Chapter 477 is too cruel!
Wang Qian didn’t understand why the emperor gave the order to speculate on shipyards, but he found his own track. He was really too professional in this matter. Wang Qian was in charge of Yanxinglou Trading House, but trading There are various rules and regulations in the industry, and even various private trading fairs with extremely high thresholds will be restricted.
After reaching the boat guide, this is a blue sea without any rules!
Here, the terrifying power of the right-wing will be infinitely magnified against the background of disorder. The absence of rules represents absolute freedom. It is time for Zheshe households to deeply understand Under absolute freedom, top-down control of life and death is so terrifying.
Wang Qian looked very excited. He had already thought of countless ways!
But before the actual operation, Wang Qian chose to read the second volume of Class Theory first. He was not at this level of learning. He mainly wanted to judge the holy will and read the volume that His Majesty liked. specific content before taking action to prevent mistakes in behavior and getting into trouble due to lack of understanding of the holy will.
After reading it, Wang Qian always felt that he had seen a combination of China and the West, because in the distribution volume, Zhang Juzheng analyzed the colonial laws of Europe and the West.
The colonization of the West begins with Rome.
Rome’s colonial strategy was: first send troops to conquer, kill all the men in various ways, and then migrate the Romans to set up governors to rule;
Portuguese’s colonial strategy was: burn, kill, and loot. , and then enslaved the mixed-race indigenous people;
Spain’s colonial strategy was: first burn, kill and loot, and then use sermons to enslave the indigenous and mixed-race indigenous people. Felipe II’s image was like a paladin guarding the Holy See;
And England’s colonial strategy was : Burn them all, kill them all, rob them all, and then trick the country's poor prisoners into the colonies, sell all kinds of slaves to fill the labor vacancies, and scoundrels enslave the black slaves;
France's colonial strategy is: after physical screening, use the indigenous traitors as colonies Agents, and then make profits through agents. These traitors or converts often behave more cruelly than the colonists due to the complex reasons of converts' fanaticism to show their obedience and profit.
At this moment, France and England also have some colonies in West Africa. The scale is far less than that of Spain and Portugal, but they already have it.
The Ming Dynasty has joined the process of sea expansion or globalization. The Ming Dynasty’s colonial strategy is a combination of many things. In fact, the Ming Dynasty’s colonial strategy is still king-style, with simple military restraints that continue to increase. After Ji Sui, the Xuanwei Division was established, then the feudal system was established, with the princes guarding one side, and finally the Shitu counties.
This context is very clear. As the rule deepens, the management costs of Ming Dynasty are rising, and the allocation of local areas is also further increasing.
Then, Zhang Juzheng discussed the failure of Ming Dynasty's rule in Jiaozhi with quotations from classics.
After the de facto independence of Annan, the Ming Dynasty conducted an expedition, but did not let the British Duke Zhang Fujiu control it. From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, this decision was no problem, because Annan belongs to the traditional radiation area of the Central Plains, with military, economic and cultural There was a high degree of political convergence, but the lack of enfeoffment and the lack of guardrails resulted in no vassal king or lord to adjust conflicts on distribution issues for their own survival. In the end, the Annan Kingdom formed a consensus to break away from the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
Every sentence in these contents is a huge challenge to the current ethics of the Ming Dynasty, but every sentence is based on practice.
After reading the assignment papers, Wang Qian even felt like ‘Idiot! For this illusion that all problems are distribution, even if the second volume is written alone, it is completely sufficient. Similarly, Wang Qian, who was able to pass the Jinshi examination, also understood this natural inference.
Zhang Juzheng was audacious, and Zhang Juzheng's audacity was caused by His Majesty's acquiescence or even connivance.
Wang Qian could only lament that there were good reasons for Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang to support His Majesty so much.
Wang Qian still needs to study the second volume carefully. He actually scorns the theory of freedom!
In free trade theory, there is a pair of invisible hands that regulate supply and demand. All theories of free trade are based on this foundation. It seems that as long as there is demand, supply will slowly derive, naturally making up for this. everything.
Wang Qian personally believes that this invisible big hand will definitely be artificially destroyed, even without the intervention of the court, the absence of court management, and the 'bookmakers' formed by private transactions with extremely high thresholds. It replaces management functions and becomes the visible hand in free trade theory.
Because classes still exist, only by eliminating classes can bankers be eliminated.
At this moment, Wang Qian was the hand. He put his hand arrogantly into the boat trading, and then began to join forces with Sun Kehong of Songjiang Sun Family, setting off huge waves without any courtesy, integrity or restraint. , only thirteen days later, the Chuanyin transaction was completely affected by the price, and Wang Qian and Sun Kehong began to take over.
Sun Kehong was so frightened that he even sent a special memorial to the capital through Songjiang Governor Shen Shixing, asking His Majesty if he wanted to stop Wang Qian. Wang Qian's methods were too cruel.
The powerful and powerful people feel the reincarnation of heaven and hell. One day they got rich overnight, and the next day they will suffer the disaster of bankruptcy. Danger follows them everywhere, but they have to continue in this game because of sunk costs. The cycle of fanaticism, panic, correction, and fanaticism begins with a huge gamble.
Wang Qian entered Tonghe Palace and met the Holy Spirit on February 17, the tenth year of Wanli. After receiving the clear instructions from the Holy Spirit, the price of the boat guide finally stabilized and stayed at seventeen thousand three thousand. The price of one hundred silver pieces.
How cruel!
It was so cruel that Zhu Yijun couldn't stand it anymore. Wang Qian was about to ruin the situation. The price of the boat guide soared to 70,000 silver per piece, and then quickly fell back to 70,000 silver. Qianyin, what kind of big heart can withstand such ups and downs? These Zheshe households are still useful. They are still the main force in overseas trade and the main force in investing in handicraft workshops and mechanical workshops. If they continue to play like this, they will really die.
On the 15th, Wang Qian entered the palace again. This time he took a stack of acceptance bills from the Ministry of War and Tongguanyi. Each piece was 10,000 silver. This was the maximum denomination of the acceptance bill, and Wang Qian held a hundred of them in his hand. People prefer to call acceptance bills as silver notes. He went to the palace to meet the emperor to fulfill his promise.
Wang Qian was very obedient when it came to court affairs. His father asked him to donate it to the Maritime Academy. Wang Qian showed no resistance and happily delivered the banknote to His Majesty. He enjoys the process of making money, not for the money. Although it is really a lot, it is because of the emperor's instructions that he dares to be so unscrupulous.
Wang Qian is really not short of money.
"Wang Qian, are you too cruel? The head of the Zhang family in Jimo jumped into the river seven days ago. The entire Zhang family fell apart. The fields were gone and the money was gone." Zhu Yijun looked at a pile of Banknotes, he said with a sigh, every banknote has blood on it.
The Jimo Zhang family has been a long-established family in Mizhou, Shandong for hundreds of years. Half of the people in Jimo County have the surname Zhang. Wang Qian’s control of the ship this time directly brought Jimo Zhang to the throne. The Zhang family was broken up. For such a large family, Ling Yunyi was very cautious when making any moves. After the Zhang family cooperated with Qing Zhang, he never caused any trouble for them.
Zhang even escaped the collapse of the Confucius Mansion in Yanzhou, but Zhang fell on the ship's bow.
When the Zhang family earned a large amount of shipbuilding quotations at a high price of 70,000 yuan, and then the price dropped to 7,000 taels, the Zhang family, an old man in his sixties, was furious... A few days later, the newly appointed Zhang The eldest son of the family also jumped into the river. Because of another violent fluctuation, the Zhang family's hundreds of years of savings were completely wiped out. They also owed a lot of debt. When they paid 17,000 silver each, they sold out these ship lines. , not enough to repay the debt.
The head of the Zhang family was so poor that he jumped into the river and the Zhang family was completely destroyed.
"Your Majesty, they deserve it." Wang Qian said without taking it seriously: "If these luxury households are not taught a lesson, they will still feel that the court is too lenient and its hands are stretched too far, but they have no idea that the court The rules created are also protecting them. Such violent fluctuations in the shipwreck this time directly told the Zheshe households how much harm would be caused by completely free speculation!"
"Even the Songjiang School has We do not advocate complete freedom, but freedom of order.”
Wang Qian also went to listen to Lin Fucheng’s lectures. Overall, there was nothing wrong with what Lin Fucheng said. Freedom first means abiding by the public order, good customs and laws of the Ming Dynasty. If this is the case, If you don't comply, that's not freedom, it's lawlessness.
“You have taught me too much a lesson.” Zhu Yijun rubbed his brows and said, “The methods should be gentler.”
“Your Majesty, this is speculation. They have been losing money in a row. If you don't have the courage to break down the family, why should you enter?" Wang Qian said very confidently: "I am already very gentle. Your Majesty asked me to stop, so I stopped without any excessive effort."
< br>"Okay." Zhu Yijun put away the money and said, "If you include it in Kaihai Investment, you now have 1.12 million silver in Kaihai Investment, and you will receive dividends in proportion to the shares."
"Too "It's cruel."
Zhu Yijun shook his head again with lingering fear. He did not expect that one day he would become a conservative on the matter of suffering. In less than a month, he would become a conservative. Over time, dozens of famous families were severely damaged, some jumped into the river, some hung themselves, it was miserable and miserable.
"Your Majesty, I think that Suiyuan Chidao will rise sharply next! I am prepared to earn 10,000 pieces at the price of five silver pieces each and hold them for a long time." Wang Qian reported his thoughts , in his opinion, Chidao will rise faster than the mining industry.
"Why?" Zhu Yijun asked curiously: "Gold, silver, copper, iron and coal should be more important, why Chidao?"
"Because of the huge profits, gold, silver, copper, iron and coal will of course rise, but the mining industry's rise is limited and due to fluctuations in demand, but Chidao won't. Your Majesty, there are no carriages on Chidao, it's all just money!" Wang Qian said with certainty: "The Ming Dynasty may not need gold, silver, copper, iron and coal, but it definitely needs Chidao."
"I only have this little money, and I am ready to invest it all in Chidao."
"Fifty thousand silver, not a little." Zhu Yijun first corrected Wang Qian's statement. Five hundred thousand silver for the late emperor's tomb is really not a matter of a little or two. This statement is too extravagant.
"Actually, your father has earned you a big fortune. You don't have to work so hard. The money you make from flipping pearls is enough for you to spend your whole life. Now the money you make from the boat guide, you now With more than 500,000 silver in hand, you can spend two lifetimes with a Taibailou oiran for one day." Zhu Yijun advised Wang Qian not to work hard.
"My father's money is my father's money, and my money is my money and my money is my money. After I became a Jinshi, I didn't take much money from home. I don't want others to see me. Just say, oh, Wang Chonggu's son, but say, Wang Qian, Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty." Wang Qian shook his head. Of course he recognized his father's achievements, but he still wanted to distinguish the difference.
He Wang Qian is not just the son of Wang Chonggu. He is an independent individual. He also has his own life, and is not completely attached to the life of "My Father, the Minister of Justice". Such a life is really It's too sad.
Zhu Yijun was silent for a moment, this is probably what Nizi is like.
“Perhaps you are looking for some kind of freedom?” Zhu Yijun thought of Lin Fucheng and asked Wang Qian with a smile, if he was looking for freedom.
Wang Qian thought for a while and replied very seriously: "I think that not letting your parents worry is a kind of freedom and a kind of filial piety. Of course, if you don't let your parents worry, your parents will no longer live in trouble." Interfering more in children's lives, but equally, parents do not have to worry about their children's future life, which is also filial piety. "
Freedom is not an imported concept. For example, Zhuangzi has the theory of freedom, but the freedom of Songjiang School and There is indeed some relationship between Taipei and the West, but Wang Qian linked freedom with the inherent filial piety of Confucianism.
To settle yourself well and not let your parents worry too much is freedom and filial piety.
In fact, sometimes Wang Qian feels a little pitiful for His Majesty. This kind of pity is kind of funny like a maid at home pitying the young master's bad life. However, Wang Qian stands in a position of being powerful and right-wing, and his behavior is very good. From the standpoint of being the son of man, I do feel pity for Your Majesty. When His Majesty was more than ten years old, he no longer worried Empress Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Chen. For ten years, Shang was frugal and worked harder than a donkey. Sometimes Wang Qian faced Your Majesty. When I was there, I felt like I was facing the old man in my family.
Wang Qian lived until he was almost forty years old, and then he realized that not letting his parents worry was filial piety.
His Majesty seems to have understood very early on that it is true that the power of life and death is a supreme privilege in the world, but the importance of the country, the country, and the country has made His Majesty bear a burden that should not be borne at this age.
There is a give-and-take, a cycle of cause and effect.
"Very good." Zhu Yijun didn't know about Wang Qian's psychological activities. Wang Chonggu finally didn't have to worry too much about his child's future. Indeed, since Wang Qian became a Jinshi, he rarely made fatal mistakes. With the power of the Wang family, Wang Chonggu Being modest and refraining from murder and arson is enough to lead a peaceful and joyful life.
Wang Qian's judgment was soon verified to be correct. It was not that the Chidao tickets of the trading house soared, but that governors from various places petitioned for policy support.
There is a mine in Suiyuan, and the first Chi Road was built. The governors all agreed, but should the other two capitals and thirteen provinces also build Chi Road?
Other governors still need the support of the court, but Nanya is the most troubled!
You have built five strips in the North Yamen. As one of the two capitals in the land of Longxing in the South Yamen, can we also build five strips?
From Nanya to Beiya, from Nanya to Xiangyang, from Nanya to Songjiang, from Nanya to Fujian, from Nanya to Guangzhou, our Nanya also needs to be repaired! There is no need for your court to provide money and effort to repair bridges and roads. Nanya built it himself!
Zhu Yijun was scratching his head when he saw the admonitions from the six ministers of the Nanya Department, the Governor of the Imperial Academy, and the Department of Education. Li Le, the newly appointed governor of Yingtian, was the first to take office. He directly burned the Beiya, asking for orders. With the emperor's permission, he decided to build the Chi Road on his own.
After receiving the memorial, Zhu Yijun summoned Zhang Juzheng and Wang Daokun.
"Is Nanya so rich?" Zhu Yijun said with a frown.
Zhang Juzheng said with a hint of helplessness: "Logically speaking, I have no money, but in the past two years, the tax collection and retention place of the Taxation Institute and the 14th Nanya Prefecture have retained five million silver."< br>
“These five million taels of silver are regarded as the deposits of the old treasury. If we encounter floods in the south, dredging of waterways, etc., we can directly use them. Pan Budang is an honest man and has quite perfect management. It has not been misappropriated. "
It is said that the money of Nanya is just a warehouse, and Beiya has the final say in the transfer. Therefore, Li Le wanted to build Chi Road and had to get permission from the court. Although the two capitals were parallel, they were not embezzled. The emperor is in Beiya, and the six departments in Nanya actually have no power.
"Is it necessary for Nanya to build Chi Road? Aren't waterways extending in all directions not enough?" Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Daokun. This time it was Nanya that was making the fuss and there was a lot of discussion. Zhu Yijun mainly felt that the waterways in the south were smooth. Without hindrance, repairing Chi Road is not a bit of an ineffective investment.
One mile of the road costs 9,600 silver. If there are too many bridges, the price will increase. Zhu Yijun is worried that he will break his eggs if he steps too fast.
"It is necessary." Wang Daokun said with certainty: "Your Majesty, waterways extend in all directions. This is a fact. Not all goods are by the river. The Ming Dynasty is really too big. It is obvious on the map that those waterways , in fact, it’s just a thin line.”
Not all products are produced by the river, so the requirement to build Chi Road is very normal. Nanya Water Town does not only have water channels. .
As far as the tenth year of Wanli is concerned, the road network in Nanya is far denser than that in Beiya.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry is planning to build a road from the capital to Guangzhou, from the capital to Wuhan, after Wuhan, and then south to Guangzhou." Wang Daokun said quite accurately: "The total length is 4570 miles. , the expected cost is 44 million silver, and the construction period is estimated to be five years."
"Stop, stop!" Zhu Yijun said immediately: "44 million silver, Da Sikong, even if you sell me, I won't do that. That’s a lot of money! How many civilians need to be mobilized for these 4,500 miles? This is a major construction project that threatens the country. It’s unacceptable.”
The Ministry of Industry is really too extravagant. It started with 44 million. Silver, those are 88 tombs of the late emperors, which is a real large-scale construction project. Even if we take the tomb of Emperor Wanli into account, there are as many as 5 and a half!
Where did the Ming Dynasty get so much money and so many people to build a Chidao of this scale? This is the act of the reincarnation of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.
"You can invoice certificates at the trading bank, mainly to solve the waste of silver. Chidao is also a type of fixed assets." Wang Daokun said unwillingly: "Your Majesty, if you don't repair it now, let Dr. Gewu do it. Mapping, determining the route, and then starting construction on multiple sections, with the expectation of completion in five years. "In five years, the annual investment will exceed 8.8 million silver. Our Ming Dynasty's military expenditure is only 11 million silver." Zhu Yijun is still not sure. Investment of this scale can only be achieved when silver is more abundant, the Ming Dynasty's fiscal revenue is larger, and the number of Ming Dynasty people is larger.
Wang Daokun said immediately: "Let's do some mapping first, and we can start construction as soon as we have the money."
"Your Majesty, the court doesn't have to repay the money you borrowed." Zhang Juzheng said in a low voice. Zhang Juzheng said this before when he issued national bonds and expanded the Yanxinglou trading house. He had been scolded for ten years for gathering traitors, and he was treated like a traitor again and again. Why not?
Both Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu are getting old slowly. When the time comes, the mess will be put on them, and your Majesty can move forward lightly.
It sounds like a beautiful statement, but Zhu Yijun believes that this is exchanging the reputation of the court for money. There is absolutely no need to do it. For the sake of money, people seek honor and humiliation. How can there be anyone in the Ming Dynasty? Are you willing to sacrifice your life for your emperor?
"Beijing-Guangchi Road, let's discuss it before it's too late. Let's first talk about how to deal with the requests of Nanya and the governors of various places." Zhu Yijun leaned on the back of his chair and said: "The imperial court alone cannot do it. But relying solely on locality is even less effective. ”
Relying solely on locality, the Ming Dynasty directly turned into a feudal system. If only relying on the court, the court had no money. Even if Zhu Yijun agreed with Wang Daokun’s words, it was impossible for the Ministry of Household Affairs to agree. Yes, the principle of the Ministry of Revenue is not to borrow money if it can be done without borrowing money. Any large-scale expenditures will not be discussed until the completion of the Suiyuan Chi Road.
The Ministry of Revenue is unwilling to borrow money because the credibility of the Ming Dynasty court is really bad at present. It all depends on the emperor's personal credibility. It is true that in the eyes of most people in the Ming Dynasty, His Majesty's credibility is equal to the credibility of the court, but since After the national and internal funds were completely separated during the Jiajing period, there was no such relationship of equality.
Most state affairs are like this. This won't work, and that won't work either. We can only find ways that may not be the best, but are suitable for the current situation.
"It is better to reject the governor's request for the time being." Zhang Juzheng thought over and over again and chose a one-size-fits-all approach to cut through the mess quickly. He continued: "Your Majesty, the five galloping roads leading from the capital have just been repaired. How to manage it, what impact it will have, whether the Chaoguan branch can operate, and whether the system needs to be improved, all need to be looked at. The local government should not intervene prematurely, as this will give opportunities for villains. ”
< br>And the most important thing is that the system of engineer regiments and camps needs to be carefully and carefully examined. Every four engineer battalions form a regiment camp, and the five roads are all built by the engineer regiments and camps.
Zhang Juzheng mainly wanted to take another look. In fact, he had to look at the six engineering regiments and battalions before he rejected the governors' requests. Otherwise, the world would be in chaos, and the military garrison system in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty would have been long gone. It has been completely destroyed, and the organization of the troops in the hinterland is far inferior to that of the frontier troops, let alone the Beijing camp.
The construction of Chi Road in various places means that it is necessary to form engineering corps and battalions. Otherwise, we can only follow what Wang Qian said and let the localities spend money to build it.
Zhu Yijun thought for a moment, nodded and said: "That's true, just follow what Mr. said."
Look again, look at Chidao's influence and Chidao's revenue capabilities. If it is really necessary, then build it to extend in all directions!
If there is no decisive impact on the present, you can postpone it.
If you take too big a step, you will definitely pull your balls. This is something Zhu Yijun knows very well.
"Where are Pan Butang's people?" Zhu Yijun asked about Pan Jixun's progress in entering Sui.
“We arrived at Guihua City. As soon as we arrived, we beheaded 1,300 people. A group of horse bandits harassed the Dongsheng Guard. They were repelled by the Dongsheng Guard and then found their lair. , wiped out all these horse bandits and captured 700 people. According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, it was unlucky to kill prisoners. They originally planned to send them to Womagang for mining, but in the end Pan Butang killed them anyway. "Zhang Juzheng wrote a memorial. Passed it to Feng Bao.
What Pan Jixun did was actually very taboo. Suiyuan was a newly recovered territory. Although His Majesty gave him the power to act expediently and kill first and then show off, he killed 1,300 people and their heads were rolling. , give some notice to the court.
It is said that Ling Yunyi is murderous, but Pan Jixun has not given up too much since the locust plague.
After reading the memorial, Zhu Yijun said very clearly: "The right to act expediently has been given to the right person. If this matter is not dealt with, it may not be conducive to the stability of Suiyuan."
It's not like Pan Jixun was short of brains. If the situation wasn't urgent, he wouldn't kill them first and then tell them later. These prisoners were escorted to Guihua City. The next day, the prison camp was crowded with naturalized border residents. Pan Jixun had just arrived. I thought they were dissatisfied with Wang Hua's troubles with the people. After careful questioning, I found out that it was the border people who made a fuss about the chief envoy and beheaded all the prisoners.
Without him, this group of horse bandits like to skin people. They are the notorious horse bandits in Xiangliang Mountain. They have brought trouble to the vicinity of Guihua City for more than ten years. Anda Khan also tried to eradicate them, but few times It failed to succeed the first time, and because the buffer zone between the Ming and Anda Khan forces of the Huma bandit was a kind of zone where no one cares, it developed and grew. In the past ten years, there have been many border residents, and all the border residents are basically He has a blood feud with a group of Huma bandits.
The chief envoy Sanniangzi really tried her best to appease and reported to the court, but the matter became more and more serious, and the border residents gathered more and more. If they continued to gather, they might attack the prisoner camp, and then it would be even more serious. It was difficult to end the situation. Just as Pan Jixun took office, he immediately ordered his execution.
700 people were captured, but 1,300 were killed. The remaining 600 people were the Datong Left Guards who attacked again and destroyed a stronghold, captured another 400 people, and two more. Hundreds of people are bandits from Guihua City.
The horse bandits outside the Great Wall are slightly different from the mountain bandits in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. Many of the bandits in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty are thugs who want to be supported by the powerful. Naturally, they kill people, but they kill more people. The imperial court was bound to send troops to suppress the bandits, so the mountain bandits in the hinterland were relatively restrained. However, the horse bandits outside the fortress not only burned, killed, and looted, but also skinned people and hung them in front of the gate of Guihua City to show off their power and were extremely cruel.
"Anda Khan can't do anything about these murderous stars. The Ming Dynasty can. The Ming Dynasty has asked Buchen to attack Bansheng, but these horse bandits still dare to move! Pan Budang did a good job." Zhu Yijun said to Pan Jixun The handling was very satisfactory, which was why Pan Jixun was given the opportunity to act easily. In the newly recovered territory, there were many conflicts that intensified quickly, and there were many things that had to be decided immediately.
Zhu Yijun gave Pan Jixun policy support and acted boldly. He could not beat the iron heel of the Beijing camp again. Since he wanted to consolidate the land and counties in the Hetao area, he could not be merciful.
Qi Jiguang has the right to act expediently, and Pan Jixun also has the right to act expeditiously. If there is a conflict between the two parties, who has more power?
It was Qi Jiguang who had the power to kill Pan Jixun, because Qi Jiguang held the emperor's saber, which Zhu Yijun used for Qi Jiguang to defend himself against the conspiracy and conspiracy from behind.
It’s not that Zhu Yijun was on guard against Pan Jixun and had not yet confirmed the candidate for the governor of Suiyuan when he bestowed the sword. It was Zhu Yijun’s heartfelt fear of the civil servants.
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