Chapter 150: Spices as Wages

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Zheng He said: "It's strange, this group of people searched for three days and three nights, and finally they couldn't find the way, and there was no coconut water to eat, so they were all hungry." Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½β€

Qin said, "What should I do then?"

Zheng He said: "When I was in a hurry and couldn't do anything, everyone felt that there was an earthquake, everyone was frightened, and they all desperately grabbed the things around them. ”

Qin said, "Did a volcano erupt?"

Zheng He said: "No, then the earthquake stopped, and everyone didn't know what was going on, and they heard our people talking outside." ”

Qin said, "Ao, it's our people who went to find them. ”

Zheng He said: "No, it was another group of us who found a big coconut in the mountains of Java, so we went to four or five thousand people to carry the big coconut back. ”

Qin said, "What does that have to do with the gang in front?"

Zheng He said: "The group in front of them fell into this big coconut. ”

Qin said, "Ah, ???"

Zheng He said: "At that moment, the people in the front group shouted inside, and the people in the back group found out and rescued them with ropes. ”

Qin said, "Since you have found such a big coconut, why don't you bring it back? ”

Zheng He said: "We also want to bring it, but the king of the Java country refuses to let it, saying that it is a national treasure and cannot be exported, and it is specially used for the palace." ”

Qin said: "Ao~~~~"

After thinking for a while, he said, "Master Zheng, didn't you see a nest of ants?"

Zheng He said: "I knew you didn't believe it. ”

Call the soldier standing next to you: "Open your mouth and let the proprietress see." ”

The soldier opened his mouth according to his words: "Ah~~~"

Qin covered her nose and said, "What is this?"

Zheng He said: "Don't smell him, I don't dare to smell it." ”

Qin said, "What are you doing then? I'm not a dentist. ”

Zheng He said: "It is precisely this tooth that you take a closer look at." ”

Qin stood up and walked to the soldier, covered her nose and held back her breath, looked at it, and said, "There is a tooth that is half broken." ”

Zheng He said: "Yes, it's him." ”

Qin said, "What is it?"

Zheng He said: "The one who gets lost is him, and in the end he can't get out, what should I do, the coconut water has been drunk, and in the end I am hungry and have no choice, so I have to catch something and gnaw something, which is to gnaw on the coconut shell." ”

Qin said, "Can you eat coconut shells?"

Zheng He said: "You can't eat it, but isn't there no way? ”

Zheng He finally asked Qin and his sister-in-law: "Hey, by the way, what about my little brother, why don't you see him?"

Sister-in-law Qin said: "Hey, your little brother has been busy lately, no, the sow of the neighbor Aunt Zhang gave birth to eight puppies, and he is busy delivering them." ”

Zheng He said: "Cut~, who believes what you say." ”

Fan Xiaojian jumped out and said, "When will Brother Zheng take me out to play?"

Zheng He said: "Okay, when the saint speaks, let's go out together, Miss Qin, are you going?"

Qin said, "Okay, I'll go, I'll go, there are no monsters in the sea, right?"

Qin said, "What monster?"

Zheng He was about to say that Xie Jin was here.

When Zheng He saw Xie Jin, he said, "Master Xie, I still have something to do, let's talk about it next time." ”

got up and walked away with the minions.

Fan Xiaojian saw that Xie Jin seemed to be a little wrong, and asked, "Big brother, what's wrong with you, do you have anything on your mind?"

Xie Jin said: "Hey, it's hard to say. ”

Fan Xiaojian said: "Why did the eldest brother say this?"

Xie Jin said: "The eldest brother is now a poor jingle, and the family can't open the pot." ”

Qin said, "Why?"

Xie Jin said: "It's not because Zheng He's kid went to the West. ”

Qin said, "What's wrong with going to the West?"

Xie Jin said: "I brought a group of monsters back to entertain the kings of these countries, and spent money like flowing water, but I lost all the ministers' money." ”

Qin Wuwen remembered the giraffe and kangaroo that Fan Xiaojian said, and couldn't help laughing, and said, "How come." ”

Fan Xiaojian said, "Exactly, did you see the spices I gave you?"

Qin said: "I saw it, the quality is good." ”

Xie Jin said: "Although the quality is good, as a minister, Yu Lu is wrong." ”

Qin said, "Xiao Jian, could it be that the spices you gave me are your money?

Fan Xiaojian said: "No. ”

Qin said, "Why?"

Xie Jin said: "The treasury is empty, there is not much silver left, the army in front is still waiting for money, and now the courtiers' money is replaced by spices, and many ministers are miserable." ”

Qin said, "Then what are you going to do in the West?"

Xie Jin said: "If the saint doesn't listen, what can he do." ”

Qin said: "Then you contact the minister, give a chapter to the saint, talk about this matter, the law does not blame the people, the saint will cancel this idea, or at least save a little in the future, and go less twice." ”

Xie Jin said: "That's all there is to it. ”

Fan Xiaojian said: "It's okay, it's okay, I don't care if others are starving, in the future, my eldest brother and your family will eat here." ”

Qin said: "How can you do this, don't you just spend two thousand taels of silver for Brother Xie first, it's so inconvenient for you here." ”

Xie Jin stretched out his hand and said, "Exactly, you think I'm asking for food." ”

Fan Xiaojian smiled and took out two thousand taels of silver for Xie Jin, and Xie Jin hurried home to buy rice.

The next day, the ministers went to the court, and the eunuchs shouted as usual: "All the ministers have something to do and go out of class early, and they will retreat from the court if they have nothing to do!"

At this time, the eunuch Du Xing went to the palace and announced: "Your Majesty, Annan 5,000 miles of good news!"

Zhu Di was overjoyed and said, "Submit it!" All the ministers were buzzing below, and Zhu Di didn't care, looking at the good news carefully.

Annam is also Vietnam, since the Qin Dynasty ordered Tu Sui and Zhao Tuo to lead an army of 500,000 to pacify Lingnan, and then sweep down South Vietnam, Tu Sui, After the hustle and bustle, Zhao Tuo grasped the military and political power, adopted the Huairou policy, persuaded the soldiers to marry wives and have children in the local area, promoted the assimilation of Han and Vietnam, and transmitted the advanced culture of the Central Plains to the territory, after the chaos at the end of Qin, Zhao Tuo established himself as the king, to the Han Gaozu Liu Bang period, Lu Jia sent an envoy to persuade Zhao Tuo to return to Shun, and then divided and merged with China, to the Ming Dynasty, and then rebelled, rebelled and flattened, tossed several times, to Zhu Di this time, ruthlessly, so that the new city Marquis Zhang Fu led an army of 200,000 to conquer Annam, at this time Li Li had already plotted to usurp the throne, raised troops to confront the army。

All the ministers knew that Annan had always been unstable, and now they knew that there was good news, and they were all overjoyed, and they all looked at Zhu Di's face.

After reading the good news, Zhu Di laughed and said: "General Zhang has pacified all of Annan and changed his name to Jiaozhi. ”

All the ministers congratulated: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty." ”

Yang Shiqi, a scholar of Zuochunfang University, said: "This expedition, for nearly a year, the old general Zhang Lai Shenwei, quelled the chaotic party, Ansheji, and protected my Ming territory, which is a great achievement, and should be rewarded." ”

Zhu Di said: "It should be like this, this expedition, General Zhang later contracted illness, and he was commanded by a general named Qin Yue, and both of them must be rewarded heavily." ”

When Fan Xiaojian heard Qin Yue, his head suddenly grew three times, and he thought to himself, could it be Brother Qin Yue, there has been no news for a long time, is it the same name?

Zhu Di said: "Spread my will, Feng Xincheng Marquis Zhang Fu as the British Duke, and the general Qin Yue as the Marquis of Pingnan, on the day of receiving the decree, the two led the army to the north, and the 50,000 troops stayed to guard the border. ”

The eunuch Duchen took the order and left.

Zhu Di said: "Zhong Aiqing, Annan is pacified, there is no war in my Ming Dynasty, the four seas are served, and all countries are coming to the court, which is really gratifying, Zheng He!"

Zheng He came out of class and said, "The minister is here." ”

Zhu Di said: "I ordered you to go to the West again and spread the news of my pacification of Annan. ”

Zheng He said: "The minister receives the order! I don't know when His Majesty wants the minister to leave?"

Before Zhu Di could speak, Xie Jin came out of class and said, "The minister has a book." ”

Zhu Di said: "Bachelor Xie, you say." ”

Xie Jin said: "Annan is calm, which is gratifying, but it's just." ”

Speaking of which, without saying anything, Zhu Di said, "Just what?"

Xie Jin said: "It's just that the world is tired at present, the matter of moving the capital is not finished, the river work is not finished, the envoys of various countries have just returned, taking away a large number of rewards, and the ministers and other ministers have not been able to distribute them on time, so they are replaced by spices, and there are more ministers who have borrowed money to live, and the ministers think that the matter of going to the West can be delayed." ”

Zhu Di's face immediately sank, and he said, "Xie Jin, are you saying that I reward the barbarians and mean the ministers?"

Xie Jin hurriedly knelt down and said: "The minister doesn't dare! The minister is blessed by His Majesty's heaven, and it is difficult to repay the broken bones, the minister just thinks that the labor expedition will cost the people and money, and it is not necessary. ”

Zhu Di said: "If I sweep away the Yuan chieftain and restore my China, if I don't show the four seas, won't I make the wild land laugh at me?"

Xie Jin said: "Your Majesty ordered Lord Zheng to go to the ocean, and has already announced to the world that the barbarian nature, insatiable greed, and excessive demands, the people really can't bear this burden, even the ministers are also affected by this. ”

Zhu Di said: "The ministers are not good, I also know very well, I only hope that the ministers will understand my heart, get through the crisis together, and I will fight several battles at the same time, that is, once and for all, to lay a 10,000-year foundation for the Ming Dynasty." ”

Xie Jin said: "Barbarian people, do not know etiquette, capricious, although Annan is calm, but may not be once and for all, I am afraid that in the future, I will work on an expedition, which will become a burden to my Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhu Di was furious and said, "According to your words, do you want to give up this ancestral land?"

Xie Jin said: "The minister doesn't dare, the minister thinks about the Ming Society, and he risks death to play, and I hope Your Majesty will think about it." ”

Zhu Di was silent for a long time, and said to Zheng He: "The matter of going to the West can be postponed." ”

Zheng He didn't dare to say much, and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhu Di said to Xie Jin again: "If I didn't know that you were thinking about the Daming Society, I would not spare it and retreat!"

When everyone went down, they all sweated for Xie Jin.

The official Shangshu Jianyi said: "Lord Xie is loyal and patriotic, and we all admire it, but this move hurts the saint's face, it seems." He shook his head and couldn't go on.

Li Qing, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, said: "Lord Jian, if you give spices to adults again, will you still be able to stand it?"