"Haha, Yang Tongzhi is indeed an open-minded and resourceful person. Please be polite to me, Gusu Zhang Pu." A man in Tsing Yi who had not spoken before said with his hands.
Yang Fan saw that he had an extraordinary temperament and was standing in the C position of the four people. He was probably the leader of these people. He was wondering why this name sounded so familiar. Suddenly, he thought of a person.
Yang Fan didn't want to be rude, so he stood up and raised his hands and said, "But Mr. Zhang Tianru of Taicang is in person."
"It's just me who is not talented at all."
It turned out to be him, Zhang Taicang, the so-called civilian prime minister.
This man was a great talent in the late Ming Dynasty. He was as famous as Zhang Cai from his hometown, and they were collectively known as "Lou Dong Er Zhang".
In terms of literature, Zhang Pu admired the theory of the seven scholars and advocated restoration. He also called for "doing things for usefulness".
He wrote extensively throughout his life, compiling more than 3,000 volumes, covering various subjects such as literature, history, and classics. He was proficient in poetry, especially prose and current affairs.
His representative works include "Qi Lu Zhai Ji", "Tombstone Story of Five People", etc.
Yang Fan knew that this was a big man who stirred up the situation in the late Ming Dynasty. He was particularly good at fighting and tormenting. After the collapse of the Donglin Cabinet, he was the representative of the Jiangnan Gentry Group and the founder of Fushe.
Zhang Pu and Zhang Gandu, who was born in Taicang, Jiangsu Province, were the best leaders of the radical literati movement at that time and the most famous "leader of the literati movement" in the late Ming Dynasty.
Even before he passed the imperial examination, he had already done countless important things, from organizing riots to storming government offices and setting fire to the city. Duan was a powerful character.
It is not difficult for a person to be knowledgeable, but this person is more knowledgeable, dares to make trouble, has the right to speak, and has superb means, which makes people more fearful.
I'm afraid that the hooligans are educated and if you offend them, they will turn you into a monster in a minute. In this era where whoever speaks loudly and whoever speaks has reason, Yang Fan also has some headaches for them.
Zhang Pu had a very high level of education. Although he came from a poor family, he was eager to learn at a young age and was known as a child prodigy.
In the fourth year of Tianqi (1622), he began to form associations to comment on current affairs and gained fame.
It was first named Yingshe (Imperial Examination Preparation Group), and later changed to Fushe (Imperial Examination Repeat Group). At its peak, it had more than 3,000 members, all of whom were children of powerful local gentry. The strength behind them was chilling.
In the sixth year of Tianqi's reign, he participated in organizing the Suzhou anti-tax riot, wrote "Tombstones of Five People", denounced the eunuchs, and became famous all over the world.
In the first year of Chongzhen, he "organized the people" to expel Gu Bingqian, a key member of the Eunuch Party, and he became the emperor's superstar among the scholars of the world!
The momentum of restoring the society has since shocked the government and the public. It is known as "the gathering of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the streets are full of clothes", and "everyone who visits a city knows that there are people who have restored the society."
Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru couldn't help but look at him a few more times. The shadow of the famous tree. Zhang Tianru was so famous in Jiangnan that they couldn't help but be curious.
However, Zhang Tianru soon lost interest in both of them. Zhang Tianru was ugly, short, and looked weak. He was really not worth mentioning.
They are serious members of the Appearance Association, and like many women, they like to judge people by their appearance.
But Yang Fan looked at him with some caution and scrutiny. This man was a mad dog! His bite was very painful.
This person later secretly worked with Wu Changshi to manipulate Zhou Yanru to become prime minister, and tried to control Zhou Yanru through manipulation. He later died suddenly, and the cause of death is unknown.
There are rumors that Wu Changshi and Zhou Yanru conspired to poison him.
This person doesn't know himself clearly, and he doesn't understand that he is just a dog that dares to bite, supported by the Jiangnan gentry group.
Naturally, the crazier the better when dealing with the eunuchs. Later, his ambitions expanded and he wanted to secretly control Jiangnan Shilin and the court operations. Naturally, Donglin could not tolerate him.
The influence of the Yingshe group extends to all provinces in the north and south. Wherever they go, the streets are packed with people and they have countless fans.
The courtesans in the brothels are even more willing to pay the bills.
The oiran is a fan of this. Which scholar in the Ming Dynasty wouldn’t want to do that?
However, Yang Fan was not very interested in their club.
Such a loose alliance is too big to be useful.
Not as useful as his three thousand servants.
Without a strict organization, there would be no binding force and combat effectiveness. When the enemy was at the forefront, they would become like birds and beasts and disperse. Later, when the Qing troops entered the pass, farts had no effect.
Seeing Yang Fan looking at him thoughtfully, Zhang Tianru said with a smile: "Tong Yang, would you please invite us to sit down? This is not the way to treat guests."
Yang Fan smiled and said: "That's what I wanted to do, but I didn't dare to invite you."
Yang Fan asked Lao Huang to set up a table under the shade of another tree with five or six chairs. Yang Fan invited the four people from the club to come and sit down.
After all, Yang Fan just had a family dinner, and there were so many women there that it was inconvenient to invite them to sit together.
Zhang Cai and others could not help but secretly take a look at Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru. It was not because of their beauty, but because they knew that these two were female Rakshasa from the East Factory, who were ruthless and would kill without blinking an eye.
They still have some fears in their hearts. The so-called scholar is afraid of soldiers.
Lin Yueru snorted softly.
She was all too familiar with this look. In Tianxiang Tower, she had seen many men of all kinds.
Most of the men who didn't know her true identity looked at her with naked lust. Most of the men who knew her identity looked at her with a bit of fear.
"I don't have anything good to entertain you at the village shop. I'm sorry, please have some tea." Yang Fan motioned for everyone to drink tea.
Lao Huang specially found the best teapot to make tea and served this tea. Although there was no damage or crack, it still looked very vulgar.
Several of them had obviously never eaten in a place like this, and they felt a little unpalatable for a while.
But seeing Yang Fan drinking tea calmly, they had no choice but to follow suit.
However, this tea can indeed be said to be coarse tea. It is made of tea leaves, which is very coarse and bitter.
"I don't know why you guys came to this small place in Jizhou. The backwaters here are really not as prosperous as the Gusu City." Yang Fan asked with some confusion.
Zhang Pu smiled, said nothing, dipped his finger in tea, and wrote the word Zhangjiawan on the table.
Yang Fan had no expression on his face and no reaction.
But I knew in my heart that this was the Jiangnan gentry who came to visit me.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! They are here to investigate the robbery of Li's house. Also, no matter how big the group is, no matter how rich it is, if tens of millions of money are robbed, they will be red-eyed.
Zhang Cai and others all looked at Yang Fan intently. This man was a local snake.
Although his official position in Beizhili is not worth mentioning, he is powerful.
It is impossible to defeat Jiu Qiansui without absolute strength. Therefore, he is also one of the targets of suspicion.
Yang Fan didn't pretend to be pretentious and asked directly: "You are here about the Japanese pirates."
Zhang Pu nodded and said nothing.
"Does Yang Tongzhi understand the situation at that time?" Zhang Cai asked.
"I don't know. These people came and left very quickly. My Qianhu Post also received an order from the North Zhili Capital Command to mobilize troops. They arrived before we were ready to set off.
Beijing, and then from Wanping City along the Yongding River back to Tianjin. We didn’t have time to react." Yang Fan spread his hands and said.
This was the reality in many guard stations at that time. The Japanese pirates came too fast and left too fast.
Except for the elite troops in Changping, the other armies had not even completed their preparations, and the battle was over before they even had time to react.
Except for Donglin, which was robbed of a lot of money, and the only movable battalion in the emperor's hands, which was in the hands of the emperor, was routed, there were almost no losses in other places.
Donglin seriously doubted that these pirates were coming for them.
Zhang Cai continued: "The Japanese pirates were able to land directly from Tianjin to Zhangjiawan overnight without relying on manpower. It is puzzling. There are almost gods and ghosts to help. Otherwise, how could it be possible?"
Yang Fan was a little displeased. These bastards were here for a fight, and they were relying on him. Most likely, they had just seen his steamship.
Regarding the Japanese pirate incident, Yang Fan did everything right and there was no way it would be brought to his own fault.
The only possibility is that these bastards just saw their own steamship. These Jiangnan capitalists immediately understood the great use of this kind of steam power.
Jiangnan is the largest textile industry base in the Ming Dynasty.
"You just happened to see that I have a ship that can use no manpower, so let me give you an explanation. I don't know if it's right or not." Yang Fan said nonchalantly.
The four people were a little surprised. Yang Fan did not go around in circles with them, but directly made it clear.
This method of communication is obviously not in line with the habits of literati.
Have you taken a fancy to my steam engine?
This left them at a loss as to how to coerce and induce them.
Zhang Pu sighed inwardly and said to himself, I just told you that this method of yours won't work. If you don't listen, you must try to blackmail him. This guy is not even afraid of being nine thousand years old, how can he be afraid of you scholars?
This is not Jiangnan, this is Saibei, at the foot of the Great Wall.
Yang Fan is obviously the kind of person who will never beep if he can do it. He doesn't even need to be polite.
Zhang Pu glanced at Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru from the corner of his eyes. He found that the two of them were eating pot stickers on the carpet with great interest and did not look at them at all. Obviously, he did not take these people seriously.
Since Dong Lin's power cannot scare him, then he should retreat quickly. This is not Jiangnan. Otherwise, if there is a commotion, the four of them will be defenseless and will only bring humiliation to themselves.
"General Yang was joking. We were passing by Jizhou and saw your strange boat. We were just interested in it and had no other intentions."
The Japanese pirate's human-powered boat, seen by countless people along the way, is completely different from Yang Fan's boat and cannot be related to each other.
They knew it, and so did Yang Fan.
"Nowadays in the Ming Dynasty, the nobles and the military are humble, and the military career has no future. If the general wants to go further, it is better to lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade."
Yang Fan couldn't help but give him a high look. If the threat failed, he immediately tried to win over him. Zhang Tianru was quick to see opportunities and could adapt to changes. He was indeed a good person.