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Chapter 707 Not a plague of plague?

Emperor Chongzhen was a little dissatisfied with Zhu Chunchen's concerns.

Except for the Mongolian country where the navy was unknown, the remaining Mongolian brothers still regarded themselves as Chinese?

I became more arrogant and could drink a little, and what else was left? I didn’t quarrel about founding a country all day long.

I don’t know the methods I played in later generations. As long as they don’t treat them as foreigners, they will not be happy to completely integrate into the Ming Dynasty.

The simplest and most direct examples are Zhuoliktuhan and Bushituhan. These two old guys are now staying in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. They have no intention of going back every day except eating, drinking, having fun and having fun.

The Honglu Temple has been inquiring about the situation several times, but people don’t care about the land in the Tumote tribe at all. The next step is to consider whether to change the land and return it to the current.

In other words, as long as the Ming Dynasty court pays its salary on time every month, people will happily eat, drink and have fun. As for pastures, whatever the court does, it is better to read the Analects of Confucius more when you care about the pastures.

The whole court was convinced by these two old guys' slutty operations. No one expected that the Tatar barbarian who started the film at the beginning became more obedient than Maoer.

But Emperor Chongzhen didn't feel any surprise.

On the one hand, it is good to eat and drink, while on the other hand, the Manchus built Jingguan. If anyone with an IQ on the average line knows how to choose.

Besides, how many tribes are there in the entire south and north desert? How many people are there in total? Can they still get messy with the wool policy and the withdrawal policy that has been implemented long ago?

After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen simply ordered: "Tell Bartel comes to see me."

After receiving the summons from Emperor Chongzhen, Bater immediately changed his armor and hurried into the palace with the angel. When he saw Emperor Chongzhen saluting, he asked directly: "Where is your Majesty going to use troops?"

Bartel has been very bored recently. As the most loyal and brave hawk under the throne of the Holy Emperor, the time when he cannot cut people with a knife is boring and meaningless. What he should do most is to ride a horse and carry a scimitar, wipe out all the garbage that does not surrender to the Holy Emperor, and spread the emperor's reputation to all directions.

However, looking at the whole world, where can I use my own skills? Unless the Holy Emperor decides to kill Mughals, Ottomans and those white slaves now, he can only sigh with his sword or train his cavalry to death.

Bartel thought he was not the one who sighed all day long, so he had to devote all his energy to training and train those cavalry of the same clan to death, so that they could master the ability to survive on the battlefield.

Now that Emperor Chongzhen's summons were finally heard, he was probably going to use troops, which made Bartel a little overjoyed.

However, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen spoke, Bater felt a little confused: "Come on, go get another piece of clothing and let Bater's beloved minister try."

Bartel touched the cashmere sweater in his hand, still a little confused: "Your Majesty, is this?"

Emperor Chongzhen laughed and said, "Do you still remember what I said when I took you and the Duke of England to the north?"

Before Bater could answer, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "I once said at that time that the people in the south and north of the desert could have enough food, and that the people in the south and north of the desert should be included in the Ming Dynasty from now on, and that the people in the Ming Dynasty will be one from now on, and no longer distinguish them from each other?"

Bartel was even more confused.

Emperor Chongzhen did say these words. After chopping down the Bazai under Lin Danhan, his ten thousand cavalry and the killers of the Jingying and the new army held a bonfire party. Emperor Chongzhen did say these words.

But what does these have to do with the shirts you are touching in your hands?

Also, Your Majesty summoned himself to kill people?

Seeing Bater's face full of confusion, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "This is a shirt made of cashmere from the sheep, and it feels soft and close to the body. It will probably be popular all over the country in the future.

In the future, in addition to farming, the people in the desert can also herd sheep, obtain cashmere from the sheep, textile it by themselves, or sell it, and finally get the money and buy other things. Is this life safer?"

Bater nodded and said, "Yes, as Your Majesty said, whether in the south or north of the desert, as long as you can have food, buy salt, tea, and cloth, the people will be safe and no one will think about making trouble."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "So, I plan to send you back. Bring some shirts made of cashmere, some craftsmen, and return to the Tumote tribe, and the south and north of the desert. He told the people there to graze well. Through these cashmeres, everyone can sell them for silver, and then buy salt, tea, iron pots, spices, and everything they want to buy."

Bartel was shocked and stopped his hand stroking the cashmere shirt, saying in surprise: "Your Majesty, things like swords, guns, bows and arrows must not be used!

The grassland is bitter and cold, and the herdsmen fight with wolves, wind and snow, and even people, so they are mostly unruly people. If they get bows and arrows, they will be more likely to be in chaos!”

Bartel really knows his fellow tribes too much. He doesn't know much about killing people with just one word. However, it's as numerous as the grasslands, just as simple as eating and drinking water for the people in the Central Plains.

The reason is also very simple.

The grassland is too big, so it is not impossible to set up government management, but for herders, today I cut down people here and when the carts go back, I can go to another pasture to grazle. Who would take the law seriously?

It would be fine if weapons such as swords and bows are controlled. Even if these bastards move their fists, they will only be bruised or damaged, and the possibility of death is not too high.

But once the control is lifted, it is really hard to say what these lawless bastards can do.

Bartel dared not gamble.

It would be fine if the bet wins, but once the bet loses, someone really dares to break the law and rebel again. What should he do then?

To quell the rebellion, kill the same clan, and to refute the rebellion, can you still be trusted by your Majesty?

Emperor Chongzhen nodded with a smile and said, "It is naturally impossible to let go of the weapons and armor in the army, and some heavy crossbows, but other swords and some small bows and arrows can also allow the herdsmen to prepare for self-defense.

I know that no matter how much the imperial court bans these things, the herdsmen still have them. After all, they have to guard against wild wolves and bears and leopards on the grassland. They will not be able to do without bows and arrows.

After you go back, one tribe and one tribe must let everyone know that if there is a dispute, remember to find the government and do not fight at will. Otherwise, it will not only affect the tribe, but also their relatives who are in the army in the capital will be affected.

I believe that they will not joke about their relatives’ future in the army.”

Bartel had no choice but to accept it, but he made up his mind and turned around and found a few people who were blind to the eye to teach them a lesson so as not to cause trouble in the future.

In fact, it was similar to what Emperor Chongzhen expected, cashmere sweaters became popular very quickly in the capital.

As the saying goes, if you have something to do, you will definitely be effective. Or if the King of Chu is so thin that he is often starved to death in the palace, the people in the capital are very quick to accept cashmere sweaters, especially when it is rumored that the nobles in the palace also like this thing.

After all, everyone just heard of what life in the palace was like and understood that Emperor Chongzhen could not really take a golden hoe to farm, and the Empress could not have baked scallion pancakes every day.

Then just wear clothes that all nobles in the palace like. The same style as the star-chasing people in later generations always like idols is that celebrities endorse the advertisement for money, and Emperor Chongzhen made the cashmere sweater for land and population.

On the other hand, the reason why cashmere sweaters became popular is that they are expensive, one tael of silver per piece. If you like to buy, get out of business, don’t buy it. The shops opened in Shaofu in the city are so domineering and will not spoil anyone’s faults.

God is sorry to see that a fat chicken worth only a few pounds is only a quarter of silver. If you mix it with potatoes, you can stew a big pot of dishes so that the whole family can have a good meal. How dare you sell a tael of silver if you have a broken cashmere sweater?

Ordinary people said they could not afford it. They didn't even dare to go in and watch the clothes shops called Jinba. Only scholars and gentry can afford it.

So readers and gentlemen bought the men and men. The difference is the style, taste and different. If this cashmere sweater costs ten cents per piece and the mud legs can be worn, I won’t buy it yet!

It is best to make those mud legs woven with only wool for the rest of their lives, and don’t be able to get cashmere like men!

...

The new Beijing prefect Qian Zuozheng was not interested in knowing the high-end cashmere sweaters that were popular in Beijing and the low-end wool sweaters that cost dozens of cents. After all, this thing is just a wearable thing and it is not worth spending much effort.

What really makes people feel troubled is the people.

At the beginning, some people in the capital began to experience symptoms such as dizziness, swelling, headache, chest tightness, fatigue, nausea, and loss of appetite. Later, large patches of dark brown to brown-black spots on their skin made people panic.

When this situation was first reported, Qian Zuozheng almost scared his pants and urinated. If a plague occurred in the capital, how should he explain to the emperor!

Fortunately, there was no plague in the capital. Thanks to the good sanitation and public security in the capital, although some people had symptoms of discomfort, there was no spread at all.

This also made Qian Zuozheng breathe a long sigh of relief.

But the more he investigated, the more he became confused. In the end, he had no choice but to find Tian Ergeng of the Jinyiwei and asked the Jinyiwei to help investigate together.

The Jinyiwei's efficiency in doing business was indeed high. Shortly after the Jinyiwei's intervention, Qian Zuozheng found the source of the disease that he had been suspicious but unsure.

The problem lies with the construction site of the Ministry of Transportation.

There are many broken things in the Ming Dynasty now. The busiest and busiest thing is not the Ministry of Revenue, which is busy with disaster relief, nor the Governor's Office of the Five Army, which is busy with people being cut down, but the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Transport.

The Ministry of Railways was busy digging holes in Mandaming to build railways, but the Ministry of Transport was not bad at all. Most of the roads in various places were built on Chengzhong Road and roads connecting the railway station outside the city.

The capital is also underway for major road construction, and most of the people who have problems are caused by these people.

After a long headache, Qian Zuozheng turned his attention to Qianhu, the Jinyiwei, opposite: "Lin Qianhu, these people are just building a road, and they are like this?"

Lin Huanyu nodded and said, "From the information summarized at present, all the sick people are those who have participated in the construction of roads, and among the people who are building roads, many people are beginning to feel dizzy.

Let me just say that if the modified people are not replaced, more people may experience this situation in the future.”

Qian Zuozheng smiled bitterly: "If all the people are replaced, will Zhang Butang tear up his official position?"

Lin Huanyu laughed and said, "I don't know if Zhang Butang will tear you up, but if you don't report the news, your Majesty will tear you up, and it will tear you up one by one, and you can't even fight."

Looking at Lin Huanyu with a smile on his face, Qian Zuozheng dared to use his experience of studying hard. If his sister was not the imperial concubine, if this guy was not the Jinyiwei Qianhu, he would have beaten him up and his face was full of peach blossoms!

After resisting the urge to beat someone, Qian Zuozheng continued: "I wonder if there are any other situations?"

Lin Huanyu nodded and said, "Yes. The Jinyiwei visited the people who built the road twelve years ago in Chongzhen and found that there was no problem with them. Only the people who participated in the road construction after Chongzhen's thirteenth year would have these situations, and not everyone had them."

Qian Zuozheng was stunned and asked, "What's the problem?"

Lin Huanyu shook his head and said, "The officials are not very clear. Initially, it may be related to the black oil stone used to pave the road."

Qian Zuozheng frowned and said, "Black oil stone?"

Lin Huanyu nodded and said, "It's that thing. This kind of thing did not appear before Chongzhen thirteen years, and no one of the people who built roads had ever seen it.

After May of the 13th year of Chongzhen, this thing was tortured by the Royal Academy for road construction, and gradually there were problems with the people, but it was not obvious.

Now it seems that all the reasons may be because of this thing."

After Qian Zuozheng thanked Lin Huanyu, he took all the information to the cabinet.

This problem is too big. The big guys in the cabinet must bear it. The only consequence of transferring all the people back without authorization is that they were tortured by Zhang Butang.
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