"Your Majesty, is there anything bad going to happen in this secret report?"
Du Hongyin saw Zhu Youxiao frowning and asked curiously.
Zhu Youxiao said: "I don't know if it's too late! Damn it, Spain is too far away from our Ming Dynasty, otherwise we would never let him be so rampant!"
Du Hongyin didn't understand Zhu Youxiao's words, but she could guess from the emperor's cold eyes that something must happen that would make His Majesty very angry.
After a while, all the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall came to Zhu Youxiao.
Zhu Youxiao handed the secret report to them.
In recent years, the domestic situation in Ming Dynasty has been peaceful, and both the government and the public have turned their attention to the outside world.
As the auxiliary minister, Bi Ziyan and others also read many more files involving foreign affairs than the previous auxiliary ministers.
Therefore, when they saw the secret report from Zhu Youxiao, they basically guessed what was going to happen.
"This phenomenon happened in the 30th year of Wanli. At that time, for this matter, the Temple Emperor issued an edict: Chief Luzon was good at killing merchants and civilians, and he was punished by officials. Therefore, Xu Xueju, the then governor of Fujian, and others Then he moved to Luzon and charged him with murder without authorization, and ordered the deceased's wife to be sent back."
"The Western Barbarians ignored them, but the imperial court did not send troops to conquer them in the end. Because the three major expeditions had just concluded at that time, they cost a lot of money, and many ministers in the DPRK were opposed to sending troops, so it failed."
However, Bi Ziyan still recounted the past events.
"This is similar to the current dynasty. The conquest of the West and the Conquest of Seal are still in progress, and the conquest of Burma has just ended. The war has consumed a lot of money. Even the profits gained from the war are mostly distributed in the form of repaying the national debt. The world is a common people, but the national funds have not increased much due to deflation and excessive disaster relief. If Fo Langji really wants to do this, should we endure it to cherish the national strength, or should we fight to show our national prestige?"
Zhu Youxiao asked.
"I think you should be patient!"
Liu Hongxun said something first at this time.
Then, Liu Hongxun bowed to Zhu Youxiao and said, "I think there are three reasons:"
"1. Ming Dynasty currently needs markets and does not need war;"
"2. A conflict with Spain will not benefit our Ming Dynasty. We need them to take our goods to the West for sale;"
"3. Most of the Han Chinese living in Manila are profiteers and unscrupulous people who are unwilling to obey the government's arrangements and live in Taiwan. They are unwilling to respond to the imperial court's call to develop Taiwan and do not want to pay taxes for the imperial court. Therefore, they were seduced by Francis' low-tax policy at the beginning and would rather Smuggled into Manila and settled in Manila;
It can be said that they are the rebellious people of our Ming Dynasty. If they are slaughtered, it will not be a pity. It can even teach these rebellious people a lesson and let them know that without the protection of the imperial court, no one will protect their lives and property. "
After Liu Hongxun said that, Zhu Xieyuan also said: "I also think that we should be patient! Even if we have to fight, we don't want to fight now, because the court has many conquests now, and the soldiers have become tired, especially the navy. Because of the seal and Burma expeditions, Both require a large number of naval forces, and our Ming Dynasty's maritime territory is too large and requires many naval patrols. We really cannot spare idle naval forces that can maneuver, so it is not appropriate to fight again in the short term. We should give each ship a chance to recuperate and repair."
"Your Majesty, it is indeed best to be patient at the moment. Maybe the Han Chinese living in Manila don't want us to go. They are more or less dissatisfied with the court, or they don't have the court in their hearts. They can be regarded as rebellious people who have forgotten their ancestors. In addition, By getting rid of them with the help of Franco, our government-run industries can take over the role they played in Manila. The court should really turn a blind eye at this time."
Bi Ziyan said.
"It's ridiculous that civilization should succumb to barbarism and sit back and watch the barbarians' atrocities! If this continues, where is the prestige of civilization?!"
Zhu Youxiao said angrily.
Bi Ziyan couldn't help but take the initiative to ask: "What is your Majesty's holy will?"
"Anyone who offends our Han people will be punished!"
Zhu Youxiao replied.
"this……"
Liu Hongxun swallowed his words before he finished speaking.
Because, at this time, Zhu Youxiao continued: "I am not just motivated by my will. I also know that governing a country cannot be based on will, especially a big country! But in governing a country, we can't just count the superficial accounts, we must also count ourselves. Invisible accounts are used to calculate the fate of the country, the fate of the nation, and the morale of the Han people in the world!"
"I am ignorant, please make it clear, Your Majesty."
Zhu Xieyuan took the initiative to reply at this time.
"I ask you, what is the most important issue in our country now? You are in charge of this country for me, you should know better than me!"
Zhu Youxiao said first.
"The lack of a bigger market is a top priority. From the princes and nobles to the common people, they all need more markets to bring more profits."
Bi Ziyan replied.
Liu Hongxun and Zhu Xieyuan both nodded in agreement.
"The market is made up of people. Since we need the market, we can't sit back and watch him slaughter our Han people! Even if these Han people are rebellious to the people! Even if the people who are about to be slaughtered by Fo Langji are not Han people, they cannot be Those who were slaughtered by Fo Langji are because life is given by nature, and I am the heaven, and it is given by me. It is not taken away by my imperial power, so it is illegal!"
Zhu Youxiao said.
"Your Majesty said this, we can order the Governor of Fujian to issue a message to Fo Langji, telling him not to kill without permission."
Liu Hongxun replied at this time.
Zhu Youxiao therefore asked: "What if he doesn't listen, and denies that he kills without permission, but instead suppresses the rebellion? By then, the people will be gone and the market will be gone!"
"Please give me your Majesty's instructions."
Bi Ziyan simply replied.
"In recent years, I have loved reading the history of the pre-Qin Dynasty, and I especially like the stories of political strategists. The ancients retained a lot of wisdom for the country, but it is not Confucian. You should dabble in other aspects after reading."
"The pattern must be big. Don't just pay attention to the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, or add foreign enemies, and ignore the rest of the world. Since it is difficult for the country and the dynasty to cope with global affairs at one time, why not join forces?"
When Zhu Youxiao said this, he said: "The art of Chinese governance began with Zhou Li! The person who later innovated on its basis and made his theory applicable to all generations was Xunzi who proposed the theory of evil nature! Looking at the good governance of various dynasties They are all to prevent the evil of human nature, such as equalizing land to suppress annexation, collecting salt and iron to suppress powerful forces. It is the same whether it is divided into several small countries in troubled times, or it is unified. It can be seen that China is not a country, but a civilization Ear, that’s why division leads to chaos and unity leads to rule! Furthermore, as the Lord of China, he should rule the world on a civilized level and resolve all kinds of emergencies.”
"To be specific, the slogan needs to be changed in the future, from Han people first to Han civilization first, uniting the majority to form a larger Han civilization alliance, but it is best not to call it Han civilization, but the Confucian Civilization Alliance It is better to reduce the sense of rejection by foreigners and prevent them from still thinking that this civilization is exclusive to the Han people. In this case, in this name, we can provide loans to some countries with Confucian civilizations, transfer some technologies, and even train their armies. Let them become stronger, and the condition is to make their own contribution to the expansion of Confucian civilization!"
"For example, this time when Fo Langji wanted to massacre the Han people in Manila, he mobilized the naval divisions of Korea, Ryukyu, and Japan to conquer it. The advantage for them was that they could get military assistance from our Ming Dynasty. After they conquered it, they could also have possessions recognized by our Ming Dynasty. They can immigrate and cultivate resources in these spheres of influence. This is a win-win strategy. Their country can be stronger because of this, and our Ming Dynasty will have a larger market. After all, what Ming Dynasty needs now is the market, not the territory. , and can’t occupy so much territory at the same time, if that’s the case, then why can’t the territory be occupied by countries that are more willing to abide by the order of Confucian civilization?!”
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