My Daming New Empire

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Although he is away all year round and does not participate in the affairs of the palace, he is also very clear that most of the servants have already placed their bets on this Highness.

Not to mention those people in the palace, even he and Zheng He have taken refuge in this Highness now!

Before this Highness arrived, he knew his intentions from the servant who arrived earlier.

Using force against the Delhi Sultanate is definitely in the interests of Daming, but it will definitely not be in the interests of His Highness.

Because there is a prince above him, and the more he does now, the greater the conflict between him and the prince will be in the future.

What's more, even if he wins this battle, he won't do well, and it will only make it harder for His Majesty and the Crown Prince.

Having formed a unified caliber, Wang Jinghong said unhurriedly: "Your Highness, you will go to Xizhou for 3000 miles. You have promised Your Majesty that you will return to Beijing in the shortest two years and the longest three years. If there is a war now, Delhi It is more than [-] miles away, and it will definitely not end within half a year, so Xizhou..."

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "My Daming is now in high morale, with sharp muskets, and only [-] soldiers can defeat them."

Wang Jinghong did not deny that he was well aware of the combat effectiveness of the army on this continent.Because of the strict hierarchy here, the soldiers don't want to fight for the nobles at all, except for some private soldiers, it can be said that they have no combat effectiveness.

Most of their soldiers are armed with swords and spears, and if the battle is a little unfavorable, they will be scattered.

Although they also have some gunpowder now, they can make some simple hand-throwing bombs, but they can't pose a threat.

Except for some elephant soldiers who may pose a threat to Da Ming, but in front of firearms, no soldier can stop Da Ming's army.

Wang Jinghong firmly believed that as long as he was given [-] musketeers, he was contacting some allies and providing logistical assistance, and he would dare to issue a military order to capture the opponent's king.

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, he nodded and smiled and said, "That's true, but if His Highness doesn't stay here, what's the use of winning the battle? If His Highness stays here, Xizhou won't be able to go..."

Zhu Zhanji laughed. This Wang Jinghong, like Zheng He, would never directly persuade Zhu Zhanji, but presented the pros and cons to Zhu Zhanji through analysis, so that Zhu Zhanji could see at a glance which choice was better.

In fact, Zhu Zhanji had already given up the idea of ​​attacking Delhi, and now he is just testing whether his subordinates are colluding.

Sure enough, this kind of temptation came out all at once, but he had no intention of punishing them.Regardless of Zheng He or Wang Jinghong, they are all servants.

In today's political environment, the eunuch group, the civil official group, and the military general Xungui group are three pillars. Only the eunuch group is truly integrated with the royal family, and there is no dispute over direction.

Military generals may take the initiative to provoke wars for credit, and civil servants will deliberately set up obstacles to show their importance in order to seize power.

But the eunuchs will never go against the royal family except that they like to be greedy for some money.

The political system in the early Ming Dynasty was significantly different from that of the Qing Dynasty. The difference was that the entire country's economy was completely controlled by the internal supervisor.

Although the imperial court has a household department, the household department has almost no commercial tax except for agricultural tax.Today's customs, whether it is a large factory or a large factory, are almost all controlled by internal control, so that the imperial court needs to ask the royal treasury for money in order to fill the hole.

The reason why the civil servants opposed the voyages was not because the large amount of gold and silver earned from the voyages was not paid to the national treasury, but collected in the internal treasury.

The country's gold and silver circulation is all controlled by internal control. Official kilns, weaving shops, including tea, are only controlled by some private guilds except internal supervision. Of course, the Ministry of Households wants to grab this income.

In Zhu Zhanji's mind, the civil servants' trap was the main reason for the change of the civil servants decades later.

Through a smooth war, the eunuch group and the noble group were wiped out at once, and at the same time the imperial power was restricted. This is killing three birds with one stone.

Since Tumubao, the imperial power has been restricted to the imperial palace, and the honorable group has been in a slump. Under such a situation, the eunuchs have no qualifications to compete with civil servants.

Since then, the civil servants have mastered the power of the entire country. This unlimited power has led to corruption without supervision, and in the end the Ming Dynasty has been played to the end.

Zhu Zhanji is not afraid of the current eunuch group uniting, because the 24th prison, the fourth bureau, and the eighth division, the [-] yamen of the inner prison, the conflict of interests among them is also very serious.

Moreover, there are military generals and civil servant groups outside. No matter how united they are now, they will not become a serious problem.

He only cares about whether the eunuchs are with him.

After getting Wang Jinghong's answer, Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "You can arrange it. Today I will meet the king of Kezhi and those Delhi people."

Standing at the entrance of the newly-built hall, you can see the pink sky reflected by the setting sun on the horizon. The setting sun here is really beautiful.

The long convoy carried all kinds of imperial belongings into the palace. Zhu Zhanji would stay here for more than half a month, and the placement of thousands of people may not be all arranged today.

Liu Wan joined Zhu Zhanji and told Zhu Zhanji some interesting things he had encountered in Kezhi country. This trip to the West also enriched his knowledge a lot.

In fact, not only him, but also everyone around Zhu Zhanji.Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. This time they have been out for more than a year and have traveled more than [-] miles. They can all be called well-informed.

I can't say anything else about this kind of training, at least their horizons have broadened a lot.

At this time, a little yellow man ran over in small steps and reported under the high platform: "The Lord of Kezhi Kingdom brought all the princes to..."

Zhu Zhanji nodded, spit out a "Xuan" softly, then turned and entered the hall.

Li Liang shouted in a slightly shrill voice: "Master Xuan Kezhi and all the princes have an audience..."

These words were spread out one by one by the eunuchs serving in the front hall, all the way to the gate of the palace.

After a while, Ke Yili, the lord of Kezhi, entered the hall with more than 20 of his sons.

Before Zheng He's first voyage to the Western Seas, the Kezhi Kingdom established a relationship with Daming, and the ruler at that time was still Ke Yili's father.

In the first year of Yongle, Zhu Di sent the middle official Yin Qinghe to appease the country, and bestowed gold curtains, weaving gold weaves, colored silk and canopy.

On Zheng He's second voyage to the West, he came to the Kingdom of Kezhi, and the Lord of Kezhi then sent envoys to pay tribute.

On his third voyage to the West, Zheng He captured the ruler of Ceylon, and Ke Yili, the ruler of Kochi, was so frightened that he hurriedly sent another envoy to pay tribute.

This time, their envoys had a very low profile and took the initiative to ask for a seal to seal the mountain in their country.

Zhu Di asked the inner eunuch to engrave the seal, and sent Zheng He seal to his king. After Zheng He came to Kezhi, he carved an inscription on the sacred mountain of Kezhi Kingdom, and ordered him to put it on the stone mountain.

When Zhu Zhanji saw Ke Yili, he took the initiative to bring up the matter, and said: "I have only heard about this edict, but I have not seen it with my own eyes, so I will make some arrangements tomorrow, and I will go to Shenshan to read the edict in person."

There was a competent translator, but Ke Yili responded quickly and said, "This is a grand event, and Xiao Wang will definitely arrange it properly. Can Your Highness allow a few days for Xiao Wang to prepare properly."

Zheng He on the side reminded: "Your Highness, the people of Kezhi live together and the roads are narrow. If you want to go there, you must make proper arrangements for safety."

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "Then wait until the day I leave..."

After listening to the translation, Ke Yili breathed a sigh of relief, and then told Zhu Zhanji about some of their situation in Kezhi Kingdom, with the intention of asking Daming for help in every word.

Today, these countries on the Indian mainland are all city-states, and each country is not powerful and its economy is even worse.

Whether it's Ming tea, porcelain, or silk, they are all in short supply.

Before there was no silk from the Ming Dynasty, besides the homemade cloth, the local sarees were also very valuable.The appearance of silk made the local kings very fond of it, and those women all regarded silk clothing as their beauty.

Zhu Zhanji didn't directly agree, nor did he refuse.When he traveled this time, he originally brought some gifts to the countries, but he was definitely not willing to provide unconditional assistance, so it depends on their performance.

Ke Yili also sent an invitation to Zhu Zhanji, and agreed that tomorrow evening, a dinner will be held in his palace to entertain Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji readily agreed to this kind of diplomatic etiquette, and agreed to bring his concubines to the dinner.

In Daming, women were not allowed to attend banquets, and even relatives could only get together in the backyard.