Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1505 "Gossip"

Liu Xin's proposal stunned Gao Wushi for a moment, but he immediately understood, thought for a while, and smiled: "That's right, she should have come here earlier, and Gao Yuan should have stayed in the country. "

What he said in turn surprised Liu Xin, and asked, "Why did Gao Yuan stay in the country?"

Gao Wushi said indifferently: "Although I am a civil servant, I am too powerful in southern Xinjiang, and my only son does not stay in the country. Is it true that no one is gossiping after a long time?

At the beginning, Zhiting had a heavy responsibility to go south, and then she gave birth in southern Xinjiang. Now that the child is young, the emperor may not take the initiative to mention it, but I can't really wait for him to bring it up, can I?As a courtier, you should take the initiative in some things, and it is better to take the initiative. "

Liu Xin frowned and said, "This is not so good. Such a young child is separated from his biological mother, which is not conducive to his growth, and Huang Dutong's side may be hard to part with."

Gao Wushi pondered for a while, and said: "Actually, after Zhiting comes to Beijing this time, it's best to stay in the capital."

Liu Xin shook her head: "Based on what you know about her, do you think she will agree to stay in the capital? I think unless you force her to stay, she will definitely insist on going back to Nanjiang to take your place - because Nanjiang is now Too powerful, and no one is more suitable than her to take your place now.

Let me do the math for you: Gao Mengnan is more than stable, but he has never been involved in military affairs. In case of a war situation, it is still unknown whether he can handle it properly.

Gao Wuqin is your third brother, but he is several years younger than you, and he is only in his early twenties.You can hold back the scene, that's because you are both the number one scholar of the six poems and the master of Jinghua, and "the peak is when you debut", you have won a hundred battles without losing a single one, no one can compare with you in any aspect.

What about him?Apart from being your younger brother, he has a halo of blood and family background, and he has done a good job in Jingang without any troubles. Apart from that, is there any other credit that can calm people down?Besides, if you use him to replace Huang Zhiting, what will Gao Mengnan think?The adopted son is always an outsider?
Neither of them can do it, let alone the rest, you can't transfer Gao Wujian over here, can you?Not to mention that he is still engaged in colonization in Taiwan, even if he is willing to go, but he is not even as good as Gao Wuqin!Who else can you use?Could it be that Gao Ruichu failed, stop kidding. "

Gao Wushi frowned and said nothing, Liu Xin sighed, and said: "You know in your heart, after all, this is the era of the family, who else can you use if you don't use your own family? Although your core family members seem to be loyal now Yes, but if you really want to hand over the entire southern border to one of them, who can guarantee that this person won't come up with other thoughts?

You know, Southern Xinjiang now has almost 20 elite troops. If this force is unified to launch a Northern Expedition, I am afraid that at least three years will be able to create a situation where the river is ruled!Do you dare to gamble on Daming's national fortune and your own foundation? "

Gao Wushi shook his head: "You are worrying too much, I am not out of my mind, how could I do this."

"Then it's over." Liu Xin spread her hands: "No one is more suitable than Huang Zhiting to sit in Southern Border, and she herself knows this very well, so she did that before."

Gao Wushi said with some annoyance: "I understand the truth, but it's not a big deal for me to live apart from her all the time."

Liu Xin pursed her lips: "Yes, this is very unfair to her."

"Why do I feel that your words are a bit... There is something in your words." Gao Wushi frowned and said, "What do you want to say?"

"Isn't this obvious? You two live in separate places. If you want to take a concubine, you can take a concubine—oh, there is already one. As for her, she not only wants to look after your home and business, but also keeps you a widow. Tsk tsk Tsk tsk, the feudal system is really low."

Gao Yushi helplessly rubbed his brows, and said with a wry smile: "It's not like you don't know about Meng Gu Zhezhe, it's an expedient measure to balance Jurchen's internal forces, and how old is she, I..."

"Oh, yes, you have added another crime: copper smelting-oh, you are really unforgivable."

Gao Yushi looked hopeless, put his hand on his forehead: "Is there any other judgment?"

"It's gone." Liu Xin giggled, "For the sake of you being able to resist touching Xiao Gege, I reluctantly admit that you still have a bottom line."

"Thank you, thank you very much." Gao Wushi sighed: "You suggested that Zhiting come back this time, isn't it just to create a chance for her to reunite with me? Thank you for reminding me."

Liu Xin glanced at him, didn't answer the question, and said instead: "When she comes back, I hope you will grant me a vacation of half a month to a month or so after meeting her, I want to go to Kaiping. Mr. Binhu said, my father...I'm afraid the days are numbered."

Gao Wushi was slightly moved, and said with concentration: "When did it happen, why don't I know?"

Liu Xin felt a little sad, shook her head and said, "Mr. Binhu just came back from Kaiping today. I went to the medical department to wait for him. Not only my father, but Mr. Ma's health is probably not very good."

Gao Yushi's face became more serious, but after a while, he finally just let out a long sigh: "Life is exhausted, even if I can change something, it can only be delayed for a few years."

Liu Xin nodded. Both Liu Xian and Ma Fang should have passed away seven years ago in the original history. Gao Wushi told her this long ago.It has been postponed for seven years now, and it is said that Gao Pragmatic has indeed tried his best-please ask a big boss like Li Shizhen to give their elders a "physical examination" on a regular basis. The medical treatment really cannot be higher.

The problem with both of them is actually that they worked too hard in the early years (both of them were beaten from the grassroots level), and there were a lot of obvious and hidden injuries on their bodies.After all, Li Shizhen is only a master of medical skills, not a master of immortal arts. If he can regain seven or eight years of life for two old generals who are covered in old wounds, how can he be a national player?

Seeing that Gao Wushi was a bit disappointed, Liu Xin comforted him and said, "You have tried your best, so there is no need to be so sad. Speaking of which, I suggest you pay more attention to other people."

Gao Yushi always felt that she meant something, so he couldn't help asking: "What do you mean?"

"Qi Jiguang." Liu Xin didn't hide anything, and immediately said: "I remember you told me before that Qi Jiguang was going to die this year. Although you also said it at the time, it was a bit surprising that Qi Jiguang died at the age of 60 in the original history. , because he is different from my father and Marshal Ma, he was born as a hereditary commander of the Dengzhou Guard, and he led troops as soon as he debuted.

And he's just like you, he's at the peak when he debuts, he has never lost a battle, and he has never been injured at all..."

Gao Wushi shook his head and said: "In the original history, he fell because of the support of the court. He was suppressed too hard and broke his 'heart'. It should be regarded as death of a heart disease."

Then he paused, frowned and said, "Now he is the No. 1 general in the world - the commander of the imperial guards, so he shouldn't have any hidden worries about this, right? When I saw him last time, he was still in good spirits .”

"You are so cold at a high place." Liu Xin shook her head and said, "I heard from Mr. Binhu that although Qi Jiguang's health is fine now, I'm afraid he still has another heart disease."

"Oh?" Gao Wushi was a little surprised, and frowned, "What's going on?"

"Isn't it because of your regulations? The commander of the Imperial Guard can only serve two consecutive terms at most, and one term is only three years... This month has passed, and his first term as the commander of the Imperial Guard has ended, and the imperial court has no choice but to serve as the commander of the Imperial Guard. The day when Hal will launch a decisive battle is still far away, if it is him instead of you, can you not be in a hurry?"

"Oh... that's the case." Gao Wushi nodded, pondered for a while, and said, "There is no need to be too hasty. When his second term is about to end, it will probably be the time when the decisive battle in Chahar will start. At that time, the key position of the Commander of the Imperial Guard will definitely not be changed, and he will definitely be able to finish the battle—speaking of it, he will have the opportunity to draw a perfect end to his brilliant military career."

"Bah, bah, bah!" Liu Xin said in dissatisfaction, "Why is there a full stop? Are you going to kill the donkey or what?"

Gao Wushi rolled his eyes: "Do I look like that kind of person? I say that because there are arrangements for him after he leaves office—but not leading troops, you know?"

Liu Xin was surprised and said: "No, this is Qi Jiguang! You don't need him to lead the army, so why don't you ask him to be a high-ranking officer for you?"

"Oh, what you said is actually not completely wrong." Gao Wushi really nodded: "I mean, when the time comes, find a way to set up a military academy—for example, something like the 'Daming Royal Military Academy', so that Qi Jiguang is going to be the principal."

"Oh—" Liu Xin suddenly realized, thought for a while, nodded and said, "This idea seems to be quite good."

Gao Wushi waved his hand: "It's all in the future, I'm not busy yet." After a pause, he got down to business: "I think it's feasible for Zhiting to return to Beijing, but it's almost August now, so why don't When she comes to celebrate the New Year, you will be able to accompany your father at the end of the year."

Liu Xin said: "Okay." Then she paused and said hesitantly: "You said at the meeting just now that Luzon's sugar industry should be handed over to nobles, but besides sugarcane, Luzon also has a lot of mountainous land suitable for growing fruits. And many rice fields, did you deliberately not mention these?"

Gao Wushi shook his head and said: "I will not let these nobles continue to engage in land annexation, and the land will be used as rewards in the future, the first part of which is reserved for meritorious personnel in Jinghua, and the other larger part will be used as rewards." How could I let the nobles intervene when I distribute it to immigrants?

As for the mountain fruits, Jinghua tried many times, but it was impossible to vacuum fill them. The shelf life is so impressive.As for selling it to Daming, there is no hope.

The speed of shipping now is not comparable to ours at that time, and it depends on whether God will show face.If the wind keeps going against the wind, most of the fruits will be rotten early in the morning. It is estimated that coconuts and pineapples are slightly stronger, but they can only be sold in coastal cities, and it is definitely useless to transport them inland.

But the question is, how much money can people make from fruit trafficking in this era?How many people in Ming Dynasty would regularly consume tropical fruits?If you have the time, wouldn't it be good to have something else?In my opinion, even if you sell tropical wood, it is more reliable than fruit. At least you don't have to worry about it rotting in a month. "

"Oh, yes, timeliness and shelf life are a big problem these years." Liu Xin shook her head: "That's a bit of a loss. The Philippines was a big fruit exporter at our time... just lost a lot of income."

Gao Wushi said: "This is impossible, but it cannot be said that fruit trees are completely useless. After all, it is a tropical area, and fruits are produced all year round. In case of food shortage, fruits can also satisfy hunger. When I was I also read a saying that the natives in the Nanyang area are lazy because they can’t starve to death holding fruit trees, and there is no pressure to survive, so they are too lazy to work hard.”

Liu Xin shook her head when she heard this, and said, "I think this is more like an excuse. Otherwise, how can you explain that the Chinese are still working hard there? Don't the Chinese just guard the fruit trees and eat the fruit? I think this is an excuse. Nationality issues are mostly due to differences caused by cultural traditions.”

Gao Wushi smiled and said: "If you want to say that, it seems to be a bit of 'East Asian exceptionalism'. People from China, Japan, and South Korea in later generations can almost maintain the most industrious level when they go to all parts of the world. Personally, I feel that this seems to be more Most of it is a positive influence of Confucian culture."

"You didn't rush to speak well of Confucian culture because you became the No. [-] Scholar, did you? The voice of criticizing Confucianism seemed to be louder in our time."

"I insist on dichotomy in everything." Gao Wushi laughed and said, "Of course Confucianism has a conservative side, and there are also many outdated parts, but we can't even deny its excellent and positive side because of this.

The reason why Chinese civilization survived the Yuan and Qing Dynasties, could it be possible without Confucian culture?I'm afraid that it will become the second India. It is obvious that it is a thief as its father, but it can still be complacent. "

Liu Xin also laughed, but she immediately went on to say, "Hey, when you mentioned India as the father, I suddenly thought of a question: In the current Mughal Empire, their ruling class doesn't seem to be Indians, right?"

"Yes, the ruling class of the Mughal Empire can be regarded as Turkic Mongols, and its founder, Babur, is a descendant of the crippled Timur." After Gao Yushi finished speaking, he suddenly asked sensitively: "You don't know Are you going to persuade me to go to India again? Let me think about it, is your rhetoric 'Since the monk can touch it, the poor can also touch it'?"

"Pfft!" Liu Xin couldn't help laughing out loud, and pretended to curse: "What are you touching? I'm just a little emotional, why Indians are so easy to rule."

"Well, it should be mainly due to the caste system of Hinduism." Gao Yushi's understanding of India is not very deep, but he has seen the "famous" caste system, and immediately said: "Marx once said : 'The most extreme and strictest form of the tribe is the caste system', this caste system is essentially a social system that maintains class oppression and exploitation.

The caste system of Hinduism originated quite early. It was created around the beginning of the Aryan invasion in the 14th century BC, so the Indians have integrated this system into their blood, just like the Chinese agree with the "big unification". "

Liu Xin asked thoughtfully: "Then if—I mean if——Jinghua conquers India one day, what kind of caste is Jinghua?"

"In terms of the guard army, it's probably a Kshatriya."

Liu Xin tilted her head and asked again: "What about you?"

"Uh..." Gao Wushi was taken aback for a moment: "Me? I don't know——I'm not a magician, so I can't say I'm a Brahmin, right?"

"Yo, that's not necessarily true. Aren't you the King of the Ming Dynasty? Hahahaha!" Miss Liu's smile really felt a little unscrupulous.

Gao Wushi glanced at her helplessly, and sighed, "I shouldn't have accepted this title back then."
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