Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 581 Parting and Beginning

Amidst the sound of firecrackers, another year has passed, and the new year has kicked off.

Nanyang, a land with endless life and continuous tossing, has started a new round of tossing.Funded by Huizhou merchants, led by various industrial and commercial giants in Nanyang, and advised by Catherine, the first stock exchange in Ming Dynasty was established.This stock exchange is similar to modern ones, except that there are not so many derivative products, such as minerals, coal, grain, steel, cement, salt, cotton, and flax. For example, buying a share of salt stocks is equivalent to buying How many catties of salt, Wuyang's salt will sell well and the stock will go up, and you can make a fortune by selling the stock at this time.This is very new. After the establishment of the stock exchange, the citizens of Nanyang took out some spare money and bought a few lots with the mentality of trying it out.

Then I saw the stock move up little by little like a cute little turtle...

Although it is moving very slowly, it is rising after all, right?As long as it rises a little, they will make money!

Yang Menglong didn't dare to expect that this primitive stock exchange would bring him any benefits, but after all, it was a barometer of economic development, and it would be impossible without it.With stocks, it will be easier for those factories to raise funds. At the same time, a healthy stock market can also allow more people to share the dividends of economic development, which is a good thing.Of course, another very important point is that when funds are insufficient, bonds can be issued to raise money. This is much more convenient than borrowing money directly from the people.Based on these considerations, he fully supported the establishment of a stock market.

Foreigners are very interested in stock trading, and clamored to participate, but unfortunately, they closed their doors to play by themselves, so they could only clamor, it was nothing to them.

The queen also used her own money to buy a few original stocks, wanting to try to see if this thing can really make money.These few hands of raw stocks, as well as that carload of special products, are the results of her trip... That's right, after playing in Nanyang for more than a month, she is going back to the palace.

All Nanyang officials came to see him off.The empress's visit helped them build their reputation, raised Nanyang's popularity, and made it easier to attract business and capital, and they were going to leave. It would be too heartless for them not to come to give them away.The queen smiled at Fang Yizhi and the others and said: "All the lovers are talented, I hope you will not forget your original aspirations, continue to do practical things for the people, and benefit the people." Hou, I will leave Xun'er to you, you are not allowed to hide anything, you must teach him exactly what you have learned!"

Yang Menglong laughed straight: "Queen, are you not afraid that he will imitate me?"

The queen replied very simply: "Not afraid!" What she saw and heard over the years gave her the deepest feeling that a modest gentleman cannot govern the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and only a capable and arrogant person like Yang Menglong can do it. Zhu Cihong thinks in the future In order to stay stable, one must not only learn Yang Menglong's ability to govern the region and march and fight, but also to learn his ruthlessness that he dared to stab the Minister of the Ministry of War once he became angry. If he is too honest, wait to be bullied by the officials!She squatted down and said to the prince with red eyes: "You should study hard by the champion's side. You must listen to his words and study hard. This will benefit you in the future, you know?"

Zhu Cihong's tears were about to come down: "Mother, I can't bear you..."

The queen stroked his head affectionately, and said: "The queen mother will come to see you. Now that the bandits have been suppressed, the world will be peaceful when the champion Hou and Su Yihou suppress Jiannu again. Then the queen mother and your father will often come to see you." Let's see you, okay?"

Zhu Cihong nodded vigorously.Although he is reluctant to part with his mother, he is even more reluctant to return to the palace... He is really afraid of the cold, boring and monotonous life in the palace. He has tasted the taste of freedom outside, and let him go back to the kind of life that is like a day for ten years. It is better to let him die.

After seeing off the queen, Yang Menglong threw Zhu Cihong a schoolbag embroidered with giant pandas: "Put it on your back and go to school with your sister An Ning!"

Zhu Cihong asked stupidly, "Go to school?"

Yang Menglong was confident: "Nonsense, where will you go if you don't go to school? You have to learn a lot of homework, Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages, geography, politics, geometry, physics, chemistry... If you don't go to school, where will you go to school?"

Zhu Cihong shouted: "But my mother asked me to learn how to govern the country and the world from you!"

Yang Menglong said: "How old are you, learn how to rule the country and the world! At your age, you should happily go to school, play happily, and be smashed by the teacher with chalk in class. What do you learn? Governing the country and the world will only turn you into a fool!" Seeing that Zhu Cihong was still in a daze, he patiently explained: "There are civil servants in governing the country, and generals in peace. You don't need to learn these things. It is enough to become a learned person, no matter whether it is governing the country or the world, it is enough not to be tricked by ministers, understand?"

Zhu Cihong still didn't understand, but he could only carry his schoolbag and go to class.

Yang Menglong's voice came from behind: "There will be no carriage transportation in the future. No matter it's windy or rainy, you have to walk to school! We go up the mountain with An Ning on weekends to pick up two bundles of firewood and deliver them to the welfare home. We do it every weekend!" You have to show me your homework and I'll beat you to death if you cut corners! Also, if you let me know that you got into a fight in school..."

Zhu Cilang shouted, "I won't fight!"

Yang Menglong said: "I don't care if you know how to fight! Anyway, if you let me know that you lost the fight at school, I will beat you to death!"

What kind of emperor teacher is this, is there anyone who teaches the prince like this! ?

Zhu Cihong almost burst into tears, he had a premonition: the days with Yang Menglong will be very, very sad!

Wu Yong was very worried: "Master Hou, is this really appropriate? The prince is young after all. You let him walk to school, and you also encouraged him to fight with other children, just in case something happens..."

Yang Menglong rolled his eyes: "He was raised by his parents, he is not so delicate! If you are really worried, you can arrange Jin Yiwei to protect him secretly, but only if he is not allowed to be trafficked or kidnapped. If he has sex with other children If there is a conflict, you go to trouble someone else, and I will beat you to death!"

Wu Yong was completely speechless.

The queen is gone, and Qin Liangyu is going back to Sichuan.Before leaving, Yang Menglong gave her several sets of plate armor, a bag of chili seeds, some potato and corn seeds, and several bags of phosphate fertilizer, asking her to take these crops and fertilizers back to Sichuan for trial planting to see if they could be successful.She is very grateful for this. These are all good things. The yield of the fine varieties of corn carefully cultivated by Wuyang is close to [-] catties, let alone potatoes. You won't be hungry anymore.

Wu Sheng also returned to Denglai very satisfied.As he said, at the Nanyang Games, Denglai won the first, second and third place in the weightlifting, discus throw, hammer throw, javelin and other events, so that when he saw those muscular men on the stage, he sighed, saying that there was no suspense in the game. It's really boring.

At Nanyang Chengguan Wharf, the cold wind blows Catherine's long hair wildly. Behind her are four ships equipped with 25 130mm 28-fold rear-loading smoothbore guns and more than 5000 shells, as well as a large amount of silk, tea, porcelain, etc. big ship for cargo.As for the steel and cement, they definitely couldn't hold them, so she had to rent a few large ships from the sea merchants at a high price, which greatly exceeded her budget.But she thinks it's worth it. With steel and cement, Venice can build an indestructible line of defense; with rear-mounted smoothbore guns, Venice's navy can beat opponents in naval battles and gain command of the sea. No matter how much money is spent on this, it is worth it of!She said to Yang Menglong with some reluctance: "Yang, I'm leaving..."

Yang Menglong sighed: "Oh, you all ran away all of a sudden, Nanyang suddenly became deserted, I'm really not used to it!"

Catherine said: "Welcome to Europe as a guest, beautiful Venice welcomes you at any time."

Yang Menglong said with a bitter face: "It's too far away to say these things. Daming is still in a mess now. I will have time to go to Europe after the Year of the Monkey? I dare not think about it, dare not think about it!"

Catherine ignored him, took Liu Ziyan's hand and said: "Miss Liu, I hope you can come to Venice as a guest, I think, your fluent Italian and your incomparable beauty will make all the knights in Venice admire you." You're crazy."

Liu Ziyan said: "I will definitely go when I have time. I hope you will come to Daming often to play, we welcome you anytime."

Yang Menglong said: "Remember to bring the horses that should be given to me next time you come!"

What he missed most was always the three thousand European war horses.Catherine glared at him, and said: "We Venetians are the most trustworthy in business, and you will lose none of the three thousand war horses!" After speaking, she hugged Liu Ziyan, then flicked her long hair, stomped her feet, and boarded the boat .

Yang Menglong hugged his painful toe, jumped and shouted: "You stepped on me again! You stepped on me again!"

Catherine giggled and waved at him and Liu Ziyan.The anchor was lowered, and the four big ships raised their sails, sailed out of the dock, and entered the fast-flowing Han River. The boats had sailed a long way, but she could still be seen standing at the stern, waving to this side.

Liu Ziyan said with some disappointment: "Oh, she finally left..."

Yang Menglong said bitterly: "It's time to leave a long time ago! She tramples on people at every turn. Is she an ox or an elephant?"

Liu Ziyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Can you blame her? I would want to step on you!"

Yang Menglong cried with a mournful face: "Am I so hated? Why does anyone want to step on me?"

Liu Ziyan said: "I want to go!" She tossed her long hair like Catherine and left.

Yang Menglong rubbed his nose and sighed: "Women, all like to push their noses on their faces, it's too difficult to serve...Maybe I should make myself a pair of iron shoes to avoid being stepped on? Well, it's worth considering!"

Zaghi held back a smile and asked Weng, "My lord, where are we going next?"

Yang Menglong said, "Go to the barracks!"

In the barracks of the New Army in Heluo, the sound of gunfire continued all day long, and the soldiers who were equipped with rifled flintlocks were practicing shooting and fighting with bayonets.So far, [-] soldiers have been replaced with rifled flintlocks, and the armor and weapons they replaced have been equipped with recruits.In the big camp, the era of guns and artillery dominating the battlefield has arrived, but most people don't know it yet.

(End of this chapter)