480 Visit to Xu Guangqi (II)
Of course, this is not all the reason for Ye Mengxiong.
Ye Mengxiong said that not only that, the military threat has not been completely lifted, because the threat of the nine sides is still there, and the threat from the south has been eliminated, and there is still a threat from the north, just to make it easier for the imperial court.
What really relieved the troubles of the imperial court's henchmen was the establishment of Burma Town, which opened up the territory for the Ming Dynasty and gave the Ming a place to settle the displaced people.
As soon as he said this, Xu Guangqi understood.
Xiao Ruxun's defense in Myanmar was not only to defend the southern frontier for the Ming Dynasty, but also to absorb a large number of unstable people caused by land annexation over the years.
These people live in Myanmar and no longer return to their hometowns, which has solved the troubles of many local governments, and I am afraid that these government officials are Xiao Ruxun as life-saving benefactors.
Incidents of homeless rebellions abound before Xiao Ruxun established Burma Town, but in recent years, Xu Guangqi has never heard of any homeless rebellions, and only after asking did he know that the homeless people have been sent to Burma Town to live and reclaim the wasteland.
This directly solved the unstable factors in the interior of the Ming Dynasty, although Xu Guangqi felt that this was more like drinking to quench his thirst.
Rao is like this, Xu Guangqi also has to admit that what Ye Mengxiong said is right, Xiao Ruxun's appearance and great activity alone have solved the big trouble in the hearts of those corrupt officials and corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty.
With Japan sending silver, Burma throwing out the displaced people, the finances have been solved, the administrative hidden dangers have been solved, the local government has been greatly relaxed, and the central government has a lot more time to come out and fight for power and profit.
The best way to make a government run effectively and at high speed is to be busy, and the best way for people to have no mind to fight for power and profit is also to be busy, once they are busy, people have no heart to think about other things, and they just want to do things well.
If they are busy from above, then officials will not have time for corruption and bribery.
However, the imperial court was relaxed, and it did not matter if it was relaxed, and the political struggle became the mainstream again, and the contradictions between the various parties and factions in the DPRK and China became more and more acute, and the contradictions between the emperor and the emperor became more and more acute.
The current imperial court, not to be secret, is a powder keg, which may explode at any time, and the opportunity for the explosion may be Zhao Zhigao's resignation, or it may be the upcoming Jingcha.
Even Xu Guangqi, who is still a person, can feel the precursor of this mountain rain when chatting with some scholars in his hometown club.
Jingshi is indeed very unstable.
But the meaning of Ye Mengxiong's words seemed to be the idea that he should not rush into the imperial court, but go to Myanmar to have a look first, which made him very incomprehensible, Ye Mengxiong said that he might as well go to Myanmar first to travel to see if he had any gains, and then think about whether he should enter the court as an official.
The party struggle in the imperial court is very sharp, he understands this, but Xu Guangqi feels that as long as he doesn't get involved in these things and stays out of them, wouldn't it be good? Others want to climb up, but I just want to do practical things, and they need someone to do things to climb up, right? That's it!
Myanmar, the land of the wilderness, where to go? Xiao Ruxun, no matter how powerful he is, he is just a general, a military general can't save the country and save the people, fighting a war is all he can do, does he know how to govern the country? How many words does he know?
Xu Guangqi didn't take it to heart.
It's just that I didn't expect that this Xiao Ruxun's subordinate actually followed him to Beijing City to find out his residence, which is really interesting.
Does he think that a court official will give up his low-hanging fame and go with him to a wild place to be his Hou Mansion staff?
That's what a non-mainstream scholar does, he doesn't need to support his family at all, what he wants is to realize his dreams.
However, those who come are guests, and it is inconvenient to slack off.
Thinking of this, Xu Guangqi returned the salute and brought the young man into the house, brought him into the house, and served tea.
"Xiao Hou really has a heart, I really can't imagine that you will come over so far away, but Ye Gong casually mentioned it, so Xiao Hou cares so much?"
The young man smiled and said: "Xiao Hou and Ye Gong have a good personal relationship, and they also have a lot of trust in the talents recommended by Ye Gong, Xiao Hou is guarding in Burma, and there is no one around, so he has repeatedly asked Ye Gong to find talents to recommend to him, Ye Gong has not found a suitable candidate, and he did not say Mr. Xu's name until a few months ago." ”
Xu Guangqi was at ease, couldn't help laughing, and said: "Thanks to Xiao Hou's love, I also admire Xiao Hou very much, but I am still solid in the next family, and I am also famous, and I am waiting for the next year's examination, in order to serve the court in the middle of the test, Xiao Hou is very loving, and I am afraid that it will be blessed." ”
This is a clear refusal, which is normal, very normal, and it is not normal to agree.
The young man, who had been instructed a long time ago, was not at all flustered, smiled, and placed the long box he had brought with him on the table.
"Xiao Hou also expected that the military generals were guarding the frontier of the wild land, and how many people were willing to follow? Xiao Hou said that if Mr. Xu refused, he would give this thing to Mr. Xu, hoping to bring some help to Mr. Xu's future career. ”
Xu Guangqi was quite surprised, surprised by Xiao Ruxun's open-mindedness, and a little surprised by his doorway, as for what was in this box, he was very curious.
"What is this?"
The young man opened the box, took out the contents and handed them to Xu Guangqi.
"This ...... Bird's Gun? This...... No, there is no arquebus, what is this? This ......"
Xu Guangqi is knowledgeable, not only in terms of cultural literacy, but also very interested in science and technology, also in agriculture, and even in the military has his own opinions, can be called an all-rounder.
In this way, he is naturally no stranger to firearms, and he has seen a lot of bird guns in the hands of the garrison in his hometown, but this bird gun is very strange.
No arquebus!
Xu Guangqizai carefully looked at the well-made heavy firearm, looked at it, and keenly discovered that there should have been a firerope, and there was a strange object.
"Can you tell Xu what kind of bird gun this gun is? Where did it come from? ”
The young man smiled.
"Mr. Xu should also know that this bird gun was first seized from the hands of the Francophile during the anti-Japanese war in the southeast, that is, it was made by the Francophile and introduced to my Ming Dynasty.
However, the development of firearms in the land of Taixi was changing with each passing day, and within a few decades, they created a flintlock gun that was more useful and powerful than the bird gun. ”
"Flint Hair?"
Xu Guangqi was very interested in these objects.
"Yes, flintlock guns, the biggest difference between this gun and the bird gun is that there is no arquebus, and the soldiers don't need to carry a lot of arquebuses when they go to battle, and they don't need to worry about the bird guns becoming burning sticks when the arquebuses are burned.
This flintlock is a flint that collides with the flint here, rubs it together, and ignites the gunpowder here, so that it can be ignited, without the need for a fire rope or an open flame, so that the soldiers will not be detected by the enemy at night. ”