The emperor is the emperor, and the chief assistant is the chief assistant.
Zhao Han set the tone for the rewards for frontline soldiers, but Pang Chunlai could add to this foundation.
Lao Pang has always behaved as a very Buddhist person, but he only cares about things related to the Tatars.
Wang Tingchen's cavalry division once severely damaged the elite Tatar cavalry, and now it completely wiped out the elite Tatar infantry. Pang Chunlai felt that even if it violated military regulations,
It's too stingy to only give honorary titles.
Therefore, he maximized the power of his chief minister and asked the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Governor's Office to give special rewards. All money and land were given as top rewards. He even asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to reward Wang Tingchen with a residence in Nanjing City. Then he pulled it off.
This old face acted as a matchmaker for Wang Tingchen’s son and got engaged to the daughter of the right minister of the Ministry of Justice.
To put it bluntly, Wang Tingchen's actions made him very happy, and Pang Chunlai made it clear that he wanted to protect this general.
Naturally, these little tricks could not be hidden from the emperor. Zhao Han laughed at them and said: "Master Pang has worked hard and made great achievements. He rewarded the military ministers before leaving the capital, so let him make the decision once."
The celebration was scheduled for April. We didn’t choose any auspicious day, but chose Zhao Han’s birthday.
Good news from the Northeast, good news from Nanyang, the coming of all countries to the court, a long life and Christmas, the retirement of heroes...all these together gave every reason to make such a big deal that even before the time came, the city of Nanjing began to be decorated with lanterns and festoons.
Merchants and residences were decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and money came from the imperial court. This was a practice inherited from the Ming Dynasty to not disturb the people.
Suburbs, school grounds.
Wu Liangfu, who had killed Da Yu'er and Shunzhi, was practicing etiquette with everyone at this time. He was allowed to participate in the celebration. Although he was only standing on the outermost periphery, he was already considered to have infinite glory.
The Datong court did not support eunuchs, and Wu Liangfu had indeed made great contributions, so he was sent to the Ministry of Works to be a ninth-rank official.
"Get up. Goodbye!"
The official of the Ministry of Rites shouted at the top of his voice, and Wu Liangfu quickly followed suit.
There were also many foreign envoys present, as well as a few gentry and merchants who were allowed to participate in the celebration. No matter who they were from, they came to the school grounds honestly every day,
Let’s practice all kinds of etiquette first before talking about it.
"Okay, let's take a rest."
When everyone was suffering from back pain from practicing, the officials of the Ministry of Rites finally relented and all the "students" collapsed on the ground.
But Wu Liangfu ran to the edge of the school field and took out a "Datong Dictionary". He bought it with the reward money. There were six dictionaries in a set. Wu Liangfu planned to learn the characters one by one.
This guy was born in a general family, and his family hired someone to study Mongolian medicine, but unfortunately he didn't have time to study health science. After becoming Shunzhi's companion, he continued to learn Manchu and Mongolian characters, and never touched Chinese characters again.
"Sir, how do you pronounce this word?"
Chai Shaoliang was pouring water into his stomach when he suddenly heard someone asking a question. He turned around and saw that it was the "Tatar eunuch", and he suddenly said in a funny voice:
"You also want to learn to read?"
Wu Liangfu hurriedly said: "I would like to teach you, sir. I am also a general in the former dynasty. When I was young, I was a monk in my family who knew a few words. The Tatars came to kill me.
The young man's family was ruined, he was captured and made a slave, and he was castrated and sent to the Tartar womb. The young man did not want to be an eunuch, but now the Holy One has mercy on him and gave him the title of a ninth-rank official. He can only do well if he works hard and diligently.
Only this officer can repay His Majesty's great kindness."
These words surprised Chai Shaoliang. He was the official in charge of this etiquette training. Among all the students, the one who looked down the most was the Tatar eunuch.
However, Wu Liangfu's diligent and studious attitude changed Chai Shaoliang's impression of him, and he said: "If you want to read, you can first learn the pinyin method, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort. Open the front of the dictionary, and I will teach you a few pinyin letters today."
"Thank you, sir!" Wu Liangfu burst into tears of gratitude.
This man is a ruthless man, as can be seen from the fact that he killed Dayu'er and Shunzhi. Moreover, he is also an ambitious and hard-working ruthless man. The ninth-rank official rewarded by the imperial court gave him hope of a prosperous career.
First learn to read, then study various courses on your own, work hard to integrate into the civil service community, and complete work tasks conscientiously. One day, you will be able to climb up.
Wu Liangfu's ideal in life is to adopt a son and continue the Wu family's legacy. It is best to marry another wife. It doesn't matter how ugly she is. The main thing is to be virtuous and run the family, which will make him look like a normal man. He thought
Become the "Zheng He" of the new Datong Dynasty, lead the fleet and sail all over the world, and your name will be remembered in history for a lifetime.
In fact, as early as a few days ago, he had never heard of the name "Zheng He".
But there were too many envoys from foreign countries studying etiquette together. They talked about Nanyang affairs all day long, and from time to time they would mention the Three Treasures eunuchs. They were also eunuchs.
The eunuch Sanbao was so powerful, why couldn't he himself? Zheng He soon became Wu Liangfu's idol.
"Ah, oh, uh, yi, wu, uh..."
Wu Liangfu shook his head while holding the dictionary, looking very different in the school grounds.
Jin Yi, a wealthy man from Jiangning, was chatting with the envoy. He was in the inland river transportation business and also engaged in jewelry and jade. He donated money to the school every year, and also donated money for disaster relief every time there were natural disasters. His reputation as a "good businessman" had long been spread
All over Jinling, so I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in this celebration.
"Is there any jade produced in Siam?" Jin Yi asked.
Jin Yi spoke standard Nanjing dialect, but the Siamese prince could only speak Cantonese. The two had to rely on Yang Dongkui to translate.
Narai replied: "Our country is rich in gems of all kinds."
"Really?" Jin Yi immediately beamed with joy, "I am in the jewelry business. Prince, can you write a letter so that I can take it to Siam to meet the gem merchants. If the business can be done, I will be very grateful to you!"
Na Lai smiled and said: "Easy to say, easy to say."
China has loved jade since ancient times, but gemstones are equally valuable. For example, from the tomb of King Liangzhuang of the Ming Dynasty, a gold-seat hat was unearthed, inlaid with ten gemstones, with a 200-carat sapphire on top.
However, the items sold from Siam to China are mainly ivory, rhino horn, and spices. The gem business is still a blue ocean today.
If he can make friends with the Siamese prince, Jin Yi can obtain a stable and cheap supply of gemstones.
These merchants were really all-pervasive, and by learning etiquette, they were actually busy discussing business with Nanyang envoys.
Not only Jin Yi, but also other wealthy businessmen are also talking. Someone has already made contact with the Aceh envoy. Aceh will provide low-price pepper, and this inland businessman will be responsible for marketing. In the middle, he will contact a Fujian-Guangdong merchant to transport the goods.
Aceh is one of the main producing areas of pepper. In the past twenty years, the supply of pepper in Aceh has been monopolized by the Netherlands. Kuang Hong's operations in Nanyang broke this monopoly. How can Chinese businessmen not be excited? Flexible minds are already in
Ready to go to sea.
Forbidden City, Qinzheng Hall.
Zhao Han smiled and said: "Those wealthy businessmen are negotiating business with envoys from foreign countries?"
Chai Shaoliang replied: "That's true. It was originally a course to learn etiquette, but it was made full of copper stench by wealthy businessmen."
"That's fine," Zhao Han nodded in approval. "As the merchants' ties with Southeast Asian countries deepen, the imperial court's control over Nanyang will be more secure. When the domestic market becomes saturated, maritime merchants will turn their attention to the West. They will push
The imperial court expanded westward."
Chai Shaoliang said: "Wu Liangfu, who killed the pseudo-Qing empress dowager and emperor, was a eunuch, but he was also diligent and studious, and did not forget to read during the school breaks. I talked to him several times, and he said that he wanted to be Zheng He of the Datong court.
."
“Hahahahaha!”
Zhao Han burst into laughter and said, "It's good to have such ambitions. Don't stay in Nanjing. Let him follow Kuang Hong to Nanyang to become an official."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Chai Shaoliang didn't know how to answer the question, so he just flattered him.
Zhao Han waved his hand and said, "Go ahead and continue teaching them etiquette."
Chai Shaoliang bowed and retreated, while Zhao Han continued to read the memorials. A piece of news from Japan quickly caught his attention.
The Japanese shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, died of illness, more than half a year earlier than in history.
Tokugawa Ietsuna, who was only ten years old, succeeded as shogun. After the news came out, the Ronin Rebellion broke out in Edo.
Ronin, in the Muromachi period, specifically refers to wanderers who have lost their territory and position.
A prisoner refers specifically to a warrior who left his master's house and lost his salary.
This rebellion in Edo led to the direct equation between ronin and prisoner.
After the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, the number of ronin increased rapidly due to the large-scale reduction of feudal lords. Moreover, there were no more wars, and there were too many samurai in each family. More and more people were in jail with their wages stopped.
Due to the spread of the Confucian culture of loyalty to the emperor, if a warrior voluntarily left the master's family, the master's family would write a letter to other lords. This was a document called "Feng Gong Gou". Lords would send "Feng Gong Gou" to each other, gradually forming a hidden
The rules mean that even if a prisoner is forced to leave his home, he cannot find a new job elsewhere.
The combination of various factors led to a terrible result. At this time, the number of ronin in Japan had exceeded 50,000.
The shogunate regarded these people as unstable factors, and either directly expelled them from the castle town, or restricted them to which streets they could live in, and prohibited them from re-entering the official service, locking the way for ronin to rise.
So once Tokugawa Iemitsu died, the ronin of Edo rebelled.
Many of the ronin who did not rebel chose to change careers, directly changing from warriors to farmers.
There are also some who go to sea to work as mercenaries, the more famous one is Yamada Nagamasa. This guy has more than a thousand ronin warriors under his command, all of whom use firearms. They helped Siam resist the Burmese army, successfully defended the capital of Siam, and were appointed by the king.
Being the governor of Ayutthaya is equivalent to Jing Zhaoyin in Thailand.
Yamada Nagamasa once controlled Siam's foreign trade, and then died in mysterious circumstances. After his death, the King of Siam, Prince Narai's father,
Immediately expel all Japanese. These Japanese wandered to Luzon and became Spanish mercenaries. They even fought a war with the Datong Army a few years ago.
This time the Edo ronin rebelled, and the shogunate began to expel ronin in large numbers.
The magistrates of the two counties of Ryukyu and Hojo reported that two to three thousand ronin were coming one after another on simple hills and came to seek refuge. I would like to ask if the imperial court would agree to accept these guys.
Zhao Han thought about it carefully and approved: "Liuqiu and Fangzhang counties are each allowed to accept five hundred ronin, and allocate land for these ronin to settle down. When they settle down, they must change their names to Chinese. If they can't speak Chinese after three years, they will be dismissed."
Deportation. The remaining ronin will be resettled in Taiwan, Luzon, Malacca and other places. They will all change their Chinese names. If they cannot speak Chinese after the expiration date, they will be deported!"
These are all warriors who can fight and are educated. After being Chineseized, they can be directly recruited to fight at critical moments.