If this is the previous Ming Dynasty, Jiang Jin's words will definitely lead to impeachment.

Jiang Jin's meaning is very clear, that is, the Ottoman Empire can be used as an object of use, so as to restrain Western countries and give them certain pressure.

As for the Ottoman Empire, the Ming Dynasty did not need to think too much. Since it was the use object, it was nothing more than a real promise. In this way, the Ming Dynasty could advance or retreat, and adjust at any time with changes in the situation. Once the Ottoman Empire had no use value, it could be directly abandoned. On the contrary, if Western countries completely broke up against the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty could also use the power of the Ottoman Empire to disrupt the situation in Europe.

To put it bluntly, Jiang Jin's attitude is the idea of ​​the traitors in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Everything is centered on interests, as long as the interests are done only by means.

This idea was disgraced by Confucianism for a long time in the unified dynasty. In the eyes of Confucianism, how could the glorious dynasty govern the country in this way? It cannot be forgotten by profit. Confucianism emphasizes dignity and governance with benevolence. This kind of vertical and horizontal means is the left-minded and side-door, not the kingly way.

But it is different now. Since the Ming Dynasty restored the country, Zhu Yicheng has been reforming Confucianism and vigorously encouraged a hundred schools of thought to contend. Coupled with a series of foreign policies of the Ming Dynasty, the court has now broadened its horizons and its thoughts have also changed a lot.

Unlike more than two thousand years ago, the world today is no longer the world that was originally. With the development of the Western Age of Discovery, the world no longer refers to the Central Plains. The world now is the real world, and the world is also very different from the nine provinces in the four seas.

From this point of view, the current situation is somewhat similar to that of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. There are both alliances and alliances among countries. Therefore, on this point, the view of the Zonghengists proposed by Jiang Jin is extremely appropriate, which is exactly what Zhu Yicheng thought.

In this way, Zhu Yicheng basically used Jiang Jin's suggestions as the basis, and ordered various departments and the Military Affairs Office to plan for this, and at the same time used this to test the attitudes of Western countries.

Soon, Iprakin, who was temporarily staying in Beijing, received an official reply from the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty agreed to establish normal diplomatic relations with the Ottoman Empire and sent envoys to each other. This news made Iprakin very happy. Establishing diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty was one of the main tasks of Iprakin coming to the Ming Dynasty. This task has been completed well at present, but Iprakin was not satisfied with this, because in addition to shouldering the task of establishing diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty, he also needed to obtain a series of cooperation with the Ming Dynasty on the basis of establishing diplomatic relations.

The Ming Dynasty did not immediately respond to the various cooperation proposed by the Ottoman Empire, but only told Iprakin that cooperation between the people and the commercial sector could be carried out. As for other cooperation, the Ming court still needed more discussions and finally came up with a plan.

For this reason, Iprakin expressed his understanding and happily spent a lot of money to build an embassy on the land planned for the Ottoman Empire in the capital according to the Ming Dynasty. The construction of the embassy quickly attracted the attention of all countries, especially the British Embassy was only a few dozen meters away from the Ottoman Embassy.

Andrew Russell was the British ambassador to the Ming Dynasty after George Churchill. Like the Churchill family, Russell also came from a wealthy family in Britain.

The Russell family was originally the Earl of Belford. Due to their merits, they were named Duke in 1694. Therefore, the Earl of Belford was changed to Duke of Belford, and was named Russell.

Andrew Russell is the third son of the contemporary Duke of Bedford, and ranks low among the dukes. Theoretically, the possibility of inheriting the Duke's position is extremely small, so it is basically the same as George Churchill in this regard.

The rise of the Ming Dynasty and the prevalence of China's popularity in Europe made the distant East the focus of European attention. As the first country to formally establish diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty, the ambassador to the Ming Dynasty naturally became a hot position.

For this position, the Duke of Bedford spent a lot of effort to win from his competitors, thus putting Andrew Russell in this position. As a member of the top British aristocratic family, Andrew Russell is not a good deal. He knew very well what this position could bring to himself and his family. Not to mention anything else, just like his predecessor George Churchill, who stayed in this position for several years, was awarded the title by the king after returning to the country and even became the favorite minister of the new king today.

Both were born into great nobles, Andrew Russell was not interested in George Churchill. Even George Churchill, who was inferior to him, could use this springboard to show his skills in British politics. If he had been replaced by himself, he would definitely be better than George Churchill.

But he never expected that shortly after he arrived at the Ming Dynasty, news came from the British mainland that the new king had adjusted the policy of the Ming Dynasty, intending to curb the expansion and threat of the Ming Dynasty in all aspects, which completely broke the original plan.

The Russell family was powerful in the UK, so the news was naturally well-informed. Soon Andrew Russell found out that the real source of the adjustment of this policy was because of his predecessor. Andrew Russell was very dissatisfied. In his opinion, George Churchill did this on purpose, benefiting his familiarity with the East to please the king, and at the same time, he also put himself, the new minister, on the fire.

In any case, after careful analysis, Andrew Russell had to admit that George Churchill's advice to the king was desirable, but it was a difficult task for his own interests. As the new minister, if he acted improperly, the direct situation between Britain and the Ming Dynasty would be completely changed. By then, he would definitely be the first to bear the brunt of the minister.

If he had known this, Andrew Russell would rather not fight for this position. His situation is now extremely awkward. Andrew Russell, who had a keen sense of smell, had already felt the dissatisfaction and rejection of the Ming court for Britain in the Ming Dynasty, which was completely different from the welcome he received when he first arrived in the Ming Dynasty.

Even so, as a British company in the Ming Dynasty, it cannot violate the will of the king. Moreover, Andrew Russell also felt from the bottom of his heart that the Ming Dynasty is indeed too powerful. When a country is so powerful that it is terrifying, even the allies of the past will part ways. This is the case with Britain now.

These days, facing the negotiations and slandering from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, Andrew Russell could only encourage the maintenance of the relationship between the two sides and practiced Tai Chi without any instruction.
Chapter completed!