King Ke nodded heavily. At this point, the best way to win the favor without losing the benefit of merit. The military failure made King Xunke no longer able to deal with foreign enemies. The more important question was how to maintain his dominance. It can be foreseeable that even if the Han people did not settle the score later, the reputation of the Xunke royal family who returned to the territory would reach the lowest point. Losing reputation means that aristocrats would launch rebellions at any time, and the elites of the royal family had been eliminated in the war. If they could submit to the Han people and seek protection from the Han people, it would be an excellent way to maintain their rule.

At this time, Zhide came to King Xunke's camp. Soon, a guard informed King Xunke in the meeting. King Xunke immediately summoned him and was able to contact the Han envoys, which gave King Xunke more confidence in future negotiations.

When King Xunke saw Zhide, he couldn't help but feel disappointed again. Zhide was wearing a green turban, long hair, beard under his jaw, iron bracelet, shorts, and shorts. He looked like Sikhs. The Sikhs were born rebels. During the reign of the Marathis, the two sides fought for years, and they were enemies of generations for two thousand years.

Could it be that the Han people deliberately let a Sikhs humiliate us? Many people in the tent looked very bad. In their opinion, the Han people sent Sikhs here, no matter what the purpose was, was equivalent to provoking them.

"His Royal Highness of the King of Sonk." Tsai De saluted King of Sonk according to the manners of the Marathis. Such a move made the Marathi nobles in the tent breathe a sigh of relief. No matter what, the Sikh's actions did not seem to be deliberately provoking.

"Explanation of your purpose, defeat others." King Xunke looked solemn.

"His highness has a son named Ramasham, right?" Thid took out a sheepskin letter: "Here is a handwritten letter from Ramasham."

After King Xunke finished his content, he was naturally surprised. What was shocked was that the Han people blackmailed him a huge sum of silver. What was happy was that his youngest son finally had a whereabouts. As long as he paid enough ransom, he could come back safely.

"Your Highness, Governor Zhang Youde has a one-day deadline and you can reply to this deadline, so the safety of Your Highness cannot be guaranteed." Zhide looked humble, but his tone gradually became unkind.

Diet remained silent, but a glimmer flashed in his eyes at this moment. His father was still worried about the peace talks. Now the Han people sent envoys to blackmail their property. It would be better to take this opportunity to contact the Han people.

"Father, I am willing to go to the Ming army and talk about the exchange of Ramashjam." Pandit stood up.

King Xunke wandered for a moment and then agreed to understand the meaning of his eldest son. It was just a matter of exchanging Ramashjam's land to negotiate with the Han people. This was a major matter related to the rule of the royal family. He was really a little worried about letting others do it.

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In the Ming army tent, Zhang Youde sat in the upper head and lower head Johnson savored the unique green tea of ​​the Han people and said some irrelevant words. He heard that King Zhang Youde ransomsonke was the governor of the first British colony. Johnson volunteered to fight with three thousand British troops. Naturally, he had plans to get a piece of the pie. But this sentence cannot be said explicitly. If Zhang Youde refused, he had no choice but to make a move. He could only make indirect measures. Let's take a look at Zhang Youde's attitude first.

"General Zhang, is the Ming Dynasty ready to annex the entire Hindustan land? It has fertile land with tens of millions of people. If the Ming Dynasty really conquered India, then the land gains must be very profitable, right?" Johnson asked silently.

Zhang Youde was not as scheming as Johnson. On the contrary, he felt that this foreigner was simply a fool. He led his troops to fight in a silly manner. He was so good at all, and he never thought of sharing any benefits with the British. Naturally, he had this idea. Therefore, when he talked to Johnson, he was very frank: "It was a little difficult to have a hasty annexation of the entire India. But the emperor's will was to conquer these barbarians to the best of his ability. Take one step at a time."

Johnson nodded in agreement and licked his lips. When he was about to ask Prince Xunke, someone outside the account reported: "I have returned and brought a messenger from Xunke who came to negotiate. Will it be possible to meet?"

"Let them come in." Zhang Youde put on his airs and sat down solemnly.

“General, I would like to pay tribute to you on behalf of my Father.

"Pandy is extremely strong, with a rough face, but he looks polite.

After making German translation, Zhang Youde nodded: "Do your country plan to redeem the hostages?"

"It's ready. The king is raising the gold and silver you need for your country. Please give me a few days to give me a grace."

"It's easy to say that the two days of grace are in war. If it's a grace, wouldn't it be that our army will not move? If so, this governor will have to add silver."

Pandit clearly felt the aggressive intention of this yellow-skinned Han man, which was clearly a threat. But he was under the roof and had to bow his head. Pandit thought about the words: "In fact, this time, on behalf of my father, I came to ask for peace with the general, in addition to redeeming my younger brother, and I hope the general can give us a chance."

Zhang Youde laughed: "Seeking for peace? This is a new thing. You are the small country that violates our borders of the Celestial Empire for no reason. Now that the war has failed, we are here to seek peace again. How can this reason be made in the world?"

Pandit seemed extremely calm. Before coming here, he had already made the worst plan: "General, we are willing to pay enough price to show the punishment of the Celestial Empire. In addition, my father is willing to pay tribute to His Majesty the Emperor of your country. Our subjects can swear to the heavens and always rely on the Ming Dynasty."

Seeing Pandit's serious look, Zhang Youde became serious, restrained his ridicule and said with a grin: "What does it mean to be enough cost?"

Pandit said: "My father has a magnificent palace, and also has a great fortune. I wonder if the Celestial Empire is interested?"

Zhang Youde said coldly: "Wealth? Hehe, your country's wealth is just the treasure of my Ming Dynasty. You don't have to send it to me. I will naturally bring troops to take it."

Pandit was stunned for a moment. The Han people blackmailed their property, which made Pandit mistakenly think that the Han people were greedy for gold and silver. Therefore, they gave up a fortune to seek peace talks and gain understanding from the Han people, but he ignored it.

The problem is that these wealth were based on King Xunke and defeated the father's army. As losers, they could enter King Xunke's territory at any time. They could not only plunder wealth, but also directly destroy the father's rule and replace the ruling power of the territory.

"So what does the general want?" Pandit suddenly realized that he had no bargaining chips at all, and his tone softened a little.

"In addition to your wealth, there is also your land." Zhang Youde said bluntly.

Pandit's heart was cold. Land was the foundation of the royal power. If you lose land, the royal power was meaningless. The conditions of the Han people had exceeded his bottom line. It was absolutely impossible to agree. But what should we do next? Exit tens of thousands of Indian soldiers to fight against the Han people head-on? Pandit did not have much fantasy about the next war, and the hope of victory was almost zero. After the failure, the entire Xunke royal family was finished.

He gritted his teeth and said, "How much land does the general need?"

When Pandit did this, Zhang Youde was stolen. His tough attitude just now was to tell the other party that peace talks would not work, and they could not afford what the Ming Dynasty wanted. Unexpectedly, this envoy was straightforward and started to make a plan to cede the land.

"I think about this matter. Since we are sincerely seeking peace, then you and that prince should live in the camp for the time being." Zhang Youde felt it was still necessary to inform the court about what the emperor meant. During this period, the Inland Haidu Legion could not launch any offensives. However, in order to prevent the other party from being foolish, it would be better to detain the two princes together. Even if the emperor did not agree to the peace talks, he would not be afraid that these barbarians would be in a state of great success: "In addition, the country must evacuate the army from East India for three days."

"The honor is so great." Diet was straightforward and neat. Although he was a Marati, he also understood similar principles since he had been defeated. If he continued to fight, he would only destroy the Han people. It would be better to bear the pain of cutting off some land and offering some gold and silver, and you can still get the opportunity to be safe.

Zhang Youde waved his hand and his eyes fell on Zhide: "Give De Qianhu, take him down."

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The Qinzheng Hall after the court seemed particularly quiet. Mu Tianbo, Yang Side and Zhou Mubai were each sitting on the brocade pillow and speechless. Zhu Jun, who was above the Dan Pai, leaned half leaning on his body, holding the East India side's urgent care and thinking about something.

Mu Tianbo has become in great condition recently. Although he is still the chief minister, he has now let the things that should be taken care of in every detail of the matter. Now he has let the politicians in the cabinet do it. These politicians are young and let them learn experience and can also be used as candidates for successors in the future. However, Mu Tianbo has to do some of the general directions explained by the emperor. Now that the report from East India is coming one by one, the emperor has left all the cabinet scholars in the Qinzheng Hall, so there are naturally some major things to make.

Yang Side was in charge of the Ministry of War. Now that the army is expeditioning to India, the food and grass must be handled, so he is also in a state of trouble during this period. A lot of matters in the cabinet have been left behind, and Mu Tianbo has been supported by the emperor. In addition, the emperor has allowed seven or eight young officials to enter the cabinet to observe politics. Now there are more than a dozen officials in the cabinet, so there are no chaos.

Zhou Mubai was even busier. Because the emperor determined the economic policies to support the pillar industries of various provinces, Jiangsu mainly produced steel and industrial products, Zhejiang mainly produced silk and textile products, Jiangxi mainly produced ceramic products, Fujian mainly built ships, Wuhan is the transportation hub of the entire Ming Dynasty. These policies are easy to say, but they naturally need to run around and inspect the industrial conditions of various development zones in various places, and to formulate various policies in detail. It is quite cumbersome. It is also a pity that Zhou Mubai has been immersed in economic development in recent years, and his temperament has gradually stabilized. If others were replaced, they would probably be overwhelmed. The most troublesome thing about everything is the beginning. If the beginning is done well, it will naturally be smooth sailing in the future. Therefore, Zhou Mubai did not dare to be careless during this period.

Zhu Jun flipped the memorials submitted by Zhang Youde, and then handed them over to Xiao Guizi. Xiao Guizi naturally understood the emperor's intentions, and put the memorials on his shoulders with his robe, handed them over to Mu Tianbo and the other two for circulating.

"What does the emperor mean?" Mu Tianbo finished reading it, and then passed the memorial to Yang Side and asked Zhu Jun.

Zhu Jun smiled slightly, rubbed his temples and said, "It's really hard to make a decision. King Xunke's elite has been destroyed, so it will naturally be a victory if he continues to fight."

"But if the barbarian king was anxious to jump over the wall, it would probably not be of much benefit to my Ming Dynasty." Mu Tianbo immediately spoke and expressed the embarrassment in Zhu Jun's heart.

"Yes, it's not impossible. Mu Aiqing helped me think about how to maximize the interests of the Ming Dynasty."

Mu Tianbo smiled bitterly: "If you directly destroy King Xunke, land and wealth will naturally come into my Ming Dynasty. If you agree to the peace talks, you can also gain enough benefits. I should just follow the emperor's leader."

Zhu Jun rolled his eyes, saying that it was equivalent to not saying it. In fact, this is also the reason for his hesitation. It is naturally good to continue the battle. The problem is that the money and grain of tens of thousands of troops are not small. If King Xunke plays with both jade and stone in despair, the benefits that the Ming Dynasty will gain may not have been much better than the peace talks. After all, peace talks are a business that guarantees income when they are drought and flood, and continuing to fight will be a bit like a gambler taking a risk.

The memorial has been passed on to Zhou Mubai. Zhou Mubai finished reading it carefully, thinking about something silently.

Yang Side continued: "Your Majesty, why not fight? King Ke is invaded by my border. The crime is unforgivable. As long as he is taken to Nanjing for punishment, the court will be worth losing some money, grain, and military pay."

At this time, Zhou Mubai spoke: "No, I have some ideas."

Zhu Jun turned his eyes to Zhou Mubai: "But it's okay."

Zhou Mubai said: "The emperor's strategy has always regarded India as a colony. He has given the Han people a certain degree of autonomy to the country. Although this is profitable, it is not an insurance policy." Zhou Mubai directly criticized Zhu Jun's colonial policy at the beginning, which made Zhu Jun's face slightly darker, and then smiled relievedly. This wise and scheming Zhou Mubai had a better idea.

Zhou Mubai continued: "The emperor ordered the formation of a colonial army, although the Indian natives were willing to be enslaved thousands of years later.

After all, they are barbarians who are now obedient, and they cannot guarantee that they will continue."

Zhu Jun suddenly remembered the independence of India in later generations and nodded thoughtfully. Zhou Mubai continued: "The colonial army garrisoned India and suppressed the riots. It was originally understandable, but what if the colonial army riots should be in a hundred years?"

"You know, the Haidu Legion, the closest to India, is also hundreds of miles overseas. Once the colonial legion is rioted, it may be difficult to conquer it for a while."

Zhou Mubai began to turn to the topic: "If it is not my race, their hearts will be different. This is the principle that has been unchanged throughout the ages. People in Manchus surrendered to the Central Plains, so what now? Therefore, to control the entire India, not only does it require colonial rule, but also a new piece of land needs to be opened to migrate the Han people to settle down, and attach it to our province directly under the Ming Dynasty, and then a direct legion of the Han people is worn to prevent accidents."

The policy proposed by Zhou Mubai made Zhu Jun lit up. He first opened up a piece of unmanned land with enough area, and then migrated a large number of Han people, not allowed Indians to enter the province to retain the absolute advantage of the proportion of Han people in the province. In this way, even if the entire India becomes a colony of the Ming Dynasty in the future, this province of the Indian subcontinent will become the most solid foundation of the Ming Dynasty's rule in India. If a colony rebelled in later generations, the Han army in the province can also suppress the rebellion at any time. This policy that combines direct provinces with colonial rule is more stable, and the resources seized by India can also be transferred to the province. Development is not a problem. This is equivalent to placing a chess piece in the Indian subcontinent, which can not only open up more land for the Han people, but also use the Han people on this land to maintain the foundation of ruling, so that the influence of the Han people can penetrate into this continent. Permanent colonization is not completely feasible.

The biggest problem is that it is difficult to get a large enough and fertile unmanned land on a continent like India, which is overpopular, and it is impossible to obtain a large-scale genocide.

Zhou Mubai thought that he had already figured out a strategy and said with a smile: "The emperor is worried that he will not be able to find a piece of uninhabited land?"

"Zhou Aiqing is about to play the puzzle, continue talking."

"This time the Barbarian King's request for peace is an opportunity." Zhou Mu's smile revealed a little sinister: "The Barbarian King's request for peace, and the emperor can agree to make a contract with him. The key is to cede the land. If the compensation is not detailed, the emperor naturally has a way to make them spend all their financial resources. However, the ceased land must have an additional condition, that is, the Barbarian King moves away all the alien people, make the ceased land an unmanned land, and distributes enough land for the Han people to move them to settle down for free. In this way, the Ming Dynasty can organize an Indian army to station in the province, which not only protects the safety of a province, but also monitors the Indian colonial army in case of accidents."

His thoughts suddenly became clear. Genocide was naturally impossible, and Zhu Jun could not do it either. However, it had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty when he immigrated the people by King Xunke himself. Although the robbers were still robbers, the robbers at least had to talk about the morality of the world. It was not a serious crime to steal some land. In later generations, I wonder how many colonists have become role models of civilization. Isn’t the United States, known as the world police and the model of human civilization, established by relying on massacre, trafficking of black slaves and invasion? But the universal values ​​of others are very reasonable and have no shame at all. What's more, the Ming Dynasty did not participate in any massacre, but just signed a treaty with King Xunke in accordance with the spirit of the contract.

"What do you mean by your kindness?" Zhu Jun made up his mind.

"If you can get a fertile land suitable for the Han people to move through peace talks, and a solid fortress to monitor the colonies. The emperor, the gentle minister, thinks peace talks are the best." Zhou Mubai said firmly.

"What do you think of Mu Aiqing and Yang Aiqing?" Zhu Jun's eyes fell on the other two Grand Secretary.

Mu Tianbo pondered for a moment and said, "I'm going to discuss it."

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"I'm going to discuss it." Yang Side also expressed his support.

If this matter is discussed in the court, there will be a group of nerds who come out to oppose it. However, it will be unimpeded. To put it bluntly, the officials in the cabinet have long passed the period of whining. The more they do, the more they understand the principle of national interests first. Therefore, everything is considered based on interests. For nerds, interests are dirty, and only morality is eternal. The country above the heavens must be benevolent and righteous, and be kind to all parties. Therefore, when Zhu Jun discussed the court, he almost did not discuss major national policies. He discussed anything behind closed doors.

"Since that's the case, I want to give a reliable person to negotiate. Yang Aiqing is in charge of the Ministry of War. Why not go to East India tomorrow and go to East India to work in the name of the Ministry of War to comfort the soldiers of the three armies, and knock down the peace talks."

Yang Side nodded and then said, "Emperor, since you are forcing the Barbarian King to cede land, can you give a charter? We will follow the charter of the emperor to avoid any mistakes."

Yang Side knew nothing about India and was afraid of being fooled by the Barbarian King, so he still hoped that Zhu Jun would set a new order to save trouble first.

Zhu Jun was in a much better mood and said to Xiao Guizi: "Go and ask if the secret probes from the Nanbei Town and Prefecture Department mapped the territory of King Xunke. If there is any, submit it immediately."

Guizi bowed and left in a broken step.

Zhu Jun ordered the servant to serve tea cups again, and the four of them tasted the tea. After discussing the affairs of the country, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, so they gathered together and talked some gossip.

"Weichen heard that a Royal Railway Company was established?" Zhou Mubai asked with interest.

Royal Railway Company has raised 50 million taels of silver, and started construction on four lines from Yunnan to Wuhan, Wuhan to Nanjing, Wuhan to Guangzhou, Guangzhou to Nanjing, and laying railway tracks. According to the company's accounting estimate, these four lines will cost at least hundreds of millions of silver, but the construction period will take at least five years. Therefore, Zhu Jun is not afraid that the subsequent funds will not be available, so he ordered people to recruit craftsmen everywhere, buy sleepers, and start construction in major cities at the same time.

He alone owned 15% of the shares of the Royal Railway Company, so he was extremely enthusiastic about this matter. When Zhou Mubai asked, his face was naturally flushed and he talked with the three Grand Secretarys about the prospects of the railway with great interest. Mu Tianbo and Yang Side had nothing. They knew nothing about the economy. Although they knew the profits of freight, they did not have a deeper understanding. But Zhou Mubai was different. After all, he was in this industry, and he listened with relish and his eyes shone.
Chapter completed!