Road to Shunzhi

The Portuguese finally found out that they had been fooled.

First of all, the bill of Lifanyuan came out.It’s a long list, you have to pay for everything you eat, drink, and use. The price is not cheap. good use.The people in the Lifan Academy immediately changed their tone and began to sarcasm, saying that the Dutch lived here and they all paid according to the money. From this we can see that the Dutch are much more generous than their Portuguese, and it is better for the Qing Dynasty to only do things with the Dutch. Business, maybe more cost-effective.

The Portuguese took a deep breath and had to admit it.The Chinese market is too attractive. If they were robbed by the Dutch because of such a small amount of money, they would be hacked by the governor, and they would have to hold their noses and pay the bill.

Then, the few shops they had their eyes on were all under the name of Tao Sai, the Duke of Daqing Town.Tao Sai is the younger brother of the current emperor, how could his shop be given up.Gao Sai told them with a look of embarrassment that their request was too high, but he still kindly found some other shops for them, and circled them on the map one by one.The Portuguese turned their heads in anger when they saw it—they were all in bad locations and poor business, and this was obviously trying to coax them to play.

Then, the emperor bluntly rejected their request to sell the goods.He said that if the goods get wet, they will get wet. The big deal is not to buy theirs, but to buy other people's.If you want to dry it on the deck of your own merchant ship, you have to pay taxes when you go ashore. The Qing Dynasty is saving money for them.The Portuguese envoy wanted to meet the emperor again, but was ruthlessly rejected.Gao Sai was still smiling, but the words he said were not so pleasant: "In your capacity, it is not enough to meet our emperor of the Qing Dynasty."

So, they came here for almost nothing?No, you can't say that either.Because the things sent by foreigners are similar, and the common people can't afford such imported goods. Their exquisite goods can be sold at a good price, and those with ordinary workmanship can only be sold at a low price.However, the porcelain, silk, and tea of ​​the Qing Dynasty can be sold at a good price in Portugal. Their cargo ships are full of goods brought back. Even if the losses on the road are counted, there is no need to return to Portugal. Sell ​​for ten times the price.

A huge trade surplus has emerged.The people in the Qing Dynasty were still mainly self-sufficient. They planted vegetables in front of and behind the house, raised chickens and ducklings around the yard, and the women at home spun and weaved cloth. The things they bought in the market were not many.Most of the wealthy people have their own farms, and the farm laborers will send a lot of rice every season. It can be said that they are not short of basic food and clothing. , but such a few are enough for a family. No one decorates the whole house in a Western style these days.

The continuous inflow of silver from Japan, Annan, the Netherlands, and even Africa, and the ministers who originally opposed the opening of the port have also shut up. The household department is abundant, and everyone is happy.

Fulin knows that such a trade surplus will make other trading countries dissatisfied, and no one wants to be in a loss-making business all the time.He is not proficient in economics and business, but asked Gao Sai to place orders with the Dutch and the Portuguese respectively, preparing to order their arms.Gao Sai was taken aback: "Your Majesty, don't we have enough firearms in the Qing Dynasty, so we need to use foreigners?"

Fulin said: "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles."

"Your Majesty, do you still want to start a war with foreigners?" Gao Sai was really surprised.Huang Taiji attaches great importance to the education of the Han people, and his sons have also learned a lot of Confucianism and Mencius. Gao Sai felt that the Qing Dynasty was a huge country, and it would be outrageous to compete with a small country like Annan for petty gains. Now Still want to fight, is it to invade the land of other countries?No, Emperor, you can't be so ruthless, shameless and unreasonable!

Fulin looked at him amusedly: "Have you forgotten about the Raksha people before? Daqing will not make trouble, but if someone dares to bully us, of course we must let them know how powerful Daqing is."

As long as you don't play aggression, it's fine, otherwise the court doesn't know how it will be scolded by people all over the world.Originally, every time he fought a war, he would be called a barbarian. If he went to fight against other countries and damaged the dignity of a big country, he would definitely be scolded bloody by those people.

Gao Sai took over the task of buying arms for the Qing Dynasty and began to think seriously.Several countries with relatively strong sea power are the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, and their escorts are all the East India Company.The East India Company seems to have become an existence beyond the country. It has money, guns and an army. It is terrifying to think about it.

As for the powerful land power belongs to Ottoman Türkiye.Their cavalry ran across the European continent, which made Gao Sai very kind, because they were also of nomadic origin.

After Gao Sai handed over the sorted materials to Fulin, Fulin also sighed a little.Indeed, the same nomadic people, the Ottoman Turkey gradually developed a nomadic people into a superpower, while the Manchu Qing gradually made a superpower into the sick man of East Asia.In his view, this is not just a question of leadership, but of the strategies implemented and the prevailing culture.

Confucianism is too deep-rooted, and the three cardinal guides and five constant principles have been firmly entrenched in everyone's minds.Such a culture is definitely beneficial to the ruling class like the emperor, but it is far from enough in terms of external aspects.

This kind of thinking has a disadvantage: it has nothing to do with oneself and hangs high.After the Qing army entered the customs, the ministers of the former Ming scrambled to surrender; the Ming Dynasty retreated to the south of the Yangtze River, and those officials did not want to use the wealth of the south of the Yangtze River to reorganize their family businesses, but fought among themselves. As a result, the Qing army easily defeated The court of the Southern Ming Dynasty looked down on the peasant army, crossed the river and demolished the bridge after a little improvement, and was also dispersed; in the long run, this policy of obscuring the people continued. In history, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces attacked, peasants rushed to lead them.

Peasantism abounds, patriotism is lacking.When the country is stable and prosperous, education should be put on the table.Just as Fulin was thinking about who would be in charge of this piece, Chen Yonghua came to see him.

Since the last time he left the palace in a daze, Chen Yonghua went to see Zheng Jing several times.At this time, the Prince's Mansion in Yanping County was in chaos.The Tang family abused Zhaoniang every day, and Zheng Jing had feelings for Zhaoniang anyway, so he went to interfere, but he would be furious at Tang's few words and wanted to do something. There was a nanny sent by the queen mother by Tang's side. Stare, Zheng Jing didn't dare to mess around.

As soon as Chen Yonghua left, Zheng Jing would hold him back, and began to speak sourly: "Recently, the military division has been favored by the emperor, and he has entered the palace several times. I wonder if it can be reused?"

Of course Chen Yonghua was humble and dared not, Zheng Jing began to complain again, complaining about Tang's domineering, Zhaoniang's tears, and then proposed that he wanted to betroth Chen Yonghua's newborn daughter to his eldest son Zheng Kezang.

Chen Yonghua suddenly felt as disgusted as eating a fly.He knew Zheng Kezang's background better than anyone else, but it was a product of incest, and he was unlikely to have any future prospects. Judging by Tang's appearance, it was only a matter of time before this child was tortured to death.His daughter was born in the first place, his precious lump, how could she be betrothed to him?If Zheng Kezang was tortured to death, wouldn't his daughter bear Kefu's notoriety?Even if he is lucky enough to survive, does he still want his daughter to sit in prison with Zheng Kezang for a lifetime?

When faced with the happiness of his children, Chen Yonghua was shaken.What's more, he has seen what the emperor has done these days. He is a sage and willing to listen to other people's opinions. Maybe, following the emperor, he can better display his talents?

Mr. Chen is finally willing to surrender, he is really happy.Chen Yonghua said that he was willing to obey the emperor's dispatch, and hoped that the emperor would send him to Taiwan again, but Shi Lang made a fuss about it.

Fulin said: "Mr. Chen's talent is only placed in a tiny place in Taiwan. Isn't it a waste? If Mr. Chen is interested, I want to entrust the matter of enlightening people's wisdom to him."

Chen Yonghua was flattered, he was conceited of his talents and learning, and he also hoped to get a position where he could display his talents, but he never thought that he would be burdened with such an important burden.

Fulin said again: "There was a famine in Wuqing last year, and I have already exempted this place from the old tax. I gave you three years, and if you can properly handle the people's livelihood and wisdom here, I will allow you to return to Taiwan to govern for six years."

Chen Yonghua bowed down: "I would like to follow the holy will."

In June 17, Chen Yonghua worshiped as a four-rank Taoist priest and went to Wuqing to assist in handling government affairs.Wuqing's highest official position was just from the magistrate of the fourth rank, and suddenly came a half-level official to suppress him, and he would give him some small embarrassments no matter what.Of course Chen Yonghua has considered this point, he understands that this is a test given to him by the emperor, if he can't handle this problem well, then he shouldn't do other things.

At the same time, Fulin appointed Murima as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Su Nahai as Minister of the Ministry of Industry.This is undoubtedly a signal.Murima is the Guerja family, the younger brother of Oboi.Back then, Oboi's rebellion involved the entire Guerjia clan, and he was always hanging on.Now that the emperor is willing to use him, the revival of the Guerjia family is expected.In comparison, Sunahai, who has a higher official position, has not been noticed by many people.Su Nahai is a member of Tatara, Zhengbaiqi, and Dorgon.Over the years, there is almost no difference between the regent's people and the emperor's people. As long as the regent says it is good, the emperor will use it immediately, and there is no need to check it.

In addition, there is bad news in the palace.The emperor's third son, Chang Ning, died young.

Shun Gege cried so much that he almost passed out.Chang Ning died young, so there was no way to do funerals. The small corpse was just placed in the coffin, all alone, and looked very pitiful.After Ren Na dealt with his funeral, when she came back and saw her children, and thought of the small coffin again, she couldn't help shivering, hugged Jing Er and Shan Shan and refused to let go.

Chang Ning lost his life because of a small wind and cold.After catching cold, it was not maintained well, and it was forwarded to tuberculosis.Shun Gege felt that he did not take good care of the child and blamed himself for being sick.Ren Na killed a group of serving palace servants, and rewarded Shun Gege with many things as comfort.Fulin was also very sad, this was the first time his son died, and he was a grown up child who could talk and act like a baby.

For the first time, he realized that what he was in now was extremely backward medical treatment, and a cold would kill people.Thinking of the deadly smallpox, and the fact that the few remaining children were almost at the age to be vaccinated, he thought of cowpox.However, he only knew the concept of cowpox, but he knew nothing about the specific operation.

President Song received this task, and Fulin asked him to secretly send people to the countryside to find those people who had had vaccinia, to record all kinds of things after they got vaccinia, and then experiment with death row prisoners, trying to study the method of vaccinia prevention and treatment of smallpox come out.

The author has something to say:

Mr. Chen's boss still surrendered, um, there is no Red Flower Club here, and there is no Shujian, right?