Chapter 39 Looking for the Mascot
Yun Zhao still has some yearning for the brothel...
I have to say that I have never officially been to a brothel in two lifetimes. , this is a big pain point in a man’s life.
The last time I went to Mingyue Tower was when I was looking for Li Dingguo. Although I only secretly glanced at Miss Mingyue who was waiting for Li Dingguo to take a bath, I still remember clearly in my mind that I had only seen her once. The appearance of a brothel celebrity.
It’s not surprising that Qian Duoduo looks good... Feng Ying also has a good figure. Despite this, Yun Zhao is still envious of Qian Shaoshao who can go to the newly opened Mianyue Tower to sing and read poems.
The brothels in fantasy are the most charming, and the prostitutes in fantasy brothels are the most sentimental. Yun Zhao knows this, and he also knows that many literary works since ancient times have long described the concept of prostitutes as Things are highly literary.
After all, this is an elegant thing that literati do. If you want to go there without spending money, you can only try to flatter the prostitutes in the brothel in exchange for a degree of sex.
Yun Zhao has always looked down on intellectuals, especially since he has not verified the hardness of their bones. Yun Zhao has always had a scornful attitude towards them.
Especially after becoming the emperor, he became even less fond of this group. < /p>
The reason Yun Zhao doesn’t like scholars is simply because people’s minds become complicated after reading, and it’s difficult to see through them at a glance.
Generally speaking, neither Zhu Yuanzhang nor Yun Zhao was a qualified emperor.
The national disaster that Qian Shaoshao talked about is actually a very small thing. In Shanxi, a rich man accidentally dug out a white stone while digging coal. There was a dragon character on the white stone. , and then, this guy thought he was the True Dragon Emperor.
He hid this stone as a treasure, and began to secretly speculate whether he could become emperor. In order to further see if Yun Zhao, the current emperor, had a tendency to die suddenly, he came here specially A trip to Yushan City.
Of course, outsiders like him couldn’t enter Yushan City without formalities. However, he heard a lot of rumors about Yun Zhao’s nightly performances in Chang’an City, so he firmly believed that Yun Zhao was dead. It’s been a good few years.
Immediately return home to prepare for your great future.
At this time, his younger brother went to the Criminal Justice Department and reported his brother for hiding the dragon stone.
The Department of Punishment checked the "Lantian Law" and found no provisions regarding the illegality of collecting dragon stones, so they reprimanded the rich man's brother and sent him away.
After learning about this incident, the rich man believed that he was the chosen one. If he could avoid such a disaster, it must be God protecting him.
Then, he recruited troops among the miners and actively prepared to build his own army, preparing to wait for the right time to sweep the world in one fell swoop and eventually take the ninth-five position...
Then, he He was sued by the marshal he recruited. This time, the evidence was conclusive. This damn rich man was imprisoned. After the trial, the Ministry of Justice believed that this guy was messing around again and sentenced him to six years in prison according to previous cases.
However, he also thought he was a very dangerous guy, so he sent him to the Western Region to pioneer.
If it were just like this, it would not be enough to alarm people like Qian Shaoshao. After this guy arrived in the Western Regions, he actually thought that he could escape without being implicated in the nine tribes, and it was entirely because of God's care.
Relying on his own strength and some money, he quickly gathered a group of people in Dunhuang. They worked as land reclamators during the day, but at night, they became bandits who committed murder and looted goods.
When he was at his most powerful, he had no less than 800 people under his command. Their actions even alarmed the Dunhuang garrison. After several attempts, they finally captured this guy from the Devil's City.
At this time, a Shanxi local rich man had transformed into a murderous giant bandit.
The army's attitude towards giant bandits is completely different from that of the law officials in the customs. If they are caught, they will undoubtedly be shot. After a random shooting, this guy and more than thirty of his people will be shot. The partners were shot together.
In the Gobi, there is no need to collect the corpses. As long as it gets dark, the wolves in the Gobi will clean up the corpses.
No one thought that this rich man named Liu Fugui was shot twice. Although he was beaten to a bloody mess, he actually survived and crawled two miles in the Gobi before dark. After that, he returned to a hidden bandit's den. After living there for three months, he became a majestic hero again.
This time, when he started to recruit subordinates again, he had a response. In just one month, he had more than a thousand subordinates, and he named himself——King of White Stone. !
Yun Zhao took a breath and finished reading the documents brought by Qian Shaoshao, then stared at him and said: "Have you caught this King Baishi?"
Qian Shaoshao said: " The Dunhuang Guards were dispatched four times, but he escaped each time. When I received this document, the White Stone King Liu Fugui was still at large. At least two of these four pursuits were sure-fire situations, and he was both defeated by this The man escaped.
One time, his horse was exhausted, but at this time, he encountered an ownerless stray horse! ”
Yun Zhao fell! He took a breath and said, "Is this person so lucky?"
Qian Shaoshao frowned and said, "It's unbelievable."
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to visit Dunhuang myself, but I don't believe that he can escape from my Wuzhishan Mountain!"
Yun Zhao nodded and said, "Don't kill this person after you find him.Bring him back to see me. "
Qian Shaoshao said: "I plan to kill him when I see him, so as not to become a disaster in the future. "
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "You must keep this kind of lucky person for me, he will be of great use. "
"Aren't you afraid?
Yun Zhao smiled so hard that he almost lost his breath. He finally recovered and patted Qian Shaoshao on the shoulder and said: "From the time we started the army to the present, there was a time when we relied on luck." ?
Today’s Ming Dynasty has a solid foundation and cannot be overthrown by any lucky person. If such a thing really happens, it means that the fault lies with us and not with Liu Fugui. "
Qian Shaoshao frowned and said: "What do you want this person to do? "
Yun Zhao lit a cigarette and held it in his mouth and said: "Go and do something that will lead to death and no life. "
"What does ten deaths and no life mean? ”
“Simple, it’s just a matter of dying! Maybe this person can bring us some surprises. "
"Where to go? "
"The sea! ”
Qian Shaoshao nodded in agreement. He knew that Yun Zhao had always wanted to have a route from Guangzhou to the Americas. It was initially set that this route should start from Guangzhou Port and go south. The Osumi Strait exits the East China Sea
or passes northward through the Tsushima Strait and then crosses the Sea of Japan, or enters the Pacific through the Chongjin Strait
or passes through the Soya Strait and the Sea of Okhotsk. Entering the North Pacific and finally arriving in the Americas
Now, these three options are not favored by Han Xiufen and Shi Lang. They agree that they should first go to Europe, and then cross the Atlantic to reach the Americas. However, Yun Zhao is not convinced. There is no interest in a mature route.
After all, this behavior of circling the earth is really stupid.
The Ming Dynasty must have its own route that can directly connect with America. A route that doesn't need to be controlled by others.
Now, Han Xiufen has prepared an experienced crew that will cost money and life. She has selected a battleship and only needs a mascot to get on board. Yun Zhao thinks this. Liu Fugui is definitely qualified for the position of mascot.
"In this case, I will rush to Dunhuang immediately. At the same time, I will also inform the Dunhuang Guards in advance not to harm this Liu Fugui. ”
After Qian Shaoshi finished speaking, he left in a hurry. Han Xiufen’s warship was already filled with all kinds of deceptive and beautiful things, and they were waiting for the monsoon to blow, and they were about to start the Ming Dynasty. A large-scale maritime expedition
“Is this Liu Fugui so useful? "
Only when Yun Zhao returned home, Qian Duoduo immediately came over to ask about Liu Fugui.
"This kind of person can't die no matter what. He should be a very lucky person. People, I am just doing this to recycle waste, mainly to give some psychological comfort to the crew members who are preparing to go on expeditions. ”
“Yes, our family contributed a lot of money to this ocean expedition. The Prime Minister’s Office should have used national funds to support it.”It's a pity that Zhang Guozhu, that stubborn person, just refused and said it was a waste of money without any objection. Although he had a lot of national money, not a single copper could be wasted.
Husband, from now on, our family will pay for such things, right?
Yun Zhao looked at the more sensible Qian Duoduo and smiled and said: "In Europe, many expeditions are funded by the royal family. The origin is from the travel notes of the Venetian businessman Marco Polo during the Yuan Dynasty. The East, that is, our Ming Dynasty depicts it as a paradise full of gold, wealth and prosperity, which caused a craze in the West to search for gold in the East.
However, the rise of the Ottoman Empire controlled the east-west transportation arteries, arbitrarily taxed and extorted merchants passing through the border, and increased wars and pirate plunder. The trade between the east and the west was seriously hindered.
There were many kings, among whom the King of Portugal was the most active. He paid for many desperadoes and sailed ships to find a route that could avoid the extortion of the Ottoman Empire.
Then, just like this, they discovered the Cape of Good Hope, the end of Africa, the New World, and even the Americas.
Duoduo, this kind of investment is actually a hugely profitable investment. As long as one ship is successful, it can bring us countless wealth and an unprecedented bright future. "
Qian Duoduo is a woman who has seen the sea. When her husband said he was so ambitious, she couldn't help but whisper: "It's too dangerous. "
Yun Zhao nodded and said: "People only see successful explorers and see them making a lot of money, but they don't know that there are more explorers who died on the sea. Overall, though, it's worth it.
We can give it a try, finance some ships, and leave the Ming Dynasty to travel around. Maybe we will make great discoveries? ”