"Before you two left, the imperial representative of your country sent a letter to confirm the mission of the Japanese mission. If I remember correctly, there was no request from the Ming Dynasty to allow Japan to send students to the west to study. In this regard, you two
What can you sue me for?"
Shimazu Tadashi and Tokugawa Hidetada looked at each other. Shimazu Tadashi continued: "Okaku, although Japan is located at the corner of the sea, we have always admired the Ming culture. In the past, the envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty had frequent exchanges, and Japan was blessed by it.
I have benefited a lot. Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is civilized and martial arts, and the world is at peace, which we yearn for even more.
Therefore, the two of us wrote down what we saw along the way and sent it back many times with merchant ships. After the Gongfang Palace learned about it, we were specially ordered to ask His Majesty the Ming Emperor for permission to allow our Japanese students to come across the sea to study, so that we could bathe like they did in the Tang Dynasty.
Hua Feng.”
Tokugawa Hidetada also added: "Yuge, although our country is small, we are also determined to learn from the Ming Dynasty's advanced systems and technologies. If we can get the Ming Dynasty's permission, we will strictly select students to ensure that they have good conduct, are diligent and eager to learn, and are not willing to learn.
Let down His Majesty the Ming Emperor’s grace.”
As expected, the decision-maker behind this matter was Tokugawa Ieyasu. This is not surprising. If Narita Kai had such intention, he would naturally write to him separately to explain the reason. And more importantly, the male and female servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs around Narita Kai
No one reported that there was a letter from the Japanese mission to her. It can be seen that the letters from Shimazu Tadatsune and Tokugawa Hidetada were only sent to Ieyasu and not to Narita Kai.
Tokugawa Hidetada would only send letters to his father Tokugawa Ieyasu. This is naturally not surprising. What is strange is why Shimazu Tadashi was like this? Did Shimazu Tadashi's position change, or was he deceived by Tokugawa Hidetada?
Already?
Gao Pragmatic does not doubt that the position of the entire Shimadzu family will change for the time being, but it is hard to say for Shimazu Tadashi personally. Although he is already the governor of the Shimadzu family in name, he is no better than his uncle and father, who have experienced many storms.
Jiang Hu, Shimazu Tadahashi is just a young man. Whether he is deceived into changing his position or is deceived in the specific operation of something, it is not a surprising surprise.
Gao Jingshi nodded slightly, pondered, and said slowly: "The sincerity of the two of you has been understood by me. This matter is of great importance and requires His Majesty's sanction. However, before that, I would like to ask one more question.
If there are really Japanese students coming to study in Ming Dynasty, what kind of knowledge do you want them to learn?"
Shimazu Tadahashi immediately replied: "The culture, system, technology, agriculture, and craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty are all what my Japanese students are eager to learn. As a samurai, I feel that the Military Academy of the Ming Dynasty is a place that everyone aspires to. If you can
Learning the military strategies and tactics of the Ming Dynasty will definitely be of great benefit to our domestic stability in Japan."
Tokugawa Hidetada also nodded in agreement: "Yuge, what His Highness Zhongheng said is true. We warriors are well aware of the military power of the Ming Dynasty. If we can learn a thing or two, if the imperial palace is called upon in the future, we can also serve the Ming Dynasty better."
Serve, serve the imperial palace."
Although it was just a few clichés, people like Gao Pragmatic have basically judged that Shimazu Tadahashi was most likely deceived by Tokugawa Hidetada. He really thought that Tokugawa Hidetada encouraged and sent people to study military studies in the Ming Dynasty because he wanted to "
Imperial Court Service".
The young man is still too naive. The interests of your Shimazu family are all tied to my Kyoka. The Shimadzu family sends people to study military affairs, and they probably intend to serve me - at least for now, but Tokugawa Ieyasu?
That's not necessarily the case.
Although Ieyasu is an old fox who is good at calculation, he knows that even if he sends some people to study military affairs, it will not change the basic fact that Japan does not have enough capital to compete with the Ming Dynasty, but that is during ordinary times, and if the situation changes... haha
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Taking a step back, even Ieyasu felt that Ming Dynasty was as pragmatic and pragmatic as him. He couldn't see any possibility of "the situation changing" for a while, but he could take this opportunity to send more people to study in Ming Dynasty. It would be helpful to him and
This is also a great blessing for the Tokugawa family.
If the Ming Dynasty is safe, the cronies he sends as a general can solidify the foundation of the Tokugawa family's military power; if the Ming Dynasty is in chaos, he can also be the first to learn first-hand intelligence, and use this as a basis to make the fastest and most accurate decisions.
Coping - whether playing a loyal minister or a hero.
Relying on the fact that Shimazu Tadahashi and Tokugawa Hidetada had arrived not long ago, they were not able to acquire the palace's information. Unknown to the emperor, who had already read their reports, Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly and said: "For your request, I will contact you as soon as possible."
Report to His Majesty the Emperor. However, I would also like to remind you that the Ming Military Academy is an important place for the imperial court. Even the students from the Ming Dynasty are mostly from generations of generals or battlefield heroes, and must go through strict selection and assessment.
.If Japanese students really have the opportunity to enter and study, they must abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty and the rules of the academy."
Shimazu Tadashi and Tokugawa Hidetada quickly expressed their understanding and promised that if Japanese students were lucky enough to enroll, they would strictly abide by all the regulations of the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, they are even secretly happy, because according to Gao's pragmatic view, family status is an important criterion for selecting scholars in the Ming Dynasty Military Academy. This means that if Japan follows the instructions, it will probably only be able to select children from various martial arts families. Then Tokugawa, Shima
The advantages of the Tianjin family are too great.
Gao pragmatic nodded, then changed the topic, and continued to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Yingzhou with the two of them. At the same time, he inquired about the situation in Japan without leaving any trace, and inquired about their attitude towards the Ming Dynasty from various clues. At this point, Gao pragmatically
Always good at being pragmatic.
After the pleasant lake tour, Gao pragmatically returned to Haruwa Palace, meditated in his room for a long time, and then drafted a memorial in his own hand, detailing the conversation with Shimazu Tadayagi and Tokugawa Hidetada, as well as his own suggestions.
Tomorrow, he planned to submit it to Zhu Yijun for review early the next morning. He believed that after seeing this memorial, the emperor would seriously consider Japan's request and make a wise "holy ruling".
Before writing this memorial, Gao Pragmatic first seriously thought about a question: In the colonial era of original history, why did the European powers allow students from all over the world to study military affairs in their country's military academies?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This is a problem that he knew clearly in the past, but did not delve into it. It was just that he encountered a similar situation today, so he had to think about it seriously.
After careful consideration, he believed that this phenomenon can be understood from the following aspects:
The first is the spread of culture and influence: colonial countries can strengthen their cultural influence on colonial and semi-colonial countries through the spread of education and culture. Through military education, colonial countries not only cultivate a group of pro-Western elites, but also
spread their political and military ideas, thus forming a sense of identity and dependence in colonial and semi-colonial countries. This strategy helps colonial countries maintain their influence politically and culturally, while also cultivating
Developed a group of loyal allies and supporters.
The second is political and economic interests: through military education, colonial countries can attract and cultivate military talents from all over the world, and these talents may become pro-Western political and military leaders after returning home. Such an arrangement helps colonial countries
Politically safeguarding its global interests, it also provided protection for its economic interests. Colonial countries achieved huge economic profits by controlling the resources and markets of the colonies.
The third is the dissemination and control of military technology: through military education, colonial countries can spread advanced military technology and tactics to other countries, thereby maintaining a certain advantage in the military... Well, the truth here is a bit convoluted, which is understandable.
Through this kind of military education, colonial countries can maintain a higher understanding and control of the military development of other countries - everything you know is what I taught you, then I can naturally deal with you - so there is
Help safeguard its global strategic interests.
The fourth is the balance of international relations and foreign policy: colonial countries can establish closer diplomatic relations with other countries through military education. This educational exchange helps colonial countries gain support in international affairs and also improves their foreign policy.
Provides more flexibility. By cultivating military talents in other countries, colonial countries can play a greater role in international relations and influence the policy trends of other countries.
The fifth is colonial management and control: through military education, colonial countries can cultivate a group of colonial officials and military personnel who are familiar with Western military systems and management methods. These people can play a key role in the management of colonies and help colonial countries
Control and manage its colonies more effectively and maintain the stability of its colonial rule. In other words, although you are a student sent by another country, you may not be unable to work for me in the future - I will at least have a few years to "influence" you, right?
In general, the European powers in the colonial era allowed students from all over the world to study in their country's military academies. This was a strategy that integrated cultural, political, economic and military considerations. This strategy not only helped the colonial countries in
Spreading its influence globally also provides support for its maintenance and expansion of its global interests.
Now that the rationale is clear, there is no need to doubt Gao Pragmatic's advice to Zhu Yijun.
Just as the Tang Dynasty beat Japan violently, Japan did not dare to look westward for hundreds of years. Now that the Ming Dynasty has also beaten Japan violently, Japan is also afraid of the Ming Dynasty.
On this basis, and considering that Japanese people are most inquisitive by nature, as long as the concept of "the world is invincible" is deeply engraved in the minds of students sent from Japan, then when they return to China after completing their studies, that is When Japan truly devoted allegiance to the Ming Dynasty.
The party that leads the way is often more harmful than the enemy. However, times have changed, and now it is my turn, Daming, to cultivate my own party that leads the way in other people's homes. This is called the reincarnation of the law of heaven.
The next morning, Gao Jingshi had already delivered the memorial and was reviewing the memorial in the Wenyuan Pavilion. Sure enough, the Supervisor of Ceremonies sent someone to invite him, saying that he was summoned by the emperor. Gao Jingshi had already expected it and got up to go.
When he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, as soon as he entered the Xinuang Pavilion, he saw the emperor holding his memorial in his hand and frowning slightly.
Zhu Yijun naturally had no doubts about Gao Jingshi's ability and loyalty, but the emperor did have some hesitations regarding Japan's request - to be precise, Gao Jingshi's intention to agree to Japan sending outstanding young men from the shogunate and major celebrities to study at the Ming Military Academy. .
"Rixin, I have read your memorial." Zhu Yijun said slowly, "Japan has requested to send students to study in Ming Dynasty. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?"
Gao Yingshi bowed slightly and said in a deep voice: "Yes, Your Majesty, I believe that this matter will bring more benefits than harm to our Ming Dynasty."
"Tell me about it." Zhu Yijun nodded without raising his eyebrows.
Gao Pragmatic sorted out his thoughts and said: "Your Majesty, I have elaborated on the pros and cons of this matter in my memorial. However, I understand that your Majesty's concerns are mainly about how to ensure that these Japanese students will not become a potential threat to our Ming Dynasty. "
Zhu Yijun continued to nod, indicating to Gao Pragmatic to continue.
Gao pragmatic continued: "First of all, we can limit the number of students sent by Japan and strictly supervise their learning content and scope of activities. We can allow them to learn culture, agriculture, crafts and other knowledge, but in particular they should Focus on studying Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.
Through Neo-Confucianism, we need to make them realize that the Ming Dynasty, as the Celestial Dynasty, and the Ming Emperor as the Celestial Emperor, are the ones they most need to be loyal to. As for other people in Japan, even if they still need to be loyal, this kind of loyalty is to Ranked below loyalty to the Ming Emperor. As for studying in sensitive fields such as military affairs, you need to treat it with caution."
Zhu Yijun seemed to have just thought of educating Japanese students through Neo-Confucianism. He could not help but frown, smiled, and nodded: "Rixin, this is a good idea." After a pause, he asked again: "Then... you said you should be cautious. Treat these?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Military affairs are no different than other subjects, so you should be more cautious. The reason why I have restricted the students sent by Japan to study military affairs must be the children of the shogunate and various vassal towns. Their status is quite similar to that of the noble sons and daughters of our dynasty.
These people are born in a system of superiority and inferiority, and they care most about superiority and inferiority. Since I, the Ming Dynasty, am the Celestial Dynasty, I am at the top of this system of superiority and inferiority. As long as they accept this, they will naturally feel that instead of being loyal to Japan, I am not loyal to Japan. Why not be loyal to China?
Of course, in order to ensure that we do not recruit some naturally rebellious people, we can also ask Japan to conduct strict screening of the students sent to ensure that they are of good conduct, loyal and reliable - but we must also retain the right of final review to ensure the best possible outcome.
One of the key criteria is that the person who comes here must have great admiration for our teachings from the Celestial Empire, and must hate his own misfortune so much that he was not born in China.”
Zhu Yijun laughed when he heard this, but still stretched out his hand and made a "continue talking" gesture.
"There is nothing else. In short, I believe that through this move, we can deepen our understanding and influence on Japan and lay a good foundation for increasingly frequent trade exchanges in the future. At the same time, this will also help us ensure that we have a maritime bridgehead
Play an active role.”
Zhu Yijun nodded and concluded: "That is to say, do you think that through education, we can cultivate a group of Japanese elites who are extremely loyal to the Ming Dynasty in Japan, which will play a non-negligible role in maintaining the security of our Eastern Xinjiang in the Ming Dynasty?"
"Of course." Gao pragmatically replied simply.
Zhu Yijun pondered and said: "How many people do you think this number should be?"
Gao pragmatically said: "Ignoring other subjects for the time being, the Military Academy... there are ten students every year."
"Ah, only ten?" Zhu Yijun was stunned: "Rixin, I remember that ordinary students who graduated from the Military Academy were no more than general commanders when they first took office. They had no more than four or five hundred soldiers, and as few as one or two hundred, and there were even some troops with serious shortages.
, there are less than a hundred people under the command of the commander-in-chief. The students from the military academy sent by Japan only produce ten commander-in-chief every year... Isn't this too few?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head, and then said with a smile: "The emperor is unaware of something. Just because there are so few people, they cannot just be a 'general manager' after returning to Japan."
Zhu Yijun still felt something was wrong and wondered: "But I remember you said at the beginning that Japan has a population of at least tens of millions and a total military strength of more than half a million. These ten commanders every year...even if they are used as a thousand commanders,
How many years will it take for it to become mainstream?”
"The emperor doesn't know something." Gao Pragmatic smiled and said, "Firstly, things are rare and valuable. Because there are too few places, the Japanese shogunate and other parties must regard them as treasures and vigorously promote and reuse them. Therefore, they soon returned after they returned.
You will be promoted...at least much faster than being promoted in the Ming Army.
Secondly, this is exactly the result I want to see - they only learned how to be a general manager, or at most a thousand general managers, but after returning to Japan, they will inevitably rise to high positions quickly because of excessive attention. This is the case.
For one thing, if one day in the future, Ming Dynasty encounters Japan again, then the ability of these important members of the Japanese army... is of no importance to me, Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Yijun was stunned for a long time, then he smiled bitterly and said: "As for the calculation, I have to do it with you! In this case, let's do what you say."
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