Chapter 688 Materials and Craftsmen
Shaharu left, but his last words made Li Jie unable to calm down for a long time. Although he knew that in the face of power, father-son family relationships may sometimes be abandoned, but when such a thing really happened in front of him, he still felt a little unacceptable.
However, excluding emotional factors, Ulube is indeed a major advantage for Shaharu, because he can mortgage his favorite eldest son to the Ming Dynasty. In contrast, Haril had nowhere to win the trust of the Ming Dynasty, so from this point of view, Shaharu did take the lead.
After calming down, Li Jie asked someone to find Harrier again, and then he made the same statement.
Haril's performance was even more enthusiastic. When he learned that the Ming Dynasty could send him back to Samarkand with a hot balloon, he immediately stated that no matter what conditions the Ming Dynasty proposed, he could agree. Even as long as the Ming Dynasty supported him to seize the throne of Khan, he would be willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty forever in the future and offer tributes every year.
Although Li Jie was satisfied with Haril's performance on the surface, he was a little disappointed. Haril was still too young, not as smart as Shaharu, and he was actually playing such a clever little in front of him. Does he think that the Ming Dynasty is a fool and would believe his empty words?
So in the end, Li Jie just perfunctorily treated Haril. After the other party left, he immediately set out to enter the palace, and then told Zhu Yunxi in detail what happened to his contact with Shaharu.
"What a decisive Shaharu, for the sake of power, he can even give up his own son. He is indeed Timur's son!" Zhu Yunxiu sighed the same after hearing this. He did not expect Shaharu to use Urube as collateral in exchange for the trust of the Ming Dynasty.
"Yes, compared to Shaharu, Haril seems a little too young, but he can't blame him. After all, he has no bargaining chips in his hands. Apart from showing loyalty, there is no other way to win the trust from us." Li Jie nodded at this time.
"It seems that we have no other choice, so we can only send someone to talk to Shaharu!" Zhu Yunxiu also made a decision at this time.
"It is true, but Your Majesty must be careful. Shaharu can even give up his son. If you cooperate with such a person, you may be betrayed at any time, so Your Majesty must be mentally prepared." Li Jie reminded.
"I understand these, but Haril is also untrustworthy. In contrast, Shaharu can at least mortgage us hostages, so this person is still trustworthy in a short period of time, so the conditions given to him must be based on reality. It is best to be able to achieve it in the shortest time. Otherwise, after a long time, this person will definitely regret it!" Zhu Yunxiu said very clearly.
Seeing Zhu Yunyu sober, Li Jie was relieved, but when he thought of Ulube, he couldn't help but sigh, afraid he would be in Daming for a long time.
In fact, from another perspective, it is not a bad thing for Ulube to stay in the Ming Dynasty. First, he wanted to learn all aspects of the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't have time before. Second, Ulube's personality is actually not suitable for power struggles. Staying in the Ming Dynasty may give him a different life.
"By the way, I'm going to Dengzhou tomorrow. The first batch of supplies has arrived and I'll be loading the ship soon. There are also various craftsmen, and I need to comfort me." Li Jie suddenly thought of another thing, so he spoke again.
Zhu Di had already begun to hand over Goryeo to the Ming Dynasty. Just a month ago, the Ming army had already entered Goryeo from the northeast and began to replace the defenders that originally belonged to Zhu Di.
Of course, the Ming Dynasty had already started preparing. For example, the first batch of supplies to support Zhu Di had been assembled, and all these supplies had to be loaded on board and sent to Zhu Di.
However, compared to these materials, the most troublesome craftsmen are still the craftsmen. After all, the materials are dead objects and they will not be able to say and move. However, the craftsmen have hands and feet and even have mouths to express their opinions. Many of them were forcibly recruited by the court.
When Zhu Di wanted to establish a new country in the Americas, the most lacking thing was actually various craftsmen. After all, the shortage of materials could be solved locally, but if there were no craftsmen, there was no way. Even if there were supporting materials, they could not be used without craftsmen. For example, the various tools and equipment prepared by Li Jie for Zhu Di needed to be operated by craftsmen.
Zhu Di can solve some of the problem of craftsmen. After all, craftsmen in Goryeo can also be recruited, but these Goryeo craftsmen are too crude to compare with craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, especially in important industries such as iron smelting and salt making. The two are very different.
So under this situation, Zhu Di had long proposed that the Ming Dynasty needed to support a group of craftsmen, and the number was quite large. However, with the development of industry and commerce in the Ming Dynasty, the profession of craftsmen is very popular. So if it was only voluntary, there were probably few craftsmen willing to give up the comfortable life of the Ming Dynasty and traveled thousands of miles to the Americas to make contributions.
In order to solve this problem, Zhu Yunyu had to order the number of craftsmen recruited was distributed, emphasizing that some craftsmen came to Dengzhou, which also led to a lot of complaints from these craftsmen, and even gathered to cause trouble. Therefore, Li Jie had to personally appease these craftsmen.
Zhu Yunxi also knew what Li Jie was going to do, so he pondered for a moment before speaking: "Brother-in-law, if you can't comfort me, just send the army to emphasize that they are on the boat. As long as you get to the sea, they will not be able to turn back."
Zhu Yunxiu was actually thinking about Li Jie. After all, from the perspective of craftsmen, they were afraid that they would not leave willingly no matter what, so Li Jie's comfort might not have any effect. It would be better to directly suppress it with powerful means. As long as the craftsmen were sent to sea, they would have to let Zhu Di do it.
"I understand, but I still want to give it a try. After all, even if I go to America, these craftsmen need to use their intelligence and talents. If they only use forced means, they may not work hard in the future." Li Jie insisted.
In fact, Li Jie was not sure about how to appease these craftsmen, but based on his own heart, he still wanted to use gentle means to try his best to make these craftsmen willing to rush to America.
"Okay, then I'll be my brother-in-law. I will arrange the matters of Shaharu and others as soon as possible. You don't have to worry about it!" Zhu Yunxiu saw that Li Jie was firm in his attitude, so he did not persuade him again. In fact, he also knew that Li Jiexuan would not want to participate in the affairs of Shaharu and his son when he went to Dengzhou at this time, especially when he didn't want to face that Ulube.
Chapter completed!