Chapter 547: An Open and Honest Chat
"In addition to the north and west of my Ming Dynasty, there are plateaus, if it weren't for my Tiance army to take Taiwan, the southeast coast would actually be surrounded by Westerners."
"Shhh Chongzhen gasped, from the morphological point of view, the European's hand was stretched too long, which invisibly showed that Europe was already very strong.
What would the world be like if Europe were a unified country and didn't tear each other apart? It's hard to say.
"The ambition of the wolf son of the Xiyi people, if it goes on like this, it will become a big disaster!" Chongzhen said worriedly.
"Your Majesty, you really said it." Wang Yue remembered that China was opened to the country at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and he smiled: "This is nothing, our former neighbor India, which is now the Mughal Empire, is being infiltrated and colonized by Westerners. ”
He pointed to the map and said: "This continent is called Africa, the area is five or six times larger than the Ming Dynasty, the aborigines are all black, all the countries above Africa can not resist the invasion of Westerners, these blacks are being sold to all over the world by Westerners as piglets." ”
"Where are these blacks trafficked?"
Wang Yue asked rhetorically, and then clicked on the map and said: "Mainly North America and South America, these two continents don't know how many times larger than the Ming Dynasty." The aborigines of North America are almost the same as us and are also yellow people, called Indians, but they have no country, and their civilization is roughly equivalent to that before our Yao Shunyu, they can't even smelt iron. So it became a paradise for Westerners, the aboriginal Indians were driven away and slaughtered by Westerners, and these black slaves were captured to cultivate the land for Westerners. ”
"The aborigines of South America were relatively stronger than North America before the Westerners arrived, and there was already a country of the Inca Empire, with a territory about half the size of my Ming Dynasty and a population of more than six million, but such a huge country was destroyed by a Spanish army of less than two hundred people."
"Now Westerners are plundering the whole world, and maybe in a few hundred years, North and South America will be the territory of Westerners. And here, it's called Australia, and the aborigines of Australia are about the same backward as those in North America, and there is no country either, and one day Westerners will come to visit. ”
Listening to Wang Yue's summary of the world situation, Chongzhen's mood was difficult to calm down. Wang Yue said that he basically believed that there were scientists such as Xu Guangqi in the Ming Dynasty, as well as Westerners like John Tang, so he had heard of some of the situations.
After a long time, he frowned and asked, "In the long run, wouldn't my Da Ming be dangerous, Aiqing can have a countermeasure?" ”
Looking at the world map and listening to Wang Yue's introduction, it is indeed a bit scary. Just like the following Go, Westerners are all over the world, and Daming is still confined to a corner, if there is no Wang Yue's appearance, Daming is still struggling between survival and death.
But now Chongzhen is very confident in the Tiance Army, and it is said that the Tiance Army did not make much effort to recover Taiwan.
Wang Yue said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the minister's first step is to clean up the door of our Ming dynasty and drive the Westerners out of Nanyang." And North and South America and Australia are terra nullius, and my Ming population is hundreds of millions, so I can't cheapen Westerners. ”
Looking at the area of North and South America and Australia, Chongzhen swallowed his saliva, such a big place, can Daming eat? He felt that it was a little unrealistic, not to mention that there were still a lot of problems in Da Ming's own way.
After chatting about the world, the two sat back on the sofa, Chongzhen sipped tea, the world is too far away, and the problem in front of them is the main thing.
"Wang Aiqing, your contributions to the court and me in the past two years are obvious to all, and the land of the capital has become more and more prosperous because of you." Chongzhen Road.
Wang Yue said modestly: "The minister is also for the sake of my Ming people, and he doesn't dare to be greedy." ”
"Today, I met with Aiqing in private, and I wanted to talk to Aiqing with some open and honest words." Chongzhen took a sip of the tea bowl and said.
Wang Yue said calmly: "Your Majesty, please speak." ”
Chongzhen put down the tea bowl and said slowly: "I think I am not a faint king, I have worked hard and been diligent in government affairs over the years, but the state affairs are still difficult. This point I am grateful for Aiqing's merits, but there will be gains and losses, such as today's army and the starting point city have become a Ming outlier, the people only know that there is your king, but do not know me, in the long run, what should I do? ”
This is indeed very open and honest, so I almost asked Wang Yue directly, do you have a lot of ideas about being an emperor? If you have an idea, how about we talk about it?
"Your Majesty ......!"
Chongzhen made a generous gesture and interrupted: "I just said, now there are only you and me, today is open and honest, what does Aiqing have to say, just say it bluntly."
"Yes!" Wang Yue nodded, thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, you have already seen it with your own eyes when you came to the starting point city this time, the gap between other areas of Daming and the starting point city is very large, and the people's hearts are not difficult to fight for, as long as the people are well fed and clothed, and their lives are getting better day by day, they will naturally miss your kindness, which cannot be stopped." The court can't do this, and it has nothing to do with the ministers. ”
Wang Yue actually didn't answer Chongzhen's question positively, saying that he was loyal to the Ming Dynasty? Is that to hand over the army? said that he wanted to play peaceful evolution, not to mention that Chongzhen didn't understand, if he did, maybe he would turn his face.
Chongzhen also understands that no matter how open and honest he is, some things can't be said in person.
Chongzhen asked, "Wang Aiqing, tell me, what do you think of me?" ”
Wang Yue said: "His Majesty the Emperor is an active and hardworking emperor, your character is admired by the ministers, but Your Majesty is not a qualified emperor. ”
"You...!" Chongzhen stood up angrily, remembering that he had just said that he wanted to be open and honest, so he had to sit down and said with a dark face: "How can you say this?" ”
Wang Yue found that he was too straightforward, Chongzhen was a stubborn person, even if he pointed out his shortcomings, could he correct them? Definitely not, Chongzhen, who is now thirty-seven years old, has already had a stereotyped personality, and it is impossible for him to correct it in a few words.
So Wang Yue had no choice but to say tactfully: "Your Majesty has been in power for eleven years, and the country's situation has deteriorated, which is proof." ”
Chongzhen didn't like to hear this, he sat on the sofa for half a day, and then calmed the anger in his chest. Wang Yue just said that he admired his character, which made him even more angry.
Chongzhen said: "I heard that your house is called the Wang Family Garden, which is very luxurious, how about you take me to see it?" ”
Wang Yue didn't understand why Chongzhen suddenly proposed to go to his house to have a look, but he couldn't refuse, so he had to say: "The emperor can come to the cold house, and the ministers are welcome." ”