After months of traveling at sea, the Ming Dynasty envoy fleet finally docked at the port of Goa for supplies.
Before Wang Chong went to Europe as an envoy, the Port of Goa was still the territory of the Governor-General of Portugal and India. Now, Portugal has directly revoked the post of Governor-General of India and reassigned the Governor-General to be stationed in the Port of Hormuz, which is the Portuguese Governor-General of Arabia, referred to as the "Governor-General of Portugal".
Portuguese colonial ports such as Goa and Bombay were also handed over to the suzerain country, the Ming Dynasty, along with various facilities.
The headquarters of the Western Navy of the Ming Navy was also moved directly from the northern part of Ceylon Island to the Port of Goa in India, which made it easier to control the Arabian Sea.
Today, the Ming Navy headquarters is in Beijing, and the Navy Admiral Yamen (actual headquarters) is in Johor. The Western Navy is in Goa, controlling the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea; the Nanyang Navy is in Singapore, controlling the Strait of Malacca, and the entire Nanyang region; the Eastern Navy is in
Zhoushan controls the coastal areas from Fujian to Northeast China, as well as the waters of Japan, South Korea, Ryukyu and other countries.
"Is this the legendary India?"
Princess Mary's eyes were shining with brilliance, and this brilliance was called greed. She had long heard of the "wealth" in India. If she became the Queen of England, she would definitely follow Spain's example and send a fleet after quelling the domestic rebellion.
Discover and capture colonies.
Prince Henry took his wife Catherine out of the cabin as if fleeing, and couldn't wait to get off the ship and land. When crossing the Arabian Sea, he was so suffocated on the ship that he couldn't even bring up the interest in sleeping with Mary.
Catherine followed her husband, followed by their servants and maids, all looking excitedly at the harbor in the distance.
A young Ming Dynasty sailor came over humming a tune. Catherine immediately asked in less fluent Chinese: "Mr. Lin, which port is ahead?"
The crew member surnamed Lin replied enthusiastically: "Mrs. Mei (Dici), ahead is the Port of Goa. It used to be in the hands of the Portuguese Governor, but now it should be handed over to the Ming Dynasty. I just don't know if the name of the port has changed."
"Thank you sir, I won't disturb your work." Catherine smiled.
The crew member surnamed Lin glanced at Catherine's white breasts, swallowed involuntarily, and quickly looked away and said, "No need to bother me, I'm the onmyoji on the ship. I don't have much to do when we dock for supplies. I just want to get off the ship to get some air and relieve my boredom."
Catherine stepped out of the way, bowed gracefully and said, "Sir, please."
The onmyoji named Lin actually wanted to talk to Catherine, but he had to walk away because Catherine's husband was right next to him.
On the entire boat, whether they were European students, Han Chinese or Portuguese naturalized people on the boat, all the men liked to circle around Catherine. In comparison, Princess Mary paled in comparison, and her appearance and figure were thrown off by several streets.
As the first advocate of the corset, Catherine has a slender waist. I don’t know whether she invented it herself or learned it from somewhere. Catherine had already put on a whalebone skirt at this time. The corset and whalebone skirt made Catherine’s body curves amazing.
, the white breasts are extremely lethal to the Han crew.
Not only is she beautiful, Catherine, who was born in the Medici family, also learns at an amazing speed.
At first, she chatted with the naturalized Portuguese sailors, but gradually she was able to communicate with the Ming Dynasty sailors, and now she is even learning to write Chinese characters.
But our Prince Henry didn't have a good attitude toward his wife. They were originally a political marriage, and their families had a big feud with each other. They couldn't find a common language after they got married, and Catherine had been unable to get pregnant.
In fact, whether she can get pregnant depends on whether Catherine can figure it out.
Historically, she was not pregnant for more than ten years after being married. Even after she became the queen of France, she was still kicked in the face by the king's mistress. Finally, Catherine gave in and gave birth to a bunch of piglets, including three sons.
Successor as King of France.
"Hey, Kate, why don't you get off the boat and take a walk together?" Alfonso suddenly came over and said with a smile.
Prince Henry was trembling with anger. The bastard called his wife by her nickname in front of him and invited her to get off the boat with him.
Forbearance, in order to be crowned king, I will endure it today!
Prince Henry forced a smile and said to his wife: "We haven't landed for a long time, so let's go down together for a walk."
Unexpectedly, Alfonso took it one step further and actually stretched out his wrist to get off the boat with Catherine's arm.
Catherine smiled and took a step back, held up her skirt and bowed, saying, "I'm really sorry, I'm feeling a little unwell today."
Alfonso's smile became even more sinister: "I once studied medicine in Milan. Maybe you can go back to the room and let me check your body."
Catherine said: "This is not a disease, but a private matter for every woman."
Alfonso could only shrug: "Well, that's too unfortunate."
Although Catherine was born into a noble family, her parents died when she was young. She grew up in a monastery and married Prince Henry at the age of fourteen. She abided by the Catholic precepts and refused to be approached by any man, so she has been unable to get pregnant. A little more openness will definitely give "
Henry" gives birth.
This was one of the reasons why Prince Henry disliked her. Catherine was too conformist and even went to bed like a piece of wood.
Princess Mary is indeed far less beautiful than Catherine, but the princess is more enthusiastic and can even help Henry unlock new postures!
The only flaw of the princess is that she carries an intestinal condom with her, saying she doesn't want to get pregnant on the ship. She only has a few intestinal condoms, and they have to be washed and reused after use. Although the environmental protection spirit is commendable, Henry does not want to be like other international students after all.
Be a matchmaker.
At this moment, before the boat sailed into the port, Princess Mary was already waiting to disembark. She had a young priest on her arm, both of whom were selected by the Pope to communicate with China and try to spread Catholicism in China.
It is a pity that before the young priests arrived in China, they were already taught by the British princess, and some were not satisfied with the missionary posture.
This group of European students were almost slept with by Mary, and she even sent her maids out to sleep with them.
She is not born inferior, but she has no other resources. She must use all means to slowly accumulate her own strength, so that she can have a chance to seize the throne of the queen. Her father is the most cruel and ruthless king in British history.
Well, because two queens in a row only gave birth to daughters, one queen was placed under house arrest and another queen was executed!
In the main cabin, Manzheng pointed at Mary on the deck and joked: "Is this the princess of a country? She is worse than a prostitute."
Wang Chong smiled and said: "Don't meddle in other countries' affairs."
Manzheng said: "These Thai and Western students are all going to the Imperial College. I'm afraid that if this girl goes to the Imperial College, she will sleep all over the prison students there. When the time comes, the Imperial College will sacrifice wine and want to kill us. After all, we are the ones who brought people there."
Returning to Ming Dynasty."
Wang Chong curled his lips: "In the Imperial College in Beijing, there are hundreds of students who attend classes for a long time. She can hook up with all of them, so she can be regarded as a hero among women. What's more, the Imperial College does not accept women, and this matter needs to be discussed and handled by the Ministry of Etiquette."
Feng Zhou gradually sailed into the port, and Manzheng said: "Zhongde, please go ashore and rest for two nights. I will watch you on the ship. Alas, when I return to the Ming Dynasty, I may not be able to board a sea ship again in this life, and I will have to idle in Beijing for the rest of my life."
You are suffering on the boat, but I am enjoying the happiness on the boat, and it is a day that I can stay longer."
Wang Chong said: "The governor must not complain about the imperial court. The Ming Navy is far away overseas and has to guard against the affairs of the feudal lords in the coastal areas."
"I understand the truth, but it's different when it comes to myself." Man Zheng smiled bitterly.
Not only the matter of the vassal town, if Zhu Houzhao had not tricked them back to Beijing, it is estimated that Zhu Ying, Manzheng and Ning Botao would have founded a country in Nanyang. Even if they did not found a country, they would have supported their nephews and nephews in establishing a country, and they would have just occupied a few broken islands.
one country.
The two chatted for a while, and Wang Chong clasped his fists and said: "Captain, I will go ashore first. I am really tired from floating on the sea."
Manzheng joked: "Zhongde should be careful and don't contract the disease."
Wang Chong couldn't help but roll his eyes: "That's definitely not the case."
In almost every port, there are many brothels that specialize in the business of maritime merchants and sailors.
Ten years ago, syphilis had spread to Southeast Asia, and then to ports such as Guangdong, Hangzhou, and Fuzhou. Nowadays, high-end brothels conduct regular inspections and fire those poor women suffering from syphilis, while low-end brothels do not care about them at all.
Some patrons have also learned to observe the situation carefully, and if they find anything wrong, they immediately apply for a refund and leave.
In China's coastal cities, there are even "old Chinese doctors" who specialize in treating syphilis.
Wang Chong went ashore to find a place to rest, and the ordinary crew members took turns to go ashore. Some were responsible for purchasing supplies, and the rest were just looking for fun, nothing more than drinking, gambling and visiting brothels. Drifting at sea for a long time can really make people suffocate.
The prostitutes in Goa Port used to be low-caste and untouchable women, but later mixed-race women gradually appeared.
This is a lawless land. The Sultan of Bijapur did not dare to provoke the Portuguese, let alone today's Han people. Brothels and taverns are places strictly prohibited by the Green Sect, but the Sultan could only pretend not to know.
The Portuguese number 100 took possession of Goa.
Wang Chong was walking on the pier when he saw more than ten Han women, each carrying a baby. He stopped him curiously and asked, "Where are you from?"
A leading woman said: "Master, we were sent by the prince to take these babies to the north to raise them."
"Which prince?" Wang Chong asked.
The woman replied: "Your Majesty, you respect Taifang."
Wang Chong asked again: "Where do these babies come from?"
The woman said: "They are all born in brothels. If they meet the prince, they will be lucky."
After Wang Fang occupied Gujarat, the Han population was severely depleted, with only more than 5,000 immigrants immigrating in two years. Today, he is only the nominal owner of Gujarat, and the place is once again ruled by Indian aristocrats.
Wang Yuan sent a group of exiled military households. They were not obedient, could not be used for fighting, and were not even qualified to raise horses. They could only be thrown into plowing the land to grow food. Only a few military attachés could barely use them.
Wang Fang wanted to form a cavalry, but he had no choice but to recruit generals from the shortest. After more than a year of hard work, he only trained more than 80 cavalry, and there was no doubt whether they could be recruited to fight. While he was recruiting adults to expand the cavalry team, he was in various ports in India.
The brothels in the city collect babies - almost all of these babies are of mixed blood, and it is unknown which country they are mixed with. Wang Fang asked Han women to raise them, taught them to speak Chinese and write Chinese characters, and practiced riding skills since childhood. They will become elite knights in more than ten years.
And all of them are loyal.
The women carried their children and boarded the ship. It was a sea ship sailing from the Ming Dynasty. There were more than a thousand exiled military households on the ship, and officers accounted for a large proportion.
Just last year, Wang Yuan planned to stop the attack, and this year he directly saw blood in major border towns.
Wang Yuan and Yang Tinghe only reformed half of the salt policy at that time, and the remaining half of the salt policy reform involved border towns, vassal kings, eunuchs, wealthy merchants and the central finance.
If you want to completely reform the salt policy, first of all, the central government must not lack money, and secondly, it must solve the Mongolian border troubles. These two factors are indispensable, otherwise there is no way to stop the attack. Once there is chaos, mutinies will inevitably break out, and the Mongolian army will sweep down.
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Once these two factors are complete, we still have to attack the feudal king, the guarding eunuchs, the wealthy merchants, the northern hereditary officers, and the civilian interest groups!
Who gets it all?
Zhang Juzheng didn't even dare to touch him.
Wang Yuan also planned for more than 20 years before he dared to completely solve the salt policy problem. Mongolia has been defeated, the central government's finances are extremely rich, and the vassal kings everywhere are scared like quails. Eunuchs, military attachés, wealthy businessmen and civil servants are still
Dare to jump out and cause trouble?
They did not dare to cause trouble, but Wang Yuan took the initiative to stir up trouble and sent censors out to thoroughly investigate the corruption situation in Kaizhong.
The northern vassal kings once again had part of their property confiscated by Wang Yuan. Five of the guarding eunuchs were imprisoned at once, and eight wealthy merchants were fined with silver to compensate for their crimes (bribery). The northern hereditary military commanders suffered the worst. They had been raped several times before, and this time they were punished again.
Strictly investigate their corruption and abuse of grain and grass.
Military attachés who had embezzled more than a thousand taels were all dismissed from their posts and sent into exile. They took their families and their families to Tianzhu and gave them to Wang Fang to increase the number of Han people in Gujrat.
The Kaizhong system established by Zhu Yuanzhang existed in name only during the Hongzhi period. The country could not collect salt taxes, border towns could not get food and grass, and all the benefits were taken away by the powerful, military attachés and merchants.
Now, Wang Yuan finally cut the knot quickly and completely abolished the Kaizhong system. The annual salt tax revenue can be increased by at least tens of millions of taels!
In addition, the newly reinstated Chief Secretary of Cochin, under the banner of whipping the law, is actually engaging in the practice of allocating landowners to landowners. This year, the landlords rebelled, and Lin Fu and Shen Xiyi led troops to quell the rebellion. It took half a year to roughly get it done, but
There are also some armed landlords hiding in the mountains and forests.
Land taxes, tariffs, salt taxes, commercial taxes, mining taxes...the total of these taxes may reach 30 million taels this year, and the two salt policy reforms can contribute more than 10 million taels of annual income.
With an annual income of 30 million taels of silver, not including overseas colonial income, Zhu Zaiyi became emperor while lying on the silver mountain.
Of course, Wang Yuan's reform of the salt policy this time greatly offended all parties. Although no one dared to resist, the more it happened, the more terrifying it became. How many people were waiting for a counterattack, and how many people cursed Wang Yuan for his sudden death in his prime.
Nanjing's "Shilin Xunbao" published a large number of articles on "benevolent governance" during this period, saying that wise ministers should not compete with the people for profit, but should do something to hide wealth from the people.
Anyway, he was sour, making insinuations and slandering Wang Yuan, but he hesitated and didn't dare to say it clearly.
The authors of these articles, including their teachers and clan members, are all recorded in the black books and will never be able to get promoted again in this life.