"Of course there is a relationship, not only a relationship, but a big relationship!"
Yuan Keli's face became serious, and he scanned the ministers: "Now only the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal come to the Ming Dynasty, eyeing it with eager eyes, and harassing them from time to time, all because they are interested in the huge resources of the Ming Dynasty.
Next year we will take action against Fuso, and the current news we have is that the Netherlands and Spain have joined forces to help Fuso resist us.
The defeat of the Netherlands and Spain is certain. Since they cannot eat the fat meat of the Ming Dynasty, will they break the pot and spread the news of the existence of the Ming Dynasty and its routes, attracting overseas countries to covet them? "
“The answer is yes, it will only be a matter of time before overseas countries discover the Ming Dynasty.
It is conceivable that there will only be three ways for us at that time. One is to open up the Ming Dynasty and allow other countries to come in and do business. But will they do business in the same way as the merchants in the Ming Dynasty?
The second way is to deny them entry and ensure peace within the Ming Dynasty!
The premise of both of these is that Ming Dynasty has enough naval strength to intimidate overseas countries, and we welcome business.
Those who dare not abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty will be killed directly, and those who dare to resist will be maimed.
Since the third way will be discovered sooner or later, it is better for us to take the initiative to go out, just like Zheng He's voyages to the West.
The New World overseas is also discovering that every piece of it is missing, and the resources that are plundered will decrease day by day. Although we will not plunder, the resources they plunder are what we need. "
"Mr. Yuan Ge, do you mean that our navy will also go out to seize territory and plunder resources?"
"Mr. Yuan Ge, I think Hou Shangshu's idea is right. Anyway, if you don't grab it, you won't get it!"
"Yes, overseas countries can rob, so can we. Not only can we rob the backward countries, but we can also rob any and all thieves...
Yes, they belong to robbers. Let’s do something black... The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows behind! "
"Young Master Zhang, I don't agree with your words. If you do this, what's the difference between us and bandits? We belong to the Kingdom of Heaven. This..."
"pedantic!"
"We helped those backward countries fight off the bandits. Those materials should be our reward. We can't do it in vain!"
"Young Master Zhang is right. If we think about it from another perspective, if we drive away those bandits, how many fewer people will die in those backward countries? How many resources will be prevented from being plundered? Let's give the head office some protection money!"
"Hey, when you say that, I have a novel idea. It seems that we can negotiate with those plundered countries to give us a piece of land and hand over some resources every year.
In exchange, we are responsible for protecting and driving away those bandits, keeping them safe, and each getting what they need. "
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Those who made such noises were all military generals, and their eyes were filled with fighting intent.
Jiannu was destroyed, the Mongolian tribes surrendered, and the southwest was initially pacified. As for the Yao people, there was Zhu Xieyuan, the governor of the southwest, and Qin Liangyu, the loyal lord, and they had no chance.
Next year we will use troops against Fuso. Although we don’t know who the coach is at the moment, we have learned that Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng and others will accompany them.
Based on this calculation, their generals have almost no chance to make meritorious deeds.
Now that we are going overseas, this is an opportunity.
Although the civil servants felt that this kind of "black and white" behavior was somewhat inappropriate and undermined the majesty of the heavenly kingdom.
But the generals were right. They didn't steal it directly from others. They got it from robbers.
Listening to everyone's argument, Yuan Keli coughed slightly and interrupted everyone's argument.
He said with a serious face: "First, we will never take the initiative to rob the place, especially using the barbaric plundering methods used by overseas countries.
There is no doubt that in the short term, a large amount of wealth and resources can be obtained, but in the long term, it is definitely not advisable.
Because you don’t know when they will be forced to resist. Not to mention overseas countries, haven’t such things happened rarely in Chinese history?
If they resist and use familiar terrain, there will be a lot of casualties, but more importantly, we will be stuck in a war for a long time.
One of the subtle effects is that plundering can obtain a large amount of wealth in a short period of time. Over time, it will form a habit.
Looting all the way to satisfy selfish desires will definitely be accompanied by a lot of wars;
Secondly, when those businessmen see such huge profits, will they also learn to do the same?
If there are more than ten or twenty pirate-like caravans like the Eighteen Pirates of the South China Sea, what do you think will be the consequences?
Never underestimate the human heart. "
The ministers were suddenly shocked and their expressions became serious.
The human heart is the most complicated thing. There are so many overseas countries and there are so many places where you can get firearms. When the time comes to separate one area and slowly grow stronger, this is the most terrifying place.
"However, I think Mr. Zhang's idea is a good one. They will give us a piece of land and hand over certain resources. We will be responsible for protecting them.
At the same time, we do business with them and exchange resources with each other, and both parties can benefit.
Secondly, mutual markets can be established there. The Ming Dynasty, plundered countries, and overseas countries can all trade there, and we can just collect taxes.
We even said that we can send craftsmen there to build ports, sell merchant ships, build roads and bridges, etc., but they have to give us the corresponding resources.
In this way, we can not only make money for the people of Ming Dynasty, but also obtain their resources.
But in this process, we must take absolute initiative. "
The ministers were stunned for a moment, and almost jumped away from Yuan Keli's turn.
But after carefully reading Yuan Keli's words, I found that this trick was very clever, many times better than robbery.
Cutting flesh with a soft knife is the most painful thing. Those backward countries or tribes have to rely on the Ming Dynasty, and even rely on the Ming Dynasty. Their territory will gradually become larger, and they may even assimilate their culture and lifestyle.
Since ancient times, China has assimilated many tribes.
Even though the powerful Yuan Dynasty suppressed the Han people everywhere, whether it was court planning, habits, customs, and culture were greatly influenced by the Han people.
This is true even under such adversity and desperate circumstances, not to mention the fact that the Celestial Kingdom is in a poor and backward country.
They were plundered, exploited and oppressed by overseas countries and treated them like pigs, dogs and livestock.
The emergence of the Ming Dynasty was the arrival of gods into the world. They only had to pay some land and resources to obtain safety guarantees and a lot of supplies.
Only the Ming Dynasty used thunderous methods to crush overseas countries, and then blocked the ports for a period of time, giving people in backward countries or tribes a sense of despair that they had just emerged from the wolf's den and entered the tiger's mouth.
Then if the plan is revealed a little bit, those countries or tribes that have been plundered will definitely rush to find Ming like crazy, begging Ming to stay there, and give them something much higher than what Ming requires.
