From Chief to Ball

Chen Siwen smiled and said: "You think, someone told us that everything we own will be hereditary in the future and we will be given a large piece of land. Do you think we will disagree? But in the same way, some people think that since there are no enemies, then What's the use of having guns? You don't even need the government, otherwise money isn't everything. Another person who stands up and promises those empty lands to those who have no land and little land is hereditary The king may not have no support. A king with supreme power will always be what the small peasants want most. When the time comes, we will fight, and whoever wins will be sure?"

"Yeah, yeah... So if I say it this way, my words are not so ridiculous, right? I always feel that since the earth is estimated to be [-] miles wide, our place is not the only one, and it may not be There are only people like us, maybe elsewhere... there are really all kinds of people."

Chen Jian echoed, and said: "As long as there are all kinds of people outside, those four words will not be ridiculous, and there will still be people who believe them, so they won't be busy tearing them apart internally. Just believe in them for another 300 years. , maybe everything is different again, for example...one mu of land can produce a thousand catties of grain, for example, one person can produce dozens of bolts of cloth a day, for example, our land will actually support more people than we thought Much more, like having a new dream that people can strive for."

Chen Siwen raised his head, imagined the scene described by Chen Jian, shook his head and said, "Maybe, maybe. Son, you are right. Going to sea is a big event. Similarly, those things you did in the academy are also big things." .”

He thought for a while and said excitedly: "Actually, there are two ways to go. If you can really do what you said, one mu of land can produce thousands of catties of grain, and one person can weave dozens of bolts of cloth a day, that's the way to go." It’s possible. It’s like a lake with more and more water, and it’s about to flood all the dams. There are actually two ways to do it.”

"Either dig hard to make the lake bigger, just like the problem of water injection in Kaimeng Suanshu, as long as the speed of digging is faster than the speed of water injection; The flood of water is poured out."

But after finishing speaking, Chen Siwen thought about everything Chen Jian had done. Obviously, in his son's eyes, there was only one way, and the other way would not work in his son's eyes, otherwise his son would not be so persistent in preparing for the second way.

The excited mood just now fell silent again. He was looking forward to someone taking the second path, but the second path seemed very dangerous, and he didn't really hope that his son would take this path.

Chen Jian stood up, bowed and bowed three times: "Father, I tell you so much because you are my father, and I can only tell you what I think. And I want you to forgive my unfilial piety." , if once I die in the sea, then you will be lonely for the rest of your life, sending a white-haired person to a black-haired person is the most unbearable pain in the world."

Chen Siwen sat up straight, accepted Chen Jian's gift, and said nothing more. He had already accepted the matter in his heart, and sighed for a long time: "The road always needs to be walked first."

"Father, I told you this because I want to ask for help. First of all, I need you to find some good retired sailors and sailors for me, and it is best to find them within three years. People can't do it. Without good sailors and sailors, I can't do anything. What I want is outlaws, poor people who can do anything for money, and preferably have family members who can let them know about this possibility. The money earned on mortal voyages has meaning."

Chen Siwen nodded, understanding that a voyage is definitely not something that one person can do, and also understands what kind of people are needed to have enough courage to embark on this seemingly dying road after experiencing the previous failed voyages.

There are only two kinds of people.

For a belief, or for money.The former is too little and the latter is too much.

"I can help you do this. You mean you plan to sail within three years?"

"Yes, in three years, the shipyard can produce a few ships suitable for long-distance voyages. First of all, we must bypass those seas where storms and death coexist, at least go to the place where we are-in deserts, reefs, waves, What is to the west with unreachable mountains."

For this young group, the west is a desert, a snow-capped mountain, and an inaccessible place, while the north is covered with snow and pine leaves, and it seems meaningless for a while.Maybe it's too young, maybe it's still really wild there, or maybe it's too short a time or even there is no civilization there, so there is no communication.

The most elite areas are all along the river and the coast, and there is no ethnic group that is strong enough to threaten this civilization in the desert mountains. Naturally, this ethnic group will not have Zhang Qian who "went to the Western Regions".

People's imagination of the side of the desert and mountains may still be the desert and the mountains, and there is no meaning without any communication.

Those who want to sail out to find the world are not looking for deserts or wastelands, but for a rich, arable land or more wealth.And the goods that ships can carry are the most and the cheapest in this era.

The enemies on the northern grasslands had been wiped out a long time ago, and it was difficult to threaten this group.After defeating them, you will naturally hear many legends about the far west, but the place is too far away, separated by the desert and the Gobi, and in the legend, there is a group of savage people, thousands of miles away from the desert, if the sea ship cannot reach That would be pointless.

However, from Mincheng to the southwest, there is an uninhabited desert. Along the coast, there are messy reefs and terrifying wind and waves. At least until now, no ships have traveled thousands of miles to see what is there. .

After all, it was only for a short while that the nautical craze started. It was neither for profit, nor for gold and silver, nor for trade. It was just that some young people wanted to see what the outside world looked like, or even just to verify that the earth was round. of.

It will not last long without the drive of interests, just as there are only a few people who really want to sail to see the outside world, and when the souls of these few people return to the sea, everything will be bleak. Sometimes history is such an accident.

The civilization that is weird and artificially driven to develop rapidly is lonely, and the time of hundreds of years is still too short after all, lacking the communication between those naturally evolved and long-lasting civilizations.

Chen Jian knew that there was land to the west of the mountains, deserts, reefs, and waves, but he didn't know that the barbaric, non-literate, golden skulls used as ethnic symbols, and white ethnic groups encountered in his previous life could not communicate with each other. What did it develop into.

The period of 500 years is too short, so short that a civilization that can be called a civilization cannot develop at all when it accumulates from scratch and has almost no communication.

The land over there is to the west, and to the west is the upside-down world that Chen Jian knows, which is very important.

And the wealth there may become the most primitive driving force for this group to expand outside the sea. This is the first thing to do, to create a maritime merchant or colonial interest group. In the next year, a world of great controversy in the age of sails will really start: it is necessary to let this group of maritime merchants become the same stream as Chen Jian, and it is necessary to allow these people to have more voice, and more voice requires more wealth.

And for this purpose, he can only use all available means, including his own father.

After getting Chen Siwen's first consent, Chen Jian said again: "I also hope that you can make more achievements in the army, even if it is to drill or bribe, I will make good money, gain fame, and prepare for you. Things. I also hope that you will stop being so decadent and cheer up."

"Once there are other ethnic groups outside the sea, the navy will inevitably rise, and there is an urgent need to make meritorious service overseas and gain wealth. And if you can become an admiral in the navy, that would be great. "

"Also, I hope you can give me some pointers. After all, I am still young, and I don't know much about many things in Min City, and I don't know much about it."

"The sheriff of Min County is already very old. I reckon he will be the sheriff at most in his life, and it is no longer possible to climb up."

"The matter of Lanhua will inevitably lead to chaos in Fujian City. I am afraid that many people will bear the blame. Even if this life is ruined, it is impossible to move forward in their official career. This is not a mine explosion, it is just a death. There are hundreds of miners worth a silver coin, but dozens of hundreds of rich and well-connected people who can make a sound, and there are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of silver coins and various land deed bonds. Once this soap bubble bursts, Many people in Mincheng will be implicated, and there may even be chaos."

"So I need you to advise me, which of the officials in the other counties outside Fujian is the most promising, the most powerful behind the scenes, the most worthy of collusion, the one who can turn the tide in times of crisis, and the one who is capable and capable?" Become a sheriff lightly."

"There is too much fog and I am too young. I can't see many things clearly. I may do many things, and these things may make a lot of money, and may drive a county to become rich."

"Such achievements are extremely useful to officials, so I need to give it to someone, someone who can climb very high in the future and can help me."

Chapter 42 candidates

Chen Siwen took a few breaths, tapped his fingers on the desk unconsciously, and couldn't bear what Chen Jian said for a while.

He had never thought about these things, and it was obviously too far away, and this was something he had never dared to think about before.

"You said that someone who can help you...it's actually hard to find. If that person is already an official like a sheriff, he won't look down on you with this little money. Even if you can go to some banquets now, but some You are still not qualified to participate in the exchange, and people can't remember you, at most they know that you are a drama writer, or you are a little famous in the academy."

"Besides, you may think that everyone is happy and happy inside, but in fact, once you stand in the wrong position, something big will happen. This is just a gamble... If everyone can see that that person is going to be a big deal in the future, it's not your turn." It's up to you to curry favor; if you want to find it, you can only find those young people who haven't jumped out of the pond, but what if you offend other people?"

Chen Jian shook his head and said: "Wealth and wealth are in danger, and if we tie them together, we will advance and retreat together. I need a tree to enjoy the shade, and by the way, I will fertilize and water the tree. This tree can't be too tall now, otherwise my little fertilizer will be destroyed." It’s just a drop in the bucket; but this tree must grow taller in your opinion, even if it may grow too high and be broken by the wind, it is better than an old tree that has been decayed by insects and ants .”

"Our side doesn't seem to be hereditary, but in fact it is still there, but there are still some seats left in the middle and lower classes, which makes people look forward to it. Nowadays, big landowners, businessmen, handicraft workshop owners, and the army have their own pursuits. , we can still compromise with each other for the time being. The middle and bottom may be used by careerists to become kings, and these people can be counted as non-existent for the time being."

"But this balance and compromise will be broken one day. If they really go out of the sea, the workshop owners, mine owners, and big businessmen will always come together closely. The stronger they are, the more they want to get more. support and policy inclination. This will be a force so powerful that it can crush everything else, but no one has seen the power contained in it yet.”

"I hope that someone in politics can see the power in it from the ground up, and it will grow slowly, even when the power one day publicly declares what it wants and forms a party. , he can join in."

Chen Siwen hissed, and the more he listened, the more serious the matter became, and he couldn't help but said: "Parties are only for children, and I don't think they're useful."

"Father, it's because there is not yet a strong group of people who have common interests and have the majority of assets and money, so it's just a joke since it appeared. Nowadays, different people have different interests, but if we If it succeeds, if it goes out to the sea, if there are many new machines powered by water power, if there is a vast expanse outside, full of gold and silver, who can buy a lot of goods... until then?"

"At that time, maritime merchants, navies, workshop owners, mine owners, etc. all had the same interests. Going abroad, building a navy, robbing, suppressing other people's handicraft workshops, forcing the poor to serve as soldiers, and importing with high taxes may make us a little weaker The goods of the goods... Wait for these pursuits to suppress those differences when the time comes, this is the power of the party. Tell everyone clearly that this is what we are after, and we will support those who support and support us to come to power."

"If you don't prepare in advance now, it will definitely appear in the future. Once there are many unprecedented things and a world that was unimaginable before, a party that has already prepared will definitely get a lot of support, far better than those who suddenly A panicked claim. This is an opportunity to fight the unprepared with preparation, and maybe you can really make a big difference with a small one.”

Chen Siwen was a little dizzy when he heard that, and asked, "Are you so sure that there will be a vast world outside?"

"Don't you think it's too lonely to be surrounded by us for [-] miles? If there is no wider world, I'm afraid I'm dying of thirst at sea, then all I said is meaningless. "

"Hahaha...too lonely? That's right, if not, you will definitely die of thirst at [-] miles."

With a wry smile, Chen Siwen finally said: "If you say that, there is someone who can do it. This person is not very old, and he is already the head of a county. He is in Nan'an County in the northwest of Mincheng. I know this person, and he also knows him. I."

"How do you know?"

"Seven years ago, when I went out to sea, I encountered a storm. I avoided the storm on a small island. I missed the date of returning to Hong Kong and deviated from some course. When I came back, I happened to meet a group of pirates who were about to rob a ship. Boat."

"I leaned over and fought with them. As a result, I saw a classmate who went to the Naval Academy...Although he had disguised himself, I still recognized him."

Speaking of this, Chen Jian couldn't help but interrupted and asked: "Classmate? Is it a fake pirate from the Navy?"

"That's not true, no one has the courage, but since he and I are classmates, the worst thing is that he won't become a pirate. I have some doubts in my heart. You also know that there are some things that can't be too close, too dirty. "