The question raised by Liu Zongmin is still very critical!

Although the Dashun Kingdom had already opened its eyes to seize India, it did not manage diplomacy as a major national affairs like the Ming Dynasty and established a specialized Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Before Li Jicheng ascended the throne and became the emperor, the exchanges between Dashun and Westerners and the business of going to Tianzhu to rob the rich and help the poor were all managed by the prince Li Jicheng, which was more like Li Jicheng's private work. Now that Li Jicheng has become the emperor, he can no longer be the same as before.

If diplomacy is treated as a personal relationship, a special department must be established to deal with Westerners.

Li Jicheng smiled and nodded: "What the King of Han said is very true. I think there should be an yamen that is responsible for Western affairs. What do you think this yamen should be called?"

"Your Majesty, why not call it the Foreign Affairs Office!" Gu Junen has been in charge of intelligence work for a long time and knows the situation of the Ming Dynasty very well, so he proposed to establish a Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Take the Canming Ministry of Foreign Affairs as your teacher and use its essence for your own use."

"No, no," Grand Military Advisor Song Xiance shook his head repeatedly, "Your Majesty is talking about Western affairs, not foreign affairs. It's different."

"Why is it different?" Gu Junen asked, "Aren't we all dealing with Westerners?"

Song Xiance's son Song Yaowen was a close minister of Li Jicheng and had participated in the "Western Affairs", so the Song Dynasty's military advisor was no stranger to Dashun's Westernization. He immediately said: "Can Ming's diplomacy mainly dealt with dealings with foreign courts, and also

They have some control over the entry and exit of foreigners. However, they do not directly manage the business with foreigners. They do not suppress business there. Except for some areas that are not open to the public, foreign merchants can freely come and go in other areas and do whatever they want.

Basically no one cares.

As for the introduction of Western knowledge and skills, Can Ming's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not interfere. Instead, it was managed by the yamen or official schools such as the Ministry of Rites, Taixue, and Jingxue... In fact, the management was not strict and very lax.

In addition, there is the matter of foreign religion. Westerners like to spread their Christianity. Can Ming is very strict in this aspect, and it is managed by Yan Shenggong's government. We cannot relax in this aspect, lest people's hearts be deceived.

Already."

The Ming Dynasty is now very open to the outside world, especially the core eight southeastern provinces, which are almost completely open except for a few restricted areas and religious affairs. Foreigners and people from the vassal state can freely work in the eight southeastern provinces after receiving their passports at the customs.

, study and do business.

As for the management of import and export, it was so lax that it only focused on collecting taxes and not caring about anything else... The handicraft industry in the eight southeastern provinces of the Ming Dynasty was already very strong. After being promoted by Zhu Cixiang's industrial and commercial policy for more than 20 years, it has grown rapidly.

It has entered the threshold of capitalism. Although it has not yet reached the level of industrialization, it has developed to the peak of handicraft industry and does not need trade protection at all. The same free trade policy will only affect the two underdeveloped areas of Myanmar and Yunnan.

Dashun, of course, is not applicable.

Moreover, Dashun is not a country that values ​​industry and commerce... After losing the densely populated Sichuan, it is impossible for the Dashun Empire to develop industry and commerce even if it wants to.

Li Jicheng nodded: "The military advisor is still thoughtful. We can't follow Can Ming's example of splitting Western affairs into pieces and setting up a bunch of yamen to take care of them. It would be nice if there was a yamen general manager for these things. This is a mistake.

It’s also easy to ask questions!”

"Your Majesty is wise," Song Xiance, who had scored one point in front of Li Jicheng, was greatly encouraged and continued to offer advice, "Your Majesty, I suggest that this yamen in charge of Western affairs be called the Western Affairs Office, and the chief official is also a minister, which is equal to the ministers of the six governments.

Level, from now on there will be seven governments.”

"It's not seven governments, but eight governments!" Li Jicheng said, "We also plan to set up a naval office...to take charge of shipbuilding and naval military affairs! If we want to go to Tianzhu to rob the rich and help the poor, we must take the sea route.

It wouldn’t be possible without the navy!”

Now there are two ministerial-level yamen, and they are yamen with great wealth and power! The princes, generals and ministers who have not yet been dispatched in the main hall are all very excited!

Dashun lost so much territory and lost so many military households. Of course, many high-ranking officials at the Jiedushi level lost their jobs. These people are now in Kunming. They have nothing to do except go to court every day, and their income is also low.

If it were not for the fact that most of the high-ranking officials in Dashun owned manors in Yunnan, they might not be able to survive. But how long can these manors in Yunnan last? Once the Ming army enters Yunnan, everyone will run away again.

Myanmar, you are really left empty-handed...

Li Jicheng glanced at the faces eager to be appointed, and then said with a smile: "The ministers and ministers of the Western Affairs Office must be familiar with Western affairs, right? If you want to be familiar with Western affairs, you have to go to the West, right? The officials of the Haibing Palace must be familiar with Western affairs, right?"

It's the same thing. To run a navy, you have to learn from the West... Currently, the three navies in the world are the Netherlands, England, and Can Ming. It's impossible for them to send people to study in Can Ming, right?"

Of course you can't go! If you go, your head will be chopped off...

"Everyone," Li Jicheng smiled, "anyone who has served as a military envoy, Fu Yin (officials in the two capitals are called Fu Yin), ministers and ministers of the six governments can recommend themselves to go abroad. When they return from overseas, we will select the ones who can."

Officials serve as ministers, ministers, lieutenants, Yuanwailang and principals in the Western Affairs Bureau and the Haibing Mansion.

In addition, the navy will also establish yamen such as the Western Fleet, shipyards, garrison offices, and naval martial arts halls. Under the Westernization Prefecture, there will also be yamen such as port commerce, customs, and Westernization workshops. The principal and secondary officials of these yamen will also be required to

Have qualifications to study abroad.

Everyone, is there anyone who is willing to travel across the ocean now?"

Li Jicheng is really capable of tormenting people!

A group of old bandits who have never been on a boat even when they were young are now asked to sign up for an overseas expedition... Once they go out, they will face tens of thousands of miles of high winds and dangerous waves. Can they still come back alive?

Don’t want to go? Then continue to stay home and eat old rice!

In fact, Li Jicheng didn't want to reuse these old people left over from Li Zicheng's era. It was said that once the emperor had one minister, there were already four emperors. Why don't the ministers change?

"Your Majesty! I am willing to go out to sea for a trip!"

There really was an old minister who didn't want to be replaced, so he took the lead and stepped forward. When Li Jicheng saw it, it turned out to be Song Xiance. The old man was over sixty, and he was still reluctant to retire. It was really not easy.

"Military advisor, you are so old," Li Jicheng asked, "can you travel tens of thousands of miles across the ocean?"

Song Xiance smiled and said: "Although I am old, my body is not bad...and I am proficient in magic. I am going to the West to inspect the feng shui of the royal tombs of Western countries, and then give King Louis and the Grand Speaker of the Western countries

, the Protector of the Country, the Sultan, and the Pope of Rome. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles without danger!"

When Li Jicheng heard this, he felt that it made sense, so he asked: "Is this Westerner's physiognomy and Feng Shui techniques the same as ours?"

Song Xiance said: "As long as you are a human being, you can read faces. As for Feng Shui... the mountains and rivers in the world are all the same, so it should be possible to read them. After reading Feng Shui, I will know the future fortune of those countries."

, it would be nice to have a reference when we intersect with it.

It's just that the birth dates of Westerners are different from ours, so it's not easy to criticize."

Li Jicheng nodded: "The calendar used by Westerners is different from ours. They use the birth anniversary of Christ. You have to convert it to the Jiazi calendar before you can approve it, right?"

"Your Majesty, Shengming," Song Xiance said with a smile, "Calendar conversion is troublesome. If it's one or two days off, it's not accurate."

Li Jicheng said: "That's true...but the great military adviser still has to do his best to calculate! Especially the horoscopes of King Louis of Western France and the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire must be carefully approved."

"Old minister, I will definitely work hard for it!"
Chapter completed!