The Head of the Ming Dynasty Spared His Life

"Master Yan, I admire him very much..." Li Xiangjun said without any concealment.

Bian Saisai was surprised, he didn't expect that Li Xiangjun would use the word 'admiration', so Bian Saisai became more and more curious about that Master Yan.

At noon, Yan Song came as scheduled.Yan Song enjoys the fragrance of the red sleeves in Meixiang Building, which is better than facing those Jinyiwei.

Yan Song came to Li Xiangjun's room, but saw a tall and slender woman.

"Bian Saisai? Is that Bian Yujing?" Yan Song asked curiously.

"Bian Yujing? I don't have that name. I'm Bian Saisai." Bian Saisai shook his head, then smiled, "But...Yujing...Yujing, this name seems pretty good, I'll call it Yujing from now on !"

Bian Yujing, the name Yujing was given by Bian Saisai after he fled Nanjing when the Qing army went south and offered to become a Taoist monk. He was called Yujing Taoist, so he changed his name to Bian Yujing.

Yan Song did know that Bian Yujing, one of the Eight Beauties of the Qinhuai River, had a love story similar to Li Xiangjun's. She was arrogant and cold by nature, and rarely had a man she could oversee. dump.

Later, she met Wu Meicun, fell in love at first sight, and even actively pursued her. 063 can be said to be a hero.

Speaking of Wu Weiye (No. Meicun), in the original history, he was young and famous, and Qian Qianyi and Gong Dingzi were also known as the three great masters of Jiangzuo.

However, Wumei Village is always the same person as Hou Fangyu. After the Qing army entered the customs, he voted for the enemy, and in the end he was "embarrassed" to show that he had no way to refuse, so he voted for the Qing Dynasty.This kind of person is really a shameless person.

Therefore, when Yan Song heard that it was Bian Yujing, he immediately became interested, and immediately ordered Jin Yiwei outside the door to investigate Wu Weiye to see if he also appeared in advance like Hou Fangyu.

Bian Saisai is indeed a heroic person. When he met Yan Song for the first time, he took the initiative to chat and talked more about current affairs.

Suddenly, Bian Saisai said: "I heard that a group of Japanese pirates broke into Suzhou more than ten days ago and went to Huizhou, and finally disappeared. I don't know what opinion Master Yan has?"

Yan Song leisurely drank the fragrant tea that Li Xiangjun handed over: "This pirate may come to Nanjing."

Bian Saisai's eyes lit up: "I also feel the same way! This time the Japanese pirates are definitely not ordinary pirates looting, but have a special purpose."

Yan Song raised his eyebrows and looked at the beautiful woman in front of him. This woman really has extraordinary insight!

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Chapter 147 Chapter 5: "The Controversy Between River Transport and Sea Transport" [4]

Bian Saisai's knowledge is extraordinary. It is difficult for anyone to see that the target of the Japanese pirates is Nanjing, and Yan Song is only a rough hunch.

She really has her aloof and arrogant capital.

Yan Song's heart moved. In his own plan, Bian Saisai might be a good candidate.

"Miss Sai Sai, Yan has something to ask, I wonder if I can do Yan a favor." Yan Song said.

"Help, I have conditions." Bian Saisai said with a smile.

"What conditions?" Yan Song was surprised.

"Sister Xiangjun admires the "On Sea Power" you are writing very much, I wonder if I can read it." Bian Saisai's eyes lit up.

Yan Song smiled: "Of course, but after Miss Sai Sai reads it, don't spread it."

"Of course not, I, Bian Saisai... oh no, I, Bian Yujing, guarantee it with my reputation." Bian Saisai patted his chest~chest to promise, and Yan Song was dizzy from seeing it, "However, Master Yan needs me to do it." What's the matter?"

Yan Song: "I hope you can announce a message to the outside world, invite scholars, and hold a grand talk. As for the content of the talk, what should the Japanese pirates do if they come to Nanjing? As for the reward, 10 taels is fine. "

Bian Saisai's eyes lit up, and he felt very interesting. It was really something that no one had thought of before. It was quite fresh, and it was much more interesting than the oiran.She was thinking in her heart, you scholars always like to watch us brothel girls running for the oiran, this time I want you scholars to try to be seen by others.

"Okay, I'll start posting invitations when I get back!"

Bian Saisai looked extremely excited as he took care of everything.Even Li Xiangjun next to him felt very interesting and wanted to participate.

Yan Song smiled, but he had his own calculations in his heart. This was not to make a name for the scholars, but to dig holes for the scholars.

Don't you scholars like to brag about how powerful you are?Now let you have a decision-making addiction.When the time comes, the Japanese pirates will come, and whoever is the best among you can send him to fight against the Japanese pirates.

Isn't there a saying - 'I pretend to be strong, even if I cry, I have to continue to pretend'?

Yan Song can already imagine a person like Hou Fangyu lashing out at Fang Qiu at the conference, talking and laughing, and the Japanese pirates were wiped out in ashes; and then when he encountered real Japanese pirates, he would urinate on the spot and beg for mercy.

It's interesting to think about this scene.

Bian Yujing: "Master Yan, since I promised to help you do this, can you show me your "On Sea Power"? I'm really curious about what kind of book is so respected by Sister Xiangjun. '〃."

Yan Song smiled: "I brought the finished manuscript back, and I don't have it yet, but if you want to read it, you can start grinding the ink now, and I will write it now."

Bian Yujing nodded excitedly: "Okay, I'll grind the ink!"

The eternal literati's dream of being a good guest, red sleeves add fragrance to reading at night, plain wrists hold candles, the lamp is like red beans, a wisp of faint fragrance, if there is or is not, flowing and floating, people want to get drunk.

At this time, Yan Song had already written "On Sea Power" to Chapter 4, 5 words.

Next, Yan Song wrote on the paper - "Chapter 5: The Controversy between River Transport and Sea Transport".

"The canal, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and the major water systems of the Ming Dynasty, due to the inconvenience of land transportation, have developed extremely prosperous river transport, and the docks in various places are extremely prosperous, which is related to the lives of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty..."

All the way eloquently described the basic situation of the river transport.

Bian Saisai didn't pay much attention to it at first, but the more he read it, the more he was amazed. He even picked up the paper and read it carefully, even forgetting to rub the ink.

Later, Yan Song wrote about shipping.

"Sea transportation is a method with low cost, high efficiency, less loss, and time-saving. It is superior to river transportation and has four benefits and five conveniences: benefiting the country, benefiting the people, benefiting officials, and benefiting business. Bian, Guan Bian, He Bian, and Cao Bian have never existed in ancient times..."

The development of sea transportation will inevitably lead to the loss of river transportation resources, and most of the goods will be changed from river transportation to sea transportation.The major water systems may have little impact, but the river transportation of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal will inevitably be affected, and the major water transportation points along the way will be weakened to a certain extent.

Moreover, the development of shipping will also cause another situation-the loss of the interests of official circles in various places along the river.

Because from the perspective of officialdom, only the three provinces of Gyeonggi, Jiangsu and Zhejiang can get oil and water by sea, but officials who can earn money from river transportation can spread all over 8 provinces.In addition, the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, the Huanghuai River, and the Huanghuai River have seriously damaged the environment. As an above-ground river, the Yellow River often becomes a disaster, and the resulting river engineering income has become an opportunity for officials to arbitrage.Some officials even used the flood as a threat to demand bribes from the people and gentry.