Wang Chonggu had to return to the court, otherwise he would be rebelling. The Ming Dynasty had just won a great victory in Liaodong, and the young emperor's rewards were extremely generous. Although the court was very poor, he still tried his best and gave out the rewards he deserved, and Li Chengliang Becoming Ning Yuanbo, he directly brought the issue of armor selling in Liaodong to the scale. Governor Yang Zhao and deputy commander Zhao Wanzui were directly convicted and executed, while Wang Nian, the grain manager, also ended up because his guilt was not serious. The consequences of dismissal from office.
Wang Chonggu did not dare not to come back. He could not even submit a memorial to resign his favor, so he had no choice but to come back.
"Yang Bo, leave me and leave. Without Yang Bo, how can you fight against Zhang Juzheng?" Wang Chonggu's strength against Zhang Siwei and others is very impressive. He couldn't even fight against Zhang Juzheng before, let alone strengthened twice. Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Siwei said with confidence: "Everything will be fine when uncle comes back."
"What a fart!" Wang Chonggu said angrily: "I'm doing fine in Xuanfu!"
"Do you know how much effort I put into closing the holes in the Xuanda Great Wall and settling down the 190,000 civilians? I built so many farms and so many cellars. , so many abandoned fields have been restored, so many fields have been cultivated, and Xuanda is full of vitality and prosperity. Do you know what I was doing before you brought me back?"
"Xing! Repair! Water! Benefit!"
"I'm in Xuanda, and the imperial court can't touch me at all. Externally, I have a mission to pay tribute; internally, I resettle the displaced people and cultivate wasteland so that they can live and work in peace and contentment. Why should the imperial court touch me? The imperial court wants to cultivate the land and promote it. Sweet potatoes are used to save famines, and I cultivate fields and promote them. The imperial court requires the border areas to pay the army in kind, so I distribute them in kind. If the imperial court wants to collect taxes, I pay the taxes. Isn’t it just an account book with six volumes per account? It’s not like the imperial court can’t do it if it wants it.”
"The court must have someone to do things, and I do it very well. If someone else can't do it, how can the emperor and Yuan Fu implement the new policy?"
"Why did you bring me back? What can I do? The capital is Zhang Juzheng's territory! Can I win the Great Sima back to our Jin Party? Or can I replace the General with Ma Fang? Or can I make the Great Situ Are you of the same mind as our Jin Party?"
"Six volumes and one account is what Da Situ did!"
"If you don't succeed enough, you will fail more than you can!" Wang Chonggu shook his sleeves and became very angry. He had never seen such a trick on his uncle.
He is doing well in the Xuanfu. As long as he obeys the imperial decree, he will not only not lose money, but also make money. The 190,000 people are making money for Wang Chonggu every time. The people of Xuan are making money for Wang Chonggu at the same time. , you have to call him "Wang Dashanren" sincerely and gratefully!
Zhang Siwei was still a little unconvinced and said: "Isn't it true that Wu Dui has accepted the errand of Governor Xuanda? He is one of ours, how can Xuanda's affairs be ruined?"
Wang Chonggu glanced at Zhang Siwei and said clearly: "Yes, forget it, I can't tell you, I'm going to the Quanjin Guild Hall."
"Why are you going to the All-Jin Guild Hall?" Zhang Siwei was a little dazed. When Yang Bo left, Wang Chonggu agreed with Ge Shouli to be the party leader. Now that Yang Bo has been laid to rest, Wang Chonggu still wants to give Yang Bo this face?
"Because Ge Shouli is the party leader! Party leader!" Wang Chonggu waved his sleeves and left directly. What was in Zhang Siwei's mind? Zhang Juzheng made it clear that he wanted to divide the Jin Party and let the Jin Party fight within the Party. The fiercer the fight, the happier Zhang Juzheng was. As a result, Zhang Siwei always had trouble with Ge Shouli in the capital, and Zhang Juzheng laughed at it.
"I'm going with Sikou." Wan Shihe stood up and followed Wang Chonggu to the Jin Guild Hall.
The coming and going of the Jin Guild Hall is very different from the past. There are not only Jin people here, but also students from Shaanxi, Henan, Sichuan and other places. They are reciting poems and commenting on current affairs, and the atmosphere is extremely lively.
They discussed the superiority of Yangming's philosophy and the theory of contradiction, the impact of the imperial court's policy of opening up the sea, the changes in the situation in Liaodong that the victory in Liaodong would bring, and even Yin Zhengmao's response to Luzon in The decisive influence in dividing the Japanese pirates.
Of course, some students also made sharp criticisms about the promotion of Ming Dynasty arithmetic, with words such as "remembering the ancestors" and "remembering the classics"! But they can actually understand something as mysterious as Tianyuan Technique.
Yu Menglin's questions were even posted on the door panel and were talked about for a long time.
Recently, in order to oppose the promotion of "Arithmetic Enlightenment", Confucian scholars have launched a whole round of activities, among which they have been focusing on the definition of billions in "Arithmetic Enlightenment".
This issue has been discussed in "Baojian of Arithmetic Science: The Name of Large Numbers": Confucianism says that one hundred thousand is a billion, and a billion is a trillion. All calculations in various schools say that tens of thousands are billions, and trillions are trillions. It is not clear that this is the case. In today's military reserve projects, one hundred thousand is not called one hundred million, it is still one hundred thousand. If one hundred thousand is one hundred million, then one million is a sign? Don't do it yourself, just follow the calculation rules.
Confucian scholars want to define billions and define one hundred thousand as one hundred million. One hundred thousand is one hundred thousand. How can it be one hundred million?
The result of the struggle was a disastrous defeat for the Confucian scholars.
His Majesty the Emperor directly decreed that there is no prohibition in the law, and it is convenient. Tens of thousands is a billion, a hundred thousand is a billion, and everyone can use it for their own use.
Then these Confucian scholars discovered that billion is really difficult to use, because one hundred thousand, one million, and ten million must be changed to billion, trillion, and capital. In the last memorial: Ji Liao had an army of 100 million, Da Sima read it and said it was impossible. !
Sun Quan led an army of 100,000 to attack Hefei, but Zhang Liao's 800 men attacked him twice in a row. Wouldn't Sun Shiwan have to change his name to Sun 100 million?
Confucian scholars admire the ancients to the point of being stunned, but the reality is that if we want to change the definition of Yi, we must first change all the history books of the Ming Dynasty.
What Confucian scholars advocate is the method of the ancient kings. It is a method of counting from the bottom of the ten and three uses that has been abandoned since the pre-Qin Dynasty. The method of counting has been practiced in all dynasties. No matter how loudly the Confucian scholars shout, they themselves do not use it. Isn't that nonsense?
The Quanjin Guild Hall is completely different from its deserted appearance in the past.
"Wang Sikou is back? Please come in quickly." Ge Shouli also expressed his welcome to Wang Chonggu's return to the court. Everyone has different opinions now, and it is not completely parting ways. After all, they are all members of the Jin Party, so they should be polite.
"You're here to worship the mountain as soon as you come back? Ge Gong is so awesome. This Quanjin Guild Hall is so impressive, it's already different from what it used to be!" Wang Chonggu admired Ge Shouli very much. This man is not smart, but Ge Shouli is self-aware and doesn't understand. If you don't change and really do what you know, you are several times better than those rotten scholars.
Ge Shouli took Wang Chonggu to a seat and then said, "The prince is back in Beijing. I have a small gift here, which is not respectful."
"Ge Gong, you're so polite. You're so polite. How can I accept it?" Wang Chonggu thought that Ge Shouli, a poor scholar, could not give him any gifts.
Ge Shouli took out a book and handed it to Wang Chonggu, and said with a smile: "The prince will decide whether he wants it after reading it."
"This..." Wang Chonggu glanced at the book and immediately realized that with this thing in his hands, he could make a fortune, and it was not an ordinary fortune!
"We can't have this. Take this away. Your Majesty is afraid that he will suppress the rebellion tomorrow. No, no, no." Wang Chonggu said no, but he still held it tightly in his hands, and then reluctantly put it down and put the book Recommended to Ge Shouli.
If you take this thing, you will really be beheaded. Does Zhang Juzheng really want him to die? As soon as he returned to Beijing, he gave him a gift package for the annihilation of nine tribes.
Ge Shouli pushed the memorial back again and said: "The imperial court wants 50%, Your Majesty wants 30%, and the remaining 20% belongs to our Jin Party. Our Jin Party's 20%, 10% belongs to the prince himself, and 10% belongs to the Jin Guild Hall." Down."
Only then did Wang Chonggu realize that it was not a gift package from the Nine Tribes, but a generous gift from the imperial court!
Wang Chonggu took the book and said: "Ge Gong, this is a serious matter. This is a matter of wealth and life, so we can't talk nonsense."
"The prince's court will hold a meeting tomorrow. There will be Yuan Fu's signature and His Majesty's seal. How can I talk nonsense?" Ge Shouli shook his head and said.
"The Emperor's grace is so great!" Wang Chonggu held the book in his hand tightly, with mixed feelings in his heart. Before he left, he said that the late emperor's arbitrary ideas and the strategies of the Prime Minister were just showing his qualifications. After he returned, he also tried his best to do the best. Mind your own business.
As a result, when he returned to Beijing, the imperial court came up with a major event for him to supervise.
Wool official factory.
Nearly a thousand years ago, the green food crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and landed on the western continent. After occupying the entire Andalusia region, it further occupied some French territories. The current Spanish royal family originated from the Castilian Plateau. The Castilian Plateau has a typical Mediterranean climate. On that plateau, one can only make a living by herding sheep.
The Andalusia region is a plain washed out by the Guadalquivir River. The green-clad giants were not afraid of the Spanish who came up the mountain to rush down because they controlled the plains and the food. During the long reconquest movement, the green-clad giants Shifa was nicknamed the principality on the back of a sheep by them, and its combat power became more and more powerful.
The high-quality wool produced on the Castile Plateau was exported to all countries in the West through the Principality of Aragon. This brought them a lot of income and provided funds for the reconquest movement. The Green Food was eventually defeated by wool.
The wool produced by the Mesta Association, an association of shepherds, was the largest export commodity of the Principality of Castile during the Reconquest Movement. Likewise, this association has great power in the Kingdom of Spain.
In Wang Chonggu's hands, there is a complete wool production process.
A kind of wool pusher is a double-layer push specially made for shearing sheep. It has two rows of bladed teeth that overlap up and down. When used, the upper row of teeth moves left and right to shear wool. It is specially prepared for clippers. The wooden box needs to be oiled to prevent rust when not in use; the wool brushing board can be used to comb the wool clean and initially clean the dirt on the wool.
The urine of livestock is collected, fermented, and used to wash wool after heating to remove the unique oily smell of wool.
One sheep has three shears, and they are sheared every year in the spring, once in May to June when the weather turns to summer, and again in early August. After each shearing, the sheep are washed in the water. Before the white dew, there is no shearing in August in Mobei.
Needless to say, the rest of spinning and weaving goes without saying, and Ming Dynasty was especially good at this.
The wool is stiff and has an indelible smell. There are lanolin, sheep sweat, sticky feces, sand, grass seeds and other dirt on the wool. These are the reasons why wool can only be woven into felt. Fabrics are rarely used, but His Majesty’s method perfectly solves these problems.
"Is this an imported technology?" Wang Chonggu asked curiously after reading the book.
After all, the history of Hongmaofan's fortune was mentioned. Wang Chonggu had been absent from the capital for a long time and did not know the relationship between Daming and Hongmaofan. Is it possible that the relationship has become so good?
The secret recipe of Hongmaofan's fortune was revealed to Ming Dynasty.
Wan Shihe said with emotion: "No, what you see is all dug out by your majesty from old books. The construction of Baoqisi, the wool hinge and wool brush board, as well as the time of wool scissors, are from the Southern and Northern Dynasties." It is recorded in "Qi Min Yao Shu", and the fermentation and washing of urine to remove the smell of mutton and fourteen kinds of felt and wool dyeing materials were all found in "Dayuan Zang Gong Wu Ji"."
"Hu Yuanjiang was in charge of the general administration of all craftsmen in Suilu, and he specially researched the method for the royal felt."
"Chen Xuexue, the minister of Honglu Temple, went to test the red-haired envoy Ligasi. Ligasi said that he didn't know. As a result, Chen Xuexue said that urine is fermented and heated, which shocked Ligasi to the point of dislocating his jaw. "
Wan Shihe found this interesting when he talked about it. Legas' horrified expression at that time was as if the Ming Dynasty had invaded Madrid. The conflict between the Red Mao Fans and the English was also largely due to the wool business.
"This..." Wang Chonggu looked at Wan Shihe with some horror. The four seedling raising methods developed by the Little Emperor's Baoqisi had already made Wang Chonggu extremely surprised. He did not expect that there would be results!
Ge Shouli looked at Wang Chonggu and said seriously: "Buy wool from the Northern Barbarians, and then clean and weave wool threads or woolen fabrics. This is your majesty's method for princes to check and balance the Northern Barbarians. There are only so many aquatic plants in the grassland. If you raise sheep, there will be no place to raise them." Horses and sheep will start to eat people as long as they are raised."
Ge Shouli said it very clearly.
Now Wang Chonggu has two roads in front of him. One is to try every means to follow the Ming Dynasty to rise again, gradually eliminate the resistance of the Beilu, and completely transform the Beilu into counties. The second is to get used to his own path dependence, and continue to be on the same level as the Beilu. .
Wang Chonggu took this book, which was the first path he chose. This road was not easy to take and from the perspective of history, it seemed impassable. If he refused to take this book, he would resist to the end, and this road had already been taken.
If you refuse to take it, you must ensure that the Ming Dynasty remains as weak as it is now.
Are there any options? No, it seems like two roads, but it’s actually just one road.
Wang Chonggu called Zhang Siwei crazy and called him a big idiot! Big idiot! If Wang Chonggu was in Datong, Xuanfu, he would not face such a choice.
"Can I go back and continue to be the governor of Xuanda?" Wang Chonggu wanted to choose the third option, pretending not to know, and go back to live his own life.
Wan Shihe said with a smile: "I've come here, but I can't go back."
Wang Chonggu took the book and left the Quanjin Guild Hall, headed towards the Quanchu Guild Hall, handed over the greeting card at the Quanchu Guild Hall, and successfully entered the Wenchang Pavilion, the study room of the guild hall.
Wan Shihe also accompanied Wang Chonggu to the Quanchu Guild Hall. He did not pay a courtesy call, but just said hello and walked in.
This study is different from the past. There are many more small toys, such as the telescope that looks into the sky, a weird-shaped Taishi chair, and a pile of pencils on the table for writing. These are all the little emperor's. Small inventions would always be sent to the Quanchu Guild Hall in the name of being useful and useful to Yuan Fu.
After Wang Chonggu said a few polite words, he frowned and said, "Can you go back?"
"Is it child's play to appoint people in the imperial court? Wang Sikou is joking." Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "Coming from the Jin Guild Hall? Did Ge Zongxian tell Wang Sikou about the wool? I'm sorry to bother Wang Sikou."
Wang Chonggu, Zhang Siwei and other powerful merchants were mainly members of the gentry-business clan party, and the relationship with the Beibei Amada Khan was quite contradictory. On the one hand, they were very tacit partners, and on the other hand, they were enemies who guarded against each other.
This sheep-eating trick, sinister and sinister, allowed Wang Chonggu to weaken the northern captives. It was like the emperor took a knife and asked Wang Chonggu to stab his ally, but Wang Chonggu had to stab him because the emperor was pointing a blunderbuss at him. , if the Northern captives don't die, then Wang Chonggu and his gang will die.
Wang Chonggu said with some reluctance: "The cost of cloth is cheaper than sweaters and wool, and it is stronger and more durable. This also means that woolen wool and other woolen materials cannot be sold as cloth. Isn't it a waste of money to make this woolen material?"
Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "No, the worst thing is selling it to Hong Mao Fan."
Well-made woolen fabrics are still best-sellers. England has made a lot of noise in order to compete with the red woolen woolen fabrics in the woolen fabrics market.
Sheep cannibalizing people is not Ge Shouli's imagination. According to Legas' explanation...the exchange between the Ming Dynasty and the Red Mao Fan, England is engaging in enclosure movement, especially Henry VIII, who likes iron armor, and opposes the intervention of the Holy See in England. The religious reform was carried out, which led to the outbreak of the enclosure movement again. There were 250,000 people in London, including nearly 80,000 wandering people.
Daming is a huge market, with a population of about 100 million. With such a terrifying number, no matter what is produced, as long as the price is not too outrageous, warm wool will be very popular.
"Okay." Wang Chonggu could only agree. He was forced to return to Beijing by Zhang Siwei, and he had to go back. He immediately fell into passivity.
This uncle is inappropriate!
Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu chatted about some things in the capital. After all, Wang Sikou was not in the capital. Many things had changed. The more Wang Chonggu listened, the more panicked he became. The progress of the Qingzhang of Nanya, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangxi Quickly, exceeding everyone's expectations, the gentry were helpless in the face of Zhang Juzheng. The most important thing was that the little emperor made rapid progress, training Yan Guan as his grandson all day long, and scolding them bloody.
The emperor is not confused. What should we do under the imperial system?
Change the emperor.
When Wang Chonggu left the Quanchu Guild Hall, he went to the Quanzhe Guild Hall, where he met the Grand Sima Tan Lun, talked about old times, encouraged each other, and ended the meeting.
When Tan Lun and Wang Chonggu met, in summary, there were four words, hurry up and rebel!
When there is rebellion, there will be a war. The imperial court is too harsh and too demanding, and it is too hasty. Rebel, there is nothing that cannot be rebelled against, and the Shangbeilu are invited to rebel together!
After Wang Chonggu walked out of the Quanzhe Guild Hall, his head was buzzing. Tan Lun was making such noises, and Wang Chonggu became more and more afraid. If he rebelled, everyone would lead the nine tribes to follow him and fight for their lives.
"Wan Shangshu, in the Guild Hall of Quan Jin, Quan Chu, and Quan Zhejiang, it's like walking on plain ground." On the way back, Wang Chonggu suddenly realized that the person next to him was not simple!
Wan Shihe went in and out of three guild halls without even asking for a greeting, just like he went to his own home.
Wan Shihe said matter-of-factly: "It's not a private house, so of course you can enter."
Threshold Why is threshold? It's not a private house, and you can't enter it casually like Wan Shihe, and the three party leaders obviously acquiesced in this behavior. Wan Shihe, a lowly person who changed his position according to the situation, could be so upright and majestic.
There is a problem, and it is a big problem. This shows that the Zhang Party, the Jin Party, and the Zhejiang Party have reached a consensus in some aspects, and Wan Shihe walks among the three guild halls based on this consensus.
In the turmoil of the Six Books and One Account, the emperor ordered Wan Shihe to fall with Sui Feng, and Wang Zhigao took office. The emperor gave Wan Shihe a chance to run away. If Wan Shihe didn't run away, then Wan Shihe would He is a non-party person, and he is also a member of the Zhejiang Party, the Chu Party, and the Jin Party.
This complicated identity made Wang Chonggu feel a little sad. The situation in the court had changed.
Damn Zhang Siwei.
Antonio brought a large number of glazed wares all the way south to Nanjing City, Yingtian Prefecture. He stood in front of a glazed tower in the Great Baoen Temple, raised his head vigorously, and looked at the tall tower in front of him.
The first glazed pagoda of Dabaoen Temple has nine floors and eight sides, about 23 feet, 4 feet and 6 inches high (26 floors), and about 67 paces (100 meters) in circumference. The top of the glazed pagoda is made of pure gold. The orb is about one or two feet in diameter. There are copper wind chimes hanging under the eaves of each floor, a total of 152 from top to bottom. Even in the gentle breeze, the crisp sound of the bells can be heard. The voices are heard for miles.
Standing under the tower, Antonio could not imagine how the towering glazed tower was built.
The entire First Tower of Glazed Glass, except for a core wood on the top of the tower, does not have an inch of wood in the entire building. It is a tall building made entirely of glazed components of various shapes and colors joined together.
The first mate Marcus also looked up at this tall building made entirely of colored glaze and murmured to himself: "It's time for us to go. It's really a perfect porcelain tower."
"This is a miracle, isn't it? Only God can create such a tall tower without any flaws." Antonio still didn't want to leave. Standing under the tower, he wanted to go in, but this tower was a memorial to the first empress of the Ming Dynasty. How could he, a red-haired man, climb the pagoda without an imperial edict?
First mate Marcus pulled Antonio and said, "It's really time for us to go. That's enough."
"It took 100,000 Ming craftsmen 20 years to build this piece. Isn't our biggest gain this time, those well-made and unique glazed ware?"
"You two, we should leave." Gao Qiyu, who was ordered to go to the West, was the same Gao Qiyu who wrote "Shun Yi Ming Yu" in the Yingtianfu Township Examination, and almost made Zhang Juzheng absolutely passive and became an official. He has learned Latin, taking his credentials, went to Franji as an envoy.
This time we went on Antonio’s four-masted galleon.
"Okay, my painter has painted it, and everyone in Taipei will be amazed by it. It's a miracle." Antonio turned around and followed Gao Qiyu three times, heading towards Songjiang Mansion.
Three four-masted sailing ships have been purchased. The ships are loaded with silk, tea, porcelain, cotton cloth, iron pots, lacquerware and countless other goods. These goods have not filled the ship. They do not have enough silver to buy more. The goods are gone.
But before getting on the ship, Antonio frowned and looked at the coastline, and said blankly: "First mate, that's the Galese battleship! Why does it appear here?!"
The Galese battleship, the battleship that Felipe II was proud of, defeated the Ottoman Navy's Armada, which was their greatest pride.
There is only one Galese battleship in Manila, which was supervised by Luzon Governor Francisco, but why, there is also a battleship in Songjiang Prefecture, and it is equipped with a completely different canvas!
"Yes, it may be that after the governor's defeat, Ming Dynasty obtained the blueprints, so it was created." First mate Marcus said with some shortness of breath.
This is their boat pose! As a result, the people inside were completely different and turned into the shape of Ming Dynasty!
"You two, a five-masted ocean crossing is being built in the dock over there. If you are interested, you can go and take a look. Your Majesty has promised that the prince can buy weapons, and the five-masted ocean crossing can also be sold to the prince." Gao Qiyu led the two people to the dock.
The keel of the thousand-material ship has begun to be built.
The new ship cannot be called Fengzhou, that would be arrogance. Calling the new ship a five-masted plywood giant ship is not very pleasant, so Songjiang Shipyard named the new ship an ocean-crossing ship. It is a very simple name, and it can cross the ocean.
Gao Qiyu said enthusiastically: "It has two artillery decks, a total of 300 crew members, and a total of 36 gun positions on the left and right sides. Of course, the artillery requires additional payment. It is equipped with 350 hammock positions. , even if it is slightly overloaded, it doesn’t matter. There is a storage room for gunpowder and ammunition. Of course, the gunpowder must be paid for separately. He also has 21 sails and can sail six hundred miles a day on the sea, without fear of headwinds and smooth sailing."
"It can also be used as a merchant ship, but I don't recommend that. It's too wasteful."
"Not counting cannons, muskets, gunpowder, etc., it costs about 150,000 taels of silver per vessel. With the financial resources of both of you, there is no problem at all."
It’s weird if you can afford it! Ships are expensive, firearms are expensive, crews are expensive, and maintaining the fleet is even more expensive! If Antonio could buy fifteen such warships and return to Tessie, he would say that he was the emperor of the whole of Tessie, and the Pope would have to kowtow for him.
Obviously, this is a warship that can go far into the ocean, much more advanced than the Galaisai warship!
Looking at this warship, Antonio was a little annoyed. It was obviously a warship derived from theirs, but it already had only a little shadow of the Galese warship, and it looked more powerful.
"Damn Franciscos!" Antonio couldn't call his new investor a despicable thief, so he could only call the captured Governor of Luzon. Why didn't he die in battle!
"Captain, are those ships flying?" First mate Marcus frowned and looked at the hydrofoil sailboat. The water mist pulled out obscured the shape of the ship, and only a white line could be seen crossing the sea.
What a fast boat.
The third grade of ten uses three bases, and the lower base is one hundred, one hundred, quadrillion, trillions of billions of billions of dollars, every tenth. In the middle of the number, the number of millions of millions of millions of dollars is changing. That is the current system. The first glazed pagoda of Dabaoen Temple is a top-notch building in Europe. France and the United Kingdom have successively imitated this pagoda. Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! !
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