In Anluzhou, Huguang, three little old men born in the year of dog have been taken to prison for interrogation. Prince Xing and Zhu Houcong are trusting Su Xiaolou more and more. The three of them often talk about political affairs. Zhu Houcong is very opinionated at a young age. When it comes to looking at the overall situation and taking charge of the central government, King Xing feels a little ashamed of himself. Although many of Su Xiaolou's views are always eccentric, they always hit the point and are also talents that can be developed. It is true that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and every generation Even better than the previous generation.
The three of them chatted happily, and they talked about Franji (Portugal). In the twelfth year of Zhengde, Franco sent a special envoy to Manchuria and the governor of Portugal, Fernand Pérez de André. Ladd led four warships to the waters of Guangdong, China, accompanied by Franz's deputy envoy Pi Laizi. After arriving at Tuen Mun (today's Hong Kong), he landed, leaving two warships behind, and the remaining two came to Guangzhou.
The Flemish people's requests to trade with the Ming Dynasty were rejected several times. They could not give up the sacred eastern country described by Marco Polo as full of gold and prosperous commerce. In the thirteenth year of Zhengde, they ignored the laws of the Ming Dynasty and seized the official envoy of Guangdong Chengxuan. Tuenmen, Dongguan County, Guangzhou Prefecture, under the jurisdiction of the Division, not only set up camps, robbed able-bodied men and women, and bought and sold them by force, but also set up colonial institutions to challenge the authority of the Ming Dynasty.
The ministers in the DPRK were so excited that they petitioned to take back the sovereignty of Tuen Mun. When King Xing talked about the Flangji people, his face was full of contempt: "It's just a small barbarian country trying to challenge the authority of the Ming Dynasty. It's really overestimating its capabilities. The strength of the Ming Dynasty is so strong." , millions of soldiers, you can drive them away with a wave of your hand."
At this time, Franji's weapons had already surpassed those of the Ming Dynasty at this time. None of the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty realized: "Your Majesty, I can't agree with you on this point. What's the use of having more people under artillery fire? Compared with the age of weapons, there are many places in Nanjing that sell firearms privately. I went to see them and found that their smoothbore cannons were indeed more sophisticated than most of the firecrackers of the Ming Dynasty. According to merchants from Guangzhou, their ships were as strong as The ship is equipped with iron armor and four or five large muskets are placed on each side under the side of the ship. It only takes one bullet to smash the approaching ship to pieces. This Franji man really cannot be underestimated."
"You kid, you're usually so crazy that you can't do anything. How come you've grown up with other people's ambitions and destroyed your own prestige? It's really strange."
"Brother Su, what's so scary about the little Franji people? These merchants always like to talk about things and exaggerate. The court said they came from a small island in Nanyang. Most of the small islands in Nanyang are full of hair and drink blood. I think these merchants from the vassal state came to Guangzhou and bought a few large ships as a show of force. They took advantage of Tuen Mun’s defense and occupied Tuen Mun. What’s so scary!”
Before coming to the Ming Dynasty, the Franji people first occupied the country of Malacca (Malacca in Malacca, now in the Malay Peninsula), which served as their transit point in Southeast Asia, and then started to plunder the countries in Southeast Asia. At this time, the Ming Dynasty had not fought with the Franji people. In ancient times, information was blocked, and the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty all held a contemptuous attitude towards the Franji people. No wonder Zhu Houcong and King Xing did not take the Franji people seriously.
While chatting, Helianshi came in. In less than an hour, the three brothers who were born in the Year of the Dog had already used all their moves. Helianshi said that was it! The good stuff isn’t even here yet!
When Helianshi heard the truth, his scalp was numb, and his body was twisted into twists and turns without knowing who was right or wrong. Everyone looked at Helianshi's face and became even more curious, urging: "Speak quickly! Quickly! explain!"
Changshou Village was originally not called Changshou Village, but Peach Blossom Village. It was difficult to cultivate farmland in the mountains and the harvest was not very good, but it was very suitable for growing peach trees, so every household planted many peach trees. The peaches were big and sweet, but they were always sold. It's not very good, just because the peaches here are different from other peaches. They are all red, which people think is unlucky, and not many people are willing to buy them.
Later, an old man in the village went to the county to sell peaches, and the peaches he bought turned out to be very good. When they inquired, they found out that the old man said that he relied on eating red peaches like his to stay healthy from illness and disaster. After living such a long life, the village People here are competing to follow suit, and there are actually many people coming to buy their peaches. Everyone is afraid of death, and even those who are unreliable can't help but want to try it, just in case it is possible! In this way, all the peaches in the village that had rotted on the trees in previous years were sold out this year.
When the people in the village saw such an opportunity, they were no longer satisfied with selling out all the peaches on the tree. They wanted to make more money. More and more money, so they paid attention to longevity and wanted to make this place a better place. It has become a longevity village. The elderly in the village will be taken care of and carefully taken care of. They do not eat meat and fish, have regular work and rest, and drink medicine all year round to regulate their bodies. This was originally a good thing, but they found that the decline of the body was unstoppable. , paying a huge price can only make the body decline a little slower than that of people outside the village. They cannot afford such a price. If they want to live longer, they must start from the source, so they attack the children in the village. Note that the weak and sick children in the village will be secretly executed and buried in the peach forest. Only the children with strong health can survive in the longevity village.
As a result, the children in the village became stronger and stronger, the elders in the village lived longer and longer, and the peaches in the village became more and more red. Gradually, they changed their name to longevity village. Unwritten rules gradually emerged in the village, whose elders lived longer. , whose peaches can be sold more expensively. From the beginning, he took care of the old man with no clothes, food, soup and medicine. Later, he used all kinds of folk remedies to prolong the life of the old man, and even exchanged blood for the old man and injected younger blood into the village. The old people here were tortured, but they chose to endure for the sake of the next generation.
An old man over 120 years old gradually appeared in the village. The village chief was very concerned. If he could live to be 130 years old, he would break the longevity record of Changshou Village, and their peaches would be sold at a higher price. So the old man was kept in the house all year round. The three brothers also invited a young and beautiful woman to massage the old man every day. They only fed the old man a vegetarian diet every day, without eating meat or wine. A finger-long needle was inserted into the top of the head every day to stimulate the nerves, causing pain. He was convulsing in bed, and every six months he separated his flesh and skin to do blood transfusions for the old man.
Several years of physical and psychological torture have made the old man unable to speak. Finally, he is almost 130 years old. The methods of the three brothers are becoming more and more cruel. The youngest son adopted by the old man cannot bear him to suffer such torture. He knows that his father His dying wish was to have a sip of wine, so he left the three brothers to feed the old man a sip of wine, and the old man went away satisfied.
The younger son's behavior made the village chief very dissatisfied, and even angered the three brothers. They drugged the younger son's son Chang Sheng, causing him to become sick and weak. The village chief asked the younger son to execute his son Chang Sheng, but the younger son refused, which violated the law. For the benefit of the whole village, the whole village helped the three brothers execute the poor father and son overnight. From then on, there was a crazy woman in the village.
