Chapter 328: Moral Sanctions
Tianhuang stone is produced in Shoushan, Fujian, and comes with the word Fushou.
And because the color is yellow, the soft and hard are moderate, suitable for carving seals, it is the first seal stone, and the court of all dynasties is very respected, and there is the name of the emperor stone.
This thing has the saying that there are one or two fields of yellow and three taels of gold, and the value is among the top in the stone.
Especially this one like the one that Xu Xianzhong stole out, it is so huge, clean and pure, this thing is ten times or a hundred times that of ordinary Tian Huang.
If you can find a skilled craftsman, you can carve out the three-chain chapter.
Such a precious thing was taken out by his son in a grand manner, Xu Jingchang almost wanted to slap him, but he was reluctant to slap him.
"I'll go back and find you the Chengxin Hall of the Ten Swords Empress Li, and give it to your teacher."
The good stone turned into paper, and Xu Xianzhong's children were very dissatisfied, but Nian was satisfied with his father's performance, so he didn't care about him.
"Next time I'll take the box on the table, it's big, it must be something good inside." The little one yelled.
Xu Jingchang's face immediately darkened, baby son, you can't wait to be an orphan!
The queen's big seal also dares to steal, is it going to steal the jade seal next?
Xu Jingchang thinks that it is too necessary to let this kid go to study as soon as possible, otherwise the family will let him be harmed.
Xu Xianzhong's children don't care at all, what am I afraid of? My father Xu Jingchang!
As the leader of the new generation of the Ming Dynasty, we must carry this banner and not lose my father's face. Not only did Xu Xianzhong want to enroll, but the grandson Zhu Zhanji also gave up Taixue and was given martial arts, which caused a little trouble, that is, the royal children in the future will all enter martial arts.
Learn some skills in war, as long as you don't become a Warat student, it is better than following Hanlin to read the Four Books and Five Classics.
Just when he was actively planning here, Zhu Gaosui found Xu Jingchang, which surprised Xu Jingchang, "You also want to study?" ”
Zhu Gaosui shook his head again and again, "If you kill me, you won't suffer...... But I want to inquire about one thing, that is, can people from overseas enter our martial arts? ”
Xu Jingchang said: "Then what do you think? ”
"I think it's okay naturally, but the Ministry of Rites doesn't agree."
"Why?" Xu Jingchang asked.
"The Ministry of Rites is afraid that our good things will be learned, and we will cherish ourselves!"
Xu Jingchang is not afraid of spreading the word, after all, it is a matter of time before it is leaked with great fanfare. The key is that Daming must be the first to establish a complete system and win the first opportunity, even if it is spread out, it can only follow behind the ass and eat ashes.
And once the national strength is far inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty, after learning the Ming Dynasty, it is not a strong army, but it is not happy to find it yourself.
"By the way, who is going to enter martial arts? Didn't Duoyan Sanwei and my people from the Tatar tribes go to Beiping? ”
Zhu Gaosui sighed, "Cousin, you don't know anything!" ”
Zhu Gaosui let out a long sigh, and then talked to Xu Jingchang...... It turned out that with the support of Xu Jingchang, the Western Ocean was not only larger than the historical scale, but also more in-depth into the barbarians to understand the situation.
The eunuchs of the Three Treasures brought back too much news, including one of them, the Kingdom of Fulin, hoping to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty.
Whisk?
It can't be the Eastern Romans, right?
Xu Jingchang was interested, he asked Zhu Gaosui, Zhu Gaosui couldn't explain clearly for a while, so they called people from the Ministry of Rites to find the national letter and collect information.
After working for several days, Xu Jingchang finally figured out that this country of Fulin could really be Eastern Rome...... They have already lived too badly, and compared to them, Ryukyu is considered a vast territory.
Today's Eastern Rome is only one city of Constantinople, with shrinking commerce and depleted military forces...... The internal situation is worrying, and the external Ottoman is eyeing it.
The Empire sent emissaries to Europe to ask for help, and received all the support except help.
The mountains and rivers are exhausted, and there is no way out.
The Eastern Rome was waiting for the inevitable end......
And at this moment, the dying sick sat up in shock, there is still a Ming Dynasty in the east!
In this way, there were Eastern Roman magnates mixed in the caravan, took Zheng He's ship, came to the Ming Dynasty, asked for the assistance of soldiers and horses, borrowed the help of the division to suppress, and waited until the day of the success of the rebellion, the Eastern Rome was willing to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty.
When Xu Jingchang heard this, his whole person was not good, he only heard that Yelang was arrogant, but he didn't hear that Rome was arrogant...... No one told them that Eastern Rome was going to be finished!
Zhu Gaosui chatted with Xu Jingchang, "It's not that I don't know, a few businessmen I know, they hope to learn the Ming Dynasty's method of using soldiers, train a strong army, kill back to Constantinople, and save their country."
Xu Jingchang was very curious, "What do they think, why do they want to train in Daming?" Didn't think about returning to your home country to toss? ”
Zhu Gaosui rolled his eyelids, "Cousin, you still don't know about Fu Lin Guo!" Expecting them to reform and improve themselves, it is better to expect their god to come down from the sky and save them! ”
Xu Jingchang was even more angry, "In that case, why do you spend that effort?" Let them fend for themselves. ”
Zhu Gaosui frowned, "Cousin, I told you the truth, if the business is done today, it will inevitably develop outside, which is also what you have been advocating." But at the moment, we can't find a suitable place to stay, so I wondered if I could win over the country of Lin, this is not what I meant, my second brother also thinks so. ”
Xu Jingchang blinked, his feelings were about to knock on the door of the country outside!
"The idea is right, but the idea of solving the problem is a bit problematic."
Zhu Gaosui was puzzled, "Then what did we do wrong?" ”
"The fault is that the country of Fulin has no chance, and if they die on the verge of death, there is no need to save them, and they can't invest their strength."
"So what to do? Expel the people of the Fleur Country? ”
Xu Jingchang shook his head, "That's even worse, the bad guy also has a history of a thousand years, which is a rare ancient country." ”
Zhu Gaosui looked at Xu Jingchang, full of helplessness, "My brain is not good, just say it, what do you need to do, I will listen to your arrangement, isn't this okay?" ”
Xu Jingchang smiled, "If you really listen to me, this matter is not complicated, you just need to arrange it like this......"
Xu Jingchang whispered a few words, Zhu Gaosui immediately understood, and couldn't help but stretch out his thumb and praise Xu Jingchang.
That's a cap, my old North Nose.
Three days later, an article appeared in the newspaper...... This article says one thing, outside of the Ming Dynasty, there is still a civilization, and there is also a thousand-year-old country, which has been inherited to this day.
During the Han and Tang dynasties, the envoys of the Central Plains traveled thousands of miles to explore the wilderness and open up roads. Zhang Qian, Ban Chao, Gan Ying...... Today, our Ming Dynasty has sent thousands of ships to uphold the spirit of our predecessors, take the road that our predecessors have not taken, explore other civilizations, and broaden the horizons of the Chinese people.
Later, he used a lot of space to introduce the country of Fulin, and said a lot of things, basically to popularize overseas knowledge to the people.
However, the day after the article was published, Xu Jingchang summoned the newly appointed secretaries of various ministries and gathered them for a meeting with the Department of General Affairs.
"Since ancient times, China has been a land of civilization, and outside of China, it is all barbarians. Now among this group of barbarians, there is a country that is not so barbarian, which can last for thousands of years, and it is not easy to carry out the forest country! ”
These Shangshu nodded one after another, it was really not easy.
But let's send troops, that won't work anyway.
Yang Rong took the initiative to say: "Dingguo Gong, you also know that Your Majesty intends to crusade against Warat, and the southwest border is not peaceful. The treasury is only that little money, and I am really worried about the 10,000-mile expedition, which will cost the people and money, and waste the national strength. ”
Yang Shiqi also said: "Dingguo Gong, if it is just for the reputation of helping the poor, I don't think I should take the risk." ”
Huang Huai and Hu Guang also spoke one after another, and the content was much the same.
Xu Jingchang fully understood what it means to decide the head with an ass, and the chair of the six books has magical power, and whoever sits on it will be quickly assimilated.
But fortunately, Xu Jingchang had a plan.
"I very much agree with your opinion, I am definitely not a belligerent country, and I can't waste national funds and people's wealth in vain...... But then again, we can't really die without saving and be indifferent. Therefore, I propose that sanctions be imposed against the Ottomans. ”
"Sanctions?"
"Yes, it's morally, it's an embargo! We can't do business with the Ottomans, we can't give them profits, we can't help them destroy an ancient civilization, that's absolutely not okay! Daming must stand on the height of morality and look at this matter. ”
At this moment, Xu Jingchang seemed to be shrouded in holy light, and even his voice became sacred.
"In view of the Ottoman state's peace-breaking, bullying, and insatiable greed, the Ming Dynasty decided to suspend trade with them, and told all merchants to morally suspend trade. You can't ignore right and wrong just because you are greedy for a little money and small profit! ”
This is true, impeccable.
It's just that Yang Rong, Hu Yan, and Yang Shiqi, these people all know Xu Jingchang's personality too well, and it is really difficult for a strong man to expect him to stick to morality.
Sure enough, Xu Jingchang then said: "In order to go further and combat the arrogance of the Ottomans, I decided to take out 500,000 taels as a bonus to encourage merchants to find new routes, bypass the control of the Ottomans, and sell our goods to farther places." ”
Sure enough, Xu Jingchang saw the dagger, which is to save Eastern Rome, it is clear that he wants to open up a new route.
Xu Jingchang said: "If you want to sail farther, you must have better ships, and if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and then take out 500,000 taels to reward the development of new sea ships." ”
"Besides, the sea conquest needs new weapons, and the same 500,000 taels will be used to reward the development of weapons, and anyone who invents the corresponding results can be rewarded!"
Three orders, one and a half million taels of silver.
Compared with not far away, it is more reasonable to send troops to rescue Lin Guo, spending so much money.
Several Shangshu looked at each other and quickly agreed, otherwise they would really send troops.
Then Xu Jingchang said: "Everyone, this sanction is moral, and it is not completely impossible, if the Ottoman admires the products of the country, there is still a way." ”
Several Shangshu nodded together, "We understand...... Gotta add money! ”