Chapter 561: The edict to abolish lowly slaves is extremely benevolent and meritorious, and the countryside is full of miserable people
Zhu Yijun asked Antonio to pay attention to personal safety, especially to prevent assassinations and military coups. This is all based on experience, then In the Tang Dynasty, just because the eunuchs controlled the Shence Army, the eunuchs could depose and establish nine emperors in succession. This is the inevitable result of not controlling military power in their own hands.
Since ancient times in the Ming Dynasty, this kind of thing has happened again and again. History is a good teacher. History teaches everything. So the more you read, the more you can see clearly. But you have to treat people who have not experienced these things. My friend said this, somewhat like a teacher.
But Antonio used a trick, he leaned against a big tree to enjoy the shade!
I can’t, but Daming can!
Anyway, his purpose was to prevent Portugal from falling into the hands of Spain. The Ming Dynasty was on the other side of the world, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would not turn Portugal into a county under any circumstances.
This is Antonio’s greatest confidence in taking advantage of others.
From Antonio's flattery, Zhu Yijun thought that if he didn't pay back the money, he didn't think outside the box or make a leap forward. He just felt that Antonio was acting so submissive just to deceive and sneak attack on him. Creditor, let him, the creditor, be embarrassed to collect debts!
If it were completely transformed into a king and became like the Ming Dynasty, wouldn’t it be an enclave of the Ming Dynasty in the West? He was one of his own, so how could the Emperor of Ming be embarrassed to ask for money?
The Ming Dynasty would not have asked Zhengmao for a war loan. When it first attacked Luzon, Zhengmao had used the royal court’s food and salary to fight the war. There was neither a loan nor interest. .
Ming Dynasty and Luzon are gradually becoming one, so there is no need to worry about them.
The main money Antonio owes is the galleon worth 250,000 yuan. This is the principal, the high interest during the war, and the huge debt that eventually rolled up. The Ming Emperor had already recovered the original amount. The investment, now the interest on the rollover is pure profit.
Feng Bao and Zhang Hong can understand His Majesty's thoughts to some extent. Of course, they won't say it out loud. Your Majesty's little thoughts will just stay in their hearts.
“Special envoy, His Highness Antonio did not repay the money in advance this time, does he have no money?” Feng Bao changed his angle and explained why His Majesty said that, and brought the topic to Antonio’s failure to repay the money in advance. on the issue.
Marchus suddenly realized that His Majesty was worried that Antonio would default on his debt because he saw that Antonio did not repay the principal more. If he did not repay the loan in advance, he would have to pay interest!
The Sword Master is actually not suitable for being a diplomatic envoy, because he is indeed a bit upright.
Marchus quickly bowed his head and said: "The extension interest given by your Majesty is actually not too high. Your Highness has made a lot of money by collecting and distributing goods from the Ming Dynasty. Your Highness plans to keep the silver in the country and follow His Majesty's example in investing. Some workshops, the Netherlands and England were affected by cotton, and there were a large number of craftsmen. How do you say that? "Plant a sycamore tree, and a phoenix will come."
"You have learned Chinese very well. You have learned to use colloquial expressions. Not bad. That Sauron said all day that Antonio is not suitable to be king. From my point of view, it is still very suitable. He thinks very clearly. As a king, The leader of the country must have a long-term vision. It is true that before he was the captain, the immediate crisis was imminent, but now that he is the king, he must have a long-term vision, which is good." Zhu Yijun nodded repeatedly after hearing Marcus's explanation.
Marchus said slightly embarrassed: "This is the queen's suggestion."
It was actually not convenient for Xu Fan to express his position on this matter. Antonio wanted to pay back the money, but Xu Fan stopped him. How would the Ming Dynasty treat him? Moreover, Xu Fan was not in the Ming Dynasty, and it was not clear whether the Ming Dynasty needed more silver. Xu Fan actually wanted to make some investments, but due to the Ming Dynasty's opinion, Xu Fan could only shut up. Instead, Duchess Katarina suggested Just right.
Of course the Ming Dynasty views this positively. Antonio's debt has been extended for thirty years. If Portugal can really develop and pay off its debt completely, then this war loan is very likely to be It became one of Zhu Yijun’s most successful investments.
"That's it. If you have any questions, remember to ask Daming's ocean caravan to bring them back and write down the situation and problems clearly. Daming can also provide some help, such as goods, such as the management of official factories, etc. Wait, Daming still has rich experience in this area." Zhu Yijun made a promise that if he asked for help, he would naturally help.
"Thank you for your kindness!" Marcus solemnly thanked him again. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty was not the kind of monarch who would ignore everything after being conferred and let him fend for himself, even if His Majesty was doing it for money. That debt, debt and interest, this kind of holy favor, can money buy?
The foothold of the Ming Dynasty's ocean caravan in Western Europe is Lisbon. The reason for choosing Portugal over Spain couldn't be simpler. Because it is profitable, Portugal must return part of the profit from collecting and distributing Ming's goods to the Ming Dynasty. Antonio owes Your Majesty's money must be paid back.
Except for repairing Chi Dao, Emperor Zhu Yijun of the Ming Dynasty never did any loss-making business.
Does Antonio or Portugal know that the goods they collect and distribute are actually working as laborers for the emperor?
In fact, Portugal is very clear about it. Marcus also made it very clear in his memorial. Portugal knows very well about this both inside and outside the country, but to remain independent, something always has to be paid. Everything in the world Things are like this, you can't make all the benefits. Your Majesty extends it for thirty years, and the annual interest rate is only 4%, which is not expensive.
When looking for someone to take shelter, you will naturally have to pay a protection fee. How can there be so much love for no reason in the world?
This debt and interest are actually protection fees. In addition to providing protection, Portugal also obtained the power to collect and distribute goods from the Ming Dynasty's ocean-going fleet. This transaction is not a loss for Portugal.
Zhu Yijun and Marcus chatted for a long time, mainly about Taixi. Zhu Yijun got to know Taixi better. Now Taixi is in the stage of getting rid of religion and coming out of ignorance.
Zhu Yijun was very convinced that he had interfered in the historical process of Taixi.
To get rid of religion, you need to launch a war, and war requires the consumption of a large amount of silver. Only a huge amount of silver can form a centrifugal force, allowing more people to actively participate in sailing adventures, and then complete the bloody journey. primitive accumulation.
And the Ming Dynasty is actively opening up the sea and swallowing up the world's silver, which makes the wave of anti-religion in the West somewhat lacking in foundation.
Wars, especially religious wars, are very expensive. The French royal family was originally very wealthy, but because of the two religious wars, the royal family’s savings were emptied and the royal family fell into poverty, and its influence began to decline. decline.
The French royal family suppressed the Huguenots who spread wantonly in the country. Because the royal family's funds were completely exhausted, they could only shake hands with the Huguenots, and this Huguenots were an opponent of the Holy See. , an anti-Catholic Protestant sect to which Henri de Bourbon, the recognized king of France, joined.
From a secular perspective, it was Henry de Bourbon who used the power of the Huguenots to seize the throne of France.
Felipe II once tried to help, because everyone belongs to the Catholic camp, and it is naturally the obligation of Felipe, the guardian of the Holy See, to suppress the opposition, but Felipe’s bad situation in France is also Nothing can be done.
The power of the opposition has spread, and the Bourbon family has gained recognition and support from civilians and nobles. The Bourbon family itself is also the spokesperson for the interests of the emerging bourgeoisie.
From the perspective of contradiction, the Valois dynasty of France has actually perished. It is dead and needs to wait a few more years to be buried.
Using copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; using ancient times as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; using people as a mirror, you can know gains and losses.
Zhu Yijun systematically understood the humanistic features of the Western countries. Of course, he could also wait for Wan Shihe, the minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, to compile the overseas chronicles before reading it. It was just a casual chat with Marcus and communication. Just feelings.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was convinced that it had an impact on the historical process of Western Europe, but Zhu Yijun was not interested in exploring whether the world would become a better place. He only cared about the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yijun, an emperor who completely prioritized the Ming Dynasty.
June in the eleventh year of Wanli was extremely hot. The scorching sun was scorching the earth. It had not rained for several days. The trees in the capital hall were drooping. The cicadas were neighing like crazy and noisy. The passers-by were even more upset, and even the air was filled with layers of heat waves. At this time, the Ming Emperor did not stop the court discussions on the grounds that the heat was unbearable, nor did he stop receiving foreign guests.
"Today was supposed to be a day for envoys from various countries to meet, but it was canceled because of the extremely hot weather." Zhang Juzheng reported something at the court meeting.
Zhu Yijun asked doubtfully: "What does the hot weather have to do with the audience?"
"I'm a little choked." Wan Shihe said with a complicated expression.
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "Let's meet in person. I already know the demands of these Fanyi envoys. Once we meet, let them seize the time to do their own things."
Feng Bao said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you are indeed a little panicked. Even Prince Lu's Mansion has sent people back to Taichang Temple to work as musicians."
The gifts sent to the emperor from various countries, especially the beauties, were carefully selected to ensure that they had no body odor. For example, Cindy Celia, the saint of the Western Holy See who washed clothes in the laundry department, did not have body odor.
But the beauties from all over the world in Prince Lu’s Mansion slipped through the net. After Prince Lu Zhu Yixi smelled it, he learned a lot. Now every summer, Zhu Yixi will stay away from those beauties from all over the world, because the beauties from all over the world have Her body odor was really shocking, and even Zhu Yili, who liked beauties from all over the world, couldn't accept it.
The Empress Dowager Li did not allow Zhu Yiliu to have too much contact with the beauties of all nations. The rebellious King Lu did not listen at all, and Zhu Yiliu was hit hard by a boomerang.
Based on natural selection, anthropogenic selection, survival of the fittest, and elimination of the fittest, the Jieyuan Academy proposed the theory of the superiority of the Ming people. Since ancient times, the population has been large, and every drastic change in the world has been a screening. Anyone who has too much experience , can't escape war. Dogs in war are good helpers in searching for people. When they find people, they find wealth and food. After repeated screenings, less than 5% of the people in Ming Dynasty have body odor. This is the theory of the victory of the Jieguyuan proof.
Natural selection of the fittest and the survival of the fittest Zhu Yijun agreed, and the Di newspaper published it all over the world. However, Zhu Yijun chose to ban the theory of superiority and not allow it to be spread around the Jiejuyuan.
"Okay, I'll listen to your advice." Zhu Yijun chose to agree with what his ministers said. Wan Shihe and Feng Bao both advised the emperor out of consideration for His Majesty, so naturally they would reason.
The date for Zhu Yijun to receive the foreign envoys was postponed for two days due to the intense heat. It was not until June 13th that the heavy rain washed away the intense heat, and Zhu Yijun received the envoys at the Wenhua Hall in the afternoon. These foreign envoys.
The envoys from various countries presented their credentials. The credentials of each country had already been submitted to the Ministry of Ceremonies, and Zhu Yijun also wrote a reply, so it was just a process.
The Holy Roman Empire has another envoy. It seems that he is also from a noble family. There is no big deal. He just follows Felipe II's galley and comes to join in the fun. England is still the same. The appeal was still to trade with the Ming Dynasty, and asked the Ming Dynasty not to sell cotton cloth. However, this time they wanted to buy a five-masted transoceanic ship, but the Ming Dynasty refused due to limited production capacity. The special envoy John could not even go to the Wenhua Hall to meet the saint.
In the end, Sauron did not express his dissatisfaction with Felipe II in front of the emperor, but praised the emperor, because if he really offended the Ming Emperor, the Ming Emperor would really sell firearms to Ned. Sauron, the special envoy of Lan region, chose to slide and kneel directly, bypassing the intermediate link.
The whole interview process ended in an orderly manner, and nothing happened.
Another year passed, and Zhu Yijun looked at the back of the foreign envoys leaving with emotion.
When I first met Marcus, he was still a ten-year-old child. At that time, he still had to hide behind Zhang Juzheng. Now Marcus has some ridges on his face, both on his temples. He has become a little gray, but the Ming Emperor has become a well-deserved emperor of the empire, and can protect Zhang Juzheng from wind and rain.
The wonder of the Zhengya Bell and Drum Tower outside Donghua Gate was built overtime even in the scorching hot weather. The Ming Dynasty planned to build Chidao from Tianjin to Mizhou, and also began to build official factories. Everything is so orderly.
When the emperor is in a very beautiful mood, someone will naturally jump out to make the emperor's mood worse, and this time it is Xiaoyao Yiwen's pen Zheng, Lin Fucheng.
"Master Lin, do you have to take advantage of my good mood to pour cold water on my forehead to calm me down?" Zhu Yijun slammed the table and said angrily.
Lin Fucheng wrote a new issue of Xiaoyao Anecdotes, titled: "Humans Are Cheaper Than Donkeys" and sent it to Wang Qian for review, and Wang Qian presented it to the emperor.
In this issue of Xiaoyao Anecdotes, Lin Fucheng still starts with what he saw and heard in Baoding Prefecture.
Lin Fucheng stayed with a farmer in Qizhou. The farmer was afraid and cooked a bowl of porridge with the little millet left in the rice vat. Lin Fucheng drank the porridge and gave him fifteen cents. He could not give more. If you give more to this farmer, it will be bad luck.
Lin Fucheng had no experience in going to the countryside, but Chen Mo reminded him that he must not give more, otherwise once the villagers find out, it will be the day when their families are destroyed, and the people in the village will miss him. There is not only the simplicity of the countryside, but also the wandering bullies who rob, burn and steal. If the nobleman pays more, and the family pays a little copper instead of complaining about the nobleman's buckling, thieves will be interested in this family, and that's when the trouble will begin.
When thieves are looking for wealth, bullies come to ask for money, and even when bandits go down the mountain to plunder and borrow food, the villagers will point to this family.
Don’t give too much, as giving too much will harm others.
Chen Mo was born in a humble background. He was a child in the village and knew these things very well. Lin Fucheng was frightened in a cold sweat after hearing Chen Mo's description. He thought it was a good deed, but it was harmful to others.
At this farmer's house, Lin Fucheng saw a farm tool called a windmill. This farm tool was damaged and was obviously broken.
The grain windmill has an inlet to put the dried grains in, and then rotates the hand-operated bellows. The hand-operated bellows will generate high wind pressure when rotating. Open the air door to remove weeds, Grain and other objects are blown out, and grain slides out from the outlet.
Chen Mo was born in poverty. He repaired the windmill in three steps and five divided by two, and recorded the size of the thing in detail. It was really easy to use, but when it broke, Lin Fucheng was a little confused. .
It is so strange that such useful farm tools should break down at home.
Lin Fucheng started talking with the farmer. Unfortunately, the farmer was not good at words and could not explain why. Lin Fucheng asked around. After three to five days of observation, Lin Fucheng finally understood the meaning of Gu Fengche. Why are farm tools broken?
Landlords all raise livestock, and grain is one of the feeds for livestock. The grain windmill will blow the grain everywhere, so people are specially asked to use wooden shovels to lift it, and it must be lifted. It's good if the grain doesn't run around. Gradually the windmill breaks down.
A wooden shovel can lift two stones a day, while a windmill can lift more than twenty stones a day.
Lin Fucheng looked and observed little by little in the countryside, and found that deep plowing in the fields did not use animal power, but human power.
The word "deep plowing" refers to the work that oxen should do, but it is done bit by bit by people. Even donkeys are not used, and livestock are not used. They just use people.
There are generally four or five donkeys in a village, and these four or five donkeys are specially used to pull carts, not to do farm work.
Lin Fucheng discovered that the fundamental reason is that humans are cheaper than donkeys.
At first, Lin Fucheng believed that there were too many people in the Ming Dynasty. If you don't do it, others will do it. The supply of labor is too sufficient, and the landlords who own the means of production can do whatever they want, taking and taking away.
But after in-depth understanding, Lin Fucheng found that the problem was not that simple.
Because the land is becoming barren, it proves that the labor force is not too abundant. If this is true, then the land should be full of crops, instead of the way it is now, with patches of fields being barren.
Later, Lin Fucheng discovered that there is another layer of supply and demand relationship behind this, that is, the natural closure of the small farmer economy. As a result, as long as the landlord produces enough food for himself, he can store food for about three years. It is not necessary. Extra production, because the roads are not smooth, those who are short of food have no money to buy, and those who have money to buy are not short of food.
Therefore, extra output is a gift to tenants, which is generally established in the countryside.
At this point, Lin Fucheng still did not give up his aggressiveness. He insisted on thoroughly observing the problem. He found that the iron plow and cattle farming had generally disappeared and had completely become human farming.
Lin Fucheng concluded at the end of this issue of Xiaoyao Anecdote: [The imperial edict abolishes the slave status, which is the most benevolent and meritorious thing. The countryside and fields are full of miserable people. ]
"This Lin Fucheng, Zhao Tiqi, go and tear his mouth apart!" Zhu Yijun was very angry.
This Lin Fucheng really stood up and talked without pain in his back. How long had the Ming Dynasty been busy up and down to abolish the slave status? It finally worked, but fortunately it didn't cause any bad consequences.
The incident in Sochi was fortunately resolved smoothly, otherwise it would have been a civil uprising that would spread to the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.
Two hundred years later, the United States abolished slavery and started the Civil War!
In order to abolish the slave status, Zhu Yijun was even ready for a war. Lin Fucheng denied it with just a touch of his lips?
"He has no solution at all, but he gives some ideas and solutions. If there is no solution, he just farts! I am so angry!" Zhu Yijun saw this crooked poem on himself while watching the fun. , even he was sarcastic, and the meaning behind the words was that the emperor issued an edict to abolish the slave status. It was abolished, but the production relations did not change, and the miserable people would still be miserable people after all.
"Let me see, he just doesn't want to live anymore. If he doesn't want to live anymore, okay, I'll have someone go to his grave next year!"
Lin Fucheng talked about it before, but he didn't mention the emperor. Zhu Yijun stayed out of the matter, watching the excitement and even fanning the flames. However, this crooked poem suddenly hit the Ming Emperor on the head. Zhu Yijun was young and his blood pressure rose.
"Your Majesty, do you want to go?" Zhao Mengyou asked tentatively.
Zhu Yijun was silent for a long time, panted several times, and then calmed down and said: "Forget it, he is telling the truth. Zhang Hong, please bring Mr. Tian Shu."
The phenomena mentioned by Lin Fucheng, the transformation of the productivity of the Central Plains from "everything is a coincidence" to "everything is a human being", the grain mills mentioned are broken, and the people mentioned are cheaper than donkeys. The mention of the Ming Dynasty's iron plow and oxen farming being replaced by human farming, the mention of the closure of the small-scale peasant economy, and the mention of closure leading to insufficient demand and eventually land waste, are all true.
Because Zhu Yijun also farmed, he knew that not a single word in Lin Fucheng's noisy article was false.
The one who walks the walk is just faithful - Zhu Zhongxing.
This was written by Zhu Yijun on the screen wall of the Imperial Palace Museum. He made such demands on other people in the Ming Dynasty, and he also made such demands on himself. Since Lin Fucheng told the truth and did not take it out of context, nor did he refer to a deer as a horse, then You can't punish him.
"Your Majesty, there is something unfortunate about Master Lin. If you tell me, Your Majesty will not be angry." Feng Bao bowed his head and said: "Our Master Lin's house was robbed and more than 800 taels of silver were stolen. It was not lost, but the notes from his trip to Baoding were lost."
"Who did it?" Zhu Yijun was stunned and felt much better instantly. That note was Lin Fucheng's hard work! Zhu Yijun hesitated to see it, so Zhu Yijun directly asked the Three Classics Factory to copy a copy.
Feng Bao bowed his head and said: "Wang Qian, many people have hinted to Mr. Wang openly and secretly that we cannot let Lin Fucheng continue to write like this. Wang Qian had to find someone to steal Guangde Bookstore."
"Stealing yourself?" Zhu Yijun laughed directly, and his mood improved a lot. It was also the ability to withstand stress that he had developed through being yin and yang of the cheap Confucians for so many years. It was just a few acid words. After he was angry, he Not angry anymore.
Wang Qian did a ridiculous thing when he was sixteen or seventeen years old. Someone offended Wang Qian, so Wang Qian sent someone to climb over the wall to the other person's house and cut off a lock of the other person's hair as a warning.
After Wang Chonggu found out about this incident, Wang Qian’s legs were almost broken. He knelt in the ancestral hall for three days and three nights. If not for Wang Qian’s mother crying and begging, Wang Chonggu would have been spared. Wang Qian, I’m afraid Zhu Yijun won’t recognize him either.
After being taught such a lesson by his father, Wang Qian had a way of doing things.
This time I stole from myself. I was somewhat forced and had no choice but to steal Lin Fucheng's material library so that he could not write anything.
In fact, the ready-made solution is in the hands of Zhu Yijun. The broken grain windmill in the farmer's home was used by the family when he was a self-cultivated farmer. As long as he becomes a self-cultivated farmer again, the grain windmill will come back. The plows and oxen will also come back, and the land will not be abandoned.
Zhu Yijun took the Huantian Shu in his hand, looked at it again and again, and finally handed it to Feng Bao and said: "Put it back."
Like the money method, the time has not come yet, The banknote method lacks anchors, and the return of fields requires more channels to ensure that uncontrollable chaos will not occur in various places due to the return of fields.
The law of banknotes and the restoration of fields are things that Zhu Yijun wanted to do but has never been able to do.
The New Deal is to make the Ming Dynasty better, not to make the Ming Dynasty fall into war and make the people suffer even more when it rises and dies.
People in troubled times are not as good as dogs in prosperous times.
"Don't Guangde Bookstore still have 800 silver? Tell Wang Qian to fine him 400 silver so that he can remember it!" Zhu Yijun finally decided to use Lin Fucheng's money to vent his anger!
"Your Majesty, sir, I'm asking for an audience outside the royal study." Xiao Huangmen hurried in and bowed his head.
"Xuan."
Zhang Juzheng hurriedly walked in. After bowing his head to salute, Zhang Juzheng frowned and said: "Your Majesty, that Lin Fucheng has such a broken mouth. When he speaks, he has no words. He likes to talk nonsense. Your Majesty, please don’t take it seriously.”
Zhang Juzheng had obviously seen what Lin Fucheng had written in advance, and was worried that His Majesty would be angry and come over to take a look.
"When you are angry, you won't be angry anymore. I can't send someone to stop his mouth when he tells the truth. Just write if you like, but don't publish that sour poem. Well, so that no one will trouble him." Zhu Yijun looked at the first edition of Xiaoyao Yiwen in his hand and crossed out the sour poem.
If this is really the case, Lin Fucheng cannot bear it. There may not be many loyal ministers in the Ming Dynasty, but there are many who pretend to be loyal.
"Your Majesty, I have a happy event here." Zhang Juzheng held his hands and said with a smile on his face: "The Imperial College and the Sanjing Factory have finally finished engraving the Yongle Grand Ceremony."
"Oh. ? ! Okay!" Zhu Yijun stood up and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, great rewards!"
The task of publishing "Yongle Dian" was originally given to Zhang Siwei. Zhang Siwei became a specimen in a room, and the whole matter was handed over to Zhang Juzheng as president. After ten years, the Yongle Ceremony was finally completed.
This means it can be released on a large scale.
The best way to prevent books from being lost is to print them and then distribute them on a large scale. If they are distributed everywhere, they will not be lost.
As early as the completion of the revision in the fifth year of Yongle, the doctors and officials of the Ministry of Rites submitted a memorial to be published and published, but the work was too expensive. After the reprinting in the 30th year of Jiajing, Lu Kejiao of Nanjing Imperial College wrote a letter suggesting that the memorial be published. , but it was also not published because it was too expensive.
It's all caused by poverty. In fact, this problem also existed in the early years of Wanli. Let Zhang Siwei do things, just not giving him serious work and letting him waste his years.
(End of this chapter)