Chapter 293 The spread of Confucianism to the East, Liu Zongzhou lectured in the shogunate

  Liu Zongzhou collapsed on the ground after hearing this, expressionless.

   This was the first time he felt fear.

   Fear of foreign lands.

   What's more, this foreign country is still a country of Japanese people who have long been feared by many people in the south of the Yangtze River.

  That’s right, in Liu Zongzhou’s mind, the people in that place are definitely not as gentle as the people in Daming, I’m afraid it will humiliate him, a gentleman.

"Liu Zongzhou may not be clear about the real situation of the Japanese country. Coupled with the Japanese pirates, people in the country have the impression that the Japanese are barbarians who are no different from animals. Therefore, he may be afraid. But you are different, you have been trained Xichang has been trained seriously and is familiar with the Japanese language. You should understand that these Japanese people are no different from animals. But if you can bully him and convince him, he can become a docile dog. Now you go to the Japanese country to ask Liu Zongzhou to help Let's domesticate them into my Daming's dogs!"

   Zhang Gui here also asked Xu Du, who was about to go to the country of Wa, the relevant requirements for letting him go to the country of Wa.

  Xu Du nodded after hearing this: "I understand!"

Zhang Gui continued to instruct: "What Da Ming needs most now is to harm the interests of foreigners and support our people. Because the population of Da Ming is too large now! It is so large that even if the imperial court suppressed productivity before, there are still many people. There is no work. What should we do? If we don’t use the cruel method of massacring the people to reduce the population, we can only suffer from the barbarians and reduce the population of the barbarians! Take the resources of the barbarians to support the people of Ming Dynasty!”

"But there are many ways to seize the resources of the foreign barbarians and reduce the population of the foreign barbarians. The most direct way is to slaughter their people, occupy their land, and move the people of their own country there. Now the Huben Army Li Zicheng and the others are doing this in Nanyang. Another way , not so directly, is to use their own nobles to let their nobles reduce their own domestic population."

"As for the first method, it is suitable for those giant islands in Southeast Asia and the plains around Bengal and the plains to the east, where agriculture can be developed on a large scale; This method is more suitable, let their nobles destroy their ethnic group by themselves!"

"Beizhi understands that Uncle Guo means to let Beizhi and Liu Zongzhou help the nobles of the Japanese country to domesticate the Japanese into obedient people. Let the Japanese live in the hardest way. They can't weave, smelt, craft, or make something The cheapest work. All the silk, cloth and silk are sold by this dynasty, and the military department stores are also sold by this dynasty, so that they can exchange for frugal food and mined ore.”

  Xu Du replied.

Zhang Gui patted him on the shoulder: "You really understand what I mean. Any noble who is willing to domesticate the people of the Japanese country with us can be called a comprador. Let them help our products occupy their market, and we can share some profits with them." , In addition, we also need to guarantee their absolute power in the Wa Kingdom. After you go, you will develop these nobles who are willing to worship Confucianism and have a heart for my Ming Dynasty. Help them become the most powerful people in the Wa Kingdom, and help them eliminate those disobedient people in the Wa Kingdom Even if the number of Japanese people is reduced by half, the country of Wa has to be transformed into this country of Wa!"

"yes!"

  Xu Du nodded and replied.

  After receiving Zhang Gui's instructions, Xu Du traveled across the ocean with Liu Zongzhou in the capacity of the Chancellor of the Taichang Temple of the Ming Dynasty and the envoy of Confucianism, and went to the country of Wa.

  Xichang had its own concession area in Edo, Japan, and had established a Confucian academy in the concession area, advocating the Confucianism.

  All nobles in the world have the same disposition, and they all hope that the people under their rule are docile and obedient.

  So, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism developed well in the Edo Concession area.

  Many senior officials of the shogunate, including the shogunate, showed great interest in Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.

   It can even be said that before they established the Confucian Academy in the concession area in Xichang, they were already familiar with Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and had already begun to be very interested.

  Confucianism.

  The unique advantages shown in domesticating the common people are destined to prevent him from being welcomed by the feudal landlords.

  In fact, Liu Zongzhou's Neo-Confucian knowledge was also spread through the Confucian Academy in the concession area of ​​Edo Xichang. Many nobles in the shogunate and even nearby daimyos were already loyal fans of Liu Zongzhou.

  They hope that their people can strengthen their own moral cultivation as Liu Zongzhou taught. Even if they are in a situation where they are about to starve to death, they should not resist and abide by their own integrity.

   And how much they want their people to be like this, how much they worship Liu Zongzhou.

  So, in fact, when the upper nobles of the Wa Kingdom learned that Liu Zongzhou was about to be sent to the Wa Kingdom to spread Confucianism, the upper nobles of the Wa Kingdom were very excited! They didn't reject Daming's behavior. Even if they were dissatisfied with the Ming court, it was out of sympathy for Liu Zongzhou. They believed that the Ming court was ignorant and sent such a great talent overseas. They welcomed Liu Zongzhou's arrival very much. of.

   On the day of Liu Zongzhou's arrival, the streets of Edo were empty, and the shogunate Tokugawa Iemitsu personally led Date Masamune and other daimyos out to welcome them.

  In Wa country, this kind of scene will only appear when Tokugawa Iemitsu goes to see the emperor.

When Liu Zongzhou learned all this, he was astonished, especially when he went ashore and saw the Japanese nobles greet him like a god, he couldn't help asking Xu Du: "Why are the Japanese here so polite and eager to learn? "

   "You have to thank us, Xichang, for spreading the knowledge of your Deputy Envoy Liu here, so that the princes and nobles here welcome you so much."

   Xu Du replied accordingly.

  Liu Zongzhou laughed after hearing this: "How could Uncle Guo do such a good thing?"

   Xu Du said bluntly: "Because your knowledge will harm the country. And if it is the Japanese country, it will be a good thing."

  Liu Zongzhou: "..."

"Mr. Ji Shan, I have admired your name for a long time! Now that you are able to come to Edo to preach, it is indeed a great event in our Yamato literary world. Although Wansheng is a general, in his heart he would rather be your disciple. Now that the emperor of Ming Dynasty has sent you here To preach, I don’t know if I can go to the shogunate first to tell the story and teach the younger students one or two.”

  Iemitsu Tokugawa saluted Liu Zongzhou respectfully after meeting Xu Du first.

  Liu Zongzhou was very moved, and felt that being demoted to the Japanese country was actually very fragrant.

   This is also normal. For many officials and gentry in the Ming Dynasty, it is actually really fragrant when it comes out.

  Especially in Korea and Japan, Yun can be treated like a citizen of the upper country.

   It's just that many scholars and bureaucrats don't know it yet.

   "Mr. Ji Shan, to tell you the truth, there are bandits everywhere in my Yamato, and even many famous warriors are following the hungry people to make trouble. I don't know what you think about this?"

   Tokugawa Iemitsu then really asked Liu Zongzhou for advice.

   After Liu Zongzhou smiled slightly, he also poured out his money, and replied: "We must let them know that death from starvation is a minor issue, but injustice is a major issue!"

   "Starving to death is a minor issue, but injustice is a major issue?"

   "That's right, this is the reason why our Great Ming Dynasty has lasted for more than two hundred years!"

  After hearing this, Tokugawa Iemitsu immediately felt enlightened, and hurriedly bowed and said: "After all, he is a great Confucian! What Mr. Jishan said is the most reasonable! Obviously, there are many scholars and people in my Yamato, but not enough education!"

  (end of this chapter)