Chapter 1565: A Different Way Listening to Ye Chunqiu's words, Zhu Zaiyao suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment.
He only talked about the facts, and only superficially recognized the rudeness of the Rus' state.
Etiquette is precisely the thinking of this era, the high-ranking Hanlin is to use this to measure a person, and even for a group, he is polite, so it is a state of etiquette, he is rude, so he is a barbarian.
Is this thing right, theoretically there is no problem.
But when it comes to real dealing, this theory doesn't work, because it's just a sense of cultural and moral superiority, but in practice, it doesn't help solve anything.
Ye Chunqiu asked a deeper question, why would they be rude It's okay to be an ordinary barbarian rudeness, but as an envoy, it shouldn't be like this, and provocation has always been a taboo for envoys.
Before Zhu Zaiyao could think about this question properly, Ye Chunqiu added: "Although the Rus Kingdom is on the edge and a wild land, it is said that it has always had frequent exchanges with the countries of Europa. ” This is Ye Chunqiu's reminder, this Rus' country is not a group of closed barbarians, they have deep exchanges with other countries, in these exchange activities, at least these diplomats are familiar with court culture or are knowledgeable, in diplomatic activities, although there are many deceitful and various agency calculations, but the surface politeness, but it will definitely be done.
Zhu Zaiyao originally had inquisitive eyes, suddenly lit up, and said: "Erchen understands, this means that they want to get something by doing this."
Ye Chunqiu bowed his head and said, "Then Your Highness knows what they want?"
Zhu Zaiyao felt more and more interesting, but he didn't expect that this seemingly ordinary martial arts competition would lead to such a deep thing.
Holding his chin, Zhu Zaiyao fell into deep thought.
But after half a ring, he still had no clue, so he had to say, "Please also ask my father for advice." ” Ye Chunqiu did not embarrass Zhu Zaiyao anymore, and said: "The Europa people are different from us, their envoys' exchanges are often based on interests, so they often attach great importance to foreign affairs activities, and before sending envoys, they often have an in-depth understanding of the country.
Since they understand the tributary system of the Ming Dynasty, they will inevitably be able to draw the weakness of our Ming Dynasty in the process of foreign affairs, such as often being too polite and ignoring interests. ” Ye Chunqiu paused, and then said: "This time, they have come all the way, presumably the union of the Ming Dynasty is secondary, and the key is to get my Ming Dynasty's guns, the Ming Dynasty's guns are already prestigious, and the Rus Kingdom is said to have constant disputes with its neighbors in the west, and there is no suspense, if you can get such a divine weapon, you can gain a huge advantage." ” Zhu Zaiyao listened very seriously and nodded again and again.
At this time, Ye Chunqiu continued: "But the guns are expensive, they don't have money, or rather, they don't want to use money to buy at all, you know, equipping an army's guns, plus all kinds of ammunition, the cost is really amazing, at least one million silver needs to be tattooed, and it is not easy to maintain, not to mention the need to purchase Your Highness thinks so?"
Hearing this, Zhu Zaiyao nodded like a chicken meter by meter.
Ye Chunqiu said again: "Actually, His Majesty also intended to give them some guns, but in the end they were rejected by me, the reason why I refused, on the one hand, I didn't want the guns to flow into Europa too early, so that they tried their best to imitate them, on the other hand, I didn't want the Rus Kingdom to take advantage of the guns to sweep through the countries, and in the end, in turn, it became a big trouble for my Ming Dynasty." ” "Then, they have found another way, and they want to resort to persecution."
This time, Zhu Zaiyao was a little puzzled, frowned, and said puzzledly: "Persecution" Ye Chunqiu said: "In fact, this is the purpose of their martial arts competition, they use the method of martial arts, in order to humiliate the subjects of the Ming Dynasty, this is a posture of deceiving me and no one in China, but the Ming Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and the envoys cannot be forced to do so, this is an envoy after all, and set up a ring, compete with people, sign a life and death certificate, the ring is about victory or defeat, and the destiny of each is understandable. can't be compared with the Ross National Force, not to mention, all along, deliberately forbidden such a competition, it can't afford to lose. ” "If this spreads, I am afraid that it will hurt the national body, and they want to use civil methods to force the court to give them some benefits, and the court wants the power of the government to stop it, so it will be true."
Zhu Zaiyao finally understood, and couldn't help but say: "I see, this Rus' people are really cunning. ” Ye Chunqiu shook his head and smiled: "Your Highness, the world is bustling for profit, this is understandable, Your Highness needs to remember that personal emotions can be used anywhere, but they must not be used in state affairs, just like this Rus people are good or bad, they are different, but when it comes to the national level, there are only interests, the Rus people are cunning, but they are not necessarily bad people, the same reason, if they sign an alliance with my Ming Dynasty, it does not necessarily mean that they are good people." ” Zhu Zaiyao nodded fiercely, he felt that Ye Chunqiu's view of the world was obviously much more thorough than what Zhi Hanlin said.
"But, then what should we do" Although Zhu Zaiyao is young, he has been educated as the future son of heaven since he was a child, and he is already instinctively worried about this kind of issue that is already related to politics.
Ye Chunqiu smiled faintly, but he was a little relieved in his heart, as a prince, he naturally shouldered more than ordinary people, but as a child, a child who is eager to ask questions and learn is a good seedling, so often Ye Chunqiu has never had a clumsy mind in front of Zhu Zaiyao.
Ye Chunqiu said: "Since they are using the methods of the people, they want to create a momentum so that the court can compromise on the official side, then, the Ming Dynasty does not need to use the power of the official, just let him go, I may not have no one in China, he can win countless times, but he can't be defeated once, and if he loses once, he will lose all the games, so why should His Royal Highness the Crown Prince worry about this matter, this is just a small matter for the prince." ” Zhu Zaiyao nodded, but still said: "It's just that Erchen feels angry in his heart." ” Ye Chunqiu smiled again, this time, the smile was deeper, in his heart, Zhu Zaiyao obviously had more talent than Zhu Houzhao, but after all, Zhu Zaiyao still had a little shadow of Zhu Houzhao aa2705221: