From Chief to Ball

Shortly before this Wanshou Festival, Emperor Wanli got the news of the Battle of Ryukyu, and when he got the news, the decree to allow these people to pay tribute had already been issued.

As for where this group of people came from, Emperor Wanli knew better than some ministers.He is a good reader. When he was young, he had a queen mother and a regent. He had nothing to do at a young age, so he had to study. When he grew up, he kept his habit of reading.In addition, there is the cabinet to help with government affairs, and he also has plenty of time.

The emperor had already read the demon book case when the incident happened. He asked the eunuchs to collect all kinds of rare books on weekdays.

So after the group of people who claimed to be from faraway lands came to Beijing last year, Emperor Wanli quickly saw the "Great Kyushu Sea Country Chronicle", and was amazed by the various things depicted in it and some black and white photos mixed in.

That group of people came to Beijing last year and caused a great commotion, just in time for the coming of the comet, no matter good or bad, finally let the whole capital know that there is such a group of people who are good at astronomy and calendar. The new king's North Korean envoy can be said to be the same for a while.

Because of this, the emperor sent Xing Hong, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, to take some eunuchs to get in touch with these people, learn how these people practice muskets, and at the same time send some rare gadgets into the palace.

Some years ago Matteo Ricci of Fanbang sent some fine chime clocks and some musical instruments, which seemed extremely fine at the time, but they were far worse than what these people brought.

A prism that can disassemble sunlight into a rainbow, a doll that can beat drums by itself in a way similar to a chime clock, a clock with Ziwumao written on it, a match that can burn when you rub it...

These things are small gadgets, small toys, very delicate, and very practical.The eunuchs of the Yumajian also reported that the firecrackers were easy to use, protected from wind and rain, and far surpassed the bird blunderbusses. They really should find some skilled craftsmen to imitate them to equip the Beijing camp. They are tearing each other apart, so they can only be put on hold for the time being. Anyway, there is no big threat or enemy for the time being.

Before these people came to the capital, Fujian officials had talked about Quanzhou's disaster relief and trade, and Gao Cai kept saying good things for these people.The emperor knew very well that Gao Cai must have collected a lot of money, but if he could get money for himself, extortion or robbery to collect bribes would not be a problem.

After this group of people came to the capital, Emperor Wanli often heard about the actions of these people from Dongchang. I am very interested in some medical skills, textiles, handicrafts and other things.

However, this group of new messengers also caused some small things.After some conversation, Zhao Shizhen from Zhongshushe committed suicide; the missionary Matteo Ricci, who came from a faraway place, argued with these people about astronomy, geography or other things, and after arguing with these people, he was depressed and had a serious illness. There was a solar eclipse, which made some people in charge of the calendar extremely dissatisfied, and wrote a letter of impeachment, thinking that although these people could calculate the calendar, they did not use the calendar left by Yao and Shun, and even if the reason was wrong, it could not be used.

Emperor Wanli didn't care much about these things, but he was very interested in the list of gifts sent by these envoys, such as the deer and Shu skin that can have many children and grandchildren, which is what some superstitious emperors hope for longevity.The experience of Taizu and Chengzu was first, and it is true that if you have more descendants, you can live longer.

Those who paid attention to these envoys were not only the emperor, but also Ye Xianggao, the Minister of Rites who was the only real cabinet minister at this time.

Ye Xianggao knew Matteo Ricci when he was in Nanjing, and he has always admired Matteo Ricci's talent and learning.One is that Matteo Ricci is also considered an outstanding man in the Society of Jesus, and he is talented; the other is that he is proficient in Chinese and can write poetry and classical Chinese; the third is that he has indeed mastered some advanced knowledge at this time.

However, Ye Xianggao did not expect that a person who could already be called "Lizi" would fall ill after arguing with this group of people, which really surprised him.

At first, he didn't have a good impression of these people, and even suspected that they were found by the eunuchs to deal with bureaucrats.However, after this group of people made a comet incident and caused a sensation in the capital, the officials of Prince Bao's faction found a good excuse: this comet is considered an astronomical phenomenon, so Taizu was at the time when this comet came. The size of the fiefdoms of each vassal king is stipulated. Isn't this the inspiration for King Fu to become a vassal?

Everything can be learned and used, and those foreign people don't care about these things at all, it seems that they are really only focused on learning, and regard the art of astronomy as a knowledge.Even if he was accidentally involved in the political vortex, Ye Xianggao believed after observation that these people did not mean it.

One day last year, Ye Xianggao invited these people to his residence.He is extremely obsessed with the nineteen ways of vertical and horizontal, but he never thought that this group of people who are tens of thousands of miles away are also proficient in this skill, and said that this game was passed down hundreds of years ago when the country was founded, and there are even masters among them .

Originally, Ye Xianggao didn't believe what these people said about the story of the Sanjian Rebellion and the journey to Fusang, but after playing chess this time, Ye Xianggao felt more and more that it seemed to be possible.

First of all, although the pronunciation of many characters is blunt, the rhyme is very similar; the characters of these people are plausible, and even if you look carefully, you can recognize many of them, but the meaning is slightly changed; although these people don’t understand the words of the saints, they say Some of the words are plainly the vernacular version of the sage's words, and some are even word for word.What's even more weird is that the banner of these people is a yin-yang fish. It is really unreasonable to say that they have nothing to do with King Wen, and some legends about these people make Ye Xianggao feel that they are really incomprehensibly similar.

Many things can be faked, but the inheritance of this culture cannot be faked. It is Yu Yu Wen Zai and Wu Cong Zhou.

Ye Xianggao feels that looking at and listening to these people is like looking at a distorting mirror sent by these people: it looks like, but it doesn't look like, between like and like.

If it is said to be similar, the most similar place is gone; the orthodoxy is wrong.

If it is not like, except for the most similar place, everything else is similar.

So a lot of things made sense, because these people left during the Sanjian Rebellion, so they didn't know saints, but they knew Yin and Yang; These people know how to play chess and go, obviously they are not beginners, but they have really liked it since childhood; This "Sweet Potato Preparing for Famine Book" teaches them to fish to solve the problem of famine and catastrophe.

Although these people do not recognize the co-lord of the world, they recognize the tributary system of Chixian Shenzhou, which makes some originally complicated issues a little more operable.

After several exchanges, Ye Xianggao found that this group of people could be regarded as gentlemen.This is also inevitable, these people are all selected by thousands of people, and they are all top-notch people when it comes to intelligence. Before coming, Chen Jian also told these people what to pay attention to. The National People's Congress has a good impression.

They also talked about disaster relief, government officials, morality, tax supervision and other things, and this group of people answered clearly.The only thing left undiscussed is the political system of the republic. Even if it is a republic of fake plutocrats and hidden nobles, the concept of a republic is still a bit too scary. If you say it, you are not far from getting out of Beijing.I asked a lot, and at most I said that it was the law of the three generations of abdication, and so on, without elaborating.

Chapter 97 Countries and Countries

Avoid possible ideological conflicts as much as possible, and agree to allow this group of people to enter Beijing as a matter of course.

It's just that the news of the Battle of Ryukyu spread to the capital soon after, causing another sensation in the capital just after the commotion caused by these people had calmed down.

Annihilating [-] enemies, beheading [-], capturing the chief general, beheading the lieutenant general, etc., the first achievement is naturally the emperor's great fortune; the second achievement is the governor's decisive victory thousands of miles away; .

But even so, this matter is not small. According to the report sent by the governor of Fujian, not to mention removing the water, the captured Huashan Jiugao was a person who had shown his face in North Korea.

The most important thing is to maintain the tribute system of the Celestial Dynasty. If Ryukyu is captured by the Japanese, it will inevitably be unreasonable.

How could the ministers think of such a thing as a trade monopoly, they did not have this vision.The same thing, different people see it differently, it depends on the values.It is nothing more than a replica of such things as buying a basket for a pearl and righteousness not accepting jade.

However, the ministers are not pedantic. Although the memorials sent say that these people admire Wang Hua and the like, the ministers also know that this is nothing more than flaunting to obtain trade permission.

After a little consideration, the cabinet minister Ye Xianggao felt that there was really no harm in this matter.According to his thinking, in this way, the trade between this group of people and Japan will be cut off; and since these people are here for trade, as long as they pinch the dead spot of trade, they can make these people obey.

In the previous exchanges, I also heard that these people’s hometowns are tens of thousands of miles away from here, and it is common to die of illness along the way, and it is even more common for sailboats to disappear. Something like that... at least that's what he thought.

Now the southern coast is full of chaos, the Japanese pirate rebellion has not been calmed down, the country is full of famine, the coastal guards are vulnerable, and the guards are deserted... If it is really possible to borrow the help of the teacher, it is indeed a good thing. There is a lot of money left.Furthermore, these people came from tens of thousands of miles away for trade, and Ye Xianggao felt that this was a means that could be used, using trade as a threat to make these people guard against Japanese pirates along the coast.

Basically, what Ye Xianggao thinks about is more or less diplomatic thinking, and he knows how to use external forces or trade relations to achieve some goals.Normally, this choice is undoubtedly correct, and the judgment is also correct. The only thing that has not been considered is that Chen Jian is not doing it for the profit of trade.

This is unexpected and completely incomprehensible thinking, and it is normal to be unexpected.

In any case, the Ryukyu World War I also made some voices who originally opposed it much quieter.From the point of view of justice, these people are not the kind of rebellious thieves. If they stand up to the righteousness, many people who are stupid in reading and reading will greatly support them.

After confirming that this matter is true, the Ministry of Rites will consider such things as offering captives, rewarding those scholars who contributed pens to join the army in the report, improving the reception standards, and so on.

It was not Chen Jian's turn to deliver the captives, and such a trivial matter was not enough to turn the tribute into a gift. The simple difference between two words involved ideology, which was the foundation of the country and the orthodoxy, and it must not be changed.

If you really change the word tribute into a gift, it means that you admit that the Celestial Dynasty system has collapsed, and this change is impossible as long as the orthodoxy is still there.

The only thing that can be changed, that is, some reception etiquette, can be relaxed appropriately, and respect each other, and there is no need to bow and kowtow like Ryukyu and North Korea.

The news came and went, and it was not until Chen Jian entered Bohai and landed in Dengzhou that he got a response to the Battle of Ryukyu.

The people on the boat had a very comfortable journey. They had food and drink all the way without spending money, and they moved along the coast without too much wind and waves.

After a brief stay in Dengzhou, local officials also came to join in the fun and held a banquet.Chen Jian stayed in Dengzhou for a few days and wandered around on the pretext of being unaccustomed to the climate and being tired of boats and boats.

Sun Yuanhua, who followed Chen Jian to the north, could not have known at this time that if nothing had changed, this place would be a turning point in his life, and it would also be the starting point for the Qing Dynasty to enter the Gunpowder Age.

Chen Jian stood by the seaside and looked towards the north for a while. In fact, he couldn't see anything, but he knew that Liao land was on the opposite side.

Now Nurhachi is not strong enough to shock Ming Ting, at most he sells ginseng and mink fur to brighten his muscles in order to make more money.

Today's Dengzhou has not yet experienced the great famine of cannibalism, and it is not likely that there will be a scene of thousands of miles away, but it will be soon, at most three to five years.

After watching for a long time, the people who followed him didn't know what Chen Jian was looking at, so Sun Yuanhua said, "Sir, are you going to see Penglai Wonderland again?"

"No matter how beautiful the fairyland is, it will never be human."

One sentence bypassed the topic, called Sun Yuanhua to him and said, "Chuyang, if you look north, what can you see?"

"There's nothing to see but the sea."

"But in fact, across the sea, there was the Liao that made Song Jie Tanyuan; the Jin that made Song Jing Kang ashamed; now I heard that the north is not settled?"

"Yes, it hasn't been a day or two since Liao rebelliously established chieftains, but it's hard to make progress."