Chapter 698: The Threat of Powerlessness

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A week after the queen returned home to save her relatives, Liu Jun took the initiative to come to Lufu. In this week, Liu Jun believes that it is enough for Lu to understand many things and calm down.

Liu Jun has no intention of abolishing the queen, and he has no intention of saying that he wants to abolish the long and young. However, there is no trivial matter in the heavenly family, the Lu family went home to save their relatives for a week, and there were already some undercurrents in the palace, especially those concubines who had princes, and they inevitably had some traces.

Liu Jun is not prepared to contribute to this demonic trend, if he does not show his attitude again, I am afraid that many people will go further.

In order to give the Lu family this step, Liu Jun drove to the Lu Mansion today and deliberately set up the royal car, which was very lively.

Liu Jun was wearing a soft plush robe with the bright yellow color of the royal family, and he also wore a black gauze folded scarf. The folded scarf is similar to the ordinary black gauze hat, but the two are folded upward, which is also the shape of the emperor. But his robe was not the usual narrow-sleeved robe with a folded scarf, but a plush tunic with narrow sleeves on the placket.

In fact, the Han Dynasty's clothing and crown system was inherited from the Ming Dynasty, and it was inherited from the Han, Wei, Tang and Song dynasties, but it was not immutable. The integration of the Han nationality and other minority tribes in the surrounding area, the collision and integration of Eastern and Western civilizations, coupled with the openness and inclusiveness of the Han Dynasty, have made the Han Dynasty's clothing and crown system have many of its own characteristics.

Now almost all the few tribes of the Han Dynasty have shaved their hair and have short hair, as well as those criminals who have been sent to labor reform, they are also short-haired, and even now, the navy and army officers of the Han Dynasty have all kept short hair, because on the battlefield, if the head is injured, short hair can better deal with the wound, even in the military environment. Short hair is easier to clean, prevents lice, etc. Nowadays, the bald people are no longer just monks, but also may be prisoners of labor camp or former prisoners of labor camp, or a few tribesmen, or soldiers of the Han Dynasty.

Even schools everywhere are now promoting short haircuts.

Liu Jun once publicly said that whether or not to keep long hair does not mean whether to inherit Chinese civilization or not, it is just a matter of habit.

Although Liu Jun hasn't cut his hair short yet, in fact, his long hair is not so pure. His hair was actually a lot shorter than normal long hair.

However, Liu Jun does not require shaving his hair, he loves long and short and lets himself, he just advocates it.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing army entered the customs and forced them to shave their hair and keep braids, and as a result, countless Han people's heads could be broken and their hair could not be broken, which was indeed hard and worthy of praise. But at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the revolutionary army required braids and hair shaving. As a result, hundreds of people cried and shouted that they would not cut it.

In Liu Jun's view, the essence of Chinese civilization is not long hair or high crowns, it is just an external form. That's just part of the etiquette, and civilization is more than just etiquette. What is the core of civilization? Liu Jun believes that it is a universal concept that has been developed and summarized by the Han nation for thousands of years, such as philosophy, history, etc., and is not just manifested in a high crown or long hair.

Opposite. Today, these have become a kind of resistance to the absorption of foreign valuable nutrients by the Han civilization, and he represents a conservative and xenophobic consciousness.

Liu Jun also disagrees that the moon abroad is rounder than his own. But he also never agrees with the concept that everything is good for himself and everything is bad for others.

In fact, the Han civilization has been able to develop to this day, and it is also constantly attracting nutrients from foreign civilizations to grow and develop.

It is advisable to keep an open mind, to maintain your own excellent cultural heritage, and at the same time to attract the best parts of foreign civilizations.

Just like the merchant ships of the Han Dynasty that went to Europe, there were many envoys sent by the imperial court to visit various craftsmen and scientists from Europe, and envisaged to introduce them to the Han Dynasty. There are many foreign teachers in the hall of Beijing Normal University, the cradle of officials in the Han Dynasty, astronomy, physics, geography, chemistry, mathematics, etc., and even in newly established disciplines such as art and music.

Resting on our laurels, we will only fall behind more and more, and only by constantly attracting nutrients can we be more open and progressive.

When he got down from the carriage, the middle gate of the Lu Mansion was wide open, and the whole mansion was already standing outside the gate to greet him.

"Your Majesty." Queen Lu stood at the front, surrounded by a nurse holding the two princes. Lu lowered his head, and there was obviously some temper on his face.

Liu Jun just smiled slightly, women occasionally make a little fuss, it is harmless, even if it is the queen, there will definitely be times when she is jealous and angry, but as long as it is not too much, Liu Jun can also accept it. There is a degree to everything, no more than that, he can tolerate.

But if you challenge him repeatedly and challenge his bottom limit, you will lose points, and if you lose too many points, you will be on Liu Jun's blacklist, and in the end, you may be out.

"The queen is still used to living here these days, are Kun'er and Xiaoqi okay?"

"The three of us are very happy to live here."

Liu Jun smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and hugged his eldest son, the eldest son, who was already three years old, was still very close to Liu Jun, and he hadn't seen him for a week, and he was very affectionate with Liu Jun.

"You pick up Xiao Qi and go."

The nurse carried Xiao Qi to Lu's face, Lu took it in his arms without saying a word, and followed Liu Jun to Lu's mansion.

Lu Weizhang followed behind, with a relieved smile on his face, every time his daughter lived at home for one more day, Lu Weizhang became more worried about the day, and after seven days in a row, the emperor did not send anyone to pick it up, which really made Lu Weizhang worry about the gray hair a lot. Now that the emperor came to the Lu Mansion in person, Lu Weizhang was really relieved to see his daughter with such a smile on his face.

Recently, there has been some gossip in Jingshidu, saying that the queen has fallen out of favor or something, and Lu Weizhang feels a lot of pressure when he sees his colleagues in the court.

Liu Jun and Lu each held a son and walked slowly, and the others followed from a distance and did not disturb.

"After dinner in a while, you take Brother Kun and Xiao Qi back to the palace with me, the New Year is coming, there are so many affairs in the palace, and you, the lord of the six palaces, have to preside over it."

"Your Majesty's harem is innumerable, the noble daughter of Mongolia, the princess of Korea, the queen of Japan, and the golden branches and jade leaves of the former Ming Dynasty, who still needs me, the daughter of a small merchant." Lu's Road.

"You can't be regarded as the daughter of a small businessman, I'm afraid you don't know yet, your father's net worth is now more than 30 million silver dollars, and he can be ranked in the top ten of the rich list. Besides, even if I really have three thousand beauties in the harem, then you are the only one who is the master of the six palaces, and you don't have to be unhappy all the time about the prince. I'm still the same, Kun'er is only three years old now, what are you anxious about? I'm only in my twenties, and I still have time. I will also give you a thorough explanation today, this big Han country was single-handedly brought down by me, and I started from scratch, I will not set up an heir so casually. To be my heir, you not only rely on your background, but also on your ability. But Kun'er is the eldest son after all, as long as he can have an upper-middle level of character. I will give priority to making him my heir. Now instead of being entangled in the early and late prince, you should think about how to better teach Kun'er to be virtuous and talented. ”

Lu has been persuaded by his father these days, and he has lived in Lu Mansion for a week, and he has calmed down a lot. She also understands that the emperor's temperament is actually very strong, and it really angered the emperor, and it must be their mother and son who suffer in the end. Now that I heard the emperor's words like this, although I was still very aggrieved, I was already able to listen to it.

"Your Majesty, don't forget what you said to your concubines today."

Lu Mansion to welcome the royal car. It is also very grand, Lu Weizhang is now holding the important position of the secretary of finance, and most of his industries have been handed over to others to take care of. There were rules in the imperial court. Officials are not allowed to do business, but the specific situation refers to the fact that they cannot directly participate in the operation and management, but if they are only engaged in investment and financial management, it is not a one-size-fits-all approach.

The founding marquis, secretary of finance, and national ruler with a net worth of more than 30 million silver dollars. Lu Weizhang invested a lot of money to receive the emperor, and he also intended to use this family banquet to let those who had careful thoughts during this time completely dispel those thoughts that should not be there.

"Your Majesty. The emergency report from Nanyang, which was passed back by the flying pigeon relay all the way, seemed to be very urgent. ”

Feng Sheng, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, walked up to the emperor and presented a letter.

Liu Jun took it and opened it, he quickly read the content, and couldn't help but snort coldly. "What should come will come after all."

The Admiral of the Interior and some other close ministers stood beside him and did not ask silently. But from the emperor's expression, they all sensed that something big must have happened in Nanyang.

"How much does Jin Yiwei know about this?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Jinyiwei has just found out. These damn Hongyi dare to be so provocative, they forget the pain after the scars! Feng Sheng replied.

Liu Jun didn't have much anger in his heart at this time, he was very calm, he had long known that since he intervened in the Nanyang trade, the pattern of the Nanyang was changing, and the conflict of interests would inevitably break out eventually.

Now, Britain and the Netherlands have united and begun to jointly block the Han trade routes in the South Seas, and the ports of the three countries along the coasts of the South and Indian Oceans, as well as in the Persian Gulf, are no longer open to Han merchant ships and no longer provide supplies. Their purpose is very clear, that is, to block the Pacific route of the Han through the South Sea, the Indian Ocean, and even to the Americas.

The Han Dynasty was forced to sell their goods to the Three Kingdoms, and let them make a lot of money as middlemen in entrepot trade.

The three countries even reached an agreement to block navigation from Batavia, Manila, Malacca and other South Seas to China's coast, and to prohibit Chinese merchant ships from passing through the South Seas.

"The envoys of Spain, the Netherlands, and England arrived in Singapore a few days ago and handed over a diplomatic letter to our side, in which they demanded that the Han Dynasty fully liberalize trade freedom, implement a zero-tariff policy for the merchant ships of the three countries, and that all goods exported by the Han Dynasty in the future must be resold through the merchant ships of the three countries." ”

"These people are just afraid that they are crazy, and they dare to make such a request, and we really don't know anything about them? Are we really not aware of their details? ”

Feng Sheng was very disdainful of this kind of coercion of the Three Kingdoms, as the chief officer of one of the important intelligence departments of the Han Dynasty, he knew very well what the so-called envoy of the Three Kingdoms in Nanyang was, and this could not be called the envoy of the Three Kingdoms at all, but could only be regarded as the envoy of the merchants of the Three Kingdoms.

The Spanish Governor of the Philippines was better, at least a government official appointed by the king, but the Dutch Governor of Batavia was actually nothing more than a governor appointed by the Dutch East India Company, not a government official at all, but an executive of a private company, as was the British East India Company.

These two East India Companies were only private companies, at most they had a parliamentary mandate and colonial rights, and they really represented two private companies at most, and even if they had diplomatic powers to declare war, they still could not really represent Britain and the Netherlands.

Even the Governor of the Philippines must have not been authorized by the King of Spain.

They were just intimidating and threatening, but the big man saw through them completely.

In fact, the three countries have not wiped their butts clean yet, and the European war is entering the final stage of the all-European melee at this time, and it is still uncertain when it will be a head.

However, the struggle and conflict between the parliamentary faction and the royalists in Britain has become more and more serious, the British king dissolves the parliament at every turn, and keeps imposing taxes, ship taxes, stove taxes, chimney taxes and various consumption taxes, coupled with the religious conflicts between the Puritans and the state religion, the self-righteous British king is going farther and farther on the road to death, and the intelligence sent back by the European Division of the Jinyi Guard shows that Britain is now on the verge of war breaking out at any time, either next year or the year after, and there will definitely be a civil war.

And Spain is even more upset, Britain has finally escaped the quagmire of the European war, but Spain is still stuck in that big pit.

The once invincible Spanish fleet, since it was defeated once by the little British, these years is Wang Xiaoer's New Year, year is not as good as a year, in the European war, Spain contributed the most, but also the most seriously injured, three years ago, Spain sent troops to France, and Germany north and south attack, once hit the city of Paris, but the result was still a failure, defeated by the French army.

Even three years ago, the French Navy, which was more unknown than the British Navy, actually defeated the world-famous Spanish Navy, and two years ago, the main force of the Spanish Navy was annihilated by the Dutch Navy, which rebelled and became independent from its own country.

The backbone of the Spanish Navy has been broken, and Britain, France, the Netherlands, any cat or dog can now defeat the Spanish Navy.

And the Spanish army is still under the threat of the French army.

Although the Dutch had annihilated the main force of the Spanish navy a few years earlier, their merchant ships accounted for three-quarters of the total tonnage of European merchant ships, and they owned more than 16,000 merchant ships.

On the other hand, the rise of France, England and Sweden, especially the rise of Britain at sea, threatened the lifeblood of their coachmen at sea. In the past, the extremely profitable East Indian colonization and trade has been seriously threatened by the Han Dynasty, and profits have plummeted, and even their other pillar industry, shipbuilding, has been poached by the Han because of a large number of skilled craftsmen and excellent designers, and the lack of craftsmen has increased the cost.

The Han shipbuilding industry is catching up, building faster, better, and cheaper ships, and is aggressively seizing their market. This further made the shipbuilding industry of the Dutch more and more difficult, which in turn reduced the profits of the shipbuilding industry, and more Dutch capitalists were unwilling to invest in the shipbuilding industry, but instead invested in the financial industry, lending money to European countries to lend and collect profits.

The Dutch, who had made their fortune entirely on trade, finance and shipbuilding, were simply losing.

Britain was in civil strife, and Spain was still stuck in the quagmire of Europe, and the Dutch navy had increased a lot in recent years, but the East Indian colonists of these three countries wanted to start a war with the Han Dynasty, which was really beyond their means.

"Threats must also have strength, if there is not enough strength, then their threat is just a ridiculous joke!" Liu Jun threw the letter aside and smiled disdainfully.

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