Chapter 705 Mass Wedding at Chongde Square
The deterioration of the maritime trade environment, merchant ships have to pay a high price for this, whether it is ordnance or security, it is an expense, and the English royal family rarely or even needs to launch a war, By investing manpower, material and energy, we can crack down on shipping targeting the country, and often make a fortune, passing the cost of the war onto private shipowners and all maritime merchants.
People who participated in privateering at sea and sailors of merchant ships would pay the price with their lives, and the English royal family gained huge benefits for this.
The most important thing is that by ruining the maritime trade environment, you can gain a competitive advantage. After all, the merchant ships of Spain and Portugal can do good business before the privateering license is issued, while the merchant ships of England can Because of Spain's maritime hegemony, it was impassable. Now it's better. Because of the bad maritime trade environment, everyone can't trade freely.
The privateering license is an invention that the English royal family is proud of. Even if London is captured, the English royal family, parliament, and gentlemen do not intend to give up this decree, because only London is captured, and the royal family , MPs, and gentlemen can escape at a faster speed, with low moral superiority, and land enclosure movements can be carried out, let alone the civilians in London.
"The Ming Dynasty's plan to use huge textiles, cotton, woolen cloth, silk, etc. to crush England's handicraft industry failed." Zhu Yijun looked at Wan Shihe and said with great emotion: "They used the bad sea trade environment to block the Ming Dynasty's goods. "
Zhu Yijun thought that the three-pronged approach of Ming's high pressure, Felipe's physical attack, and Ming's commodity dumping could force the English royal family to withdraw its privateering license, but Ming was too far away. Felipe's exploratory attack failed. Due to the poor sea trade environment, Ming's goods could not reach England smoothly.
The three-pronged strategy was blocked by the advantages of low morality and low human rights.
I have to say, they are worthy of being a gang and a stubborn disease of the earth, and they have something.
“There is nothing we can do about it. Merchant ships from the Ming Dynasty will only stay in Lisbon when they arrive in the West and will not go to London. However, merchants from the West who want to enter England must pass through the Netherlands, and the route is in England. In order to prevent the maritime trade environment from being destroyed, Ming Dynasty has tried its best to do everything it can." Wan Shihe sighed, Ming Dynasty had no choice but to hope that Felipe would live up to his expectations. Point, physically eliminate this gangster.
The Queen of England dared to slap Felipe in the face. She started to instigate rebellion in the Netherlands completely, and it was quite fruitful. Due to ocean currents, straits, monsoons, etc., these days, if you want to start from the sea The fastest and safest place to enter England is the Netherlands.
A new era of maritime trade has arrived, and this era is called: the Golden Age of Piracy.
In this era, every ship on the sea is a pirate ship, and everyone is a pirate.
Zhu Yijun still has a lot of Tang newspapers in his hands.
For example, in April of the thirteenth year of Wanli, a huge rebellion of kiln workers broke out in the rich silver mines of Peru. It was not a strike, but a rebellion. The resistance of the remaining ancient Inca country The forces organized this rebellion. Nearly ten thousand kiln workers responded to the rebellion, and were then easily defused by the colonists and ruthlessly eliminated.
A mass grave has been added to the rich silver mine.
Firearms and obsidian weapons were ruthless crushing and massacres. The resistance did not cause any harm to the Governor-General of Peru. The Governor-General of Peru punished several tribes and filled up mass graves.
For example, in the port of Acapulco, the port of the Governor-General of Mexico, a total of one hundred and forty slaves could not endure the long and heavy labor, so they jumped into the sea and disappeared. In this port, There were more than 30,000 slaves living an inhumane life, but there were less than 500 colonists in the port.
It was these five hundred people who kept these slaves in check and would rather commit suicide than dare to resist.
It is difficult to kill one hundred people with ten bullets, but it is easy to kill ninety-nine people with nine bullets. If you kill the leader, the remaining ninety-nine people will not dare to resist.
For example, after the Ming Emperor issued the Bounty Sea Chart, Needle Chart, and Star Chart, new discoveries seemed to have been made south of the Yuanxu Islands. A legend began to spread among maritime merchants that in the windless zone of the equator, there were also A continent full of gold and silver. Whoever goes there first will be able to occupy the land and become king.
This kind of legend is very common, specious, true and false, just like the legend that there are always martial arts secrets in the world, and occasionally it will cause some troubles.
Now this legend seems to point to Oceania, but this is really not the news released by Zhu Yijun, but with the development of the Thousand Island Country and the Yuanxu Islands, someone got lost and seemed to have discovered a vast area, but There is no end to the continent, and this secret that has not been spread among the six ears was soon known to everyone.
For example, a Ming merchant ship was attacked by indigenous people in Manbasa (today's Mombasa, East Africa). After sailing hard for a period of time, it sank in the ocean. No one survived. The merchant ship was attacked by indigenous people. This Being at sea is an extremely common thing. Going to sea means risking one's life. Cruel weather and huge waves, elusive plagues, ferocious natives, backstabbing by one's own people for profit, etc. are all dangerous factors.
The sea is a place not bound by law.
Zhu Yijun asked Wan Shi and the summary to record all these things in overseas chronicles.
The ancient Inca country has perished, but the news of their resistance has spread to the East. The East has recorded it for them, letting future generations know that when they faced the cruel colonial rule, they did not just surrender, but they were also real. existed.
"Hey, there seems to be a group wedding tomorrow. Feng Daban, please make arrangements. I will go to the banquet tomorrow." When Zhu Yijun handed the compiled newspaper to Wan Shihe, he suddenly saw the table The content of newspapers.
With the emergence of collective weddings, we have to mention Wei Guogong Xu Bangrui.
Xu Bangrui proposed to give monthly rations to the wives of military soldiers. This monthly ration is divided into four levels, one level for those with daughters-in-law, and one level for those with one, two, and three children. There are four levels in total. As soon as the policy of giving monthly rations to the wives of soldiers and soldiers was announced, a wave of marriages among navy soldiers immediately started.
The married man who worked hard to create a human being can be said to be full of vitality and everything is in competition.
But the army is a sophisticated killing machine, and it is always in a state of preparation for war. The navy also has to go to sea and carry out armed patrols. For this reason, the weddings of the soldiers of the Ming Navy can only be done in such a centralized manner. Everyone They are all recruiting soldiers, they come from all over the country, and they don’t have many relatives and friends. It is centralized and more lively.
What Zhu Yijun is going to attend is such a mass wedding, and it is the first mass wedding of soldiers.
A collective wedding of the third team of the first bureau, third division and second flag of Pingbo Camp stationed in Chongdefang, Shanghai County.
The third team has a total of twelve people, six of whom are unmarried. This time, the six of them got married together. According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty Navy, no one can go to sea without getting married, and no one can go abroad without heirs. Only married people can have heirs. And only if you have a son, you can be stationed overseas.
The imperial court gave another favorable policy, and this suddenly created a craze for marriages.
Zhu Yijun wants to join in the fun because he wants to see the real scene. In Zhejiang, Zhu Yijun can only act as an emperor because the assassination happened in real life and it is not safe. He puts on the emperor's guard of honor. To ensure safety.
In Songjiang Mansion, the emperor can take a look around the real Songjiang Mansion as the Penglai Huang family.
Zhu Yijun's inspection and investigation as emperor delayed Yao's production for three days. All private workshops under the name of the East Zhejiang Business Gang were cleaned and stopped for fear that the emperor would see the dirty things and the work would be disrupted. It was all just a show, Zhu Yijun didn’t see the real workshop, nor the real world.
The next morning, Zhu Yijun got up early. Wang Yaozhuo was nursing his fetus, so he stopped eating with the emperor. On the contrary, the child Zhu Changzhi was very excited and got up earlier than Zhu Yijun. Early in the morning I just ran around and kept asking when I was going to have a meal.
Children all like fun, but there is not so much fun to watch in the palace. Fortunately, Zhu Changzhi has a father who likes to watch fun, so going out has become Zhu Changzhi's favorite thing.
This seems a bit unstable for the eldest son of the emperor, but considering the age of this child, it is a joke to say that he is stable at the age of five.
"Dad, didn't you say that starting a family and starting a business is a major event in life? Why do they have to do it together?" Zhu Changzhi was in the car, looking out the window, asking questions like a hundred thousand whys.
"Because the soldiers have to protect the security of the Ming Dynasty's maritime borders and don't have so much free time to deal with their own private affairs, so they do it together and don't have time to do it one by one." Zhu Yijun answered this question, for official reasons , sacrificing self-interest, which is also the reason for giving monthly rations to soldiers and their wives.
Zhu Changzhi blinked his big eyes and said: "Then they can not be soldiers. Being a soldier is so tiring. Dad has to be a soldier. Uncle said that dad is... dad is..."
"What does uncle mean by father?" Zhu Yijun asked curiously. The uncle Zhu Changzhi mentioned was Lu Wang Zhu Yiliu. This guy had no clue and could say anything.
Zhu Changzhi said in a low voice: "He said that my father was a big black donkey. He was trained in the palace and had to go to Peking University Camp to grind. He was so tired that he was covered in sweat. I had a quarrel with him!"
"Who won?" Zhu Yijun was all smiles. Zhu Yijun said that he was a donkey, not just once or twice. Zhu Yijun had been scolding him like this since he was forced to practice martial arts by the emperor's brother when he was eight years old. Of course, there was sparring every time. Xiong Tingbi did not dare to fight Zhu Yili, but Zhu Yijun really dared.
My brothers also fought each other from childhood to adulthood.
"I won! I told my uncle that if he says that his father is not good again, I will tell his father and he will not dare to say anything." Zhu Changzhi clenched his little fist and waved it vigorously, excited Said extremely.
He learned that a fox might pretend to be a tiger, but Zhu Changzhi was powerful.
Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "Dad is not going to be a soldier, he is going to ride military horses. The hard work is a bit hard, but compared with this soldier, the hard work is just a drop in the bucket."
“One hair from nine cows?” Zhu Changzhi’s eyes widened, he learned another idiom today!
Children’s attention spans change like the weather in Songjiang Prefecture. Zhu Changzhi asked a few questions, then pointed at the clouds in the sky and said they looked like dogs and dragons. God gave me face today. It was a sunny day, the sun was shining brightly, there was some mist on the ground, it was a bit sultry, the cicadas were roaring at the top of their lungs, which made people a little irritated, and the sea breeze also carried a fishy smell of the sea.
"Your Majesty, we are here." Feng Bao whispered to His Majesty that Chongdefang has arrived.
Next to Chongde Fang is Chongyi Fang, the place where the dyers of Hongyuan Dyeing Factory went on strike and killed people. People at the time would never have imagined how far-reaching the impact of Hongyuan Dyeing Factory’s fight for wages would be, which opened up the conflict between labor and capital. After that, although the fight for wages has not happened again, the workshop owners do not dare to do whatever they want no matter what.
Chongde Square is very lively today, with lights and colorful decorations everywhere, debris of firecrackers on the ground, and children asking adults for fireworks but being refused.
"Huang Zhongxing, the eldest son of the Huang family in Penglai and a disciple of the general, came to congratulate the newlyweds. May they be together for a hundred years. May you have a son soon. May you be happy and safe. May you be safe and sound." Feng Bao sang a trumpet and brought several little Huangs with him. The Penglai Huang family is real, and the real young master was captured by Zhu Yijun, a fake young master.
"Penglai Huang's gift of one hundred taels of gold, six pairs of gold utensils, six pieces of Sichuan brocade, six pieces of Guojiao, six volumes of "A Brief Edition of Yongle Dadian", six pieces of embroidery, and six boxes of great auspiciousness. Come, Peng Pi Sheng Hui, please come in quickly!" The chief director was frightened by the generous gift. None of these things are cheap.
The chief wedding director is the person in charge of the wedding. You have to tell him about all matters big and small. Those who pass his hands are usually people of high moral character and respect, and every time the gift is heavy, he will Yell, let everyone present know how much has been given, so that everyone can tell clearly whether it is too much or too little. The chief executive has organized countless weddings on these two streets, and this is the first time he has met someone so generous.
With this shout, everyone in front of the square looked at the Ming Emperor Zhu Yijun with surprised expressions.
"We are from the capital, temporarily staying in the General's Mansion. This time we are here on behalf of Commander Qi. Commander Qi is busy with official duties. We are the only juniors here. We are a little polite. Today we are just joining in the fun. Everyone. Don't pay too much attention to me." Zhu Yijun cupped his hands in all directions and reported his origin.
Such a generous gift almost frightened the parents of the bride and groom. They were all whispering to each other and asking whose relatives it was. When they heard that it was someone from the General's Mansion, they felt relieved.
There are many legends about Qi Jiguang among the people. Most of these legends are false, such as having three heads and six arms, riding the wind at night, and turning into mist. But some are true, such as Qi Jiguang sharing a stove with soldiers and participating in Military weddings, etc. According to Qi Jiguang's idea of governing the army, soldiers and generals have to eat from the same pot to be a family. The general's command to follow me and charge into the battle are completely different ways of fighting.
Qi Shuai followed the emperor on his southern tour and arrived in Shanghai County. Everyone in Shanghai County knew that since it was the first time for a collective wedding to be held, it was not strange for Qi Shuai to ask his family members to come and have a look.
“I never heard that Qi Shuai was so generous! I heard that Qi Shuai always brought light cakes to military weddings, which is a bit shabby.”
“You can’t blame Qi Shuai, Qi Shuai When Shuai marches to the war, the court has to find a way to give him food and pay, and he also wants to give gifts to the skinned man, which costs two thousand taels of silver a year! "
"Who can eat people without spitting out their bones! No, every time Qi Shuai raised funds, none of the wealthy families were willing to donate. Qi Jiajun fought on an empty stomach and drove away the Japanese pirates. It’s really amazing!”
“This Qi Shuai! Now that he is Duke Feng, he is a real nobleman, so naturally he can no longer compare with the past. Have you heard about what happened in Zhejiang? Qi Shuai gave the order to die, and those who secretly fought against the court with some desperadoes? All the high-ranking families were taken care of by Qi Shuai!”
"Relieve the anger!"
"Good kill!"
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Zhu Yijun heard the discussion, what is the situation in Zhejiang, the people of Songjiang Prefecture do not know It's too clear, but I did guess that a government office was burned down in Renhe County. Is the emperor so crazy?
It has been thirteen years since Zhu Yijun came to the throne. The emperor's policies cannot be said to be benevolent, but they are definitely not violent. The people feel that, after all, the shortcomings have been long-standing and the disease is too serious, so they have to kill him.
But when Zhu Yijun heard the words Zhang Bapi, he felt helpless and sighed. Zhang Juzheng accepted a bribe from Qi Jiguang, two thousand taels a year. This was a public matter. Zhang Juzheng accepted this money just to tell everyone. Man, Qi Jiguang, my man, I will protect him!
But now it has been 13 years since the Ming Dynasty Zhenwu, things are different now. Qingliu accused Zhang Juzheng of being a corrupt official, and the common people accused Zhang Juzheng of accepting so much money from Qi Jiguang. He was a dog official. Back then, Qi Jiguang was recruiting miners in Yiwu. When you join the army, you don't have to fight on an empty stomach, but you do have to find some ways to get some supplies yourself.
Zhang Juzheng has never been a moral model. He is a saint in the world. Zhu Yijun knows very well that before full pay in the third year of Wanli, Li Chengliang had to send money to Zhang Juzheng. The rights and wrongs are hard to say, right? Of course it's not right, but yes, Zhu Yijun always believed that Mr. Zhang did the right thing.
"If sir knew that he was called Zhang Papi, I'm afraid he would be so angry that he couldn't sleep at night." Zhu Yijun found a table on the street and sat down, and said to Feng Bao with a little emotion.
"Sir, you know that someone scolded him during the Longqing period." Feng Bao explained with a smile that Zhang Juzheng had been scolded a long time ago, and the scholars scolded him even more.
Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded and said: "Yes, sir, he also broke out in strong winds and waves. He has never seen any battles."
Chongdefang is where the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Navy gather. The streets are filled with family members of soldiers, and family members from all over the world are preparing for the wedding together. There are five streets in total, and there are large stoves set up everywhere. Women, old and young go to battle, cooking, frying, and it is so lively. The air is filled with The smell of food.
"Nobles, use water." The chief director and others boiled two pots of boiled water without adding tea. It was really a poor coolie's house, and there was no high-grade tea that could attract the attention of the royal family.
Feng Bao asked Xiaohuangmen to stop the water and food before saying: "Director, you don't need to go outside to eat and drink. I think the director also knows that we are fighting against Zhongxing Wenxiwu's wind force and fighting fiercely inside. For Huang's sake, I'm safe, I was ordered to die by the Duke."
"That's right, that's right." The director then realized that he was offended. No wonder the nobleman brought his own chef with him when he came to have a meal.
In the eyes of the common people, an upright person like Qi Jiguang is isolated and helpless in the court. The court is dark and the struggle is cruel. The noble son of the Duke's mansion does not need to go out for food and water when he is away from home. Rules are not pretentious, they are for safety.
"The chief director sat down to talk. We have a few questions to ask." Zhu Yijun motioned to the chief director to sit across from him. Since he had paid a gift to come and see him, he naturally had to ask a few questions.
Although the chief director was a little cautious, he still sat down and started chatting with the emperor.
There are two chiefs under the chief director, and there are three stewards under the second chief, who are responsible for water, fire, cooking, tea, wine, firecrackers, etc. The chief director has time for leisure, and there are not many things that need to be handled by him personally. .
Zhu Yijun is very good at chatting. After a while, the conversation became lively. Everyone scolded the dog officer together and had a common topic.
The first director’s surname is Qin Mingzhao, who was named after joining the army. He is 45 years old, from Jingzhou Prefecture, Huguang, a hometown of Zhang Juzheng, and a retired soldier of the Navy. He went to Shanghai County and became a Songjiang inspector. However, the official status of the ninth-rank official was because the chief director was injured in a battle at sea. He could only walk with a half-limb and a half-limb. He also had no children and could not have one. The injury was to his thigh.
"Mr. Qin, is it possible that the navy soldiers will receive their full pay? To be honest with Mr. Qin, the Beijing camp is anti-corruption and has arrested three generals." Zhu Yijun saw that the atmosphere was heated. Qin Zhao paused and asked a fatal question. Qin Zhao had no idea that a bad answer on his part might cause a big storm.
Qin Zhao shook his head and said: "It's possible, but it's not as good as before. It used to be half grain and half silver, but now it's full silver. This half grain is good. The price of rice in Songjiang Prefecture changes three times a day, but it's still Half grain and half silver is better, don’t worry about this.”
“Huh? Half grain and half silver? We heard from Qi Shuai that the emperor spent a lot of effort to get the full silver. It took five or six years to issue full silver to the Jingying camp and the Navy. What does Mr. Qin mean? "Zhu Yijun's eyes widened. He spent a lot of effort to get this thing done. OK, this is an achievement that he is quite proud of. He used Huitongguanyi's acceptance bill to simplify the process of issuing military pay.
Each soldier has his own ticket number at Huitongguanyi. This administrative cost requires an extra 100,000 silver every year. However, in order to ensure that the soldiers are paid in full and are not deducted, Zhu Yijun Really put a lot of effort into it.
As a result, in the eyes of retired veterans, it was unnecessary, and the ministers of the DPRK and Central Government did not say that the emperor was wrong in this matter.
"Half grain is good. In the past, half grain was not given to everyone. In addition to grain, we also gave out cotton clothes and bedding. These things are of high quality and the discount is not high. Just giving them out is enough. The whole family has used it, so I'll just deduct it a little bit. But after paying for it, go to the market to buy these. The stuff from these shady merchants is poor and not very durable." Qin Zhao leaned back in his chair, feeling quite sad. Relax, he said with a knowing voice.
The nobles open their mouths when they eat, and stretch out their hands when they wear clothes. The nobles naturally don't care about these trivial matters, but the soldiers do.
Zhu Yijun frowned and said in a low voice: "This is all silver, doesn't it curb corruption?"
"My lord, if you are fully paid, you will not be corrupt?" It used to be a deduction, but now it's a gift. Oh, it's true. It's hard to explain. "Qin Zhaoye, Quan Huang, came to show off for Qi Shuai. If he knew he was the emperor, he would never dare to say these words. of.
"Is it serious?" Zhu Yijun's fists under the table were already clenched. A large amount of silver was pouring in. The alienation of money to people was also corroding the Ming army. Zhu Yijun did not want to see such a scene.
Qin Zhao shook his head and said: "It's not serious, it's not serious at all. Compared with the past where people were often beaten and scolded, tortured corporally, and even took human life seriously, and worked as slaves, it's really not serious at all. The Ming Navy should be He is truly the master of the king. Even if it is not serious, it is a little worse than before. It is much better than before. At least he does not have to pay monthly regulations. "Zhu Yijun asked in a low voice with the corner of his mouth twitching.
Qin Zhao came closer and whispered: "It's just filial piety. Every month, every soldier has to pay one cent of silver to the team. One team has exactly one cent of silver. If you don't pay, the team will be the official. But you are going to make things difficult for me. Your Majesty is from the Fengguo Duke’s Mansion. Go back to the manor and tell Qi Shuai about this situation. There are still few people in this Navy, but there is a trend.”
“And one cent of silver is not much now, but what about in the future? I’m worried, one cent won’t be enough, and it will become three cents, five cents, or one cent of silver. Isn’t this the same as in the past?”
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"It's easy. When we go back, we will definitely discuss this matter with Qi Shuai!" Zhu Yijun said very calmly. This matter must be resolved. Once the army is corrupted, the ballast stone of the New Deal will no longer be able to be used as ballast.
Qin Zhao said cheerfully: "I don't know what kind of kindness Master Tian has, but he suddenly gave him full pay. The army's life is getting better visibly with the naked eye. Really, I When I was a military householder in Huguang, it was a good year to have white rice once a year. Now I can always see meaty food several times a month. When life gets better, children can get married. "
"This is a good saying. This house is big, and there are always a few mouse droppings. This is not surprising. I have no worries, but I only hope that we will be better in the future, so I am telling you this. Now, If there is a sign, it will be difficult to deal with it soon.”
“It’s true what Mr. Qin said, everything in this world is bad, and it will be hard to recover.” Zhu Yijun quite agreed with Qin Zhao. statement.
“That family’s younger brother got married. In the past, a poor family with two brothers and three sisters would have to wear one pair of trousers, and the family would only have one pair of trousers. Now that they have joined the army, they now have a family. The two elder sisters went to the Weaving Bureau to work as weavers, and they had no worries about food and drink. The younger brother in the family asked for a wife who was also a weaver, so she was a good match.”
"The wife that that family wants is a Japanese girl." Qin Zhao looked at the other family and said in a rather complicated tone.
“Japanese girl?” Zhu Yijun was full of doubts.
Qin Zhao said with a smile: "Last year, a Japanese ship came to Daming to cross the sea. In order to avoid the inspection of the coastal defense patrol, it got lost and sank. At that time, the navy sent three ships to go there. It was originally intended to suppress the bandits. , as a result, several Japanese women were fished out of the sea. Seeing that they were running out of energy, one was rescued by the Saburo of this family. After going back and forth, she became pregnant, so she had to marry him. "
"Here she is, she is the daughter-in-law of Ming Dynasty. Can she run away?"
The people are happy to see this matter come to fruition because there is no need to give a bride price.
(End of this chapter)