"Those people are Taoist priests of the Wudang Sect? As Taoist priests, they have so much prejudice against Henan people. They are not worthy of being Taoist priests of Wudang Mountain!"
"Besides, although Taoism does not have as many rules and regulations as Buddhism, drinking is not allowed in Quanzhen Taoism, right? They drink so much, how can they look like Taoist priests!" Even after being pulled back to his box, Zhang Fu's father Zhang Yu
Still said angrily.
"Dad." Zhang Fu sat near the door to prevent Zhang Yu from provoking others. After hearing his words, he said: "Although the Wudang Sect is a Quanzhen Taoist sect, not all members of the sect are Taoist priests.
Many lay disciples. Most of the industries in Wudang Mountain, whether it is fields, shops or others, are run by these lay disciples. Zhang Wuji, who was just given a marriage as the consort, is the son of a lay disciple of Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Zhenren."
"Your Majesty." After saying a few words, Zhang Yu realized that he was criticizing the Emperor's imperial edict. He immediately did not dare to say any more and said instead: "These sects only have some land, but they even have shops. They are really not worthy of making such a big deal."
Family. On my way to the capital from Annan, I heard that there are temples, Taoist temples, banks, pawnshops and other businesses that use usury! Those who do this kind of profiteering and exploiting should have no descendants."
"You can't say this casually." Zhang Fu immediately said: "Dad, second brother, third brother, you have been in remote places like Guangxi or Annan. Your Majesty does not want them to occupy large fields, but you can encourage these sects to do business.
His Majesty also explained to the officials in the DPRK that if the sect occupies too much land, there will be fewer farmers cultivating their own land and more tenants, which is not good for the court."
"But the sect has the merit of educating the people and cannot be suppressed, so we can only let them do business. And His Majesty also encourages industry and commerce, so they naturally do business."
These words were not said by Yunxi himself, but Zhang Fu summarized them from Yunxi's usual behavior, and of course there were deviations. In fact, Yunxi didn't particularly care about the Wudang sect occupying large fields. What he cared about was
Religious sects like the Wudang Sect use their special status to turn many farmers into semi-serfs. But this is difficult to achieve by limiting the number of fields owned. The most important thing is to promote the construction of national institutions and better protection.
farmer.
But in the eyes of court officials and the leaders of various temples and Taoist temples, the court did not want them to occupy large areas of land and wanted them to do business. And the policy of allowing them to do business really encouraged them to do business, so many sects stopped expanding.
The act of owning the land in one's name, investing the money on hand into industry and commerce. And because the sect is different from ordinary businessmen after all, they know that the emperor still needs them at this time, and there is no need to worry about settling accounts later, so they are often bolder in investment and make profits.
Much richer than ordinary merchants.
Especially after they entered the early financial industry such as banks and pawnshops, because ordinary people believed in sects more than ordinary businessmen, even businessmen with noble backgrounds, they achieved great success in this industry. And because of the well-known financial industry
The huge profits made banks and pawnshops quickly become the main source of profits for various sects.
"What achievements does the sect have in educating the people? It's all nonsense!" Zhang Yu said loudly: "What benefits does it bring to the court by encouraging industry and commerce?"
"Dad, please speak softer." Zhang Fu said hurriedly: "This is His Majesty's strategy. Although many things have not been put on paper, it is also His Majesty's strategy. It is enough to talk about it in private at home, but in a restaurant
You still have to be careful what you say inside!”
Hearing this, Zhang Yu, who originally wanted to speak, stopped. Although he was in a relatively backward place like Yue Fan (Annan), and it was not Hanoi, the capital of Yue Fan, so he didn't understand the changes outside.
He still understands politics. Zhang Fu was promoted by the emperor to be the governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, which has made many generals jealous. If they heard this and reported it to the emperor, it might cause the emperor's displeasure towards Zhang Fu and reduce his favor.
Zhang Fu is now in a high position entirely because of Yun He's favor. If he loses his favor, the consequences will be disastrous. Zhang Yu, who regards his eldest son as the hope for the family's rise, will not do such a thing.
"Moreover, temples and Taoist temples do have the effect of educating people's hearts. It is not obvious in the Central Plains and Yue vassals, but it is of great use in various vassal states in Southeast Asia."
"Encouraging industry and commerce is of course also good for the court. The first is of course taxation. If industry and commerce are developed, more taxes can be collected. The previous two wars against Annan and the Timur Khanate were not for the tariffs of the two shipping companies and the government's overcharged merchants.
We may not be able to survive without raising taxes on farmers."
"Moreover, the more merchants there are, the less expenses the army will spend on an expedition. When an army goes on an expedition, it needs countless amounts of food and grass. The officials in charge of food and grass are never honest and not greedy. In the end, the money and food spent are always more than what the army needs. Li
After your Majesty requested permission from the merchants accompanying the army, your Majesty can purchase many things from the merchants accompanying the army, which saves the cost of this trip and saves the court a lot of money."
"After conquering the enemy's city, the things captured in the city can be quickly sold to merchants, instead of just throwing them away like before. The money obtained from selling prisoners can also be rewarded to the soldiers who have performed meritorious services, so the court saves a fortune
Reward money."
"So encouraging industry and commerce is good for the court."
"That's all, I can't defeat you." Zhang Yu found that he could no longer defeat Zhang Fu, and he subconsciously regarded Zhang Fu as someone equal to himself, and would not use the ancient privileges of being a parent to suppress them, so he decided to transfer
Topic, let’s not talk about this anymore.
"Wen Bi, you finally asked His Majesty to agree to let us return to the Central Plains from Yue Fan. This is really great. I am an old bone, and those of us who lead the army don't care if these bones are buried in
Wherever you go, it doesn’t matter if you die in Yue Fan.”
"But it's really great that you can let your two younger brothers return to the Central Plains. Your two younger brothers are still young and cannot die of old age in a place like me."
"How can a son ignore his father and two younger brothers?" Zhang Fu immediately said: "Even the imperial court advocates filial piety. Although your majesty criticized some false filial piety, he still praised filial piety. If you let your father die in old age,
Yu Annan, my son will definitely feel uneasy!"
"It's just that our clan members can't be saved. His Majesty is still very concerned about the rebellion back then. He hates those who participated in the rebellion and is unwilling to forgive easily. After the Yiwu War, my son was named the Empress of Guazhou.
The son asked Your Majesty to forgive his father's sins, but it took more than a year for His Majesty to agree. Those tribesmen would definitely not be able to save him."
"That's all, if the clan members can't be saved, then they can't be saved." Zhang Yu sighed: "After all, it is a serious crime of treason. Your Majesty is being magnanimous in not executing us all."
"Moreover," he added, "staying in Yue Fan is not necessarily a bad thing for the people. Although His Royal Highness the King of Yue tries to treat the Han people and the Annan people equally, many Annan people are not willing to His Highness rule Annan, and there are often zero
The sporadic opposition caused His Highness to attach great importance to the army, especially the garrison composed of Han people from the Central Plains or Zhuang people and Miao people settled in Annan."
"Since these armies are composed of Han people, they naturally favor the Han people. In addition, many local officials care more about the Han people regardless of the Han people. Therefore, the status of the Han people in Yue Fan is still higher than that of the Annan people. Of course, these are just ordinary people.
Compared with ordinary people, the Annan people's aristocratic families are naturally not among them."
"If the tribe members stay in Yue Fan, no one will care about their status as sinners, and their status is higher than that of the local Annan people. If they return to the Central Plains, everyone will remember their status as sinners, and their lives may not be as good as those in Yue.
Fan. Just say that when you were in Guangxi, neither of your two brothers could be called wives, but when you arrived in Annan, you got a wife who was the daughter of a local grain farmer who was proficient in Chinese."
"Furthermore, because the Annan people resisted in Yue Fan, there were many foreign countries around, and the soldiers of these foreign countries could not fight, so there were many opportunities to serve as soldiers but not dangerous, and they might not be able to be promoted to generals in the future. So they stayed
It’s not a bad thing to be in Vietnam.”
"Dad, since dad said this, my son has a question to ask dad."
Zhang Fu said: "Second brother and third brother are not very old. Since father said that being a soldier in Annan has many opportunities to make meritorious deeds, but it is not dangerous, and they may be promoted to generals in the future, why not let them stay in Annan and make some meritorious deeds?"
Then I request to be transferred back to the Central Plains, so that I can cleanse the sinner's reputation and enjoy wealth at the same time."
"The first reason is, of course, because your two younger brothers are not good enough!" Zhang Yu said immediately: "If they had even 10% of your ability, I would not take them back to the Central Plains right now. His Highness the King of Yue is very strict with generals who can fight.
Don't begrudge rewards and honors." As he spoke, he glanced at his two sons, who quickly lowered their heads.
Zhang Yu sighed and continued: "Since they have no ability, they can't achieve great achievements by staying in Annan. They can only reward three melons and two dates. At most, they can be raised to a small flag or a general flag. Even a hundred households are not enough. What's more?
Not to mention bigger official positions. So there is no use keeping them in Annan."
"On the contrary, when they returned to the Central Plains, they had the opportunity to receive titles and official positions. Wen Bi, you are now an uncle, and you are deeply trusted by His Majesty. If there is a war in the future, I will probably send you. Your two
Having a younger brother by your side, just showing a little bit from under your fingernails is a big credit to them. It may not be enough to make a hereditary commander, but it is not easy to make a hereditary Qianhu."
"This," Zhang Fu hesitated for a moment, but still didn't say anything. After all, they are his biological brothers, and they should support them.
"However, Dad, I don't think there will be any more wars in the imperial court. If we fight with tens of thousands of troops, I won't be needed. Naturally, my two younger brothers will not be able to follow me and get the credit. Because I was born in Yan
Wang Sanwei was not very popular in the army in the past and had few close friends. I am afraid it will not be easy to arrange this matter." He raised the question from another angle.
"What you said is wrong." Zhang Yu said proudly: "Although I don't know what happened in the capital in Annan, I read every issue of the Di newspaper. It's true that there won't be many wars after that, but at least there will be more
There is a big battle."
"Isn't it in Hanzhou Continent?"
"Of course not. How could I be willing to let your two younger brothers go to a place like Hanzhou? It's to the west of the Ming Dynasty, in the southwest to be precise."
"Southwest?" Zhang Fu immediately knew what place he was talking about. "Where will your Majesty send troops?"
"We will definitely send troops!" Zhang Yu said with a very certain tone: "When you go back and study the newspapers, especially those from the past few years, you will definitely find clues." In terms of military, although Zhang Fu's war experience in these years has been far improved.
Far surpassing him, he also knew Zhang Fu's military exploits over the years, but at this time he had forgotten all these and was full of confidence in his own ideas.
"This is one of the reasons why I want to take your two brothers back to the Central Plains. There are not many soldiers in Yue Fan, but there are a lot of barbarians around. I'm afraid they won't be able to send troops to the west. That would be a problem.
If I can't be commanded by you, I won't be able to accomplish much, and I may even lose my life there."
‘When you go back, you must read the Di newspapers from cover to cover over the years.’ Zhang Fu said in his heart.
He suddenly thought of something else. "No wonder Wei Guogong resigned and went home to recuperate, and sent his fourth brother to Nanyang to be the king's chancellor. Before that, he had been the king's chancellor in Yongfan in the northeast for four or five years. He returned to Beijing only two years ago.
I sent them out again to prepare for the future march to the west?"
"That's probably the case." Zhang Yu said. "But you don't have to imitate the Xu family. Most of the Xu family can do this. You are the only one in our family who has a lot of money, but we don't have the capital to do this. And the closer you stay in the capital to the emperor, the better.
If I can guarantee your favor, I will never leave Beijing easily."
"Dad." Zhang Fu felt that these words were inappropriate to say outside, so he reminded him in a low voice.
"I know." Zhang Yu realized it himself, raised his glass and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's drink and eat."
"I wish daddy a long life!" Zhang Fu hurriedly raised his wine glass and said.
"I wish daddy a long life!" Zhang Fu's two younger brothers also hurriedly raised their glasses and said.
But in his heart, Zhang Fu still said to himself: 'I hope my father's guesses are correct, and my preparations will not be in vain.' (To be continued)
