the next day.
The first cabinet meeting of Taketori 1 was held.
Different from the clean and tidy main hall in the past, the main hall at this time was covered with photos, which Zhu Zaiming asked officials from the Ministry of Rites to take overnight.
The photos show skinny people, their ribs and joints can be clearly seen, and even colorful internal organs can be seen on their thin bellies.
Some of them laughed, some cried, and some were numb...
In the inner hall of a medical center, a dozen skinny people were lying on the bed, puffing away, and the sheets were covered with dark stains.
The scene in the photo makes people feel numb, frightened and physically uncomfortable.
Zhu Zaiming did not rush to the meeting, but asked the officials to go around the hall and visit carefully.
"Look carefully at me! What are the people of Ming Dynasty smoking?
It’s not longevity cake, it’s not happy cigarette, it’s Te Niang’s poison! "
Zhu Zaiming rarely uses swear words in formal occasions, but now he still used it despite the feeling of vomiting.
"If opium is not banned, the country will become increasingly poor and the people will become weaker. After more than ten years, not only will there be no money to raise, but also no soldiers to fight."
These are the original words of Lin Zexu's memorial to Emperor Daoguang.
Qianlong's increase in import and export tax rates to reduce opium imports was just a guise, just giving some money to the Ministry of Household Affairs to silence officials.
The big boss of the Thirteenth Industry, Qianlong, made as much money as he should have earned, and even started growing poppies himself.
I grow it myself. Without the middlemen in the household department making the difference, and without the extravagant asking prices from foreigners, I earn more!
Is it okay for his old man Shiquan to leave ten big holes for Jiaqing and Daoguang?
Or else, the death of Qianlong was the beginning of the decline of the Qing Dynasty?
After officials from various ministries observed the photos of "pleasant physical and mental pleasure", Zhu Zaiming began the formal meeting.
There are two themes for this meeting.
One is to speed up the selection and training of the 1st Division of the Ming Dynasty's Standing Division. The General's Office is preparing to launch a "spring offensive" at the end of spring to sweep holes throughout Australia, completely drive other colonists into the sea, and concentrate all the indigenous people in the mines.
The second is the formulation of the "Contraband Catalog".
The contraband catalog is not a simple catalog. It covers all aspects, is divided according to industry and nature, and is controlled through coercive means.
From natural resources, to food and drugs, to shipping security inspection, to enterprise qualifications...the ownership, warehousing, manufacturing, etc. of individuals, enterprises, groups, and countries have been detailed and cataloged.
At the same time, a special catalog of those who touch them will die.
Among them, poison ranks first.
"...concentration exceeding...5 grams or more is punishable by death."
"Possessing, manufacturing, and selling in large quantities...with the permission of the Ministry of Punishment, they can be shot directly during the operation."
"For extremely large gangs...the Ministry of Criminal Justice applies, the cabinet approves, and the General's Office dispatches troops..."
Each catalog was discussed and approved and gradually improved.
Zhu Zaiming also thought about whether he could sell these things to other countries? Make profits while harming others.
But after thinking about the current situation of a certain lighthouse in future generations, I immediately threw this unrealistic idea into the trash can.
Traffickers eventually become addicts, and soldiers have countless opportunities to come into contact with them, and as long as they have it once, there will be countless times.
In addition to strict control over the proportion of medicinal uses, this kind of thing cannot be touched at all and must be cut off directly from the root.
In addition to drugs, there are also regulations on gambling, civilian firearms, etc.
Zhu Zaiming doesn’t want future generations to become a gunfight dream for 1.7 billion people. If you really want to play with guns, you can go to a shooting club.
Spend a little money, even if it's a little, it won't cost much.
In the Ming Dynasty Shooting Club, we not only play with guns, but also cannons. We will also add armored vehicles and aircraft in the future. There are so many fun things, why bother buying them yourself?
However, at this time, there were many indigenous people in Australia, as well as British colonists. The common people's muskets would not be confiscated for the time being. Qualified hunters could also own registered guns for a long time.
The entire meeting lasted for more than ten days. Officials continued to improve the catalog and then compiled it into a book for public publication.
The outside world is also very excited because of the new policy.
Nara Ichibei and others were reading in a bookstore. As a descendant of a daimyo, learning Chinese characters is the most basic requirement.
And Jean Bart also knew a lot of Chinese characters because he had opened a shop in the Qing Dynasty for several years.
They held the newly released "Contraband Catalog" and looked at the photos posted everywhere on the street in surprise.
A team of several hundred people ran forward in an orderly manner. The men among them were naked from the upper body, revealing clearly visible ribs.
After the Ministry of Punishment gathered all the addicts in Ming Dynasty, a long process of withdrawal and treatment began.
In order to make the people deeply aware of the horror of opium, Zhu Zaiming had photos posted on the streets, and people who were undergoing treatment were asked to parade through the streets and run every day, as if they were resuming exercise.
Nara Ichibei sighed.
"His Majesty the Wude Emperor is truly a saint and a gentleman!"
When he was still a daimyo noble, Nara Ichibei was lucky enough to see his cousin take a dark ointment. After all, the first target users of things like Fushou Gao were these nobles.
Looking at these photos now, Nara Ichibei broke out in a cold sweat. At first, his cousin tempted him to smoke, but he didn't like the smell of cigarettes and refused.
Unexpectedly, he saved his life.
But why does His Majesty ban long knives?
Just yesterday, the samurai sword he hid at the dock was confiscated.
Nara Ichibei is an orthodox samurai family with its own set of codes of conduct. A samurai who has no loyal family leader is still a wild samurai.
But if you lose the katana, you also lose the last dignity of being a samurai.
Owari Sukeo also sighed.
But there was no other way. People still had to live. After more than ten days of confusion, I applied for the position of administrator of Xinxiang Grand Library.
A few people were chatting when they saw Zhu Zaiming coming in with a few guards carrying something.
Nara Ichibei reminded the two of them, gently put down the book, and knelt down in front of Zhu Zaiming.
The Ming Dynasty in Australia did not practice kneeling, unless they made a big mistake, or kneeled to the heaven and to the ground to kneel to their parents, they usually bowed their hands as a salute. The salute to the emperor was also changed to a military salute at Zhu Zaiming's request.
But these three people are different, or the foreigners who followed the 300,000 Han people on the ship are different. They did not obtain Ming Dynasty household registration.
Do not enjoy simplified etiquette.
"Nara Ichibei, Owari Sukeo, you two, raise your heads."
Zhu Zaiming took out two exquisite samurai swords from the box in the guard's hand.
The dark scabbard is covered with cloud patterns, and the golden sword is like a dragon hovering over the samurai sword.
After just one glance, the two fell in love, and soon understood what Zhu Zaiming meant.
Nara Ichibei was shaking all over.
6 years! He has been in poverty for 6 years, and today finally a family owner took him in!
Nara Ichibei took the katana with both hands respectfully, and after telling the family traditional ceremony, he got Zhu Zaiming's permission.
He slowly pulled out his katana, with his name engraved on one side and the words "Given by His Majesty the Emperor Taketoku" on the other side.
He inserted the katana on the wooden floor in front of him, rolled up his left sleeve, and held the blade tightly with his palm, and blood flowed along the blade to the ground.
After doing this, Nara Ichibei showed the wound on his left hand in front of Zhu Zaiming. There was only a bloody wound on his calloused left hand.
According to family tradition, this represents the first and only time that Ichibei Nara pledged his allegiance to the head of the family.
The Nara family is not allowed to have a second loyalty scar on their left hand.
Nara Ichibei put his samurai sword into its sheath, inserted it into his waist, and once again made a move to Zhu Zaiming.
"The 24th son of the Nara family, Ippei, is loyal to the head of the family, His Majesty Emperor Daimei Taketoku. My sword will be wielded for the head of the house, and my blood will be shed for the head of the house until death!"
