"Your Magna Carta will not work in our Ming Dynasty. Even though I am now as rich as any country, one sentence can determine the future of others and even the future of the Ming Dynasty;
But there are many people who want to replace me and even confiscate my family and exterminate my family. As long as His Majesty reveals the slightest intention to confiscate my entire Bi family, they will definitely attack my Bi family.
Just because there are too many dignitaries and wealthy businessmen in the Ming Dynasty, it is difficult for them to have the same mind. In their opinion, instead of stopping the monarch from doing anything arrogant, it is better to use the monarch to raid the homes of people who are more powerful than themselves. Your Majesty is raising taxes. That loss is far less than the gain from colluding with His Majesty to raid a certain family. "
As Bi Ziyan spoke to Ai Julius, an aide from England, he put his hands into the agate basin and washed his hands. After washing, he asked his maid to comb his beard with a jade comb.
"Why is it so difficult to be united? Shouldn't it be to prevent the king from imposing excessive taxes in the future?"
Ajulius therefore continued to ask.
"Because the king imposed excessive taxes, he had to recruit some talents. There are many scholar-bureaucrats in Ming Dynasty who are willing to serve the king! Unlike small countries like yours, where there are only a few nobles and a little wealth, being your king is like being the governor of a province. In the same way, how can one realize the benefits brought by one person being inferior to ten thousand people? In our Ming Dynasty, there are many people who want to be inferior to one person and being superior to ten thousand people."
"Besides, my Majesty the Ming Dynasty is different from your king. Our Majesty's main source of income is not taxes. His Majesty's main source of income is official dividends. He does not need to levy excessive taxes. As for whether to increase taxes or not, that's right. He or even the royal family has little to do with it, it is only related to the welfare of the people of the Ming Dynasty."
"Also, all knowledgeable people in the Ming Dynasty are most concerned about whether the monarch's power is limited, because His Majesty alone cannot control the huge Ming Dynasty, even if he has three heads and six arms! What he is most concerned about is whether the embezzlement of official funds can be stopped. The emperor Nobles, ministers and ministers will all embezzle official funds, because these official funds are used to maintain the national economy and people's livelihood. If Your Majesty embezzles official funds, the army and the people can stop it, but if Your Majesty and all the nobles collude to embezzle official funds, , and regardless of the life and death of the people in the world, the country will be destroyed!"
Bi Ziyan replied.
"It seems that governing a big country is different from governing a small country. We only need to guard against the monarch, but we need to guard against the monarch and all the nobles."
Ai Julius said, and asked: "What does Yuan Fu plan to do with Xiao Juqian? Do you really want to demote him to the southwest according to the order?"
"Do you think I dare to resist the decree? The power of the Ming Dynasty king comes not so much from heaven but from the people. It is given by the people. If I dare to resist the decree, I will abandon myself to the world!"
Bi Ziyan replied.
Then, Bi Ziyan said: "Not only did I want to demote him to the southwest in accordance with the holy will, I also wanted to let him play some value. Now, the Toungoo Dynasty of Myanmar still occupies the lands of Mengyang and Mubang in the Ming Dynasty, and because of this In recent years, the residents of our border have become more and more wealthy, and they often intercept and kill our Ming Dynasty merchants traveling to Burma. I know your Majesty’s thoughts. If the barbarians do not annex and assimilate to save their people, how can they be worthy of God’s goodness of good life!”
Of course, there is another reason that Bi Ziyan did not mention, and that is that Myanmar is rich in jade. Now that the living standards of the people in the Ming Dynasty have improved, the demand for jade is also increasing, which gives the Ming Dynasty the economic motivation to annex Myanmar.
"Letting him go to the border of Yunnan may give me an opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to launch an army in Myanmar."
Bi Ziyan said.
…
"Going to Yunnan to serve as magistrate of Yingjiang County?"
Xiao Juqian almost fainted when he heard that the place where he was relegated was the border area of Yunnan, because everyone knew that there were all ethnic minorities, and the people were tough and did not obey discipline at all. More importantly, it was right next to Myanmar, Myanmar It will also often disturb the border areas, so if you go there to serve as an official, you can't even hope to come back alive.
"Bi Zichuan! Why are you so cruel! Your Majesty just asked me to go to the southwest, but you put me in such a remote place in the southwest, and only let me stay in Chengdu and Chongqing! After all, I was also born in the Imperial Academy, ugh Woo!"
Xiao Juqian burst into tears as he spoke.
However, the emperor's order cannot be violated, so Xiao Juqian can only set off for Yingjiang.
Yingjiang is located in Xuanfu Division, Ganya, Yunnan. Because the native officials in Yingjiang area were killed by the Burmese, the Ming Dynasty took the opportunity to return the land there and set up a county and city to prevent Burmese invasion.
The troops stationed in Yingjiang are still local soldiers.
When Xiao Juqian arrived here, the leader of the Japanese soldiers, who was named Yingjiang General Si Mao by the imperial court, was very excited and asked Xiao Juqian hurriedly: "The imperial court suddenly sent the county magistrate here, but they want us to send troops to fight? Attack Burma?" I have heard for a long time that His Majesty worships martial arts, so he must also expand the borders in the southwest?"
The Yingjiang area is very poor. As the general manager of Yingjiang, even if he exploits the local people, the benefits brought by them are not as high as those brought by the expedition for the imperial court. Therefore, they are armed with ethnic minority landlords and Guangxi Langbing and Shizhu. Like the white-armed soldiers, they all wished that the central court would send them to fight so that they could earn reward money and higher wartime military pay, especially since the Ming Dynasty army's death compensation is still very high.
"No! You can't start a border war easily. You must learn to be patient and restrained! I am here to serve as the county magistrate. My main purpose is to bring peace to the people. I am not leading you to engage in military violence."
Xiao Juqian replied.
"Then what are you doing here! I thought that just like Zhu Dutang (Zhu Xieyuan) before, he asked us to go on an expedition. He dared to come to comfort the people. What's so good about the people here? They can't starve to death, and they can't get rich even if they're hungry. If you want to afford many expensive goods from Chengdu and Chongqing, you can only earn money by going to war to buy them. Damn it, we are not needed for the Western Expedition now, and we are not needed for India. Only Burma needs us now. You are good at running in the mountains, I thought you were leading us to conquer Burma."
Simao said.
"How can you attack other countries for no reason just because of profit?!"
Xiao Juqian replied.
"It's not up to you! Even if you don't have the intention to lead us to send troops to Burma, we can only force you to lead us to send troops to Burma. At that time, it will be equivalent to forcing the court to send troops to Burma! We can't control so much and won't let you We are rich, why would we send a county magistrate here? If we want to change our ways, we have to see the benefits!"
As he spoke, Simao ordered: "Tie him up, stuff him into a sedan, and then take turns to carry him to harass the Manmo pacification department occupied by Burma. Report to the court, saying that Xiao Zhixian was captured by Burmese soldiers who invaded and harassed. , we had to go into Myanmar for rescue, and told the brothers that after going to Myanmar, we would plunder them and anger Myanmar!"
"yes!"
As a result, two groups of soldiers detained Xiao Juqian.
Xiao Juqian was shocked when he saw this: "You are so impudent! I am an official of the imperial court! You are acting indiscriminately!"
"I'm not messing around. Yuan Fu taught me this in the letter, saying that if you don't cooperate, I will force you to cooperate."
Si Mao replied.
Xiao Juqian opened his mouth wide after hearing this, and then cursed: "Bi Zichuan, you bastard!"
…
"Your Majesty, Yunnan came to report that Burmese soldiers harassed the border and captured Xiao Juqian, the magistrate we sent to Yingjiang."
Shortly after Xiao Juqian was forced by the soldiers from Yingjiang County to invade Burma, Bi Ziyan immediately informed Zhu Youxiao of this news.
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