Zhu Di didn't care much about Yang Xuan's killing of the Japanese envoy.
He even wanted to know Yang Xuan's intention of prohibiting foreigners from purchasing the "Yongle Dadian".
He asked the question.
Hearing this, Yang Xuan thought for a while and organized the words in his mind.
"During the Zhenguan period, all nations came to court, and the Tang Dynasty conquered all directions."
"All the surrounding countries admire the Tang Dynasty."
"Then he sent envoys to pay tribute."
"In order to spread Chinese culture to all directions, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty also gave many rewards to envoys from various countries."
“Culture, technology, etc. are countless.”
"With Datang's technical support, the surrounding countries are developing extremely fast."
"For example, Princess Wencheng went to Tubo to get married, bringing with her the advanced culture and technology of the Tang Dynasty."
"Although when Princess Wencheng was alive, the relationship between Tang Dynasty and Tubo was extremely friendly."
"But in my opinion, the biggest reason for this is that the Tang Dynasty was prosperous and Tubo did not dare to have any thoughts about the Tang Dynasty."
"After the Anshi Rebellion, the vitality of the Tang Dynasty was greatly damaged and the national power was weakened."
"On the contrary, Tubo became increasingly powerful after receiving technical support from Datang."
"I no longer have the same respect for the Tang Dynasty as before. Instead, I took advantage of it."
"It's almost the same in Uighur."
"Sending troops to help the Tang Dynasty quell the chaos, but they looted Luoyang and killed countless people."
"Of course, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was not good enough at that time. He actually allowed foreigners to plunder his own people at will."
"It's no use to be a king!"
"There is also the Japanese state. During the Zhenguan period, it sent envoys from the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute. After seeing the prosperity and power of the Tang Dynasty, it sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty many times to learn from the advanced culture and technology of the Tang Dynasty."
"Using what they learned from Datang, they developed rapidly through reforms."
"In the early Yuan Dynasty, the two failed conquests against Japan further fueled Japan's arrogance."
"I feel like they are blessed by the divine wind."
"During the Hongwu period, Japanese invasions occurred frequently along the coast. Taizu sent envoys to investigate the crime, but they unexpectedly killed the Ming envoys. Taizu originally wanted to send troops to attack, but the Japanese country was far away overseas, and there were examples of the failure of the Yuan Dynasty. Moreover, at that time Ming’s biggest enemy is in the grassland.”
"Taizu can only bear this breath."
"Later, in order to protect the people, a sea ban policy was implemented."
"In the early years of Yongle, Japanese pirates still invaded coastal areas."
"My people in Ming Dynasty suffered a lot of casualties."
"It wasn't until our Ming navy expanded and treasure ships were launched into the sea that the coastal areas gradually stabilized."
"Throughout the history of the past hundreds of years, when our Central Plains dynasty was strong, the surrounding countries respected you and recognized you as their elder brother."
"But when you are weak, anyone will come up and take a bite."
"Especially for the Japanese country, the Ming Dynasty did not have the same respect as the Tang Dynasty."
"Now that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, they dare not provoke the Ming Dynasty."
"But what if one day the Ming Dynasty's national power weakens?"
"Will they invade the Ming Dynasty?"
Yang Xuan elaborated, looked at Zhu Di and asked.
"They dare?" Zhu Di slapped the imperial case and said angrily.
"From a historical perspective, they are really brave." Yang Xuan said.
Then he poured himself a cup of tea and moistened his throat.
"My evaluation of the Japanese country is that they know little etiquette but no great righteousness."
"This is a bunch of white-eyed wolves. They have been studying for hundreds of years, but they have not learned the essence of Chinese culture at all."
"Although there are many minerals on their small island, the land is barren and sparse, and they can't grow much food."
"So in their hearts, they long for a rich land like the Central Plains."
"Think about it, after they learned advanced culture and technology from the Tang Dynasty and developed, they dared to bare their teeth at us."
"What if we let them learn the advanced technology from our Ming Dynasty?"
"You might as well think about it. A few decades or a hundred years later, they took treasure ships and mounted cannons and landed in Ming Dynasty from the coast, burning, killing and looting."
"Don't doubt whether they dare or whether they can do it."
"As long as they learn our Ming Dynasty's technology, they will definitely do this."
Speaking of this, Yang Xuan couldn't help but think of the protracted war against aggression in later generations.
Forty million Chinese people shed their blood and sacrificed their lives to drive out the invaders.
A new country was built on the ruins.
Why do I always have tears in my eyes? Because they died for me!
Yang Xuan wanted to make Ming Dynasty stronger and strengthen its connections and communication with countries around the world.
Even if the Ming Dynasty will inevitably decline in the future, as long as the Han people are still in charge of this land, barbarians will not be tolerated.
"Yang Xuan, you..."
Zhu Di noticed something was wrong with Yang Xuan's mood and couldn't help but speak out.
"Thinking of some bad memories." Yang Xuan wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and calmed down.
Zhu Di didn't ask again. Since it was a bad memory, there was no need for him to expose others' scars.
After knowing Yang Xuan for decades, he has never seen Yang Xuan lose his temper like this.
"Would you like to rest for a while first?" he asked with concern.
"Okay!" Yang Xuan nodded.
I have just spent a lot of energy, so I need to take a rest and sort out my thoughts.
In his free time, he likes to read books, especially history books.
He didn't learn history well in his previous life, so when he came here he was blinded. In order to make up for his shortcomings in this area, he also put in a lot of effort.
As for the Japanese country, he has never forgotten this country.
Under his arrangement, the secret guards made a lot of money through sea trade, and now the intelligence scope has radiated to the surrounding countries of the Ming Dynasty.
Naturally, the Japanese country also had secret intelligence personnel.
After a short rest, Yang Xuan looked at Zhu Di again.
"Through Zheng He's voyages to establish contacts with overseas countries, you also know that our Ming Dynasty's technological strength is ahead of the world."
"But we cannot relax because of this. People in other countries will find ways to learn from us."
"So we have to be vigilant."
"Especially the "Yongle Dadian", the technology recorded on it can be said to be a priceless treasure."
"It must not be allowed to leak out."
"I propose to establish a law regarding the "Yongle Dadian". Anyone who dares to sell the "Yongle Dadian" privately to foreigners will be punished with treason and the nine tribes will be punished."
"At the same time, in order to prevent foreigners from bribing the people of the Ming Dynasty and helping them buy the "Yongle Dadian", all checkpoints, the shipping department, and the navy must also strictly inspect foreigners."
"In addition, when printing the "Yongle Dadian", we will not print content such as technology that can enhance national power and military strength for the time being."
Zhu Di nodded, he naturally understood this.
As Yang Xuan said just now, it is not impossible for the enemy to attack with treasure ships and cannons.
He is not the kind of emperor who is content with enjoying himself. The words "Be prepared for danger in times of peace" have long been imprinted in his mind.
In some aspects, he and Yang Xuan had the same idea.
For example: a half-dead neighbor is a good neighbor.
Next, Zhu Di and Yang Xuan talked for a long time about "Yongle Dadian".
Yao Guangxiao was even invited over to discuss it together.
The final result is that things that can enhance national power and strength must be strictly guarded against and strictly prohibited from flowing overseas.
In this regard, new laws need to be added.
…
The next day, there was a court meeting.
Officials of the Ministry of Rites impeached Yang Xuan for killing Japanese envoys.
They also shoulder the responsibility of diplomacy, so they naturally have to take a stand on this matter.
However, what they didn't expect was that Prince Zhu Gaochi, King of Han Zhu Gaoxu, and King of Zhao Zhu Gaosui were all angry.
Zhu Di looked at the other party coldly.
There is no doubt that everyone in Lao Zhu's family has no brains to support Yang Xuan.
When the officials saw that something was wrong, they immediately added insult to injury. They impeached and exposed, and even the military generals who were not good at speaking would express their support.
In the end, the officials who impeached Yang Xuan were accused by Zhu Di of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and the Yi tribe was punished.
This also made the officials realize that there were some people they couldn't mess with.
After dealing with this disappointing official, Zhu Di revealed what he had discussed with Yang Xuan and Yao Guangxiao yesterday.
Although many officials did not understand why Zhu Di did this at first, as Zhu Di slowly explained the reasons, Prince Zhu Gaochi first understood his father's intention.
Stand up immediately and show your support.
Princeling officials later echoed the sentiment.
The Hanwang Party was not willing to lag behind others, and all expressed their support.
Things just went through smoothly.
Then, Zhu Di ordered the Ministry of Punishment to work with Dali Temple and the Supervisory Office to establish relevant laws as soon as possible.
Then we will conduct a thorough investigation throughout the entire Ming Dynasty to see how many foreigners have stolen Ming Dynasty culture, technology and other classics.
After the court ended, various departments began to get busy.
Of course, some people secretly complained that the emperor was just looking for trouble.
Foreigners admire the Chinese culture and just learn it. What’s the big deal?
What's more, it's just some weird tricks, do they need to be taken seriously?
There are many more ideas like this.
There is no way, this is the case in this era, everything is low-grade, only reading is high-grade.
It is normal for scholars not to care about technology leakage.
…
Time flies, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
The focus of the court's work in the past six months was around the "Yongle Dadian".
The imperial censor, Jin Yiwei, launched a nationwide investigation.
Although a lot of financial revenue was spent, the harvest was not small.
They really discovered a lot of problems. Many foreigners secretly collected Ming Dynasty classics and secretly brought them back to their own countries.
There are also officials who secretly collude with foreigners to provide convenience.
There are also officials and businessmen who smuggle strategic materials such as salt and iron into the grasslands.
Corrupt officials who embezzled disaster relief funds, took empty pay, embezzled military expenditures, etc.
It can be said that this large-scale inspection exposed many problems.
At the court meeting, Zhu Di was furious.
He angrily yelled at the officials: "Okay, why didn't I realize before that the officials of my Ming Dynasty would actually degenerate to this level!"
"Collude with foreign countries and give all the good things left by our ancestors to foreigners."
"The misappropriation of disaster relief funds, causing starvation and death all over the local area, embezzlement of funds for sewage projects, and various deeds all show that a group of beetles (dU four sounds) have gathered in the court of my Ming Dynasty."
"Okay, you did a good job!"
Zhu Di looked at the cowering officials below and smiled angrily.
"Tie Xuan!" He looked at Tie Xuan who straightened his back, raised his chest and raised his head.
This is a capable and loyal official.
"I'm here!" Tie Xuan left the office.
"I now promote you to the position of censor of the right capital of the Inspectorate, and appoint you as an imperial envoy. You will be given the king's command flag to inspect local disaster relief, water conservancy and other matters in recent years."
"I want to know how much money they took from me."
"How many people were killed?"
"If there is one person, kill one. If there are hundreds, kill hundreds."
"I am not the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and there is no rule against punishing scholar-officials."
"In a word, those who corrupt officials, oppress and harm the people will be killed without mercy!"
In this last sentence, Zhu Di was full of murderous intent.
"I accept the order!" Tie Xuan knelt down to receive the order.
He likes to do this kind of work.
It can be seen that many officials in the court are already trembling with fear.
Kill first and report later, imperial authority granted. This time, Tie Xuan's power can be said to be boundless!
But no one envied Tie Xuan. They all knew that after this matter was done, Tie Xuan had offended all the officials in the world.
In the officialdom, he will be unable to move forward.
Once you lose the emperor's protection, the end will be extremely miserable!
Of course Tie Hyun knew the consequences, but he was not afraid.
He firmly believes that if you are upright, you will not be afraid of a slanted shadow!
Tie Xuan left the capital soon, and Zhu Di mobilized three hundred Jinyi guards to accompany him for protection, and at the same time, Tie Xuan also had people he could use.
Later, Zhu Di asked Lao San to lead the Jin Yiwei to secretly investigate the officials in the capital.
Once you find it, take it immediately!
Suddenly, everyone in the entire capital was in danger!
Zhu Di didn't know whether to be happy or angry when he looked at the proceeds from the house confiscation.
The proceeds from the confiscation of homes over the past six months have filled the national treasury, and much of it has gone into his internal funds.
A big inventory, almost all the tax revenue in the first half of the year was spent, but I didn't expect to make a profit in the end.
If possible, Zhu Di really doesn't want to make this money!
In the imperial study room, Zhu Di called Yang Xuan.
"I've got something for you."
"What's going on?" Yang Xuan asked.
"Go and check the accounts of the Shipping Department."
"Although during the investigation, they didn't have big problems. There were just a few petty officials who couldn't hold back their greed, accepted bribes, and used their power for personal gain."
"But I don't believe them." Zhu Di looked serious.
"Is there anyone else available?"
"I don't want to leave the capital yet."
After all, it was already October, and the New Year would be celebrated in more than two months. Yang Xuan really didn't want to leave the capital.
"I don't trust other people now." Zhu Di said bluntly.
Yang Xuan was slightly silent and sighed inwardly.
This inspection found too many problems.
Many of them were done without telling Zhu Di.
Zhu Di's current suspicion has become serious again.
"Fine!"
"I go!"
Yang Xuan agreed.
"Based on the time, Zheng He will come back in the second half of this year. Maybe I can meet him when I go out this time."
Yang Xuan mentioned Zheng He again.
"Yeah, it's been more than two years, it's time to come back!" Speaking of Zheng He, Zhu Di also wanted to know where they went when they went to sea this time, and how many good things they brought back to the Ming Dynasty.
"Okay, I'll leave first."
"I'm leaving Beijing this time, and I don't know when I'll be able to come back. I have to have a good talk with Anqing."
Yang Xuan stood up and said.
"Um!"
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