Chapter Ninety-Three: Convincing or Not Convinced?
Everyone's hearts jumped slightly, "Yes!" Please admonish the prince! β
"'Domain', 'Domain'," Guan Zhuofan said, "The most important thing is not 'Domain', but 'Clothing'!" If you don't obey openly and secretly, and even, if you become arrogant, and you don't even want to 'obey' on the surface, then that 'domain' is nothing but a fake! β
After a pause, the sly smile returned to his face, "If so, this 'domain', either I don't want it, throw it away, love whoever you want!" If you want it, you have to have a real 'domain'! Take a fake 'domain' to fill the faΓ§ade, no matter how ugly it is, 'slap a swollen face and become fat', what's the meaning? β
Everyone knows that this "domain", Prince Xuan will never really "throw it away, who does it love", then, it will be obtained-
"Gotta call him 'suit'!" Guan Zhuofan gritted his teeth slightly, "Whether it's beating, scolding, rubbing, rubbing - anyway, you have to call him 'obey'!" Thorough 'service'! A lifetime of 'service' - the next life, the next life, all 'serve'! β
Good!
"Serve" - thorough "service", a lifetime of "service", the next life, the next life, all "serve" - dare to be good!
Everyone's hearts suddenly warmed up. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, how can he be truly "convinced"?
"Our clan system," Guan Zhuofan said in a deep voice, "we have to change it!" β
After a slight pause, "Other vassals can not move for the time being, but here in Vietnam, they have to change!" - Let's start with Vietnam! β
The audience was attentive.
"The current system of clans and vassals," Guan Zhuofan said, "as a vassal, but when you ascend the throne and succeed to the throne, please give a title; Every few years, send an envoy and pay tribute - that little tribute is not worth a few taels of silver at all, and what we reward them with is double its value, if it is a business, every time, we are doing a loss-making business! β
"Originally, if you lose a little, you will lose a little, and there is nothing, if you can find some benefits in other places, we will admit it! However, there is no other benefit in breaking your fingers! -- People's family affairs, internal affairs, personnel, economy, military, none of them do our business, like Vietnam's 'vassal service', simply, even diplomacy does not do our business! β
"The Treaty of Saigon can also be said to have lost the war, and there is nothing to be done; What about the Treaty of Versailles? When the Treaty of Versailles was signed, no one put a knife to their necks, right? β
"Did anyone say hello to us?"
"People are making housework at home, and if they don't deal with it, you will smash me and I will smash you when you pick up the guys, and no one will think about it, first tell the Celestial Empire, and ask the Celestial Empire to dissect the merits for them?"
"Only when he is about to 'rise and fall' will he run to China crying and shouting, begging the Celestial Empire to make decisions for him!"
Speaking of this, Guan Zhuofan sneered heavily, "'Rise and Fall' - is that a matter of moving your mouth and an edict?" I don't know how many people died or how much it cost! β
"The dead are all Chinese soldiers! It is all the hard-earned money of the Chinese people! β
"The Chinese have shed blood and spent money, if they can exchange the honesty of the 'vassal uniform', it is fine; but from time to time, such as Vietnam, who is 'unfamiliar', will bite you in turn!" You have to be on guard against him all the time! What is this? Isn't this a wolf raised in the south, a white-eyed wolf? β
"It's called 'feudal service'? Hum! β
"We can't do this anymore - we have to change!"
"Yes!"
Everyone responded in unison, and at the same time, they were all quickly turning their thoughts:
How to change it?
Could it beβ
The most agile people have their heartbeats involuntarily faster.
"The reason why 'feudal service' is not worthy of the name," Guan Zhuofan said, "The key is that what I just said is that other people's things at home, none of them do our business!" β
"It's a person who thinks, why should I listen to you if I don't do your business?"
"If you want to make the 'feudal service' truly obedient, not only has the name of 'feudal service', but also the fact of 'service', you have to take care of the affairs of the feudal service's family!"
Tube? How?
"Tube? How? Guan Zhuofan asked and answered himself, "This 'tube' is not a matter of moving your mouth and issuing an edict - it's useless!" People only think you are the wind on your ears! Besides, the world is far away, the information is not working, the situation is unknown, just manage, there is no way to be surprised, not to mention anything else, the edict goes back and forth, it will take several months - even the daylily is cold! β
"You have to take care of it," Guan Zhuofan paused word by word, "At the very least, we have to send an envoy to stop in Changchuan, the 'feudal service'!" - This is not enough, if you do not cultivate the armament, what the envoy says will have no weight, and the safety of the envoy himself cannot be guaranteed - therefore, you have to garrison the army in the 'feudal service'! β
"In a word, if you don't pinch someone's pulse, don't expect them to listen to you - just don't control him!"
Really!
The eyes of the audience lit up one by one.
Butβ
"Some people will think," Guan Zhuofan said, "Sending envoys and troops in the 'feudal service', this, envoys, and the army, it costs a lot of money!" We have too many places to spend money now, too much! In the garrison of the 'feudal service', financially, can you afford it? β
"That makes sense, but don't worry about it!"
"First, among the many 'feudal suits', he must be changed his ways, for the time being, there is only Vietnam, we can eat one bite at a time, we don't have to worry about the rest for the time being, financially, just consider Vietnam alone."
"Second, right now, we are stationed in Changchuan on the Sino-Vietnamese border, and this group of garrisons, as everyone knows, is not mainly for the bandits in the territory, but for Vietnam - the same garrison, the same cost, why only stationed on the Sino-Vietnamese border, and not moved to Hanoi, Hue, and Saigon?
After a slight pause, "Hanoi, Hue, and Saigon are garrisoned, and the Sino-Vietnamese border will not need so many troops - after all of them, the number of troops has not increased much, and the money has not been spent much, so why not?" β
Yes!
"Also," Guan Zhuofan seemed to smile, "The Celestial Empire is stationed in the 'feudal service' in order to protect the 'feudal suit', this 'protection fee'...... Uh, no, I mean, the Celestial Empire garrison, the 'vassal suit' is on its own, so there is no need to raise so many troops, and the saved military expenses should be transferred to the Celestial Empire garrison - if so, it doesn't add more burden to the 'vassal suit', isn't this the best of both worlds? β
Wonderful!
"The prince is strategic, and he understands the painting!" Wen Xiang spoke on behalf of the audience, "This is indeed ...... It's a good thing to have all four corners! β
Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly, nodded, and said, "Everyone, I still have a few words, and I'll leave them in this roomβexcept for the six of you, don't enter the ears of the seventh person, how about it?" β
The crowd was awe-inspiring, "Yes!" β
"I won't tell you anything," Guan Zhuofan said slowly, "I originally had such a plan: to take advantage of the dispute between China and France, and follow the example of Chengzu. β
Everyone's hearts were shaken.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Vietnamese Chen Dynasty was in civil strife, and his relative Hu Jichen usurped the throne. However, this time, China did not "rise and fall one after another", but set up counties and counties, and placed Jiaozhi to declare political envoys, and after a lapse of hundreds of years, Vietnam once again became a "dependent territory".
What Cheng Ancestor did, that's notβ
"I have the heart to open up territory for China, butβ"
Guan Zhuofan smiled to himself, "I was a little unsure of this plan, but now, especially after listening to Wei Qing's report, I feel that my heart is a little too hot." β
Tang Jingsong was greatly disturbed, "Lord, I ......"
Guan Zhuofan waved his hand, "You're fine!" Fortunately, your 'Vietnam interviewer' is good enough! β
After a pause, Zhengse said, "I've thought about it, Vietnam is not something we swallow now, it's really reluctantly swallowed, it must not be digested, it must be stomachy, and it won't be long before it will be spit out again." β
"Although all the civilized systems in Vietnam are taken from China, the Vietnamese look at us, in the end-
Speaking of this, he slightly accentuated his tone, "It's not my race." β
"Yes!" Tang Jingsong said, "The prince's words are to the point!" When I was in Vietnam, I also had a deep feeling about this - otherwise, the Vietnamese would not be able to look north and be so wary!
Guan Zhuofan nodded, and said abruptly: "After a thousand years, this concept has actually been deeply rooted, and it is by no means easier overnight. β
After a pause, "Actually, Ming Chengzu's expansion into Vietnam is not far away. β
This "Yin Jian", everyone here is very clear: only a few years after the collapse of Cheng Zu, Le Li launched a popular uprising, drove the Ming army out of Vietnam, established the Later Le Dynasty, and restored Vietnam's independence.
"At that time," Guan Zhuofan said, "China's national strength is very strong, but why is Li Li unstoppable and the Ming army is strong, but it has no foothold?" β
It's a big topic, and "not my race" is one of the important reasons, butβ
However, Guan Zhuofan has not played on this topic for the time being.
"Also," he continued, "at present, our own situation, the international situation, and the situation around Vietnam are also very different from those at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. β
"Our own situation" and "international situation" are needless to say, as for "the situation around Vietnam" -
"The British have taken Lower Burma - Burma is gone!" Guan Zhuofan said, "As for the French, in addition to Nam Chi in Vietnam, not long ago, the Khmer was also in their pocketsββ"
After a slight pause, "At present, the so-called 'Indochina' is the territory of the French in the east, the territory of the British in the west, and a Siam in the middle. β
"The British, with one eye on Upper Burma in the north, and one eye on the east; As for the French, they are almost exactly the sameβone eye is on the north side of the country, and the other eye is looking west. β
"Also, this Siam sandwiched in the middle is not a fuel-efficient lamp."
*(To be continued.) )