Chen Ju was not dissatisfied with Gao Jingshi. He had always been Gao Jingshi's ally, and to some extent, he was one of Gao Jingshi's two helpers in the inner court.
Of course, this can only be "to a certain extent", because neither he nor Huang Mengyu is, in the final analysis, the emperor's domestic slave, rather than a highly pragmatic domestic slave. So if you have to "divide into elements", both of them are only
It can be considered a high-pragmatism ally, but this "alliance" is mainly high-pragmatism.
Therefore, when facing Zhu Yijun, although Chen Ju can be more pragmatic, he cannot completely speak from a highly pragmatic standpoint, as that may lead to disaster.
The two points he raised were not aimed at Gao Pragmatic. In fact, according to his understanding of Gao Pragmatic, it is impossible for Gao Pragmatic not to be aware of such an obvious loophole, and it is impossible not to take action to plug the leak, so it was up to him to raise it.
It can not only show that one's position is consistent with the emperor's, but also elicit a highly pragmatic back-up plan so that the emperor can dispel his last remaining concerns.
Sure enough, when Chen Ju said this, Zhu Yijun laughed and said: "Whether the chieftains can beat Annan or not, I can't say, but a pragmatic person in Guangxi is better at fighting the chieftains than I am in the palace."
I understand clearly that since he dares to do this, he should be somewhat confident."
"Besides, to say the least, even if the chieftains can't defeat them in the end, it won't be a big problem. There's nothing unacceptable for me if the chieftains lose some strength. And the threat of Annan... Oh, even if the chieftains lose some strength, it's not unacceptable to me.
Even after defeat, I don’t believe that Annan would dare to invade Guangxi without solving the Li Dynasty."
On the contrary, if Mo Chao dares to send troops north to Guangxi now, Zheng Song from Li Chao will definitely lead his troops to attack Thang Long without saying a word, so Zhu Yijun's judgment is without question.
Although there is an old saying, "Brothers are angry at the wall, and they will resist their insults outside", but the Li Dynasty did not regard Mo Chao as a brother. They regarded Mo Chao as a rebellious one. Instead of applying this sentence, it is better to apply it to the later Tatars.
The words of the old witch Cixi of the Qing Dynasty: "I would rather give it to a friend than to a domestic slave"! Because the Li Dynasty and the Mo Dynasty had been fighting for so many years, the two sides had long forged a blood feud, and it was basically a fight to the death.
Zhu Yijun then said Shiran: "As for whether the chieftains are willing to send troops, I am not worried about pragmatic means. Not to mention that these chieftains themselves were targeted by Mo Maoqia. Even if they were not, they would probably have to give pragmatic face.
"
Chen Ju fully fulfilled his role of admiration and said with a surprised look on his face: "Why is this?"
Zhu Yijun sat on the royal couch, leaned back and said comfortably: "He is here as a patrol officer. None of these chieftains dare to be included in a book by him. Otherwise, even if they don't die, they will lose their skin."
Secondly, he had just negotiated such a big deal with these chieftains. The chieftains were waiting for his rice to be put into the pot. If they didn't listen to his instructions at this time, would they still be able to continue the business? That's because they were afraid that they would have too much money.
Will it prick my hand?"
Chen Ju suddenly realized it and praised: "So that's it. I understand, I am really a wise man who is not as good as the emperor."
Zhu Yijun chuckled and accepted the flattery unceremoniously, and then said: "As for whether being pragmatic will cause a lot of losses, it depends on which aspect you are talking about. Although he said that he would mobilize some of his servants to follow the chieftain
They went there, but as far as I know, his servants have not fought any battles. In the past few years, they often suppressed bandits near Gyeonggi Province. Shuntian Mansion also spent a lot of money on this, and the effect was good, but the suppression of bandits and
Fighting with a large army should be very different...
I estimate that if he doesn't send his servants to fight in a big war, but just plays a side role, then it may be okay. If there is a big war, it will be hard to say. But based on my understanding of him, I am afraid that he will not easily let his servants go to fight something that is too dangerous.
The losses in the battle should be relatively limited. The main functions of these servants... In my opinion, one is to express attitude, and the other is to intimidate the chieftain."
Chen Ju naturally praised him again, and then said: "What about the financial losses? Gao Zhizhi pointed out that not only did he send thousands of troops, but he also had to support some of the expenses of the chieftains. This...added up, I'm afraid
You can’t afford it even if you don’t have hundreds of thousands taels of money, it’s a bit heart-wrenching to spend such money.”
Zhu Yijun burst out laughing, which made Chen Ju feel puzzled and said with embarrassment: "My slave...but you have a different idea?"
"It's not that you are distracted, but you underestimate pragmatism. When has he ever done a loss-making business?" Zhu Yijun touched his chin where there was no thick beard at all, and said: "He has two considerations.
, First, if he can occupy Annan and truly open up territory for our Ming Dynasty, then he will ask me to give him the power to mine and open ports in Annan at will; second, if it is untenable, then break Shenglong
, let Thang Long City...well, clean up."
After all, he was the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty, so talking about looting would be a bit disgraceful, so Zhu Yijun temporarily changed the term "looting" to "cleaning up."
However, what Chen Ju cared about was not the idea of looting Thang Long City, but the first idea. Gao Zhizhi wanted to occupy Annan?
"Your Majesty, do you really want us to occupy that place in Annan ourselves?" Chen Ju asked tentatively.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand: "No, what are we going to do with it? We still think we haven't lost enough money in the past? What we pragmatically mean is that we let the chieftains occupy it, and the court only needs to give them a name."
Chen Ju couldn't believe it and asked: "But the chieftains are not stupid. They want to occupy Annan...are they willing?"
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Their original land was not as good as Annan. Now one acre of land in western Guangxi and southern Guangxi is converted to two or even three acres in Annan. Do you think they will refuse? It's like you are a court official. You were originally
Magistrate of Liuzhou, now I am assigning you to be magistrate of Suzhou, are you happy or not?"
Nonsense, of course I would be happy. In this era of the Ming Dynasty, even ten Liuzhou Prefectures could not match the wealth of one Suzhou Prefecture. Only a fool would not be happy.
Chen Ju understood now and laughed: "So it turns out that Gao Zhizhi was showing generosity to others, Gao Ming, Gao Ming!"
Zhu Yijun laughed. He was very pragmatic and his classmate was also very happy. He said: "It's not just about being generous to others. He is actually driving away tigers and wolves. He wants the chieftains to take over their hereditary territory."
Trading Annan land with him may be one for two, or one for three, but no matter what the exchange is, in short, it will make them hand over their 'ancestral property' in Guangxi and go to Annan to seek greater benefits."
Zhu Yijun said, feeling more and more that Gao Pragmatic was really the best assistant left to him by his father. He smiled and said: "One for one, no one will replace it. After all, the ancestral land is the foundation. One for two, that's a big deal."
It’s hard to say, this deal is a good deal, and they are pragmatically prepared to allow them to move away the native people from their ancestral land. If it’s one for three... I really can’t think of anyone who would refuse. That’s equivalent to exchanging one county for one prefecture.
, a new one in one house, this deal is such a good deal, even if I were in the position of those toasts, I would not be able to resist eating this delicious bait!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Chen Ju said quickly: "Gao Zhizhi pointed out that if this plan is realized, it will not only expand the territory, but also lay the solid foundation for the imperial court to completely stabilize Guangxi.
At that time, when the native people moved south, the imperial court could move a large number of Han people to Guangxi. Once the Han people made up the majority, there would be no more troubles like the Yao people's rebellion."
Zhu Yijun said with emotion: "Yes, yes, if this thing is done, it will be a great achievement for a long time. It is the same for me, and it is also the same for pragmatism. Previously, pragmatism was forced to go to Guangxi for a foreign post. I really feel sorry for him."
, but now it seems that he is not discouraged at all, let alone resentful at all. He is still working hard and doing his best for me. This is the minister who cares about the world."
He suddenly said resolutely: "Chen Ju, pragmatically, since this matter was reported to me in the form of a secret report, it can be seen that the inside story cannot be spread to outsiders. However, you can quietly let the outside world know that I have made up my mind.
We must help pragmatically settle this matter, not only for him, but also for me, and for the eternal prosperity of the southwest of the Ming Dynasty!"
