[Qing] If you don't work hard, you will be forced to inherit the throne

Chapter 158

While waiting for Sha Cheng to submit the question to Khan Ama from the Ministry of Rites, Yinreng searched for several documents in the archives room of the Ministry of Rites that had previously been exchanged between the Netherlands and the Qing Dynasty.

Cao Zhen also helped him find the documents, but he didn't understand the Dutch language, so he could only look for them from the records of Qing officials.

"In the records of the former dynasty and the first emperor's period, this country is called the 'red-haired country'."

"Your Highness, the record says that during the reign of Emperor Xiandi, the envoys of the Red-haired Kingdom were sincere and repeatedly begged to pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty, hoping to pay tribute once every five years. Pay tribute once a year'."

"During the reign of the first emperor, the Dutch's words for the Qing Dynasty did have a humble meaning. They were asking the Qing Dynasty to allow them to pay tribute?"

Yinfeng felt something was wrong when he thought about it. He remembered an allegorical animation "Weasel Gives New Year Greetings to Chicken" that he had watched when he was a child.

The documents did not record how much good silk and tea the Qing Dynasty gave to the Netherlands when they gave back to the dependent countries. The original Dutch documents found by Yinfeng also clearly mentioned the words "profess your vassal".

There is nothing to be courteous, and it is either a traitor or a thief.

"In the second year of Khan Ama's accession to the throne, the Dutch envoys paid tribute again smoothly, and the tribute was quite rich? A retractable Western sword, four foreign horses, the 'phoenix and crane shin' written in the records, chickens and white cranes? "

Yinfeng and Cao Zhen stared with wide eyes.

"Is it rich?"

Cao Zhen shook her head like a rattle: "It's too..." Shabby, right?

"Your Highness, there is a folk poem "Dutch Tribute"."

Cao Zhen also found out the records of Kangxi's poems in the second year after he succeeded to the throne, and Yinfeng took a look at what that meant.

Could it be the king of the land in the whole world, barbarians from all over the world are vying to come and proclaim their vassals to us, the mermaid finally saw Longyan...

The time lasted until the war between the Qing Dynasty and the Zheng family, and the tone of the Netherlands when it sought cooperation suddenly changed.

It's like a hungry wolf's eyes are almost glowing green when he sees fresh meat, wishing he could get a share of the action right away.

Yinfeng and Cao Zhen compiled all the materials they found into a document.

The emperor was busy with government affairs and didn't have much time to pay attention to these things, but Yinfeng had a lot of time to ponder the words that were sealed in the grid.

Yinreng approached Yinzhen mysteriously, and asked him: "In my fourth brother's memory, there is a country called Holland. How much do you know about it?"

Yinzhen said: "The Netherlands? Is it the red-haired country? They are vassals of the Qing Dynasty, and they have paid tribute to the Qing Dynasty many times."

When Yinreng heard Yinzhen's words, he immediately showed disappointment: "Do you think so too?"

Yinfeng: The fourth younger brother lived a muddle-headed life in his previous life. Gu thinks there is basis for this.

"Has their king personally come to court Khan Ama, knelt down to Khan Ama before? Is there a credential that can prove that they are vassals of the Qing Dynasty?"

Yinzhen was silent: "They sent a new type of shotgun to the Qing Dynasty, although Dai Zi imitated this kind of shotgun soon."

Khan Ama gave the imitated shotgun back to the envoy of the Red-haired Kingdom, showing the great strength of the Qing Dynasty as a big country at that time, and earning a lot of face.

Yinreng pricked up his ears to hear the key words.

New Shotgun!

Dai Zi imitated!

"What else? What else?"

Yin Mo looked blank: no more?what else?

Yinfeng hated that iron could not be made into steel: "You are a fool!"

Yin Mo: "..."

The prince's sudden dislike stunned him, and when Yinfeng walked away, Yinzhen finally came to his senses, his head was so angry that smoke was blowing from his nostrils: "It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable!"

Grandpa is a fool? !

If the master is confused, can he still tidy up the mess left by Han Ama in his later years, and enrich the deficit treasury?

mad, mad, mad...

Yinzhen was so angry that he didn't eat for two days. Thinking of Yinreng's little eyes that hated iron and steel, he was not convinced. He went to the study for two consecutive days to wait for Yinreng to appear, but Yinreng didn't come again , This made Yinzhen, who was eager to grab him and talk to him, feel even more internally hurt.

The beginning of spring is the busiest time in the whole country. The plan of the year lies in spring. From the emperor to the common people, they are all ready for the arrival of the new year.

Kangxi's imperial court was full of memorials. In the past, there would be a small figure sitting beside the emperor's imperial case, sharing some memorials for him, and dealing with some less important content. But now, that figure is gone. The table was suddenly deserted.

Kangxi had been immersed in the memorial for a while, during which he drank three cups of tea, and Liang Jiugong kept adding new warm tea for him.

The Western clock in the study rang a crisp chime, and before one knew it, another hour passed.

Kangxi raised his head, and casually glanced at the empty desk next to the imperial case.

The child has only been away from my side for a long time, and I can't help but worry about him. I used to hate him when I was by my side, but now I'm not around, and I'm not used to this kind of deserted loneliness.

Xu guessed who Kangxi was thinking about, Liang Jiugong said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness should read the written translation documents in the Ministry of Rites at the Ministry of Rites."

Kangxi said lightly: "I don't think about him."

Liang Jiugong lowered his head: Yes, yes, you didn't think about it, you didn't think about it, and you frequently looked at the table of His Highness the Prince?

"It was I who asked Baocheng to go to the Ministry of Rites to practice." Kangxi stood up, exercised his muscles and bones, and moved regularly after sitting for a long time. Also remember.

Sometimes he was busy with affairs and forgot to get up and move around. Liang Jiugong didn't dare to interrupt the emperor's meditation, but the prince would interrupt him and persuade him to get up and move around.

Unknowingly, Kangxi himself has subconsciously developed a habit, no matter how busy he is, he will get up and move around every hour.

It's all because of what the crown prince said with his little mouth, which caused a huge psychological shadow on Kangxi.

"Khan Ama, you will get hemorrhoids if you sit for a long time."

Hemorrhoids are hidden diseases. There is nothing to avoid. Everyone will get them, especially when they are old, their resistance will be weak, and the elasticity of the intestinal tract and butthole will weaken. It's easy to sit still and wait.

The empress dowager had hemorrhoids, which were caused by too much work when she was young. She has not been well maintained all the time, and she has not suffered from illness for many years.

Kangxi once again thought of his son's unscrupulous little mouth. Before hearing it on the spot, he wanted to spank his little ass, but now thinking about it, he couldn't help but curl his lips.

How could such a living treasure be born to him?

The western clock went for about 10 minutes, and Kangxi sat back in front of the imperial court again.

"Your Majesty, Sha Cheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, please play Miansheng."

Since Yinreng went to the Ministry of Rites, Sha Cheng had to face the saint every now and then, and that old debt-collecting face appeared in front of Kangxi more frequently than in the previous five years.

Kangxi was not surprised that Sha Cheng would come to him again: "Show him in."

"I sent Baocheng to the Ministry of Rites for training. The purpose is to let the gentle atmosphere of the officials in the Ministry of Rites influence him well." Kangxi disappointed, "Sha Cheng still failed to live up to my expectations!"

Liang Jiugong echoed his conscience: Yes, that's right, Mr. Sha can't handle His Royal Highness, he is incompetent!

"Let me see how Sha Cheng plans to sue this time," Kangxi said blankly, directly skipping the process of getting angry, and took the lead in making preparations for the crown prince.

What amazed Kangxi the most was that when Sha Cheng sued the prince, when Kangxi proposed to punish the prince, he would praise the prince again. While preventing Kangxi from punishing the prince, he strongly begged Kangxi: Please take care of the prince quickly. Your Highness!

Kangxi: If I could manage it, would I still send him to the Ministry of Rites?

Liang Jiugong smiled helplessly: "There is nothing wrong with what His Highness the Crown Prince did, and Master Sha Cheng can't do anything about it."

If the prince really made a mistake in major matters, Sha Cheng would not sue Kangxi, but impeach him.

No, Sha Cheng came to report the translation to Kangxi, and showed a translation written in a pen and post, and a translation after the prince ordered the pen post to be changed.

There was a problem with the translation, which was no small matter. Sha Cheng said bluntly: "The pen post style is not obscene. When translating this document, the result is almost the same.”

Could it be that the problem lies with the prince?

Sha Cheng said again: "The translation given by His Royal Highness is not at fault, but the words are slightly different."

All this is due to the cultural differences between the two countries. No one is wrong, but the results are completely different.

Kangxi looked at the Dutch document translated directly by Yinfeng. The representative behind this document is King Hendrik Casimir II of the Netherlands. The words used in it also represent the "equal" communication between peers. There is no awe of the Qing Dynasty by the dependent countries.Although the words are polite and friendly, after comparing the written documents, the taste in them is completely different.

"Go and call the prince."

Yinfeng had been waiting outside for a long time, and when Kangxi asked him to go in, he got straight to the point and handed the documents he and Cao Zhen had sorted out to Kangxi.

"The minister sorted out the records of the Dutch envoys' exchanges with the Qing Dynasty over the past few decades, and found that the change in their address words began when the Qing Dynasty cooperated with them to attack Jinmen."

"The idea of ​​Taiwan that the Netherlands wants is obvious! Khan Ama."

Kangxi raised his eyebrows: "I know they want it. Now that Taiwan is our country, they don't want to take any of it. As for the red-haired army, the Qing Navy can easily deal with it."

"Nahhan Ama, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"

"The translation needs to be rectified," Kangxi said, "Don't embellish it with the words of our country, it is better to translate directly."

Sha Cheng bowed: "My minister obeys the order."

Kangxi also came up with a solution. If the bitie style could not control the words used at the beginning, please ask the three tribes to translate it into Manchu, Mongolian, and Chinese translations and submit them for mutual comparison.

As for the trade with the Netherlands, Kangxi sneered: "They have resentment in the documents, I am quite displeased after reading it, so let's be cold for now!"

Yinfeng: "Words of resentment?"

Kangxi pointed to the words in it: "Aren't you blaming me for allowing the Belgian merchant ships to dock instead of giving them a chance?"

"It's just a small vassal who still wants to influence the main country, but whoever I want to come to the shore, I still need to discuss with them?"

Although Yinreng is wary of Holland, he has a little interest in Dutch shotguns.

It is one thing to be vigilant and prudent to associate with them, but it is not good to refuse to associate with them.

He felt a pity: "Then, isn't that doing business with them?"

Kangxi glanced at him: "Once the sea ban is lifted, many countries will come to court, and there are many countries that want to do business with the Qing Dynasty! Let's cool them down for now, so we can teach them a lesson."

It was the sentence "Wan Guo came to court" again, when Yinreng heard the pride in Kangxi's tone, and thought of Yinzhen's disapproval of the Netherlands, he felt not very good.

People didn't regard the Qing Dynasty as the main country, they just wanted to do business with us, is this considered as the coming of all nations?

There is also that kind of Zhaohe trade model, which makes Yinreng's heart hurt when he thinks about it.

Yinreng can call Yinzhen "stupid", but he can't point at himself and call him "stupid", right?If he said it, this ass would bloom today!

Kangxi thought that he had solved the matter perfectly.

He frowned slightly, and said to Sha Cheng: "The prince has matured a lot after several months of experience in the Ministry of Rites. There are many hidden dangers that you and I have never noticed, but he discovered them."

Sha Cheng said: "Your Highness is quick-witted, knowledgeable and knowledgeable, everything is taught by the emperor."

He was also very surprised, he didn't expect that His Highness the Crown Prince could even understand Dutch characters.

Although the workload has increased due to Yinreng's relationship, Sha Cheng highly praised Yinreng's knowledge and ability to handle affairs.

This was the first time Yinreng heard Sha Cheng's praise face to face, he opened his eyes slightly, flattered!

The smile flickered in Sha Cheng's eyes.

The prince himself didn't know what it meant when he promised Sha Cheng that he was willing to wait for him to play the emperor's performance. For Sha Cheng, it was a big help.

If this matter is reported to the emperor by other people, many officials in the Ministry of Rites will be punished for desecrating their posts, especially the pen posts, who may suffer unreasonable disasters.

Sha Cheng personally came to the report, clarifying the reasons and embarrassments, and there was room for maneuver in this matter.

It is also through inviting the emperor to meet in person, without the cabinet, there is more room for accommodation.

No matter whether the prince knew it or not, Sha Cheng remembered the favor this time.

Sha Cheng was in a good mood and thought: When something happens to His Royal Highness next time, please help if you can!

Both Kangxi and Sha Cheng were very satisfied with the result, but Yinfeng was depressed after leaving the imperial study.

If Yinreng is unhappy, he will never hold back, he must find the root cause of his unhappiness and solve the problem.

If he bears it for a while, then this problem will haunt him all the time, become a stumbling block on his growth path, and become something that he will subconsciously avoid when he thinks about it.

Escape is the idea of ​​weak people, Yin Reng doesn't, he just has a hard scalp, like a steel bar, if he doesn't hit the south wall, he won't look back.

Cao Zhen, who had lost a lot of weight, followed behind Yin Reng, still asking him incessantly: "Why are you unhappy, Your Highness? If you don't tell me and share with me, maybe I can help you a little bit?"

Cao Zhen, who works hard every time behind Yinreng, has developed a wealth of hands-on ability and a tenacious little heart.

If he can't keep up with His Highness's pace, His Highness will abandon him in the ancestral temple and clean up the official department, crying and knocking on the seal, tied to his office and unable to go anywhere.

[Big friend, in the poem "Holland Pays Tribute", it is said that "Zhou officials pay tribute only to the middle land, and the king will display a picture of a hundred barbarians", which shows that people at that time looked down on foreigners.Folk literati, they call the Dutch "red-haired sons", and call the foreigners "waiyi".No matter who you ask, they will answer you "We have a vast land and abundant resources".This is a cognition left over from many generations, and its root comes from the small peasant economy in the Qing Dynasty, and it is not all the fault of the courtiers and your father.What is the smallholder economy?Even if he is self-sufficient, he can produce and consume by himself after closing the door, and he can live a happy life...] Yinfeng stopped abruptly, and said firmly, "I'm going to find the third grandpa."

Cao Zhen was stunned: "Huh? Suo Xiang... Suo Xiang hasn't entered the palace for a long time, I heard that he has been busy for several months."

Not only was he busy, but he was always on business trips. This time he finally came to Beijing and couldn't catch his breath. When he heard that Yinfeng had sent someone to look for him, Suo'etu hurried over.

Yinfeng glanced at Suo'etu, and almost didn't recognize the third grandfather: "You have been hacked a lot! You have lost a lot of weight. The third grandfather has already become a cabinet scholar, and you often go out. You have worked too hard."

Suo'etu shook his head: "The humble minister is not hard."

As long as there are envoys or letters from Tsarist Russia, these are all in charge of Suo'etu. On border matters, Suo'etu and Nalan Mingzhu stand on the side of the Qing Dynasty, representing Kangxi, and Nalan Mingzhu If he doesn't come back from Shengjing, he won't be able to return to the imperial court to have a good rest, unless the northern border issue of the Qing Dynasty is completely resolved.

Yinfeng asked Suo'etu about the tribute trade: "What should Gu do to make Khan Ama change his mind and change the form of 'tribute'?"

Suo'etu explained: "Your Highness is asking my ministers these things. Presumably, he knows the emperor's decree about resuming the opening of the sea, right? "Tribute" represents the wealth and national power of the Qing Dynasty, which makes neighboring countries dare not underestimate them. Awe and admiration are the only way to attach to the Qing Dynasty. Giving them some sweetness on top of this is the blessing of the Qing Dynasty to its vassals. This is a tradition that has been passed down from the previous dynasty to the present. The Qing Dynasty’s finances do not need to rely on trade with foreigners To make money. Apart from the trade between the imperial court and foreigners, there were also merchants who did business with foreigners in the Qing Dynasty. The profits from the business were included in the so-called customs duties. If they lost money, they would not have so much when they opened the sea. The businessman risked his life to go to sea."

"The trade represented by the imperial court is in the form of 'tributary'. The imperial court disdains to make money by doing business with foreigners. Merchants only pursue profits, while the Qing court has ample treasury, and what it pursues is the noble status among countries."

Yinfeng: "However, they treat Daqing like a fat sheep."

Suo'etu said earnestly: "No, the Qing Dynasty has a powerful army, and they dare not invade. As for the benefits to them, it is the charity that the Qing Dynasty gave them. In this way, the Qing Dynasty only needs to pay very little. At the price, the neighboring countries can live in harmony and avoid troubles.”

Yinreng looked at the third grandfather's eyes, as if he was looking at a "taken advantage".

Xiaomei said a fair word.

[Actually, the third grandpa can already represent the ideas of people like him!The Qing Dynasty needed peace and stability in international relations in East Asia, which was also a "tradition" inherited from the previous dynasty. 】Yinfeng: It is the interests of the outside countries to look at the Qing Dynasty so eagerly, even at the expense of supporting the Qing Dynasty.

They have benefited, but it is not us who have lost.

Yinfeng still didn't believe in evil, so he ran to find the Minister of the Ministry of Finance who valued the treasury the most and dealt with silver figures every day.

Hubu Shangshu Yisang'a and Liang Qingbiao, both of them also asked the emperor to pay attention to the surplus money in the treasury because of Yinreng's too many construction actions.

Yinfeng: "I feel that the two ministers value the treasury so much, so they must have some different opinions."

Who ever thought that the two ministers would tell Yinreng as a matter of course: "Why did the Qing Dynasty compete with foreign barbarians for petty profits? The grand style of the Qing Dynasty cannot be lost because of small profits, or it will fall into the prestige of a great country."

Reality is like a basin of cold water, which makes Yinreng's heart cool.

"Isn't it stupid to lose your own interests and benefit others?"

Others can get benefits by saying a few good words, just for the sake of temporary face, but in fact it is useless.The Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal all used the name of "tributary" and "vassalism" to trade with them shamelessly and earn huge profits.That's all fake!

Yi Sang'a frowned and said: "The prince's words are wrong. The important thing about paying tribute is to dress the people, to force the ministers, and to please the people with benefits."

"When the Netherlands paid tribute during the reign of the first emperor, they sent envoys to carry documents and tribute according to the rules of the Qing Dynasty. They showed their willingness to accept their tribute. The Qing Dynasty was tolerant and benevolent, and naturally agreed to accept their tribute."

But they only pretended to pay tribute and obeyed the rules of the Qing Dynasty for the sake of trade with the Qing Dynasty, but they were actually driven by great profits behind the scenes!

Khan Ama didn't think there was anything wrong with this way of trading, and neither did the courtiers.

While contemptuous of outsiders, he also admires the vast land and resources of our country...

Not a single one thought there was anything wrong with it!

The more Yinfeng thought about it, the more angry he became, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became. When he was angry, he could only get angry impotently, so he ran to the study room and pulled Yinzhen, who saw Yinfeng, whose anger was also rising. .

Yin Zhi happily greeted Yin Reng: "The second brother of the prince is here."

The angry expression on Yinrong's face subsided, he reluctantly raised a smile and touched Yinzhi's cute head: "Second brother has something to do with fourth brother, come to study and play with third brother in two days, okay?"

Yinzhi: "Ok~"

While responding sweetly, he swished towards Yinzhen with a subtle eye knife.

Yin Zhi: The fourth younger brother, who usually doesn't show the mountains or dew the water, and can't make a boring fart in half a sentence, didn't expect that he would compete for favor like this!

Yinzhen was furious: "Let go of me, what are you doing!" There is no end to scolding him for being a fool last time!

"Fourth brother is good, and second brother needs help. Let's check some records about the tributes that have been exchanged and received shortfalls."

Relying on Yinzhen's thin and small size, Yinreng grabbed him like a chicken.

"The amount of investigation this time is a bit large. It has to be checked from the previous court. Guanggu and Ah Zhen are not enough. The fourth brother has experience and will definitely come in handy!"

Yinfeng dragged away Yinzhen, who was angry when he saw him, and said angrily as he walked, "I only want you to admit that you are a fool, so Khan Ama will also admit that you are a fool!"

Yin Mo was so angry that he opened his mouth and bit someone: Master is fighting with you!