The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Chapter 160 What Jin Xuezeng thought

When I was over [-] years old, I went all the way back to Sanwu. I was rushing to write music scores every day, and I didn’t have time to read Wang Wenlong’s music scores.

Then the next day, Wang Wenlong was summoned by Xu Xueju, and they went to the Fujian Governor's Yamen to visit Jin Xuezeng.

The governor of Fujian was stationed in the compound at No. [-], Shengfu Road, Gulou District in later generations. In Wang Wenlong's previous life, this place was the seat of Fujian's highest governing body for a long time. He served successively as the governor's office of Fujian and Zhejiang and the provincial government. It was not until after the founding of the People's Republic of China that it was changed to People's Theater.

When Xu Xueju and Wang Wenlong arrived, Wang Wenlong asked first: "How is Mr. Futai's health these days?"

The official shook his head cautiously: "You two just go and take a look."

Wang Wenlong and Xu Xueju couldn't help but feel worried after hearing this.

There is Peixian Palace outside the governor's Yamen, which can be regarded as the official temple of the governor's Yamen. The two were led into the small hall of Peixian Palace by the officials, and they saw Jin Xuezeng standing at the entrance of the hall with a cane and sitting looking at the big banyan tree in front of the temple.

"Jingyu, you're here." Seeing Xu Xueju approaching, Jin Xuezeng smiled and wanted to get up, but his legs and feet were still a little weak. He struggled, and Wang Wenlong quickly stepped forward to support him.

Jin Xuezeng nodded and greeted Wang Wenlong, then pointed his crutch at the big banyan tree at the door and said:

"Fuzhou is called Rongcheng, and this tree is the oldest banyan tree in Rongcheng. It has been cultivated for six hundred years. Trees can live for thousands of years, but it's a pity that we mortals are not so lucky."

Jin Xuezeng's tone was already to explain the funeral arrangements, and Xu Xueju's expression turned sad after hearing this. The two of them had been together for so long, and they had some real feelings for each other.

Wang Wenlong hurriedly comforted him and said: "Futai is just suffering from a minor illness. He will recover soon. I don't think there is any need to be so sad."

Jin Xuezeng sighed, as if he didn't have much hope for his body, and shook his head silently. He pointed to the temple behind him: "This temple is dedicated to Pei Zhenren, the governor of the Song Dynasty. Although this immortal was only an aide to the governor's yamen in the Song Dynasty, During his lifetime, he served as an assistant to the government and showed great kindness to the people, so he was honored by the people of Fuzhou and then built the Xiangong Temple. This is an honor that many people who seek immortality and learn Taoism do not have."

Jin Xuezeng said: "It can be seen that those of us who are officials and politicians hold great power. As long as we work hard, we can bring much happiness to the people. People say that saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. But if you can be a good official, you will not stop saving people." One life? This is a great accumulation of virtue. This is the reason why it is easy to practice among the public."

Jin Xuezeng turned to look at Wang Wenlong and said with a smile: "I heard that Jianyang has been enshrined by the people in various places because of the popularization of melons and vegetables last year. This is a role model for our generation."

Wang Wenlong continued: "I really don't dare to take this seriously."

Jin Xuezeng turned to look at Xu Xueju and said, "Jingyu can send someone to Shen Shihong's place to have a look someday. If I am not in Fujian, Jingyu will be a Japanese pirate in Fujian, so I need this man."

There was another hidden thread in the Wanli War to Aid Korea, which was the struggle between Fujian and Japan. This anti-Japanese struggle started with Xu Fuyuan, the previous governor of Jin Xuezeng, who also sent Commander Shi Shiyong of Jinyiwei Mingse to Japan to work as a spy and collect information Jin Xuezeng also took over many of Japan's intelligence in North Korea after he became the governor of Fujian. There were countless thrills in the ten years before and after.

Jin Xuezeng now has a very clear understanding of the Japanese pirate situation. He has already seen that now is the time to take advantage of Japan's defeat in Korea to solve the Fujian Japanese pirate problem in one fell swoop.

Xu Xueju solemnly nodded: "If that happens, I will definitely take over!"

Jin Xuezeng was relieved.

Jin Xuezeng's willingness to share the military power in his hands can be regarded as paving the way for Xu Xueju's future plans, and the two have officially become an alliance.

Wang Wenlong was not too worried when he saw this scene.

People in this era who lived to be fifty or sixty years old were basically happy with their fate, but Jin Xuezeng lived in Wang Wenlong's memory for a long time. This gentleman suffered from injuries when he was an official, but he lived for fifteen years after resigning at the age of sixty. Finally, he died suddenly surrounded by his descendants. Now he thought he was dying because he was seriously ill. In fact, he still had a lot of life in the future. There are plenty of them.

After talking about the army, Jin Xuezeng looked at Wang Wenlong curiously: "Recently, another group of red-haired people came from overseas in Fujian. Different from the Spanish, they must be the Dutch mentioned by Jianyang. This group of people behaves in another way. Yi Feng, Jianyang knows a lot about overseas situations, but does he know their details?"

Wang Wenlong nodded and replied: "The Netherlands claimed to be independent from Spain a few years ago, but Spain did not recognize it. They have about seven provinces, and the merchants and aristocrats elected a leader of their own, just because the leader was recommended by the merchants. So they are not called kings, only called rulers, and Spain has nothing to do with them."

Jin Xuezeng nodded and said: "So the Dutch are a rebel from Spain, and their relationship with Spain is just like today's Jianrui to our Ming Dynasty. Moreover, their monarchy is not stable, or are they still in the chieftain stage?"

Wang Wenlong thought for a while, and it was really easier for Ming people to understand it this way.

He explained: "However, although this group of Dutch people have unstable monarchy, they are more capable than the Spanish in navigation and trade."

Xu Xueju also thought about it at this time and said: "Is this the Dutchman who opened the chartered company mentioned in Jianyang's book?"

Wang Wenlong nodded.

"It's them. Both the Dutch and the Spanish want to compete for the trade routes between our Ming Dynasty and the Western Islands. Although the Dutch country is weak, because it is a country elected by businessmen, its chartered companies can organize their own mercenaries and issue currency. Make formal treaties with other countries and exercise the right to rule over the lands they occupy.”

Jin Xuezeng and Xu Xueju were both quite surprised when they heard this.

"In this case, aren't the Dutch afraid of rebellion in the territory under the chartered company?"

Wang Wenlong shook his head: "They created a joint-stock system, and all the funds needed for the chartered company were raised by the shareholders."

"The local leaders of a chartered company are just managers hired by shareholders. Whether they are officials, generals, soldiers, sealords, or sailors, they are all hired in this way. They have no roots in the local area and have no conditions at all. Rebellious."

Jin Xuezeng and Xu Xueju were stunned when they heard this. Although Wang Wenlong also mentioned the operation method of the chartered company in "History of Portugal", they had never understood it in such detail before.

Wang Wenlong continued his analysis: "This time the Dutch came to the sea outside our Ming Dynasty because they wanted to compete with the Spanish and Portuguese for our Ming Dynasty's trade routes."

Jin Xuezeng couldn't help but wonder: "According to what Jianyang said, the Dutch only have a small piece of land, and their own national power is still in danger. How can they have the national power to compete with the Spanish for overseas routes? If they fail, won't they be doomed?"

Wang Wenlong shook his head and said: "They are a shareholder system. Businessmen in the Netherlands contribute money to collect shares. The charter company only wants to make the maximum profit. If it succeeds in fighting for routes, it will be a huge profit. If it fails, the businessmen will lose money themselves. For the national strength of the country, There is no loss, the worst thing is to collect the money and do it again.”

"Under such circumstances, as long as there is a possibility of making a profit, they are willing to do anything."

The two of them were surprised when they heard that. Before, they thought that sending troops to fight was a waste of national strength. It was extremely difficult to collect resources from the private sector to help the country fight. But they didn't expect that this method could actually make the Dutch take the initiative to take money to help the country fight... No. , not even a country. According to Wang Wenlong, the Netherlands is just a business group doing business with a sword.

Wang Wenlong finally concluded: "Now that the Spanish are powerful and the Portuguese are declining, the best direction for the Dutch to compete for the route to the Ming Dynasty is actually Xiangshan Ao where the Portuguese gather."

"Now even Fujian Overseas has come to test it. It is estimated that the Dutch concession company's attack on Xiangshan Ao will start soon."

(End of this chapter)