Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 1040

"Do you dare to go back?"

Hearing Wang Tong's words, the fire in Bai Wu's heart burst out immediately, and he kowtowed heavily on the ground, but after just one kowtow, blood oozes from his forehead, and he replied decisively:
"Grandpa, the villain wants to go back all the time, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

Wang Tong nodded in satisfaction, and said in a deep voice:

"This is Songjiang Jinyiwei Baihu Shiqi, he has something to tell you."

Standing behind Wang Tong, Shi Qi nodded to Bai Wu, and Wang Tong said again:
"Tens of thousands of lives cannot be wasted. Under this sun, anyone who kills the people of Ming Dynasty will have to pay the price. However, after you return to Luzon, you have to calm down. You are far away from the sea. It is impossible to do this in a month or two. Come on, do you understand?"

During this period of time in Songjiang Mansion, Bai Wu knew Wang Tong's deeds from various aspects. If others told him that, he would think it was prevarication, but when Wang Tong said that, he felt a little more sure in his heart. , hastily replied:
"Please don't worry, my lord, the villain can wait!"

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It is ridiculous to say that the corpses of the Han people who were killed a few months ago have not turned into bones and dust, and the Spaniards in Luzon have begun to recruit Han people for farming and trade. What is even more ridiculous is that there are really a large number of Han people from Fujian and Guangdong. go to.

"Write to the capital, Jinyiwei sent people in Fujian and Guangdong to rotate once, let them check the local magistrates, how far they have pushed the people, the people would rather take the risk of being killed and go there .”

Wang Tong said this to Yang Sichen in his study, Yang Sichen could hear that Wang Tong was angry, Yang Sichen shook his head and said:

"My lord, the Fujian-Zhejiang area is really not what my lord thinks. There are few lands and a lot of people. The local gentry are very powerful, and even the government has little power. Moreover, the speech customs in the Fujian-Zhejiang area are quite different from those of other provinces. It’s different, even if you want to go north to survive, there are some inconveniences, and Fujian and Zhejiang are adjacent to the sea, and the people don’t have much resistance to going to foreign lands by boat, this is the situation when there are immigrants.”

Having said that, Yang Sichen smiled wryly, and said:
"My lord, what are the common people thinking? They feel that other people have suffered disasters, but the disasters will not fall on themselves. Fan Gui said that the Lu Song Han people rebelled and were wiped out. They think they can keep their own place."

"It's really strange. According to the words of the sea merchants, the clans in Nanyang are very united. If it is in Daming, if the government wronged such a clan, it will definitely cause a big riot. Why are they honest in Nanyang?"

Wang Tong asked casually, the wry smile on Yang Sichen's face became wider, and he said:
"This student doesn't know."

It's really not easy to answer this question, and Wang Tong didn't ask further.

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"What do you think?"

Emperor Wanli put the memorial on the table in a leisurely manner, and asked the courtiers inside and outside the house. Wang Tong's memorial was sent to the capital in June, saying that the officers and soldiers of the various regiments of the Huwei Army system had promised to serve for ten years. It's easy to say, but the veterans below should also let them start a family and start a business, otherwise it is not a good thing for the army to fluctuate, and it's not that the veterans cannot be recruited by the civilians, and the key is their combat power. Let them retire without having to pay the army's salary. Recruiting recruits is to replenish new blood , on the whole, it is to expand the scale of Tiger's Mighty Army.

Now Wang Tong's memorials like this are out of public interest from any angle, and Emperor Wanli treats them the same as ordinary memorials.

"Duke Liao's theory is that he is loyal to the country. However, this veteran should try his best to settle outside the Ming Dynasty and in the place where the port was opened, but I don't quite understand it."

The cabinet scholar Xu Guo thought about it and said, now Emperor Wanli is in complete control of the situation in all aspects, and the chief assistant of the cabinet, Shen Shixing, has become more and more sophisticated in nourishing Qi. He hardly speaks at court meetings. Emperor Wanli sometimes wonders if he is open. He fell asleep with his eyes closed, and asked Zhao Jinliang to try twice, of course the answer was no.

The six ministers were either suppressed by Wang Tong, or they were newly launched, and they were purely powerless in the court. They were also Wang Xijue and Xu Guo, one of whom had made great achievements, and the other had never made any mistakes, but they could say a few words.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Liao once told his ministers that these veterans who have fought many battles are His Majesty's wealth, and they are also His Majesty's troubles. They are said to be wealth because they are old enough to fight wars. Even if they are for the people, they can be used in wartime. But this kind of people are also troublesome. They know how to kill people, and they have arrogance after being in the army for a long time. They may not be able to adapt to the civilians, and they will inevitably cause trouble. If there is a trouble, the local guards may not be able to suppress it. Therefore, they should be sent to various farms and reclamation places outside the side wall. The place where the port was opened is settled, the place where the port is opened is rich, there are many places, there are many jobs, and there are many places to use them, so you can settle down."

Compared with Xu Guo's simple doubts, Wang Xijue's eloquent talk is more convincing. Emperor Wanli nodded, and said with his head sideways:
"Wait until the next batch is approved, and the decree will come out."

Tian Yi quickly agreed, and Emperor Wanli picked up another document and asked:
"I've heard people talking about the benefits of Nanyang these days, saying that there are gold, silver, copper and iron that are rich in wealth, and there are all kinds of goods, and the land is fertile. This?"

Hearing this, the big bosses from the cabinet to the Six Metropolitan Procuratorates all became nervous. Since the year of Xuande, this Nanyang incident has been a taboo, not for other reasons, it is really a waste of people and money.

"Your Majesty, these are all lies. It is nothing more than the wishful thinking of the ordinary people. When the three treasure eunuchs went abroad, did they bring back anything other than spices? It can be seen that the talk of prosperity is all false. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is the highest in the world." In the country, everything is everything, everything is included, what your Majesty wants, Da Ming has everything, why bother to go across the ocean to seek far away?"

Speaking of this, Yu Shenxing, the minister of the Ministry of Rites who had been silent all this time, came out to give a memorial, and his words were extremely sincere. Seeing the expressions of the ministers, Emperor Wanli knew what they were going to say next. Pole, said:
"Let's discuss the next one!"

"Your Majesty, the Chahar Department sent a prince to the capital to cry the day before yesterday, saying that bandits, looting, killing and wounding are all evil."

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After the court meeting, as usual, Emperor Wanli was sent back to the Qianqing Palace in a soft sedan chair, but Emperor Wanli was used to walking back by himself most of the time, which was regarded as moving his legs and feet.

When he walked this way, Tian Yi, Zou Yi and the others would naturally follow. Fortunately, the oldest supervisor of ceremonies was in his 40s, and he was still able to follow.

Emperor Wanli was obviously a little distracted when he was walking, and everyone found it strange. The supervisor of ceremonies almost went through the things discussed at the court meeting and the memorials that were not mentioned in their minds. It seemed that there was nothing important to be distracted. After thinking about it again, they walked quietly, but heard a cough. Everyone immediately realized that it was the voice of Emperor Wanli, and several eunuchs looked over.

"Zou Yi, come here!"

Zou Yi hurriedly approached, while the others took a few steps away, Tian Yi glanced over there and walked away expressionlessly.

"The report said that although the skin of the native woman is not white, it is as smooth as satin, her whole body is weak and boneless, and she has a special charm. Is this true or false?"

Emperor Wanli still had a serious expression on his face, but Zou Yi was taken aback by the question he asked. Zou Yi reacted quickly and his face was also serious, and he replied in a low voice:

".This servant doesn't know either. It is said that Chen Sibao, the warrior battalion officer, has two women bought from Nanyang, but they are hidden in the inner house. This...is all rumors, and the servant can't tell."

As an eunuch, he really couldn't explain such things clearly, but Emperor Wanli coughed again and said:
"You write a letter to Wang Tong and ask him to help me find a few. Remember to keep it secret, and don't let those Taoists outside know."

"Long Live Lord, don't worry, the servant will do it now."

Being able to do such private affairs for Emperor Wanli was naturally a sign of trust, and Zou Yi also wanted to show his hospitality.

Even though Emperor Wanli was in love with Empress Zheng, it didn't mean he didn't like to have fun. The foreign gadgets presented from Tianjin Wei were placed in several rooms in the Qianqing Palace. The Yumajian and Yuyongjian now have special personnel responsible for purchasing them. class stuff.

Moreover, Zou Yi also knows that there are rumors that some people went to Japan to buy women, and some people were planning to bring Caucasian women. It’s okay to say that in Japan, it will take more than a year for a white woman. The empress should know about these things, but the smartest way in the palace is to pretend not to know.

It is also strange, suddenly there are maritime merchants on the Tianjin Wei side who start to talk about the benefits of Nanyang, and some literati who have good things wrote notes to describe the situation there.

Among other things, there is one thing that Zou Yi dares to say. The person who wrote this article must be immoral. Here and there are notes, and it looks like someone who wrote Fengyue novels. There is no shame, and he doesn’t wear clothes all day long. What's more, this woman is not wearing clothes, how could her skin be as smooth as satin, it must be extremely rough.

This kind of thing is the most suitable for the rich and noble in Beijing and Tianjin. It is really weird and morally depraved for a rough and dirty notebook to sell well in the capital. There is also a bookstore specializing in engraving and printing.

Zou Yi suddenly had an idea, could it be that Wang Tong was instigating it behind the scenes, but he quickly denied his own judgment. There is no benefit in doing such a thing, why would Wang Tong do it, but this time To cause trouble for him, it is ridiculous to go to Nanyang to buy and sell women, and it is the emperor who asks the Duke to do it.

(End of this chapter)