Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1822, Emperor Hongzhi wants to learn from Qianlong?
In the study room of the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers were having a small meeting. The early court is now more and more a formality, and there are no major national affairs to be discussed.

It is in response to the old saying that important meetings have fewer people, and meetings with more people are not important.

The affairs of Daming are basically discussed and decided in this study room. As for the morning court, it is often just a briefing. In fact, there are some things that need to be discussed in the early court, so this will be discussed in the morning court. Most of the time, there is no what to do.

"Your Majesty, Lord Yanshan of North Korea asked me, Ming Dynasty, to send troops to help. They are retreating steadily in West Africa, losing cities and territories, and still cannot defeat the Spanish fleet."

Zhong Zhong delivered a memorial, which was written by the king of Korea Yanshan Jun to Emperor Hongzhi.

Nominally speaking, the Son of Heaven is also the emperor of the five vassal states of Korea, Japan, Luzon, Siam, and Sulu. The kings of these countries are also the subjects of the Son of Heaven. Those who pay tribute, from time to time, have to have an audience with Daming.

If there is something to do, it is naturally necessary to hug the thigh of the Ming Empire.

No, in the war between North Korea and the Spaniards for the colonization of West Africa, Spain, which was freed up, was powerful, especially at sea. North Korea lost its cities and lands in West Africa, and the colonies were re-given by the Spaniards. Take it back again.

There is no way, now I can only ask Da Ming's father for help.

Emperor Hongzhi took the memorial and read it quickly.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, Li (long) played the role of His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. Western barbarians, ignorant of education and etiquette, tried in vain to become enemies of our oriental civilized world and compete for the colonies and wealth of our civilized world. The country is small and weak, and it is invincible in the end. I ask His Majesty the Emperor to send a great master to be the master, to safeguard the interests and order of our eastern world."

"You all have a look."

Emperor Hongzhi read it quickly, and then passed the memorial to Liu Jin, Wang Shouren, Zhu Fu, and Han Wen as usual.

Liu Jin took the memorial and looked very quickly.

"Good guy, this tone and tone are exactly the same as those of some Westerners in later generations."

"Professing to be civilized, everyone else is barbaric, and they talk about the order, interests, and civilization of the Eastern world."

After reading the memorial, Liu Jin really wanted to laugh,
It is obvious that two bandits are competing for colonies and interests in West Africa, but Mr. Yanshan can be said to be high-sounding and righteous, describing the Spaniards as barbarians, and the Spaniards competing with them for the West African colonies, that is barbarism against civilization A challenge is a provocation to civilized order and justice.

"Your Majesty, the struggle between Spain and North Korea for the colonies in West Africa is of no concern to our Ming Dynasty. From the very beginning, our Ming Dynasty has maintained the principle of neutrality."

"If North Korea won't win, it's because North Korea has no ability. If my Ming Dynasty intervenes, it would be more straightforward for my Ming Dynasty to snatch all these colonies directly."

Liu Jin's meaning is very simple, that is, to always remain neutral, and the West African colony is regarded as the last colony left by Ming to other countries that can be contested.

There is no need for Ming to participate in it. If it does, it will take up all the colonies, which is obviously not in line with the original intention.

Ming has already occupied enough land, and there are still a large number of vassal states and colonies in West Africa. It is still necessary to leave some land for other countries to rob and carve up, so that they will not be jealous of Ming's colonies.

In the future, if there are rising stars and powerful countries, they will only dare to compete with Spain, Korea, and Persia for the colonies in West Africa, and they will not dare to challenge the hegemony of the Ming Empire.

After the rise of Germany in history, because the colonies all over the world were snatched by the old British and French, Germany and several rising stars also launched the First World War, with the purpose of challenging the original colonial system and order.

"Yes, Your Majesty, what Mr. Liu said is right."

"I, Ming, don't need to be involved in the affairs of the West African colonies."

"North Korea and Spain are actually evenly matched in power. It can even be said that North Korea's national power is stronger, with a larger population and more taxes received every year."

"In addition to being very close to us, North Korea's development is much better than Spain's. But it can only show North Korea's own failure."

Zhu Fu followed suit and agreed.

"My minister thinks that my Ming Dynasty can properly lend money to North Korea so that they can buy more arms and weapons to fight against the Spaniards, but it is not appropriate for my Ming Dynasty to intervene in it."

Wang Shouren also followed suit.

There is no doubt that Lao Wang is also a black-bellied man now, and he has already played very well with the house loan and selling arms and weapons.

Directly sending troops to intervene is thankless, offending people everywhere, and borrowing money to sell arms and weapons behind the scenes is a way for Daming to make a fortune in silence, and everyone knows how to do it.

"Your Majesty, in the land of West Africa, North Korea and Persia are in an alliance, and Spain and Japan are in an alliance. If my Ming Dynasty intervenes, it will be unfair to the vassal country Wa, and Spain has always had a very good relationship with my Ming Dynasty. .”

Korean also followed suit.

"Well, since you all have the same opinions, then reply to Mr. Yanshan and tell him that it is fine to borrow money to sell arms and weapons, but I, Daming, will not get involved."

Seeing that everyone's opinions were unified, Emperor Hongzhi nodded his head and said.

"Yes~"

Upon hearing this, the important ministers quickly replied in unison.

This North Korean country wants to eat farts, just because it is a vassal state, do I, Ming, have the obligation to help your Korean country to snatch colonies?

What are you thinking, there is no such good thing in the world, even though the relationship between North Korea and Daming is very good, it is impossible to say that you will send troops to help you grab the colonies.

If the Korean mainland was attacked by the Spaniards, it would be unreasonable for Daming not to help. For the colonial affairs, you can find your own way, and being able to borrow money from you and sell you arms and weapons is already the maximum limit.

After discussing the affairs of North Korea, there are no other matters.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous and the people are safe, the country is prosperous and the people are strong, and it is thriving, there are not many things that need to be discussed in the Shangshufang, and everyone has an hour-long meeting every day.

"There's something I've always wanted to do, but never did."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the crowd, thought for a while and slowly said something that he had always wanted to do in his heart.

As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately regained their spirits. This Emperor Hongzhi is already an emperor, what else can he want to do but can't do.

"I have always wanted to go to various parts of Daming, to see the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains of my Daming, and to see the prosperity of my Daming."

"In the past, Daming was troubled by internal and external troubles. Even if I wanted to go, I couldn't do it, because it was impossible to put aside the important affairs of the country and take care of my own affairs."

"But now, my thoughts are getting stronger and stronger. I want to go around Daming and have a look. What do you guys think?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked outside. Although he was an emperor, holding the universe in his hands and enjoying the most noble status in the world, he was also firmly locked in this palace like a shackle. Walk around the capital.

From the time he was born until now, he has not even gone abroad in Beizhili, and the farthest he has gone is to Tianjin for a walk and a look.

This prosperous world of Ming Dynasty can only be seen from books and heard from newspapers, but I have never seen it.

In the past, maybe this year was not very strong, because of the internal and external troubles of the Ming Dynasty, he, the emperor, had to do a lot of things, and he couldn't get away to travel around the mountains and rivers.

Moreover, the transportation was inconvenient at that time, and his health was not good. The ministers would never agree. The prince Zhu Houzhao was young and playful, so he was not at ease.

But it's different now, and the conditions are ready to go out for a walk and have a look.

First of all, Daming is prosperous and strong, the country is prosperous and the people are safe, the country is rich and the people are strong, there is no internal or external trouble, he can rest assured.

Secondly, the crown prince has grown up and is becoming more and more mature. Where are the many grandchildren? Daming’s country is stable. Daming is stable.

In addition, the current traffic conditions are getting better and better. Trains, cars, roads, and railways are everywhere. It is much more convenient and comfortable for Emperor Hongzhi to travel.

In addition, with the emergence of radio communication, even if Emperor Hongzhi is not in the capital, he can still control the entire Ming Dynasty remotely, grasp the situation of Ming Dynasty anytime and anywhere, and command and control everything in Ming Dynasty.

So Emperor Hongzhi wanted to go out and have a look, take a walk, see the prosperity and prosperity of Daming, and see the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains of Daming. There is actually another layer of consideration in this.

Emperor Hongzhi was almost fifty years old, and at fifty he knew his destiny. In ancient times, when the average life expectancy was only in his thirties, it would be considered pretty good if he could live to his fifties.

Emperor Hongzhi wanted to take advantage of his good health now, when he was able to move, eat, see and walk, to see the rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise, if he was fifty years old, his body might not be as good as before.

At that time, even if you want to go around and have a look around Daming, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it. The ministers will not allow Emperor Hongzhi to go out because he is not tall.

Moreover, he is not in good health, so he can't fully experience the prosperity of Daming when he goes out. If he wants to taste the local delicacies, he probably won't have much appetite, and he won't be able to taste anything.

So if you want to go out and have a look, now is the best time.

PS: If you were an ancient emperor, would you want to go around and have a look?
(End of this chapter)