Han’s Son is Not a Slave

Chapter 1028: The Ming Dynasty was not short of money, only food

Gu Yanwu set off from Zhenjiang to Songjiang. Before that, he stayed in Yangzhou for more than two months. ???It wasn't that there was an order from Prince Qi's mansion not to allow Gu Yanwu to cross the river, but Gu Yanwu was interested in the restructuring of Jiangbei's salt industry and the Jiangbei Army that was being reorganized, so he stayed there to observe, and it was delayed.

"Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world." Rao Shixiang was just an ordinary soldier in his previous life, and these eight words made him reverberate. In terms of prestige, Gu Yanwu certainly cannot be compared with Qian Qianyi; in terms of status, Qian Qianyi was a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and now he is the Taifu of the Dingwu court. . As far as fame is concerned, Gu Yanwu is a national child supervisor who was born in donations, which is even more incomparable with Qian Qianyi, a leader in the literary world and a tanhualang. But Zhou Shixiang valued Gu Yanwu very much. As soon as the news from Yangzhou arrived, he immediately asked Gui Yongzhi to pick up Gu Yanwu in person. When he heard that Gu Yanwu was going to stay in Yangzhou for a period of time, Zhou Shixiang did not urge him, and handwritten it to Ge Yi, the JAC envoy in Yangzhou.

After Zhou Shixiang went to Songjiang, Gu Yanwu crossed the river from Guazhou in Yangzhou to Jingkou. Three days later, Zhou Shixiang arrived quickly and asked Gu Yanwu to meet in Songjiang. Gu Yanwu did not refuse, considering that Gu Yanwu was too tired to take a horse-drawn boat, Gui Yongzhi, who had been with him all the time, ordered someone to prepare a boat and go to Songjiang by water. The boat is converted from a cargo ship. There are tables and beds in the cabin, which can sit or lie down. It is relatively spacious. It is jointly operated by the boatman and his wife. Although it looks simple, this boat is famous for its cleanliness and thoughtfulness. Most of the people sitting are businessmen who traveled between Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The boat moored at Yutang in Changzhou. Gu Yanwu and Gui Yongzhi went ashore and stayed in the inn comfortably for a night. They had salty porridge and egg cakes for breakfast before leaving early. As the ship swayed, Gu Yanwu fell asleep unconsciously.

"Mr. Gu, Yan Zilingtai is ahead, do you want to get off the boat for a walk?" Gui Yongzhi whispered, awakening Gu Yanwu.

"Yes! Ask the boatman to dock." Gu Yanwu said without thinking.

Yan Ziling was Yan Guang, a scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was originally a classmate of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu. After Liu Xiu became emperor, he asked Yan Guang to help him. After much searching, they finally found them. The two talked in the palace by candlelight and shared a bed together. They were very happy. They fell asleep at night. Yan Guang even put his feet on Emperor Guangwu. This matter spread out later, causing an official remonstrance. Yan Guang felt that the officialdom was dangerous, so he left quietly, and lived in seclusion at the foot of Fuchun Mountain in Zhejiang. This Ziling Terrace in Changzhou was built during the Northern Song Dynasty. It is engraved with the 16-character compliment Fan Zhongyan wrote for Yan Guang, "The mountains are green and the rivers are beautiful. The wind of Mr.

Approaching Ziling Terrace, Gu Yanwu strolled on the stone chair under the tree to rest for a while. Gui Yongzhi accompanies him to tour the scenery without any impatience. After leaving Zilingtai, the boat continued to sail in the direction of Songjiang, and went to Suzhou. Gu Yanwu proposed to visit Hanshan Temple. This Hanshan Temple is a famous Zen temple in Suzhou. Gui Yongzhi has always heard of it before, but he has never seen it personally.

When the two were worshipping the Buddha in the temple, Qian Qianyi suddenly came, which surprised Gu Yanwu, because he didn't hand Qian Qianyi a letter, how could he know that he was passing through Suzhou. The appearance of Qian Qianyi made Gui Yongzhi also strange, but after a little thought, it became clear that Qian was the master after all, and Gu Yanwu's news could not be concealed from him, so he smiled and greeted Qian Qianyi.

"Master Zongbo is still healthy, the younger generation is very happy!"

Gu Yanwu's face was a little embarrassed, because he had refuted Qian Qianyi's face. When Gu Yanwu executed his servant Luen and put him in prison, his friend Guizhuang asked Qian Qianyi to rescue him, but Qian Qianyi asked Gu Yanwu to join him. Guizhuang was reluctant to lose Qian's Austrian aid, although he knew that Gu Yanwu would not agree, he still worshipped Qianyi as his teacher on behalf of Gu Yanwu. After Gu Yanwu found out, he hurriedly asked someone to ask for a post from a disciple of Hui Zhuang Daishu, but Qian Qianyi would not give it. As a result, Gu Yanwu wrote a confession, stating that he had never been listed on the Qian's gate wall, and asked someone to post it everywhere on Tongqu Avenue. This made Qian Qianyi very embarrassed, and mocked: "Yan Wu is too impatient!"

"Ningren stay away for a few years, stay safe!" Qian Qianyi looked at the events of his early years and stepped forward to hold Gu Yanwu up. Ningren is Gu Yanwu's character, but his original character was "Zhongqing", but this "Ningren" was changed later to show his attitude towards the Qing Dynasty.

"The Buddhist temple is pure, and you can't drink alcohol. Please ask the master and Mr. Gu to sit down and have a cup of tea!"

Gui Yongzhi winked and motioned his entourage to go to the monk's place to make tea. After the tea was brewed, Gu Yanwu and Qian Qianyi faced each other and were filled with emotion. Soon, the two let go, but because Gui Yongzhi belongs to King Qi, Qian Qianyi was inconvenient to talk to Gu Yanwu about Jiangnan's debts and other matters in front of him, and said, "Ningren is always wise and knowledgeable. People, this time King Qi's troops attacked Guizhou and rescued Li Dingguo outside the border, do you think Wu Sangui will abandon the Manchu Qing Dynasty and send his troops to fight King Qi?"

Gu Yanwu shook his head and said categorically: "It shouldn't be. Yungui is just a tasteless rib to Wu Sangui now. If Henan is sure, he will be able to go north to recover Beijing. At this juncture, he fights with King Qi, which a wise man can't do." After he finished speaking, he glanced at Gui Yongzhi and said to Qian Qianyi calmly: "Looking at what Wu Sangui has done in the past 20 years, he is someone who is not willing to suffer. There will inevitably be another civil war. Has the old Zongbo ever thought about trying to reconcile the two to share in the Ming Dynasty?"

"This"

Qian Qianyi was stunned, he never seemed to think about this matter

Since the restoration of Jiangnan, Zhou Shixiang was the first time he came to Shanghai in later generations, now Songjiang Prefecture. Songjiang Mansion was only established in the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, so in terms of history and reputation, it is definitely not as good as Suzhou Mansion. It can be seen from the fact that "there is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below". However, although it is not as famous as Suzhou, the status of Songjiang Prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River is also very important. It is stronger than Yingtian Prefecture in Nanjing, and the output of population and money, grain and taxes is no less than Suzhou.

Just take the population as an example. Although Songjiang has experienced the "Three Massacres in Jiading", the existing population is also more than 1.2 million, of which Dingkou is more than half. I am afraid that there are not too many Songjiang, as for Sichuan and other provinces that were slaughtered by the Qing army, not to mention not to mention.

Only when there are people can there be production, taxes and money. Jiangnan Shufu has a strong commercial atmosphere. During the Wanli period, the handicraft workshops in Songjiang Prefecture accounted for more than 70% of Jiangnan, while Jiangnan Shufu accounted for 90% of the whole country~www.wuxiaspot.com~ These handicraft workshops are mainly based on textiles. The main business is the production of cotton, silk and satin and other fabrics. These textiles are extremely profitable, and they are sold overseas through maritime trade, making the owners rich and gaining a lot of gold and silver. However, commercial development will inevitably damage agriculture, because the textile industry needs a lot of cotton and silk, which constantly turns the original farmland into an economic field for planting cotton and mulberry trees. Turned into a tax-heavy area. In the Ming Dynasty, the main source of food was changed from Jiangnan to Huguang, so there is a saying that "Huguang is cooked, and the world is full".

If there were no natural disasters after the apocalypse, if there were no refugees in the northwest, and no Manchus entered the customs, no one knows how far the commercial fairs in the south of the Yangtze River will develop, and whether capitalism will sprout.

History does not make assumptions, and Zhou Shixiang will not make assumptions. The purpose of his coming to Songjiang is to "build villages and build townships", not to promote the development of the local textile industry and the process of capitalism, because at present, what is lacking in the Ming Dynasty is not money, but food.

However, after visiting those workshops on the spot and listening to reports from Wang Shirong and Tang Xiaoxian, who presided over Songjiang's debt settlement, he slightly changed his original intention.

The treatment of Zhu Youlang by the bones has caused many readers of Yingming to abandon their books, and I cannot keep you. I only insist on my own opinion. Zhu Youlang does not represent Daming, nor does he admire being a big tomorrow. 8

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