"Let's discuss. Taking advantage of Lao Wu's opportunity to ask for instructions on how to treat the monarchs and nobles of the Rakshasa Kingdom after they show their goodwill, we can also talk about how to treat these foreign nobles, including their monarchs."
At this time, Zhu Youxiao spoke to his assistant ministers and the adult princes in Beijing.
"These foreign nobles no longer have any need for us!"
Liu Hongxun spoke first, then held up the elephant wat and replied:
"First of all, we are destroying them now, as His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the Emperor, said, in order to increase the market for our industrial products, so we need to give foreign people the ability to consume, and in order for them to have the ability to consume, we must reform the nobles. Life!"
"Secondly, we need to distribute their property to the foreign people. We cannot let the Ming Dynasty pay for the foreign people's consumption."
"That's right, foreign aristocrats have never been interested in industrial products that are mass-produced, have no hierarchy, and do not show a sense of nobility! What they need are handicrafts, but there is no shortage of markets for our handicrafts. The wealthy class can digest it. Not to mention the powerful and bureaucrats, ordinary people have also begun to pursue luxury goods and fashion. They no longer only care about whether the price is cheap and whether the quality is durable. There is always a lack of market for industrial products. These foreign countries There is no need for the nobility to exist anymore.”
Wen Tiren also followed suit.
"Not only that, these foreign nobles are often the ones who are most reluctant to become Chinese. The reason why they can become nobles is that they are often the leaders of local culture. If they are not eliminated, it will affect the process of civilization unification."
Lu Xiangsheng said.
"But since their nobles have shown their willingness to surrender, we have to be kind to them. Wouldn't this be morally wrong?"
Zhu Cican, the second son of the emperor, expressed different opinions at this time and added:
"If the imperial court intends to annex the whole world and re-establish the world with our Han nobles as the ruling class, it will naturally destroy other foreign countries in the future. If the nobles who are willing to submit are directly killed, then the foreign countries behind will not Desperate resistance, thereby making it more difficult for us to unify the world?"
"At least its monarch is unforgivable!"
Sun Chuanting, who had returned to Beijing, replied at this time.
"The monarch can forgive! As long as the monarch is willing to submit! Otherwise, it will still affect the plan to annex the world!"
Zhu Cican continued to reply.
"The monarch cannot forgive easily! Not only the king cannot forgive easily, but also the nobles who have committed heinous punishments cannot forgive easily. They all need to be judged, otherwise we will not have the justice to annex them!"
Zhu Ciwei put forward his own opinion at this time and said: "Second brother, don't forget, the reason for our annexation of the world is that humans around the world who are not ruled by our Han people are being oppressed by some slave owners in their countries, and we are here to rescue them. It is for them that we launched the war, and if we choose to forgive or even give preferential treatment to the slave owners who oppressed them in order to reduce the difficulty of the war, how can we convince them of the justice of our war? How can we make them sincerely Are you willing to join our civilization?"
"In short, our position must be consistent with the suffering people of most foreign countries!"
"Not only the considerations mentioned by the eldest son of the emperor, we also have to have a just reason to convince our own people. Soldiers need a just reason to fight. The people need to believe that we are fighting a just war. In fact, we If we want this war of global annexation to be just and conducive to a larger market for our industrial products and the prosperity of the global economy, we must consider it from the standpoint of the common people."
Liu Hongxun said as he spoke: "The second prince may not have paid much attention to the people. In fact, among the people of the Ming Dynasty, due to the improvement of literacy rate, the soldiers and civilians at the bottom have begun to discuss state affairs and care about state affairs, not just the scholar-bureaucrats. Therefore, we must consider their feelings and let them know that the Ming Dynasty unified the six kingdoms like the Qin Dynasty and wiped out the foreign countries. It was not to satisfy the ambition of the king alone, but to go to war to save the suffering people in the world and for them. They work hard to continue their prosperous days! It is so that their people will never be unemployed due to overcapacity! And the war they participated in is also great! It is not plundering like a bandit."
Zhu Cican was quite depressed. He didn't understand why among a group of scholar-bureaucrats who were friends with him, his remarks were always regarded as a standard; but in the political hall, in front of a group of senior ministers and his own imperial brother, his own However, my opinions are always opposed, and I even always deny myself and beat myself up in my words, with a hint of education.
Zhu Cican felt a little emotional because of this, smiled disdainfully, and asked: "Do you still want to be consistent with the foreign people? The foreign people are just weak people. Can they help our Ming Dynasty destroy their countries, or can they block the will of the father? After exterminating the foreign countries, these people were able to have property, live a better life, and no longer be slaves. What else can they do besides being grateful? They can decide whether the imperial court will forgive their oppressors, and they are qualified to oppose it. ? In addition, as for the military and civilians in the country, the imperial court has always given very high treatment to the soldiers and good benefits to the people. Who are they qualified to question the justice of the war launched by the imperial court? "
"That's right. Having received the favor of the country, dying on the battlefield and being loyal to the country are our duty. We are not qualified to judge! They are not the ones who have the final say in the world!"
Zhu Cikai also agreed at this time.
"Two brothers, you can't ignore the feelings of the people! You can't underestimate their strength! They just look weak on the surface and can't help what the situation is. But once they reach the critical point and are organized by others, they will burst. The water and the fire that spurts the mountains are unstoppable!"
Zhu Ciwei replied at this time.
Zhu Cican asked again: "Then my father is also a monarch. If my father is guilty, will he also be tried?"
When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he glanced at Zhu Cican in surprise and thought, "Are you excited? Do you dare to ask this, or do you have such doubts in your heart?"
As soon as Zhu Cican asked the question, he regretted it. He immediately realized that something was wrong and hurriedly turned to Zhu Youxiao and said, "Father, Emperor, son."
Zhu Youxiao waved his hand in a pretentious manner. At this moment, he wanted to hear Zhu Ciwei's answer.
Zhu Youxiao also knows that when the Ming Dynasty reached this stage, there has been constant controversy over restricting the monarch and strengthening the autocratic monarchy. Some people believe that the monarch is the culprit of all tyranny in history, while others believe that the monarch is the only guarantee of long-term peace and stability. !
Once a natural monarch makes a mistake, whether he should be judged has become a topic that people who care about politics in the Ming Dynasty like to discuss.
This still involves whether the king should be above the law, or whether the law should be above the king.
Zhu Ciwei spoke at this time.
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