Although Su Yonglin's suggestion felt a bit indifferent, Chen Kangbo quickly realized that this was in the palace of the Ming Dynasty, and he could not fall into struggle and hesitation here.
Regardless of whether he wants to do this or not, even if he is bragging, he must continue this matter.
"Your Majesty said that the foreign minister will make it clear to our emperor after returning home, and everything will be decided by our emperor."
Chen Kangbo first promised a blank check, and then said: "However, the number of victims is extremely huge and is still increasing. Even if all the officials give up their salaries and do not take money, it will not be enough to save them, so I would like to ask your Majesty to show mercy and reduce some." Take the coins!"
I really can’t shed tears until I see the coffin.
"Okay, I can reduce it, but at the same time, I require the Southern Dynasty officials and the royal family to take real actions."
Su Yonglin sneered and said: "How many years have I reduced the amount of coins? The royal family and officials of the Southern Dynasty must cut twice the expenditure for disaster relief, and I will send people to supervise it. The Southern Dynasty must accept the supervision of the special envoy I sent, and ensure this from beginning to end." Do you agree that the money will be used to relieve the victims? If you agree, we can talk."
This time Chen Kangbo was really stunned.
this……
this……
Of course it doesn't matter if it's just verbal talk. Chen Kangbo can even boast to Haikou that he can convince Zhao Gou not to give up that luxurious palace when he goes back. Anyway, it's free to talk, so it doesn't matter if he can fight a few more times. .
But Su Yonglin still wants to send someone to supervise?
what is this?
Interfering in internal affairs?
Even if you are a member of the Celestial Empire, you have never interfered in internal affairs like this, right?
What to do? Do you want the Southern Song Dynasty to become the next Xixia? Blatantly meddling in our internal affairs?
I don't want to do this, my friend!
Chen Kangbo was panicked, thinking that he was going to turn on some terrible switch and make a bad start. He was just about to say something, but Yu Yunwen couldn't help it.
He stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty! Our Emperor has come with sincerity. Why does Your Majesty care about everything and force each other so hard?"
"presumptuous!"
Kong Maojie shouted angrily: "Is this your attitude towards the emperor of the Shang Kingdom?"
"hateful!"
Xin Qiji also stood up, glaring angrily: "How do you not know etiquette? The Ming Dynasty received you sincerely, is this your reward?!"
The Ming Dynasty civil and military officials in the palace stood up and angrily rebuked Yu Yunwen. Some officials suggested on the spot that Yu Yunwen should be captured and punished severely to show the majesty of the superior state.
Under siege, the Southern Song Dynasty envoys were shocked, and Yu Yunwen also tried to stay calm - they all knew that as a superior country, Ming Dynasty had the possibility and strength to treat them strictly, and really punish them severely and capture them.
Su Yonglin was not interested in this, and he didn't care if Yu Yunwen contradicted him, but he was very unhappy.
I am very unhappy with their actions that blatantly confuse right and wrong.
After looking at Yu Yunwen, he put away the smile on his face.
"Sincerity? The Ming Dynasty concluded a peace treaty with the Southern Dynasty from the perspective of strength. It was written in black and white, openly and openly. Everything was promised by you. Now, you want to go back on it? Is this the integrity of the Southern Dynasty? Is this sincerity?
Of course, I am not someone who cannot be discussed. If you really have a serious natural disaster and man-made disaster, and you need money to relieve the victims and rescue the people, and you have really done all this, the suspended execution will be suspended. It is not impossible.
But what about you? Did you really use the money to help the victims? Billions of dollars are used to build a palace for one person and provide him with luxurious enjoyment. Is this why you want to reduce the annual currency? Use this money to ask your emperor to fulfill his filial piety?
Let me ask you, what can billions of dollars do? Is it difficult to survive this famine? Can’t the victims be saved? Or do you mean that you don’t regard the victims as human beings at all? "
Yu Yunwen was speechless and didn't know how to answer this question.
Are the victims human beings?
Aren’t the victims human beings?
Compared with tens of millions of disaster victims and Zhao Gou alone, who is more important?
Yu Yunwen had an answer in his mind, but he didn't dare to say it, and he couldn't say it, because this was a very important issue of political stance. Once there was a problem with his political stance, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to escape unscathed.
So the Southern Song Dynasty envoys really stalled this time. They were left speechless and couldn't make trouble unreasonably.
As a result, seeing that the mission could not be completed, Chen Kangbo became angry and Su Yonglin suddenly spoke.
"Of course, if you really want to reduce some money, that's not impossible."
Su Yonglin suddenly changed the subject and said without anyone expecting it: "I don't expect your court to do anything good. Anyway, this is not the first time that you don't treat the victims as human beings. Well, then, If you don't do it, I will do it.
You don't treat the victims as human beings. The Ming Congress will treat them equally. The Ming Dynasty will come to rescue them. The number of annual coins we reduce can be agreed upon by both parties, but the reduced part must be used to relieve the victims.
For example, we buy food for the victims, buy tents, clothing and other daily necessities for the victims, provide livelihoods for the victims, implement the resettlement or return of the victims, and use it for the reconstruction of the victims' hometowns. What is important is that during this series of processes, Special officials must be dispatched by the Ming Dynasty to be responsible for supervision.
Moreover, all expenditures that reduce or reduce part of the annual currency must be borne by Ming officials. They can only be used for purchases after Ming officials sign and pledge them. Ming audit officials must be fully responsible for the review. Ming officials must also follow and supervise the implementation process. .
The purchase objects must be decided by Ming officials, and officials from the Southern Dynasties are not allowed to participate in the process. If the Southern Dynasty can promise to do this, and the emperor of the Southern Dynasty personally issues an edict, stamps it with the emperor's seal, and approves it, then we can start talking about yearly reductions and exemptions. share of coins. "
The Southern Song Dynasty envoys were stunned and overwhelmed by Su Yonglin's combination of punches. The experienced politician Chen Kangbo was unable to fight back under Su Yonglin's offensive and could only be beaten.
Su Yonglin made it clear that he did not trust the court and officials of the Southern Song Dynasty, and threw them off their moral high ground with complete contempt, leaving them disgraced.
Then he stood firmly on the moral high ground, leaving them with no choice but to look up.
Lu You couldn't help but look up at Su Yonglin who was sitting upright. In addition to a strong sense of shame and embarrassment, there was also a hint of admiration for Su Yonglin in his heart.
It is really impressive to be able to push a veteran politician like Chen Kangbo, who has had many ups and downs, to this point, to use simple and thorough tactics to block such rhetoric, and to take advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack to completely defeat the enemy and regain the initiative.
Now, the pressure came to the Southern Song Dynasty envoys.
Su Yonglin promised to reduce the annual coins, but he did not believe in the bureaucracy of the Southern Song Dynasty, so the reduced share must be used under the supervision of the officials he dispatched, and it was guaranteed that all of it would be used for people's livelihood instead of any other way.
In short, he wanted to fully intervene in the use of this money and not allow the Southern Song Dynasty to question it.
Not to mention high-level bureaucrats like Chen Kangbo, even middle-level officials like Lu You can be sure that the Southern Song Dynasty court will never accept such conditions.
The result of the Ming Dynasty's comprehensive intervention in supervision would not only make the Southern Song Dynasty bureaucrats lose face, but if the matter was completed, it would be really good to provide relief to all the victims, and it would also make the Southern Song Dynasty bureaucrats lose face.
Of course, being embarrassed is one thing, and this is not the first time that everyone has been embarrassed. Back then, the entire royal family was captured and made into slaves, and their face was lost. Now, aren’t they living well?
The key problem is not here, the key problem is that there is no benefit at all!
As the saying goes, save the people first, save the officials first. When it came to disaster relief funds allocated by the Southern Song Dynasty government, officials always got the big part, the officials got the small part, and the victims got the small part.
Some of the worse ones couldn't even get a small change, just to get a little bit of poor relief food so as not to starve to death.
Those who really need relief can't get any money at all, while those who don't need relief and can still get generous monthly salaries earn the most, eat the most, and even gain weight.
This kind of magical realism drama can always be performed in this world, making people constantly doubt what civilization in this world means.
Are they really civilized people?
Aren't they civilized people?
