Chapter 202 The Emperor’s Political Needs
When Huang Jin heard what Zhu Zaijing said, he didn’t rush him.
Huang Jin is also very aware of the magnitude of this matter. Without a certain amount of project funds in place, neither Emperor Jiajing nor the cabinet will easily approve this project.
Unless there is a practical plan at this time and a very considerable amount of project start-up funds.
Otherwise, I would rather maintain the status quo than blindly mount a horse.
Because there is no turning back when shooting, so without the security pressure caused by Tatars, caution is the most basic thinking for the capital expansion project.
Huang Jin drank tea with Zhu Zaijing for a while. Huang Jin looked at the snow falling outside.
Huang Jin sighed with emotion: "Another year has passed, and the days have passed so fast."
Zhu Zaijing laughed and drank a cup of warm tea, "Yes. Ah, it’s another year. I hope everything goes well next year.”
Huang Jin said with a smile, “That’s for sure, but before that, I also want to congratulate the prince.”
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Zhu Zaijing looked at Huang Jin in surprise, "Congratulations to me? What happy events has this king done recently?"
Huang Jin continued to smile and said: "The Ministry of Rites has sent a message, requesting that next year, for the prince and the prince, Let’s go to the draft with Prince Jing. By then, the prince will be able to start a family.”
When Zhu Zaijing heard Huang Jin’s words, his eyes suddenly widened. He never expected such a good thing?
"Really?"
Zhu Zaijing was very surprised. He had almost forgotten that he did not have a wife yet, but he did not expect that someone from the Ministry of Rites would remember it for him.
Huang Jindao: "Who dares to talk nonsense about this? The prince and Prince Jing are both the same age. According to the etiquette system, it is indeed the time for the wedding next year. The Ministry of Etiquette has discussed this matter, which is just a formality. The specific arrangements still depend on the palace. I mean."
Zhu Zaijing said, "I see, then please take good care of me and King Jing's brother, and choose a virtuous and virtuous lady as the royal concubine."
Huang Jin replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, these are all things that slaves should do. I will strictly control the situation and select some beautiful girls for the Prince to enrich the palace and let them flourish for the Prince. ”
After talking about this happy event, Huang Jin turned the topic to the bottled green tea and black tea business that will be released next year.
Huang Jin said: "Your Majesty, your last suggestion on building the 'Ming Dynasty Industrial Cycle' was very valued by the emperor. The emperor has ordered the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites to handle the matter, and An Da in the north is also obedient. The obedient messengers are discussing the details.”
"This time, our Ming side also followed the prince's idea and put forward the conditions of 'doing business', asking the Anda Ministry to fully guarantee the Ming caravans that go deep into the grassland for business. The envoys from Anda have also agreed. By the time Next year, we can send caravans to the grasslands to sell our Ming Dynasty's goods in exchange for cattle, sheep and horses on the grasslands."
After listening to Huang Jin's words, Zhu Zaijing. , also said: "First of all, the caravans that go to the grassland for business must be mainly caravans with Dongchang and Jinyiwei backgrounds. Nanda was disabled by us, but what is the situation on the grassland? We are all hearsay, and no one knows the real situation.”
“So, we should not let ordinary private caravans participate in it at the beginning. Explore the road with Jin Yiwei to understand the actual situation on the grassland, and also record the relationship between the various departments on the grassland, as well as the true position of each department on the grassland."
"After having this information, No matter what happens in the future, our Ming Dynasty will seize the opportunity to defeat the enemy with one move and directly pull out the thorns on the grassland, making the grassland in the north completely become an inseparable part of our Ming Dynasty."
Huang Jindao. : "Yes, the prince is right. The emperor also attaches great importance to this matter. If the grassland and the Central Plains can be completely bound by business, a large cycle of complementary forces will be formed. Not only can the northern problem be solved once and for all, but it can also provide Our Han people have provided sufficient cattle, sheep and horses as backup animals, which is simply an eternal achievement.”
"So before implementing this policy, the emperor had already followed the prince's suggestion and ordered the Ministry of Rites to re-evaluate and restore the sacred tablets enshrined by the former Yuan emperors in the temples of previous emperors. It can be seen that the emperor recognized this matter very much.
Zhu Zaijing hummed and said: "This magic card may not look big, but its effect is obvious. It not only reflects the continuous unification of China since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, but also reflects the greatness of our Minghai, which is tolerant of all rivers. National weather. Moreover, this is still a conspiracy, which directly clarifies the issue of grassland ownership from a legal perspective. "
"So I think we should add some additions, such as building two rows of auxiliary halls of vassal states in addition to the east and west auxiliary halls that commemorate famous officials of past dynasties in the temples of emperors and dynasties of the past dynasties. The kingdoms are also displayed in it to show the heroic spirit of our heavenly kingdom to control all directions! "As soon as Zhu Zaijing said these words, Huang Jin's eyes also glowed brightly.
Huang Jin said excitedly: "Wonderful, Your Majesty. In this way, it not only reflects the grace and magnanimity of our country, the Kingdom of Heaven, which has been the central country since ancient times, but also reflects the fact that our emperor, the Ming Dynasty, is the common ruler of the world. ”
Zhu Zaijing smiled and said: "Whether it's good or not, it still depends on His Majesty's holy will. Only when Your Majesty thinks it is good is it really good."
Huang Jindao: "I promise that the Emperor will think it is good! Your Majesty's suggestion is really good." It’s so pertinent.”
Zhu Zaijing laughed in his heart at Huang Jin’s answer. Sure enough, this is politics!
In the tenth year of Jiajing's reign, Emperor Jiajing imitated the system in Nanjing and ordered the Ministry of Industry to build a temple for the emperors of all dynasties in the west of the capital city, and to offer sacrifices in the Spring and Autumn Period to show the courtesy of the country.
However, not long after the imperial temple of the past dynasties was built in the capital, Yao Lai Shangshu, compiled by the Hanlin Academy, petitioned to depose the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, believing that the Yuan Dynasty was a barbarian and barbarian regime and should not be worshiped.
The Emperor Jiajing at that time didn't take it seriously and sent the matter to the Ministry of Rites for discussion. At that time, the Ministry of Rites still followed the mainstream historical concepts passed down through the ages and believed that "when the barbarians and Di enter China, China will be conquered."
So the result of the discussion of the Ministry of Rites and the reply to Emperor Jiajing was: "Hu Yuan was appointed to the ninth generation, and his ancestors were the most virtuous. His generation of governance was worthy of the title. The so-called barbarians and Di invaded China, which was also the Spring and Autumn Period. The method of good deeds, and since ancient times, emperors have always respected the victorious country to show their loyalty. Taizu's divine counsel must have seen this, so it has been recorded in the sacrificial canon for more than a hundred years. It is appropriate to follow the old system and worship in the temple as before. "
Faced with such a ministerial meeting, Emperor Jiajing had no other opinions and just made the decision.
But as the conflicts and wars between the Ming Dynasty and the northern grasslands intensified, the Ming Dynasty was the loser.
As a result, the nationalist sentiment of hatred in the country increased sharply, and even the Yuan Dynasty, which had been designated as orthodox by Zhu Yuanzhang, was also hostile.
In February of the 24th year of Jiajing's reign, Chen Di once again asked the right minister of Li Ke to expel Kublai Khan from the temple of the emperors of all dynasties. He believed that Kublai Khan was "ruining China with barbarians and should not be worshiped in temples."
Due to ideological reasons caused by real-life contradictions, the results of the discussion by the Ministry of Rites naturally changed fundamentally. They agreed with Chen Di and no longer adhered to the original historical tradition of "when the barbarians and Di enter China, China will be restored." .
At that time, he was also angry that the Tatars from the steppe invaded the Ming Dynasty several times and burned, killed, and looted the Emperor Jiajing. Naturally, he was emotionally overwhelmed at this time and no longer recognized the legal system of the former Yuan Dynasty, so Emperor Jiajing also directly said "Yuan Ben Hu Yi, and even worse than those in the Five Seasons, the emperor’s temple and tomb sacrifices will all be deposed." This angry statement complied with the mainstream hatred consciousness of the court and the people.
Since then, Yuan Shizu has been kicked out of the temples of previous emperors.
The reason why this has happened repeatedly in more than ten years is, to put it bluntly, realistic political needs.
Now the situation has reversed again. The invading army led by An Da has been crippled in the suburbs of Beijing, making the grassland unable to become a hazard again within ten or twenty years. Therefore, the magnanimity of the Celestial Kingdom has naturally been restored.
Coupled with the importance of grasslands mentioned by Zhu Zaijing in his suggestions, and the practicality of using economic methods to control grasslands in the future, Emperor Jiajing will naturally consider more political and legal issues in the future.
Therefore, by restoring the sacrificial tradition of the ancestors of the Yuan Dynasty, we can legally determine the unified relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the former Yuan Dynasty, and thus conclude that the grassland is also the result of the former Yuan Dynasty territory that the Ming Dynasty will inherit. Isn’t this something that everyone is happy with? Is it politically necessary?
After all, as an emperor, who wouldn’t want to achieve unparalleled martial arts achievements in opening up new territories? The operation of the added tablet now gives him the legitimacy to rule the grassland. Only fools would not do such a thing.
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Please vote for me~~ It’s windy and rainy these days, and I have to harvest wheat against the wind and rain. Only I know the difficulty.
Being a farmer is really hard.
So I have never liked the tunes that praise farmers, nor the tunes that praise suffering. . . Anyone who makes such a move is either stupid or bad!
If farmers and suffering were really worthy of praise, there should be many people grabbing their scalps to enjoy the suffering as poor and humble farmers, right?
But in reality, apart from being helpless and having no other job, who is willing to take risks and suffering and be the hardest working farmer?
(End of this chapter)