Sun Yuanhua was not at the cannon factory. He took a leave of absence and went to Jinzhou University because his teacher, Xu Guangqi, was there.
Xiong Tingbi was stationed in Tongzhou and tried his best to guard the southern gate of the capital. However, after a year, the Revolutionary Army did not attack at all. Instead, they used sugar-coated bullets to corrode tens of thousands of soldiers. The Imperial Censor of the Ming court reported this matter to Xiong Tingbi because it was Xiong Tingbi who first said that he wanted to earn money to support the army.
Recently, the Ming court had publicly announced that they wanted to make peace with the Kennu and borrow soldiers to suppress them. With Xiong Tingbi's bad temper, he repeatedly wrote to the Emperor to make trouble. The Taichang Emperor had long disliked him, so he simply imprisoned Xiong Tingbi. As Xiong Tingbi's assistant, Xu Guangqi tried to write to defend Xiong Tingbi. In the end, before he could submit his defense, news came that the Emperor also wanted to arrest him.
Xu Guangqi was also old. Originally, he was still hot-blooded and wanted to help the people in danger to protect the Daming Empire. However, the Daming Empire could not tolerate him. In a fit of anger, the old man simply turned to the Revolutionary Army. Anyway, there was a ready-made route. His favorite disciple was an official in the Revolutionary Army.
However, when Xu Guangqi arrived in Jinzhou, he regretted it because He Zhuo had been ordered to wipe out the Kong residence. Zhou Qingfeng also listed many crimes of the Kong family in the newspaper. He skinned an unscrupulous and deceiving thousand-year-old family.
Xu Guangqi was so angry that he stomped his feet and cursed. He almost said that he would not eat Zhou Su and would go on a hunger strike. Sun Yuanhua had no choice but to rush to Jinzhou University to take care of the teachers who had been placed there, as well as to console them.
Jinzhou University was a hodgepodge. Although the transmigrator tried his best to improve the school's teachers, the school's time was too short. The teaching level was still at a very low level. The most knowledgeable group of people in the school turned out to be a group of old and young people that Zhou Qingfeng had scavenged. These people formed a history department to write their memoirs.
Liu Gu, who had been captured early on, Mao Wenlong, who had been captured later on, and even some officials from Shandong who had sought refuge but were not put in an important position, were all stuffed into the History Department. Xu Guangqi had nowhere to go, but he refused to work for the Revolutionary Army, so he was also thrown here. When Sun Yuanhua came to visit his teacher, he discovered that Old Man Xu was actually not lonely. The courtyard he lived in was quite lively.
"Teacher …"
As soon as Sun Yuan Hua popped his head out, Xu Guangqi who was in the courtyard saw him and repeatedly waved his hand: "Chu Yang, come quickly, come quickly, greet Mr. Sun."
There was a person in the courtyard about the same age as Xu Guangqi, but he was wearing the robes of the Ming court. Sun Yuan Hua stepped forward to greet him. After Xu Guangqi's introduction, he found out that this extraordinary looking old man was Sun Chengzong. Both of them were once officials of the same court, but they had never met before. Sun Chengzong rose to fame very late, and he only made a name for himself because of the ambush case. This time, he appeared in the Ming court robes, which surprised everyone.
After introducing Sun Chengzong, Xu Guangqi asked Sun Yuan Hua: "Chu Yang, you have been in Jinzhou for a long time, tell Mr. Sun about your experiences."
"Teacher, what do you want to hear?"
"Recently, the newspaper said that Grand Marshal Zhou sent troops on an expedition and seized the city of Goa in India tens of thousands of miles away. Is this true? "
When Xu Guangqi asked, everyone in the courtyard pricked up their ears. Among them was the old general Liu Gu, who actually stood up excitedly and asked: "Liu Gu read the newspaper and couldn't sleep the whole night. The next day, I went to look for the map, only to find out that India is more than ten thousand miles away. What is the deep meaning behind this move of the Grand Marshal? "
Even Sun Chengzong opened his mouth to ask: "An expedition tens of thousands of miles away, what kind of military power is this? How much did the 'Revolutionary Army' spend? What is the intention? Can they still hold on? "
Most of these people in front of them had 'grudges' with Zhou Qingfeng, but when they heard that Grand Marshal Zhou actually used troops to seize a foreign city and ravaged the strong army of Taixi, they couldn't help but feel a sense of pride rising in their hearts. A rebel leader of ours can dominate a foreign land and lead troops to conquer a country, it's really heroic!
The Han rulers all took the expansion of their territory as their greatest contribution. For example, Emperor Wu of Han actually didn't do anything great in his life, but his expedition to the Xiongnu and letting Huo Qubing seal Wolf Juxu was enough to make the Han people forever remember him.
When Xu Guangqi opened his mouth, everyone in the courtyard began to ask questions. Everyone felt that it was inexplicable, and their hearts were full of doubts, but they were also very excited. Sun Yuan Hua immediately smiled bitterly and cupped his hands: "Everyone's doubts are also Chu Yang's doubts. I don't know much, so I can only give you a rough answer. A few days ago, the Ministry of Administration sent out an internal reference, which roughly described the reason and harvest of the expedition to India.
In addition, the Ministry of Administration also gave some exotic fruits from India as a reward to those who have made contributions recently. Chu Yang didn't dare to keep it for himself, so this time he brought it over for his teacher to have a taste. In addition, because of my contribution in making cannons, which was of great help to the conquest of Goa, the Grand Marshal specially rewarded me with a horse. As long as everyone sees this horse, I believe that most of the doubts in your hearts will be dispelled. "
These words whetted the appetite of everyone in the courtyard, and they all looked at Sun Yuan Hua. Sun Yuan Hua ordered the orderly beside him to bring in the horse he was riding. As soon as this horse appeared, everyone in the courtyard let out an 'ah'. What he didn't understand at first was suddenly enlightened.
Sun Chengzong stood up abruptly, pointing at the horse and shouting incoherently: "Emperor Wu of Han sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, and what he wanted was the Ferghana horse. Could it be that the Grand Marshal Zhou's expedition to India was also for this great horse? Sending troops tens of thousands of miles, going on an expedition to a foreign land, suppressing the enemy country, and returning with the horse. This kind of thing …, this kind of thing … "
Sun Chengzong's heart was so agitated that he didn't know how to evaluate it. In theory, he should be wantonly criticizing this unscrupulous act, recklessly sending troops and giving orders. But when he thought about it in his heart, he felt that only the person who could do such a great thing was a true hero, and only this could reflect the incomparable power and power in the hands of a hero. What's the use of internal strife? If you have the ability, go out and fight!
Even from tens of thousands of miles away, the Grand Marshal Zhou could 'destroy a country, occupy an enemy's city, and plunder everything'. With such an achievement, anyone would have to consider their own ability. After all, although the world was vast, if one angered the Grand Marshal, there was nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide. Even from tens of thousands of miles away, he would still be dealt with. This was full of deterrence.
Compared to Sun Chengzong's focus on the historical significance of the entire incident, the veteran general from the army, Liu Gu, was staring at the horse that was brought in. In this expedition to Goa, the artillery unit had performed outstandingly, and most of the newly equipped cannons were made by Sun Yuan Hua. Zhou Qingfeng casually rewarded him with an Arabian horse. The appearance of such a big horse really shocked everyone present.
"Good horse, good horse." Liu Gu had been writing his memoirs for a few months, and he was really bored staying in Jinzhou. He walked up to the Arabian horse and reached out to touch its fur and bones, feeling that this horse was beautiful no matter how he looked at it. In comparison, the appearance of a Mongolian horse was like the difference between an Audi and an Alto.
As he touched it, Liu Gu's tears flowed down his old face. He had fought in countless expeditions in his life, and wasn't this the horse he loved the most? He couldn't help but ask Sun Chengzong, "This horse must be extremely precious, right? If it were to be sold, how much would it cost? I'm afraid it would be worth tens of thousands of gold. "
Needless to say?
Everyone in the courtyard felt that Liu Gu was muddle-headed. This kind of horse was a priceless treasure, and Sun Yuan Hua was able to obtain one, which meant that he was highly valued by the Grand Marshal.
Sun Yuan Hua smiled bitterly for a while, "The internal reference said that the Grand Marshal's expedition to India was to obtain improved horse breeds. This time, more than a hundred horses have been shipped, and there will be more later, perhaps thousands or tens of thousands. "
Thousands or tens of thousands?
"How can this kind of horse be thousands or tens of thousands?" Liu Gu said angrily, "Do you think it's cabbages in the fields!"
"The capabilities of the Grand Marshal are not something we can investigate." Sun Yuan Hua smiled bitterly again and sighed, "Seniors, you all think that the expedition of tens of thousands of miles is bound to be exhausting, but the internal reference said that the Grand Marshal plundered large amounts of gold, silver, and bronze wares from India, worth more than 20 million silver dollars. That's enough to cover the cost. "
Plundered 20 million silver dollars?
This … Everyone felt uncomfortable in their hearts. Especially Sun Chengzong, he had always felt that fighting a war was bound to cost a lot of money. The Ming court could casually fight a few battles, and the national treasury could be filled with rats. But this Grand Marshal Zhou not only did not lose money from fighting a war, he even earned a lot.
Sun Yuan Hua had a servant bring a few bags over, and took out a few large and heavy things, saying, "These are coconuts, from India and Goa. I believe that seniors have not eaten them before, try them. "
No one had really seen a coconut before … holding it in their hands, they did not know how to eat this hard thing? The servant went forward and took out a machete, forcefully splitting open the coconut shell and pouring out the water. Only then did everyone know that this thing was for drinking.
"And these mangoes, cashews, pineapples, and blackberries, they were all brought over by the Grand Marshal from Goa. It's said that Tianjin has already started to get into the habit of eating these exotic fruits. Although they are expensive, the commoners are happy to try them. "
All kinds of new species were brought out, but none of them were recognizable. Everyone ate them in a daze, not knowing how to evaluate them.
Sun Yuan Hua continued, "In addition, India's weather is hot and rainy, and the rice is harvested three times a year. The indigenous people there are also extremely weak, and they are all slaves. The Grand Marshal is sending people to educate the people and teach them how to farm. Our 'Revolutionary Army' can harvest another land with abundant crops. This year's grain price is already very low, but next year it will only be lower. The commoners will no longer have to suffer from hunger and cold. "
Three harvests a year?
Everyone exclaimed in surprise, not daring to believe it.
Daming's current main grain production area was in Jiangnan, and it was a land of fish and rice with two harvests a year. If it was three harvests a year, wouldn't they never be able to finish the food?
Sun Chengzong heard this and already raised his head and let out a long sigh. Xu Guangqi was also in a daze, as if he was sitting on pins and needles. The others did not know how to accept this fact, and it was difficult for them to even talk about it. As long as there was enough food, who could compete with the Grand Marshal Zhou in this world?
"India is a land of treasures. The Grand Marshal traveled thousands of miles to occupy its resources to feed the people of Huaxia. India's Goa is also a commercial port, and merchants from Taixi and Tianfang gather. Our Celestial Empire's porcelain, silk, and tea can all be sold for tens of times the price. Seizing India can be the foundation of our Celestial Empire for a hundred generations. "
At this point, Sun Yuan Hua also sighed to Xu Guangqi: "I know that Teacher has a lot of resentment towards the Grand Marshal for eliminating the Kong family. But the Grand Marshal also said that the Confucian school has developed for a thousand years, and there are both essence and dregs. The Kong family is the dregs of the dregs, and if we don't get rid of them, they will be a burden, a tumor. If we don't get rid of them, we will all be dragged down by them.
Now, we can use the warhorses domesticated by Tianfang, eat the fruits sent from India, and transport goods thousands of miles to Taixi. Only then can we become rich and powerful. But these have nothing to do with the Confucian school.
Now, it is not for the world to adapt to the Confucian school, but for the Confucian school to adapt to the changes of the world. This is the responsibility of us scholars. My foolish thoughts have been tossing and turning recently. Maybe the Confucian school is not as important as we think. Without us, the world will still operate as usual. "
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