Gao Pragmatic laughed, nodded and said: "The idea is good, so what are the specific measures?"
Meng Guzhe thought for a while, his face became cautious, and said: "I have been with the master for many years. Even though I have never eaten pork, I have also seen pigs running away. Today I will not be superficial and imitate how the master handles some things on weekdays.
I hope you won't make fun of me for trying to imitate cats and tigers."
Seeing that she was speaking cautiously, Gao Pragmatic also put away his slightly joking smile, and said seriously and encouragingly: "Anyone who learns calligraphy starts by copying. If you have really learned my way of judging things in daily life, don't tell me
When I get older, I can control and support the army. I think it will be more than enough." Then he paused for a moment, stretched out his hand and said, "Please give me a try."
Seeing Gao Pragmatic being so serious, Meng Guzhe became a little nervous. He cleared his throat, calmed down, and then said: "I will divide this measure into four aspects, namely economic warfare, intelligence warfare, and diplomacy."
war, and military support.”
Gao Pragmatic was indeed a little surprised, and thought to himself: You have not only learned my way of judging things, but you have even learned idioms, right?
Then I thought: It seems that I looked down on her in the past. I only thought that she was the least talented among the wives and concubines. Therefore, since she was married as a girl, I have always asked her to concentrate on studying, but she never took the entrance examination.
, so that I have no idea whether she has learned anything or what she has learned over the years. Now it seems that not only is she a good reader, but she has also observed me very carefully, so much so that even imitating me is like a model.
Looks like...
Thinking of this, Gao Pragmatic showed an encouraging smile again, nodded and said: "Very good, let's start with the economic war."
Receiving Gao Pragmatic's encouraging smile, Meng Guzhe became more courageous and said with firm eyes: "I think we should immediately adopt an economic war strategy. We can use our trade network in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean to limit the influence of the Mughal Empire.
trade, not only raising tariffs, but also banning the export of certain key supplies to weaken their economic strength."
Gao Pragmatic nodded in agreement, and then added: "Your idea is very good. Economic warfare is indeed an effective method. But in addition to tariffs, we can also take other further measures, such as supporting the internal affairs of the Mughal Empire.
Businessmen opposed Jahangir's policies, or used our agents to dump certain goods in their markets, destroying their local industries.
At the same time, we can also use our naval superiority to harass the Mughal Empire's maritime trade routes and increase their trade costs."
Meng Guzhe carefully wrote down Gao's pragmatic suggestions, and then continued: "We can also consider implementing indirect economic pressure on the Mughal Empire through our trading partners. For example, we can reduce the pressure on those with whom the Mughal Empire
The support of countries with whom we had close trade relations forced them to choose between us and the Mughal Empire - like the Portuguese."
Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly and agreed with Meng Guzhezhe's analysis. He then added: "In addition, we can also attack the Mughal Empire by controlling key resources. For example, we can limit their luxury goods such as spices, silks and gems.
The supply of these goods is not only their important source of resale trade income, but also necessary materials for them to maintain the luxurious life of the palace and nobles. In this way, we can weaken their internal stability without directly launching a war.
"
Meng Guzhezhe's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly: "Yes, we can use our plantations and mines in Nanyang to control the supply of spices and gems. We can also influence the Portuguese to increase their influence on the Mughals.
The empire's loan interest rates increased their financial pressure and forced them to compromise on military spending."
Hey, you know a lot, you actually know that the Mughal Empire asked the Portuguese for loans? I only found out about this news half a year ago... Oh, yes, I had allowed her to read some internal reports from Jinghua before, but I didn't
To give her the power to intervene, she must have only known about it after reading the report - this makes sense.
Gao Pragmatic nodded, and then reminded: "That's right, but we also need to be aware that these economic war measures may cause the Mughal Empire to counterattack, and they may also take similar measures to deal with us. Although I
I believe that Jinghua’s economic system is healthier and more stable than that of the Mughal Empire, but we still need to be prepared to strengthen our economic resilience and ensure that our trade network can remain stable even if the other party counterattacks.”
Meng Guzhe thought for a while and then said: "I understand. We need to ensure our economic security while carrying out economic warfare. In this way... we can strengthen economic cooperation with other countries or tribes in the Tianzhu region
, allowing us to have more trading partners and reduce the risks caused by changes in a certain market. In this way, even if the Mughal Empire takes retaliatory measures, we can maintain economic stability."
Gao Pragmatic nodded with satisfaction. He was very satisfied with Meng Guzhezhe's analysis and suggestions. He could tell that Meng Guzhezhe already had a certain strategic vision and political wisdom, and was able to consider issues comprehensively from multiple perspectives.
In particular, Meng Guzhezhe puts economic war first. This alone makes him believe that Meng Guzhezhe has really studied him carefully. With such a vision, as time goes by, Meng Guzhezhe will definitely become him.
An important assistant in handling Jinghua's internal affairs will also be able to share important responsibilities for Liu Xin in the future.
"So, what about intelligence warfare?" Gao pragmatically asked.
Under Gao's pragmatic questioning, Menggu Zhezhe continued to elaborate on her views on intelligence warfare: "In terms of intelligence warfare, I think that at this stage we should strengthen intelligence collection within the Mughal Empire, especially in the Mewar region.
Dynamics, as well as the deployment and movement of their troops. Through this intelligence, we can formulate strategies more accurately and even carry out some sabotage activities when necessary."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly and agreed with Meng Guzhezhe's analysis. He added: "Intelligence warfare is indeed crucial. But we must not only collect intelligence, but also learn to create and
Use false information to mislead the Mughal Empire's decision-making. In addition, we can also secretly contact dissatisfied elements within the Mughal Empire through the intelligence network, encourage them to launch a coup or uprising, and further weaken the basis of Jahangir's rule - again
If it doesn’t work, it can also create all kinds of trouble for him and distract him from his energy.”
Meng Guzhezhe heard this with great admiration. As expected, the master is an expert, and he turns passive into active with ruthless moves as soon as he opens his mouth. She calmed down, showed some admiration, and continued: "I think you can consider letting the housekeeper
The Ministry of Commerce seizes the time to establish a special branch in Tianzhu to be responsible for coordinating and executing these tasks.
At the same time, because this branch is too far away, I am afraid that it will have to be given some power to act expediently. In this case, it must be led by someone who is particularly trusted by the master to ensure the accuracy of the intelligence and the confidentiality of the operations, as well as the
Unfailingly loyal.”
Gao Pragmatic nodded, and then reminded: "It is necessary to establish the Tianzhu branch as soon as possible, but we must also pay attention to protecting our work. They are our eyes and ears. Once exposed, not only will their lives be endangered, but their lives may also be endangered."
Leaking our plans. Therefore, no matter what tasks we give them in the future, we need to first ensure that they have adequate cover and protection measures - I will personally explain this to Gao Qi."
Gao pragmatic deliberately mentioned Gao Qi, and Meng Guzhezhe certainly understood what he meant. In terms of intelligence, Gao Qi has been directly responsible for Gao Mo since his semi-retirement, and no one else is allowed to interfere - even Huang Zhiting and Liu Xin took the initiative not to do so.
To inquire about the Ministry of Internal Affairs, let alone her.
So Meng Guzhezhe just said roughly: "Yes, I understand. I just suggest that the Tianzhu branch should be established as soon as possible, or it should be handled as early as possible to avoid the delay of news back and forth like now."
Gao pragmatic nodded and added: "You should know that currently we are in India...Tianzhu, mainly using our business network as a cover for intelligence collection. Businessmen travel around and deal with people from all walks of life. They
A lot of valuable information can be collected without arousing enemy suspicion."
Meng Guzhezhe smiled and said: "I still know this. Traffickers are indeed ideal intelligence collectors. They can freely enter many areas that we cannot directly contact, and their commercial activities provide us with
A perfect cover. We can either place Xi Zuo in the caravan, or we can cooperate with some reliable businessmen and let them collect intelligence for us. We can even promote Xi Zuo as the leader of the caravan... Isn't this what we have been doing
Of?"
Gao Pragmatic nodded with satisfaction, but he did not intend to elaborate on the intelligence model. Instead, he changed the topic and said: "In addition to our own intelligence, we can also establish cooperative relationships with other forces by exchanging intelligence.
For example, we could share intelligence about the Mughal Empire with the Portuguese and even the Persians in exchange for their support, or at least tacit approval, of our actions."
Having said this, it happened to be convenient for the diplomatic war that Meng Guzhezhe was going to mention next. She immediately elaborated on her initial conception of the diplomatic war: "Speaking of other countries, it happens to be the diplomatic war that I want to talk about. I know
Not long ago, I met with Mr. Xijiang (Matteo Ricci). He mentioned that the Pope wanted to establish some kind of covenant relationship with the Ming Dynasty to curb the expansion of the Ottoman Empire. He also mentioned the Safavid Empire in Persia...
"
Facing Meng Guzhe's inquiring gaze, Gao Pragmatic nodded calmly and said: "Yes, it is indeed true. These things are not confidential with you. I believe you have been fully informed of the situation that day... So, what do you think?"
"I have recently put a lot of effort into understanding the information about Europa, and also learned about the existing information about the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire. Although the information is a bit trivial, I generally have some understanding.
"
Meng Guzhe paused for a moment and said, "I think we can contact other hostile forces in the Mughal Empire, such as the Safavid Empire in Persia, or even some maritime forces that have recently arrived in Tianzhu from Europe - such as that
The Dutch used them to contain the energy and military power of the Mughal Empire."
It seems that Meng Guzhezhe has really put her effort into understanding the situation in these empires, but it is obvious that she does not know enough about the Netherlands, that is, the Dutch. Because the Dutch are a small country with few people, they basically dare not deal with it.
Regardless of whether some big countries in the East are thinking about using force, in most cases they still pay more attention to commercial interests.
This is proven: at the end of the original history of the Qing Dynasty, after the disastrous defeat of Yiwu, its international reputation plummeted, but the Dutch East India Company faced an immediate situation with only 60,000 troops (not 60,000 troops, but under the rule of the Qing Dynasty).
The Lanfang Company, which had only about 60,000 Chinese people, did not dare to take action.
You ask the reason? The reason is that Lanfang himself said that they were a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty (not true, the Qing Dynasty only agreed to trade with them after being annoyed by Lan Fang enough). The Dutch were worried about offending the Qing Dynasty and attracting the Tatars.
The Qing Dynasty intervened, so they had to wait for hundreds of years. It was not until the Sino-French crisis broke out in 1884 that they plucked up the courage to invade Lanfang.
For such a commercial republic that bullied the weak and feared the strong to the extreme, it was really looking down upon them if they expected them to confront the Mughal Empire, which seemed to be still in its prime.
Gao Pragmatic gave an overview of the situation in the Netherlands - of course, he mainly told Meng Guzhezhe some basic information, such as the size of the Netherlands, population geometry, etc., and then said: "Diplomatic war is necessary, but Ned
Lan couldn't count on it. The reason why they were able to withstand the Spanish onslaught was because they were fighting on home soil, and the Spanish king did exploit them a little too much.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! On the Tianzhu side, we can maintain peace with the Mughal Empire on the surface while supporting its enemies behind the scenes. You know, Akbar
The Emperor’s Decades of Conquest
The struggle is not in vain, and Jahangir gave himself such a name (Jahangir, meaning "World Conqueror"), so in diplomacy, there are too many forces that we can win over - after all, the Mughals
The empire has enemies almost everywhere in Tianzhu."
"The master really knows everything, but I still take it too much for granted." Meng Guzhe admitted his mistake and then continued: "In this case, we should select envoys to widely contact the forces opposed to the Mughal Empire and try our best to form a
An alliance against the Mughal Empire made Jahangir realize what it means to be the enemy of the entire world."
Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly, acknowledged Meng Guzhezhe's analysis, and then reminded: "However, we also need to note that diplomatic war does not happen overnight, it requires long-term management and patience. We need to establish a stable diplomatic network through
This network was used to convey information, exert influence and form alliances... which would be useful even after defeating the Mughal Empire."
Meng Guzhezhe thought for a while and then said: "I understand. We need to implement diplomatic warfare while also ensuring that our diplomatic actions are coordinated with our economic and military strategies. We need to find a balance between different countries
, to ensure that our actions do not cause unnecessary conflicts."
Gao pragmatic added: "Yes. In addition, we also need to cultivate a group of professional diplomatic talents, and they need to be proficient in foreign languages - you may not know that Tianzhu is a place that has never been unified, with various languages, sects, and customs.
Quite different. So we need to cultivate some professionals who understand the local conditions and speak the local language. These talents will be our very important assets in future diplomatic wars."
Meng Guzhezhe thought carefully about Gao Pragmatic's words. She realized that in this complex international game, every decision needs to be carefully considered and every action needs to be carefully planned. She knows that she still has a lot to learn, but
She is also confident that she can become an outstanding "strategist" under the guidance of her master.
"I would like to thank you for your advice." She bowed deeply and then continued: "Then we will talk about military support."
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