Who can refuse to leave a name in history and open a separate page in the family tree!

Time goes back to the day when Xu Yanmiao was being questioned.

The prince questioned him like this:

"I know you don't know much about overseas affairs. I just speak from my heart. You don't have to speak. Just listen to me."

When a person is unable to speak, his inner voice is usually the most active, and he will subconsciously answer the other party's questions.

Although he successfully got a lot of things out of Xu Yanmiao, the prince was not happy at all.

As long as he thought of Xu Yanmiao's words about the development of foreign countries and the foreigners who would use cannons to blow open the door of China in the future, he almost lost his mind and just wanted to pick up the butcher knife and kill the ancestors of the relevant enemies.

This thought was in the prince's mind and could not be erased.

He pressed his temples and looked at Xu Yanmiao: "In short, everything overseas is unknown. I don't know if they will invade our Great Xia..."

[Yes, they will! As long as China's national strength declines, they will definitely come to take a bite! ]

[And they will also cede China's land - oh, right! The old emperor's ancestral tomb seems to be the area of ​​​​the ceded land? The

prince’s nails almost dug into the flesh of his temple, but he still remembered that he was talking, so he gritted his teeth and continued: "I just couldn’t help being anxious, I’m sorry to make you laugh."

Xu Yanmiao cupped his hands: "Your Highness, you are too polite. Your Highness is taking precautions, and what you said is not unreasonable."

The prince: "Oh?

" Xu Yanmiao: "A strong country will inevitably attract tribute from all directions. A weak country will inevitably attract wolves. This is an eternal truth - Daxia cannot remain strong forever." "

Yes. Any country will inevitably weaken at some point."

The candle on the table next to him "crackled" and flickered in his dark pupils, illuminating his resolute and courageous face: "Xu Lang, Daxia must not stand still. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we win every battle. Now that we have potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn, and food has increased, it is time to send a fleet to explore the outside world. "We

must go out and establish contacts with other countries overseas, so that we can better understand how many people they have, what kind of technology they have, what policies they implement, and what their national policies are.

We must go out to seize the interests of the ocean and the mainland without a regime.

Well, I have reported my thoughts to Xu Yanmiao. They are reasonable and logical. Now I can do the following:

"I will sort out my thoughts and submit a memorial in a few days, asking Your Majesty to organize more fleets to go out to sea. And open two or three checkpoints to allow civilians to go out to sea."

*

Xu Yanmiao knew that he was not a smart person, nor did he have any profound scheming. He was just an ordinary college student. He could not shoulder the heavy responsibility of the times or the progress of history, nor could he push forward.

He came here to help the original owner live a few more days, serve as an official for a few more days, and relieve the original owner's resentment.

But after hearing what the prince said, Xu Yanmiao always felt that she was crazy. Otherwise, how could she think of the spinning jenny, the rise of factories, the industrial revolution, the maritime hegemony, the British Empire, and the whole world speaking Chinese when she saw the sea? The imagination of Chinese people can only leap forward at this level. After returning home,

Xu Yanmiao took out the lion cat that was curled up in the bathtub, put it in her arms, and stroked it from the top of its head to its back. The cat's fur was soft and its body was warm. When she put her hand on the cat's back, she could feel her breathing and the slight rise and fall of her spine, and her heartbeat was also gently vibrating.

"My dear boy."

Xu Yanmiao said to himself, "It's not impossible."

The lion cat called lazily, and its fluffy tail swung from time to time, as if in agreement.

[Speaking of which, the Yinyang family will be very happy, because their stargazing skills can be put to better use, instead of watching the sky with hundreds of people in the Sitianjian, and then reporting the sky together and sharing the credit. ]

The descendant of the Yinyang family who lived in the same neighborhood as him sat up in shock from his dying illness, his eyes widened.

How can it be put to use? Tell me quickly!

[However, don't be too happy too soon, it depends on whether the memorial submitted by the prince can impress the old emperor. ]

The ears of the Yinyang family heir were getting higher and higher, and he wished he could put his ears directly to Xu Yanmiao's mouth.

Memorial? What memorial! Tell us so that we can help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

[Also, according to my theoretical knowledge, allowing large-scale voyages seems to harm the interests of some officials.]

[If the emperor bans the sea, most people will not be able to sail, and only a few people are brave enough to smuggle. Some ministers are among these brave people. For their own interests, they will persuade the emperor not to lift the sea ban. I don’t know if the crown prince can win over this group of jackals.]

So it’s a large-scale opening of customs?

The descendants of the Yinyang family pressed their noses and fell into doubt.

If this fight comes up, maybe they will have to fight with real swords and guns in the end-after all, others may be willing to give in, but this is different, this is real gold and silver. Even the emperor may not be willing to open the customs, the emperor also wants to take the meat and soup in one pot!

However, after just a little hesitation, the Yinyang family immediately made a judgment: Help the prince! Must help the prince!

What does the emperor's interests and the interests of other ministers have to do with them? Of course, their own interests are more important!

'Your Highness the Prince! '

These ministers in Beijing spontaneously showed shy and yearning but innocent smiles.

'From this moment on, we are the prince's people from head to toe! '

*

Xu Yanmiao was very curious about what the prince would do.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu court, including the emperor, were also curious.

Yes, before the prince started his plan, it was all leaked by a loophole. Fortunately, the prince chose to talk to Xu Yanmiao, so he was prepared to be exposed.

The prince's secretary, who was very close to the prince, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

Here it comes!!!

From the emperor to the court officials, everyone was excited.

The main reason was that the prince rarely wanted to fight for something, and judging from his position in the East Palace that he could not get rid of, if nothing unexpected happened, the prince would definitely ascend the throne and become the new leader of the court officials. Therefore, it was very important to determine the ability of the new boss and whether he could control his subordinates.

——Once they find that the prince cannot sit firmly in the court, although these ministers will not usurp the throne, it will be difficult for them to listen to the orders of the new emperor.

The emperor nodded, and said kindly and considerately: "If you have anything to report, don't worry, just speak slowly."

Who has ever seen a dog emperor speak like this? The court officials were collectively horrified.

Even the prince's secretary who was about to report was trembling.

Xu Yanmiao began to ponder.

The official next to him (since his promotion, Lian Hang could not stand with him) turned his eyes and fell on Xu Lang who was deep in thought.

"!!!"

The official thought of something and widened his eyes: "Xu——"

The interception failed.

Xu Yanmiao's voice of sudden enlightenment has already sounded: [Huh? Does this count as offering kindness for no reason, which is either a traitor or a thief? 】

It's over.

The official lowered his head silently, not daring to look up.

However, the old emperor stood still and could even retort: ​​"A boy is a boy, he can't even speak. What does "If you are diligent without any reason, you are either a traitor or a thief" mean? This is clearly "Be courteous to the wise and humble", do you understand!

Xu Yanmiao moved his ears and turned his head slightly to look in front and beside him. He asked

the people next to him in a low voice: "Did someone call my last name just now?"

The official looked at his nose and his heart: "I didn't hear it."

"Oh! Thank you."

【Strange? Did I hear it wrong? 】

Xu Yanmiao was at a loss and didn't care anymore, and continued to ponder the emperor: 【Well, I know, I shouldn't say something like "If you are diligent without any reason, you are either a traitor or a thief", this is called——】

【A weasel is paying a New Year's greeting to a chicken! He has no good intentions! ]

'You have bad intentions! Can you talk? '

——The emperor was still defeated!

He glanced at the Prince's Secretary with a displeased look: "If you have something to say, say it quickly!"

Don't give Xu Yanmiao a chance to think about it!

*

Your Majesty is normal!

The Prince's Secretary breathed a sigh of relief and quickly spoke: "Your Majesty, the Japanese on the New Wo Island have regarded Confucius as a god. At least eight out of ten people are enthusiastic about worshipping the saint's temple." The

old emperor: "...what?"

The Prince's Secretary knew that this would be the reaction - to be honest, his reaction was even greater when he knew it.

"One year and eight months ago, the Marquis of Yongchang destroyed the Japanese and drove the remaining Japanese to the New Japanese Island. Liang Rui, the head of the Ministry of Justice, was used to trap them on the New Japanese Island and form countless forces, killing each other and suppressing their population growth."

The Prince's Secretary told the story.

——Because most officials may have forgotten about it.

The reason why all the Japanese were not killed was mainly because the surrounding countries of Daxia might be sad to hear the news, mistakenly thinking that if they lost, they would encounter particularly cruel means. In this case, they would inevitably unite in order to survive, causing great trouble to Daxia.

The Japanese are not worthy of causing such consequences.

The Crown Prince's Secretary: "Although the Japanese have been trapped to death on the island, there are many trees on the island. If the Japanese find a way to avoid Daxia's detection and cut down trees and build ships to try to escape from the sea, it will be troublesome to make a comeback in the future." The Crown Prince's

Secretary: "But if we send troops to the island, it will be a waste of manpower."

The old emperor nodded: "So?"

The Crown Prince's Secretary: "So, the Crown Prince sent Confucianists to the new Japanese island to educate the Japanese, let them listen to the holy words, and study Confucian classics."

The old emperor was shocked: "They learned it? And they sincerely worship Confucius?"

Is the brainwashing ability of Confucianism so strong?

The other ministers were also particularly shocked, especially those who had dealt with the Japanese pirates, who were shocked beyond words.

The Japanese have always been afraid of power but not morality. How could they be educated by Confucianism alone?

The Prince's Secretary said decisively: "Yes! That's it!"

[What? That's not the case at all.]

Xu Yanmiao began to "secretly" reveal the truth.

[It was the Prince who sent people to spread the word on the island, saying that people who study Confucian classics can exchange vegetables and oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar by memorizing articles.]

- On the new island, there are no vegetable seeds, and it is impossible to grow vegetables. Oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar are even more difficult to find.

[Those Japanese people memorized articles to survive at first, and secretly resented this. Later, they gradually felt that Confucius was worthy of being the savior, and that learning Confucius' thoughts could get temporary salvation.]

The rulers and ministers of Daxia: "???"

Redemption? ? ?

Isn't this too exaggerated? !

At first, Xu Yanmiao also thought it was exaggerated, until he saw it -

[On the new island, the natives served as officials to govern the natives? It is precisely because they are from the same ethnic group that they are more fierce, more brutal, and more inhumane than the Chinese officials who govern them? ! ]

[Because they themselves are being oppressed by Daxia, so they oppress their own people more fiercely? ]

[And those Japanese people exchanged necessities of life by reciting the thoughts of Confucius and Mencius and Confucian classics, and then these necessities were privately plundered by the officials of the same ethnic group - and those officials did not dare to plunder them all because they still needed them to live and continue to recite the classics. ]

[So over time, in the eyes of these oppressed Japanese, Confucius and Mencius were the saviors, because of Confucius and Mencius they survived. 】

【So in their eyes, Confucius and Mencius are equivalent to the gods of the West, and the Daxia people are the angels of the West. Later, the angels took them to mine, and they mined very devoutly, and none of them tried to escape? 】

【This... I have to say, the prince really understands human nature. 】

Xu Yanmiao was in a trance.

So it can be played like this?

Then in the future, we can use the Japanese to mine and free up some of the Chinese miners? !

What is this? Waste recycling?

【Hiss——】

[I didn't notice that, apart from mining, many domestic projects this year were done by the Japanese. Building roads, canals, transporting food... Oh, hundreds of thousands of Japanese were driven to the next place after finishing construction in one place, and then driven back to the new Japanese island after finishing construction.]

The Minister of Works clicked his tongue twice.

He thought: Isn't this just coolie labor?

But it's okay, with Japanese coolies, the Chinese people don't have to suffer. And since they are not our own people, we don't need to be kind to them.

It's just right, this way we can liberate the people's power in another way. That's hundreds of thousands of people!

*

The ruler and his ministers of Daxia all saw what the prince was up to.

Directly killing them would make the surrounding countries panic, but if they were forced to do coolies and slowly die of exhaustion, it would have nothing to do with our great China.

——The captives were originally meant to be sent to do hard labor, such as building city walls, pounding rice, building roads, and so on. You can't hold on and die, it's because you are weak.

Letting them learn Confucius and Mencius is just a means of control to prevent them from escaping. It is impossible to let them integrate into China. After all, other things are not considered, but Xiao Bai Ze's mood must be considered.

Xu Yanmiao didn't see that much. He just thought that since the mines must be dug and the roads must be built, it is better to make other people suffer than to make his own people suffer.

In the past year, these coolies have also built two highways, making it more convenient for Daxia to transport grain to some remote places.

[Speaking of which, is this also considered education? ]

Xu Yanmiao was at a loss.

Every Confucian disciple in the court screamed in his heart: Count it! Of course it counts! Let the barbarians learn from Confucius and Mencius, that counts as enlightenment!

Our Great Xia should have such a suzerain style, using the teachings of Confucius and Mencius to educate the four directions!

What a coincidence, the prince also said this.

"Your Majesty, since the Japanese can be educated as beasts, then other people overseas can also be educated."

"I request that more customs be opened so that Confucian disciples can go out to sea at will, so that the barbarians can be enlightened by Confucius and Mencius."

The Confucian disciples in the court: "!!!"

Their hearts were beating wildly.

Who can refuse to leave a name in history and open a single page in the family tree! That is the merit of enlightenment. The prince enlightened us, with Confucian classics in one hand and muskets and cannons in the other, that is also enlightenment, right?

Open!

We support the opening of this customs!!!

Anyone who does not support it is making things difficult for us Confucians!

In response, the prince just smiled.