Yin Zhengmao's time in Guangdong and Guangxi was from the fifth year of Longqing to the second year of Wanli.
During this period, the Ming Dynasty was really poor. Emperor Longqing had a guest, and the entire Ming Dynasty spent 400,000 taels of silver to build the imperial mausoleum. The balance was paid in December of the first year of Wanli.
How could there be such a shabby mausoleum of the Ming Emperor?
There really is.
The tomb of Emperor Chongzhen cost a total of three thousand taels of silver.
The Ming Dynasty was poor at that time, but Yin Zhengmao had to find a way to defeat the Japanese invaders in Guangdong and Guangxi in the extreme south.
In the process of thinking of ways, there will inevitably be corruption. The Ming Dynasty gave all the official duties of Guangdong and Guangxi for four years to Yin Zhengmao, and asked Yin Zhengmao to pacify the Japanese. He did not care about other things. If he can pacify the Japanese, he is a good governor.
Therefore, Yin Zhengmao won, but the pay for the three thousand guest soldiers and the reputation for harshly criticizing the powerful gentry were all due to Yin Zhengmao's corruption.
Yin Zhengmao's answer was also frank, saying directly that he had raised guest soldiers. After the war in Guangdong and Guangxi settled down, the placement of these guest soldiers became a huge problem.
At that time, he either followed the advice of the official in charge of the court, dismissed the guest soldiers, promoted Yin Zhengmao to Nanya as minister, and deprived him of his military, political and financial power.
Either listen to the advice of the court officials, recruit Lin Afeng to surrender, capture Luzon, and give these guest soldiers and pirates a place to run wild.
Ting Yi, Zhang Juzheng, and Zhu Yijun finally chose the latter, and now it seems that the results are pretty good.
"What do you think, sir?" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and asked for his opinion. There were two courtiers in the side hall of Wenhua Hall, one Zhang Juzheng and the other Yin Zhengmao.
At that time, Zhang Juzheng kept writing letters repeatedly to prevent Yin Zhengmao from being greedy, but Yin Zhengmao seemed to ignore Zhang Juzheng at all.
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "Yinbu Tang is loyal to the emperor and the country. All the whales and salamanders are killed. The local area is peaceful. It is possible that the public merits are great. When you drive out the soldiers, be prepared for sudden changes. In the place where you fight, you can guard against the thieves who are bound to die. Soldiers If there is no special tune, the army is not flooded, and the whole army performs well, it is impossible to achieve success. The rewards are not yet fully rewarded, but the simplicity is in the heart of the emperor, and the great responsibility will come one day."
If Yin Zhengmao was in Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhang Juzheng would never speak highly of Yin Zhengmao so highly, but Yin Zhengmao has already arrived in Luzon!
The court's rewards are no longer enough to reward Yin Zhengmao for his achievements. Jian is in the emperor's heart and will have a great future. That is to say, the past things are in the past. Now even the perpetrators of the powerful people in Guangdong and Guangxi are no longer held accountable. Zhang Juzheng Naturally, I won’t hold on to it anymore.
The interesting part is here. When Ling Yunyi visited Guangdong and Guangxi, the powerful gentry in Guangdong and Guangxi all missed Yin Butang.
Yin Zhengmao is greedy and demanding, but Ling Yunyi is murderous!
Yin Zhengmao knew this, because many powerful gentry from Guangdong and Guangdong wrote letters to Yin Zhengmao, asking him to advise Ling Yunyi that he should pay whatever he wants, and if he wants money, he should not engage in such activities as killing people. It is too scary.
"Did Yin Butang recruit pirates in Luzon?" Zhu Yijun asked the second question, asking Yin Zhengmao, what do you mean by recruiting pirates in Luzon? In addition to financial independence, you also want military independence, right? What on earth do you want to recruit these pirates?
This is also a question that Yin Zhengmao must answer.
Yin Zhengmao bowed his head and said, "Yes."
"Your Majesty, I am in the extreme south, and most of the pirates are outlaws. As long as there is some way, they will not be on the run. They are on the run, on the run, on the run. It is a taboo for the country and the dynasty to gather together for the sake of escape. But Lu There were very few Han people in the Song Dynasty, so this method was born. To the Ming Dynasty, they were pirates, but to Luzon, they were Han people and one of the pillars of the Luzon Governor's Office in Luzon."
Yin Zhengmao waved his sleeves again and knelt on the ground and said: "I am scared, let me explain."
"Where does the saying of fighting strength come from being a fugitive? He himself is too thin and has no sense of shame. He refuses to obey discipline and restraint. He gathers and falls apart. He is nothing more than a group of rabble-rousers. The powerful soldiers of the ministers recruit troops from both sides. The sea, on the second day, is to calm the people. It is just to give them a chance to breathe and settle down. "
Yin Zhengmao defended his behavior. Luzon was located overseas and there were few Han people there. Therefore, he recruited desperate pirates in Guangdong and Guangxi to reduce the gathering of pirates and prevent them from gathering and causing chaos. Secondly, he stabilized Luzon. The Governor-General's Office of the Song Dynasty ruled the area.
That's why he did it.
Yin Zhengmao had been fighting the Japanese bandits for so many years, but there were not so many desperadoes. The most were a group of common people who couldn't survive, so they took risks and went to sea to run for their lives.
If you look at Yin Zhengmao's words from another angle, you are sympathizing with the civil unrest, which is a big crime! People who sympathize with the rebellion, do you, Yin Butang, also want to join in the civil unrest?
This was a matter of stance, but Yin Zhengmao still said it, with a clear conscience.
"Yin Budang, in the future, you will be able to play in private without any courtesy, and there is no need to kowtow and reply like this." Zhu Yijun first asked Yin Zhengmao to get up and reply, then looked at Zhang Juzheng and asked, "What do you think, sir?"
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "I believe that everything Yin Butang said is true. If you want to achieve extraordinary achievements, you must do extraordinary things. A small gathering of people to flee will only increase the number of Han people in Lu Song."
Zhang Juzheng bypassed the issue of stance and was quite satisfied with Yin Zhengmao's answer.
Because this involves the issue of the efficiency of the Ming Dynasty's control over Luzon, the Luzon Governor-General's Office is highly dependent on the support of the Ming court. This is good news for the Ming Dynasty. The core of the Luzon Governor-General's Office's rule over Luzon is the recruitment of three thousand soldiers. , and these people are the recruits of the Ming Dynasty. This is the root. As long as this root continues, the Ming Dynasty's rule over Luzon will not be interrupted.
"That's true." Zhu Yijun said with a smile.
Yin Zhengmao was a little confused. In his opinion, these two things could not be passed so easily!
His corruption in Guangdong and Guangxi was at the boiling point. Zhang Juzheng always asked him to restrain himself with sincere words in his letters. The powerful gentry of Guangdong and Guangxi even impeached him in their congratulations. This corruption matter actually happened. It's okay to pass the test so easily. Guangju was on the run and he actually passed the test smoothly?
This involves a question of stance. Is the court really not afraid that Yin Zhengmao will cause any big trouble in Luzon?
Yin Zhengmao was actually not optimistic about entering the capital this time. He was no longer a child. He knew very well how messy the court was. Although everything he said was true, it had to be believed by the emperor and Yuan Fu.
The court was actually able to tell the truth, and after telling it, His Majesty actually felt that what he said was reasonable!
This is even stranger than the sun coming out in the west! Is it possible that he is really a member of the old Zhu family living among the people? Otherwise, this kind of holy family is really unjustifiable. But in terms of how hard his father beat him when he was a kid, it was definitely his biological father.
Zhu Yijun looked at Yin Zhengmao's slightly shocked expression and said with a smile: "Yin Butang, you must read "Contradiction".
Yin Zhengmao's main contradiction in Guangdong and Guangxi was to quell the Japanese and Japanese bandits, and the other contradictions were secondary contradictions. Yin Zhengmao's main contradiction in Luzon was to maintain the Ming Dynasty's restraints, and the other contradictions were secondary contradictions.
So even if what Yin Zhengmao told is a lie, these two reasons are completely sufficient. As long as the main contradiction is resolved, there is no need to worry about the rest.
Zhu Yijun can still understand the priorities clearly.
"The third question is about the Luzon Shipping Department. The imperial court sent eunuchs and coastal defense officials to set up a pay office. What does Yin Butang think?" Zhu Yijun asked another question that was the most discussed.
Governor of Luzon, the Ming Dynasty collected taxes in Luzon. Does Yin Butang agree?
This is a core conflict of interest issue, related to the distribution of interests.
"As it should be, responding to coastal defense, anti-smuggling, and tax collection is a regular matter for the imperial court, and I cannot go against it." Yin Zhengmao said without any hesitation.
To put it bluntly, if Yin Zhengmao really wants to establish himself as king, he must get the support of the Ming Dynasty. If he doesn't pay taxes to the Ming Dynasty, why should the Ming Dynasty support him? The five-masted transoceanic ship parked in Tianjin Wei will definitely show off its power when it sails to Luzon.
Moreover, Yin Zhengmao never thought that he was an enemy of the Ming Dynasty. He was the uncle of Sishui, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the governor of Luzon in the Ming Dynasty. Called Budang, Yin Zhengmao is what he is today, all because of the Ming Dynasty!
If you don't pay taxes to the imperial court, are you planning to rebel?
Yin Zhengmao did not want to rebel, and the Luzon Governor's Office also needed the support of the Ming Dynasty, so he was willing to pay taxes.
Coastal defense, anti-smuggling, and tax collection should all have the power of the imperial court. This is Yin Zhengmao's answer.
"What do you think, sir?" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng again and asked Zhang Juzheng for his opinion. Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said, "I would like to ask for credit for Yin Butang."
Zhu Yijun showed a very happy smile and said: "Okay, okay, Feng Bao, declare the decree."
Feng Bao took a step forward, and the two small yellow doors opened a satin imperial edict. Feng Bao shook the fly whisk again and said loudly: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, the edict says:"
"To achieve great things, one must first rely on harmony; to establish a great business, one must first rely on favorable geographical location. Even if it is like the battle of the Ministry of Defense to attack Luzon, how can we honestly say that the outer islands are enough to determine the foundation of eternity?"
"We have discovered wonders that have never been seen in the past. We have left these mountains and rivers as a world for overseas remnants. We have encountered so many things in our lives, and our shortcomings have been returned to heaven and earth. This is Zhou Tianqi's perfect man."
"The spirit of Zhongheyue is Mianzhengshuo of Shengchao. If you follow the seaside, you will know that there are saints in China."
"I would like to inform my ancestors, Heaven and Earth, to bestow my surname on my country. I hope you will always be loyal. Only Heaven can tell you how loyal you are."
"The dynasty became a constitution after a long period of time, it was a good deed and a favor, and the edict was issued to the world, and the envoys heard about it."
"Appreciate this."
Of course Yin Zhengmao, as a literary scholar, could understand it. He knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said loudly: "I thank your Majesty for your kindness."
At first he thought it was an imperial decree for routine rewards. Just as he was about to straighten up, the three words "give the country a surname" flashed in his mind. He finally understood what the emperor had rewarded!
Doesn't this confirm that he is really the exiled clan member of Lao Zhu's family?
He immediately bowed down again and said in a frightened tone: "I dare not, your Majesty, please take back your order!"
Yin Zhengmao was dumbfounded. He thought he would just give him some money, silk, wine and the like, but the emperor gave him a big job and gave him a national surname!
How could he, Yin Zhengmao, be so virtuous and capable? Can you receive such holy grace?
This thing is really the first time that the Ming Dynasty was founded. It was not unusual in ancient times to give a country a surname. However, in the Ming Dynasty, there was only one case in the Duke of Guizhou, and the surname was finally changed back to Mu. He, Yin Zhengmao, took the imperial edict, that is Ten thousand mouths can’t explain it clearly!
To give a national surname, you must submit a ancestral certificate!
Zhang Juzheng, you are so bold. How dare you do such a thing?
The side hall of Wenhua Hall was silent for a while. Zhu Yijun sighed heavily and said in a slightly wan tone: "Will Yin Butang also abandon me?"
"I am scared and don't know what your Majesty means." Yin Zhengmao was a little confused, and the little emperor seemed a little sad.
"Did Yin Bu Tang see the empty Huangji (Hall) outside before entering the hall?" Zhu Yijun's tone became more tragic, and he said helplessly: "They destroyed my home!"
Yin Zhengmao finally understood!
They were all the courtiers left behind by the late emperor, but it turned out that some traitors were so bold that they burned down the palace! If Yin Zhengmao refuses to accept this, doesn't it mean that he, Yin Zhengmao, is also a traitor and a sycophant who does not repay the kindness of the late Emperor for knowing him and is not loyal to His Majesty's duties?
Yin Zhengmao thought again and again, then bowed his head and said: "I accept the decree!"
Facing the fire that filled the sky, the little emperor must have been so frightened, so frightened, and uneasy. He suddenly heard that a loyal minister of the late emperor had returned to the capital. He hoped to get more support and even the ancestral law that bestowed upon him the country. Having thought up this trick, there is no doubt that the little emperor needs support.
Look at the faces of these traitors, what they have pushed His Majesty to!
Since His Majesty came to the throne, His Majesty has never owed him Yin Zhengmao a penny. Even Yin Zhengmao didn't care much about the many favors and infamy he received.
"Yin Butang is exempt from the courtesy." Zhu Yijun smiled at the corner of his mouth.
Zhang Juzheng sighed, just act as the little emperor. Bullying Yin Zhengmao does not know the specific situation in the court, bullying Yin Zhengmao does not know the true face of the emperor.
The little emperor might have expected that someone would take the risk, and had even been waiting for this day.
Zhu Yijun went to Taiye Pond to fish with a slingshot. He was always very close to the water. He was waiting for someone to push him down. He could swim! As a result, he didn't wait until he fell into the water, but waited until the hall was set on fire.
In fact, when the Ming Dynasty changed the surname of the country, it did not mean to remove Yin Zhengmao's surname, nor to make Yin Zhengmao completely abandon his ancestors. It was a kind of favor and honor. It only needed to change the surname from Yin Zhengmao to Zhengmao in the memorial.
This is an approach to unite people's hearts and further confirms that Luzon is the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
"Yin Butang is coming with me." Zhu Yijun began to show off, showing off the results of his seven display windows.
The more Yin Zhengmao looked at it, the more frightened he became. The Ming Dynasty was now showing its contradictions. On the one hand, the Ming Dynasty was prospering, but on the other hand, the Ming Emperor's wealth and life were substantially threatened. It seemed to be in danger. The things in these seven windows, Everything can make Ming Dynasty better, and everything can also make His Majesty more dangerous!
Some snakes, rats, insects and flies are really damned!
Zhu Yijun and Yin Zhengmao talked about the changes from crank, circular to reciprocating motion, and completed the visit to the side hall of Wenhua Hall.
Gao Gong was introduced by Feng Baodai, and Yin Zhengmao was explained by the emperor himself. The holy family is prosperous, and Jane is in the heart of the emperor.
"What is this?" Yin Zhengmao asked, looking at a very strange model.
Zhu Yijun looked at the model in front of him and said: "The method invented by Qi Shuai is not very intuitive when looking at the model. Let's go to the Military War Bureau to have a look. This is a brand new casting method."
A brand-new cannon casting method, patentee: Qi Jiguang.
Qi Jiguang was good at winning battles, and he paid great attention to the casting of ordnance. In order to cast suitable and usable cannons, Qi Jiguang also got a method after serious communication with the craftsmen.
In the Ming Dynasty, ten guns and cannons were forged, and those who could get two or three usable guns were called masters.
This is talking about the yield rate of the Ming Dynasty's cannons and firecrackers. Even if it is a skilled craftsman, the yield rate is only 20% to 30%, and once the chamber is exploded on the battlefield, the problem will be very serious, and there will be flaws in both defense and offense. If you make a mistake, it is easy for the enemy to seize the opportunity.
How to improve the yield rate and reduce the explosion of the barrel became something that Qi Jiguang was thinking about. Qi Jiguang had been observing and summarizing his experience, and finally found the problem with the Ming cannon casting method.
The cannon casting methods of the Ming Dynasty can be roughly divided into two types. The first is sand molding, in which sand foundry workers add clay and water to the sand, stir and compact it continuously, and finally form a mold. The sand mold for a general cannon takes as short as one month. , can be as long as three months, coupled with the terrifying scrap rate, the sand mold cannon casting has shortcomings such as a long time and the inability to cast in large quantities. The same is true for the lost wax sand mold cannon casting method.
The second type is to cast a cannon in an iron mold. Casting a cannon in an iron mold has several advantages. The clay mold is turned over to cast an iron mold, and then the cannon is cast in an iron mold. This means that the mold is changed from a sand mold to a cast iron model, so that no construction period is wasted. , a large number of cannons can be cast, and the cannon molds can be used repeatedly to reduce mold making costs; there is no need to wait for the molds to dry like clay molds, which greatly improves production efficiency.
This iron-moulded cannon is so good, why do we need to improve the craftsmanship?
Iron casting is not a new technology. It has been widely used as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It has only advantages and no disadvantages.
The biggest problem with iron mold casting is the explosion of the barrel, so the cannon wall must be continuously thickened to prevent the chamber from exploding. Then the cannon will become larger and heavier as it is cast. This is contrary to Qi Jiguang's purpose of using the artillery in field battles. A seven to eight thousand kilogram artillery can only be filled with twelve kilograms of gunpowder. After two shots were fired, the barrel was cracked, so what else could be fired?
The biggest problem with iron-moulded cannons is that the cooling is rapid from the outside to the inside, and a large amount of hard and brittle white cast iron will appear on the inner wall of the cannon bore. If it is hard, it cannot be ground, and the inside of the cannon bore cannot be bored and smooth. If it is brittle, it will break due to explosion.
A method commonly used in the Ming Dynasty with a relatively high yield rate was the double-layer iron cannon that was forged internally and cast externally.
Made of wrought iron on the inside and cast iron on the outside, the Ming Dynasty's artillery looks very ordinary. There are a lot of trachoma holes on the outside. Sometimes a piece of the cannon will fall out when the cannon is fired. It doesn't matter if it looks ugly, as long as it has good performance.
Even if a piece falls off, it will not prevent the artillery from continuing to fire, and it can be used with subsequent repairs, all because of the forged wrought iron core.
The gun core is forged from hundreds of wrought iron, so the outer gun body is damaged, but the inner gun body is still intact, because the outer layer of pig iron only serves to reinforce the inner wrought iron gun barrel. The craftsmen who poured the outer layer You can do whatever you want, and you can replace whatever is lost.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty's artillery can be used as long as the inner wrought iron core is not damaged.
Qi Jiguang's method is different from sand molds, iron molds, internal forging and external casting. The method he used was the brainchild of the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty War Bureau.
Zhu Yijun arrived at the Bingzhan Bureau. The eunuch of the Bingzhan Bureau received the news too late. His Majesty had already arrived before the cleaning was finished.
"Tianzi Hao No. 27 General Cannon." Zhu Yijun came to the warehouse and asked someone to open the covering tarpaulin and said with a smile.
The Tianzihao was made by the emperor, and the emperor personally supervised the work. The No. 27 cannon did not have twenty-seven brothers. It was the first new cannon-casting method of the Ming Dynasty. The cannon was successfully cast twenty-seven times, and the cannon was successfully fired many times.
There are 257 characters on the cannon body from top to bottom according to the official rank. From the word "Imperial Made" to the names of British Duke Zhang Rong, Ding Guo Gong Xu Wenbi, Qian'an Bo Qi Jiguang and the names of the craftsmen, they are all on the cannon.
Zhu Yijun stood in front of the cannon, looked up at the eight-pound cannon and said with a smile: "This cannon is seven feet, two and three inches long, with an inner diameter of three inches and three inches, an outer diameter of eight inches and one minute, and a barrel diameter of 24. It weighs It weighs 1,800 pounds and has a range of about 800 steps."
"The method of internal forging and external casting is actually very good, and it has effectively improved the yield rate, but there is still a huge problem, that is, it cannot be cast in large quantities, and the production capacity is limited. It takes several months to cast one gun core, and the production It’s inefficient, and at the same time, the maximum inner diameter is six inches, so it can’t be any larger.”
"That led to the creation of this artillery piece."
"Water-cooled cannon casting method in iron mold."
Long-term practice of gun casting has found that the most important and fundamental reason for the high rejection rate of gun casting is the cooling rate gap between the inside and outside of the gun barrel. This problem exists in both sand molds and iron molds, so the gun core is a compromise. method.
Moreover, the larger the diameter of the barrel, the thicker the barrel wall, and the more obvious the difference in cooling rate between the inside and outside of the barrel. Due to this difference in cooling rate, many barrels whose materials are not good enough and not uniform enough will lose their shape during cooling. Due to thermal expansion and contraction, cracks occur in the barrel of the gun.
If there are cracks in the gun body, it is a waste product.
And the most important thing is that due to the difference in cooling rate between the inside and outside of the barrel, some cracks are not visible on the outside, but are inside the metal of the tube wall.
Therefore, the artillery built at that time needed to be tested for the first time. The gun barrel is filled with gunpowder but without shells, and is released once. The gun with no cracks in the wall is considered qualified. This is called a gun test, but often the gun that passes the gun test still explodes or the gun body breaks on the battlefield.
The cracks caused by the difference in cooling speed will not be exploded once, but two or three times.
This is also the reason why ginseng iron was given as a gift by Ning Yuanbo Li Chengliang.
Guangningwei has an artillery, named Yaowei General Cannon. It is a double-layered 10,000-pound iron cannon. It can use 47 pounds of iron bullets and 23 pounds of gunpowder. The barrel is 15 times the inner diameter and weighs more than 10,000 pounds. It is heavy and powerful, but a cannon weighs more than 10,000 pounds and is inconvenient to transport, so it can only be used as a city defense cannon.
There was no widespread ginseng iron in the Ming Dynasty, so it was imperative to improve the technology.
The answer given by Qi Jiguang and the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty War Bureau was that iron molds can be cast on a large scale. The problem that needs to be solved is that the outside of the cast cannon is cooled too quickly and the inside is cooled too slowly, resulting in the accumulation of white iron. inside.
The craftsmen chose water cooling and internal mold water cooling technology.
After twenty-seven trials, the development of the water-cooled cannon casting method in the iron mold was finally completed. The internal water-cooling rate was the final result of more than twenty practices, which greatly accelerated cannon casting. At the same time, the yield rate is greatly improved.
Yin Zhengmao marveled at the cannon and quickly understood the scope of application of this new technology. He breathed a little and said, "Doesn't this mean that heavy cannons can be built?"
"Yes, the Bureau of War has designed a naval gun." Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "It has an inner diameter of three and a half inches, and an outer diameter that gradually changes from thick and heavy at the tail to thin at the head. The gun barrel is about nine feet and five inches long. One point, a naval gun weighing about 2,000 kilograms has a range of more than 800 steps, can be loaded with solid bullets or explosive shells weighing 9 kilograms, and can effectively penetrate a four-inch-thick wooden deck within 300 steps."
"Unfortunately, it hasn't been built yet."
Yin Zhengmao is a naval officer, so of course he cares about naval guns. Today's powerful general guns have too many shortcomings. One gun weighs at least five thousand kilograms. This load capacity can be replaced by food and fresh water, which can effectively increase the battery life. The new cannon casting method can effectively reduce the weight and increase the power of the artillery.
The naval gun is still under trial production. When he returns home this time, he wonders if he can get such a more powerful and lighter artillery.
Yin Zhengmao followed the emperor's footsteps and visited the cannon-casting factory of the War and War Bureau. In particular, he had questions about the thickness of the water cooling and the weight of the cannon wall.
Zhu Yijun explained: "The explosion at the tail is the most powerful, so it is the heaviest. It is also light-headed and foot-heavy, which can also maintain the center of gravity and make the artillery more stable. The reason for this design is because of this graph, a curve of explosion power."
"This is the result of degree bypass. The specific measurement method is this."
Zhu Yijun explained the concept of lower chamber pressure. He drilled holes in different parts and filled them with lead. After the artillery exploded, the lead was ejected and the depth of penetration into the wooden board was the concrete manifestation of the chamber pressure.
If the rear chamber pressure is high, the gun wall will be thick. If the front chamber pressure is small, the gun wall will be light and thin. The purpose of this is to reduce weight without affecting the performance of the artillery, especially its service life.
Yin Zhengmao was shocked to the point of numbness. Your Majesty really spent a lot of effort to revitalize the military.
Yin Zhengmao will stay in Beijing for half a month, mainly to participate in the court meeting and determine the county-level plan for Luzon. Before Yin Zhengmao came to Beijing, Zhang Juzheng had already written to Yin Zhengmao and explained it in detail.
Yin Butang returned to Beijing and lived in the Quan Chu Guild Hall. He was a member of the Chu Party, a direct descendant of Zhang Juzheng, and Zhang Juzheng's trump card in defeating Gao Gong.
That night, Zhang Juzheng specially opened a bottle of Guojiao, Sweet Potato Shao, which was brewed by His Majesty himself. It is a spirit of distilled wine. After Zhang Juzheng filled it with Yin Zhengmao, he said: "Brother Shi Ting, this glass of wine is dedicated to the hero."
Yin Zhengmao was twelve years old than Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Juzheng admired Yin Zhengmao very much. Wen Jinshi led the army in war, which was a thankless job. If he lost, he would die, but if he won, he would win on the battlefield and lose in the temple. Yin Zhengmao personally led the troops to fight and was a hero.
"Brother Shi Ting, please return the Quan Chu Guild Hall badge to me tomorrow." Zhang Juzheng drank it all in one gulp and said with a smile: "Why do you say that Yin Butang is now a national surname master, so the rules cannot be broken."
"I sent several letters to Guangzhou in the past, repeatedly urging the department to restrain itself, but the department refused to listen. Now I can only go to sea and cannot come back."
Yin Zhengmao drank it all in one gulp and shook his head and said: "You can't restrain yourself. If you travel a hundred miles, you will be half ninety. Seeing that you have succeeded in pacifying the Japanese, you will be rewarded even more. My greatest achievement in this life, Yin Zhengmao, is to pacify the Japanese invaders in Guangdong and Guangxi. As for attacking Lu Song, they are just providing supplies for the guest soldiers to find a way out."
"There is no place for them in the Ming Dynasty, so it is just right to go to Luzon."
"It is true that there was Zhu Wan in front of me and Hu Zongxian in the back. I, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the Pinghai bandit, may not necessarily end up in a good end. Sometimes I think that dying on the battlefield is better than winning on the battlefield or losing in court, but people are still alive In the southeast, we are used to seeing the misery in the world, so we can’t help but punish the Japanese.”
Yin Zhengmao could understand the meaning of protection in Zhang Juzheng's letter, but after he received the mission to pacify the Japanese, he had only one way to go. Kill all the Japanese who dared to invade. This was his only way.
"Who burned the palace?" Yin Zhengmao asked with a frown.
Zhang Juzheng was silent for a moment and said: "Zhang Siwei, Wu Dui, and Fang Fengshi are the leaders. Shanxi only involves more than 24 clan members, including Yang Bo's relatives and Wang Chonggu's relatives. It is estimated that 1,728 people will be killed."
"So many?" Yin Zhengmao said blankly for a moment: "Yuan Fu is afraid that he will be infamy."
"If you get scolded, just get scolded." Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said, "Your Majesty can't bear the grievances. It's not a big deal for a minister to be scolded."
"I don't think so." Yin Zhengmao disagreed with Zhang Juzheng's statement. He said solemnly: "Yuanfu's new policy will be a concrete breakthrough. If Yuanfu is here, there is no need to say more. If he is gone, it must be a counterattack." The beginning and the breakthrough point.”
Yin Zhengmao clearly knew Zhang Juzheng's ambition.
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