This day was the beginning of summer, and the sun was scorching.
And in the archway of Jingshi West Market.
"ah!"
The Japanese such as Shimazu Iehisa and Shimazu Toyohisa shivered when they were brought here.
Because Zhu Yijun and his governors really agreed with Li Zhen's sentence, they were beheaded here on this day. Soon after, they became bloody and screamed.
"The tribute envoy was beheaded for killing a commoner. Is this the first news for this dynasty?"
At this time, Ye Xianggao, who was watching the execution in a nearby restaurant, shook his cattail leaf fan and said this to Yang Hao, Li Tingji and others.
After Yang Hao took a sip of the cold wine, he laughed and said, "It's naturally fresh! But it's also extremely satisfying. The country attaches great importance to the people. Is there any reason why it cannot survive three hundred years of national destiny?"
"This is also related to the strong military virtue of the current emperor! After all, we have tens of thousands of troops stationed in Japan, so we don't worry that the Japanese slaves will be angry and plunder our southeast!"
Li Tingji also said a few words at this time, and suddenly asked: "But, has it really come to the point of despising the barbarians and valuing China in order to strengthen the country and benefit the people? Opening up new territories will only enrich the country and benefit the people." , won’t you resort to violence?”
"If it was a northern expedition, it would naturally be a military expedition."
"But the southern expedition, especially crossing the sea to places like Japan and Dagon, will indeed benefit the country and the people. There is no shortage of gold and silver in those places, and there is even fertile land."
"Especially Japan!"
"If the south of Dongman can only be raided and cannot be established on a large scale to make profits, then in the Japanese country, it is completely possible to drive the Japanese away and seize the land!"
Yang Hao said at this time.
Ye Xianggao also said: "This year, the price of horses in Taipu Temple has been reduced a lot. Several counties in Gyeonggi that are heavily affected by canal transportation will even be exempted permanently!"
"In addition, Yunnan's tax on one thousand taels of gold and fifty thousand taels of brass was waived because Siam was willing to pay tribute of 1,500 taels of gold and 70,000 taels of brass every year! This is because the emperor allowed it to be given in Mine in Burma.”
"People in Gyeonggi and Yunnan are now feeling a lot more relaxed. Overseas Chinese businessmen have begun to open more stores in these two places."
"In general, this expedition to Burma and the last expedition to Japan really brought hardship to the small people of Suzhou."
Li Tingji knew that Ye Xianggao knew this because he had gone to the Imperial Palace to participate in the secret. After taking another look at Yang Hao, he felt something moved in his heart and said:
"In this way, whether the war will waste money and people depends on the country it is conquered! But, will there be enough rich places in the world to solve all the problems of this dynasty?"
"I don't know about this, but His Majesty's intention is to encourage the Han people to go out and look for it."
As he spoke, Ye Xianggao looked at the Hulu in Beijing who were also watching the execution at the archway of the West Market, and said: "The emperor obviously did not focus only on the Mongols and Jurchens outside Jiubian, but defended from the north and attacked from the south! "
"Qing Jin talked about defending in the north and attacking in the south. Our classmate Liu Zijing (Liu Quexian) in the ruling school became the number one cotton merchant in the southern capital because of this. Every time the army went out to conquer a place, he could satisfy the Liu family's cotton demand. The number of weavers in the Liu family has exceeded 10,000!"
Li Tingji suddenly smiled and said.
Yang Hao smiled and said: "I also know that his cotton cloth is of high quality and low price. After the army brought these cotton cloths, the local Fanyi were willing to exchange their bodies for these cloths, or exchange them for these cloths with labor. If there was no army, If I didn’t go, the local people would not be able to exchange for anything because they had no strength, but they would have nothing to wear.”
"Besides, the weather is getting colder every year, so there are many people in the south who need cotton-padded clothes."
While Ye Xianggao, Yang Hao and other young officials were discussing the changes that foreign expansion would bring to the national economy and people's livelihood, Hulu Chaohua, who was watching the execution, said with a stern face to Baitu'er who came with him:
"I have already found out clearly that these Japanese people just killed a humble ordinary Han man, and like us, they also came to pay tribute!"
"The reason why this happens is because the Ming Dynasty changed the etiquette and laws. From now on, those of us who do not convert to Chinese will be inferior to the Han people! No matter what the situation is, as long as you are suspected of killing or abusing these Han people, you will be guilty of the following!"
"hateful!"
"Why are the people from the southern country more noble than the people from the northern country?"
"It stands to reason that if I, Dayuan, were still ruling Guan Nei, it would be those southerners who are inferior to us!"
After hearing what Chao Hua said, the rabbit couldn't help but hold the scimitar in his waist and complained in a deep voice.
Chaohua also said angrily: "Then we should let the Han people taste our power!"
"You mean to grab it directly after you go back?"
asked the rabbit.
Chaohua sneered and nodded: "That's right! Haven't you noticed that the Ming Dynasty is much richer than before? Even the border fortresses outside the pass are lined with towns and shops!"
"Moreover, after so many years of paying tribute, the Han people in the border towns no longer know how to use weapons, and have become less wary of me, and have even intermarryed and formed sworn brothers. This is the right time to plunder, and I can just kill a few ordinary herdsmen in the future to pay off the crime!"
"What you said makes sense. If you can rob it, who would be willing to exchange cattle and sheep for it!"
The rabbit echoed.
Chaohua then whispered: "What's more, there are many Ming court officials who don't advocate that Han people are superior to Yi people, and they have already contacted me. They mean that as long as we can make a noise, they will act as Aoyuan, criticizing the new etiquette and treating barbarians in Beijing is not the way to achieve long-term peace and stability in the country!"
"real?"
asked the rabbit.
Chaohua replied: "Of course!"
"You must understand that the benefits of border trade and maritime trade, which originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty, were exclusively monopolized by the Ming Dynasty's noble families!"
"But after the martial arts flourished due to the reforms of Zhang Juzheng, the former Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, most of these benefits gradually returned to the court and the common people!"
"And now the so-called new rites will continue to improve the status of ordinary Han people, so that Han people can move freely and perform meritorious services abroad."
"what does that mean?"
"It means that there are fewer and fewer Han slaves who are of high quality and low price!"
“It’s even more unrealistic to think that you can be rich and happy just by talking about your heart and mind!”
"Wen must go to sea and perform meritorious service, and military must have a strategy. Qingliu can no longer rely on virtue and reputation to show his dignity. He has to worship martial arts and be pragmatic and achieve great achievements. Sometimes he even has to be controlled by military officials and be his subordinates!"
"So, we are not the only ones who are dissatisfied with this new gift from the Ming Dynasty!"
After hearing this, Tu'er clenched his teeth and said, "Then rob him once! Don't mention it, seeing those market shops that stretch four or five miles outside the border wall is so coveted!"
…
"Do you know why you were summoned to Beijing?"
Privy Council.
Qi Jiguang asked Zhang Jiayin, the governor of Jiliao, and Zheng Luo, the governor of Xuanda.
Zhang Jiayin and Zheng Luo did not feel awkward because Qi Jiguang was Wu Xun but now their boss. They both held up their hands and replied: "I know!"
"It's good to know!"
"There may be people who are unwilling to accept the new gift that the Han people are more valuable than the barbarians. It is not just some barbarians who are unwilling to accept it. Some of us Han people intentionally do not want the soldiers of our dynasty to be too strong and want to take advantage of the weak people to hijack the emperor. There are many seniors.”
"And the responsibility you two bear now is to prevent large-scale war conflicts from occurring due to the establishment of the new ritual!"
Qi Jiguang said at this point: "But Fang Shuxiang and I have been in the center for too long, and my understanding of Han Yi in Bianzhen may not be as clear as the two of them, so I specially requested an order to summon the two of them to Beijing to discuss this matter together."
At this time, Fang Fengshi took off his hat, walked in, and said:
"That's right! First of all, what we want to hear is, if there are Hulu who frequently seize control because of the establishment of this new ritual, or even collude with internal and external forces to raid the capital, how can we prepare for it and prevent it from happening? You know, this is a problem in this country. There have been many performances in North Korea!"
(End of chapter)
