Chapter 1,14: Intensive Debate

When he heard this, Ouyang Ming was actually the happiest person. He was still a little surprised and said, "Are you saying true?"

Ouyang Chengxu turned his head and asked back, "What? Don't you believe it?"

"It's not that I don't believe it!"

Ouyang Ming smiled and said, "Okay, go and rest. You have to go to the morning court tomorrow!"

Ouyang Chengxu really needs it very much now, and he did not refuse at the moment. He returned to his room and fell on the bed without washing up.

The next day, before dawn, Ouyang Chengxu got up. There was still a little pain on his head, but this did not affect his rise. He changed into clean clothes and hurried out!

No one came to pick him up. Fortunately, he knew where the front of the palace was. When he arrived in a hurry, he realized that he was not the first to come. There were already many court ministers waiting there outside the palace gate. They had never attended court in advance, and of course they didn't know when they were there. Now they realized that the court was very hard. They got up so early to go to court. I guess they were like themselves when they got up, it was not dawn yet!

I looked at the government officials carefully and found that there were many first- and second-rank officials waiting here, and at least one third-rank officials, and now I am just a commoner. I suddenly found that I was very uncomfortable when I stood among these adults and felt a little uncomfortable.

"What? Feeling uncomfortable?"

A familiar voice came at this time, which made Ouyang Chengxu, who felt very uncomfortable, suddenly felt a shock in his body, and quickly turned around and said happily: "Mr. Wang!"

The person who appeared was indeed Jiang Lang. Seeing Ouyang Chengxu standing alone on the side, he came forward to talk! Yu Qian was also with him!

"Mr. Wang, is this the young man you selected?"

Yu Qian understood at a glance that the civilian who appeared here early in the morning was naturally a bit strange. Moreover, Jiang Lang took the initiative to come forward to say hello. Thinking about what Jiang Lang is busy with now, he immediately thought of it.

Jiang Lang nodded, turned his head and said to Ouyang Chengxu: "This is the Prime Minister!"

"What?"

Ouyang Chengxu was shocked and quickly saluted, saying, "Caomintang meets with the Prime Minister!"

Yu Qian smiled and said, "You don't have to be polite. After the morning court this morning, we will be considered as officials of the same dynasty. Moreover, there are many places in the court that need you in the future. And you are also recommended by Lord Wang, don't embarrass Lord Wang!"

"Prime Minister, please rest assured. I will do my best to do my duty and will never lose the face of Lord Wang!"

Ouyang Chengxu said firmly that now he has just opened this stepping stone, and staying in this position requires one's own efforts, otherwise it will be replaced by someone else. Although with this powerful adult support, it does not mean that you can rely on him for the rest of your life. How far you can go depends entirely on your own!

"Well said!"

Yu Qian praised.

Jiang Lang smiled faintly and then said, "By the way, Lord Yu, I plan to recommend the other two to your newly formed yamen, how about?"

The other two?

Yu Qian pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Of course, let them come to see me in a few days, but I believe that the people you recommend are talented people, so I am very relieved!"

Ouyang Chengxu couldn't help but be shocked. The adult in front of him was so true that he would leave. Yesterday he said he wanted to recommend two people, but he didn't expect to recommend them to the Prime Minister today. If he recommended them, it would be better than anything else!

Jiang Lang didn't know what Ouyang Chengxu was thinking. He smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Yu, that's so grateful!"

Yu Qianze laughed and said, "Mr. Wang, you need to be so polite there. Well, let's go, I'm going to court!"

Jiang Lang nodded, turned his head to Ouyang Chengxu and said, "You can wait here first. I will mention this matter to the emperor in the morning. Then you will be told to enter the palace!"

Ouyang Chengxu nodded quickly and saluted: "Thank you, Lord Wang!"

Jiang Lang nodded and then walked inside with Yu Qian!

The originally opened palace gate closed after the officials entered. Looking at the vermilion gate in front of them, Ouyang Chengxu couldn't calm down!

A door, inside, it is just a sensation, outside is dull!

As usual, Jiang Lang had no need to snatch any say with other ministers!

The first person to speak was an official from the Ministry of Personnel, whose surname was Li, and he was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!

Standing in the middle of the Golden Palace, he said loudly: "I will report to the emperor, I have something to do!"

If you have something to do, start the song, and Emperor Jingtai will allow it too!

Lord Li said loudly: "Your Majesty, our dynasty wants to trade weapons with the Gentiles. This official is recommended by Lord Wang, but Lord Wang's recommendation minister believes that there is something unfair!"

"oh?"

Emperor Jingtai turned his head and looked at Jiang Lang. He had no expression, but it was normal. He was definitely not the kind of person who planned to speak when others were talking. Moreover, he had indeed let him handle this matter with full authority. Now he wanted to hear what was injustice, so he said, "Okay, tell me, what's injustice!"

Lord Li was not polite, and said, "I think there are three unfair things. First, Lord Wang selected some young people who had just come out of private schools, but were selected and appointed as fourth-rank officials. Will it be disappointing for those who have studied hard in the world to be sad? Second, they have no experience in being an official. If something goes wrong, wouldn't it be a shame for the court? Third, when they are competing, Lord Wang privately provides information to one of them, which is unfair!"

Emperor Jingtai did not make any statement. Some time ago, Murong Yan's husband was killed, to a large extent because he was promoted too quickly, so he was jealous of a large extent. After Lord Li finished speaking, Emperor Jingtai turned his head and looked at Jiang Lang and asked, "Then Wang Aiqing, what do you have to explain these three points!"

Emperor Jingtai knew a little about the reason why Jiang Lang did this. Of course, in the lobby, he had to give him a chance to explain. He and the rest of the adults could not just listen to one-sided words!

Jiang Lang was actually very clear about the reason. Many people looked very jealous in the eyes of the fourth-rank official. Many people may not be able to get a fame or acquaintance after studying hard for decades. At the same time, for them, even if they have won the fame or acquaintance, how long does it take to get to the position of a fourth-rank official? And even if the time is enough, it may not be possible to get it. Therefore, these fourth-rank official suddenly became jealous in the eyes of many people! Of course, they were just looking at the official position!

So Jiang Lang stood up, saluted Emperor Jingtai, and turned around and said to Lord Li, "Mr. Li, how are you?"

Lord Li looked at Jiang Lang in a daze, because he didn't know what Jiang Lang said at all, because Jiang Lang used a foreign language!

Lord Li did not reflect that this was what Jiang Lang expected, and then said: "I don't agree with the three questions you raised!"

Lord Li was also a little at a loss, but still didn't understand what Jiang Lang was saying. Although Emperor Jingtai asked them to learn more or less, how could these people who abide by the teachings of Confucius and Mencius learn the language of the Gentiles? In their eyes, they were very disdainful!

"Wang Aiqing, what did you just say?"

Emperor Jingtai also asked strangely, he didn't know what Jiang Lang was saying, with a confused look on his face!

Jiang Lang turned around and said, "Your Majesty, I just greeted Lord Li in Gentiles, but Lord Li didn't know what I mean!"

"Of course I don't know, I don't understand!"

Lord Li said a little angry, but he didn't expect that this person would ask himself in Gentile dialect. He hadn't learned it before, so how could he understand it!

"I know you don't understand!"

Jiang Lang said lightly, turned his head and asked, "So do other adults understand?"

Look at these adults, no one answered. Like Lord Li, they also couldn't understand.

The atmosphere in the Golden Palace was a bit strange. Emperor Jingtai smiled and said, "Wang Aiqing, to be honest, I didn't understand either. I guess other adults didn't understand either, but what do you mean by saying this?"

This question was actually mentioned by Jiang Lang a long time ago. Now I feel a little boring to mention it, but I still said: "As the emperor said, no one here understands it. I just said a few short words. Let me ask, for example, if you go to sea to negotiate with the Gentiles about this weapon, Lord Li, can you understand what they say?"

Of course, Lord Li didn't understand, but he still said, "But there is a translation!"

“I can indeed give you a translation!’

Jiang Lang nodded and said, paused, and asked again: "Then how do you ensure that the translation is correct, or that the other party did not bribe our translation? It's a very simple question. You don't know what the other party said, you don't know if the translator translated your words accurately to the other party, and you don't know if you express your meaning accurately to the other party. Be rude. In front of them, you are no different from a deaf man and a mute man. You don't know what's going on even if you've been cheated? If that's the case, how can you guarantee that you can do it.

The completion of sex and negotiations with foreign envoys may cause the diplomatic relations between the two countries to a deadlock, and even affect our overseas trade. Another point, Lord Li, do you know the etiquette of this foreign country? The so-called following the customs and following other people's etiquette in other places is respect for other countries and can also reflect the demeanor of our Ming Dynasty. Moreover, we are a country of etiquette. If we don't even know the etiquette of another country, wouldn't it be a joke? Just these two points, Lord Li, if you let you go, will you be competent?"

Lord Li's face was a little gloomy, and Jiang Lang's words were somewhat unpolite!

Jiang Lang looked at the other ministers present and then said, "Other point, it will take several months to go overseas, and it is not something you can do. The elders in the court are all in their sixties and seventies, and the younger ones are almost thirty. The life on the sea these few months is not something that ordinary people can afford. Moreover, you are all pillars of the court. The emperor can't bear to be displaced on the sea. Another point is that the fourth-rank official may be old, but he goes out to represent our Ming Dynasty. If we send a seventh-rank county magistrate, in the eyes of others, they will look down on their country, and others will not receive corresponding attention. In this way, how can we contact their important tasks in the country? How can we sell our weapons? The fourth-rank official is a threshold for formal dialogue with others!"

These adults obviously don’t understand what this diplomacy is. Even in the original society, there are great hierarchical restrictions. If your official position is not large, it will be difficult to be received by other high-ranking officials!

"Other point, the people I chose are relatively young. They are just because of their youth. Moreover, our weapons trading is just starting out now. Like us young diplomats, everything has a beginning, and everything is difficult at the beginning, but I believe that they will grow up slowly. Now our weapons trading volume is not very large. When we grow bigger, they will grow up too!"

Jiang Lang said again that if any process has an opening, it is actually a challenge to the Ming Dynasty to a large extent!

Emperor Jingtai nodded and said, "Yes, Wang Aiqing's words are very correct. In fact, I agreed to this when he proposed it. In other words, before I ascended the throne, I knew nothing about the government and didn't care. Later, I was ordered in the face of danger. Now, the entire Ming Dynasty is thriving. I can be considered a qualified emperor. I can't do anything. Why can't they? I also believe they can grow up. So Lord Li, I won't argue about the first and second questions. Then, Wang Aiqing, what is the third point that Lord Li said? You should also talk about it!"

Jiang Lang said: "Yes, indeed, I have provided information to the envoys and other envoys. Because we have investigated these information, but I have to explain one thing. It was not that I took the initiative to provide it, but that Ouyang Chengxu came to the East Factory and hoped that we could provide this information, so I provided it to him!"

"Then why did I just provide him alone!"

Emperor Jingtai was also a little curious. Could it be that he was partial to Ouyang Chengxu?

Jiang Lang immediately replied: "Your Majesty, it's actually very simple, because he thought of it. For them, I didn't say I would not provide it to them, but I didn't say it could provide it to them either. As for whether they think I will provide it to them, it depends on whether they can think of it!"

"Even if you think of it, isn't it partial that you provide to them?"

Lord Li asked back.

"I don't think so!"

Jiang Lang shook his head and said, then asked, "So Lord Li, I will ask you a question. In your eyes, I will give them ten artillery pieces and five hundred shells to contact those foreign envoys to see who can sell for a high price, so what exactly does their behavior belong to?"

Lord Li thought about it and then said, "Competition, many adults know this!"

Jiang Lang shook his head again and said, "Mr. Li, then you are wrong. The so-called competition is just a kind of competition. This is not the point. The point is that this is their first transaction without going abroad! In other words, they are the first batch of weapons sold for our court, and they are the merchants of our court. So what's wrong with us providing them with some information? And this information can allow them to grasp the weaknesses of the other party, which is very beneficial to us. Why don't we do it? Even if they go abroad in the future, our intelligence is still the most favorable thing for them to make the correct judgment. Could it be that

Lord Li believes that our weapons should be sold at the price of tofu, which is fair? Now, the two of them made a good comparison for us. Situ Ren did not expect to come to our East Factory to seek information support, so his ten cannons and 500 shells sold at a total price of nearly 60,000 taels, but Ouyang Chengxu sought our intelligence support. After analyzing it himself, he finally sold a total price of 130,000 taels of silver. When he sold it, he promised to give others a kickback of 10,000 taels, so the total price was also 120,000 taels! It was twice that of Situ Ren. Lord Li, that was beneficial to our court, obviously you should be very clear now!"

Of course, Lord Li knew very well, but he still said dissatisfiedly: "I'm so generous to give a kickback of 10,000 taels!"

"I don't think this is generous!"

Jiang Lang immediately retorted: "I think this is a very appropriate method. As for why I said it appropriately, the emperor understands what I mean very much compared to you!?

These ministers all understood. To be honest, how many people here are innocent and how many people have not received any kickbacks. So they are naturally very clear about what the effect of Ouyang Chengxu giving kickbacks to others, so they are very reluctant to say that they know!

Emperor Jingtai pondered for a moment before saying, "Indeed, there is no way to lose this. If you don't give these people some benefits, they probably won't give such a high price. Then Ouyang Chengxu is not a cheating person. Well, Wang Aiqing, Ouyang Chengxu is there now!"

Now Emperor Jingtai has met Ouyang Chengxu!

Jiang Lang hurriedly said, "I am outside the palace, waiting for the emperor's summons!"

"Okay, Ouyang Chengxu came to the palace to meet him!"

Emperor Jingtai said!

"It is said that Ouyang Chengxu will meet!"

"It is said that Ouyang Chengxu will meet!"

...

The voices were heard one by one!

Ouyang Chengxu outside the door also heard it and suddenly became excited!
Chapter completed!