Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 89
Kangxi is a filial grandson, and he has a deep relationship with his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, so he dedicated Ye Mingzhu to Xiaozhuang.

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was delighted to see Liexin, and she loved the Ye Mingzhu very much, and kept it in her bedroom.

She is very rare to this precious pearl, almost every night, Xiao Zhuang will play with this precious jewel.

"This is really the best gift from God to Aijia!"

For a while, it became a good story in the capital. First, the loyal boy Wang Jiaxi appeared in the southeast, and then Kangxi Daxiao presented treasures.

If Zheng Kezang found out about it, he would definitely feel coaxed.

Unfortunately, Kangxi escaped a wave of radiation.

As for Xiaozhuang, he didn't know why. He felt uncomfortable in his body recently, but he couldn't tell.

Historically, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang passed away in 1688. It seems that she must have died earlier.

The Mahetai tribute group on the other side had already left the capital, and he didn't dare to stay too long. After all, this luminous pearl was given by Zheng Kezang. If something happened, his seven-foot body would be gone, so he had to run away quickly , leave the capital.

Before leaving, Kangxi generously presented him with a gold medal, and officials from all over the Qing Dynasty received him with courtesy and honored him as a guest of honor.

It happened that Ma and Tai hadn't thought about leaving Daqing so soon, so they drove all the way to the south, looking for places with famine.

Why, because Zheng Kezang told him that if there is a chance, if there is a chance, some people will be brought out, and the reward will be great.

It just so happened that Emperor Kangxi sent him a lot of merchant ships this time, and because he couldn't send troops to make decisions for Makassar because of guilt, he was granted permission to buy goods on the land of the Qing Dynasty.

He wants to go south to see if there are any refugees who have nowhere to go due to famine, and he will send them to Luzon when the time comes.

Of course there are, don't think that in the so-called prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong, the common people lived well, and there were still famines every year.

Looking through the "Manuscripts of Qing History" and various local chronicles, there are endless records such as "human eating bark", "liren city vending children", "father and son eating each other", and "human eating each other" in this period. Beyond all dynasties.

What is incredible is Kangxi's attitude towards famine.

One year, there was another drought, and Minister Zhang Penghe sent a report to ask for rain.

How do you guess Emperor Kangxi answered?

He said: "When it doesn't rain, the price of rice is high. The rice in the storehouse is cheap and the rice is sold at the same price. The common people choose to eat millet, and they don't know how to save money on weekdays. Erhan people eat three meals a day and drink alcohol at night. I eat two meals a day. , Back then when I was sent out of the Great Wall, I had a solar eclipse for one meal. Today, the fourteenth elder brother is leading the army outside. If the Erhan people can do this, one day's food can be enough for two meals, but why not?"

Kangxi even shamelessly blamed the people for eating too much, and asked them to change three meals a day to one meal a day. In this way, the grain production has doubled. How could there be not enough food?

After Zhang Penghe heard this, he could only flatter him: "Little people don't know how to save, they collect it at the age of one, and use it up casually, just because of habit."

It's all because the common people let go of their stomachs and eat maliciously!

Ma and Tai went south all the way, and found that there were actually many famines in the Qing Dynasty, because from the early years of Kangxi to the present, the war continued and the people lived a miserable life.

With the convenience of foreign missions and Kangxi gold medals, Ma Hetai gathered many famine refugees in Anhui.

Ma Hetai lied that Makassar was full of food and was willing to work as cattle and horses for the Qing Dynasty to solve the famine refugees and transport them to Sulawesi Island to live a good life.

Firstly, the refugee problem has been solved, and secondly, they are not afraid that the refugees will not be able to survive and choose to rebel. Everyone is happy.

Now, the local officials were very moved, and they all said: Makassar Kingdom is real, I cried to death!
If it weren't for the habit of sending pennants at this time, they would definitely present a pennant to Ma Hetai.

Wangkassar himself could hardly survive, and he helped Daqing solve the troubles. If Daqingshui became stronger, he must avenge them, find the Dutch to settle accounts, and then bury Wangkassar richly.

The officials of the Qing Dynasty knew clearly that the natives of Makassar would definitely not be able to compete with the Dutch. When the Great Qingshui Division rises, it will go to Sulawesi Island, and the day lily will be cold.

Besides, the Netherlands is a friendly country, and they have to cooperate with the Netherlands to figure out Zheng together!
Let's talk about it when Mingzheng is gone. I hope that when the Wangjiaxi Kingdom can persist, Xu Guoxiang, the governor of Anhui, thought.

"Mr. Ma, I respect you for this glass of wine!" At the banquet, Ma and Tai suddenly became Xu Guoxiang's guests.

"The governor is too polite, the villain did it!" Ma Hetai has become more and more aggressive recently.

Recently, he came to the Qing Dynasty and enjoyed the treatment of a wave of masters, which he had never had before as a businessman.

"Mr. Ma is really bold, let's keep drinking!" Xu Guoxiang said with a smile on his face.

At this time, a Luzon native came to Ma Hetai with a tray.

It turned out that it was Ming Zheng's Tibetan Immortal Wine.

"Master Xu, this is the best wine in my Makassar Kingdom - monkey brew!" Ma Hetai boasted.

"Hou'erniang? Mr. Ma, let me introduce you!" Xu Guoxiang said with flushed cheeks.

"My lord, I hope that there are many mountains in the country of Jiaxi, and there are many monkeys everywhere. They pick all kinds of fruits in a hole and store them as food for the winter. But if there is no shortage of food for the winter in the season, the monkeys will forget that they have stored it. A hole of Baiguo, and then this hole of Baiguo is gradually fermented, and then turned into a hole of Baiguo wine." Ma Hetai explained.

"This kind of wild wine is really a coincidence, and the monkey wine is worth a thousand dollars." Ma Hetai said proudly.

"The wine is so delicious, pour it quickly." Xu Guoxiang said anxiously.

Hearing the governor's words, the maid hurriedly poured the mellow wine into Xu Guoxiang's glass.

Xu Guoxiang picked up the wine glass and put it in his mouth. A strong aroma of wine filled the whole mouth in an instant, which made people feel endless aftertaste.

"Good wine, really good wine!" Xu Guoxiang praised, he had drunk a lot of good wine, and this "monkey brewed" is unique.

Afterwards, Xu Guoxiang seemed to remember something, and said to Ma Hetai: "Mr. Ma, to be honest, I have a nephew who is in the wine business. Monkey brew from the Jiaxi country?"

"It's easy to say, it's very convenient to come to Daqing from my Jiaxi country, but the output of monkey brew is not high, and it costs four taels of silver per catty." Ma Hetai said.

"The price is considered low for such fine wine." Xu Guoxiang didn't bargain.

"My lord, it's just the sea ban of the Qing Dynasty. Unless it's a tribute, monkeys can't get in!" Ma Hetai suddenly remembered that the Qing Dynasty was still embargoing the sea, and free trade was still a dream.

"Hahaha, that mountain man has his own tricks. My nephew is doing business in Suzhou Mansion. I have an old relationship with the Suzhou prefect, but it's just a matter of words."

"Mr. Ma, the introduction of monkey wine from your country is really a good thing for the benefit of the Qing Dynasty. It is a great contribution for the children of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty to drink such fine wine!" Xu Guoxiang was already drunk and started talking nonsense. .

But there is a saying that is not nonsense, this wine must be affordable for the Eight Banners.

"My lord, let's have a toast for Qing Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)