Zhang Shou never expected that the ruling class would be rebellious in these days. Without systematic learning and ideological education, in these days, even if someone sympathizes with the suffering of the people, they can only help the poor and the weak at most.
Or try your best to be honest and upright when serving as an official. If you cross the line again, you are likely to do something stupid.
Without brainstorming-like ideological changes, even talented and famous people cannot look at problems from a high position.
Sad for his misfortune and angry for his inability to fight. These words can be perfectly applied to ordinary people. If you hope that ordinary people who have never received education will become aware, then just go to sleep. Therefore, he said so much to Zheshanjun, but
He didn't even mention the word education. Of course, even if he did mention it, Zheshanjun had no solution. Even the two classes of children of the Lee family in Korea couldn't talk about learning as much as they should!
The official messenger of Goryeo's funeral arrived, but the next messenger arrived earlier than the emperor and the ministers expected. But it turned out that Goryeo's people were frightened by the memorial that launched an army to accuse them, and they sent people to apologize in humble words.
, on the one hand they claimed to send a large army to Jeju Island to clean it up, and they only asked for forgiveness from the Celestial Empire... In short, they just said that they would handle it themselves.
In response to such a statement, the emperor laughed directly. When he summoned several ministers on this day, he threw away the letter of credence, and then said angrily: "If it weren't for the fact that most of the ports in the north are frozen, and those from the south
Setting off from the port, the wind direction is unfavorable, so we get twice the result with half the effort. I have already sent the navy to attack directly, and why bother waiting for their reply? "
Among civil servants, especially high-ranking officials, there are very few people who are dedicated to opening up new territories. Most of them are those who claim to be mature and prudent. At this moment, most of the people in front of the imperial court are such people. Therefore, Academician Confucius took the lead and said:
"Even if the wind direction is favorable, it is not a good idea to rush into an expedition. It is only right to let Korea investigate first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Jing said calmly: "In recent days, the wind direction has been unfavorable for me, but the wind direction has been favorable for Goryeo. Scholar Confucius has never thought that there must be more than one plundering Goryeo tribute ship at sea.
Boat? And since they can easily reach Qinhuangdao, they can easily reach it from anywhere along the coast!"
"So, it is not a question of whether Ming Dynasty sends troops now, but if they send ships to harass, then everywhere on Ming Dynasty's borders will be under the flames of war!"
"Moreover, these thieves who pretend to be descendants of Emperor Taizu may not be the Japanese pirates who once ravaged Goryeo and caused them unspeakable suffering!"
When he was first refuted by Zhu Jing, Academician Kong still had a straight face and was ready to retort. However, as he listened, his expression gradually changed, and in the end he was secretly shocked. If it was really what Zhu Jing said
, isn't it impossible to defend against? But if he immediately supports using a large-scale attack to replace passive defense, it is absolutely impossible.
In his opinion, how could he bear the consequences of dispatching a large army and spending countless money and food just because of a momentary guess?
However, Wu Gelao got ahead of him and said in a leisurely tone: "What Da Sima said is absolutely true. Now the wind is not in our favor, but whether it is Korea or Japan, their ships are not
It is very convenient for the team to attack across the sea. If those rebels become crazy, wouldn't it mean that the war will directly burn to our country?"
Academician Confucius unconsciously raised his head to look at the emperor. In his opinion, this was probably because the emperor had angered Zhu Jing and Wu Ge Lao in advance, so these two people just said such words.
However, to his surprise, the emperor did not take advantage of the situation to agree, but showed a slightly proud expression, and then looked at Zhu Jing, and said in a tone of great interest, or in other words, fearing that the world would not be in chaos: "I
Earlier, the Ministry of War was asked to issue a document to the naval forces in various places in the south of the Yangtze River to start naval drills in the coastal waters. It should have almost started now, right?"
"If these navy camps, which spend countless money and food every year, are still gaining the upper hand with mere rebels, then they might as well disband them!" He paused at this point, and his tone became more and more unquestionable, "Now in March
It’s almost here, and the northern ports are gradually thawing. We’re informing fishing boats everywhere to be careful when going into the sea, and also...bring weapons like knives with you!”
Academician Confucius couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Forget about the fishermen, why didn't he know about the navy drill before? He suddenly remembered that because the second prince was killed at the end of the year, all kinds of aftermath and related matters were piled up.
He was the one who took the lead, and as for those issues involving the indictment of Goryeo and related issues, it was Wu Ge Lao who took the lead.
Therefore, he, who is not the chief assistant, was kept in the dark just now!
When the emperor saw the gloomy expression on the face of Academician Confucius, he did not continue to irritate people. Instead, he put away his previous attitude and said sincerely: "The reason why the four words "descendants of Taizu" can easily fool people is because over the years, the navy has
The ships in China are just cruising in the coastal waters to check smuggling, but they no longer go far across the ocean. Instead, the ones that go the farthest are merchants and merchant ships.”
"I have no intention of sending countless large ships around the world like we did during Taizong's reign, thus wasting countless money and food. After all, in the last years of Emperor Taizong's life, he also realized that this approach was really inappropriate, so you know in your heart and mouth.
Get on those unmentioned ships.”
Hearing this, the expressions of Confucius University Scholar, Wu Ge Lao Zhang Yu, and even Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing and several ministers were a little embarrassed and subtle.
The royal fleet seems to be secretive, and it has always had an owner who is on the surface, abides by the law, and pays taxes on time. Of course, no one knows if there are any messy things in foreign countries, but generally speaking, everyone present
These people, even if some of them don't know which fleet it is, have vaguely heard of the hen that laid the golden eggs.
Seeing that the others were silent, Academician Kong could only bite the bullet and said: "What the emperor means is that it is not just naval drills, but also ships sent out to sea? How many ships? How many people? How much expenses? What do you say to the people...
…”
Before the Confucian scholar had finished listing these issues one by one, the emperor said in a cold voice: "Let's be more straightforward with the people. It was rumored that Emperor Taizu founded the country in Haidong, so there were rebels with ulterior motives and plotting secretly, so there was Lu.
That incident at the Taima Station. To prevent this from happening again, since the Ming Dynasty is known as the Celestial Empire, we should redraw the map of the world and visit the customs of the world!"
"It's not the territory of the Great Ming Dynasty, but the territory of this world! It's not the style of the Great Tomorrow, but the style of this world. On the globe left by Emperor Meng Tian of Emperor Taizu, since it is clearly marked
There are also ships that have visited the Haidong Continent, so let’s go look for it! Even if we can’t find the descendants of Taizu, it may not be impossible to establish vassals overseas!”
"Since the vassal country calls it a heavenly country, then it should have the responsibilities of a great country. If it is stuck in its own way and is trapped in a corner of the sphere known as the center, how can it be considered a heavenly country?"
If Zhang Shou were here, he would definitely be willing to blurt out a good word and be the most qualified compliment after hearing such impassioned words. However, most of the ministers present were frowning at this time. Even the so-called emperor's yes-man
Wu Ge Lao's reaction was half a beat too slow, but Zhu Jing was the first to speak.
However, as the minister of the Ministry of War, he did not praise the saint, and his tone was very calm: "The emperor wants to make this matter public, and then sends ships to all seas to promote the country's prestige. It is natural. And since there are many people in Haidong Continent
If high-yielding crops can be adapted to the land of the Ming Dynasty, they will be able to prosper without hunger or despair in the future. However, this alone will require huge expenditures. I wonder where to squeeze out these expenses?"
Academician Kong Da was simply surprised and delighted. He had never thought that Zhu Jing would stand on his side one day, but just for a moment, he only heard Wu Ge Lao say slowly: "Your Majesty
This blueprint is really heart-wrenching, but I would like to ask, those large ocean-going ships are completely different from the ships in navy camps around the world today, do they need to be newly built?"
Then, the bachelor Zhang Yu and several other ministers also raised their concerns - where did the ships come from, where did the money come from, and where did the people come from.
But in the face of this series of questions, the emperor remained the same as at the beginning, calmly throwing out earth-shattering words: "The ships are naturally the same as those used by the royal family in those years, and the people are those used by the royal family in these years. As for the money, it is also
No need to take it out of the treasury!”
In an instant, there were so many people present. Except for Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing, who was silent but actually acted as a trustee for the emperor, everyone else took a breath. For so many years, that fleet has always been the most important thing in the palace.
It is not that there is no strong chief minister who wants to reach out to the emperor, but the emperor, no matter how cowardly and indifferent he is, has an extremely tough attitude on this point.
Of course, if you don’t want to be tough, there will be trouble! If the emperor has money, he doesn’t have to look at the faces of his ministers and listen to the heartbroken advice of those imperial censors. And the concubines in the palace, regardless of whether they are virtuous or not, are extremely consistent on this point, because
They all got a huge amount of makeup money!
And now, the emperor actually plans to bring this thing that has always been under the table to the table?
Is it true? If it is true, of course it can be done! If it is done, they will be famous in history. Who doesn’t want to limit the internal treasury?
Academician Confucius exchanged glances with other colleagues, then bowed deeply and asked, "Is your Majesty serious about what he said?"
I knew you would take the bait! The emperor smiled proudly and said calmly: "You are not joking!"
Faced with such a resounding promise, Wu Ge Lao was the first to echo without the need for Confucius to take the lead: "If this is really the case, the imperial court can be powerful all over the world without spending any money, and the ships and people are all ready-made.
You are a skilled person, so this is certainly feasible! Moreover, although the fleet was quite secretive before, it was not without discussion among the people in the court, and now..."
"The people of the world will definitely praise the emperor for not loving vanity. He is the Holy King of the Ming Dynasty!"
Academician Confucius simply felt that his teeth were so sore that he was about to fall out. Such naked words of praise to the saints were said in front of so many top ministers in the court, but he could still feel confident and unashamed, that is, Wu Ge
old.
However, before he could insist on his character, he found that Chen Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue came next as the big shopkeeper in charge of the imperial purse, and also expressed his support in a serious manner - after Chen Shangshu came the university Scholar Zhang Yu, and after Zhang Yu were the other two ministers... In the end, he found that only he and Zhu Jing were standing still.
He knew that he could not be compared with Zhu Jing, his ancestral relative, so he could only reluctantly say: "The emperor has this intention, and he is the wisest emperor after our dynasty Taizu Taizong. However, suddenly he changed from a merchant ship to a For military use, I’m afraid it won’t take more than a day or two to take shape..."
This time, he still could not finish his words, because Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing, who had been silent just now, said calmly: "Zhang Kang, the Bo of Weinan who is in charge of the Ordnance Bureau, has been supervising the construction of ship artillery, muskets and rams these days. If necessary, the weapons provided by him are enough to fill twenty ships." Although the ships themselves have weapons...
I do not know how!
When Academician Confucius came out of the Qianqing Palace, his face was as dark as a helmet on the bottom of a pot. Not just him, but several ministers were like this, even if they had just praised the emperor's noble character and integrity before. However, when each of them By the time they returned to their government offices, most of them had calmed down.
It is said that the monarch and his ministers are united and the world is prosperous, but throughout the ages, how can monarchs and ministers truly enjoy themselves and have no game at all? Dong Zhongshu felt that that day, saying that it was to put gold on the emperor's face, but wasn't it to put shackles on others? Otherwise, if the emperor's reverence is completely lost, wouldn't it easily lead to the creation of a foolish king?
The former Emperor Taizu was like that. His prestige was too high, so many systems had never been heard of in the past dynasties, and many things had never been seen in the past dynasties. The ministers were dumbfounded but could not control them. When it came to Taizong, even more because of his early accession to the throne, a group of The meritorious officials supported it, so a huge thing was created that was independent of the household treasury, and the internal treasury was self-sufficient.
When the courtiers have no way to block the emperor's expenses from the source, and the emperor can maintain a luxurious life without imposing excessive taxes, then there is often no way to check and balance. The two previous attempts by Yingzong and Ruizong to seize the throne seemed to be a matter of course, but it was not the palace. Those completely crazy princes inside had forgotten their sense of reverence, so just now the ministers cooperated internally and externally to welcome the new king?
But now, the emperor is willing to cut off his own arm, so just accept the anger today!
In the empty main hall of Qianqing Palace, the emperor suddenly said in a confused manner: "This time the wind seemed to be blowing too fiercely, and many people fainted. Probably everyone thought that I had cut off my own arm. From now on, we can put the unscrupulous royal family in an iron cage. After all, even the emperor cannot do whatever he wants without money."
There seemed to be no one in the main hall at this time, but after the emperor finished speaking, a person quietly appeared from behind the screen. It was Chu Kuan who, according to legend, had angered the emperor due to the death of the second prince and disappeared. After standing still behind him, he whispered: "You bosses may still want to put officials on the ship and bring everyone under the control of the imperial court."
"Yes, they have been thinking about this day for a long time." The emperor shrugged nonchalantly, and then said word by word, "You are ready to set off with the ship. Also, tell Duke Zhang Rui of Chu that I will use him again. Yes. We will have to set up a Maritime Affairs Department under the Ministry of War."