Chapter 114: The Fujian Rebellion (1)
Zhu Cunji knew that he was involved in a very important matter. He thought that a hundred thousand taels of gold was already a big deal. Big thing.
But little did he know that as he used his brains to plot against his own family, the King of Chu, a large-scale operation was about to be launched in the land of the Ming Dynasty.
This action has a nice name - Twilight of Kings.
This decision did not come from Yun Zhao’s head, but from the Yushan Academy think tank.
They have been studying where the money of the Ming Dynasty went.
After searching around, I found that the emperor really had no money!
People really have no money!
Rich people are eunuchs, courtiers, local officials, landowners, gentry, and big businessmen, but the richest ones are considered vassal kings.
After all, just the King of Chu's annual salary is 20,000 tons of grain, not counting other benefits and the output of the fiefdom.
These people cannot do business or raise an army. The biggest expense is building mansions and gardens.
Compared with their huge income, how much money can they spend on eating, drinking and having fun?
So, as long as the feudal king is very wealthy.
The think tanks of Yushan Academy believe that the money in the hands of the feudal king is not of much help to the country and society. The money in the treasury is just a bunch of useless things. The Ming Dynasty needs this money. This money needs to be truly circulated to solve the money shortage of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, if it can fall into the hands of Lantian County, it can vigorously issue the base currency of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how corrupt the world is, at least, after the world is calmed down, the economic order will be restored quickly.
Twilight of Kings not only targets individual vassal kings, but also targets some extremely wealthy eunuchs, ministers, powerful landowners, as well as large salt merchants, grain merchants, and others.
The way to attack these people this time is - robbery!
This kind of thing must have a good unified plan, grasp the time, and basically let everything happen at the same time. Even if it cannot happen at the same time, it must be ensured that it is within the geographical area. quarantine message.
This kind of thing can only be done once. After Lantian County unifies the world, this kind of thing can no longer be done.
Since the matter was secretly initiated by Yushan Academy, some guys who were on the verge of graduation regarded this matter as their graduation exam...
For a while, Yushan Academy There are a lot of people missing.
It is difficult to keep things secret with so many people involved. However, until Dahonglu Zhu Cunji of Lantian County left Lantian County with gunpowder and cannons, he still knew nothing about the news. .
Everyone’s whereabouts are kept secret...
“There are many rich people in Nanjing!”
Xia Wanchun quickly took the rice into his mouth. He looked at Yun Zhao expectantly.
Yun Zhao snorted, and Xia Wanchun hugged Yun Xian and pretended to feed his junior brother.
Qian Duoduo said: "You are too young, you are not qualified to go."
Xia Wanchun said: "Master said I am very smart."
Feng Ying said on the side: "Smart is smart. You are too young. If you want to do big things, learn your skills in the academy so that you can be of great use in the future."
"I have calculated it. "Yes, in order to implement the kings' twilight plan this time, we need to send out at least 30,000 people to have any effect. However, I always feel that the master is covering something up by doing this."
Yun. Zhao put down his job and glanced at Xia Wanchun without saying a word. Qian Duoduo touched Xia Wanchun's head without saying anything. Feng Ying smiled and said, "Tell me, why did your master initiate such a large-scale robbery?"
Xia Wanchun said: "Students in the college student union believe that this is the beginning of the master's preparation to create a package of economic plans. After all, if there is no money, what economic plan can we talk about.
There are also some The classmates believe that this is a strategy for the master to weaken his enemies everywhere, and it is also a tempting strategy to attract the rich people from all over the world to move closer to Lantian County.
Some people say that the master plans to make Chang'an his capital in the future. , this plan is actually the old wisdom of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when he moved wealthy households from all over the world to Chang'an, and quickly used these wealthy households to create a prosperous Chang'an, allowing Guanzhong to regain the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties."
Yun Zhao. Nodding and saying: "Tell me your opinion."
Xia Wanchun said: "These people still underestimate the master. The master himself is the best in creating and expanding financial resources in the world. If you want money , Robbery is the worst way to do it.
As a master, I am absolutely not willing to do something like this for the sake of just money, which will be despised by the rich people all over the world if I am not careful. /p>
So, the disciple thought that unless the master believed that these wealthy families would suffer and would not become an obstacle to the master's unification of the world in the future, he would not do this.
The disciple heard later. After talking about Li Hongji's whipping of wealthy households in Luoyang in search of money, the disciple finally understood one thing - the old wealthy households were not the ones that the master was prepared to unite with.
So, there were the previous types of people who were targeted. The benefits mentioned by the classmates gave the master a reason to rob these people.
The disciple still felt that they underestimated the master. I don't know where they underestimated him, but I think it won't take much. Over time, something big will happen in this world.
When this big thing happens, the disciple will know the purpose of Master Qian Duoduo. He smiled, touched Xia Wanchun's head again, put a large piece of meat on his rice plate and said, "Eat more and grow up faster so that I can help your master in the future."
Xia Wanchun put down Yunxian, grinned at Qian Duoduo, and ate the delicious sliver of meat.
When I went to bed at night, I saw Yun Zhao holding Qian Duoduo.He lay on the brocade couch with a volume of books, but his eyes did not fall on the book, but looked at the dark sky outside the window.
It is the end of the month and the moon is not visible.
"Is it time for Han Lingshan to take action?"
"Logically speaking, there are still two days."
"Do you still take Zheng Zhibao's words seriously?"
"Yes, Zheng Zhibao really wants his brother to die. This cannot be false. Moreover, he has returned to his hometown in Zhangzhou and has been at home for some time."
< p>"After Zheng Zhilong dies, are you going to kill Zheng Zhibao too?""As long as they are enemies, I like incompetent people."
"Is Zheng Zhibao very incompetent? "
"Very incompetent!"
"So, this kind of person can live for a long time?"
"Not only that, but also It is very possible to live a prosperous life like a prince for generations."
"Why? This is unreasonable. How can a smart person live like this?"
"He has a smart person. Brother, a brave brother helps him to be at the bottom and helps him pay. He can happily lie on the corpses of the two brothers, drink their blood, and eat their flesh to survive until the two corpses can no longer provide nourishment. He uses his own wisdom to make a living."
"My husband wants to recruit Zheng Zhibao?"
"This kind of person can threaten and induce, and the Zheng family is in the land of Fujian. The popularity is high, so killing him is a bad idea."
"Since your disciples have noticed that you may have other plans, will others notice it?"
"No. Yes!"
"Why? I don't believe that there are so many masters in Yushan Academy who can see something like this?"
"Because those masters can see it? I don’t have the opportunity to discuss these things with you, nor do I have the opportunity to look at your faces while making random guesses to confirm my judgment.”
“My husband is saying that Feng Ying and I were betrayed by this little bastard. Planned?"
Yun Zhao looked at Qian Duoduo's smooth face and said, "Be careful in the future, he is really a smart little bastard."
Qian. Duoduo looked back at Yun Xian, who was running around on the mat drooling, and sighed: "Do you think Xian'er will be as smart in the future?"
Yun Zhao sighed: "No. You know, we don’t see many heroic fathers and heroic sons, but there are many cases of heroic fathers and bastards in the history books.”
Qian Duoduo took his son and wiped the glistening saliva from his mouth, and looked at him again. Yun Xian, who was much smarter, put him in Yun Zhao's arms and said, "No matter what, he must be smarter than Yun Zhang."
"I hope so!" Yun Zhao took his son's hand from his ear He took it off and sighed. It hurt so much to be scratched by this little bastard just now.
On Humen Beach, except for layers of three-foot-high waves crashing onto the beach, there was no one else.
Go and lie down naked in the coconut grove with no light from the stars and the moon.group of people.
The Zhengzhi Tiger Temple not far away was bustling with people, and whale oil torches illuminated the surroundings of the small temple like daylight.
Barefoot men with all kinds of evil looks sat in twos and threes on the stones in front of the temple, drinking wine and eating meat.
This situation has been going on for a long time, and Zheng Zhilong still hasn’t come.
Han Lingshan and his subordinates had quietly dived from the sea to Humen Beach for two consecutive nights. If Zheng Zhilong still did not come by dawn, they would need to dive back quietly again.
It is impossible to attack and kill Zheng Zhilong in the daytime, because as soon as dawn comes, the place will be surrounded by water heroes who come to pay homage to Zheng Zhilong. However, this will also prevent Zheng Zhilong from paying homage to his brother. , increasing the possibility of attacking Zheng Zhilong at night.
The dead man responsible for igniting the gunpowder has been arranged. One thousand taels of silver can buy a life, which is very fair. There are many people in the team who are willing to do this.
Han Lingshan looked at the Zheng Zhihu Temple without blinking. He saw that the sky had begun to turn white, but he still did not see the shadow of Zheng Zhilong. It seemed that this brother of his was very interested in him. It's not that passionate either.
"Go back!"
Han Lingshan gave the order in a low voice, and these people moved from the rear to the front, each with a diabolo tube in their mouth, silently Slided into the water.
After boarding the boat, the sky was already dark, and Han Lingshan was ready to go ashore in a bright and clear way.
I put on an ordinary sea-going dress, carried a fish basket, and drove a small boat to Humen Beach barefoot.
The Zheng pirates have never been wary of fishermen on the seashore. In their eyes, anyone who makes a living at sea is their brother!
The boat washed up on the beach with the tide, and the Zheng pirates who were on guard took the initiative to help Han Lingshan drag the boat to the beach to avoid being carried away by the tide.
This kind of thing is common for them. They go ashore when the tide is low, wait until the tide rises, and then leave by boat. This is the life of sea people.
"I caught a big grouper, and I want to dedicate it to an official!"
Han Lingshan grabbed a big grouper from the fish basket and showed it off to the Zheng family pirates.
The pure southern Fujian old saying made these pirates lose all vigilance. They came to Han Lingshan one by one and looked at the big grouper in the fish basket. One of them picked it up with his thumb. Said: "Yes, yes, the steamed grouper is the most popular among officials. Let's wait and make a fortune."