The ancients said that literature conveys the Tao, and even popular novels have ideologies hidden in them. This is what Qin Dewei wants to take advantage of, let alone using the conventional villain Western religion as a metaphor for Westerners in prehistoric literature.
It's just that the specific modifications will take a little more effort. It's just that the previous wave of Buddhist kingdoms failed, and now there is another wave further west.
There are many other private goods that can be stuffed, such as the relationship between Chanjiao, Jiejiao, and Western religions, so that people can better understand the relationship between traditional Chinese, Yi, and new Westerners.
Another example is the explanation of the philosophy and physics of Dao, linking magic weapons with technical principles, etc. The goal is nothing more than to influence readers as much as possible.
However, after Qin Dewei assigned Wu Chengen the task, he observed the student's behavior and found that the student had no enthusiasm at all, so he couldn't help but reprimanded:
"I have given you the title of Juren, not only because I am a teacher but also because my kindness is as great as a mountain. Otherwise, you will be nothing in your late forties, and you will be as empty-handed as Wen Hengshan before!"
Even if I ask you to write a novel, you have to shirk your reluctance! If you don’t want to recognize me as your teacher, just say so and I won’t force you!”
You are the original author of "Journey to the West", but you don't want to write a novel after winning the imperial examination, no way!
In the original historical time and space, Wu Chengen failed the provincial examinations in ten, thirteen, sixteen and nineteen years during the Jiajing period. Then he was severely hit and began to compile "Journey to the West". After that, he never passed the examination in his life, just like Wen Zhengming.
In this time and space, Wu Chengen was selected as a civil servant by the examiner Qin Dewei in the 16th year of Jiajing. Currently, he is obsessed with the idea of becoming famous and becoming an official. His mentality is of course different from that of another time and space.
The provincial examination has come to an end. If you win the Jinshi again, you will be a serious bureaucrat. You may be a general or a prime minister in the future. Who wants to write novels!
After being scolded by Teacher Qin, Wu Chengen did not dare to retaliate and could only accept the task.
There is no way around it. In the ethics of scholars, the relationship between a master and a disciple in the provincial examination is only one level lower than that between a king and his ministers, or between a father and his son.
Qin Dewei's sharp eyes glanced at Gui Youguang again, and he asked abruptly: "Do you have the feeling in your heart that killing a chicken scares a monkey, knocking a mountain to shock a tiger, pointing fingers at a mulberry tree and scolding a locust tree?"
Gui Youguang, who was originally feeling sad, shivered violently, and replied without missing a beat: "It's right for the teacher to teach Brother Wu a lesson. I was lucky enough to listen together, and I learned a lot!"
Qin Dewei sighed: "I do it for your own good! You can write here because you are a blessing. Think about the people who have written a lot of poems but have no use. Compared with them, you are already very good."
Lucky you!
If you become an official in the future, the emperor will be able to remember you based on your experience! So it is like giving you a shortcut to the south, and this is all my hard work as a teacher!"
After admonishing the two unscrupulous disciples who knew no blessings despite being blessed, Qin Dewei drank a few sips of tea to moisten his throat, and then asked Gui Youguang: "Are there any visitors today?"
Gui Youguang quickly replied: "An ambassador from the Chinese Embassy just came to deliver a message, but I haven't had time to report it to the teacher yet."
After Qin Dewei finished listening, he said impatiently and domineeringly: "Ignore this policy strategist Zhou Liang. If he dares to be verbose again, I will shut him up forever!"
Gui Youguang deliberately changed the topic and asked: "Why is the teacher so interested in the Japanese country?"
Qin Dewei gave a few casual remarks: "First, the Japanese country has a large population, estimated to be tens of millions, which is one-tenth more than our Ming Dynasty!
If it were not next to the Ming Dynasty, this country would already be considered a big country. How could it be underestimated?
Second, the Japanese country produces a lot of silver but is poor in other products, so they can make a lot of money from it. As the saying goes, if God doesn't take it, you will suffer the consequences!"
While the teachers and students were talking, brother-in-law Xu Shi'an also entered the outer study room. He smelled of alcohol and he didn't know where he came from.
"I have lived here for a year and have seen everything I should see. I plan to go back to Nanjing!" Xu Shi'an said to Qin Dewei.
Qin Dewei responded without hesitation: "Then you should leave quickly!"
Xu Shi'an looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, lamenting: "I never expected that the relationship between brothers could be weakened so easily.
Faced with my intention to say goodbye, you actually showed no mercy at all and drove me away like a bad guest who ate and drank."
Qin Dewei explained: "This is a big political year. The situation in the court is turbulent and unpredictable. Even I can't predict the outcome. It's best for you to leave the capital!"
The main reason is that the butterfly effect is getting bigger and bigger, and the situation of the high-level officials in the court has changed more than half compared with the original history, making it difficult for Qin Dewei to predict according to the original historical trajectory.
Only then did Xu Shian accept it, "I see, you are worried about my safety, I understand!"
Qin Zhongtang, who has become a top politician in the Ming Dynasty, said calmly: "No, you don't understand! I'm worried that you will hold me back and others will regard you as my weakness and use you to attack me."
Xu Laosan: ""
So Qin Dewei asked with great concern: "What do you want to do in the future? Or will you just hang out like this for the rest of your life?"
When it comes to life issues, Xu Laosan is also a little confused. Like Qin Dewei, he is only twenty-two years old, and it will be five hundred years before he graduates from college.
Now he has a hereditary rice bowl for thousands of families, the family is not short of money, and the old Xu family also has a certain status in Nanjing.
Not to mention that there is an outstanding breast brother like Qin Dewei, who can lie down completely without any pressure in this life.
Many wealthy and idle people would develop hobbies such as chess, music, calligraphy, and painting, but Xu Laosan didn't do that because he didn't know what he wanted to do anyway.
You can only choose your own path in life. Qin Dewei has never been a person who likes to force others. Mainly because he doesn't see any advantages in Brother Nai that are worth forcing him to do.
Xu Laosan suddenly remembered something, "By the way! I heard you said that there is a place called Shuangyu Port on the sea. It sounds very interesting. I want to go and see it. How about it?"
Qin Dewei sighed and tried to persuade him: "There is absolutely no royal law there, and it is much more dangerous than on land. Do you still dare to go?"
Xu Laosan replied: "But I think it's quite interesting there. It has a different style. You also said that there are Western women there who are different from the Central Plains, like the Hu Ji mentioned in the book. I haven't seen them yet.
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Qin Dewei: ""
I can’t tell that you, Mr. Xu, a wealthy and idle man, still have an element of adventure. Are you looking for excitement because your life is too boring?
This Shuangyu Port is located off the coast of Ningbo Prefecture, on the Zhoushan Islands in later generations. It is now the largest smuggling trade hub in East Asia.
At present, Shuangyu is a place that was abandoned after the Ming Dynasty strictly banned the sea. It has a permanent population of several thousand. Originally there were only private merchants and Folangji people from the Ming Dynasty. In recent years, Japanese people have also come.
Three kinds of people were entrenched in Shuangyu Port, and a large amount of silver and goods flowed into it, forming a gray maritime town with abnormal prosperity.
There is no government or law here. To describe it in one word, it is an "adventurer's paradise".
Qin Dewei thought for a while before speaking again: "Let me tell you, I definitely advise you not to go. But if you really can't control your thoughts, go sightseeing as a businessman and bring more reliable followers, you should be able to
Serious problem."
With the power of the Xu family, it is not difficult to arrange one hundred and eighty strong guards for Xu Laosan, so safety should be no problem.
In Shuangyu Port, which has a permanent population of only about 3,000 people, there are 180 armed and strong guards, which is already a strong force.
Xu Laosan took advantage of the situation and asked: "Then how should we get to Shuangyu Port?"
Qin Dewei then pointed out: "You just need to handle the goods first, such as silks and porcelain. Then I will write a letter to the patrol censor Hu Zongxian. You can take it over and ask him to take care of you."
When you arrive in Zhejiang, you can take a boat to the sea and cross the sea from Ningbo Prefecture to Shuangyu Port, which is very close."
Xu Laosan continued to ask for advice humbly: "The imperial court stipulates that no plank can be put into the sea, so how should I build a ship?"
Qin Dewei said with a wry smile: "The imperial regulations are regulations, but there are always ways to work around them.
There is a kind of boat called a ferry along the coast of Zhejiang. It is nominally for short-distance crossing of rivers and straits, but in fact it is used for smuggling across the sea. Look for this kind of boat when you arrive!"
He, Qin Dewei, is a dignified bachelor of mechanical engineering, but he is actually instigating and instructing others on how to smuggle. It is really embarrassing!
Xu Shian was very surprised, "You, Qin Banqiao, are so proficient in smuggling and know so much about Hu Ji. Have you already done it secretly?"
Qin Dewei: ""
This is really not the case, no matter which one it is, I have never done it.
Two days later, Xu Shi'an left the capital and headed back to Nanjing. Qin Dewei went to the official pavilion in the eastern suburbs to see him off.
After seeing Brother Nai off, Qin Dewei got on his horse and prepared to return to the city, but he saw dozens of large carts slowly approaching, which was very eye-catching.
Except for official transshipments, this scale of transportation is very rare, and Qin Dewei couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Then he saw a familiar person in the convoy escort. Qin Dewei remembered it after thinking about it. He was the servant next to Yan Shifan, whom he had seen before!
So it is self-evident who owns this convoy. It must be the result of Yan Shifan collecting bribes outside!
Last year, Yan Shifan was responsible for transporting the Zi Palace to the Xianling Mausoleum in Huguang, and then participated in the expansion of the Xianling Mausoleum and the construction of the walls. Could it be that he is back now?
It would be interesting if he really came back at this time when the great scholar Gu Dingchen was ill.
Thinking of this, Qin Dewei immediately stepped forward, pointed his whip at the Yan family servant and shouted, "What a bitch! Is Yan Jiansheng back too?"
The servant looked up and saw Qin Dewei, shrank his neck, ignored him, and pretended he had heard nothing.
Qin Dewei said nothing and rushed to Chongwenmen ahead of the others.
As we all know, Chongwenmen Customs is one of the most famous customs in the world. Goods that want to enter the city must pay taxes first.
When Yan's servants arrived at Chongwenmen escorting dozens of carts, they were stopped and had to inspect the goods and calculate taxes.
The servant of Yan Mansion explained that this was a fleet of vehicles belonging to Yan Ge's hometown, but the tax collector still refused to listen and insisted on inspecting and collecting taxes. According to the rules, if taxes are not paid, all vehicles will be confiscated.
At this moment, Yan Shifan, the only son of Yan Ge, suddenly got out of a carriage behind him and cursed at the tax collector: "I'm blind! Can't you read the word "strict" on the carriage?"
When the real owner came out, the tax collector was frightened and looked behind him subconsciously.
Yan Shifan also followed the tax collector's line of sight and found Qin Dewei hiding in the crowd and laughing.
No need to think about it, it must be Qin Dewei who caused the trouble! Then he understood that Qin Dewei just wanted to provoke him to show up and confirm whether he would return to the capital.
Yan Shifan did not want to deal with Qin Dewei, so he walked aggressively to a pavilion outside the city gate, where Ambassador Li from the Chongwenmen Publicity Department was supervising the tax collection on the spot.
"I am the son of Mr. Yan Ge. I have brought some local specialties back to Beijing to present to my father as a filial piety!"
Seeing that Mr. Yan came to speak in person, Ambassador Li had to give him this face. He hesitated and told the tax collector: "Let the Yan Mansion's vehicles go!"
But at this time, Qin Dewei also came over, "How can there be no tax on goods entering and leaving the city gate! You also have to check whether there are any prohibited items!"
This is not a question of whether to tax or not, but a question of face! Yan Shifan gritted his teeth and said, "What business do you have here?"
Qin Dewei sneered and said: "Yan Jiansheng will come back soon. When did he learn to hide his head and hide his tail from others?"
Ambassador Li smiled apologetically at Qin Dewei and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't accept it. If Bachelor Qin has goods next time, he won't accept it either!"
Qin Dewei responded to Ambassador Li: "My uncle is Wang Situ of the Ministry of Household Affairs! I will help my uncle supervise you today!"
Nowadays, the Propaganda Department of the capital like this is directly dispatched by the Ministry of Revenue, so the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue has absolute jurisdiction over the Propaganda Department of Chongwenmen.
Ambassador Li's mentality immediately collapsed. The two top dignitaries were grudged against each other, making it difficult for him to be a good person in the middle!
"Why do you need to embarrass the Propaganda Department?" Someone suddenly interrupted.
Who is so bold and dares to take issue? Qin Dewei turned around and saw that it was Zhai Luan, a former bachelor.
This man stayed in the system for three years because his mother died, and he should have been reinstated long ago, but he was not a close minister of Emperor Jiajing, and no one wanted him to come back and resume his duties.
Last year, Emperor Jiajing had no choice but to appoint Zhai Luan as the censor of Youdu and the minister of the Ministry of Rites. He was sent to the south to travel in circles and to supervise the construction of Xianling Mausoleum.
Qin Dewei wondered suspiciously, could it be that Zhai Luan and Yan Shifan came back from Huguang together?
It is also very delicate for a former bachelor who should have returned to the cabinet after the end of the rule to return to the capital at this time.
While thinking about it, Qin Dewei said to Ambassador Li: "Since Mr. Zhai has come forward, forget it and let us go together!"
Then Qin Dewei stood by the city gate and observed. There were still so many carts escorted by the Yan family's servants, but there were only two carts on Zhai Luan's side. The contrast was very sharp.
This is the human condition. Although Yan Shifan is currently just a small director of the Ministry of Industry, he has a popular old father, and he is also the only son of Yan Ge;
Although Zhai Luan is a high-ranking official, he has no real power. Judging from the recovery process, it is impossible for him to have a better future than Yan Song.
So he was also on a business trip and went to Xianling Mausoleum in Huguang, but Yan Shifan was able to bring dozens of large cars back to Beijing, while Zhai Luan only had two cars of things.
After Qin Dewei completed his observation, he was basically certain that although Zhai Luan might have come back the same way as Yan Shifan, he was not the same person.
Looking at the Yan family's motorcade entering the city gate noisily, Qin Dewei provoked Zhai Luan and said: "Yan Shifan is just a small boss, but his income is more than ten times that of you!
Sir, I don’t know what you are thinking, but I definitely wouldn’t be able to bear it!”
Zhai Luan snorted coldly: "If you really can't bear it, send me back to the cabinet!"
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My train of thought has stopped again, and I have to work on a new plot again. There will be no double monthly votes at the end of this month. If you can vote if you can, just vote! What if you are cheated by others?