Win the Ding 1617

According to the results of discussions between Chongzhen, the cabinet, and the governor of the Rites, the purpose of Wang Dehua's southward trip this time is to use the impeachment testimonials against him by local officials and gentry in Fujian and Guangdong provinces as bargaining chips to make Li Shouhan In addition to paying the money and food in advance for the 14th and 15th years of Chongzhen, a deeper purpose is to hope that two to three brigades of troops from the Southern Guangdong Army can be transferred to the north with at least two months of food and ammunition, and put into Ningyuan , Jinzhou direction, as the strategic reserve team in the hands of Hong Chengchou.

This plan, as the highest goal of Wang Dehua's trip, was finally finalized after many rounds of letters between the cabinet and Hong Chengchou who was far away in the direction of Ningyuan.The combat effectiveness of the Southern Guangdong Army has been tested on the battlefield against Jiannu and rogue bandits.

Wu Biao's model brigade consisted of more than [-] soldiers, which was not considered the real Southern Guangdong Army. Among them, only a thousand soldiers had been in the Southern Guangdong Army, but they killed Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai too late to escape.If two or three brigades of nearly [-] original Southern Guangdong troops came and belonged to the command of Hong Chengchou, who has always been known as a "lunatic", then this decisive battle would be more certain of victory.

Coming here with such a purpose, Wang Dehua naturally wanted to have a long talk with Li Shouhan.Trying to learn from Shen Baoxu as the cry of Qin Ting, he also cried out the soldiers and horses of these three brigades.He didn't want to make a fuss but couldn't do it. Just as Wang Dehua was about to give a lecture to Shou Han, Shou Han got up and left under the pretext of checking the amount of money and food and allocating ships to transport the food northward.Let the prince brew the emotions for a long time, and the words and sentences immediately came to nothing.Just like when a master is facing an opponent with [-] points of energy to prepare for the battle, the opponent suddenly shouts "I want to prepare some wine and meat for today's battle between you and me!" and turns away, how can this not make him depressed ?

"Check how much food is left in the account? Hmph! Do you think our family doesn't know how much copper, gold and silver you have shipped from Fusang every month?"

Thinking of hearing the reported numbers from the secret stakes planted by the factory guard in Nanzhong, Wang Dehua hated it so much that his teeth itch.There are at least seven or eight large ships going back and forth between Fusang and Luzon every month, transporting at least hundreds of thousands of catties of brass, gold and silver, and any gold and silver on a ship.It is enough to give the emperor's 50 silver dollars a year.

Standing up, two young eunuchs hurried forward to support his body. "What are you helping! Our family is not so unstable!" Wang Dehua glared at the two young eunuchs eager to please, but his eyes began to look up, down, left, and right in Shouhan's study.It is generous, simple and practical, not luxurious, but it can feel the owner's economic abundance in the subtleties.

A huge desk, made from a whole of the best rosewood, varnished with varnish.I don't know how long it has been rubbed by people, and the entire facade has been polished and covered with pulp, making this wooden piece look very heavy.The clear wood texture and the copper accessories on the desk reveal the owner's aesthetic style.

On the bookshelves and Duobaoge lined up on the walls on both sides, there are no various classics and 22 histories that ordinary people use to decorate their facades. There is only a compilation of Huangming Jingshiwen, which is regarded as a book.The rest are the imperial edicts, the memoirs of the emperors since Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.The most are account books one by one, and I don't know what is recorded in them.

On Duobaoge, there are neither Qin bricks, Han tiles, nor Shang Ding Zhou Yi.Some are just stones of different sizes and colors, as well as pieces of smelted steel and copper ingots.

There is a note written in small letters under the spotless steel ingots and iron blocks that have been wiped.Explain that this is the steel produced by a certain furnace in a certain year and a certain month.There are also some inexplicable terms that Wang Dehua and others can't understand.

A huge map hangs on the entire wall facing Shou Han's desk.

Different from the maps Wang Dehua had seen before, this map was more detailed, with mountains, rivers, cities, roads, and ports all available, and the population and garrison status of the cities were marked in small characters.And small notes of different colors are used between the cities to mark the road conditions, how far the distance is, how many days it takes for the brigade to march, and other elements.

Map from Guangdong to Fujian.Extending southward, it has covered the entire Indochina Peninsula.

Such a huge area.The impact and shock brought to Wang Dehua is strong.

Especially when he saw the grain production areas marked in green, he and his few eunuchs couldn't help but emit a smell of urine from their crotches.Because the stimulus is too great.Several eunuchs urinated.

"Is this a good rice producing area for thousands of miles?"

A little eunuch pointed tremblingly at this large area from the Red River Delta to the Jiulong River and the Chao Phraya River.

"I only heard from the seniors that when Emperor Shenzong was alive, Henan, Shandong, Zhili and other places were known as thousands of miles of evergreen cropland, but they never had the chance to see them. Today, uncle opened his eyes."

"Little eunuch, if you are not in charge of the family, you don't know how expensive firewood is!"

Shou Han stood outside the door holding a few account books in his hands.

"If you don't look at this map, you don't know that Uncle holds land equivalent to several provinces in the interior!" Wang Dehua's tone was unusual. Jiannu also had a formidable opponent.

"You damn eunuch! If I put up maps of the ten states and the southern islands, Luzon, Sumatra, and Java, you should say that I'm going to rebel?!" Shou Han slandered in his heart. His face was still full of spring breeze.

"Uncle, sitting on a fertile land, the grain and rice produced every year, even if one acre of grain is hit for one stone, it is enough for this Nanzhong area to have enough food and clothing." The little eunuch greedily looked at the grain production areas on the wall. He flattered the guard with an envious tone.

"Elder-in-law, I only know one thing but not the other." Huang Xin, the owner of the official house who came in with Shou Han, bowed her hands to Wang Dehua: "Our Southern Cantonese Army occupies Nanzhong as the basis, but it also stands naked among the tigers and wolves. Fighting, fighting all the time. Although there is little money and food, it is also a huge expense."

Some of his subordinates came forward to send these eunuchs for him, and the guard was happy to sit behind his handsome case.He ordered someone to fetch his own cigarette pouch, lit a pot of cigarettes and just started smoking.

Wind-polished copper pipe pot and Burmese emerald pipe mouthpiece.The ebony tobacco rod, and the top-quality shredded tobacco produced in Luzon in the tobacco pot, Shou Han Meimei took a sip, closed his eyes intoxicated, and breathed out the clouds.

Speaking of smoking, it was originally called "eating tobacco", and this saying continued until the Republic of China.According to historical records, "eating cigarettes began in the Wanli period." With the transfer of the army.It was introduced to Ji Town and Liaodong Town on the Nine Sides by the Qi Family Army and other troops in the south, and then quickly spread to several other important military towns. At that time, people believed that tobacco had medicinal value in removing cold and miasma, and could cure head lice and kill lice. Pests, and it also has the effect of treating wind, cold and dampness.The special army often marches and fights outside. Sergeants who eat and sleep in the open are prone to diseases such as rheumatism and malaria. Therefore, the behavior of smoking cigarettes quickly became popular among the army in the late Ming Dynasty.

Tobacco planting was common in all parts of the Ming Dynasty during the Chongzhen period, and the benefits of growing tobacco were far more profitable than growing grain.A catty of tobacco leaves outside the Liaodong Pass can be exchanged for a good horse, so tobacco is grown everywhere in the country.In particular, Junzhou and Xunyangfu in Hubei are tobacco bases, because there are so many people who grow tobacco.Emperor Chongzhen issued strict orders to ban it several times, but with little effect.

The purpose of Chongzhen's smoking ban was because tobacco planting occupied grain fields and reduced grain planting. At the same time, there was no tax rate regulation in the mainland, so the emperor wanted to ban smoking.

But Shou Han is different here.

In areas suitable for tobacco cultivation such as Luzon and Java, he not only did not prohibit the natives from planting tobacco on the basis of the Spaniards and the Dutch, but encouraged these people to plant more tobacco, more sugar cane, more cardamom, cinnamon, star anise, etc. , pepper and other spices.The premise is.Your products must be sold to me, and they must be of a single type.Taxes must be paid.

Completing the control of these areas through economic means is also one of the goals of Shouhan to promote the cultivation of tobacco and spices.Moreover, the benefits of tobacco are enormous.Growers need a license, and tobacco is taxed ten times higher than grain.

Nowadays, tobacco is sold to the mainland, Liaodong, Xuanda, etc. through the popular channels of Longsheng, and it is also very profitable. A large part of the profits and taxes in the treasury are contributed by addicts.

"Elder-in-law, you only saw the grain produced in my Nanzhong, but you don't know where it goes." Over there, Huang Xin began to pour bitterness on Wang Dehua amidst the green smoke blown out by Shou Han.

"Big mouth and small mouth, two buckets a month. This is the minimum food demand per capita. I now have hundreds of thousands of troops and horses stationed in various places in Nanzhong. These troops consume a lot. Has your father-in-law ever calculated it?"

"My father-in-law is from the inland. You should know that all the towns on the nine sides are now equipped with armor, knives and guns produced in South China. In every town and city, there are many people who list artillery produced in South China. However, knives, guns, armor, artillery, cannons, gunpowder, etc. , all need someone to work hard to make it. From mining in mines to smelting in refineries, and manufacturing in various factories, where are thousands of strong and strong men working hard? The daily diet of this life, so The consumption of grain, rice, oil, salt and meat is at least [-]% higher than that of farmers, which means that the consumption is huge! Father-in-law, please do the math, how much food and labor does Nanzhong need to consume for every piece of armor worn by the inland officers and soldiers? ?”

Wang Dehua was caught off guard by Huang Xin's series of numbers, but he didn't know that Huang Xin was in charge of various factories and mines in the office, so these numbers were naturally like a treasure.

"Nowadays, there are hundreds of thousands of refugees from Fujian, Guangdong and other places who flow into Nanzhong for reclamation every year. My uncle has to distribute rations, seeds, and agricultural tools, and arrange for them to go to various places. This has been done for several years. No. How much is the annual expense?"

"Mr. Huang, since it has been reclaimed, why have you only been out and not in for several years?" A young eunuch was curious and puzzled.

"Little eunuch, you must have stayed in the palace for a long time, and you don't know the difficulty of farming. How can you turn the place full of thorns and grass into good fields? You have to cut down and burn the wasteland, and then slowly open up the wasteland. Food crops can only be planted after the raw land becomes mature. This will inevitably take several years. My family does not have the magical method of turning stones into gold. Reclaiming wasteland in winter can sow seeds in spring, and autumn is a good harvest year. "

"Eunuch, please take a look."

Huang Xin picked up a wooden pole next to the map and pointed to the route from Guangdong to Guangxi.Draw a thick dotted line that divides a road from Leizhou Prefecture in the middle and turns to the south.

"There was chaos in Guangdong and Guangxi, and the emperor entrusted this matter to my uncle. Father-in-law, it is easy to go to the mountains to change ears. However, it is easy to control the chaos. If you want to calm the two provinces, you must rest with the people. Rest and recuperate, but In order for the people in this troubled area to have a place to make a living, Uncle thought hard for a long time. Apart from immigrant land reclamation, he had no choice but to use work for relief, build official roads connecting the state capitals of Guangdong and Guangxi, and dredge the ports and wharves. Let the people along the way have a place to exchange for their own food and clothing.”…

The term "work for relief" is not a new term for Wang Dehua. It was the first time when Shou Han became the King of Weiqin in the ninth year of Chongzhen.So he offered advice to the court, used work as relief, built water conservancy in Gyeonggi, and dredged all the rivers from Tianjin to the capital, so that the tank boats connected to the sea could go directly to Chaoyangmen Wharf, reducing the loss along the way.

This matter has been carried out lively in the ten years of Chongzhen, and it has benefited Wang Dehua, Wang Chengen, the big cabinet ministers, and many officials and judges in the Six Ministries.This time Wang Dehua went south, he set off from Chaoyangmen Wharf, arrived in Tianjin in two days along the official road built along the river, and then changed to a sea boat.

It is because of understanding.It was only then that Wang Dehua realized the huge consumption of such a project.Wang Dehua couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw the arterial road built along the Dongjiang and Xijiang rivers that almost crossed the hinterland of Guangdong and Guangxi provinces.He thought of Qin Shihuang and Sui Yangdi, who were ruined and died because of repeated great projects.

"Uncle Ning Yuan devoted all his energy to seeking the country's loyalty, and the whole court can see it all." After praising Shou Han, Wang Dehua felt that he wanted to reveal the real purpose of his trip.

"That's all, after all, a certain family will benefit from it in the end." Before Wang Dehua could open his mouth, Shou Han had already finished smoking a bag of cigarettes, and handed the bag to a charming Tianzhu Hu standing beside him Ji.

"However, there are some money and food expenses, but there is no return. For example, to pacify the rebellious people in various places, and to deter the surrounding people who do not behave against Ming Dynasty. For example, they have invaded my Ming Dynasty's Myanmar, Bangladesh and other places without paying tribute for a long time!"

Shou Han's words brought Wang Dehua no less impact and shock than when he first saw the map just now.

"Uncle launched a crusade against Burma? Also. And that Bengal?"

Wang Dehua stuttered a bit.

He also used to read the classics of the past dynasties in his spare time in the palace, and he was quite fascinated by the great achievements made by Sanbao Gong.I watch the most in my spare time.The best book to pass the time is "Xingcha Shenglan". This book was written in the first year of Zhengtong. Illustrated.

Whenever he thinks of the places mentioned in the book, Wang Dehua also sometimes thinks that if he follows the emperor to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty and restore the Central Plains to a peaceful and prosperous age, he might as well ask the emperor for a favor, follow the example of Lord Sanbao, and lead a fleet to sea , go for a tour.

Just now, he checked the map on the wall of Shou Han with many places in his mind, and Wang Dehua couldn't help feeling a little terrified.Champa Kingdom, Bintong Dragon Kingdom, Lingshan Mountain, Kunlun Mountain, Jiaolan Mountain, Siam Kingdom, Java Kingdom, Old Port, Manga Kingdom, Jiuzhou Mountain, Sumatra Kingdom, Flower Noodle Kingdom, Dragon Tooth and Rhino Horn, Ambergris Island ﹑Cuilan Island﹑Ceylon Mountain Country﹑Chenla Country﹑East and West Zhu﹑Danyang﹑Longyamen﹑Longya Shanti﹑Jili Diman﹑Pengkeng﹑Three Islands﹑Mayi Country﹑Jaliming Kingdom﹑Chongjialuo Many countries, such as Boni Country, Sulu Country, Dayan Country, Adan Country, and Liuyang Country, have become the jurisdiction of Uncle Ningyuan.

It's called Bengal, or Bangla, that's all.Except in the 12th year of Yongle, the Banggela Kingdom sent envoys to lead the unicorn to Emperor Yongle, reporting to the court that they had found the legendary unicorn.To fool Lord Yongle into a happy place, he not only went to Fengtianmen to preside over the welcome ceremony on the day when the envoys from Banggela Kingdom entered Beijing, but also ordered Shen Du, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, to write an essay "Ode to the Qilin in Ruiying", and ordered the painter to draw a picture of a unicorn to celebrate. .Other than that, he has no relationship with Daming.

But Myanmar is different.

Although starting from the Yuan Dynasty, successive dynasties have significantly strengthened their control over the northern part of the Indochina Peninsula. The chieftains in this area all accepted the appointment of officials from the Ming Dynasty and served as the Xuanwei Division and Xuanfu Division. It is canonization, or sending troops.However, since the Jiajing period, Daming has gradually weakened its control over the above-mentioned areas.

This allowed Mengyang and Mubang, who were entrenched in the north, to develop their own power when Awa participated in the Burmese civil war and their strength was weakened. A bigger change was brewing on the red soil of Burma.

In the tenth year of Jiajing, Mangrui Ti, which expanded its territory and strength through marriage, began to conquer the land of Myanmar.Beginning in the 14th year of Jiajing, his Toungoo Dynasty continued to attack the Baigu Dynasty, which was known as the king of Lower Burma. After several years of hard work, it destroyed the Baigu Dynasty and occupied central and southern Myanmar.In order to unify upper and lower Burma, Mangrui built firearms and warships, and at the same time hired Portuguese to train the army.In the foreign trade center, Maduba started trade with this group of red-haired barbarians from the West.