I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 517 "Hidden Book"

Besikov did not stay in Nanjing for long. As soon as the Cabinet and Privy Council issued the decree to issue the order, the guy followed the official ship directly back to Pyongyang.

When the Heilongjiang Navy was established, it would definitely use the Ming Dynasty Navy as the backbone in the initial stage. In the future, it would gradually absorb the Heilongjiang natives, as well as the migrated Han people and criminals as sailors. As for the former Ming Dynasty post and guard posts that the Heilongjiang Dusi will restore and rebuild, they will definitely recruit a large number of indigenous people from the Heilongjiang and Songhua River basins as soldiers. Not only can we deepen our connections with indigenous places, but we can also further sinicize these indigenous tribes.

Zhu Yijiong said that as long as Besikov could make meritorious service to the court, he would be promoted to a higher rank. But the problem is that the emperor is far away, he is a Rakshasa prisoner, and he is automatically classified as a Cossack.

As for these Cossack bandits who enjoy killing and cannibalizing people on the Kulu border, even if Besikov can really make great achievements, the generals and natives of Heilongjiang Dusi will never let the emperor know about it.

It had only been more than a year since the Ming Dynasty regained control of the Heilongjiang and Songhua River basins. Those Tatar officials and generals who had surrendered to the new dynasty happily planned to continue to enjoy their glory and wealth. Today's life is not very good. The imperial court wants to distribute their land to the people of Liaodong. They all surrendered and naturally did not dare to resist. The next step is not to prepare them to move to the pass, because they are all Tatars who have been demoted from official position to general, and must be placed and supervised uniformly.

However, even so, these demoted officials and generals will be unlucky from time to time. Most of the officials and generals in Liaodong were young and full of passion. They dared to provoke even the powerful for the sake of their official career, not to mention the surrendered Tatars.

These civil and military officials in Liaodong have obviously reached a consensus. As for the Tatars who have stolen the Han Dynasty and enslaved and oppressed the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, as long as they behave slightly out of the ordinary, they will immediately use the excuse to confiscate their homes and exile them.

Not only Liaodong officials, but also the people of Liaodong (including Jurchen people) were quite hostile to these Tatars who were demoted from official positions to generals. Because the Tatar court was struggling to survive in Liaodong before, squeezing the people, forcibly recruiting civilians, and destroying production.

The Tatars were demoted from official positions to generals, and were imprisoned in Liaodong. Most of the land under their name was divided, leaving only 300 acres, and they could not recruit tenants at all, not even Mohe tenants.

Fortunately, the court left them some dignity and did not confiscate their frivolous wealth. It won't last a few years if we just sit back and eat nothing. After all, it is impossible for their descendants to take the imperial examination and become officials. Even if the emperor does not care, the courtiers will not allow it.

As for Besikov, this guy is under the direct jurisdiction of the Heilongjiang Dusi, and he is also the military guide and Rakshasa interpreter of the Heilongjiang Navy. So it shouldn't be so obviously targeted, but it also won't end well.

At most, he will be of little use until the Ming Dynasty regains the Lake Baikal area, and then he will most likely die from stray bullets caused by the indigenous resistance in a certain battle. Don't ask why the Siberian indigenous people also have guns. The stray bullets can also hit Besiko who is hiding in the rear army formation. husband.

This guy is a Cossack bandit from the Rakshasa Kingdom, at least the natives of Heilongjiang think so. Once the Heilongjiang Navy recruits troops from the indigenous people, these indigenous soldiers will definitely hate Besikov very much. Without the suppression of the Ming army, he will not survive long.

The reason why Zhu Yijiong used this guy was that he knew Siberia quite well, and he was once a nobleman of Tsarist Russia, and he was even close to the Tsar. Anyway, regardless of whether there are dates or not, it doesn't matter if you hit a pole or suffer heavy blood debts. To put it bluntly, those who were stained with blood debt were not the people of Ming China, but the natives of Siberia.

And this guy will definitely not live long in the future. Once he helps the Ming Dynasty conquer Siberia, he can be sent on his way to quell the anger of the indigenous people. However, since this man died loyally for the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would definitely build him a decent tomb afterwards, which would be regarded as recognition of his contribution.

Just when Besikov was filled with joy and still thinking about the future, another official ship had just arrived at the Nanjing pier via the Yangtze River.

The official ship departed from Suzhou and took the Grand Canal all the way to Zhenjiang, where it changed ships and sailed to Nanjing. The person on board was not a big shot, just Wang Wenyuan, the official of Wuxian County.

Wang Wenyuan, a native of Wuxian County, was known as Guanjia Village Weng. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, he had been concentrating on studying knowledge at home. It was not until official schools were restored in various places that he was hired by the county government to serve as an instructor in the county schools.

Of course, Wang Wenyuan himself was not short of money. He made the edict simply to promote the teachings of his teacher and father-in-law, Tang Zhen.

Although Tang Zhen, Wang Wenyuan's father-in-law and teacher, is not well-known in history books, his "Qian Shu" is remarkable. It cannot be said to be famous, but it is quite famous. Even Liang Qichao publicly preached about it and agreed with parts of it. View.

The entire "Hidden Book" covers a wide range of topics, from politics to people's livelihood to military affairs, and even ideology and ideological forms. Moreover, it is incompatible with the era when it was written. It cannot be said to be deviant, it is simply treason. Tang Zhen was quite satisfied with the "Qianshu" he wrote, and was even proud of it.

This guy is really brave. He actually openly questioned feudal autocracy in his academic works. He also believed that the privileged class should have equal status with the common people, and angrily denounced the ignorance of theocracy and the oligarchy of the monarchy, feeling that the emperor was the source of evil in rule.

This was almost like offending all the vested interest groups that could be offended. If he was not directly killed, this guy was lucky.

It is a pity that although the concept of democratic equality has appeared in Tang Zhen's "Qian Shu", it was ultimately limited by the limitations of the times and did not really think about abolishing the autocratic monarchy, but chose to establish a constitutional monarchy. However, in terms of the idea of ​​enriching the people, Tang Zhen held the same view as Huang Zongxi. He believed that gentry and landlords had a bad habit of hiding silver in cellars. They emphasized agriculture as their foundation, but they should also work with agriculture and business.

Only in this way can wealth be hidden among the people and the country be strong and prosperous.

There are other issues such as military wars, ideology, and views on Taoism, integrity, and articles. Tang Zhen and Yan Yuan also have the same views and denounce them as three scum.

He also mocked Confucianism. He only knew how to teach the people every day without mentioning utilitarianism. On the contrary, it was the greatest oppression. He believed that utilitarianism was human nature.

As Tang Zhen's son-in-law and student, Wang Wenyuan naturally inherited the masterpiece "Qian Shu" and has been studying it with great concentration over the years. Until the emperor began to split up the land of large households and ordered the people to no longer have slaves or destitute status.

Wang Wenyuan then tentatively took out the theory of "Qian Shu" and publicly preached it outside. However, he was not accused by the government and even spread the theory to the ears of the emperor.

In the cabin, the official reminded: "Mr. Wang, we have arrived in Nanjing."

Wang Wenyuan, who is 68 years old this year, put down the book in his hand, without showing any signs of age, and said with cupped hands: "Thank you!"

The official responded quickly: "Sir, your words are serious."

The official ship docked quickly, and officials from the Ministry of Rites had already arrived at the dock to greet them. The leader must be at least a fourth-grade Beijing official based on the color of his official robe.

The other dock merchants and coolies were all curious, who was the big shot on this ship?

Could it be that some local governor or overseas governor returned to Beijing to report on his duties?

If the overseas governor returns to Beijing to report on his duties, wouldn't all the money sent before be wasted?

Many businessmen were a little impatient. Although the Ming Dynasty was very aggressive in anti-corruption inland, overseas they basically turned a blind eye.

Overseas colonization is troublesome in the first place. As long as you are not oppressing the Han people and do not cause trouble, the court will not care too much if you make some small moves at the local level.

However, the record still needs to be recorded. You can make some small moves, but the emperor cannot help but know.

(End of this chapter)