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Li Banghua stood beside him silently, and then left silently.Not only did he understand, but he also went home that night, called all his wives, concubines, and grandchildren, and said sternly: "In the future, anyone who dares to take drugs and drugs will be expelled from the gate immediately, or not allowed to enter the family tree, even if he dies." You can't enter the ancestral hall. I will write back to Jiangxi immediately, and the descendants of the Li family will all follow this rule. The family law and family rules must also be added!"

Zhang Pu, a great Confucian, is a special case. He lives in a single room in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and allows his servants to deliver medicine every day.

Zhang Pu was ill all the year round, and occasionally took opium, feeling that it could relieve his pain, so he gradually became addicted.

When he was first taken into prison, Zhang Pu was very angry, thinking it was an insult to him.

But when he saw the situation in the prison, Zhang Pu instantly understood the emperor's intention.He offered to tie himself up, sat cross-legged in a corner, and silently recited various sage articles.After the attack, he gritted his teeth and tried his best to roll and roar in dissatisfaction.

Even, Zhang Pu began to use the cultivation methods of the Guiji School of Yangming Xinxue to seriously think about the principles of heaven, morality and conscience before and after the onset of drug addiction.

The physical and mental pain, and the screams around, all become firewood for practice.

In just two months, Zhang Pu was released from prison. This gentleman is really determined.Moreover, his knowledge changed from specializing in Neo-Confucianism to a combination of Psychology and Neo-Confucianism, and when he was old, he underwent a major change in thinking.

More than 1000 addicts have successfully detoxified one after another.

Those who didn't succeed are either still closed or dead!

Seven people died suddenly in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice due to drug addiction. Their families could only attend the funeral, and no one dared to come and make trouble with Zhao Han.

With the mentality of watching a joke, Qian Qianyi held a special literary meeting to clean up the dust for Zhang Pu who was released from prison.

Zhang Pu happily went to the appointment, and when everyone arrived, he actually asked with a smile: "Why didn't you prepare medicines for such an elegant literary meeting?"

The crowd was horrified.

A scholar of the Hanlin Academy said: "I dare not have such a harmful person. If the government finds out, not only will my own official career be cut off, but even my children and grandchildren will not be able to be officials."

"Hahahaha!" Zhang Pu laughed heartily.

Qian Qianyi teased: "Ximing has been sitting as a boss for two months, but unexpectedly, his energy has improved, and even his previous chronic illnesses have been cured."

Zhang Pu waved his hand: "The stubborn disease is still there, and it will definitely recur after winter."

Qian Qianyi felt so boring, but Zhang Pu was calm, so he couldn't use this matter to make fun of him.

But Zhang Pu said: "A lotus is highly poisonous. The poison enters the viscera and the mind without knowing it. The onset of toxicity is like dying. You must never try that kind of poison again. It is life and death many times. ', if there is something to gain in the emptiness."

"Ji" comes from "Yi Zhuan": Yi has no thought, no action, is still and unmoving, and feels and then connects the world.

From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Yangming School of Mind, the "Guiji School" came into being, and their core idea is "conscience is inherently silent".

Although the learning of the mind was cut off in the Qing Dynasty, the cultivation method of the Guiji School of the learning of the mind was incorporated into the self-cultivation system of the Neo Confucianism.Self-cultivation did not understand a few, but only a lot of Taoists, Zeng Guofan and his like are the representative figures.

Next, Zhang Pu began to talk about his feelings in prison, and began to talk about his synaesthesia of emptiness.

Qian Qianyi became more and more bored the more he listened. He only regarded Zhang Pu as a magic stick, and immediately changed the topic and said: "We are all officials of the Imperial Academy, and we have already compiled "Datong Zhengyin" and "Datong Dictionary". "Datong Elementary School Chinese Textbook", "Datong Middle School Chinese Textbook". Now I have nothing to do, I can only study history by myself, why not jointly request His Majesty to compile "History of Ming Dynasty"."

Zhang Pu said unhappily, "Beijing is in the hands of the intruder Li Zicheng, and the records of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty are all in the Forbidden City in Beijing. Without the records and drafts, shall we make it up out of thin air?"

Qian Qianyi said: "I ask Your Majesty to send troops to recover Beijing next year. Even if Your Majesty refuses, the next best thing is to give the former Emperor Chongzhen the temple name and posthumous title."

"That's possible," Zhang Pu nodded and said, "Beijing has not yet been restored, and the temple title and posthumous title of Emperor Chongzhen are still pending. It would be unseemly to keep procrastinating like this."

Hou Xun was also thrown into the Hanlin Academy as a bachelor. He suggested: "I can take out some temple names and posthumous names first, and leave it to His Majesty to decide."

After some discussion, they took out more than a dozen temple names and posthumous titles, and Qian Qianyi and Zhang Pu took them to ask the emperor for instructions.

Of course, he first had to ask for the compilation of "History of the Ming Dynasty", but gave up because the historical materials were not complete, and then asked the emperor for permission to name the former monarch.

Zhao Han flipped through the pile of things and asked, "Pseudo-Qing and Pseudo-Shun also registered Chongzhen. What did they establish?"

Qian Qianyi replied: "Emperor Huaizongduan was established in the pseudo-Qing Dynasty, Emperor Sizongshen was established in the pseudo-Shun Dynasty, and Emperor Weizonglie was established in the pseudo-chao dynasty in Yunnan."

Huaizong and Sizong are both temple names of the king of subjugation.

Emperor Duan and Emperor Shen both carry the meaning of knowing etiquette and self-denial.

No praise or no criticism, normal and normal, Dorgon and Li Zicheng, there is no need to be disgusted by this matter.

Zhao Han flipped through the things they presented, searched carefully and thought, "Emperor Si Zonggang."

To catch up with the past is to be just, to be self-improving is to be just, to be strict with government and punishment, to be righteous and courageous to be just... Although it is only a posthumous posthumous title, Zhao Han has already beautified Chongzhen.

Now that Zhao Han has given Chongzhen a temple name and a posthumous title, it is only when Daming is in the south that the story can be truly reversed. This is called a final conclusion.

Qian Qianyi and Zhang Pu bowed and withdrew, with joy on their faces.

They used to hate Chongzhen very much, but now they miss him a little.To be able to give Chongzhen a good posthumous title is also a matter of peace, and he can gain the gratitude of the scholars of the previous dynasty.

"Your Majesty is still kind." Zhang Pu said with emotion.

Qian Qianyi also sighed: "Yes, it is considered extremely kind."

The two left, Zhang Dai, who went to Korea to become the king, returned to Nanjing to report to the emperor.

After reporting on the mission, Zhang Dai cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the King of Korea please send the younger sister to Nanjing as a court lady."

It doesn't matter if it's a court lady, she can be released from the palace when she reaches the marriageable age, and find a lover to marry.Zhao Han nodded and said, "Yes."

The youngest sister of the King of Korea, the only daughter of Li Ji, the historical Lord Xiaoming, is only six years old this year...

This is a consistent practice in North Korea. The young daughters of high-ranking officials were selected and sent to the Ming court to be court ladies. There was a certain chance that they would be canonized as concubines.

In the middle and early Ming Dynasty, they also liked to select foreign boys and girls and bring them into the palace to be eunuchs and maids.Because they have no relatives in Daming, they are not afraid that their relatives will interfere with politics.

Vietnamese eunuchs, Korean court ladies, that is a major feature of Daming.

It's just that the king of North Korea, who rose to power by a coup d'état, is so humble to China that he sent his own sister to be a court lady.

Chapter 487 [Chinese Chinese businessmen]

Dali Temple, the highest court of the country.

Because the emperor attached great importance to the case, Dali Temple Minister Tang Yi tried it in person and announced the verdict: "...Since the defendant did not know that the drug was poisonous, and there was no relevant law in this dynasty, the corresponding punishment was exempted. Judgments were made on the merchants Zhou Zhi, Chen Bangding, Jin Xuekong and Li Guangxun... were acquitted. The defendants were sentenced and all the drugs were immediately handed over to Dali Temple for centralized destruction. After the promulgation of the "Decree Prohibiting the Sale, Prohibition and Fasting of Drugs", if the defendants commit another crime, This crime will be counted together!"

Li Guangxun's whole body went limp, and he sat down on the spot. He thought he was going to die.

Several merchants left Dali Temple together, and Zhou Zhi said, "I dare not stay here in the south. I want to apply to immigrate to Shandong with my family."

"Yes, yes, the south must not stay." Li Guangxun was terrified.

Although Dali Temple released them without charge, the terrible aftereffects of the addicts after they were imprisoned have already spread throughout Nanjing.

And those more than 1000 addicts are either rich or expensive.

Even, seven of them died due to drug rehabilitation. I dare not ask the emperor to settle the account, but have to put it all on the merchants who sell drugs.

A group of merchants returned home and ordered their families to prepare for relocation, and then went to the government to apply for relocation. They were willing to bear all the immigration expenses themselves.

I'm afraid that if I walk too slowly, I will be made things difficult by the officials every day, and even be charged with Luo Zhi's death!

Chen Bangding and Jin Xuekong were not reconciled, and they got together to discuss secretly.

"Brother Chen," Jin Xuekong said, "neither you nor I can be called rich, and there is no other way to do business. So we went to the north, what can we do for a living?"

Chen Bangding also thought so, but he was afraid of being punished: "What if you don't go to the north? Li Shilang's son, and Mr. Xi Ming himself, have suffered a lot from drugs this time, and they may be retaliated if they stay in Nanjing!" "

"Go overseas!" Jin Xuekong said.

Chen Bangding asked: "Brother Jin has connections overseas?"

Jin Xuekong said: "Although this drug is harmful, as long as it does not harm the people of the country. We sell the drug to Japan, North Korea, Annan, first to the local rich, and then to the local nobles. The more people who smoke The more we get, the more we can get rich. If Your Majesty doesn’t fast on drugs and arrest so many people to detoxify in prisons, we don’t know that this thing is so hard to get rid of. Since it makes people want to stop, it’s a big business, this is A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Chen Bangding hesitated and said: "But the cultivation of poppies is banned everywhere, where can we get so many drugs and sell them?"

Jin Xuekong said with a smile: "My little brother still left some poppy seeds, which were not confiscated by the officials. Let's go to Annan first to find a piece of land to plant. After the business in Annan is booming, we will hire sea ships to go to Japan to do business!"

There is also a sea-going ship leasing business, because sea transportation is very dangerous, some ship owners simply sit and collect rent.

First pay a deposit, and there must be a collateral. If the ship is capsized in a shipwreck, the owner will not refund the deposit, and then ask the government to judge to compensate the collateral.

Chen Bangding said: "Annan has never been there."

Jin Xuekong said: "I have a fellow countryman doing business in Annan. According to what he said, the southernmost territory of Annan Ruan Lord was expanded and occupied in the past few decades. The indigenous people there were driven and killed by Annan, and the population has not yet recovered. Come here, there are still many unowned lands in the mountains. The Annan government also encourages Han people to cultivate, as long as they pay taxes honestly. Let’s find some land from the Annan government and plant poppies as medicinal materials.”

Chen Bangding hesitated.

Jin Xuekong urged: "Would you like to, give me a word quickly. Let's go together, and we will take care of each other. If you don't go, then I will go by myself."

"Man dies for money, bird dies for food. Done!" Chen Bangding gritted his teeth and went all out.

These two vicious and smoking guys now know that the drug is poisonous, and they are going to harm people for money.

Although the victim was not Chinese, Zhao Han would punish him severely if he found out about it.Because once drugs are rampant in neighboring countries, they will come back sooner or later, as you can see in the United States of later generations.

The two first moved their family to Qiongzhou, and after settling their families down, they went to the southernmost part of Vietnam together.

The place they chose was located at the junction of the three countries of Annan, Champa, and Nanpan. It can probably be understood as a three-way zone, and at the same time it was actually controlled by the Vietnamese Nguyen regime.

After everything was settled, Jin Xuekong stayed in the local area to clear up the relationship, and Chen Bangding went to Yunnan to buy drugs.

They couldn't even wait to grow their own. After buying the spot, they offered the drug to the magistrate, saying that it was a medicine for relieving fatigue and curing diseases.After the other party became addicted, he said that this is a Chinese elegant thing, and scholars like to drink it.

In just half a year, more than 200 new clients were acquired, all of whom were Vietnamese officials and gentry.

The process was unexpectedly smooth, and the two of them didn't want to go to Japan anymore. They just concentrated on developing their business in Vietnam, and made the officials of Ruan's regime a bunch of drug addicts—this is the place Zhao Han wants to take, and he will definitely be wanted everywhere in the future. !

These merchants, for [-]% profit, dare to trample on all human laws; with [-]% profit, they dare to commit any crime, even sell the rope to hang themselves.

Let's not talk about the two drug dealers, just the serious maritime merchants in Zhejiang, Suzhou, Guangdong, and Fujian.

As more and more ports were opened, and even European merchant ships were allowed to dock, these coastal merchants rolled up.

Maritime merchants from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, carrying goods from the Yangtze River, went to Guangnan (South Vietnam) to sell at low prices to grab business.Merchants from Fujian, Guangdong and Haizhou also carried goods and went to Southeast Asia to sell them at low prices to occupy the market.

The Manqing sea ban is so strong, they dare to smuggle like this, how can they bear it when they meet Zhao Han who opens the sea?

Batavia (Jakarta).

This is the world of Chinese and Dutch.

The Dutch mainly worked as farmers, soldiers, craftsmen and officials, while the Chinese mainly worked as handymen, supervisors and small traders.

Both the Chinese and the Dutch have their own residential areas, which are strictly separated from the Malay natives.The Chinese residential area implements autonomous management, and each block has a Chinese leader, and these leaders are called "Japitan".Among them, one or two Chinese Kapitan can be elected as municipal councilors (only the right to observe and make suggestions).

A Chinese fleet slowly docked, and a large number of Chinese port coolies, led by Dutch officials, went to unload the cargo.

Even the coolies in Batavia are mostly Chinese.Malay natives are not reassuring, because they are often lazy and stupid, and even drop their goods into the sea.

Even the canals, city walls, and houses in this city were all built by Chinese, and the construction was contracted by Chinese businessmen such as Yang Kun and Pan Mingyan.

During the construction of the city, the Chinese had to pay a poll tax of 1.5 riel (about one tael of silver) per month, otherwise they would be obliged to help build the city wall.The Chinese paid five times as much tax as other citizens for the city's fortifications.When the city hall was built, the Chinese paid three times as much tax as all other races combined.

Most of these Chinese came from the Wanli, Tianqi, and Chongzhen years, and now account for 20% of the city's total population.

However, most of them are married and have married Malay native women.Including Chinese wives and children, all Chinese families account for more than 40% of the population in Batavia!

Purebred Europeans are less than 10%, and Eurasians are also less than 10%.

After the Chinese fleet unloaded, the sea-going ship went to the shipyard for repairs.The shipyard belongs to the East India Company, and the top managers and senior shipbuilders are naturally Dutch.However, the middle and low-level employees of the shipyard are all Chinese from the coast of China.

Lin Changfu belonged to the first batch of Chinese laborers, who immigrated in the 48th year of Wanli.

At that time, they were not called immigrants, and they couldn't live in Guangdong. It happened that Master Yang was recruiting laborers to go to sea, so Lin Changfu took the settling allowance and went with him.

At the beginning, they came to build the city, and they didn't earn a single penny of wages, just food and housing.It’s okay not to participate in the construction of the city wall, either swim back to Guangdong, or pay a head tax of one tael per month.

Lin Changfu was deceived miserably, and he scolded Master Yang's eighteen generations of ancestors all over the place.

After the city wall was repaired, canals had to be dug, and houses had to be repaired after the canals were dug.

The Dutch actually paid the wages, but they were all embezzled by the Chinese contractors.After the construction work was completed, the Chinese contractors did not let the workers go back, because they paid the workers resettlement allowances and advanced the boat tickets from Guangdong to here, and the Chinese workers had to continue working to pay back the money.

In order to maintain its own rule, the Netherlands was afraid that the Chinese laborers would leave, so they specifically arrested Malay women and assigned them to Chinese laborers as wives without compensation.

When Chinese laborers marry wives and settle down, they are bound here, and most of them choose to stay.

Lin Changfu's son is already 12 years old, and he works with him in the shipyard. Now he is just an apprentice boatman.They have learned how to build large ships, and they are even more skilled in ship repairing. A skilled craftsman like Lin Changfu earns 6 reals (about 4.3 taels of silver) a month.

It seems to make a lot of money, but there is a poll tax and the prices are quite expensive, so I can't save much money every month.

After working hard for a long time, I can finally take a little rest.

Lin Changfu distributed some meals to his son, and the grown-up boy ate a lot, how could the meal managed by the shipyard be enough?

This son is clever, but he is dark, born to a native Malay woman.

Lin Changfu decided to save some more money, and took his wife and children back to his hometown. He hadn't visited his ancestor's grave for more than 20 years.

"Changfu," Chen Dongshan came over with his job bowl, and said mysteriously, "Have you heard that the Ming Dynasty is gone, and the emperor has changed from his hometown!"

Lin Changfu smiled and said, "I heard that the new emperor's surname is Zhao."

Chen Dongshan added: "I also heard people say that this is a good emperor. In our hometown, the farmers can divide the fields. There is not enough food in the fields, and they can go fishing at will. The new court can't stop fishing boats."