Gao Pragmatic didn't know whether Princess Yongning had expected it or whether she had just thought about it. The situation in Liaodong and the capital was very different. That place was a "military-controlled area" and even the administrative system was different from the two capitals and thirteen provinces.
Yes, the school is built there. If something unexpected happens, you can almost only report it directly to the governor or the local military.
If it is built in Liaoyang, you will have to go directly to the governor if something goes wrong. If it is built in other places, if something goes wrong, you have to go directly to the military. If these two guys refuse to take care of it, the matter will be stuck there - you are a girls' school.
, when you go to the commander of the local health station to do something, even if he is kind and helpful, his staff is really mixed, so can you rest assured?
Gao Pragmatic held three stages of foreign service: he was a patrol officer, a military commander, and a governor. He was always the superior officer of the garrison. He himself had never encountered any garrison soldiers who did not know how to live or die in front of him.
But that does not mean that the discipline of the guardsmen is good. "The bandits are as good as a comb, the soldiers are as good as a grate" is the best description of the military discipline of the guardsmen.
In a girls' school, the students are all young girls. I am afraid that even if I am fine, I may be targeted by the guards and they will force me to "help" even if I don't need help.
Therefore, when Gao Jingshi was serving as the Minister of Yuanmasi in Liaodong and Deputy Envoy of Jin Fuhai's Military Preparation in Southern Liaoning, he used a very shocking security method when he ordered the establishment of the "Tassi Female Work Camp" in the name of the Military Military Yamen.
According to his regulations, the Bingxian Yamen is responsible for the safety and security of the Tussi Women's Work Camp, ensuring that there are only women in the camp. Without the request of the women's work camp supervisor, workshop director and other appropriate persons, not only the special guard soldiers are not allowed to enter, but even the female workers are not allowed to enter.
At that time, Gao Bingxian himself was not allowed to enter.
Moreover, any male who is allowed to enter the female worker camp must always be under the supervision of the female worker guards sent by the female worker camp and must not wander around at will. Violators will be severely punished. The punishment will be severe, ranging from twenty lashes to
Beheading in public display. There is even a unique punishment called "eye killing" - gouging out the eyes. [Note: See Chapter 152 of this volume, "One Small Step, One Big Step".]
All these regulations are not only out of concern for the current situation of this era, but also a declaration of helplessness. Otherwise, it would be easy to be criticized. Moreover, if something really happened, Gao Pragmatic would feel sorry for the women who were murdered.
, we can only think carefully in advance and treat it seriously.
Fortunately, there was no pastoral women's right at this time, so they would not accuse Gao Bingxian of discriminating against women because of such "special care." In fact, after Gao Bingxian's policies were introduced at that time, the female workers were very grateful to him.
Gao pragmatically explained these situations to Princess Yongning, including the relevant situation of the Tusi Female Work Camp. He also told her about it.
Princess Yongning was very happy after hearing this and thought that this arrangement was very reasonable. She said that the school should be built in Liaoyang. It could be regarded as a pilot project. If it was implemented properly, she would consider continuing to build it in other places in the future.
Proper implementation means adapting measures to local conditions. In addition to the "basic subjects" such as nvhong, the women's schools in Liaodong can focus on the parts of the tussah industry suitable for women to study, so that they will not worry about their livelihood in the future. In the future, the promotion of women's schools will also need to
Arrangements will be made based on local conditions. This can be investigated slowly and there is no need to rush.
The word "pilot" has become more and more common since Gao pragmatism appeared in the Ming Dynasty. Various "pilots" were often launched in the Gao Gong era, and now even people like Princess Yongning know that any new measures will eventually be taken.
It’s better to conduct a “pilot” first.
Even though the matter was settled in this way, Princess Yongning expressed her interest in Gao Pragmatic's battle between Annan and Dingbei, and insisted that Gao Pragmatic tell her the first-hand situation.
Gao Pangshi actually felt that it was meaningless to tell these things to a widowed princess in the palace, but he couldn't stand it. Although the princess didn't have much power, her status was there, and he couldn't refuse, so he could only tell the story after being ordered.
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According to what Princess Yongning said, she used to have to hear these "stories" from her brother the emperor. Now that the emperor has taken charge of the government himself, he is getting busier and busier, and there is no chance to tell her again. Since it happens today, let's listen to the person involved.
The self-report is obviously more interesting.
The two battles in Annan and Dingbei are actually not the focus of the "war story". The focus is on the background. They are two battles where "politics is greater than military". To be very pragmatic, naturally it will not be in the style of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
It means "killing a general out of a diagonal stab", but a detailed explanation of his thinking before making each decision, focusing on "why this is so".
It may be the first time for Princess Yongning to hear such a clear analysis of the enemy's thoughts, but she also talks about the battle experience in one sentence. Almost the whole process is in a state of "Oh... I see". After listening to it,
After that, he admired Gao Jingshi so much that he said excitedly: "There are rumors outside that the high school prime minister, who is both civil and military, killed Zheng Song with his own hands and captured Xin Ai with three moves. It turns out that this is not the case at all! However, I see you
Using strategies to win like this is actually more powerful than doing it yourself. You are truly worthy of being the 'true leader of the Ming Dynasty for two hundred years'. What I wrote, brother Huang, is very true."
Gao Jingshi was a little stunned: "How come there are rumors that I personally killed Zheng Song and captured Xin Ai? This is really... too outrageous."
Seeing the astonishment on his face, Princess Yongning couldn't help but smile and said: "I didn't know that the tea doctors in the capital can talk about you, Prime Minister Gao, as if you are a descendant of Xingjun."
Gao Pragmatic could only respond with a wry smile.
Seeing that it was getting late, he was afraid that the lonely princess would find some reason to delay his time, so he stood up and left.
Princess Yongning indeed looked like she still had unfinished business, but Gao Jingshi had already left, so she couldn't force her to stay, so she just asked the high school prime minister to check after he got back to see how much money she had left in Beijing before, and whether it was enough to run the school.
, if it’s not enough, you can still think of another way.
Gao Wuzhen really doesn't know much about this matter now. He doesn't know how much her charity fund is now, nor how much it will cost to set up a girls' school in Liaoyang. He has to go back and calculate it slowly, so he didn't say much and just agreed to go back.
Send someone to understand and calculate, and then report back after you figure it out.
It was getting late when he left the palace, and the palace guards had even begun to prepare to lock the door. When Gao pragmatically saw that it was already this time, it was too late to see Xinzhai, so he simply went to his residence on the Shicha seaside. In fact, this residence
It was his official residence in Beijing. There was a plaque of Gaofu on the outside, and the area inside was not small. It was no worse than Zhang Juzheng's Zhang University Scholar's Palace.
Back at the house, it’s time for dinner again, but if you’re eating at your own house, there’s no need to say more, just explain it.
But before the food was served, Gao Mo arrived first.
Gao Mo usually lives here, and the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Jinghua is actually here, which fully proves that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the east factory of Jinghua.
Gao Mo came to report on the situation in the south and handed Gao Pangshi a letter.
Gao pragmatically opened the letter. Inside was a long letter, six or seven pages densely written in small regular script.
"The expedition fleet first had a small battle with the Spanish treasure fleet, and then they actually joined forces to bully the Portuguese, forcing the Portuguese Governor of Malacca to allow them to stay in Malacca for replenishment, and even... even invited the Portuguese to visit their
Combined Fleet'?"
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but laugh when he saw it. He shook his head and said: "If I were the governor of Malacca, I would have to write a letter to Philip II immediately to complain. After all, we are all ministers of the same king. What's wrong with you Castilians?
Elbows turned out?"
Since Gao Mo is also the head of intelligence, he is of course very aware of these discords within the Spanish-Portuguese Empire. Hearing this, he chuckled and said, "We are just different bedfellows. Although Philip II in Portugal cannot be said to be a corrupt country, he can still
Indeed, there are many opponents. Especially the Portuguese colonists as mentioned by these gentlemen. They only want to take advantage of Spain. They rely on this big tree and are unwilling to transfer some of their benefits. How can the Spanish fleet do anything good for them?
His face? If he didn’t attack Malacca a few times, it would be enough to show his majesty Philip II’s face.”
Gao Pragmatic smiled and said: "No matter what, the ending is good. With the attitude of the Spaniards, there is a high probability that Portugal will not dare to make any bad ideas about the expedition fleet's return."
Gao Mo also thought so, but out of duty, he still reminded: "Master, please also note that the letter mentioned that the Portuguese are very interested in Burma. Not only some colonists have already set their sights on Burma, such as the one named De.
Guys, and the scale of Portuguese mercenaries in Myanmar is far larger than we previously estimated."
Gao Pragmatic nodded and said: "The number of Portuguese mercenaries in Myanmar actually exceeds a thousand, which is indeed far beyond my expectation... As far as I know, the Spanish regular soldiers left in Luzon only have 600 to 800 people."
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This is a fact. The Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines really relied on those 600 to 800 people to maintain its rule. Of course, this only counts the army and not the navy. But even so, it is enough to show that the Western colonists maintained their colonial rule.
The cost of governance is actually relatively low, because if you compare it, you can see that even a highly pragmatic and pragmatic Taiwan would use more than this number of people to develop an almost "terrainless land".
Of course, the development speed and governance models of the two sides are not comparable. The Spanish only ruled in the Philippines, and they were not even interested in "colonization". They had no immigration plan at all. They just stood on the head of the tribal kings.
, see yourself as a conqueror who only needs to rule.
However, Gao Pragmatic's development of Taiwan is mainly based on immigration. As long as the local natives don't jump out and get in the way, Gao Pragmatic doesn't bother to take care of it. Even if he wants to take care of it, it's not now.
This also leads to the biggest difference, which is the ruling population.
Forty years have passed since R. Lopez de Villalobo arrived in Luzon in 1543 and named the Philippines after Philip, the then Crown Prince of Castile (later Philip II).
Years ago, but at that time it could only be considered a discovery, and it was still early for rule.
In 1565, Legazpi's army occupied Cebu Island in the Philippines, which was considered the beginning of Spain's conquest of the Philippines. It was not until 1571 that Spain occupied Manila and successively occupied most of the land in the Philippines, the establishment of the Philippines was officially established.
colonial rule came.
In fact, the Spanish have not yet fully occupied and ruled the entire Philippines, they can only "claim the entire territory", and the total number of Castilians living in the Philippines is less than 3,000 - including the 800 soldiers.
This number of people is not even as many as the sailors on the Treasure Fleet.
Gao Jingshi is a different style in Taiwan. After the collapse of the Minhai pirate coalition, Gao Jingshi immigrated to Taiwan through Jinghua in just two years or so! More than 50,000 people!
Geographically speaking, Tainan, Taichung, and Taipei are all in full bloom. Initially, Tainan, which has the best geography and surrounding environment, has the largest population, followed by Taichung, the hometown of the name "Jinggang", and Taipei has been developed more slowly.
Later, Gao pragmatically began to prepare for war, using Taiwan's sulfur mines as a backup for Japanese sulfur, so he increased immigration to Taipei. The number of immigrants gradually caught up, surpassing Taichung, and almost catching up with Taichung, reaching a population of 20,000.
20,000 people living in the interior can do nothing. In the days when Gao Qiang was a candidate, the number of refugees fleeing from Shandong to Henan alone was at least several hundred thousand, maybe even over one million. Anyway, there are statistics.
I don’t have a real number, but it’s a lot.
However, in comparison, the population of Ming Dynasty is not the same as that of the Philippines, and the city size of Ming Dynasty is far from that of the Philippines.
Today's Manila, as the seat of the Governor-General of the Philippines, has only more than 30,000 people in the entire city. Even so, in the eyes of the Spaniards, it is already quite good, because at this time in Europe, even in the developed Milan area, its cities
The population is only over 50,000.
A city of 50,000 people is nothing compared to the Ming Dynasty. Suzhou has a population of more than one million, and the urban residents alone are at least 200,000 to 300,000.
Of course, Suzhou is a wealthy country, so it seems a bit weak compared to it. But even Xinzheng County, Gao's hometown, has more than 20,000 people in the county. This is a mere middle county in the Ming Dynasty, and it is almost catching up with Manila.
Already.
So looking at it this way, it can be said that Gao Pragmatic spent two years to create two middle counties and one lower county in Taiwan through pure immigration.
And the key thing is that he did not accomplish this on behalf of the country's strength, but only relied on Jinghua, or to be precise, Jinghua Quanzhou Port and the corresponding fleet.
Ye Xianggao, Li Tingji and others told Gao Pingshi that there were rumors of human trafficking in Beijing in Fujian, and this was also the source - of course, it was stigmatized, and the specific situation is still under investigation.
"Zhiting did a pretty good job with this matter." Gao pragmatically said: "I only told her before that the interests of Spain and Portugal are in conflict and are not easy to reconcile, but I didn't tell her clearly what she should do. Now
I think her handling of the matter is pretty good, but the thing she agreed to is a little troublesome..."
He pondered for a moment and said: "Prepare paper and pen. I will write a letter to Zhang Zhijun first to learn about the situation in Macau and see if I can forward it to the Spanish."
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