Chapter 697 Compared with Zhang Juzheng, the emperor looks like a conservative
Zhejiang is the main battlefield of the Japanese invasion in Jiajing and the place with the most intense conflicts. In order to destroy the Japanese, the people were allowed to form strongholds and build fairies to resist. , which allows the army, soldiers and people to spontaneously manufacture weapons, build city walls, and ports and docks for self-protection. Therefore, there are a large number of weapons and equipment in Zhejiang, ranging from firearms to swords, guns, swords, halberds, and armor.
The reason why Chen Mo ordered a direct raid was because among the seventy or eighty people who disembarked, more than fifty were armed with various weapons, and more than a dozen were wearing cotton armor. This means that this group of people is absolutely It's not a good thing. A hard attack will definitely cause heavy casualties. Moreover, they come in a hurry. Each Tiqi only carries long and short muskets, not large artillery.
"Tiger Crouching Cannon!" Chen Mo ignored Ye Yongchang's cries of ghosts and howls, but continued to direct the battle and carried out another attack on the trapped enemies in the bunker.
A total of ten tiger squatting cannons were placed on the ground. The breech of the gun was punched into the soil. The iron bolt of the breech was fixed with a large iron drill and the iron claws were raised. Another soldier put the paper bag in Pour the gunpowder into it, tamp it quickly, and put the lead at the same time. The firing steps of the Tiger Crouching Cannon are not complicated, but it still takes fifteen breaths to complete.
Such a long time is actually enough for the enemy to organize a defense, but this group of people is obviously not as well-trained and orderly as the elite soldiers of the Beijing camp. Within fifteen breaths, some of the people on the dock were Looking for traces of the enemy behind the stones and earth walls, some people hugged their heads and lay on the ground, shouting for mercy, some were frightened and froze in place, and some ran towards the ship. Escape.
“Let go!” Chen Mo waved the small flag in his hand again, and the squatting tiger cannon began to fire in unison.
The Tiger Crouching Cannon is a firearm most commonly used by the Southern Army and improved by Qi Jiguang. It mainly fires in a curve. It is suitable for combat areas such as mountains, rivers, forests, and paddy fields that hinder the maneuverability of large artillery. Because it is convenient for It is popular among soldiers for its portability and maneuverability. Its range is not as high as 400 steps and its large elevation angle makes it no longer difficult to attack from above.
Every ten people in the Ming Dynasty’s capital camp are equipped with a squatting tiger cannon. A cannon with gunpowder in the barrel totals thirty-six kilograms. No matter how small the squatting tiger cannon is, it is still a cannon. Ten squatting tiger cannons fire in a salvo, like There was thunder on the ground, and the projectile shot out, headed directly towards the target, and then exploded in the air. Dozens of iron pieces in the projectile shot out and scattered on the small pier.
Chen Mo was a little uneasy and shot two more times. He took out the gunpowder and had to put it into storage when he returned. It was better to shoot it out.
After three rounds of volleys, Chen Mo observed carefully and ordered: "It seems that the enemy has no ability to resist. Don't be careless. Go in in teams of three!"
Tiqi was very cautious. Walking towards the pier, no one at the pier dared to take up arms to resist anymore. These people were also a little confused. Is it enough to hit them with three volleys of the Crouching Cannon? Why don't you, Tiqi, bring in the general's cannon and just shoot everyone to death? !
The arrest was very smooth. Every three Tiqi were equipped with a pair of iron armor and were responsible for opening the way. One of the other two was responsible for flanking and one was responsible for the rear. Every three people were in a team. They cooperated closely. got on the ship and began to clean up the enemies in the ship.
"Qianhu, aren't you good at grabbing a sword with your bare hands?" A Baihu kicked open a small door on the ship, looked inside, and immediately felt happy.
The cabin is extremely small. A strong man in the room, holding two knives in his hands, shouted loudly: "Don't come over! The knives in my hands are not long-sighted! I learned from Jiangdong Yuanyang Dao Chen Hu, I have been studying swordsmanship for twelve years!"
Chen Mo looked at this person carefully, he was the target of this trip, and then said with a smile: "I'm not good at seizing the sword with words, I practice isolation. Let me show you the sword."
Chen Mo took out his riding gun. This riding gun was the same style as the emperor's. It was a detour in the development of firearms. It was one foot long and had a flint hair. The reason why two coins of gunpowder is a detour is that this thing looks good and is very reliable, but its range is not as good as that of long guns and bird guns, its power is a little greater than that of hand guns, and it uses more gunpowder.
And because the barrel has been strengthened, it requires yin and yang to carve the rifling. The process is complicated and expensive, and it cannot be installed on a large scale. Most of the toys are given to a few people.
"Put down your weapon, the musket in my hand is useless." Chen Mo pointed the musket at the opponent.
This mandarin duck sword, a twelve-year disciple of Chen Hu, looked at the fire gun, finally put down the mandarin duck sword in his hand, put down his pride, put his hands on his head, and stood against the wall. Then he was detained by Tiqi.
Seven steps away, the gun is fast, within seven steps, the gun is accurate and fast.
"Xia Anjie of the Renhe Xia family." Chen Mo verified his identity and was sure that he had caught the direct culprit who burned the Renhe government office.
"It's him, it's him!" Ye Yongchang was overjoyed and came up to Xia Anjie. After looking at him carefully for a long time, he knew that his chance of survival had come.
His Majesty the Emperor's order is "disorderly order", because it is somewhat made out of a fuss, isn't it just the government office burning? As for being so furious? A cheapskate.
But once the criminal is caught, His Majesty’s order is not a random order, because there is the most direct and clear proof that the goal of the fire is indeed to kill the emperor.
This is the only chance of survival for Ye Yongchang, the magistrate of Renhe County. After making up for His Majesty's actions, he can live. Although he has had his mistakes, it is not without merit. If he can complete the errands assigned by His Majesty, he will really You can pray for your majesty's forgiveness, and your majesty will forgive him and not let him die. It would be difficult for others to want him to die.
“Live, live!” Ye Yongchang pinched his waist and burst into laughter. He started to cry while laughing, and started to laugh again while crying.
Chen Mo thought he was crazy and continued to look for fish that had slipped through the net. During the battle just now, someone jumped into the Qiantang River, only four of them.
Soon, the arrest operation ended. Unable to hold their breath, the two men emerged from the water and were shot with a strong bow. They floated to the surface of the river. The two were searched and captured on the shore.
"Xia Anjie, you are about to die and you still refuse to tell me. Do you still want to cover up for them?" Ye Yongchang returned to the county government and began to interrogate the criminal Xia Anjie. He found that this guy was very tough-talking.
Chen Mo said nonchalantly: "It's okay. It doesn't matter if you don't say it. If you send it to Jiecuyuan, you will naturally say it, but it will be useless to say it at that time. No matter who he is."
Chen Mo As long as Xia Anjie admitted that he was going for the emperor, everything else didn't matter. The emperor directly expanded the area of attack, and all the rural sages, gentry, powerful people and right-wingers in Zhejiang suffered unreasonable disasters. This is Lian Si, and it is also an ancestral law.
Xia Anjie shuddered. He was actually bargaining. When he was caught, he realized that death was inevitable. He wanted to use the information he had to change his way of death. Jiefuan was still very difficult. It was scary, but his wish was in vain. He took a deep breath and said with some dejection: "Actually, someone ordered me, they agreed to pick me up! In the end, there was no boat at all."
"I had no choice but to I sent someone to find the boat, but I left a little too late and was blocked by the navy in the Qiantang River. I had to go back the same way."
Xia Anjie had left before he allowed his servant to set fire. They were ready to help him escape, but Xia Anjie was not prepared at all. Similarly, some people promised Xia Anjie that as long as he assassinated him, there would be a boat to pick him up at the dock. However, when he arrived at the dock, Xia Anjie did not see the boat, just as he did not The servant prepares the same backup plan.
One retaliation for another, the boomerang of the Wanli period came so quickly.
If it hadn’t been for the delay in finding the boat, Xia Anjie would have really escaped. Later, Xia Anjie found the smuggler and the boat at a high price, and fled in panic. However, the ships of the Ming Navy blocked the river, a total of twenty The boat, with its big iron chain, crossed the river and blocked the Qiantang River mouth, making it impossible for anyone to leave.
Xia Anjie had to return to the dock. In the long run, he had nowhere to go because the Daming Navy released a patrol ship to patrol the river to prevent anyone from escaping through the waterway.
"The high-ranking families in Zhejiang are resentful towards His Majesty. After so many years, the New Deal has never been able to blow to Zhejiang." Zhejiang didn't care, because when Zhu Wan committed suicide, everyone knew that Zhu Wan was clean, and they also knew who forced Zhu Wan to death.
This problem has caused many New Deals to not be implemented in Zhejiang. Even though these powerful right-wingers talk about the New Deals all day long, they still know whether the New Deals are good or bad.
For example, in the wealthy areas of the Ming Dynasty, there was an acceptance exchange at Huitongguanyi. If you handed your silver to Huitongguanyi, you would get a ticket, and you could withdraw it at another place for trade. Carrying a large amount of silver on the road was very, very dangerous. , and with the Huitongkanyi ticket, it becomes much simpler.
“Many Cao Mang are actually illiterate, so you only need to prepare scattered silver to get rid of them. In other places, even Jiayuguan has Huitongyi who specializes in handling acceptance and exchange, but only in Zhejiang No." Xia Anjie clenched his fists, feeling somewhat helpless.
The acceptance and exchange business is only an insignificant part. Merchants in Zhejiang have to go to Nanya and Songjiang Prefecture to handle these matters.
Chen Mo said angrily: "You are all reversing cause and effect. Why doesn't Zhejiang have Huitongwanyi? Didn't His Majesty set one up? Not a single person asked for help. Who knows what you Zhejiang gangsters think? , Wang Jiaping even went to kowtow in front of Wang Chonggu’s gate in order to establish Huitongguyi in Guangzhou.”
“How would the court know if you didn’t tell me?”
“There is no shipyard in Zhejiang. You are not allowed to build your own ship. You can build your own shipyard and ship. Why is it that the imperial court is blocking your way to make a fortune? "Chen Mo has been writing hard, and there are a lot of complaints from these wealthy people in the south of the Yangtze River. I just didn’t think about my own reasons.
“We are all His Majesty’s subjects, so how come Songjiang Prefecture has more to eat and Shuangyu has less to eat? Then Songjiang Prefecture has invested at least 30 million silver in sea development over the years, but what about Zhejiang? Zero! There is not a cent of silver. The Songjiang Prefecture New Port has twelve piers in one port, and each pier has nearly a hundred berths. As for Shuangyu, it is also a municipal shipping company, with only seventy-two berths. The court was stunned and did not give any berths. Build." Xia Anjie knew that he was going to die, so he spoke boldly.
Chen Mo turned over the confession, and when he heard what Xia Anjie said, he immediately choked and said: "You can raise your own money and pay for it yourself. Can the emperor still deny it? Not all the berths in Songjiang Mansion are There are at least three docks and more than 300 berths built by the imperial court. They were donated by Sun Kehong and Songjiang Ocean Trading Company. Sun Kehong can donate, but you can't, right?"
"Now think of yourself. Are you a subject of His Majesty? Why can’t you remember it when you set the fire?”
The towering city walls of Nanya were not all built by Emperor Taizu Gao, Zhu Yuanzhang. There were also merchants who donated money to build Songjiang Prefecture Xingang. The prosperity is the result of the policies given by the imperial court. The local situation requires the joint efforts of powerful right-wingers, rural gentry, poor people and coolies. When it comes to Xia Anjie's words, Ningbo Shuangyu City Shipping Company failed to compete with Songjiang City Shipping Company. It became the emperor's favor.
Why is the emperor partial and why is he avoiding talking about it even though he has a knot in his heart?
“There is also this Maritime Academy. They kept saying that the imperial government did not give enough. Songjiang Maritime Academy was not donated by Ocean Commercial Bank. It was donated by Sun Kehong himself. He has donated 100 yuan in the past ten years. How come the rich and powerful people in Zhejiang refuse to donate more than ten thousand silver? Songjiang Mansion guards the Yangtze River and connects nine provinces. It can't win normally, but it loses so ugly and it's all blamed on the imperial court?" Chen Mo frowned, he couldn't understand it? The thoughts of these wealthy people.
The failure of the competition means that all maritime merchants in Songjiang Ocean Trading Company will make more. Watching others make money is more uncomfortable than losing money yourself.
Xia Anjie's face turned red and he slapped the table and said loudly: "You still don't know what those dog officials in the court are doing? If you can't do it, don't do it, because it's not bad if you don't do it, the court will ask you to do it. Be careful, for fear of backfiring! The court refuses to spit out or swallow, and does not clearly support it. We just rush into the government office with money to build a port, a maritime school, an iron smelting institute, and a weaving bureau. You guessed it, these dog officials are just for their own official titles. Will you agree?"
"No!"
"That's right." Chen Mo nodded in agreement. This is how the Ming Dynasty bureaucrats behave. If you do more, you must take responsibility. In the Ming Dynasty officialdom, many people who work have to guess. The superiors will not express their opinions easily. They are vague and leave it to the subordinates to guess. When things go wrong, the people below take responsibility, and there are very few officials who issue clear instructions.
“The Ming Dynasty Navy did not clean up the pirates from Shuangyu City Shipping Department!” Xia Anjie clenched his fists and said forcefully: “Many ships are blocked by these pirates. Robbery and plundering!”
“It’s too much to control, and it doesn’t care about anything, and it seems to be treated differently by the court. Wu Shanyan, the former governor of Zhejiang, has never heard of it. How do you want the court to control it? Don't tell me, you don't have a big mouth? If you are so capable, you can tell your relatives and friends, but you don't want to let the court take care of it?" Chen Mo laughed in anger.
Reverse the effect as the cause, and rake it backwards.
Wu Shanyan ended up being beheaded in public. The direct reason was that he cut the food and salary of Zhejiang Ninth Battalion. The reason why Wu Shanyan wanted to embarrass the soldiers was not because he had no money, but because he had too much money and couldn't spend it. It was because Zhejiang Ninth Battalion went out to patrol the dams. It was so good that he even brought a scale with him, which made the virtuous and wealthy people in the countryside complain.
But in the eyes of this powerful right-hand man, this is all the fault of the court and the emperor. It doesn’t make sense. To put it harshly, Wu Shanyan had to go along with the local high-profile family. Isn’t it because of Zhu Lessons for Wan?
Chen Mo discovered that the logic of these powerful forces is that they must take advantage of themselves before they are satisfied.
Chen Mo, who is familiar with public and private theory, feels that this idea is wrong. The Ming Dynasty is a whole, and all the benefits are taken by one class. Then what do the remaining people eat and drink? If you don’t have enough food and drink, won’t you start to rebel? Somewhat distributed downwards, the situation in Zhejiang has reached this point because of this idea of taking everything.
"Today's interrogation ends here." Chen Mo organized the files and ended today's interrogation. After Chen Mo handed the files to Tishuai, he went out with his people to carry out the emperor's orders.
Everyone in Renhe County who has more than 50 hectares of land, including villagers and wealthy households, will be interrogated and their property will be confiscated. This will not stop just because Xia Anjie is arrested. This is the thunderous wrath of the emperor.
“Xie Qian returned to the court in the sixth year of Jiajing to stabilize the court situation. After Xie Qian’s death, Emperor Shizong gave him the posthumous title Wenzheng. In the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing, Xie Qian’s descendants were killed by the so-called Japanese pirate Hongmaofan. Emperor Shizong was furious and sent Zhu Wan to Zhejiang for a thorough investigation. In the end, Zhu Wan also committed suicide. They said that I was biased against Zhejiang and was troubled." After reading the file, Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao and said: "You said I shouldn't twist this knot in my heart?"
"Yes." Feng Bao said very clearly. The feudal officials sent by the emperor couldn't figure it out, and they died in the end. The emperor was afraid of Zhejiang, and it would be strange to have no fear.
"They complain that I am biased against Zhejiang. I am indeed biased. In addition to being biased, I also don't know what to do with Zhejiang. I can't control it leniently or ignore it. Hey." Zhu Yijun handed over the file After receiving it, he spread his hands and said, "So now that I'm here, I can only do something cruel, because if we don't sort it out thoroughly, Zhejiang won't get better."
This is one of the reasons why Zhang Juzheng agreed with the emperor's counterinsurgency. , not only the emperor, but also the Ming Gong of the imperial court did not know what to do with Zhejiang. This is the heart of Zhejiang, but many governors of Zhejiang had troubles one after another in this evil place. It was wrong for the imperial court to give orders, and it was also wrong not to give orders. In the end, we can only resort to old methods and maintain the status quo.
Maintaining the status quo is already a great political wisdom. If you do more, you will make more mistakes. If you do less, you will make fewer mistakes. If you don't do it, it will be good. In the end, it has reached the point of alienation.
"Shen Shixing encountered some resistance, but it was quickly dealt with by the Beijing camp." Feng Bao briefly reported the situation on Shen Shixing's side.
To be specific, many Zheshe households in Hangzhou Prefecture chose to resist, and then the Beijing camp brought artillery. When the servants saw the artillery, they directly put down their weapons and let the servants fight with the bandits. The fight was okay, but against elites like Jingying, it was like an egg striking a stone. Under the huge power disparity, although the whole process was a bit unexpected, it was still smooth.
The standard set by the Ming Emperor for Renhe County was more than fifty acres of land, that is, five thousand acres of land. The rural gentry with five thousand acres of land was already considered a big family, while the standard for the entire Zhejiang Province was one hundred acres. hectares, that is, more than 10,000 acres of land, 10,000 acres of fertile land, already a powerful and powerful family.
"How is the return of farmland going, sir?" Zhu Yijun asked about the specific progress of returning farmland.
"A plot of more than one hectare must be handed over to the public within a time limit and a certain amount of compensation will be given. If it refuses to be handed over to the public, it will be expropriated by force." Feng Bao said with a troubled expression: "Your Majesty, sir, are you asking too much? ?”
On the matter of returning the land, the emperor looked like a conservative compared with Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Juzheng's methods can be called cruel. Landowners with an area of more than 1 hectare are targets. Only when the emperor quells rebellion does it take more than 50 hectares. Zhang Juzheng's actions are indeed very radical.
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "That's not true. The standard of one hectare was specially set by Mr. Wang. It seems a bit troublesome to explain, but it is actually similar to the favor order of the Han Dynasty. Mr.'s goal is the clan. "
Zhang Juzheng's standard of one hectare seems very scary, but in fact the real purpose is to force the clan to divide the land. Each person can only have one hectare of land under his name, so the clan cannot If you control so much land, you have to give it to a specific person.
Unlike the clans in later generations where the grass on their graves was ten feet high and they gathered to worship at the ancestral hall during the New Year and festivals, the clan during the Wanli period was a concrete entity. The land was collectively controlled by the clan leaders, who looked for tenants to rent it out, and then the elders distributed the benefits. Going out, the relationship is a completely strong personal dependence relationship.
No matter how talented Li Kaifang is, he still has to build momentum for his younger brother Li Kaizao. All of Li Kaifang's achievements have been given to Li Kaizao.
Individuals cannot hold more than one hectare of land. In order to avoid the confiscation of the land, the clan has to divide the land. Even if it is divided in name, the rest will be simple. The struggle for interests will be the most serious. It's life-threatening.
Brothers are clearly settling accounts, let alone this big family. If the land is divided, there is no possibility of taking it back.
Zhang Juzheng has always been a down-to-earth person. Without eliminating the abnormal social product of the clan, it will never be possible to truly return the land.
"The clan, which was already full of contradictions, fell apart completely after taking this strong medicine." Zhu Yijun almost turned over the land return order and knew Zhang Juzheng's plan clearly.
Feng Bao suddenly realized and said: "Mr., you are still taller! Your Majesty didn't say anything, and I didn't realize that the target was actually a clan!"
Zhang Juzheng was very talented. In history, he was regarded as the Qingzhang. It's over, returning the land is his unfinished business. Zhang Juzheng is very cautious about every step of returning the land. After the land transfer, Zhang Juzheng still has a backup plan.
Mr. Qi is tall, Qi Shuai is tough, and Emperor Ming is both tall and tough.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty stationed himself in Renhe and began to carry out high-pressure counter-insurgency in Zhejiang. At this time, the households in Nanya Zheshe began to celebrate. Only after seeing the emperor's methods did they realize that they had not fought against the emperor. Going down is definitely a wise decision!
So much so that the popular public opinion in Nanya is accusing Zhejiang's wealthy families as rebels. The popular public opinion in Nanya does not intend to save these wealthy families in Zhejiang. The luxury households in Nanya are afraid that Zhejiang's fire will burn down Nanya. Come on, the sky is really falling.
"It is really surprising that the nobles of the Ming Dynasty were more courageous than the sky. They actually dared to attack His Majesty. The prophet is worthy of being a prophet and predicted their actions in advance." Galileo once again affirmed His Majesty the Emperor The fact that he is the embodiment of wisdom and a prophet, after all, the Ming Emperor actually evaded the attack in advance.
Legasi smiled and said: "There is no incarnation of wisdom, it is all historical experience and lessons."
Xu Guangqi said with lingering fear: "The powerful right-wingers of Nanya are here The newspapers discussed that rebels must die. They were lucky that the sword of suppressing the rebellion did not hit them. In comparison, His Majesty’s torture in Nanya was really very mild. Of course, I feel the same way.”
Xu Guangqi, who can rely on his father with all his strength, is indeed a family of bells and whistles. Xu Guangqi is a little bit sad about what happened to Zhejiang's powerful forces.
But this matter has been revealed forever, and it was not Your Majesty who made the first move.
"Galileo, do you really want to follow Pang Xian to Hangzhou, Zhejiang? Why don't you follow me north? I will help you study and pass the Ph.D. in the Five Classics." Legas looked at Galileo and asked, he was about to go back After leaving Beiya, Xu Guangqi also wanted to go north to find his teacher Jiao Hong.
And Galileo is going to Hangzhou.
“No, I plan to go to Hangzhou with the palace pharmacist to continue to vaccinate the civilians of the Ming Dynasty to prevent and treat smallpox. I need to do something to gain the recognition of the Ming Dynasty, and vaccination with cowpox is undoubtedly such an opportunity. , Xu, how do you say a saying that expresses loyalty? "Galileo has learned a lot of commonly used Chinese and has no problem communicating, but he still has some difficulty understanding the phrases of hyperlinks.
“Vote for the certificate.” Xu Guangqi replied with a smile.
"Yes, it is to apply for a certificate of fame. I have to do something within my ability, as a certificate of nomination, to reassure His Majesty and all the people of the Ming Dynasty. This way I can pass the examination for the Doctor of Wugewu without being widely questioned."
"You. You know, there was a debate between Hua and Yi in the Ming Dynasty, and no Yi people have passed the examination of Doctor of Science and Technology." Galileo smiled and said: "By the way, earn some money, I can't take too much money from you, except for being a diplomat of the Ming Dynasty. , is also the envoy of His Highness Felipe. If I take too much money from you, it will be considered a clique.”
Galileo is going to Hangzhou to continue to vaccinate the people with cowpox. After receiving the certificate of voting, he also We must carefully study the Ming Dynasty's theory of interpretation, theory of cowpox, arithmetic, and physics. Only by mastering it can we be admitted to the doctorate in physics without delay.
No money is free, and any investment needs a return.
"You learn quickly, so it seems that we are going our separate ways here. I can only wish you good luck in your adventure in the Ming Dynasty." Legas gave his sincere instructions , the Red-haired Yi people lived alone in the Ming Dynasty. It was indeed an adventure these days.
“Everyone here is polite and very friendly. Compared with Thailand and the West, it is very safe here. In my understanding, the Yi in the Huayi debate is more of a cultural identity. For example, many barbarians were given Chinese surnames and gradually became Han people. "Galileo did not think this was an adventure.
In a true horizontal comparison, the social security in the West is even worse. Daming is a high-security area, especially in the city.
Huayi Debate? It's too mild. Just look at the general public opinion in Tessie. Tessie regards the people of the New World as a kind of ape, an animal rather than a human being, so they can be enslaved with peace of mind.
In comparison, Ming Dynasty does have a generally high moral disadvantage.
(End of this chapter)