Seiwa

Ding Qianhu's team changed horses at the Dezhou post station, and Dias was directly regarded as cargo and tied to the cart together with the Japanese artisans brought back.

Dias protested, but the soldiers ignored him at all. After a few times, the interpreter did not bother to translate for him.

After repeating a few words over and over again, calluses had grown out of my ears.

The military man can not only understand, but also can say a few words like Ding Qianhu.

Leaving Dezhou and entering the territory of Hebei, the population gradually decreases, and the further north, the more empty it becomes.

There are no villages in the plain grassland for several miles.

The fast horses galloping on the official road did not decrease, and the riders on the horses were wearing scarlet looped jackets, and they rushed towards them with a strong aura.

Whenever the fast horses pass by, the convoys in a row will give way and wait for the fast horses to pass before moving on.

Most of the convoys are composed of businessmen, or a wealthy businessman, or a few partners, traveling between the north and the south, doing business in leather goods, cloth and spices.Since Shen Xsan was sent to Yunnan by Emperor Hongwu to experience life, "flaunting wealth" has become the most taboo thing for businessmen.In the Yongle Dynasty, the situation improved slightly, and caution was still the mainstream.Regardless of merchants or rich merchants, as long as they are merchants, they dare not wear silk to show off in the market, unless they want to live in the county government prison for a period of time.

Recently, there have been more and more merchants transporting grain to Kaiping Xuanfu and other places in exchange for Yanyin.

At the beginning of the third year of Yongle, the Beijing Ministry of Household Affairs established a new rule, transporting rice to the border guards, two buckets and five liters can be exchanged for one Yin, which is a full reduction of five liters compared with previous years.

The businessmen who farmed in the frontier fortress sent letters to their families one after another to go to the land with high grain yield to buy rice as soon as possible, and transport it to the frontier fortress as quickly as possible.Although there is loss on the road, the profit is still considerable in exchange for Yanyin.

This order was implemented not because of rising food prices.On the contrary, due to the increase in the number of uncultivated fields reclaimed in Daning and Xuanfu and other places, grain yields are high, and grain prices have dropped slightly compared to previous years.Just because a certain salt well in Hebei produced more than [-] catties of salt, and the Beijing branch reported to the imperial court that a new salt mine had been discovered.

As a result, the price of grain in northern Xinjiang fell, but the salt in exchange increased.

All this opened the eyes of Dias who was tied to the car.Every time a caravan passed by, they would stare intently, as if wishing to tear off the oilcloth on the car to see what happened.

In addition to the caravan, there are civil and military personnel who rushed to Suncheon to take up their posts, or criminals who were sent to the frontier fortress.

Regardless of civil servants or military officials, no one rides in a sedan chair, and all travel by car and horse.

Ding Qianhu saw his colleagues who had worked together in the Ministry of War, and the two greeted immediately.

"How is brother Ding?"

"TOEFL."

We haven't seen each other for several years, and we don't have much to say to each other.A few words of pleasantries, friendly relations, and their respective departures.

Dias was still yelling, and the soldiers really didn't understand why this red-haired barbarian was so energetic.

In contrast, the eight Japanese craftsmen in the car seemed too silent.

Starting from Nanjing, along the way, I rarely heard their voices, and they were too honest to be honest.Only when they check into the post station and distribute steamed buns and pancakes, will they show a different expression, even a fierce side.

They dare not covet the steamed buns and jerky of the soldiers, and the dry rations in the hands of the fellow riders are the best targets.

The victor can grab more food, and the beaten one can only wait for the next meal hungry.

I found that the adults on the horses would not punish me for this. Every meal time, the eight Japanese artisans would fight.

The general banner guarding the Japanese people reported the matter to Ding Qianhu, Ding Qianhu waved his hand and hit him if he wanted to, thinking it was all a sideshow.As long as no one is killed, all hands and feet can work.When they arrived in Daning, it was impossible for these Japanese to think of Yao Mozi.

Ding Qianhu let go, and the Japanese craftsmen continued to fight for the steamed buns every day.

The steamed bun in Dias's hand was also coveted before. After being surrounded by three Japanese artisans, his performance exceeded everyone's expectations.

The monkey-playing scene was gone, replaced by a ferocious growl and a murderous expression.He was like an out-and-out murderer, taking advantage of his height, he severely taught the dwarf who dared to steal his food.

Ding Qianhu was very surprised, looking at Dias as if he had discovered a new continent.

Is this the true face of Frangji?

The colonizers and plunderers in the mouth of Xingningbo?

Dias was cruel to the Japanese craftsmen, he still played monkey games in front of Ding Qianhu, and he was even more afraid of the soldier who had hacked him unconscious many times.

He is not really a fool, on the contrary, he is very smart, even if he does not understand the language, he is still trying to win the favor of Ding Qianhu and others.In order to get what he wants, he has to do it.

Medieval Europe could be described as abysmal.

Diseases and plagues have enveloped the entire continent, Britain and France are fighting endlessly, the Habsburg family is busy fighting for power internally, and countries such as Italy and Spain, which are trying to develop maritime trade, are not opponents of big food merchants at all.Reluctantly going to sea, encountering the Ottoman Empire, which is in its heyday across the Eurasian continent, still has to be charged with heavy taxes and tolls. If you dare to resist, ships and goods will be confiscated.

Dias used up all the silver coins on his body before he boarded the sea ship of the food merchant and came to the east. He sold the family land, the place of residence no longer existed, and the two best clothes were exchanged for travel expenses.

Desperate, desperate.

If you don't succeed, you will become benevolent.

If Dias couldn't get everything he wanted from the East, he would jump into the sea and meet God without help from others.

Originally, he should not have come to the East.

Before the Europeans discovered a new sea route to the east, there was no historical record that a Portuguese named Dias visited Daming during the Yongle period.

Now, he is here, and will face another person who has strayed into history by mistake.

What this meeting will bring, no one knows.

Dias's abnormal performance made Ding Qianhu look sideways. After fighting with a soldier and being knocked down successfully, Dias returned to his usual startled and heartless appearance.

Ding Qianhu ordered the military man to continue to monitor him, no matter what secrets this Frangji man hides, everything will be revealed in front of Uncle Xingning.

Ding Qianhu has great confidence in Meng Qinghe, he can take care of the officials, but he can't take care of the little red-haired barbarians?

It's a joke.

In March, Daning is still snowing.

The Daning Dusi and the Daning Miscellaneous Bureau were bustling with activity.

The craftsmen who made the clairvoyance were arranged in an independent workshop, and the family also moved out of the original village to live in the military village on the outskirts of the city.

Shen Xuan took over the affairs of the Miscellaneous Bureau, Meng Qinghe did not feel relaxed, after finishing his official duties, he had to sit in the study and think hard about how to write the letter to the emperor.

Clairvoyance is just one of them. If the emperor ordered the craftsmen to be transferred away every time, would he still dare to "urge" the craftsmen in Daning to brainstorm and invent and create?

The emperor ordered the technology to be kept secret, even if Daning wanted to continue making parts.

The craftsmen strived for the upper reaches, transferred from the branch to the headquarters, from private enterprises to state-owned enterprises, and won better jobs.

The emperor was naturally happy when he gained technology and people.

But what did he get, making wedding clothes for others, so busy?

Not long ago, the Beijing Ordnance Bureau was ordered to recruit craftsmen from the Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau. Seeing the complacent look of the incoming man, Meng Qinghe really wanted to punch him.

proud?

What is there to be proud of?

Proudly poached Lao Tzu's corner and picked ready-made fruits?

"Uncle Xingning is upright and honest, he is really the pillar of the country." Picking the fruit is not counted, but a few more words are stabbed, "It's just that the officials see that such strange skills - prostitution - are only for the bottom class, and craftsmen are not top class. It's better for Xingning Bo to focus on his duties."

Meng Qinghe laughed angrily.

Odd skills - obscenity?Artisans are not popular?

Did the person in front of him forget which department he worked in, so he dared to speak so loudly.

What's more, even if he really doesn't do his job properly, it's not up to a little clerk to tell him what to do.Seriously speaking, in front of me, he had to kneel down and salute. I didn't care about it, but did he push his nose in the face?Could it be that someone is standing behind him?

Meng Qinghe sneered, no matter how big he is, can he be bigger than the emperor?Taking advantage of it and leaving dishonestly, being shameless and bumping into the crater by myself, no wonder I want him to look good!

"Liu Qianshu, I don't understand what you said." After a pause, Meng Qinghe's face sank, and his tone suddenly increased, "Soldiers are a major event for the country. His Majesty personally decreed to set up the Beijing Military Weapons Bureau. Liu Qianshu said so, Could it be that you are questioning the emperor?"

"The lower official has no such intentions, Uncle Xingning really wants to punish him!"

Snapped!

Meng Qinghe slammed the table, "Liu Sheng, you are bold!"

Meng Qinghe made a sudden attack, Liu Qianshu was stunned for a moment, before he had time to argue, he was grabbed by the arms by the two guards who rushed in from the door, and pushed him down again.

"What does Uncle Xingning mean?"

Meng Qinghe didn't make a sound, a Jin Yiwei suddenly jumped down from the beam, stepped on Liu Qianshu's hand, and said gloomyly: "How can you call the uncle's title directly? Seeing that the superior doesn't kneel and speaks nonsense, what's wrong with you?" How many heads are enough to cut off?"

Liu Qianshu yelled that he was wronged, and the hundred households of Jinyiwei who had watched from beginning to end were not interested in listening to his argument, so they clasped their fists at Meng Qinghe, "Uncle, what do you think of this person being handed over to a lowly official?"

"Alright." Meng Qinghe nodded and said with a smile, "What he said really offended Tianwei, it would be more appropriate for Zhao Baihu to deal with it."

"Honestly obey orders."

Liu Qianshu was dragged down, Zhao Baihu didn't leave immediately, and didn't go up to the beam again. He hesitated for a while, and said, "I have something to trouble Uncle."

"What's the matter? Zhao Baihu might as well speak up."

"Can you ask Duke Ding to hold your hands high and stop competing with the lowly ranks? Duke Ding is brave, and the lowly ranks are really no match."

Meng Qinghe coughed, his expression momentarily uncomfortable.

"I will discuss this matter with the Duke."

"Thank you uncle for your kindness!"

He coughed twice more, as the instigator, thanked by the victim, no matter how thick-skinned he was, his ears would get hot.

This cannot be blamed on him, ever since Shen Xuan moved into Bo's mansion, the Jin Yiwei in the mansion has become more elusive, once even appeared on the beam of the bedroom.

Neither the second hall nor the front hall is a problem, and it is absolutely unbearable to appear in the bedroom.Especially during Ding Guogong's stay, it was even worse.

Uncle Xingning was dissatisfied, and expressed that he wanted to cultivate himself. Recently, the Duke invited him to the guest room to rest.

Duke Dingguo started practicing martial arts diligently, often looking for masters in the mansion to compete with each other, and he found Jin Yiwei after searching.

If you don't come down, go directly to the beam to arrest people.

After a few times, the soldiers of the Son of Heaven couldn't stand it anymore.

They are the guard of honor of the Son of Heaven. They work part-time in intelligence and criminal investigation and interrogation.

Who is Duke Ding?

Killer on the battlefield!On the battlefield, five meters can be cleared around.

Competing with him in martial arts is completely one-sided beating.

He was beaten every now and then, and it couldn't be counted as a work-related injury. It was even more impossible to ask Ding Guogong for medical expenses. The Jin Yiwei in the uncle's mansion couldn't hold on anymore, so he could only ask Uncle Xingning to intercede.

The relationship between Uncle Xingning and Duke Ding... Ahem, it must be just a few words.

The rewards from His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Empress are clear, and as the highest-ranking intelligence personnel of the Ming Dynasty, they must have this awareness.

Uncle Xing Ning came out, Duke Ding no longer slept in the guest room, and indeed he no longer asked anyone to compete in martial arts, Jin Yiwei and the guards of the uncle's residence were relieved at the same time.

After a few days of peace, Liu Qianshu in prison made an astonishing move. He left a blood letter on the wall of his cell and committed suicide.

The content of the blood book is not to defend himself, but to accuse the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Erqian, of defaming the imperial court, being greedy and tyrannical, allowing his wife to do more than a dozen things in the counties and counties of the Ministry, riding in sedan chairs in the city every day, buying goods at low prices by force, Forced to ask for property, if you don't obey, you will be humiliated with a whip.Many people were killed. Liu Qianshu's old father was humiliated through no fault of his own, and died of injuries and illnesses. He suffered from a low position and a light job, and had nowhere to ask for help. He had to resort to this risky trick in order to reach heaven...

The blood book was very long, left on the wall, the color had turned black.

Meng Qinghe is not familiar with this person.

Since the establishment of the Beijing Ministry of Justice, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment has changed two terms. Erqian was transferred from Nanjing in November of the second year of Yongle.

Meng Qinghe knew that this was just Liu Qianshu's one-sided statement, and the facts had to be verified and discussed.But looking at the dried blood on the wall, his heart was still very heavy, and he was a little out of breath.

After Liu Sheng left the blood letter, Zhao Baihu of Jinyiwei immediately left Daning for Beijing.

The matter of Erqian will soon be put on Emperor Yong Le's desk.If Erqian and his wife's criminal evidence is convincing, no matter how strong his relationship network in the court and how strong his background is, he will not escape death.

After this incident, the Beijing Ministry of Criminal Affairs will also reshuffle the cards. It is not certain that the Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs who was transferred before will be transferred back.

It is true that Liu Qianshu has been wronged, but whether he is a pawn in the hands of another person is also unknown.

In the officialdom, Meng Qinghe would still feel uncomfortable a lot of the time.

Whether the fog in front of him should be cleared, even he himself is not sure.

The official of the Ministry of Punishment in Beijing committed a crime, and Jin Yiwei got the evidence. Shen Xuan's work in Daning had to come to an end temporarily, and he returned to Beijing first.

Meng Qinghe was not in the mood to hand in the written memorial.

What happened to the forehead, Emperor Yong Le's mood will definitely not be good.There is no benefit in taking the lead at this time.

If you suffer a loss, you will suffer a loss. Although Emperor Yong Le was not kind when it comes to craftsmen, but in other aspects, he also opened the door for him.For example, eight Japanese craftsmen and one oral order all became Meng Qinghe's "private property".This means that unless Meng Qinghe doesn't want it, no one can take it from him.Neither the royal family nor the dukes and marquises are allowed.

Besides, if you suffer a loss this time, you may be able to take advantage of it next time.

There is nothing wrong with drinking and pecking, taking the opportunity to brush up the emperor's favorability, and showing loyalty.

Shen Xuan temporarily returned to Beijing, and Ding Qianhu and his party arrived in Daning.

The eight Japanese craftsmen were under centralized supervision, and they were not assigned to work until the new workshop was completed.

This order was issued by Meng Qinghe himself, and everyone would naturally have no objection.

Dias was treated better. He was taken to the Bo mansion and arranged to live in a wing room under the veranda on the west side of the second hall.

The two long attendants pressed him to wash, put on a clean plain gauze collar, and put his hair up in a bun. Apart from his appearance, he was not much different from the border residents.

Dias was not used to pulling his sleeves.

From birth to now, it was the first time he was so clean.

The interpreter lives next door to Dias, there is no way, leaving the interpreter, no one knows what this barbarian is talking about, what he wants to express, Dias hopes to see the owner of this mansion immediately, in his opinion , who can have such a huge industry, must be a remarkable nobleman.

"No hurry." The interpreter was flipping through the travel notes of Marco Polo, which Dias regarded as a treasure, and most of them didn't understand much, so he guessed while reading, and he could understand a little bit, "Uncle is busy with work, so he will be free after dinner .”

The waiting time was a bit long, and Dias couldn't sit still. The interpreter asked the guards of the palace and was allowed to take Dias for a walk between the second hall and the third hall.

The screen walls, corridors, eaves, ridges along the way, and even the tiles on the roof and the patterns on the top of the door can all make Dias exclaim.

The image of an out-and-out country bumpkin is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even the guards of the uncle's mansion think this barbarian is really fun.

After turning around, when it was time for dinner, Dias was taken back to his room for dinner. On the table were fragrant wheat cakes, a large bowl of broth, and two dishes that Dias had never seen before.

Picking up two wooden sticks called "chopsticks", the action of "poking" the dishes is extremely clumsy.

Dias was a little discouraged.

Looking at the interpreter sitting on the side, she simply felt heartbroken and acted directly.

Where he was born, the king and queen tear bread with their hands, so two sticks cannot be steered.

After a meal, Dias ate heartily, still licking his fingers, the interpreter didn't move his chopsticks after he started, and vowed that he would never eat with this barbarian again in his life.

According to Xing Ningbo's words, this is a completely uncivilized barbarian!

After dinner, and after waiting for more than an hour, the personal guards came to call Diashi, and Uncle Meng invited him.

Dias immediately jumped up, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

In the east chamber of the third hall, Meng Qinghe had just finished his business and was drinking tea when he heard the knock on the door, put down the teacup and said, "Come in."

The personal guards led Dias into the door, saluted and said, "My uncle, he has been brought here."

"kindness."

The personal guard stepped aside, and Meng Qinghe looked at Dias who was standing by the door.

The interpreter whispered to remind Dias to salute, but Dias still stood like a log, as if he hadn't heard it.

After a long time, Meng Qinghe frowned, and the interpreter wanted to lift his foot to kick someone, and Dias woke up like a dream, and shouted dreamily: "God!"

What did he see?

Angels in the Bible!