Zhu Houxi looked like a fox who had succeeded in his treacherous schemes, but Wang Yue was not happy at all, although the general strategy was settled, but really don't think that it is so simple to rule the world, after all, the elite group of the Ming Dynasty is still too naïve, including Wang Yue, who often lacks imagination for the sinister outside.

So after convincing Zhu Houxi, Wang Yue urgently convened a cabinet meeting.

Including Yan Song and others, they were all present.

"Elder Yan Ge, how many Western scholars have been placed now?"

"Seventy-five in all." Yan Song said very seriously: "The level of these people, even in Daming, is very outstanding, and there are several of them who are even more elite, enough to fill some gaps in Daming." ”

When Yan Song said this, he also sighed, "In the past, Guihua Xia was light, thinking that they had nothing, but when they really communicated, they found out how powerful these people were. Nautical, astronomy, arithmetic, mechanical...... They've already achieved quite impressively. Take that chiming bell as an example, we can't make it yet! ”

Ouyang Bijin, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, said: "It can't just be said that Xiyi is powerful, those Han craftsmen who returned from the Western Regions, their level is also superb, and they should not be underestimated." ”

Yan Song said: "That's true, but don't forget, these craftsmen are honed from Mongolia. Over the years, the Mongols continued to fight with Xiyi, and as a result, several Mongol khanates were defeated one after another, and Xiyi's power became more and more powerful. What does this mean? It shows that they are constantly improving...... And we have been wasted for a hundred and fifty years! ”

Wang Yue had a cold face and said in a deep voice: "Since Elder Yan Ge has already pointed to the topic, I won't say more. However, I just want to say one thing...... According to the news sent by Yan Shifan, King Henry VIII of England wantonly killed priests, robbed the papal property, and forced the people to work in the city. They even demanded that children enter the factory and that workers should work no less than six hours a day! ”

"What?"

Tang Long slammed the table and was furious.

"Motosuke, how can the British barbarians be so cruel?"

Wang Yue smiled helplessly: "That's how they are, according to the news sent by Yan Shifan, once you enter the textile factory, it is difficult to work for more than five years, the average age of the weavers is only seventeen or eighteen years old, and there are cases of exhaustion almost every day." Those workers who enter the mine will end up even worse. ”

"Crazy!"

Tang Long gritted his teeth, "Yuanfu, I really can't imagine that the king of a country, how can he be so brutal?" Do not their people know that they will rise up against it? ”

"Rebellion? How to resist? The West is full of aristocrats, they are divided, and the people are so deeply estranged from each other, how can they unite together? Differentiation collapses, and people are playing better than us! Wang Yue groaned: "Princesses, I am telling you this, not to make everyone sigh at Xiyi's arrogance and greed...... Instead, I want everyone to imagine what would have happened if the people had not rebelled and Xiyi had gone on like this? ”

"This ......" it was the turn of Hubu Shangshu Xu Jie, "Teacher, the disciple thinks that if Xiyi goes through this bloody road, he will definitely accumulate countless wealth and have huge resources...... In turn, their technology, financial resources, and military strength will reach an unprecedented level. ”

"What about Da Mingbi?" Wang Yue asked again.

Xu Jie said helplessly: "Master, if you let the disciple speak bluntly, I think that the current Ming Dynasty, except for the advantage of the number of people compared to Xiyi, is not obvious. If it goes on in the long run, I, I'm afraid ......"

Xu Jie couldn't go on, but Zhang Jinglang of the military department said loudly: "Xu Shangshu, I can't agree with your words. Why is numerical superiority not superior? How can we have a huge territory and hundreds of millions of people? If we were as barbaric as Xiyi, we would have been torn apart long ago, and there would be no Ming today. ”

Xu Jie smiled helplessly, "I just said that there are advantages, and there must be disadvantages." I didn't say that I had to learn from the West, I just said that I had to beware of them. ”

Facing the arguments of his subordinates, Wang Yue bowed slightly, and finally got to the point.

"What do you think should be done?"

Zhang Jing immediately said: "How about sending troops?" Destroy all the Xiyi! ”

This time, Tang Long couldn't listen to it anymore, "Zhang Shangshu, don't talk about whether the war can be won...... If we rush to use troops, won't we be the same as Xiyi? How can this work? ”

Zhang Jing said in a deep voice: "Then you can't let it go!" ”

Xu Jie suddenly blessed his heart, and said loudly: "I have an idea, we can talk to the people of Xiyi and wake them up!" ”

Everyone pondered for a moment, and Yan Song encouraged: "Xu Shangshu, what did you say carefully?" ”

"I mean so...... Let's regard the Holy See of Xiyi as a thousand-year-old Taoist system, and regard the monarchs and nobles of Xiyi as powerful and powerful places and big families...... We have so much experience in the past ten years, how can we not use it on Xiyi? ”

Ouyang Bijin shook his head, he couldn't keep up.

"Xu Shangshu? Do you want us to go to the past to exempt Juntian from taxation and eradicate the family? ”

Xu Jie laughed and said, "Ouyang Shangshu, you are really an honest man. How can we do such a thankless job. I mean, to send our ideas to the West. It is enough to take advantage of their fragmentation, intertwined roots, and intrigue with each other, to penetrate our ideas into the people, and firmly hold a group of people. ”

The crowd fell into deep thought.

Xu Jie's proposition is refreshing.

We are not making evil, we are not using soldiers, we are not plundering...... It's about sending our best experiences and encouraging them to follow the path of civilization.

It's just that this road is not easy to walk, China from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties, along the way, how much blood and tears have been paid, stumbling, ignorant and ignorant, until now, I don't dare to say, it really went through.

And what about the West?

They have a heavier burden, they have a worse situation.

Now the messy situation everywhere is even worse than the Western Zhou, even if Da Ming sends the answer over and asks them to copy it, they can't do it well!

And what the Ming wanted, in this process, the constant struggle between the two sides, the progressive forces and the traditional royal power, the theocracy...... Kill you to the death.

Ouyang Bijin finally understood, but he was also stunned by Xu Jie's ruthlessness.

This is completely grandiose and there is nothing wrong with it.

Even the smartest Westerners may not be able to see through the foresight behind it.

And even if you see it through, you will not hesitate to go on...... Those who should oppose the royal power will definitely come out to oppose it, and those who should defend their vested interests will not let go.

It can be said that everything is perfect.

Then the last question remains.

"Let's sit here and talk about it, we can't change anything, so we have to rely on Yan Shifan to operate?" Ouyang Bijin scratched his head, he didn't think that his nephew had such a big ability.

After a short pause, Xu Jie suddenly smiled slightly, "Since I brought it up, then this matter can only be operated by me." Speaking of this, Xu Jie stood up and bowed deeply at Wang Yue.

"Master, I'm afraid that the disciple will resign."

Please resign!

Several people were taken aback, Xu Jie, at a young age, served as the head of the household department, in charge of the financial power of a country, and seemed to be doing a good job, and he was Wang Yue's protégé.

Everyone thinks that as long as a few years later, adding him a university rank and becoming a veritable cabinet elder is a natural thing, and there is no need to doubt it at all.

Who would have thought that this person would give up the right path and not take the right path, go to the West, and take the risk of crossing the ocean, not to mention, he may not be able to succeed, isn't this asking for hardship?

The big guy couldn't figure it out, but Xu Jie was very resolute.

"Master, now that the internal reform of the Ming Dynasty has come to an end, all that remains is to work hard and continue to make breakthroughs. The disciple wants to go to the West, firstly, to understand the situation of the country, and secondly, to explore the way to control the country, and to hope for the master's permission. ”

Wang Yue pondered for a long time before he said slowly: "Xu Jie, you stay for a while, and the other adults can go back." ”

Everyone said goodbye, and only two masters and apprentices were left, so Wang Yue sighed slightly, "Xu Jie, in fact, I have already planned it, and I will leave the position of the second assistant to you." ”

Xu Jie hurriedly bowed down and thanked him again.

"The teacher's kindness is like a mountain, the disciple is engraved in the heart, but the disciple has an excessive word, please forgive the teacher!"

"Say!"

Xu Jie raised his head and said with a bright smile: "Master, in fact, the disciple is quite a first assistant!" ”

"Shousuke?" Wang Yue snorted, "Your ambition is not small!" ”

"As a disciple of Wang Yue, if you don't have any ambition, wouldn't you be a shame for your master!" Xu Jie replied loudly.

Wang Yue pondered for a moment and laughed, "Is it because of Cui Shilin and Yang Bo?" They followed the crown prince and made meritorious contributions to the governance of the southeast, and they are about to return to Beijing. You feel the pressure and want to make a difference, right? ”

"Yes!"

Xu Jie simply replied: "But the disciple doesn't think there's anything wrong with being competitive, and the disciple feels that these years have been too smooth, and the disciple can't always rely on the protection and support of the master!" ”

Wang Yue finally nodded, "I know your intentions, Master promised you, but ......"

Xu Jie's ears stood up, and his heart pounded.

Wang Yue snorted coldly: "Your family's 2,500 acres of mulberry fields have not been returned to the imperial court on time, what is the matter?" ”