Chapter 6: "Patriarch's Hall" and "Political Envoy"
Last time, I talked about the weird baby girl "urging my brother" to conquer her parents with a "miracle" and make her sell her property to build the "Ancestor Hall", which immediately caused a sensation!
"Oh? Really? Is there such a thing? Presumably that little carpenter must have some ability, right? Otherwise, how dare it be so blatant? ”
The majestic King of Jingjiang, who was dressed in a python robe, was very interested in the carpenter's family to make such a sensational incident, and he seemed to laugh.
"Yes, yes, what the prince said." The palace housekeeper nodded and said with a smile: "I heard that the little carpenter not only does a good job of craftsmanship, but also is a descendant of Luban, who uses the "Luban Book" commercially, knows how to go from side to door, and gave birth to 13 girls in a row in one go, but he can't give birth to a son." ”
"Oops, good fellow!" The prince was shocked when he heard this: "This kid is really strong in that aspect, it is estimated that he has married several wives and concubines, right?" ”
"Uh...... Lord Wang, you misunderstood, how can that little carpenter have the financial resources to marry a few wives and concubines? It's good to be able to take an ugly girl from a poor family! ”
"Oh? Really? This king once heard that after learning "Luban Shu", you have to 'lack one door', either widowed, lonely and disabled, or give birth to a son without ass eyes, anyway, no one has a good death? Why, that little carpenter was not cursed by 'Lu Banye'? Can you still make 13 daughters in a row in one go? ”
"Uh...... This one...... It's really incredible, and the minister doesn't know it! The palace housekeeper looked embarrassed, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Maybe it is his ancestors who have accumulated virtue, not only nine generations of single inheritance, but also to ensure that there are descendants from generation to generation, so they will sell their property to build the ancestral hall, and by the way, they will come to the door." ”
"Huh? Hehe, consciously. King Jingjiang said noncommittally: "That's it, since this strange thing happened in my territory of Guangnan West Road, then this king can't turn a blind eye, even if he has no right to interfere in politics, but he is also a blood relative of Emperor Taizu Hongwu, and it should be no problem to recruit craftsmen casually." ”
"Uh...... What does the prince mean...... Could it be that you want to secretly gather that little carpenter over to build the 'royal tomb' together? But ......" The palace housekeeper's eyes turned wildly and said: "But the expenses are all allocated by the imperial court for the time being, I am afraid it will cause misunderstanding, thinking that you covet the underage daughter of his family." ”
"Hmph, what about misunderstandings? Could it be that I am the king of Jingjiang in the Ming Dynasty, and I can't keep a few more wives and concubines? Who dares to care about the emperor's relatives and relatives? ”
The prince of Jingjiang was angry, and said with a murderous face: "Isn't it just to find a few more young girls to break the place, what a big shit?" Moreover, the blood of that virgin contains the power of pure yin, which can calm the liver fire, dispel dryness and heat, strengthen the foundation and cultivate the yuan, and prolong life, which is the only way to cultivate one's self and cultivate one's nature! ”
"Uh...... This...... But in this way, will it risk the world's condemnation? I'm afraid it wouldn't be appropriate to let the envoy know. ”
"Hmph, this doesn't work, that doesn't work, is the widow a vassal king?" King Jingjiang was furious, and left with a wave of his sleeves.
"Uh...... I...... This crow's beak? Hmph, damn it! Although the palace steward was nominally a retainer of the vassal king, in fact he was also registered with the imperial court, and his salary was also linked to the local financial revenue, so he was not only monitored by the "political envoys" in various places, but also had to be monitored by the East and West Second Factories.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang's fourth son, Zhu Di, sent troops south as the "King of Yan", defeated his nephew Zhu Yunwen, that is, "Emperor Jianwen", with the "Battle of Jingyan", and seized the throne of the Ming Dynasty from his hands, and immediately issued an edict stipulating that all vassal kings were not allowed to enter Beijing for pilgrimage without permission, and prohibited from coming and going with each other.
So, since the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di successfully seized power from his nephew "Emperor Jianwen", the good days of the vassal kings of the old Zhu family in the world have come to an end, after all, how can others be allowed to snore on the side of the couch? At the most exaggerated, you can't even leave the fiefdom at will, and you have to report to the secret service when you enter and leave the royal city.
In fact, the housekeeper knew that his prince was just a "paper tiger", and he had no right to intervene in the civil affairs, military affairs, and finances of the fiefdom, so he could only rely on the political envoy and the factory and health agents to fight each other, so he hurriedly ran to report to the political envoy to avoid being troubled by the spies.
"What? King Jingjiang wants to recruit the carpenter's family to build the royal tomb? Hmph, no! The money of the imperial court is not used to support idlers, especially the dozen or so young daughters of the craftsman! The political envoy was dressed in a second-grade official uniform, wearing a black gauze hat, and was majestic: "The envoy does not agree!" ”
"Uh...... Obedience! The palace steward hurriedly bowed down and turned around and left, although he was full of slander in his heart, the situation was stronger than people!
"Pap-pa-pa-papa" After the palace housekeeper walked away, the political envoy of Guangnan West Road announced that the political envoy slapped his palms three times in a row, and suddenly rushed out of the two side doors of the official office, holding guns and spears, carrying bows and crossbows, and the strange thing was that there was a three-foot-long "Franc machine" hanging on his waist.
The so-called "Franc machine" is the name of the Ming Dynasty to the Western "Portugal", because at that time, Spain, Portugal and other private capital set up a navigation expedition team to successfully open up a new route, not only to achieve a round-the-world voyage, but also to the Far East of the Ming Dynasty's overseas territories, Fusang Islands colonization and trade.
As a result, the Ming Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom successively obtained a lot of more advanced gunpowder weapons from the hands of the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and other Westerners, and imitated and equipped the army to improve their combat effectiveness. This Western gun played a huge role in dealing with the Mongol cavalry and Japanese pirates.
Qi Jiguang specifically mentioned the "Franc Machine" in the "New Book of Ji Xiao", because the "Franc Machine" of his department is divided into six kinds of "Franc Machine" from No. 1 to No. 6, with lengths ranging from nine feet to one foot, and is divided into "guns" and "guns", which are used for defending the city, field direct fire support and individual combat, which are far stronger than bows and crossbows.
This shows that the "Franc machine" imitated by the Ming Dynasty is not only comparable to the guns of the original Portuguese, but also can be improved according to actual needs.
In addition to the large, medium, and small "Franc Machine" models recorded in the classics, there are also "Horse Franc Machine" specially used by cavalry troops, "Meteor Cannon", "Hundred Franc Machine", "Lianzhu Franc Machine", "Wansheng Franc Machine", etc., which are used by infantry units and garrison troops in various places.
"Dare to ask your Excellency, what are your instructions?" The two captains of the official guard led by him were bright in armor, and they came forward and clasped their fists and bowed to salute.
"I went to Gutian to check, and I heard that there is a carpenter surnamed 'urging' who wants to build the 'Ancestral Hall' as a seller, and he also wants to recruit disciples and even recruit people?" The envoy paused and said: "The envoy doesn't want to see the second 'Wei Yinleopard' appear, once the people are provoked, the blood will flow like a river!" ”
"Subordinates obey! Walk! I saw that after the two captains of the official guard nodded to each other, they led their respective subordinates back to the side door dark room, and then smeared and set off after the change, after all, officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty were also under the supervision of the special services of the East Factory and the West Factory at all times, and it was forbidden to use public power privately.
It was finally dark that the carpenter and his daughters were busy burying pots and cooking for those who came to help build the house.
Among these people, the vast majority of them are the villagers of the neighbors and the eight villages, among which the young and strong labor force is the mainstay, after all, building a small "ancestral hall" will occupy only one room at most, but considering that the number of apprentices will increase in the future, they have to ram the earth to build a new house.
These "new houses" and "ancestral halls" together enclosed a house covering an area of two or three acres, although the roof is all thatched, but also spent a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, converted to spend nearly 30 taels of silver, completely equivalent to an ordinary family of five at least ten years of rations!
Among them, more than ten taels of silver were still obtained by taking the "gold-plated" bronze mirror to the pawnshop to "die", after all, the carpenter's family is not rich!
Just when the villagers began to enjoy the "coarse tea and light rice" by the moonlight, they suddenly heard the dense sound of horses' hooves coming from a distance in the distance.
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