Domineering Daming

A servant next to him said in a relaxed tone: "Your Excellency, the power of the Ming Dynasty seems to be beyond our imagination."

The bearded man asked, "Do you think the Ming Dynasty will threaten us?"

This person hurriedly said: "No, not only will the Ming Kingdom not threaten us, but it will also be our very capable ally."

The bearded man suddenly looked indifferent, and said: "If the Ming Dynasty can attack the Russians with us, of course it will be an ally, but do you think it will be?"

The man said: "Of course, from the information I have received, it is a matter of time before the Ming people and Russia start fighting."

"Oh?" The bearded man was noncommittal.

Not far away, the English envoy couple are very eye-catching. They are tall, brightly dressed, and have a group of guards.

"Honey, the Ming Dynasty seems to be stronger than we expected." Mrs. Messenger said with a chuckle as she watched the cavalry pass through with a gale.

The messenger wowed and said with a smile: "It is indeed beyond our expectations, but it will not be us who are worried."

The envoy's wife was startled, looked at the Spanish envoy not far away, and said, "Spanish? They are allies with the Ming Dynasty, why worry?"

The envoy said: "I have learned the exact news that Spain received a loan of 1000 million from the Ming Dynasty, and the Governor of Panama is about to mortgage it."

The envoy's wife showed a strange look on her face, and said, "Spain even mortgaged Panama? It seems that the situation in Spain is worse than we expected."

"The Netherlands wants to be independent, France is thriving, the Roman Empire is dead but not stagnant, the Ottomans are pressing every step of the way, and Spain will eventually fall." The messenger said, with a relaxed tone and a look of expectation.

The envoy's wife nodded and said nothing more.Everyone in Europe has a tacit understanding that although Spain is still a giant, it is already in decline, and its decline will happen sooner or later.

The Dutch envoy looked on with a big smile on his face.

For them, the Ming Dynasty is a very important partner. Not only is the cooperation with Ming Dynasty rich in wealth, but also has great potential in military affairs. If the Netherlands wants to become independent, the Ming Dynasty may play an unexpected role.

The French envoys looked ugly. They ignored and treated the Ming Dynasty slowly. They did not expect that the Ming Dynasty's army was so powerful. If France and Spain went to war in the future, what would the Ming Dynasty's reinforcements do?

"Relations with the Ming Dynasty must be changed!" The French envoy's expression turned serious.

The Spanish envoys are a large group of more than 30 people, a group of people are red, yellow, blue and green, very eye-catching.

The deputy envoy looked at the continuous stream of cavalry going south, and the first sentence he spoke was: "Your Excellency, it seems that it is not so easy to lose money from the Ming Dynasty."

The others didn't show any surprises. It was obvious that Spain had no plans to repay Daming's loan and was prepared to default.

The Spanish ambassador was expressionless, staring at the Ming cavalry all the time.

The Ming cavalry is completely different from the European cavalry. The Ming cavalry emphasizes speed and impact, while the European cavalry are bulky and focus on breaking the enemy head-on without flexibility.

After waiting for a while, another person spoke and said, "Your Excellency, these are just cavalry."

This man's short words shocked everyone.

Spain did not pay attention to other armies of the Ming Dynasty, except the navy.

The size of the navy of the Ming Dynasty was limited by the decline of national power, and it has barely maintained a size of 5 people, but no one will underestimate the navy and potential of the Ming Dynasty.

If one day Spain goes to war with the Ming Dynasty, can Spain hold its overseas territories?

Everyone knows that the relationship between Spain and Ming Dynasty is getting farther and farther, plus Spain's continuous borrowing, if Spain fails to pay, the Ming Dynasty may have to go to war to recover Spain's mortgaged territory.

The Spanish ambassador didn't speak, his expression was always indifferent, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

This training was a great boost to the morale of the Ming Dynasty. The confidence at the first level of the court was more firm. Those officials who implemented the "New Deal" seemed to have been given a shot in the arm. They were all like wolves and tigers, and they were even more ferocious. put in.

And those who have ulterior motives and luck, if they are hit hard, most of them dare not openly rebel, and can only be silent.

Zhu Xu's family returned to Beijing ten days before the end of the year to catch up with Sun Chuanting's summary report.

Chapter 1520 Daming in Attack

The pressure on Sun Chuanting was extremely great, not only because of the group resistance and fierce opposition of the huge gentry group, but also because of the various incidents caused by it.

For example, some people in Hangzhou Prefecture went on hunger strike for this reason. Even though they were discovered early, many of them starved to death. The bad impact can be imagined.

For example, in Fengxiang Mansion, a large family organized servants and tenant farmers to kill officials who measured the land, which attracted the suppression of the police station. More than 30 officials and civilians were killed and injured, causing a huge shock in Shanchuan.

Another example is that around Raozhou Prefecture, hundreds of people formed a human wall to prevent the survey team from going to the fields, and the Law Enforcement Bureau forcibly took away the leaders, but they were blocked and almost led to a civil uprising.

These are still controllable. The instability within the officialdom also made Sun Chuanting overwhelmed and devastated. Various methods emerged in an endless stream in an attempt to stabilize officials at all levels.

The Generalissimo's Mansion suddenly held a large-scale training in the winter, in order to prevent chaos in the army and deter people with ulterior motives from all parties.

Although this is giving Sun Chuanting a platform, it still puts Sun Chuanting under great pressure.

At the same time, I don’t know how many people impeached Sun Chuanting and asked him to step down. The memorials flew into the palace like snowflakes, spread all over the Ming Dynasty, even Ryukyu, and North Korea. The imperial court handled it "as appropriate".

Everything is imposed on Sun Chuanting alone.

In the eighth year of Daming Jingzheng, December 26.

There was one day before the annual meeting of the parliamentary report, the sky was gloomy, and light snow fell profusely, covering the Qianqing Palace.

Qianqing Palace, under the eaves.

Zhu Xu sat side by side with Empress Zhang Yun, and Sun Chuanting sat opposite Zhu Xu.

Next to Zhang Yun was the little princess's cradle. The little guy was wrapped tightly, waving his little hands, and staring at the snow outside with wide eyes.

Zhang Yun was fiddling with the hot pot on the small table, sharing dishes for Zhu Xu and Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting bowed and said hastily: "How dare you trouble your mother, let me come here."

Zhang Yun smiled and said: "It's rare for chief assistants to enter the palace. A few years ago, Mr. Bi Ge and Mr. Fu Ge entered the palace. The emperor entertained them like this, no need for birth."

It is true that Sun Chuanting seldom entered the palace, and the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers was quite strict, and he was deliberately avoiding something.

Without waiting for Sun Chuanting to speak, Zhu Xu took a sip of the wine and said, "From now on, I will enter the palace every three days, whenever I have something to do."

Knowing that this was Zhu Xu's support for him, Sun Chuanting bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Xu picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat in the hot pot, and said: "Zhang Taiyue's reform was just a taste of it back then, but the situation he encountered was just as difficult. Afterwards, he was liquidated and the reform policy was pushed back. If it wasn't there back then, we wouldn't do it now." Know how easy it is."

Listening to Zhu Xu's emotion, Sun Chuanting sat silently. He was familiar with history books and knew history well. Naturally, he knew that almost none of the reformers in history had a good end.

His current reforms have offended the whole world, and his future fate is already doomed.

Zhu Xu ate, looked at Sun Chuanting's resolute and haggard face, and said with a smile: "We must learn to release pressure and not forget the original intention. This road is indeed difficult, but the most difficult moment is when we are closest to success. It worked."

Sun Chuanting bowed and said, "Yes, I understand."

Even though he said that, he had other thoughts in his heart. "Completing" the reform is just a staged statement, and such a reform may require decades of continuous promotion, deepening, and consolidation.