Chapter 480: Squeezing and Exploiting Foreigners
After eating the food and drinks, Zhu Youxiao asked someone to send Guo Jingju and the others out.
Then, the smile on Zhu Youxiao's face disappeared instantly.
After taking a look at the Wei Chao who came in, Zhu Youxiao asked, "Is there anything wrong?
"Go back to the emperor, Xu Guangqi, Master Xu Ge, ask for a meeting." Wei Chao said hurriedly.
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao frowned.
He understood what Xu Guangqi was here to do, and to put it bluntly, he told him not to make things too difficult for these foreign missionaries.
It seems that their friendship is quite deep.
Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly and said, "I won't see you, let him go."
Zhu Youxiao really didn't want to see Xu Guangqi, and he was unhappy.
It is not a good thing for these civil servants to have a good relationship with foreign missionaries.
When officials in a country do not believe in what they should believe in and turn to believe in other things, it is a troublesome thing. Just like later generations, officials do not believe in Marxism-Leninism and start to go to the West, it will be a disaster for the country.
What's more, in the Ming Dynasty, officials had another function, that is, academic authority. What they said could make many people believe, which is much more than the ability of publicly known in later generations. If these officials wanted to make people outside believe in these foreign things, it would be a big problem.
So Zhu Youxiao decided to suppress it, and this was just the beginning.
"Yes, the emperor. I will give the order immediately." Wei Chao quickly agreed.
Zhu Youxiao sat on the dragon throne and thought quietly, and Wei Chao walked back from outside, obviously the words had already been heard.
Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Chao and said directly: "I have an errand left to you. I wonder if you can do it well."
After hearing this, Wei Chao was so excited that he almost jumped up.
You know, since the emperor ascended the throne, the status of the Wei Dynasty has not improved much. Looking at the eunuchs who served the emperor together, the status of the Wei Dynasty has improved very quickly, and the jealous eyes have turned red.
Needless to say, Wei Zhongxian's status is also very high. Only Wei Chao has been to Liaodong for several years. What's this called?
Although I have returned to the emperor now, I am always excluded by Chen Hong, and I can be said to have no power or power in my hands.
Under such circumstances, how could Wei Chao be satisfied? He also wanted to be favored by the emperor and also wanted to become successful.
Now that I heard that the emperor had an errand to him, how could I not be excited?
For Wei Chao, this is an opportunity, an opportunity to make him successful!
This is an opportunity he has been waiting for for a long time, so it is naturally impossible to say that he cannot do it at this time.
Wei Chao knelt directly on the ground and said firmly: "Don't worry, I will definitely get things done!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "It's good that you have such confidence. This time the errand is very important. In addition to doing the errands, it must also be kept confidential and you must not leak the news. Once the news is leaked, you know what the outcome will be."
"Don't worry, I will never leak the news." Wei Chao quickly agreed.
Regarding the emperor's instructions, Wei Chao did not intend to reduce the execution of the slightest bit of it. He had to work hard to do this.
As for leaking the news, it is even more impossible.
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "They will soon build a library and a church. I want you to take care of it."
After hearing this, Wei Chao was stunned.
What is this errand?
Logically speaking, this should not be something he did. No matter what he built there, he didn't have to take care of it. Such things are not a big deal, and a small official can do it.
Wei Chao hesitated a little and didn't know what to say.
"This is just the surface." Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Chao and continued: "On the surface, you are asking you to cooperate with them, coordinate the relationship between the yamen and all parties, and help them get things done well. In fact, there are other things."
After hearing this, Wei Chao breathed a sigh of relief.
It turned out that there was a secret mission.
That's good.
Secret missions are very important to them, because your ability to help the emperor perform secret missions means that you are the emperor's confidant. You have never done any bad work for the emperor, so why do you have the nerve to say that you are the confidant?
"I have promised them to build a church, but I just agreed." Zhu Youxiao said directly as he looked at Wei Chao.
Zhu Youxiao just told Wei Chao here that he would never tell others when he turned around, and he would not admit it even if someone asked him.
After all, the emperor must keep his word, and the emperor must be the master of the nine fives, and the words are nine tripods. Such things that are not counted after the previous words cannot be spread.
If this news is leaked, the Wei Dynasty will not end well.
After hearing this, Wei Chao lowered his head and didn't care.
For the Wei Dynasty, everything the emperor said was right. Just a group of foreigners, what would happen if they didn’t agree? Can they still do anything up and down?
Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Chao and was very satisfied with his performance. Zhu Youxiao continued: "We must build a library first and tell them that this library will allow them to pay for their own money, and I will not pay them for them. This library needs to be built large enough."
While listening, Wei Chao was silently thinking about how big the library would be to be built. Is it okay to be as big as an official’s mansion?
Zhu Youxiao didn't care whether Wei Chao listened or not, and continued, "In addition to the collections they brought themselves, our Ming Dynasty collections should also be included in categories. At that time, I will give you a drawing, and the library will be built according to the drawings, so that they can pay for the money. As for how big the project of this library is, you can build it according to the imperial tomb."
After hearing this, Wei Chao was so surprised that he could stuff an egg into his mouth.
Today's emperors have always been very frugal, and after ascending the throne, they stopped building the palace; for the imperial tombs of the previous two emperors, they can save as much as possible.
But even if it is saved, it is an imperial tomb, and the cost is scary enough.
How much does it cost to keep the library repaired like this?
Although those foreigners are rich, they are not like this!
Wei Chao also understood that the emperor wanted to squeeze out all the money from those people and then prepare a Ming Dynasty library for the Ming Dynasty.
"Yes, I am the emperor. I know how to do it." Wei Chao quickly agreed: "The first phase of the project is planned to be built for ten years first. If ten years are not enough, then another ten years will be built."
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wei Chao with admiration.
Very good, can understand your intentions, very good!
"This library is built in the new city. I will set aside the Confucius Temple to build this library specifically. You don't have to worry about anything else."
"When foreigners from all over the world arrive in the capital, I will prepare a house for them there and let them all move in. What you have to do is to stare at them and let them translate all the books they brought into Daming."
Although the Ming Dynasty in this era was not much behind compared to other countries in the world, it had begun to lag behind in natural sciences. Especially in various aspects, it was even more backward in ideological consciousness, and its pursuit of science was also backward.
This batch of books was really very important to the Ming Dynasty. If it weren't for these books, Zhu Youxiao wouldn't bother to coax these foreigners.
What's more, as time goes by, more and more foreigners will come to the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Youxiao wants to use these people to set an example, and if you look back, you will let people release the news to attract more Westerners.
As for these foreigners who arrived in the capital, they naturally asked them to translate books and conduct research. Zhu Youxiao asked some of them to work at the Baigong Academy and study with the people from the Baigong Academy.
In short, you know people and take good responsibilities and do whatever you are good at.
If they want to preach, they have to wait. The Ming Dynasty’s faith cannot make them messy and jump up and down missionary.
What to pass on?
Zhu Youzhao will limit the scope of contact between these foreigners and prevent them from making trouble.
As for what to use to make these foreigners give up, it is very simple to ask them to modify the doctrine, and then the Ming Dynasty sows the disagreement in it, let them have their own differences, and form two sects, fighting each other for a while before talking about it.
In addition, building a church will delay time. Anyway, if the library is not well built, the church will not be built.
Always say one thing, work, work, work!
But Zhu Youxiao would not tell anyone about such thoughts.
After gathering these foreigners together, Zhu Youxiao will install a large number of secret spies in and monitor them at any time to see who is more dangerous and has more radical thinking.
Such a dangerous person is like a rat shit. If he is not worthy of staying in our great country of China, he should be killed directly.
There is no need to say these words to the Wei Dynasty. What Wei Dynasty had to do was to repair libraries and let these foreigners translate books.
Wei Chao listened carefully to Zhu Youxiao's words, and although he had figured out some ideas in his mind, it was still much worse in the end. But he also knew that it would be fine to do what was happening in front of him.
Wei Chao bowed and said respectfully: "Don't worry, I will do my job well!"
"Okay, I believe in you!" Zhu Youxiao smiled gently and harmlessly, and his words were full of trust.
The news spread quickly.
His Majesty is going to build a huge library in the new city to store various classics, as well as some books from foreigners. This is surprising.
For a while, there were many different opinions, but most of the voices supported it.
After all, building such a library, or library, is a phenomenon that only exists in the prosperous era. Everyone is a scholar, and there is no reason not to support it.
Xu Guangqi probably knew about the foreigners, and he felt relieved.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the capital became harmonious. There were not many people who cared about what Zhu Youxiao did in Mongolia.
However, some people are still watching, and the impeachment book has been sent to the palace.
Zhu Youxiao just didn't come out in the palace.
Those who impeached Zhu Youxiao quietly left the capital. In short, there were various reasons, some were transferred, some were dismissed, and some were even promoted.
However, the places where promoted people go are places that ordinary people are reluctant to go.
As time goes by, there are fewer and fewer such questions.
At this time, the emperor released news that he would elect a new cabinet minister.
Zhu Youxiao's move was to divert attention on the one hand, and to solve the problem.
Things in Mongolia quickly subsided.
Zhu Youxiao squatted in the palace for more than two months, and finally recovered and gained some energy.
He finally walked out of the palace.
Chapter completed!