Wanli 1592

Chapter 478 Visiting Xu Guangqi
Of course, this is not the whole reason for Ye Mengxiong.

Ye Mengxiong said, that's not all, the military threat has not been completely eliminated, because the threat from the nine sides remains the same, after getting rid of the threat from the south, there is still a threat from the north, just to make the court easier.

What really relieved the imperial court's henchmen's troubles was the establishment of Burma Town, which opened up the territory for Daming and at the same time gave Daming a place to resettle refugees.

As soon as he said this, Xu Guangqi understood.

Xiao Ruxun's guarding in Burma not only guarded the southern frontier for Ming Dynasty, but also absorbed a large number of mobile and unstable people caused by land annexation over the years.

These people lived in Burma and never returned to their hometowns, which solved many local government's worries. I am afraid that these government officials will all regard Xiao Ruxun as their life-saving benefactors.

Incidents of rebellion by refugees abounded before Xiao Ruxun established Burma Town, but in recent years, Xu Guangqi had never heard of any incidents of rebellion by refugees. After asking, he found out that the refugees were all sent to live in Myanmar Town to cultivate wasteland.

This directly solved the instability factors in the mainland of Ming Dynasty, although Xu Guangqi felt that this was more like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Even so, Xu Guangqi had to admit that what Ye Mengxiong said was right. Xiao Ruxun's appearance and great activity alone solved all the serious problems in the minds of those corrupt officials in Ming Dynasty.

Japan sent money, and Burmese dumped refugees. The finances were solved, the hidden dangers of administration were solved, the local government was greatly relieved, and the central government had a lot of time to 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 to make people lose their minds to fight for power and profit is also to be busy. Once they get busy, people have no mind to think about other things, and they only want to do things well .

If everything is busy from top to bottom, then officials will have no time for corruption and political struggle.

However, the imperial court was relaxed. This relaxation did not matter. Political struggles became the mainstream again.

The present imperial court is, to put it bluntly, like a powder keg that may explode at any time, and the trigger for the explosion may be the resignation of Zhao Zhigao, or the coming of the Jingcha.

Even Xu Guangqi, who is still a juren, can feel the harbinger of the coming rain when chatting with some scholars in the clubhouse in his hometown.

The capital is indeed very unstable.

But the meaning in Ye Mengxiong's words seems to be to let him not rush into the court, but to go to Burma first, which makes him very puzzled. Ye Mengxiong said, he might as well travel to Burma first to see if Get something, and then think about whether you should enter the court as an official.

He understands that the factionalism in the imperial court is very sharp, but Xu Guangqi feels that as long as he does not participate in these matters and stay out of them, wouldn't it be fine?Others want to climb up, but I just want to do practical things. They need someone to do things to climb up, right?I am!

Myanmar, a wild land, where can I go?No matter how powerful Xiao Ruxun is, he is only a general. A general cannot save the country and the people. Fighting 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 Xiao Ruxun's subordinates followed him to Beijing to find out his residence, which is really interesting.

Did he think that a court official would give up his easy-to-get fame and follow him to a wild place to be his aide in the Marquis's Mansion?

That's what a low-level scholar does. He doesn't need to support his family at all. What he wants is to realize his dream.

But whoever comes is a guest, so it is inconvenient to neglect.

Thinking of this, Xu Guangqi bowed his hand in return, led the young man into the house, brought him into the house, and served him tea.

"Xiao Hou really has a heart. It's really unexpected to let Your Excellency come from such a long distance. It's just that Ye Gong mentioned it casually, so Xiao Hou cares so much?"

The young man smiled and said: "Xiao Hou and Ye Gong have a very good personal relationship, and they also trust the talents recommended by Ye Gong. Xiao Hou is guarding in Burma and suffers from the fact that there is no one around him. He has repeatedly sought out talents from Ye Gong. To recommend it to him, Ye Gong has never found a suitable candidate, and he didn't mention Mr. Xu's name until a few months ago."

Xu Guangqi understood it, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "Thanks to Xiao Hou's great love, I also admire Xiao Hou very much, but my family is rich, and I am also a famous person. I am waiting for the next year's general examination. Official, serving the imperial court, Xiao Hou loves him so much, I am afraid that I will not be blessed to accept it."

This is a clear rejection, which is normal, very normal, and it is not normal to agree.

The young man who had been ordered a long time ago was not flustered at all, smiled, and put the long box he brought on the table.

"Xiao Hou also expected that how many people would be willing to follow him as a general guarding the frontier of the barren land? Xiao Hou said that if Mr. Xu refused, he would give this item to Mr. Xu, hoping that it would be a gift for Mr. Xu's future career. To bring some help, Xiao Hou said, he still has a little face in the Ministry of War."

Xu Guangqi was a little surprised, surprised by Xiao Ruxun's open-mindedness, and also a little surprised by his connections. As for what was in this box, he was very curious.

"This is?"

The young man opened the box, took out the contents, and handed it to Xu Guangqi.

"This...bird blunderbuss? This...no, no match, what is this? This blunderbuss..."

Xu Guangqi is knowledgeable. Not only is he highly educated in culture, he is also very interested and experienced in science and technology. He also has research in agriculture and even has his own views on military affairs. He is an all-rounder.

Such a man is 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 matchlocks!

Xu Guangqi carefully looked at this well-made and heavy firearm. After looking at it, he keenly discovered a strange object where there should be a matchlock.

"Can you tell Xu, what kind of bird gun is this gun? Where did it come from?"

The young man smiled.

"Mr. Xu should also know that this blunderbuss was first seized from the Frang machine when I was fighting against the Japanese in the southeast, and it was transformed.

But there was no more after that. Daming thought he had obtained a sharp weapon, so he used it. However, the development of firearms in Taixi land was changing with each passing day. Within a few decades, they created a flintlock that was more useful and more powerful than the bird gun. "

"Flintlock?"

Xu Guangqi was very interested in these objects.

"Yes, the flintlock. The biggest difference between this gun and the bird gun is that there is no matchlock. Soldiers don't need to carry a lot of matchlocks on the battlefield, and they don't need to worry that the bird gun will become a fire stick when the matchlock burns out.

This flintlock is made by colliding the flint here and the firewood here, and rubbing it to make a fire, so as to ignite the gunpowder here, so as to stimulate it, no match, no open flame, so that the soldiers will not be killed by the enemy at night. Noticed. "

(End of this chapter)