With the support of his brothers, Xu Qin also became bolder, changed into an official uniform, and went out directly.

didn't take a few steps, and suddenly saw his father Xu Huizu waiting in front.

"Daddy!"

Xu Huizu smiled on his face, walked in front of Xu Qin, and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't embarrass our family, straighten your chest, like a manly man." ”

Xu Qin hesitated slightly, then nodded vigorously, his heart pounding.

Could it be that Daddy has recognized himself?

Just when he was happy, Xu Huizu said to Xu Jingchang again: "Your brother is still immature, take good care of him." ”

This sounds a little awkward no matter how you say it.

But Xu Jingchang still nodded happily, "Don't worry, this time we will definitely win." ”

Xu Huizu smiled with relief, "Okay, come back after winning the battle." ”

Is this war?

Xu Qin was stunned, but found that Xu Jingchang had already walked in front, and he hurriedly followed.

When they arrived in the palace, Zhu Di was already waiting here, and the ministers were also there.

And in everyone's hand, there is an article written by Xu Qin.

Zhu Di is reading carefully...... In fact, it can be seen that this article is in the same vein as Xu Qindian's article. The article on the temple examination was about preventing the loss of wealth, and this article further explained the disadvantages of tributary trade.

"It's shocking!"

Zhu Di slowly raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Labor and money are hurting, from top to bottom, all of them are victimized, is it necessary to do this kind of thing?" ”

Is it necessary?

The Son of Heaven sent out a soul torture, and everyone present, no one wanted to speak, Jian Yi was silent, Xia Yuanji lowered his head and pretended to be dead, at this time he no longer talked about anything that was the head of the hundred officials.

I'm just a housekeeper, don't look for me for anything.

The rest of the people, such as the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Crime, and the Ministry of Engineering, have nothing to do with this, and they are so happy that they don't squeak.

In the end, it fell on Song Li, who made him the secretary of the Ministry of Rites!

"Your Majesty, the weather of the kingdom, the coming of all nations, that is a great good thing, and it is a good time to show the prestige of the country. Even if there is some extravagance, it seems that it cannot be easily stopped. If the cost is too great, maybe you can order the vassal to do it once every two years, once every three years? You don't have to come every year. ”

Xu Jingchang listened and couldn't help laughing: "What Song Shangshu means, it's okay to lose one million, just lose 500,000?" ”

It's Xu Jingchang again!

When Song Li thought of this kid, his brain ached.

"Dingguo Gong, foreign countries come to the dynasty, it is the continuation of the dynasties, since the Qin and Han dynasties, this is the case. I am the country of China, the country of etiquette. I have always paid attention to having friends from afar, not to mention! How can the kingdom slow down your guests? ”

Xu Jingchang said again: "I don't understand this, it's okay to entertain guests, but to entertain the people and money, from top to bottom, there is no loss, this is too much, right?" What's more, it's hard to say whether it's a distinguished guest or a bad guest. ”

Song Li and Xu Jingchang have fought too many times, and they almost didn't get a profit, but fortunately, they were not polite.

"Dingguo Gong, the family and the country are one, living at home, relatives and friends come and go, lively and lively, and outsiders are happy to look at it. The country is also like this, some people move around and interact with each other, so as to show the atmosphere of the country, otherwise they just close the door and talk to themselves, isn't that self-deception? ”

In a word, the kingdom needs face.

"What's more, the situation is complicated in the foreign vassal countries. Emperor Taizu had already decided not to conquer the country. Nowadays, it is also a good thing to have a lot of exchanges with other countries, communicate with each other, show grace to the state, and the two sides are harmonious, and there are no swordsmen. I admit that the reward of the kingdom is somewhat rich, but it is also inevitable to win people's hearts. Isn't it a good thing that war can be avoided for a small fee? ”

Song Li's truth is almost the best he has said since the confrontation with Xu Jingchang.

In terms of reasoning, the sage said that there are friends who come from afar, and they don't say anything.

It is necessary to be kind to distant visitors and show the atmosphere of the country.

On the ancestral system, Emperor Taizu has a rule that the country is not to be levied, and if he can't fight, he must make friends.

Speaking of the actual situation, how much military spending can be saved by giving some money, appeasing people's hearts, and avoiding war?

This kind of moral politics that spends a little money to do big things, what is there to question, I think it is not good, it is purely because my brain is not enough.

Zhu Di listened patiently, and then looked at Xu Qin's article, two voices kept ringing in his head, who is more reasonable?

"Xu Tanhua, you are writing this article, what do you think?"

Xu Qin shook his head, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, what Song Shangshu said, the minister also thought about it when he was preparing, but the minister felt that his words were not worth refuting. ”

"It's not worth refuting, or don't you know how to refute?" Zhu Di asked in a deep voice.

Xu Qin said proudly: "It's not worth refuting!" When he talks about his family and country together, he is confusing the public. Between the families, there are still exchanges of courtesies, and relatives and friends move around. There are rules for how many gifts to give, how can the Ministry of Etiquette do this...... The minister has calculated, and the largest difference is more than a thousand times! The foreign domain sent some spices, agarwood, pearls...... We gave back 500 pieces of silk, pots and pans, all kinds of utensils, 10,000 pieces, as well as ironware, bronzeware, and 100 quintals of tea. The minister really can't figure it out, whose relative is this, with such a big face? ”

Xu Jingchang listened beside him, secretly happy in his heart. This cousin of his own has good combat effectiveness, come on!

Xu Qin continued: "There is one more thing that the minister can't figure out, since it is the foreign vassal countries that admire the customs of the kingdom, they should find a way to buy it, instead of praying for alms, this is the vassal country, or do you want food?" But the kingdom still takes what it wants, who is the kingdom in the end, and is there such a reason? ”

Song Li said: "Tanhualang only knows one thing but doesn't know the other, the feudal country is poor, and there is a lack of property, so let them come over to buy it, and they can't get the money......"

"Wait a minute." Xu Jingchang frowned, and hurriedly spoke, "Song Shangshu, you talked about overseas poverty again, I remember that Guo Zi also said the same not long ago, where did you hear about it, there is no money overseas, and you can't afford to buy the products of the country?" ”

Song Li was shocked, and his face quickly turned white.

Broken!

Sure enough, Zhu Di immediately became angry, and snorted coldly: "If the overseas is poor, barbaric, and has no output, what are I doing with the merchant goods of the fleet in the Western Ocean?" I have already said that if you say that, you should go overseas and see for yourself if this is the case, and then report it back to me, and what you hear is what you see...... Song Shangshu, what do you think? ”

Song Li was shocked, and when it was over, he said something wrong, so he had to be with Guo Zi.

It's really a blood mold!

A handful of old bones, running overseas, can you come back?

Song Li was helpless, so he could only kneel down slowly, "The minister respectfully obeys the holy decree." ”

Zhu Di also took a breath and looked at him, "It's okay, I didn't faint." When you go overseas, pay attention and watch carefully. I have a great reward for looking back. ”

It's not bad, as long as Song Li doesn't have an accident and can come back with the fleet, he can not only wash away the guilt, but also be reused...... It's just that going to the West is not as simple as casual talk.

The wind is high and the waves are urgent, and no one can say whether they can come back.

Zhu Di looked at the ministers again, "The exchange of tributes will bring disaster to the country and the people, and it is absolutely undesirable." But we can't help but contact foreign countries, so let's say what you think. ”

Everyone present was still immersed in the shock of Song Li's debasement and did not ease up.

And it was really difficult for them to come up with a different model from the tributary.

"Your Majesty, I think maybe I should figure out something." Xu Jingchang said.

"What's the matter?"

"To what extent do overseas countries need the products of the Ming Dynasty...... Is it dispensable, or are you willing to pay a lot of money to buy? We should also figure out what the price of Daming's products is? ”

After Xu Jingchang finished speaking, he looked at Jian Yi and said with a smile: "Jian Tianguan, do you know?" ”

Jian Yi frowned, this question is really difficult to say, "I heard that tea is unique to China, and if many foreign feudal clans do not have a supply of tea and cannot drink tea, they will die of illness after a few months. ”

Jian Tianguan is also hearsay, there are indeed some grassland tribes, they take beef and mutton as their staple food, and they need tea to supplement vitamins, and if they don't drink tea for a long time, they will indeed be uncomfortable...... But if you want to say that you are infected and die, then it is over.

However, Xu Jingchang didn't want to correct Jian Yi, but continued: "Jian Tianguan, in this case, how much should our tea be sold for?" Or, how much are foreign feudal merchants willing to pay to buy commercial goods in the Ming Dynasty? ”

Jian Yi frowned, "It seems that Xia Shangshu should be asked about this matter, he is in charge of the household department, and it should be clear." ”

When the ball arrived at Xia Yuanji's feet, Lao Xia secretly scolded him for being shameless, but fortunately, he and Xu Jingchang had joined forces and knew it.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the silk and porcelain produced by the Ming Dynasty are all exquisite. The barbarian rich are all proud of the customs of the country. No matter how expensive it is, they are willing to pay. In the past, we sold our treasures as mud, and we really suffered a lot of losses. The minister thought that in the future, domestic and foreign trade should be separated. ”

When Zhu Di heard this, he became interested, "How to separate?" ”

"It's that the merchants want to buy, and they need to designate the place, that is, the city. And the price of the market should be separated from the domestic one. In this way, you can sell for a good price. ”

Zhu Di nodded again and again, "It is worthy of being a financial expert, this proposal is very good." ”

After admiring, Zhu Di looked at Xu Qin again and said with a smile: "Tanhualang, you have done a good job, do you think there are any shortcomings in this arrangement?" ”

Xu Qin was shocked, as if there was some encouragement in the dark, and muttered: "Your Majesty, the minister is just thinking, because Confucius has a friend from afar, and he also said that he will treat foreign vassals so generously and harm the interests of the Ming Dynasty, so it seems that I am afraid that the way of Confucius and Mencius may not be able to govern the country!" ”

Good guy, this Xu Qin is even bolder than Xu Jingchang.

actually directly attacked the way of Confucius and Mencius, which can only be said to be worthy of the Xu family.

The important ministers present all cheered up, they couldn't bear it anymore, and they had to fight back.

But at this moment, Xu Jingchang suddenly said: "Xu Tanhua, I see that you said this, and you didn't read the book well!" ”

Xu Qin was shocked, "I would like to hear about it." ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Confucius is talking about the distinction between Yi and Xia, in this case, is Huayi a friend?" If not, how can there be friends from afar? ”

Xu Qin suddenly said, "In this way, the master has been misread too much. ”

(End of chapter)