"Your Majesty, our big cow has given birth. This is our second cow."
"Since you decreed that the price of horses here be permanently exempted, our family finally no longer needs to raise horses but cows. Raising cows is better than raising horses. Raising cows can cultivate fields and is easier to sell. My family's first cow I raised it myself, and now it’s the second one, but I can’t herd the cows anymore!”
"Because the family wants me to study, and my brother has to do it. I'm writing to ask if you can make a decree so that my parents don't send me to study, but let me herd cows?"
"The people of Fengyang send greetings to you, Your Majesty. Because of your encouragement to do practical work, our family has transformed from a refugee into a local wealthy family. We run the largest government-run paper mill in Fengyang. The paper mill also opened a paper mill for us, the children of the mill. There is a school, a medical center, a Cuju court, a horse training ground, and a stage."
"My younger brother recently fell down while riding a horse and received timely treatment because of the new medical center. I also got admitted to Huai'an Prefecture because of the good schools in Fangli. I am writing to you now to let you know that I , I want to be your first assistant and assist you in the future, my name is Chen Wensong."
"Your Majesty, are you going to choose a concubine?"
"I have already registered my sister. She is a well-known pretty girl in our village. She is very virtuous. Her name is Sun Ying. Can you please not let her lose the election? Because I have already told her that she can survive. , it was only because of your decree that exempted Mi Zhi from the corvee that I was able to support her by working part-time, so she has decided that she is willing to enter the palace and serve you for the rest of her life to repay your kindness!"
"I believe there is no one more loyal and obedient than her. She is very good at taking care of others!"
…
Zhu Yijun not only read letters, but also sometimes asked eunuchs to read letters aside, and he only had to listen.
At this time, when Eunuch Tian Wen read a few letters, Zhu Yijun felt warmer and warmer in his heart. Suddenly he felt that all these years of hard work had not been in vain, and he also found that it was a great sense of accomplishment to make people's lives better and be appreciated by them. thing.
Let's be frank.
Zhu Yijun is no longer as embarrassed in life as he was in later generations. Now he has no shortage of beauty, gold and silver jewelry, and delicious food.
In short, material pleasure has become stale for him.
And this kind of spiritual joy made him feel very fresh and prevented him from suddenly feeling that life was boring during the sage moment.
In the splendid palace, Zhu Yijun sat on the couch, quietly listening to the eunuch Tian Yi reading these letters, as if listening to Sanskrit music.
As a wisp of flower fragrance floated from the window under the moon, Zhu Yijun was even more energetic, and felt that the night tonight was really beautiful.
Tian Yi also felt honored when reading the letter.
Although his mouth is dry from reading the letter, his expression is relaxed and joyful.
Sometimes, he couldn't help but smile, and when he glanced at Zhu Yijun, there was even more reverence in his eyes.
He had to admit that the emperor he was serving now was indeed very popular with the people. Although he had lost his descendants, he did not enter the palace in vain. At least he was serving a saintly monarch who was popular with the people.
Especially when he read a letter from Mizhi County, Tian Yi couldn't help but laugh. He secretly wrote down the name Sun Ying carefully in his heart and glanced at Zhu Yijun.
When he saw Zhu Yijun raising his head and listening attentively, he became more determined to have a relationship between the emperor and this virtuous girl named Sun Ying.
While Tian Yi was thinking this, he continued to read the letter.
"My slave Li Jinzhong kowtows to the emperor!"
When Tian Yi read a letter next, Zhu Yijun looked up.
"Li Jinzhong?"
Zhu Yijun made waves in his heart.
Tian Yi also looked over because of this.
Zhu Yijun then ordered: "Continue reading!"
"yes!"
Tian Yi continued to read.
"This servant is from Suning, Hebei Province. She originally planned to castrate herself and enter the palace to become the emperor's slave, because I really can't live anymore. My family is very poor. I don't have enough food and clothing. I want to be a monk but I can't bear it. I have a simple job and want to be a slave, but I also feel that if a person like me wants to be a slave, I have to be a slave of the emperor so that my life will not be in vain."
"But the emperor does not accept eunuchs now, and he first exempted the fodder silver and then exempted the corvee. Although a slave like a slave has no land or house, he does not need to pay the fodder silver and the corvee dingyin anymore. I can support myself by doing any odd job, so I don’t want to enter the palace anymore, mainly because I’m afraid of the pain!”
"But from the bottom of my heart, this slave regards you as my master, and I have already accepted myself as your slave!"
"Because who made you so good, so that I can finally have enough to eat, live like a human being, and live without looking at the faces of wealthy families, so I am willing to accept you as my master, and not recognize other masters as my master;"
"But I am indeed not a peaceful person. What's more, since I have decided to be your slave, I will not just do hard work. I have signed up to go mining in Luzon. In response to your request, Your Majesty, let the Han people develop Luzon. Song’s call.”
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely develop Luzon very well when I go to Luzon. I will start as a miner and become a mine leader step by step. If we become bigger and stronger, we will dig out more gold mountains in Luzon in the future."
"In addition, I also called on the five hundred rogues in the village to go with me. They are all willing to go. In the future, we five hundred rogues will definitely make a career for Huang Ming in Luzon. Your Majesty, just watch Come on!"
"I am writing you such a long letter now because I want to tell you that when I saw the sea for the first time, I felt that the sea was too big, which made me feel a little confused. If I don't tell you, I'm sorry that the local teacher gave it to the slave. This name also makes me sorry for my desire to be loyal to you."
After Li Jinzhong's letter was read by Tian Yi, Zhu Yijun suddenly said: "That's it for today."
Tian Yi raised his hand and said yes.
Then, Zhu Yijun ordered: "In my name, write a reply to Li Jinzhong and tell him that I read his letter and was very moved and encouraged him and his five hundred fellow villagers to go out to sea to mine gold. In my eyes, they are not five hundred scoundrels, but five hundred warriors!"
"I believe that they can successfully make a career in Luzon, but I hope that he will not forget that he is a descendant of China and a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, and he will not forget the national soul of our country. As the saying goes, if you are poor, you can live alone. To help the world, I hope they can become national heroes in the future."
"In addition, tell him to let him report to me the immigration situation and development situation in Luzon through the whistleblower box at any time, and be a pair of eyes for me in Luzon."
After hearing this, Tian Yi quickly said yes.
…
The southeastern waters of the Ming Dynasty.
Bang!
As a fierce typhoon blew in, a large Ming-made sailboat was lifted up and tilted forty-five degrees on the spot.
There was also the sound of tables and chairs violently colliding with the hull in the cabin.
Li Jinzhong, who was living in the third-class cabin of the ship, also hit his head hard on the hull and woke up.
Today's official ship transportation in the Ming Dynasty generally divides the cabins into three classes. The first class is mainly used by bureaucrats, the second class is used by gentry and wealthy households, and the third class is common people.
As a civilian, Li Jinzhong naturally lived in the third class cabin.
When Li Jinzhong was knocked awake, most of his 500 fellow villagers were also knocked awake at this time, and some even started vomiting directly.
At this time, Li Jinzhong couldn't help but said: "Why is the evil trend rising again?"
"Yes! This time the evil wind is even stronger. Brother Li, do you think we can get to Luzon?"
At this time, his fellow villager Wang Yongzhen agreed and asked Li Jinzhong worriedly.
Li Jinzhong said calmly: "Why not! Others can get to Luzon, there is no way we can't get there."
As he spoke, Li Jinzhong took out a small statue of Deng Zilong wrapped in red cloth from his robe in the rickety cabin, held it with both hands and said to his fellow countrymen:
"Everyone kneel down! This is a small statue that I invited at the ancestral hall of General Deng. I spent a full thirty taels of silver dollars and emptied my family fortune to hire him to protect us when we went to sea. We kneel down now and invite the heroic soul of the old general to come. Protect us and this evil wind will stop. After all, the evil wind here is afraid of General Deng, otherwise General Deng would not have defeated the giant pirate ship here!"
"Kneel down quickly!"
Li Jinzhong then shouted again, and then he knelt down holding the statue of Deng Zilong, chanting the words begging Deng Zilong to protect them.
His fellow villagers also knelt down and recited the same words.
After about half a quarter of an hour, things really calmed down!
The clouds dispersed and the rain stopped.
Golden light began to shine through the clouds on the sea.
The cabin suddenly turned from dark to bright.
"It's really calm."
Wang Yongzhen first said something overjoyed.
Li Jinzhong became happy and hurriedly wrapped the statue of Deng Zilong in red cloth, and then said: "It is indeed effective!"
"Just like people who go to Japan will pay homage to the statue of Duke Ji in advance, this Luzon demon is afraid of General Deng!"
"When we arrive in Luzon and make a fortune, we will have to build a temple for General Deng. In this way, we may live in peace for the rest of our lives."
"Very true!"
Others responded.
Next.
The big ship Li Jinzhong was on did not encounter any more waves, and it successfully arrived in Manila Bay three days later.
Along with Li Jinzhong came other Han Chinese from the mainland.
These Han people all migrated here voluntarily.
This can be regarded as the first batch of Han people to migrate to Luzon by the Ming Empire with state power.
Among them are many elites who took the initiative to make great achievements, the so-called officials and scholars.
But no matter what their identities are, these Han people are all as excited as Li Jinzhong at this moment.
"We were ordered to relocate to Luzon, and we asked Master Wang to allow us to enter the port!"
At that time, the officials responsible for transporting Li Jinzhong and others had already arrived at the port in a small boat and shouted.
Not long after, the sentry ships at the port began to move out of the way.
Li Jinzhong and others officially entered Manila Port with the ship shortly thereafter.
(End of chapter)
