Xinshun 1730

Chapter 227 Transcend the vulgar taste?

The suzerain-vassal system is really troublesome, and there are so many arguments about occupying a piece of land.It is always inconsistent with the system of the celestial dynasty for the suzerain state to occupy the suzerain's land, and this matter is estimated to be enough for a period of time to quarrel in the court.

This has nothing to do with being pedantic or not, but the Three Views under the Celestial Dynasty system. Right and wrong need an evaluation system. Even killing people will have different judgments due to different evaluation systems.

It is unimaginable that the Celestial Dynasty wants a piece of land in a vassal state, and may even garrison troops and trade in the future.

Portugal's occupation of Macau has always been able to justify itself, and it has finally retained the face of the Chinese Empire.That is a reward.

North Korea is going to be in much more trouble.

In order to prevent angering Japan or being wary of Japan, Liu Yu has never done anything in North Korea.

Japan is locked down, and there are two places to collect intelligence.

One is Nagasaki, and the other is Tsushima in the opposite direction.North Korea has also maintained communication with Japan.

North Korea is pretty smart overall.At least in terms of military supplies such as war horses, the blockade against Japan is very strict, and they will not dare to sell anything for profit.This kind of cleverness makes it possible for North Korea to notify Japan if China makes too many moves in North Korea.

It's hard to tell.

Now that the national treasury is going to invest money in the navy, Liu Yu can take a slightly bigger step.

The response of the shogunate system was very slow. Even if there was any action in North Korea that aroused Japan's vigilance, it would take two or three years.

When the reaction is fully realized, all of Liu Yu's trade letters will be banned, and the maritime business groups in the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions will be provoked.

Not to mention donating a few ships to support the war, the minimum transportation of food and troops must go all out.

The more people kidnapped by interests, the more powerful they will be after the war is launched.In previous wars, most people did not get short-term benefits, but this time it will be closely related to the short-term interests of many people.

As long as Japan can be forced to establish a state, it will actually solve the Korean issue by the way.

North Korea did not have the opportunity to trade with Japan in a large amount 50 years ago because of the absence of the Qing Dynasty's relocation of borders and forbidden seas, so North Korea did not have enough heavy metal reserves.There is no way to mint money.

North Korea is still vacillating on the issue of whether to use "money". With the mining of Dashun's Yunnan copper mine, Dashun is already capable of allowing North Korea to use Chinese money.

Economic control is a new type of suzerain-vassal relationship.

Occupation is losing money, because North Korea has nothing.

What Dashun urgently needs now is the cotton production area and dumping area.Only by dumping to the outside world can we ensure a lighter impact on the small peasant economy, and the emperor will not panic and be conservative, and he can go a little further before he reacts.

The former, neither North Korea nor Japan.The climate in the Western Regions is on the rise, but they cannot be shipped out. The only solution is to go to India in Southeast Asia.

The United Kingdom has cotton fields in the Americas, but Dashun’s arable land is too tight, and the Northeast, which is vast and inhabited and has few access to the sea, cannot grow cotton.

If large-scale cotton planting in the Central Plains is really going to cause major problems, the only way to solve it is to make India a cotton-producing area, and Japan and North Korea to do dumping to ease the internal impact of the handicraft revolution.

Therefore, Japan is very important, and North Korea is also very important.

The most important thing about this kind of thing is whether the great Confucians in the court can find a righteousness to "support the new type of suzerain-vassal relationship", or a direction to interpret the scriptures.

The distinction between righteousness and benefit lies not only in people, but also in the relationship between countries.

This direction, Liu Yu knew it in his heart, and knew that it was useless to meddle.If the level is not enough, you can't talk about others, you can only hope to lay a good economic foundation, and have great Confucians come out to explain the scriptures.

Fortunately, at this time, Liu Yu spoke in a more tactful manner. He did not reveal his ambition clearly, but said that he would use two pieces of land in North Korea as a transit point for immigrants.

As the envoy of Jinghai Jiedu, this matter is also his duty, and he cannot exceed his authority to interfere in politics.

Furthermore, he didn't say that North Korea will be forced to establish a country now, but he just borrowed a piece of land to avoid the wind, and the temporary opposition in the court is not very loud.

After inquiring about Jiedu Jinghai's rights, responsibilities and requirements, the court meeting was basically over.

The general direction has been set, and the details have their own systems, which will be discussed and discussed again.

The imperial court will invest 120 million taels of silver in the navy every year. In the past two years, the military academy will be built and the military reform will be started in the capital and the Northwest Army. Within a year, people will be sent to North Korea to discuss the issue of "lease land".

When the court meeting was over, the emperor summoned Liu Yu again.

"Aiqing has been conferred this time for her meritorious service. It is time to consider the matter of the Earl's Mansion. I thought about building the Earl's Mansion for you in Weihai, but I thought that Aiqing is talented and capable, and she will make new contributions in the future. Maybe I will continue to build the Earl's Mansion in Weihai. To share my worries with the court, this uncle's mansion should be in the capital."

The emperor said it very tactfully, and Liu Yu understood it quite well.

To build Earl's Mansion in Weihai, doesn't that mean that Liu Yuyong will control the navy?Obviously this is impossible.

Building the Earl's Mansion in the capital is equivalent to telling Liu Yu that you will return to the capital in a few years.Nobles are always nobles. The Gao family, who only had one Zen position in the country, was conferred the title of Yungui Yongzhen. A noble like Liu Yu who has some skills cannot always guard outside after all.

Speaking of Earl's Mansion, Liu Yu also made some gestures.

"Your Majesty, I think it is time for the country to spend money. With the specifications of the Earl's Mansion, please do not be extravagant. With this money, it is better to build two more warships."

"The minister is not the kind of person who seeks fame and reputation, nor does he want to pretend to be a clean and thrifty person. The minister also understands that the feudal mansion is a manifestation of the hierarchy. The monarch, the minister, and the minister have a clear hierarchy. Courtyards, pavilions, and gates, this cannot be done. Save, but the interior decoration can be saved if it can be saved.”

Li Gan said with a smile: "It is said that civil servants don't love money and military officials are not afraid of death. This world is in great order. Aiqing is indeed a model for courtiers. He is loyal to the country, and I am very relieved. Aiqing has worked hard, and enjoying a little bit is nothing."

That's a compliment, but it doesn't sound like a good thing either.

People always have something they want, if they don't want this, they want that.

A courtier who is both capable and not greedy for money and indulging in enjoyment is a bit scary to the emperor.

Hai Gangfeng can, that's because he is a civil servant.It is a good thing that civil servants do not love money.

Liu Yu can't, because he has the ability to train soldiers.Military generals don't love money, and the emperor has knots in his heart.

"Your Majesty, it's not just that I don't like to enjoy myself. Who doesn't like to eat, eat, eat, and eat, and serve her bed and sleep like a beautiful family?"

"It's just that it's the same meat, beef and mutton. Some people like to eat mutton, and some people like to eat beef. If compared with brown rice, both beef and mutton are good. But if beef and mutton can only choose one, then you need See what people want."

Hearing this somewhat strange metaphor, Li Gan was also a little puzzled, and asked, "In Ai Qing's opinion, what is the enjoyment you most want?"

Liu Yu felt a little helpless, Xin Dao, even if it is the top enjoyment in this era, so what?

No matter how well-built the house I live in, it can’t compare to the convenience and comfort of my previous life; no matter how many maids I have, I have to consider whether my kidneys can bear it, and if I play too much, I will feel empty in my heart, and the threshold will rise slowly over time. , I have to think about something more exciting to suck.

No matter how good a carriage is, it can't compare to a high-speed rail that costs [-] yuan; no matter how stable a mule is, it can't compare to a cheap car.

Who is used to eating fatty meat, who would treat these whole grains as enjoyment?

How can these things compare to the thrill of traveling across the world?
Power, and the ability to change the world derived from power, is the supreme enjoyment.After experiencing it, I know that this is far more intoxicating than those short and empty happiness.

The emperor should understand this truth, or definitely understand this level, but how to express it is another problem.

"Your Majesty, when I crossed the Altai Mountains and went straight to Ili, I felt a strange feeling. Looking at the cattle and sheep all over the mountains and plains, listening to the Mongolian whispers of the local people, watching the people wearing white hats, black hats and flower hats People, do you think this is the Anxi Protectorate in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Farewell for a thousand years, goodbye Fengyue has changed."

"When I rode my horse and raised my whip to direct the soldiers to sing Han songs, I thought about the changes of the millennium, and thought that I could feel the pleasure of the general of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty as your Majesty's "loyal dog". Silk has to be comfortable."

"After returning from Yili and walking along the way, I will think, this is the road Li Qinglian went to Shuzhong after she was born; this is the road Gao Shi wrote frontier poems; The way to Weiyang Palace..."

"That feeling is really far more refreshing than sleeping with Jianghuai Huai Kui."

"A long time ago, when I was still young, I was just parroting my tongue, learning what Huo Guanjun said that the Huns were not destroyed. But when I grew up a little and went to the frontier, I realized that the pleasure Huo Guanjun enjoys is not enough to start a family. Compare?"

"Now that our dynasty is as magnificent as Tang Dynasty, I want to go to see the land that even the prosperous Tang Dynasty has never reached. The war against Japan is related to whether our dynasty can be as prosperous as Tang Dynasty in the future, and whether we can protect our dynasty's 'Western Region'. So thinking of this, I hope that I would rather build a few more ships."

"When you retire in the future when you are successful and the country is prosperous and peaceful, you can build the mansion and enjoy it. At that time, the minister will be old, and there will be talented people from generation to generation, each leading for hundreds of years, and the minister will study in the mansion Wouldn't it be nice to read the Dibao?"

Li Gan's heart was also agitated when he spoke half of the truth and half of his loyalty to avoid suspicion.

He had felt the feelings Liu Yu mentioned before, when the Zhunbu surrendered and presented the Western Region Atlas, the feeling was really similar to what Liu Yu said.

Reminiscing about the magnificence of the future, Li Gan's mood was agitated, and he praised: "Great! You will not let me down, and I will never let you down! You and my monarch and ministers join hands, and we will create Dashun's Western Regions Protectorate for Dashun!"

The passionate words became a problem in Liu Yu's ears.The king's words are the law, how can I not let you down?Isn't it what you said?

Besides, you and I are on the same road now, and sooner or later we will go on different roads. At that time, whether you are responsible or not, is it not a word from you?The Dashun Dynasty belongs to your Li family, but Zhonghua does not belong to your family.

His heart was gloomy and cold, but his face showed a look of gratitude: the fear was mixed with a touch of the emperor's mighty grace; the excitement was mixed with the true feelings of living up to the emperor's grace.The layers are clear and consistent, and you can't make this kind of expression if you haven't been in the officialdom for three to five years.

After thanking you, the emperor said: "It's just that even if you want to be frugal, the money saved by this frugality cannot be used in the navy. Well, I originally planned that since the treasury has contributed money, I will withdraw the dividends from my internal funds. My money is also tight recently. Since you have this heart, I will invest this year's dividends in the navy. I will build another big ship to help you achieve success."

"However, when you mentioned that the Xiongnu is not destroyed, why do you think you are home... I have heard some things. I am afraid that you are not saying that the Huns are not destroyed, but that you have something to belong to. However, since your father is not at home, you can't propose a marriage? "

(End of this chapter)