Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king
Chapter 291: A banquet on New Year’s Eve, a hot pot last year, and a barbecue this year!
Chapter 291: A banquet on New Year’s Eve, a hot pot last year, and a barbecue this year!
Mansu'er sent troops to harass Chen You's retreat.
But I found that after going out from Turpan and heading east for hundreds of miles, I couldn't see anyone.
Turpan, which was originally prosperous, became deserted.
Moreover, the Ming army was still driving the people to attack the city and burning pastures along the way, so that the fleeing herdsmen would easily starve to death in winter.
In the Ming army camp, Chen You and Kou Shen were also discussing.
The poisonous plan to burn down the grassland was thought up by Kou Shen.
"It's getting cold. The earliest we can annex Turpan is next year."
"Letting those herdsmen cause trouble to the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is not in vain for us to send troops."
If there were more cavalry, Kou Shen wanted to send the cavalry south and turn the whole Turpan upside down.
After seeing Mansuer's caution, it was completely impossible to annex Turpan in one battle. This was a tug-of-war that could not be rushed.
"What a pity." Chen You wanted to fight to become a prince.
Kou Shen rolled his eyes at him and said: "Repay your favor to the court. If you want to annex Turpan, I'm afraid there will be a battle to be fought. Take your time."
"At least we know that the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is crumbling, but it is not weak. This cavalry is better than our Mingqi."
"We are always ready to retreat to Gansu when the first snow falls."
Chen You frowned: "Aren't you going back to Hami?"
Kou Shen spread his hands and said, "We only brought rations for the soldiers. How can we have food to feed the refugees?"
"This huge Hami, if we leave, won't it be taken over by people from Turpan?" Chen You thought this was a piece of cake.
"They have better possession. These Hami people are crying for food. If Turpan annexes Hami, it will have to take care of the Hami people."
Kou Shen smiled evilly: "I wish they could occupy Hami, so I'm worried that Mansu'er won't be fooled."
Chen You understood.
On the way back, take all the good things back to Suzhou and Xining, and let the Hami people fend for themselves.
Next spring, when supplies are sufficient, we can regain the land of Hami.
If it cannot be recovered, it will be burned again. If it cannot be recovered the next year, it will continue to be burned until the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is dragged to death.
"This credit has lost another layer." Chen You sighed, but this is the best result.
The Ming army planned to withdraw.
The captured cattle, sheep, trophies, etc. must still be brought back to the Ming Dynasty.
Good news is sent to the center.
It's already mid-November.
Zhu Qiyu Longyan was very happy: "He passed the decree and granted Chen You the title of Shazhou Bo, granted him a lifetime certificate, and granted him the crown prince Shaobao of Kou Shen. A statue was erected for Chen You and Kou Shen in Hami City. After a hundred years, a temple was built to offer sacrifices. , to show his success in regaining Hami!"
"The decree was passed again, Hami was incorporated into Gansu, the territory of Gansu province was officially formed, Gansu and Ningxia were split, Kou Shen was appointed governor of Gansu, and Yuanjie was promoted to governor of Ningxia."
"Both Shenying and Tao Jin have made great contributions. They will be promoted to one level and rewarded according to the list of military achievements. I will also give an additional bronze talisman to the entire Ningxia Army!"
"It turns out that Turpan is controlled by Mansu'er."
Ming Dynasty knew very little about Turpan. He thought it was given to a distant relative. He did not expect that the eldest son of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the future Great Khan would be in charge of Turpan.
It shows that Turpan is very important and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate does not want to give up.
Then Daming wanted it even more.
"Another decree was sent to select [-] women from the Hami Kingdom and give them to the [-] Ningxia Army. Those without wives will be wives, and those with wives will be equal wives. Their sons will have the right to inherit the family property. If the woman has The heir will be returned to the Ningxia military general and raised by him."
"Split the Ningxia Army and select 5000 people. Those who are willing to stay in Gansu will be changed to the Gansu Army. Land will be divided in Gansu. Land will be divided according to military merit. Women and children will be given land. Lots of points will be given to those who fight for me. , they are all meritorious ministers, and I will not treat them lightly."
"Then select 2 Hami prisoners from the Hami country and distribute them to the Gansu army as slaves."
"Then pass the order to Kou Shen. When he returns to the army, he will go to Sima Wanhu Mansion and ask Chuosi, do you want to cede the land? Or do you want to beheaded?"
Zhu Qiyu planned to use military merit to divide the territory to inspire the people's desire to fight.
Hu Wenlin wrote quickly and sent it to the cabinet.
Soon, Yao Kui and Wang Fu came in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, you are going to repeat the mistakes of the Qin Dynasty!" Yao Kui said angrily. Military merit and nobility have been swept into the garbage heap of history.
Why has there been no military chaos since the Song Dynasty?
Being consigned to the dustbin of history because of military merit is too evil.
Look at Meng Yuan. In the final analysis, they are just knights for their military merits. Look at how stupid they have been beaten. There will never be a day to calm down.
Only by abolishing the military title system can we cut off the path of warriors and eliminate the root cause of rebellion.
Although it seems that these soldiers who have gained land due to their merits are useless now, what will happen a hundred years from now?These soldiers are the local families of soldiers. They have money, food and soldiers. What will they do?
The Anshi Rebellion is very close at hand!
"Your Majesty, do you know why Emperor Taizu didn't use military merit to ennoble him?" Yao Kui asked.
Because the civil service group was not big enough at that time.
Zhu Qiyu needs to use the military group to balance the civilian group.
"His Majesty!"
Yao Kui kowtowed heavily: "Civilian officials mess up the government, but Your Majesty is as stable as Mount Tai. If the military people mess up the government, it will be uncertain what the world's surname will be!"
Wang Fu also said seriously: "Your Majesty, the minister is also a member of the civil servants. Even if the minister is high in the cabinet, even if he is a powerful minister, you can kill the minister with an imperial edict!"
"But as a military commander, no matter how many edicts you preach, they still have no effect. Not everyone is Yue Wumu!"
"The Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the late Tang and the Five Dynasties were all chaos caused by warriors taking power."
"Any possibility of military men taking power must be eliminated! Must!"
Wang Fu kowtowed desperately, his eyes cracked.
Zhu Qiyu did think of the situation simply.
Which one, Taizu or Taizong, is not an outstanding person?
They did not adopt this method, and even continued to suppress the status of military soldiers, and even demolished martial arts temples, just because they were worried that warriors would disrupt the government and repeat the disaster of vassal towns.
Moreover, this Hami is a newly acquired land, and it is full of foreign races. If you talk about rebellion, you will rebel.
At that time, it will not be certain who these soldiers will be loyal to.
"Two beloved ladies, please rise. I take it for granted."
Zhu Qiyu also has to consider it.
When he was alive, he could still control these arrogant and powerful generals, but after his death, his son may not be able to control them!
In other words, I must not be able to control it.
He doesn't have Taizu's ability to kill whoever he wants. He still has it now, because these generals are incompetent. If they are allowed to grow bigger, he may not be able to kill them. He can't imitate Li Longji.
Therefore, he will not leave a mess for his children and grandchildren.
Yao Kui breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor was still very rational.
"Two of you, tell me how to award the reward? I want to treat the soldiers well and make them loyal to the king." Zhu Qiyu said.
Wang Fu frowned slightly: "Your Majesty, except for military merit, the rest will be as per your imperial decree."
Yao Kui was also worried about this.
Military generals are the people the emperor should guard against the most.
On the issue of generals, the interests of the emperor and the civil officials were consistent.
"I want to use military achievements to encourage soldiers to work hard for the court, become a strong army, and be victorious in every battle." Zhu Qiyu said what was in his heart.
Yao Kui raised the corner of his mouth: "Your Majesty, I would like to say something outrageous. If the soldiers are victorious in every battle, will you sleep peacefully?"
Suddenly, Zhu Qiyu's pupils shrank!
Are you speculating on the emperor's heart?
In a flash, he smiled bitterly again: "Yao Qing knows my heart well."
Yao Kui knelt on the ground: "I don't dare to overstep my bounds, but I have also experienced the ups and downs of the Yongle Dynasty. Do you know that if Emperor Taizong does not drive and conquer personally, he will be defeated in every battle? Do you know the reason?"
No wonder if you look at Taizong's records, you will find that in the Yongle Dynasty, the three most capable people were Taizong and his father, and everyone else was scum.
Actually not.
But no one dares to overstep, and generals have to protect themselves. If he is victorious in every battle, will the emperor let him go?Aren’t you still alert to the case of Sapphire?
Zhu Qiyu did not have the ability to fight like Emperor Taizong, nor did he have sons like King Han or King Zhao, nor did he have a son as good at governing the country as Emperor Renzong.
If you use merit-deserved land without authorization, you are likely to shoot yourself in the foot.
Seeing that the emperor was thinking, Yao Kui said slowly: "Just say that the No. 1 general of the Hongwu Dynasty is really the King of Zhongshan?"
No, it’s Emperor Taizu!
Why are the people in Emperor Taizu's hometown all famous generals? Naturally, it was Taizu who led them well and turned waste into treasure. This was Taizu's ability.
This is why Taizu dared to kill anyone who dared, because he trained his own sons so well that they were all talented in fighting and running the country.
Emperor Taizu could make everyone around him become famous generals and ministers, because the most awesome person was him.
Can you, Zhu Qiyu, do it?
Throughout history, there are only a few people who can do it.
"I am self-aware, what does this have to do with my desire to train a strong army?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.
"Your Majesty, you are the reincarnation of the two saintly monarchs Taizu and Taizong!"
Yao Kui flattered him and said: "Thousand-mile horses often exist, but Bole does not always exist."
"As long as you are good at using people, all the talents in the world will be put to your use."
"The glorious Ming Dynasty will never fall."
"You don't have to worry about not having talented people or strong soldiers. As long as you can spread your voice and select and use the talented, you can win any war."
"The so-called strong army is nothing but a paradox."
"Look at the powerful soldiers who followed Emperor Taizong to conquer the world. During the Jingnan period, even tens of millions of people could not defeat Emperor Taizong."
This shows that employing people is very important.
Soldiers all have various shortcomings. In the hands of famous generals who know how to use soldiers, they will be a strong army. In the hands of useless people who talk about military affairs, they will be rubbish.
"Besides, is it really good to have strong soldiers?"
After Yao Kui finished speaking, he kowtowed heavily.
It is absolutely not possible to divide territories according to military merit. The birth of too many military merit families will inevitably cause chaos in the six towns and repeat the Anshi Rebellion.
His meaning is very simple. As long as the emperor is willing to employ people, famous generals, famous ministers, and strong soldiers will be born in the world.
Strong soldiers are not created by training, but by the emperor's imagination.
Moreover, you cannot train strong soldiers.
If the army is strong, there will be more ambitious people, and the throne will be unstable.
Zhu Qiyu listened and said: "Then I will give you twice as much wealth as the reward. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty Shengming!"
Wealth will always be spent.
The reason why soldiers are strong is because they are poor.
When the soldiers become rich, they will all be useless.
This is the human heart.
Moreover, those merchants all over the world would sell various commodities to the soldiers, and the money earned by the soldiers' sacrifices would be put into the pockets of the merchants.
This is also the human heart.
"Yao Qing, Wang Qing, you are all my ministers."
Zhu Qiyu invited Yao Kui to sit down and served tea: "Now there are only three of you in charge of the cabinet, and it is very busy. Wang Hong and Ye Sheng will not return to Beijing until next year. I think it is time to add someone to the cabinet."
The cabinet is supposed to be seven people.
But Zhu Qiyu always used six people, and several of them were not in the capital.
Yao Kui instantly understood the emperor's intention, which was to transfer Peng Shi back to the capital.
In the eighth year of Jingtai's reign, the emperor spared Peng Shiwang and did not kill him. He sent him to Zhejiang to avoid the limelight.
Jin Zhong purged Jiangxi again and found that Peng Shi's family was not involved in maritime trade, which made the emperor's impression of him better.
"The veteran recommended Peng Shi..." Yao Kui said Peng Shi's many benefits.
"Is he qualified enough?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Yao Kui knew that his recommendation was right, because the emperor did not refuse, but asked about his qualifications, which showed that he was also the emperor's candidate.
"Your Majesty, I think Peng Shi is qualified enough."
Zhu Qiyu really wanted to use Peng Shi, but putting Peng Shi in his place would really be a disgrace to his talents.
Furthermore, the central government kept sending people to supervise local areas, resulting in a emptiness in the central government. There was a real need for such famous ministers to return to the court to assist.
"Then let's activate Peng Shi."
There is another reason for appointing Peng Shi. His younger brother Peng Shao has been in Jingtai High School for eight years and is now doing well in the Hanlin Academy.
The imperial edict was sent to Zhejiang. When Peng Shi saw the edict, he was dumbfounded. The emperor actually used him regardless of previous suspicions?
And promote him to the cabinet directly?
After he thanked the imperial edict, he packed his things and immediately entered the capital.
at the same time.
Bian Yong entered Siam on the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month.
On the [-]th day of the twelfth month, he entered the capital city of Ayutthaya, which is translated as Ayutthaya, and paid homage to the King of Siam.
Now it is the grandest and most powerful dynasty in the history of Siam, the Ayutthaya Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty translation, it is called the Ayutthaya Dynasty.
The Dacheng Dynasty was established in the 11th year of the Yuan Dynasty. It was only a few years younger than the Ming Dynasty and was at the peak of the dynasty.
Now in power is the ninth king, Brommo Delailogana.
His real name is La Meixuan, and he is a famous wise king in the Ayutthaya Dynasty.
He maintained a good trade relationship with the Ming Dynasty. Massive amounts of silk and porcelain were shipped to Siam by land, and Siam sold them to Western merchants at high prices to earn the price difference.
Therefore, Bianyong entered the great city and entered the splendid palace of Ajudea.
Bian Yong was warmly received by the King of Siam. In the evening, he was served by Siamese beauties and his back ached. The dignified envoy of the country actually indulged in the land of Siamese beauties. The beauties of Siam were really both salty and sweet.
After both parties submitted their credentials, Bien Yong requested the King of Siam to contact the Western merchants in Siam.
Of course, La Meixuan had no objection. Siam had an advantageous geographical location and had been dealing with Western merchants all year round.
But the Siamese are not good at business.
I often suffer for this.
The King of Siam frequently wrote secret memorials, complained to the Emperor of China, and requested that the Emperor of China allocate a group of merchants to do business for Siam.
Naturally, he was rejected by the emperor of China.
In fact, Siam is not only not good at doing business, but also not good at fighting, and it is also not good at farming. It is simply useless at doing anything and eating nothing.
And in this strange place of Indochina, there is actually the most powerful dynasty.
But Siam is relatively open. Unlike the closed-door Ming Dynasty, they are allowed to do business and have relatively good relations with the Western barbarians.
But they do not produce silk or porcelain, they are just carriers of silk and porcelain.
The Ming Dynasty was closed to the outside world, and people would not sell it.
Siam sold it, but Siam did not produce it and could not produce it. The king of Siam sent envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, defrauding the Ming Dynasty of their goods and taking them back to sell themselves.
This is a great move.
Emperor Ming also knew it, but these rewards were just a leg hair that Ming had plucked, so why did he care?
But Zhu Qiyu was not happy, so he cut off the trade.
As a result, the King of Siam wrote to the Emperor every day and sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty to request silk, porcelain and other items from the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Excellency, the soldiers you brought are the powerful soldiers that the Ming Dynasty defeated the Oara and Tatars?"
The King of Siam was well-informed. Although they did not know the level of Oara and Tatar, they knew the terror of Mongolia, so they believed that Oara and Tatar were very strong.
Of course, he was not worried. It was not as powerful as Mongolia back then, and it was impossible to reach Siam through countless miasma forests.
Ming Dynasty doesn’t have this ability either.
Therefore, unlike Annan's surrender, the King of Siam treated Bian Yong more equally.
This made Bian Yong very uncomfortable.
I am an envoy from the Great Kingdom, how dare you look at me?
If you wait, your country will be destroyed sooner or later!
"Reporting to His Majesty the King, the soldiers brought by the foreign ministers are just temporary recruits and are not the troops to sweep the north."
Upon hearing this, La Meixuan felt that Bian Yong was bragging and planned to hold a banquet to let the elite soldiers of Siam and the elite soldiers of Ming Dynasty fight.
Bian Yong naturally agreed.
The 5000 people brought here must be familiar with the local terrain and war conditions. You cannot produce strong soldiers by training on your own, so you have to fight more with local soldiers.
In the capital of Siam, there were many Western merchants.
The relationship between Xiyi and Siam is friendly, and they have been friendly since ancient times. This is also the reason why they are the only country in Asia that has not been invaded.
There are European and Central Asian merchants of all kinds, such as the Great Cannibal, the Folangji, the Red-haired Fan, and so on. Businessmen from almost all over the world gathered in the capital of Siam.
Bian Yong was learning the Buddhist language along the way. The emperor sent several Buddhist eunuchs from the palace to teach the envoys how to learn the language.
Bian Yong has been able to communicate normally with Folangji.
However, the Folangji people did not understand what he was talking about. After understanding it, they discovered that the Folangji people in Siam were Portuguese.
The people I met in Ming Dynasty were Spaniards.Because of their similar appearance, they were collectively called Folangji people by the Ming Dynasty, but they were actually people from two countries.
Bian Yong, Pan Benyu and François communicated for a long time before they could clearly distinguish the difference between Spaniards and Portuguese.
And the red-haired fans are not from the same country, but are Dutch and Italian.
In the Ming Dynasty's translation, Holland was translated as Helan, and Italy was translated as Italy.
Arabs like Dashi and Ming Dynasty are relatively clear.
Bian Yong recorded everything on paper: "The capital of Siam is very prosperous, but it is full of barbarians. The barbarians walk on the road. The locals are not surprised. There are even Siamese noble girls marrying barbarians and serving evil people." Ghosts are really immoral, and I can’t bear to look at them..."
"Wei Chen learned that there are two countries in Franji, namely Spain and Portugal. Wei Chen is trying to find out what the map of the country is. Please give Wei Chen some time."
"The red-haired warriors who traveled to the Ming Dynasty actually came from many countries. Weichen learned that there are many countries in Europe. Spain and Portugal are just like a drop in the ocean. Weichen is worried about the military strength of Europe."
"Weichen bought corn seeds from the merchant Da Shi, but he was unwilling to sell them to the Ming Dynasty. Weichen knew it was just a bargain. As you said, Weichen was willing to trade in silk. As expected, he readily agreed and vaguely revealed, Corn seeds are not eating in abundance.”
"Your Majesty, Weichen met a Shendu merchant in Siam. Weichen talked with him about Buddhism, but he didn't know what Buddhism was! Weichen was extremely shocked. Buddhism has withered in Shendu, but Weichen still has the heart to go to Shendu and visit the merchants. Where is the Buddha?"
"Wei Chen learned that Siam intends to annex Cambodia and intends to go south to expand its power. Wei Chen believes that Siam is the biggest enemy of our dynasty, but its soldiers are weak. Wei Chen is rare. The soldiers in Wei Chen's hands are , fought ten battles with the Siamese soldiers, and won all ten battles. In the last battle, we were allowed to use weapons. Our heavenly soldiers killed 154 Siamese soldiers, and one person was killed."
"Siam wanted to buy a gun from Wei Chen, but Wei Chen refused. The king of Siam's attitude towards Wei Chen was no longer the same."
"Your Majesty, the King of Siam has also opened up the Ming army. He is planning to help Bago (southern Myanmar) attack Ava (northern Myanmar). The minister believes that once the war breaks out, the country can take the opportunity to regain the lost land in Luchan."
"Your Majesty, Weichen has reached an agreement with a Portuguese businessman. The Portuguese businessman is willing to sell the seeds of a ship to the Ming Dynasty, but the price is really high. One seed costs a foot of silk. Weichen thinks that the seeds are more important, so he I promised him, and the ship has set sail."
"Your Majesty, the Dutch are willing to sell a batch of warships to the Ming Dynasty. Weichen has seen it and found that their warships are no worse than the French warships. Weichen thought the price was fair, so he agreed."
"..."
Like a diary, everything is recorded by Bian Yong.
Just buy, buy, buy every day.
La Meixuan finally saw how prosperous the Ming Dynasty was. All the Western merchants in the capital seemed to have done business with the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty, which always claimed to have a vast land and rich resources and looked down on Western things, actually started buying them lavishly, and Pixiu changed his nature.
Pan Benyu left Siam and returned to Ming Dynasty on a Portuguese merchant ship. The ship anchored in Guangzhou.
It is expected to arrive in Guangzhou before New Year's Eve.
In the twelfth lunar month, Beijing already has the flavor of the New Year, with a dazzling array of small commodities filling the streets and alleys, and the city of Beijing is very lively.
This year's tax reductions have made people's families more affluent, and those doing small business will naturally have an easier time, making the capital more prosperous.
There are three hottest things in the capital this year.
One is a down jacket. The emperor encouraged people all over the world to raise ducks and geese. The down of ducks and geese was made into down jackets, which were worn to keep out the cold in winter.
The second one is the fire kang. The emperor has been paying attention to the fire kang since the beginning of the year. In the autumn, it was finally completed. The central government vigorously promoted it and entered the homes of ordinary people. Now the most profitable people in the capital are the fire kang craftsmen. All the dignitaries in the capital have taken advantage of the fire kang. Even ordinary people want to build fire walls.
The third one is canned!
Yes, it's canned.
This autumn, after the fruit harvest, it was not easy to preserve the fruit, so the emperor issued an order for the Royal Merchant Company to build more than 100 canneries in the south.
Purchase unsold fruits, add sugar water to make cans, and put them in porcelain bottles.
You also have to use an iron lid to cover it.
The courtiers all scolded the emperor for being a prodigal. It would be great to use the iron to make farm tools, but it turned into iron covers. It was really a waste.
Zhu Qiyu sent people across the country to explore iron mines and build iron factories.
In winter, the stored cans are put on the market. Cans are easy to store and transport. Cans from the south can be sold to the fishing industry.
Naturally, the cans sold out.
The porcelain vase is exquisitely made and beautiful. How many people buy it and use it as decoration.
The courtiers understood a little bit why the emperor asked the people to plant fruit trees, and he harvested them as promised, and they harvested them and made them into cans that would not go bad for several years. It was a very profitable business.
Years ago, with a wave of his hand, the emperor awarded canneries from various places to the deserving officials of this year.
The merchants followed the example and actually developed canned meat, built a factory in Mobei, made canned meat from uneatable beef and mutton, and sold it to the mainland.
Canned food is the most popular thing in Jingtai in the winter of [-].
"You mean the glass was fired successfully?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Fei Fan.
After Fei Fan came to the capital, he wrote a letter inviting some of his friends to take up posts in the palace and have been studying glass.
"Your Majesty, please read it!"
Fei Fan presented a glass bottle, which was made like a can bottle, with an iron lid and a tight fit.
"It's quite transparent."
Zhu Qiyu held it up to his eyes and could see Fei Fan, but it was not very clear: "How much does it cost?"
"Your Majesty, if you give birth in the capital, it will be very expensive, but if you give birth in the desert, it will be worthless."
Fei Fan was also very depressed. He actually entered a misunderstanding when developing glass.
I think glass is created by heaven and earth, but in fact it is made from salt-alkali sand. It’s as simple as that.
In the past, it was not transparent when fired because the sand was not used correctly. If you use ordinary sand to bake, the result will be opaque. If you use sand containing salt and alkali to bake, the result will be transparent. Adding additional salt and alkali will not work.
"Speak carefully."
Fei Fan introduced in detail what kind of sand is used to bake such glass and so on.
"It's good to be worthless!"
A smile appeared on Zhu Qiyu's face: "You go and register a patent, and then open a factory. No, open a few more. You, the Fei family, open one. I will reward you."
The formula cannot be disclosed, he needs the glass to make money and war money.
This time the sand is also a treasure.
The court wouldn't object to his occupying more deserts, right?
"I don't dare accept your majesty's reward." Fei Fan was depressed. He was a scholar and wanted to take the imperial examination, but your majesty allowed him to go further and further in his promiscuous skills.
"I want to establish the Gewu Academy, and you will serve as its envoy. It will be under the Military Aircraft Department and I will be directly in charge of it."
Zhu Qiyu saw his reluctance: "In the 11th year of Jingtai's Jinshi program, I will allow you to take the imperial examination. How about it?"
"How could your Majesty cheat on the imperial examination just because of one of his ministers?" If Fei Fan agreed, he would probably be scolded to death by the literati.
"Hahaha." Zhu Qiyu laughed.
Fei Fan kowtowed.
"The merits of developing glass will be greatly rewarded. A collective silver talisman will be awarded. All participants will be rewarded."
Zhu Qiyu asked people to pick a place near the Forbidden City and use it as the Gewüyuan.
"Fei Fan, can you replace the paper in the Forbidden City with transparent glass next year?" Zhu Qiyu asked him.
"A humble minister will live up to His Majesty's high expectations!" Fei Fan kowtowed.
"He Zhien has done a good job. When I am going to split up the Royal Commercial Bank next year, He Zhien will be able to take on the big responsibility."
Zhu Qiyu said quietly, "It's enough to beat He Zhien."
All the canned food matters were left to He Zhien.
"Your Majesty, you have collected all the dates and wolfberries in the world, how can you sell them?" Feng Xiao whispered.
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "Jujube and wolfberry are both good things. Common people can't afford them. Those wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River want to buy them, but they can't."
"Feng Xiao, tell me, what is the most profitable?"
Feng Xiao spread his hands, how could I know?
"Monopoly, dates and wolfberries are all in my hands. I can sell them however I want. I want to use these to exchange for salt from the salt dealer."
In the tenth year of Jingtai, the price of salt must be brought down!
Feng Xiao's expression changed, he knelt on the ground and did not dare to say a word.
Zhu Qiyu is in a very good mood. He has won successive victories in foreign wars this year, expanded his territory, and opened up the situation in southern Zhili. The situation is very good.
But the lives of the common people were still quite difficult.
"It's New Year's Eve tomorrow, right?"
"I wonder how Fang Ying in Annan, Wang Yue in North Korea, Chen You in Suzhou, Li Jin and Mao Sheng in Rehe are doing?"
Zhu Qiyu considered it and said: "Can the things I prepared be delivered to them before New Year's Eve?"
"Go back to your Majesty, I can definitely do it!"
On New Year's Eve this year, Zhu Qiyu carefully prepared gifts again.
Everyone has a governor stationed throughout the country.
There are all ministers who have made great achievements this year.
At this time, Wang Yue, who was in Chunchuan, sighed: "The Chinese New Year will be the day after tomorrow, and the Korean New Year's flavor is really not enough at all."
Nonsense, how can people be happy now that they can't even eat?What year is it going to be?
However, the center allocated 20 dan of grain and transported it to North Korea to help the North Korean people.
The situation in North Korea was excellent. The Jurchens were blocked in North Korea, Jiang Wan and Mao Zhong were in the north, and Wang Yue was blocked in the south. The Jurchens became the turtle in the urn.
The new king of North Korea is also easy to control.
The Ming army regained all the cities in the south and controlled one area, then opened the door to release food and stabilize people's hearts.
The construction of Chidao will have to wait until next year, and winter has entered North Korea. However, the fire kang was spread from Liaoning to North Korea. A fire kang was also built in Wang Yue's mansion, and Wang Yue sat on the fire kang.
A group of people and horses galloped from the north and arrived at Chunchuan.
Outside the governor's house of North Korea.
Wang Yue was warming up in the house. Hearing the arrival of the angel, he immediately went out to greet him.
Meet old friends in a foreign land.
When Wang Yue saw the eunuch, his eyes were shining brightly, and he knelt down to listen to the order.
This is the imperial edict of awarding.
The emperor granted Wang Yue the title of Marquis of Chunchuan, bestowed upon Jiang Wan the first life certificate, granted the title of Mao Zhongfu Qiangbo, granted Li Kanzhong the title of Doctor (second rank), Yang Shou and Chen Zhongshun (fourth rank), and the title of Du Xizheng, the fourth rank of Mounted Captain. , named Zhou Xianzheng the sixth rank Yunqi Wei, and Zhou Yucong the sixth rank Wuqi Wei.
All the generals who responded were rewarded.
Qin Cheng was an eunuch and did not receive an official position, but he did receive the most rewards.
He also ordered Wang Yue to form a Korean army and station it in North Korea, and accept the Jurchen surrender as appropriate.
"Please have a seat, Marquis Chunchuan. We still have gifts from His Majesty at home."
Wang Yue was classified as a martial artist by the emperor, which was an inevitable result.
The Dukes of Wei and Ding were beheaded, and there were only three Dukes left in the court. There were too few Dukes, military honors withered, and the Emperor felt uneasy.
Therefore, someone like Wang Yue who is able to fight will definitely be the Duke of the country in the future.
The eunuch in the palace was talking, and many food boxes were brought in.
Wang Yue guessed, is it hot pot again?
but.
However, the palace servant set up a stove and took out various ingredients from the food box, all of which were tied with bamboo skewers.
"This is?" Wang Yue was surprised. This thing was a little familiar, but also a little strange.
"His Majesty gave me the name of Barbecue, please stay as long as possible."
Barbecue has been eaten since ancient times.
But I have never seen such food before.
When the charcoal was lit, the eunuch took the spoon himself. After testing the temperature of the charcoal, he began to put the dressed meat skewers on the stove and introduced to Wang Yue: "Marquis of Chunchuan, this charcoal is fruit wood charcoal. It is the most expensive in the capital and has the best quality. of."
"Look at it."
"Here are mutton skewers, beef skewers, pork skewers and chicken sausages, five skewers of each."
"Your Majesty is worried that you won't be able to finish the meal by yourself, so you haven't prepared much."
"These are marinated chicken wings, duck wings and goose wings, two skewers of each."
When the eunuch introduced it, a smell penetrated Wang Yue's nose. This was the smell of ordinary barbecue, nothing special.
"These are chicken gizzards, chicken hearts, pig hearts, ox hearts, sheep hearts, heart tubes, and ribs, two skewers of each."
"One dove, one quail, one fowl."
"There are also five skewers of fresh shrimps, five skewers of silkworm chrysalis, and five skewers of sausages."
"It's all meat."
The eunuch waved his hand, and the eunuch behind him came in holding a large food box: "Please see, Marquis of Chunchuan, there are vegetarian dishes in this."
"There are two bunches each of potato slices and sweet potato slices."
"These two are so rare in the Ming Dynasty that the emperor himself is reluctant to eat them."
"Here are vegetable skewers, dried tofu, and gluten, five skewers of each."
As he spoke, he took out a small jar from a food box, unscrewed it, and tossed the first ingredients into the meat skewers on the stove.
Immediately, the fragrance came out.
This barbecue is a little different.
"What material is this?"
"Marquis of Huichunchuan, this is the emperor's secret sauce, and your servants don't know the recipe."
The eunuch waved again.
The third big food box was delivered: "Please give me the attention of the Marquis of Chunchuan."
"Here are some side dishes, cucumber, celery segments, shredded kelp, edamame, four side dishes."
"This box contains several kinds of honeydew melons."
With that said, a fourth food box was brought up.
Inside are four jugs of wine.
"It's white wine, fruit wine, wine and sour plum juice."
"The Emperor said that there is another kind of beer that could have been sent together, but the beer has not been made yet. You can taste it at the next banquet."
The eunuch turned it over and took out the second ingredient, chili powder, cumin seeds and sesame seeds, and sprinkled it on top respectively, and the aroma suddenly took shape.
The eunuch put the grilled meat skewers on the tray, and the serving eunuch offered it with both hands and handed it to Wang Yue.
Wang Yue first thanked the emperor.
I just picked up a bunch and put it in my mouth. It tasted really good.
But he actually had tears in his eyes after eating.
His Majesty, who is far away in the capital, is thinking about him.
Traveling thousands of miles away, I brought a barbecue to him and grilled it for him on New Year's Eve. The emperor could not let his family have a reunion dinner, but he told him that you, Wang Yue, are in my heart.
"The humble minister must serve the Holy Lord to the utmost!" Wang Yue kowtowed respectfully.
When grilling vegetable skewers, brush them with oil first, and after baking to get some moisture, start sprinkling the toppings. The main raw materials for the toppings are pepper and cumin powder.
After roasting until it is eighty-half-cooked, sprinkle with chili, cumin and sesame seeds. Then remove from the fire and use the residual heat to grill the skewers until they are fully cooked for the best taste.
Yang Shouchen, Li Kan, Qin Cheng, Zhou Xian, Zhou Yu, Jiang Wan, and Mao Zhong all had the same skewers and the same wine.
A barbecue shows the emperor's favor.
It can warm people's hearts more than a cold imperial edict.
Mao Zhong also wanted some toppings, but the problem was that there were only so many toppings. He only said that he would be able to eat them when there were more peppers next year.
Far away in Rehe, Li Jin and Mao Sheng were wrestling with the Chechen tribe.
I also received an imperial edict from the palace.
"Jin Mao Sheng Nanning Bo was the Marquis of Nanning, Jin Li Jin Xiangcheng Bo was the Marquis of Xiangcheng, Li Bingwen was granted the title of fifth-rank Xunzheng, corrected concubine, Wang Shu and Chen Taicong were granted the title of fifth-rank Xiezheng, concubine..."
Awards are given according to meritorious service.
At the same time, there was a banquet given by the emperor on New Year's Eve, a barbecue, which made Li Jin's eyes red.
Got promoted!
He is the fourth generation uncle of Xiangcheng. He was finally promoted to a marquis based on his military merits. Although he does not have a world certificate, when the Ming Dynasty really captures Helin, His Majesty will definitely give him a world certificate.
Just as excited as him was Mao Sheng. Mao Sheng's granddaughter was so proud that she gave birth to a dragon heir for the emperor, but he was promoted to a marquis based on his military exploits. Although he was a relative, he was also a capable relative.
The barbecue is very delicious. This is not a meal, but a favor from the emperor!
In Liaoning, the imperial edict from the palace came.
"In addition, he was granted the title of Crown Prince Shaobao to Li Xian, the title of Fengrun Bo to Cao Yi III, the title of Shi Ju and Jiao Lizheng to the third rank of Qingchao Commandery, and the title of Shang Luan to Doctor Ronglu."
And give a New Year's Eve banquet.
Although Xu Jue was an eunuch, he was also given a banquet.
After finishing the barbecue, everyone wanted to have another meal.
Li Xian clicked his lips: "Does this spiciness come from chili peppers?"
"It's just chili peppers. I really didn't expect that the chili peppers I planted myself would taste so good."
Xu Jue felt that this chili was used just right, not too spicy, and very refreshing.
I usually don't eat much, but today I ate more.
This chili is very appetizing.
"Potatoes and sweet potatoes are so delicious?"
Li Xian thought in his mind, if corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes were planted all over the grassland, what else would be able to restrain the Ming Dynasty from expanding abroad?
As long as these three things can be planted, it will be the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
The Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was able to rule such a large territory through brutality. How could the Ming Dynasty be worse than the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty?
I will replenish one thousand tomorrow~
(End of this chapter)
Mansu'er sent troops to harass Chen You's retreat.
But I found that after going out from Turpan and heading east for hundreds of miles, I couldn't see anyone.
Turpan, which was originally prosperous, became deserted.
Moreover, the Ming army was still driving the people to attack the city and burning pastures along the way, so that the fleeing herdsmen would easily starve to death in winter.
In the Ming army camp, Chen You and Kou Shen were also discussing.
The poisonous plan to burn down the grassland was thought up by Kou Shen.
"It's getting cold. The earliest we can annex Turpan is next year."
"Letting those herdsmen cause trouble to the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is not in vain for us to send troops."
If there were more cavalry, Kou Shen wanted to send the cavalry south and turn the whole Turpan upside down.
After seeing Mansuer's caution, it was completely impossible to annex Turpan in one battle. This was a tug-of-war that could not be rushed.
"What a pity." Chen You wanted to fight to become a prince.
Kou Shen rolled his eyes at him and said: "Repay your favor to the court. If you want to annex Turpan, I'm afraid there will be a battle to be fought. Take your time."
"At least we know that the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is crumbling, but it is not weak. This cavalry is better than our Mingqi."
"We are always ready to retreat to Gansu when the first snow falls."
Chen You frowned: "Aren't you going back to Hami?"
Kou Shen spread his hands and said, "We only brought rations for the soldiers. How can we have food to feed the refugees?"
"This huge Hami, if we leave, won't it be taken over by people from Turpan?" Chen You thought this was a piece of cake.
"They have better possession. These Hami people are crying for food. If Turpan annexes Hami, it will have to take care of the Hami people."
Kou Shen smiled evilly: "I wish they could occupy Hami, so I'm worried that Mansu'er won't be fooled."
Chen You understood.
On the way back, take all the good things back to Suzhou and Xining, and let the Hami people fend for themselves.
Next spring, when supplies are sufficient, we can regain the land of Hami.
If it cannot be recovered, it will be burned again. If it cannot be recovered the next year, it will continue to be burned until the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is dragged to death.
"This credit has lost another layer." Chen You sighed, but this is the best result.
The Ming army planned to withdraw.
The captured cattle, sheep, trophies, etc. must still be brought back to the Ming Dynasty.
Good news is sent to the center.
It's already mid-November.
Zhu Qiyu Longyan was very happy: "He passed the decree and granted Chen You the title of Shazhou Bo, granted him a lifetime certificate, and granted him the crown prince Shaobao of Kou Shen. A statue was erected for Chen You and Kou Shen in Hami City. After a hundred years, a temple was built to offer sacrifices. , to show his success in regaining Hami!"
"The decree was passed again, Hami was incorporated into Gansu, the territory of Gansu province was officially formed, Gansu and Ningxia were split, Kou Shen was appointed governor of Gansu, and Yuanjie was promoted to governor of Ningxia."
"Both Shenying and Tao Jin have made great contributions. They will be promoted to one level and rewarded according to the list of military achievements. I will also give an additional bronze talisman to the entire Ningxia Army!"
"It turns out that Turpan is controlled by Mansu'er."
Ming Dynasty knew very little about Turpan. He thought it was given to a distant relative. He did not expect that the eldest son of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the future Great Khan would be in charge of Turpan.
It shows that Turpan is very important and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate does not want to give up.
Then Daming wanted it even more.
"Another decree was sent to select [-] women from the Hami Kingdom and give them to the [-] Ningxia Army. Those without wives will be wives, and those with wives will be equal wives. Their sons will have the right to inherit the family property. If the woman has The heir will be returned to the Ningxia military general and raised by him."
"Split the Ningxia Army and select 5000 people. Those who are willing to stay in Gansu will be changed to the Gansu Army. Land will be divided in Gansu. Land will be divided according to military merit. Women and children will be given land. Lots of points will be given to those who fight for me. , they are all meritorious ministers, and I will not treat them lightly."
"Then select 2 Hami prisoners from the Hami country and distribute them to the Gansu army as slaves."
"Then pass the order to Kou Shen. When he returns to the army, he will go to Sima Wanhu Mansion and ask Chuosi, do you want to cede the land? Or do you want to beheaded?"
Zhu Qiyu planned to use military merit to divide the territory to inspire the people's desire to fight.
Hu Wenlin wrote quickly and sent it to the cabinet.
Soon, Yao Kui and Wang Fu came in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, you are going to repeat the mistakes of the Qin Dynasty!" Yao Kui said angrily. Military merit and nobility have been swept into the garbage heap of history.
Why has there been no military chaos since the Song Dynasty?
Being consigned to the dustbin of history because of military merit is too evil.
Look at Meng Yuan. In the final analysis, they are just knights for their military merits. Look at how stupid they have been beaten. There will never be a day to calm down.
Only by abolishing the military title system can we cut off the path of warriors and eliminate the root cause of rebellion.
Although it seems that these soldiers who have gained land due to their merits are useless now, what will happen a hundred years from now?These soldiers are the local families of soldiers. They have money, food and soldiers. What will they do?
The Anshi Rebellion is very close at hand!
"Your Majesty, do you know why Emperor Taizu didn't use military merit to ennoble him?" Yao Kui asked.
Because the civil service group was not big enough at that time.
Zhu Qiyu needs to use the military group to balance the civilian group.
"His Majesty!"
Yao Kui kowtowed heavily: "Civilian officials mess up the government, but Your Majesty is as stable as Mount Tai. If the military people mess up the government, it will be uncertain what the world's surname will be!"
Wang Fu also said seriously: "Your Majesty, the minister is also a member of the civil servants. Even if the minister is high in the cabinet, even if he is a powerful minister, you can kill the minister with an imperial edict!"
"But as a military commander, no matter how many edicts you preach, they still have no effect. Not everyone is Yue Wumu!"
"The Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the late Tang and the Five Dynasties were all chaos caused by warriors taking power."
"Any possibility of military men taking power must be eliminated! Must!"
Wang Fu kowtowed desperately, his eyes cracked.
Zhu Qiyu did think of the situation simply.
Which one, Taizu or Taizong, is not an outstanding person?
They did not adopt this method, and even continued to suppress the status of military soldiers, and even demolished martial arts temples, just because they were worried that warriors would disrupt the government and repeat the disaster of vassal towns.
Moreover, this Hami is a newly acquired land, and it is full of foreign races. If you talk about rebellion, you will rebel.
At that time, it will not be certain who these soldiers will be loyal to.
"Two beloved ladies, please rise. I take it for granted."
Zhu Qiyu also has to consider it.
When he was alive, he could still control these arrogant and powerful generals, but after his death, his son may not be able to control them!
In other words, I must not be able to control it.
He doesn't have Taizu's ability to kill whoever he wants. He still has it now, because these generals are incompetent. If they are allowed to grow bigger, he may not be able to kill them. He can't imitate Li Longji.
Therefore, he will not leave a mess for his children and grandchildren.
Yao Kui breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor was still very rational.
"Two of you, tell me how to award the reward? I want to treat the soldiers well and make them loyal to the king." Zhu Qiyu said.
Wang Fu frowned slightly: "Your Majesty, except for military merit, the rest will be as per your imperial decree."
Yao Kui was also worried about this.
Military generals are the people the emperor should guard against the most.
On the issue of generals, the interests of the emperor and the civil officials were consistent.
"I want to use military achievements to encourage soldiers to work hard for the court, become a strong army, and be victorious in every battle." Zhu Qiyu said what was in his heart.
Yao Kui raised the corner of his mouth: "Your Majesty, I would like to say something outrageous. If the soldiers are victorious in every battle, will you sleep peacefully?"
Suddenly, Zhu Qiyu's pupils shrank!
Are you speculating on the emperor's heart?
In a flash, he smiled bitterly again: "Yao Qing knows my heart well."
Yao Kui knelt on the ground: "I don't dare to overstep my bounds, but I have also experienced the ups and downs of the Yongle Dynasty. Do you know that if Emperor Taizong does not drive and conquer personally, he will be defeated in every battle? Do you know the reason?"
No wonder if you look at Taizong's records, you will find that in the Yongle Dynasty, the three most capable people were Taizong and his father, and everyone else was scum.
Actually not.
But no one dares to overstep, and generals have to protect themselves. If he is victorious in every battle, will the emperor let him go?Aren’t you still alert to the case of Sapphire?
Zhu Qiyu did not have the ability to fight like Emperor Taizong, nor did he have sons like King Han or King Zhao, nor did he have a son as good at governing the country as Emperor Renzong.
If you use merit-deserved land without authorization, you are likely to shoot yourself in the foot.
Seeing that the emperor was thinking, Yao Kui said slowly: "Just say that the No. 1 general of the Hongwu Dynasty is really the King of Zhongshan?"
No, it’s Emperor Taizu!
Why are the people in Emperor Taizu's hometown all famous generals? Naturally, it was Taizu who led them well and turned waste into treasure. This was Taizu's ability.
This is why Taizu dared to kill anyone who dared, because he trained his own sons so well that they were all talented in fighting and running the country.
Emperor Taizu could make everyone around him become famous generals and ministers, because the most awesome person was him.
Can you, Zhu Qiyu, do it?
Throughout history, there are only a few people who can do it.
"I am self-aware, what does this have to do with my desire to train a strong army?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.
"Your Majesty, you are the reincarnation of the two saintly monarchs Taizu and Taizong!"
Yao Kui flattered him and said: "Thousand-mile horses often exist, but Bole does not always exist."
"As long as you are good at using people, all the talents in the world will be put to your use."
"The glorious Ming Dynasty will never fall."
"You don't have to worry about not having talented people or strong soldiers. As long as you can spread your voice and select and use the talented, you can win any war."
"The so-called strong army is nothing but a paradox."
"Look at the powerful soldiers who followed Emperor Taizong to conquer the world. During the Jingnan period, even tens of millions of people could not defeat Emperor Taizong."
This shows that employing people is very important.
Soldiers all have various shortcomings. In the hands of famous generals who know how to use soldiers, they will be a strong army. In the hands of useless people who talk about military affairs, they will be rubbish.
"Besides, is it really good to have strong soldiers?"
After Yao Kui finished speaking, he kowtowed heavily.
It is absolutely not possible to divide territories according to military merit. The birth of too many military merit families will inevitably cause chaos in the six towns and repeat the Anshi Rebellion.
His meaning is very simple. As long as the emperor is willing to employ people, famous generals, famous ministers, and strong soldiers will be born in the world.
Strong soldiers are not created by training, but by the emperor's imagination.
Moreover, you cannot train strong soldiers.
If the army is strong, there will be more ambitious people, and the throne will be unstable.
Zhu Qiyu listened and said: "Then I will give you twice as much wealth as the reward. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty Shengming!"
Wealth will always be spent.
The reason why soldiers are strong is because they are poor.
When the soldiers become rich, they will all be useless.
This is the human heart.
Moreover, those merchants all over the world would sell various commodities to the soldiers, and the money earned by the soldiers' sacrifices would be put into the pockets of the merchants.
This is also the human heart.
"Yao Qing, Wang Qing, you are all my ministers."
Zhu Qiyu invited Yao Kui to sit down and served tea: "Now there are only three of you in charge of the cabinet, and it is very busy. Wang Hong and Ye Sheng will not return to Beijing until next year. I think it is time to add someone to the cabinet."
The cabinet is supposed to be seven people.
But Zhu Qiyu always used six people, and several of them were not in the capital.
Yao Kui instantly understood the emperor's intention, which was to transfer Peng Shi back to the capital.
In the eighth year of Jingtai's reign, the emperor spared Peng Shiwang and did not kill him. He sent him to Zhejiang to avoid the limelight.
Jin Zhong purged Jiangxi again and found that Peng Shi's family was not involved in maritime trade, which made the emperor's impression of him better.
"The veteran recommended Peng Shi..." Yao Kui said Peng Shi's many benefits.
"Is he qualified enough?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Yao Kui knew that his recommendation was right, because the emperor did not refuse, but asked about his qualifications, which showed that he was also the emperor's candidate.
"Your Majesty, I think Peng Shi is qualified enough."
Zhu Qiyu really wanted to use Peng Shi, but putting Peng Shi in his place would really be a disgrace to his talents.
Furthermore, the central government kept sending people to supervise local areas, resulting in a emptiness in the central government. There was a real need for such famous ministers to return to the court to assist.
"Then let's activate Peng Shi."
There is another reason for appointing Peng Shi. His younger brother Peng Shao has been in Jingtai High School for eight years and is now doing well in the Hanlin Academy.
The imperial edict was sent to Zhejiang. When Peng Shi saw the edict, he was dumbfounded. The emperor actually used him regardless of previous suspicions?
And promote him to the cabinet directly?
After he thanked the imperial edict, he packed his things and immediately entered the capital.
at the same time.
Bian Yong entered Siam on the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month.
On the [-]th day of the twelfth month, he entered the capital city of Ayutthaya, which is translated as Ayutthaya, and paid homage to the King of Siam.
Now it is the grandest and most powerful dynasty in the history of Siam, the Ayutthaya Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty translation, it is called the Ayutthaya Dynasty.
The Dacheng Dynasty was established in the 11th year of the Yuan Dynasty. It was only a few years younger than the Ming Dynasty and was at the peak of the dynasty.
Now in power is the ninth king, Brommo Delailogana.
His real name is La Meixuan, and he is a famous wise king in the Ayutthaya Dynasty.
He maintained a good trade relationship with the Ming Dynasty. Massive amounts of silk and porcelain were shipped to Siam by land, and Siam sold them to Western merchants at high prices to earn the price difference.
Therefore, Bianyong entered the great city and entered the splendid palace of Ajudea.
Bian Yong was warmly received by the King of Siam. In the evening, he was served by Siamese beauties and his back ached. The dignified envoy of the country actually indulged in the land of Siamese beauties. The beauties of Siam were really both salty and sweet.
After both parties submitted their credentials, Bien Yong requested the King of Siam to contact the Western merchants in Siam.
Of course, La Meixuan had no objection. Siam had an advantageous geographical location and had been dealing with Western merchants all year round.
But the Siamese are not good at business.
I often suffer for this.
The King of Siam frequently wrote secret memorials, complained to the Emperor of China, and requested that the Emperor of China allocate a group of merchants to do business for Siam.
Naturally, he was rejected by the emperor of China.
In fact, Siam is not only not good at doing business, but also not good at fighting, and it is also not good at farming. It is simply useless at doing anything and eating nothing.
And in this strange place of Indochina, there is actually the most powerful dynasty.
But Siam is relatively open. Unlike the closed-door Ming Dynasty, they are allowed to do business and have relatively good relations with the Western barbarians.
But they do not produce silk or porcelain, they are just carriers of silk and porcelain.
The Ming Dynasty was closed to the outside world, and people would not sell it.
Siam sold it, but Siam did not produce it and could not produce it. The king of Siam sent envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, defrauding the Ming Dynasty of their goods and taking them back to sell themselves.
This is a great move.
Emperor Ming also knew it, but these rewards were just a leg hair that Ming had plucked, so why did he care?
But Zhu Qiyu was not happy, so he cut off the trade.
As a result, the King of Siam wrote to the Emperor every day and sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty to request silk, porcelain and other items from the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Excellency, the soldiers you brought are the powerful soldiers that the Ming Dynasty defeated the Oara and Tatars?"
The King of Siam was well-informed. Although they did not know the level of Oara and Tatar, they knew the terror of Mongolia, so they believed that Oara and Tatar were very strong.
Of course, he was not worried. It was not as powerful as Mongolia back then, and it was impossible to reach Siam through countless miasma forests.
Ming Dynasty doesn’t have this ability either.
Therefore, unlike Annan's surrender, the King of Siam treated Bian Yong more equally.
This made Bian Yong very uncomfortable.
I am an envoy from the Great Kingdom, how dare you look at me?
If you wait, your country will be destroyed sooner or later!
"Reporting to His Majesty the King, the soldiers brought by the foreign ministers are just temporary recruits and are not the troops to sweep the north."
Upon hearing this, La Meixuan felt that Bian Yong was bragging and planned to hold a banquet to let the elite soldiers of Siam and the elite soldiers of Ming Dynasty fight.
Bian Yong naturally agreed.
The 5000 people brought here must be familiar with the local terrain and war conditions. You cannot produce strong soldiers by training on your own, so you have to fight more with local soldiers.
In the capital of Siam, there were many Western merchants.
The relationship between Xiyi and Siam is friendly, and they have been friendly since ancient times. This is also the reason why they are the only country in Asia that has not been invaded.
There are European and Central Asian merchants of all kinds, such as the Great Cannibal, the Folangji, the Red-haired Fan, and so on. Businessmen from almost all over the world gathered in the capital of Siam.
Bian Yong was learning the Buddhist language along the way. The emperor sent several Buddhist eunuchs from the palace to teach the envoys how to learn the language.
Bian Yong has been able to communicate normally with Folangji.
However, the Folangji people did not understand what he was talking about. After understanding it, they discovered that the Folangji people in Siam were Portuguese.
The people I met in Ming Dynasty were Spaniards.Because of their similar appearance, they were collectively called Folangji people by the Ming Dynasty, but they were actually people from two countries.
Bian Yong, Pan Benyu and François communicated for a long time before they could clearly distinguish the difference between Spaniards and Portuguese.
And the red-haired fans are not from the same country, but are Dutch and Italian.
In the Ming Dynasty's translation, Holland was translated as Helan, and Italy was translated as Italy.
Arabs like Dashi and Ming Dynasty are relatively clear.
Bian Yong recorded everything on paper: "The capital of Siam is very prosperous, but it is full of barbarians. The barbarians walk on the road. The locals are not surprised. There are even Siamese noble girls marrying barbarians and serving evil people." Ghosts are really immoral, and I can’t bear to look at them..."
"Wei Chen learned that there are two countries in Franji, namely Spain and Portugal. Wei Chen is trying to find out what the map of the country is. Please give Wei Chen some time."
"The red-haired warriors who traveled to the Ming Dynasty actually came from many countries. Weichen learned that there are many countries in Europe. Spain and Portugal are just like a drop in the ocean. Weichen is worried about the military strength of Europe."
"Weichen bought corn seeds from the merchant Da Shi, but he was unwilling to sell them to the Ming Dynasty. Weichen knew it was just a bargain. As you said, Weichen was willing to trade in silk. As expected, he readily agreed and vaguely revealed, Corn seeds are not eating in abundance.”
"Your Majesty, Weichen met a Shendu merchant in Siam. Weichen talked with him about Buddhism, but he didn't know what Buddhism was! Weichen was extremely shocked. Buddhism has withered in Shendu, but Weichen still has the heart to go to Shendu and visit the merchants. Where is the Buddha?"
"Wei Chen learned that Siam intends to annex Cambodia and intends to go south to expand its power. Wei Chen believes that Siam is the biggest enemy of our dynasty, but its soldiers are weak. Wei Chen is rare. The soldiers in Wei Chen's hands are , fought ten battles with the Siamese soldiers, and won all ten battles. In the last battle, we were allowed to use weapons. Our heavenly soldiers killed 154 Siamese soldiers, and one person was killed."
"Siam wanted to buy a gun from Wei Chen, but Wei Chen refused. The king of Siam's attitude towards Wei Chen was no longer the same."
"Your Majesty, the King of Siam has also opened up the Ming army. He is planning to help Bago (southern Myanmar) attack Ava (northern Myanmar). The minister believes that once the war breaks out, the country can take the opportunity to regain the lost land in Luchan."
"Your Majesty, Weichen has reached an agreement with a Portuguese businessman. The Portuguese businessman is willing to sell the seeds of a ship to the Ming Dynasty, but the price is really high. One seed costs a foot of silk. Weichen thinks that the seeds are more important, so he I promised him, and the ship has set sail."
"Your Majesty, the Dutch are willing to sell a batch of warships to the Ming Dynasty. Weichen has seen it and found that their warships are no worse than the French warships. Weichen thought the price was fair, so he agreed."
"..."
Like a diary, everything is recorded by Bian Yong.
Just buy, buy, buy every day.
La Meixuan finally saw how prosperous the Ming Dynasty was. All the Western merchants in the capital seemed to have done business with the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty, which always claimed to have a vast land and rich resources and looked down on Western things, actually started buying them lavishly, and Pixiu changed his nature.
Pan Benyu left Siam and returned to Ming Dynasty on a Portuguese merchant ship. The ship anchored in Guangzhou.
It is expected to arrive in Guangzhou before New Year's Eve.
In the twelfth lunar month, Beijing already has the flavor of the New Year, with a dazzling array of small commodities filling the streets and alleys, and the city of Beijing is very lively.
This year's tax reductions have made people's families more affluent, and those doing small business will naturally have an easier time, making the capital more prosperous.
There are three hottest things in the capital this year.
One is a down jacket. The emperor encouraged people all over the world to raise ducks and geese. The down of ducks and geese was made into down jackets, which were worn to keep out the cold in winter.
The second one is the fire kang. The emperor has been paying attention to the fire kang since the beginning of the year. In the autumn, it was finally completed. The central government vigorously promoted it and entered the homes of ordinary people. Now the most profitable people in the capital are the fire kang craftsmen. All the dignitaries in the capital have taken advantage of the fire kang. Even ordinary people want to build fire walls.
The third one is canned!
Yes, it's canned.
This autumn, after the fruit harvest, it was not easy to preserve the fruit, so the emperor issued an order for the Royal Merchant Company to build more than 100 canneries in the south.
Purchase unsold fruits, add sugar water to make cans, and put them in porcelain bottles.
You also have to use an iron lid to cover it.
The courtiers all scolded the emperor for being a prodigal. It would be great to use the iron to make farm tools, but it turned into iron covers. It was really a waste.
Zhu Qiyu sent people across the country to explore iron mines and build iron factories.
In winter, the stored cans are put on the market. Cans are easy to store and transport. Cans from the south can be sold to the fishing industry.
Naturally, the cans sold out.
The porcelain vase is exquisitely made and beautiful. How many people buy it and use it as decoration.
The courtiers understood a little bit why the emperor asked the people to plant fruit trees, and he harvested them as promised, and they harvested them and made them into cans that would not go bad for several years. It was a very profitable business.
Years ago, with a wave of his hand, the emperor awarded canneries from various places to the deserving officials of this year.
The merchants followed the example and actually developed canned meat, built a factory in Mobei, made canned meat from uneatable beef and mutton, and sold it to the mainland.
Canned food is the most popular thing in Jingtai in the winter of [-].
"You mean the glass was fired successfully?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Fei Fan.
After Fei Fan came to the capital, he wrote a letter inviting some of his friends to take up posts in the palace and have been studying glass.
"Your Majesty, please read it!"
Fei Fan presented a glass bottle, which was made like a can bottle, with an iron lid and a tight fit.
"It's quite transparent."
Zhu Qiyu held it up to his eyes and could see Fei Fan, but it was not very clear: "How much does it cost?"
"Your Majesty, if you give birth in the capital, it will be very expensive, but if you give birth in the desert, it will be worthless."
Fei Fan was also very depressed. He actually entered a misunderstanding when developing glass.
I think glass is created by heaven and earth, but in fact it is made from salt-alkali sand. It’s as simple as that.
In the past, it was not transparent when fired because the sand was not used correctly. If you use ordinary sand to bake, the result will be opaque. If you use sand containing salt and alkali to bake, the result will be transparent. Adding additional salt and alkali will not work.
"Speak carefully."
Fei Fan introduced in detail what kind of sand is used to bake such glass and so on.
"It's good to be worthless!"
A smile appeared on Zhu Qiyu's face: "You go and register a patent, and then open a factory. No, open a few more. You, the Fei family, open one. I will reward you."
The formula cannot be disclosed, he needs the glass to make money and war money.
This time the sand is also a treasure.
The court wouldn't object to his occupying more deserts, right?
"I don't dare accept your majesty's reward." Fei Fan was depressed. He was a scholar and wanted to take the imperial examination, but your majesty allowed him to go further and further in his promiscuous skills.
"I want to establish the Gewu Academy, and you will serve as its envoy. It will be under the Military Aircraft Department and I will be directly in charge of it."
Zhu Qiyu saw his reluctance: "In the 11th year of Jingtai's Jinshi program, I will allow you to take the imperial examination. How about it?"
"How could your Majesty cheat on the imperial examination just because of one of his ministers?" If Fei Fan agreed, he would probably be scolded to death by the literati.
"Hahaha." Zhu Qiyu laughed.
Fei Fan kowtowed.
"The merits of developing glass will be greatly rewarded. A collective silver talisman will be awarded. All participants will be rewarded."
Zhu Qiyu asked people to pick a place near the Forbidden City and use it as the Gewüyuan.
"Fei Fan, can you replace the paper in the Forbidden City with transparent glass next year?" Zhu Qiyu asked him.
"A humble minister will live up to His Majesty's high expectations!" Fei Fan kowtowed.
"He Zhien has done a good job. When I am going to split up the Royal Commercial Bank next year, He Zhien will be able to take on the big responsibility."
Zhu Qiyu said quietly, "It's enough to beat He Zhien."
All the canned food matters were left to He Zhien.
"Your Majesty, you have collected all the dates and wolfberries in the world, how can you sell them?" Feng Xiao whispered.
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "Jujube and wolfberry are both good things. Common people can't afford them. Those wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River want to buy them, but they can't."
"Feng Xiao, tell me, what is the most profitable?"
Feng Xiao spread his hands, how could I know?
"Monopoly, dates and wolfberries are all in my hands. I can sell them however I want. I want to use these to exchange for salt from the salt dealer."
In the tenth year of Jingtai, the price of salt must be brought down!
Feng Xiao's expression changed, he knelt on the ground and did not dare to say a word.
Zhu Qiyu is in a very good mood. He has won successive victories in foreign wars this year, expanded his territory, and opened up the situation in southern Zhili. The situation is very good.
But the lives of the common people were still quite difficult.
"It's New Year's Eve tomorrow, right?"
"I wonder how Fang Ying in Annan, Wang Yue in North Korea, Chen You in Suzhou, Li Jin and Mao Sheng in Rehe are doing?"
Zhu Qiyu considered it and said: "Can the things I prepared be delivered to them before New Year's Eve?"
"Go back to your Majesty, I can definitely do it!"
On New Year's Eve this year, Zhu Qiyu carefully prepared gifts again.
Everyone has a governor stationed throughout the country.
There are all ministers who have made great achievements this year.
At this time, Wang Yue, who was in Chunchuan, sighed: "The Chinese New Year will be the day after tomorrow, and the Korean New Year's flavor is really not enough at all."
Nonsense, how can people be happy now that they can't even eat?What year is it going to be?
However, the center allocated 20 dan of grain and transported it to North Korea to help the North Korean people.
The situation in North Korea was excellent. The Jurchens were blocked in North Korea, Jiang Wan and Mao Zhong were in the north, and Wang Yue was blocked in the south. The Jurchens became the turtle in the urn.
The new king of North Korea is also easy to control.
The Ming army regained all the cities in the south and controlled one area, then opened the door to release food and stabilize people's hearts.
The construction of Chidao will have to wait until next year, and winter has entered North Korea. However, the fire kang was spread from Liaoning to North Korea. A fire kang was also built in Wang Yue's mansion, and Wang Yue sat on the fire kang.
A group of people and horses galloped from the north and arrived at Chunchuan.
Outside the governor's house of North Korea.
Wang Yue was warming up in the house. Hearing the arrival of the angel, he immediately went out to greet him.
Meet old friends in a foreign land.
When Wang Yue saw the eunuch, his eyes were shining brightly, and he knelt down to listen to the order.
This is the imperial edict of awarding.
The emperor granted Wang Yue the title of Marquis of Chunchuan, bestowed upon Jiang Wan the first life certificate, granted the title of Mao Zhongfu Qiangbo, granted Li Kanzhong the title of Doctor (second rank), Yang Shou and Chen Zhongshun (fourth rank), and the title of Du Xizheng, the fourth rank of Mounted Captain. , named Zhou Xianzheng the sixth rank Yunqi Wei, and Zhou Yucong the sixth rank Wuqi Wei.
All the generals who responded were rewarded.
Qin Cheng was an eunuch and did not receive an official position, but he did receive the most rewards.
He also ordered Wang Yue to form a Korean army and station it in North Korea, and accept the Jurchen surrender as appropriate.
"Please have a seat, Marquis Chunchuan. We still have gifts from His Majesty at home."
Wang Yue was classified as a martial artist by the emperor, which was an inevitable result.
The Dukes of Wei and Ding were beheaded, and there were only three Dukes left in the court. There were too few Dukes, military honors withered, and the Emperor felt uneasy.
Therefore, someone like Wang Yue who is able to fight will definitely be the Duke of the country in the future.
The eunuch in the palace was talking, and many food boxes were brought in.
Wang Yue guessed, is it hot pot again?
but.
However, the palace servant set up a stove and took out various ingredients from the food box, all of which were tied with bamboo skewers.
"This is?" Wang Yue was surprised. This thing was a little familiar, but also a little strange.
"His Majesty gave me the name of Barbecue, please stay as long as possible."
Barbecue has been eaten since ancient times.
But I have never seen such food before.
When the charcoal was lit, the eunuch took the spoon himself. After testing the temperature of the charcoal, he began to put the dressed meat skewers on the stove and introduced to Wang Yue: "Marquis of Chunchuan, this charcoal is fruit wood charcoal. It is the most expensive in the capital and has the best quality. of."
"Look at it."
"Here are mutton skewers, beef skewers, pork skewers and chicken sausages, five skewers of each."
"Your Majesty is worried that you won't be able to finish the meal by yourself, so you haven't prepared much."
"These are marinated chicken wings, duck wings and goose wings, two skewers of each."
When the eunuch introduced it, a smell penetrated Wang Yue's nose. This was the smell of ordinary barbecue, nothing special.
"These are chicken gizzards, chicken hearts, pig hearts, ox hearts, sheep hearts, heart tubes, and ribs, two skewers of each."
"One dove, one quail, one fowl."
"There are also five skewers of fresh shrimps, five skewers of silkworm chrysalis, and five skewers of sausages."
"It's all meat."
The eunuch waved his hand, and the eunuch behind him came in holding a large food box: "Please see, Marquis of Chunchuan, there are vegetarian dishes in this."
"There are two bunches each of potato slices and sweet potato slices."
"These two are so rare in the Ming Dynasty that the emperor himself is reluctant to eat them."
"Here are vegetable skewers, dried tofu, and gluten, five skewers of each."
As he spoke, he took out a small jar from a food box, unscrewed it, and tossed the first ingredients into the meat skewers on the stove.
Immediately, the fragrance came out.
This barbecue is a little different.
"What material is this?"
"Marquis of Huichunchuan, this is the emperor's secret sauce, and your servants don't know the recipe."
The eunuch waved again.
The third big food box was delivered: "Please give me the attention of the Marquis of Chunchuan."
"Here are some side dishes, cucumber, celery segments, shredded kelp, edamame, four side dishes."
"This box contains several kinds of honeydew melons."
With that said, a fourth food box was brought up.
Inside are four jugs of wine.
"It's white wine, fruit wine, wine and sour plum juice."
"The Emperor said that there is another kind of beer that could have been sent together, but the beer has not been made yet. You can taste it at the next banquet."
The eunuch turned it over and took out the second ingredient, chili powder, cumin seeds and sesame seeds, and sprinkled it on top respectively, and the aroma suddenly took shape.
The eunuch put the grilled meat skewers on the tray, and the serving eunuch offered it with both hands and handed it to Wang Yue.
Wang Yue first thanked the emperor.
I just picked up a bunch and put it in my mouth. It tasted really good.
But he actually had tears in his eyes after eating.
His Majesty, who is far away in the capital, is thinking about him.
Traveling thousands of miles away, I brought a barbecue to him and grilled it for him on New Year's Eve. The emperor could not let his family have a reunion dinner, but he told him that you, Wang Yue, are in my heart.
"The humble minister must serve the Holy Lord to the utmost!" Wang Yue kowtowed respectfully.
When grilling vegetable skewers, brush them with oil first, and after baking to get some moisture, start sprinkling the toppings. The main raw materials for the toppings are pepper and cumin powder.
After roasting until it is eighty-half-cooked, sprinkle with chili, cumin and sesame seeds. Then remove from the fire and use the residual heat to grill the skewers until they are fully cooked for the best taste.
Yang Shouchen, Li Kan, Qin Cheng, Zhou Xian, Zhou Yu, Jiang Wan, and Mao Zhong all had the same skewers and the same wine.
A barbecue shows the emperor's favor.
It can warm people's hearts more than a cold imperial edict.
Mao Zhong also wanted some toppings, but the problem was that there were only so many toppings. He only said that he would be able to eat them when there were more peppers next year.
Far away in Rehe, Li Jin and Mao Sheng were wrestling with the Chechen tribe.
I also received an imperial edict from the palace.
"Jin Mao Sheng Nanning Bo was the Marquis of Nanning, Jin Li Jin Xiangcheng Bo was the Marquis of Xiangcheng, Li Bingwen was granted the title of fifth-rank Xunzheng, corrected concubine, Wang Shu and Chen Taicong were granted the title of fifth-rank Xiezheng, concubine..."
Awards are given according to meritorious service.
At the same time, there was a banquet given by the emperor on New Year's Eve, a barbecue, which made Li Jin's eyes red.
Got promoted!
He is the fourth generation uncle of Xiangcheng. He was finally promoted to a marquis based on his military merits. Although he does not have a world certificate, when the Ming Dynasty really captures Helin, His Majesty will definitely give him a world certificate.
Just as excited as him was Mao Sheng. Mao Sheng's granddaughter was so proud that she gave birth to a dragon heir for the emperor, but he was promoted to a marquis based on his military exploits. Although he was a relative, he was also a capable relative.
The barbecue is very delicious. This is not a meal, but a favor from the emperor!
In Liaoning, the imperial edict from the palace came.
"In addition, he was granted the title of Crown Prince Shaobao to Li Xian, the title of Fengrun Bo to Cao Yi III, the title of Shi Ju and Jiao Lizheng to the third rank of Qingchao Commandery, and the title of Shang Luan to Doctor Ronglu."
And give a New Year's Eve banquet.
Although Xu Jue was an eunuch, he was also given a banquet.
After finishing the barbecue, everyone wanted to have another meal.
Li Xian clicked his lips: "Does this spiciness come from chili peppers?"
"It's just chili peppers. I really didn't expect that the chili peppers I planted myself would taste so good."
Xu Jue felt that this chili was used just right, not too spicy, and very refreshing.
I usually don't eat much, but today I ate more.
This chili is very appetizing.
"Potatoes and sweet potatoes are so delicious?"
Li Xian thought in his mind, if corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes were planted all over the grassland, what else would be able to restrain the Ming Dynasty from expanding abroad?
As long as these three things can be planted, it will be the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
The Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was able to rule such a large territory through brutality. How could the Ming Dynasty be worse than the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty?
I will replenish one thousand tomorrow~
(End of this chapter)
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