Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

After the news of the original mutual market was announced, it aroused heated discussions in the entire Great Chu.Ping An can receive newspapers sent to the capital from various places every day, and most of the pages above are talking about the mutual market.

In the past few years, the imperial court has not kept silent, and scholars and even ordinary people occasionally say a few words about state affairs.

Especially after the popularization of newspapers, the transmission of major events in many countries has become more efficient and effective, and as long as you want to, you can find out.In this way, ordinary people can also know some news, whether it is related to them or not, it is indeed very face-saving to discuss such a major national event.

There are still disputes about ordinary things, let alone such controversial things as the exchange between Xirong and Beidi.

As soon as the news came out, it aroused heated discussions.And Zhao Can listened to Ping'an's suggestion, and made a complete record of the resulting dispute between the court and published it on the Huangchu Daily.Then newspapers from all over the world immediately reprinted it. With these adults throwing bricks and jade, even ordinary people who don't know much about it can understand it.

——Instead of letting the people talk about it without thinking, it is better to clarify the problem in advance, and write down the meaning of the court, so that the people will naturally think in this direction.

This is the so-called guiding public opinion, not forcing the other party to do something, but just guiding it.

Facts have proved that the effect is indeed very good.

Because among the articles published in various newspapers, those who agree with the court's approach accounted for the majority.

But no matter how big this matter is, the enthusiasm of the people cannot be maintained forever.And then another big event happened, which attracted everyone's attention to this side.

Before winter came, the fleet that went to sea returned.

Originally, after this news came out of Zhao Can's mouth, many people already knew about it.It's just that the court didn't officially announce it, and it's not easy for people to inquire and discuss it, so it's still in a semi-secret state.

But now that the fleet is docking at Chongzhou Port, dozens of large ships are mighty, even if they want to cover it, it is impossible.

When the imperial court got the news, they immediately took the initiative to announce the matter.It happened to be around the same time as the news from Chongzhou.Hearing that this is Da Chu's own fleet, and that they brought back innumerable grains after a trip to Nanyang, the people naturally cheered.

Whether it is the strong national power represented by the fleet, or enough food for the entire Great Chu to eat for the first half of the year, it is a good thing that the people love to see.

In the past two years, the imperial court has come up with one or two things from time to time that make the people stunned and talk about it, sometimes one after another, it is simply dizzying.From being unaccustomed at the beginning to being accustomed to it now, the people have also gone through a huge baptism.

Fortunately, during the process, there were newspapers to guide public opinion from time to time, but nothing went wrong.After all, these things are presided over by the imperial court. Even if the common people don't understand it for a while, they still feel that the adults in the imperial court are more intelligent, and it is impossible for them to do wrong things.Subsequent developments have also proved that this matter is indeed correct.

So now, no matter whether it is the mutual market or going to sea, although there is no news before, the people of Dachu still accept it well.Anyway, it's a good thing, there is no harm to them, why not happy?

Of course, there are also people who have become accustomed to this kind of information exchange and have become more sensitive to see the problem.For example, although the imperial court announced the news, there was no explanation at all, but compared to the past, this approach is already very rare.So these scholars who came over from that time would not question it.

Besides, speaking seriously, the establishment of a navy by the imperial court is not without any clues.

Since the 22nd year of Xiping, the southeast side has started to form a fleet, but at that time, the fleet was only responsible for escorting ordinary fishing boats, and by the way caught some seafood and precious seafood from the sea - many of which were sold all over the country.

Because of this, few people took this team seriously, let alone thought that after a few years, they would even be able to go to Nanyang.I heard that there are many countries over there, and the customs and customs are very different from those in Dachu. I don't know if it is true or not?And this time the fleet came back, did they bring any special products from there?

So the return of the fleet was warmly welcomed by everyone.

Some people unloaded the ship in Chongzhou and temporarily stored the grain, waiting for the imperial court's allocation without mentioning it, and another team went all the way to Beijing with great fanfare.

These are the members of the mission led by Zhao Jie. They went to Nanyang and got a lot of news, so they need to send it back to Zhao Can.In addition, this time there are also many envoys from small countries in the South Seas who came to pay homage to the Kingdom of Heaven with them.

Although the mountain road is difficult, but after so many years, of course there is no lack of communication.Otherwise, the people of Dachu would not know that there are small countries over there, and even the food is cooked three times a year.

Therefore, within these small countries, there are also stories about the Kingdom of Heaven.Now that the envoys of Great Chu have arrived and brought such a huge fleet, these small countries are naturally admired and feared even more.After the transaction was completed, envoys were sent to follow the fleet to worship, hoping to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries.

For such a good thing, it is natural to beat gongs and drums all the way to promote it.

After all, for the countries of the Central Plains, it has been the greatest pursuit of emperors and courtiers since ancient times to accept the surrender of the barbarians and the court of all nations.

It took more than two months to go to Beijing, and the news had already spread to every corner of Dachu.And taking advantage of this opportunity, Ping An naturally got in touch with the mission, and some of them even went to Beijing in advance to hand over all the information they got this time.

Ping An strikes while the iron is hot and asks the Huangchu Daily to publish a special issue, which is dedicated to introducing the scenery of Nanyang, all kinds of experiences on the road, etc. It is necessary to let the vast majority of the people of Dachu know the situation there, and the courtiers must be familiar with it. After the missions enter Beijing, they will not be unprepared and caught off guard.

Ping An has always felt that if they can't let them read thousands of volumes of books, then it would be a good choice to broaden their knowledge.

Why is it always emphasized that the elderly have more experience than the young?Because they have experienced more things, know more truths, and have more insights.So as long as the common people know more things and understand how vast the outside world is, their horizons will naturally broaden, and they will no longer be confined to the small circle of life when they look at things.

If things go on like this, subtly, they will naturally start to think about what is happening around them, and the goal of peace will be achieved.

In fact, he can't make everyone rational.Because even in the later generations before Ping'an came back, many of those ordinary people still didn't think about these great principles at all, and didn't care about national affairs. They could only see the three inches of land in front of them with their eyes. .

This kind of thing can't be forced, he just needs to influence some of them.

It turns out that this works very well.

Leaving aside other places, the people in the capital are now able to speak clearly about the Nanyang incident, as if they have personally experienced it.

They originally had a kind of pride of being the people under the emperor's feet, they were naturally politically sensitive, and they cared more about state affairs than ordinary people elsewhere. Now that there is such a new thing, there is no reason why it should be enjoyable.

The news from the mission is also moving in a good direction.

In fact, the cement road in the south of the Yangtze River was the first to be paved. Now it takes only seven or eight days to travel from the capital to Chongzhou.Even if it doesn't work, walking for a month is enough.After all, the road is good, and the time saved is a lot.

However, the envoys left for two months. Firstly, the capital needed to make some preparations, and secondly, it was to let the envoys feel more clearly the power of the various celestial kingdoms of Great Chu.

——And Jiangnan was originally the most affluent place in Dachu, and merchants in Dachu were not considered cheap, and the regulations on clothing were not so strict.So even ordinary people on the road can afford cotton or satin.

What they saw and heard along the way completely convinced and frightened the envoys from those small countries, making them envious, jealous, respectful and fearful.

In this way, when they arrived in the capital, they naturally lost any temper towards the officials sent by the imperial court, and they could do whatever they wanted, and they were afraid that if they did something wrong, they would make people laugh.

When the envoys met, Ping An also followed Zhao Can to observe.

Seeing the trembling appearance of these people, Ping An suddenly understood why the ancients liked "the four barbarians come to serve" so much.Because this kind of feeling is really cool, just relying on national power to make the other party stand in awe and take the initiative to worship, this is the same as the protagonist in Dianjia's upgrade Liushuang novel, as long as the king's arrogance is released, the younger brother will bow to him The same reason.

That's why the various dynasties in ancient China always acted like they were being taken advantage of. As long as the surrounding small countries expressed their surrender and came to worship, they would immediately bestow a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, and various good things.

Even at one time, many small countries came to court every year just for these rewards.It has the same effect as poor relatives from rich families who come to play the autumn wind.In order to show off their financial strength, or to gain a good reputation, the big households always refuse to come, and they will give some money and food.

It's hard to say whether this approach is safe or not, but he will not adopt it.

In the era of safe life, many Chinese are not so generous.As a country that "has been poor before", in terms of diplomatic means, it is no longer so superior, and it is necessary to fight and let go.Ping An himself is used to this kind of practice, so even if these countries sincerely worship, he has no intention of being taken advantage of.

It's good to be friendly with each other and help each other.

So this time, the rewards these countries received were not gold, silver and jewelry, but various high-quality grain seeds, planting methods, craftsmen and various crafts. Giving them these things was far better than rewarding gold and silver.

After all, as the saying goes, it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

The reception of envoys will naturally be done by others, and peace only needs to set the main tone.He is now accompanying Zhao Can to meet Zhao Jie who has not seen each other for more than a year.

Compared with last year, Zhao Jie has lost that youthful innocence and has become much calmer.He looked much darker from the wind, frost, rain and dew at sea, but he was also stronger.It seems that this trip to Nanyang also brought him a lot of influence.

After broadening your horizons, you will find that those things you cared about in the past seem to be nothing now.So even if the 16-year-old boy stood in front of Zhao Can, he seemed very calm and unhurried, without any sign of fear.

"It seems that you had a good year on Eleventh." Zhao Can said after looking him over.

Zhao Jie said, "Thank you, brother, for your concern. My brother is indeed doing well. He has increased his knowledge, exercised his body, and understood many things that he didn't understand before."

In the past, he always thought that there were only one or two roads he could walk, and after they were blocked, there was no way out.But after seeing the outside world, he realized that that kind of thinking was really too narrow.

The world is so big, there is always room for him.

Zhao Jie fell in love with the thrill of the ship breaking through the wind and waves, and also liked the excitement of being in a strange land on the couch.He found that he preferred this kind of exploration and pioneering work to living in peace and stability in the country.It seems that my heart is beating fiercely every day, freely and without any restraint.

"I'm relieved if you think like this. Tell me about what you've seen and heard along the way." Zhao Can said.

Of course, this knowledge is not the customs and customs written in the Huangchu Daily.Anyone can tell these things, there is no need to send a member of the royal family to go.What Zhao Can wants to know is naturally the political structure of Nanyang, the situation of each country, and so on.

Zhao Jie obviously knew it well. ——Maybe he didn't know it at first, but after going out, he naturally opened his eyes and began to pay attention to these things.So at this time when Zhao Can asked, he didn't hesitate at all in answering, it was obvious that he had already made preparations.

Although Nanyang is only as big as the land of Dachu Road, it has actually been divided into many small countries. Not to mention the intricate relationship between them, the domestic situation of each country is also different.So I talked about it for a whole afternoon.

Ping An listened for a while, and after getting a rough outline, he left.Zhao Can wanted to talk to Zhao Jie, and other matters needed to be handled by someone, and the courtiers could not be kept waiting outside.Naturally, he had to go out and arrange everything he could decide.

When they came back again, the conversation had come to an end, Zhao Can said, "I really can't get away from the big mess in the hall. It would be nice if you could go out and have a look instead of me."

Speaking of which, seeing Ping An coming in, he beckoned him to pass, and said to Zhao Jie, "I have spent so much time training the navy, and let you go there, of course it is not just for a trip to Nanyang. Actually You should also know that from Nanyang to the south, there is an endless sea. There will be a new land on the opposite side of the sea. I heard that you will encounter many countries and even uncivilized peoples along the way. It is my goal. Let Ping An tell you about the specific things."

Ping An took over the topic, and Zhao Can went out to deal with those things that he couldn't decide.

He took out a world map that he drew from memory, and said to Zhao Jie, "This is a map, but it may not be accurate, and you need to explore and correct it slowly." Then he began to explain to Zhao Jie the meeting along the way. In the places encountered, which places may be inhabited, which are barren land, but in fact there are rich minerals buried underneath, and so on.

Zhao Jie was astonished.

Without him, he only vaguely heard of such a place after going to sea in many places, but even the most experienced sailors and fishermen would not dare to go there.But he didn't expect that Ping'an could explain the things over there so clearly.Shocking enough, even if he insists that there may be fallacies in it!

Could it be that the ancestors of Da Chu once explored that place?Or where did the court get this so-called map?

Zhao Jie knew that this was not the question he should ask, so he just buried his doubts in his heart.But after this incident, the little pride that he had for broadening his horizons disappeared without a trace.

What I can only know when I go out, my brother can know when he sits in the palace, and he knows it better than himself.This made Zhao Jie a little depressed, but at the same time full of admiration.

There was even a faint idea——as expected, not everyone can be an emperor.Brother Huang is able to sit in this position, he really deserves his name.

But in any case, Ping An's explanation is tantamount to pointing out what Zhao Jie will do in the next few decades.Although he didn't discover it by himself, Zhao Jie was full of pride in his heart. No matter what, he could always add glory to Da Chu with his own strength, which was enough.

After the conversation, Ping An personally sent Zhao Jie to the gate of the palace, and told him that there would be a period of vacation in the future, and he could stay at home with the concubine.

Not to mention sending envoys back when the fleet leaves, even winter is not suitable for sailing.Zhao Jie will leave again, at least until next spring.

At the same time, Ping An also asked Zhao Jie what he meant, "There is one thing that His Majesty may have forgotten to say, but he has always thought about it in his heart. The prince is now on the go all year round, and the concubine at home must not be left alone. Besides, the prince is old. , and it's time to get married. Your Majesty wants to ask the prince if he wants to arrange the marriage during this period of time?"

At that time, the fishermen on the beach still thought that there would be accidents if there were women on board. Although Ping An didn't believe it, he couldn't challenge this custom for the time being, so he had to take his time.But in this way, Zhao Jie's next visit may be three to five years, and the marriage has to be arranged.

Zhao Jie hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I have never made any achievements, so I dare not mention this matter. The concubine's body is still healthy, so I think it will be fine within a few years. Let's talk about it when I come back next time."

Since he thought so himself, of course Ping An would not force it.Anyway, it is not very moral to let people live in two places after they get married.

After returning to the palace, Ping An mentioned this matter to Zhao Can, and Zhao Can also said, "16 is still young, so don't worry too much."

Pingan sighed, "It's not me who is worried, but the concubine."

Her son was away from home, and there was no news at all. A concubine, a female, knew very little, so she would always be worried, and it was normal to worry about this matter.He asked Concubine Zheng to convey the matter of marrying a wife, and Ping An only knew about it.

It's very interesting to say that Concubine Zheng was the most dissatisfied with Zhao Can and Ping An in the past - among all concubines, he has the most noble status and the best background, and her son Zhao Rong has always been favored. In Bide, but he didn't expect to be cut off halfway, so he naturally couldn't like Zhao Can.

But now that she manages a large factory and has something to do, it is inevitable that she will have some contacts with Ping An. Now Concubine Zheng's attitude is much more peaceful.

But this is just the attitude of Concubine Zheng. Although Zhao Can's brothers seem to be quite honest this year, only God knows what they think in their hearts.

Ping An didn't expect that when he mentioned this matter to Zhao Can, there would be movement from these princes.

This time they entrusted Concubine Zheng Gui to speak.

It turned out that after seeing Zhao Jie's going to sea, several princes also opened their minds, thinking that Zhao Jie can do this, why can't they do it?Especially after hearing that there are still many small foreign countries overseas, and there are many barren lands waiting to be reclaimed, the flexible mind is already full of enthusiasm.

Going overseas to reclaim a piece of land and being at ease by yourself is much better than watching Zhao Can's expression here.

Although life overseas is bound to be inferior to that of Da Chu Anyi, if they are people who only need ease, then there will be no previous struggle for succession.Those who achieve great things do not stick to small details, and these things are not unbearable.

So they hoped that Zhao Can would grant such a privilege, allowing them to take a group of people out to sea to open up territory.

This request was a bit beyond Ping An's expectations. Speaking of this method of handling, it seems that it often appears in Dianjiawen.There are so many children in the clan, what should I do if I can't afford them?Distributed overseas, each occupying a place to stand on their own!Anyway, it will not affect the authority of the emperor.

And speaking of it, these places that were captured were also the territory of the Great Chu in name, and they were just self-governing by the vassal kings.This can also be regarded as another sense of expansion.Anyway, it is impossible for Zhao Can to govern such a large place by himself, someone must take care of it, and these clans are naturally more suitable than ministers.After all, their surname is Zhao.