How to make the conquest of Japan, a "country without conquest", gain widespread legal recognition in the Ming Dynasty has actually troubled Gao Jingshi for many years.
Almost from the moment Gao Pragmatic planned to revive the Ming Dynasty and consolidate the traditional political, economic and military structure of East Asia, he had been struggling with this matter. He has designed several different plans for this, but until now, he is still jumping around among several plans, and it has been difficult to make a final decision.
If any rational person repeatedly jumps sideways, it must be because it is difficult to fully grasp the balance of pros and cons, just as Gao Pinggong has trouble with this issue.
Either he cannot gain consensus at home and sends troops by force, only to be criticized for being militaristic and overachieving; or he exposes his strength and gives others a thumbs up, and faces endless impeachment and backstabbing in the future.
The former is not just a simple name-calling, because as a civil servant, especially a civil servant who has been awarded the Spyker title, his reputation is of great significance. It can be said that once the reputation is bad, the most direct manifestation is that it will be more and more difficult to promote other reforms in the future.
The latter is by no means as long as the emperor trusts him, everything will be fine, because the emperor is also a human being after all, and he will change due to changes in various situations. Youdao is the leader of a group of people. Who dares to say that his high pragmatism will not face the dilemma of Gao Gong in the future, and he will have to resolutely resign in the "Manchu Dynasty's reverse Gong"?
Taking a step back, even if Zhu Yijun always firmly believes in Gao Jingshi's loyalty and firmly believes that Gao Jingshi will never betray him, if Jinghua's full strength is exposed, then for an emperor, it may not be a matter of trust or distrust. But you are actually too big to lose it.
Now you and I, the monarch and my ministers, are classmates since childhood, and we do have enough mutual trust, but... I will always have the day when the dragon controls the sky, and you will also have the time to ride the crane to the west. In the age of our children and grandchildren, will there be a relationship between them? Is there such a harmonious situation between monarch and ministers?
If not, can my Tian family still ensure the loyalty of your Gao family? Can you ensure that your Gao family will not subvert the Tian family?
This is something that any mature-minded emperor will inevitably consider, and it is also something that must be considered. It has nothing to do with whether the emperor's name is Zhu Yijun or not.
Therefore, the Ming court must pull its skin off the tiger's skin, and the problem of "Japanese conquest" must not be solved by the Maritime Trade Alliance or even Jinghua alone. Otherwise, the highly pragmatic road to becoming a minister may face an abyss ahead.
It is true that with Gao Jingjing's current strength, he can indeed say that it is no big deal if he doesn't become this minister - I just go to Ding Nancheng, so what if I become the emperor of Southern Xinjiang? With the strength of our six major garrison armies and our two ocean fleets, even if all our domestic industries are lost, your Ming Dynasty will not be able to threaten me with force.
Even if we are more decisive, I, Mr. Gao, have nearly a million employees and more than 200,000 armed servants (Jinghua Trading Company cavalry and various factory and mine protection teams) in the Ming Dynasty. If it develops to the point where a military force is necessary See, it’s hard to say who will win in the end.
Unless the Ming Dynasty court produces another strategic master and has the emperor's absolute trust, once Gao pragmatism attacks from both inside and outside, it is likely that the court will be even more dangerous.
But here’s the problem. Gao Pragmatic’s wish is not to overthrow Zhu Ming at all. He just hopes that a country that represents the Juche nation can withstand the rise of nationalism. In this process, it should avoid civil strife among the Juche nation and cut off its own nation. of health bars.
Europe has already renaissance, and the Enlightenment and industrialization will soon follow. The age of great war is not far away. What Chinese civilization should do at this time is to lay a solid foundation, reform and transform, and welcome the new era with the most solid, stable and vigorous appearance. The era has come, instead of stabbing yourself first, face the vicious pirate civilization with all your blood.
We're not Russians, so why do we have to fight with only half of our health? People only fight when they are still alive. Part of the reason is because the Russian Orthodox Church has a very traditional and very solid "victim" mentality, so the more dangerous it is, the more fighting spirit it has.
When they reach the "full health" state, they often attack in all directions because they can't find spiritual support and ideological guidance. Then they are attacked from all directions, and are eventually beaten to a pulp.
This is not the case with Chinese civilization. From the rise of the Hua-Yi debate in the Zhou Dynasty to the unification of the six kingdoms by the First Emperor, Chinese civilization has not only gradually developed the concept of "the wise will benefit the world, and the poor will be alone" in terms of personal thinking, but also began to have a basic foundation at the national level. It was what was later called the "Eighteen Provinces of Han Dynasty".
From then on, although China will be divided for a long time, it will also be divided for a long time. Any unified dynasty will inevitably take action to capture at least eighteen provinces in Han Dynasty. If there is any remaining power after that, it would be "Anyone who offends a strong man will be punished no matter how far away" and "Nine heavens will open the palace, and all nations will worship the crown." It can be regarded as a national version of "the poor will be good for themselves, and the prosperous will benefit the world."
The core essence of the concept of "basic market" is that internal unity must be achieved. Only by ensuring internal unity and a strong core can everything that follows happen. Gao Pragmatic obviously holds this position, so he attaches great importance to "non-contention" internally and to uniting all forces to deal with the outside world.
He will find ways to engage in foreign wars and expand his sphere of influence. He is even worried that his domestic political opponents will accuse him of being militaristic. However, he insists on avoiding civil war, fearing that the national power will be lost in internal strife.
It has to be said that the high pragmatism in the previous life has been largely influenced by Huntington's book "The Clash of Civilizations and the Reconstruction of World Order" - of course, he was influenced on the basis of Chinese civilization.
In his view, any area affected by Confucianism will be China's basic base when the "clash of civilizations" breaks out in the future. In order to remain invincible in this coming conflict, he has the responsibility to ensure that this area is firmly in the hands of the ontology of Chinese civilization, that is, the Central Plains dynasty with the Han nation as the main body.
Therefore, China cannot have civil strife, and China's power must be strongly extended.
To achieve this, we must first break away from the shackles of Zhu Yuanzhang's "country without conquest" and change the negative foreign policy that Ming Dynasty has adhered to for more than 200 years.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as you get the beginning of conquering Japan, everything will follow naturally and there won't be any big obstacles.
, only permanent interests. (A country has no permanent enemies or permanent friends, only permanent interests.)
This sentence is completely applicable in the West, but it is a little troublesome in the East and China, because this "state of etiquette" since ancient times is too concerned about face, and often must be "reputable" before making decisions.
Moreover, although China does not worship a single god, it does have a strong ancestor worship, so it must be considered that the ancestral system cannot be violated easily, which inevitably leads to a dilemma of dancing in shackles.
Faced with such a situation, Gao Pragmatic believes that "morality" must be adhered to, but interests must also be utilized, so that they can complement each other and achieve their own goals.
He came to the seaside again, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, looking in the direction of the Japanese archipelago.
The island country on the other side of the coast, which is to East Asia what the British Isles are to the European continent, is too easy to imitate the British "offshore balancing hand" strategy. In order to avoid the same troubles that plagued Europe for hundreds of years, Japan must be completely conquered and assimilated.
Gao pragmatically walked on the beach, and suddenly an idea flashed into his mind.
Although it is difficult to directly send troops to Japan due to Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral system, using Beijing or the Maritime Trade Alliance to attack spontaneously, and then using Japanese puppets to "invite their own allies" will inevitably expose their strength. However, what if there is civil strife in Japan and a faction demands to overthrow the Toyotomi regime and ask for help from the Ming Dynasty?
Gao pragmatically feels that this idea should be feasible.
If this is the case, if you persuade the court to send troops, you can say that this move is not for conquest, but to comply with the destiny and punish the people.
This stands on the commanding heights of morality, which is very consistent with the traditional thinking of China, a country of etiquette. It is completely to fight a just war, and naturally it does not offend Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral system.
However, who should be chosen to be the first Japanese hero to "resist Toyotomi's tyranny"? This is also a bit difficult.
Originally, Gao Pragmatic had always regarded Tokugawa Ieyasu as the final boss to conquer Japan, because Tokugawa Ieyasu, the "old turtle", was extremely rational and had a long life. Once the Korean War launched by Toyotomi Hideyoshi failed, he would inevitably die after his death. It will also be Tokugawa Ieyasu who wins.
Therefore, the plan that Gao Pragmatic has been promoting before is to strengthen the strength of the "Western Army", strive for the Eastern and Western armies to use up Japan's capital, and create conditions for the Great Tomorrow Soldiers led by Gao to take over Japan.
According to his plan, if the Ming Dynasty did not intend to directly rule Japan due to the restrictions of the "country without conquest", then Gao Pragmatic was prepared to side with Toyotomi Hideyori and once again resort to the Southern Xinjiang model to indirectly control Japan.
But now it seems that the difficulty is that Ming Dynasty may not be willing to send troops to Japan at all. This can only change the previous plan and overthrow the tyranny of Toyotomi to "send troops upon invitation."
In this case, there is no way to side with Toyotomi Hideyori, and he can only be forced to side with the "Eastern Army".
Gao Jingshi suddenly remembered an idea that Tokugawa Ieyasu had previously proposed, that is, Tokugawa Ieyasu's idea of accepting the son of Gao Jingshi and Kaiji as his adopted son and making him his heir.
Tokugawa Ieyasu shows the typical Japanese samurai thinking here, that is, family name is more important than bloodline. However, Gao Pingshi had no interest in this before. He was very resistant to having his son named Tokugawa. Therefore, even though he and Kaiji had a son three years ago, he never replied to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
However, now it seems that he feels that this matter really needs to be considered. However, he was still unhappy with his son's surname being Tokugawa, so he secretly thought: How about finding a way to let Tokugawa Ieyasu die unexpectedly after the incident was completed, and then once the situation was consolidated, let his son change his surname back?
Gao pragmatically walked slowly by the seaside, touching his chin with his right hand and thinking over and over again. He felt that it was very feasible to do this, and he didn't have to worry about too much backlash - there were many such things in the history of the Japanese samurai family. , so there is no need to worry too much about the Japanese people being very resentful and shocked by this.
The only trouble is that his and Kaihime's son Gao Yan is still too young, only three years old this year. If he pretends to be adopted by Tokugawa Ieyasu now, he will wait until he sends troops to Japan and defeats Toyotomi, and then arranges for Ieyasu's death and stabilizes the situation in Japan. , if everything goes well, Gao Yan will still be no more than Huang Kou's age.
At such an age, how could Gao Yan himself think of changing his surname back? This is unjustifiable, and the Japanese will definitely regard it as being manipulated by his biological father, who is highly pragmatic. It is difficult to judge what the consequences will be.
Maybe there is trouble, maybe there is no trouble, maybe there is big trouble, maybe it is just a little trouble.
But on second thought, Gao Pragmatic felt that he was too anxious. If Gao Yan had waited a few more years - for example, before changing back to his birth name when he was almost an adult, such trouble could have been avoided.
Firstly, the high performance at that time can make people believe that this was his own initiative. Secondly, the longer time passes, the stronger the actual rule of Japan will be. Even if some people object in their hearts, they may not dare to show it.
In any case, Gao Pragmatic found that as long as he was willing to sacrifice a little face, this matter would be promising.
Fuck, I will risk my life so that Chinese civilization can face the challenge of Western civilization in a "complete form"!
Gao Pragmatic, who was no longer hesitant, acted immediately and immediately returned to the main account and began to write the letter himself.
This letter was written to Kaihime, who came back to conceive and give birth to the child, and then returned to Misaki Castle to continue her reign. After Gao Jingshi expressed concern in the letter, he clearly informed Kaiji that he had decided to accept Tokugawa Ieyasu's proposal and asked Tokugawa Ieyasu to find a suitable time to adopt Gao Yan as his adopted son.
Of course, Gao Pragmatic put forward three clear requirements:
First, although Gao Yan was adopted by Tokugawa Ieyasu, he was pragmatic and insisted on obtaining Gao Yan's educational rights as the world's leading literary scholar.
Although Gao Yan will definitely stay at Tokugawa's house, his teacher will be personally selected by Gao Jingshi and sent to Tokugawa. Tokugawa Ieyasu is not allowed to restrict or interfere with Gao Yan's education.
Of course, Gao Pragmatic is not an exaggerated person. He emphasizes that Gao Yan will also learn Japanese culture, but stipulates that his Japanese cultural education must be taught by teachers personally selected by his biological mother, Kaiji, and his teaching cannot be interfered with.
Secondly, if Tokugawa Ieyasu agrees, Gao will ensure that the Great Tomorrow Soldiers will soon go to Japan to help the Tokugawa clan overthrow the Toyotomi regime. He also said that he will definitely praise the Tokugawa clan as "the generals who conquered the barbarians", establish the shogunate, and head the government. The perfect candidate for the post of shogun was Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Third, the Tokugawa Army and the various daimyo they can influence must completely obey the Ming Army's dispatch after the Ming Army sends troops to Japan. Here Gao Pragmatic is a little more accommodating, saying that at least the Tokugawa Army must obey orders completely.
After the letter was written, Gao Pragmatic sent someone and a ship to send it out directly. The next step is to wait for Tokugawa Ieyasu to bargain...or refuse.
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