Chapter 624 This sounds bold, but it is not wise at all
The militaristic political line is very, very dangerous, and Ming Dynasty is running wildly on this road.
The Ming Dynasty is old. The two-hundred-year-old Ming Dynasty is so old that even its bones are beginning to rot. If it wants to restore its vitality again, it must be dealt with seriously.
The Ming Dynasty died in Wanli. The centipede insect died but did not freeze. It only struggled a few times.
The decadent dynasty means that the means of production are highly concentrated, that political forces are intertwined, and that political forces have been formed, which means that production relations have become so solid that they are almost impossible to change. , which means that the 'detached' power of the imperial court has lost all its ability to regulate.
At this point, we have to either rise from the ashes or slide into the abyss in endless internal fighting. There is no other choice.
Zhu Yijun's vest among the people is Mr. Huang of the General's Mansion. Even though countless courtiers in the court guessed that Mr. Huang is the emperor, they still acquiesce in this relationship, because whether it is Mr. Huang or the emperor, they are It is true that he is doing whatever he wants by relying on the prestige of Feng Guo Gong Qi Jiguang.
A hundred thousand troops in the capital and a hundred thousand naval troops are enough to bring peace to the world.
The Beijing Camp is like a sharp blade, suspended on everyone's forehead, including the emperor.
Every time a social problem is solved, Zhu Yijun will start a big case and kill people like hemp. Zhang in Puzhou, Kong in Yanzhou, Yang in Xindu, and Xu in Songjiang are all major cases of clan executions. Even Yanzhou Kong caused trouble. The point of dog fighting.
All living beings are equal under this sharp blade, including the emperor.
Qi Jiguang raised his arms like Sima Yi, can the emperor become a rich man and have no descendants?
Qi Jiguang couldn't do it because Qi Jiguang himself never allowed himself to do it, not because there was no historical process.
A huge bet, Emperor Zhu Yijun of the Ming Dynasty won the bet, and people's hearts will change. Qi Jiguang in history chose loyalty, but handed over to Qi Jiguang the sharp soldiers of the Beijing camp who directly threatened the safety of the capital. He really Will it not change?
Zhang Juzheng used Yang Bo's bloody example to tell Zhu Yijun: Those with great power will be destroyed, and those with high achievements will be destroyed.
Before the emperor's prestige was established, there were Ma Fang, Ma Gui, and Li Rusong in Qi Jiguang's capital camp. The generals from the northeast, northwest, and southeast were restraining each other. When the emperor's prestige was established, , Qi Jiguang became Duke of Fengguo.
The Templar Warriors who are loyal to their beliefs are more loyal to their beliefs than they are to the king. Once the emperor's personal moral character is very limited, the Templar Warriors become a burden, a redundant and useless thing. To be expelled, you need to be slandered and denied. For example, Qi Jiguang in the torrent of history was impeached and exiled for any reason, and then dismissed and persecuted.
This is the final chapter of the Paladins that Legaz knew, and it may also be the final chapter of the Templar Warriors.
The reason why Qi Jiguang did not have to become a martial artist who used force to break the ban was also related to the Ming Emperor maintaining high moral standards. Qi Jiguang had never met Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di. But Qi Jiguang really met Master Dao and the late Emperor. His Majesty was the most noble emperor of the Holy Emperor that Qi Jiguang had ever seen.
Because of your lofty morals, His Majesty has integrated himself with his beliefs, so the elite soldiers in the capital who are loyal to their beliefs also have their own place to settle down.
His Majesty maintains this noble character as always.
Gao Qiyu met Payne De. From the surname De, he knew that the Brazilian governor was a nobleman with a fiefdom. He was different from the common people who forcibly changed their surname to De from their relatives.
Gao Qiyu and Payne had a very pleasant conversation, but Gao Qiyu did not make any substantive commitments. All affairs of the vassal state were decided by His Majesty the Emperor, even Emperor Renzong who had been the executive deputy emperor for nearly 20 years. Zhu Gaochi never had the power to deal with the affairs of the vassal state.
In the sixth year of Yongle, when Zhu Di was on his Northern Expedition, it was clearly stipulated that certain matters must be sent to the army in letters thousands of miles away, and Zhu Di would handle them personally, including vassal affairs.
"Your Majesty, Marcus and Penn De are waiting outside the palace, waiting to see you." Feng Baozai heard in a low voice after His Majesty returned to the imperial study of Tonghe Palace.
There is a difference between closeness and distance. As the only vassal state of the Ming Dynasty in Western Europe, Portugal always has some special preferential treatment. Everyone is an envoy, but only the Portuguese envoy can meet alone in Tonghe Palace.
"I already know the origin of this Payne De, and let our sword master meet alone." Zhu Yijun sat up straight and began to receive foreign envoys.
"Your Majesty, Marcus, pays homage to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty." Marcus bowed before him with great respect and thorough etiquette.
"No courtesy." Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Sit down and talk."
"Marcus, is it more beneficial to Antonio to kill this Payne de?" Zhu Yijun said sideways He leaned forward and asked calmly.
"Ah? No, Rong Chen thinks slowly." Marcus became sluggish, and he couldn't think straight.
From the perspective of an outsider like Legaz, the biggest problem of the Ming Dynasty is its high moral inferiority and good appearance. In the Goa Governor's Palace, the special envoy Rui De roared in the Wenhua Palace. In order to show his Magnanimously, for the sake of face, he let Rui De go. Later, when Rui De was buried in the capital of the Ming Dynasty in the city of Malacca, His Majesty specially sent people to build a tomb and set up an inscription.
In short, they have done enough to save face. Even the extremely picky Confucians cannot say that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty does not have the heart of a distant man. However, Panyi always slaps his nose on his face, forcing His Majesty to resort to thunderous means. Fight back.
Ruy De's De surname was a way of putting money on his face. He didn't even have a fiefdom and was not considered a nobleman, but Payne De was indeed a nobleman.
The Ming Dynasty is indeed good-looking, Marcus agrees very much, but what your Majesty wants now is to kill Payne De in the Ming Dynasty to make Antonio, the king, more stable. This is to use the face of the Ming Emperor Change Antonio's lining.
Marcus crashed immediately on the spot.
“The King of Portugal has done a good job and I am very satisfied. What I am personally most satisfied with is that after he secured the throne, he still did not forget why he set out and built a large number of workshops. I am very happy to find a living creature for the common people." Zhu Yijun explained why he did this.
Antonio, the King of Portugal, has not forgotten why he set out. This is worthy of recognition.
In this era of widespread moral collapse due to the increase in silver and the arrival of the great voyage, Ming Dynasty can provide more help to people like Antonio.
"Your Majesty, I am so grateful." Marcus shook his head and said: "If according to the theory of contradiction, the conflict between His Highness and the Governor of Brazil has not intensified to the point where the Governor of Brazil needs to be resolved, Payne de It will be more beneficial to Your Highness if you surrender.”
"Your Majesty, not everyone can be a king like your Majesty. This requires great courage and perseverance. His Highness Antonio does not intend to concentrate power too much, because it is really impossible. Portugal is not the Ming Dynasty and does not have such conditions. ”
Portugal’s national conditions do not support Antonio’s one-yuan autocracy, and Antonio’s personal ability does not support one-yuan autocracy. If it were not for the help of Minister of State Xu Fan, Antonio would not be able to govern the Portuguese mainland well.
Soren is right. Antonio's ability is that of a captain, not a king. This is why Antonio is generally questioned. Felipe II has won everyone's recognition by being in power all year round.
"Okay." Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "If you need help, just ask. Last year, the sweet potato harvest was good again. In my imperial village alone, there are 780,000 acres of land under cultivation, and in the world More than 170,000 hectares are planted with sweet potatoes. It is true that sweet potatoes are not delicious. Eating too much will cause stomach bloating and acidity, but eating too much is itself a luxury.”
Sweet potatoes are not delicious, and Guojiao is not delicious. , a sweet potato roast, what good taste can it have? But it’s not delicious or tasty that makes sweet potatoes a real famine-relief food. In the Ming Dynasty, more than tens of thousands of people lived in the Ming Dynasty because of the popularization of sweet potatoes.
Ten acres of sweet potato land can feed a family.
Zhu Yijun was very grateful to Antonio for the various plant seeds he sent every year. Antonio didn't know what the emperor needed, but he was looking for it every year.
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Marcus hurriedly said: "I came here this time and brought twelve more kinds of grass seeds. Four of them were smuggled from England and Spain. The Shepherd Mesta Association , controls the livestock and woolen goods in Spain, and also controls the pastures and pastures. The seeds of these twelve kinds of pastures weigh forty kilograms each."
"His Royal Highness heard that the Ming Dynasty's envoy was looking for the seeds of these pastures. It is very helpful for Daming’s operations on the grassland. His Highness, who is far away, can’t help much, so he can only collect some grass seeds.”
"The minister has been handed over to the young minister of Honglu Temple and handed over to Baoqisi."
"It's not a search, it's a collection." Zhu Yijun corrected some errors in Chinese expressions of Marcus, a Taixi native. .
Twelve kinds of forage seeds are indeed, indeed, urgently needed by the Ming Dynasty. Among the Ming Dynasty’s royal methods in Suiyuan, Dingmu was the most important one to change production and lifestyle. method, and grazing in captivity requires a large amount of high-quality forage.
“Try the coffee from Yunnan. I asked someone to add a little sugar and milk. I prefer tea.” Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Hong to have a cup of coffee beans from Yunnan. Refreshing drinks are a lucrative market in Yunnan. The cultivation of local coffee beans has been successful.
It is not that there is a problem with the coffee grown by farmers in Yunnan, but that Zhu Yijun is more accustomed to drinking tea. Once he develops a habit, it is difficult to change.
“I don’t like the taste very much. Thanks to His Highness being canonized by His Majesty, I have tea to drink.” Marcus took a sip. Even with the addition of sugar and milk, the taste was still a bit difference.
"Does the King of Portugal need silver? I have a lot here, and I can lend him some at low interest rates." Zhu Yijun asked with a smile, and decided to lend money to Antonio.
Lending money to Antonio at low interest rates is a form of help and a reward for Antonio’s dedication to collecting crop seeds.
"Your Highness does need some silver. I wonder how much your Majesty can lend? How much is the interest? Thank you for your generosity." Marcus is not a person who does not distinguish between good and bad. Antonio became king and invested a lot There is indeed not much money left in our workshop. Being able to lend money to Portugal at this time is a sign of kindness and help. You must know how to be grateful, even if you pay a lot of interest.
"I currently have 27 million silver in my internal funds, and the interest is calculated at an annual interest rate of 3.3%. How much can Portugal take?" Zhu Yijun asked with a smile.
"Twenty-seven million silver?!" Marcus said blankly: "I knew your majesty was rich, but I didn't expect your majesty to be so rich."
"I am also under a lot of pressure. When the currency is not circulating, , No matter how much silver you have, it’s not currency, right? So much silver is piled up in your money,” Zhu Yijun said with a hint of helplessness: “It’s very painful to have no money, and it’s also painful to have too much money.”
Marcus hurriedly said: "This is really a happy trouble, but Portugal is small and weak, and it is enough to borrow two million silver from your majesty."
Antonio asked Marcus to be tactful. Antonio and the princess thought that only 1.5 million silver would be enough.
Marcus Duo borrowed five hundred thousand silver, naturally to purchase more goods and distribute them in the West, in order to plunder the silver and repay His Majesty's war loan.
Zhu Yijun and Marcus confirmed all the details of the loan before finally establishing the loan agreement.
“Let’s announce an audience with the Governor of Brazil.” Zhu Yijun and Marcus finished talking about many matters about the mainland before announcing an audience with Payne De.
Penn De came to Tonghe Palace for the first time. He looked around and was curious everywhere. His ability to come to the Ming Dynasty in person was actually an attitude of reconciliation with Antonio. Who would be at odds with Yinzi? When Antonio became king, Ming Dynasty immediately stopped the 30% tariff penalty on Portugal. This was a benefit. At that time, Payne de had already planned to recognize Antonio.
After Antonio was able to collect and distribute Ming goods, Payne de finally turned to Antonio. It turned out that Payne de and Ranuccio Farnese were both firm supporters. Felipe II was King of Portugal, but now Paine supported Antonio.
People's minds change, and there is never any position that cannot be changed. The reason why no change is made is because there are not enough chips.
"See the supreme, crowned by God, the guardian of greatness and peace, the traveler and spokesperson of God in the world, the glorious victor, the continuous pioneer of the empire, the Qin who has a mind as broad as the ocean. "Human Emperor." Paynd used a long list of words that were almost astonishing to express his gratitude.
Honglu Temple Minister trained Payne De in etiquette, but Payne De felt that the Ming Ministry of Rites really disrespected the Ming Emperor!
With such a vast and prosperous territory and such a powerful army, the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty actually fooled the emperor with long live long live all day long. There is simply no loyalty at all!
"Excuse me, I am not crowned by God, nor am I God's traveler or spokesperson in the world. There are many differences between Ming Dynasty and Taixi. You said that I am God's messenger. The Ministry of Rites found out and wanted to pick you. I think you are insulting the emperor. There is a special crime called criticizing Chengyu and asking for beheading. Don't say that again in the future." Zhu Yijun corrected Payne's obvious mistakes in these words in Latin.
To criticize Chengyu is to point at the emperor's chariot and curse in the street. This is the crime of disrespect and beheading.
"Huh?" Payne was a little confused.
There are cultural differences here. If you say that the Ming Emperor was crowned by a god, the Ming Emperor will only give you a big fight, because in the Ming Dynasty, the gods were canonized by the emperor, but in the mind of Payne De , God’s human walker, is the most supreme word that Payne De can think of.
The Ming Dynasty canonized gods. For example, Yue Fei’s god title is ‘Three Realms Jingmo Great Emperor Zhongxiao Temple Fa Tianzun Yuesheng Emperor’.
There was no Wenwu Temple in the Ming Dynasty. However, during the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that Yue Fei was pure and honest, and his writings were just like the person he was. Therefore, he named Yue Fei the Martial Saint and established an official sacrifice. At that time, Yue Fei's god name was only 'Jing' "Magic Emperor", followed by a long list, were all given by the Ming Dynasty. For example, Emperor Jingtai added the words "Three Realms" and "Zhongxiao Tianzun". In the Wanli period, Emperor Wanli added the words "Yue Sheng Emperor".
"Listen to me, Payne, he is a god to His Majesty the Ming Dynasty." Marcus thought for a moment and explained Payne's mistake in a concise and concise manner.
Explaining cultural differences is very troublesome and requires long-term understanding, so Marcus chose a simpler and more direct method. What Marcus said was wrong, but he was right.
The Ming Dynasty never did any tricks about the divine right of kings. The power possessed by His Majesty is God himself in the Thai-Western context.
The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in the West needs to be canonized by the Holy See, and the Holy See is the servant of God in the world. This is where the cultural differences lie. Payne De did not have the original intention of blaspheming the emperor.
Zhu Yijun and Payne De communicated about the issue of cargo distribution in Brazil, mainly establishing the import of Brazilian mahogany, that is, the dragon's blood tree. The dragon's blood tree is a perennial redwood that is difficult to grow. Spain and Portugal were engaged in a protracted war around the mahogany, and Payne de's biggest need was to obtain a five-masted ocean crossing ship from the Ming Dynasty.
“If you want to get the five-masted ocean crossing ship, you can only get it from the King of Portugal. If he gives it to you, you can have it. If he doesn’t give it to you, I won’t sell it to you.” Zhu Yijun clearly rejected Payne De, and he further said: "Antonio is my vassal king of Portugal. Even according to the rules of the West, my vassal's vassal is not my vassal. There is no direct connection between you and me. . ”
Pen de came to Daming in person, and Antonio agreed, which actually meant that Payne de was allowed to treat the Governor's Palace of Brazil, the Governor's Palace of Goa, and the Governor's Palace of Diu as equals with His Majesty. It is an independent governor's palace.
Antonio, the native Portuguese king, did not interfere with the diplomatic power of the major governor-general offices.
But Zhu Yijun refused. From the perspective of safeguarding the interests of the Ming Dynasty, he made the decision that the current empire on which the sun never sets is still Spain, not the Ming Dynasty or Portugal. The Ming Dynasty needs to unite with Portugal to fight against the Spanish maritime hegemony.
Pen des still belongs to Portugal and this remains unchanged in terms of ownership.
"Excessive morals always lead to less flexibility and more limitations when colonizing and plundering. This is self-imposed limitation." Marcus said sincerely: "Your Highness will definitely be grateful for His Majesty's kindness. "
Zhu Yijun smiled, chatted with Marcus, the sword master, and asked Feng Bao to send them away.
High moral disadvantage? According to Marcus, this is indeed the case, that is the Thai culture.
In the culture of the Ming Dynasty, Portugal is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and the Governor's Palace of Brazil also belongs to the Ming Dynasty. This is the legal principle. In future discussions, it is also the Ming Dynasty. Since ancient times, high morality has never been a disadvantage. In the long run Go and see, they are all advantages.
"Is the Queen Mother of France sick? Is she sick!" Zhu Yijun opened the memorial from the Ministry of Rites, read two lines, and his anger tank was full!
When Zhu Yijun rejected Catherine's daughter, Catherine thought that the emperor did not like women, so she sent the king's favorite handsome male pet to the Ming Dynasty.
It’s outrageous to open the door for his mother, it’s outrageous that his mother is home!
If the beauty trap doesn't work, then the beauty trap is the only one. As a born noble person with a high emotional threshold, it is not uncommon to like some weird things and find new ways.
But Zhu Yijun, as a male-loving emperor, felt unparalleled humiliation.
"The Queen Mother is so capable, why don't she do it herself!" Zhu Yijun said angrily.
"Your Majesty, do you want her to come? With the current situation in France, the Queen Mother may really travel across the ocean to seek a comeback." Feng Bao was stunned. If His Majesty really requests it, Catherine may come.
"What the hell! Angry words, these are angry words!" Zhu Yijun Zhu approved the memorial from the Ministry of Rites and drove the Dharma King's male favorite back to the ship and was not allowed to see him.
The status of the French royal family is in jeopardy. In order to survive, they are willing to think of any trick and are willing to use any trick. This is the end of the road.
Zhu Yijun calmed down, now France is a cesspool, a cesspool that even England, its old enemy, is unwilling to be contaminated by.
“The English still refuse to give up their privateering license.” Zhu Yijun said with a frown after reading Felipe II’s credentials: “Give Taixi more cotton cloth this year to continue to impact England’s handicraft industry. , If you still refuse to give up the privateering license, then increase the pressure until you give up and then stop dumping."
"There are too many unstable factors in the ocean to allow more legal pirates. ”
Felipe II has been having a hard time in the past few years. Even though he tried his best to hide it in his credentials, it can be seen from the lines that he is tired of coping. If it weren’t for him During the peace negotiations, Portugal's ports were leased and the navy was deployed in the Atlantic Ocean and the Strait of Gibraltar. Spain's lifeline may no longer belong to Spain.
Of course it does not belong to England, but to the pirates' unclaimed land.
When the pirates were raging, Felipe II could attack from two sides, so that the pirates in Gibraltar were not rampant to the point of impassability.
Felipe II purchased a total of fifty five-masted transoceanic ships from the Ming Dynasty, and all fifty five-masted transoceanic ships have been delivered, and now Felipe wants two more The ten five-masted transoceanic ships were not intended to capture Portugal again, but to launch a full-scale attack on England.
The cotton dumping worked, but it was too slow, and Felipe II couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to solve the problem once and for all.
"This sounds bold, but it is not a wise choice. Felipe II is gambling on the fate of the country." Zhu Yijun kept tapping his fingers on the table and said with a frown. : "This battle will undoubtedly be lost."
Spain can obtain 147,000 taels of gold and 6.6 million taels of silver from overseas every year. In the current world precious metal mining, 64% is obtained by Spain. This is The reason why silver was able to form the cornerstone of the Spanish nation.
In order to protect sea lines of communication and overseas interests, Spain formed an invincible fleet, with more than a hundred large warships, more than a thousand warships, more than 3,000 cannons, and hundreds of thousands of naval forces The armada formed was invincible in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
Zhu Yijun is not optimistic about Felipe II's conquest of England, because he traveled a long distance and did not understand the local hydrology, so it was bound to fail.
In the original history, Felipe II conducted a total of five expeditions to England, but none of them were successful. The first, fourth, and fifth times all encountered severe storms. Before landing, it suffered heavy losses, and the second and third times encountered severe storms in the Bay of Biscay (the Atlantic Gulf on the west side of France).
Five unsuccessful expeditions finally made all Felipe II's plans come to nothing. He put all the chips on the table again and again and lost to the sky. In the end, all the consequences were eaten by Spain, and he had to Strategic contraction was carried out, and until the new century, the Strait of Gibraltar, the doorstep of Spain, was still actually controlled by the British.
Expeditions involving tens of thousands of troops require an extremely good understanding of hydrology in order to be successful.
It is extremely irrational to not even study the hydrological and astronomical phenomena of the Bay of Biscay, let alone the English Channel.
The Mediterranean is a big calm bathtub, while England's maritime climate is the stormy Atlantic Ocean.
Zhu Yijun thought over and over again and wrote a reply in his own hand, advising Felipe II to focus on suppressing bandits and not to attack England easily. He hoped that the threat of weather could be fully taken into account, and hydrology and geography should be further studied before making plans. Listen to Zhu Yijun refused to listen to the advice.
In the letter of credence, Zhu Yijun once again made it clear that the Ming Dynasty's cotton dumping policy against England remained unchanged. The letter of credence did not involve the treatment of Sauron. If Spain really wanted to break up with the Ming Dynasty because of a criminal, Zhu Yijun would also It doesn't matter, if he doesn't come, Daming can go.
When dealing with foreign affairs, Zhu Yijun gave priority to the interests of the Ming Dynasty.
“When Antonio came to me like a bereaved dog, I didn’t expect that he would become the visible hand of Ming Dynasty exerting influence in Taixi.” Zhu Yijun’s original investment in Antonio was made A single move of idle chess, but this idle chess achieved its own success and became one of the important overseas fulcrums of the Ming Dynasty.
Sometimes, personal efforts are important, but we must also take into account the importance of the historical process. When times come, the world and the earth work together, and heroes are not free.
When it comes, even God is helping you; when it goes away, even the closest people will be far away.
Zhu Yijun happily handled the memorial. The memorial from the Nagasaki Governor's Palace was sent to the capital again. Oda Nobunaga reluctantly agreed to the "Silver and Sulfur Treaty" and its accompanying clauses, which lasted more than a month. The compensation of fifteen million taels of silver made the Japanese country, which was already unable to make ends meet, even worse.
Oda Nobunaga could only agree. The Ming Dynasty Navy was already blocked at Nagasaki Xingtoshi and Osaka Bay Guard Sento. As long as Oda Nobunaga just said a word "no", the Ming Dynasty Navy would now be blocked. It cannot destroy the Japanese, but it can destroy his Azuchi shogunate, which is more than enough.
"He also wanted me to promise not to attack Japan. It was really the old lady who got under the covers and made me laugh." Zhu Yijun looked at the memorial and denied Oda Nobunaga's request. The Ming Emperor promised a thousand gold coins. Oda Nobunaga still wants to bargain with Daming, which is absolutely impossible.
Destroying the Japanese is the ultimate strategy. Although the conditions are not mature enough due to hydrology, the promise will never be made.
"In the next chapter, the Ministry of War will set up a garrison station for the defense of Tsushima Island. It should not be too large. A garrison of more than a thousand people will be enough to blockade the Japanese country." Zhu Yijun will reply to the memorial and write the next chapter to the Ministry of War.
(End of this chapter)