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Suburbs, school grounds.

Wu Liangfu, who killed Dayuer and Shunzhi, was practicing etiquette with everyone.He was allowed to participate in the celebration. Although he was only standing on the outermost edge, he already had infinite glory.

The Datong imperial court did not keep eunuchs, and Wu Liangfu did make great contributions, so he was thrown into the Ministry of Industry as a nine-rank sesame official.

"Get up. Goodbye!"

Officials from the Ministry of Rituals yelled at the top of their voices, and Wu Liangfu hurriedly followed suit.

There were also many foreign envoys and a few gentry merchants who were allowed to participate in the celebration.No matter what the background is, go to the school field honestly every day,

Practice all kinds of etiquette first.

"Okay, take a break."

When everyone was suffering from backaches, the officials of the Ministry of Rites finally showed mercy, and all the "members" slumped on the ground.

Wu Liangfu ran to the side of the school field and took out a "Dictionary of Great Harmony".He bought this with reward money, a set of six dictionaries, and Wu Liangfu planned to learn the words one by one.

This guy was born in the general family, and his family invited someone to open the door, but it's a pity that he didn't have time to study Wei.After becoming Shunzhi's companion, I have been following Manchu and Mongolian characters, and never touched Chinese characters again.

"Sir, how do you pronounce this word?"

Chai Shaoliang was pouring water into his stomach when he suddenly heard someone questioning him.He turned his head and saw that it was the "Tartar eunuch", and immediately said with a smile:

"You also want to learn how to read?"

Wu Liangfu hastily said: "I want to teach adults to know that the younger one is also a descendant of the former dynasty. When he was young, Kai Meng's family could read a few words. When the Tartars came to kill,

The little one's family was ruined, he was arrested and made a slave, and then eunuched and sent to the womb of a Tartar.The little one doesn't want to be an eunuch either, and now the Holy One has given me the grace to do it for a ninth-rank official. Only by working hard can the young one be a good official and repay His Majesty's great kindness. "

These words surprised Chai Shaoliang, he was the official in charge of the etiquette training, and among all the officials, the Tartar eunuch was the one he looked down on the most.

But Wu Liangfu's hardworking attitude changed Chai Shaoliang's impression of him, saying: "If you want to know how to read, you can use pinyin first, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort. Open the front of the dictionary, and I will teach you a few pinyin letters today."

"Thank you, sir!" Wu Liangfu burst into tears of gratitude.

This man is a ruthless man, as can be seen from the fact that he killed Dayuer and Shunzhi.Moreover, he is also an ambitious and hard-working ruthless man. The nine-rank official rewarded by the imperial court gave him hope of prosperity.

Recognize characters first, and then learn from various courses, try to integrate into the civil service group, and complete work tasks conscientiously.One day, I will be able to climb up.

Wu Liangfu's ideal in life is to adopt a son and continue the Wu family's incense.It's better to marry another wife. It doesn't matter how ugly she is, the main thing is to be virtuous and housekeeping, which can make him look like a normal man.He wants to be the "Zheng He" of the new dynasty of Datong, lead the fleet to sail all over the world, and leave his name in history for a lifetime.

In fact, as early as a few days ago, he had never heard of the name "Zheng He".

However, there were too many envoys from foreign countries who learned etiquette together, chatting about Nanyang affairs all day long, and from time to time they had to mention the Sanbao eunuch.They are also eunuchs,

The Sanbao eunuch is so powerful, why can't he be himself?Zheng He soon became Wu Liangfu's idol.

"Ah, oh, uh, yi, woo, woo..."

Wu Liangfu shook his head holding the dictionary, looking very different in the school grounds.

Jin Yi, a wealthy man in Jiangning, was chatting with Fan Shi.He is in the inland river transportation business, and also operates jewelry and jade products. He donates money to the school every year, and also donates money for disaster relief every natural disaster. The name of "good business" has long been spread throughout Jinling, so he was honored to be invited to participate in this celebration. .

"Is there any jade produced in Siam?" Jin Yi asked.

Jin Yi spoke standard Nanjing dialect, but the Siamese prince could only speak Cantonese, and Yang Dongkui had to rely on Yang Dongkui's translation to communicate.

Narai replied: "Our country is rich in gemstones of all colors."

"Really?" Jin Yi immediately beamed with joy, "I'm in the jewelry business, can the prince write a letter so that I can take it to Siam to meet gem merchants. If the business can be done, I will be very grateful!"

Na Lai smiled and said, "Okay, okay."

China has liked jade since ancient times, but gemstones are equally precious.For example, in the tomb of King Liangzhuang in the Ming Dynasty, a golden seat hat was unearthed, inlaid with ten gems, and the top is a 200-carat sapphire.

However, the items that Siam sells to China are mainly ivory, rhino horn, and spices. The gem business is still a blue ocean.

If he can make friends with the Siamese prince, Jin Yi can obtain a stable and cheap source of gemstones.

These merchants are really pervasive, and they are actually busy negotiating business with Nanyang envoys through the gap of etiquette.

Not only Jin Yi, but other wealthy businessmen are also talking, and someone has already contacted the Aceh envoy.Aceh provides low-priced pepper, and this inland businessman is in charge of marketing, and then he can contact a Fujian-Guangdong-Hai merchant to transport the goods.

Aceh is one of the main producing areas of pepper. In the past 20 years, the source of pepper in Aceh has been monopolized by the Netherlands.Kuang Hong's operations in Nanyang broke this monopoly. Why aren't Chinese businessmen excited?The quick-witted ones are already preparing to go to sea.

The Forbidden City, Qinzheng Palace.

Zhao Han smiled: "Those rich merchants, are they negotiating business with Fanbang envoys?"

Chai Shaoliang replied: "It is true. It was originally a course for learning etiquette, but it was full of copper smells by rich businessmen."

"That's fine," Zhao Han nodded approvingly, "merchants and Nanyang countries are getting more and more connected, and the imperial court's control over Nanyang will be more secure. When the domestic market is saturated, maritime merchants will naturally turn their attention to the West, and they will push The imperial court opened up to the west."

Chai Shaoliang said: "Wu Liangfu, who killed the puppet empress dowager and the emperor, is an eunuch, but he is also hardworking. He never forgets to read and write during school breaks. I have talked with him several times. He wants to be Zheng He of the Datong court. .”

"Hahahahaha!"

Zhao Han couldn't stop laughing when he heard this, and said, "It's good to have such ambition, don't stay in Nanjing, let him follow Kuang Hong to Nanyang to be an official."

"Your Majesty is holy." Chai Shaoliang didn't know how to answer, so he flattered him.

Zhao Han waved: "Go, continue to teach them etiquette."

Chai Shaoliang bowed and stepped back, Zhao Han continued to read the memorial, a piece of news from Japan quickly caught his attention.

The Japanese shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, died of illness, more than half a year earlier than in history.

Tokugawa Ietsuna, who was only ten years old, succeeded the shogun. After the news came out, the ronin rebellion broke out in Edo immediately.

Ronin, in the Muromachi period, specifically refers to wanderers who lost their territories and positions.

Prisoner, especially a warrior who left his master's house and lost his salary.

This rebellion in Edo led to a direct equation between ronin and prisoner.

After the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the number of ronin increased sharply due to the massive reduction of vassals.Moreover, there are no more wars, and there are too many warriors in various families, and more and more prisoners have stopped paying their wages.

And due to the spread of Confucian loyalty to the emperor, if a warrior left the master's house on his own initiative, the master's house would write a letter to other lords. This is a document called "Feng Gong Gou".The lords exchanged "Feng Gong Gong" and gradually formed unspoken rules, so that even if the prisoner who was forced to leave the lord's house, he could not find a new job elsewhere.

The superposition of various factors has resulted in a terrible result. At this time, the number of ronin in Japan has exceeded 5.

The shogunate regarded these people as unstable factors, and either directly expelled them from the castle town, or restricted which street they could only live in, and prohibited them from becoming official again, locking up the ronin's promotion channel.

As soon as Tokugawa Iemitsu died, the ronin of Edo rebelled.

There were no ronin who rebelled, and many chose to change their careers, directly changing from warriors to farmers.

There are also some who went to sea as mercenaries, and the more famous one is Yamada Nagamasa.This guy has more than 1000 ronin warriors, all of whom use firearms. They once helped Siam resist the Burmese army, successfully defended the capital of Siam, and were appointed by the king as the prefect of Ayutthaya, which is equivalent to Jing Zhaoyin in Thailand.

Yamada Nagamasa once controlled Siam's foreign trade, and then died inexplicably.After his death, the King of Siam, the father of Prince Narai,

Deport all Japanese immediately.These Japanese wandered to Luzon and became Spanish mercenaries. They fought a battle with the Datong Army a few years ago.

In this Edo ronin rebellion, the shogunate began to expel ronin in large numbers.

The magistrates of Ryukyu and Fangzhang counties reported that there were two or three thousand wanderers one after another, who came to take refuge on simple small mountain boards. I would like to ask whether the imperial court agrees to accept these guys.

Zhao Han thought about it carefully, and replied: "Ryukyu and Fangzhang counties are each allowed to accept [-] vagrants, and they will be allocated land to settle down. When they settle down, they must be changed to Chinese names. After three years, if they can't speak Chinese, they will be expelled. Leave the country. The rest of the ronin will be resettled in Taiwan, Luzon, Malacca and other places.

These are all samurai, able to fight and educated, and after they are Sinicized, they can be recruited directly for combat at critical moments.

Chapter 714 [Grand Ceremony]

Both Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Zhenqing returned to Beijing by boat urgently, and led the army to offer prisoners on behalf of the frontline generals.

Followed back, there are five thousand soldiers.

The remnants of the Tartars fled to Ningguta, so there is no need for so many troops in the Northeast.As a result, the establishment of Yang Zhenqing's independent regiment was cancelled, some were broken up and incorporated into brother troops, and some returned to Nanjing to serve as the imperial army.Other troops in the Northeast were also transferred, and they were all those who made meritorious service in the battle last year.

In this way, the number of regular troops in the entire Nanjing city finally reached 1.

Lu Xiangsheng rode a tall horse with a guard of honor and a band in front of him.Behind him was Yang Zhenqing who was also riding a horse, and then the soldiers who had returned from the northeast, and a long list of captives.There were Tartar prisoners of war and Dutch prisoners of war. The Dutch who surrendered in Malacca, except for a few civil servants, were all escorted back to Nanjing.

Band player "Steel Torrent March", Datong soldiers marched forward.Yang Zhenqing turned his head to look at the captives behind him, with a smug smile on his face, it didn't matter if he was dismissed from the military or feudal state, the most important thing was to destroy the Man Qing.

It's a pity that there are still some remnants of Tartars who hide in Ninggu Pagoda and dare not come out, which makes Yang Zhenqing feel quite regretful.

"Ping Da," Lu Xiangsheng pulled the rein, "I heard that Pang Ge was going to be your matchmaker, but you directly rejected him without giving him any face.

Yang Zhenqing smiled and said: "I am a hunter in the mountains. Even after joining the army, I can read a thousand words. The in-laws that Pang Ge gave me are from a scholarly family. How can I afford it? Me, just marry someone Farm girl, just pass on the incense to the ancestors."

Lu Xiangsheng sighed: "Oh, that's fine, don't get too contaminated."

As soon as Lu Xiangsheng returned to Nanjing, he felt that the court was a little strange.He probably won't be able to return to the front line, and he is very likely to take over as Minister of the Ministry of War as a tool for the emperor to balance the factions of civilian officials.

In the past few days, civil servants from Jiangxi came to visit one after another, and they kept mentioning Song Yingxing overtly and secretly.

Lu Xiangsheng knew what it meant, it was nothing more than that after Pang Chunlai and Li Banghua left, Song Yingxing would be promoted to the chief assistant of the cabinet.Those officials from Jiangxi wanted to bring Lu Xiangsheng in, implying that he would pay a visit to Song Yingxing's house.

In this regard, Lu Xiangsheng pretended not to understand, he did not want to make the emperor bad luck.

Now it is not as simple as "the court is half Jiangxi". Although Zhao Han deliberately suppressed it, there are more and more Jiangxi officials in the court, and [-]% of the Beijing officials above the fourth rank are from Jiangxi.It's simply unstoppable. The qualifications and achievements of Jiangxi officials are there. Even if the nepotism is ignored, normal promotion will also cause this situation.

"Victory, victorious!"

The team arrived at the bank of Xuanwu Lake, and the people along the way cheered and cheered for them.

These soldiers who came back from the Northeast were all beaming, with their heads held high and their spirits uplifted.

The Tartar captives turned pale with fright. They were all captives who had been convicted of felony crimes. Their hands were covered with blood. Even if they were not beheaded, they would still be thrown into the mountains for mining.

The Dutch captives were better off. The company had not been in Malacca for a long time, and it hadn't had time to turn against the Han people.It is a normal act of war to kill Datong soldiers in battle, and the Chinese emperor does not intend to kill them.Even, they can immigrate to the north and settle down to divide the land, but the land allocated is half of that of the Han people.

Zhao Han has already issued an order to overseas officials. Once the Dutch captives are caught, the heinous ones will be beheaded directly, and the rest will be moved to northern China to enrich the population.The Netherlands has only a few people, and the population of its overseas colonies is even smaller. It is estimated that it will not be able to recruit soldiers after a few more attempts.

And the Dutch soldiers at the bottom will be assimilated in a few years when they serve the people in northern China.It's just that these guys have red hair and green eyes, and there are more men than women in the north.Whether they can marry a wife and start a family is no one to care about. It is estimated that many of them will spend their entire lives as bachelors, and their only role is to farm land and pay for the government.

After passing Xuanwu Lake, the team finally entered the city, circled around the Forbidden City, and was guided to enter through the main gate.

There are too many triumphant soldiers, and it is certain that they cannot all go in. Only [-] were selected as representatives.They escorted the captives and walked a distance,

They were arranged to wait there first.

Before the Meridian Gate, civil and military officials were already in place, and envoys from other countries also arrived one after another.

In addition to the envoys from the Nanyang countries, North Korea, Toungoo and other countries also sent envoys.It was not a coincidence, but an official tribute trade by celebrating the birthday of Emperor Datong.

The king of Korea is the most filial, and he sends envoys every year, arriving in March every year, waiting to congratulate the emperor on his birthday in April.

"The emperor is ascending!"

"play music!

Amidst the majestic and solemn ceremonies and music, the umbrella guard of honor appeared first.Then came Zhao Han in formal attire, Queen Fei Ruhe, and Crown Prince Zhao Kuanghuan.The harem concubines and princes and daughters were also allowed to show up to watch the ceremony as an exception today.

Zhao Han walked to the center of the Meridian Gate tower, and the master of ceremonies immediately shouted: "Let's finish the music, all officials step forward!"

Civil and military officials lined up in two rows, holding wat boards in their hands, and came to stand at the bottom of the Meridian Gate.

Under the instructions of the master of ceremonies, all the ministers put away the wat boards to pay respects, and then shouted long live, wishing the emperor a long life without bounds, and almost sang a happy birthday song to the emperor.

"Fangbang envoys step forward!"

A bunch of envoys stepped forward, with much the same etiquette. After wishing the emperor a happy birthday, they lined up behind all the civil and military officials.

Sitting on the Meridian Gate tower, Zhao Han glanced at the officials and envoys below the city, feeling a sense of heroism in his heart.No wonder the monarchs of all dynasties liked to hold such ceremonies, and the satisfaction in their hearts was overwhelming.

Today, China's territory extends to the Mongolian grassland in the north, only Hetao has not been recovered.

As far as Jiayuguan in the west, although Qinghai, Tibet, and Xinjiang have not been recovered, they have all expressed their surrender in name.

In the northeast, Liaoning and Jilin all belong to the imperial court.However, Jilin has not yet established a province, and Liaoning is planning to officially establish a province (Jilin is temporarily under the jurisdiction of Liaoning).To the south of the Yalu River, that is, Sinuiju in the later North Korea, about [-] square kilometers were actually controlled by the Daedong Army.

The south side is bigger, including the entire Ryukyu, half of Vietnam, Luzon Island, Champa, Palembang, and Malacca.

"Prisoners offered!"

The one who shouted this was Yang Zhong, the left servant of the Ministry of War.

This guy is a scholar from Jishui County, who Zhao Han took refuge in when he captured Jishui County.First worked as a military secretary for Zhao Han for three years, and then he was directly released to the county magistrate. When the territory expanded, he quickly became the magistrate, and then transferred back to the Ministry of War as a doctor.

An unremarkable Jishui scholar, just because he worked for Zhao Han early and had certain abilities, he was able to rise to the top and become the left servant of the military department.

There are a lot of Jiangxi officials like this!

In fact, the Minister of the Ministry of War should preside over the offering of prisoners, but Fang Shengchang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, fell ill.

Fang Shengchang was also from Jiangxi, and the two brothers raised their own troops and brought their land in two and a half counties to join them.This time, when Pang Chunlai and Li Banghua left, Zhao Han would let Fang Shengchang join the cabinet and vacate the position of minister of the Ministry of War to Lu Xiangsheng.

Unexpectedly, Fang Shengchang became seriously ill suddenly, and he was not yet 50 years old, and he didn't know if he could survive it.

Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Zhenqing led the army to escort the prisoners of war.

They were allowed to ride horses to the foot of the Meridian Gate City, and then dismounted to pay their respects, and then presented the victory report to the Ministry of War.