Chapter 606: Confused

In the spring of the 23rd year of Jiajing, the whole world fell into a chaotic situation. There was indeed panic in this emotion, but it was more confusion and inexplicable. The word "Huazhou" is a very common concept among coastal merchants, but it was still completely unfamiliar with him in the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the concept of Huazhou all comes from the residents who left Liao Town. What they said was a plausible description of legendary myths, and it was even more unreasonable.

The information that really has some value is something that is circulated among the people. Jinyiwei and Dongchang have always had their own eyes and ears in the market. It is said that many of the shops in teahouses and wine shops are informants, and the discussions on the streets and alleys can be quickly worn into the Jinyiwei's yamen and gathered on it.

However, these news cannot be made into documents and information and made public, because these policies are too incitement to merchants and gentry. They are originally intended to prepare for war and military expenditures, but now they have to pay more donations and taxes, which will make the exploitation of local areas even more powerful. If you spread such news, wouldn’t you destroy your own station?

Some things are getting worse and worse, especially the things that suppress speech. The Ming Dynasty has always been bad. There are literati who speak unscrupulously in the Ming Dynasty, and some gossip spirits are more brilliant, and even rumors about the emperor have to be made.

Later generations of the Qing Dynasty cursed the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei and Dongchang to block the road of speech and prevent the people from talking. In fact, the Qing Dynasty's most congested population and killed people's wisdom was the Qing Dynasty. The literary inquisition made the world dare not speak, and could not speak, and could only waste time in the examination.

When facing this situation, the Jinyiwei and the East Factory were helpless and could only arrest people everywhere. However, most of the people who could discuss state affairs in teahouses and restaurants were literati and gentry with family business. After arresting one, the entire capital was in an uproar, and even the civil officials of the Western Party did not do it.

After arresting, I was arrested, and in the end, I had no choice but to prepare to investigate the source. Any shops and places in Huazhou were closed and closed. This was considered effective. Nothing was as important as making money. Every store had posted banners that don’t talk about state affairs. This was hundreds of years ahead of schedule.

However, the more I catch this, the more curious and talked about it. Everyone was wondering what kind of force this Huazhou was like. Unlike the situation in the capital, the prefectures and counties along the coast were in panic. The officials in these places had a very close relationship with the maritime merchants and had a rough understanding of the strength of the Huazhou naval army. In the past, I thought that the Huazhou naval army was just a huge water force that wanted to make a fortune.

Now this is happening. Thinking about the large ships and artillery in Huazhou, and the extremely terrifying financial resources, the officials in these coastal prefectures and counties are all numb.

The officials in the whole world of Ming Dynasty have similar mentality. Even if they know the truth about Huazhou or learn a lot of things, they will not say it. Otherwise, they will be labeled as having an affair with the enemy country and will lose their heads, so everyone will beat me to death.

There is still such a situation in the coastal prefectures. Most officials who were arrogant and invited merchants to have banquets or discuss matters, but their attitude was very low. Although the status of merchants has been greatly improved over the years, it is really strange that many officials have "settled and handed over the years".

Guangning's troops had reached 40,000, and the soldiers and horses of Jizhen were still rushing there. The mighty camp and the soldiers and horses of the capital were the most trusted soldiers and horses of Emperor Jiajing, so they were placed near Jixian and the capital to be responsible for the defense and operations around the capital.

Some of the troops in Xuanhua and Baoding were camping and defense in Luanzhou area, while the troops in Jizhen left behind 10,000 troops to defend the grassland and the danger that might come. The rest were moving towards Shanhaiguan and Guangning. The craftsmen in the capital and Tianjin Wei also started to move with all their strength. Because they knew that the other party's firearms were powerful, they also worked overtime to produce firearms. The red-clad generals in the capital could not move around.

All the red-clothed generals in the other places were transported to Jixian, Luanzhou and Shanhaiguan areas. However, when the craftsman camp was fully engaged, several officials in charge of the craftsman camp disappeared in a very short time. It was not because they suffered some means, but because they were afraid of crimes.

The craftsman camp was unable to start for a long time, so the superiors were naturally anxious. When the officials sent to supervise, they found that the craftsman camp was already extremely short of money, and most of the craftsmen with some skills were missing. This craftsman camp was even more difficult than the military households, and even if they had a vacancy, there was no good or bad.

The way to make money here is to recruit private craftsmen and let them harbor under the craftsman camp. They can exempt taxes and corvee labor, which can make a lot of money. At the same time, the officials in charge can also collect some filial piety and take on some work outside. Therefore, although this craftsman camp is very poor, the craftsman has a lot of labor in the name of craftsman camp. There are many military households, but there are often too many craftsmen.

This time, there was a shortage, which really surprised the officials of the Ministry of Works, who were familiar with the joints, and they were puzzled. Later, a lower-level craftsman who did not leave revealed the key point. An apprentice costs fifteen taels of silver, a mature craftsman costs thirty taels of silver, and a master's 50 taels of silver. If you have family members, you can still make a 40% discount.

And as long as you hand over the people, you can receive their own ships in Tianjin Wei area, and you don’t have to worry about the rest. Selling people can get the money. Moreover, those craftsmen are willing to get on the boat, and the officials in this craftsman camp can only work for three years.

Who cares about future affairs? Whenever these officials take office, people come to contact us. What they do is to constantly recruit craftsmen from the local area, then hand them over to buyers, and get money. Weapon workshops in Tianjin rely on some rough work to deal with it. Anyway, the court has been ignoring the quality for many years, and sometimes, the quantity is not very important.

Since the supervision is useless and the craftsmen have a large amount of money to pay, the officials below are all keen on this matter. Speaking of which, these people are not much different from the career introduction offices in later generations, but they are just doing it more straightforward.

The Ming Dynasty never attached importance to craftsmen. When they were just aware of this, they found that the so-called craftsman camp had no more than writing coolies who could work and young craftsmen who knew some basic skills (again, these young craftsmen planned to train in the craftsman camp for a period of time to go to Huazhou), and there was no so-called manufacturing ability anymore.

When the news was sent back to the capital, the Minister of Works and the Minister of Works were immediately imprisoned. Fortunately, the arsenals in various places still had storage, and the rest were not coastal craftsmen. The loss of personnel was not as serious as the coastal ones. It could also be effective when organized urgently, but the production of firearms was far from enough.

Emperor Jiajing and the officials below were always busy preparing, but there was no movement in Huazhou. Although it was not an active attack, the border and everywhere were blocked very strictly. The civil servants in Huazhou were carrying out civil law similar to Baojia's joint responsibilities. Whether it was the border residents outside the pass or the original residents of Liao Town, they were already registered in a short time. The civil officials and tutors in each area were extremely strict.

If a stranger enters, he is not included in the list of civil officials, and there is no seal and signature guarantee for other civil officials and the League of Education Commissioners. He has the right to arrest and imprison immediately. If there is any resistance, he can be killed immediately. Retaining and not reporting the information will be punished in all sizes.

If a stranger has seals and signature guarantees in other areas but has problems locally, the person who is responsible for the person is held accountable, and the system of co-selecting and everyone is responsible, making it difficult for meticulous workers and spies to enter and inquire. Moreover, the cavalry in Huazhou is excellent. If the kind of horses and cavalry cannot stay inside the Liaohe River for too long, they will be chased, and the kind of person who sneaks in in disguise is even more in the net of heaven and earth and can do nothing.

As for the use of righteousness and loyalty, those who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and do not like Huazhou have returned to the Ming Dynasty. The rest have received a lot of benefits and benefits. They only hope that Huazhou will continue to win the long journey. How could it be helpful to the spies of the Ming Dynasty? Everyone is afraid of being implicated and the person who reports it is afraid of not being active.

As the saying goes, when Huazhou appears, the news of the Ming Dynasty can only be released by Huazhou. There are also the strange news described by those who have released it, which is even more untrue.

Although the soldiers are fast, Huazhou has not taken any action, but there is still a saying, "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles." Until now, the Ming Dynasty still seems to be a blind man to Huazhou, without knowing anything, and not knowing the other party's movements and movements. However, Huazhou has too many relationships in the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming army's every move is under the clarity of Huazhou.

The Ming army was only more than 300 people west of the Daliao River, all of which were horse teams. They were stationed on the front line just to report to Guangning as soon as possible when something happened. However, the military camp opposite was silent and was amazingly majestic when practicing, which had already shocked them.
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