I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 185 How to Meet the Emperor

"Indeed, he was the one who single-handedly instigated the Nanjing religious case back then. Now he is an assistant minister of the cabinet. This time Mr. Tang Ruowang comes to the capital, he will definitely do everything possible to obstruct him and will not let him meet with His Majesty."

Li Zhizao also expressed their concerns. Even though they are now highly valued by the emperor, the Zhejiang Party's impeachments are not less. In the past, it was fine just casting artillery. It was all for the benefit of the country and the people, so they couldn't say anything.

However, the news of Tang Ruowang's visit to Beijing will soon spread throughout the capital. By then, I am afraid that the Zhejiang Party will not give up. Even Yan Guan and other officials will write a letter against the Catholic priest entering the palace to meet the saint.

"Well, I'm afraid it's not just the Zhejiang Party and others. I learned from Assistant Minister Han Xu that recently the cabinet has received a lot of information from officials of the Chief Secretary of Guangdong, specifically writing letters to impeach me and others.

It is said that Western missionaries are ambitious, but the foreigners in Macau are not of my race, and their minds must be different.We should not suggest to His Majesty that missionaries come to Beijing and purchase artillery in Macao.After much thought, I realized that I was afraid that His Majesty would have contact with the West. "

Zheng Zhilong listened to all the chats between Xu Guangqi and Li Zhizao. He knew that both of them were important officials of the imperial court, and Xu Guangqi in particular was deeply trusted by the emperor.Therefore, after entering the mansion, he kept to his duties, stood behind Tang Ruowang and translated, and did not dare to make any mistakes.

It's just that Zheng Zhilong knew a lot about Nanyang trade. When he heard Xu Guangqi say that many officials in the Chief Secretary of Guangzhou didn't want the emperor to have contact with the West, he instantly understood the reason.

Although there was a sea ban before the Ming Dynasty, it could not prevent people from going to Southeast Asia or even Japan and North Korea to do business.

Therefore, many people go to sea every year. Although maritime trade is hard and risky, the profits are two or three times higher back and forth. Especially when sending Chinese porcelain, silk and other specialties to Nanyang, and then returning to transport pepper, cane sugar and other commodities, the profits are made. bigger.

Due to the convenient location, these trade routes were used by merchants from Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, and they naturally made a lot of money. His uncle Huang Cheng is an example. Doing business in Macau was a success. A lot of land was purchased in the city of Guangzhou.

Therefore, when he heard that the imperial edict to further open the sea ban was issued to Guangzhou, his uncle was so panicked. Nanyang trade was originally a monopoly, but now the court specifically opened the sea ban and set up customs in Guangzhou, Quanzhou and other places to collect taxes. It will inevitably increase their monopoly position and increase their costs.

Thinking of this, the Guangdong officials obstructed the maritime ban and banned Tang Ruowang from entering Beijing. Maybe they were instigating it behind the scenes.

Zheng Zhilong drew inferences and instantly thought of the whole story. However, Xu Guangqi and others on the side did not know that the translator next to Tang Ruowang was the future famous pirate king of Nanyang, and they did not care much about him.

After a brief chat, they also let Tang Ruowang and Zheng Zhilong rest for a while. Xu Guangqi specially held a banquet in the evening and invited Sun Yuanhua, Zhang Tao and other disciples to come and discuss together to see if there was any way for His Majesty and Tang Ruowang to meet.

Tang Ruowang naturally had no objections, so he temporarily stayed in the guest room of Xu Guangqi's mansion, simply handed over the books he brought to the people below, and stopped talking for the time being.
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Sun Yuanhua has been extremely busy recently.

Especially after the emperor came to the Licao Arena to select talents a few days ago, he saw that Zhu Daoxin and others who trained with him on weekdays were actually selected to go to the Beijing camp, which instantly aroused the competitive spirit of those noble disciples.

Naturally, the children of the border army led by Cao Bianjiao were not to be outdone, and vowed to compete with them and choose themselves to enter the Beijing camp next time.

Therefore, the students in Licaolanchang are now much more diligent than before. They often go to the school field to train after class, and they have to stay up late at night to read, not wanting to fall behind others.As the chief instructor, Sun Yuanhua is always surrounded by students asking questions about artillery and gun shooting. He is good at artillery casting, but there are some tricky artillery shooting issues, such as artillery angle and range, ricochet, etc. But it was a bit difficult for him.

Therefore, he urgently needed professionals to help him. Therefore, he heard that Tang Ruowang had arrived in the capital in the past few days and brought many works with him, so he left class early this afternoon, left Dong'anmen and went straight to Xu Guangqi's home.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw that Xu Guangqi's son Xu Ji had been waiting for him for a long time. When he saw Sun Yuanhua coming, he quickly greeted him into the main hall. Xu Guangqi, Tang Ruowang and others had been waiting for him for a long time.

"I sent someone to deliver a message to you a few days ago. The people who went there said that you were too busy to leave your feet, but there are a lot of things going on in Licaolan Farm."

After a brief exchange of greetings, Xu Guangqi also asked about Sun Yuanhua with concern. He was very satisfied with this disciple. In his third year, he was arranged by the emperor to be the chief instructor of Licaolanchang. With the emperor's attention to Licaolanchang, he knew that he This disciple will definitely have a bright future.

"It was fine before, but His Majesty came recently and selected some people to enrich the capital camp. This deeply stimulated the remaining people and made them work harder. Therefore, the disciples were questioned more often.

These students have made rapid progress and are now unable to answer many questions about artillery shooting. I heard that Master Tang Ruowang brought many Western books with him when he came, so he hurried over to the banquet to see if he could find some useful books. "

"Look, hahaha... How can there be such a shameless person? He starts thinking about other people's books without even seeing him."

After hearing this, Li Zhizao started joking on the sidelines, causing everyone to laugh. However, after Tang Ruowang heard Sun Yuanhua's troubles through Zheng Zhilong's translation, he immediately thought of a solution.

“This time I came with not only books, but also cannon-casting masters and gunners hired from Macau, and this time in order to show the sincerity of the Portuguese people to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The Governor of Macau specially sent the military officer stationed in Macau, Gongsha Sirao. He is a famous artillery expert in Macau. He was specially transferred from Goa, India to train gunners. I think you can communicate more with him. On artillery issues He can give you a lot of help. "

Sun Yuanhua was overjoyed when he heard this, and his difficulty was easily solved.

Thinking of this, he suddenly thought of a way to get the emperor to agree to meet Tang Ruowang.

"Teacher, the Battle of Liaoshen made the Polu Artillery shine. Your Majesty and even the princes of the Manchu Dynasty know the power of this artillery. This Xi Lao from Gongsha is an artillery expert hired by the imperial court. If you can write to your Majesty, Describing this person’s talents in detail and recommending him to serve as an instructor in Licaolanchang will definitely reduce the resistance of Teacher Tang Ruowang to meet His Majesty.”

"At the same time, His Majesty is very interested in Western classics and artifacts. When the time comes, if we ask to see His Majesty in the name of presenting Western classics and artifacts, the Zhejiang Party will convince them that even if they object, it will be useless."

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