Chapter 516: Lying down in the grass, the people all over the world are afraid of being unsafe
Lin Fucheng’s trip to Baoding lasted for thirty days, and he visited five counties in total. He saw many, many things, Gao Yang The county armed itself to resist taxes. The prevalence of this kind of tax resistance was shocking.
Baoding Prefecture is right next to Shuntian Prefecture and is considered the radiation zone of Gyeonggi Province. However, in just six days, large-scale tax resistance, especially armed tax resistance, occurred three times.
The Ming Dynasty tax is thirty to one tax, which can be regarded as a light corvee and a small tax. How did it get to such a point?
The whole reason is that Baoding Prefecture wants 19,400 people to work in labor and lack silver.
The Ming Dynasty levied hard labor, which could be waived by paying money. In fact, it was an additional head tax. It was a clever name-calling scheme by the local government to plunder the people's fat and oil. It was not really that 19,400 people were levied. Instead, they want to collect this money and then use it at the government's public expense to carry out armed resistance to taxes. What they are resisting is the private demands of these township ministries.
The core idea behind Wang Chonggu’s request for land equalization was to pay a head tax on these labors. After determining the quotas in various places, they would then allocate them to the fields and collect them together. The Ming Gong of the Ming Dynasty was actually aware of the exorbitant levies and miscellaneous taxes. the seriousness of the problem.
This heroic article by Lin Fucheng once again exposes the prosperity of flowers and depicts such a tragic world.
Gaoyang County apportioned 2,700 people with four levies of silver for labor. When Gaoyang County saw the list, it immediately caused a stir. Soon, things became more and more serious. First there was a strike, and then the people spontaneously The organization no longer transports rice, flour, oil, rapeseed, firewood, earth, wood, and stone to the county. The city's masters are not engaged in production, and the people who bear the tax seem to use this method to resist these exorbitant taxes and excessive head taxes.
Yu Qiyuan, the magistrate of Gaoyang County, forced villagers to deliver goods into the city, and the conflicts began to intensify. On July 24, riots began. The official who was responsible for urging was put in a sack and beaten violently. After that, this method of putting sacks became popular immediately, and the government officials no longer went out of the city to urge students, because they would be sacked as soon as they left the city.
On the 26th, Yu Qiyuan asked three thousand county government officials to go out of the city to urge students to act collectively, so they would not be beaten.
At this moment, the conflict was immediately intensified. After hearing the news, the villagers blocked the city gate and prevented the government officials from leaving the city. The government officials could not kill them directly without orders. At the moment when the conflict was ignited, Yu Qiyuan Frustrated, he ordered the government officials to withdraw.
Yu Qiyuan was worried about causing civil unrest. Yu Qiyuan knew very well that the county was plagued by insects this year. If these two thousand seven hundred people had been in a good year, the people would not have gathered like this. In the end, Yu Qiyuan first After consulting with the prefect to no avail, he went to Baoding Governor Xin Zixiu again, but still to no avail.
Corvee service, post supply, minzhuang, and police officers are the names of the four differences of silver. However, the things that the county magistrate needed to buy were gradually included in the four differences of silver. Finally, the local government slowly All public funds are included in this category. There are many categories of public funds. Even if someone has a child outside the home or buys a banquet, it must be included in this category. Anyway, it is public money. If you try to get it by any means, you will be punished. Others have taken it.
If you don't take advantage of it, you are a bastard.
The four difference silver is collected by the local government and is no longer under the control of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
In the eyes of the court, these money are not collected by the court, so they are not under the control of the court. However, in the eyes of the people, the county government office, the chief secretary, and the capital hall are all the court and are integrated.
Yu Qiyuan approached Xin Zixiu, the governor of Baoding, but Xin Zixiu avoided talking and just waved his hand. Xin Zixiu agreed to Yu Qiyuan's public funds for all aspects of Baoding. That other county, Quyang, Fuping, Xingtai Shahe, is Don't you have to come directly to the door? They all agreed, who will bear the public expenses of Baoding Yamen?
Yu Qiyuan returned to Gaoyang County, and finally found the rural gentry and asked the rural gentry to share the cost equally. When things got to this point, there was no room for turning back.
The rural gentry and the gentry, together with their lackeys and the squad leader and the government servants, teamed up and started going to the countryside. It was said that the accounts were divided into 30 and 70, but it depends on how much they robbed and how much they overcharged. The conscience of the rural sages, gentry, losers, squad leaders, and government officials! But not a single one of these people knows how to write the word conscience!
There were seven bandit dens in Gaoyang County. Soon, the bandit dens were overcrowded, and armed tax resistance began.
The end of July in Gaoyang County is a lively month. Lin Fucheng was filled with emotion that in the end, Yu Qiyuan gave up again. Before the military meeting, Yu Qiyuan ordered the government officials to return to the government office, but in the end he failed to The four shortfalls of silver were collected and the commotion was too great, so nothing could be done about it.
The common people also came out of the bandit village. Once the bandit skin was taken off, they became villagers again.
Zhu Yijun looked at the happy anecdote in his hand. At the end of the article, Lin Fucheng said with great emotion:
[Officials ask for things too hastily, government officials are vicious, villagers are ungrateful, and villagers are ungrateful. Weeds fall after hearing the wind, and then we serve the people after the wind passes. Officials are bandits, officials are bandits, government servants are bandits, village sages are bandits, and villagers are also bandits. Bandits, bandits, bandits, bandits all over the world. Witnessing such a strange phenomenon with your own eyes, when It’s true: the laws come and go, the levies and levies decrease and the yin increases, the unnamed supply expenses are like the torrential river, the needs that are collected from time to time are like the meandering mountains, and the people are suffering in countless ways and have no words to describe. ]
[The whole body is lying down and the grass is stable, and the people all over the world are afraid of being unsafe. ]
Of course Lin Fucheng can be the one living in seclusion among the grass and fields. He has the resources to live a stable life, but the people within the four seas may not be stable yet. He is like an annoying person. Big mouth, saying things that everyone hates.
"Your Majesty, would you like to ask Lin Fucheng to restrain his mouth a little?" Feng Bao said with an embarrassed look on his face.
Zhu Yijun said dissatisfied: "If you let people talk, the sky will not fall."
"I know Feng Daban's loyal heart. He is scolding Yu Qiyuan, the magistrate of Gaoyang, and Baoding. Governor Xin Zixiu, he was also scolding his husband Zhang Juzheng, and he was scolding me, the emperor, the emperor's tutor, who has been engaged in the New Deal for so many years. What tricks have he produced? Every day, he shouts, "the people are the foundation of the country". , Ben Gubang Ning, what’s the result?”
"This world is still so corrupt."
Feng Bao said extremely angrily: "He, he, he doesn't know the complexity of things at all. Many things are not as simple as he thinks! He keeps chattering, but he takes Come up with a solution! He really didn't talk about the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition, the development of Liaodong, the Chidao, and the booming mining industry. If he didn't, he would just pick it. Come and pop those thick sores!"
Feng Bao became more and more dissatisfied with Lin Fucheng. The court noticed these problems and was taking action. Why did Lin Fucheng say that he alone became the best in the world? People who worry and worry, from the emperor of Ming Dynasty to the ministers, are like wine sacks and rice sacks.
The most important thing is that this bitch doesn’t come up with a solution.
"This Guangde Bookstore, if it hadn't been for the protection of Wang Qian, the son of Wang Cifu, and Huang Gongzi of the General's Mansion, I'm afraid someone would have told him to shut up." Zhu Yijun just smiled. He had no dislike for Lin Fucheng. These are all stubborn diseases of the Ming Dynasty. If everyone ignores them, this kind of thing will only continue to rot.
Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao and said with a smile: "I only let people flatter horses and praise virtues, and don't let people criticize and criticize the current evils? If Lin Fucheng really sacrifices his integrity and shame and covets the rich and powerful, then I Will he still favor him? The Ming Dynasty originally raised censors, just to let them say this, but the censors know how to fight in the court all day long, under the banner of Qingliu, talking about their hearts and minds all day long. ”
“It’s amazing to be able to tell the truth, and our Master Lin supports every decree of the court and is even willing to campaign for it, which is extremely rare.”
< br>Lin Fucheng didn't just say unpleasant things. During the Ming Dynasty's New Deal, Lin Fucheng also charged into battle every day, fighting with the Confucian scholars and never backed down.
Feng Bao had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty is right."
What is Lin Fucheng's identity? Doctor of the Five Classics, Doctor of the Five Classics is a specially conferred official status. In fact, to put it bluntly, he is the emperor's staff. This is the embodiment of the staff system. He collects some capable people and strangers to work for the emperor. The emperor also needs staff. The emperor is a person of flesh and blood, and Not everyone knows everything and is good at everything.
"This time I go to Tianjin to inspect the navy, and I asked Lin Fucheng to accompany me, so I can arrange a place to watch the ceremony." Zhu Yijun arranged for Lin Fucheng to accompany him to Tianjin Guards. What Feng Bao said made sense. If Lin Fucheng continues to scold like this, all officials in the Ming Dynasty will want to go there. I am dissatisfied with him. In the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, there are really many accumulated shortcomings. Little by little, Lin Fucheng is dealing with it and doing it. It is really disgusting to see Lin Fucheng chattering next to him.
It’s time for Lin Fucheng to sing his praises.
Is Wang Chonggu the only one who noticed that local governments levied exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes to deprive the common people?
As early as the seventh year of Wanli, the Ministry of Household Affairs had already noticed this problem. On August 8, the seventh year of Wanli, Wang Guoguang led the Ministry of Household Affairs to submit a report, requesting the prefectures and counties to charge the two taxes for corvee and li A. All government fees, official duties, and other amounts of money and food received from the people shall be fully verified, the amount shall be reduced, the old names shall be removed, and the fixed quota shall be established according to the old regulations. The principle is that one must not follow the old practice and only report false figures and false documents; Too much cutting will make it difficult to move for a long time.
This principle is Zhang Juzheng’s idea. He requires that we can neither continue to create clever names, continue to raise taxes, nor suddenly abolish too many. If the local government cannot maintain it, it means there is no government.
To completely solve this problem, we need to conduct a census of the population, abolish the status of slaves, reduce the revenue of the engineering corps, organize the officialdom to build production, determine the public funds of all levels of yamen, and finally spread all the four-month silver into the fields. , can be solved.
Zhu Yijun could be like Kangxi and shout: Never add wealth to the population!
Who can’t say it yet?
It was implemented for a period of time during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng. Later, the policy of never increasing taxes could no longer be implemented. It was true that the court refused to accept the tax, but the local government continued to accept it. After three years of clearing the prefecture, ten Tens of thousands of snowflakes and silver, every penny and every penny are all blood and sweat, every minute and every inch is fat.
Before it is completely resolved, Lin Fucheng can only let Lin Fucheng continue to curse, just a few curses, which can be regarded as encouraging the New Deal.
As soon as Lin Fucheng's "Happy Anecdotes" came out, Yu Qiyuan, the magistrate of Gaoyang County, and Xin Zixiu, the governor of Baoding, quickly published this book to explain the situation. The general meaning is that everyone is in trouble, so they can only do it by force.
Zhu Yijun did not punish these two people. He gave a severe warning to Baoding Governor Xin Zixiu and reprimanded Xin Zixiu. When Yu Qiyuan asked him for help, he could not help. It was indeed difficult and he had to do it reluctantly. So can Xin Self-Study be played? He doesn't know how to use the dense channels, and he won't complain. If it is really necessary, the court can avoid it.
Actually, the problem lies in this issue of 'really needed'. The amount of money from Baoding Prefecture is actually ambiguous. If you take it, your life will be easier. If you don't take it, everyone will tighten their belts and have children outside the house. It's something that cannot be paid for at public expense. Xin Zixiu also knew that this amount of money would never pass the audit of the Ministry of Accounts, so he just stood aside and watched.
Moreover, Zhu Yijun’s petition and Xin Zixiu’s memorial did not mention any solution. However, Xin Zixiu reported to His Majesty in his memorial that he wanted to eliminate redundant personnel and solve the financial problem. There are two channels, increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. It is difficult to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Therefore, Xin Zixiu needs to eliminate redundant staff and solve redundant costs.
Zhu Yijun Mi Shu recognized Xin Zixiu’s idea.
Xin Zixiu quickly wrote a memorial, saying that His Majesty's orders made him panic and it was his fault that the Mu Shou failed to do a good job. He sent a list of names to the court. , the number of officials and yamen servants at all levels was abolished, reaching a scale of 6,000, and all of them on the elimination list were not qualified.
That is to say, I did not arrive at midnight every five years. Not only did I not go to work at the Yamen, but I also received a salary from the Yamen. This time I not only had to be eliminated, but I also had to pay back the previous salary. I received a grain of rice. They have to be recovered, so that Baoding Yamen will not be short of money.
"I have every reason to suspect that our Master Lin was used by Gaoyang County Magistrate Yu Qiyuan and Baoding Governor Xin Zixiu." When Zhu Yijun saw this list, he was also in a daze. He knew None of the scholars in Ming Dynasty were simple at all!
This is simply a trick.
Where is he, Lin Fucheng, who ran to someone else's field and pricked someone's thick sore? It was because these two people knew about Lin Fucheng's specialness and played hard to get! Lin Fucheng's anecdotes were the so-called link. Lin Fucheng was clearly arranged.
This list cannot be produced in a short while. Before contacting us, Lin Fucheng knew the details of the direct reasons for the destruction of the He family in Gaoyang. In Xiaoyao Hewen, this Yu Qiyuan was an incompetent clown, tyrannical and cowardly. , He is always pushing for discipline, but he is timid because he always dares not to gather the government officials at the critical moment. After the incident broke out, it calmed down within a few days. Is Yu Qiyuan really so incompetent that he can put down this conflict so quickly that it has turned into a war? He clearly has a lot of control.
Feng Bao also put several contents together and said with some clarity: "I understand a little bit. He is restless, and Yu Qiyuan is actually his knife. If he wants to bring this matter to His Majesty without making it so embarrassing, Lin Fucheng is the mouthpiece he wants."
"This Yu Qiyuan, It must have been after seeing Tiqi Chen Mo that he knew that this matter would definitely come before His Majesty. "
Tiqi is a member of the emperor's personal army. Lin Fucheng is able to get the protection of Tiqi, which is obviously due to his extremely high status. special.
If Xin Zixiu makes no mention of anything and suddenly wants to be eliminated, then Baoding will definitely oppose it with all his strength. If he plays this way, he will use his own strength to do things. In this way, it will be a matter of course. .
Zhu Yijun Zhu approved Xin Zixiu's Qingti Memorial and said with a smile: "I finally understand that we officials in the Ming Dynasty all want to make meritorious deeds, and we all want to be promoted. So for the sake of promotion, That is really true. I am very sure of this now. I will seize any fleeting opportunity."
Yu Qiyuan was born in the same class as a Jinshi in the second year of Wanli. If there were no accidents, Yu Qiyuan would be like Liu Hanru, wandering around in the local area all his life, and it would be as difficult to enter the capital as to reach heaven. Hu Zongxian was born in the top three, and could not cross this natural chasm in his life. After pacifying the Japanese pirates, he was executed and killed. There is no possibility of entering Wenhua Hall and Wenyuan Pavilion and becoming a court official or assistant minister.
"In the case of Liu Hanru, we must make it clear that Pang Shangpeng recommended Liu Hanru as the governor of Fujian. Transcribe the original copy, including Mr.'s floating notes and my Zhu's approval, and disclose them in one piece, so that all officials in the world know "As long as you have talent, family background is not a problem." Zhu Yijun told Feng Bao that Liu Hanru could not die in vain.
Zhu Yijun does not regret beheading Liu Hanru in public. He indulged in the private market and could not escape the death penalty. However, Zhu Yijun's death of Liu Hanru was a pity. Being able to run the private market to that extent was considered capable. There are many people like Liu Hanru. They are obviously very talented, but because they did not pass the first-class or second-class examinations, their official career can only be cut off. Such capable people who take the wrong path are often the most terrible. .
Revealing the details, Liu Hanru's request was not obtained, and his lesson was the last gift he left to the world.
Baoding Governor Xin Zixiu began to eliminate, and soon the governors in various places also began to eliminate overtly and covertly.
"Your Majesty, Pang Shangpeng is waiting outside the imperial study." Xiao Huangmen walked in and bowed his head.
"Xuan."
Pang Shangpeng, the former governor of Fujian and now the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, came in, bowed five times and kowtowed three times. He knelt on the ground and said obediently: "The guilty minister Pang Shangpeng pays my respects. Your majesty, long live your majesty. The guilty minister did not know the person, and it is really shameful. He was sick and begged for his body to return home. "
Pang Shangpeng was promoted and became the left minister of the household department in Beijing. However, he did not go to work at the Ministry of Revenue for a day. He went to Beijing to meet the emperor and presented the prepared memorial to the imperial court. This was considered as leaving everyone with dignity. His promotion was to allow him to become an official.
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Just live in peace and live in Xitucheng. I have prepared a house for Aiqing to live and recuperate. Aiqing has been working for the country all his life. I know that Aiqing is loyal to the king and can regain his ambition. In fact, you read it right, Liu Hanru is indeed very capable."
The relationship between Pang Shangpeng and Zhang Juzheng was very bad, but Zhang Juzheng still appointed him as the governor of Fujian because Pang Shangpeng was very talented and very capable. He has always been working for the revival of the Ming Dynasty. He also pioneered a whip method and piloted it in Zhejiang. After it failed, he tried it again in Fujian, and this time it was successful.
The one-whip (braiding) method requires a foundation. Now the Ming Dynasty is not eager enough to implement the one-whip method immediately.
"Asking for Equalization of Land and Services" and a compilation method are both to solve the problem of excessive taxes and numerous taxes and services. The Ming Dynasty is now in the stage of census of Dingkou, and it is still far from a compilation method. way to go.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Pang Shangpeng breathed a sigh of relief. At least he was able to respect himself and did not make a fuss to the point of moving his head.
Pang Shangpeng didn’t know much about Liu Hanru’s private market, but he could still guess a thing or two. Liu Hanru must have made some deal with these luxury households. Otherwise, how could the decree be so smooth? Pang Shangpeng originally thought it was a transaction. The shipping company's ship pilot, but I didn't expect Liu Hanru to make such a big noise.
The Chen Jingbang and Liu Hanru cases have been investigated. It is true that Pang Shangpeng did not take the money, and Fujian South Road Counselor Li Yingqi did not take the money. If he took the money, he would be a community of interests. If he took the money, it is a matter of the Sanduao private market. , Pang Shangpeng will understand the secret.
“Is the Daheigou really so difficult to cross?” Zhu Yijun asked curiously.
Pang Shangpeng bowed his head and said: "You can only take the Yuegang Penghu Xinglongzhuang, or take the Songjiang Ningbo to Ryukyu to Danshui Town in the south. It is difficult to cross, and the wind is unstable and the water is unstable."
Zhu Yijun found out He received the memorandum of the sea survey of the clipper ship Youlong, handed it to Pang Shangpeng and said: "Now, it is no longer a natural chasm, the clipper ship has crossed it."
Pang Shangpeng's eyes were dim, so he put on his reading glasses and watched the sea He shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this is a special case. The Youlong has the best navy soldiers, the best captain, and even a general on board, as well as the best naval engineer, a big black ditch." That’s it, I say it’s difficult, it’s for merchant ships.”
Of course it’s easy for the Youlong. It is the jewel in the crown of the Ming Dynasty. It is the crystallization of the Ming Dynasty’s most advanced shipbuilding experience and is running fast. For sailing ships sailing around the world, Daheigou is naturally a smooth road, while private merchant ships are all two-masted boats. They are naturally different depending on the wind and water.
"What Aiqing said makes sense." Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Aiqing has been in Fujian for a long time and is mostly involved in maritime trade. From Aiqing's point of view, how does this Wandering Dragon look like?"
"If there are a hundred ships of this thing, Taixi will lose all its colonies." Pang Shangpeng looked at it for a long time and said.
Pang Shangpeng further explained: "It's not that his attack is so powerful, but that Ming's goods will be taken to all parts of the world, breaking the original trade cycle. In terms of the rough economic constraints of the West, I'm afraid it won't last long. In the next year, there will be difficulties in supplying the colonies, because it will be unprofitable to trade from the west. "
"This is its most important meaning, fast trade."
The significance of the fast sailing ship is to speed up the establishment of global trade in the great voyage. It relies on the huge productivity and production scale of the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty once again flips the biscuits on the forbidden sea and opens the sea, and changes from the open sea to the forbidden sea, what will happen quickly? The sailboat makes no sense.
Military, economic, culture, technology, these abstract concepts do not exist alone, but are generally closely related, and other aspects are often more important.
Zhu Yijun and Pang Shangpeng chatted for a long time. It was not until Pang Shangpeng became a little exhausted that Zhu Yijun let Pang Shangpeng leave. He mainly asked about the development of Jilong Island. The development of Tamsui Town and Xinglongzhuang was due to Dian Dian. With the expansion, the entire Jilong Island can probably accommodate a Dingkou in Zhejiang, which can effectively alleviate the contradiction between man and land in Nanya.
"He is old." Zhu Yijun said with emotion when Pang Shangpeng left.
From Pang Shangpeng, Zhu Yijun saw the twilight energy. This kind of twilight energy, Zhu Yijun had seen it in Tan Lun, was the long-term pain and suffering, which caused all aspects of spirit and spirit to be depressed, even without this Sandu'ao The private market can't last long. Pang Shangpeng has been running around with his illness since he fell ill in the eighth year of Wanli. Now, the Sanduao private market has dealt a blow to Pang Shangpeng in all aspects.
Pang Shangpeng was optimistic about Liu Hanru and even recommended him to take over as governor, but in the end he failed.
Just three days after Pang Shangpeng moved into Xitucheng, the bad news came to the capital. His depression and worry worsened his condition. After going to bed on the night of September 23, he never woke up again.
Zhu Yijun ordered an official burial in Xishan, and the Ministry of Rites gave him the posthumous title Huimin. He retired from court for one day, and there was no additional official gift.
At the end of September, the Youlong entered the capital, and His Majesty the Emperor was going to Tianjin Guard to inspect the navy. There was a lot of discussion, and it was mainly divided into two groups. One group believed that "Bolang and Baigu can also learn from their misfortunes". Therefore, I object to His Majesty’s inspection.
The disasters of Bolang and Baigu are about the Qin Shihuang who was attacked with an iron cone in Bolangsha, the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who paid a private visit to Baigu incognito but was not accepted by the pavilion chief, and the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who was dissatisfied and ordered to be imprisoned. These two incidents Everything happened because of the emperor's southern tour.
If there are stubborn and lawless people who take the opportunity to cause chaos, the disaster will be great.
On the other hand, King Zheng came to the capital to live in Prince De's Mansion. His Majesty left the capital, and I am afraid there will be some bad rumors, which will be harmful to Prince Zhu Zaiyu of De.
The solution given by those who objected was: just let the Minister of War, Grand Sima, inspect it for you. Your Majesty, it is better not to tamper with it.
This time I can prevent His Majesty from going to Tianjin to inspect the navy. The same reason will prevent His Majesty from leaving Beijing next time.
The supporting faction, led by Wan Shihe, supported in the court. Wan Shihe made it very clear: His Highness King Zheng and King De, can’t we go to Tianjin together? If we take him with us, what bad things could happen? It can show the close friendship. It just so happens that His Highness Prince De, as the dean of the Gokuin Academy, has personally seen the things he has tinkered with, and they are not useless.
The people are supplemented by Lin Fucheng. Lin Fucheng's happy anecdotes believe that His Majesty should go and must go!
Lin Fucheng’s point of view is: the imperial palace is like a heavenly prison, and the imperial hall is a prison. The emperor cannot get rid of his imprisonment, and it is like living in a heavenly prison. How to understand the sufferings of the people, and how to understand the Ming Dynasty?
Your Majesty's visit to Tianjin TV is freedom from imprisonment.
Lin Fucheng is so disappointing. Everyone expected him to be the "standard-bearer who openly challenges the imperial power", but now he looks like a licker! Even if the court farts, Lin Fucheng can be associated with freedom.
The key is, it makes sense!
Lin Fucheng also wanted to see the big ship. Tiqi Chen Mo informed him that Mr. Huang, thanks to his connections, got him a seat on the viewing platform. Lin Fucheng wanted to support him even if his throat was broken, so he left Songjiang Prefecture had seen a five-masted ship crossing the ocean before, but the Youlong was only heard of its name but not its shape.
The noisy dispute ceased after the first and second assistants jointly expressed their stance. The first and second assistants played together to support His Majesty in going to Tianjin Guard and inspecting the Navy. This also means that the Auxiliary Ministers will support His Majesty. Southern tour.
(End of this chapter)