Chapter 335 Is it shabby to make money? Not shabby
A very interesting phenomenon is that Zhu Yijun addressed Zhang Juzheng as Mr., which has never changed. Regardless of whether Zhang Juzheng was Yuanfu, Taifu, or Yicheng Bo, Zhu Yijun always addressed him like this no matter what the occasion. Zhang Juzheng, this title is very personal.
In officialdom, one should call one's position.
Zhu Yijun calls Zhang Juzheng this way, which makes it seem that Zhu Yijun is a bit of a political amateur and does not distinguish between public and private affairs. In fact, this is not the case. Zhu Yijun calls other people by their positions. He calls him this just to give Zhang Juzheng a platform for the New Deal.
This played a key role in the stability of the court. This means that if this title does not change, the Ming Emperor will always support the new policy of Zhang Juzheng, a teacher.
When Zhang Juzheng talked to Zhu Yijun about the four words of consistency, he said that the changes in the court orders from morning to night will definitely lead to political chaos. The people do not know the law, the law does not restrain the people, and the court will lose control of the local area. , because the local halls have grandly and blatantly derived laws that are in line with the interests of local bureaucracies.
The court's laws will have a lower priority than local laws. At that time, it will be the day when the world is unjust.
The example given by Zhang Juzheng is very appropriate, that is, the attitude of the Ming Dynasty towards the northern captives. During the Jiajing period, the repeated political battles in the court over whether to war or peace led to the direction of Xuanfu and Datong. Today I received an order to prepare for an attack, and tomorrow I received an order to prepare for an attack and negotiate a peace. I started to decide the direction of Xuanfu and Datong.
This is also the fundamental reason why the Jin party dared to overstep the authority of the Lord, and even went as far as to attack rituals and music from the princes.
Power comes from the top down because of the legal system, and also comes from the bottom up due to the world trend.
The stability of the court has also made everyone feel more calm. Wang Qian is a typical case. The Ming Emperor's attitude towards Wang Chonggu is that Wang Chonggu is still fulfilling his political promises and placing gangsters in place. Zhu Yijun will not deal with Wang Chonggu easily. So it was easier for Wang Qian to do things.
Shang Jiu finally chose to surrender under the continuous bombardment, because Wang Qian really released the Japanese.
Shangjiu’s neighbors were two envoys from the Japanese Kingdom. The two envoys were very drunk and broke into Shangjiu’s room for some reason. The abuse and fight lasted for half a moment. The defending Da Minti cavalry separated the two sides.
Moori Yuanqing and Maeda Toshinaga beat Shangjiu violently. Two drunkards and a Ryukyu king who was frightened and almost went crazy. The fighting process was very boring, but it made Shangjiu reluctant to return. When I arrived in Ryukyu, I had some doubts.
Is it really right to return to Ryukyu?
The Daming Navy's attack on Ryukyu went very smoothly, but its attack on Shimazu Yoshihisa was repeatedly frustrated. This means that Ryukyu may become a battlefield in the next few years.
On September 15th, the sixth year of Wanli, the Ministry of Rites reported that Shangjiu requested to stay in the Ming Dynasty for a long time. Zhu Yijun made a plan to receive the envoys from the foreign countries on September 20th.
On September 20th, the sky was clear and crisp, and under the gusts of autumn wind, the gate of the Ming Dynasty Palace slowly opened amidst the sound of drums and horns, and the envoys began to prepare to enter the palace to meet the Holy Spirit. , these envoys came from Korea, Japan, Ryukyu, Borneo, Malacca, and Taixi special envoy Legaz.
There is also a very special messenger, the Mughal Empire.
North Korean envoys come to Beijing three times a year. In most cases, they come to say hello, maintain friendship with the Ming Emperor, and sell their wild ginseng and Korean ginseng. Korean ginseng is an extremely mature industrial chain. It has been formed since the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty.
Zhu Yijun didn't see him every time, or he packed them up and had an audience together.
According to the arrangements of the Ministry of Rites, the first envoy the Ming Emperor met was an envoy from the Mughal Empire. The Mughal Empire was a country worthy of attention in many dimensions such as territory and population.
Wan Shihe, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, likes to say: The Yi Di have human faces and animal hearts, are afraid of power and have no morality, but he takes the affairs of the Yi Di very, very seriously.
The Ming Dynasty’s New Deal is complex, but there is only one main thread, which involves both sea and land. The opening of the sea is one leg of the Ming Dynasty’s New Deal. Dealing with the relationship with overseas foreign countries is the key to the Ming Dynasty’s Rites System under the Huayi distinction system. A huge challenge to face.
As for why the Minister of Libu interferes in the affairs of the Ministry of Rites all day long, the courtiers have long been accustomed to it.
“Dear Emperor of the Central Plains, I am an envoy from the Yarkand Khanate. My name is Shah Maimaiti. I am a very humble businessman, but I am protected by the Peace Guardian Emperor, and Sent by Yarkand Sultan, I wish the great king to be as eternal as the sun and moon in the sky." Shah Maimaiti bowed.
Guardian of Peace was the nickname of the Mughal Emperor Akbar at this time. Zhu Yijun had already heard about it from the Ministry of Rites.
Shah Maimaiti has been in the Ming Dynasty for a year and can already speak Chinese very fluently. He is a businessman. He came from the Silk Road and entered the Jiayuguan Pass. He walked around in the Ming Dynasty. Come to think of it, it has been almost a year since I arrived in the capital, and the process of the interview has been going around in the Ministry of Etiquette for seven months.
The Ministry of Rites has to solve a problem. Generally speaking, there is only one emperor in the world, but the Mughal Empire was also an empire and it also had an emperor. The Ming Dynasty has already dealt with such a crisis. There is another emperor in the West, and even There was also an emperor in the Ottomans.
Whether it is the East or the West, the title of emperor is very serious. There are many kings and grand dukes in various countries, but this emperor is still very rare. Instead of entangled with the identity of the other emperor, it is better to be entangled. , the sun never sets, the sun never sets, this kind of etiquette impact on the whole world is not the king's land.
Soon, the Ministry of Rites discovered the second problem that troubled them, which was the name of the country.
Because the Mughal Empire was established by the Tatars, they were the Northern Barbarians under the Ming Dynasty. To be more clear, the Ministry of Rites discovered that the Mughal Empire was a remnant of the Hu Yuan Dynasty!
Since Lan Yu defeated the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Yuerhai, the Ming Dynasty no longer had to face the legal issue of the remnants of Hu Yuan. Now that the remnants of Hu Yuan suddenly jumped out, the Ministry of Rites also went through repeated tangles. Finally, with Wan Shihe's approval, Shah Maimaiti was able to meet the Ming Emperor.
"Are you really a businessman, not a noble? As far as I know, your surname is Maimaiti, and he is not an ordinary businessman." Zhu Yijun looked at the Shah wearing a big turban with amusement. said.
Is the Shah really humble? In the vast Central Asia region to the west of the Western Regions and to the east of Thailand, the surname Maimaiti represents the descendant of the saint. It is roughly similar to the Tatar surname Boer, which is the Jin family, and even has a layer of religious mystery. .
"Yes, I am indeed a noble. Your Majesty's gaze has surpassed the obstacles of time and space." Shah bowed his head again and said very sincerely. The Ming Dynasty looked down upon Yi Di. This is what Shah said. I have experienced it many times in a year. His Majesty, the supreme emperor of the Ming Dynasty, can actually know these small details. This means that the young king in front of him is really not easy to fool!
"You are the envoy of the Yarkand Khanate, why do you come on behalf of the Mughal Empire?" Zhu Yijun asked doubtfully.
The Shah asked very puzzledly: "Your Majesty, a humble visitor from afar, I hope to correct your Majesty's mistake. I am stupid and cannot understand why officials from the Central Plains deliberately translated Wrong, the name of the Mughal Empire is wrong, it should be the Mughal Empire. I have communicated with your officials many times, but they just refuse to change.”
The Mughal Empire was the last of India. An imperial country, the word Mughal was deliberately translated in this way by the Ming Dynasty, because Mongol is Mongolia, Hu Yuan, Northern Barbarians, and Tatars.
The word Mengwu comes from the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, it was called Mengwu Shiwei, and it belonged to a branch of Donghu. Donghu existed in the Han Dynasty. Sima Qian said that it was in the east of the Xiongnu, so it was called Donghu.
The Ministry of Rites cannot translate the Mughal Empire into the Mongol Empire, otherwise the Ming Dynasty, which was established after defeating the Hu Yuan court, would have to defeat the remnants of the Hu Yuan Dynasty again. !
The remnants of the Hu Yuan Dynasty have established a huge empire. How could the Ming Dynasty remain indifferent!
The Shah only stayed in the Ming Dynasty for a year. He actually could not understand the stubbornness of the Ming Dynasty officials. Even if he corrected him repeatedly, the Ming Rites Ministry still translated the wrong words as they were wrong.
"It's nothing. The officials of the Ministry of Rites just don't want to cause trouble for themselves. We, the Ming Dynasty, have our own national conditions." Zhu Yijun left the matter vague and used cultural differences to explain it away.
The Mughal Empire was the Mughal Empire, at least that’s what the name said.
The Shah no longer hesitated and said very seriously: "Emperor Akbar wrote to me, the Great Khan of the Yarkand Khanate. He said: It is a good idea to send knowledgeable people to form a mission to Khitan. Useful, we can learn things that are useful to us from the Khitan, and at the same time report to each other's situation, who is the ruler of the Khitan, how to rule the country, what the Khitan people are doing, and what rare and new things they produce there."
"The Great Khan of the Yarkand Khanate sent me here as a merchant, so I come here on behalf of Emperor Akbar and the Yarkand Khan."
Shah detailed Explaining this problem, the Mughal Empire in India has actually been trying every means to contact the Ming Dynasty, but the Mughal Empire has been unable to have official channels to contact the Ming Dynasty officials.
There are geographical barriers here. After all, it is too difficult to reach the Ming Dynasty from India by land. Shah still walked through the Silk Road. This trip alone took nearly two years.
On the other hand, the navy of the Mughal Empire could never get rid of one enemy, and that was the Red Mao Fan. The Mughal Empire was locked on land and could not reach the Ming Dynasty by water.
The only port controlled by the Mughal Empire, Gujarat Port, due to geographical reasons, the direction of trade was also Persia and Thailand. This resulted in the Mughal Empire sending envoys many times but failed to reach the Ming Dynasty. .
It was also a coincidence that the Shah would have died in Xingdusi, Shaanxi Province, which is the border of Gansu Province, if not for the wonderful rejuvenation of the doctors at Huimin Pharmacy.
It’s not that there were no merchant ships from the Mughal Empire arriving in the Ming Dynasty, it was that there were no official communication channels. The Shah was a merchant and also a noble, so he was able to meet him.
Zhu Yijun sat up straight and said: "Your envoy came all the way. Why did Emperor Akbar spend so much time on it?"
"To buy a ship, to be more precise. "It's to buy a five-masted transoceanic ship," Shah said straightforwardly.
"Huh? Has the reputation of the five-masted ocean crossing ship spread in the West?" Zhu Yijun was stunned. He never expected that Shah made this long journey to buy a ship.
The Shah shook his head repeatedly and said: "This is not the will of Emperor Akbar. Emperor Akbar actually does not know the power of the Ming Dynasty's five-masted ocean crossing ship. I saw this kind of ship in the Ming Dynasty, so If you want to buy, Your Majesty is very clear. I am also a noble, and within certain limits, I have the power to make decisions."
"Recently in Surat, the invincible Emperor Akbar. Losing to the red-haired fans of Taixi was one of the few defeats in Emperor Akbar's life."
Zhu Yijun showed a smile and said: "It seems that your ambassador is in the Ming Dynasty and reads miscellaneous newspapers frequently. "
Of course Zhu Yijun is happy when business comes to him. In the Ming Dynasty's shipyard, the craftsmen who cut ship nails are almost breaking their hammers, and they can't keep up with the strong demand. I have seen five-masted ships crossing the ocean. Everyone agreed, and everyone wanted it. Of course, the price was also very beautiful. It was 200,000 taels of silver a piece.
Zhu Yijun determined the source of Shah's information. The Ming Dynasty was very prosperous in miscellaneous newspapers, and the contents in them were all kinds of strange. The fact that Shah could know so many things was probably the benefit of miscellaneous newspapers.
"As Your Majesty expected, I often read newspapers to learn Chinese, so as not to disturb Your Majesty during the interview. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, it is very rare for Yi Di to have a human appearance. "The Shah answered the emperor's words very easily, but he once again knew very clearly that the sixteen-year-old emperor who was fond of murdering people was really not easy to fool, and he could determine the source of the Shah's intelligence in a few words. From the Ming Dynasty to Taixi, everyone knows that Zhu Yijun is fond of killing people.
Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "Unfortunately, Ming Dynasty's production capacity is limited. Felipe II of the West came a little earlier than your envoy, and it will be about three years later."
"Your generous and great Majesty, I can wait." Shah bowed his head again and said: "Under the leadership of your wise and great Majesty, the heroic navy of the Ming Dynasty protected the people of the Ming Dynasty from the Red Army. The intrusion of the Mao Fans, how submissive the Red Mao Fans were in the Ming Dynasty, how barbaric they were outside the Ming Dynasty's force."
"They rushed into our harbor and killed as many as they could. All the people I saw, the Red Mao Fan occupied our territory, enslaved and humiliated our subjects, I beg your Majesty for your mercy, even if it is three years later, I can wait. For our people, waiting means watching. At the dawn of dawn, instead of being trapped in darkness forever."
Shah was very excited, and his voice became louder and louder. He thought that the terrible sea beast was only sold to the Ming Dynasty. But now it seems that this is a business, which gives Shah hope. Taixi's red-haired bandits rely on their large ships and firearms to kill people and set fires.
The Mughal Emperor Akbar of this generation was a man with military talent. He fought everywhere and won all the battles. But when facing the Taishi, Akbar could only choose to compromise and be magnanimous. Forgive the Taisi's offense, and agree that the Red Haired Fan occupied the seaport of Surat and that the Red Haired Fan enslaved his people.
"The red-haired bandits were even willing to pay taxes in the Ming Dynasty!" Shah almost shouted when he said this. These pirates from the West actually paid taxes to the Ming Dynasty. It was simply outrageous. Unheard of.
From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, Hong Mao Fan was just a serious businessman, but in the eyes of the Mughal Empire, Hong Mao Fan was simply a pirate.
Zhu Yijun couldn't help but think of a saying, wherever you can be unreasonable, you must be unreasonable. If you can be unreasonable at all, you are forced to do so.
It is very appropriate to use it on these Western pirates.
"Your envoy has not considered joining the team?" Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Since it is a business, it can be discussed."
"Huh? Join the team?" Shah repeated it dullly. He could understand the vocabulary, but what he couldn't understand was that these words actually came from the mouth of the majestic Ming Emperor.
The corners of Zhang Juzheng's mouth twitched a few times, but the ministers all glanced at Zhang Juzheng and remained silent.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was frugal, even stingy, in order to amass profits. This really showed no respect for the Celestial Empire. How could he say it directly and openly? You have to carry someone on your back and turn off the lights, right?
In the eyes of the courtiers, courtiers, and Ming scholars, the Ming Emperor's almost pathological stinginess and profit-seeking were all Zhang Juzheng's fault.
In the early years of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng repeatedly complained about being frugal, repeatedly criticized the Taoist priests for burning repairs, and criticized the late emperor for being extravagant. This is how the obedient little emperor became like this.
Zhu Yijun looked at Shah and said with a smile: "If you want to consider it, contact Wan Dazai. Business is business. Is the money shabby? Not shabby."
If you are willing to add money, Zhu Yijun will of course be a priority. Arrangements were made for the Mughal Empire, but Felipe II of Tessie was not happy? He can also add money, and whoever adds more will be given priority.
The ministers of the Ming Dynasty also felt that His Majesty was right. Making money was really not shabby!
The Ming Dynasty was really in dire straits. They were in arrears with the project payment for a year to build an imperial mausoleum. If you tell me this, wouldn’t it damage the face of the great country?
The Shah once again stated Emperor Akbar's wish to trade with the Ming Dynasty and establish a dialogue channel, and immediately expressed that he could add money. If there was no silver, he could use cotton, ports, or even people. , the Ming Dynasty used force to collect payment for goods in Nanyang, which was also reported in miscellaneous newspapers. The Ming Dynasty's plantations also needed slaves.
After friendly communication, Shah said that he could add 50,000 taels of silver to win the Ming Emperor's priority in production. Zhu Yijun's young and handsome face burst into laughter, and even made Ti Shuai Zhao Mengyou personally sent Ah back to Siyi Pavilion.
Zhu Yijun said happily: "Oh, Maimaiti, it is indeed a big luxury family. This plus is fifty thousand taels. Very good. The Ministry of Industry knows that it will give priority to our Emperor Akbar to arrange production and arrangements." "It's all right, give him another five thousand...one thousand kilograms of gunpowder."
"I will deliver it to him in October, and there will be one for the Taixi envoy." Guo Chaobin came out. Surrender to orders and must be prioritized.
"Your Majesty, let me leave this matter of amassing profits to you." Zhang Juzheng stood up and said with a complicated expression.
Zhu Yijun shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, no, no, sir, what you said is wrong."
"Sir, you taught me that everything in this world is complicated, but it is always bustling and profitable. Li Go, as the lord of the world, I naturally have to understand the relationship. Moreover, this is not a simple business. The buying and selling of arms contains a strong political purpose. The Ming Dynasty wants to recover the payment for goods in Nanyang. There are so many plantations. Selling the ship to the Mughal Kingdom would also cause trouble for the Hongmao Fan.”
Zhang Juzheng was speechless! He took two boomerangs today, but he could only be speechless. It was all his words, and His Majesty used his words to block him.
Wang Chonggu's self-restraint was excellent. He tilted his head slightly, fearing that the smile on his face would be seen by Zhang Juzheng. Wang Chonggu could only say: Your Majesty, well done!
In this world, there are not many people who can make Zhang Juzheng feel defeated. It is even said that there is only one person, and that is His Majesty!
Look at your majesty’s boomerang, Zhang Juzheng’s ability to conquer the world, how can you refute your own words!
Wang Chonggu was really afraid of Zhang Juzheng. Without the emperor's support, Wang Chonggu was also afraid. Seeing Zhang Juzheng's defeat, Wang Chonggu lost all his self-cultivation skills.
"Xuan Taixi's envoy Legas, why does he join in the fun every day?" Zhu Yijun shook his head and said, every time he declared to meet the foreign envoy, it seemed that in order to prove his identity, Ligas would come to join in the fun. He had nothing else to do but come to the emperor to show his face and maintain the relationship between Spain and the Ming Dynasty's allies.
"Greetings to Your Majesty, is Your Majesty bowing well?" Legas greeted him.
Zhu Yijun stretched out his hand and asked: "Excuse me, what can I do for you? If not, I have to see the next foreign envoy."
"I just came to say hello. , I feel relieved when I see His Majesty in his prime. "Li Yazhi really has nothing to do. It is human nature to join in the fun. The holy family should always appear in front of the emperor, whether it is with memorials or in person. Your Majesty. With so many things going on, it’s easy to forget about people.
Zhu Yijun pretended to remember and said: "By the way, people from the Mughal Kingdom came to the Ming Dynasty. They increased the price of each ship by 50,000 silver and took away two five-masted ocean-going ships in advance. I also I didn’t want to give it, but envoy Shah gave it too much.”
“Huh?” Li Yashi was stunned and soon felt that it was reasonable. He met the emperor many times and was very angry with the Ming Emperor. Understand that this greedy king will not give up a cent of profit!
"You can write a letter to Felipe II later and tell him. He should understand that you are not afraid of being late for a good meal." Zhu Yijun said with a smile.
"Dear Your Majesty the Ming Dynasty, I will write a letter when I get back, but it will take about next year to send it back to the West." Legas said with some annoyance, business matters and adding money cannot be There is no need to talk about credit, this is business, Ming Dynasty is open for business, how can anyone push money out?
When Zhu Yijun heard this, his smile appeared again: "Thank you for your understanding, your ambassador. As you know, there are many people in Ming Dynasty and the stalls are big. They all open their mouths and ask me for money. I am also in a dilemma. Let's just do it. ."
"Congratulations on becoming a father. I will give you a longevity lock, Zhang Daban."
"Thank you for your kindness." Ligas bowed his head again. Thank you, he and his wife gave birth to a son, and this son was blessed by His Majesty. This is a true holy grace. This longevity lock can at least ensure that the son can live well in the Ming Dynasty.
Legas took the longevity lock. As for adding money, Legas could only write to Felipe II to inform him that Felipe II had to make the decision himself. Gasil and Tessie had their own channels of information, which was the church, and missionaries would bring letters back to Tessie.
Zhu Yijun signaled Feng Bao to come forward and whispered a few words to Feng Bao. Feng Bao flicked the whisk and walked forward a few steps and said loudly: "The envoys of the Japanese Kingdom, Maori Yuanqing and Maeda Toshinaga." , King of Ryukyu Shangjiu has an audience. "
Shangjiu was afraid of the Japanese, so Zhu Yijun arranged for them to meet together deliberately. The four words "coercion and inducement" were used together, and he had to let Shangjiu know that he was now. Living a good life and living extremely luxuriously is the kindness of Ming Dynasty. Make wise choices.
Wan Shihe looked around and stood straighter. Is he poisonous? No matter how poisonous he is, can he still be poisoned by His Majesty?
"I pay homage to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty." The three of them went to the hall, bowed five times and kowtowed three times, and paid a great courtesy.
Naojiu was the king of the Ryukyus conferred by the Ming Dynasty, so it was reasonable to call him a vassal. However, Motokiyo Mori and Toshinaga Maeda came to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty with the kanhe of the Muromachi shogunate. The Muromachi shogunate was a Japanese king canonized by Emperor Seizumun, so it was reasonable to call him a vassal.
"No courtesy." Zhu Yijun looked at these three people with joy. Shangjiu was really beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. His originally handsome face now looked a bit funny. Shangjiu stood up. , stay as far away from these two Japanese as possible.
Motori Motokiyo and Maeda Toshinaga represent different forces.
Maeda Toshinaga came to the Ming Dynasty on behalf of Oda Nobunaga to apply for the title, while Mouri Yuanqing ostensibly supported the Muromachi shogunate and opposed the canonization of Oda Nobunaga as the new shogunate and king of Japan.
"King Shangjiu of Ryukyu, you have stayed in the Ming Dynasty for a long time. The country cannot be without a king for a day. Let's go back to Ryukyu tomorrow." Zhu Yijun looked at Shangjiu and said with a smile.
Shang Jiu was frightened when he heard this, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to go back. These Japanese people, in the realm of the Ming Dynasty, can attack me with fists and kicks. If I go back, I am afraid that I will be in panic all day long. I beg your majesty to be kind and give me a place to settle down. After Ryukyu is stable..."
"How about after stability?" Zhu Yijun interrupted Shang Jiu, his tone became a bit colder, and he looked at Shang Jiu. , it’s like looking at a dead person, after all the effort, it would be rude to go back.
You are so polite, can Shangjiu take it seriously? Do you really plan to go back?
Shangjiu felt a chill rush from his tailbone to the sky. He shuddered suddenly and immediately said: "After I am stable, I will stay in the Ming Dynasty and bathe in the holy grace."
"Ah, that's okay!" After hearing this, Zhu Yijun's tone became gentle, which made people feel like a spring breeze. He turned his face faster than flipping through a book. This is the basic accomplishment of a politician. Zhu Yijun has no military talent, but his political talent is still very high. of.
"The Ministry of Rites knows that the arrangements have been made." Zhu Yijun looked at Ma Ziqiang and arranged everything for Shangjiu to settle down in the Ming Dynasty.
From now on, Shangjiu will still be the king of Ryukyu. If he is not in Ryukyu, it will be an offline monarchy.
The Mughal Empire is the Mughal Empire. Mongolia is also called the Mughal Kingdom. Maimaiti = Mohammed. These four words are easy to detect when they appear, so they were replaced by Maimaiti. Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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