Early the next morning, Ye Chunqiu returned to Beijing from Tianjin, and inevitably went to the camp of the Zhenguo New Army.
Naturally, on land, maybe these guys are majestic and neat, but Ye Chunqiu can completely imagine that when they really get on the boat, I am afraid that they will become a group of ragged beggars.
The sailors and sailors of the Franc machine ran in with each other, and also began to see some results, the knowledge of the night class, is not only the language, has begun to have the Franc machine people to teach some navigation knowledge, of course, now it is roughly some basic common sense, how to identify the direction of the wind, how to distinguish the direction through the compass, how to identify the warm current, how to avoid the reef, as well as the possible diseases on the ship, and the skills of fighting on the ship.
The sailors listened very carefully, the readers of this era, after all, most of them were hard to read the four books and five classics, and they all had the energy to study hard, and there were not many temptations in this era, and it was better to study than to do farm work in the field.
In addition to these, there are also things to learn such as the Atlas of Mountains and Seas, which is nothing more than to let them understand the general concept of geography, such as the earth is round.
In the case of the Franc machine, the earth is round, or heliocentrism, the subversion is theocracy, that is, the theoretical foundation of the church that has been rooted for thousands of years is broken, so the so-called ideological subversion will occur.
In Daming, everyone's concept is roughly that the sky is round, as for the sun revolving around the earth, or the earth surrounding the sun, in addition to giving people a sense of freshness, it will not breed too many emotions.
Ye Chunqiu is quite pleased with the progress of the water division, this is the benefit of recruiting elites, strong learning ability, understanding ability is also extraordinary, he does everything possible to maintain the image of the Zhenguo New Army, and establish a concept of the nobility of the Zhenguo New Army, in order to recruit such elites into the camp.
At this time, the vast majority of sailors are the people at the bottom, at this point, the water division of the town has a great advantage, knowledge is power, even if they only studied the four books and five classics before, but through learning, the ability to accept and understand is extraordinary, which is higher than the ordinary illiterate.
After going around the camp of the Zhenguo New Army, there was nothing special for him to deal with, so he returned to Yefu.
As soon as he arrived at the mansion, Menzi saw Ye Chunqiu coming back, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Grandpa, Lord Lu from the household department has come to pay respects today, he and Grandpa are fellow villagers, and the old lady is feeling unwell today, so the second master went to meet the guests." ” The second master, naturally Ye Song.
Ye Chunqiu frowned, and then went to the main hall, and outside the main hall, he heard Ye Song and Lu Wenjie, the right attendant of the household department, greeting inside.
For this Lu Wenjie, Ye Chunqiu had only heard of it slightly, and he was not familiar with it, but he didn't know why he came to visit.
Seeing Ye Chunqiu, Ye Song first got up and introduced: "This is Lu Shilang of the Lu family in Yinxian County, I" "Second uncle, I'm tired."
Ye Chunqiu pursed his lips and smiled, then looked at Lu Wenjie.
Lu Wenjie also hurriedly stood up, and said with a smile on his face: "The old man is still saying, we have a handsome man in Ningbo, it's amazing, hehe" Ye Chunqiu saw that his words and deeds were very courteous, and after all, this person was both a fellow villager and a senior, so he also smiled and exchanged a few words with Lu Wenjie.
During the conversation, this Lu Wenjie couldn't help but ask about the trade concession, Ye Chunqiu also said casually, seeing that it was not early, this Lu Shilang said: "It's not early, we are fellow villagers, we should be close to each other, please Zhenguo Gong No matter what, we will go to the house to have a glass of water and wine the day after tomorrow." ” Ye Chunqiu didn't rush to respond, but said, "If you have time, you must visit." ” Lu Wenjie laughed and said, "Zhenguo Gong is willing to appreciate the light, and Lu is full of brilliance." ” When Lu Wenjie left, Ye Chunqiu put away the smile on his face, and his face looked a little cold.
He doesn't trust Ye Song very much, and it's okay to keep it at home, but it doesn't mean that he can be responsible for ushering in the delivery.
At this time, Ye Song looked ashamed, looked at Ye Chunqiu, and said, "It's your eldest father who is unwell."
Ye Chunqiu said lightly: "Well, I know, the second uncle should go and rest." ” Ye Song had to prepare to leave, but suddenly stopped and said, "This surname Lu is not simple. ” "Hmm" Ye Chunqiu looked at Ye Song and couldn't help but say: "What does the second uncle know?"
Ye Song said: "As soon as he came, he asked where Chunqiu went, and I said that he should be a water practitioner, and he said that he was about trade, and I didn't dare to take it, after all, I don't understand these things."
Moreover, he is from Yinxian County, and I heard that the Lu family is in Ningbo and is doing a big business. ” The meaning of big business, Ningbo people probably know some, how can ordinary business be called big business, the real big business, is nothing more than a profiteering industry, and in Ningbo, the real profiteering is smuggling.
Because of the ban on the imperial court, the special products of the Ming Dynasty could not be shipped, so it caused a shortage of overseas goods, and even the porcelain plates of the Ming Dynasty, which were not worth much money, in the Wa Kingdom, Nanyang, and even the later Franc machine, it was equivalent to the existence of a work of art, so that in history, Europeans for a long time, will be the Oriental porcelain, even just the bowls and chopsticks, furnishings at home as decoration, and mostly among the nobility, it is very popular, a small meal with things, but become the best decorations, This is similar to the effect of the ancestors placing jade in the hall, which is enough to show how sky-high the price of porcelain and silk is after it goes to sea.
As far as Ye Chunqiu knows, if a piece of porcelain is one or two taels of silver in the Ming Dynasty, it is more than fifty taels when it changes hands to the Wa Kingdom, and if it is Nanyang or other remote places, the value is even higher, it is one hundred taels, and it is not impossible.
Ye Chunqiu has also lived in Ningbo for a short time, how can these things not be heard In fact, the most powerful opposition to the opening of the sea in the Ming Dynasty was mostly the families in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, because once the sea ban was opened, ordinary merchants and even ordinary people could go to sea, which meant that a large number of silk and porcelain could be continuously sent to foreign domains, which would definitely cause prices to plummet.
This is just like the era of alcohol prohibition in the United States, if alcohol is sold openly, it is not beneficial for the mafia, the more alcohol is banned, the mafia can use it to bribe local officials, provide funds for parliamentarians, and under their protection, increase the price of moonshine many times to generate huge profits. aa2705221: