Chapter 176 Can half of the Analects rule the world?
Chapter 176 Can half of the Analects rule the world?
Faced with this subversive argument, Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth. It was true. It was too dangerous for courtiers to interfere in external affairs.
These people are simply incapable of looking at overseas affairs calmly.
Either it is a miasmatic country, a barbaric land, worthless. Or it is a small country, not worth mentioning.
Anyway, it is difficult for them to look at overseas countries calmly.
His mind is unclear and his decisions are confused.
Coupled with their conspiracy and despicable intentions, we don't know what will happen to things.
Especially since my father is bent on war again. If he stops this time, what will he do next time?
"Brother Xian, do you know who is qualified to handle foreign affairs?" Zhu Gaochi asked curiously.
Xu Jingchang was startled, "I really don't know this. Why is there such a lack of talent in the country?"
Zhu Gaochi scratched his head, "That would be troublesome. I'm still trying to find a suitable candidate so that I can entrust him with the important task! How about you do it yourself?"
Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids, "You want to exhaust me to death! There are enough things about Jin Yiwei, and those new scholars, Xie Jin is also tinkering with new strategies for governing the country, from top to bottom, from the inside out, we
Changes are brewing in the Ming Dynasty. If you ask me to take charge of external affairs, I'd better die where I am!"
Zhu Gaochi simply snorted, stopped talking nonsense to him, and turned around and ran to the palace... He did not go to see Zhu Di, but ran to see Queen Xu.
"Your accommodation, food, clothing, and food will all be paid for by yourself. Your country will only provide protection. If you have any questions, you can discuss it with the officials of the General Affairs Department."
Wu Shan smiled humbly, "So I have to rely on adults for protection, otherwise my humble body will not be able to bear it!"
He was holding several gift boxes in his hands, and his whole person was exuding joy. You could almost see spring from him.
"Xu Qin? He has been doing nothing for too many years, and now he is a little bit superior. After a while, he will understand that the happiest moment in the world is the moment when he picks up the fishing rod. The most enjoyable time is fishing.
Take the bait."
"Question market?"
Xu Jingchang frowned, "Don't talk nonsense, tell me quickly, what position have you been given?"
"Wait a minute." Xu Jingchang said: "What benefits have you gained? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Leave external affairs to professionals.
No wonder everyone is rushing over. Who can refuse such a cheap thing?
This time Wu Shan took over the foreign affairs, and he was not polite.
"You will issue a decree now, requiring all the envoys of the vassal outside Beijing to move out of the inner city hall and go to the designated positions outside the Jubao Gate. From now on, they will be responsible for their own accommodation, food and clothing, and the Ministry of Rites will no longer provide them."
There are four official departments in the Ministry of Rites, including two official departments: Host and Guest and Jingshan. One is in charge of gifts and the other is in charge of meals and entertainment.
Wu Shan also jumped into the ranks of high-ranking officials, dressed in crimson and looking down at his colleagues.
However, not long ago, Zhu Di raised the general affairs envoy to the second rank of Zhengzheng, and the right general affairs envoy was accordingly promoted to the third rank of Zhengzheng, which is the same level as the minister.
"Yes, let Xiaguan be responsible for formulating tariffs with various countries...not only the Shipping Department, but also the sales field has been given to Xiaguan."
"Look how tired you are. You went to court so hard?"
Xu Jingchang was shocked, "Wu Shan, you not only ate a piece of meat from the Ministry of Rites, but also took a bite from the Ministry of Husband! Xia Yuanji must have gone crazy."
What else can these people say? I thank you and my eight generations of ancestors!
Zhu Gaochi was shocked, "How did the queen know?"
Wu Shan didn't care about this. After cleaning up all the missions, he began to clean up the accounts of the Ministry of Rites.
"Nonsense, except for your father, you don't need me to help! Come on, tell me, what are you going to do?"
Wu Shan directly sent a letter to the imperial court, requesting the abolition of two Qing officials to avoid waste.
Wu Shan chuckled and said, "Sir, not only the external affairs, but also the Municipal Shipping Department was handed over to the lower official."
Almost at the same time, Di Bao also made an effort.
Xu Jingchang was also stunned. He had no suggestions. Could it be that this was the work of Fatty Zhu?
And not only did he get promoted, he also gained great power.
…
Wu Shan was taken aback, "Sir, if you do this, what if they have no money and starve?"
Zhu Gaochi took the snack, ate a piece, and complained to Empress Xu: "Mother, you don't know, those courtiers are so abominable, they only know how to give bad ideas to my father. And now I feel more and more that I can't follow the Confucian principles
The country is governed by a combination of East and West. There are too many loopholes and it is too easy to do bad things."
All members of the mission were sent outside Jubao Gate.
Good on you, fat Zhu!
You actually used this method to drag me down!
Wu Shandu has been listed as one of the four ugly people. From the perspective of outsiders, he must be mine.
Zhu Gaochi nodded, "My child understands... But my child has a plan. I wonder if the mother can agree to it?"
"I'm talking about being a teenager...have you picked up the golden nugget?" Xu Jingchang said casually.
No matter where they were arranged, they were all taken care of by the Ming Dynasty and provided with food and clothing.
This man left in a hurry, and that night, envoys from seven countries were kicked out... These envoys to the Ming Dynasty were accompanied by many people.
Xu Jingchang got up, washed and ate, thinking about what would happen today... At this moment, Wu Shan suddenly jogged in from outside.
The faces of the Japanese envoys turned green. We have a big event now. Can you borrow some money to spend it... Who would have thought that when they arrived in Shangguo, the always hospitable Ming Dynasty would actually let them spend their own money. Is this reasonable?
Wu Shan also saw their dilemma and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have thought it through for you... You can apply for a loan, and when Daming's fleet passes by, the loan will be recovered. Don't worry, the interest is not high, only
15%, the same as in our country. In fact, when I think of traveling thousands of miles across the ocean to collect money, I feel sorry for the officers and men of Ming Dynasty’s fleet. Not asking for ten times the interest is already a mercy, you must know how to be grateful!"
Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids and suddenly understood what was going on.
For this matter, a special organization has to be set up. It is indeed a hospitable country!
"In order to smoothen political affairs, domestic and foreign government affairs also need to be smoothed out. This arrangement is reasonable."
Fatty Zhu rolled his eyes at Xu Jingchang, "If you had the diligence of my cousin, I wouldn't have to go to such trouble."
Xu Jingchang hummed: "A poor family has a rich life. You don't take money with you when you go out? Do you really think that the Ming Dynasty had gold and silver? You can't eat it all, and you can't spend it all? Get it done quickly, don't waste time."
Wu Shan was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "Your Excellency is telling a joke to Beizi again. Without the help of adults, how could Beizi have gotten such a good position? Beizi is really impressed with his heart, and he is very grateful."
Zhu Gaochi chuckled, and then told Empress Xu that he planned to deprive the Ministry of Rites of its external functions, which meant that the Ministry of Rites would only be responsible for domestic affairs.
Empress Xu chuckled, "Are you looking for your father?"
It wasn’t me, it was me.
But I was very happy to see my eldest son coming over panting. He sat up, let Zhu Gaochi sit next to him, and then handed him the snack.
In the winter that just passed, Queen Xu caught a cold that lasted for half a month. To this day, she is always tired and no longer the same as before.
What a good guy, you actually dare to adjust the official system. Zhu Gaochi, you are getting bolder and bolder.
Empress Xu said with a sullen face: "You are still the crown prince, don't criticize the court officials like your cousin. He will scold the courtiers. If you continue to scold others, you will lose people's hearts. Do you understand?"
If you follow the right person, getting promoted will be like riding a rocket.
There was simply no room in Guanyi, so three hundred people had to be placed outside the city.
Wu Shan was originally a left councillor, and was promoted to right general secretary, which was considered a normal promotion.
Just look at it, these people all seem to have eaten yeast. Since arriving in the Ming Dynasty, they have begun to gain weight, and each of them has gained more than ten pounds.
There were often one or two hundred people, and among them there were more than five hundred from the Japanese country.
Wu Shan saw that Xu Jingchang really didn't know, so he quickly told the truth... He was promoted to Youtongzheng and was in charge of foreign affairs.
The original establishment of the General Affairs Department was a general affairs envoy, with left and right general administration and left and right consultations under it.
"Business Department?"
Well, if that's the case, don't blame me for being rude.
Wu Shan hurriedly ran to Xu Jingchang, placed the gift on the corner of the table, and then bowed deeply, "Thank you for your support, sir. You are really my parents again. I am grateful to you."
Wu Shan did not hesitate. Xu Jingchang's words were more effective than the imperial decree when it came to him.
In the future, when dealing with the vassal state, the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple will all be sidelined, and it will be the Secretary of General Affairs who has the final say.
When Queen Xu heard this, she was immediately shocked. She thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I agree to this. It's true. Your father is such a spendthrift and doesn't know how to save at all."
The decree specifically stated that all external affairs would be placed under the General Administration Department and Wu Shan would be directly responsible.
"Mother, think about it, my father is preparing to go to the Western Seas and will make the trip soon. In the future, when all nations come to court, more and more barbarians will definitely enter the Ming Dynasty... The court officials always talk about friends coming from far away, so it is not true. My father also
It's a great achievement. Let him meet a foreign minister casually, and we will lose tens of thousands of taels of silver. If he agrees to send troops, the loss will be even greater. There must be a Yamen to stop them and save money. This money is all
The money you use to govern the country cannot be wasted carelessly."
The newly appointed Youtongzheng Wu Shan took drastic measures to rectify the bad government and saved the Ming Dynasty more than 100,000 taels of silver in entertainment expenses every year!
This report was followed by a critical comment, saying that just because of the Confucian concept of hospitality, foreign missions should be given preferential treatment, but the result was a waste of national money and people's wealth, and a waste of people's support and support.
Doesn’t this run counter to Confucius’ benevolent government and caring for the people?
When you are in power, should you reflect on how you want to govern the country? Can half of the Analects of Confucius govern the world?
The self-contradictions of Confucianism were mentioned several times in the Golden Palace, but they were limited to discussions in the court. This time, they were published in the Di Bao and published openly for everyone in the world to read and comment on...
