reforms.

And this time, if he can win again, he can use his power to complete some internal changes that he believes will last for a few more years.

Among the capable ministers, Liu Yu, the youngest, obscured many of the others, but the emperor was not worried.

He felt that Liu Yu was a loyal minister. Although he was the kind of loyal minister who valued the country more than the king, he was confident that every path he took was beneficial to the country, so Liu Yu would always follow the same path.

Besides, after two battles, Liu Yu's military power can be taken away.

If Annan is restored and Burma is conquered in the future, the country will be strong and the navy will be established, so there will be no need for this person. This person can be used for internal changes.

At this time, when Liu Yu was talking about what he wanted to do this year, he asked: "Uncle Ying Suo, do you think there will be any problems in going to Ryukyu in May?"

"That's what I was thinking. Since at least the envoys from Rakshasa, Sweden, and France will arrive this year, it will be a good time for them to know what the Celestial Empire is."

"Celestial dynasty, celestial dynasty, has power and kindness. The world within celestial dynasty also just allows Westerners to know where is the kingdom of the world."

"Go to Ryukyu in May, and if you can return in July or August, it will be the time when envoys from Western countries will arrive. The King of Ryukyu cannot come, but he can order his son to come to the court to apologize and let the Westerners watch."

"September and October are when the winds are blowing, and we can attack the Japanese. A quick battle, and the ships of the Western countries will return on New Year's Day next year so that they can send back the news. From then on, the vassals of the Celestial Empire and the Western countries were not allowed to deal with each other privately. They must be controlled by the Celestial Empire. ”

This also involves a strategic deterrent. If the conquest of Japan is successful, greater benefits will be achieved in the northwest during the negotiations with the high-level Rakshasa envoys.

The emperor hoped that after the war on Japan was over and the boundary demarcation treaty was signed, major events would occur in Europe.

For example, the King of Austria, whom Liu Yu mentioned all day long, is dead. If France goes to war with the Netherlands, they can go to Southeast Asia in one go and squeeze out the Netherlands.

In this way, all the benefits are taken, and the relationship with Rakshasa can be immediately eased, thus making the northern border completely stable.

But even fewer people know about the plan, and it’s hard to go into details at this time.

I have already mentioned the matter of Ryukyu before. It is similar to the Emperor Zhou asking Chu whether he will pay tribute to Baomao. Just find a reason.

There are foreign students from Ryukyu in the Imperial College, and there are also Ryukyu students studying medicine here in the Imperial Hospital in the capital. There are some things that the emperor does not mention, and Ryukyu himself does not mention them. But if China raises the issue, just ask any foreign student from Ryukyu, did Satsuma and Tibet bully you?

This is the emperor's new clothes. Many people know about it, but they all pretend to be deaf. As long as the emperor pretends to have heard it from some people and takes the initiative to ask, the courtiers will naturally understand what it means, and someone will figure it out and criticize the Japanese for being rude.

When the time comes when the teacher is famous, even the phrase "I am a barbarian" will be omitted, so that the Japanese will not appear "not guilty" again.

Liu Yu calculated it and found that May was indeed a good time, except that there might be a typhoon on the way to Ryukyu.

As soon as May comes, it is the time of the summer harvest, and I know in my mind whether this year will be a good year or a disaster year; secondly, when troops are deployed in September and October, Liaodong's autumn grain can be directly mobilized, and it is also very convenient to ship it to Japan by sea. batch.

As for the emperor's idea of ​​flexing his muscles against Western countries, Liu Yu thought there was nothing wrong with it.

The few cruisers in Weihai are enough to show off their muscles in Asia. The British, Dutch and French may think that this navy is not worth mentioning, but Dashun does not go to Europe. No matter how many battleships they have, they will not be able to come to Asia. They are not enough for Europe. People accept that East Asia is the purpose of the tribute system.

"Your Majesty, I think that May is the right time. But if I are the chief envoy, the deputy envoy... it would be better for the deputy envoy to choose someone who knows the classics, but is not only knowledgeable about literary talent."

"Of course we have to rebuke, but the Ryukyu Kingdom is also not guilty, so we need to handle it properly."

"Heaven has both grace and power."

"In the second year of Yongchang in the reign of Taizu of this dynasty, the pseudo-Ming Dynasty sent an envoy to Ryukyu. It has always been a rule that if an envoy arrives, he must accept the request and extort bribes. The Ryukyu Kingdom pledges Dang Miyako and Yaeyama, and asks Satsuma to borrow silver. Thousand taels, as a bribe for false envoys. This incident teaches us that in the future, the tributary vassals must be rectified to avoid alienation. "

"Further back in time, in the thirty-seventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese invaded Ryukyu. The Ryukyu envoys asked the heavens for help, but the heavens ignored them. From then on, the Ryukyus also knew that the heavens could not control Ryukyu, let alone the Japanese countries. The Japanese oppressed , Ryukyu people can only swallow their anger.”

"Therefore, China must have a navy, and it must not be neglected in the future. Otherwise, China will lose all face. When the vassals are unable to protect themselves, China will be unable to help, and it can only pay tribute openly but violate the law secretly."

"The king's territory is so vast that the whole world is bounded by it. We can see guns and cannons on land and warships on sea."

"This time I am an envoy to Ryukyu, and I only want three things. The deputy envoy must be clean and honest, and the envoy must use a warship. The Japanese Satsuma tribe has a permanent envoy in Ryukyu to monitor. Please give me the power to make decisions on the fly."