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Chapter 542: There is a mole, this is killing someone with a borrowed knife

In order to revive the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng knew how it would end, but he was still extremely pure, continuous, and exhausted. Until the end of his life, he was still working hard on how to revive the Ming Dynasty and build a stable and orderly dynasty. It is extremely important to the people of the world.

At the end of the dynasty, many heroes came together, and in the troubled times, ten houses were empty. The change of dynasty was the most terrible natural and man-made disaster for all Chinese people, and no one could survive it.

This is what Zhang Juzheng said to Emperor Wanli. He said this and did this.

Most people will respect Zhang Juzheng's pure and extreme behavior, because everyone is a beneficiary. The Han Dynasty has always been loyal and virtuous. After all, it is necessary for a hero to stand at the fork in the long river of history and be that indestructible rock. Let the long river of history change its course and protect the world from wind and rain.

As for the cheap Confucians, they would scold Zhang Juzheng as a fool.

Yang Bo once scolded Zhang Juzheng for being stupid. Before he became an official, he had been committed to the confluence of Chu and Jin. The two guilds were merged into one. Zhang Juzheng could gain great power without having to fight for the old Zhu family, while those in the palace were just Orphans and widows.

The world belongs to his Lao Zhu family, not to your Zhang Juzheng!

Zhang Juzheng used so much effort to maintain the Ming Dynasty, but what use is it to you? When you are here, no one is your opponent. If you die, who will protect your family on the day of counterattack? All your passion is just a futile struggle that will eventually be in vain.

When Zhang Juzheng finally collapsed from exhaustion, he devoted all his efforts to this land. In exchange, the emperor ransacked his home, his home was surrounded, his eldest son committed suicide, more than ten people in his family starved to death, and countless things were arranged after his death. When making jokes, it is about seeking honor and being humiliated. It is the moment when people with lofty ideals in the world are completely disappointed in the Ming Dynasty.

The assassination took place on the afternoon of February 16th.

The Japanese makeup is rather weird, that is, eyebrows are shaved off and repainted.

Xu Wei, the governor of Nagasaki, and Sun Keyi, the envoy to the city, came to Japan with the determination to die.

"Oda Nobunaga is very uneasy." After Xu Wei read the information, he said very accurately: "Actually, it is normal for daimyo to be assassinated. Mouri Terumoto sent twenty ashigaru to rush for You Zao The idea of ​​hitting me three times is a response. After all, you want to hit me, and I don’t have any reaction at all, and it doesn’t make sense.”

When Sun Keyi heard this, he immediately said: "There is a mole, this is killing someone with a borrowed knife."

"Which one?" Chen Lin asked in confusion, what kind of riddle were these two playing?

Xu Wei looked around and whispered: "Akechi Mitsuhide, a very ambitious man, one of the three generals under Oda Nobunaga. This man maintained correspondence with the King of Japan, Ashikaga Yoshiaki. This is also the reason why Ashikaga Yoshiaki One of Zhao’s letters of surrender to Ming Dynasty.”

The most important thing is that there is a powerful Ming Dynasty behind the Nagasaki Governor's Palace, which makes it impossible for the Japanese people to say no. Therefore, in the face of Baocha, they can only accept the promotion of Baocha as fate.

Azuchi Castle Castle is the home of Oda Nobunaga. In the first year of Wanli, Oda Nobunaga went to the capital from Owari Province and rested at Anyangji Temple in the fishing village by Lake Biwa. He realized the importance of this place and began to build it, which lasted for After three years, Azuchi Castle was finally built, and the main castle of Owari Province was moved to Azuchi Castle.

After Oda Nobunaga took up his sword and went to Luo, he did not live in Kyoto, but lived in the castle tower of Azuchi Castle.

The Nagasaki Governor's Office knew some inside information. Both Xu Wei and Sun Keyi knew that this person had rebellious intentions, because after Ashikaga Yoshiaki entered the Ming Dynasty, he really did not intend to interfere with the affairs of the Japanese country. The offline monarchy was also very good, and the King of Ryukyu was in the Ming Dynasty. It's fun to throw shit at each other's palace, at least you don't have to live in exile.

Xu Wei thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's that person."

But now, the Ming Emperor's support for the New Deal, and even personally leading the New Deal, finally made the dead hearts of the Ming patriots begin to burn.

"Oda Nobunaga's reaction was a bit strange." Chen Lin said with a solemn expression: "He originally gathered six generals to plan to attack the Maori family. After Oda Nobutaka died, Oda Nobunaga stopped this action. Returned to Azuchi Castle.”

Han envoys were all like this. For example, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he sent an envoy An Guo Shaoji to the South Vietnam Kingdom. This An Guo Shaoji physically slept with Queen Zhen, and made Queen Zhen comfortable by rolling on the bed. Therefore, Queen Zhen urged her to surrender. Han Dynasty.

The development of things was much simpler than they imagined. The Japanese country was in war, with vassal towns separated and civil wars among themselves. This gave the Ming Dynasty an opportunity to intervene. The Japanese country, which was full of internal contradictions, was very suitable for provocation inside and outside. Without a unified court, there was no way to form a joint force to drive out foreign enemies, and we could only allow the Nagasaki Governor's Palace to appear and become stronger.

On this day, Oda Nobunaga left his hometown and went to Kyoto. He rested at Honnoji Temple on Kawaramachi Street in Kyoto, preparing to summon the generals of his six legions to discuss the major matter of attacking the Mori family.

Compared with the Japanese daimyo who often had internal strife, the Maori family was relatively united, and their two uncles assisted Maori Terumoto wholeheartedly. The Maori family would naturally react when they learned that Oda Nobunaga was going to convene the generals of the six legions at Honnoji Temple to discuss the attack. , a total of twenty people were sent to Kyoto to carry out the assassination.

The two most powerful intelligence networks in the Ming Dynasty cannot be understood in the eyes of humble scholars. How could anyone be so desperate for the collective interests of the Ming Dynasty? These are all elite soldiers, and the king of the mountain is at least a big boss, but they quietly go deep into the prison camp, collect information, and bring it to the court to provide assistance for the court's decision-making.

Xu Wei didn't know soldiers, but he understood people's hearts. At this time, Oda Nobunaga was at the most uneasy moment in his life. There was a traitor around him.

Xu Wei doesn't know how to fight. If Oda Nobunaga really goes all out to attack, Xu Wei will only set fire to the gunpowder magazine in the Nagasaki Governor's Palace with Sun Keyi, creating a huge movement. By then, the Ming Dynasty will inevitably come. The Japanese were destroyed.

It worked the first time…

Strange.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki sold Akechi Mitsuhide's plot very simply and cleanly. Even the Nagasaki Governor's Office knew that Akechi Mitsuhide had wolfish ambitions.

"Isn't that the so-called Three Heroes of Japan, one of Oda Nobunaga's most trusted generals? He actually..." Chen Lin's eyes widened. It really opened his eyes. This place of Japan is really a bastard of Ike Asa. There are so many words, such as below and above, they have become cultural labels.

"Is it that person?" Sun Keyi raised his eyebrows and asked.

When did Oda Nobunaga have such a good temper? Mouri Terumoto bullied their hometown and even killed his sons. He actually canceled the military rally and even returned to Azuchi Castle.

"This man wants to be the king of Japan and the general who conquers the barbarians."

Oda Nobunaga arrived at Honnoji Temple on the afternoon of the 15th. On the morning of the 16th, the ministers of the Kyoto court came to Honnoji Temple to pay their respects. In the afternoon, after taking a lunch break, Oda Nobunaga rode a green horse with chrysanthemums and wore a hat on his head. He wears a black Nanman helmet, a red top, a silk coat, tiger skin breeches on his lower body, a bright red cape, and makeup on his face.

The whole process of Oda Nobunaga's assassination has been clearly investigated by the coastal defense patrol. The Ming Dynasty's ability to collect and organize intelligence has become stronger and stronger as it continues to strengthen its military power. Even Oda Nobunaga can't even eat a few meals. Clear as day.

After Oda Nobunaga walked out of Honnoji Temple, he stood on the roadside and asked Tokugawa Ieyasu when he would arrive. As he was talking, the sound of a firecracker suddenly sounded. An Ashigaru who had been lying in wait for a long time fired a firecracker at Oda Nobunaga. , and two shots in a row, this ashigaru carries two fire guns.

"Until these two issues are clarified, Oda Nobunaga will not be able to feel at ease. He can only return to his hometown and conduct an internal investigation."

Oda Nobunaga left the castle tower at noon on February 12th and headed for Kyoto.

The death rate of Duntai Yuanhou has decreased by less than 10% because the Ming Dynasty has completed the liquidation of the northern barbarians. Now there is no war in the north. The death rate of coastal defense patrols is still more than 20%, but there is never a shortage of coastal defense patrols. member.

Starting from Azuchi Castle Castle, it only takes three days to reach Kyoto.

Xu Wei said with conviction: "Yes, how did Ashigaru know exactly when Oda Nobunaga was traveling and where he was waiting? Why didn't the personal guards responsible for protection fail to discover this Ashigaru ambush? The entire assassination process is not important. What matters is why Ashigaru got there.”

The Azuchi era of Oda Nobunaga was the Azuchi of Azuchi Castle.

The first shot missed, but the second shot hit Kobe (Oda) Nobutaka, who was so elated that he died on the spot.

The system in Oda Nobunaga's mind is not the shogunate system in which the Japanese emperor canonizes the generals who conquered the barbarians and the Ming Dynasty canonizes the Japanese kings, but the people of the world. This is why Oda Nobunaga has not established a shogunate or a shogunate for so many years. , he hated the shogunate and believed that all the chaos in the Japanese country was because of the shogunate.

Ashigaru was arrested immediately, and the results of the interrogation were very clear. He came from the Maori family. Terumoto Mori owned the second largest navy in Japan. It was the result of the original struggle of his father and two uncles. The largest navy in Japan was Nagasaki. Teeth Soldier Navy.

Lu Jia, the prime minister of the South Vietnam Kingdom, finally couldn't stand this pair of bastards, so he launched a coup and killed them. As a result, the heavenly soldiers of the Han Dynasty arrived immediately, as if they had been waiting for this day.

Xu Wei said with emotion: "Oda Nobunaga has always wanted to establish a system that is completely different from the current shogunate system, but after going round and round, he still returned to the old path of lowering the upper limit. What can we do? This is the case in Japan."

"With the inflow of Ming Dynasty treasure notes, the price of Japanese wandering girls has been declining. From three taels of silver in the past, it has dropped to three guans of treasure notes."

Xu Wei talked about the recent prices in the Nagasaki Governor's Palace, especially the prices of wandering girls in the Japanese country. The wandering girls in the Japanese country are not just prostitutes. They have the same meaning as the wandering people, that is, they have no fixed place, no home, and no stability. Nothing to do but wander around.

Because they can only sell their bodies in exchange for meager rewards and live a difficult life, wandering girls can almost be equated with prostitutes.

It was not until the establishment of the Nagasaki Governor's Palace that the definition of a prostitute was gradually distinguished from that of a prostitute. As long as the old woman in the Governor's Palace checked that she was in perfect condition, she could board the ship and go to the Ming Dynasty for a price of three taels.

In the ninth year of Wanli, large ships transported a total of more than 4000 wandering girls to the Ming Dynasty. Some of them were good-looking and some from well-off families who knew some music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and became female shepherds on the painting boat. The rest studied Chinese. Finally, a unified distribution was carried out.

Bachelors are extremely common in the Ming Dynasty. This is not because they don't work hard enough, but because the Ming Dynasty has a common custom of drowning female infants. That is, girls drown directly after they are born. This results in the fact that there are more boys and fewer girls. The widespread belief that only by giving birth to a son can the family be continued, this has led to this current situation.

At this time, betrothal gifts became more and more serious. For example, in the late Northern Song Dynasty, when Qin Hui was captured by the Jin people, Qin Hui's wife said, "You used a betrothal gift of 200,000 yuan to marry me, but you and I were separated."

From the Yuan Dynasty to the eighth year of the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan issued an edict that the betrothal gift for a middle-aged man's family should not exceed thirty guan, and that for the rural sages and gentry should not exceed 100 guan. During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang personally issued an edict: In ancient weddings, two surnames should be married to respect human ethics. Since modern times, people have specialized in recruiting wealth and become accustomed to luxury. It is advisable to order Zhongshu and the province to gather for discussion, customize, promulgate and abide by it, advocating frugality and promoting customs. Violators will be punished as per the law.

But this edict was also a dormant clause. During the Hongwu period, it was no longer enforceable. People who violated customs were guilty of crimes. Zhu Yuanzhang's starting point was good, but when he implemented it, he found that this edict was If it cannot be carried out, because the court does not allow the rich betrothal, it will be renamed. In short, the money required will not be less.

Not everyone in the Ming Dynasty could afford to betrothal, so the Japanese women who came by boat were very cost-effective. The most important thing was that these Japanese women had household allowances given by the imperial court.

After Japanese women entered the Ming Dynasty, they had to learn Chinese for a period of time. Only after they were fluent in Chinese and had certain weaving skills, they would be awarded household stickers. Although they were still Japanese girls, these women with household stickers were still in the Ming Dynasty. Legally speaking, he was from the Ming Dynasty, and the court regularly organized blind dates. Craftsmen from official factories in Nanya of the Ming Dynasty could sign up for blind dates.

Generally speaking, His Majesty has given birth to a daughter-in-law.

To get a Japanese girl, you also need to betrothal money. The unified standard is five silver coins and the imperial silver coins. At first, the Department of Shipping and Household Affairs and the Cleaning Department also thought about not wanting to betrothal money. After all, collecting money and not accepting money are two different natures. Collecting money is a cross-ocean marriage, and collecting money is buying and selling people. They are completely different in nature. The imperial court has the dignity of the imperial court.

However, practice has proved that it is simply not feasible to not collect betrothal money.

First of all, there are all kinds of scammers. They deceive people and then hear nothing about them. The court goes to visit and inspect, but nothing is found. In addition, even if you marry someone back home, you should not be beaten and scolded at every turn, because you got it for free. They don't know how to cherish each other. It seems that all they need is to get one more. The relationship between husband and wife cannot last long at all. It's a mess.

The purpose of the Ming Dynasty in transporting wandering girls from Japan to the Ming Dynasty was to solve the problem of huge bachelors. Thinking of a group of strong laborers and over three million bachelors in age who were bursting with hormones, the court felt numb.

In the end, the Matsuedo Household Purification Department still used the five-yin betrothal money as the standard, and the five-yin betrothal money also had a very grand name, called Shu Xiu, which was the tuition fee for teaching these Japanese women Chinese. , there is no such moral concern as buying and selling Dingkou.

Craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty earn about twelve silver dollars per year. The five-yin salary is almost non-existent in places like Songjiang Prefecture.

In the tenth year of Wanli, more than 4000 Japanese wandering girls entered the Ming Dynasty. In the eleventh year of Wanli, just two months ago, Japanese wandering girls gathered in Nagasaki, and a special term was even born: Entered the Tang Dynasty.

In the eyes of ordinary Japanese people, the Ming Dynasty is the Tang Dynasty, and it has always been the heavenly kingdom. Before, the famous people would arrest people everywhere, but now they come to Nagasaki on their own initiative and wait for the examination at the Nagasaki Governor's Palace.

Now, the Nagasaki Governor's Office wants to restrict the Japanese from entering the Ming Dynasty, just like the Nagasaki Governor's Office previously had to limit the number of treasure notes.

Xu Wei never thought that he would become a defender of Japanese order, rather than a destroyer.

He came to destroy the Japanese, but when and in what form the Japanese were exterminated, the Japanese had no say.

Sun Keyi said solemnly: "Because of the treasure notes, the price of Japanese women is indeed still falling. In the past, they could still sell silver, but now they can only sell treasure notes, but the price of treasure notes is rising. It's strange that the treasure notes are The price of banknotes is actually rising, and it’s all our fault at the Nagasaki Governor’s Office. Did we control the number of banknotes in this way to bring prosperity to Japan?”

This is a very troublesome issue for Sun Keyi recently. The Japanese treasure banknotes come entirely from the Nagasaki Governor's Palace, and the strict customs inspection of the Nagasaki Governor's Palace has almost eliminated the possibility of counterfeit banknotes. In addition, this time the Treasure Banknote Bureau of the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty The treasure banknotes produced are indeed very exquisite and difficult to imitate in Japan. This makes the Ming Dynasty's overseas treasure banknotes extremely strong. Japan has become accustomed to using treasure banknotes.

In the past, seven cents of silver could be exchanged for regular banknotes, but now seven cents and five cents of silver could be exchanged for regular banknotes. In other words, the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes were indeed a tool for exploiting the Japanese country. After all, the seigniorage was actually received.

But at the same time, Baochao is easing the money shortage of Japan and ushering in a period of rapid development.

This gave Sun Keyi a strong motivation to let go of the exchange of treasure notes. With ten million treasure notes in his hand, it was time for Japan to have a taste of the flood of treasure notes!
"What is treasure money?" Xu Wei asked after thinking for a moment.

"Banknotes and butt-wiping paper are too hard to wipe your butt."

Xu Wei smiled and said: "What are banknotes?"

Sun Keyi asked confused: "Students are confused, aren't banknotes currency?"

Chen Lin hates scholars the most. Just look at the way the scholars speak, their tone of voice, and if you have anything to say, just say it quickly. It’s so annoying! This scholar always speaks in such a way that he seems to be unfathomable.

"Currency and currency only have goods." Xu Wei put down his tea cup and said: "Japan has no goods. These currencies are like rootsless trees and water without sources. The prosperity that treasure notes seem to have is just false prosperity. "

"Goods are metaphysical reality, and money is metaphysical abstraction. Money can buy goods in most cases, but when money has no anchor, it is worthless."

The Ming Dynasty used the money method instead of the banknote method. The reason is that the anchor is unclear.

The Ministry of Household Affairs made a forecast. On the day when the "Cao Fa Anchor Shu" can be realized, Ming Dynasty can proudly announce that Ming Dynasty has completed the resurgence in finance and taxation, accomplished a feat that previous dynasties have been unable to accomplish, and issued stable and sustainable sustainable bonds. Cash the banknotes, Wanli currency banknotes.

Xu Wei, Sun Keyi, and Chen Lin are all sincerely looking forward to that day. Living in the turbulent era of the Ming Dynasty, what they look forward to most is that the Ming Dynasty will be peaceful and peaceful for the people, rather than pursuing the so-called freedom, equality, fairness, etc. They have never asked for these things, and they are lucky to be able to work with peace of mind.

"You scholars." Chen Lin pouted. Although these scholars don't have strong soldiers in their hands, the twists and turns in their stomachs are really terrifying!
The strength of currency is false prosperity, because the premise of currency is goods. Without goods, no matter how firm the currency is, it is false. Ming Dynasty has goods and has the advantage of commodities. Daming Dynasty said that butt-wiping paper is currency, and butt-wiping paper is currency.

This is the current situation in Japan.

Naturally, there will be an inference. When Ming Dynasty said that wipes are not currency, then gold and silver may not be able to become currency. This is currency hegemony. Currency hegemony is a hegemony based on the advantage of commodities.

Xu Wei used the example of Japan to explain the basic logic of this currency.

"Tsk, tsk, it really makes sense for the Ming Dynasty to pioneer the banknote method in Japan." Chen Lin spoke highly of the decision-making of Zhang Juzheng, the Duke of the Imperial Court. The treasure banknotes of the Japanese country were the forerunner of the Ming Dynasty's banknote method. The experience and lessons of the banknote method The more money there is, the more stable the Ming Dynasty will be when it comes to banknotes.

The money shortage in the Ming Dynasty was much more terrifying than that of Japan. Even if it occupied the rich silver mountains of Peru and the inflow of silver from Japan, it was not enough for the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the banknote method was the only way to solve the problem of money shortage. There was too much money. It is easy to cause inflation, such as the corruption of treasure notes during the Hongwu period, and too little money can easily cause deflation. For example, the 217-year-old Ming Dynasty was in deflation most of the time.

Felipe II's hegemony came from Peru's rich silver mountains and the world's largest saltpeter mine in Peru, which were the material basis for his dominance in the West.

Xu Wei, Sun Keyi, Chen Lin and others had an in-depth discussion on the trial implementation of Baochao in the Japanese country, and learned lessons and gains. These lessons and gains are all experiences and will be sent to the court in the form of detailed memorials as government orders. Developed reference.

"The way Ming Dynasty formulates political orders now seems to be completely different from the past. It is more organized now. Even if I am just a martial artist, I can still feel the difference." Chen Lin frowned and said: "To be specific, it was before The decree was more like a slap on the forehead, regardless of whether the decree could be implemented, it was completely top-down, but now, it is completely different. "

"Now we must first collect the opinions of all the officials from all parties, and then understand the situation. After it is summarized in the court, it will be discussed by the ministry and sent to the Wenhua Palace for discussion. His Majesty will make the final decision. When it is implemented, it will be piloted first and then Implementing it slowly will also adapt measures to local conditions, rather than implementing administrative orders regardless of local life and death. "

In Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guizhou, especially Guizhou and Guangxi, there are many chieftains, and the examination law cannot be implemented at all. Therefore, in these places, the Ming Dynasty's examination law is very loose, but in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, it is extremely strict. Suiyuan, It is nonsense to have clear abbots for these newly created lands in Liaodong. The Ming Dynasty did not require clear abbots for these two newly established chief ministers. However, the newly established chief secretary of Gansu also asked for clear abbots.

This may seem confusing, but uneven regional development is the reality.

In particular, the court discussions on the Banknote Law and the pilot projects were carried out step by step. The administrative power under the imperial system of prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty was already strong. With such decrees, the Ming Dynasty became more terrifying, with fewer and fewer absurd decisions, and various Paradoxical things can never happen again.

Good things are happening every day. When everyone has hope and hope, Ming Dynasty bursts with unprecedented vitality.

"All this is because of the theory of contradiction." Xu Wei said matter-of-factly: "Because of the existence of the theory of contradiction, there are top-down and bottom-up discussions, and this is the basic logic for formulating decrees. This It is beneficial to Ming Dynasty.”

"So, the great speculation of cultural thought is like the cavalry camp in the Beijing camp and the Feiyun in the navy. The number is limited and needs new horses to supplement it. But once it is used in key places, it will show its terrible power. Power.”

The Wanli Restoration was accompanied by great speculation activities, and among these activities, the most useless one seemed to be this kind of metaphysical political and economic speculation. However, the results of these speculations often subtly changed the Ming Dynasty's work style. When people suddenly discovered that Ming Dynasty had changed, they realized how precious this kind of thinking was.

"Governor Xu, something happened on the pier!" Luo Yinghe, the censor of the Nagasaki Governor's Palace, hurried in and said breathlessly: "In order to compete for the qualifications to board the ship, there was a stampede at the pier."

"Quick, go and take a look." Xu Wei stood up immediately, and the group hurriedly walked out of the Governor's Mansion, passed the large townhouse, and saw the scene that had been controlled by the tooth soldiers of the Governor's Mansion. What they saw was horrific.

If you fall down in the crowded crowd, you will die. The continuous stampede left more than forty corpses.

In order to compete for the position of the merchant ship heading to the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese girls pushed and pushed on the dock, and the pushing turned into a stampede. Xu Wei and other officials' faces were as dark as water.

"It's true that something happens every day, and everything is different." Xu Wei held his head. There were new things happening in the Nagasaki Governor's Mansion every day, and each one was different. Xu Wei soon made arrangements. In this kind of cabin Put up queuing barriers to prevent this kind of crowding from happening again.

Simple but effective.

When Xu Wei was solving the problem of queuing up to board the ship at the Governor's Mansion, Terumoto Mori relied on the advantage of the navy to start a counterattack against Oda Nobunaga.

Terumoto Mori's uncle, Motoharu Yoshikawa, led 600 Japanese ships and entered the Settsu waters with the intention of regaining the Ishiyama lost after the two defeats at Kizukawaguchi.

As for Mouri Terumoto himself, he actively joined forces with other Oda's main enemies to prepare for another encirclement of Oda Nobunaga.

Even the Nagasaki Governor-General's Office received an invitation.

(End of this chapter)