Chapter 716 – 713【Eunuch’S Ambition】
Chapter 716 713【Eunuch’s ambition】
The emperor is the emperor, and the first assistant is the first assistant.
Zhao Han set the tone for the rewards of the frontline soldiers, but Pang Chunlai could make additions on this basis.
Old Pang has always been very Buddhist, but he is extremely fussy about matters related to Tartars.
Wang Tingchen’s cavalry division once severely damaged the Tartar elite cavalry, and now wiped out the Tartar elite infantry. Pang Chunlai felt that even if he violated military regulations, it would be too stingy to only give honorary titles.
So, he maximized the power of the chief assistant, and asked the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Dudu Mansion to give extra rewards. All the silver and land were rewarded at the highest level, and the Ministry of Household Affairs was even given to Wang Tingchen to reward Wang Tingchen with a house in Nanjing. Then he put down his old face and acted as a matchmaker for Wang Tingchen’s son, and got engaged to the daughter of the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment.
To put it bluntly, Wang Tingchen’s actions made him very happy, and Pang Chunlai made it clear that he wanted to cover this general.
These little tricks, of course, cannot be hidden from the emperor, Zhao Han laughed at it: “Master Pang has worked hard and made great achievements. Before he left Beijing, he rewarded the military officials, so let him be the master once.”
The celebration was scheduled for April, and Zhao Han’s birthday was chosen instead of any auspicious day.
News from the Northeast, good news from Nanyang, countries coming to court, longevity Christmas, meritorious officials retiring…these are all put together, there is every reason to make a fuss, so that before the time comes, the city of Nanjing begins to decorate.
The merchants and houses are decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the money is also paid out by the imperial court. This is a practice that has continued in the Ming Dynasty without disturbing the people.
The outskirts of the city, the school grounds.
Da Yuer and Shunzhi’s Wu Liangfu are now practicing etiquette with everyone. He was allowed to participate in the celebration. Although he was only standing on the outermost edge, he already had infinite glory.
The Datong imperial court did not keep eunuchs, and Wu Liangfu did make great contributions, so he was thrown into the Ministry of Industry as a ninth-rank sesame official.
“Get up. Goodbye!”
The officials from the Ministry of Rites yelled at the top of their voices, and Wu Liangfu hurriedly followed suit.
There were also many foreign envoys and a few gentry merchants who were allowed to participate in the celebration. No matter what his background is, he will go to the school field honestly every day, and practice all kinds of etiquette first.
“Okay, take a break.”
When everyone was sore from the practice, the officials of the Ministry of Rites finally showed mercy, and all the “students” slumped on the ground.
Wu Liangfu ran to the side of the school field and took out a “Dictionary of Datong”. He bought this with silver rewards, a set of six dictionaries, and Wu Liangfu planned to learn the characters one by one.
This guy was born in the general family, and his family invited someone to open the door, but unfortunately he didn’t have time to study in Wei Xue (Military Confucian School). After becoming Shunzhi’s companion, he has been learning Manchu and Mongolian characters, and has never touched Chinese characters again.
“Sir, how do you pronounce this word?”
Chai Shaoliang was pouring water into his stomach when he suddenly heard someone questioning him. He turned his head and saw that it was the “Tartar eunuch”, and suddenly said with a smile: “You also want to learn to read?”
Wu Liangfu hurriedly said: “I want to teach adults to know that the younger one was also a general of the previous dynasty. When he was young, Kaimeng’s family could read a few words. The Tartars killed him, and the younger family was ruined. In the womb of the tartar. The little one doesn’t want to be an eunuch, but now the sage has given me a favor to do it for a ninth-rank official. Only by working hard can the young one be a good official and repay His Majesty’s great kindness.”
These words surprised Chai Shaoliang. He was the official in charge of the etiquette training, and among all the trainees, the Tartar **** was the most despised.
But Wu Liangfu’s studious attitude changed Chai Shaoliang’s impression of him, saying: “If you want to know how to read, you can learn pinyin first, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort. Open the front of the dictionary, and I will teach you a few pinyin letters today.”
“Thank you, sir!” Wu Liangfu burst into tears of gratitude.
This man is a ruthless man, as can be seen from the fact that he killed Dayuer and Shunzhi. Moreover, he is also an ambitious and hard-working ruthless man. The nine-rank official rewarded by the imperial court gave him hope of prosperity.
Learn to read first, and then learn various courses by yourself, try to integrate into the civil servant group, and complete the work tasks conscientiously. One day, I will be able to climb up.
Wu Liangfu’s ideal in life is to adopt a son and continue the family tradition of Wu. It’s better to marry another wife. It doesn’t matter how ugly she is, the main thing is to be virtuous and housekeeping, which can make him look like a normal man. He wants to be the “Zheng He” of the new dynasty of Datong, lead the fleet to sail all over the world, and leave his name in history for a lifetime.
In fact, as early as a few days ago, he had never heard of the name “Zheng He”.
But there are too many foreign envoys studying etiquette together, chatting about Nanyang affairs all day long, and from time to time they have to mention the Sanbao eunuch. They are also eunuchs, and the Sanbao **** is so powerful, why can’t he be himself? Zheng He soon became Wu Liangfu’s idol.
“Ah, oh, uh, eh, woo, woo…”
Wu Liangfu shook his head holding the dictionary, looking very different in the school grounds.
Jin Yi, a wealthy man in Jiangning, is chatting with Fan Shi. He is in the inland river transportation business, and also runs jewelry and jade wares. He donates money to the school every year, and also donates money for disaster relief every time there is a natural disaster. .
“Is there any jade produced in Siam?” Jin Yi asked.
Jin Yi spoke standard Nanjing dialect, but the Siamese prince could only speak Cantonese, and the two had to rely on Yang Dongkui to translate.
Narai replied: “Our country is rich in gemstones of all colors.”
“Really?” Jin Yi immediately beamed with joy, “I’m in the jewelry business, can the prince write a letter so that I can take it to Siam to meet gem merchants. If the business can be done, I will be very grateful!”
Narai smiled and said, “It’s easy to say, easy to say.”
China has loved jade since ancient times, but gems are equally precious. For example, in the tomb of King Liangzhuang in the Ming Dynasty, a golden seat hat was unearthed, inlaid with ten gems, and the top is a 200-carat sapphire.
Siamese products sold to China are mainly ivory, rhino horn, and spices. The gem business is still a blue ocean.
If he can make friends with the Siamese prince, Jin Yi can obtain a stable and cheap source of gemstones.
These merchants are really pervasive. By learning etiquette, they are actually busy negotiating business with Nanyang envoys.
Not only Jin Yi, but also other wealthy businessmen are also talking, and someone has already contacted the Aceh envoy. Aceh provides low-priced pepper, and this inland businessman is in charge of marketing, and then he can contact a Fujian-Guangdong-Hai merchant to transport the goods.
Aceh is one of the main producing areas of pepper. In the past two decades, the source of pepper in Aceh has been monopolized by the Netherlands. Kuang Hong’s operations in Nanyang broke this monopoly. Why aren’t Chinese businessmen excited? Those with quick minds are already preparing to go to sea.
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Forbidden City, Qinzheng Hall.
Zhao Han said with a smile: “Those rich merchants, are they negotiating business with the envoys of the Fanbang?”
Chai Shaoliang replied: “It is true. It was originally a course for learning etiquette, but it was full of copper smells by rich businessmen.”
“That’s fine,” Zhao Han nodded approvingly, “merchants and Nanyang countries are getting more and more connected, and the imperial court’s control over Nanyang will be more secure. When the domestic market is saturated, maritime merchants will naturally turn their attention to the West, and they will push The imperial court opened up to the west.”
Chai Shaoliang said: “Wu Liangfu, who killed the puppet empress dowager and the emperor, was an eunuch, but he was also diligent and studious. He never forgot to read during school breaks. I talked with him several times, and he said that he wanted to be Zheng He of the Datong court. .”
“Hahahahaha!”
Zhao Han couldn’t stop laughing, and said: “It’s good to have such ambition, don’t stay in Nanjing, let him follow Kuang Hong to Nanyang to be an official.”
“Your Majesty is wise.” Chai Shaoliang didn’t know how to answer, so he flattered him.
Zhao Han waved his hand and said, “Go ahead and continue teaching them etiquette.”
Chai Shaoliang bowed and stepped back, Zhao Han continued to read the memorial, a piece of news from Japan quickly caught his attention.
The Japanese shogun, Iemitsu Tokugawa died of illness, more than half a year earlier than in history.
Tokugawa Ietsuna, who was only ten years old, succeeded the shogun. After the news came out, the ronin rebellion broke out in Edo immediately.
Wandering, in the Muromachi period, specifically refers to wanderers (at least samurai) who lost their territories and positions.
Prisoner, specifically refers to a samurai who left his master’s house and lost his salary.
The rebellion in Edo caused ronin and prisoner to be directly equated.
After the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the number of ronin increased sharply due to a large number of vassal cuts. Moreover, there are no more wars, and there are too many warriors in various families, and more and more prisoners have stopped paying their wages.
Because of the spread of Confucian loyalty to the emperor, if a samurai voluntarily leaves the lord, the lord will write a letter to other lords. This is a document called “Feng Gong Gou”. The lords exchanged “official orders” to each other, and gradually formed unspoken rules, so that even if the prisoner who was forced to leave the lord’s house, he could not find a new job elsewhere.
The superposition of various factors resulted in a terrible result. At this time, the number of ronin (prisoners) in Japan has exceeded 500,000.
The shogunate regards these people as unstable factors, and either directly expels them from the castle town, or restricts which street they can only live in, and prohibits them from becoming official again, locking up the rising channels of ronin (prisoners).
So as soon as Tokugawa Iemitsu died, the ronin (prisoners) in Edo rebelled.
There are no rebellious ronin, many choose to change their careers, directly changing from samurai to farmers.
There are also some who go to sea as mercenaries, and the more famous one is Yamada Nagamasa. There are more than a thousand ronin warriors under this guy, all of whom use firearms. They once helped Siam resist the Burmese army, successfully defended the capital of Siam, and were appointed by the king as the prefect of Ayutthaya—equivalent to Jing Zhaoyin in Thailand.
Yamada Nagamasa once controlled Siam’s foreign trade, and then died inexplicably. After his death, the King of Siam, Prince Narai’s father, immediately expelled all Japanese. These Japanese wandered to Luzon and became Spanish mercenaries. They fought a battle with the Datong Army a few years ago.
In this Edo ronin rebellion, the shogunate began to expel ronin in large numbers.
The county magistrates of Ryukyu and Fangzhang counties reported that there were two or three thousand rogues one after another, who came to take refuge in simple small sampans. May the court agree to accept these guys.
Zhao Han thought about it carefully, and replied: “Ryukyu and Fangzhang counties are each allowed to accept 500 vagrants, and they will be allocated land to settle down. When they settle down, they must be changed to Chinese names. After three years, if they can’t speak Chinese Deportation. The rest of the ronin will be resettled in Taiwan, Luzon, Malacca and other places, and they will all have their Chinese names changed, and they will be deported if they cannot speak Chinese within the time limit!”
These are all warriors, able to fight and educated. After they are Sinicized, they can be directly recruited for combat at critical moments.
(end of this chapter)