Chapter 845 Bomb Explosion
Emperor Jiajing watched Jiang Qingzhi's passionate speech.
He squinted his eyes, with Huang Jin beside him. Knowing the Taoist's temperament well, he knew that Emperor Jiajing was observing Jiang Qingzhi.
How much of this impassioned speech was for the Ming Dynasty and how much was for Mohism?
The emperor's perspective is very different from that of ordinary people, and even from that of his ministers. In their eyes, power is the first priority.
From the moment he ascends the throne, the emperor feels lonely and has a desire to control power.
The power of life and death, the rise and fall of a nation with a single word...this is a god-like feeling.
Confucianism went from being weak to being strong, from being subservient to the emperor and willing to modify its own doctrines in order to gain important positions, to being able to ensure that the emperor's decrees did not leave the capital...all these changes took only a few hundred years.
What about Mohism?
At this moment, the Mohists seem to be full of passion for the Ming Dynasty, but what about in the future?
The Emperor is watching.
Someone said, "How many warships would it take to come across the sea? If we want to attack Ming, wouldn't the fleet have to cover the entire sea?"
Wang Yiqi sighed, "One Japanese pirate has caused great trouble to the southern part of the Ming Dynasty. If it were a Western power..."
"The Japanese pirates are just bandits from Japan. There is no place for them to stand in Japan, so they are almost like exiles plundering in the open sea." Du He added.
The Japanese pirates who wreaked havoc in the southern part of the Ming Dynasty were just a group of vagrants and street urchins.
But it was this group of Japanese pirates who beat the Ming Dynasty to a pulp.
If the armies of the Western powers came across the sea, what would the Ming Dynasty use to resist?
Lu Song sighed, "It's sad that he is unaware of the dangers surrounding him, but..."
Without uttering the word "hate" , Lu Song walked to the edge of the grove.
In the grove, you can see a number of broken passages.
The tree trunk, which was as thick as a child's arm, was easily broken, and the broken ends were jagged, which made Lu Song think of broken bones.
He looked in the direction where he was going and saw broken branches and leaves everywhere on the front of the passage.
"What if it's a person?" Lu Song asked softly.
As the enemy swarmed in, artillery roared.
The one who is in trouble will be afraid.
Countless broken limbs and arms were flying in the air...
The men and horses were howling miserably.
"This is... a national treasure!"
At some point, the ministers walked to the front of the grove and looked at the passages created by the stone bullets with different expressions.
Some were shocked, others were annoyed.
"Was Malacca really captured by the Portuguese?" someone asked in a low voice.
"Yes, it has been captured a long time ago."
"Then why don't you say it?"
"I said it at the beginning, but there is no follow-up from the court."
Malacca is far away from the Ming Dynasty!
If the Portuguese want to take it, let them take it.
Wang Yiqi said with high spirits: "With this powerful weapon, it will not be difficult to conquer the grassland."
Du He thought about the scene of artillery raging on the battlefield and wished he could go north again. Yan Xu behind him said, "The Western countries are strong, which is not a bad thing!"
"Seconded!"
"agree!"
Several generals whispered.
Du He turned around and said, "There is never too many enemies."
"My Lord, you are absolutely right."
"After returning from a great victory, those people looked at us differently."
"In the past, when I went to the Ministry of War, those officials looked at me with their eyes fixed on my head. But today, when I went to the Ministry of War, they... Hey! They actually greeted me with a smile. When I went in and met those officials, they were a little more polite than before."
"We paid for this with our blood and flesh."
"If the swords and guns are put back in the warehouse and the horses are released to the mountains..."
"An Da is still here."
"The Japanese pirates are still here."
"That place in Burma... it actually provoked the Ming Dynasty last time, it should be conquered!"
"The Japanese pirates are wreaking havoc in the southern part of the Ming Dynasty. The Japanese monarchs and ministers cannot escape blame."
"But Japan is one of the countries that Emperor Taizu Gao listed as not to be conquered."
"Times have changed. The country that we did not conquer has come to our doorstep. How can we not conquer this country?"
"That's right. In my opinion, there is no place in this world that cannot be conquered."
"Yes, that makes sense."
"If anyone dares to challenge the Ming Dynasty, we will send troops to attack them without hesitation!"
"To hold the king in the imperial court and win fame in life and after death, that is the glory of our generation."
"But those people..."
"Officer?"
The civil servants looked at the passages created by the stone bullets. Some were excited, but many were whispering and looking at Jiang Qingzhi from time to time.
Du He sneered, "These people would like us warriors to bow our heads and act like watchdogs, so that they can continue to bully others."
"If they stop us, it will be difficult to conquer us in the future." Someone said sadly.
"Damn it! Just beat him." Someone said gritting his teeth.
"Fight? Your Majesty... We can't even defeat them, so what can we use to fight them?"
"The land is full of scholars and Confucianists. What can we use to fight them?"
"unless……"
"Shut up!" Du He rudely shouted at the general who regretted his words as soon as they came out. Then he lowered his voice and said with an extremely fierce look in his eyes: "Why is the reputation of our warriors ruined? It's because of our domineering and unruly behavior.
In the former Tang Dynasty, there were many vassal states, and in the former Song Dynasty, the military men were reduced to bandits and soldiers.
In our country, I don't know when it became the ancestral precept to control the military with the civil officials. We are lucky, the soldiers below us have become slaves and are used as coolies by the civil officials. "
Du He took a deep breath, "This great victory is a great opportunity for us to turn the tables, don't push your luck. Remember, we only have one idea."
"Your Majesty!"
"That's right." Du He nodded in appreciation to Yan Xu, "Your Majesty points east, and we will never go west. Whoever Your Majesty tells us to kill, we will kill."
"Who will His Majesty kill?" Yan Xu's eyes flickered, and there was a fierce look in his eyes when he looked at the civil servants.
"Those people have been shouting for war and killing since yesterday, saying that Your Majesty is stupid." Du He sneered, "I don't know what will happen next. However, I think there will be bloodshed. We will just listen to Your Majesty's orders."
Zhu Xizhong and Jiang Qingzhi stood together and saw Du He acting like a leader among the generals, so they asked, "What is Du He trying to incite those people to do?"
"No incitement!" said Jiang Qingzhi.
"You can deceive others, but you can't deceive me." Zhu Xizhong whispered, "When the new policy begins, the Confucianism and Mohism will not be a war, but a fight to the death. I don't believe you don't have any arrangements."
"It's to teach them what loyalty is. Do you know Brother Guan?" "Brother Guan?"
"It's Guan Yu."
"Of course I know."
"If the Ming Dynasty wants to look outward, to go beyond the borders, the status of warriors must be improved."
"Disaster!"
"It's difficult. A thief's mistakes are like a comb, and a soldier's mistakes are like a rake. Just one sentence can make a warrior infamous. If we want to change this atmosphere of public opinion, we can only regard loyalty and righteousness as the motto of warriors!"
"Your plan is far-reaching enough."
"Brother, the new policy is not a dinner party, it's a death party."
Jiang Qingzhi thought of his own memorial, and thought that the Ministry of Public Security must be confused and shocked at this moment!
"Long Wei Bo!" Du He came over and asked in a fake tone, "This cannon is so powerful. If we can make 18,000 of them, Altan would be nothing! I just don't know how many can be made every day."
"Money and food." Jiang Qingzhi said lightly.
Xu Jie sighed, "I knew that he would use this to promote tax reform."
Huang Jin's frown relaxed immediately when he saw Taoist priest's frown.
From the introduction of artillery, the emperor and his ministers gradually realized the importance of firearms to the Ming Dynasty, as well as the various crises posed by foreign enemies, and then used this as an opportunity to launch attacks.
——It’s such an important national weapon, so it’s okay to make more, right?
If anyone dared to say there was a problem, Jiang Qingzhi would stuff the medicinal cigarette in his hand into his mouth.
Cannons are made of bronze, and bronze... isn't that money?
A huge amount of money and food!
Can the Ministry of Revenue provide it?
Lu Song smiled bitterly, "The Ministry of Revenue...is stretched to its limits. Even I am a skilled cook who can't cook without rice."
on!
Assisted by Lu Song.
Jiang Qingzhi's layout was completed.
Emperor Jiajing proposed tax reforms yesterday, and today Jiang Qingzhi stepped in to help.
This sincere heart...there was more admiration in Huang Jin's eyes.
In terms of loyalty, who in the country can compare to Chang Wei Bo? !
Even Xu Jie smiled bitterly and said, "He is determined to implement the new policy to the end, even if it means his death! This man..."
Xu Jie was unable to evaluate Jiang Qingzhi. His stance and values made it impossible for him to understand such a selfless attitude.
And Jiang Qingzhi was observing Uncle Ding in his mind.
"Uncle Ding, where is the reward?"
In just half an hour, he had asked nine times.
A sense of pressure suddenly descended upon him, and Jiang Qingzhi immediately surrendered. "I'm just asking, you go ahead and do your work!"
Hey!
Uncle Ding's temper became more and more violent.
Jiang Qingzhi cursed inwardly as he turned his consciousness back to the real world and found that everyone was looking at him.
Most of them sighed, were surprised, or gloated.
Even Xu Jie is like this.
This is……
Jiang Qingzhi was a little confused.
Zhu Xizhong sighed, "I claim to be loyal to His Majesty, but compared to you, Qingzhi, I am full of selfish motives. I can't compare, I can't compare!"
This!
This is wrong!
Jiang Qingzhi has always regarded increasing the Ming Dynasty's national destiny as his own responsibility, and he always works in this direction. When Daoye promoted tax reform, it was his instinct to take action.
What loyalty?
Damn it... Jiang Qingzhi saw Cui Yan raise his index finger and wanted to point at him. The corner of his mouth trembled for a moment, and then he put his hand down and muttered.
"This lunatic!" Cui Yan sighed, "I have argued with such a lunatic before. I am really... crazy!"
So these people thought I was blowing myself up?
Jiang Qingzhi suddenly realized.
Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "The Ming Dynasty is so big, but there are gaps everywhere. The Ministry of Revenue is powerless. Are we just going to sit and watch? Sit and watch the hungry people cry out for food, and watch the foreign races continue to grow stronger?"
"Where does the money and food come from?" Jiang Qingzhi's eyes were gleaming. "Those people have been sucking blood from the Ming Dynasty for many years. Have they had enough?"
“Why can’t taxes be reformed?”
No one can answer this question.
But there is an undercurrent.
Jiang Qingzhi walked to the side of the cannon and patted the cannon. "I heard someone said that if they are forced too much, they will rebel? Du He!"
"Uncle!" Du He came out.
"What do you think?"
Du He looked at the officials with a stern smile, "Our imperial guards are on high alert, and we only need your Majesty to issue an order to destroy this breakfast. I, Du, would like to say something..."
"I'm waiting, looking forward to it!"
Draft it!
The civil servants were cursing inwardly.
Of course warriors like to fight, because only by fighting can they gain military merit.
"Jiang Qingzhi is crazy!"
On the way back to Beijing, the officials' eyes were almost always on Jiang Qingzhi.
A horse came galloping over.
He is Yan Shifan’s man.
"Prime Minister."
"What's the matter?" Jiang Qingzhi poked a hornet's nest, and the old prime minister didn't know whether to be sad or happy.
"Chang Wilbur submitted a memorial."
"What did you say? It's worth a special trip."
"Investigate all the land in the country!"
The attendant raised his voice.
This is Yan Shifan’s order.
This is not our fault.
It belongs to Jiang Qingzhi.
We don’t want to carry it on our back, and we dare not carry it on our back!
All the murmuring disappeared.
To investigate all the land in the country... This means that the assets of those scholars and officials will be thoroughly investigated.
When the data is made public, those meat eaters who wear the mask of gentlemen are just like the emperor in the story of the emperor's new clothes...
It was ugly and exposed to the world.
(End of this chapter)
