Xinshun 1730

Chapter 804 Rational Monarchy Political Animals

While the emperor felt something was wrong, he was also a little tangled in his heart.

To put it bluntly, a white horse or a black horse is a good horse if it can pull the car of Dashun forward smoothly.

So, is it okay to change to a group of "scalpers" to pull the cart?
As long as the driver is still himself, the difference seems to be little.

I'm just afraid, this group of scalpers has their own "road", and they feel that this road is wrong, the driver of the goddamn car is driving carelessly, taking detours, if the driver is going in the wrong direction, do you want to change the driver?

Is there a leader in this herd?
If not, it can be said that this herd of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing cows, which are different from the white and black horses, were all shaped by one person.

But if there is, the person who shaped this herd of cattle...

The most important point is that the emperor felt that the current Nanyang, Xiyang, Dongyang, Jinghai, trade, and industry and commerce really had to be pulled forward by this group of scalpers, and it was a smooth road that looked very good.

He was confident that his status as a driver would be no problem.

Emperor Li Gan was not schizophrenic, but he also had dual attributes.

Firstly, feudal emperors should be ruthless political animals.

The other is the real monarch who is rational and aspires to be on par with the Han and Tang Dynasties in this world of great controversy.

If you are just a ruthless political animal, what you have to do now is simple: cancel all new learning and practice, suppress these "scalpers" people, stop considering trade cooperation with the Netherlands, set up trade ports in Malacca and Sunda, Don't worry about the development of industry and commerce, abandoning shipping to keep the canal, and belittling Liu Yu to clean up slowly in the future.

However, if one wants to be a rational, enlightened and autocratic real monarch who is comparable to the Han and Tang Dynasties in this world of great controversy, he has to use these "scalper" people, and has to consider foreign expansion and the relationship with the Netherlands and other countries. Cooperation, occupation of India, development of industry and commerce, and unimpeded shipping through abandoned canals.

There is a great conflict between these two thoughts. It is not an exaggeration to say that one thought becomes a demon and one thought becomes a Buddha.

After a long time, with a smile on his face, the emperor said something to the people who were kneeling and asking questions, which sounded very good, but when you think about it carefully, there are some things that are not very good.

"Han Chang Liyun: Teachers, preaching, teaching, and solving doubts. You have three tastes when you learn the preaching of Jinghou. Especially in Nanyang, trade, industry and commerce, diplomacy, etc., although it is difficult to compare, but they also know the truth. It makes sense. From my point of view, the teacher Jinghou has done a good job."

After all, with a smile, the topic of "preaching" came to an abrupt end.

The people below, including Li Yan, were all confused and apprehensive.Companion to the king is like companion to the tiger. The emperor's words always need to be pondered over and over again. Is it really a good word?Or lie?
But without knowing the theory of "white horse, black horse, and scalper" in the emperor's heart, how can he tell whether it is a good word or a bad word?

After the emperor finished speaking, he turned to the steamed bun who was kneeling in front of him and said, "Mi Gao Mi Ziming, I remember that you made great achievements when you were in Faluocha, didn't you? At that time, I asked you What I want to do in the future is just to get the daughter of a good family and get rid of the life of a slave."

"It has been more than ten years now, and now you have made many meritorious deeds, and you are closest to the Marquis of Jing. If you are a man, if you have a meritorious title, why not have a wife? Now the old alliance has been fulfilled. From now on, the plan is nothing but a marquis. I don't ask myself."

"Prince Yan and others, all recommend you as the candidate for the Protector of Nanyang. Just now you answered fluently and thoughtfully. I am also very comforted. It seems that you are qualified for this task."

"Just now I talked about 'preaching'. Let me ask you, if you travel to Nanyang, what's the 'way' like?"

The emperor had just finished talking about Liu Yu being a teacher, preaching and resolving doubts, and now he asked about the "Tao" of managing Nanyang. It seemed simple, but it was actually a very serious and dangerous question.

Mantou has been with Liu Yu for a long time, and has already learned to hide her true thoughts.This time he went north to Beijing, Liu Yu'er had already ordered him to face him.

At this time the emperor asked such a question, he hesitated for a while, as if thinking about it, he thought for a long time, and replied: "Your Majesty, I think that Nanyang affairs are complicated."

"Trade and other matters are in the hands of the imperial court, not Nanyang's own. During this period, diplomacy, negotiations, naval affairs and other matters are the key. This imperial court's line is not the Nanyang way."

"I believe that the way of Nanyang is the only difference between the inside and the outside of the word 'bie'."

When the emperor heard the words "difference between inside and outside", he asked, "Where is the difference?"

"Return to Your Majesty. I think that Nanyang can produce rice, sugar, spices, sumac, indigo, and cotton."

"But in Nanyang, when a nail, a musket, a catty of cast iron, a machine, or a warship cannot be produced. This is the so-called difference between the inside and the outside."

"This is the 'way' of managing the South Seas."

"All Nanyang protectors should take this as the right path."

"Is the matter feasible? Is the policy feasible? You can use this as the yardstick and measure it more. If you don't know this way, you can't take on the important task of protecting Nanyang."

"The rest of the policies are all tactics, not Taoism."

The emperor was noncommittal, neither um, nor oh, and after a long time said: "You try to say it."

"Return to Your Majesty. If the northern grasslands do not produce ironware, they must trade to get tea, rice, pots, etc."

"However, if the horses produced in the grasslands are not sold to each other, or if there is a famine, hundreds of thousands of people who control the strings will be detained in the grasslands. Before firearms and bayonets, the Central Plains also rode horses and controlled the strings. The victory or defeat is unpredictable."

"Nanyang is different. Even though Nanyang produces horses, it cannot swim across the ocean. Although Nanyang has high-quality teak and cypress for the skills of ship artillery, one has no money, two has no craftsmen, and three has no military school to teach the method of controlling ships. Just like that, if there is a heart of disobedience, how can things be done?"

"This minister believes that there is absolutely no reason for the chaos in Nanyang. This is the foundation of the imperial court's management of Nanyang. In this way, the guardians of Nanyang are loyal, treacherous, selfish, or contrary. The court does not have to worry about Yuyang. Encouraging things."

"Even if Anlu Mountain is the guardian of Nanyang, as long as Nanyang has no ships, no gun factories, even if there is no Li Linfu, it must be a loyal Tang official."

"This is one of them."

"Secondly, Nanyang is newly acquired, and the local natives are often rebellious, and their hearts are still unconvinced. If the sky is in the southwest, it will take hundreds of years to reform the land and return it to the natives. It is not an overnight achievement."

"However, if all the things used in Nanyang are obtained from the interior of the Celestial Dynasty, after a long time, they will be inseparable from the Celestial Dynasty."

"From iron pots to agricultural tools, from cloth to jewelry, from matches to utensils, everything from the Celestial Dynasty is used."

"After a long time, leaving the Celestial Dynasty, it is difficult to cook and light a fire, and it is also difficult to dress up."

"Substantially, moistening things silently, decades later, its language, customs, etiquette, clothing, etc. will inevitably be affected by the Celestial Empire."

"This is the art of moistening things silently."

"Thirdly, Nanyang does not produce utensils, but the Celestial Dynasty promotes industry and commerce."

"Landless people go to the city to work; merchants, Nanyang trade; poor people, cultivate Java. This can relieve the people's poverty."

"Nanyang can't produce matches, but it can support [-] matchworkers in China; Nanyang can't produce farm tools, but it can support [-] blacksmiths in China... and it trades rice for matches and cotton for iron, and the people of China have rice to eat. Cotton can keep you warm, and it is also a virtue."

The emperor remained calm and asked, "Since this is the way, how should we do it?"

"Return to Your Majesty, let nature take its course."

"Based on the price of artifacts from the Celestial Dynasty, if they are in Nanyang, they are only charged a tax of [-]% of the price. How can Nanyang produce these things to compete with the goods of the Celestial Dynasty?"

"If this iron pot, assuming that the Celestial Dynasty only sells it for three renminbi of silver, it will be double the profit if it is transported there, but it is only six or seven renminbi of silver. In Nanyang, it is necessary to make a pot of five renminbi of silver before it can be sold. Merchants are looking for profit, so how can they be willing to lose money? But if he sells it for five renminbi, merchants in the Celestial Dynasty will sell it at a temporary loss for only three renminbi, and in less than half a year, their property will be destroyed. After the property is destroyed, they can sell it for eight renminbi, and there will be no loss."

"Nowadays, the utensils of today's dynasty are of high quality and low price. Even if they are shipped to the West for sale, they can also make a lot of money, forcing Western countries to impose high tariffs. How can this small country in Nanyang dare to increase tariffs since it is under the control of the Celestial Dynasty?"

"If you dare to add, there are hundreds of warships in the Western countries, and the Chinese fleet cannot be detained. Even if this small country in the South Seas has the guts, how can it resist?"

"Besides, Nanyang's rice, spices, etc., entered the Celestial Dynasty, and there were only advantages and few disadvantages in the Celestial Dynasty. What impact would it have?"

"Without industry, Nanyang has no power to resist and stand on its own; secondly, it has to rely on the Chinese Empire; thirdly, it is in turn helping the Chinese industrial and commercial development."

"That's why, I believe that the way to manage Nanyang lies in this 'difference between inside and outside'."

"The interior is the provinces, and the exterior is Nanyang. Industry and commerce must be developed inside, and industry must be curbed outside."

"There is no need to work hard to do anything else. As long as the sea trade is smooth, the Nanyang handicraft industry will collapse. Twenty years later, Nanyang will only have cotton, rice, indigo, spices, sugar, etc.; 20 years later, the spring breeze Moisturizing things has become a trend; after a hundred years, it should be possible to change the soil and return it to the stream, and set up provinces and counties."

"This is the so-called, let nature take its course, cure it if you don't cure it."

The emperor was still noncommittal.

Then he turned his gaze to Li Yan and asked, "What do you think, my son?"

Li Yan hurriedly said: "I think so too. This is the old wisdom of controlling Mongolia. In the foolish opinion of my son, the imperial court's policy towards the Japanese country, in the long run, is also for this purpose; as for the Western countries, in the future If it can be done, so should it be.”

"Only talking about Nanyang, I think what Mi Ziming said is really reasonable."

"However, there is one thing missing from what he said. That is the Westerners."

"The West also has utensils, which can also instigate the countries in Southeast Asia. Therefore, it is necessary to build a navy to isolate the influence of Westerners from Ceylon."

"So, it must be a warship."

Li Yan turned the question back to the "ship expansion" issue.

The emperor asked the rest of the people: "What do you think? If you have different ideas, you can speak freely."

It sounded like the emperor was not satisfied with the answers of Mi Ziming and Li Yan.

However, after waiting for a long time, no one objected, only a group of people who said "I think so", obviously agreed.

After a long time, after confirming that no one objected, the emperor said with a smile: "The Tao taught by the Marquis of Jing is also the way of the true father and loyal to the country! You are so relieved to hear it!"

It is almost the same as what the teacher said just now.

But whether it's mentality, tone, or attitude, it's completely different from just now.Obviously, there is no need to think about it anymore, but the affirmation of the emperor's golden words.

What the emperor thought about was not the development of industry and commerce or market issues.

It is the most basic political question: How can we ensure that Nanyang will not rebel, separatist, rebel, or self-reliant in the future?
The people taught by Liu Yu, those who will work in Nanyang in the future, gave a consistent solution, which is to treat Nanyang as a colony, disintegrate Nanyang's handicraft industry, and make Nanyang completely agricultural and produce raw materials locally.Even if you want to rebel and start an incident here, it's just a dead end.

The emperor considered Liu Yu and Liu Yu's family with the greatest malice, and thought that if they wanted to rebel, what was the most likely route?
Naturally, it is the Nanyang separatist regime.

But the principles these people have learned directly cut off the root of this possibility, and gave an undecipherable conspiracy-who can violate the economic laws and make Nanyang's developed handicraft industry foundation in Dashun and Dashun Under the conditions of the navy controlling trade and tariffs, how about developing a strong handicraft industry, shipbuilding industry, and arms manufacturing industry that are strong enough to fight against each other? What Dashun wants to do is not to do anything, just normal trade.

Excluding the greatest malice that an emperor has to consider, there is only one remaining problem. How to use these "scalpers" can minimize the impact on the internal stability and balance of the court without affecting Dashun. External expansion and development?
If this continues, is there a huge threat?I can't see it now, but what about the future?

If you need to brake in the future, how can you ensure that the brakes will stay?
It is impossible to separate Nanyang.So, is there another possibility of instability in the future?
The emperor glanced at his own son, who was kneeling in front of him, whose thinking had obviously been "cattle-like", and thought, is it possible that before I leave, I will also take you with me?
(End of this chapter)