Chapter 002: The Emperor's Troubles
"Hehehe...... Your Majesty, don't fool me anymore, I believe that the empire has conquered the Great Song Dynasty, but you and I don't believe that the empire can rule the Great Song Dynasty smoothly. The set of laws of the Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Empire, not to mention all moving to the Great Song Dynasty, is unacceptable only in terms of these autonomous port cities along the coast. I'm very, very sure of that, because I've been in those places and I've experienced it myself. Even the maritime merchants can usually envy the policies of the empire, but if it is really used on them, they are afraid that they will be the first to stand up against it. Of course, it doesn't mean that the empire can't rule the Great Song Dynasty, if it can take ten years to do it slowly, it's still possible. But then again, now there's an opportunity to drastically shorten the transition period, so why not? Although the empire could only possess the south of the Yangtze River, Jiangnan was actually equivalent to the Great Song Dynasty. The area north of the Yangtze River has been fighting all year round, the population is withering, and all industries are not thriving, so it is useless to take it to the empire. Instead of bothering and spending resources to build the north of the Yangtze River, it is better to focus on the richer Jiangnan and hand over the Great Song Dynasty in the north of the Yangtze River to me to rule. We can still communicate with each other, so what's so bad about that? "Wen Hao has studied the science of interest exchange thoroughly, and he has even done a better job than Hong Tao. Everything, including nations and nations, is a commodity that can be exchanged in his eyes.
"Aren't you afraid that after the empire has gained a foothold in Jiangnan, it will directly cross the river and go north?" Hong Jinhe had already made the most vicious expression he thought he had, trying to make his words more credible.
"I'm afraid, so I will rule the Great Song Dynasty more carefully, be a good neighbor of the empire, and I won't think anything wrong." Wen Hao didn't care about the threat of Hongjinhe Chiguoguo, but lowered his posture, and almost said that the Great Song Dynasty he ruled in the future would simply become a subject of the Jinhe Empire.
“…… I will put forward my opinion on this matter with the Prime Minister of Iraq, and as for the decision of the Imperial Government, it will have to be discussed through Parliament. "In the face of Wen Hao's hob meat, Hong Jinhe has a hard time coping with it. He can accurately touch people's weaknesses, and every sentence is said in your heart, even if you are wary of him, you can't be too defensive.
"Of course, but let me say more. The army of the Strait Company State could only be regarded as the escort of a caravan, and they did not have much combat effectiveness in the face of the new army of the Great Song Dynasty. If they hold out for too long, they will run away faster than when they came, and once the hearts are scattered, things will become very troublesome. Wen Hao got up and bowed slightly to Hong Jinhe, and after saying goodbye, he added.
"......" Hong Jinhe nodded and did not speak.
Wen Hao didn't continue to ask, and followed the guards at the door to the riverside pier, where there was a royal clipper, which entered and exited Jinhe Bay without being checked, a privilege that Hong Tao did not have when he was in office.
"Lao Yi, what do you think. Can we trust him? Hong Jinhe didn't leave the house, and after Wen Hao walked away, he turned his head and asked behind him.
"For now...... This person is very selfish, and for the sake of the throne, he asked him to sell his parents to Chengcheng. Now he has already started to sell the Straits Company State, and he has sold it so thoroughly, whoever gets too close to him will be sold. Fortunately, we are now the buyer, so we don't have to worry about who he is selling, as for saying that after Jiangnan is stable, I suggest that it is better to get rid of him, this person is not credible. "Out of the back room was a thin, bearded middle-aged man, but no matter how the years passed, the dead face was still the same.
"Jiangnan...... Land! I've never been there. I've heard a lot of stories from my father about it, but now I finally have the opportunity to see it. By the way, Lao Yi, you have worked with my father for a long time, have you ever had such a question? He had never been to the interior of the Great Song Dynasty, how could he know so many things? Most of what he said when he was a child has been verified by the Ministry of Supervision, and it is true. Yi Yi's opinion has already been expressed, and Hong Jinhe will not say much about this issue. What is approved by both the Prime Minister and the Emperor of the Empire, nor does it contradict the general policy of the Empire, and there is no possibility of not passing. But this incident reminded him of his father, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and he still had a lot of questions in his heart.
"I'm sure there hasn't been, there are a lot of mysteries in the old majesty, and no one can understand it. At first, I tried to figure it out, but to no avail, so I don't want to explore it. We can only judge him as a god, which is not beyond the reach of mortals. Yi Yi shook his head, and when he talked about Hong Tao, his dead face had a slight expression, as if he was missing.
"Do you have any news of him?" Hong Jinhe seems to be a little irritable, he is very afraid that others will compare himself with his father, because the result of every comparison is that he loses, even if he tries his best to catch up, it seems to have no effect. But I can't help but let others mention it, after all, it is his father, even if he has not shown up all these years, he doesn't care how his emperor deserves, but this throne is left by him, in order to avoid trouble for himself, he also took his younger brother's family away. From this point of view, he still takes care of himself, which is really contradictory.
"There is no clear news, and His Majesty has not been back since he left the port of Cape Town in '49. His Majesty's younger brother is said to have gone to school in Europe and has never lived in the port of Cape Town, where only the Cixi family manages the tobacco business. In addition, Qi Zu and Wen Xiaoqi also disappeared with His Majesty back then, and the specific details cannot be found now. Since the departure of Governor Mak, the port of Cape Town has also been in turmoil for a long time, and many records of the time have been lost. Although Yi Yi is no longer the Minister of the Imperial Ministry of Supervision, he has always attached great importance to intelligence work out of professional habits.
"Lost? I don't think so, that Governor Mai has a lot of influence in the local area, and even Bo Jiao gave him three points, and if he was not allowed to leave Jinhe City at that time, these materials should not be lost. I've heard that the Minister of Civilian's family and the Compassion family have resigned from all their positions and gone to sea, and by the way, my sister and brother-in-law, they're gone too, right? As soon as he mentioned the people who had quietly disappeared over the years, Hong Jinhe's emotions became even more excited. As an emperor and an emperor who thinks he is very competent, it is difficult to allow his subordinates to abandon him, which is a disapproval of his work and personality!
"I am afraid that Minister Ci should know this issue, but he never delves into these issues. I think we have all been deceived by His Majesty and Ciqi, and the two of them have played a bitter trick, the purpose of which is to let Your Majesty leave Jinhe City and pass the throne to you very smoothly. His Majesty's vision is very far, far beyond our imagination, and he is in such a hurry to leave the empire, it must not be just to avoid suspicion, I think there must be more meaning in it. As a bystander, Yi Yi can see more objectively and clearly. Hong Tao's every move is not completely without context, as long as you are familiar with his character and past experience, and the level of contact is more comprehensive, it is not difficult to find some clues from it.
"What does it mean? So what do you think it means! Hong Jinhe was prompted by Yi Yiyi and immediately became alert, he is also one of the people who are very familiar with Hong Tao and can contact more comprehensively.
"I've heard rumors among merchants that there had been a very large naval battle on the European continent to the west of the Great Food Country. On one side was a European business organization similar to the Straits Company, called Flanders Hansea, and on the other side was a friend of Count Karl. The final result was that Count Karl's friends annihilated hundreds of Flemish Hanseatic warships with ten warships, burned their cities, and captured many small European kings, making them pay huge ransoms to redeem themselves. Did Your Majesty ever feel a sense of déjà vu? Yi Yi simply sat down, and also took a cigar from the wooden box on the table, trimming it with a knife.
"Count Karl? That red-haired Uncle Carl?! "Hong Jinhe saw Carl when he was a child, but he was not impressed, only remembered his red hair. Not to mention the second generation of Jinhewan like Jinhe, there are not many people who are familiar with Carl in the first generation, if no one reminds them, few people can remember that in the early days of the Jinhe Empire, there was also a red-haired companion of the Great Qin State.
"Yes, he broke away from the nationality of the Jinhe Empire many years ago, and it is said that His Majesty promised him that he would only need to serve for ten years before sending him home, and he himself was a royal family on the side of the Great Qin State. If His Majesty takes some people to Europe, I estimate that it won't be long before a Jinhe Empire will emerge in the Great Qin Kingdom. His Majesty definitely has this ability, and I think His Majesty will participate in this naval battle. "Yi Yi has never worked with Karl, but during his tenure in the Ministry of Supervision, he was able to figure out a lot of historical issues.
"He still likes to be more of Saifei, leaving me and my mother alone, but going to Europe to help Saifei fight the world. Why do you say he doesn't like me? Am I too stupid? Or am I not fit to be an emperor? "Hong Jinhe's thinking is very different from Yiyi's, he thinks about the problem from another angle, with a strong subjectivity, even a little childish.
"Your Majesty, if Your Majesty doesn't like you, he won't hand over the empire to you. His Majesty's personality is very willful, and the eldest princess Hong Salamander is more like him. If he doesn't want to pass the throne to you, no one can change it. Even if there are legal restrictions, he can find a solution, after all, this set of laws is established by him, and only he knows the loopholes best. And I don't think that His Majesty prefers Prince Saifei, which is the same opinion of many people who are familiar with His Majesty. You don't have to blame yourself, as far as I am concerned, you are a very good emperor, if the Great Song Emperor can do half of what you do, maybe now the Great Song Dynasty will attack us. Although Yi Yi and Hong Jinhe are of the same generation, he is more than ten years older than Hong Jinhe, and sometimes he is like Hong Jinhe's parent. In the years that Hong Jinhe succeeded to the throne, he also fulfilled his duties as the prime minister of the empire, and helped Hong Jinhe grow into an adult, especially in terms of ideology.
(To be continued.) )