Chapter 451: The Cunning Rabbit Is Dead, and the Birds Are Gone?
The barbarians of the West, even Emperor Chongzhen didn't know how to describe them.
It's so long, that stinks, it's almost no one.
How about the barbarians in the past, Emperor Chongzhen didn't know, but the work of the barbarians in later generations on perfume was really amazing, and all kinds of perfumes were sold expensively, just to get rid of the smell on the body.
Now it's good, the eunuchs under the Daming East Factory are very powerful, and the perfume is very good, the fragrance is strong and light, there are roses and jasmine, all kinds of fragrances are optional, and the sales are not expensive.
Perfume is a good thing, a little alcohol plus petals, and artificial, a bottle, according to the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, it is enough to have dozens of milliliters, and it is only sold for five taels of silver, which is simply a conscience price.
Emperor Chongzhen, as the son of the Great Tomorrow, how could he do such a dishonorable thing as robbing money? It's better to sell perfume or something.
After all, perfume is a woman's money, and the barbarians, regardless of gender, can use such a thing as perfume - regardless of gender, the body odor of the barbarians is the same.
Before he crossed over, Emperor Chongzhen knew a truth, the best money in the world is the elderly, women, and children.
The money of the old man and the child, Emperor Chongzhen has nothing to do now, but things like perfume and soap are the women's money they make, and there is also the money of the barbarians and men.
Even in order to make money, Emperor Chongzhen specially ordered to go down, in addition to soap and perfume, he also deliberately made ordinary, unscented soap, although it was cheaper, but the amount was large.
Even if an ordinary piece of soap only earns five yuan, ten yuan of soap is fifty yuan, and what about one hundred yuan? What about 10,000 yuan?
Daming is not the barbarian and mite Qing of the West, the requirements for hygiene are still high, soap is so useful for washing hands and clothes, and selling fire is a must.
With silver, you can buy enough food, and the food you buy plus the food you have in reserve is the food grown by the people of the Ming Dynasty themselves, and it is not too easy to resist natural disasters or something.
The only problem is that the transportation of food is more troublesome - the fire consumption is too large, people eat horses, and a lot of food is consumed on the road.
In order to solve this problem, Emperor Chongzhen simply set his sights on the railway.
The railway is good, there is a lot of transportation, and there is no fire consumption, as long as coal is burned.
And coal is a thing that can basically be regarded as a thing with no cost for the current Ming Dynasty.
Daming's own coal mines are also digging, but the dangerous mines are all used prisoners, don't worry about the people of Daming being buried in, and Xinming Island is even more awesome, just pick up the coal and then load it back on the ship, and even save the time of mining.
Transporting coal back from Xinming Island is actually quite simple, after all, as long as Zheng Zhilong's South China Sea Fleet stuffs some more lucky ships for transportation.
Although these ships have no combat effectiveness, they can't resist Zheng Zhilong's South China Sea Fleet's firepower is powerful, at least there is no need to worry about pirates or anything - the pirates of the Ming Dynasty have basically been co-opted, so naturally there is no need to worry.
Liu Xiang, the only Daming pirate who has not been incorporated and still has strength, has now become fish dung in the sea, let alone worry.
As for the pirates of the Western barbarians, they can come casually, they can rob at will, if they don't come, it will be a trouble for Zheng Zhilong to make military achievements, not to mention such a good thing as catching some barbarians for money.
There is an old saying in the Central Plains, which is called good things come in pairs.
The dead eunuchs of the East Factory here have come up with perfume, and some people have also figured out how to store whale meat.
It's very simple, cook it first, and then seal it, it can be stored for a long time, as long as it is not exposed to the sun, it will not deteriorate for more than a month.
For Emperor Chongzhen, this is the good news that the real beauty reaches the bottom of my heart.
With this method, whale meat no longer needs to be dried to preserve it, but can be cooked and shipped away.
This is great news for the drought-stricken and flood-stricken areas of the Ming Dynasty โ at least you don't have to worry about going hungry, and you can still have meat to eat.
What's more, as long as there is this preservation method, it is not just a matter of whale meat.
Are there many cattle on the grassland? Are there many sheep? After slaughtering, cook it and then sell it or use it directly for disaster relief, is it cool?
If you want to transport a live cow to the Central Plains and sell it, the grain, grass, and manpower on the road will cost money.
With this kind of good stuff that is almost like canned food, don't you save it all?
And in this way, the barbarians on the grassland can raise cattle and sheep with peace of mind, and the Ming Society is open to purchase, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell it.
And the barbarians have silver in their hands, so they always have to buy things, right? Emperor Chongzhen is a tax that can be collected on the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, right?
Anyway, the appearance of this thing is a great news for the entire Ming Dynasty, as for the preservation time is too short, only about a month, this actually doesn't matter, slowly improve it.
And on the grassland, the two guys Zhuoliktu Khan and Bu Lost Rabbit Khan don't seem to be of much use?
Emperor Chongzhen began to touch his few beards and think about it, and later simply called Wen Tiren and Zhang Weixian into the palace to study together.
This matter is not suitable for discussion in the open - especially the Mongolian Wanqi in the hands of Emperor Chongzhen is a very loyal force, if you let this Wanqi know that you are planning their tribe......
Anyway, it's going to be a bit of fun.
Except for Wen Tiren and Zhang Weixian, there are not no people in the rest who are suitable to discuss this matter, but the less you know about this kind of confidential matter, the better, and the more you know, the greater the risk of news leakage.
Well, there is no problem with Wei Zhongxian.
Although these families don't read much, they are still old hooligans, but they can mix with the eunuchs of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi in a cannibalistic place like the palace Ouchi, and can also play the civil officials into huskies with the support of the dead carpenter of the Apocalypse, this guy must have the ability.
Then Wei Zhongxian, who was already in a state of almost semi-retirement, was stunned - the slaves and maids had already semi-retired, and now the mess in the West Factory was basically handed over to Ma Shi's guy, except for the pen of the Admiral of the West Factory and the Master of Ceremonies, the slaves and maids were nothing?
However, Emperor Chongzhen didn't care what Wei Zhongxian thoughtโI can use you now, so you have to honestly find a way for me and show your ruthlessness in playing with civil officials.
Otherwise, you, the commander of the West Factory, will probably have to go to Fusili in Jinyi Weibei Town for a tour.
Wei Zhongxian actually knows this, he is a eunuch for one day and a eunuch for life, so don't think about anything else in this life, and honestly working for the emperor is the right thing.
At present, this little day has exceeded my imagination too much, and I can't ask for more.
The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to Zheng and Zheng Gonggong, which of the remaining eunuchs of the East Factory and the West Factory of the Admiral fell behind?
Liu Jin, who is so awesome that he is called the emperor, still says that he will be slaughtered?
The reason is very simple, when the emperor needs his own people to do some things that are inconvenient for the emperor to do, or when he needs his own people to fight with civil officials, then his own eunuchs are useful, no matter how beautiful they are.
But in the end, the emperor didn't need it, or he had to appease the people after playing the civil officials as fools, and he was the best one to take the blame.
There is no need to appease, no explanation, and even no need to be like Emperor Xiaojing of the Han Dynasty who fooled Chao Cuo to die, just a small note, and these eunuchs can die thoroughly.
Wei Zhongxian has always understood this very clearly, and even has a certain plan for his fate in his heart - the Emperor of the Apocalypse is the master, and when he needs to play the civil official by himself, he has to play, and after playing the eldest son, he will almost die.
But this kind of thing is not the turn of a eunuch to object.
is different from the dead eunuchs raised by the Lao Liu family and the Lao Li family, everyone can hold a certain amount of military power in their hands, but the emperor of the old Zhu family is too much of a thing, even if he can't touch the military power, he won't find a way to let the eunuchs touch it.
But the final result was a little different from Wei Zhongxian's own expectations, and this deviation value was a bit large.
originally thought that he would almost die after a few more years, but the Emperor of the Apocalypse died first.
After the Emperor of the Apocalypse died, could Emperor Chongzhen still tolerate himself? Especially when Emperor Chongzhen is so close to those grandsons of the Donglin Party?
The result is that after Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he turned his face faster than turning a book, and the grandsons of the Donglin Party were played to death, and he was able to mix up and still be alive now?
Wei Zhongxian will never forget the question that Emperor Chongzhen asked himself on the first night of his ascension to the throne: "It is obviously a problem that can be solved by a few jailers, why do you have to send foreign troops into Beijing?" Is this world me, or are you 9,000 years old? โ
These two questions are more scary than the other, but the meaning of the words is very simple - you are a dead eunuch, don't think about messing around, just work hard for me.
It's good to work hard, you don't have to die immediately, you can live.
So even though he was already in a state of semi-retirement, when he received the will of Emperor Chongzhen to summon him, Wei Zhongxian still burst out with the greatest passion and hurried towards the palace.
After greeting Emperor Chongzhen, Wei Zhongxian found Wen Tiren and Zhang Weixian.
Wei Zhongxian didn't have much feeling for Wen Tiren, after all, this guy was vigorously promoted after Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, and he didn't have any grudges with him before, and judging from this guy's performance, he was also loyal.
And Zhang Weixian is a headache.
Although this guy can now be regarded as allies with Wei Zhongxian and others, but during the entire Apocalypse year, if it comes to the list of characters that Wei Zhongxian is most reluctant to provoke, Zhang Weixian is at the top of the list.
Nothing else, this guy has a lot of family members in the country, and he is also loyal to the Ming court, and he has Zhang Fu's incense love, not to mention him Wei Zhongxian, even if the Emperor of the Apocalypse plays in person, there is no good way to take this guy.
The rest, such as the Muwang Mansion in Yunnan, the Wei Mansion in Nanzhili, the Xuguo Mansion in Jingshi, etc., are all ranked down the list in turn, and the rest are not even qualified to be on the list.
Mu Wangfu has been guarded by the state for many generations, and has always been respectful, never caused any trouble, the first Qianguo Gong is the godson of Emperor Taizu Gao, this kind of person Wei Zhongxian thinks he can't afford to provoke;
The Duke of Wei and the Duke of Xu are also the same reason, the relationship between this family and the royal family is too close, unless it is under the banner of rebellion, Wei Zhongxian also has nothing to do with these two - it is useless to frame the two families, and no one will believe that these two families raise the flag to rebel.
The rest of the country, the principality, the marquis, and the uncle, are all things that can be handled, and they don't matter.
But what did the emperor do today when he summoned Zhang Weixian, Wen Tiren and himself alone?
One is the leader of the civil ministers, the other is the leader of the generals and nobles, and he is just an outdated dead eunuch.
In the past, Emperor Chongzhen summoned people to discuss matters, but basically the first assistant, second assistant and six books of the cabinet were complete, what is the situation today?
Who does the emperor want to pit again?
Emperor Chongzhen ignored the small thoughts that were turning in the hearts of the three people below, but said directly: "I summoned Wen Aiqing, Lao Guogong and Zhongxian over today, but there is one thing to discuss.
Mobei Lin Dan Khan has been killed by Jiannu's Daishan and Dolgon and others, and Ezhe has also been specially named the Marquis of Guiyi, and now he is a member of my Ming Dynasty, and Mobei can be said to be pacified. โ
Wen Tiren and Zhang Weixian first congratulated Emperor Chongzhen, and then praised Emperor Chongzhen, such as our emperor's wisdom and martial arts, so that the four Yi came to surrender, etc., and then looked at Emperor Chongzhen with inquiring eyes - everyone knows this matter, just say the key?
You can't call the three of us into the palace to praise your old man, right? Those poor sours in the Hanlin Academy are much more awesome than us!
Emperor Chongzhen didn't play any dumb riddles, and continued: "Mobei is established, but there are still Zhuoliktu Khan and Bu Lost Rabbit Khan in Monan. โ
As soon as Emperor Chongzhen's words were finished, the three of them knew what the master was thinking - the rabbit died and the dog cooked, and the bird was hidden, and words like this began to appear in the hearts of the three of them.
Originally, when Lin Dan Khan was still alive, Zhuoliktu Khan and Bu Lostu Khan were in the southern part of the desert, north of Xuanda, which was equivalent to playing the role of a buffer zone.
At the very least, if Lin Dan Khan wants to knock on the pass, he must first face these two tribes, and these two tribes each have 5,000 cavalry in the hands of Emperor Chongzhen, and the people in the clan have begun to live with the Han people again, so no matter what aspect you look at, these two tribes must fight Lin Dan Khan first.
But now the crux of the matter is that Lin Dan Khan is no longer there, and Ezhe, the only legitimate heir of the Chahar Ministry, not only returned to the Ming Dynasty, but also changed his name to Xia Ezhe, and recently heard that there is a trend of evolving towards a mad dog?