"You have been in the court for so long, why are you so unpopular?" Li Qing was puzzled.
You were less popular than me in the past, okay... Yu Qian sneered and explained: "Official circles are profit-seeking. If you want to win over officials, you must obtain certain benefits for them, so that people will cheer for you;
And the imperial court's reopening of maritime trade has affected the interests of most officials, and they will no longer follow my side. "
After a pause, "In normal times, I am sure that I can mobilize some officials, but in this matter, I... I'm afraid there is nothing I can do."
"Okay." Li Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head, but he understood.
Yu Qian is not Yang Shiqi, which also determines that he cannot become a top powerful official.
But it doesn't matter. Yu Qian is not the protagonist this time, and his contribution has little impact on the overall situation.
Yu Qian asked: "Sir, how do you think they will respond?"
"It's hard to say, but it's just those two things." Li Qingdao, "Either it's a double act and the national policy of trade is postponed indefinitely, or it's a direct cause of trouble."
"What's going on?" Yu Qian asked.
"Such as unrest or local uprisings." Li Qing said lightly, "This is not the first time they have done this."
Yu Qian was startled and couldn't help but think of Tang Saier's uprising in the past.
He had not yet entered the DPRK at that time, but later after he entered the DPRK, he heard Li Qing tell the hidden story. He said it was an uprising, but in fact it was to prevent the relocation of the capital.
Uprising... Yu Qian looked solemn, "This matter can be big or small. Sir, do you have any clever ideas?"
"It won't collapse the sky." Li Qing didn't care much. "Now the people can have enough to eat. Even if there is trouble, it won't cause a big mess. There is no need to worry too much."
"Having said that, but..." Yu Qian asked, "Sir, do you have a way to solve the problem without causing trouble?"
Li Qing rolled his eyes, "You overestimate me too."
"Sir, there is always a way."
"..." Li Qing said helplessly: "This time is different from the past. It has really harmed their interests. It is impossible for them not to resist. If they can obey, the court will not be like this;
Everyone has selfish motives. How many people can meet the moral standards of saints? "
Li Qing sighed: "If the imperial court reopens maritime trade, all officials will definitely block it. This is inevitable. Don't take any chances."
Yu Qian was silent.
Li Qing walked for a while and felt that it was not as comfortable as riding a donkey, so he got on the donkey and said, "What, you walk slowly, I'll go back first."
Yu Qian: "?"
I don’t even sit in the sedan anymore, I just walk with you, and you treat me like this?
"gentlemen……"
"Drive~!"
"..." Yu Qian's face was full of black lines: I won't have a drink with you tonight.
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Back home, Li Qing took off the reins and set the donkey free.
The donkey had always been very well-behaved. He entered the wooden shed on his own initiative, ate some fodder and then fell asleep.
Compared with the donkeys in the production team, it is lucky because it does not have to work all day long, but at the same time, it is also unfortunate. After all, the donkeys in the production team do not have to listen to people's nagging.
Really... a horse is good for being ridden by others, and a donkey is good for being ridden by others.
Li Qing heated up a large bucket of hot water, took a hot bath for comfort, and then began to simulate the changes.
He is not an idealist. After staying in the Ming Dynasty for so long, he has already understood the officials and gentry as a group. They all talk about morality and justice, but in fact they are very evil and have almost no good faults.
Of course, there are still good officials in the civil service group, but they are very rare, and most of these good officials will not become popular. The reason is very simple: the minority will always be squeezed out by the majority.
Turbidity is the norm. If you want to blend into this circle, you cannot be clear; if you want to be clear, you cannot blend in.
There is a saying in the officialdom that "the light and the dust are the same", but in Li Qing's view, this is "the same thing".
"Although the little emperor has been on the throne for nearly eight years, it has only been two years since he really started to take power. If I were one of those people, how would I deal with this 'crisis'?" Li Qing will join the civil service group, thinking in his mind Medium simulation.
Finally, we came to the conclusion: there will be trouble in Fujian!
The reason is very simple. Fujian is very close to Japan and Ryukyu. Once official trade cooperation is reached, it will be the top priority.
But the chaos in Fujian and Fujian alone was not enough to threaten the little emperor to compromise. After all, the Beijing troops who had conquered Siam and Burma had returned, and they were very capable of suppressing the unrest.
"Where else but Fujian?" Li Qing thought hard, and finally said uncertainly: "Will Jiangsu and Zhejiang also be in chaos?"
These two places also have ports for trade with Japan, so trouble is not impossible.
"There are a lot of officials and gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as well as a lot of rich gentry. If a chaos breaks out, they will also be affected." Li Qing analyzed, "They may not be able to do this kind of thing, injuring the enemy by one thousand and damaging themselves by eight hundred. But this possibility must also be taken into account.”
Li Qing estimated the risks and still felt that he had a chance to win.
Without him, the three major battalions of the capital are not vegetarians. Although there have been almost no wars in these years and the three major battalions are no longer at their peak, they are definitely more than enough to suppress a turmoil.
"The responsibility of the capital camp is to defend the capital, and we have to leave thirty to forty thousand..." Li Qing never considered the guardsmen from the beginning to the end. Using local guardsmen would most likely result in a shortage of work.
There is a lot of local collusion, and often the richer the place, the lower the combat effectiveness of the soldiers.
Li Qing went through it from beginning to end and finally came to the conclusion: Even if only the Beijing camp is used and 40,000 Beijing troops are left to defend the capital, even if there is chaos in the three provinces, the three battalions can still suppress the unrest.
"The advantage is mine!"
Li Qing let out a breath and smiled easily.
This is a crucial step. After this time, the resistance to the imperial court's voyages to the Western Ocean will be greatly reduced; by then, the imperial court will regain its former hegemony over maritime trade.
From now on, the Ming Dynasty’s treasury will become increasingly full!
Money is as important to the individual as it is to the country.
The rise and fall of a dynasty is directly related to whether the treasury has money or not.
…
Unconsciously, evening fell; the orange-red sunset exuded a soft halo and dyed the window paper red. Li Qing stretched out and felt comfortable.
Li Qing stood up and took off the big cloak hanging on the wooden stand and put it on his body. Li Qing was ready to go out to enjoy himself.
As soon as he left the door, he saw Yu Qian coming with wine and food.
"Sir, that's two glasses!"
"..." Li Qing didn't want to drink with him, but he didn't want to chase him away. "Let's go into the house."
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Food and wine were put on the table, and the two of them ate and drank. No one mentioned state affairs, they just drank.
One cup after another.
Soon, the jar of wine brought by Yu Qian was consumed. Li Qing was not happy and brought out a large jar of sweet potatoes to bake.
The degree of sweet potato fever was very high. Before long, Yu Qian drank too much and his cheeks turned red.
Li Qing said: "You can eat the vegetables."
"...I just drank to hurt my face." Yu Qian forced his respect.
Li Qing said with a smile: "Why, you won't go to court tomorrow?"
"There's nothing going on at the Ministry of War these days." Yu Qian poured himself a glass, "It's still early, so it's okay to go to court tomorrow."
"Come on, let's do it." Yu Qian raised his glass with great interest.
Li Qing smiled, "Clang~" and touched him, drank the wine in the glass, and asked curiously: "Is there any happy event today?" ωＷWω.ＧoＮЬ.οrＧ
"Why do you ask that, sir?" Yu Qian was puzzled.
"You are not in line with your past style today." Li Qing said with a smile, "Drinking makes things worse. Don't you always put political affairs first?"
Yu Qian said with a smile: "Today is different from the past. My husband is back, and my pressure has plummeted. After the court reopens trade, Ming Dynasty will return to its former peak again, and I will be more relaxed in the future."
Li Qing's eyes narrowed and he glanced at Yu Qian in surprise, only to find that Yu Qian was looking at him intently. Although his cheeks were red, he was not drunk.
"Why are you staring at me?" Li Qing felt a little weak.
Yu Qian said seriously: "Sir, actually I can see it all."
"Did you see it?" Li Qing wondered, "What did you see?"
"The Li Qing of today is the Li Qing of the past." Yu Qian shook his head.
Li Qing was silent for a moment and just said: "You are wrong."
Yu Qian shook his head and said in confusion: "Why do you want to change your identity, sir? If you just use your original identity, many things will be solved easily, and there is no need to spend a lot of time."
"you are wrong."
"No, I'm right." Yu Qian said seriously, "Although I don't know why sir is young, I am very sure that you are the Marquis Yongqing back then."
After a pause, "I'm really not drunk!"
Li Qing was silent for a moment, then chose to show off his cards: "Okay, I am Li Qing;
But... you're still wrong. "
