Zhu Di has a steelyard in his mind, but most of the time no one can touch it accurately.
Not long after Xu Qin's memorial was sent, the imperial court issued an imperial edict regarding Haifansi's reward for annihilating three thousand Japanese pirates.
Also following the imperial edict came Yang Rong, the imperial envoy. He specifically requested to come here to deliver the message.
Coming here to deliver the message at his level is obviously too advanced. He wanted to see with his own eyes the fortifications built by Xu Qin himself. Zhu Di also asked him to inspect the Haifan Division.
On the day when the decree was delivered, the entire Haifan Division was in an unprecedented state of grandeur. Although Xu Qin did this, the entire Haifansi was honored. The businessmen spontaneously organized a welcoming ceremony.
At the newly built Haifansi Yamen, Yang Rong read out the imperial edict. Aside from the lengthy nonsense.
The overall level of Haifansi has been upgraded by one level, and Xu Qin's item doctor has been promoted to the fourth level. And he changed from the original rank of civil servant to military attache.
The commander of the Haifan Division, General Jia Mingwei, and the Captain of the Mounted Cavalry, are still the ambassadors of the Haifan Division and the Minister of Household Affairs.
The latter are useless. At most they are options for a salary increase and more work. The most important thing is the commander of Haifan Division.
The imperial edict clarified that the Haifan Division commanded four thousand Fan guards and had four thousand households under them. There are also a sailor camp with 3,000 sailors and an urban management camp with 1,500 urban management personnel.
As for the warships, you can arrange them yourself as needed.
As the level of Haifansi was raised, the people below were promoted and had more official positions.
There are still not enough people in the Haifan Division. Even though Xu Qin has so many military households and craftsmen under his command, there is actually a huge gap in qualified officials.
After Yang Rong completed the edict, he gave it to Xu Qin. He paid no attention to the merchant's reception ceremony.
I couldn't wait to see Xu Qin's fortification design, and even walked through every tunnel in person. Especially the bunkers hidden everywhere.
When he saw the Ming Dynasty Royal Bank, it wasn't a bank, it was clearly... a thing he couldn't describe.
"I call it a bunker. To maximize the advantage of the defenders, in fact, all the buildings in the entire port are like this. Every warehouse and every merchant is a bunker behind closed doors."
Standing on the third floor of Daming Royal Bank, let Yang Rong see his arrangement clearly.
Yang Rong assumed that he would lead troops to attack here, but in the end he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Because there is no good way except to break up the houses one by one with huge casualties.
"My young master is blessed with talents, and the design of this place is flawless." Yang Rong said with a sigh.
"It's useless. Just put big ships on the river and use cannons to directly cover and strike. This is a tomb."
Xu Qin said without hesitation. He wants these people to understand that the times of war have changed. With real fire coverage, all the fortifications are in vain.
Yang Rong smiled and said nothing, subconsciously touching the wall. Then he froze.
"What is this? It's not glutinous rice juice." Yang Rong said while clasping the cracks in the bricks.
Then he looked at the surrounding construction site and realized a problem. The construction speed here seemed to be too fast.
"Cement, specially used for construction, is the work of masons. I will take you to see other things."
Xu Qinxin said that this man's eyes were really evil. Why would a person with such a high official position like you pay attention to this matter?
Now he started to hide all the good things he had. There were too many people coming to take advantage of him, especially Lao Zhu who was always used to coming to rob, so he couldn't let them see him.
Yang Rong glanced at Xu Qin, nodded and said nothing more.
Only then did he have time to receive the welcome banquet, have a meal with these sparse officials of Haifan Division, accept gifts from merchants, and accept banquets from merchants.
Even the singing, dancing and beauties arranged by the merchants are all welcome. There is no sense at all that senior officials of the Ming Dynasty should have moral integrity.
This old guy didn't leave even after he came, enjoying the wine, food and beautiful women, and even openly took a group of brothel girls on a boat trip on the river.
Finally, someone blocked Yang Rong's way and sued Xu Qin. Not only Xu Qin was sued, but Yu Tai was also sued.
At Yu Cuiniang's ex-husband's house, the Lin family blocked Yang Rong's path and knelt on the ground holding up paper to cry out for injustice.
He sued Xu Qin for forcibly marrying a civilian woman and forcibly destroying the simple customs of the people. Sued Yu Taiqiang for robbing civilian girls and taking away the daughter-in-law who married into his family.
Yang Rong immediately sobered up from his slightly tipsy state while holding the paper.
"Since there is a complaint, let's invite the two defendants!" Yang Rong said to his men.
Xu Qin was fighting a landlord fight with Guan Guan and Wanwan. Xu Hao came in and told her that Yang Ge was always looking for him. Someone sued him.
Yang Rong temporarily used Haifansi Yamen. On the left are Xu Qin and Yu Tai, as well as the plump Yu Cuiniang.
There are three people on the right, an old scholar and a young man in his twenties. Behind them stands a rich man with a cold face.
Presumably it was the Lin family who was the plaintiff.
Xu Qin looked around and couldn't find a chair. Yang Rong is going to cause trouble. He didn't even give himself a chair.
Do you really want to keep things official? He couldn't help but glance at Yang Rong sitting in the lobby. Hesitant to take the lead.
"Mr. Xu, I'll let you use the lobby today, don't you have any objections?" Yang Rong asked Xu Qin first.
This is an unwritten rule in the officialdom. No matter how big the official is, he cannot occupy the main position in other people's government offices. But Yang Rong is an imperial envoy representing the emperor, so it seems okay to do so.
So he said hello to Xu Qin first.
"Master Yang is an imperial envoy, so of course it's okay." Xu Qin's words were not too polite.
He has never sat in this lobby since it was built. Of course, this has something to do with him being too lazy. But I felt uncomfortable after being given a seat first.
Yang Rong didn't take it seriously. Open court immediately for questioning.
"Master Xu, Master Yu, the Lin family is suing one of you for forcibly marrying a woman and destroying simple folk customs, and the other for robbing a married daughter. Do you two have anything to say?"
Yang Rong asked while sitting on a chair in the lobby.
"Forcibly marrying a civilian woman? Who did you force? I don't remember anything about the Lin family." Xu Qin said slowly with his hands behind his back.
"Lin Dongsheng, if what the people complain to the official lists is false, the consequences will be serious. You are suing Mr. Xu for forcibly marrying a civilian woman. Do you have any evidence?"
Yang Rong asked the old man of the Lin family.
"Reporting to the imperial envoy, Mr. Xu has sentenced more than ten widowed residents to choose someone to remarry a few days ago, so that other law-abiding women are ready to take action. It corrupts the simple folk customs. This matter is known to everyone."
The old man of the Lin family said indignantly.
"Master Xu, is this possible?" Yang Rong turned around and asked Xu Qin.
"Yes, not only yes, I also made it clear that in the future, if a widow who wants to remarry comes to complain, I will still make this sentence.
I don’t understand what a fucking simple folk custom it is to force widows to observe chastity. Isn’t it just to earn the court’s chastity memorial? What dogs say is something that destroys humanity.
For your selfish thoughts and desires, you will deceive others for the rest of your life. With simplicity, you will deceive others to death, right?
Selfishness destroys humanity, how can it become simplicity? "
Xu Qin pointed at Old Man Lin and cursed. By the way, Yang Rong was also criticized. His temper has already risen, and if anyone dares to provoke him again, he won't be polite.
Yu Cuiniang stopped Xu Qin's vulgar curses, but they sounded so pleasant to her ears. He was openly opposed to such a thing that destroyed human relations. None of the so-called scholars dare to say it.
He is opening a way out for the poor women in the world. But can it really succeed? She looked at the Imperial Envoy worriedly. Secretly gritting his teeth, he decided whether to help Mr. Xu.
Yang Rong had heard that Xu Qin had a bad temper. When he returned to the capital, he also heard that this guy was so bold that even the king of Han dared to kill him. Even Chen Ying, the censor of Zuodu, dared to scold him.
I saw it today.
"Master Imperial Envoy, what are he saying? Do you think loyalty, filial piety and etiquette are no longer needed? How can you destroy the great cause of Confucianism for a few women?"
The old man of the Lin family roared and Yu Tai frowned. This is such a big hat.
It seemed like the old man from the Lin family was being messy and yelling like a mad dog. But it is the power accumulated by Confucianism over hundreds of years that speaks.
This sentence was difficult to deal with, and even Yang Rong corrected his attitude. Yu Tai took a deep breath and planned to come out and argue with him.
Xu Qin spoke.
"Loyalty, filial piety, etiquette and human ethics, which one stipulates that women should not be treated as human beings? This is what Sage Kong taught you? Then why do you marry a wife? Wouldn't it be better to just find a sow and give birth to a litter of beasts?
Ah, yes, that's what you do. "
Xu Qin said sarcastically, and the tense Yu Tai stumbled and almost doubled over. Yang Rong's face was twitching.
This guy was so wicked, but he scolded him so happily that Yu Cuiniang covered her face with her sleeves and couldn't stop laughing.
The scolding was so enjoyable.
