"Did you know that our invention of gunpowder and our invention of cannon on the other side of the ocean have almost reduced the size of the gun body countless times, and they don't even need a carriage to pull a single person to move on their shoulders?
While they are developing our things into weapons that can kill people, we are also using these things to make beautiful fireworks.
Do you still think these things are weird skills?
I want to make Lu Qianbei rich.
I want him to become a rich man in the capital.
I want everyone in the world to know the importance of skills.
Just like our pig iron, it can only be produced in one year.
Hundreds of thousands of kilograms, but if someone studies the iron smelting process and turns these hundreds of thousands into millions, what will it look like to our Ming Dynasty?"
Yang Ming became more and more excited as he spoke.
Without waiting for the shopkeeper's rebuttal, he continued: "What you think is the first industrial revolution in the West.
Their ships are far ahead of us in terms of scale and drainage system." , maybe one day we will still be sleeping when they suddenly appear in a certain harbor in our Ming Dynasty."
"This" shopkeeper just listened to what Yang Ming said, and he couldn't refute a word.
He actually didn't have much exposure to these things.
The only things he knew about were the muskets passed down from the West and the Damascus sabers.
These things are indeed better than those of the Ming Dynasty.
Today's technology is much higher, and many powerful people are proud to wear Damascus sabers.
Speaking of this, Yang Ming suddenly remembered something, so he said slowly: "The shopkeeper must have heard about things in Guangdong, right?
Guangzhou Prefecture."
Guangzhou Prefecture Suddenly, the shopkeeper remembered the Guangzhou grain tax theft case, which caused a sensation in the entire court.
More than a hundred soldiers were killed, and all the government's taxes were robbed.
This is the reason why not only the case reached the Third Division, but also the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple paid great attention to it.
The circumstances of the case are confusing You must know that more than a hundred fully armed soldiers form their own formation.
They can advance and attack, retreat and defend.
It is not easy to defeat them.
What's more, kill them all and leave no one alive.
In a head-on confrontation, they are ordinary elites.
It was also very difficult to do, and all of this seemed like a nightmare.
In just one day, not only was there not a single person left alive, but all traces were wiped out.
Although the Guangdong side reported that it was the work of bandits, anyone with a discerning eye knows very well that this is not the case.
From the crime to the evacuation, they can even accurately grasp the route of the grain and tax.
In addition to a powerful force, there must be other forces in Guangdong.
It has its internal response.
Based on the situation at the time, it seems that the most likely case was Guangzhou Fubing.
However, this shocking case was covered up by the entire Guangdong officials.
Until now, there is no explanation, as if this case has become an open case.
But Yang Ming mentioned it now, which surprised the shopkeeper.
Is there really something else going on here?
He looked at Yang Ming.
Yang Ming probably didn't know about the Guangzhou case, and he was from Sichuan and he shouldn't have anything to do with Guangdong anyway: " How did Mr.
Yang know about the robbery of Guangzhou’s grain tax?"
As a Jin Yiwei, he had the right to interrogate him.
He wanted to ask Yang Ming for his opinion.
Now no one regards Yang Ming as an ordinary scholar.
Yang Ming's words have great reference value.
"My maid Xia Yurou must be the shopkeeper who knows this very well," Yang Ming said calmly.
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He looked at the ferocious face of the shopkeeper: "She is the daughter of the magistrate of Guangzhou.
She went to the capital from Guangdong to avenge her father.
I also happened to meet her when I went to Beijing with the prince.
At that time, she was hanging out with a group of refugees. among" Yang Ming didn't hide anything about Xia Yurou.
After all, with Wang Jingui present, he didn't have to explain it too much.
And he is bringing it up now just to cooperate with Guangzhou to settle this matter.
The "daughter" shopkeeper was silent for a moment.
Since Yang Ming, the daughter, knew about the Guangzhou case, it made sense.
Maybe he knew the situation in more detail than he should and found something in it.
It was possible.
So he asked Yang Ming cautiously: "Did the young master find any doubts in it?
If so, please tell me truthfully."
In fact, not only him, but also officials from a province in Guangdong also wanted to find some clues.
It's just that all traces of this case have been eliminated long ago, and it is naturally impossible for the insider to reveal himself.
Yang Ming said: "Shopkeeper, don't you think that Fujian is actually quite close to the East?
There is also a Pearl River connecting Guangzhou to the sea." boom Pearl River Pearl River The shopkeeper's mind was suddenly shocked.
What is there in Fujian?
Fujian is the birthplace of Japanese pirates.
This place is the closest to Japanese islands.
Fujian is actually already a paradise for Japanese pirates.
The areas further inland are better, but along the coast Isn’t that place deeply poisoned?
When Yang Ming mentioned Fujian, he immediately thought of Japanese pirates.
The Japanese pirates are highly skilled in martial arts and have a reputation of daring to fight with all their might to be extremely vicious.
Although Guangzhou is some distance from Fujian, there is no doubt that because of the connection with the Pearl River, these Japanese pirates can swim upstream from the estuary of the Pearl River.
If it is at night, no one will notice at all.
There are many merchant ships and fishing boats coming and going on the Pearl River.
If there are really Japanese pirates, then the most important thing is that Guangzhou, as the most prosperous and wealthy city in Guangdong, must have the most grain, and this huge wealth must have attracted Japanese pirates. reason Why did the bandits slaughter the escorting soldiers in one day, and why did the thieves disappear without a trace in one day?
It seems that there is an answer to all this, and the answer is none other than the ambitious Japanese pirate.
He couldn't help but worry.
If this was really the case, then the problem of Japanese pirates was no longer just a small group of robberies, but had become a major problem.
Remembering that the officials in the court kept saying that it was a minor problem, he was even more worried.
Worry, these people have dared to think about food and tax this time, but what about next time?
Seeing the shopkeeper's face gradually becoming serious, Yang Ming smiled and said: "Shopkeeper, this is just Yang's guess.
I'm afraid you still need to investigate the truth.
But now Guangdong has become like an iron bucket.
It must be difficult for people to investigate, but hehe."
Yang Ming stopped talking at this point.
There were some things he couldn't say.
After all, it was related to the deployment of troops or a special organization like Jinyiwei.
Of course, he had to pay attention to his words.
Of course, if the shopkeeper said this matter, the nature would be different.
Now, with the support of this person who seems to have a high status in Jinyiwei, he will avoid a lot of trouble. s: Here comes the first chapter.
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