Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

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There were two thin Yangzhou horses sitting on both sides beside him. He hugged each other, and the smile on his face never disappeared from the beginning to the end.

"Little Lord, come, have another drink!" A young scholar sat across from Xu Wenjue. He raised his wine glass and waved at Xu Wenjue.

Xu Wenjue let go of the two Yangzhou skinny horses, picked up the wine glass on the table, and said with a smile: "Brother Liu respects the wine of this prince, of course this prince will take it."

Xu Wenjue drank the wine in his hand and put it on the table.

"My son, I heard that you have been concentrating on studying poetry recently. I wonder if there are any good works recently? Let me open my eyes? You also know that this son likes these things the most." Xu Wenjue looked at this brother Liu with a smile.

"Poetry is just a small way, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning. Today's sages value essays, so why teach me about poetry. If you want to get fame, you can't rely on poetry alone, but good stereotyped writing. The imperial court values ​​stereotyped writing, not Poetry." Brother Liu replied modestly.

This Liu brother is called Liu Zhumo, 27, and he is a Juren.

He has a good relationship with Zhang Pu, one of the founders of Fushe, and has a good reputation in Jinling City.

Although Zhang Pu has made great contributions to literature, he is not a good person.

Zhang Pu's most famous article in history is the "Tombstone of Five People".

During the Tianqi period, Wei Zhongxian arrested the suspect Zhou Shunchang in Suzhou City. The local gentry encouraged the local people to rebel and openly resisted the men sent by Wei Zhongxian, which triggered a riot in Suzhou City.

In this riot, in order to protect the local people, five people surrendered themselves, in exchange for a way out for the people of Suzhou City.

But is this really the case?Is the fact really to prevent Wei Zhongxian from arresting Zhou Shunchang?

If there was only one Zhou Shunchang, would the gentry in Suzhou City spend so much money to directly incite the whole city to fight against the imperial court?

The main purpose of the gentry in Suzhou City was not Zhou Shunchang at all, but to resist taxes.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Jiangnan and other places had developed commerce, and these gentry made a lot of money by smuggling.

However, after these people became rich, they never thought about the country at all, they only thought about themselves.

They don't want to pay the business tax they should have paid, and the emergence of the Donglin Party has an inseparable relationship with them.

The south did not pay taxes, and relying on the silver obtained from the fields in the north, it simply could not afford the huge military expenses for the establishment of slaves.

Why did Wei Zhongxian deal with the Donglin Party, why did he dare to deal with the Donglin Party so unscrupulously?Is it all because of Wei Zhongxian?Without the support of Emperor Tianqi, would Wei Zhongxian dare to kill court officials so recklessly?

Soon after that riot, Emperor Tianqi fell into the water inexplicably, and then died suddenly inexplicably. Is there really nothing to do with it?

On the surface, the riot was to resist the arrest of Zhou Shunchang by Wei Zhongxian's men, but in fact it was really to resist taxes.

However, Zhang Pu shamelessly distorted the facts, and even beautified the matter with a piece of "Tombstone of Five People", belittling the court for nothing.

What he belittled was not Wei Zhongxian, but the court.

Zhang Pu also became famous because of this "Tombstone of Five People", and he has vaguely become the head of scholars in the south of the Yangtze River.

This Liu Zhumo also has a relatively good reputation in Jinling City because of his good relationship with Zhang Pu.

Like Zhang Pu, this Liu Zhumo is not a good guy. He flatters and flatters him all day long, mainly focusing on Xu Wenjue's flattery.

"The imperial court? Alas, the imperial court is full of disasters and disasters." When Xu Wenjue heard Liu Zhumo talking about the imperial court, he pretended to shake his head and sighed a few times.

"I heard that Zhao's troops have already captured Shandong, and they are about to take Huguang. You say, when will Zhao's army attack Nanzhili? What should we do if he attacks? Shandong is captured by Zhao. If the thieves take it down, we will completely lose contact with the capital, if the capital is lost at this time, what should we do?"

At this moment, a scholar who was about the same age as Liu Zhumo spoke up.

When Xu Wenjue heard this, he frowned tightly.

Liu Zhumo observed his words, and hurriedly scolded: "The New Year is not over yet, what are you talking about on the day of great joy? Bandit Zhao is just a stubborn moss, what is there to be afraid of?"

After being scolded by Liu Zhumo, this scholar had no desire to eat anymore.

"My lord, I'm sorry, I still have some things to do, so I'm sorry." The scholar stood up, cupped his hands at several people, and then retreated.

"I don't know how to flatter you!" Seeing the back of the scholar leaving, Liu Zhumo cursed secretly.

Liu Zhumo turned his head and put on a flattering expression, "My lord, Che Ruize's family is like the stones in the latrine, smelly and hard, so you don't have to worry about it."

"What a disappointment!" Xu Wenjue cursed, and then exchanged cups with Liu Zhumo with a smile.

Che Ruize walked out of the brothel and walked on the streets of Jinling City.

Although Che Ruize often hangs out with Liu Zhumo, but unlike Liu Zhumo, this person still has the most basic conscience.

"Hey, Jinling City is full of happy people. How can there be any sense of crisis? Now Zhao Bandit has taken Shandong, and Huguang is about to be captured by Zhao Bandit. Half of the entire country has been lost.

It's true that a business woman doesn't know the hatred of subjugation, and she still sings flowers in the backyard across the river. "Che Ruize shook his head and walked towards his home.

Not long after, Che Ruize came to his home.

Che Ruize's father used to be a servant in Jinling's household department. Although it is a place for the elderly, it is quite famous in Jinling City.

Moreover, the Che family is also a wealthy businessman in Jinling City.

"Father!"

After Che Ruize returned home, he saw his father sitting in the hall entertaining guests.

Che Ruize greeted his father and returned to his room.

When night fell, Che Ruize walked out of his room and into the hall.

At this time, Che Ruize's father had just sent away the guests.

"Why do I think you're depressed? What's the matter?" Che Ruize's father looked at Che Ruize who was walking over, and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Father, I attended a banquet today, which belongs to the young master." Che Ruize said.

Xu Wenjue is the only person in Jinling City who can be called a little prince, so Che Ruize's father also knows that Che Ruize is referring to Xu Wenjue.

"What's wrong?" Che Ruize's father asked.

"Father, it's like this!" Che Ruize came to his father and told the whole story.

"Father, Bandit Zhao has already captured half of the country, and the court is at stake, but now Jinling City has no sense of crisis from top to bottom. This is really unreasonable." Che Ruize said with a frown.

"Haha!" Che Ruize's father laughed out loud after hearing what Che Ruize said.

"Why is father laughing?" Che Ruize looked at the laughing father with doubts on his face.

"Why are you laughing? I said you are too young. Come to the study with me, and my father will sort out the things here for you." After Che Ruize's father said, he stood up and walked outside .

Che Ruize followed his father into the study.

Che Ruize's father closed the door of the study, sat in the study, and looked at Che Ruize standing opposite him.

"Who do you think this world belongs to?" Che Ruize's father didn't answer Che Ruize's question directly, but asked some questions like this first.

"It's His Majesty's world!" Che Ruize replied tentatively.

"No!" Che Ruize's father shook his head, "This world is not his Emperor Zhu's world, this world is the world of the people of the world, and it is also the world of us gentry.

Zhao Wenping has settled down the whole world, and he will rule the world sooner or later.Zhao Wen's current opponent is the imperial court, not us.

For those of us, it's just another emperor, so there's nothing to worry about. "

Che Ruize's father didn't have any worries, as if changing an emperor was as simple as eating and drinking.

"Zhao Wen is not a foreigner outside the customs, what's the big deal!" Che Ruize's father said indifferently.

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Chapter 679 Your Majesty, this method is not advisable

"Zhao Wen is not a foreigner outside the pass. What's the big deal? It's just that the emperor has been replaced. As long as he can protect our interests, he can sit in this country." Che Ruize's father looked indifferent , there is no objection to Zhao Wen sitting in the country.

"But father, I heard that thief Zhao is very cruel to the gentry. What if he doesn't treat us well? Today's imperial court treats the gentry favorably, but if it were Bandit Zhao, everything might change.

Bandit Zhao came out of the army and was just an illiterate young man. Can he treat gentlemen kindly? "Che Ruize asked.

According to news from various places, when Zhao Wen treated the gentry, he did not take any kind measures at all, and when he treated the gentry, he was not even as good as ordinary people.

This kind of news was also widely circulated in Jinling City, so it was very normal for Che Ruize to hear about it.

"Why don't you know what you said about being a father? But, the matter is not that simple. Back then, Emperor Hongwu treated the gentry and officials like pigs and killed them for fun. But what happened later? After two generations, didn't the gentry rise again?

Besides, can the gentry in the north compare with us?Zhao thief only dealt with the gentry in the north, and how much money did the gentry in the north have?How big a storm can it turn up?Even if we show a little between our fingers, it is not comparable to the northern gentry.

In this world, only our gentry in the south of the Yangtze River are the richest. We have a lot of wealth in our hands. If thief Zhao dares to deal with us, the money in our hands will be enough for thief Zhao to eat and walk around.

This Zhao thief only wants this country, let him sit on this country, as long as it doesn't involve our interests, it doesn't matter. "

Che Ruize's father didn't care, and didn't take Zhao Wen seriously at all. For him, as long as Zhao Wen didn't involve his interests, everything was acceptable.

In fact, Che Ruize's father is not the only one who thinks this way. In the entire Jinling City, there are many people who have this idea.

Excessive commerce produces excessive value and excessive profits. Under these profit trends, many gentry in the south of the Yangtze River are no longer interested in who will be the emperor.As long as he can take care of his own interests, as long as he is not a foreigner outside the pass, it doesn't matter who is the emperor.

The reason why Nanming existed for such a short time is inseparable from the gentry at that time.

It only took eight months from the establishment of the Hongguang small court to its demise. Although Emperor Hongguang was mainly responsible, it was also inseparable from the gentry in Jinling City.

It doesn't mean that all the gentry are like Che Ruize's father, and there are quite a few gentry who are loyal to the court.

In the backyard of an ordinary store in Jinling City, seven or eight strong men sat in a room.

Although it was broad daylight, the windows and doors of the room were still tightly closed.

These seven or eight strong men sat around a table, and the strong man sitting on the east side said: "Everyone, Shandong has been completely taken down now, and in a few days, Huguang will be taken down.

Although His Majesty did not issue any new orders, the day when His Majesty attacked Nanzhili must not be too far away.

In the recent period of time, we must start to take action to find out all the situations in Jinling City, Yingtianfu and even the whole of Nanzhili, and report them in time.Prepare for the advance of His Majesty's army. Although His Majesty's soldiers and horses are invincible and the defenders of Nanzhili cannot resist them, the population of each prefecture and county in Nanzhili must be found out in detail.

After you go down today, you will pass on my order to the people in various prefectures and counties in Nanzhili. "

Zhao Wen sent a large number of people to Nanzhili a long time ago. These people usually use various shops as camouflage.

Undertake the task of collecting various local conditions.

"Understood!" The seven or eight big men in the room shouted.

……

Liu Wenzhong sat in the imperial study, looked at Zhao Wen who was sitting on it, frowned and said: "Your Majesty, it is good to expand the territory, and it is every king's favorite thing. But, Your Majesty, expanding the territory cannot be done." Eager for quick success and instant benefit, the most urgent task right now is to calm down the whole world first.

Since entering the Year of Apocalypse, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued throughout the world, people have been displaced, and land mergers have been serious.

His Majesty sent troops overseas and the ministers have no objection, but can His Majesty think more about the people when sending troops overseas. "

Liu Wenzhong came to Zhao Wen today for the purpose of sending troops overseas.

From Liu Wenzhong's point of view, the country has just established itself, and it is time to recuperate. Although Zhao Wen's strength is strong, the continuous wars always make Liu Wenzhong feel uneasy.

After Liu Wenzhong returned home, he thought a lot about what Zhao Wen said at the Great Court Meeting. He always felt that it was not a wise move to send troops overseas after the world had just been pacified. Can't be persuaded.

Zhao Wen looked at Liu Wenzhong quietly, not angry because of Liu Wenzhong's words.

Zhao Wen also knew what Liu Wenzhong was worried about.

"Do you know why I sent troops overseas?" Zhao Wen didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically.

Liu Wenzhong shook his head, "I don't know why His Majesty sent troops overseas."

"Maybe you think that I sent troops overseas to become an emperor like Emperor Qin and Han Wu. Of course, although I also have this purpose, it is not the real reason.

The reason why I send troops overseas is to eliminate all hidden dangers in the cradle.I once said that I want to leave a vast and boundless territory and a peaceful and prosperous world for future generations. I should remember these words I said by now. "Zhao Wen stood up and walked slowly in the imperial study.

"But Your Majesty, overseas is a barren land, where is there any threat? Given the power of our dynasty, who would dare to disrespect me? Our army is powerful, far surpassing that of the Han and Tang Dynasties. I can't think of it. Who will be my opponent." Liu Wenzhong looked at Zhao Wen in astonishment, and said in confusion.

Liu Wenzhong really couldn't figure it out, why did Zhao Wen think this way?

Of course Liu Wenzhong would not understand that 200 years after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the West rose, and this land became a stepping stone for the West to prove its strength. What kind of disasters and humiliations the people in this land have experienced.

Maybe Liu Wenzhong felt that as long as the people in the world are rich and healthy, it can be called a prosperous age, but for Zhao Wen, it is far more than that.

Although Zhao Wen didn't personally experience the century-old humiliation, the century-old humiliation written in the history books made Zhao Wen unable to calm down.

In history, it was just a series of cold words and numbers, but Zhao Wen understood what it represented.

Zhao Wen knows what is brewing in the West now, and Zhao Wen knows what kind of power those things brewing in the West will explode after a hundred years.

It is impossible for Zhao Wen to sit back and watch the West become stronger and remain indifferent. God gave Zhao Wen the opportunity to travel to the Ming Dynasty. Zhao Wen must cherish this opportunity. Death will not be at ease.

"By the time you can see the threat, it's too late. Sometimes the threat doesn't come all at once, but step by step.

Just like a tree, you see it as a small seedling today, but it is still a small seedling tomorrow.But after a few decades, it will become a towering giant tree.

One day, once this towering giant tree collapses, it will be a catastrophe for the whole world.Maybe my metaphor is inappropriate, but I want to tell you that I want to kill the threat before it even arises.

Maybe this is a pain and a disaster for the people in those places, but I would rather make them cry than let the people in this land cry.