"What do you mean, except giving the same status to Xiyi and Ming Dynasties?"
Including Huang Yue, the Minister of Rites, all the ministers glanced at Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously, and subconsciously wanted to ask:
Why is your thinking and language logic so weird?
There is indeed no direct opposition to Zhu Jingyuan's other ideas, and they do sound feasible.
As for negotiating peace talks as soon as possible, you are the one presiding over the peace talks anyway, and others don't want to interfere in the first place.
However, Huang Yue still instinctively distanced himself from the relationship and avoided things that were not directly related to his responsibilities:
"Your Highness is joking. The Ministry of Etiquette is in charge of cultural and etiquette matters. Therefore, the veteran only makes suggestions on etiquette matters. For other matters, other colleagues have suggestions."
Zhu Jingyuan didn't get the answer, but he was not discouraged at all.
Zhu Jingyuan originally had two plans. The first one was to elevate all the Western barbarians to an equal status as he did in his previous life, and to completely praise and kill them.
However, Zhu Jingyuan also knew that this operation would most likely be opposed by most ministers, so he prepared a second set of ideas in advance.
So Zhu Jingyuan immediately discussed other ideas with Huang Yue, the Minister of Rites, regarding the issue of etiquette:
"Then Uncle Zong thinks it is feasible for the Ming Dynasty to give the Roman Empire, that is, the Qin Dynasty, the same status as the Ming Dynasty during the peace talks or even in the treaty?"
"Da Qin's words..."
After hearing this suggestion, Huang Yue, other ministers, and even the emperor were stunned for a moment and soon realized a good idea.
Today's Ming Dynasty is a modern world empire, and its bureaucracy is also very pragmatic.
The pragmatic result is that we found that today's countries in Europe and the West are indeed not qualified to compare with the Ming Dynasty. Their culture, hard power, and scale are too far apart.
Lucia, the largest, is far behind the UK, let alone countries like Italy and the Netherlands.
But at the same time, they also have a certain understanding of the history and culture of Thailand and Spain.
The former Qin Dynasty, also known as the Roman Empire, is usually considered to be comparable to the Han Dynasty of the same period. If it develops to the present, it may be comparable to the Ming Dynasty.
There are also complimentary records in the "Book of Han":
"It is similar to China. Countries look up to it like the capital of Zhou. It has the power of unification. It has a high capital, a golden land, fragrant trees as beams, and a territory spread out in four directions."
The intellectuals of the Ming Dynasty have basically understood it, and they know that the real people of the Qin Dynasty also have black hair and black eyes.
But the Great Qin has long since disappeared. People on the Italian Peninsula may have many descendants of the Great Qin, but their national recognition is mainly in Italy.
Now pull Da Qin out and put it in the same position as Ming, and then tell the Western countries that whoever can inherit the mantle of Da Qin can be on an equal footing with Ming...
This is actually an attempt to provoke the European and Western countries, which consider themselves orthodox to the Qin Dynasty, to fight against each other.
Then further push potential countries with the Qin tradition to compete together.
In the end, all the European and Western countries participated in the struggle for the destiny of Qin in order to compete for the same level as the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, with Ming watching from the side, they would certainly not be allowed to compete and create a modern Roman Empire.
Instead, we must use this process to divide the Taixi people who are now united, divert the attention and energy of the Taixi people, and prevent them from uniting again to interfere with Ming Dynasty affairs.
Without Zhu Jingyuan's direct explanation, the ministers quickly sorted out these logical operation plans in their minds, and couldn't help but admire in their hearts that His Highness Jingyuan's move was really damaging.
Ah... No, it must be really wonderful!
Everyone was in agreement, and the old emperor did not wait for Huang Yue, the Minister of Rites, to reply, and directly set the tone himself:
"Two thousand years ago, the Han Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty were great countries that existed side by side. Although the two countries were thousands of miles apart, they still cared about each other and cherished each other.
"Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty has inherited the destiny of the Han and Tang Dynasties and expanded the seas of thousands of frontiers. However, there is no trace of the successors of the Qin Dynasty in the west.
"If any of the countries in the Western Taipei can inherit the destiny of the Qin Dynasty and open up the past and come, they can stand together with me, the Ming Dynasty, in the world."
This tone was set very high, not only to seize and inherit the destiny of Great Qin and Rome, but also to be stronger than Great Qin at that time, to be qualified to stand with the Ming Dynasty in the world.
The reason is also ready. The Ming Dynasty is now more powerful than the Han Dynasty back then. The mere resurrection of the Qin Dynasty is not enough to stand alongside the Ming Dynasty in the world.
This is an attempt to change the thinking of the European and Western countries to improve their international status, from trying to defeat the Ming Dynasty to defeating all other European and Western countries to seize the destiny of Qin, which is at the same level as the Ming Dynasty.
Transform the Ming Dynasty from the enemy of the Western countries into the witness and referee of the Qin Dynasty's battle for destiny.
As for whether this referee is fair, only God knows...
After hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan smiled and handed over his hands:
"Grandpa Emperor Shengming, but in order to promote the struggle for the destiny of the Qin Dynasty, we, the Ming Dynasty, cannot participate in the peace talks on our own.
"We also have to bring our main vassal states to participate, as other ordinary countries in the East that have equal status with the European and Western countries.
“This will first reduce the sense of existence of the fact that the European and Western countries are besieging the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, it can show the noble status of the small eastern countries that all rely on the Ming Dynasty.
"Inducing the countries in Europe and the West to envy and yearn for the status of the Ming Dynasty, and to compete for the destiny status of the Qin Dynasty similar to the Ming Dynasty.
"Then the process will be broadcast to the entire Ming Dynasty, and a large number of photos will be taken and published in newspapers, so that the people of the vassal country will have a sense of honor for participating in it."
The old emperor and ministers all nodded secretly as they listened. This was taking advantage of everyone's desire to show off in front of others and subtly promoting their own goals.
Moreover, this is an operation that achieves multiple goals with one stone, so there is nothing to veto. The old emperor also nodded directly:
"Okay, does my grandson have any other suggestions?"
Zhu Jingyuan thought for a while and then shook his head slightly:
"No more for the time being. I just want to stop now and form an international alliance including the Ming Dynasty to cooperate with the Qin Dynasty in the battle for destiny. What do you think?"
The old emperor thought for a while and smoothed over the plans mentioned by Zhu Jingyuan, and found nothing particularly inappropriate.
Although it would be a bit of a loss to just accept the good news, in order to reduce the fear of the Ming Dynasty among the Western countries and cooperate with the Qin Dynasty to fight for the destiny, this is the only way to do it:
"It's feasible, Jian Yan. After going to court, he will reply to the Western Barbarians and ask them to withdraw from the Three Kingdoms of Anxi and all the lands once occupied by the Ming Dynasty. Then we can formally cease the war and negotiate."
"My son, I obey."
Zhu Jianyan bowed to accept the order, and Zhu Jingyuan followed his father and bowed to leave, finding a seat next to him and sitting down.
Next is the normal morning court, but because formal peace talks are about to begin, future arrangements must be adjusted accordingly.
So today's morning session was a little longer, and it was almost ten o'clock when it ended.
After leaving the court, Zhu Jingyuan returned to the Ministry of Industry to sort out the basically completed draft of the battleship system and produce tomorrow's propaganda copy and display materials.
There were no electronic projectors at this time, but writing projectors for teaching and presentations were already quite mature.
Write words and pictures on the glass, and then reflect them on the display board through light and mirror reflection.
This kind of equipment has been used in teaching until computers and electronic projectors became popular.
Zhu Jianyan returned to Honglu Temple, and in accordance with the plan discussed in the morning, he formally responded to the European and American countries represented by the British and began armistice negotiations before formal peace talks.
Although he is no longer the minister of Honglu Temple, he still has to continue to do the work of Honglu Temple. Who makes him a father?
