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Chapter 427 The natives are just a kind of ape
The overlord of the West, Felipe II, started his own imperial journey after seeing the terrifying power or dominance of the Ming Emperor. He cleaned up the opposition and used a cruel and bloody method to celebrate the throne in a grand ceremony. , killed the nobles who opposed him on the Sheep Festival.

The cruel and bloody methods even shocked Xu Fan. Soon, Xu Fan became relieved, because in the last Spanish-Portuguese War, Spain failed to achieve the purpose of the war, break through Lisbon, and annex Portugal, so Feli was defeated. Pei, either cut off the flesh to silence the opposition, or silence the opposition in a physical sense.

Felipe chose the latter. He wanted to refer to the Ming Dynasty's political system and let his power exceed the limits of the Western feudal system.

But Xu Fan knew very clearly that Felipe's imperial path was bound to fail. Becoming emperor was not as simple as killing people.

Xu Fan didn't care whether Felipe could achieve his goal. He warmly entertained General Alvaro. This time, the Lisbon peace talks did not produce any results. Felipe would not give up his plot against Portugal. , Antonio cannot give up the Portuguese throne. This is a fundamental contradiction. This battle still has to be fought, it depends on how much price Felipe is willing to pay for it.

Fortunately for Antonio, Xu Fan and others, Felipe II's eyes are on Spain and will not see Portugal for the time being.

The Ming Dynasty's exploration fleet set out towards France and England, and it was the task of the exploration fleet to open up sea routes.

On December 24th, the eighth year of Wanli Period, the Ming Dynasty court began to take a rest, and the daily court meetings began to become shorter. Ming Dynasty began to prepare for the New Year, and the busy Emperor Ming Dynasty summoned this year's common people, squires, and Nearly a thousand people, including noble family members, understood the issues that everyone was most concerned about. They went to major official factories to visit craftsmen, and to Nanhaizi, Daxing County, to visit the family members of Duntai Yuanhou.

In the month of December, Zhu Yijun also went to Juyongguan to inspect the construction of Jingxuan Chi Road, and then to Jimen to inspect the progress of Chonggu Chi Road.

Chonggu Chi Road was built faster. This road was extremely wide. Wang Chonggu invested a lot and personally supervised the construction. It has been built to Jizhou, while the other side started from Shanhaiguan.

Some people are happy and some are sad, some people don't like the active emperor, and some people like to see it, such as the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. They finally received adequate pay when the emperor was active. For example, the people of the Ming Dynasty had something to talk about after dinner, no matter what. Whether it is the Third Lady, Concubine Zhou De, or Liu Qiniang who is placed in Yongsheng Woolen Factory, countless interesting stories can be derived.

The missionary Yaser is in a very contradictory state. On the one hand, he desperately repented in his voyage notes and begged his Lord for forgiveness. On the other hand, Yaser actively participated in it, enjoyed killing, and even regarded hunting natives as a crime. Entertainment show.

There are about 3,600 indigenous people on the island. Before the Taishi invaded the island, they lived in isolation, using stone tools, fishing, bone needles, etc. These indigenous people like to put mud on their bodies. Dry on the beach, then jump into the sea to wash away the mud.

This is what Zhu Yijun does every year, and this year is no exception. The emperor is everywhere in the capital. The officials and people in the Ming Dynasty have gradually become accustomed to such an active emperor. Compared with the twenty-year-old Emperor Jiajing, After five years of living in Xiyuan, Emperor Longqing remained silent, and His Majesty became a little too active.

Zhu Yijun got a navigation note written by a missionary named Yaser, which Sun Kehong's ocean-going caravan found in the Yuanxu Islands.

Yaser himself listed the sins he had committed, breaking people's legs to make them crawl; completely smashing the injured person's head just to test the strength of the brain; throwing the baby into the brazier to see if it could Burning; stabbing the bayonet into the trembling heart and watching the blood splash; the natives gathered around the bonfire and watched their relatives and friends being slaughtered like livestock. The greatest pleasure of the missionary Yaser was to bathe in this fearful gaze. .

Xu Fan was right. The scholars in Jiangnan were too greedy. They tried to control the elected official class in their own hands, and then achieved a class jump, from a distinguished family to a noble family.

In the eighth month of the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty, when the Ming Dynasty began to explore the Yuanxu Islands, there were only forty-two natives left on these dozens of islands.

After reading this original work, Zhu Yijun only felt abstract.

"Your Majesty, Sir has never studied Latin and cannot understand." Feng Bao carefully reminded His Majesty that Sir is not omnipotent. He is very busy and has no time to learn Latin. Even if he sent it to him, he could not understand the madness in it. And abstract, not disgusting sir.

This war was one-sided from beginning to end. The natives did not even have bows and arrows. The firearms, crossbows, and armors in the hands of the colonists were all things that the natives could not compete with. In the eyes of the natives, they were like magic and miracles. .

There are also some famous families who have made enough dividends from the New Deal, and they are gradually becoming one of the emperor's supporters. The feeling of making money while lying down is really great.

The missionary Yaser felt that this could not be done anymore. If this continued, all the natives would be killed. The killing was too serious and they might not be able to go to heaven, so he began to order that each native be captured alive and given five silver coins for adults and two silver coins for children. .

Missionary Yaser poured mercury into the skin through the partition, trying to prove in this way that God really exists. As long as you survive, it is a gift from God. He used needles to stimulate the absorption of mercury under the skin.

The Ming Dynasty is more than 200 years old. In fact, from top to bottom, the Ming Dynasty does not like such an active emperor. The promotion of civil and military affairs has weakened the authority of hereditary officials, including the emperor. With the continuous development of the system, the Ming Dynasty cabinet, The six ministries and the Kedao Yanguan have already formed a polyarchy.

Only four determined people, one man and three women, survived. They were captured for a short period of time, only half a year.

In this way, after Yaser dies, he can go to heaven and hunt only apes, not people.

The Director of Ceremonies sorted out the issues of greatest concern to more than a thousand people this year. In the second half of this year, Nanya's biggest focus is on the Yuanxu Islands.

The number of indigenous people began to decrease sharply. The power of firearms was so powerful that some indigenous people would rather jump into the sea than become enemies.

Their happy and harmonious time did not last long. In the winter of the 32nd year of Jiajing, the killings began.

The Songjiang Ocean Trading Company of the Ming Dynasty broke into the missionary's castle, but failed to rescue the natives, because thirty-one of them suffered from pneumonia, including missionary Yaser. In the end, only eleven natives survived.

The sea and sky of Gogetiya Island are as clear as sapphire. On the central mountain range of Gogetiya Island, white clouds float all year round on the top of the mountain. Halfway up the mountain are scattered acres of fields, and at the foot of the mountain, the island is connected to the sea. In this place, there is a shallow beach like a skirt, and there is a small river on the island that can supply fresh water.

I still remember that in the first 32 years of Jiajing, there were more than 3,600 indigenous people on Gegetiya Island alone. However, in the 42nd year of Jiajing, among the dozens of islands controlled by missionary Yaser, there were only 42 Aboriginal.

"This thing makes me dizzy when I look at it. Take it, take it, give it to your husband, I can't be disgusted by it alone." Zhu Yijun threw the note aside.

In order to take revenge, the natives began to fight, and the colonists began to shoot the natives without any reason. The old, weak, women and children were not spared without exception.

At this time, His Majesty the Great Emperor felt somewhat regretful. He regretted that he should not have learned Latin. If he did not learn Latin, he would not be able to read the notes. The officials of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty would carefully delete the crazy content to prevent the emperor from witnessing these crimes.

Whenever he killed a group of natives, Yaser would lead the colonists in prayer, confess their crimes, and thank the Lord for the gifts he had given them. Whether it was food or women, they were all gifts.

Zhu Yijun gradually replaced Zhang Juzheng and became the focus of the Ming Dynasty, including scandals.

In the forty-second year of Jiajing, the missionary Yaser began to expand his territory. His territory expanded from one island to dozens of islands. The same killing order was always in effect.

This is a very common thing. These days, people who go to sea are not good people. This is the case in Ming Dynasty and Taixi. A large number of them are fugitives. They have done many evil things. There are few women on the ship. The long voyage, The colonists went crazy when they saw a ewe, let alone a beautiful woman.

During the Jiajing period, Hong Maofan discovered a small island in the Yuanxu Islands, a country with a thousand islands. The missionary Yaser named it Gegetiya Island.

The Taixi people opened a gathering place here, and about 127 Taixi people lived there. At the beginning, there was a happy time between the colonists and the indigenous people. The missionary Yaser An attempt was made to proselytize among the indigenous people, but unfortunately it failed because of the language problem, and these indigenous people were also very bold. They lifted up the colonists' clothes to see if their skin was also white.

This voyage diary is full of various confessional words, but the content is so cruel.

The war has begun.

In the 32nd year of Jiajing, the missionary Yaser's fleet discovered here.

In the eighth year of Wanli, only four of the eleven natives survived. The long-term imprisonment had made these natives completely crazy. The moment the shackles were opened, four of them threw themselves at the wall, intending to kill themselves. , three people bit themselves until they were covered in blood. In the end, the Ming desperadoes could only end the lives of the natives and their miserable lives. For them, death was a kind of relief.

In the notes, there is a very strange but very reasonable logic. Missionary Yaser believes that capturing alive can reduce killings, wash away sins, and redeem oneself and the natives, but it is actually for slaves.

Missionary Yaser finally came to the conclusion that the aborigines are just a kind of ape. Otherwise, why would the aborigines receive no response to their firm belief in the Lord? Otherwise, why would the Lord not care for these natives?
So the native is just a kind of ape.

The emperor's activity meant that the monarch's power was enhanced, but it also meant that the power of ministers was greatly weakened in the process.

These forty-two natives were circled by the missionary Yaser. Each native had a name, Sal, Suk, Betty, Zug, etc. The missionary raised them and taught them to read and write, and the purpose was It is to let them believe in religion and realize the original purpose of missionaries, to preach.

First, a very beautiful female native gave a pearl found from a shallow beach to a colonist, hoping that the colonist could tell the story about the outside world, but the colonist played with the native all over, and then And let other colonists play along.

Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "Legasi, a missionary who likes secular life, likes plumpness, and doesn't like children, seems to be an anomaly in Thailand and the West."

After that woman left, there were several more red-haired and golden-haired dogs in Legas' house, all of them plump types with gourd-shaped bodies. This aesthetic was quite close to the emperor's.

"Special Envoy Li said that Yaser is just a lost lamb." Feng Bao looked helpless. After reading this notebook, Ligas's facial features were all twisted together. As one of the five-star critics, Legas could only read this notebook. After a long silence, he made a prevaricating comment.

Feng Bao continued: "Special Envoy Legaz also said: He has always emphasized the high moral inferiority of the Ming Dynasty. He is not talking nonsense. Although many people scolded him, Yaser is a believer and yet he is so crazy. Those sailors who are like fugitives , the sin is so deep, and can this sin be redeemed by just an indulgence? In comparison, is letting someone bury a dog really a big deal worth getting angry about?"

Feng Bao was not talking nonsense. He handed Legas' latest travelogue to His Majesty for his review. This was really Legas' evaluation, not even flattery.

The most outrageous thing Zhu Yijun ever did was not to kill Xu Jie with his hands, but to kill Kong Yinlin with a dog. Chen Dazhuang killed the Zhang family's dog. The Zhang family forced Chen Dazhuang's father to perform a funeral for the dog. After Ling Yunyi returned to Shandong, Chen Dazhuang escorted Kong Yinlin to Beijing and chose to trust the emperor. The emperor killed Kong Yinlin with dogs.

This is the most outrageous thing Zhu Yijun has done. But funerals for dogs pale in comparison to missionary Yaser's crazy notes. They are all sins and cruelties in the world. Those sins of the colonists were really seen by Satan, and they are very significant. Headache.

"This old guy, Legas, talks nonsense all day long, and he actually dares to arrange it for me. Don't let me find the opportunity, otherwise I will have to knock out his front teeth." Zhu Yijun said with a smile after reading Ligasac's travel notes. .

Legaz’s travel notes record many fragments of life in the Ming Dynasty. It is a unique perspective to look at the society of the Ming Dynasty from the perspective of the Thai people.

"Your Majesty, Sichuan Commander-in-Chief and Jiang'an Bo Liu Xian has arrived in Beijing. The Ministry of War asked if your Majesty would like to summon him." Feng Bao sent a memorial, which was written by Tan Lun, the Minister of War, Qi Jiguang, the general, and Ma Fang, the deputy general.

Jiang Anbo and Liu Xian returned to Beijing. After staying at Huitongguanyi for three days, they moved into Jiang Anbo's mansion, which was not very far from Qi Jiguang's general's mansion.

Jiang'an Bo Mansion, the Earl's Mansion specially built by Zhu Yijun, is quite grand and very livable. Zhu Yijun has never been stingy in rewarding military service.

"Have the chief medical officers seen it?" Zhu Yijun asked with a solemn expression.

Liu Xian had been fighting for many years and his health was deteriorating. Zhu Yijun transferred Liu Xian from Sichuan to the capital to let Liu Xian take care of himself.

War is a very tiring thing. The soldiers are tired, and the generals are also tired. We must always stay energetic. Sometimes we don't sleep for several nights or even more than ten nights. It's not that we don't want to sleep, but that we can't sleep and can only smoke. Take a nap between battles, especially during continuous battles. The war situation changes rapidly. If you can't protect everything, the enemy will rush into the vicinity of the Chinese army's camp. You never know what will happen in the next moment. You are always nervous and thinking about what to do. Command, how to deploy troops and generals, transfer positions, inspect and even escape.

Generals such as Qi Jiguang, Ma Fang, Li Chengliang, and Liu Xian were individuals, not iron men. Their years of military service and years of overload operation had squeezed almost all of their vitality.

Liu Xian, a general of the Ming Dynasty, went out to Sichuan to quell the Japanese invaders and fought almost all the time. Then he returned to Sichuan to command tens of thousands of people and quelled the Jiu Si (Du Zhang Barbarians) rebellion. He had been fighting all his life, and his health was already in poor condition. heavy burden.

An earthen pot cannot be broken without leaving the well, and a general will inevitably die in battle.

Taiping was originally decided by the general, and the general was not allowed to see Taiping.

"The chief medical officer has looked at it. The situation may not be good. It probably only happened in the past year or two." Feng Bao said in a low voice.

He knew what kind of answer the emperor wanted, but he couldn't deceive him. The medical officers had looked at it carefully. In terms of eating, Liu Xian's amount of food in one meal was about the same as Zhu Yixian's.

Liu Xian is a general and Zhu Yili is a child.

Liu Xian has a stomach problem, which is an old problem. During the war, he would eat every meal after he was hungry. He rarely had hot food when eating, and he loved drinking. This stomach problem is the most torturous. Pain is one of the reasons. Come on, I just can't eat and drink well, which puts an even greater burden on my body.

Zhang Hong added from the side: "The great medical officer Li Shizhen boiled a medicine, which is quite effective, but General Liu refuses to drink it."

"Tomorrow I will see the chief medical officer and Uncle Jiang Ning." Zhu Yijun said immediately after hearing this. The chief medical officer of Jiecu Hospital always makes some inexplicable medicines. Liu Xian is old and has been on the battlefield all year round, so he has a comparative understanding of life and death. Tan Lun also went through a rebellious period for a period of time when it came to disobeying doctor's orders.

Zhu Yijun frowned and asked, "What's going on with that medicine?"

"Big cockroach medicine is made by drying the big cockroaches and concocting it with wine. Uncle Jiang Ning was very cooperative at first, but when he heard that he wanted to drink the juice squeezed by the cockroach, he immediately became unhappy and refused to live or die." Zhang Hong He hurriedly said: "Those big cockroaches are raised on millet. After raising them, they need to be washed and dried. The wine is also made from strong alcohol. It tastes a bit salty, but it does work."

"It's really not dirty if it's raised by humans."

Since Zhang Hong mentioned this matter, he was certainly not out of touch. This kind of big cockroach is not a cockroach from the Ming Dynasty. It is a big cockroach from the new world on the ship. It is the largest cockroach in the world that can be found so far. In order to raise this thing, Jiecuyuan specially made cages for crickets, which were eaten cleanly, washed clean, dried in the sun and cooked with strong liquor.

"It is a supreme medicine for wounds, malignant sores, ulcers, gastric bleeding, and intestinal bleeding. It is really useful. I have tried it many times and compared it with others. Except for the large cockroaches used to make this thing, the other There's no problem." Feng Bao was extremely concerned about this medicine. Soldiers in the Ming Dynasty's capital camp and navy all had stomach problems, so they naturally had to be more cautious.

Zhu Yijun got the medical report. This notebook has more than thirty pages in total. It contains not only the production process, but also more than a hundred cases. Judging from the data and double-blind experiments, it is indeed effective.

Zhu Yijun rolled his eyes and said: "Then let's lie to the old general, saying that it is made from a variety of Chinese herbal medicines. It is extremely precious. A pair costs more than ten taels of silver. Li Shizhen's family secret recipe, how precious is it? Don't To let the general discover it, treat the disease first, and then tell the old general what it is when it is useful."

"It is urgent to exercise power, and it is important to treat the disease. The old general will understand my good intentions."

The Ming Dynasty has begun to prepare for the New Year, and all government offices have begun taking turns to take holidays. This year, there are not enough firemen in the capital. The firemen in the city are okay, but there are more and more private houses in Chengguo Cao City, and there are not enough firemen.

There were too many fireworks during the Chinese New Year, so the soldiers in the Beijing Camp took over the job this year and temporarily acted as firemen.

There is an extra subsidy for doing this job, which is only one or two and a half cents. There are many people who have signed up. On the one hand, this is fulfilling the promise of reporting to the emperor and saving the head of Guizhou. On the other hand, His Majesty really gave a lot, half of it. A month's attendance costs one or two and a half cents, which is about three times the daily salary.

If you have enough food and salary, what kind of work can't you do? Your Majesty, you can raise an army to rebel tomorrow.

The Ming Gong of the imperial court felt that they should simply ban the lighting of fireworks. They were not allowed inside the city or outside the city. In the era when wooden buildings were mainly built, setting off fireworks was equivalent to setting fires. Especially in recent years, when the number of people in the capital and the surrounding areas has increased, On the other hand, people think that there are no fireworks during the New Year, or is it still a Chinese New Year?
There is still no conclusion in this discussion, but one thing is that the Ming Dynasty Palace and Tonghe Palace, as well as the East City and West City, have completely banned fireworks and firecrackers, mainly for safety reasons. If there is any accident in these places, I am afraid that the court will set off a huge storm. .

Liu Xian came to Tonghe Palace, stood in front of the gate of Tonghe Palace, and looked at the couplets in front of the door. The first couplet read: The emperor's decree is in Jiuwei. Always keep your word to protect it, and seek peace; horizontally criticize it to build the ultimate Suiyou.

Jianji Suiyou, from "Shang Shu·Hong Fan", means that the emperor is responsible for dealing with the emperor and the common people. He not only needs to establish rules according to heaven, but also needs to care for the people and follow the great road.

On the stone screen wall at the entrance to the palace, it is written: The one who walks the walk is just faithful, and it is signed Zhu Zhongxing.

Liu Xian only found it interesting. He hadn't met His Majesty yet, but he already knew a lot about His Majesty. He walked into the Longchi, came to the Imperial Study Room, walked through the long corridor, and walked into the Imperial Study Room.

"I pay homage to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty, long live, long live your Majesty." Liu Xian shook off his sleeves, bowed five times and kowtowed three times to pay his respects.

Zhu Yijun stood in front of the imperial case and waited until Liu Xian saluted. Then he helped Liu Xian up and said, "No courtesy. There is no need to be more polite in the future. I promise the general that he will not kneel before the saints."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liu Xian and Qi Jiguang inquired about His Majesty's rules. For some ministers whom they relied on, privately telling the emperor not to kneel is an important means for His Majesty to win over the ministers. The young country is suspicious, but the ministers do not agree, which is a bit unusual. The preferential treatment is also deserved.

Liu Xian is old, a little thin, his cheeks are fleshless, and even his beard has turned white, but he is in good spirits and has bright eyes.

Zhu Yijun and Liu Xian chatted about the situation in Sichuan, especially about the Zhutou case and concerns about the Yang family's rebellion in Bozhou, and Liu Xian answered them one by one.

"Your Majesty, I have come to the Bei Camp to see that the generals and officers of the Ming Army are well-organized. I heard that the troops in the Beijing Camp are provided with food, pay and other supplies. Do you think this year's military pay will be tens of millions of silver?" Liu Xian asked with a solemn expression. He had finished speaking politely. Liu Xian had his own opinions on state affairs.

"Of course, in the eighth year of Wanli, both land and sea were developed, and more than 1120 million silver was wasted." Zhu Yijun did not go into details, but just reported the total, million. This was the total military expenditure last year, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has completed the audit. .

"Is this too much? Didn't the minister of the DPRK stop it?" Liu Xian frowned. The military expenditure was much larger than Liu Xian thought.

Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Of course there are. The eldest Situ Wang Guoguang and the younger situ Zhang Xueyan have been banging the table with me. They are all for the Ming Dynasty, and they are promoting the military, and they are all making real money."

"I told Da Situ that in the late Jiajing and Longqing years, the actual annual expenditure was 1120 to 2378 million silver. The annual income of the Ming Dynasty was only million silver. Military expenditure accounted for nearly %. Last year, military expenditure was million silver. , but the annual income is million silver, the proportion is only %, not too much."

We can't just look at the absolute quantity, but also the proportion. As an imperial feudal country, the Ming Dynasty's military expenditure ratio is really not high.

During the Shunzhi period of the Tatar Qing Dynasty, the proportion of military expenditures exceeded 100%. In addition to annual revenue, internal robbery was also required to maintain the operation of the army. The three generations of Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong targeted Galdan, and the annual military expenditure exceeded 1800 million taels. So, At this time, the Qing Dynasty's annual income was only million silver.

The military expenditure ratio of the Ming Dynasty is really not that high in a feudal imperial country.

"Jiang Linggong is still powerful." Liu Xian laughed immediately when he heard it. He was originally worried that the Ming Dynasty would be militaristic, but now when he heard it, the proportion had dropped a lot, which relieved his worries a few points. The reason why Liu Xian was so worried was that Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guizhou were preparing for war. The Ming Dynasty was waiting for the death of Mang Yinglong in the Toungu Kingdom to prepare for changes in the southwest.

The imperial court's financial health means that Ming Dynasty can really take action and solve the southwest problem once and for all.

"This mess in the Ming Dynasty has also caused trouble for me. In fact, the land tax is still slightly inferior to that of the Chenghua period. The huge profits from Kaihai gave the court a big breath." Zhu Yijun took out a detailed audit by the Ministry of Household Affairs. , in short: Old General, Ming Dynasty is rich now!

The northwest was fighting Anda Khan, and the southeast was trying to pacify the Japanese. At that time, Liu Xian, Qi Jiguang, and Yu Dayou used money to quell the Japanese. In fact, a large part of the money they had to pacify the Japanese was from unknown sources. The court had no money, but the Japanese wanted to quell the Japanese invaders, and the people had already suffered from the Japanese invaders. After robbing, the people really took refuge in the Japanese pirates. At that time, Qi Jiguang, Liu Xian, Yu Dayou and others robbed the Japanese pirates for money.

For example, in the thirty-fifth year of Qi Jiguang's reign in Jiajing, he had three flagship Fu ships, one Haicang ship, twelve dinghy ships, more than fifty grass-skimming sentry ships, and several sailing black ships, eagle ships, and net shuttle ships. , Later, the scale of development increased. The court had no money, and the guest soldiers had to find the money themselves. The common people could not rob it, so they could only rob the Japanese pirates.

Liu Xian was also worried about poverty. The Ming Dynasty had to pay enough money for the frontier troops, support the capital camp, support the navy, and prepare for Taungoo. No matter how you look at it, the Ming Dynasty's finances were difficult to support, so Liu Xiancai asked Your Majesty and this issue.

Looking at His Majesty in Tsing Yi, Liu Xian was speechless for a moment. His Majesty said it nicely, reporting good things but not bad things. If the finances are really as healthy as His Majesty said, why is Your Majesty still wearing Tsing Yi?
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