I'm really not doing business

Chapter 416 Wang Qian is indeed a dandy!

Zhu Yijun looked at the letter in his hand. The Queen's autograph letter had been translated into Latin. Thanks to the vigorous development of the Ming Dynasty Maritime Academy, Zhu Yijun was very proficient in Latin and even supplemented the Latin. The Maritime Academy had a strong understanding of Latin. The letters of Latin were completed. Latin is a phonetic text, and long and short sounds have different meanings. The Ming Dynasty standardized them.

Zhu Yijun's Latin is excellent, so he doesn't need to learn a foreign language.

The promotion of Latin and the Grand Tour activities all represent the convergence of Thai and Western cultures. After cultural convergence, political and military convergence will inevitably occur. This is a manifestation of the centripetal force of the West. The four versions of translation that appeared in front of Zhu Yijun represent that The resistance and divergence of local colloquialisms towards Latin is a reflection of the centrifugal force in Europe and the West.

At this time, the West was torn between unification and independence and autonomy. Latin was widely used and widely opposed, which reflected its contradictions.

There is no Qin Shihuang in Western Europe.

The way out for Felipe II's feudal system in Spain requires a major premise, which is to use tyrannical force to bring everyone together, and then talk about shaping it. Without this premise, there is not much point in discussing the political system. Effectiveness, and this kind of tyrannical force is not only the tyranny of sea power, but also needs to sweep everything on land.

Felipe couldn't do it. He had been plotting Portugal for twenty years. There were four ways to advance, but he gave up because it was very expensive. Felipe had always hoped to expand the territory at a relatively small cost. Such as marriage.

The letter of credence from the Queen of England in Zhu Yijun's hand also has a huge significance, that is, the competition between the West and the West in the Age of Discovery has officially begun.

The feudal conservatives led by Portugal and Spain, and the emerging bourgeoisie manor owners, workshop owners, and slave owners led by England, France, and the Netherlands (Netherlands) began to compete extensively on the great voyage, and in the fierce collision of spears and shields , the sparks that burst out are harvests. These political, economic, cultural, and military gains have achieved the future maritime hegemony of the West.

The Empire on which the Sun Never Sets existed in Europe until World War II.

Xu Fan's heavy memorial said that the romance of France was brought to Paris by Catherine, including perfume, gloves, high heels, forks, ice cream, knight's underwear, lady's corset, diamond cutting, mathematics, painting and sculpture. Queen Catherine's His artistic achievements are very high. Michelangelo once carved the family tomb statues for the Medici family, and Catherine was one of the witnesses and assistants.

After the four envoys left, Zhu Yijun discussed with the court officials for a long time. Because of Antonio's relationship, Ming Dynasty was very likely to fall out with Spain, but the premise of this fall was that the galleon trade could not be cut off. This was Ming's demand, and Ming Dynasty needed silver. The inflow was also the demand of Felipe II. Felipe II gave up the galleon trade and benefited Antonio completely in vain.

"It only takes one five-masted ocean-going ship loaded with worsted, woolen woolen and cotton cloths to arrive in London, and it will probably completely overwhelm the fragile local workshops in England! Another five-masted ocean-going ship will Bringing some long and short soldiers, bows and arrows, muskets, gunpowder, etc. on board can completely muddy the water in England."

Zhu Yijun was not interested in these goods, but he still confirmed the list of goods with George with great interest.

This is a brand new route that is not very profitable. It seems to just express England's spirit of exploration. The explorer of this chart is George Weymouth, the special envoy to the Ming Dynasty.

The French envoy was a very beautiful man who spoke like a woman. Zhu Yijun remembered what Xu Fan said in his memorial about the King of France who was a lecherous man and his state affairs were controlled by male dotes. He couldn't help but shuddered and didn't even say a word. With a few words, he dismissed the French envoy and ordered him to leave the Ming Dynasty quickly.

The courtiers all trembled violently. Every time His Majesty has an idea, it means that some people are going to be unlucky! For example, the Tax Inspection Institute, rich households replenishing the capital, and arithmetic and contradictions in official selection.

The Indians were massacred, and the perennial trade deficit between the Tatars and Great Britain made Great Britain anxious and chose to solve the problem by dumping opium.

The Bourbon family has been seeking the position of King of France and establishing a Bourbon France, and it is about to succeed. Catherine is struggling to support it, but Xu Fan believes that it is becoming increasingly difficult for Catherine to sustain it.

"Your Majesty, Yang Deren has been caught." Zhao Mengyou walked into the imperial study room of the Li Palace in a hurry and bowed his head to report.

Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Gao Qiyu and Xu Fan went to London once, and this time Xu Fan went to London for the second time. From the information collected these two times, England is very fragile."

In her letter, the Queen of England complained about the robber and tyrant Felipe. Spain, which controlled the free city and the shipping routes, was extremely domineering and inhumanely blackmailed the English merchant ships, and the English merchant ships had to fight back. The villain was in the emperor's hands. The nonsense that was whispered into their ears molded the English into pirates.

The main problem is that it is beyond our reach.

This is a traditional play, with protruding inside and out, and Zhu Yijun has used it several times.

Yang Deren almost ran away, but was caught by Nanya Ti handsome Luo Bingliang. Yang Deren is still a suspect, and he was arrested to investigate Yang Youren's death.

Now, after meeting the English envoy, His Majesty has a new idea!

"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Zhang Juzheng asked tentatively.

At present, the development of Thailand and Spain is still immature, both economically and politically. This kind of capital operation that destroys other people's pillar industries, enters into cheap acquisitions, supports opposition forces, stirs up public opinion, and then triggers social unrest has not yet sprouted.

Queen Elizabeth I gave the Ming Dynasty a nautical chart. This nautical chart does not overlap with Spain and Portugal. It mainly focuses on exploring the northeastern part of North America, such as the Hudson Strait (today's northeastern Canada). It is only navigable in late summer and early autumn. Ming Dynasty obtained part of the information about the Hudson Strait, such as the fog that perennially covered the area, and a group of indigenous people who ate raw meat and pulled dog sleds.

Everyone was helpless in this regard, and Catherine needed to find a way to resolve the endogenous contradiction.

"Like selling to Scotland, selling to Ireland."

To solve internal conflicts externally, resorting to war is a good way. However, Queen Mother Catherine's husband Henry II has already tried it. In addition to owing a large amount of war loans and empty national funds, there is no gain. This solution , we must win, otherwise it will aggravate internal conflicts.

Therefore, the scholar-bureaucrats and dukes of the Ming Dynasty either couldn't think of Zhu Yijun's method of protruding from the outside, or they were too embarrassed to say it out loud. It was simply insulting to politeness!

Zhu Yijun thought for a moment, nodded and said: "It is true that we are separated from England by thousands of mountains and rivers, but Felipe, King Henry of France, and Queen Mother Catherine are very close to England. It happens that England and they have some small conflicts. Let him do it for Legas, let him write it in his travel diary and give it to Felipe."

Now it's England's turn to enjoy this treatment.

Hoping that the Ming Dynasty could confirm the list of goods with the envoy, George Weymouth brought many samples of goods, including fine woolen cloth, exquisite silverware, and distilled whiskey.

"This is too difficult. We are too far away from England." Zhang Juzheng did not think His Majesty's idea was bad. The methods he had used to torment Annan were no gentler than this.

Any crime will be brought to justice, at least those crimes brought before His Majesty.

Destroy the opponent's pillar industry of handicraft workshops and plunge them into economic depression, and then go around to attack them, arm those centrifugal forces, greatly strengthen the centrifugal force, and be devastated.

As for the hidden worry about falling out with Spain, the relationship between Ming Dynasty and England can be good. Anyway, it is just a greeting. Whether there is business exchanges or not depends on the results of Ming Dynasty's exploration of sea routes.

In order not to be caught by the Ming Dynasty cavalry, Yang Deren did not go to Tanggu in Tianjin Wei and take a boat ride south. Instead, he pretended to be a merchant on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and took a boat of lantern grass south to Hangzhou. Yang Deren planned to go to sea from Ningbo Shipping Department , the destination is Manila, Luzon.

The Age of Discovery was an era full of blood, plunder and tragedy. The glory of the Age of Discovery was made of the blood and bones of slaves. Compared with the Red Haired Fan, the Golden Haired Fan’s colonial rule was even more cruel and inhumane. The Red Haired Fan, at least in terms of doctrine, The government also recognized that the indigenous people of the New World are also the people of God. At least in the governor's offices of Peru, Brazil and other places, the original indigenous people were human beings under the law, but the golden retrievers were often more decisive in doing things and rushed to subjugate the country and exterminate the tribe.

Yang Deren, the grandson of Yang Tinghe, one of the big bosses of Erfang, and the culprit behind Yang Youren being forced to hang himself. When Yang Deren learned from the General’s Mansion that it was not the General who was targeting the Yang family, but His Majesty, Yang Deren immediately planned to escape. , he didn't even sort out the Yang family's property in Beijing, took some valuables and ran away directly.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty." Zhang Juzheng choked and chose to sing a hymn. The scholar-bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty valued their reputation very much and cultivated their moral integrity. No one would be so unscrupulous in coming up with such bad ideas that harmed others and did not benefit themselves, and the Ming Dynasty mainly focused on foreign affairs. The policy is Rouyuan people.

Tishuai was able to report directly to the emperor, which prevented Beizhen Fusi from being under Dongchang. This was a balance for leaving the palace.

After George left, Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and said enthusiastically: "Sir, I have thought of a way."

Xu Jie died, but Xu Fan was still alive, which gave Yang Deren hope to live.

The Ming Dynasty did not have the ability to extend long-arm jurisdiction to the West.

There are many bad rumors about the Queen Mother Catherine de Medici, which are widely circulated in Europe and the West. She is called the Viper Queen. It is even rumored that she has an affair with her son Henry III, but Zhu Yijun does not agree with this. statement.

From the accounts of the English envoy George and the French envoy, it is not difficult to see that in the West, Spain and Portugal have a monopoly on navigation technology. The two envoys were not allowed to leave the cabin at all, and all their compasses were confiscated. Picture, you can't see the starry sky. This monopoly made Jin Maofan's exploration extremely painful, but there were still some results.

England is known as the West's shit-troublemaker. Their favorite word is these four words, which are both provocative and provocative.

Zhu Yijun finished reading the Letter of Credence from the Queen of England to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In the letter, the queen greeted the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and called Zhu Yijun: the great, powerful and invincible emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and then introduced the purpose of sending the envoy. , hoping to open up a route to the Thames, England had enough goods for exchange.

Yang Deren was caught, and after being taken to the sky prison, he was not punished with the five poisons, nor was he sent to a jail for intimidation. As soon as he sat on the confession chair, Yang Deren confessed everything. Yang Youren's death was indeed the result of his coercion. Because, Yang Deren also guessed that the Penglai Huang family was probably one of the emperor's vests. What Yang Youren offended was not the general, but the emperor, so he forced Yang Youren to show his dignity.

This matter was originally in the past, but the Zhutou case broke out, and Yang Deren also gave a clear account of all the things Yang did in Sichuan.

One of Yang Tinghe's grandsons was Yang Chengren, a driver who went to Sichuan. A donkey was pulled at the door of his house. The old man driving the driver quickly cleaned it up, but Yang Chengren forced the old man to eat the donkey dung and eggs before letting the old man go. The old man took his two little grandsons with him in the car. Not long after, the two little grandsons starved to death in Xindu.

Yang Deren had a cousin named Huang Xiuli, who wanted to bring trouble to the village and occupied water. Anyone who didn't pay him enough money would not use the water. Things gradually developed to the point where girls from all over the country would be sent to his home for fun before they got married. Hehehe, Huang Xiuli taught her enough rules so that this girl could get married. A man named An Sanwan couldn't bear the humiliation, so he stabbed Huang Xiuli in the street with a knife.

Since then, Huang Xiuli still acted rampantly, but he did not dare to force him anymore. Of course, An Sanwan was beaten to death without anyone caring about him.

There are many things like this. Just looking at the case files, Zhu Yijun felt that his blood pressure was rising!

"Where did Wang Qian go?" Zhu Yijun closed the case file and asked coldly. Feng Bao and Zhang Hong didn't dare to say anything. When His Majesty is angry, he will slap the table, curse, and lose his temper. Your Majesty When you are extremely angry, you will become very calm. At this time, someone will often be sent to Jiecuyuan.

"According to the pace, we should be arriving at Chengdu Mansion soon." Zhao Mengyou bowed his head and said.

Wang Qian was very noisy and noisy along the way. Whenever he went to a certain place, he would become restless. Whenever he goes to a place, he must visit the brothels, and the drama of jealousy is played out again and again. It can be seen that he is arrogant and domineering, and even goes around asking for bribes. Whenever the hospitality is not good, Wang Qian will be furious and make things happen. Officials complained, and memorials to impeach Wang Qian were hurriedly sent to the capital.

The behavior of this dandy young man is very consistent with the rumors of Wang Qian. He is a dandy, spends lavishly, hangs around brothels, has no education and skills, and is the only son of the second assistant. It is not strange to be arrogant, but it is strange not to be arrogant.

Wang Qian was like a beast out of the cage, wanting to completely release his suppressed nature in the capital, and even led people to suppress the bandits himself. Wang Qian couldn't even catch the weasel that took the old hen, and he dared to suppress the bandits and accompany him. The people who were sentenced to thousands of households didn't stop him and just started to play along.

All the way to the Land of Abundance, Wang Qian's arrogance turned into lawlessness, and he walked arrogantly along the way, fearing that others would not know that he had arrived.

Wang Qian and his men made a big fuss in Wenchang Temple, and then went to Xue Tao Well to urinate.

The water in Xuetao Well is extremely clear, surrounded by stone railings, and has a pavilion on the well. It was built by the Prince of Shu's Mansion. This well is a sweet water well used by the Prince of Shu's Mansion, and it is also the water for Shu tribute paper. It can be said that water is hard to find, and it is used by the Prince of Shu. Wang Qian's soaking in urine was completely ruined.

After his nonsense reached this point, Wang Qian entered the city from the east gate with satisfaction, passed Daci Temple, and moved into the Metropolitan Government House.

Wang Qian leaned back in his chair and asked Tixing Qianhu beside him: "Zhao Qianhu, what do you think I should do to be more like a dandy, so that the prominent families in Shu can trust me?" Are you really a dandy?"

Zhao Qianhu thought for a while and said: "If Wang Yushi restrains himself a little bit, it will be similar."

Wang Qian spent his own money to visit the brothel. When Wang Qian entered Shu, he brought two full carts of silver, about one hundred thousand taels, and the more these two carts of silver were used, the more they became.

With his sacred mandate, Wang Qian inspected the local customs along the way. Wang Qian's standard is: the more beautiful the brothel girls in a place are, it means that the people here live in extreme hardship; the more ugly they are, it means that the people in this place live a decent life. If It was so ugly that it was hard to swallow. There was no doubt that the magistrate was living in heaven.

Wang Qian's standards are strange, but very reasonable. Two Tiqi Qianhu visited it themselves and came to the same conclusion as Wang Qian.

Wang Qian actually doesn't know much about political affairs and people, but he really understands brothels. There are few girls in this brothel and the quality is poor, which means that the people can survive without selling their sons and daughters. The number of luxury households in a place is limited, and this brothel Only when competition is not fierce can ugliness be allowed to exist.

As for being jealous, Wang Qian did it deliberately, firstly to shape his character, and secondly, to test the penetration of local wealthy households into the yamen.

If the local government doesn't even dare to ask about someone who is a child of a certain prominent family, then this place is not headed by a court official, but by a Zheshe household, so there must be a "half-county family", which is a liquidation list.

Wang Qian went around asking for bribes, which was a trick he used in the capital. He said it was fishing, but in fact he was looking for corrupt officials. Whenever he lost a bribe, Wang Qian had to take part in it. When the Ming Dynasty Sword Hai Rui liquidated it, the more bribes he lost, the more bribes he lost. The more bribes you take, the more likely you are to be investigated.

Everyone doubts that Hai Ruizha is a very corrupt official, but few people know that Wang Qian has been quietly working hard. He not only knows how to buy, visit brothels, and investigate foreign affairs, but he can also fish.

It is even simpler to make a fuss at the Wenchang Temple. This fine Confucian Temple has become a place where filth and evil people live. A group of brokers and compradors live in the Confucian Temple. Wang Qian was originally designed to create a ruthless character, so he immediately went berserk and infiltrated the Confucian Temple. The outside was smashed to pieces.

Wang Qian will naturally also go to Zhuge Temple in Qingyang Palace (Zhuge Temple and Wuhou Temple were separate in the Ming Dynasty) to worship. This is one of the sacred orders given by the Ming Emperor. If Wuhou Temple is also operated like a Confucian Temple , Emperor Ming can send troops to investigate the case? Counterinsurgency!

"Be a little restrained? I can't restrain myself a little." Wang Qian stretched out a finger and waved it a few times and said: "The local prominent families are intertwined. If I don't pretend to be a drunkard, how can I paralyze these guys?"

"Are you sure Wang Yushi is faking it?" Zhao Qianhu frowned. From what he saw along the way, Wang Qian didn't look like he was faking it. When visiting a brothel, it's called enjoyment. It's not just faking it, it's his nature.

"You slander me! I want to interfere with you!" Wang Qian crossed his legs and retorted bluntly. He was indeed a playboy. He had never denied it. After leaving the capital, he immediately stopped pretending and showed off his cards. , Wang Qian is a great evil man.

Wang Qian has become familiar with the two Tiqi Qianhu. A person like him cherishes his life the most. When suppressing bandits, the Tiqi people protected him well and allowed him to witness the whole process of suppressing bandits. A trip to the middle of Shu is by no means easy. Wang Qian and Tiqi Qianhu have a harmonious relationship, and their lives are in their hands.

"The governor is here." A servant of the Wang family came in and reported.

Wang Qian immediately stood up, tidied up his appearance, and immediately transformed into a gentleman from an aristocratic family. He said quickly: "Please, please quickly!"

Wang Qian needed the cooperation of local officials to completely handle the emperor's mission, so he immediately became polite to local governors and frontier officials, without looking like a villain at all.

Wang Tingzhan, the governor of Sichuan, and Liu Xian, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, came together.

Wang Qianhe and the two of them exchanged pleasantries, talking to each other as students, without showing any signs of dandyism. Sometimes they admired Liu Xian for his achievements in fighting the Japanese, and sometimes he admired Wang Tingzhan for not shielding his fellow disciples for public and private reasons.

"The Chief Secretary, the Chief Secretary, the Chief Inspector, the Inspector General, and the Inspector General are all here." Wang Qian looked at Wang Tingzhan and asked solemnly.

Wang Tingzhan sighed and then said: "Well, I haven't come yet. Wang Yushi, there were only 14 hectares in Qingzhang, Sichuan last year. Do you understand, in the land of abundance, this is how much land is allocated?"

"I understand!" Wang Qian said seriously.

The problem in Sichuan is huge, much more serious than imagined.

Liu Xian thought for a while and said: "The troops I can mobilize are only 3,500. Two thousand households bring 500 cavalry, which is 4,000 people. There are only so many people that can be mobilized."

"Qi Shuai wrote that a tiger father has no sons, and Wang Yushi is by no means as naughty as he appears. He asked me to try my best to cooperate. Yuan Fu also said the same."

Before Wang Tingzhan and Liu Xian came, they actually had no expectations. Judging from the rumors, this Wang Qian couldn't get anything done at all. What could such a playboy do?

However, with the guarantee of Qi Jiguang and Zhang Juzheng, the two came anyway. As soon as they met, they discovered that Wang Qian was not the loser he was rumored to be.

"Did Qi Shuai and Yuan Fu really say that? Oops, I'm really flattered." Wang Qian didn't expect that he was not a complete loser in the eyes of Qi Jiguang and Zhang Juzheng. This was completely beyond his expectation. .

Zhang Juzheng simply revealed in his letter that Wang Qian had an investment of 12 silver from His Majesty, which was the investment share raised solely in Wang Qian's name. This sentence solidly proved that Wang Qian It's someone who got into His Majesty's pocket.

Kaihai Investment consisted of the emperor himself, national funds, the three parties of Shanxi, Chu and Zhejiang, and Wang Qian. The only natural persons in it were the emperor and Wang Qian. Although it was only a mere 3712 taels, compared with the huge number of million taels, it was not Worth mentioning.

"What does Wang Yushi plan to do?" Wang Tingzhan asked doubtfully.

"Dandy to the end! Have a banquet and treat guests to dinner!" A smile appeared on Wang Qian's lips. Wang Qian was a dandy who read the theory of contradictions. He felt that the problem in Sichuan was too serious. There were too many luxury households and he had to go to physics. In a sense, kill a batch.

The contradiction has completely intensified, and if you want to return to a state of conflict, you need to prune it severely.

Wang Qian explained his plan in detail. This plan was very bold. He was actually worried about the objections of Wang Tingzhan and Liu Xian, but after he finished explaining the plan, the eyes of the two people flickered and were filled with joy. interest.

"Just do it!" Liu Xian slapped the table, shook it three times, stood up and said, "Governor Wang and I originally planned to do this!"

Liu Xian counted the troops he could mobilize. Naturally, he had to kill people before he ordered troops.

Wang Qian is really a loser. If he comes to Sichuan to brush up his resume, Wang Tingzhan and Liu Xian will take care of it.

Liu Xian has always been known for his boldness and has been criticized a lot.

Liu Xian was an imposter when he took the martial arts examination. He was from Jiangxi and pretended to be a martial arts examiner from Sichuan. He had just joined the army and when he was fighting against the Miao rebellion in Yibin, Liu Xian was trapped in the camp. In fact, the military examiner did not need to be trapped in the camp. In a place like this, Liu Xian Xian went away and worked hard for a bright future, and was awarded the title of Deputy Qianhu for his merits.

After leaving Sichuan to quell the Japanese, he went to Zhejiang and served as the commander-in-chief of the Zhejiang Dusi. In Pukou Gang and Liujiazhuang, Liu Xian wore single clothes and led four riders to lure the Japanese to an ambush and annihilated them all in one fell swoop. At Langshan, he secretly boarded a Japanese ship to investigate and pacified them. Duzhangman even committed a terrible crime. From then on, no one in Duzhangman accused Liu Xian of committing too much of a crime.

Liu Xian was that kind of person, he was extremely bold. Wang Qian was really a loser. Liu Xian would also do some shocking things. At worst, he would tie himself up in the capital to plead guilty, and exchange peace for a province. Liu Xian also accepted it.

Wang Qian's plan, to put it simply, is to ambush five hundred swordsmen and throw cups as a sign, which coincides with Liu Xian's plan.

Wang Qian reviewed the plan again and said: "I want to host a banquet in Huayang Mansion, so Governor Lao Wang will send a letter on my behalf and invite virtuous gentry from all over the country to gather together and have a great time."

"It's easy to talk about." Wang Tingzhan chose to cooperate. Sichuan Qingzhang was still unable to push it. He couldn't handle it. The big stick of passing the law was smashed on his head. He couldn't make any progress and lost his future. It was his regret.

Being laughed at for being incompetent is something Wang Tingzhan cannot accept no matter what!

It's better to be scolded than to be laughed at!

In the early morning of the next day, a piece of news spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chengdu. Wang Qian, relying on "My Second Assistant Father", arrived in Sichuan and refused to pay a visit to the governor. The governor condescended to see him as a second-rank official. The little supervisory censor, who was in the seventh rank, ended up having a big quarrel and broke up one of the doors.

The person who said this swore that he saw it with his own eyes, and he was the door!

As soon as this rumor came out, the noble families breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Qian, it is true that donkey dung eggs have a shiny surface, gold and jade on the outside, and rotten flakes on the inside.

(End of this chapter)