Chapter 933 The only rule at sea: Whoever has the biggest fist is the father

Li Chengwen from the Meizhou Li family in Old Port lived a very happy life in Songjiang Mansion. The seasickness caused Li Chengwen to lose nearly twenty kilograms. Li Chengwen, who had just landed, lost all his grace and suaveness. He was only tired and devoured. He had lost more than ten pounds.

Only then did Li Chengwen gradually return to his original appearance, a humble gentleman.

For Li Chengwen, everything about the Ming Dynasty was very novel. After his health improved a little, he let his nephew and adopted son push him around Songjiang Mansion, and visited the maritime affairs of the Ming Dynasty with almost no obstacles.

Hall, Craftsman City, Shipping Department, City of All Nations, Weaving Bureau, Shipyard, Refinery, Water Plant, Official Stores, etc.

Li Chengwen felt like a countryman entering the city. Everything he saw was novel and dazzling.

Li Chengwen said to his nephew and adopted son: "The Ming Dynasty is worthy of being a great kingdom, but my brother is still too conservative. What he told me about the Ming Dynasty is not one ten thousandth of what I see in front of me."

"Mencius said: To move the Qi and nourish the body, how great is it! Isn't this the son of a perfect person?"

"Mencius went from Fan Yi to Linzi, the capital of the Qi State, and said these words when he met the son of the King of Qi. His position changed his demeanor, and his support changed his physique. The son of the King of Qi was also the son of a man, but he was so majestic.

This shows the importance of status.”

"The king of Lu visited Qi, and the officials of Qi asked Mencius why the king of Lu was not the king of our country, but his tone of voice was very similar to that of the king of Qi, and his behavior and speech were all the same. Mencius said, no

Other reasons are just because of the same status."

"You two are more blessed than my brother and I. It is a blessing to be a Ming Dynasty person. Born in the country of Fan and raised in the upper dynasty, this is an honor."

In Li Chengwu's description, the Ming Dynasty was indeed rich and prosperous, but it always lacked some of the atmosphere of a heavenly kingdom. It was not that there was anything wrong with Li Chengwu's description, because the several times Li Chengwu visited the Ming Dynasty were all during the Zhengtong years, when people's livelihood was declining and people's livelihoods were declining.

The people were suffering, and Li Chengwu could see that the atmosphere of the heavenly kingdom was so weird.

"May I ask this old man, how much does this pork cost?" Li Chengwen saw not only the grace and splendor of the Ming Dynasty, but also that the people were the foundation of the country, the people were the most important, and people's livelihood was the foundation of the country.

The butcher selling the meat replied in a sullen voice: "Sixteen cents a pound."

"Oh, then what is this?" Li Chengwen looked at the meat piled next to him and asked a little strangely.

"The butcher, your Majesty visited Songjiang Prefecture on his southern tour and bought the shrimp from my stall. How much did it cost?" The butcher turned the knife in his hand, looked at Li Chengwen and said with a smile: "A nobleman like you is still here.

Are you waiting for the fisherman to buy meat?"

The butcher was open for business, and he saw many people. Li Chengwen looked like him, and he was obviously a noble person. When he came to his meat, he seemed nondescript and out of place. When it came to buying meat, most of the people were cooks, but this was obviously not the case.

Those who come to buy meat and those who delay business are all bad customers. The butcher did not lose his temper. Bad customers are bad customers, but this is a noble person.

"Cut the ribs like this, and add half a pound of water." Li Chengwen gestured to his nephew to pay, but what Li Chengwen's nephew took out was a silver ingot, not a tongbao, let alone a silver coin.

The butcher laughed loudly, cut the meat, rummaged through the box and found the old small scale and silver scissors, patted the dust on the small scale vigorously, and started to give change to Li Chengwen.

"I haven't used it for a long time, so my hands are raw. Just look at it, I haven't missed you at all." The butcher cut off a small piece from the silver nugget. Looking at this small piece of silver nugget, the butcher shook his head.

, and then threw it into the drawer.

The butcher looked at Li Chengwen again and asked with a smile: "Nanyang people?"

"Is the accent heavy?" Li Chengwen rarely showed timidity, and his eyes were a little evasive. Li Chengwen's mood at this time was probably that of applying for that poem. The voice outside the mountain was broken, and after winter and spring, he was even more timid about the hometown.

, I dare not ask the visitor.

The butcher handed over the meat and change, and said with a smile: "No, I dare not confirm your statement until you take out the silver ingot. No one in the Ming Dynasty uses this silver ingot."

"That's good." Li Chengwen breathed a sigh of relief and continued to wander around the Ming Dynasty market.

Li Chengwen went around asking for prices, but he didn't feel bored either. The price of rice in Songjiang Prefecture was about three yen per stone, a five-pound fresh fish was 98 yen a piece, a Sichuan hao pen was 54 yen, and an ingot of Hui ink was 50 yen.

Wen, an iron pot costs two cents and five cents a piece, an iron spoon costs thirty-six cents, a bucket of sweet water costs two cents, and a pound of coal essence costs seven cents...

After visiting the market, Li Chengwen watched his nephew and adopted son return to the Huitong Hall carrying large and small bags of goods. Li Chengwen began to write and draw, and then wrote down what he saw and heard in the title book.

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Li Chengwen was about to go north in a few days. According to the Ming Dynasty etiquette, Li Chengwen paid a visit to Li Binyan, the governor of Songjiang Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty.

Li Chengwen had met Li Binyan, but he had only seen one chair, the one carried by Tang Xing, the commander of the Ming Dynasty.

When Li Binyan heard about Tang Xing's affairs, including the chair's voyage to the Western Sea, Songjiang Governor Li Binyan's treasures and other fancy things, he couldn't help but shake his head. This Tang Xing always gave him a lot of surprises.

This was the first time Li Binyan heard about the treasure of Songjiang Governor Li Binyan. He said that there was a corrupt official in the Ming Dynasty. He was the governor of Songjiang and had embezzled huge amounts of money. Now that he was in the West, he was afraid that the Ming court would seize it, so he hid the treasure everywhere.

The corner of Li Binyan's mouth twitched and he repeatedly warned himself to be polite.

Before Tang Xing owed a romantic debt in Jiaozhi, she was the daughter of Ding Lie, the household secretary of the old Li Dynasty in Annan Kingdom. At that time, Li Yimin was defeated and Li Sicheng was discussing naturalization with Ming Dynasty. In order to obtain information, Tang Xing flirted with

He married Ding Lie's daughter. His Majesty said that he would not allow the use of honey traps, but he did not say that he would not allow the use of beauty traps. Tang Xing's unrestrained and free-spirited temperament was very lethal to young girls who were inexperienced in the world.

Tang Xing was originally just making a show and didn't take it seriously. However, Ding Lie's daughter got involved in the show and went to Ming Dynasty to find Li Binyan by name.

Tang Xing was active in Jiaozhi and always used Li Binyan's name. His little girl went to the Ming Dynasty to look for someone, but Li Binyan was not right. Naturally, he knew it was Tang Xing's fault, which made Li Binyan confused.

In his life, Li Binyan has only been to Jilong Island, Penghu, and even Luzon. However, there are legends about him everywhere in the sea. The merchants who came to the Ming Dynasty heard Li Binyan's name.

, reactions vary.

Li Binyan was not surprised at all when Tang Xing gave Li Binyan the nickname "Bloody Hands".

"Governor Li, the students have some doubts. Please ask Governor Li to clarify their doubts." The reason Li Chengwen came to Daming was to study, so there is nothing wrong with calling himself a student.

Li Chengwen recorded what he saw and heard, then handed over his notes and asked doubtfully: "Students are confused, living in the upper country to nourish one's energy, the Ming Dynasty is so livable, the people of Dou Sheng live and work in peace and contentment, the Ming Dynasty has great plans to open up the sea,

Who is still willing to go to sea? It’s me, I want to stay in the Ming Dynasty and refuse to go out.”

Li Binyan looked through Li Chengwen's notes and said with a smile: "You are a wealthy person in Nanyang. The Xuan comfort envoy in Jiugang was afraid that you would suffer in the Ming Dynasty. When he came, he was accompanied by two three-masted ships, and he brought dozens of gold and silver items with him.

Wan Liang, you didn't even spend a single ingot of silver to buy these things, so naturally they don't feel expensive, but for the common people, they are still a bit expensive."

"The Doctrine of the Mean says: The body means to put oneself in a certain place and observe one's mind."

"It's a student who caught a glimpse of something. Thank you Governor Li for your teaching." Li Chengwen was stunned and immediately understood his problem. He was thinking about the problem from his own standpoint. His brother never treated him poorly. Compared with Nanyang, these items are indeed

It was much cheaper, but it still seemed expensive to the people of Ming Dynasty.

When he goes to buy some meat, the butchers know that he is a noble man and a lowly man.

Putting yourself in other people's shoes and thinking about problems from their perspective is easier said than done.

Li Binyan shook his head and said: "This is after His Highness Prince Xiang established the official shop supply to stabilize prices. If it had been a few years earlier, the price you bought would have been more than 30% more expensive."

If the establishment of the official shop and the relationship between the official shop and the farm law were clearly explained, Li Binyan would not do anything today. He did not go into details, but asked Li Chengwen to seize the time to go to the capital. When he arrived in the capital, he entered the Imperial College and slowly

Just learn slowly and watch slowly.

Li Chengwen set off the next day and headed north. He entered Beijing in the twelfth lunar month of the 11th year of Jingtai. After bathing and changing clothes, he met with His Majesty in the Lecture Hall.

"I see your Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live, long live your Majesty, thank you for your kindness." Li Chengwen was quite grateful for the greeting. He was ill, so it would be ridiculous to perform three bows and five kowtows, but when he came to see him,

His Majesty specially issued an order so that he did not have to kneel down and gave him dignity.

Li Chengwen didn't mess with anything and entered the Ming Dynasty quickly. He gave himself dignity, and Zhu Qiyu was naturally willing to give him dignity.

"No gift." Zhu Qiyu took a look at Li Chengwen's appearance. Not all brothers in the world were as unattractive as King Jili. Li Chengwu took care of Li Chengwen very well, was very polite, and behaved appropriately.

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Yu Shaobao defeated me twice. Do the overseas Chinese in Nanyang still have a respectful heart? Yu Shaobao won, neither Chen Shouyan nor your two Li brothers made it difficult for me.

It didn’t make it difficult for Da Ming to do it, it’s very good, I’m very relieved.”

Li Chengwen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is generous. If I don't know my destiny, I will abandon both man and god."

The Ming Dynasty established rules in Nanyang and thought about the livelihood of the expatriates in everything. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was so kind. If the wealthy and luxurious households like them were not respectful, it would be too disrespectful to show appreciation. They had to wait until they were bombarded by powerful ships and could not be found.

If Beicai is willing to obey, Ming Dynasty will lose some face at most, but these wealthy households will lose their lives.

After all, why are Chen Shouyan, Liu Tianhe, and the Li brothers, who are so reverent among the Nanyang expatriates, the reason why the Ming Dynasty's fleet that covers the sky and the sun is pointing at them? How can there be so much etiquette on the sea?

, if I say I will destroy you, I will destroy you, and no one will care about it, and no one will speak for them.

Will the Ming Dynasty in the court tell the emperor anything about kindness and forgiveness for the sake of the overseas Chinese who are thousands of miles away and cannot be reached by eight poles?

When the emperor dealt with the luxurious households in the four corners of the Ming Dynasty, he had to use evidence and etiquette, otherwise the courtiers would use the word "abuse" to remonstrate.

But when it comes to Nanyang, who has the final say who has more ships, bigger ships and more cannons?

There are always no rules at sea. The only rule is: whoever has the biggest fist is the father.

Chen Shouyan was not so submissive at first, and he used the name of Zhang Shicheng's old unit to win people's hearts, but when the Haining's black dragon cannon was pointed at him, he immediately became submissive.

What Zhang Shicheng? I have never heard of it. Our Chen Lunpo and Chen family are the eagle and dog lackeys of the Ming Dynasty!

"Your Majesty, my brother asked me to bring some gifts. They are all on the boat. I entered the capital first and the gifts are on the way." Li Chengwen said respectfully. The goods on the two ships were Li Chengwu's gifts to the Ming Emperor.

In fact, he just used money to clear the way, hoping that the emperor would not treat his brother too lightly when he was ill.

Li Chengwu is overseas, and his understanding of the emperor is probably still based on the stereotype of eating with Wang Zhen, the great king, with a thousand taels of silver.

Zhu Qiyu said that in terms of money, in the whole Ming Dynasty and in the whole world, whoever was as rich as him, the Ming emperor, would have to borrow the national funds from his internal funds. He smiled and said: "You can keep it for yourself, I won't

If you are short of something, you can present it and I will reward it again. After a lot of tossing, it becomes a gift from the emperor. It is not easy for you to deal with it. Li Chengwen, you have no relatives or friends in the Ming Dynasty, and there will be a lot of money to spend in the future."

"Now that you're here, I won't treat you poorly."

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty kept his word, and his words were known to everyone from Sakai Port to Manbasa, from Ezo Island to Constantinople.

Zhu Qiyu and Li Chengwen chatted a few interesting things about Nanyang. Li Chengwen was indeed as mentioned in the memorial, and his knowledge was extraordinary. His talents and learning were indeed outstanding in Nanyang, but in the Ming Dynasty, they could only be said to be average.

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "The Xuanwei Department in Old Port was reestablished, and many official factories were reestablished. What you and your brother did in Old Port was actually reported by the Tang commander. You two brothers did a good job. Next year, you and Li Chengwu

His eldest son entered the Imperial Academy to study."
To be continued...