[Comprehensive] Be with Ancient Celebrities

The first meat-eating guy like Ayu can already afford 250 taels of house, and by the way, he also bought some fields, expanding the land to 300 mu, and increasing the number of shops for big canteens to two. Harvest, you said, how much should other people have?

I don’t know how much else, at least I followed Ayu’s Tiehu’s house, and now the house has been expanded. I followed Ayu’s example and bought an old house next to it. After refurbishment, the family lived quite comfortably. Also increased to 80 acres.That boy Wang Ergui also bought a small house with six rooms, and he has already taken a big step towards establishing his own family.

A few such living examples really illustrate the current trend of making money in this industry.So, at present, even those who don't know the world in the whole capital city have heard that wool or something is really a good business for making money.Ever since, this swarm of bees ran to do this.Even those who have no capital and no means are still thinking of ways to find ways to partner with others or something.

And with more people doing this, naturally, the entire industry will naturally attract more people.Not to mention how much more business the darts transported, even helping to wash wool and other odd jobs, many people also earned money for food.

The market is moving, money is flowing faster and faster, and the market will naturally become more prosperous and prosperous.Because the common people have money in their hands, even some daily necessities have improved their business, such as oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, pots and jars, even the craftsmen who repair houses have a better life.

This kind of prosperity of the market from point to point, A Yu feels very fulfilled.In addition, Emperor Wanli also had a great sense of accomplishment, and it was a great sense of accomplishment, because he got more benefits, not to mention the income brought to him by the worthless wool, but the gradual expansion of those involved in house raids. The family property of an official merchant is enough for him to have a good meal.

Yes, our patient Emperor Wanli became more and more prosperous in the border market. This cattle and sheep business, even when he was almost unable to sit still as an official, finally stretched out his claws and started the wool-cutting activity.

As a matter of fact, it really took a long time for this wool-cutting activity to start. Counting from the first officials who were taken down at the key points of the relationship network, it took more than half a year. The time has spanned to the 14th year of Wanli.

But this large-scale attack was within this month.Why set this time?One is that it takes time for the mutual market to form, and the other is that Emperor Wanli is also quite bad in his bones. He is holding back in a daze. In order to make a quick move and maximize profits, he just waits for the family reunion after these merchants collect their accounts years ago. time to start.

Look, his move is quite good. Not only did he get back countless valuables such as gold and silver, but by the way, he took advantage of their New Year gifts to touch a series of grasshoppers. Completely, almost nothing was missed.

So, just like this, the big case at the beginning of the new year came, which made people who were still in the atmosphere of visiting relatives during the New Year gossip countless more.

"Have you heard that no less than ten merchants on the border have been confiscated, and the charge is of being an enemy?"

"I heard that they actually sell ironware to Mongolia? Salt and iron are the imperial monopoly. How do you think they got it out?"

"What else, isn't it the good deeds of those corrupt officials? And those salt merchants, hmph, don't think about it, how many people die during border conflicts every year, and how many of them die on the iron tools they provide Yes, these people are really guilty of crimes."

"I heard that people over there, those who have a lot of money, are all buried in the ground?"

"Hey, have you heard that too? My uncle's cousin's nephew's cousin is in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I heard that the silver is not silver ingots, but made into silver winter melons."

"Huh? Silver winter melon? Why is that?"

"Why, because it's heavy, and it's hard to take it if it's round, and it's hard for a thief to steal it."

Look, it’s obvious that the gossip is such a big case that doesn’t know how many people are involved. These gossiping common people are talking and talking, and this topic has turned to gossip. It can be seen that for the common people, their awareness is still low some.

In this regard, those officials are much more sensitive. For example, this will make a lot of gift lists stuffed in through the back door in the house of a servant of the official department.As for a certain cabinet minister, a certain minister's family, there are no less than three or four times more people posting, seeking connections, and even private letters than before.

What are these?Hey, aren't they all looking at the official positions of those who have just been slapped?How do you say this these days?Oh, yes, there are more scholars, and the most indispensable thing is people who want to be officials!Even if something just happened here.The prisons were almost filled with people who were locked into Beijing, but these people still kept their eyes on those official positions, and few of them were serious in self-reflection.There are even those who think about money like crazy, and even think that these places are very good.Look at this wool, look at this increasingly prosperous transportation industry, if you can go there to be an official, this oily...

At this time, the people of Jinyiwei are also busy. It is their job to search the house and so on, and to check the harvest and so on.What?Why do you want to check on others after you have caught a bunch of them?Hey, didn't you see the first two paragraphs? There are so many positions vacant, and they are obviously prone to problems. How can the emperor be so kind as to give these big bosses random favors?And if he wants to choose some stable officials who he is satisfied with, can make this exchange market move for a long time, and will not hold back, how can he succeed without Jin Yiwei?So, Ah Yu, who is relatively free in daily life, is so busy that he is almost out of breath.

To be honest, it is also a blessing that there is so much room for selection and so many people need to be investigated. At least this proves that the country's elite talent resources are abundant, right?If this is a dynasty with a low per capita literacy rate, how can there be such a choice?With Emperor Wanli's tossing like killing a chicken, I'm afraid Juren will almost become a rare commodity at this moment.And here in Daming?Hundreds of years of peace and prosperity, hundreds of years of accumulation of scientific research, so many candidates for the official reserve team this year have a lot of heart.It's as if this has been constantly tossing and tossing year after year, as if it never happened. Once there is a shortage, you can pick it at will.

But no matter how many people there were, it couldn't hide the tossing energy of Emperor Wanli.There are several old guys in the court who are mature and skilled, and they can stand firmly in this court hall, because they have seen through the bottom line of Emperor Wanli and know how to be an official under what kind of emperor.So, basically they don't have any part in helping to drill or something. On the contrary, those who warn and be cautious account for the majority.

"If you want to go, you can, but when you get there, you have to be more down-to-earth and work hard. Our family is not short of money. Don't lose your life because of these things. If you can make a fortune and do a good job of this mutual market, then this is stable. The merits of the frontier cannot be missed without your share."

"I know how to climb up. You see this is a good opportunity to take a step up, but why don't you look at the number of people who have fallen in the past few years? Don't you understand? Our Majesty, on the matter of greed , It’s not easy to be fooled. And there, it’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s an exaggeration to spend money all the way now, can you hold on? Even if you can control yourself and don’t stretch out your hand, you are not a tough temper. Okay, let’s get people involved in this, then..."

"It's a good place to go, it's a place where you can get results, but you have to remember to be down-to-earth and steady. Even if you are mediocre, don't do things you shouldn't do. Only then can you be a stable official."

In the palace, Emperor Wanli looked at the records of the conversations of the first nephews in the homes of the big bosses in the court sent by Jin Yiwei, and smiled a little on his mouth.Sure enough, what is good at the top must be good at the bottom.Severely punishing corruption by himself, now the next one knows how to measure, these people...well, give them some face, let them go, maybe they can become his good hand in controlling the other side.

Emperor Wanli clicked on the names of the people on the table, and began to think about how to use these people in circles. He was full of the emperor's mind, and was engrossed in thinking.In a blink of an eye, bang, a big thunder made Emperor Wanli angry again.

"Liu Daxia?"

Who is this man?Why are you so bold?Emperor Wanli was still a little dazed for a while, not knowing how to react, but Zhang Cheng, who reported it, had a look of pity, grief, resignation, etc., quite a lot of drama.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is Liu Daxia. The servants found out that the earliest these drawings were damaged because of the fire in the Forbidden City in Yongle in 19 years, because there were many old people in the palace who had gone to sea with Zheng Gonggong, so many of them were redone. Although it is not as good as the first ones, it is quite a lot. It’s just that... when Emperor Xianzong, because of the high cost of foreign wars, asked about these blueprints, he wanted to reopen the sea trade, but those civil officials said that It's an unjust act that wastes people's money and wastes money. The court objected, but also... Poor Eunuch Zheng, 28 years of hard work, and finally died in a foreign land, in exchange for this... I don't know who they took advantage of."

The emperor finally came to his senses. Does this mean that the drawings are gone?Hidden?stole?These bastards stole his stuff?Stole something left by the ancestors?Yay bah, how dare these people?

"Hmph... What a waste of money, what an unrighteous act, according to the secret records of Jin Yiwei, it doesn't say how much the tributes are good for, and it doesn't say how much the overseas things that come in are worth. There are tens of millions of taels of silver and millions of taels of gold. Why is this a waste of money? How is it an unjust act? To put it bluntly, these things have become dominated by the palace and have become the revenue of the treasury. It’s just a share. Looking at the continuous flow of Western things today is a proof. These people, these people may have dismembered the imperial fleet and ate their stomachs.”

Emperor Wanli was so angry that he even lifted the table. He was not the kind of child who was raised in the palace and knew nothing. This word is quite clear, but it is just a word of Zhang Cheng, a name, once he said something against it, he has figured out the key point here. Do you think he can not be popular?What's the difference between this and the housekeeper at home stealing the master's secret recipe and opening a shop to make money?

"Hmph, this matter must not be settled like this. Go, go and ask Ayu, is there any way to find this blueprint again? Since these people can do it by themselves, this blueprint is probably still in their hands. When to move? Tell him that a good cat is one that catches mice."

Rat?Hey, these people are really rats.Still eating rats inside and out.Ayu was quite sure of the emperor's statement, and his contempt for these civil servants was even more profound at this moment.Without Zhang Cheng saying it a second time, he immediately patted his chest with righteous indignation and said:

"Don't worry, father-in-law, I know how to do it. No matter how bad it is, the boat is always there. If there is a boat, there is a boatman. If there is a boatmaker, he can make blueprints. As for the chart... there is no one in this world. We Jinyiwei can't find it." I don’t believe that the things I bought are hidden in the houses of big families on the southeast coast. These people, hmph, I just didn’t settle accounts with them in the past, and now it’s time for them to pay back.”

The emperor wanted to reopen the great voyage, and Ayu would support it even if he tried his best, let alone just let him find something, what's the matter?Even if you don't tell him, the other Jinyiwei, as long as you tell them, they can definitely do it.As for the others?That's simpler, and the sea chart is just his brain, so it's fine to draw it now, okay?This task is really not difficult.

It's a task assigned by the emperor himself. This task is definitely a good job that can win the Sacred Heart. He doesn't seem to eat very well and eat alone!Right now the emperor was in a fit of anger, so he was the first to think of himself. If he came to his senses and thought of his official position, he ordered the commanders and envoys again... Well, I should talk to my superiors, the credit can only be made bigger, This can make things more complete.Besides, after talking about it, how to guess the relationship between myself and the palace... the benefits are actually quite a lot!

Having been an official for several generations, Ayu, who has become more flexible than ordinary officials, has already turned seventy or eighty turns in her mind, thinking about the gains and losses just to send Zhang Cheng out. Transparent.So, when Zhang Cheng had just returned to the palace, Ayu had already gone to the Jinyiwei command post, and had a series of big discussions with his immediate superior and the leaders in the command post about the emperor's new mission. , split into no less than ten projects, and hundreds of investigation targets, each of which was assigned to the real power faction.By the way, I also got the satisfied and friendly smiling faces of the superiors, the guarantee of the fastest completion, and a reward of 300 taels of silver.Ayu was quite satisfied with what he did.

The author has something to say: In the 1405 years after 28, Zheng He led his fleet to sail seven times to the Western Ocean. The route crossed the Indian Ocean from the Western Pacific to West Asia and the east coast of Africa, passing through more than 30 countries and regions.His voyage was 87 years earlier than Columbus' discovery of the American continent, 92 years earlier than Vasco da Gama, and 114 years earlier than Magellan.Since the fire in the Forbidden City in Beijing in the 19th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty burned most of the materials on Zheng He's voyages, Chinese people can't see them today.

In the history of world navigation, he opened up a direct route through the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean and other oceans. 600 years ago, starting from 1405, in 28 years, Zheng He led more than 200 ships of China's Ming Dynasty to sail in the world's seas and visit various countries.According to the estimation of Dr. Joseph Needham of Harvard University, a famous British historian, the total number of ships owned by the Ming Dynasty in China in 1420 should be no less than 3800, exceeding the sum of European ships at that time.Today's Western scholars and experts also admit that for all countries in the world at that time, the fleet led by Zheng He was unparalleled in terms of size and strength.It shows the strength of China's national power in the early Ming Dynasty. The Chinese navy crossed the ocean, realized the tribute of all nations, and traced the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Reasons for the sudden break of Dahanghai:

1. The dominant Zheng He passed away, and there is no trusted successor.

2. Too many tributes and rewards caused a serious outflow of copper coins.

3. Factors such as the struggle for power and profit between the civil official group and the eunuch group, and the failure of the eunuch group represented by Zheng He are also considered to be related to the termination of the voyage to the West.This is because the giant state-owned enterprises led by Zheng He have a monopoly on global trade, which has severely damaged the common interests of foreign and domestic capitalists, especially civil servants.

Emperor Xuande died, and the young Ming Yingzong succeeded to the throne.The civil official group bullied Ming Yingzong who was too young to be able to govern, so they colluded with the auxiliary eunuchs, abolished the fleet of the Ming Empire, dismembered the largest naval fleet in the ocean at that time, dismembered the empire's maritime hegemony, and ended the official control of the Ming Empire. Maritime trade ended the Maritime Silk Road dominated by the empire.

Since then, the era of maritime power created by Zheng He's life-long painstaking efforts began to fall into the hands of the world's largest maritime merchants again.The domestic civil service group is responsible for providing political asylum, the domestic civil service group is responsible for exporting, and the foreign maritime merchants are responsible for selling Chinese products to all parts of the world.This compound interest group formed with capital as a link jointly controlled the maritime trade at that time.

During the reign of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, some people proposed to re-go to the West to control trade and make money, and to revitalize the giant state-owned enterprise of the Sanbao Fleet.In order to prevent state-owned enterprises from robbing them of their smuggling business, the Civil Service Group also hid blueprints on the design and construction of treasure ships, navigation maps, navigation technology, and a series of related files.

Where did all these hidden shipbuilding, military, and navigation technology files go?The answer is that it was exported to the Communist Party by the civil official group.Because the army is their transportation team, in order to earn more money, they first destroyed the empire's maritime hegemony, and then exported the core technology to the army in the name of non-governmental academic exchanges.This is the root cause of the sudden rise of the mysterious in the era of great voyages in the West, and the leapfrog revolution in shipbuilding, navigation, and military technology.

The idea of ​​the civil official group is to collaborate with the Communist Party and, together with the domestic capitalists, form a community of interests among the three.Using smuggling as a form of trade, we jointly oppose the monopoly of state-owned enterprises and the imperial court's crackdown on smuggling and suppression of private commercial activities.This is also the main reason why coastal smuggling was repeatedly prohibited from the middle of the Ming Dynasty until the end of the Qing Dynasty.