The beginning of silver coins

Author: Scholar Wu

The beginning of silver coins

After a busy day, Qian Mo finally arrived at Gu Xin'er's boudoir.

To be honest, after not seeing each other for a day, Qian Mo really missed Gu Xin'er. No one seemed to respond in the room. When he saw the guqin placed by the wall, Qian Mo also played with it twice with interest and chanted loudly.

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"There is a beauty here, and you will never forget it when you see her! If you don't see her for a day, you will miss her like crazy. The phoenix is ​​soaring, and the world is looking for phoenix? But the beauty is here, and she is not on the east wall."

"I will use the qin to speak to you, and talk about my heart. When I see Xu Xi, I will comfort my hesitation. I wish that my words are worthy of my virtue, and we will join hands to fight against each other. Don't fly with Xi, causing me to perish."

At this time, Gu Xin'er's laughter came from behind: "My husband fiddled with it these two times, and he had the nerve to say that he was using the piano as a substitute for words. It's really embarrassing."

Qian Mo laughed: "Does Xin'er think that I am not as good as Sima Xiangru?"

(What Qian Mo just recited was "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" by Sima Xiangru of the Han Dynasty)

"No, my husband wrote a poem when he was 8 years old, and he was born with the same Jinshi class when he was 15 years old. He is much better than Sima Xiangru. However, Xin'er is far inferior to Zhuo Wenjun, and has surpassed my husband."

Qian Mo said: "Xin'er is good at playing chess, calligraphy and painting. How can Zhuo Wenjun be so talented?"

After saying that, he carried Gu Xin'er onto the bed.

Nostalgic every night, lustful for a while, lingering several times, he is a romantic young man!

Qian Mo lamented that this gentle village was really a hero's grave, and he was reluctant to leave it, somewhat unable to extricate himself.

But finally the day came when the money started to flow.

On October 25, the first year of Yongli Year (1647), Nanjing Jiangpu Wharf was already bustling with activity.

I saw countless soldiers and civilians busy non-stop. They were transporting boxes containing silver from the silver storage point outside the port to the dock. At this time, many pulleys, ropes and wooden boards had been erected on the side of the ship.

A simple lifting tower was formed to pull boxes of "silver" from the dock to the ship. It seemed that the boxes were not actually that heavy, so everyone could move them relatively easily. Everything was going on in an orderly manner.

At this time, only Lu Shanhai, Hong Fugui, and the eight soldiers brought by Gu Yanwu were left with Qian Mo. The remaining soldiers were responsible for guarding the dock.

Qian Mo also saw "500W taels of silver" for the first time. The scene was really spectacular. During this period, there was also an incident where a soldier "accidentally" knocked over the silver box and the silver was scattered on the floor. Qian Mo thought to himself, this won't happen

It's the only box of silver.

Zhou Boda said: "Ask Mr. Qian, it is expected that all the silver coins will be loaded on the ship in half an hour, and we will be able to set off by then."

One tael in the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to about 37.3 grams today, and 500W taels of silver is equivalent to 186.5 tons.

"History of the Ming Dynasty" and "The Biography of Zheng He" record that Zheng He sailed a total of 63 treasure ships. The largest one was forty-four feet long and eighteen feet wide. It was the largest sea-going ship in the world at that time. It is 151.18 meters long and 151.18 meters wide today.

61.6 meters. The ship has four floors. The 9 masts on the ship can carry 12 sails. The anchor weighs several kilograms. It takes 200 people to set sail. One ship can accommodate a thousand people.

Of course, the construction technology of the treasure ship has long been lost, and even the drawings cannot be found. Otherwise, even 1000W taels can be loaded on one ship! This time Zhou Boda mobilized 3 No. 1 lucky ships (the ones I saw at the dock before)

(the kind that arrived), and there were 5 smaller No. 2 Fu Ships used to transport soldiers and supplies consumed along the way.

About half an hour later, all the silver coins had been loaded onto the ship, and the huge Yunyin fleet was finally ready to set sail. It had been nearly two months since Qian Mo traveled here, and this was his first time leaving Nanjing.

Looking at the city of Nanjing gradually fading away and the water of the Yangtze River rolling eastward, Qian Mo couldn't help but sigh with emotion:

Nanjing was called Jinling in ancient times. It is said that during the Qin Dynasty, alchemists visited here and saw the aura of the emperors here. They said that the King of Qin said: The world is victorious here. Tigers sit on the dragon's plate. There is an aura of emperors. It should be suppressed by gold. Therefore, the gold is buried.

Because of this, Nanjing is also called Jinling!

During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Hong said to Sun Quan: "The mountains and rivers in Moling have the aura of an emperor. If you build a capital here, you can achieve imperial success!" So Nanjing is also called Jianye. Legend has it that Zhuge Liang saw a tiger sitting on a dragon's plate in Nanjing and said that this was the capital of the emperor.

House!

There is a dragon on Zhongshan Mountain, a tiger on Shimen, Xuanwu Lake in the north, and Qinhuai River in the south. In terms of Feng Shui, Nanjing can be said to have all four of them, making it an excellent Feng Shui treasure land!

The so-called Feng Shui is nothing more than the word "landscape". Water is gathered by mountains, and mountains are stopped by water. Therefore, a large gathering of mountains and rivers will form a big trend, and a small gathering will form a small trend. Nanjing is the place where this collection of mountains and rivers is the most successful!

It's a pity that the rolling Yangtze River passed by eastward, which completely vented the king's energy. Although it was a treasure place for gathering energy, it could not last long. Therefore, most of the dynasties in Chinese history that had their capital in Nanjing were short-lived dynasties in a corner of the country.

Of course, there is an exception, and that is the Ming Dynasty, which was the only time in Chinese history to achieve unification from south to north. The Ming Dynasty, which only went through 279 Spring and Autumn Periods, is now in its twilight years and crumbling. If history has not changed, it will continue 17 years later.

Following the self-immolation of the entire family of Duke Li Laiheng, the "Kuidong 13", an anti-Qing force of the Southern Ming Dynasty in mainland China, was also wiped out by the Qing army. After the Ming and Zheng dynasties surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in 1683, the flag of the Ming Dynasty completely disappeared.

But in one place, the title of Chongzhen has been used for more than 200 years, and that is North Korea, the first vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Although it was forced to become a vassal state of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, North Korea still respected Ming in its heart and recognized the Han culture.

, the Ming Dynasty was even more "kind to the survival of the country" to North Korea during the Wanli period. Almost every North Korean king would hold up the Ming Dynasty's edict and cry loudly after accepting the canonization of the Qing Dynasty. Some North Korean kings even expressed their desire to

Training troops to help the Ming Dynasty regain the Central Plains, of course, with the combat effectiveness of the Korean army, in the end it was just a slogan.

Therefore, in North Korea, except for the credentials given to the Qing Dynasty, the Chongzhen reign name is always used. However, everyone knows that the Chongzhen reign name has been forever fixed in the 17th year of Chongzhen after Zhu Youjian hanged himself in 1644.

But this does not trouble the wise Korean people. They use "how many years after Emperor Chongzhen of Ming Dynasty Jiashen" and can continue to use it. Even in the early 20th century, the Qing Dynasty had perished. Officials of the Republic of China who went to Korea found that it was still alive.

Someone is using the reign name of Chongzhen.

The straight-line distance between Nanjing and Zhenjiang is only 63 kilometers. Even though the heavy silver boat slowed down the speed, it only took less than half a day. The trip down the river was quite smooth. At this time, it was not far from Zhenjiang.

At this time, Hong Fugui said: "Master Qian, Governor Zhou and Master Xie have invited you!"

Chapter two in a row, the 500W silver that everyone has been longing for has finally come to fruition! Recommended to hit the list, please support!
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