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Chapter 374 Who Keeps Who in the Dark?

"Master Sun, I'll leave it to you to promote this kind of warfare." Yang Reform was quite satisfied with this martial arts performance.

"Obey, Your Majesty, I will do my best." Sun Chengzong promised.

"Fu Mingde." Yang Reform shouted again.

"The servant is here." Shi Mingde finished arranging the martial arts performance, and then ran to the emperor to serve him.

"This kind of grenade with extended fuze, you should pay more attention to it, produce more, and make sure to supply it to the frontline soldiers. Hehe, in the future, there will be some Donglu who suffer from it. In the future, Donglu will be calmed down. Your credit will not escape. "Yang Reform also ordered that the grenade, Yang Reform's plan at the beginning, was just to defend the city, from high to low, with the protection of the city wall, it can be said to be a sharp weapon for defending the city, but it was really unexpected I realized that grenades still have this kind of "wretched style" style of play. If this is the case, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty will play with wild boar skins in the future. , but I can hear a sound, but I didn't expect that now I don't have to throw it out forcefully, just throw it on the ground, and then wait for the enemy to run up automatically. In this way, the grenade rationed for cavalry is much larger than before , the power is also much greater, which has to be said, is an unexpected harvest.

"Slave obeys orders..." Fu Mingde immediately agreed, he already had a lot of experience in producing weapons, and now he likes the gold-lettered signboard of "Da Nei Zao" more and more. Yes, sharing some of the credit for the pacification of the Eastern Captives, he sees it even more.

"Everyone, I've finished watching the martial arts performance, so let's go back to the Wenhua Hall to discuss matters." Yang Reform said to the officials again.During this martial arts performance, Yang Reform was very satisfied with watching how the hand grenade played the wretched style. The military lessons he gave to the officials were not in vain. At least let everyone know that there are more and more ways to attack the Eastern captives.

A few officials who were eager to try and prepare to "play things" heard that the emperor was going back to the Wenhua Palace, and they stopped their energy. They didn't say anything, and they had to wait until they returned to the Wenhua Palace. good place.

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Wenhua Hall.

The sky in mid-September is already very cool, not as hot as the previous days, that is, at noon, there is still a little bit of heat, but if you hide in the tall hall, you can't feel the heat.

When they arrived at the Wenhua Palace, some officials saw the opportunity and immediately brought up Zheng Zhilong's matter, because what the emperor did was very dangerous, and it was possible to use the pirate leader to reopen the city ship department and the sea ban to collect taxes. It means that those "general backstagers" who have been doing Nanyang business are very anxious. If the emperor really uses the power of that pirate to control the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang, then the "good days" of free Nanyang business for more than 100 years will come to an end Now, the emperor had to find an opportunity to collect taxes. The scholar-bureaucrat class was exempted from taxes. Tax exemption is the "fine tradition" of the empire. If taxes are placed on the scholars, it is intolerable and must be stopped. The pirate leader took it away, but he couldn't give it to the emperor. If the emperor got the silver, his power would increase greatly. Their efforts to limit the imperial power, influence the government, and influence the world would be in vain. The struggle must continue.

"Are you saying that I shouldn't treat that pirate leader like this? Isn't this against the rules of etiquette?" Yang Reform asked. Regarding Zheng Zhilong's question, Yang Reform had already made complete preparations.

"Returning to Your Majesty, that's exactly the case. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, high above you. That pirate leader is a bandit and a lowly person. How could Your Majesty do such a condescending thing without regard for his status? Your Majesty, there is no need to do this at all." Treating the pirate leader so politely, as a small official of the seventh rank, holding an imperial edict, and declaring him a guerrilla for coastal defense of the fifth rank, just send him away, Suiping in the southeast, why should His Majesty lower himself to influence him? Your Majesty is willing Recruiting him and being willing to serve him as an official is already a great gift, and it can already make him grateful..." A minister immediately followed Yang Reform's words.

Yang Reform thought it was funny, you Ming Dynasty people don't understand Zheng Zhilong's role and value, so why don't you give him a fifth-rank official and let him go back?Isn't this letting the tiger go back to the mountain?No matter how idiot I am, I won't be so stupid.

"This Qing family, do you know what is the meaning of my efforts to recruit Zheng Zhilong?" Yang Reform said with a smile.

All the ministers were puzzled one by one, they couldn't understand what the emperor meant, and they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd.What's the meaning of recruiting a pirate leader?It is nothing more than saving one side from the flames of war and relieving the suffering of the people on one side, what else can there be?
The hearts of those few ministers jumped even more. Could it be that the emperor meant to accept Zheng Zhilong so that he could use Zheng Zhilong's hand to control the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang?This means His Majesty is going to collect money?

A few people are very uncomfortable. This kind of thing can only be played on the side drums, talking with the emperor about righteousness, ancestral system, people's interests, whatever you want, but you can't just tell the emperor that the sea business is very profitable. The emperor, you recruited Zheng Zhilong, Do you want to collect money from all of us?
These few ministers who said that they couldn't recruit Zheng Zhilong like this felt a little unnatural. Looking at the emperor's face, he was full of smiles. He didn't know if the emperor really knew that the sea business made money, so he wanted to collect everyone's money, so that's why he was like this. I am happy, if this is the case, I am afraid that I will mobilize the ministers in the court to stop this matter, but now, because of the urgent time, the ministers have not been connected well, what should I do?
"Hey..., back to your majesty, actually..., it's like this..., the sea is rough and the boat is so difficult..., your majesty, don't pay too much attention to a little pirate leader, your majesty can give him an official position for him Shelter is already very kind. It solves the banditry in the southeast and settles a matter on His Majesty's mind. It is enough to show His Majesty's sageness. Your Majesty, you should put more energy on the people and do more for the people of my Ming Dynasty. Some welfare would be better..." An official who opposed the high-standard hospitality of Zheng Zhilong really couldn't find anything to say, so he could only talk nonsense with the emperor.The emperor hasn't said anything about it yet, so now he can only be deceived and deceived.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I really can't guess what His Majesty's deep meaning is, but this Zheng Zhilong is really not worthy of His Majesty making such a big move, and even promised to exchange Zheng Zhilong with two huge libraries. Your Majesty, this is really not worth it. Zheng Zhilong That pirate leader is unworthy, and he can't stand it..." Another minister couldn't directly object to the re-opening of the Shipbuilding Department and the tax collection, because anyway, it's about Zheng Zhilong's recruitment, not about Zheng Zhilong. After discussing the possibility of the emperor’s tax collection after recruiting, we haven’t reached that point yet, and we are still opposing the emperor’s high-standard recruitment of Zheng Zhilong. Just kick Zheng Zhilong out of the emperor’s sight and give Zheng Zhilong a small official to do it, the emperor The matter of wanting to collect sea tax is considered a failure. The emperor did not make a clear statement on this matter. They can't say it clearly, and both sides are kept in the dark.

"Yes! Yes! Your Majesty...it's not worth it..."

"That's right! Your Majesty, I really shouldn't..." The ministers who spoke said exactly the same.Anyway, it is to prevent the emperor from contacting Zheng Zhilong, and even more to prevent Zheng Zhilong from being recruited with high standards.

Yang Reform looked like he wanted to laugh. For Zheng Zhilong, a figure who could influence the structure of the Ming Dynasty and change history, Yang Reform had worked hard.The amount of information involved is naturally beyond the reach of these Ming Dynasty people. The knowledge and vision of this matter naturally surpasses these Ming Dynasty officials by a few blocks.As soon as these officials moved their buttocks, Yang Reform knew what they were up to.I really want to control Zheng Zhilong, so that I can get Zheng Zhilong's "family property" under my own name in the future, otherwise, I wouldn't have made such a big effort, let alone such a high standard, and I wouldn't have used a few huge books The museum went fishing for Lin Qiang in exchange for the support of a group of people in the court.

These officials prevented themselves from recruiting Zheng Zhilong with such a high standard, because they were afraid that they would use Zheng Zhilong's hands to extract their taxes?Isn't that true in history?The pirate Zheng Zhilong was recruited, but no one reminded the emperor that there is huge wealth in the sea, and if you master Zheng Zhilong, you can control a lot of wealth, and it happens every year. These officials don't know?Or did he know but refused to tell Chongzhen?Even if it is cheaper, Zheng Zhilong will keep Chongzhen in the dark?Even if I didn't know it at the beginning, but later even the officials of the Ming Dynasty recorded in the books of Zheng Zhilong that he relied on taxation to become a rich man at sea and controlled tens of millions of wealth. Emperor Chongzhen, who was already in a state of desperation for money?No one reminded Chongzhen, who had raised taxes and made the common people rebel; no one reminded Chongzhen, can you beat Zheng Zhilong?After much deliberation, there is only one possibility. The bureaucratic ruling class of the Ming Dynasty has left the interests of the country behind for self-interest, and there is no lower limit.

Naturally, Yang Reform would not make this mistake again. In the history of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen was just an otaku who lived in the Forbidden City. He might not know much about the outside of Beijing, let alone the sea thousands of miles away. Reforming the otaku is an otaku who roams the Internet. The amount of information he understands is far from being as thin as that of Chongzhen in history. He has already made his own plans for Zheng Zhilong. Those officials of the Ming Dynasty wanted to reform Yang. It is obviously a miscalculation to be kept in the dark like the Chongzhen in Mongolian history.

Several officials hesitated to speak, speaking evasively, covered by clouds and mist, some people in the Wenhua Palace understood, shook their heads and closed their eyes to rest their minds; Or there is an ear problem, why is it so difficult to understand a sentence; some understand it, and are thinking about whether to push it.For a moment, all the ministers were thinking about where to move their buttocks.

Seeing that these disgusting things were almost performing well, Yang Reform was ready to start performing his own.He smiled and said: "Actually, my deepest intention is for the well-being of the common people. Take a look, here is the memorial of Fujian governor Xiong Wencan, saying that he wants to use the power of the Zheng family to immigrate. According to Xiong Wencan, Zheng Zhilong had already I recruited tens of thousands of disaster victims to Daliuqiu Island to open up wasteland... I just thought, I spent tens of millions of taels of silver to immigrate from Shaanxi. I have already exhausted my internal funds and exhausted countless efforts, but a little Zheng Zhilong can immigrate tens of thousands of disaster victims in just a few months, so I am so interested in this Zheng Zhilong. Do you understand what I mean?"

Yang Reform smiled and threw down a memorial, Wang Chengen quickly took it and gave it to the minister to read.

When the ministers heard the emperor's words, they exploded. It turned out that the emperor valued Zheng Zhilong so much. Transferring millions of disaster victims out, and this pirate leader actually transported tens of thousands of disaster victims out with his own strength, so it seems that the emperor took extra care and valued this Zheng Zhilong, which is not an exaggeration at all.
The few ministers who were still wondering if the emperor wanted to collect their taxes were even more terrified. Fortunately, they didn't tell about the tax collection just now, otherwise, it might not be a good ending. Unexpectedly, the emperor valued Zheng Zhilong This place, no wonder, this way, things will become clear, what is Longxin Joy?What is sympathy?This is.

While discussing, the ministers passed Xiong Wencan's memorial to each other, and they couldn't stop nodding.No wonder the emperor valued this Zheng Zhilong so much, and he even promised Lin Qian two huge library buildings. You must know that the emperor spent tens of millions of taels of silver to emigrate to Shaanxi, and he only dared to say that he immigrated a million.And that pirate Zheng Zhilong immigrated tens of thousands of people by relying on his own strength alone, so it is obvious that the emperor vigorously recruited him, probably to use his strength to immigrate!The emperor spent tens of millions of taels of silver, and it is nothing to spend a little money to build a library.

The mystery was solved, and the ministers also smiled.The whole hall was in harmony.

"Gentlemen, there is also Mao Wenlong, the governor of Shandong, and the memorial of the Shuntian Mansion. It is said that there are too many victims who escaped from the Liaodong Pass, and there are millions of people. It is not a problem to gather in Shandong and in Gyeonggi too much. , I also want to emigrate like Shaanxi. There is no such a big force in the local area, so I have to report here. I hope that I will treat them equally and find a way for these people to survive... I am dedicated to the people, knowing this news, It's also tossing and turning all night, thinking of endless ways, unfortunately, I am already unable to catch the victims of the disaster in Shaanxi, let alone the millions of people waiting to immigrate in Shandong, Gyeonggi and other places, but my body For their emperor, I can't ignore it. I can't break my promise, 'don't give up, don't give up'. Therefore, I also have a headache about this matter. However, I saw the memorial of Fujian Governor Xiong Wencan, My heart is also brightened, since this Zheng Zhilong has the ability to immigrate, then maybe I can use his strength to find a way out for my millions of disaster victims, and I will not be their emperor in vain..." Yang Reform said, All the ministers were in tears, what a good emperor this is!For the sake of the common people, for the sake of the common people, it is not easy to give up the status of emperor and condescend to entertain a pirate leader!not easy……

"Your Majesty, I am a benevolent monarch..." A minister said to the emperor weeping.

"Your Majesty is suffering for the common people..."

"Your Majesty is really a benevolent Lord..."

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All the ministers expressed their heartfelt support for the emperor's benevolence, the emperor's painstaking efforts, and the emperor's love for the people.Tears and flattery don't need money to send out.Even those bureaucrats who were worried that the emperor would use Zheng Zhilong's hand to collect taxes were so "moved" that tears and snot flowed down their faces.

"...Hey, I miss my painstaking efforts, but some of the Qing family think I'm fine and are joking, saying that I shouldn't recruit Zheng Zhilong with such a high standard..." Yang Reform sighed.

"Your Majesty, it's because I'm ignorant, it's because I don't understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts, please forgive me... woo woo woo..." Those who opposed the emperor's high-standard recruitment of Zheng Zhilong just now began to change the direction of the wind, crying and supporting the emperor Well, the emperor used such a "high, big, and comprehensive" righteousness to recruit the pirate leader, put the people and the disaster victims on his head, who would dare to object?Do you still want this righteousness?Without righteousness, what would you use to fight the emperor?At the beginning, the emperor used the head of the governor of Shaanxi to prevent the disaster from being reported, prevent the court from helping the victims, and put the victims to death.If you can't pinch something in your hand and fight with the emperor, you really have to be careful.

"Hehe, it's good that you can understand my painstaking efforts. It's also because I didn't explain clearly, which led to misunderstandings among you....Hey, I sincerely recruit Zheng Zhilong! I hope Zheng Zhilong can understand my good and suffering, and can If you sincerely do things for me, I will definitely not lose him." Yang Reform said with emotion.

"Your Majesty's benevolent heart can be learned from day to day. It must be recited by all people, no, it must be recited by tens of millions of people..." The minister flattered him impassionedly.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I assure you that Zheng Zhilong will be moved to tears when he learns about His Majesty's painstaking efforts, and will definitely serve His Majesty sincerely..."

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"Your Majesty, I think that an imperial envoy should be dispatched as soon as possible to take charge of this matter. Together with Xu Zixian's Shaanxi immigrants, they will form two major immigrants from east and west. They will try their best to transport the people affected by the disaster in our dynasty. One will pass through the Yellow River, the canal, the Yangtze River, and go to Dongting Lake. Poyang Lake; an immigrant to the Great Liuqiu by sea boat..."

Some officials were very quick-witted, and quickly realized that since Xu Zixian’s million-dollar immigrant had allotted tens of millions of taels of silver, then this Shandong, the immigrant outside the Gyeonggi Province, also had a million people, and I’m afraid it would cost a few hundred taels of silver. Ten thousand silver, how big of a fat job is this?If you don't fight now, when will you fight?

The ministers immediately reacted, understood the "pros and cons", and started heated discussions on the issue of the new immigrant imperial envoy.

Yang Reform looked at his ministers a little unexpectedly. This is too fast. He hasn't even thought about whether he wants to emigrate. This group of people is now fighting for imperial envoys?Shaanxi has spent tens of millions of taels of silver, and I don’t know if it can be done. Now that Shandong is being established, immigrants from Gyeonggi have to ask where to collect their trousers, so that they can be used to engage in immigration.

(End of this chapter)