New Shun 1730

The suzerain-vassal system is really troublesome. There are so many reasons for occupying a piece of land. It is always inconsistent with the system of the Celestial Empire for the suzerain to occupy the suzerain's land. This matter is estimated to be enough for the court to argue for a while.

This has nothing to do with being pedantic or not, but the three views under the Celestial Empire system are like this. Right and wrong need an evaluation system. Even killing people will be judged differently due to different evaluation systems.

It is unimaginable that the Celestial Empire wants a piece of land in a vassal state, and may even station troops and trade in the future.

Portugal has always been able to justify its occupation of Macau, and it has at least preserved the face of the Celestial Empire. That is a reward.

It is much more troublesome on the Korean side.

In order to avoid angering Japan or being guarded by Japan, Liu Yu has never made trouble in Korea.

Japan is closed to the outside world, with a total of two places to collect intelligence.

One is Nagasaki, and the other is Tsushima facing North Korea. North Korea has also been communicating with Japan.

North Korea is generally quite smart. At least in terms of military supplies such as war horses, Japan was strictly blocked, and they would not dare to sell anything for profit. This kind of cleverness made it possible for Korea to notify Japan if the Celestial Empire made a big move in Korea.

This is really hard to say.

Now that the treasury has to invest money in the navy, Liu Yu can take a slightly bigger step.

The shogunate system reacts very slowly. Even if there is any action in Korea that arouses Japan's vigilance, it will take two or three years.

When they react completely, they will ban all of Liu Yu's trade letters, and they will also provoke the maritime merchant groups in the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions.

Not to mention donating a few ships to support the war, at least they will go all out to transport food and soldiers.

The more people are kidnapped by interests, the more powerful they will be after the war is launched. In previous wars, most people did not get short-term benefits, but this time it will be closely related to the short-term interests of many people.

As long as Japan can be forced to open up, the Korean issue will actually be solved by the way.

Without the Qing Dynasty's relocation of borders and ban on sea trade, Korea did not have the opportunity to trade with Japan in large quantities fifty years ago, so Korea did not have enough heavy metal reserves. It was also impossible to mint coins.

Korea is still wavering on whether to use "money" or not. With the mining of Dashun's Yunnan copper mine, Dashun has the ability to make Korea use Chinese money.

Economic control is a new type of vassal relationship.

Occupation is a loss-making business, because Korea has nothing.

What Dashun urgently needs now is the cotton production and dumping areas. Dumping abroad can ensure that the impact on the small peasant economy is lighter, so that the emperor will not panic and be conservative, and can go further before he reacts.

For the former, neither Korea nor Japan can do it. The climate in the Western Region is upward, but it cannot be transported out. The only solution is to go to Southeast Asia and India.

Britain has cotton fields in America, Dashun's arable land is too tight, and the Northeast, which is vast and sparsely populated with an outlet to the sea, cannot grow cotton.

If the Central Plains really planted cotton on a large scale, something big would happen. The only way to solve this problem is to make India a cotton-producing area and Japan and North Korea a dumping ground to ease the impact of the handicraft revolution on the interior.

Therefore, Japan is important, and North Korea is also important.

The most critical thing about this matter is whether the great scholars in the court can find a righteousness of "supporting a new type of vassal relationship" or a direction to interpret the scriptures.

The distinction between righteousness and profit is not only about people, but also about the relationship between countries.

Liu Yu knew this direction in his heart and knew that it was useless to get involved. If you are not good enough and cannot argue with others, you can only hope to lay a good economic foundation, and then great scholars will come out to interpret the scriptures.

Fortunately, Liu Yu was more tactful at this time, and did not make his ambitions obvious, but said that he would borrow two pieces of land in North Korea as a transit station for immigrants.

As the governor of Jinghai, this matter is also his responsibility, and it cannot be regarded as exceeding his authority to interfere in politics.

Moreover, he did not say that he would force North Korea to open a country now, but just borrow a piece of land to avoid the wind, and the temporary opposition in the court was not very strong.

After the responsibilities and requirements of Jiedu Jinghai were clearly inquired, the court discussion was basically over.

The general direction was decided, and the details would be discussed again.

The court would invest 1.2 million taels of silver in the navy every year. In the next two years, military academies would be built and military reforms would be started in the capital and the northwest army. Within a year, people would be sent to Korea to discuss the issue of "leasing land".

When the court discussion ended, the emperor summoned Liu Yu again.

"My dear, you have made merit and been awarded this time, so you should also consider the matter of the Earl's Mansion. I originally wanted to build a Earl's Mansion for you in Weihai, but I think that you are talented and capable, and you will make new merits in the future. You may have to share my worries in the court, so let's choose this Earl's Mansion in the capital."

The emperor said it very tactfully, and Liu Yu understood it very well.

Building the Earl's Mansion in Weihai means that Liu Yu will be stationed in the navy forever? Obviously, this is impossible.

Building the Earl's Mansion in the capital is equivalent to telling Liu Yu that you will have to return to the capital in a few years. A noble is always a noble. There is only one abdicated Gao who was granted the title of Yungui Yongzhen in the imperial court. A noble with some ability like Liu Yu cannot always stay outside.

When mentioning the Earl's Mansion, Liu Yu also made some gestures.

"Your Majesty, I think the imperial court is in need of money now. Please don't make the Earl's Mansion extravagant. With this money, it is better to build two more warships."

"I am not the kind of person who seeks fame and reputation, nor do I want to pretend to be honest and frugal. I also understand that the mansion of the title is to show the hierarchy, the monarch is the monarch, and the ministers are the ministers, and the hierarchy is clear. The courtyards, pavilions, and gates cannot be saved, but the interior decoration can be saved."

Li Gan said with a smile: "It is said that civil officials do not love money and military officials are not afraid of death. This is a great peace in the world. My dear minister, you are a model of court officials. You are loyal to the country, and I am very pleased. My dear minister, you have worked hard, and a little enjoyment is nothing."

This is a compliment, but it doesn't sound good.

People always want something. If they don't want this, they want that.

A minister who is capable and not greedy for money and indulges in enjoyment is a bit scary for the emperor.

Hai Gangfeng can do it because he is a civil official. It is a good thing that civil officials do not love money.

Liu Yu cannot do it because he has the ability to train and command troops. The emperor is upset that military generals do not love money.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't like to enjoy myself. I never tire of fine food, and I never tire of beautiful women serving me in bed. Who doesn't like it?"

"It's just that some people like to eat mutton and some people like beef, even though they are both meat, beef and mutton. If compared with brown rice, both beef and mutton are good. But if you can only choose one of beef and mutton, it depends on what you want."

Li Gan listened to this slightly strange analogy and was a little confused. He asked, "What do you think is the enjoyment you want most?"

Liu Yu felt helpless. He thought that even if it was the most advanced enjoyment in this era, what would it matter?

No matter how well the house you live in is built, it can't compare to the convenience and comfort of the previous life; no matter how many maids you have, you have to consider whether your kidneys can bear it. Besides, you will feel empty if you play too much. After a long time, your threshold may rise, so you have to think of something more exciting to suck.

No matter how good a carriage is, it cannot compare to the comfort of a high-speed train that costs only a few hundred yuan; no matter how stable a mule is, it cannot compare to a cheap car.

After being used to eating fatty meat, who would still enjoy these grain nests?

How can these things compare to the pleasure of traveling around the world?

Power, and the ability to change the world derived from power, is the supreme enjoyment. After experiencing it, you will know that this is far more addictive than those short-lived and empty pleasures.

The emperor should understand this truth, or he must understand this level, but how to express it is another problem.

"Your Majesty, when I crossed the Altai Mountains and headed straight to Yili, I had a wonderful feeling. Looking at the cattle and sheep all over the mountains, listening to the locals mumbling Mongolian, looking at people wearing white hats, black hats and flower hats, I wondered if this was the Anxi Protectorate during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty?"

"After a thousand years of separation, the wind and moon have changed when we meet again."

"When I rode my horse and whipped the soldiers to sing Han songs, thinking about the changes of a thousand years, thinking that I could be your Majesty's "loyal dog" to feel the pleasure of the general of the Tang Anxi Army, it was far more comfortable than sleeping beauty and wrapping silk."

"Returning from Yili, walking along the way, I would think that this is the road that Li Qinglian took to Shuzhong after she was born; this is the road that Gao Shi took to write frontier poems; this is the road that Bowang Hou opened up the Western Regions; this is the road that the Dayuan horse entered the Weiyang Palace..."

"That feeling is really far better than sleeping with the Jianghuai Oiran. Refreshing. "

"A long time ago, when I was still young, I just parroted what Huo Guanjun said, saying that the Huns would not be defeated until they were destroyed. But when I grew up a little and really went to the frontier, I realized that the pleasure Huo Guanjun enjoyed was not comparable to that of just starting a family."

"Now that our dynasty is as magnificent as the Tang Dynasty, I want to go to the territory that the Tang Dynasty never reached. The war against Japan is related to whether our dynasty can prosper like the Tang Dynasty in the future, and whether it can protect our dynasty's "Western Regions". So when I think of this, I hope to build a few more ships. "

"Wait until I retire in the future, when the country is prosperous and peaceful, I will build a mansion and enjoy it. By then, I will be old, and there will be talented people in the country, each leading the trend for hundreds of years. I will read the court newspaper in the mansion, isn't it beautiful?"

This half-true and half-loyal words to prevent suspicion also made Li Gan feel excited.

He had felt the feelings Liu Yu said before. When the Junggar surrendered and presented the Western Regions Atlas, the feeling was really like what Liu Yu said.

Thinking of the grand future, Li Gan was excited and praised: "Great! You don't let me down, and I will not let you down! You and I, the king and the minister, will join hands to fight for Dashun's Western Regions Protectorate!"

The passionate words became a question in Liu Yu's ears. The king's words are the law. How can I be considered as not letting you down? Isn't it you who has the final say?

Besides, you and I are on the same path now, and sooner or later we will be on different paths. At that time, whether we are letting you down or not, it's not your words? Dashun Dynasty belongs to your Li family, but China is not yours.

His heart was cold, but his face showed a grateful look: in the panic, there was a touch of the emperor's grace; in the excitement, there was a true feeling of not letting the emperor down. The layers are clear and the integration is consistent. You can't make such an expression without being in the officialdom for three to five years.

After thanking him, the emperor said, "Even if you want to be frugal, the money you save cannot be used on the navy. Let's put it this way. I originally planned to take back my share of the treasury since the treasury has paid for it. I am also short of money recently. Since you have this intention, I will invest my share of the treasury this year in the navy. I will build another large ship to help you succeed."

"However, you mentioned that if the Huns are not destroyed, how can you have a home... I have heard some things. I am afraid that you are not talking about a home if the Huns are not destroyed, but you have someone you love but his father is not at home, so you can't propose marriage?"