New Shun 1730

While the emperor felt that something was not right, he was also a little entangled in his heart.

Speaking of which, whether it's a white horse or a black horse, the one that can pull the Dashun car forward smoothly is a good horse.

So, would it be okay to change a group of "cattle" to pull the cart?

As long as the driver is still myself, the difference doesn't seem to be big.

I'm just afraid that this group of scalpers has their own "road" and feels that this road is wrong. The fucking driver is driving randomly and taking detours. If the driver is going in the wrong direction, do you want to change the driver?

Is there a leader of the herd?

If not, it can be said that these cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing cattle, which are different from white horses and black horses, were all shaped by one person.

But if there is, then the person who shaped this herd of cattle...

The most critical point is that the emperor feels that the current affairs of Nanyang, the West, the East, the Whale Sea, trade, and industry and commerce really have to be pulled forward by this group of scalpers, and they also take a smooth road that looks very good.

He was confident that his position as a driver would be no problem.

Emperor Li Gan is not schizophrenic, but he also has dual attributes.

Firstly, feudal emperors should be ruthless political animals.

The other level is the real monarch who is rational and eager to rival the Han and Tang Dynasties in this era of great strife.

If you are just a ruthless political animal, what you have to do now is actually simple: cancel all new learning and practical learning, suppress these "scalpers" people, no longer consider trade cooperation with the Netherlands, set up ports for trade in Malacca and Sunda, Don't worry about the development of industry and commerce, abandoning shipping and maintaining the canal, and denigrating Liu Yu and slowly cleaning up in the future.

However, if you want to be a rational, enlightened and authoritarian monarch who can rival the Han and Tang Dynasties in this age of great strife, but you have to use these "scalpers", you have to consider external expansion and conflicts with the Netherlands and other countries. Cooperate, seize India, develop industry and commerce, and abandon canals to smooth shipping.

These two thoughts are in great conflict. It is not an exaggeration to say that one thought becomes a devil and the other a Buddha.

For a long time, the emperor smiled and said something to everyone who was kneeling to ask questions, which sounded very good, but when you think about it carefully, it was not so good.

"Han Changliyun: Teacher, preach, teach, and solve doubts. The ministers have been taught by Jinghou, so they have a deep understanding of the three tastes. Especially Nanyang, trade, industry and commerce, diplomacy and other matters, although they are difficult to compare, they are also familiar with their correctness. That’s right. From what I can see, the teacher Jinghou is doing a great job.”

After that, with a smile, the topic of "preaching" came to an abrupt end.

Everyone below, including Li Huan, was confused and worried. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. The emperor's words always need to be thought over and over again. Are they good words? Or just lying?

But since we don’t know the emperor’s inner thoughts of “white horse, black horse, scalper”, how can we tell whether this is a good thing or a bad thing?

After the emperor said this, he did not mention this again. He turned to Mantou who was kneeling in front of him and said: "Mi Gao Miziming, I remember that you made great achievements when you were fighting against Rakshasa, right? I asked you at that time What you want to do in the future is just to get a daughter from a good family and get rid of the slave life."

"Now, more than ten years have passed, and now you have made many meritorious deeds, and you are closest to the Marquis of Whales. If a man has meritorious service, why not have a wife? Now the old alliance has been fulfilled. From now on, the plan is nothing more than to become a Marquis. I don’t ask.”

"Prince Hu and others have all recommended you as the candidate for the Governor of Nanyang. Just now you answered the question fluently and your thoughts were thoughtful. I am also very pleased. It seems that you are qualified for this position."

"Since we just talked about 'preaching', let me ask you, if you were to travel through Southeast Asia, what would your 'path' be like?"

The emperor had just finished saying that Liu Yu was a teacher, preaching and solving doubts, and now he asked about the "way" of managing the Southeast Asia. It seemed simple, but in fact it was a very serious and dangerous question.

Mantou has been following Liu Yu for a long time and has long since learned to hide his true thoughts. This time when he went north to Beijing, he was recommended by Liu Yu'er.

At this time, the emperor asked this question. He hesitated slightly, as if thinking, and after thinking for a long time, he replied: "Your Majesty, I think that there are many things about Nanyang affairs."

"Trade and other matters are under the control of the imperial court and cannot be achieved by Nanyang itself. During this period, diplomacy, negotiations, navy and other matters are the key. This imperial court route is not the Nanyang way."

"I believe that the only way to achieve Nanyang lies in the word 'different' between inside and outside."

The emperor heard the words "the difference between inside and outside" and asked: "Where is the difference?"

"Back to Your Majesty. I believe that Nanyang can produce rice, sugar, spices, hematoxylin, indigo, and cotton."

"But Nanyang cannot produce a single iron nail, a single musket, a pound of cast iron, a single machine, or a single warship. This is the difference between inside and outside."

"This is the 'way' to manage the Southern Ocean."

"Every protector of Nanyang should take this as the right path."

"Is his work feasible? Is his government feasible? This can be used as a criterion to measure. Those who do not know this way cannot take on the important task of protecting Nanyang."

"The rest of the policies are all tricks, not Tao."

The emperor was noncommittal, neither um nor oh, and after a long time he said: "Please give me a try."

"Back to Your Majesty. If the northern grasslands do not produce ironware, they will have to trade with each other to obtain tea, rice, pots, etc."

"However, the grassland produces horses. If there is no mutual trade, or there is a famine, the grassland will often have a hundred thousand people who can control the string. Before firearms and bayonets, the Central Plains also rode horses and controlled the string. The victory or defeat was unpredictable."

"Nanyang is different. Even if Nanyang produces horses, they cannot swim across the ocean. Although Nanyang has high-quality teak and cypress wood for ship artillery skills, there is no money, no craftsmen, and no military schools to teach how to control ships. . If this is the case, how can we accomplish anything if we have a disobedient heart?”

"This minister believes that there is no reason for the chaos in the vassal towns in Nanyang. This is the basis for the imperial court to manage the Nanyang area. In this way, those who protect Nanyang may be loyal, treacherous, selfish, or rebellious, and the imperial court does not have to worry about Yuyang. To stir things up."

"Even if An Lushan is the protector of Nanyang, as long as there are no ships or artillery factories in Nanyang, even if there is no Li Linfu, he will be a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty."

"This is one of them."

"Secondly, with the new acquisition of Nanyang, many local people are rebellious and unconvinced. If the Celestial Empire were to conquer the southwest, it would take hundreds of years to change the land and return it to the current state. It would not be achieved overnight."

"But if everything used in Nanyang is obtained from the mainland of China, over time it will become inseparable from China."

"From iron pots to farm tools, from cloth to jewelry, from matches to utensils, they are all made from heavenly materials."

"As time went by, it became difficult to cook, light a fire, or dress up after leaving the Celestial Empire."

"Under the influence of subtle influences and silent influences, decades later, the language, customs, etiquette, clothing styles, etc. will inevitably be influenced by the Celestial Empire."

"This is a silent technique for moisturizing things."

"Thirdly, Nanyang does not produce utensils, but China develops industry and commerce."

"The landless people go to the city to work; the merchants work in Southeast Asia; the poor people cultivate Java. This can alleviate the people's poverty."

"If Nanyang cannot produce matches, it can support China's 10,000 matchmakers; if Nanyang cannot produce agricultural tools, it can support 100,000 Chinese blacksmiths... And if they exchange rice for matches and cotton for ironware, the people of China will have rice to eat and have money." Cotton can provide warmth, and it is also a virtue.”

The emperor remained calm and asked: "Since this is the way, what should we do?"

"Return to Your Majesty, just let nature take its course."

"With the price of Chinese artifacts, if they are only worth a tax of three cents per hundred in Nanyang, how can Nanyang produce these things to compete with Chinese goods?"

"If this iron pot is only sold in the Celestial Empire for three cents of silver, it will be shipped there and the profit will be doubled, but it is only six or seven cents of silver. In Nanyang, a pot of five cents of silver needs to be made before it can be sold. If a businessman wants to make a profit, he will not do a loss-making business. ? But if he sells it for five cents, the merchants in the Celestial Dynasty sell it at a temporary loss, and within half a year, all their properties will be destroyed. If they sell it for eight cents, they will not lose money."

"Nowadays, the artifacts of the DPRK are of high quality and low price. Even if they are shipped to the West and sold, they can make a lot of money, forcing Western countries to raise tariffs. How can this small country in Southeast Asia dare to increase tariffs since it is under the control of the CCP?"

"Even if you dare to add, the Western countries have hundreds of warships, and the Chinese fleet cannot hold them back. Even if this small southern country has the courage, how can it defeat it?"

"In addition, rice, spices, etc. from Nanyang have entered the Chinese dynasty, and they have only advantages and few disadvantages for the Chinese dynasty. What impact will it have?"

"Without industry, Nanyang had no power to resist and become self-reliant; secondly, it had to rely on China; and thirdly, it in turn helped China's industrial and commercial development."

"Therefore, I believe that the way to manage Nanyang lies in this 'difference between inside and outside'."

"Inside it is the provinces, and outside it is Nanyang. Industry and commerce must be developed internally, and industry must be curbed externally."

"Otherwise, there is no need to work hard. As long as the sea trade is smooth, Nanyang's handicraft industry will collapse. Twenty years later, Nanyang will only have cotton, rice, indigo, spices, sucrose, etc.; fifty years later , the spring breeze has become a trend; a hundred years later, it will be possible to change the land and establish provinces and counties. "

"This is the so-called, let nature take its course, and treat it without treatment."

The emperor remained noncommittal.

Then he turned his gaze to Li Huan and asked, "What do you think, my son?"

Li Han said hurriedly: "I think so too. This is the old wisdom of controlling Meng. In my humble opinion, in the long run, the imperial court's policy towards the Japanese country also has this purpose; as for the Western countries, in the future If it can be done, so be it.”

"Just talking about Nanyang, I think that what Mi Ziming said is really reasonable."

"But there is one thing missing from what he said. That is the Westerners."

"There are also artifacts in the West that can also instigate the countries in the South Sea. Therefore, it is necessary to build a navy to isolate the Western forces from Ceylon."

"In this case, it must be a warship."

Li Han returned to the issue of "ship expansion".

The emperor then asked the others: "What do you think? If you have different ideas, you can feel free to speak out."

It sounded as if the emperor was not satisfied with Mi Ziming and Li Huan's answers.

However, after waiting for a long time, no one objected. There were only a few words such as "I think so", which was obviously unanimous.

After a long time, it was confirmed that no one objected, and the emperor smiled and said: "The way taught by Marquis Jing is the way of true public loyalty and loyalty to the country! I am very pleased that you have heard what he has taught you!"

It's almost the same thing as what the borrowing teacher said just now.

But whether it's his mentality, tone, or attitude, it's completely different from before. This is obviously no longer necessary to ponder, but is the affirmation of the emperor's golden words.

What the emperor was thinking about was not the development of industry and commerce or market issues.

Rather, it is the most basic political question: How can we ensure that Nanyang will not rebel, separatize, conspire, and become independent in the future?

These people who were taught by Liu Yu and those who will work in Nanyang in the future have given a unanimous solution, which is to treat Nanyang as a colony, dismantle Nanyang's handicraft industry, and make Nanyang completely agricultural and localize the origin of raw materials. Even if you want to rebel or cause trouble here, it will only lead to a dead end.

The emperor considered Liu Yu and his family with the greatest malice. If they wanted to rebel, what would be the most likely route?

Naturally, it is the Nanyang separatist regime.

But the principles these people learned directly cut off the root of this possibility and gave an unbreakable conspiracy - who can violate the economic law and allow Nanyang to develop a strong handicraft industry, shipbuilding industry, and arms manufacturing industry that are enough to split and confront under the conditions of Dashun's developed handicraft industry base and Dashun's navy controlling trade and tariffs? What Dashun has to do is to do nothing and trade normally.

Excluding the biggest malice that the emperor has to consider, there is only one remaining question: how to use these "scalpers" to minimize the impact on the internal stability and balance of the court, but not affect Dashun's external expansion and development?

If this continues, will there be a huge threat? It is not visible now, but what about the future?

If the brakes are needed in the future, how can we ensure that they can be braked?

Separating Nanyang is no longer possible. So, is there another possibility of instability in the future?

The emperor glanced at his biological son who was kneeling in front of him and whose thinking had obviously become "scalpers", and thought to himself, could it be that before I leave, I have to take you with me?