I'm really not doing business

Chapter 1061 Daydreaming during the day is perfectly reasonable.
The conflict between the emperor and the crown prince is part of the conflict between the emperor and his subjects. The relationship between the crown prince and the emperor is that of emperor and subject, and is greater than that of father and son.

Especially after the position of crown prince is determined, the crown prince is the best choice to represent the subjects and challenge the emperor. This has been the consistent rule of the court for thousands of years.

For the Crown Prince, danger hung like a sharp blade overhead, and he could not relax for a moment.

Zhu Changzhi was only thirteen years old. He didn't know how to solve the problem. He was still young and not a genius or an outstanding person, but he had a good mother.

Empress Wang taught Zhu Changzhi a solution that was hardly a solution: to make his ministers take the blame.

Wang Yaozhuo told Zhu Changzhi about Xie Jin's death. Xie Jin seemed to be a subject caught up in the drama of the struggle for the crown prince, but in reality, the problem was with Zhu Di himself, who was indecisive.

Zhu Gaoxu achieved great military exploits in the Jingnan Campaign. In terms of military strength, Zhu Gaoxu was more like Zhu Di. When Zhu Di said, "The Crown Prince is often ill, you should encourage him," he was probably sincere.

Besides this sentence, when Zhu Gaoxu was enfeoffed as the Prince of Han and left in Nanjing, Zhu Di also said to Zhu Gaoxu: "I hope that you will fulfill your responsibilities to the court."

Zhu Di's hesitation in choosing his heir forced Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi to increase his bargaining power in order to win the struggle for the throne. Xie Jin became a key figure in this process, and Xie Jin's words, "Good grandson," made Zhu Di make up his mind.

Ke Jiejin's private visit to the Crown Prince ultimately touched the emperor's most sensitive and vulnerable nerve. The Crown Prince was known for his respect for scholars and was praised by everyone. What was he planning to do?
Wang Yaozhuo taught Zhu Changzhi a method to make his ministers take the blame.

Regarding the question of whether or not to report, it's better to let the ministers voice their opinions than to let Zhu Changzhi say it himself. This provides a buffer and redundancy, preventing the conflict between the emperor and the crown prince from escalating excessively.

"Mr. Gao, what do you think? Should we pursue the debt, or report the disaster and request a waiver?" Zhu Changzhi looked at Gao Qiyu and asked for his specific opinion.

Gao Qiyu remained outwardly calm, but his heart tightened. Crown Prince Zhu Changzhi was pressing him relentlessly, his meaning very clear: if the Crown Prince summoned them today, one of them had to come forward and make a very clear statement.

In a flash, Gao Qiyu understood that His Highness the Crown Prince was looking for a minister to play the villain.

Moreover, he was the most suitable candidate among all the civil and military officials. If the Crown Prince went to Li Rusong, that would be a huge danger. On the contrary, Gao Qiyu, who did not avoid suspicion in the past, was very suitable to be the scapegoat and ease the conflict between the Emperor and the Crown Prince.

However, this scapegoat is extremely dangerous.

Gao Qiyu took a deep breath, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Highness, I am the Minister of Rites. Matters concerning the Ministry of Revenue should be addressed to the Ministry of Revenue. The Grand Minister of Works and the Junior Minister of Works are both accompanying me south to Songjiang Prefecture to promote the implementation of the Single Whip Law in the six prefectures. If I were to speak on matters concerning the Ministry of Revenue, it would be overstepping my bounds."

“Your Highness, in the court, crossing the line is a very taboo thing, and I cannot do it.”

Gao Qiyu refused to be the scapegoat. It was one thing to walk a narrow bridge over a precipice, but if he wasn't careful, he would become the crown prince's scapegoat. Besides, the crown prince had been on the throne for who knows how many years, and Gao Qiyu would have long since turned to ashes.

Empress Wang's idea was excellent, but the only problem was that all the ministers in the court were cunning and shrewd, making it extremely difficult to find a scapegoat like Xie Jin.

Xie Jin was in charge of compiling the Yongle Encyclopedia. Feeling deeply trusted by Zhu Di, he took a slightly more probing step and ended up dead.

Gao Qiyu's reasoning was very appropriate: this matter was outside his jurisdiction, and if he spoke nonsense, the emperor would not be angry, but the ministers would be.

“That’s not right. Before he left, Father said that Mr. Shen and Mr. Gao were both reliable, and that I should consult them more often if I had any problems. At this time, Mr. Gao is making excuses. Is it that Father is wrong? Or is it that Mr. Gao is not reliable?” Zhu Changzhi’s tone was already quite stern at this point.

"Your Majesty, I am filled with fear and trepidation. I am of little talent and virtue and am not fit to assume this great responsibility. I have disappointed Your Majesty." Gao Qiyu's reply was very decisive.

Zhu Changzhi immediately realized that Gao Qiyu in front of him was not afraid of him at all, and that he had been too hasty and made too many promises, which put him in a difficult position.

All Gao Qiyu needed to do was write a memorial requesting retirement, using mild language and taking all the blame upon himself. Once the emperor saw that the Minister of Rites was retiring, he would naturally issue a memorial to inquire about the matter carefully.

In the end, it wasn't necessarily Gao Qiyu who got the lesson, but Zhu Changzhi.

Zhu Changzhi did this job too sloppily and ended up in a passive position. This is not his fault. He was only thirteen years old, and this was the first time he had encountered such a game between the emperor and his ministers. It was only natural that he had no experience.

"I am young and inexperienced, and I don't understand the rules of officialdom very well. After thinking about it carefully, Mr. Gao's words make sense. So, I will report this matter to Father so he can decide whether to pursue the debt." Zhu Changzhi was quite straightforward, admitting his mistake by saying that he was young and his moral character was not up to par.

He is the crown prince, and except when facing his father, the emperor, his tolerance for mistakes is almost infinite. If he doesn't do well this time, he can try again next time. In this world, the only person who can do anything to him is his father.

From a very young age, Zhu Changzhi knew that he was born to be a noble person. The eunuchs and palace maids who served him dared not even breathe loudly when they were around him, and were extremely obsequious and cautious.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Gao Qiyu straightened up. He had spent half his life climbing, going to the West and serving as an envoy to Japan, risking his life. He had rendered meritorious service to the Ming Dynasty. The Crown Prince could not make things difficult for him, nor could he be forced to do something he did not want to do.

Shen Shixing glanced at Gao Qiyu, and then the two bowed and took their leave.

After leaving the Imperial Study in Tonghe Palace, Shen Shixing pulled Gao Qiyu aside, looked him up and down, and then whispered, "Let's not beat around the bush. The Crown Prince's meaning may be His Majesty's meaning."

Gao Qiyu shook his head and said, "If it is His Majesty's will, then it should be His Majesty who says it, not the Crown Prince. Since it was the Crown Prince who said it, I will take it as the Crown Prince's own will."

"Aren't you being foolish?" Shen Shixing spread his hands and said, "Even if it was the Crown Prince's own idea, His Majesty would never blame him if he knew. So the Crown Prince's idea is His Majesty's idea."

"I am His Majesty's subject, not the Crown Prince's subject," Gao Qiyu said, waving his hand again. "If it weren't for His Majesty's words, I would not have agreed."

“Look at you, how could His Majesty bring it up? You made His Majesty say it himself, isn’t that putting His Majesty in an unjust position?” Shen Shixing’s expression changed, and he whispered his advice.

Gao Qiyu thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I am the Minister of Rites appointed by His Majesty, and I am a minister."

Gao Qiyu was the emperor's subject and also a subject of the Ming Dynasty. He served the emperor loyally and devoted himself to the Ming Dynasty. If the emperor really wanted him to be the scapegoat, he should not have sent the crown prince to deliver the message.

The saying "A ruler treats his ministers with propriety, and ministers serve their ruler with loyalty" is simple, easy to understand, and clear.

"Sigh, never mind." Shen Shixing flicked his sleeves and said no more.

Gao Qiyu did not rise to the position of Minister of Rites by flattering superiors. He climbed the ranks step by step with his feet firmly on the ground. In fact, on several occasions, Gao Qiyu even stepped on Shen Shixing's feet.

Shen Shixing and Gao Qiyu left the Imperial Study in Tonghe Palace. After much deliberation, Shen Shixing finally wrote a memorial, which suggested that Crown Prince Zhu Changzhi report it to the Emperor for further action.

Gao Qiyu refused to take on this responsibility, so only Shen Shixing, the chief minister, did it. He was a meticulous person who wanted to be thorough in everything, but while others were thorough, he couldn't be.

Shen Shixing looked at the completed memorial, finally sighed, affixed his seal, sealed it, and sent it to the Southern Office.

Zhu Yijun received three memorials. The first one was a memorial forwarded by the Crown Prince to the Director of the Granaries.

Zhu Changzhi offered his opinion, believing that without rules there can be no order. The debts should be transported to the capital annually. If they were not sent, the debts would accumulate and eventually lead to the ruin of the court's finances. However, considering the celestial changes, the debts owed in various places were all land taxes, which should be reduced or exempted according to regulations to show the emperor's compassion for the people.

Shen Shixing then wrote a strange memorial, which contained a lot of words. The gist of it was that since this memorial was not within the jurisdiction of the Crown Prince who was in charge of the State Regent, and since the Minister of Works was in Songjiang Prefecture, he told the Crown Prince to have the Crown Prince forward it to the Emperor.

The third memorial was written by Gao Qiyu.

Gao Qiyu recounted everything that had happened in the Imperial Study of Tonghe Palace to the Emperor in detail, and expressed his stance: whether it was the Crown Prince's or the Emperor's will, Gao Qiyu could not do it, he could not bear the responsibility.

As a Minister of Rites who wasn't even a member of the cabinet, he wasn't even qualified to be a scapegoat for the conflict between the emperor and the crown prince.

"Tsk tsk, I understand now." Zhu Yijun carefully examined the three memorials and confirmed one thing: Wang Yaozhuo taught Zhu Changzhi a method, but Zhu Changzhi did not use it well. However, it turned out to be a happy accident. Gao Qiyu refused, but Shen Shixing took the initiative to do it.

Shen Shixing can hold out for at least ten years. With this kind-hearted man like Shen Shixing mediating, the crown prince can be guaranteed to grow up smoothly, and the father and son will not doubt each other.

Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment and then replied to each of them.

Regarding the matter inquired by the Crown Prince, Zhu Yijun told him that the arrears must be recovered, and they cannot be reduced or exempted, because these were already taxes owed after the celestial calamity had reduced or exempted them.

Furthermore, he told the crown prince that if he encountered anything difficult or didn't know how to handle it, he should turn it to him, the emperor, and not to overthink things. He should always prioritize the people and the stability of the country.

This is a matter that the Crown Prince cannot handle; only the Emperor can deal with it. The unpaid taxes involve a struggle for financial power between the court and local authorities, which is an extremely important part of the complex conflicts between the central and local governments. Even if the Crown Prince were thirty-three years old, let alone thirteen, it would still be troublesome for him to deal with it.

Zhu Yijun's handling of the situation was also very tricky; pressing too hard could easily lead to trouble.

He wrote a reply to Shen Shixing, clearly telling him that the emperor was fully aware of his loyalty, but the crown prince was the foundation of the country. If the crown prince made a mistake, he should not be covered up for him in order to make things better. Some things can be covered up, but some things cannot. The country and the people are of utmost importance. If he is not capable, he should not ruin the country.

The response contained both affirmation and admonition/criticism.

Zhu Yijun looked at Gao Qiyu's memorial, hesitated for a moment, and then gave a reply.

He solemnly told Gao Qiyu: Ministers are vital ministers, and vital energy is the foundation. It is not the way of a ruler to sacrifice the lives and honor of his ministers for the temporary peace of his father and son. Whether father and son can live in peace depends on internal affairs, not external ones.

Zhu Yijun also cited the Xuanwu Gate Incident as an example.

Li Shimin's primary concern was always dealing with Li Yuan; his sons, Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, were merely incidental.

The reason Li Shimin was determined to launch a coup was that Li Yuan had wrongfully killed Liu Wenjing in order to balance the power between the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qin.

Liu Wenjing was a meritorious official who followed Li Shimin into battle. He was an absolute loyal minister and important minister when the uprising began in Taiyuan. However, because Liu Wenjing was closer to Li Shimin, Li Yuan did not grant him any official rank or title, treating him differently.

The power imbalance between the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qin was significant, so Li Yuan falsely accused Liu Wenjing of treason and killed him in an attempt to balance the power of the two factions. It would be strange if Li Shimin did not rebel.

Sacrificing the lives and honor of key ministers can only bring temporary peace and cannot last. Therefore, Gao Qiyu's refusal was correct.

At the same time, Zhu Yijun also instructed Gao Qiyu not to be anxious about gains and losses, thinking that this truthful memorial would anger him as the emperor. He had no intention of being angry. He also told Gao Qiyu to keep a close eye on the crown prince and not let him do anything stupid or foolish.

After finishing his lengthy reply, Zhu Yijun put down his vermilion brush and blew on the ink to dry it.

"Grand Secretary Shen's involvement in the Crown Prince's affairs is likely to be detrimental to him," Li Yougong said, speaking up for Shen Shixing. He added that throughout history, ministers who meddle in such matters have never met a good end, without exception. "Do you think he doesn't know? Of course he knows. Doing this is a thankless task," Zhu Yijun shook his head. "This matter is internal, not external. If father and son are at odds, no matter how much he does, it's useless. If they are at peace, he won't cause any trouble. So it's a thankless task."

"But his personality is such that he wants to be thorough in everything."

Shen Shixing wasn't stupid; he could naturally figure out the ins and outs. But being thorough in everything he did was his way of life. A person's life is about practicing their own way.

"Your subject understands. Knowing it is impossible, yet still doing it, though it may be against a thousand men, I will go." Li Yougong suddenly understood a principle he hadn't grasped when he was studying. Back then, he had desperately memorized things to pass the exams, but now he suddenly understood it completely.

This is a kind of moral courage and responsibility, an adherence to morality, and a commitment to one's own principles—the noble spirit that scholars should cultivate.

“If every scholar possessed a righteous spirit, the world would have been at peace long ago,” Li Yougong said sincerely.

Zhu Yijun laughed and looked at Li Yougong, saying, "What are you thinking? It's already a blessing from God that we have a few capable people. Do you expect all the scholars in the world to have a sense of righteousness? Well, it's daytime, so daydreaming is perfectly reasonable."

“Your Majesty is right.” Li Yougong was taken aback, then shook his head and said with a smile, “I was indeed indulging in wishful thinking.”

Scholars are as numerous as carp crossing a river, but those who can cultivate a noble spirit are truly rare. For example, in the Anti-Corruption Bureau where Xu Chengchu and Fan Yuanshan were located, there were only fourteen censors in plain clothes.

These fourteen people alone are enough to terrify corrupt officials across the land, making them tremble with fear and dare not act rashly.

"Get the millstone ready!" Zhu Yijun picked up the other memorials. He opened the memorials of Zhang Xueyan and Hou Yuzhao, read them for a moment, sighed and said, "The Single Whip Law in Yangzhou Prefecture has run into trouble. Ask Hou Yuzhao if he needs my help."

"Your subject obeys the decree." Li Yougong bowed his head and accepted the order. He personally went to the Ministry of Revenue, found Hou Yuzhao, and inquired about the Yangzhou Prefecture.

Hou Yuzhao was somewhat surprised by Li Yougong's arrival. He had only been back in court for a year and did not yet have a deep understanding of His Majesty's style of doing things.

"It's just a small problem." Hou Yuzhao really didn't think it was a big deal. The land reclamation project in Zhejiang was much bigger, more troublesome, and more difficult to handle.

“Xinghua County Magistrate Guan Zhiping was explaining government policies, but he delivered a very formal and bureaucratic speech that the people couldn’t understand. This led to the spread of misinformation and eventually resulted in a petition from the people. The matter has now been largely resolved.”

In Xinghua County, Yangzhou Prefecture, a petition was filed by the people. The magistrate of Xinghua County, Guan Zhiping, was indifferent to the people, their livelihood, and their well-being. He usually focused on currying favor with his superiors. After serving as an official for a long time, he became arrogant. He wrote a bureaucratic, formulaic explanation of government orders, which was vague and unclear.

At first glance, the common people thought the imperial court was going to increase taxes, and they immediately became unhappy.

Last autumn, the grain harvest was reduced due to floods. This year, we had finally managed to catch our breath, but then the imperial court increased taxes again. It was like the sky had fallen. The news spread like wildfire, and hundreds of people rushed to the Xinghua County government office to kowtow.

As a result, Guan Zhiping thought it was a civil unrest similar to the Tianbing Rebellion in Ruijin, and was so frightened that he fled Xinghua County overnight.

It was the local gentry and elders who stepped forward, translated the official eight-legged essays into vernacular Chinese, and informed the people that the labor service was based on the number of people in the population in the ninth year of the Wanli reign, and incorporated into the land tax. All the tax laws were clearly defined, and these people were persuaded to go back.

Hou Yuzhao explained, "The local gentry and elders of Xinghua County were terrified. They were afraid that the Yangzhou government would think that they, as local gentry, had incited the people to storm the county government. So they went to the Yangzhou government overnight to inform the prefect of the details, fearing that there might be some misunderstanding and that Xinghua County might follow in the footsteps of Rongcheng County in Baoding."

I fear His Majesty might misunderstand.

Rongcheng County was too far from Xinghua County, so the news was seriously distorted as it was passed around. It was said that the Beijing garrison bombarded the city for three days, even blowing up the city walls, and that the elite troops only entered the town to cause chaos, with rivers of blood and heads rolling everywhere.

The rumors were so outrageous that they frightened the local gentry and elders, who even took the initiative to explain the policies and quell the people's anxieties.

"Please inform His Majesty, Your Excellency, that having a knife but not using it is one thing, but not having a knife to use is another. The Grand Minister of Works said that success will come soon, and that's exactly what he meant." Hou Yu Zhao shared his views in front of Li You Gong.

Was it more difficult for Zhejiang to return land to its original state, or was it more difficult for the six prefectures to implement the Single Whip Law? For Hou Yuzhao, returning land to its original state in Zhejiang was much more difficult.

Because during those eight years, without His Majesty's capital garrison by his side to support him at any time, the implementation of the Single Whip Law in the six ministries was already quite successful.

After listening to the details not included in the memorial, Li Yougong frowned and asked, "Isn't this Guan Zhiping a bit too incompetent? Now that he's made a mess of things, all he knows is to run away? Why doesn't he just go directly to the people and explain things, like Yao Guangqi did?"

“Director Yao, with that scar on his face, the people aren’t afraid of him, and he’s not afraid of the people.” Hou Yuzhao has extensive experience in local governance. Guan Zhiping, this good-for-nothing, isn’t incompetent, but rather afraid of the people.

Are officials afraid of the common people? From what Hou Yu Zhao saw, some were afraid, and some were not.

Was Hai Rui afraid of the common people? Hai Rui was not afraid, but people like Guan Zhiping were. If he got angry, he could really hang Guan Zhiping in the county government office.

Yao Guangqi was not afraid. He was willing to risk his life for the seaweed of the people. The people of Mizhou, Shandong, would remember him for generations for the scar on his face. Yao Guangqi was also a great benefactor of Shanghai County.

Hou Yu Zhao considered for a moment and said, "Great Eunuch, has His Majesty always acted this way? Whenever his officials have any problems, His Majesty is always willing to cover for them."

"Some things, when they come too easily, we don't know how to cherish them."

Li Yougong said with a smile, "That's not true. His Majesty only bestows his favor upon those who are loyal to the emperor and devoted to the country. As early as the second year of the Wanli reign, His Majesty had already mentioned the Junior Minister of Works frequently. At that time, His Majesty said most often, 'It's remarkable that Hou Yuzhao was willing to go to Liaodong to reclaim wasteland and farm.'"

"The Junior Minister is the only second-rank official in the court who knows how to farm."

"Ah? I see." Hou Yuzhao then realized that His Majesty's willingness to take full responsibility for the emperor's favor was not without reason.

He shook his head and said, "If the commander in charge of land reclamation doesn't know how to farm, how can he reclaim wasteland? I only learned it after I arrived in Liaodong. At that time, Zhou Liangyin was sent down to Daningwei, and I learned it with him."

Before he began reclaiming wasteland, Hou Yuzhao did not know how to farm. He learned it little by little with Zhou Liangyin, following His Majesty's "Agricultural Treatise".

Even now, with so many things happening in Shanxi, Zhou Liangyin, as the former governor of Shanxi, was able to eliminate redundant officials and promote new policies in Shanxi, and now serves as a vice minister in the central government. This is not without reason.

Zhou Liangyin was born into a humble family, and labor changed his understanding of the world. However, Zhou Liangyin was one of the very few who were able to have a sudden awakening.

"That's good. I'll head back to the palace to report now." Li Yougong bowed and left the Ministry of Revenue office attached to the Huangpu River Imperial Palace.

"Deliver the jade pendant." Hou Yu Zhao took a few steps forward, escorted him to the door, and then went back to his work.

Li Yougong returned to the palace and glanced in the direction of the Ministry of Revenue. This Hou Yuzhao was truly different from other officials.

As a newly appointed matriarch in the palace, whenever Li Yougong appeared in public, court officials would try every means to send him money, hoping that he would say a few good words for Li Yougong in front of the emperor.

But Hou Yu Zhao had no concept of this at all.

"Your Majesty, the Junior Minister of Works is a pillar of the state. The matter of Xinghua County has been resolved." Li Yougong relayed Hou Yuzhao's words to His Majesty verbatim, and also mentioned that Hou Yuzhao had not offered bribes.

"It's quite rare to hear Li Da Dang praise a civil official!" Zhu Yijun said in surprise. "He doesn't give you money, yet you speak well of him; others give you money, yet you complain about them every day?"

Li Yougong said with great certainty, "I can't speak well of them if I give them money. I am Your Majesty's servant. I can only take Your Majesty's money and do things for Your Majesty."

Li Yougong was Feng Bao's man. Back then, Feng Bao picked Li Yougong out of Langxia's house and sent him to the Emperor to train. This was a kindness as great as that of a second parent.

From childhood, Feng Bao taught Li Yougong that eunuchs were also subjects, but they were different from those in the outer court. Eunuchs only had to be loyal; they had to talk about nothing else. They were beholden to those who took their money and were now considered lackeys.

Dog lackeys only have one fate: to be blanched in water.

Feng Bao explained it very clearly: the power of the eunuchs was only a part of the imperial power, not the power of the eunuchs themselves.

However, Li Yougong was not one of Feng Bao's men. Since His Majesty gradually assumed power in the fifth year of the Wanli reign, Li Yougong had always acted as one of the three patriarchs in the palace. He was His Majesty's man from beginning to end.

“Li Yashi has gone mad.” Zhu Yijun looked at the memorial in front of him.

According to the memorial written by Li Yashi at the Songjiang Garrison Command, he wanted to return to Taixi, not to Spain, but to France, to continue Marion's unfinished work and bring light back to Taixi.

Ever since Marion's death was confirmed, Ricardo has been acting strangely. He has fallen into a state of severe self-doubt and ultimately decides to return to Tésiçé and go to France as a fanatical follower of the Great Light Cult, to crush all darkness with thunder.

Li Ya was well-off in the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty had already trained enough Latin interpreters, so there was no need for him. His job was very easy. However, his return to the West was a risk to his life. Going to sea was inherently very hard and dangerous.

Returning to the West to spread the light was extremely dangerous, and Li Yashi knew the situation in the West better than anyone in the Ming Dynasty.

"A true hero." Li Yougong affirmed his actions. A person who doesn't practice their principles in their lifetime is torturing themselves. Knowing that something must be done but not doing it is not being true to one's own heart.

Yang Bo, the Minister of Personnel of the Ming Dynasty, had an unfortunate later life. He was disloyal to himself and was verbally abused by a ten-year-old child. He was tormented by this pain until his death.

"Then it's approved." Zhu Yijun finally granted the request for the memorial. Li Yashi could take away anything he had memorized, but the Ming Dynasty would not allow him to take away anything he hadn't memorized.

In his memorial to the throne, Li Ya made a request: he hoped that after his death, his soul could return to the light.

If his remains cannot return to the Ming Dynasty, then Your Majesty, in consideration of his many years of service, please erect a cenotaph for him next to the grave of that fanatic Ruid, so that he too can find the shore of light in the sea of ​​the unbelievers.

"Give him the title of Great Envoy of Light and let him go back to Taixi. Living like this is too tiring." After thinking it over, Zhu Yijun bestowed a title upon Li Yashi so that his return would not be difficult. He would return to Taixi with the symbol of wisdom and the blessing of the prophet, making it easier for him to do his work.

If Ricardo goes to France, he will be able to play an important role, as he is a foreigner.

"Your Majesty, he's gone. Who will take responsibility for the anxieties of our friendly nations?" Li Yougong wanted to improve the error correction mechanism. Anxiety from friendly nations was also a way to correct errors. For example, the high moral disadvantages and low moral advantages of expansion proposed by Li Yashi provided great help to the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty needed the perspective of a friendly nation's astonishment to correct the direction of various policies and ensure the smooth progress of the Wanli Reforms.

(End of this chapter)