From Chief to Ball

Gao Cai told Chen Jian that Xu Xueju was about to fall, so there was no need to get married with him, and Zhu Wenda was Gao Cai's brother, which was an opportunity to make contributions.

It is reasonable for Xu Xueju to go to office, he is from Zhejiang.Shen Yiguan fell because of the Yaoshu case, and the impeachment of Xu Xueju in Nanjing and Beijing is inevitable.

On the one hand, it is a heinous crime to say that Xu Xueju killed three to five thousand good people indiscriminately in the process of suppressing the uprising of the Wu Jian brothers of the White Lotus Sect the year before last.

On the other hand, after digging up old accounts a few years ago, it was said that the Dutch settled down in Penghu just because they wanted to trade. It is to deceive His Majesty.

As for corruption and breaking the law, it is also common. Basically, everyone is corrupt, but party struggle is a targeted anti-corruption thing, and problems can be found when people are really involved.

Chen Jian also happened to be a favor, but instead of delivering it directly, he asked Zhu Wenda to find an opportunity to pretend to send troops to suppress the Japanese pirates, and handed over at sea.

Anyway, these people are real Japanese pirates, this can't be faked, and it's a great achievement to say the least.

With a good relationship with the general soldier, the matter of buying and selling people is naturally easy to finalize.Now that there is a disaster, and there is a commotion in various places, it will definitely be suppressed again.

Three taels of silver per person, Zhu Wenda took one and a half, and gave the remaining half and taels to the people around him, and the rest could silence those people's mouths, just organize some inland river boats to transport them from the upper reaches, anyway. These people are also sinners, to be killed or enslaved.

It's just that there is a catastrophe now, and the market for population trading is not good. Fortunately, Chen Jian wants to.The commander-in-chief was also happy. After handing over the more than 80 Japanese pirates, the two had become brothers.

While drinking, Zhu Wenda couldn't help complaining why Chen Jian didn't show up two or three years earlier. It would have been nice if it was just in time for the extermination and massacre.At that time, I killed two or three thousand more when my hands were itchy, and they were all poor ghosts who didn't get much money.

Chen Jian just smiled when he heard that these thousands of people died in vain, and they were just numbers like [-] or [-] on the impeachment memorial for us. It's hard to imagine that they were real people.

Basically, this is not a serious crime. The governor and the general soldier were rewarded with a salary of one level, 30 taels of silver, and 15 taels of the general soldier because of their meritorious service in eradicating evil.

The rewards of the Ming Dynasty have always been like this. Chen Jian couldn't believe it when he heard Zhu Wenda say that he rewarded 15 taels of silver for such a big thing. He was unavoidably surprised.

The two talked a little more, and then they separated after drinking.

Not long after, Zhu Wenda returned to Fuzhou with more than 80 Japanese pirates, and immediately expressed his merits in capturing and drowning countless Japanese pirates.

Chen Jian gave some more money, and only asked Zhu Wenda to say that he helped the suppression. Of course, the credit is not necessary, but it can be said that the ship happened to appear during the pursuit, and it was intercepted immediately.

Since the money has been paid, it is just a matter of one sentence, and there is no difficulty.

Chen Jian also did not go to Fuzhou, but took a boat to Quanzhou. He also heard that Jiang Zhili was promoted to Guangdong because of his meritorious service in disaster relief and his ability to act when the opportunity arises.

Jiang Zhili was promoted to Guangdong, and if all goes well, he will be promoted to Shandong Youshenzhen in a short time, in charge of the government affairs of the two states of Leiden.

It's just that no one knows that at this time he is still a small person. If everything is normal and the Liao chaos remains the same, Sun Yuanhua, who could become the governor of Leiden at that time, is also in Quanzhou at this time.

Fortunately, Sun Yuanhua didn't know about the transactions between Chen Jian, Gao Cai, Zhu Wenda and others, otherwise, I'm afraid that Confucianism as a body and science as a benefit to Wanghua, Anbang and protecting the people would be broken.

Sun Yuanhua and other 12 people set off from Shanghai. They were going to take a boat, but when they arrived in Wenzhou, they heard that the front was not peaceful and there were Japanese pirates harassing them.

The people had no choice but to get off the boat and proceed along the road. Xu Guangqi had a special silver from Chen Jian. Although these people did not have fame and could not live in the post station for free, they did not suffer much along the way.

Just catching up with the large-scale flood in the south of the Yangtze River, what I saw and heard along the way made me cry.Dead babies drifting along the river, covered with flies, can hear the buzzing sound from a long distance.In every catastrophe, babies die the most.

Although it can't compare to the tragic situation in Shandong area three to five years later, such as changing children to eat, breaking bones for cooking, and eating fresh human flesh for three cents a catty, but these people from wealthy families couldn't bear it, and retched again and again.

Every time I read a book, I see words like cannibalism and starvation, but these are just a few figures in the voluminous history books.Seeing it with my own eyes, the shock is far from being understood by reading.

However, when they reached the main road, these tragedies gradually disappeared, and when they passed through some wealthy cities or fiefdoms of vassal kings, there was a scene of singing and dancing.

It seems that there are two worlds, and the shock that this brought to these wealthy young people in the family can be imagined.

When they were about to arrive in Fujian, everyone was thinking about the lands of the vassal kings and gentry, and recalling the floating corpses that kept appearing in their dreams for a month after the catastrophe. The young man from a poor family who is not rich could not help but say: " At this moment, I don’t know what to say. Is it An De Guang Mansion with tens of thousands of houses, and my hut is enough to suffer from freezing to death? Or another song by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Dugong, where the wine and meat are smelly, and the road is frozen to death? "

The last song by Du Gongbu can be found in every era, but it has a special flavor in the Ming Dynasty. It is both Zhu Semen and Zhu surnamed family.

The former is hope, the latter is criticism, the former is romanticism, and the latter is critical realism.It's just that there is no contradiction between the two.

Sun Yuanhua sighed. Before coming here, his mentor said that these people's science and arithmetic are worth learning, and he also believed it at the time.

When I was at home, I thought about making contributions in the future.Now there are Japanese pirates in the west, Tartars in the east, Liao rebellion in the north, and disasters in the south.What he thinks at home is to learn the arithmetic, geometry, cannon handling, and bastion well, so that he can learn about Huo Wei in the future.

But now seeing all this along the road, he couldn't help but said: "They all say that there are three thousand roads. When I arrive in Quanzhou, I have to ask them first. Whether it is Taoism or science, it may make people no longer hungry? Maybe build water conservancy and flat waves? Water? Maybe millions of people in this world will no longer have to suffer from cold and hunger? If it is possible, even if you don’t take the exam, what can you do if you study for a lifetime!”

One person said: "Brother Chuyang, what you said is wrong. There is still a test for fame. You just need to learn from Hai Gangfeng and do some practical things. It is said that if you are poor, you will be good for yourself, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world. If you have no fame, Even if Kong has the ability, where can he use it?"

"That is, if we go to learn those things, isn't it for the purpose of repaying the king and defending the country in the future? Or else we can't use what we have learned, isn't it not learning? Before we set off, our teacher also said that we must not forget the knowledge of scriptures and examine ourselves three times."

Another person said: "I heard from my teacher that now there are cliques in the imperial court for private interests, but Ouyang Wenzhong once had clique theory. Today's knowledge is all about life and mystery. If we learn those knowledge in the future, it will be a good thing." You can also govern the country and secure the country, and maybe get along with friends.”

"Yes, Brother Chuyang, although there is no knowledge about planting crops, repairing water conservancy, disaster relief, and building forts in the Four Books and Five Classics, these are only trivial techniques. While reading the scriptures, it is better to learn such knowledge. .”

Sun Yuanhua also nodded, agreeing with this opinion, thinking that if all people in the world can abide by the words of the sages to cultivate themselves, there will always be enough food in the world, but in the end there is still not enough education.

If there is no education, people are like animals, even if they have learned those sciences and arithmetic, what is the use?Don't you use these things to lead beasts to eat people?

After a little hesitation, I figured out this section, and the thoughts that popped up before gradually faded away, and I continued to go south to Quanzhou with a long sigh.

Chapter 73 This fashion is a small person ([-])

It was already August when the 12 people arrived in Quanzhou, and the traces of the earthquake and wind disaster a year ago were still there, but the unyielding people who strived to survive were still strong after the disaster.

The destroyed bridges, city walls, pagodas and temples are being repaired. Sun Yuanhua and others have letters of recommendation from Xu Guangqi in their hands, and after a little inquiry, they know where those people live.

When talking about these people, many people in Quanzhou praised them again and again. In fact, they did not do many things, but they are still more memorable than doing nothing.The people at the bottom have always been like this. Sometimes they just need to loosen the chains around their necks a little bit, or give them a little more charity, and they will be grateful.

According to the guidance of the crowd, more than a dozen people found the place where they used to give porridge and treat the dying people, and now they have built a small building.

From a distance, the transparent glass shines with a dazzling luster. A carnation building like a small two-story building is located there, and there is a row of bamboo-wood structure houses beside it, all of which are equipped with glass, which is considered a luxury. window.

Traces can still be seen in the place where the porridge was given out, with words such as "boiled mung bean water with sugar, drink more light salt water to prevent heatstroke in summer" written in Chinese characters. Several beggars were waiting there, as if they were Wait for those bitter mung bean dregs that are left after others drink their water.

A small black and white banner hung on a stone building next to it, with the words "Heal the wounded, save the dying, don't ask the source" written on it.

Seeing this, Sun Yuanhua smiled and said: "I can't blame those people who said that as long as you walk this way, you can tell where it is at a glance. It is really different."

Everyone is also quite curious, the production of glass is still a rare thing here, especially window glass.But for Chen Jian, he got tax-free salt in Dahuang City, repaired the coal canal in Nan'an, and gradually improved the technical level of the workers in eight years. Excluding the transportation and grinding processes, the price is actually quite high. for cheap.

He didn't sail around the world this time to make money, but just as an outpost. There were all kinds of messy things on board, and he didn't even think about selling them for money to make high profits.Taiwan and Quanzhou are considered to be the last stops. The next step is to cross the Pacific Ocean and find Hawaii as a transit point. Therefore, the accumulated things are basically used in these places, and the natural buildings are unique and different.

These buildings did not cost much, and generally followed the path of work-for-relief.

It's just that these buildings are unique, but in the eyes of Sun Yuanhua and others, they lack garden flowers and plants, and they are inferior after all. Moreover, they don't have doors and walls, which is really out of place.

After approaching, through the glass, I saw some eleven or twelve-year-old children sitting in the nearby wooden houses, holding books there, and seemed to be reading something rhythmically.

Sun Yuanhua suddenly became interested, and told everyone to keep quiet. When he approached, he heard some words such as ah, oh, oh, etc., and saw a wooden board in front of him through the glass. The characters are actually Qieyin made by Chen Jian many years ago.

He thought it was the same barbarian language as the Latin learned by his teacher, but he didn't want to turn around and saw a few words written on a wooden board in another room.

It seemed that those words were familiar, but upon closer inspection, that was not the case. After listening to the students reading it, he finally understood what those words were.

After looking at it for a while, I couldn't help but muttered: "What kind of thing is this? Ai Wuxin, a light learner, a boneless body, a tortoise without feet... Besides, if you talk about Kaimeng, it has its own thousand-character script and three-character scriptures. How do you use these strange characters? ?”