Chapter 421 After the artillery bombardment, the infantry charged, but the artillery bombardment failed
Zhu Yijun had certain expectations that Jiangnan would find ways to evade taxes. Lu Song returned to Yanwan Private Market and told Zhu Yijun that he must Be wary of these guys. They are prospering and making a lot of money by relying on the power of the Ming Dynasty. They only think that they are the result of their own efforts, and every penny they pay to the court is a loss.
They felt that the court was too harsh on even the tax of 6 out of 100.
The tax law implemented in Nanya and Zhejiang is the one-whip method, which means paying money but not in kind. The tax law of the one-whip method is a monetary tax, not a tax in kind. When the evil gentry in the south of the Yangtze River use in-kind deductions, Zhu Yijun immediately became vigilant. Today they dare to deduct taxes in kind, and tomorrow they dare to open a private market to evade.
Zhang Juzheng also had the same opinion. He who overdoes it must go too far, so his opinion was to confiscate the house. However, Zhu Yijun thought that for such a trivial matter, the confiscation of the house was still a bit of a fuss, so he only gave a punishment of removal from the official title, which was considered a small measure. punish.
This small punishment is already an unacceptable punishment for the Jiangnan gentry. If the third generation is not admitted, which family can maintain its status if the third generation cannot take the exam? Not to mention eating meat, drinking soup depends on other people's faces.
The Ming Dynasty still needs the Zheshe households to supplement the weak areas of Ming rule, and also needs the low moral advantages of the Zheshe households to carry out inhumane plunder in the open sea.
Returning the father-in-law to the land, transforming the monopoly class that far exceeds the luxury family, and protecting the development of industry and commerce are the basic national policies of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yijun has no idea of killing a whole boatload of people with one pole.
Sun Kehong’s car began to enter the city. This ocean-going businessman who was both an official and a businessman had an extremely terrifying prestige throughout Jiangnan. Everyone knew that this businessman with a broken leg had a eccentric personality. He is also ruthless and ruthless. He is a monopoly class created under the Ming Dynasty's policy of opening up the sea. He can mobilize social resources far beyond the class of the noble family.
When Sun Kehong arrived at Shishizi Bridge, Zhang Gaorui's younger brother appeared in front of Sun Kehong.
"Mr. Sun Shang is here to welcome you, but it would be disrespectful to welcome him from afar." Zhang Gaozhan left his house and came to the Shishizi Bridge to greet him. He still said that he was not welcomed from afar. This is respect and fear.
Zhang Gaozhan never expected that Sun Kehong would come.
In the beginning, the Zhang family in Suzhou helped Sun Kehong. Sun Kehong had repaid this kindness long ago. Otherwise, how could the Zhang family soar in the open sea?
So when something happened to Zhang, Sun Kehong definitely wanted to know the details, but there was no need to come in person.
And the year before last, when Zhang Gaorui came up with the idea of deducting taxes in kind, Sun Kehong wrote a letter to warn Zhang Gaorui not to violate the laws of the court. The court was still trying out the whipping method cautiously, so as not to cause trouble to the court. Nanya Fu He has a strong ability to withstand risks, so he implemented it here, so that the imperial decree could not be implemented stably, which might lead to disaster.
Zhang Gaorui refused to listen, and his words became a prophecy.
As a younger brother, Zhang Gaozhan dared to have other thoughts, wasn't it because Sun Kehong had a falling out with his brother?
But Sun Kehong is here.
"Zhang Gaozhan, you did a good job. Your brother didn't know your good intentions until he was dying, tsk tsk." Sun Kehong looked at Zhang Gaozhan, smiling but not smiling. said.
Without Zhang Gaozhan as the mole, the Zhang family would never have fallen so quickly.
Seeing Zhang Gaorui's fate, Sun Kehong also understood to some extent why Xu Jie had been testing on the verge of death, and finally ended up being killed by the emperor. Xu Jie had no choice but to walk all the way to the dark, halfway through, If you want to get off the ship, you will only die.
This is the end for Zhang Gaorui.
Sun Kehong looked at Zhang Gaozhan and said with a playful expression: "You, my younger brother, have done a good job in helping outsiders embezzle our own property. But, no matter how big the family is, it's not you." "It belongs to Zhang Gaorui. No matter how dilapidated the Zhang family is now, it is not your brother's, but yours."
Zhang Gaozhan's expression suddenly changed, and he gave enough face to go out to the bridge to greet him. , but Sun Kehong refused to give him any face, and directly exposed his behavior in public, making him lose face.
"What, you don't want me to say anything after you do it?"
"Although Zhang Gaorui is dead, Zhang Gaorui still has a son. The head of this family is still the big one. How many people are sent by Ocean Trading Company? A shopkeeper will come over to help with the business and return it to Che'er when he reaches adulthood." Sun Kehong announced a decision. Zhang Gaorui died. His eldest son capsized and sank in the lake, but Zhang Gaorui still had two sons, Zhang Chengche and Zhang Gaorui. 's second son.
Sun Kehong interfered in the position of the head of the Zhang family in Suzhou and was very rude.
Zhang Gaozhan's expression changed drastically and he said sternly: "Mr. Sun Shang is plotting against my Zhang family's property. Don't make it too obvious. He said that he wanted the shopkeeper to help run the business. I'm afraid he could eat people without even spitting out their bones! Sun Shang!" Isn't Mr. Shang afraid that this behavior will make other families jealous and attack the Sun family? "
"The most valuable property of your Zhang family is those ships? , I gave it to you Zhang, what do I want from your family? Your family makes more money in a year than I donated." Sun Kehong sneered and mocked Zhang Gaozhan, he was thinking about it. To Sun Kehong, things are not worth mentioning.
Sun Kehong was telling the truth. It wasn't Zhang Gaorui who took advantage of his classmates when he was in the most difficult time. That's why Sun Kehong was too lazy to care about such a trivial matter in the Zhang family.
"As for the rich and luxurious households in the south of the Yangtze River that you said besieged me, let's give it a try." Sun Kehong is extremely arrogant. He is here to show off his power. This is the duty given to him by the court. Let him become a monopoly class. The big villains grind down the small villains, maintain the basic stability among the prominent families in Jiangnan, and contribute their own strength to the reform of the Ming Dynasty.
Evil people still need to be punished by evil people.
Sun Kehong would do things that were inconvenient for the court to do.
Sun Kehong moved into Zhang's mansion and kicked out Zhang Gaozhan's family without giving Zhang Gaozhan any face. Zhang Gaozhan immediately defected to Weng Shaoshan, a Dongting merchant gang.
Weng Shaoshan, the Dongting merchant gang, was also brave and dared to accept Zhang Gaozhan's defection.
After a little questioning, Sun Kehong fully understood the cause and effect, and then started to attack the Dongting Merchant Gang.
This Dongting merchant gang is the main body of Suzhou merchants. It is named after the east and west mountains of Dongting. The people from these two mountains are good at cultivating goods. They are merchants and merchants from all directions. They are known as Zhuantian merchant gang.
Zui Tian Shang Ting is accustomed to trying their best to make camp. Even in Heaven, which has no way to go, they have a way to make camp, so they have such a nickname.
The reason why the Dongting merchant gang was chosen to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys is because the Dongting merchant gang is different from other prominent families. This merchant gang has raised bandits and water bandits in the mountains. There are no taboos in doing business. They do not buy their cloth. Neither clothes nor bedding can be made. The name of the owner of the mountain is Weng Shaoshan. The ground in Suzhou is not made of Weng Shaoshan's cloth. No clothes or quilts.
Sun Kehong wanted to see whether the cloth shop in Suzhou would continue its business or not without the cloth from his Dongting Merchant Gang.
Sun Kehong took action with all his strength, and it only took ten days. The Dongting merchant gang, which was said to be able to exploit even heaven, could no longer withstand it. Weng Shaoshan handed over a greeting card, hoping to talk to Sun Kehong, but Sun Kehong did not Choosing to meet Weng Shaoshan, at this point, it is already a matter of life and death.
Soon, the Suzhou Wang family surfaced, and the Wang family also handed over a greeting card, but Sun Kehong still ignored him. This is the kind of person he is. He is easy to talk and discuss if he doesn't take action. Once he takes action, Just to the death.
"Shuai Luo Ti, I haven't seen you for many days, but your style is still the same." Sun Kehong met another person, Luo Bingliang. After Luo Bingliang found out about this incident in Suzhou, he came over with Tiqi. The purpose was naturally to prevent accidents. Chaos, similarly, Luo Bingliang was also a reinforcement invited by Sun Kehong.
Sun Kehong is a serious businessman and does not support bandits or water bandits.
Luo Bingliang got straight to the point and said directly without any greetings: "Sun Shang doesn't have to worry about those bandits and water bandits on the mountain. You beat yours and we'll kill ours without any delay."
" Suzhou is the Suzhou of the Ming Dynasty, not the Suzhou of Weng Shaoshan and the Wang family."
Sun Kehong's eyes lit up and he nodded and said, "It should be like this."
Sun Kehong is not worried about business at all. , Weng Shaoshan and the Suzhou Wang family are not his opponents, and what Sun Kehong has to deal with is not the entire prominent family in Suzhou Prefecture. Where there is yin, there must be yang. Some people want to evade taxes, and some just want to do business safely. Sun Kehong The only ones to deal with are the Dongting Business Gang and the Wang family.
But Sun Kehong was also a little worried. This Weng Shaoshan dog jumped over the wall. The bandits and water bandits he raised came down from the mountain, which was difficult to deal with. Fortunately, he could move reinforcements. The Ming Taxation Office was not interested in Weng Shaoshan. It's been two days a day.
Sun Kehong originally planned to host a banquet in honor of Luo Bingliang, but Luo Bingliang left as quickly as he came and left the Stone Lion Bridge in a hurry.
Luo Bingliang was a busy man. Who asked his son Luo Sigong to be disrespectful and work as a sparring partner for His Majesty in the palace, beating His Majesty all day long?
The Suzhou Prefectural Government fully cooperated with the Tax Inspection Yuan’s campaign on the east and west mountains of Dongting, and sent 2,000 yamen officers, together with 600 Tiqi people, to clear out the bandits in the two mountains of Dongting.
This is not because the Suzhou government is incompetent. The Dongting Merchant Gang began in the Yuanfeng period of the Northern Song Dynasty. It has been five hundred years since Shanren took goods away until the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty. The merchant gang was completely destroyed by Wang Weizhen. Become bigger and stronger, and this Wang Weizhen's grandson is Wang Hao, a scholar of Dongge University in the Li Xianzong, Xiaozong, and Wuzong dynasties, and is known as the Prime Minister of the Mountain. Since Wang Hao became famous, the Suzhou Wang family broke away from the Dongting Merchant Gang and handed over the Merchant Gang. Gave it to the slave Weng.
Weng Shaoshan is Weng Jian’s son.
Heads were rolling and blood flowed into rivers. The entire Dongshan Town and Xishan Town in Wu County, as well as the mountains, were covered in blood, and even the mountain streams were dyed red.
The Tiqi opened the gate of the cottage with a nine-pound artillery piece. After several rounds of shelling, the Tiqi began to advance. There were a total of 600 Tiqi people, divided into three rows, and they advanced while shooting. , shooting while advancing, this is the firearm application experience of Muying, the first generation of Duke of Guizhou of Guizhou.
Three people form a group. The musketeers in the front will shoot first. After the shooting, they will quickly retreat to the back and concentrate on loading ammunition. The musketeers in the second row will start shooting, and so on. In the West, this is called the three-stage attack, and in the Ming Dynasty, it is called the divine machine gun and artillery restraint method.
After the artillery blasted the infantry, the artillery bombarded the infantry who could not rush forward. They took turns firing cannons to advance steadily. This is the current common practice of the Ming Dynasty after it has gained the advantage in firepower. It was jokingly called the queuing and shooting tactic by Zhu Yijun.
Qi Jiguang once carried out precise tactical deductions around infantry, cavalry, artillery, and vehicle camps, and showed the training results to His Majesty. The very powerful variant of the Yuanyang Formation made Zhu Yijun call him the God of the Ming Dynasty. !
But in actual combat, we found that queuing up and shooting, a tactic that did not require close coordination, was actually more effective.
The Ming Dynasty's capital camp was able to skillfully perform five-stage attacks, but here the Tiqi only used three-stage attacks, because there was no need to use five-stage attacks. The enemy did not even have a decent resistance, and the camp was already broken by the Ming army.
The haze hovering on the ground in Suzhou finally disappeared.
The Suzhou government office also needs a reason to take action, and this time His Majesty reported the dismissal of more than 13,000 meritorious titles in one fell swoop, and it was not recorded for three generations. If it is to be implemented thoroughly, it is necessary to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. , Suzhou Wang Family and Dongting Business Gang are the best chickens.
"They are really brave. They actually plan to go to Xiaoling to cry at the grave. It's really amazing!" Sun Kehong flipped through the case files in his hands and admired the courage of this group of people. Thanks to the Suzhou Wang family and The Dongting Shang Gang's chicken was strong enough. After killing it, the monkeys were too frightened to move. Otherwise, it would really cause a disaster like Xiaoling's weeping grave, and Nanya and Zhejiang would not be able to eat it from top to bottom. Walk around. If the ancestors were alive and Emperor Taizu Gao knew about His Majesty's deeds, he would probably only clap his hands and applaud.
The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River during the Ming Dynasty were very honest in the early Hongwu and Yongle years. Until Renzong succeeded to the throne, the long one hundred and seventy years were marked by mergers, debts, and One hundred and seventy years of tax and concealment.
This also has a lot to do with the Ming Dynasty. The political and military centers were far away from the economic center. The economic center controlled a large amount of wealth and was naturally dissatisfied with the decrees of the political center. Coupled with the weakening of administrative power, the organization The decline in dispatching capabilities has led to today's situation.
Sun Kehong sighed, looked at the north, and said helplessly: "Is this just testing whether His Majesty's sword is sharp?"
His Majesty the Ming Emperor's sword is very sharp, Dongting Merchant Gang And the Wang family in Suzhou have already tried their own methods.
Zhang Gaorui was dismissed from his career and did not dare to take any other actions because he knew the essential difference between breaking the law and rebelling. Breaking laws has Ming laws, and rebellion will only usher in artillery and blunderbuss. Zhang Gaorui would rather die than Willing to eat flower bombs.
Although Zhang Gaorui died, his family remained. Although the Dongting Merchant Gang collapsed, Sun Kehong did not take the share. Instead, other prominent families in Suzhou shared all the shares. It wasn't that Sun Kehong didn't want to take it, it was really Don't dare, Sun Kehong has already read the first volume of Class Theory, and has a very clear understanding of his position, the monopoly class above the famous family.
After Sun Kehong finished handling the matter in Suzhou, he rushed back to Songjiang Prefecture overnight, because he had a batch of ships returning to Hong Kong tomorrow, and this batch of cargo was a big deal.
In the early morning of the next day, the cold wind of late autumn blew across the sea. Sun Kehong dragged his tired body to the tide watching building early in the morning. In other places, Sun Kehong always avoided going upstairs because he Going upstairs was very undignified and required people to carry him, but this was not the case in Songjiang Mansion, because there was a human-powered ladder, a wooden board with a fence, closing the fence, and pulling him up by a noose.
Sun Kehong has been looking at the sea, waiting for the moment when the mast appears on the sea level. There is a heavy fog lingering in late autumn, and the visibility is not high. It is not until noon that the fog dissipates, and inside the telescope , finally a mast appeared. The mast slowly grew longer on the sea, and the seven-star flag appeared above the sea level.
“Finally back!” Sun Kehong looked surprised. This was a horse boat heading to the Mughal Kingdom. There were seventy-three ships in total. Two of them failed to return successfully. There were people from the Mughal Kingdom on board. In addition to war horses, there are also various specialties of the Mughal Kingdom.
The berth where the seventy-three horse ships were docked was surrounded by the Ming Dynasty Navy. They were unloading military horses. It seemed natural for the navy to go there, but in fact Sun Kehong knew very well that the most important thing here was, It is the salty sand responsible for ballast.
Salt sand, saltpeter, the raw materials of the Ming Dynasty gunpowder, according to Shah Maimaiti's promise, these 73 horse ships contain 1.6 million kilograms of saltpeter, which is equal to the production of saltpeter in the three years of the Ming Dynasty. , this is Shah Maimaiti's method of stealing the sky and changing the sun. The Ming Dynasty's horse ships have to cross the Strait of Malacca and have to deal with the interrogation of the Goa Governor's Palace, so they can only choose this method of smuggling.
After an afternoon of unloading and weighing, the horse ship unloaded a total of 1.94 million kilograms of saltpeter, of which 80,000 kilograms of saltpeter were left in Manila for the Manila Ordnance Monitoring After making gunpowder, counting the quantity of saltpeter, and delivering the batch of saltpeter to Chen Lin, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty Navy, Sun Kehong breathed a sigh of relief.
Songjiang Ocean Trading Company has made another great contribution!
"Mr. Sun Shang has done an excellent job. I will definitely write to the court to ask for credit for Mr. Sun Shang." Shen Shixing witnessed the whole process. The number of nearly two million kilograms of saltpeter was really astonishing. These saltpeters It will be sent to the two capitals of Ming Dynasty to create gunpowder in three to five months.
Sun Kehong also said with a smile on his face: "It's what it should be, what it should be."
With such a big errand completed, his Sun family can at least survive for another three to five years. Yuanxu There is also more redundancy in the development of the archipelago. When the development of the Yuanxu Islands becomes more and more complete, both the Ming Dynasty and the Sun family will be able to gain dignity.
“If we, the noble families of the Ming Dynasty, all have Mr. Sun Shang so loyal to the emperor and the country, sharing your Majesty’s worries and solving problems for the court, why worry about the Ming Dynasty not being prosperous.” Shen Shixing sighed, Suzhou Wang’s Dongting Merchant The gangster's behavior also allowed Shen Shixing to see the "no investment and donation" trend that has been popular in Ming Nanya since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
The Yuan Dynasty lost the world because of its leniency and indulgence. During the reign of Hu Yuan, the whole world had no administrative restraint at all. In the Ming Dynasty, no one in the Jin gentry did not miss Hu Yuan's leniency. However, in the Ming Dynasty, the law became harsh and severe. The public opinion that surrender means not surrendering to the Ming Emperor is deeply rooted in Nanya.
Violence is gunpowder, steel, silver coins, theory and human hearts.
With the help of Yuan Fu, the Ming Emperor gradually took control of these violence and used it rationally.
The horse boat went to the Mughal Kingdom to bring back the saltpeter from the Bay of Bengal. This was also the first major thing Shen Shixing did when he came to Songjiang Prefecture as the second official. Shen Shixing was fully responsible for it. Shen Shixing was loyal to Sun Kehong. The country has a better understanding.
"Your Majesty has a tender heart." Sun Kehong said something pertinent from the perspective of a prominent family. When he dealt with the Dongting Business Gang and the Suzhou Wang Family, he even scraped three layers of land. When the Zheshe household in Suzhou divided up the Wang family, they even spared their twelve-year-old daughter.
The Emperor of Ming Dynasty took action, but he would not take action against children under the age of fifteen, but when the Zheshe households took action, they were much more excessive than His Majesty.
Zhu Yijun received the memorials from Luo Bingliang, Wang Daokun, Shen Shixing and others. Regarding the matters in Suzhou Prefecture, Zhu Yijun just replied that he knows it. Regarding Xiansha's arrival in Hong Kong, Zhu Yijun fully affirmed it and named it again. Praised Sun Kehong and Songjiang Ocean Trading Co. for their contributions.
"Ask the Bingzhan Bureau to make a silver medal with a diameter of 100cm and send it to Sun Kehong's house in Songjiang Prefecture. On the front, it says Loyalty to the Emperor, Ti Guo, and on the back, it says Home of Hairpin Ying." Zhu Yijun asked Feng Bao to stamp a two-inch-thick, one-foot-diameter silver medal. The silver medal was delivered to Sun Kehong. This was the silver medal that Sun Kehong saved his life.
Zhu Yijun is a big boss. Even the Queen of England has heard of the emperor's stinginess. He gave out real gold and silver rewards, which represents the holy family.
"I obey the order." Feng Bao obeyed the order of his leader.
The Emperor Zhu Yijun of the Ming Dynasty had a knot in his heart about Suzhou Prefecture. This knot came from the fact that Ma Yilong led the local refugees in Suzhou Prefecture to cultivate more than 127,000 acres of farmland. After Ma Yilong died, the common people could not keep it. After being invaded and annexed, the weeds became barren after a few months. Zhu Yijun never had a good impression of the prominent families in Suzhou Prefecture. In his opinion, the Zhang family, the Wang family, the Pan family, and the Dongting business gang were all dog-eat-dogs.
What he is most concerned about is whether the Ming Dynasty's decree has been implemented.
These idiots can go and cry in the grave. If they dare to cry, Zhu Yijun will raid his house. If they dare to rebel, Zhu Yijun will dare to suppress the rebellion and overturn the table. No one will be the same.
“It’s time for the year-end accounting in the Ministry of Revenue again. I seemed to hear the sound of abacus in the imperial study room of Li Palace.” Zhu Yijun closed the memorial in his hand, and the year-end audit was once again in full swing. The eight years of Wanli gradually Coming to the end, Zhu Yijun sincerely admired Wang Guoguang and Zhang Xueyan at this time. It was really difficult for them to figure out the bad debts of Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yijun slapped his forehead and said: "I was so busy that I forgot to use the abacus this year. I will use the adding and subtracting machine instead. The emperor is messing with these Italian dynasties."
"Your Majesty, the Minister of Rites Ma Ziqiang said that the Li Gong has never had a formal name. It would be a bit disrespectful to just call it the Li Gong. He gave several names and asked Your Majesty to decide." Feng Bao talked about the naming of the Li Gong. The meaning of the Li Gong is the palace. Your Majesty. Since I don't plan to move back to the palace, it's better to settle on my status.
Zhu Yijun looked at these names, Tonghe, Yanqing, Dashi, Shengping, Tai'an, and Fukang.
"Let's call it Tonghe Palace, with political connections and humane connections." Zhu Yijun chose the option, and finally chose the first option, with political connections and humane connections, Tonghe Palace.
"Your Majesty is wise." Feng Bao received His Majesty's inscriptions, called Xiaohuangmen and sent them to the seal and ribbon prison. His Majesty has officially named him, and the number of cards in the palace needs to be changed. In the future, all official documents will need to be changed, too. To tell the world.
Guo Chaobin, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, has officially become an official. He is already old. Zhu Yijun approved Guo Chaobin’s official memorial. After Wang Daokun returns to Beijing, Guo Chaobin can go to Xitucheng to take care of his old age. The Ming Dynasty Duke Ming will serve as official again. Returning to his hometown and living in Xitucheng instead was considered a courtesy of the imperial court, and it was also to prevent the continued creation of local prominent families.
Ma Ziqiang, a minister of the Ministry of Rites, also became an official. Ma Ziqiang was not in good health. He suffered a serious illness in October of the sixth year of Wanli. If it were not for the superb medical skills of the senior medical officers of Jieju Hospital, Ma Ziqiang's illness would have been fatal. He died, and afterwards he became ill and found it difficult to work.
Zhu Yijun approved Ma Ziqiang's memorial and placed it in Xitucheng.
“Zhang Guoxiang, the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, suggested that the title of the real person should be restored. What is the opinion of the Ministry of Rites?” Zhu Yijun asked about the title of the real person of Longhu Mountain.
Taoye Fenxiu paid special attention to Zhang Zhenren’s title in Longhu Mountain. However, in the first year of Longqing, Emperor Mu Zong issued an order to deprive Zhang Zhenren of his real title and changed it to Shangqing Guan Ti Dian. The full title of the title is very long, it is the second grade, while Shangqing Guan Ti Dian is only the fifth grade.
The title of the real person was set by Zhu Yuanzhang as established by the ancestors. The old Zhu family is also known as the reincarnation of Emperor Zhenwu.
This account also has benefits. If the real person account is restored, Jiangxi will give Qingguan 30,000 silver every year. If it is just for Shangqingguan to raise points, there will be no such treatment.
“The Consort Prince Consort Xie Zhao submitted a petition to restore the old title, but the Ministry of Rites refused. The Ministry of Household Affairs said that if the Prince Consort Prince Consort’s Mansion was willing to pay the money, the Ministry of Revenue would not object and the matter would be settled. Yes." Feng Bao told the emperor everything.
"Since no one is willing to pay the money, let's forget it." Zhu Yijun drew a big × on the memorial as a reply.
Longhushan Zhang Tianshi has moved to the capital since the 19th year of Jiajing. Unlike Yanzhou Confucius who refused to move to the capital, Zhang Tianshi has always been in the capital. The current Longhushan Zhang Guoxiang also After living in the capital for a long time, Wanli took the throne for five years, and returned to Longhu Mountain to see the Qing Dynasty. The following year, he returned to the capital and was responsible for compiling the "Wanli Continuing Taoist Canon".
The reason why Emperor Longqing removed Zhang Tianshi's real title was actually for the 30,000 taels of silver; Zhu Yijun refused to restore the old title, also for the sake of the 30,000 taels of silver.
Compared to Yanzhou Confucius Mansion, Zhang Tianshi's family has been living a tight life since Longqing.
After reviewing the memorial, Zhu Yijun picked up the "Overseas Fanguo Zhi" in his hand. There was already a candidate for the vacancy of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and it was Wang Daokun. The candidate of the Minister of Rites needed to be recommended by the court. In fact, Everyone knows that the most suitable candidate is Wan Shihe.
The fourth volume of Overseas Chronicles is about the Inca Kingdom, a long and narrow country with the Maule River as its axis and a total length of 9,600 miles. The Inca Kingdom is now the Viceroyalty of Peru.
According to the Ming Dynasty’s understanding of the Inca Kingdom, the Inca Kingdom lasted for about three hundred years, with twelve generations and thirteen kings.
The medical skills of the Inca Kingdom were astonishing, including the terrifying craniotomy technique. Chen Shigong, the great medical officer of the Ming Dynasty, conducted several experiments at the Jiecu Hospital, but failed to successfully penetrate the skull. The Inca Kingdom also had ayahuasca. Water, a strong hallucinogenic inhibitor, and cinchona tree quinine, which is very effective against high fever. Quinine is a highly effective anti-malarial drug and is extremely effective against malaria that is raging in the tropical rainforest.
In the book, Wan Shihe analyzed the fundamental reason why Taixi could stabilize the Inca Kingdom, or the New World, by isolating iron ore.
As long as the iron ore is isolated, the development of the local indigenous people can be completely blocked. The Inca country still uses bronze. Facing the colonists with long guns and short cannons, they have no ability to resist. This is the colonial experience of the West. .
Zhu Yijun's reply is, it can be used as a reference.
By locking up mineral resources, you can lock down civilization and development, and then you can take whatever you want.
(End of this chapter)