Since he talked about the great role of culture, but the emperor stopped himself again, Li Jiqi had no choice but to continue the previous topic of "Fujian customs and humanities", fortunately, he did not leave the category of "culture", which can be regarded as a little comfort to himself.

"Your Majesty, Song Zhengyu has served as the governor of Fujian for many years, so he has a lot of understanding of the humanities in Fujian. According to him, Fujian, especially the generation of King Tong'an, who was originally from southern Fujian, has become a school of its own after 500 years of 'culture' in the Song and Ming dynasties. ”

"Oh? How to stand on its own? "You can see that Fulin is very interested in this.

More interested was Hongyi, who wanted to listen to how Li Jiqi seconded his views on the "way of business and Confucianism" that the people of Fujian "admired the 'way of business and Confucianism' of 'valuing fame and righteousness' and 'pragmatic pursuit of profit'". After demonstrating this point of view, we can explain where to use it and where to prevent it for Zheng Zhilong.

"Your Majesty, the culture of southern Fujian is its own, and there are five 'parallels' that can be checked."

"On the one hand, 'Far Confucianism' and 'Confucianism' go hand in hand. This is due to the remoteness of southern Fujian. Before the Song Dynasty, Fujian, compared with the hinterland of the Central Plains, was really an uncivilized and wild land, and the people of Fujian and Yue went to the sea to make a living, and they did not have any crops and lacked etiquette. Since the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, Fujian's etiquette and religion have gradually risen, accumulating generations to Zhu Xi, and Fujian has changed from a wild place of 'far Confucianism' to a hometown of science of 'Confucianism'. Zhu Xi passed through southern Fujian, with the most abundant harvest in Quanzhou, and praised the prosperity of Quanjun County's humanities, saying: "This place was called the Buddha country in ancient times, and the streets are full of saints", which can be seen. ”

Li Jiqi's first article happened to be in line with what Hongyi said, "Although Zheng Zhilong is a pirate, he knows how to be a gift"!

"Both." 'Relocating to a safe land' is not inconsistent with 'leaving one's homeland'. ”

"Farming is especially important to the land, and southern Fujian makes it. However, the interior of the region is thin, the products are scarce, and the people can not be self-sufficient. In the 31st year of Wanli in the former Ming Dynasty (1603), the Francophile killed more than 20,000 Chinese people in Luzon, most of whom were overseas Chinese in Fujian. ”

Li Jiqi suddenly talked about the first massacre of the Chinese in Manila by the Spaniards, and Hongyi's heart tightened. Hurriedly interjected:

"Twenty thousand Chinese people?"

"The second son of the emperor. This is not bad. Li Jiqi nodded yes, but there was no pity.

"Therefore, how can the Ming court sit idly by?" Xiao Xuanye asked knowingly, with a shocked face!

"The second son of the emperor doesn't know anything." At this time, it was Hu Shi'an who spoke.

"The handling of this matter by the former Ming court was quite polite and courteous. The minister was ordered to edit the "History of the Ming Dynasty" and knows: December of the 32nd year of Wanli in the former Ming Dynasty. Agreed. The emperor said: '嶷 (张嶷[1]) and others deceived the imperial court. provoked overseas, causing 20,000 businessmen and citizens to use their blades, damaging and humiliating the country. Death is innocent, that is, the head of the owl is shown on the sea. The Luzon chieftain killed the merchants without permission, and the officials discussed the crime. Hu Shi'an recited a historical document, and then said:

"From this point of view, Emperor Wanli not only pointed out that those Diao people who went to sea without authorization were innocent, but also reprimanded the people of Franco for killing merchants without permission, which can be said to be just right."

Hit the spot? Your grandma is a bear! - Hongyi was about to refute, but heard Fu Lin interject:

"In this way, Wanli is quite sympathetic to those Diao people."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone agreed.

Hongyi is speechless! The lives of 20,000 Chinese are so worthless? You're so indifferent? Forced by the situation, Hongyi couldn't turn the meeting to this cold topic as before, but he made up his mind to find an opportunity to reverse the views of Fulin and the situation in the future!

"Master Li, Xuan Ye is rude. You please! Hongyi reminded Li Jiqi to continue.

"I thanked the second son of the emperor. The people of southern Fujian have traveled overseas, and most of them are engaged in business and trade. However, the 'relocation of the land' has turned into the importance of 'respecting the ancestors and recognizing the ancestors' far away from their homeland, especially after the overseas Chinese have abundant family resources, they often have to travel far and wide to return to their hometowns, worship their ancestors and recognize their ancestors, and repair the genealogy for the next generation. ”

This article also corresponds to Zheng Zhilong's behavior of "leaving his hometown", but in the end he wants to "return to his hometown with honor", and Hongyi took the lead in agreeing.

"The three things that the minister said are the parallel of 'hard work and resentment' and 'taking risks and making difficulties'."

"The Central Plains immigrants entered Fujian from the south to the south of Fujian, from the fertile land to the wilderness developed at the end of the year, and they must be tenacious, brave, diligent and thrifty to gain a foothold. However, the local folk customs are not enough to educate and the laws and regulations are not working, and the people of southern Fujian have gradually developed the temperament of being good at 'being brave', and over time, their folk customs have become stronger and stronger. And the law does not work, and it can be used by profit-seekers to drill the camp. ”

Great, this one once again corresponds to Zheng Zhilong's daring to "fight hard" with his old club Dutch at sea!

"The four are the parallel of 'cultural conservatism' and 'inclusiveness'."

"Southern Fujian is off the coast. At the beginning of the Song and Yuan dynasties, until our dynasty, Westerners came one after another, and Fujian people crossed the South Seas, so the way of Confucius and Mencius and the Westerners had many intersections and folds. However, the culture and education of southern Fujian are still based on Chinese civilization, but they are only heterogeneous and inclusive of the West. ”

This article shows that Zheng Zhilong's conversion to Western religion is not "forgetting his ancestors", but the trend of the times, which is quite used by John Tang, so he is uncharacteristic and takes the lead in nodding.

As Jesuit priests, the "upper line" is to hope that Western civilization, especially religious culture, will be imperceptibly integrated into China and become a part of Chinese culture on the premise of respecting China's inherent civilization, so as to ensure its survival. This point is completely different from the Franciscans, so it can be allowed and accepted by the Ming and Qing dynasties.

"Five, 're-naming and righteousness' and 'pragmatic profit-seeking' go hand in hand, which is exactly the 'way of Confucianism' as the second son of the emperor said." Li Jiqi didn't care about John Tang's joy on the steps, and continued to talk about his own.

It's just that the minister thinks that the people of southern Fujian are proud of their courage and righteousness, treating people with faith, being generous and generous, and fighting injustice, which is the derivation of the Confucian gentleman's style and chivalrous spirit. This trend also extends to the way of doing business, which is not a businessman, no treachery, and no treachery. However, what is different from this is that the business style of southern Fujian is deeply educated by Confucianism, seeking to 'turn righteousness into profit', and after the maritime merchants make profits, they often make righteousness and benefit by being kind and giving back to their hometowns. The subordinates thought that this was the 'way of Confucianism' as the second son of the emperor said. I don't know if it's right? ”

The "talented" Li Jiqi zuihou boiled down to the point of view put forward by Xiao Xuanye, which can be described as well-intentioned!

"Master Li is talented! Xuan Ye admires it so much! Hongyi hurriedly thanked him. Li Jiqi's remarks can be said to have cleaned up the deep-seated cultural origins and foundations behind all Zheng Zhilong's behaviors, which can be described as "washing away the lead and showing a plain posture"!

"The second son of the emperor is wrong to love, this is what Lord Song Zhengyu said, and the ministers are just relaying." Li Jiqi is polite.

"Haha, Song Zheng's public opinion and incisiveness, Li Fu's dedication and detail, are all my ministers!" Fu Lin also joined in the fun. Praise your good subordinates who have been quite "positive" during this time.

Weichen was ashamed. If the emperor and all the adults can still agree with these five points. Weichen thinks that the views that ordinary people think cannot be paralleled can be paralleled among people in southern Fujian. Therefore, he is also the king of Tong'an, who is also a Hokkien person. What they did was a matter of course. Li Jiqi did not forget to support Xiao Xuanye.

“haha。 Xuan Ye. What do you think? Fu Lin was optimistic, and the ministers thought that they could accept this process of cultural profiling.

"The son Xie Huang Ama is complete, and Lord Xie Li is full of strength. Thank you, gentlemen! Hongyi couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Where did Xie come from?" Fulin asked.

"Hui Huang Ama's words, with the five parallels that Lord Li said, if you agree with it, then we can understand the hidden truth behind King Tong'an's 'unscrupulous means and blindly pursuing profits' back then."

"Tell me more!"

"Huh! In Xuan Ye's view, the secret behind this is the foundation of his Confucian business. Profit for use, seek fame and truth! It can be seen that even when he became a pirate, he was quite ambitious, wanting to seek fame and glory to his ancestors! ”

With the secret atmosphere created by the emperor for himself, coupled with Li Jiqi's cultural interpretation, Hongyi can analyze Zheng Zhilong's ulterior heart layer by layer.

In March of the sixth year of the Apocalypse (1626), Zheng Zhilong led his troops to attack Zhangpu. He landed in Longjing, attacked Zhangpu Town, killed the guards, entered Kinmen and Xiamen, and openly erected flags to recruit troops. At that time, there was a famine in Fujian, and a large number of hungry and unemployed homeless people joined Zheng's army, and within ten days, thousands of people defected. For the rich people, Zheng Zhilong forced them to pay a salary, which was called retribution. Unlike ordinary bandits, Zhilong was restrained from disturbing civilians, abducting women, and burning houses. Since Zheng's fleet controlled the sea routes, and Fujian was all mountainous by land, and the grain and grass transportation had to rely on sea transportation, the sea grain ships sent by the government not only could not enter Fujian, but all fell into his hands. ”

"As a result, Fujian's coastal grain is tight, grain prices are rising three times a day, Zheng Zhilong, who has long made a lot of money, is releasing grain at this time to win people's hearts, and at the same time confiscating the local profiteers' hoarding grain, and the people are more and more people who are seeking food under Zheng Zhilong's command."

Hongyi finished talking about this in one breath, and the following Deming said hurriedly added:

"King Tong'an really has a lot of ambitions and knows how to win people's hearts."

"Exactly. But he didn't have two ambitions, but wanted to support the army to gain self-respect, and get an official and a half position in the court of the late Ming Dynasty. Xuan Ye hurriedly corrected the arguments made by the "well-wisher" Deming, lest others say that Zheng Zhilong would be regarded as a rebellion who wanted to "win the world".

Later, the king of Tong'an rebelled in Quanzhou, although his troops were victorious, but his subordinates were forbidden to loot wherever they went, and the Ming generals were released and captured, and the defeated officers and soldiers were not pursued. In this regard, the people of insight in the Ming court government at that time saw it very clearly, and Wang You, the prefect of Quanzhou, said: "Zhilong's momentum is like this, and if you don't chase, kill, or burn, it seems that there is a germination of guilt." It is difficult to destroy it now, and it may be feasible to deal with it. If you don't send someone to send an edict and retire overseas, you will still be allowed to make meritorious service to atone for your sins, and on the day of meritorious service, you will be given the rank of knight. Xingquan Dao Deng Liangzhi listened to Wang You's suggestion and sent someone to express his intention to appease Zheng Zhilong. ”

Hongyi used the historical facts behind to support his views.

"King Tong'an did not want to isolate himself from overseas and become a king, nor was he a maritime merchant who was generally willing to grab goods, he had greater ambitions, so he was also better at gathering people's hearts and attracting talents. In order to crack down on Zheng Zhilong, the Ming court imposed a rice ban in the coastal areas of Fujian, and Zheng Zhilong took this as an opportunity to expand Shili. Therefore, Dong Yingju, the right attendant of the Ming Ministry of Industry and the servant of the household department, criticized the Ming Dynasty court and said: "Wouldn't it drive our people with it!" He was tempting to show compassion for the poor, and I drove the people away with the prohibition of millet, and the thieves of this Zhilong applauded and laughed." 'I forsake what I take from him, I drive it away, and I use it. My soldiers are not soldiers, ships are not ships, generals are not generals, they make good use of my people, take my ships, take my generals captive, take me to curb the famine and help the poor in the name of it, so they return like flowing water. ’”

"Haha, King Tong'an really had a good plan back then!" Hearing that the former Ming Dynasty Hall was made by Zheng Zhilong, Fu Lin gloated and laughed.

However, the Ming court first gave him the position of garrison, and later he was just a Fujian chief military officer and the governor of the department. In my opinion, it is too cautious. Fulin remembered his reuse of Zheng Zhilong and the effect he had achieved now, so he took it out and compared.

"Huang Ama Shengming, one word goes straight to the point. Qianming didn't dare to use King Tong'an, it was really because he couldn't control this person! Hongyi hurriedly took this opportunity to praise the young emperor well, so as to pave the way for his following arguments.

"Can't control it? How can they control it! "Fu Lin is full of pride.

"What Huang Ama said is exactly what he said. Zheng Zhilong changed his face to become an official of the Ming Dynasty, but his sailors were not absorbed by the imperial court and still roared at sea, and Shili was able to expand from then on. Until I entered the customs in the Qing Dynasty, the Zheng family's fleet was still able to entrench itself on the seashore, and the people of the coastal prefectures and counties were still required to report the water. At the same time, Zheng Zhilong, in the name of the official army, let go of his hands to annihilate other shili who dared to fight against him at sea. His promise to the Ming court that 'all the pirates in Fujian, Zhejiang, and Guangdong will be pacified' has become a justifiable thing. ”

After Hongyi said this, he blinked at the emperor.

"Oh? Xuan Ye, in this way, if I also release him into the sea, wouldn't I also become a cocoon and self-bound Chongzhen? You have to get it through! Fu Lin pretended to be puzzled, but he hoped that Xuan Ye would dispel the concerns of your ministers as soon as possible.

"Huang Ama, Qianming ended up like this, precisely because they didn't 'use it' against Zheng Zhilong back then, they were just content to appease him, thinking that it would be done once and for all."

"The so-called 'suspicion' is to carefully investigate the people who know the use, and then recognize their talents and stubborn diseases. However, if there is doubt, we must 'take precautions'. It is necessary to prevent him from losing his righteousness, destroying the world, and seeking a short circuit, but he is not abandoning it, such as Chongzhen abandoning Yuan Chonghuan; It is also not allowed to exclude and slander, such as when Sergeant Min rejected Zheng Zhilong. ”

Finally, it's time for this explanation to be suspicious, ladies and gentlemen, you've been waiting so hard!

[Continue to pray for the safe return of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane!!!!!!! 】

[1] Zhang Wei was probably a so-called "traitor" who went to Nanyang to make a living in the Ming Dynasty. "History of the Ming Dynasty" contains: (21 years after Wanli,) at that time, the mining tax envoys came out in all directions, and the traitorous bees started to speak for profit, there were Yan Yinglong, Zhang Wei, who said that Luzon Jiyishan produced gold and silver, and mined it, and could get 100,000 taels of gold and 300,000 taels of silver in the year. (To be continued......)