novelraw Chapter 266
Chapter 266
Li Tianfu, who has been in the officialdom for more than [-] years, is over half a century old, still full of vitality, and shines in his post. He is not only an upright official, but also a capable minister who loves to work and puts emphasis on hard work.
He can always bring different surprises to Kangxi. In terms of the status of this veteran official in the court, he can be compared with Chen Tingjing. Even after the division of households, Li Tianfu's status is even higher.
He worked as a minister of the Ministry of Industry, as a minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and then as a minister of the Ministry of War.
When the emperor wrote the commentary, he wrote like this: order Li Tianfu to bring Mingzhu and other ministers... It can be seen that whenever there is a big event to come out, this Lord Li will be designated as the person in charge.
Such an old minister naturally has the capital to face the crown prince without false words, and the crown prince has never shown any intention of getting close to him, and even before that, there was almost no contact between them.
As long as Kangxi calms down and orders people to investigate these matters, there will naturally be Luan Yiwei to tell the truth.
Yinfeng said: "I can swear to God, I never thought of attacking Mr. Li. He is different from Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen is upright and easy to deceive. Mr. Li is round on the outside and square on the inside. He is not slippery. A great master of Taijiquan, my son-in-law will not gnaw hard bones!"
Kangxi said helplessly: "I believe you have nothing to do with each other, but other courtiers don't believe it. You should really reflect on your attitude towards courtiers!"
Looking at so many frightened birds and seeing more and more prayers for rest, Kangxi couldn't help but feel melancholy. The prince was almost hated by dogs and cats in the court. Until he subconsciously avoided walking away, lest if he stepped into a pit today, he would be dragged to work desperately tomorrow.
Yinfeng: "I must change, I must change!"
He said that he must change it, but next time he committed a crime knowingly?
Accepting it with an open mind, and refusing to change it after repeated admonitions, is talking about the prince who sincerely admits his mistakes.
Kangxi sighed softly, and after the court meeting, Kangxi ordered the rest of the elder brothers to go to work in various ministries, and then called Yinfeng away alone: "Baocheng will come with me, I have something important to discuss with you."
Strangely, the emperor did not go back to approve the memorial, but took a detour and carried the prince to the ancestral hall.
In the ancestral hall, there are tablets of ancestors and ancestors, and the surrounding doors and windows are closed, and it is dark, only the two candles above are constantly burning.
The emperor took the lead to go forward to offer incense, and ordered Yinfeng to follow and kneel down to worship the ancestors.
Yinfeng was at a loss: Isn't this the small black room where Khan Ama usually shuts himself in confinement?
Except for offering sacrifices, this little black room was only opened when Khan Ama wanted to chatter about the late emperor.
I saw that Kangxi took out the wealth report sent from Fuzhou from Liang Jiugong, and began to report to the late emperor's tablet.
"Today's descendants open the sea ban, trade with foreign countries, and invite businessmen from all over the country to participate in this grand event."
"In one month, the treasury has made more money than it has earned in the past three years."
"The subsequent wealth will continue to rise, and its trend is irreversible. The prosperity of the Qing Dynasty has already taken off."
"The number of benefits is huge, and the descendants are afraid that the benefits in front of them will confuse the eyes of future generations."
"If this action hurts the foundation of the country and shakes the foundation of the country, then I will be a sinner of the Qing Dynasty."
Yinfeng listened, and understood something vaguely in his heart.
After Kangxi reported this, he turned around and said to Yinfeng: "The trade tariffs delivered from Fuzhou are beyond my expectation."
He never imagined that the wealth in it was so huge that in just over a month, he had already amassed an incomparable amount of wealth!
The treasury's inventory is soaring, and the people are bustling and cheering.
Earning too much, benefiting too much, too much to make people panic.
For a foreign trade, there is no need to worry about the military expenditures for wars in the next few years. Even if there are natural disasters in the future, the court and the people already have the capital to deal with accidents.
After the ecstasy, there is infinite worry about the future of the Qing Dynasty.
Kangxi undoubtedly thought that an emperor who likes to think too much, being an emperor would be enough. He was born suspicious. He began to question whether such a trade carnival was correct, and began to worry about whether future descendants would forget their roots.
He said to Yinfeng: "I am happy to be able to earn huge wealth and benefits. The soaring figures in the accounts are all affirmation of how correct your previous actions are. According to this account, if there are no mistakes in the future, when the trade ends, those If the signed large transaction orders are implemented, the follow-up income will be even more impressive.”
"but!"
"You must remember that since ancient times, agriculture has been the root of our country's governance. The interests in front of us are touching people's hearts. The treasury can be filled with wealth through commercial taxes and tariffs. I don't know how many businessmen have been trained and how many The common people abandoned farming to engage in other jobs. I promulgated the order to restrict business, and the purpose of raising business taxes is also for this reason. Sitting in this position, I can still handle things. If I am no longer here in the future, the Qing Dynasty will protect the success Prosper in the hands of others, or take a very different path?"
Yinreng felt dizzy every time he heard Han Ama's hypotheses about "what will happen if you inherit the great power in the future" and "what will happen if I am gone in the future", he said helplessly: "Khan Ama, you haven't reached 40 yet. Why are you thinking of retiring?"
When Kangxi heard it, he was afraid that no one would clean up the mess for him in his absence, so he immediately grimaced and snorted coldly, and said sternly: "I want you to swear to the tablets of your ancestors."
"Food is the top priority of the people, and agriculture is the foundation of the country. We will never be tempted by profit easily, and do things that exceed the bottom line, let alone be influenced by foreign mercantilism!"
Yinfeng said earnestly: "My son knows that agriculture is the foundation, and he will never be affected by foreign interests."
Kangxi said: "You may guarantee that if there is a government order in the future to make a trade-off between agriculture and business, agriculture will be the first? How can you guarantee that you will not be blinded by immediate interests? Look at the courtiers today, and then Look at the clan, they still mention not to trade with foreign countries, but they still oppose you? They all went into the water to try it themselves, because the profits in it are too huge, and the benefits are touching!"
"Agriculture must be more important than business. Those foreign mercantilism must not affect our country's politics! I also can't tolerate wealthy businessmen threatening the status of the court, otherwise the country will be overthrown!"
Yinfeng knew that if he didn't swear according to Khan Ama's will, it would be difficult to eliminate his hidden worries and anxieties.
The tablets of the ancestors and ancestors float in the flickering candlelight. The black background and the golden characters are heavy and solemn. In this dark silence, there is really a sense of awe of the gods. But born.
"I swear that I will never be influenced by the trend of interests in the future and do anything that shakes the foundation of the country. Farming is the root of the country and must be more important than business. I implore the ancestors and ancestors to bear witness here. If the children and grandchildren violate this oath, they will surely Heavily punished!"
Kangxi thought he was earning too much money and it was hot, and he felt uneasy.I also heard that mercantilism came from France, and the king of England was driven down by the people who possessed great wealth.
He also faced doubts about maritime sovereignty raised by courtiers, and all these things prompted him to bring Yinfeng alone and beat him.
This also sounded a wake-up call for Yinrong, he asked: "Is it because my son was too enthusiastic about foreign trade before, which gave you the illusion that my son might go into business?"
The way to govern the country is like crossing the river by feeling the stones. The experience of the predecessors may be used for reference. However, the times are changing, the country is getting better, and the emergence of more advanced technologies represents more governance issues.
Using history as a mirror, we can know the ups and downs of the past. They can use history as a mirror, but they cannot copy it completely, because no one can predict the future of the Qing Dynasty.
Kangxi said: "I don't know how the fairy beast educates you. Maybe the knowledge it teaches you is correct, but it may not be suitable for the current national conditions of the Qing Dynasty. I know that you are for the future of the Qing Dynasty, and everything will be done before you act." , must think twice before acting.”
He was able to hold foreign trade and promote the establishment of an unprecedented foreign trade center in Fuzhou, which is unprecedented, let alone learn from it.
"I dragged you here to swear, so why didn't I warn myself?" Kangxi sighed.
[The big friend has Amma cleaning up the stall in front, but what about the big friend's Amma? 】When he was uneasy in his heart, he could only meditate on the tablet of the first emperor and the tablet of the Empress Dowager.He shut himself up, babbled, and digested himself.He is not omnipotent, he will also be confused, struggle, and even doubt whether what he is doing is right or wrong.But when he came to court the next day, he was the Mingjun in the eyes of the courtiers, the Khan Ama who could shield the prince from wind and rain, and no matter could weigh his shoulders!
Yinfeng nodded again and again, knelt and sat on the futon obediently, and cooperated with each other.
When Kangxi's worry passed away and he took Yinreng back to the Imperial Palace, Li Tianfu was already waiting beside him.
Yinreng took a look, Li Tianfu, Chen Tingjing, Liang Qingbiao, Suo'etu, Nalan Mingzhu... and more than a dozen important court officials were here.
Kangxi said: "Some courtiers proposed that if the Qing Dynasty wants to declare the sovereignty of the sea, the Qing Dynasty needs to have its own maritime trade routes, have overseas commercial bases, and even send people to station in various countries."
Several important ministers looked at each other, Li Tianfu took the lead to stand up: "Your Majesty, absolutely not!"
Li Tianfu strongly disapproved of the Qing Dynasty's commercial expansion abroad, and also disapproved of participating in the quagmire of competing with Western countries for strongholds in various continents.
This veteran minister who asked the court to rely on the navy to obtain maritime sovereignty, immediately killed this kind of talk about expanding commercial routes in the cradle.
He said: "The purpose of the old officials to declare their sovereignty in court is to protect the people of their own country, not to carry out commercial expansion."
How else would it differ from those mercantilist Frenchmen? !
The focus of the country is all on overseas expansion, so who can concentrate on governing the country?
Chen Tingjing respectfully asked Kangxi for instructions: the emperor should focus his governance on the country, the Qing Dynasty has a vast land and resources, and there are still many places that cannot be governed clearly.
The Junggar Khan under the throat has conquered the Brut region and defeated Kazakhs, and the next step is to get involved in Khalkha Mongolia.Floods in the Yellow River occur every year, and occasionally there will be some natural and man-made disasters.
Although the northern border signed an alliance with Rakshasa, as long as there is no one on the border, it may not be more than a hundred years before Rakshasa will make a comeback.The northward migration of the people on the frontier is one thing, but how to support the nomadic tribes there and let them obey the orders of the capital is another matter for the land such as Lake Baikal obtained by signing the covenant.
Compared with overseas expansion, it is obviously more appropriate to focus on the interior of the land.
Otherwise, you are eating what is in the bowl and looking at what is in the pot, and before you swallow it, you are greedy for the benefits that are far away in the sky.It is impossible to have both fish and bear's paw, if you have to force it, I am afraid that nothing will be achieved in the end.
Several courtiers were opposed to foreign commercial expansion, which was expected by Yinfeng.
Nalan Xingde, Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, took this opportunity to send the sent envoys back to Kangxi.
The envoy wrote in the document: Western countries seize positions in various continents and force conquest.A strong country breaks down a weak country, sends people to it, and when it rules a weak country, enslaves its citizens and plunders its goods for the country, accumulates huge wealth at one time, and achieves the goal of supporting the country with the country.France is like a beast tearing at the mutton on the weak country it conquered, and the weak country can only be slaughtered.As for his attitude towards the Qing Dynasty, he was willing to have a strong navy and a huge national prestige so that he would not dare to invade, so he lowered his figure and begged for business.
The minister dare not think carefully, if the national strength of the country is weaker, whether it will face the end of being swallowed up by it as mutton.The Qing Dynasty was a state of etiquette, and it allowed its vassal states to pay tribute, supported them in return, and treated them well with the courtesy of a king and his ministers. However, Western countries, like wolves and tigers, wished to tear the flesh and blood of the vassal states they occupied. , gnawing at its blood and bones.
I boldly implore the emperor to pay attention to this matter, be vigilant against foreign troubles, strengthen our army, and publicize our national prestige, so that we can occupy a place among all countries.
There is a concept today, which is the world. The world is already connected by large ships from various countries. The Qing Dynasty is one of the big countries in the world. Living in it, it is impossible to be alone. This is a major change that has not been seen since ancient times.Now facing the situation, we can only move forward, not backward!
When Yinreng heard Nalan Xingde read this apostle, more than a dozen important court officials spoke out one after another, feeling relieved.
Finally someone said it, and the day has finally come.How many years have passed, and Chaotang finally realized this.
Yinfeng almost forgot how old he was when he felt a sense of crisis, and how many things he had to do for it. Now that everyone is talking about it, and the adults are familiar with the names of various countries, Khan Ama listened seriously. , Facing the situation of the world.
But in the end, no one said that I have everything in the Kingdom of Heaven, and no one underestimated foreign countries anymore.Every time he sees adults closing their eyes and saying that going abroad is nothing to be afraid of, he just feels suffocated.
The big donkeys will run away by themselves, and Yinfeng feels that he is one step closer to retirement.