Well, I can't sleep with my wife anymore, so I have to make do with Mu Ying. This person with no discernment didn’t know how to choose a date when he came here, and he didn’t know that a breakup is better than a wedding...
Mu Ying turned over and looked at Gu Zhengchen lying on the floor: "I heard from the sergeant that you fell into the water and were almost killed by pirates. Aren't you afraid?"
Gu Zhengchen opened his eyes and looked at the beam: "In that situation, there was no need to be afraid. Besides, everyone was trying their best. Although I am powerless, I am a man after all. I am not afraid to tell you, I killed a pirate with my own hands."
"one?"
Mu Ying glared, you are a county boy after all, Wei Zhenfu, even if you say that you have cut down ten of them, no one will say that you are not.
Military merit is earned by you, and you can decide how you want to distribute it.
"That's right, just one."
Gu Zhengchen calmly sat down and said, "Your Majesty sent you here, didn't he ask you to bring some reward?"
Mu Ying shook her head: "No, His Majesty only asked me to come over and beat you."
"mean……"
Gu Zhengchen was very depressed.
Mu Ying coughed, got up and got out of bed, walked to Gu Zhengchen and sat down cross-legged: "It's just the two of us. We don't dare to say that to Your Majesty outside. As for rewards, the Governor's Office will naturally send people to verify military merit. Reward according to merit. More than 400 pirates, incredible military exploits. If anyone dares to laugh at you with the title of county baron in the future, just slap him. Tell me, other guards didn't find out, how did you know that they were pirates? ?”
Gu Zhengchen yawned: "At that time..."
Mu Ying listened with rapt attention. When she heard Gu Zhengchen throw the wine can and the tung oil can, she finally understood why the battle losses were so low. In order to escape for their lives, the emotional pirates were killed a lot as soon as they appeared.
"I never imagined that a pirate could capsize a boat. It sank into the water at that time. If Zhang Pei hadn't held the pirate in check, I would have probably..."
"Don't underestimate the pirates. The ability to capsize a ship is nothing but skill. Some brave people can hide even half a stick of incense under a ship and even break through a heavy ship..."
"A small stick of incense?"
Gu Zhengchen was a little surprised. Isn't this an iron lung? Can it hold water for five or six minutes?
Mu Ying looked at Gu Zhengchen, shook her head helplessly, and said seriously: "I won't dare to be so desperate in the future. You just got married, so you can't let such a good woman become a widow."
Gu Zhengchen lowered his head and began to think deeply.
"What, did I say something wrong?"
Seeing that Gu Zhengchen was silent, Mu Ying asked.
Gu Zhengchen raised his head and said solemnly: "Brother Mu, do you know why I work so hard?"
Mu Ying frowned.
Why fight so hard?
Gu Zhengchen looked deeply at Mu Ying. He did not change the word "County Man" above his head just to show off his talents, kill pirates and make achievements and win many awards. He did not change the word "County Man" above his head just to gain fame.
"I fight tooth and nail to defend Ming Dynasty's sea power!"
Gu Zhengchen said in a deep voice.
Mu Ying's eyes showed confusion, and she asked doubtfully: "What is Haiquan?"
Gu Zhengchen stood up, walked to the table, spread out the paper, and grinded: "Sea power is naturally the power of the imperial court to use all its power to control the sea! At present, the imperial court has set its sights on Yuan Ting and does not pay much attention to the affairs of the sea. But Brother Mu, Do you know what’s in the depths of the ocean?”
"have what?"
Mu Ying followed.
Gu Zhengchen picked up his pen and moistened his ink, drew a few small islands, and then said: "There are many island countries in the Southeast Asia, and these places have countless spices comparable to gold and silver. Annam, Siam and other places have countless Precious wood, further to the west, there is a country in the Ceylon Mountains, where there are endless gems! And in the whirling land, the Buddhist country where Sakyamuni once lived, there are countless treasures..."
At this time, the cripple Timur is probably on his way to move the capital. It will still be about twenty years before he sweeps away the Delhi Sultanate and massacres Asan.
"what do you want to say in the end?"
Mu Ying looked at Gu Zhengchen in confusion.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Mu Ying and grinned: "What are you talking about? You don't understand? You are not tempted by such a rich treasure, and you don't want so many treasures?"
Mu Ying shook her head: "I just want to have enough food for everyone. What kind of treasure can't be used as food."
Gu Zhengchen looked at Mu Ying, extremely depressed.
I guess Lao Zhu taught Mu Ying the same way. No mountain of gold or silver is as good as a mountain of food.
The difficulties and years of hunger before the founding of the People's Republic of China made these people very clear about what can make people survive.
Only food.
Gu Zhengchen knew that Lao Zhu disdained the ocean, and would even ban it without hesitation when it brought no benefits but only trouble!
Historically, the ban was on the Double Ninth Festival this year, which is only about half a year away from now.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Mu Ying and said, "There are many rich families in the south of the Yangtze River. Do you know how to make them willingly hand over their money?"
Mu Ying shook her head: "There are many wealthy households in Jiangnan, but most of them are stingy. It is impossible for them to willingly spend money."
Gu Zhengchen pointed at the paper: "This is the way! We need to open the sea, run to the sea, and then use the wealth of the sea to rob the rich. The rich take away the gems, the court takes away the rich's money, and then buy a bunch of Isn’t it wonderful that everyone is happy with the food?”
"ah……"
Mu Ying was stunned, could she still play like this?
Gu Zhengchen saw that speaking directly about wealth could not convince Mu Ying, so he had to take a roundabout route: "The "Da Ming Law" has been compiled. Rich households will not make mistakes, and the court will not directly rob their wealth. But use spices, gems, and precious wood to rob 'Rich people, no one can tell what is wrong. You can't expect poor people to cook meat, add spices, and hang pearls around their necks, right?"
Mu Ying looked at the drawings and was a little moved: "You mean, we should send them to the sea, and then use the treasures in the sea to exchange them for money and food in the hands of rich families?"
Gu Zhengchen gestured: "For a blue gem as big as a pigeon's egg, it's not too much to sell it for a thousand guan, right? This is two thousand shi of grain, enough to feed four hundred people for a year. If we get a few ships of gems, Is it not a problem to exchange for a million dollars? With this money, you can buy as much food as you want and fill your stomachs..."
Mu Ying felt a little hot all over, clenched her fists, and was very excited: "How many boats are enough? Move them all back!"
Gu Zhengchen was stunned, why did this guy get involved, but he was relieved when he thought that Mu Ying was not much older than him this year. He was a young man, but he still lacked experience. He only looked at the results, and didn't even ask about the cost...
But this is not important. These words are not for Mu Ying, but for Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu has an ambivalent attitude towards the rich. He must rely on the rich to win their support and stabilize the foundation of his rule. , I don’t really like wealthy people. I have a strong hatred of the rich. I wish I could send their whole family away and then put all their money into the national treasury.
In fact, in history, Lao Zhu did rely on the Guo Huan case to almost clear out a number of "non-Foundation-related" wealthy households, and most of the so-called "middle-class families were destroyed."
But the problem is that this way of expanding the trend, killing countless people and destroying countless families, is not like cutting leeks. You can cut a lot of leeks in a year. If the rich households are wiped out, it will take decades to produce a new batch. Rich households.
Unsustainable.
Social experience tells us that we must take a sustainable path of cutting leeks.
Gu Zhengchen fell asleep.
But Muying couldn't sleep no matter what. She was reading a book called "Zhufan Zhi", which was written by Zhao Rushi, the eighth grandson of Zhao Jiong, Emperor Taizong of the Southern Song Dynasty. It recorded the customs, customs, and physical resources of overseas countries. .
The more she watched, the more excited Mu Ying became.
"Agarwood, cloves, nutmeg, woody..."
"Coral tree, ivory, pepper..."
"Ambergris, there is actually ambergris?"
"There are stones like mica, purple in color; when cracked, they are as thin as cicada wings, and when accumulated, they are like yarn hubs. There are diamonds, like amethyst, which will not break after a hundred attempts and can be cut into jade..."
"Good things, get them back, you must get them back."
Mu Ying stayed up all night, she was really excited. There were so many good things overseas. How could we get money and food from the hands of rich families if we didn't get them back?
Xiao He was not ready for breakfast yet. Zhang Xiwan had just gotten up when he saw Mu Ying carrying a package and going out. She did not forget to ask Zhang Pei to quickly lead the horse.
Zhang Xiwan walked into the room and looked at the anxious Gu Zhengchen: "Did he bully you?"
"What kind of rice?"
Gu Zhengchen woke up immediately. What kind of talk was this.
Zhang Xiwan rolled her eyes at Gu Zhengchen: "Why are you in such a hurry, not even having breakfast? I'm afraid you've done something wrong and you don't dare to stay for a long time, right?"
"What are you thinking? He went to present the memorial on behalf of your husband. I hope it will be useful this time."
Gu Zhengchen pulled Zhang Xiwan over.
The corner of Zhang Xiwan's mouth moved: "Everything my husband plans will naturally go smoothly."
"It's difficult."
Gu Zhengchen knew that Lao Zhu was not easy to persuade. He was stubborn and stubborn, and the Nine-Headed Ox had to be paired with Zhu Dalang and Queen Ma to pull him off.
During the Yuan Dynasty's expedition to Japan, the fleet suffered heavy losses. This made Lao Zhu think that this was a lesson that could be learned. At least don't sail blindly to avoid losing manpower. Now to encourage him to sail to the South and West, I'm afraid it won't be effective.
Zhang Xiwan accompanied Gu Zhengchen to have breakfast, and asked Xiaohe to bring a booklet and give it to Gu Zhengchen: "The women and children from the Beidi Guards Station have been settled. I asked them their wishes. Except for the twelve women Most women with children are willing to find a home for their husbands."
Gu Zhengchen took it and turned to the end. When he saw one hundred and forty-five women, he agreed: "It just so happens that I need to go to Jurong Guard today. You might as well take them there. If there is anyone who likes me, I would like to join forces." If you are living a happy life, then make the decision for them and organize their happy events.”
"Then I'll go too."
Zhang Xiwan said proactively.
Gu Zhengchen did not refuse. After Dian Mao assigned the county government affairs, Zhang Xiwan brought the woman and child and went to Jurong Guard with Gu Zhengchen.
Yao Zhen passed the news to Jurongwei first, and Zhao Hailou and Wang Liang were delighted when they heard it.
The bachelors came out, well, there were more than six hundred.
what?
Looking for a wife.
No, women will only affect the speed at which we draw our swords...
