Chapter 297 Learn from the barbarians and learn skills to control the barbarian
court. The situation is strange. Seeing that the strict party has gained power, the change of rice to mulberry continues.
Qingliu provoked an attack on the Fuzhou Shipping Department, but the initiative for the investigation fell on Yan Dang.
On the anti-Japanese battlefield in the entire coastal area, only Hu Zongxian of the strict party took the initiative, and the Japanese rebellion in Zhejiang has gradually subsided.
Yan Shifan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, made a lot of money in the name of building the three main halls.
Under such a good situation, an order from the palace poured cold water on the Yan party.
In the forty year of Jiajing's reign, in winter, the emperor ordered King Jing to join the vassal state.
When the news reached Fujian, Su Ze was in Fuzhou City, playing chess with his master Wang Daokun.
"Rulin, I would say that this black tea tastes pretty good, especially in this cold winter, it makes your whole body feel comfortable."
Su Ze smiled and said, "A few days ago, Dr. Li received a letter and analyzed it with his disciples. Green tea is cold in nature, while black tea is warm in nature. Drinking black tea in winter can warm the stomach. If paired with sugar, it can drive away the cold."
Wang Daokun said in surprise: "I didn't expect this black tea to have such an effect. No wonder my stomach feels much better recently. Su Ze then said: "
Teacher, the news came from the printing shop a few days ago that the imperial office of the capital has banned "Jin Ping Mei"."
When he heard that his book had been banned, Wang Daokun was not angry at all. He said with a smile: "Why is it banned today? The efficiency of the Yamen in the capital is too low!"
Su Ze said with a smile: "The Yamen in the capital didn't ban the book because it was immoral. They said that Ximen Qing married several aunts and wives, and he was also a small pavilion boss. Married to the concubine of Jiufang, she said that her mentor hinted in the book that Yan Shifan's Xiaoge was always Ximen Qing, so he banned "Jin Ping Mei"."
Both of them burst out laughing.
There were many banned books in the Ming Dynasty, but the government had no ability to prevent the spread of books.
Often when the imperial court begins to ban a book, the book immediately becomes a bestseller.
Banning a book is equivalent to advertising the book.
Moreover, selling banned books was more profitable, so Su Ze only needed to keep the printing shop secret and move it outside the capital city.
The teacher and student finally talked about the situation in the court.
"In the Kingdom of King Jing, my uncle wrote to me, saying that the arrogance of the strict party in the capital has suddenly disappeared, and the panic is as if it is the end of the world. Haha!"
Wang Daokun and Zhang Juzheng were good friends. He was a literary man and naturally inclined to Qingliu.
Under the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, all adult vassal kings had to go to feudal states, leaving only the crown prince in the capital.
However, Emperor Jiajing believed in the prophecy that "two dragons will never meet". He did not establish a crown prince, and his two sons, King Yu and King Jing, were not granted vassal status.
The battle between Qingliu and Yandang also included the struggle between King Yu and King Jing to seize the throne.
Qingliu naturally supported King Yu who was more legalistic and more obedient to Confucianism.
Among the Yan Party members, Yan Song did not express his position, while Yan Shifan supported King Jing. Now the Yan Party members of the Young People's Party follow Yan Shifan and support King Jing.
The reason is also very simple. The current emperor has been in power for forty years.
Although Emperor Jiajing's body seems to be healthy, at this age, a sudden illness may kill the emperor.
So for the Yan Party, although they currently have the upper hand, if King Yu succeeds to the throne, one can imagine what the Yan Party will end up with.
And how will King Yu treat these ministers who have supported his younger brother?
King Jing's resignation was a very important signal.
Su Ze shook his head and said: "Although King Jing is a vassal, King Jing's fiefdom is De'an, which is only one step away from the land of Longxing. If the prince is uncertain, the battle for the rightful son will continue forever." De'an, that is, De'an
. Anlu, Hubei Province.
From the perspective of modern people, it is normal for the vassal king to be enfeoffed to Hubei, and there seems to be nothing strange about it.
However, Jiajing succeeded to the throne as a vassal king. Before becoming emperor, he established a feudal state and prospered the country, which was very close to De'an.
The fiefdom of King Jing has huge symbolic significance.
Su Ze couldn't help but sigh, this Taoist Emperor is really good at the art of checks and balances.
Even his two sons were his pawns, and he understood the situation in the court.
King Yu has legitimacy, but Qingliu is weaker than Yandang, so he will win in the future.
King Jing does not have legitimacy, but the strict party controls the government, which means he will win now.
Winning in the future and winning in the present will naturally not be in peace. The ministers of the imperial court will fight to the death, and only then will the emperor have the opportunity to make the final decision. This is also the "emperor's art" that Emperor Jiajing used to be able to firmly control the court situation after decades of practicing Taoism. ".
Su Ze has never liked the imperial art, but Su Ze also admitted that Emperor Jiajing was the top player in the emperor profession in terms of power.
If it weren't for the fact that it was already the 40th year of Jiajing's reign, and Emperor Jiajing's life span would be up in five years, this emperor would definitely be a formidable opponent.
"Teacher, I win."
Su Ze dropped a sunspot and cut off Wang Daokun's dragon.
He pondered for a long time and could only admit defeat: "Rulin's chess skills are getting better and better." [
Winning the game, Go skill experience +20, Lv6, 230/2000]
[The temporary effect of the common hand disappears, and the intelligence recovers Normal value. 】
Relying on the purple passive skill [Vulgar Shou: Lao Shou only strives to be first, has no old records in mind, and temporarily gains intelligence +6 during the game], Su Ze often plays chess with others while thinking.
Today Wang Daokun talked about the situation in the court, and Su Ze also pulled him to play chess.
Wang Daokun's chess skills can only be regarded as average, and he is no match for Su Ze who is at level 6 and has an intelligence +6 buff.
"By the way, this is a letter from my uncle to you."
Wang Daokun took out a letter and said, "My uncle knew that you were returning to your hometown to fight against the Japanese, so he sent the letter to me."
Zhang Juzheng, also known as Shuda, Zhang Juzheng Write a letter to yourself?
Su Ze opened the letter and was surprised when he saw the beginning. Zhang Juzheng actually sent his reform program to him?
All I saw was that he wrote straight to the point: "Brother Rulin has determined that in the sixth year of his administration, the country has suffered many abuses. In order to enrich the country and strengthen its army, there are six things to talk about, namely, the discussion of the province; the promotion of discipline; One is to emphasize the edicts; the other is to verify the names and facts; the other is to consolidate the foundation of the country; the other is to order military preparations."
Su Ze looked down and saw that Zhang Juzheng was eloquently writing thousands of words. Su Ze quickly scanned them. Isn't this what he wrote in later generations? "Chen Liu Shi Shu"?
This is a memorial written by Zhang Juzheng to Emperor Longqing after he entered the cabinet and became the second assistant during the Longqing period.
This is also regarded as the programmatic document for the reform that Zhang Juzheng later presided over during the Wanli period.
Does Zhang Juzheng really regard himself as a fellow reformer? You actually sent such an article to yourself?
Wang Daokun came over, but was too embarrassed to peek at the letters from Su Ze and Zhang Juzheng.
Su Ze handed the letter to Wang Daokun and said:
"Mr. Zhang really thinks highly of Su. He actually sent such an article to me."
Wang Daokun read it quickly and exclaimed: "What a great article! This article sheds light on current events and proposes solutions. Uncle." Sure enough, he has great ambitions!"
Wang Daokun looked at Su Ze and said: "Rulin, my uncle sent this article to you in the hope that you will participate in next year's Spring Festival. Although the current situation is difficult, maybe it will appear someday. What's the turning point? I heard that King Yu is wise and close to Qingliu. If the people in the court are prosperous in the future, you will also have the opportunity to display your talents!"
Su Ze shook his head and said: "Thank you for the advice, teacher, but I have made up my mind and still want to stay. Fujian, help the elders in my hometown to fight against the Japanese."
Seeing Su Ze's insistence, Wang Daokun could only say: "I understand what you mean, this is a shipwright under the Fujian Haidao Yamen, these 100 households are all experienced Shipbuilder, I have already asked for it for you."
Wang Daokun still asked: "I can understand shipbuilding, but why do you spend so much money to build a Western ship?"
Su Ze said with a smile: "Teacher, don't you also board this Western ship? Have you ever been there? Only strong ships can have powerful artillery. Maritime warfare is different from land warfare. Strong ships and artillery are far better than tens of thousands of elite soldiers. Isn’t the Battle of Tuen Mun the best lesson?" Wang Daokun is a local official. In
Su After Ze mentioned the need to build a large Western ship, he read the detailed records of the Guangdong Haidao Yamen about the Battle of Tuen Mun.
Although the Ming army won the Battle of Tuen Mun, in fact neither side could do anything to the other.
Because it was an offshore operation, Franji's ship was unable to take advantage of the Western ships' advantages in ocean warfare. Instead, it became clumsy and difficult to turn around.
The Ming warships were small and the soldiers fought bravely.
The final result was that the Folangji men ran out of ammunition and food, and finally chose to surrender.
In this battle, the Ming Dynasty used 5,000 naval personnel and more than 50 warships. Even the warships of the Fujian Coastal Guard Station at that time were also transferred to Guangdong to fight.
And what about the Franconians? It's just five battleships and a thousand sailors.
Su Ze added: "For offshore operations, Fuchuan is naturally the best, but to destroy the Japanese pirates, we must not only fight offshore." "
Like this fight against Japanese pirates, it is impossible to prevent Japanese pirates from attacking and harassing the sea area." "
Let me tell you . If you want to destroy the Japanese, you must take the initiative and eliminate the main force of the Japanese pirates at sea, so that Fujian can be stabilized." "That's
why I want to supervise the construction of Western sailing ships and use Western artillery to deal with the Japanese pirates." "
Western barbarians are barbarians, and Japanese bandits are east barbarians. , as the saying goes, learn from the barbarians
and develop skills to defeat the barbarians!" Wang Daokun exclaimed: "What a person who learns from the barbarians and develops skills to defeat the barbarians! That's right, these Japanese pirates always invade the sea areas, and the coastal guards are timid and dare not attack. I support you To build a Western ship, I can only give you these craftsmen and materials at the moment. If I can achieve some results next year, if I am still an official in Fujian, I will get more personnel and materials for you then." Su Ze immediately listened
. Realizing Wang Daokun's intention, he asked: "My mentor wants to be transferred?"
Wang Daokun nodded and said, "My uncle wrote to me that Mr. Xu Ge recommended me to be the governor of Guangxi. Is there anything Ru Lin can teach me?"
"Guangxi?"
Su Ze didn't expect that Wang Daokun would go to Guangxi to be the governor.
The governor-general naturally has a higher status than the governor he is now, but Guangxi is now a remote area, where natives and Han people live together. There are constant conflicts between Han people and native people, and troubles often occur.
The wolf soldiers in Guangxi are fierce and there are many turmoils in Guangxi, so the governor of Guangxi may not be a good job.
Su Ze thought for a while and said, "Students are stupid."
Wang Daokun sighed and said, "I'm overthinking it. Ru Lin has been in Fujian for a long time, so he doesn't know how to deal with things in Guangxi."
Su Ze thought for a while and said, " By the way, my mentor and disciple exchanged medical skills with Divine Doctor Li and got a prescription for treating miasma."
Now in Eunuch Hu's laboratory, artemisinin can be prepared.
However, artemisinin will lose activity as long as it exceeds a certain temperature. In ancient times when there was no refrigerator cold chain, it had to be prepared and used immediately.
This is why artemisinin was not widely used until modern times, while cinchona has been able to flourish in the fight against malaria for centuries.
Su Ze and Lin Mojun have contacted many businessmen, especially those in Spain, and offered them bounties on cinchona trees.
Artemisinin can only be used as a malaria prevention and treatment drug in settlements, while cinchona is a more portable emergency drug.
Su Ze wrote the process of preparing artemisinin in detail to Wang Daokun. Wang Daokun looked at the complicated preparation method and asked:
"Rulin, Miracle Doctor Li is indeed Miracle Doctor Li. He can actually make such a drug! Even miasma can be treated!"
Wang Daokun did not doubt the efficacy of this medicine at all. Now Li Shizhen's name has spread all over the country, and the world has listed him as a miraculous doctor who can heal bones, just like Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing.
Nowadays, in Li Shizhen's medical hall in Suzhou City, not only patients go to Suzhou to seek medical treatment, but also many people go to study.
As long as they could read and write, Li Shizhen accepted them all and trained many outstanding doctors, making Li Shizhen's reputation even more famous.
The first volume of "Compendium of Materia Medica" (Modified Edition) compiled by Li Shizhen based on Su Ze's request contains the symptoms of dozens of common family diseases, as well as the simplest treatments and the cheapest prescriptions.
Originally Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" was intended to compile a pharmacopoeia, but under the influence of Su Ze, Li Shizhen recognized Su Ze's ideas. In the final analysis of medical skills, only treating diseases and saving people is the most important.
This "Compendium of Materia Medica", which is like a manual for barefoot doctors, has become a must-have book in every village. Those poor people who cannot afford to see a doctor can also find some barefoot doctors who use the "Compendium of Materia Medica" to treat patients, and they treat patients carelessly.
Although it may not be cured, it is much better than getting sick and waiting to die at home.
For a time, Li Shizhen became a figure who was worshiped by the people in Nanzhili. Even in Fujian, stories about Li Shizhen's medical treatment were often circulated.
But Wang Daokun was still a liberal arts student after all. He looked at the complicated preparation process and said,
"But this medicine is too difficult to make. What temperature, what alcohol concentration, where is anyone in Guangxi who can prepare such a medicine."
Su Ze thought for a while . He said: "Then I will write to Divine Doctor Li and ask him to send a disciple who can make this medicine to Guangxi to assist his mentor." Wang Daokun was
overjoyed. At this time, Wang Daokun thought to himself that ordering Su Ze to help Fujian Jieyuan was really what he had done in his life. The most correct thing.
The shipyard on Chuanshi Island began to be constructed. According to the design drawings of the Clark ship that Lin Mojun bought from the Franji people, the huge keel began to be built.
[Discovered a new shipyard. The "Carpenter" skill can be differentiated into the "Shipbuilding" skill. Is it possible to differentiate the skill? 】
(End of this chapter)