Chapter 62 South China Sea Railway Chronicle (2)

In addition to the Xu Xiake brothers, who were bent on going to Sanya to see the scenery of the "ends of the world", there were also some scholars from various sources who also planned to go to Sanya, but they naturally did not want to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the "ends of the world", but to seek wealth and nobility for the "Emperor Taishang of the Ao-Song Dynasty" there -- in the past few years, the "Ao-Song Dynasty thieves" had only sent a partial division headed by Wen Desi and Ma Qianzhuo to land in Lingao, and it is said that they were still the "sins" who were excluded and distributed in the Song Dynasty, similar to those who served as cannon fodder in ancient times." The convict army" will be able to sweep across the Pearl River, bombard Guangzhou, and attack Fujian, causing chaos in Lingnan and panic among the people. Now it is the "Emperor of the Ao Song Dynasty" who came with the Royal Forest Army, which is even more impressive.

Although I heard that the "Emperor of the Australian Song Dynasty" left again soon, he finally did not drive the Ming Dynasty in person, but he left the Emperor Taishang to sit in Qiongzhou, establish the "Sanya Xingzai", and also convened the Quartet "Old Song Dynasty Relics" to discuss the plan, no matter how you look at it, you still have to plot against the territory of the Ming Dynasty...... If these "loyal people" can go deep into the enemy's nest without relenting or risking, spy on one or two secret military information, bring it to Guangzhou or Nanjing to dedicate it to the Ming government, and get the favor of a certain "Ming master", they may be able to become their own ladder, and promotion and fortune are just around the corner

Looking at the current appearance of the imperial court walking around and making smoke in all directions, according to the superficial knowledge of these scholars, the Jiannu in Liaodong, the Liukou in the northwest, and the chaos in the south will not be completed for a while. The so-called chaos in the world, the rise of heroes and powers, is the time for my generation to make contributions

Of course, there are also a few scholars who see that the Ming Dynasty's qi is about to run out, and there are signs of chaos in the world, so they have a different mind - the so-called good birds choose trees to perch. Some of them have even explored the way to "enter the establishment and become a ministry" in Lingao County, but this bad treatment of having to shave their hair and start as a junior official really discourages all of you who think highly of yourself. Fortunately, although the Australian and Song officials on the Lingao side look down on people, but the "Australian Song Dynasty Emperor is here" in Sanya, there may be any royal relatives, important ministers and eunuchs, who can discern talents......

It's just that even if he intends to take refuge in the "Ao Song Dynasty" in his heart, he still has to put on a face of strict righteousness and loyalty on the surface -- isn't it all sung like this in the play? Those servile wall grass and soft bones, even if they are accepted by the king, are often looked down upon because of their lack of integrity, and they don't want to be reused at all, and there is even a risk of being unloaded and killed by the donkey. On the contrary, those loyal ministers and countrymen who are iron-clad and upright, can be favored and valued by the kings of the enemy country, and enjoy the "national scholar-level" treatment of the three-way thatched house and the corporal of Lixian

In short, these naïve, reckless and pretentious scholars with all kinds of thoughts stupidly came to make cameo appearances as amateur spies. At first, the gang was still a little nervous, for fear of being interrogated and censored by thieves or something. Who knew that those thieves didn't seem to take them seriously at all, and they easily bought a train ticket to Sanya, and suddenly they were greatly relaxed, and even had the energy to judge others. However, because Xu Xiake, the "shaving wig" who was criticized by them, was never silent, several readers who thought they were very disciplined talked to themselves for a long time, and they also felt quite boring, so they changed the topic and began to discuss the possible actions of the "thief" in the near future.

“…… All of you have also seen it in the past few days, and now the Qiongzhou Mansion is really fierce and arrogant, and the barbarians from all over the world have been caught by the Australian and Song thieves. As far as the younger brother saw on the dock, there were no less than hundreds of giant ships with pupils, and the Hongyi cannons on the ship, not to mention more than 10,000, were as many as tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers from all countries, and even the flying boats rampant in the sky, and the imperial court sailors of the southeastern provinces were by no means the enemy of their kind, and if the imperial court could not take precautions as soon as possible, I was afraid that another catastrophe would be repeated."

“…… Yes, the wolf ambition of the Ao Song thief is already obvious, otherwise why let the king come to inspect in person, and the emperor will be stationed to supervise the war? If these things that don't know how to win the world, I really don't know how they will prey on the people."

Another scholar stroked the stainless steel pillar beside him with a compassionate face, and said, "...... Look at this colorful iron house, and what kind of railway is hundreds of miles long, it is all made of fine iron, I don't know how much manpower and capital are wasted on the people of the Song Dynasty, so sparing no people's strength, arrogant and lascivious, the gentry and people of Qiongzhou can be suffering by them, if you can't plan early, curb such an arrogant thief, the southern half of the wall will inevitably be ruined, and we can only do our best to spy on the enemy's situation, in order to share the worries of the court, and solve the misfortune for Li Shu, and remove this great trouble for the people of the court."

In their opinion, a place like Lingao where severe punishment and law are harsh is really not a place where a superior person like them can stay. Not long ago, there was a new young master, but he teased the folk girl on the street, and he was arrested by the yamen before he could sleep with the girl, and it was useless to let the family spend money on it -- that is a famous talent, and the Yamen of the Song Dynasty actually said that everyone is equal before the law...... Phew, that kind of ant-like pariah, how dare you be on the same level as the gentry? It's really bad etiquette, it's tolerable and unbearable.

As for this prosperous market, it is nothing more than an illusion, before the thieves ransacked Guangdong, and destroyed several sea bandits, and took away a large amount of goods, all piled up in this small Lingao. How can this high market not be rich? Looking at the flashy street lamps, running water, and railways -- they are simply spending money to make outsiders look good and use them to confuse the ignorant people -- it is no different from the time when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty wrapped silk in Luoyang.

In short, in a feudal society with an extremely strict sense of hierarchy, the landlord class, as long as it sees that the working people are living in abundance, even if it does not harm its own interests, will feel unhappy, thinking that these poor people have forgotten their duty and dare to keep good things for themselves instead of paying tribute to the superior people to squander

Poor mud legs should obediently swallow bran and eat vegetables, and starve to death every few years, how can they be delusional about eating meat and drinking wine?

There were both conceptual constraints and economic considerations, because according to the gentry's thinking, buying land and collecting rent was the safest way to do business. In ancient Chinese society, land was always the most valuable property, and it did not require complex knowledge or a lot of effort to have a stable income. Even in the event of a war, as long as the land deed is hidden, and then the land deed is taken out when the world is restored, whether there is a change of dynasty or not, the government will admit it, even if the tenants die in the war, it doesn't matter, as long as the tenants are recruited again, anyway, there are many displaced people.

Although the agricultural capitalist who runs the farm may be able to make more profits, after all, it is troublesome and energy-consuming, and there is also the risk of business failure and bankruptcy and loss of capital. How can it be so easy to release land to collect rents and pass on all the risks to tenants? Just like in modern society, if someone inherits a company to do business, it is definitely much more difficult and risky than inheriting a house to collect rent.

But there is a premise of this easy way of living, that is, it is necessary to let the tenants in the world only honestly farm for the landlord is the only way out. If the lowliest tenants have a better way to live, live a harmonious and beautiful life, and drink and eat meat all day long, can they still make cattle and horses for the landlords with peace of mind? Even if they still grow crops for the lords, they themselves have to eat a large part of it, and they can still have surplus grain to hand over to the landlord?

To put it simply, for the landlords and old wealth under the tenant system, in order to ensure the cheap labor force, if the poor mud legs live too well, it is an unforgivable sin; therefore, whether it is capitalism or socialism, if we want to develop the economy and achieve industrialization, we must eliminate the landlord class in order to release a large number of rural laborers who are bound to the land -- therefore, after Chiang Gong "transferred" to Taiwan with a party-state elite, he also had to learn from his old enemies and implement land reform. They forcibly deprived Taiwan landlords of their land and killed more than 10,000 Taiwan landlords on fabricated charges, so that Taiwan's economy could have a foundation for taking off; otherwise, Taiwan's situation today would probably be worse than that of the Philippines...... Then, perhaps because of the cycle of cause and effect, the forces of the descendants of Taiwanese landlords in the past organized the Green Party, which launched a counteroffensive decades later like a "homecoming group......

In the same way, even in order to maintain this extremely cruel exploitation system, the landlords and old wealth have to make most of the world's poor people struggle on the death line, and they have to drum up a set of theories to justify themselves to support their own ingenuity and cruel exploitation. Such a long-term and persistent reversal of black and white, over time, has created an extremely deformed social concept - the four words "people will cannibalize" are naturally unforgettable for the refugees in hell. But for the eunuchs and gentry, it is just four words, and it is no different from "moral degradation" and "bad morals". Compared with Emperor Jin Hui who "why not eat minced meat", they may have a little more common sense and know that meat is worth more than bran.

What if the hungry people are dying of hunger? Abide by the teachings of the saints, starvation is a small matter, and a loss of festival is a big matter, so you should do "peace and starvation".

The thief fed the starving people? It's just a small favor, how can we have a great kindness to educate the people? Since you can't support yourself, you should follow the teachings of the saints and die with peace of mind, how can you shamelessly commit yourself to the thief? is really without a king and a father, so that the ancestors are disgraced, and the sin deserves death

Although you have never read a book, you must not eat Zhou Huang like Boyi and Shuqi and starve to death in Shouyang Mountain, so you can be called backbone

In short, the scholars of the Ming Dynasty always liked to use the standards of saints to demand others, but at the same time they were only willing to enjoy the treatment of saints...... Because in their cognition, the world should revolve around them, and if something violates this cognition, it means that it should not exist

“…… Hey, the untouchables also dare to argue with the gentry, since the thief came, the people of Lingao have been bewitched by them into inhuman beasts, I don't know what it means to be duty" A gentleman clenched his fists and roared in a low voice: "...... It is a great crime to poison the people by destroying the summer in this way."

“…… Yes, this train and ship and other strange tricks are demonic when they look like they're all things that harm the country and the people. When Wang Shi recovers this place in the future, he must destroy all kinds of evil things, and then kill all the bewitched traitors, so as to return Qiongzhou to a bright future. ”

“…… Hehe, what the hero sees is slightly the same as in the younger brother's opinion, after the imperial court king crosses the sea and defeats Lingao, he must slaughter the city, kill and burn all the ghosts of this demon city for seven days, disembowel all these fatherless and kingless wigs, and then drive the Ao Song thieves back to the sea."

A Confucian who seemed to have been taught a lesson by the wig police, and still had a few scars on his face and body, cocked his thumb and gritted his teeth to say.

In short, according to the above way of thinking, several scholars have made countless accusations against "thieves" and "wigs". It's a pity that no one flatters him, and after all, this is the realm of thieves, and he doesn't dare to shout loudly, for fear of sending himself to prison and squatting in the dark room.

So, the scholars had to praise each other, so they found a place to sit down, and each drank herbal tea, and nibbled on fruit.

However, what they didn't know was that just a stone's throw away from them sat several genuine "pillars of the court" who had been ordered to infiltrate the thief camp......

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“…… It's really rare to imagine that in the hinterland of the enemy's nest where the thieves are entrenched, there are also so many righteous people who think of the kindness of the imperial court, although it is a bit presumptuous to make amazing words here. But that piece of pure heart is still worthy of admiration......"

On another tin bench in the waiting room, another young master wearing a square scarf, a lake blue silk jacket, foundation soap boots under his feet, and a North Korean folding fan in his hand, was squinting at the impassioned "loyal people" around him, listening to their words of loyalty to the monarch and serving the country, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, "...... It seems that no matter how the world changes, the grace of the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years is still there. Even in Lingao, the lair of thieves, there are still many loyal and righteous people who have not been bewitched and have a heart to the Ming Dynasty, so under the backlash of the people, even if the thieves in Qiongzhou are gathered and menacing, as long as the court can sincerely unite and take precautions as soon as possible, the Lingnan side may be especially ......."

Of course, those people who were lured by thieves to work for the tiger after a mouthful of food were basically not human in his eyes.

However, although he had never regarded those untouchables as human beings, the young master also knew that if these ant-like untouchables refused to starve to death, but made a fuss, then they could also take the lives of these superior people. However, the thieves have been handling charity on the mainland and relieving refugees over the years, and most of the naturalized people here who have shaved their hair and cast their hair have "life-saving grace", which is really dampening

And the small people are ignorant and ignorant, they have no great righteousness, and they are most easily deceived by selfish favors, and the thieves have been calling for wind and rain along the coast for many years, and they will win every battle, and they have won many territories, which is to get the help of these ignorant and foolish people, and their plans are far away, and their intentions are sinister, which is really thrilling

With this in mind, the young master's heart became a little heavier. He was born in a scholarly family, in addition to reading poetry and books, he also traveled all over the world, and dabbled in the market and officialdom. In the past few days, all kinds of things he has seen and heard in Lingnan and Lingao have given him a strong impression that the power of the thieves is far beyond the imagination of the court and the whole court. And they are probably more strict with the danger of the Daming Sheji than the Dongyu who repeatedly entered the customs and pressed the imperial court out of breath. If there is any more collusion between traitors inside and outside, I am afraid that even the paradise of Jiangnan will fall into the flames of troubled times...... Just as he was pondering like this, his pupils suddenly shrank

-- I saw a Ming military general wearing bright light armor and a bright red coat, surrounded by several "thief" soldiers, strode into the station. Beside this Ming general, there were also several short warriors with swords hanging from their waists and clogs on their feet, who were talking and laughing with the general in an exotic language (Japanese) Watching the general walk into the station, the thief soldiers and "public men" stationed in the station all immediately turned grim and hurriedly saluted him. The conductor of the train hurriedly opened the door, rolled out a red carpet, and sent a servant to blow a horn to welcome him and the guests of the Japanese kingdom into the first class carriage of the train, even though it was not yet time to leave......

“…… Young master, is that one ...... Huang Pingman, who swept through Liaodong invincible and killed the old slave chief (Nurhachi) alone (Huang Shi was the vanguard general of Pingman, so he got this honorific title. In ancient times, the upper class society basically didn't call people by their first names unless it was a time of swearing)? ”

Seeing this, a middle-aged scholar who seemed to be a staff member couldn't help but lean into his young master's ear and asked in a low voice - By the time Chongzhen was in the fifth year, it was no secret that Huangshi, the chief soldier of Fujian, had close collusion with the "thieves" in Lingnan......

“…… It was this thief from Huangshi who was in Fuzhou in the past, and I had a one-sided friendship with him......"

The young master nodded with a sad face, "...... Hey, a beautiful woman, how can you be a thief, these vulgar martial artists who don't read poetry and books, and make friends with eunuchs, really have no loyalty, Huangshi, this person, or the pillar of the court praised by the first emperor of the Apocalypse, I didn't expect that now he has become a chaotic minister and thief who colludes with foreign enemies and troubles the Ming Dynasty, not only fornicating with the widows and thieves, and harming the territory of the imperial court, but also openly haunting the territory of the thieves, it's a pity that the princes of Donglin didn't count him as a eunuch at the beginning."

Speaking of this, his face suddenly changed, "...... It's not good that the yellow thief went to Sanya with the envoy of the Japanese Kou at this time, could it be that the Emperor Tai of the Song Dynasty ordered him to summon him, and to teach him the opportunity to lead the Funing army to rebel, and join forces with the thief sailor and the Dongying Japanese Kou, and enter Kou Fujian and Guangdong? In this way, not only Fujian and Guangdong provinces are bound to be difficult to protect, but even the land of fish and rice in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang, I am afraid that they will also suffer from military disasters."

“…… In this case, Brother Mi, I have also brought a lot of martial arts experts on this trip, but there are not many guards around the yellow thief, do you want to ......"

Another young scholar who was traveling with him also approached and whispered, making a chopping gesture at the same time, "...... It can be regarded as emulating this thief's past when he sneaked into Liaoyang alone in the past and killed the old slave chief with his bare hands, so as to eliminate this great disaster for the imperial court in one fell swoop......"

“…… Don't do it, although Huangshi is a deceitful and despicable person, but after all, he has experienced a hundred battles and has strong martial arts, and even Liaodong Jiannu has never had an enemy. Even if I wait to go into battle together, I may not be able to win favor under his hands. So it's better to think long-term......"

Listening to these inconsequential words, the leaders of these genuine "court spies", Fang Yizhi, a famous scholar in Tongcheng with the word "secret", immediately broke out in a cold sweat, "...... It's not that I, Tongcheng Fangmi, can't bear this seven-foot body, but Mr. Mu Zhai and the Donglin Zhugong instructed us to sneak into the Qiongzhou Thief Cave ("Donglin Jukui" Qian Qianyi, the word is accepted, and the name Mu Zhai), is to spy on the enemy situation for the Donglin Gentleman and the court, in order to prepare for the planning of countermeasures, rather than the courage of the moment, if we all fall here, who will report the military situation to the princes of the court? ”

“…… Belch...... I have been taught, what Brother Mi said is very true, and it is really Meng Lang below......"

Then, in the midst of the different minds of everyone in the station and the hidden ghosts, the announcement announcing the passengers to get on the train finally sounded......