Chapter 208, Shilin (4)
"Well said! This Yang Sichang is such a traitor! Obviously, Zheng Sen's inference about Yang Sichang is very much in line with Fang Yizhi's appetite. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"Da Mu is reasonable, but, according to Da Mu's words, the imperial court is really ......" Gu Jiang sighed and said, "Is there anything else that Da Mu is doing here?" ”
"There is indeed something, and this matter was caused by Yang Sichang." Zheng Sendao,
"I don't know what it is?" Fang Yizhi asked.
"Naturally, I came for the sake of the homeless." Zheng Sen said, "After Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion, the war broke out again. And now the imperial court is no longer able to organize 'four squares and six corners, ten sides of the net', and even the military salaries for all kinds of armies can no longer be afforded. In this way, the officers and soldiers will have to rely on themselves to support themselves, the officers and soldiers have been running around the affairs of the rogues, and the tuntian has long been abandoned, if they do not plunder the people, what will these officers and soldiers take to fill their stomachs? Moreover, Mr. Mizhi should also understand that many times, it is not necessarily difficult to deal with the rogue, but after the rogue is eliminated, it is often easy to be everywhere. Just like the Yellow Turban of the Han Dynasty and the Yellow Nest of the Tang Dynasty, but it spirals up and down. However, after the fall of these rogues, the world is full of princes, and the order of the imperial court cannot leave the capital for half a step. Now Zuo Liangyu is in Hubei, and it is said that he has brutalized the people, which is more than Zhang Xianzhong. So the Hubei area is full of displaced people......"
"It turns out that Asen is here for these homeless people." Fang Yizhi said, "Are you going to send it to Taiwan again?" ”
"I'm afraid it's not Taiwan, but Luzon, right?" After all, Gu Jiang knew more about Zheng Sen's affairs, so he asked.
"That's true." Zheng Sen nodded, "Brother Ning also knows that we made peace with the Spaniards, and the Spaniards withdrew all the land wealth that originally belonged to the Chinese. It's just that before that, the Spaniards had killed most of the Chinese, and now the number of Chinese in Luzon is much smaller, and there is a conflict with the local natives. Although they now have weapons in their hands, the local natives are outnumbered, and with the support of the Spaniards in the back, the situation of the Chinese is not very good. So the Chinese over there proposed that they hope to immigrate another group of people from China, and of course, they will pay for the money. When these people passed, it is estimated that they will also be tenants for others. Brother Ning Ren and Brother Mi both know that although Taiwan's fields are not fertile, the overall harvest is still good because of the three crops a year. The fields in Luzon are not like Taiwan, they are all wasteland, they are all cooked land, and they also have three or even four crops a year. This yield is naturally better than that of Taiwan. When you get there, at least you don't have to worry about eating.
Besides, now that Zuo Liangyu is killing the people, those people have become homeless. Mencius said: 'There is no permanent birth but perseverance, and only the man is capable.' If you are famous, if you have no permanent property, you will have no perseverance...... 'Zuo Liangyu is going to turn the entire people of Hubei into people without perseverance. Hehe, in this way, are you still worried that the rogue has no manpower? I don't know when, among these displaced people, another Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng will come out. ”
"So, Damu plans to sell all these people to Luzon?" Fang Yizhi said, "This is not bad, it can be regarded as similar to the Zhou Gong Seal." The next step is to try to squeeze the Spaniards out of Luzon, right? Well, I remember that in the past, your family used to recruit displaced people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but now you have to go to Hubei to recruit immigrants? ”
Zheng Sen took a sip of tea and said, "If you are still waiting to recruit displaced people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang as before, it is not impossible." It's just that the displaced people walked from Hubei to Jiangnan, and I am afraid that many people will die along the way. And it's impossible to say what will happen. Second, after these homeless people go to Jiangnan by themselves, even if they don't die, I'm afraid they will only have half a breath left. It is necessary to recuperate for a period of time before going to sea, otherwise, the sea will be windy and rough, and the infirm will easily get sick on the ship, and I am afraid that many people will die on the way. And if you can let them get on the ship directly in Wuchang and transport them directly to Songjiang, along the way, they will not be able to die, and then when they arrive in Songjiang, they will not be hungry and only have one breath left, and it will take a lot of time and money to barely make up for a little, and then when they get sick when they take the sea boat, they will naturally die even less. Therefore, whether it is from the perspective of saving people or from the point of view of money, it is more convenient to directly recruit displaced people in Wuchang. It's just that if you want to do this thing in Hubei, you must have the support of official figures, especially you must get the permission of Zuo Liangyu, the thief who harms the people, otherwise, I really don't dare to guess what this guy can do. ”
"Zuo Liangyu ......" Fang Yizhi shook his head and said, "Mr. Linhou (Yuan Jixian) is said to have a good relationship with him. In addition, he has received the favor of Mr. Wakaya, Mr. Wakaya's son, Hou Chaozong is here, if Damu wants to go the way, he can try through his way. It's just that a few days ago, Hou Chaozong and Ning Ren had a dispute because of their different opinions, and I am afraid that you also have some prejudices against Damu. But Da Mu, you rest for a day or two, I will arrange a time to organize a cultural meeting, Da Mu, you can also meet with Hou Gongzi. ”
"Then there is Brother Labor." Zheng Sen replied.
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To say that Fang Yizhi's appeal is still good, in the second stall, he came to tell Zheng Sen that he was going to organize a cultural meeting in the Bifeng Mountain Phixue Cave two days later, and invited Hou Fangyu and others to participate, of course, Gu Jiang didn't want to go, but he still didn't want to go, but he still didn't want Fang Yizhi's face and agreed to go. Fang Yizhi also expressed to Zheng Sen that he hoped that he could reconcile the relationship between Gu Jiang and Hou Fangyu.
"Thank you Brother Mi for arranging it." Zheng Sen thanked Fang Yizhi and sent Fang Yizhi away, and he planned to go to Gu Jiang.
"Where is Childe?" Li Xiangjun asked.
"Naturally, let's go find Brother Ning Ren first." Zheng Sen said, "As the saying goes, a slap doesn't make a sound. If Brother Ning Ren refuses to reconcile, then what's the use of me looking for Hou Chaozong? Besides, I am more familiar with Ning Ren, and it is easier to convince him. ”
"Actually, Childe doesn't have to worry too much about Gu Gongzi's attitude." Li Xiangjun said.
"Why?" Zheng Sen asked.
"Gu Gongzi is very assertive in his heart, if he determines something, it is useless for others to say it. However, Gu Gongzi also knew that what Gongzi was going to do now was a great deed to save people, so naturally he would not be tired of Gongzi. Besides, Gu Gongzi is such a smart person, since he promised to attend the meeting, his attitude can be known without asking. Li Xiangjun replied.
Zheng Sen listened, nodded, paced again and made half a circle in the house, and then said: "What you said is reasonable, but Brother Ning Ren is quite arrogant, and sometimes his temper comes up, hehe...... In case Hou Gongzi has any provocative behavior at the literary meeting, I am a little worried...... Besides, if Brother Ning Ren wants to be wronged for me, I naturally have to go and say hello to him first. ”
"What Childe said is right." Li Xiangjun smiled.
When Zheng Sen heard this, he didn't say anything more, just smiled slightly, and walked out of the door.
The place where Gu Jiang lives is not far from Zheng Sen's courtyard, and when he goes out of the courtyard gate, he can see a pond around a rockery, and there is a small courtyard hidden by the green willows on the side of the pond. Gu Jiang lived here.
When I arrived at the door, I saw Gu Jiang's scholar waiting here. Seeing Zheng Sen coming, he greeted him and said, "Zheng Gongzi, my son-in-law is waiting for you inside." ”
Zheng Sen smiled: "I have you to thank you." Then he followed the scholar into the small courtyard and went directly to Gu Jiang's study.
"Damu, you don't need to say much, I know all your intentions. And at this time, it was to save people. Saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter. I still understand this truth. To say Dali, this is to open up territory for China, a thousand years of business. As long as that Hou Fangyu doesn't go too far, I won't bother with him. As soon as Gu Jiang saw Zheng Sen, he didn't wait for him to speak, so he said.
"Brother Ningren, in fact, you don't have to be so wronged." Zheng Sen said, "If he is polite, we will also be polite to him, if he is rude first...... Although his father was kind to Zuo Liangyu, this was just a convenient way to catch Zuo Liangyu. If you really want to recruit displaced people in Hubei, you still have to give Zuo Liangyu silver. In fact, as long as Zuo Liangyu is given silver, even if there is no recommendation from Hou Gongzi, Zuo Liangyu will not be able to push the silver outside? Following his path is actually just to save some money. However, although the silver is good, if you want to learn from it, it is not worth it. ”
Gu Jiang listened, laughed, and said, "With your words, I know what to do." However, such a good thing as silver can still be saved...... It's just Da Mu, this silver was given to Zuo Liangyu, so that this person knows that selling homeless people can also make money, but I'm afraid that if it doesn't do well, this person can get more homeless people to sell for money. In this way, it is a bit of a feeling of being a tiger. ”
Hearing this, Zheng Sen also sighed and said, "This is also a problem. My uncle and I mentioned this earlier. My uncle said, 'If a tiger wants to eat people, it must eat, not how you are.' We don't recruit displaced people in Hubei, and Zuo Liangyu doesn't necessarily stop plundering the people and turning them into displaced people. On the contrary, if he knew that the homeless people could be exchanged for money, in the long run, in order to continue to exchange money, he should restrain himself from killing the people at will, and not turning too many people into homeless people at once. ”
Gu Jiang nodded and said, "It's not bad to think about it like this." It's just that Zuo Liangyu may not be able to figure it out. In addition, Damu, I have read Mr. Yu Shan's annotations in the past two days, and Mr. Yu Shan's knowledge is naturally not comparable to me, but in some places, his explanation still seems to have some problems. You see, in these places, his explanations are based on comparison rather than deduction, and the same is true in this place. However, these questions are not particularly big, but many of Mr. Yu Shan's explanations seem to be too gentle and gentle, and I think they are somewhat misinterpreted......"