The Head of the Ming Dynasty Spared His Life

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Therefore, the Mongols invaded every year, and the conditions proposed each time were to restore tribute and border exchanges.In the diplomacy of Ming Dynasty, there is a very puzzling scene. After the invasion, the Mongols are strong and strong, and they cry and ask for permission to pay tribute. If Ming Dynasty doesn’t allow us to commit suicide, no, it’s killing you. Look.

And one of the trump cards of the Ming Dynasty to win over and divide the grassland peoples was to give a certain tribe a privileged edict of one tribute or even two tributes a year.Don't think it's a slap in the face, it's a real gift!The Mongolian prince who received the gift immediately rose in status, and countless tribes scrambled to be the younger brother.

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Unexpectedly, the Japanese pirates invaded because they could not pay tribute.

Jiajing's vanity was satisfied again, and he said awkwardly: "In this way, it is not impossible to discuss Kaihai."

Since the Japanese pirates invaded because the way to pay tribute was blocked by the Forbidden Sea, they had no choice but to send ronin into the bandits to make trouble for Big Brother. Wouldn't Big Brother simply allow him to visit the pier?

Of course, this is only Jiajing's one-sided understanding.

Yan Song had a deeper understanding: "The invasion of Japanese pirates, mainly Chinese, is actually a kind of armed smuggling driven by economic interests, which has developed into large-scale robbery. As we all know, the precious goods of Ming Dynasty, such as silk, porcelain, and tea, are valuable in the international market. Comparable to gold. Whether it is Japan or Western Europe, the demand is huge."

"The imperial court banned the sea, and this huge benefit could not be realized. The big gentry in the southeast began to ignore the laws of the country, bribe the officials, and brazenly smuggle. When the smugglers met Zhu Wan and other officials who strictly enforced the ban on the sea, they bribed the important officials of the court and detained them. The hat killed Zhu Wan and came to continue smuggling."

"But along with the smuggling, they gradually discovered that the coastal defense of Ming Dynasty was weak, and the outside was strong but the inside was weak. Smuggling was not as fast as robbery. Just at the time of the Japanese Warring States Period, unemployed ronin from Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu gathered. So the Dashi clan simply smuggled, On the one hand, they directly collude with ronin and pirates to engage in worthless business."

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Chapter 241 Suzhou Liyuan, Chen Yuanyuan [4]

Yan Song whispered: "This is the root cause of the Japanese invasion."

Jiajing was so angry that he slapped the chair suddenly and stood up suddenly.

"Great gentry, another great gentry!" He said angrily, "Disregarding the laws of the country, only looking at the interests of the family, how can there be any great Ming, with me as the emperor, have the laws of the country?"

This is one of Yan Song's goals - to let Jiajing recognize the real enemy in the southeast.

"The great noble clan in the southeast has been formed since the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty was called a powerful landlord, the Three Kingdoms, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties were called a high-ranking clan, and the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties were called a high-ranking clan. The Song Dynasty has further developed. After countless wars in the north, the great gentry continued to move southward to the south of the Yangtze River, operating for thousands of years, with intertwined and deeply rooted roots. "July [-]"

"These great gentry clans are all over the political, business, and literary circles. They monopolize [-]% of the land, business, officialdom, and literary circles in the south of the Yangtze River. Their influence is everywhere. They can be called invisible emperors. Whether it is changing the emperor or changing the dynasty, it cannot affect other Therefore, in their eyes, the kindness of the court is not kindness, but the glory that their family deserves, and the official position of the court is not a gift, but their family's private land."

"Bastard!" Jiajing's eyes turned cold: "Since you are shameless, I simply don't want to give them gifts! Let all the scholars and officials of their family get out of the court!"

"The descendants of their family, who passed the Jinshi examination and became officials, often benefited from the influence of the family. Whether it was caring or bribery, they regarded it more as the power of the family rather than the gift of the court." Yan Song shook his head: "So Their sense of belonging to the imperial court is much worse than that of humble scholars. What's more."

Yan Song smiled: "These sons of the noble family, no matter how high-ranking officials they are, they will always return to their roots and return to the family to support them. The political life of high officials and dignitaries is always short. Because of crimes and other reasons, it is difficult to become an official. In the end, they have to return to the family and get asylum. Therefore, in their eyes, the interests of the family are greater than the interests of the country, so it is not surprising."

"It's no wonder Taizu wants to suppress the big nobles..." Jiajing said with emotion: "It's no wonder that all dynasties and dynasties have to attack the powerful. These powerful people despise the imperial power, and it is ten thousand times more difficult to rule than the common people."

"The Japanese pirates actually colluded with these great gentry and cooperated with the outside world to cause such a serious disaster." Yan Song said in a deep voice: "Otherwise, the emperor thinks about it, these Japanese pirates are barbarians, why can they know the terrain of my Ming Dynasty so well? Obtain first-hand information, bypass my heavily defended location, and sneak attack the city?"

"Damn it! Damn it!" Jiajing was furious: "I can't spare these bastards who eat inside and outside and cooperate with the enemy inside!"

He really felt cheated, fooled!

The great gentry are really deceiving too much, and they are not sons of men.

"But if the Forbidden Sea is opened, can the Dashi clan no longer collude with Japanese pirates and calm Haibo?" Jiajing still has doubts.

Yan Song nodded and said: "The opening of the sea by the imperial court is tantamount to breaking the monopoly of smugglers. The major names in Japan, with legal channels for opening sea trade, do not necessarily have to use Japanese pirates to achieve it. The imperial court's goods are of high quality and outstanding credit. I don't know how many times stronger it is to smuggle and deceive."

Jiajing's eyes lit up.

Yes.

The imperial court banned the sea, and Japan and other foreign countries had to rely on smuggling to buy Ming tea, silk and porcelain.The smuggling was controlled by the powerful big merchants, which meant that the imperial court closed its legal window and created wealth opportunities for them.

If you open the sea, how can the smuggling of these nobles compare to the formal trading channels of the imperial court, the goods are authentic and of high quality?

This time, their smuggling is still going underground?

"Okay." Jiajing rolled his eyes, but ended the conversation on his own initiative.

He has been the emperor for more than 30 years, and the sea ban policy has also been implemented for more than 30 years. How can it be so easy for Yan Song to persuade him to succeed?

To be honest, even if Yan Song dared to persuade Jiajing like this, the head of another person would have already fallen to the ground.

"I've been discussing state affairs for so long, and I'm a little tired." Jiajing's laziness returned, and he asked Huang Jin to beat his legs, complaining: "Suzhou is known as a paradise on earth. Is there any interesting place? I'm all here I've been busy with state affairs for half a day."

Yan Song rolled his eyes, and said in his heart: "Sure enough, he is worthy of being an immortal emperor. After listening to me so much, his feelings have already exhausted his enthusiasm for the people of Suzhou."

However, Yan Song lost his mind reading skills and saw what was going on in Jiajing's mind.

【What Yan Aiqing said is of course reasonable.But if you listen to it, you will know that I still have to wait a little longer, take a look, and then make a decision. 】

Yan Song heaved a sigh of relief, after spending so much effort, he finally persuaded Jiajing to have some effect, otherwise he would cry.

Jiajing also listened to it a little bit, and his idea of ​​banning the sea was shaken, but he is deep in the city and extremely smart, and I am afraid that he will have to look at the situation again.

Yan Song knows that haste makes waste.In any case, unraveling the forbidden sea cannot be completed in a short period of time. No matter how soon the Japanese pirates have to be wiped out, the sea wave has calmed down before we can discuss the issue of opening the sea.Otherwise, even if Jiajing agreed to open the sea, there would be Japanese pirates all over the sea, and the Shibo Division would not be able to open it.

Listening to Jiajing complaining about being tired, Yan Song's eyes drifted to him, and Yan Song knew that Jiajing's "widowed people have diseases" had committed another problem.

Emperor, this is for fun.

Yan Song, who knew the emperor's urination well, chuckled 0.2: "Your Majesty, there is a unique thing in Suzhou, the best in the world. Do you know what it is?"

Jiajing's eyes lit up: "Yan Aiqing, I want to go with you. The song of Suzhou Liyuan is famous all over the world, and it can be called a masterpiece. Isn't it?"

Yan Song chuckled: "That's right. Exactly. Why don't Your Majesty go out with me on Weibo for a private visit?"

The reason why Yan Song knew this Liyuan in his previous life was because of Chen Yuanyuan, who was born in Suzhou Liyuan.