Jiajing saw that Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng still had some doubts about this, so he immediately turned back his eyes and made a decisive decision.
"No, not this time, but from now on, my Ming Dynasty will no longer engage in tribute trade!"
"Everything is carried out according to normal trade. I, the Ming Dynasty, cannot continue like this and pay a lot to maintain that worthless dignity!"
"In the end, this part has to be settled on the common people."
After Jiajing finished speaking, he glanced at everyone present one by one.
"But Your Majesty, if you do this, it will bring disgrace to our country, and I'm afraid..."
Seeing this, Xu Jie on the side immediately plucked up the courage and warned Jiajing.
Before Xu Jie finished speaking, he was coldly interrupted by Jiajing.
"What kind of face? Face is earned by oneself, not by showing favors. What's more, barbarians fear power but not virtue!"
"The Chinese people are the foundation of the world, and the people of the four barbarians are like branches and leaves. They disturb the roots and thicken the branches and leaves in order to seek long-term peace. This has never happened since ancient times."
"Tell me, what are your intentions?"
Jiajing asked after scanning the officials present one by one.
Faced with the emperor's heart-wrenching words, everyone present did not dare to argue. They all knelt on the ground, their bodies trembling uncontrollably due to too much panic.
Jiajing seemed to be very satisfied with the reactions of many ministers present. He paused and then added.
"In addition, I have one more message for you."
"The truth is always within the range of the cannon!"
At this moment, the people who were kneeling on the ground also came to a realization after hearing the few words the emperor just added.
"Is truth only within the range of a cannon?"
Zhang Juzheng fell into deep thought after hearing the emperor's words.
After a long time, he slowly raised his head, as if he had figured something out, with an inexplicable light flashing in his eyes, and bowed in the direction of Jiajing.
"My lord, Zhang Juzheng would like to thank your majesty for your teachings. I have learned a lesson from you!"
"Thank you for your teaching, Your Majesty!"
After Zhang Juzheng, the remaining members of the cabinet also said in unison.
"Well, everyone, get up!"
Jiajing nodded and then motioned for everyone to get up from the ground.
After everyone sat back down in their seats, Jiajing paused for a moment before continuing.
"Therefore, I plan to reform the original tribute trade!"
"Convert the original tribute trade into normal trade."
When Jiajing said this, he immediately turned his gaze to Gao Gong and reminded him.
"Didn't your Maritime Trade Department already sell thirty sea-going vouchers before?"
"Let's start with them!"
When Gao Gong saw that the emperor suddenly mentioned the thirty sea voyage certificates sold by the Maritime Trade Department earlier, he already had some guesses in his heart and immediately responded.
"Yes, His Majesty's ministers will definitely give instructions on this matter and let these people work for my Ming Dynasty!"
Seeing Gao Gong understand what he meant so quickly, Jiajing nodded and responded.
"Yes, Not Bad."
"If they don't want to, you should know how to deal with it, right?"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he looked away from Gao Gong and said slowly.
When Gao Gong saw this, his expression became stern and he immediately responded.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I know what to do!"
"Well, this way, I feel relieved."
When Jiajing saw this, he nodded, and then ordered the Imperial Academy to offer wine and get paper and pen for him.
After a while, the paper and pen were delivered. Jiajing spread out the paper and pen and drew a simple world map based on the memory in his mind.
After the ink on it was dry, Jiajing immediately sent someone to fix it on a wooden board, picked up the ruler, pointed at the map, and said slowly.
"Look, this is my Ming Dynasty!"
Everyone present was shocked by the map drawn by the emperor himself, and was speechless for a moment.
"I dare to ask Your Majesty, is this map also recorded in the book called Science?"
Yan Song stood up from his seat tremblingly, looked at the map hanging on the wooden board, and asked.
Faced with Yan Song's inquiry, Jiajing just nodded and did not deny it.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for clarifying my doubts."
Seeing that he got the answer he wanted, Yan Song immediately sat down on his seat, lowered his gaze to the place previously pointed by the emperor's ruler, and said silently to himself.
"It turns out that this is me, Da Ming!"
Jiajing coughed twice, attracting the attention of everyone present to him again.
"Okay, let's continue. Look, this is me, Daming!"
"Next to it is Japan, and here is Tianzhu."
"Your Majesty, where is this place?"
At this moment, a supervisor raised his hand, pointed at the vast land above the Ming Dynasty, and asked.
Upon seeing this, Jiajing pointed his ruler to the place where the supervisor asked just now and explained to him.
"This is a place where Rakshasa people gather. The climate is cold and not suitable for living!"
"Therefore, Rakshasa people usually gather in this area, and there are basically not many people here."
While explaining it, Jiajing also moved the ruler on the hand-drawn world map.
"And this side is Jiaozhi, which has a hot climate and is rich in rice. If we can capture it, our Ming Dynasty will no longer have to worry about food!"
"And here, where the Red Barbarians gather, I call it Europa. There are many countries here, like France, England..."
Time passed by slowly. When Jiajing came back to his senses, it was unknown how long time had passed, and the sun was already shining brightly outside.
"Okay, let's stop here for today."
"When I have free time another day, I will come over to the Imperial College to teach!"
Jiajing put down the ruler in his hand, turned his eyes to everyone present, and said slowly.
It was only then that everyone present suddenly reacted, and at the same time they were shocked to realize that time had passed so quickly.
And through the emperor's teachings, they also had a deeper understanding of countries other than the Ming Dynasty!
Whenever Jiajing moved the ruler to a new place on the map, he would narrate the country's customs and customs.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey."
"I await your Majesty!"
Soon, under the leadership of Yan Song, everyone present knelt down and saluted.
"Um."
Jiajing was quite calm about this, and after answering, he left the teaching room. Lu Fang, who had been standing beside him for a long time, followed the emperor's steps step by step, with a look of concern on his face.
After Jiajing left, everyone in the room, whether it was the students from the Imperial College or the officials who came to listen, were still immersed in the customs and customs of each country that Jiajing had described before, unable to extricate themselves.
"I never expected that the navy of this country called Spain, which is composed of red barbarians, would be so powerful and able to occupy so much territory!"
"It's really a wonder that two countries, England and France, can continue to fight a war for a hundred years."
"In Nanyang, there is such an important transportation hub. It would be great if this place belonged to my Ming Dynasty!"
When Jiajing left, he did not take away the world map drawn by his own hands, but left it in the Imperial College.
"Come here, make a copy of the map your Majesty just drew, and send it to the cabinet."
I saw Yan Song calling his subordinates and giving instructions.
"Yes, Mr. Ge!"
(End of chapter)
