Chapter 749: Poverty leads to controversy, and prosperity has been since ancient times
Zhu Yijun can understand Felipe's motives. Felipe is too envious of the power of the Ming Emperor.
As a king, Ming's power is more concentrated than that of Texi. Felipe's motivation to learn Ming's power is actually very easy to understand, but it is actually very difficult to realize it because no one can use it.
The imperial art of the Ming Dynasty was adapted from the past. Regardless of the practice of the cabinet system, the ceremonial supervisor, the east factory, the west factory, the expert factory, etc., the first thing needed is people. The new organizational structure must be loyal, and finally in the Between checks and balances, everyone must be more loyal in order to be allocated more power.
This is a pear that grows on a pear tree. The peach tree in Taixi cannot grow this kind of pear.
However, the development of politics in Western Europe is relatively immature. The only thing that Ming Dynasty can take a second look at is the emerging bourgeois movement in the Netherlands.
So, Felipe planned to use the Ming Dynasty’s exiles to complete this centralization of power.
"Your Majesty, Felipe II has already practiced it in Thailand and it is achievable." Gao Qiyu said with a frown: "He recruited a group of nobles from France to balance the power in the court. , but this has a disadvantage, that is, Spain is too close to France, and these people who have obtained power People have other ideas.”
It is difficult for the Ming Dynasty people to understand the ideas of the Taixi people. For example, many royal guards in Taixi like to recruit foreigners to ensure their own safety. This is the most typical example. This is the Ottoman Kingdom, and the Ottoman Guards are not Muslims, but Christians.
Felipe followed Legaz’s suggestion and hired a Frenchman as his secretary. The progress was very smooth, but in the end Felipe gave up. Because of the distance, these Frenchmen were not enough for Felipe. Loyal, after becoming secretaries who influence decision-making, the French always tend to contribute to the interests of their own country.
Felipe had his mind set on Daming.
Some difficult criminals who are inconvenient to be executed and would be dangerous if exiled nearby can be sent to Taixi, and he can take in these difficult criminals.
"And these French people, their morals are really a bit too low." Gao Qiyu said another reason why Felipe's exploration failed, it was just a transfer of benefits. Since it was going to be used, he must have expected it. .
What finally made Felipe make up his mind to drive these French people away was the bad taste of these French people.
There is a common law in the West, that is, when civilians and nobles are talking, they must not turn their backs to the nobles. This is regarded as a provocation of the civilians against the nobles. If it happens, the nobles can punish the civilians. , usually, just stab it with a sword.
French nobles have a very common entertainment project, which is for four or five young nobles to run into the street and surround a commoner. At this time, the nobles are talking together, and the commoner violates the law of not turning his back to the nobles. Speak the law, and you will receive punishment.
After repeated teasing and stabbing with swords, the noble youths will leave with satisfaction until the civilians are stabbed to death in mourning. These French people take pleasure in the mourning of the civilians.
It was this bad taste that was unacceptable to the Spaniards that forced Felipe to drive away these French nobles.
At first, Felipe favored dwarfs. Later, because there were too many people who opposed it, Felipe had to expel all the dwarfs. It was the same this time. These French people went too far, so that Felipe Pei had to chase them away.
"Your Majesty, this sounds a bit outrageous, but the direct cause is indeed that these nobles stabbed several Spanish civilians to death in the street, leaving Felipe in a state of distress." Gao Qiyu looked at His Majesty's stunned look and said, I had to explain it.
If these French people dare to do this in the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty will definitely cut them to pieces. At the very least, the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty still talk about the people as the foundation of the country and the foundation of the country.
"Indeed, the Ming Dynasty regarded them as barbarians, and it was not the arrogance of the Ming Dynasty itself. The culture of the Ming Dynasty already emphasized humility." Zhu Yijun said sincerely.
This is no longer an ordinary violation of etiquette and righteousness, we must hit hard!
Zhu Yijun understood why Felipe was so persistent. In fact, the reason was very simple. The morality of the Ming Dynasty’s exiles was still higher than that of these Thai and Western nobles. Members of the new organizational structure could not be widely criticized because of moral issues. be opposed to.
"Let me think about it for a while." Zhu Yijun did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked Gao Qiyu to write a memorial and send it to the cabinet for deliberation before making a decision.
After Gao Qiyu left, Zhu Yijun continued to deal with various memorials.
One hundred and twenty coastal defense patrols led by Chen Tiande had already evacuated when the Ming Dynasty entered Yizhou. These coastal defense patrols did not leave the battlefield and were still active on the coastline, and the piers and platforms were far away. Began to go deep into the battlefield to collect various intelligence for Ming Dynasty.
This information is very complex. The information will first be sorted out by Qi Jiguang, the general on the front line, and finally formed into a newspaper about the Japanese invaders. What Zhu Yijun saw was the compiled newspaper. .
"Is this still a human being?" Zhu Yijun looked at the Tang newspaper in his hand, and said after a long pause, the French nobles were nothing enough, and these Japanese pirates also had no bottom line as a human being.
Feng Bao said without any surprise: "Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates have never behaved themselves."
Something should not have appeared on the Korean battlefield, the Hwarang Alliance Army who was not afraid of death.
Being brave and not afraid of death is incompatible with Xie Congjun. After all, Xie Congjun, who is good at escaping, has nothing to do with being brave and not afraid of death.
But these two words that are so completely opposite come together.
The Japanese pirates used a very bloody method. At any time, the Hwarang Association would form two fighting teams. Whichever team refused to retreat would be rewarded and promoted to samurai, while the other team would even Although he has shown great bravery, he will still be organized into a death squad to carry out more dangerous missions.
Under such screening, in the constant conflicts with the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese pirates obtained a large number of hwarangs who were willing to dye their official hats red with the blood of their compatriots, and quickly filled the battle lines to contribute to the Ming Dynasty army. Caused some trouble.
"Qi Shuai seems to be a little contemptuous of Hwarang Hye, who is not afraid of death." Zhu Yijun always felt that Qi Jiguang was a bit careless. Qi Jiguang did not intend to make any response, but Zhu Yijun always felt that such variables on the battlefield were a bit dangerous. .
"Your Majesty, Qi Shuai must have his reasons for feeling so." Feng Bao, like His Majesty, didn't understand why Qi Jiguang didn't particularly care about these aliens among the Hwarangs.
Qi Jiguang's reason is very simple. He is very clear about the position of the Xie Congjun. He does not need to have strong combat capabilities. If he can organize to transport grain and grass, he has already burned the incense. If he really can't transport it, , let them farm.
Even if they are farming, don't let them go to the battlefield to cause trouble, and they must not be able to fight if they join the army.
Hwarang Hyup is brave and fearless of death. Once the number of people increases, the first ones to suffer will definitely be the Japanese pirates.
When fighting based on fear rather than belief, these brave and fearless guys become the biggest instability factor in the army. They are likely to turn back at the critical moment and use the heads of Japanese pirates as bargaining chips for surrender.
The reason is very simple. Fighting against the Ming army means fighting hard, fighting against the Japanese pirates means fighting hard. Why not pick a soft persimmon?
In the army, military orders are like mountains. The emphasis is that the army must be obedient at all times and must execute orders after receiving them.
Hwarang Hyup, who is fearless and unafraid of death, has such fighting power that he may be stabbed in the back at any time, but he is just sharpening a knife that is destined to stab him.
Soon, Zhu Yijun received some battle reports from the front line, which proved the correctness of Qi Jiguang's statement.
These Hwarang Hyep, who were not afraid of death, brought some trivial troubles to the Ming Dynasty army, but also brought huge troubles to the Japanese pirates!
The Ming Army now fights with all firearms. Bullets will not teach you the will to resist. The will to resist cannot be bulletproof. The Ming Army now fights in a line formation and fires volleys. No matter how brave it is, it is not afraid of death. , watching the people around you fall down like cutting leeks will make you feel fearful.
Because of their bravery in battle, these Hwarang Hyeps began to ask for treatment. Once their treatment was not met, they would really break up camp or even defect on the battlefield.
Defections really happen.
During the battle for Mashan Hall, Ming Dynasty General Yang Yuan led a thousand troops and defeated the surging Hwarang Hye. The Hwarang Hye pointed their weapons at Kato Kiyomasa's Monomi team.
The Monogami Corps is a combat unit composed of forty Japanese samurai and 110 Japanese ashigaru. A Monogami Corps usually leads 1,100 Hwarang Xie soldiers to cooperate in combat.
In the battle for Masan Hall, after the Hwarang Hyupongjun were repulsed by the Ming Dynasty's firearms, these Hyupongjun rushed towards the Monomi team without stopping.
After the three Monoami teams guarding Masan Hall were all killed by the Hwarang Hye soldiers, these Hwarang Hye soldiers quickly rushed to the other Monoami teams.
The Ming Dynasty army fought hard. The Ming Dynasty army had countless firearms to harvest lives, but the Japanese pirates did not. Soon, the three Hwarang Association troops defected before the battle, and developed into a large-scale mutiny among the Hwarang soldiers.
Hwarang Hye's dying counterattack was suppressed by the Japanese pirates, but they still severely damaged the Japanese pirates in Mashanguan. The Ming Dynasty occupied Mashanguan at a very small cost.
General Yang Yuan repeatedly confirmed after the war that at least twelve Monojian troops were wiped out and killed by the Hwarang Hye soldiers. In the battle of Mashankwan, the Hwarang Hye soldiers killed more Japanese pirates than the Ming army. Much more!
Of course, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty will not record merit for Hwarang Hye's military service. These credits will be recorded on the Ming Dynasty army.
Letting slaves really be able to hold a knife is definitely not a wise decision for the Japanese pirates.
Ivan Paterson, the special envoy from Russia, is writing a travel diary, recording his experiences, and submitting it to the king when he returns to his country.
Ivan is a Cossack and one of the leaders of the Cossack Legion.
The Cossacks were tragic fugitives, that is, some Slavs who could not endure the cruel oppression and were forced to flee and live in other lands. They broke away from the barbaric rule of the Golden Horde and became free people.
The cruel living environment made the Cossacks capable of conquering and fighting. Starting from Ivan IV, the Cossack Legion became a sharp blade in the hands of the Tsar.
These Cossacks are generally considered to be Tatars, the descendants of the Mongolian Western Expedition. The Russian state does not regard the Cossacks as its own people. Due to various factors, Ivan ·Paterson grew up in poverty and continued to grow into a leader in the army.
This was the second time he acted as an envoy and took a boat to the distant Ming Dynasty. But this time, he finally figured out the preferences of the Ming Emperor, brought Artemisia striata from Taixi, and successfully obtained a separate audience. won the honor of being a friendly country to Russia.
The day before the audience, Ivan wrote quickly under the lampstand:
"The Great China City, the city where the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty lived, is very huge. Not counting the private buildings outside the city wall, it is just a square stone wall. It takes four days of walking to go around the city. Each gate has a tall tower, which they call the Five Phoenix Tower. There are carved cornices on the towers, and they use extremely precious paint to paint the cornices in various colors. ”
"As the commander of a Cossack regiment, I can't understand the decision-making of the Ming Dynasty. They are demolishing the city walls that seem to be unbreakable. Large sections of the city walls have been demolished. The city and the rural houses outside are even It has become one piece, and the scale of the city has expanded unprecedentedly.”
“More than three million people live in this huge China City. "
Ivan stopped writing, thought for a moment and continued: "Maybe, they are right, because the Ming Dynasty has a very magical building material, which is called lime. The houses outside the city and every street are like a city wall.”
“The secretaries of the Ming Emperor persuaded the Ming Emperor. No matter how strong the castle is, it can't stop three million civilians from attacking the castle. Therefore, the emperor needs higher virtues to convince the civilians of the emperor's rule. "This sounds even more difficult to understand than demolishing the city wall, relying solely on morality." If you can maintain your rule, what else do you need to do with the castle? But this kind of thing actually happened in the Ming Dynasty.”
In the days since Ivan arrived in Ming Dynasty, there were many things that he could not understand.
For example, tearing down city walls, and using virtue instead of violence to rule such a huge and populous empire. The Templar Warriors who follow the emperor are extremely powerful in combat, but they are completely opposite to the morality of the Cossack Legion. .
The Cossack Legion is frightening to people because they burn, kill, loot and commit all kinds of evil. They use the bloodiest violence to show their powerful force and make people fear them. This is also Ivan's creed.
When he heard that the Ming Jing Ying, the Templar Warriors mentioned by Legaz, each possessed lofty morals, Ivan sneered!
The military possesses high morals and either has extremely low combat effectiveness or is hypocritical.
The military is a force itself that studies how to kill people as quickly and efficiently as possible. This kind of violent machine does not need morality and cannot have morality.
When Ivan saw it with his own eyes, he had sincere doubts about his past life.
Due to some historical issues, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty’s Jingying camp will allocate two units to operate coal every month. This is to ensure the distribution of coal.
One step camp goes to the Xishan Coal Bureau and transports the coal to Meishikou; the other step camp transports the coal from Meishikou to the fire shops in various cities and sells it at six cents per catty. The price is sold to the people.
What made Ivan doubt his life was that he saw with his own eyes that more than one child of some common people, only about four years old, sat on the shoulders of the temple warriors and kept shouting. The civilians heard the shouts. People would come out of their homes to buy coal, while Templars, children, and civilians all had smiles on their faces.
In Ivan’s opinion, this is completely impossible!
He has been fighting for the country of Russia for half his life. From the eyes of civilians and children, he has only seen fear and no other emotions. Civilians dare not approach any army because the butcher's knife will fall in the next moment.
“Perhaps the people of the Ming Dynasty used barbarians to describe people outside the Ming Dynasty, which is not a kind of arrogance, but a fact.” Ivan finished writing the last sentence of the travel note, closed the travel notebook, and put it away The fountain pen is one of the gifts given by the emperor. It is very easy to use and has an extremely exquisite structure.
What he saw in the Ming Dynasty shocked him. He could even accept the word barbarian, which was obviously discriminatory. In the Ming Dynasty, he did not even need to believe in any religion, at least on the surface, Confucian scholars managed such a large population. Everyone, we should all talk about "Zi Buyu, strange power and chaos of gods".
Ivan quickly prepared for the audience. The place for the audience alone was in Tonghe Palace, which was the most powerful place in the Ming Dynasty, and the place for the audience was at the Guanlong Pavilion next to the Dragon Pond.
Ivan greeted the ceremony very solemnly. The officials of Honglu Temple were very strict and had to accurately calculate the time of kowtow. However, the very gentle Emperor Ming did not seem to care about this. Ivan was very sure. Emperor Ming's eyes never left the book in front of him until he finished his salute.
[The Emperor of Ming Dynasty would not spend even a little energy to pay attention to whether the etiquette of the messenger was perfect, because the emperor did not care, but the bureaucrats who served the Emperor of Ming Dynasty must do their duty and be perfect. ]
This is what Ivan was thinking when he was kowtowing. He will write this passage in his travel diary.
“Sit down and talk.” Zhu Yijun smiled and said, “Don’t be nervous, I can speak Latin.”
"I want to tell you a very bad news. Although you have repeatedly emphasized that you are the third Rome, after discussions and decisions by ministers, the Ming Dynasty does not recognize your inheritance relationship with the Eastern Roman Empire."
< br>"Dear Emperor of the East, does Ming Dynasty recognize the inheritance relationship between the Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Empire?" Ivan asked nervously.
Zhu Yijun answered very clearly: "We do not admit it. In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, the Ottomans, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Rus are not Rome."
"For us, this is It is an acceptable result." Ivan breathed a sigh of relief and did not admit that this was acceptable. Once the Ming Dynasty recognized someone as the orthodox heir of Rome, it would be very uncomfortable.
This question is very, very important.
When Ivan IV was still alive, he sent his credentials to the Ming Dynasty for the first time, hoping that the Ming Dynasty would recognize a clear inheritance relationship, that is, the status of the third Roman state of the Rus' State. In this way, the Rus' State would be able to obtain the throne of emperor. .
This is the only two legal emperors in the entire West. One is the emperor of the current Holy Roman Empire, inherited from Western Rome; the other is the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, and what the Russian state wants to obtain is This emperor's position.
The Ming Dynasty did not recognize the Russian state as the third Rome, nor did it recognize the Ottomans. This was enough. After all, the Russian state and the Ottomans fought bloody battles over who was orthodox.
But what is strange is that the Ming Dynasty did not recognize the Holy Roman Empire.
“I heard that fourteen years ago, Ivan IV defeated the Khan of the Crimean Khanate, Devret Grai, and successfully broke the Ottoman Whip. Only then did he obtain It is generally recognized by all countries in Thailand and Western countries." Zhu Yijun talked about another thing in the certificate of credence.
The Russian state and the Ottoman state launched a protracted exchange of force over who was the orthodox Roman state, and the two sides fought fiercely.
The Crimean Khanate is a khanate established by the descendants of Genghis Khan's eldest son Jochi. It is located on the Crimean Peninsula. During the gradual decline of the Golden Horde established by Jochi, the Crimean Khanate The Khan of the country became a vassal of the Ottomans.
In the war for the orthodox successor of Rome, this Ottoman whip has been lashing the country of Russia.
It was not until the Battle of Moloji in the sixth year of Longqing that Ivan IV finally drove the Ottomans out of Eastern Europe.
Ivan replied very solemnly: "That battle was extremely tragic. Khan Devlet led 60,000 people to occupy Moscow and plundered more than 100,000 people. When I left, I burned Moscow. It was at that time that I began to follow His Highness Ivan for revenge.”
In that bloody battle fourteen years ago, the Russian state even lost its capital. The coalition of Tatars and Ottomans occupied Moscow and launched a bloody massacre. When Ivan IV returned to Moscow, he saw Everywhere you look, there are ruins.
It was also during this battle that the Cossack Legion officially became an extremely important armed force in the Russian state.
"As for the issue of the ownership of the Crimean Peninsula, the journey is too far, and Ming Dynasty will not take a position on this." Zhu Yijun gave an ambiguous answer to the Russian envoy, rejecting the request on the grounds that the distance was too far. Clearly express Ming’s position.
In his letter of credence, Ivan IV hoped that Ming Dynasty would recognize Crimea as theirs.
The Crimean Khanate is affiliated to the Golden Horde. The Golden Horde is one of the vassal states of the Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, no matter from which perspective, the Ming Dynasty has the power to belong to Crimea. Qualified to take a stand.
The Ming Dynasty recognized the status of Zhengshuo of the Yuan Dynasty and the legitimacy and uniqueness of the Yuan Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty replaced it and obtained all the legal principles of the Yuan Dynasty. In theory, the Ming Dynasty had control over the four major khanates, namely, the Golden Horde, the Chagatai Khanate, and the Wokuo Khanate. The claims of the Taiwan Khanate and the Ilkhanate.
The khans of the four great khanates were canonized by the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty and were directly subordinate.
In the Wanli period, Tuman Khan, the great khan of the Golden Bloodline, is now retiring in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Tuman Khan became the Huaiyi King canonized by the Ming Emperor and changed his name to Bao Tu.
Tuman Khan, the suzerain great khan, came to Beijing, which represented the final result of the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty also completely completed the last link of the dynasty in the ninth year of Wanli, with the two kings and three kings.
Two Kings and Three Kes are one of the gifts, which means that all dynasties have given titles to the descendants of the previous royal family. This means that the new dynasty has inherited the lineage and has an orthodox status.
It is unrealistic to claim territory based on the fact that our ancestors are more generous than others. Ming Dynasty’s hand cannot reach that far, but it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to give up its claim. If it is poor, it will be controversial, but if it is great, it has been since ancient times. , which is necessary for flexibility.
Messenger Ivan was a little frustrated. Recognizing the status of the Third Rome and recognizing the ownership of Crimea were the two most important things in this diplomatic relationship, but it seemed that neither of them could be achieved.
"The Ming Dynasty's statement will not help the Rus' situation in the West, will it?" Zhu Yijun put down the memorial in his hand, sat up straight and said.
Ivan quickly replied: "That's true."
"I think we should talk about something more specific. You offered wormwood and gained my friendship, and The biggest dilemma for your country now does not come from the Ottomans or the Holy Roman Empire, but from within the kingdom.”
"To be more clear, your monarch is now in extreme danger." Zhu Yijun talked about specific issues after clearly answering the two legal questions in the letter of credence.
Special envoy Ivan's confusion and doubts, he talked a lot with the officials of Honglu Temple in Ming Dynasty.
Ivan Paterson was one of the four commanders of the Cossacks. He was loyal to Tsar Ivan IV and to Ivan IV's son Feodor I.
But now the newly succeeded Feodor I encountered a huge crisis, that is, there was a Sima Yi from the Russian state named Boris Godunov.
Li He was very envious of the luck of the Ming Emperor. He had Zhang Juzheng in literature and Qi Jiguang in military affairs. He did not seek to usurp the throne, but for the sake of his naive ideals, he united around the emperor to make the Ming Dynasty great again and supported all the emperor's decisions. .
Not only Li Hao envied this kind of luck, Zhu Yijun actually also envied himself.
The newly succeeded tsar was obviously not so lucky. He met a powerful minister, and he was the kind of powerful minister who looked like Sima Yi at first glance.
“I learned from the palace pharmacist that Boris added mercury to my king’s diet!”
“My king had a daughter before he succeeded to the throne, but my king After taking the throne, no heirs were born. Boris also refused any ministers to visit our king. I contradicted Boris, so I was sent to Ming Dynasty as an envoy." Ivan said with an angry expression: "I must kill him with my own hands!"
Zhu Yijun said with a solemn expression: "If it is destined. It would be a perfect ending to die standing up.”
"There is an old Chinese saying that strikes first to gain the upper hand. You old ministers who are loyal to Ivan IV have been reluctant to take action. Are you waiting for Boris to completely complete the plan and kill your king? Then shape your king. Become a waste?”
“Wait until Boris kills your king, you former kings. The old department will definitely be liquidated."
"Will he really do that? I mean, does he really want to kill His Highness?" Ivan looked at the Ming Emperor in shock, and the Great Light Sect repeatedly exaggerated. , exaggerating the Ming Emperor as the embodiment of wisdom, and now His Majesty’s words make Ivan think it is some kind of prophecy.
Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "I am tens of thousands of miles away from your country. I don't know what will happen. I am just making reasonable assumptions based on your description."
"I only know, My husband never stopped me from meeting court officials, and he also restored the ancestral system and allowed me to meet with foreign officials. This habit continues to this day."
"This Boris prevented ministers from meeting your king, poisoned the king, and exiled the boyars (big nobles) who supported the king. His purpose is not as simple as gaining power."
In fact, Ivan Pettersson already had a clear answer in his mind, but he was still a little unsure.
Ivan stood up from the stool, knelt on the ground, and said sincerely: "Please help your Majesty, I am not strong enough to kill him."
"Can you give What can I do in return?" Zhu Yijun asked calmly.
(End of this chapter)