I am the king of the dead

Chapter 404 What's on the other side of the sea?
The main reason for Pu's decline was because of a war that was seldom talked about.

This war completely caused Pu's to go north from Quanzhou again, to Hezhoushan Islands, to continue to maintain his ancestral business.

"Yisi Baxi war." Li Xian mentioned a war in Quanzhou in Fujian in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties.

Yisi Baxi War Rebellion, the correct translation of Yisi Baxi Army should be Persian militia rebellion.

The maritime trade in the Southern Song Dynasty was extremely developed, bringing merchants from all over the world, and they gathered in Quanzhou Port, the largest port in the world at that time.

The ancestor of the Pu family came from the Southern Song Dynasty at that time.

Quanzhou was the number one port in the world at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty until the Persian militia war.

When Quanzhou Port was at its peak, the city was more than 20 miles away, and more than [-] people lived in it, and nearly [-]% of them were foreign nationals.

They came from Tianfang, Persia, Europa Christians, Jews, etc. These people all had a unified name in the Yuan Dynasty, called Semuren.

The rule of the Yuan Dynasty was very broad. They defined the Mongols as the first class, the Semu people as the second class, the northern Han people as the third class, and the southern Han people as the fourth class.

The Mongols used Semu people to collect taxes, and most of the taxpayers were Semu people.

At that time, Quanzhou Port used more than one hundred languages.

The Persian militia was the most populous and powerful force in Quanzhou at that time, and their generals Saifuddin and Amiridin gradually won the control of Kequanzhou city.

In order to regain the ruling power of Quanzhou, the largest port, the Yuan Dynasty started a nine-year battle with the Semu people.

During these nine years, the number one port in the world was riddled with holes. Pu Shi had to leave Quanzhou Port for the Zhoushan Islands.

Li Xian put down the first piece of information in his hand, took out the second one, and said with emotion: "Jiangnan gentry and wealthy merchants all say that I am strict with Ming Dynasty, and they all miss their great Yuan."

"Because of Kuan Zong, the rich and luxurious families, and families of literati, are constantly rising in the hands of Yuan Zhi Kuan Zong."

"The Yang family in Ganpu originated in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the Southern Song Dynasty, the governor of Lizhou, the commander of the Xuanfeng Army in front of the palace, and the deputy governor of the Privy Council, Yang Fa, descended to the Yuan Dynasty."

"The three generations of the Yang family who were both officials and merchants were engaged in trade with countries such as Japan and Korea."

Li Xian put down the bamboo tube in his hand, picked up another bamboo tube, and said with a smile: "It is located in Fushan Port, Changshu. Galloping on the sea, Jiajiao Hainan, the accumulation is incalculable."

"Qingyuan Wu, Han, Ni, and Dai are the four masters of Qingyuan Shipbuilding Department. They are well-known maritime merchants. They lost their way at the end of Yuan Dynasty. They are the important pillars of Fang Guozhen. When Fang Guozhen was defeated, the four masters ran away. Ryukyu."

There were still many bamboo tubes in Li Xian's hand, and he didn't take them out one by one.

Holding those bamboo tubes, he said with a smile: "In fact, after Hu Yuan broke Lin'an City, captured the royal family of the Southern Song Dynasty, and occupied the south of the Yangtze River, his lenient rule was superimposed on the highly developed agricultural and commercial society in the south of the Yangtze River, and a class would inevitably emerge. , that is a wealthy citizen who integrates government and business.”

Li Xian pointed at the table and said: "The remnants of the previous dynasty!"

Most of them are these people. If you have to describe it, you can sum it up in four words, that is the evil of the previous dynasty.

Li Xian has become a powerful gravedigger. Since he is going to be a gravedigger, it is natural to ask the origin of these people. How did this group of lawless guys come into being, and gradually have the answer.

He continued: "After the Ming Dynasty moved the capital to Beiya in the 19th year of Yongle, they finally came back."

"The life they want is nothing more than: brocade robes for merchants in Yongdong, and emerald hair newly harvested at sea. They buy Wu boats to carry Wu girls, and the capital is drunk every day."

"But Daming can't give it."

After Li Xian sorted out the main enemies in the Zhoushan naval battle, the government office of Songjiang Mansion was quiet.

Xu Chengzong sat up straight, nodded and said, "I have been in touch with all the companies that Governor Li mentioned, and I even know a few of them. We have eaten together in Yanyun Tower."

"Luxurious home."

Of course Xu Chengzong has seen them, these are the overseas abandoned citizens of Daming, they do not abide by the laws of Daming, they conduct sea trade outside the gate of Daming.

These people are all luxurious families, and even in the land of Daming, there are many gardens. Once there is any disturbance, they will immediately sail away, and come back after avoiding the limelight.

Li Xian continued: "They have a total of more than forty four-hundred-year-old warships, more than one hundred four-hundred-year-old patrol boats, seven lucky boats, and hundreds of warships and fights. There are about one hundred warships in total. Thousands of ships, nearly [-] ships."

"There are more than 15 pirates in the entire Zhoushan Islands. They are both merchants and robbers. There are more than [-] shipwrights, merchants, common people, workshop owners, craftsmen, etc."

Xu Chengzong asked suspiciously: "How did Governor Li know such details?"

However, after looking around, he found that there were three missing people sitting here, namely Yue Qian, Yuan Bin, and Ji Duo.

These three His Majesty stayed in Nanya.

Yuan Bin looked at Li Xian. Ji Duo returned to Nanya after investigating the murder of Uncle Baoding from Xiangyang.

Ji Duo is the commander of the frontier army, Yuan Bin is the commander of Jinyiwei, Yue Qian is the commander of the Beijing camp, and Yue Qian is the leader of the three.

Yue Qian is Yu Qian's direct descendant, whether it is abolishing the throne of King Jili, sending an envoy to Oara to bring King Jili back to Beijing, or cutting the title of Emperor Taishang and killing King Jili, Yue Qian is always there. .

But Yue Qian should be regarded as His Majesty's direct descendant, because Yu Qian does not form a party.

Where are these three people now?

Zhoushan Shuangyu Port and Cen Port.

Xu Chengzong knew the source of Li Xian's information, but kept his mouth shut. Someone in Nanya had seen the three of them. If something happened, wouldn't it be his mouth?

Li Binyan said, "We don't have a lucky boat."

"We only have more than [-] warships, more than [-] patrol ships, more than [-] warships and douchongs, [-] marine ships, [-] ships from the Mizhou Shipping Department, and [-] from the Yuegang Propaganda Department. There are [-] troops in the capital, and more than [-] troops from the Jing army in Nanya and the three guards in Fengyang."

"Except for Fuchuan, our strength is far superior to that of our opponents."

"You must know that during the Yongle period, the Ming court did not count the ships such as the boats, douchongs, and sea boats. They are really too small."

How powerful was the Daming Navy at its peak?
In the 18th year of Yongle, the Daming Navy had a total of 1350 warships, including more than 1370 patrol boats, more than 250 warships, and [-] ocean-going treasure ships, except for the small boats such as the Mona and Douchong.

There are also countless police and law enforcement ships and order ships that guard the ocean and patrol the river.

Zheng He said boldly in "The Stele of Zheng He": When you come to a foreign country, those who are disrespectful to the kings will be captured alive;

And Zheng He really did it.

The king of Mount Ceylon, Ariel Kunel, was disrespectful and murdered the sailors. Zheng He led his men to attack the capital, captured the king and his family alive, and took them to the capital.

The Xuanwei Division in the old port was outlawed, and Zheng He captured three pirates, Chen Zuyi, and more than [-] pirates were wiped out in the First World War, completely opening up the shipping route.

However, Zheng He's navy can only be called battleships with only more than 250 ocean-going treasure ships.

The famous Zheng He fleet Armada is actually just a mobile fleet of the powerful Ming Empire Navy.

The Daming Navy was in Yongle for 19 years, and the number of warships on the list is about equal to ten Spanish Armadas.

Why do you say that Da Ming is invincible?

Because Daming is truly invincible.

But now, in order to attack the pirates in Zhoushan, Li Binyan, Tao Jin, Ma Yun, Chen Yu and others have gathered all the sea forces, but there are only 150 ships that can be called warships.

This is the result after 24 years of Xingwen and Wu.

Li Xian said with great conviction: "The merchants of the Ming Dynasty who lost the Armada, it is very difficult to do business, because the submissive Fan Kingdom has become a hideous face, and the pirates who have disappeared have reappeared, the sea routes have been blocked, and business has been blocked."

Xu Chengzong himself has more than [-] sea-going ships, and Xu Chengzong naturally knows whether the business is good or not.

Li Binyan knocked on the table and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has made great efforts to revitalize the Daming Navy. I believe that under His Majesty's guidance, our Daming Zhongxing is not a dream come true!"

"I believe that the sun, moon, mountains and rivers will always exist, and the Daming mountains and rivers will last forever!"

Seeing that the discussion was finally over, Wang Yin said loudly: "All ministers accept the order."

Everyone stood up, standing straight, Li Binyan walked off the platform and stood under the stage.

Holding a copy of the imperial decree in his hand, Wang Yin said loudly: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict says:"

"I inherited Hong Xu, ruled the people, the seas and the mountains, all my sons and daughters, the dog is not evil, and the universal wants to cover the shortage."

"The remnants of the late Yuan Dynasty, who were obscene and subordinate, dared to make troubles, stole business titles, and belonged to the islands. Then he set up his ambition to recommend food, and peeked at the state attached to me. Between the Yiqichang government, whales and salamanders appeared everywhere. The realm of waves and Xuantu."

"The people are separated, the army and the people are in distress, and the regulations are in a hurry, please send the soldiers."

"Order the commander of the four Wei regiments, Tao Jin, to wear the seal of General Zhengyi, Bo Ping Jiangbo, Chen Yu, to wear the seal of Deputy General Zhengyi, and the commander of Yuegangfan, Ma Yun, to wear the seal of Deputy General Zhengyi, and the governors Fan Xiong and Dong Xing are the left and right generals."

"Governor Li Xian, governor of the south of the Yangtze River, is in charge of military affairs, Lin Cong and Wang Xi are military counselors, Zhongguan Wang Yin and Wang Jin are supervising the army, Yu Shi Zhang Hai, and Ding Xuan Jigong."

"Lead Mizhou, Ningbo, and Yuegang City Bosi Navy, Jingying, Fengyang Sanwei, and Nanjing to fight against the Japanese invasion in Zhoushan."

"Righteousness and martial arts are vigorous, and those who jump the beam will be killed no matter how strong they are!"

"I will use it to announce the world, so that I can hear it and let me know it."

In the hands of the Zhongguan, the seal and ribbon fire cards were continuously distributed to the generals present.

"The sun, the moon, the mountains and rivers will always be there, and the great Ming mountains and rivers will be forever!" All the ministers shouted loudly after receiving the order.

Li Binyan, Li Xian, and Tang Xing came to the shipping department of Lingang City, where the ship Li Binyan mentioned was moored, with countless masts facing the sky, directly facing the bright sky, and the end could not be seen at a glance.

The seagulls hovered in the sky, swooped like water with neighing, caught the sea fish, and flew high again. In the sky, some fishing boats had just returned from fishing and were bargaining with merchants on the pier.

Numerous boatmen are rushing back and forth on the pier, carrying gunpowder, bows and arrows, etc. non-stop.

Li Binyan looked at the countless ships and said with a smile: "These are Daming's current ships. Although there are not many ships, they are enough to hit Zhoushan."

Tang Xing threw the flat stone in his hand vigorously, and the stone made splashes one by one on the water surface. After six splashes, it sank into the boundless sea.

Tang Xing looked at the surface of the sea and said with a little disappointment: "The good credit for pacifying the Japanese is gone. It's all your fault, Li Binyan. Lend me [-] boats, and I'll pacify them."

"That's Japanese pirates with 7 people, and it's not enough to borrow [-] boats from you!" Li Binyan said with a smile.

Tang Xing didn't even deserve a seal this time, so he was naturally a little dissatisfied.

But the task of Li Binyan and Tang Xing is not easy at all. The Shipping Department of Lingang City, Songjiang Prefecture is the old nest of the Daming Navy, and the two of them are responsible for guarding the old nest.

Tang Xing said nonchalantly: "A group of rotten fish and shrimp! Before the fight starts, there will be internal strife. If you provoke them a little, they will turn against each other."

"How can there be any chance of success? Your Majesty is always unwilling to take risks."

Li Bin smiled without saying a word. The adventurous Tang Xing naturally couldn't understand this cautious approach.

Tang Xing took the risk and folded himself in. Your Majesty is His Majesty. Your Majesty took the risk and folded Daming in?

How can there be any difference in the affairs of the country?
"The lion and the elephant fight the rabbit with all their strength." Li Xian didn't think it was a good thing to take risks. The Ming Dynasty was powerful, so why take risks?

Cutting flesh with a blunt knife can end the nest of the pirates in Zhoushan.

Take every step in the most stable way, this is His Majesty's ruling style.

Unsteady, the Ming Dukes in the court will be quelled in the sky.

At the beginning, His Majesty kept setting hooks for King Xiang, hoping that King Xiang would take the bait, but King Xiang knew the destiny and refused to take the bait.

In the end, His Majesty calmed down the bandits in Taihang Mountain, Gouzhu Mountain and Yanshan Mountain in order to exercise his muscles and bones.

It was originally a small matter to carry out activities in the Beijing camp, but Chen Xun, Hu Wei, Jin Lian and many other important officials ran to the lecture hall in fear and fear, asking His Majesty what he was going to do.

The courtiers were so frightened that their souls came out.

Tang Xing shook his head and said: "Then give me a chance to try, I have [-] boats to put down the pirates, why do I have to go to war like this?"

"Prudence first." After Li Xian finished speaking, he stopped talking and watched the waves hit the ships at the pier.

Li Binyan stood in the sea breeze with a strong salty smell, stood with his hands behind his back, was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked, "What do you say is on the other side of the sea?"

"It's the enemy!" Tang Xing threw out another piece of flat stone, but the wind picked up and the waves were strong, knocking his stone into the water.

"It's the mountains of gold and silver!" Li Xian regularly wrote letters to communicate with His Majesty about the Nanya. Recently, after the Japanese envoys in the capital broke the law, he also knew that the Wa country had gold and silver.

Li Binyan squatted by the beach, said with a smile: ""Yi" said: "Yi has Tai Chi, and Liang Yi is born at the beginning."

"When the heavens and the earth first opened, everything was chaos. It was Wuji. Wuji gave birth to Taiji, and Taiji gave birth to two poles. When the clear air goes up, it becomes the sky, and when the turbid air goes down, it becomes the earth."

"The sky is yang, and the earth is yin. Everything in the sky and the earth, and everything in the world, are yin and yang."

Tang Xing spread his hands, and said helplessly: "You scholars, why not speak clearly!"

"The whole day, this day and that cloud, who knows what you guys want to say!"

Li Xian also looked at Li Binyan in doubt, and he was doing a good job of suppressing the rebellion and fighting against the Japanese. Why is this discussing the Book of Changes?
Li Binyan said with a smile: "Besides the sea, there is land on the other side of the sea."

"Let me demonstrate it, maybe you will understand."

"I found a very interesting thing in Bosi, Mizhou City. The sea is very deep, and the sand on the bottom of the sea is heavier than the sand on the beach."

"That's why I said that besides the sea, there must be land on the other side of the sea."

Li Binyan moved the beach layer by layer, and after filling the two iron boxes with sand, he asked with a smile, "Guess, which one is heavier?"

　Today is expected to be three to four shifts, asking for a monthly pass! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Marine geologist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences "Academician Wang Pinxian": The boundary between the ocean and the continent is not the coastline, but the crust of different components (the average continental crust is granodiorite, and the average oceanic crust is oceanic basalt).Because the oceanic crust is made of silicon-magnesia with a high density (~2.9), the continental crust is made of silicon-alumina with a low density (~2.7), and because of the theory of gravity equilibrium, the continental crust is thicker (convex), and the oceanic crust is thinner (expressed as concave).On the other hand, due to the convection of the plastic mantle, the oceanic crust is produced at the mid-ocean ridge and annihilated in the subduction zone, so the age of the oceanic crust rarely exceeds 2 million years, and the age of the continental crust can reach several billion years (such as ancient cratons) .

　　
　
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