Chapter 783 The four beams and eight pillars built by the dynasty
Liu Ji brought news from afar and told the Ming Emperor that the Governor-General of Mozambique had implemented Ms. Prazo's system.
Spain sent a special envoy to Spain, Legas, to tell the Ming Emperor that Liu Ji's information was wrong. Legas was very aware of this system. Ms. Prazo was awarded to Portuguese and Spanish women to encourage women to go to sea to complete the reproduction of the colony. , instead of granting it to the local barbarians.
Legas categorically told the Ming Emperor that the system was definitely designed this way. For example, Deng Zilong's wife Luo Lian in the Luzon Governor's Palace went overseas based on this background.
Neither Liu Ji nor Legas did lie.
Ms. Prazo was indeed initially only granted to Portuguese and Spanish women, but Portugal and Spain had very limited control over the Governor's Palace. This system was immediately used in the colonies by the colonial Governor's Palace.
Design is design, execution is execution.
Regarding the issue of how to deal with King Larambo of Merina, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment actually held a meeting and gave some answers. The Ministry of Rites and Punishments did not intend to oppose the emperor's decision, and tried to find out the ancestral law to serve His Majesty. explain the behavior.
"Your Majesty, I thought that Larambo, the lord of Merina Kingdom, was not a king, but a pirate." Shen Li stood up and began to sprinkle water and wash the floor for His Majesty. In the view of the Ministry of Rites, as long as Larambo is defined as The pirates perfectly bypassed the ancestral method of the 'Rouyuan people'.
Shen Li looked at His Majesty's puzzled expression, took out a memorial and said: "The various situations in Merina Country show that it has not completed the establishment of a dynasty, so Larambo is not the king of the country, but a pirate."
This memorial from the Ministry of Rites discusses the basic elements of the construction of a dynasty, which the Ministry of Rites divides into four beams and eight pillars.
The four beams are military, economic, political, and cultural.
In the military, we must have a basic military framework, instead of gathering together in a swarm during robbery and going back to each house after the robbery without the most basic command. On the battlefield, you can't even distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. That is not a military framework. It's a bandit;
Economically, only by getting rid of the natural economy and entering the small-scale peasant economy can we complete the most basic economic construction. It is still through an extremely primitive economic model based on gathering and hunting. It is an extremely unstable natural economy and cannot support the construction of a dynasty. ;
In politics, no matter what kind of system, it is generally recognized by the majority of the people in the jurisdiction. There are not too many opponents to oppose the power holder giving orders. The king's flag on the city head is constantly changing, and the emperor becomes a prisoner overnight. This kind of instability The political body cannot perform the duties of the country;
In terms of culture, only by having the ability to use words, rather than relying on oral transmission, can we record historical events, laws and regulations, economic and trade, government orders, etc. Only by being able to use words can we pass on civilization.
Completing the construction of the four pillars opens the door to the construction of a country. Only by completely completing the next eight pillars can it be officially recognized as a country. All the rotten fish and shrimps come to the Ming Dynasty and say a few auspicious words. The treatment of friendly countries, the friendly countries of Ming Dynasty, are really worthless.
The eight columns are extended from the base of the four beams.
The guards and guest soldiers, the guards who integrate farming, farming and military production and garrison, and the elite soldiers responsible for offense;
Planting and cultivation, through planting, can we have a stable source of food; only through cultivation and continuous improvement of crops can we increase yields and obtain more food. In fact, the hidden meaning of cultivation is to develop productivity;
Capital and locality, the capital means the basic political center, forming the ruling class; while the local area means the obedience of the ruled, which represents a stable political framework;
Poetry and morality, poetry is the application of words. If there is no poetry, the words created by humans will not be widely used, such as Xixia script, such as the ever-changing Mongolian script, and certain moral standards are the basic The embodiment of culture.
As for the Kingdom of Merina, none of the four beams have been completed, let alone the eight pillars at the back. According to the Ministry of Rites, only the completion of eight pillars can be considered a dynasty.
In this way, Larambo, the king of Merina, becomes a pirate, which can be easily solved by just killing him.
After all, Chen Zuyi, the pirate king during the Yongle period, was actually the king of the Bolin State. Even more than fifty cities in Southeast Asia paid tribute to Chen Zuyi, but Chen Zuyi died as a pirate instead of a king.
"Larambo has three nobles under his command, and he entrusted the Kingdom of Mailina to these three nobles." Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "You can barely be considered a king."
Zhu Yijun wanted to see where the limit of the Ministry of Rites's sprinkling of water to wash the floor was.
Shen Li said very calmly: "Even if the Mailina Kingdom was forcibly elevated to the national dynasty, it still had its ancestors' laws. In the fifth year of Yongle's reign, Annan tyrant Hu Jiya, his eldest son Hu Yuancheng, and his second son Hu Hancang were captured by the British Duke Zhang Fu. After returning to Nanjing, Hu Jiyou and Hu Hancang were beheaded in public."
Yongle conquered the Annan Kingdom. At that time, the tyrant Hu Jisu of the Annan Kingdom returned to Nanjing. There are different opinions on what happened to him, and it was not stated clearly, but he was probably executed, and the ancestral law could be used flexibly.
"Then let's follow Chen Zuyi's old story and judge the crime as a pirate." Zhu Yijun approved the first method of land washing. After all, the first method was reasonable and well-founded. The theory constructed by the state was very complete and there were old practices to follow.
As for the four words "state dynasty construction", it was Dazongbo Wan Shihe who first proposed it. He revised many overseas state chronicles and finally determined the basic dynasty standard of four beams and eight pillars. According to the dynasty standard, the Mozambique Governor's Palace is better than The kingdom of Merina is more like a dynasty.
At least six of the eight pillars of the Mozambique Governor's Palace are sound. Except for morality and cultivation, everything else is sound.
Those who have not completed the establishment of a dynasty can be regarded as savages, tribes, and chiefs.
"Your Majesty, I brought back some seeds. I think the most valuable of them is the seed of the cocoa tree. I traded a total of three hundred kilograms of cocoa tree seeds in Ivory Coast. Cocoa beans are widely planted in the Governor's Palace of Peru. There are millions of cocoa trees that I have seen." Liu Ji presented the second plant he collected, the cocoa tree species.
Ivory Coast is located near Chidao in West Africa. Cocoa trees are planted in large quantities in Ivory Coast, which is smaller in scale than Lima plantations.
Liu Ji left three hundred kilograms of cocoa seeds in the Luzon Governor's Palace, and the plantation in Hanxiang Town was still more reliable and safer than the plantation in Java.
"Your Majesty, the most noble person in the Governor-General's Office of the Ming Dynasty is not the governor, but the doctor of agriculture. I gave the cocoa tree seeds to the doctor of agriculture." Liu Ji explained the whereabouts of the cocoa tree seeds.
"Ai Qing did the right thing, sending it to Beiya. It's so cold in the north that it can't be planted." Zhu Yijun agreed with Liu Ji's decision.
In the seventh year of Jiajing, Hernan Cortes discovered the drink of the Inca king in Mexico. The cocoa beans were mixed with water and spices. Cortes brought it back to Tessie. At first, this brown bean did not attract anyone's attention. Attention, they are all eaten as dried fruits, and the taste is not delicious.
In the twelfth year of Jiajing, the Spanish palace chef ground cocoa beans into powder, added water and sugar, and cooked it into a greasy drink, which became popular throughout Europe and became a high-end drink and dessert for the upper class, called chocolate. .
After decades of planting, there are millions of cocoa trees in Lima Plantation. Each cocoa tree can produce about five kilograms of cocoa beans every year, which is an extremely important source of tax revenue for the Spanish Governor's Palace.
Liu Ji bowed his head and said: "The people of Lima have planted the most cocoa beans in the world, but they have never tasted chocolate. The people of Lima call cocoa beans bitter water. In Chile, cocoa beans are also a kind of currency." , second only to tobacco ”
Liu Ji has noticed this kind of tree for a long time. This thing is so hungry. He can eat a few pieces of chocolate and not be hungry for a long time.
Pickles are not easy to go bad because they contain a lot of salt. Chocolate has a very high sugar content, but it is not easy to go bad. Foods such as raisins, candied fruits, honey, etc. are not easy to spoil.
In Liu Ji's opinion, this chocolate is a bit like grown honey.
It is a pity that the cocoa tree is a heat-loving plant and can only survive in extremely hot areas within 20° north and south latitude. The Ming Dynasty does not meet this condition, and overseas colonies are very suitable.
Liu Ji's ocean-going fleet never got cocoa seeds, only dried cocoa beans or ground cocoa powder. Just like the cannibals don't share the secret of coffee, the Xianbeli people don't share rye. Likewise, the red beetles do not share the seeds of the cocoa tree.
This time, Liu Ji finally exchanged the seeds of the cocoa tree in Ivory Coast. Although the price was very expensive, only three hundred kilograms, but after trial planting in Java, it was determined to be the cocoa tree.
The cocoa tree only begins to bear fruit in three years. It is a perennial tree species. There are 20 to 40 cocoa beans in a cocoa pod. After being picked, these cocoa beans will be stored in a cool place for planting. If they are to be sold or made, they will be stored in a cool place. After being exposed to the sun for three days, they are fried and dried to prevent mold and other phenomena from occurring during transportation.
Liu Ji explained his knowledge. The Lima Plantation will hire children over seven years old because these children are more flexible and skillful in climbing up the treetops and dropping the pods. The pods fall to the ground and are collected by the children on the ground. After that, the pods are also picked manually.
Hand picking, peeling, cleaning, sun-frying, and drying are all done by these children aged seven to thirteen. The older children will go to the rich Silver Mountains or the Port of Lima to transport goods to make money. The process of picking cocoa beans is a complete one. An extremely time-consuming, arduous and labor-intensive industry.
Liu Ji saw with his own eyes the children, carrying baskets full of cocoa beans, pouring baskets of cocoa beans into the tax collector's huge sacks.
Liu Ji said with emotion: "About 20% to 25% of these children in the plantations die every year for various reasons and become fertilizer for the cocoa trees, but they grow up to the age of thirteen smoothly. , they will become trackers or miners, and the rich silver mountains where silver is smelted by amalgamation will be full of dead people.”
"So, among the original Incas, a woman had to have at least five children so that her family could afford the high taxes imposed by the tax collectors."
The reason why the Ms. Prazzo system was popular in all colonies was because the colonized people lived a very hard life.
Nowadays, the Koreans are slaves to the subjugation of their country. They still have a country that can be subjugated, and they can look forward to the Great Tomorrow Soldiers to save them. The key is that the Koreans really hope for the Great Tomorrow Soldiers to come, and they also put the Korean clan, civil and military classes, and Zhongren and Hwarang were physically eliminated and the land was distributed to the people.
And these colonies are not even complete countries, and they are not even qualified to be slaves of subjugated countries.
Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "Don't you let the seven-year-old child go?"
Liu Ji replied: "There is a village called Xikalapa near Lima. When I first arrived in Lima in the ninth year of Wanli, there were still 250 people in this village. In the fourteenth year of Wanli, five years later, this village There are only 25 people left in the village, and the others died in wars, plantations, mines, etc.”
“One of the most fatal cases was when a village was infected with smallpox, and only about fifty people in a village survived.”
"The local governor repeatedly told me that the blankets containing smallpox were sold to the barbarians without their knowledge, but I always felt that it was intentional. If it hadn't been for the pox method in the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid the red-haired fans would have followed suit. .”
"The only twenty-five people left in the village need to bear taxes worth forty silver every year, and of the only twenty-five people, seven are children between the ages of seven and ten, and there are two pregnant women and elderly people. , patients, pregnant women and children are not exempt from the so-called taxes.”
Liu Ji answered the emperor's question. The colonists would not even spare their children. They would pay taxes for 250 people, even if there were only 25 people in the village, and they would not stop for a moment.
The Ming Dynasty did a good job in this area. Even if any Fanyi lived in the City of Ten Thousand Kingdoms, they had to go to a large bathhouse to soak in sulfur and have a comprehensive physical examination to prevent the occurrence of plague.
The Ming Dynasty had the qualifications and ability to be so domineering. The commodity advantages of silk, porcelain, ironware, and cotton gave it sufficient say in this era of great navigation and trade.
Liu Ji took a deep breath and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I sent several coastal defense patrols to have contact with these Incas. I only saw numbness. They were well disciplined and did not dare to resist. They did not even use the word resist. .”
"In the competition of great navigation, the Ming Dynasty must not lose. Once the Ming Dynasty loses, all people will be reduced to the same situation as the Incas."
"The Inca people were sincerely afraid of the Texi, and very few dared to take up arms to resist. They even believed that such resistance was an act that would lead to divine punishment. Only by executing orders more piously and faithfully can forgiveness be obtained."
"They have always thought that kaka beans are mainly used to make wine and are a luxury used only by red-haired people. Writing and language have slowly disappeared. Most of them no longer know that there was an Inca kingdom."
"The Inca civilization has perished." The speed of civilization dissipation is much faster than Liu Ji imagined. The ancient Inca country has existed for nearly a thousand years, but after just a few decades, future generations have gradually forgotten the written language, history, and everything in the past. All become ancient and unknown.
As the commander of Pandu, Liu Ji became more determined to open sea the longer he led the fleet.
"What Aiqing said is absolutely true." Zhu Yijun showed a bright smile and signaled Liu Ji to calm down and not be so restless. The Ming Dynasty will fall, but China will not.
The reason why Zhu Yijun smiled like this was because he was finally completely sure that Wanli Reform had passed the most dangerous moment.
Any kind of new policy will have an impact on the interests of the vested interests of the old era, and will definitely create new meat-eaters. This is very consistent with the process of intensification of contradictions in the theory of contradictions.
The most dangerous time for the Wanli Restoration was the five years from the tenth year of Wanli to the fifteenth year of Wanli.
If the transformation cannot be completed and the old vested interests win, they will completely counterattack the New Deal and ultimately miss out on the right time, place, and people that finally saved the day.
In the early days of the Wanli Restoration, everyone had had enough of this chaotic, weak dynasty that was unable to perform its duties normally. The disordered world was always suffocating, and even corrupt officials felt the difficulty.
At that time, the reform achieved broad consensus. Even Yang Bo, the original leader of the Jin Party, partially agreed with Zhang Juzheng's new policies and even promoted the implementation of the examination law.
However, with the implementation of the New Deal, vested interests will find that their interests have been harmed, and they will begin to obstruct the New Deal. From a macro perspective, this obstructive sentiment will gradually increase over time.
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At this time, a state of wrestling will arise, and conflicts between old and new interests will become intense and frequent.
It becomes dangerous when the obstructionism of old vested interests reaches its peak.
Because the new meat-eaters have obtained sufficient economic benefits, they are still unstable and unable to obtain sufficient political positions. Power is in the hands of the old rich men, and the emerging bourgeoisie cannot protect their own economic interests.
It’s difficult to even protect yourself, let alone support the New Deal.
From the tenth year of Wanli to the fifteenth year of Wanli, it was the time when the New Deal was most dangerous. The emperor, Yuanfu, and ministers who presided over the New Deal needed to face the strongest counterattack by the old vested interests, and the emerging bourgeoisie was not yet strong enough to form. Strong support for the New Deal.
At this time, there will be a lot of resentment. This is also the stage when Lin Fucheng, the unfaithful and unfilial man, said that thousands of years have passed and all families have been violent. Lin Fucheng did not die because he was right.
At this most dangerous moment, Zhu Yijun did not hide in Tonghe Palace, but patrolled the south. He bravely stood at the forefront of the conflict, attracted all the firepower, and even broke out a farce to assassinate the emperor.
Now that the most dangerous moment has passed, Liu Ji is the representative. As the commander of Pandu, he has the courage to express his opinions and has his own understanding of Kaihai.
What Kaihai is grabbing is not only silver and territory, but essentially, the right to survive.
If you have me or not, I will be in extreme danger. Not only my immunity to smallpox, but also firearms, strong ships and cannons, higher-yield crops, more sophisticated machinery, more advanced theoretical research, etc. It’s the great danger that you have and I don’t.
"Ministry of Rites, tell Liu Aiqing about the Mingguan system of the Ministry of Rites and see if it is feasible." Zhu Yijun smiled and talked about the next topic, Mingguan. This is a new policy for opening up the sea for several years or even decades. It needs to be treated with caution. .
The Ministry of Rites has actually had a brief communication with Liu Ji a long time ago, but now it is time to explain the risks clearly and clearly in front of His Majesty after a meeting.
"The biggest risk is the safety of Ming Guan personnel." Liu Ji highly agrees with the Ming Guan system.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty beheaded Larambo, the king of Melina, and planned to build the Gifford Governor's Palace. The purpose was to show his power overseas. It was a move to establish his authority. He also used Larambo's head to tell all the Ming dynasty personnel sent abroad that they If it is sacrificed, Ming will never sit idly by and ignore it, but will do his best to retaliate.
Class identity is often greater than ethnic identity, but Zhu Yijun only became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
"I will take care of their lives and affairs for them." Zhu Yijun said with certainty. The four sentences on the horse card of the master of the Ming Palace are Zhu Yijun's promise. As for the future generations, he can't control it, but as long as he As long as you live, what you say must be true.
Anyone who dares to offend a strong man will be punished no matter how far away he is.
Zhu Yijun, who never breaks his promise, has an extremely wide and good reputation in the Ming Dynasty. His reputation is so firm that it can even increase the credibility of the Ming Dynasty to issue treasure banknotes. People believe that the Ming Emperor will deal with those evildoers and ensure the most basic fairness. and banknote issuance principles.
"I thought we might be able to equip Ming Guan with an igniter." Liu Ji said euphemistically. Firearms are carbon-based biological calmers. Anyone who dares to offend should ask the fire gun in his hand if he agrees!
Enough firearms can provide more security for Mingguan.
It is true that the imperial court only gave ten guest soldiers, but the museum owners could recruit themselves and obtain weapons from the Ming Dynasty for going to sea. In particular, the supply of gunpowder could provide physical security.
"Firelocks such as flintlock guns, tiger squat cannons, nine-pound cannons, five-masted ocean ships, three-masted plywood ships, hydrofoil sailing ships, battleships, etc. are allowed to be purchased in a certain quantity in the name of Mingguan. What does Liu Aiqing think? ?" Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and gave a list of firearms.
"Is it too much..." Liu Ji said in shock: "Your Majesty, it is better to ban the sale of nine-pound artillery and five-masted transoceanic ships. Hydrofoil sailboats and tiger squatting guns are more important."
So radical!
When Liu Ji asked for treatment from the Ming Palace, he originally wanted to use flintlock guns and tiger cannons. He also wanted to use hydrofoil sailboats and battleships, which were prohibited from sale to civilians. As a result, His Majesty opened the door of the arsenal and took whatever he wanted, except for fast sailboats. Except for the 16-pound and 36-pound naval guns, everything else is sold.
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "The Portuguese King Antonio can buy a five-masted ocean ship, but the Ming Palace is not allowed to buy it. Doesn't it mean that it is a friendly country and not a domestic slave? What do you think, sir?"
Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Juzheng, is the gift really enough? Just giving a letter of appointment and letting the people of Ming Dynasty go through life and death is a bit unrealistic.
"Your Majesty is wise, I thought I could support the Ming Palace with low-interest loans." As the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng's main responsibility now is to praise virtues. The business of the Ming Palace system is to replace them. If they don't give weapons, what can they replace them with?
It not only needs to open up the authority to purchase firearms, but also provide more low-interest loans. The Ming Palace is affiliated to the Ming Dynasty, but it is highly independent and autonomous. The real money spent is more direct than promised.
"What you said is reasonable. The Ministry of Rites knows it and will draw up a charter." Zhu Yijun thought carefully and agreed to Zhang Juzheng's suggestion.
Liu Ji was a little confused. He looked around and saw that none of the courtiers in the Wenhua Palace objected. Liu Ji thought he was a radical, but when he arrived at the Wenhua Palace, he realized that he was a conservative!
Even the trick of low-interest borrowing was used, which was equivalent to half-buying and half-giving, giving Lord Pioneer more financial support.
If these Ming Guan borrowed money and ran away without repaying the money, it would be difficult for the Ming Emperor to recover the debt. Moreover, the Ming Guan was very dangerous. Once it was destroyed, it might not be possible to get it back.
But if you think about it carefully, the foundation of Mingguan's survival is actually the strong Ming Dynasty. If you don't repay the money you owe, the gains outweigh the losses. With His Majesty's support, it will be difficult for Mingguan to completely perish.
"Then the Mingguan system will be finalized for the time being. We will implement it and make adjustments based on the effect." Zhu Yijun made the final decision.
Liu Ji was sitting in the Wenhua Hall. He wanted to participate in this court meeting, but the content of the court meeting did not have much to do with him. He did not speak, but sat aside and seriously thought about the Ming Emperor's decision.
The various behaviors of the Ming Emperor were very strange.
Each empire constantly repeats and emphasizes that its mission is different from other empires in the world. Its mission is not to plunder or control, but to be benevolent and tolerant. This is true at all times and in all countries.
This was also the case before the Ming Dynasty, such as the basic foreign policy of the country without conquests and the Rouyuan people.
But the current Holy Emperor is a freak. His Majesty spared no effort and repeatedly emphasized a basic idea: Ming Dynasty takes priority.
This has given His Majesty a bad reputation for cruelty. What is even more bizarre is that these bad reputations have not affected His Majesty's widespread support.
This phenomenon is very contradictory. Liu Ji thought for a long time and finally got a plausible answer.
The people of the empire do not recognize the concepts of benevolence, tolerance, and being kind and gentle. Even if scholars package it seamlessly and flawlessly, the people of the empire will not recognize it.
During the fifteen years of ups and downs during Wanli's opening of the sea, Liu Ji encountered some Yi people who asked: The Ming Dynasty criticized the atrocities of the Western and Western colonists, but it seems that the Ming Dynasty also appeared on the ocean as a colonizer. This is different from the Western and Western settlers. How were the colonists different?
The answer is very clear. If the Ming Dynasty still insists on benevolence, tolerance, kindness to others, kindness to others, and free gifts, this is a kind of exploitation and plunder of the people of the Ming Dynasty, and a kind of tyranny towards the people of the Ming Dynasty.
If you want to gain the support of the Ming Emperor, you need to come up with real money and benefits, such as His Majesty's favorite seeds. Of course, it would be even better if they are minerals.
Antonio took it all out and won His Majesty's support.
The people of the empire may not think that deeply, but they must know that the wealth of the empire belongs to the entire empire, not to the foreigners.
"The second volume of Public and Private Discussions has been proofread. Your Majesty, do you really want to publish it?" Zhang Juzheng's slightly anxious voice interrupted Liu Ji's contemplation. Court discussions were never smooth sailing, and there was obviously controversy again.
Zhang Juzheng wrote the second volume of the Theory of Public and Private Affairs. The Theory of Public and Private Affairs, which has been published for fourteen years, has been updated again.
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "In the early years, my husband used radical reforms, which led to the impeachment by the courtiers. Now, I have become more cautious."
"Something is treasonous and immoral." Zhang Juzheng sighed. He didn't know why, but not writing about class theory, writing about public and private affairs can be linked to treason and immorality.
The first volume of the Theory of Public and Private Affairs discusses the concept of public and private affairs, while the second volume discusses the correlation between the imperial hegemony and the promotion of the common people.
Generally speaking, the general line of making Ming Dynasty great again has something to do with whether Dou Sheng ordinary people can eat eggs today.
"This is extremely treasonous. I have commented on the second volume of Public and Private Lun." Zhu Yijun said with great certainty: "Those who protect the country will have their rulers and ministers eat meat; those who protect the world will be responsible for the lowliness of a common man." , that is: everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. ”
"Although Kanda Shinichi entered the Kakuin, he said it very well. After all, the world belongs to everyone."
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