Chapter 2144 Flower War (fifty-two)

   In the twenty-seventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Yang Rong, the former supervisor of Shangshan Supervision, went to Yunnan to serve as a tax supervisor.

  The emperor of the Ming Dynasty used eunuchs a lot. These eunuchs sent out to loot the gold and silver of the people.

   Mining copper mines is extremely hard work. Although the Spaniards had transported South American silver to Daming at that time, copper coins were still the main currency in local circulation, and silver was mainly used for long-distance settlements.

The copper coins of the Ming Dynasty were all cast in the Baoyuan Bureau in BJ City, which belonged directly to the Ministry of Household and Ministry of Industry. The money was mainly used to pay military salaries, and then distributed to various places. Most of the soldiers got a lot of copper coins from the places where they were stationed. This has led to the phenomenon that there are too many copper coins to be spent at border posts, while copper coins in economically developed areas do not reach a sufficient supply.

  In the Qing Dynasty, reforms were carried out, allowing localities to cast their own copper coins, which caused other problems. For example, the exchange rate of copper coins and silver in Zhili was inconsistent with Guangzhou and other places, and it was difficult to be fair when dealing with foreign businessmen.

The biggest difference between the land regime and the maritime regime is transportation. The maritime regime can transport "ballast" such as grain and porcelain by sea, while the land regime is very laborious and expensive to transport these things, and the freight becomes a very expensive Big expense, and not just money, but also manpower. After a hard day's work, Tongmin may not be able to eat enough to eat, because it is difficult to transport food to Yunnan and Guizhou.

   After Yang Rong arrived in Yunnan, he acted both as a mine envoy and a tax supervisor. He was in charge of mining and tax collection. The minions who depended on him searched everywhere to build a luxurious residence for Yang Rong, which eventually aroused public indignation. The students gathered together and wrote poems to satirize Quan Yi and his minions. The prefect of Yunnan and the prefecture of the prefecture resisted mining. Yang Rong used the method of framed accusation to put these officials and students in jail, and the entire administration of Yunnan was paralyzed.

  Lijiang is a good place. Dali has Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake, and Lijiang has Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Lugu Lake. Yang Rong asked Tusi Muzeng for this place on the grounds of mining.

  Since Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, the Mu clan has been guarding this place, guarding the iron bridge leading to Tufan. Did Yang Rong take this place and plan to guard it himself?

Yang Rong's reckless behavior eventually led to the civil uprising. In the 30th year of Wanli, the people burned the tax factory and killed Zhang Anmin, one of Yang Rong's minions. Yang Rong was so angry that he arrested thousands of people and tortured them to death. , and then put Fan Gaoming, the commander who refused to cooperate with him, to be tortured and put on a shackle to show the public. In the thirty-fourth year of Wanli, the commander He Shixun and others couldn't bear it any longer, and led tens of thousands of injustices to burn Yang Rong's mansion. escape.

   Later, the imperial court sent Chen Yongbin to end the event. The first thing he did when he arrived at the place was to stop the mining tax.

  If people can eat enough and live a comfortable life, they usually do not rebel. However, Chen Yongbin's memorial was "retained" and was not seen by the emperor. At this time, bandits had begun to riot in Yunnan. In the Yang Rong Rebellion, small officials and the public participated. In order to appease, the court only sentenced He Shixun to beheaded. "Woolen cloth?

   Those who had already participated in the rebellion fled into the mountains and forests to become pirates and mixed with the local indigenous people. They attacked Wuding City together. The local prefect Chen Dian was afraid of its viciousness and absconded with his seal.

  Chen Hongmou's method of mining copper mines was to contract the mining rights to merchants. After they obtained mining licenses from the governor, they organized copper mining by themselves gathered near the mines, and were responsible for the charcoal and tunnel support necessary for refining.

  The world is all for profit. If there is no profit, who will do thankless things?

   These manufacturers exploited the copper people, and the power of the imperial court did not penetrate these deep mountains and forests, and the White Lotus Religion was so powerful.

  Guangdong was originally relatively wealthy, but the population was too large and land was annexed, so not everyone had land. However, compared with the people in Chuan and Chu regions, they have other ways of making a living. The academies established by Chen Hongmou in Yunnan have also made some people no longer easily believe in superstition. Even in places with inconvenient transportation, Yunnan did not join them. .

   In other words, the civil uprising also needs the foundation of the civil uprising. The people in Guangzhou and surrounding areas still support the Admiral. Juren believes that pirates are a greater threat than the White Lotus Sect.

   During the Chongzhen period, there was a Minister of War named Xiong Wencan. When he was the governor of Fujian, the pirates attacked Tongshan from Xiamen.

   Xiong Wencan recruited one of the pirates and appointed it as a coastal defense guerrilla, attacking the pirates Li Kuiqi, Liu Xiang, etc., and completely pacified the pirates along the southeast coast.

Later, he recruited Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Guoneng, etc., but Zhang Xianzhong only surrendered on the surface. In fact, he was urging Xiong Wencan to ask for money. Tens of thousands of troops were waiting for the opportunity. In the 12th year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong revolted again, and Xiong Wencan was also arrested because of the failure of the court He was imprisoned and executed the following year.

  Admiral is about to step down. Of course, he doesn't need to recruit pirates like Xiong Wencan, but Nick can't be like those injustices when he "goes to court".

  Nick slept comfortably last night, but Juren has been trying to find a way for him. After all, he was rescued from the tiger's den and sent to the wolf's den.

  Nick really couldn't explain how the note came from, so he wouldn't explain it if he couldn't explain it clearly. The confession is also a kind of storytelling, otherwise there would be no fortune teller "Zhang Siru".

   Chen Hongmou's teacher, Yang Jiaxiu, once said that the singers feel that they are good at acting, but whether they are good or not depends on the evaluation of the people who watch the show.

Nick can't speak Chinese well, but it's impossible to call for an interpreter on this occasion. He had to repeat the "confession" mentioned by the people. Cao Xi and the admiral didn't rush him at all, and let him take it slow. Finished speaking.

   "You mean, this is a pirate 'sounding east and west'?"

   After Nick had wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, the admiral asked.

   "What is sound?" asked the scholar Biography.

   Cao Xi smiled strangely, and the Admiral did not explain what he just said, but fell into deep thought.

   A dead silence.

   "Is it true that the foreigners didn't participate?" the Admiral asked.

   "Can there be losses in Guangzhou City?" Nick asked.

   "A flour shop exploded, killing and injuring several people," said Cao Xi.

  Nick was surprised. Gunpowder exploded understandably. Could flour explode too?

   But he did not discuss this topic with Cao Xi, waiting quietly for the Admiral to figure it out.

   "In other words, when we transferred our soldiers to Guangzhou, we fell for the other party's trick instead?" the Admiral asked.

   It can also be said that if Nick did not hand over the paper to the Admiral, he could have thought that nothing happened, but everything was just a false alarm.

   "You can't ignore the evil that such behavior breeds." Nick said anxiously.

   "It's really not possible to give the Outlaw League a chance." Cao Xi said.

   "The parishioners on that island..."

   "Just some villagers and fools, bewitched by demons."

  Nick remembered that Yang Rong tortured thousands of people to death, which led to a larger-scale civil uprising, which immediately fits the phrase "mercy, mercy".

   "What about Liu Zongbing?" the Admiral asked.

   Cao Xi didn't speak anymore.

The death of a court official, of course, can't be easily ignored, not to mention that he also has a list of conspirators, although the names on this list may be made up by the villagers to avoid the pain of flesh and blood, or it may be it is true.

   "Go down." The Admiral said to the two of them, and to Cao Xi, "Set up a place for Pingxi."

   Then Nick was taken to a house in the military camp by Cao Xi.

  Although Cao Xi did not torture Nick, he was surrounded by soldiers, and as in the hospital, there were two guards at the door. Cao Xi told Nick that he could ask them to do anything for him.

   There is a kapok tree in the atrium of this house. The tree is full of red flowers, but there is not a single green leaf.

This is the characteristic of the kapok plant. In winter, all the leaves will be lost. When it blooms, there are only flowers. After the flowers have bloomed, the leaves will grow. In summer, the green leaves are shady. In autumn, the leaves turn yellow and fall in winter. , in the end only the bare tree trunk remains.

   And when the kapok falls, it is not like cherry blossoms, the flowers will fall completely. There are many intact kapok underneath this ancient kapok tree, which looks like a red carpet.

   If you want safflower to bloom, you must wait for Yan Shuang to come.

   Now that the safflower has bloomed, will Yan Shuang still come?

   (end of this chapter)