I am the king of the dead

Chapter 550 Wang Hua's Ultimate Purpose

Zhu Qiyu's enthusiasm for overseas colonization has not been very high. The main reason is that Ming Dynasty is not the Netherlands, not England, not France, nor Spain or Portugal. Ming Dynasty is Daming.

After the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, how to do it is the question that Zhu Qiyu has been thinking about.After he relaxed the sea ban, he didn't do anything. He was waiting, waiting for Da Ming to give him feedback.

Now, he finally got Daming's feedback.

Hu Yan took a sip of tea, took a breath, and slowly calmed down, before speaking: "Your Majesty, Li Binyan once put forward an argument, the order of the sixth-class stars and the order of the four seasons."

Zhu Qiyu nodded. While Li Binyan was looking up at the starry sky in Songjiang City, he was also thinking about politics. In the Ming Dynasty, when officials and scholars highly overlapped, this was not unusual.

The sixth-class star rank is one of the achievements of Li Binyan's political speculation on Ming Dynasty based on his own experience.

Hu Wei said seriously: "In fact, colonization is nothing more than a few methods."

"The first method is to conquer by force. Kill all the men, snatch the women and children, and eliminate them directly. This method usually costs a lot. If you kill an enemy, you will lose eight hundred."

"To be honest, this approach is impossible unless you encounter the last rank."

Zhu Qiyu said in deep agreement, "That's true."

"The battle of the capital, the battle of Xuanfu, the battle of Hetao, the southward suppression of the rebellion, these large-scale battles, the sound of the cannon, the gold ten thousand taels."

"If the Battle of Xuanfu hadn't copied the Confucian Mansion in Qufu, if the Battle of Hetao hadn't copied the Qu family, if the southward suppression of the rebellion hadn't forced the merchants to steal chickens and lose a lot of rice, the national treasury would have been empty."

"Although Jin Shangshu never complained to me about food, rewards, and military equipment, I have also read the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts, and I am often stretched and stretched."

"But every time the house is raided, this part of the shortfall will be made up, and Jin Shangshu will be happy for several days, and will not quarrel with me."

"I am always grateful to them for supporting Daming's conquest with all their wealth."

In order to thank these sponsors of the Great Ming War, Zhu Qiyu set up a special seat for these people in Jiejieyuan to serve them.

Throughout the entire 400-year colonial era, only the Indians were truly wiped out. Even the chimpanzees on the African savannah, the colonists could not use force to wipe them all out.

Zhu Qiyu stood up and found a memo on the big bookshelf in the imperial study.

He often reflects on the war, and if these thoughts are not recorded in time or discussed with others, they will easily dissipate.

He has a special memorandum to record these thoughts, and the eunuch who is in charge of ceremonies will specially organize these messy and disorderly memos into a book for His Majesty's convenience.

Zhu Qiyu picked up the memorandum, returned to the front of the case, and said: "In these several large-scale wars, the Ming Dynasty has killed more than [-] people in total, and more than [-] of them died in non-combat."

"Reductions in non-combat conditions, such as disasters, mutinies, natural disasters and man-made disasters, etc., are things that I can't think of. Among non-combat reductions, the largest proportion of reductions is getting lost."

War is definitely not where the emperor's sword points, the Ming army will kill wherever. The army is the most intimate killing machine for mankind. How to make this machine run stably is the emperor's bounden duty.

And what Zhu Qiyu pays attention to is not technique and tactics, not command, he is not good at this, what he pays attention to is guarantee.

The proportion of non-combat sacrifices in Ming Dynasty is too high. In Zhu Qiyu's memorandum, it is a cold number, but behind each number are vivid people and families.

Hu Yi took the memo and looked at it for a long time before he said, "Your Majesty is actually about half of it. Daming has already done a great job."

"I know, but it's not enough." Zhu Qiyu knew for sure that Daming had done an excellent job in this regard, but it wasn't enough.

Zhu Qiyu didn't want his sergeants not to die at the hands of the enemy, but to die on the way to fight for the country. That would be too painful. For the sergeants, such a death would have no meaning or honor at all.

Hu Wei closed the memorandum, handed it to Xing'an, and said: "Lao Tzu said: Soldiers are an ominous weapon, not a gentleman's weapon, and a sage uses it as a last resort."

"Conquest by force is the most costly way to open up the road to becoming a king."

"Even the Oirats who have Wang Fu will not do that."

Ye Xian relied heavily on Wang Fu, and even because Ye Xian was not good at governing himself, he had to share power for Wang Fu to use, and the nature of power also determined that once shared, there was no possibility of taking it back.

Also, all the actions in Samarkand were written by Wang Fu as memorials and sent to the capital.

Ye Xian was Dashi in Samarkand, but the political affairs were fully controlled by Wang Fu, and even Rong Zheng had to refer to Wang Fu's opinion first.

Direct conquest by force is what Genghis Khan did when he went west.

In Khorizmo, Genghis Khan paid the price of [-] soldiers and won the war. As a result, Genghis Khan took a full three-year rest in Khorezmo before he could return eastward.

Judging from the results, after Genghis Khan left, that piece of land was still dominated by the Turks, and even the descendants of Genghis Khan, such as Yue Jibei Khan, had to be Turkic, abolished Genghis Khan’s code, and switched to Sharia law .

The cost is the greatest, and the gain is the smallest, unless it can be done like Thanksgiving to the Indians on Thanksgiving Day, and they will be wiped out.

Cruelty, inhumanity and low morality, still depends on the Taixi people.

Hu Wei was talking about the means of colonization. He found that His Majesty had actually thought about these issues, and he could chew a lot less.

He continued: "The second method is the Roman method. Most of the aborigines are killed, and all the rest are reduced to slaves, and then the population is relocated."

"For example, their Spartans colonized the Hilo people, or a system similar to the fourth-class system implemented by Hu Yuan in the Central Plains."

"However, both Western Rome and Eastern Rome were wiped out by their colonial barbarians. Now there is still a Holy Roman Empire in Taixi, and Ottoman always wants to replace it. This is the same reason."

The several colonial attributes mentioned by Nikolaoz have corresponding historical lessons for the Central Plains dynasty. There is almost no difference between the alien rule of the Yuan Dynasty and the Ottoman rule of Rome today.

The biggest difference is that the Ming Dynasty was established and then returned in a flash, while Rome has become history forever.

Zhu Qiyu agreed with Hu Min's statement very much.

Hu Yan took a sip of tea before he said, "The third method is to spread religious sermons, spread teachings, and slowly assimilate. This is the method currently used by the Holy See in Taixi, and the effect is not bad. It is better than direct military conquest The cost is much less, and the gain is greater.”

Hu Wei does not agree with the method of preaching assimilation, which is an approach that runs counter to the opposite.

For this reason, the split between the Patriarch of Eastern Rome, the Pope of Tessie, and the Protestants made Tessie, who was already lacking in centripetal force, feel like a mess.

This is art, not Tao, and it is not suitable for the Central Plains Dynasty who is used to the great unification.

Zhu Qiyu suddenly thought of Da Qing.

The Qing Dynasty was a dynasty that Zhu Qiyu looked down upon, but even the Qing Dynasty was able to punch the tsar and kick the great powers in the early and mid-term. It lasted until 1840, when the industrialization was completely completed, Daiying finally opened the Qing Dynasty. door.

It is not uncommon for the Thai and Western colonists to use the method Hu Wei mentioned.

On the contrary, from the discovery of America by Columbus in 1492, to Magellan's voyage around the world, until the 21st century, the entire global village is full of colonists.

These colonists, like the idlers in the village, tried every means to force the Central Plains Dynasty to submit.

These are techniques, not Tao.

"There is a fourth type, which is His Majesty's road trip, commodity colonization, commodity colony that plunders production results." Hu Wei said the last method.

The productivity of Ming Dynasty is much higher than the sum of other countries in the known world, which is the confidence that Ming Dynasty can carry out commodity colonization.

Utilize the high productivity of Ming Dynasty to produce commodities that others cannot produce, and use the high added value of commodities to plunder the production results.

Zhu Qiyu didn't answer, he shook his head after thinking for a long time and said, "I've thought about this method, and I'm doing it too."

"For example, Fei Yiying went to the Japanese country to sell cotton cloth and made a lot of money. He also brought the Japanese silver back to Daming, which solved part of the problem of money shortage, promoted the exchange of goods in Daming, and improved the situation caused by the money shortage. Money circulation problem."

"Emperor Taizong Wen did the same thing back then, but what's the point of doing it?"

Hu Wei's eyes were shining brightly, he stood up and said loudly: "Conquering by force, conquest of Tu Tutu into slavery, religious preaching, or plundering of goods are all means."

"Your Majesty, different routes lead to the same goal. The ultimate goal of these methods is to replace! Use Daming's culture to replace their culture, and use Daming's etiquette to replace their etiquette! Finally achieve the goal of becoming king."

"Writing, language, weights and measures, dealing with affairs, habits, etc., Ming culture is our greatest advantage."

"Nigolaoz said that the people of Ming Dynasty are too kind, and this kindness comes from the culture and etiquette of Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Qiyu looked at Hu Min, his eyes lit up, and it turned out that Hu Min, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, was the one who understood the etiquette best, and he explained the ultimate goal of colonization in one sentence.

Zhu Qiyu stood up, walked back and forth excitedly, suddenly stood still, and asked, "Then what should I do?"

Hu Wei said very precisely: "Your Majesty, there is no need to do anything, the people of Ming Dynasty will finish it by themselves."

"Everything must be done. Your Majesty must ensure that the huge ship Daming will not get lost at sea."

If you don't do anything, there will be results. If you do anything, you have to take action at the critical moment to prevent things from slipping into an uncontrollable direction, and to ensure that Daming's ship does not leak from the top.

Hu Wei simply repeated Nikolaoz's words again, and then said: "Going to the west entrance and moving to Jilong Island is colonization; dumping in Japan is plundering resources; in Ryukyu, it can be regarded as foreign rule. "

Zhu Qiyu immediately interrupted Hu Yan and said, "No, no, it's not considered a foreign rule. Ryukyu and Ming have the same language and the same species. How can there be a foreign rule?"

"The rule over the Tatars and the Miao people in Tibet, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guizhou cannot be regarded as foreign rule. It was a family 500 years ago. It should be called recovery."

"For example, in the Hetao area, Hu Shangshu will subconsciously use the word "recovery". When it comes to Ryukyu, how can Hu Shangshu use the word "foreign race?"

"It's all family."

"I don't like the term alien rule very much. Even if it is a fact, use it as little as possible."

Hu Wei immediately realized the problem, and he hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise and wise, and I am terrified."

He intends to remove the attribute of alien rule from the colonial attribute forever.

Your majesty is a family, which is more conducive to Wanghua.

Daming did not take the Roman colonial road, so naturally the term "foreign race rule" was not used.

This is incorrect!

The correct name of foreign rule in Ming Dynasty should be read as: reforming the land and returning to the natives.

This is a low-level mistake. For a minister of rites like Hu Wei, he has never made such a mistake in his more than forty years of official career.

The reason why he made such a mistake today is because he knows that his match with His Majesty will affect the historical course of Daming for decades.

Zhu Qiyu and Hu Wei had discussed for a long time about the direction of overseas Wanghua. He and Hu Wei discussed the direction, and the specific details still need to be summarized in practice.

"Speaking of kindness, He Zhang from the Metropolitan Procuratorate took office recently, and there are three fires for new officials to take office. Look at this." Zhu Qiyu picked up the memorial on the case table and handed it to Xing'an.

When He Zhang took office, the first fire burned on the heads of the Tatars.

The position of elders in the Senate of the Ming Dynasty, or the core of power, has six ministers, the chief constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the chief assistant of Wenyuan Pavilion, and the eunuch who is the supervisor of rituals and admirals.

The center of absolute power is the Ming Emperor.

In the position of the core of these rights, He Zhang seems out of place, and he has no extraordinary achievements.

Yu Shiyue, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, also guarded Deshengmen for six days without taking off his armor.

Even Chen Yi, the former Chief Procuratorate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, although he made false comments, but Zhang Qiu's water control and Hetao's opening of canals to calm the people were down-to-earth and worked out bit by bit.

He Zhang, without any merit, climbed to the position of the Chief Constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate by virtue of his seniority and the enmity of Hu Wei, the Minister of Rites.

Virtue does not coordinate, like sitting on pins and needles.

Since He Zhang took the position of the chief constitution, he hasn't had a good night's sleep. Not to mention, he has to tell people everywhere, thanking Hu Wei for his recommendation regardless of past suspicions.

Therefore, He Zhang intends to make meritorious service, and he is going to go to Tatar to make great meritorious service by taking advantage of the wind in the middle of the court.

Recently, there has been a lot of opposition from the court and the central government to distributing coins in Gongshi, His Majesty's Xuanfu, because the herdsmen are suffering.

As the Holy Son of Heaven, His Majesty does not collect and burn waste at night, and Gongshi issues silver coins wantonly. If Wala is still in Helin, forget it. The Wala people have all gone to Samarkand, and they are still chasing and fighting like this. It is against heaven with.

After reading He Zhang's memorandum, Hu Wei thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, Ji Duo has returned to Songjiang Shipping Department from Ryukyu, and returned to Beijing in the past few days."

"Ji Duo has been sent as an envoy several times, and he did not disgrace the king's order. I think it is appropriate for Ji Duo to go."

The He Zhang recommended by Hu Wei is a model for His Majesty to demonstrate the methods of civil servants. How could such a good example be missed?
A civil official from the sixth rank, with his strong dog-fighting ability, broke the game that He Zhang wanted to make and the brand he wanted to get, which he had carefully planned for so long, with a few words.

The list of envoys must naturally be discussed by the Ministry of Rites, and Zhu Qiyu also discussed it with Hu Wei in advance.

"Ji Duo is an excellent candidate." Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and said, "But Ji Duo just came back from Ryukyu and went on an envoy to the Monan Tatars. Should Ji Duo be allowed to rest?"

Yuan Bin, Ji Duo, and Yue Qian are an iron triangle, but Yue Qian, Yuan Bin, and Chen Fuyin went to the Japanese country to do their best, leaving Ji Duo alone in Ryukyu.

All the affairs in Ryukyu require one person to return to court.

"Your Majesty, wait for Ji Duo to come back and ask him. If he doesn't want to go, then let Mr. He go." Hu Yan said imperceptibly.

Will Ji Duo get tired of taking the sign?Hu Wei didn't know, would Ji Duo feel tired? If Hu Wei hadn't grown old, such a good thing would have fallen on Ji Duo's head?
His Majesty has cast a net in the Xuan Manor for so long, and it is finally time to reap the harvest.

　Today, when I checked the materials of the colonial era, I found that many domestic scholars echoed a Western assertion, that is, the yellow peril theory.It is said that people of the yellow race are inherently cruel, bloody, bloodthirsty, and low moral.However, in terms of cruelty, blood, and bloodthirsty, Genghis Khan sighed. After all, Genghis Khan, who likes massacres the most, did not create a Thanksgiving Day with turkeys to thank the Indians.

　　
　
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