Overview of "Zhen Jing the Pirate" 3. 7. 16- Group portrait of eunuchs at sea

Xiaowu sighed: "The truth of the original profit and loss turned out to be like this! Those civil servants who play politics, in order to achieve ulterior motives, want to black out all eunuchs headed by Zheng He, and they also openly write on all classics: Seven voyages to the Western Seas are wasteful, overjoyed, and countless wasteful acts! "

"These people ignore the fact that the country has actually made a lot of money from Sino-Western trade. Otherwise, there were so many super-large projects in the early Ming Dynasty, and Ming Chengzu also made five northern expeditions. How can I stand a little agricultural tax income? "

"In addition, these very hypocritical bureaucrats really need products purchased from western trade. Which official doesn't want to get some jewelry for Mrs. Chen? Without these high-value' imported goods', how can they show their identity as adults and gentlemen? "

Octagonal smoothed her beard and said with a smile: "When it comes to the true mentality of civil servants, it is actually the same as other countries on the Maritime Silk Road-envy. Because the jewels brought back by the western fleet will not be given to them in vain. Even if the emperor occasionally sends some jewelry, the opportunity is not always there. "

"However, jealousy is jealousy, and they can't publicly accuse eunuchs of hiding their coffers. Because that means navigation is very profitable, the previous word' wasting people's money' is untenable. "

Xiaowu shook his head again and again and sighed, "These hypocrites are all senior officials. I really don't know what to say about them. "

Octagonal twisted his beard and said with a smile, "Look back, look at the records of sea runners. There are many unexpected places. According to Ma Huan, the main authority of nautical literature, Zheng He's fleet has five kinds of ships: treasure ships, horse ships, grain ships, small boats and warships, of which the largest treasure is 44 feet long and 18 feet wide. This is Zheng He's flagship. It is said that it can carry thousands of people and is expected to carry 800- 1000 tons. "

Small arms exclaimed, "great! Is this the aircraft carrier at that time? "

Bajiao laughed and said, "Some western experts think that Ma Huan may write 18 zhangs, because it is difficult to realize such a huge pure wooden boat in reality."

"However, according to the inscription on the tombstone of Hongbao, the flagship' Dafu' he took for the last time was a treasure ship with five thousand materials. This is much bigger than the first treasure ship recorded on the stone tablet of Nanjing Longjiang Shipyard. "

Xiaowu exclaimed, "That is to say, from Zheng He's voyage to Humboldt's eight voyages to the West, the flagship of Daming Navy was 2.5 times bigger? It's incredible! "

"By the way, what is this' material' unit? Volume? "

Octagonal smiled and said, "It's related to volume, but it's not volume. Actually, it's big wood. This means that the original Dabao ship was built with 2,000 pieces of big wood, and the Dabao ship was built with 5,000 pieces of big wood after continuous updating and iteration. "

"In fact, this is very reasonable-it has been 36 years since Zheng He's first voyage to the Western Ocean in 1405 and his last voyage to the Western Ocean in 144 1 year; The shipbuilding level of Taicang Shipyard has also been continuously upgraded, and it is not surprising that the treasure ship has become bigger! "

Xiaowu nodded and said, "That's right. I believe that the shipbuilding level in the early and middle Ming dynasty has reached the peak that the ancients could not reach. But unfortunately, it is not recorded in detail, which leads to many unsolved cases. Let's talk about it. "

Bajiao laughed and said, "Apart from the old three articles you mentioned: Yingya Shenglan, Xinglan, Xizhi, and Zheng He's nautical chart preserved by the Ministry of War."

"The whole set of nautical charts even includes the outline of the north shore of Australia, but unfortunately the details have been destroyed-no one in the world has ever painted Australia's chart, and it is said that it was detected by the sub-fleet led by Humboldt and Maggie Zhou."

Xiaowu's eyes flashed: "Do you believe this statement?"

Octagonal nodded and smiled: "I believe it. Because Zheng He's fleet has been to many places in Indonesia, but the records are ominous. However, there are reliable records that they have arrived and landed on Timor Island-it is very close to Australia. "

"Of course, the Ministry of War is more interested in some route instructions (star maps) guided by compasses. Therefore, what has been preserved by the Daming Ministry of War is also the most accurate record in the "True Mirror of the Sea Road" in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. "

Xiaowu was shocked and said, "What is a sea meridian needle?"

Octagonal smoothed her beard and said with a smile, "This is the so-called navigation manual in ancient China, which specifically describes how ocean-going ships sail along the route (needle track). However, most of the maritime documents at that time-mainly documents related to several princes and eunuchs-were lost from the imperial archives. "

Xiaowu nodded heavily and said angrily, "I've heard of this! Liu Daxia, the minister of Chenghua Ministry of War, destroyed all Zheng He's navigation files in the museum! This man is really a sinner of the Chinese nation! "

Octagonal laughed and said, "It's hard to say whether he ordered the destruction; It is also possible that others took the initiative to destroy it in order to please civil servants according to their instructions. At that time, it may not have been destroyed, but it was just hidden; Until the end of the Ming Dynasty, when the city of Beijing was broken and everything was burned, the archives of Zheng He's voyages to the West were destroyed. "

These documents include but are not limited to five parts: 1. The scale, structure and armed equipment of various ship combinations of the fleet. Second, the formation of the fleet, the way of command, communication and communication, and the transmission of orders. Three, the sailing diary of Zheng He's flagship, and the sailing diaries of eunuchs leading other ships. Fourth, the training methods of naval officers and soldiers and their familiarity with navigation. Five, the fleet logistics supply system and its implementation methods, the status of health diseases of officers and soldiers, and the allocation of doctors and medicines. Without these files, the navy in Ming and Qing dynasties could hardly be built. "

Xiaowu looked up and said, "But I heard that about thirty years after Zheng He's death, Emperor Chenghua wanted to consult the navigation files and discuss the problems of western vassal states with relevant personnel. However, the rummager couldn't find the navigation file at the moment. When they asked the Ministry of War again, Liu Daxia, the minister of the Ministry of War, said that it had been destroyed. "

Pig said with a smile, "Liu Daxia's original words recorded:' Three treasures went to the Western Ocean, hundreds of thousands of money and food were wasted, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians died. What's good for the country! This is a special period for our government, and the minister should protest. Although there is an old case, it will be destroyed and uprooted. Other records include:' Liu Xiancha, hiding elsewhere'. At that time, the person looking for the file was surprised for a long time and decided not to continue looking, but the emperor's file was lost. "

"On this basis, it is not certain that the file has been destroyed, and it is also very likely that it is hidden by Liu Daxia. However, the file inspector dared to take the risk of deceiving the monarch and losing the file, which shows how strong the will of the entire senior civil servants was at that time. Liu Daxia is only a representative of the civil service group. "

Xiao Wu nodded proudly: "You are right. But Liu Daxia is not only the first representative of the civil servant class, but also shows the group attitude of civil servants. Hide the file again, resulting in the loss of files in the future; Therefore, even if the "Zheng He Navigation Archives" was not destroyed at that time, he still had to carry this pot in the end! "

"And the Liu Daxia incredibly still in charge of the ministry of war! A person who is afraid of westernization will definitely bring his army into a group of pigs! "

Octagonal smiled and smoothed her beard. "Don't be angry, and then look at Liu Daxia's words. It is still very interesting-this is a typical attitude of the civilian class. "

"First of all, Liu Daxia affirmed that Zheng He and his party were' the return of treasures' and made some achievements. But on the whole, he thinks that going to the west is a' bad policy', so it is best to stop the emperor from discussing it. To this end, it is best to destroy the archives and remove the root causes. "

Xiaowu was stunned: "Since there are achievements, why can't we discuss them?"

Banana smiled and said, "Because there is something hidden in this sentence, that is, what is bad politics? In fact, his psychological words are: eunuch in power is bad politics! I just dare not tell the truth. "

"At that time, the background was that Emperor Chenghua reused Wang Zhi, the eunuch of the West Factory. As a common trick of civil servants, we can't directly put forward to be wary of Wang Zhi or other eunuchs and become the second Zheng He. However, once we discuss how to go to the West, it means that more eunuchs will be reused! "

Xiaowu suddenly realized, slowly calmed down and said, "You mean the struggle between eunuchs and civil servants lasted for more than half of the Ming Dynasty?"

Octagonal smiled and said, "Liu Daxia's words actually can't stand scrutiny. The sentence' hundreds of thousands of money and food are wasted and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians are killed' is ridiculous-'hundreds of thousands of money and food' is only a very small number. Zheng He can earn hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars every time he goes abroad, and it is not easy to make a negative account. "

"The so-called' one thousand soldiers and civilians die' is more interesting. Because Zheng He's followers, regardless of officials, the army and the people, are all classified as "eunuchs" and are all enemies of civil servants. It is best for all sea runners to die, which is the most worry-free for civil servants. But they always refused to disappear. Many of them moved abroad to make a living, but they did not die. "

Xiaowu was angry loudly: "Yes! It is precisely because of these civil servants that many sea runners know that they will not have a future in the Ming Dynasty, so they have settled abroad. "

Banana smiled. "One more thing, Zheng He was buried in Niushoushan after his death. There are also many people named Zheng handed down from generation to generation there. Although there are many descendants of Zheng He, they are not. "

"In fact, many people living in rural areas in the south of Nanjing are sea runners. Because they stopped going to the West, the boatmen had nothing to do and missed Zheng He and other old leaders, so they volunteered to guard Zheng He's tomb, lived around Niushou Mountain and changed their names to Zheng. "

Xiaowu frowned and said regretfully, "Daming really fought at his own expense! Let the invincible naval personnel go to the land and countryside until they die of old age! Civil servants are happy! "

Bajiao also sighed softly: "A few years later, due to the maritime ban of Daming, treasure ships and other ships at sea, all rotted in the shipyards of Taicang, Nanjing and Fujian."

"No one in the world will know the thoughts of these sea runners who were forced to go ashore; If there is an exception, it is that some eunuchs (semu people) in Nanjing know. "

Xiaowu stood up and said angrily, "I strongly suggest kneeling an iron statue in front of Zheng He's tomb in Niushou Mountain, Nanjing, which is Liu Daxia. It should also be noted that he not only kneels for Zheng He's own crimes, but also kneels on behalf of the entire civil service group in the Ming Dynasty! "

Octagonal smoothed her beard and said with a smile, "In fact, the lost documents are not only Zheng He's records, but also those of many other leaders and eunuchs. At the same time, many nautical deeds are only circulated among eunuchs, which is different from what the outside world knows. "

"For example, in the last two years, archaeology and the newly discovered map of Tian Fang National Records all mentioned that eunuchs visited Tian Fang in the ninth year of Yongle and drew a map. It was only when Zheng He went to the Western Ocean for the last time that more people went to Kaaba. This shows that Mamluk does not prevent a few China people from going to Mecca, but a large-scale navy is another situation. "

Small arms nodding, saying: "what you said is. If those files are still there, they are definitely a treasure! As mentioned above, Yin Qing, Wang Jinghong, Hong Bao, Zhou Man and other outstanding leaders and eunuchs must have many unexpected records! "

Octagonal nodded and smiled: "It turns out that the civil service group is going to destroy not only Zheng He, but the whole eunuch group! Because eunuchs who know how to sail are equivalent to navigation projects; Because there is no navigation technology, civil servants can't undertake arduous navigation tasks, so they deliberately let the treasure ship rot and let the relevant classics disappear ... "

"Otherwise, no matter which emperor of the Ming Dynasty approved the re-voyage to the Western Ocean, a large number of eunuchs would be used, making the eunuch party powerful and the gentleman discouraged."

Xiaowu nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand, I understand, that's the bad mentality: I can't do these projects, and I won't let others do them!" Therefore, it has caused huge losses to China. "

Octagonal smoothed her beard and said, "Most eunuchs who go to sea all the year round have seen through the petty grievances of these political enemies, but they don't want to make any unnecessary disputes. Many leaders are not much younger than Zheng He. For example, Qing Yang, Luo Zhi, Humboldt and others all chose to stay in Nanjing and stay away from the Beijing court. "

"Most of these semu brothers are one person. They fought bloody battles at sea all their lives and mutually assured destruction. After retirement, they don't have much idea. Let's bury them in one place-their graves are not far from each other. If you place the guilty iron man according to your idea, it is not bad to build a group of navigation eunuchs there. "

Xiaowu shook his body and said, "In Niushou Mountain or Zutang Mountain, build a' group portrait of Ming Dynasty navigation eunuchs'? For example, the "Voyager Group" sculpture in Lisbon, Portugal? Good idea! "

Octagonal continued: "With all the treasure ships rotting and dying at sea, China is wasting his martial arts. One of the strongest naval powers in the world suddenly became a weak maritime country without any war. "

"Occasionally, foreign governors come to China to pay tribute-they often introduce their ancestors to Zheng He with a full face of glory and intoxication. However, as soon as the civil servants heard Zheng He's name, they frowned. They didn't want to hear people say how mighty the Daming Bao fleet was-the attitude of officials puzzled foreign princes. "

Xiaowu snorted: "Is this called' Wulin bullying'? Just contrary to the legendary swordsman, the martial arts in the Ming Dynasty was the first, and the sword was drawn from the palace. "

"There is no way, zheng he and other brothers grew up as eunuchs. However, the Ming Dynasty could have dominated the maritime countries, but it gave itself a heavy knife. "

Octagonal laughed and said, "Speaking of the legendary swordsman, it is mentioned that Zheng He was a senior eunuch who created the invincible martial arts" Sunflower Collection ". The image of eunuchs in the whole Ming Dynasty began with Sambo eunuchs as the originator. "

"In addition, director Tsui Hark has a unique advantage in filming the legendary swordsman-his ancestral home is Vietnam, and the Daming Bao fleet 600 years ago still leaves many impressions and legends in Annan and Zhancheng."

Xiao Wudai smiled and said, "So that's it! The image of the Ming eunuch in Tsui Hark's movies turned out to be a prototype! The image of a eunuch jumping like a fly and killing like a hemp on a seagoing ship can be Zheng He, who has superb martial arts, or some of his colleagues! "

"However, those factory workers are indeed Wulin heroes, dominating the Jianghu! Before, I thought they were villains. Now think about it, the Ming Dynasty actually relied on them to dominate the sea. "

Octagonal nodded and said, "The world is very discriminating against eunuchs, but the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty made their own special contributions. This phenomenon began with Zheng He and his friends, who deserve to erect a monument of meritorious service and establish a group image. Without these eunuchs, the' Liu Qing' officials of the Ming Dynasty may not be able to support this court for a long time. "

Xiaowu nodded and smiled: "Ming Chengzu understood this truth, so many tasks were handed over directly to eunuchs without the intervention of civil servants."

Octagonal continued: "The fundamental reason is that, on the one hand, the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty involved a global vision that neither the former eunuchs nor the later eunuchs had. They don't just please their masters in court; The actual affairs it handles are very difficult, and many times' secretary' officials may abdicate. "

"On the other hand, most civil servants in the Ming Dynasty were generally narrow-minded, because they only read sage books and demanded themselves according to the standards of Song officials; But I didn't see that after the baptism of the Mongolian era in Eurasia, the children of former Confucian scholars were no longer qualified officials. "

Xiaowu nodded generously: "In my opinion, thanks to the heroic strategy and courage of Emperor Yongle and the continuous efforts of tens of thousands of famous sea runners such as Zheng He for more than 20 years, China dominated most of the Maritime Silk Road."

"The infrastructure along the voyage, including hardware and software, has been initially improved. The rest should have been a good time to enjoy the fruits of victory. The excellent strategy of "catching big fish with a long line" has been castrated into "throwing a fishing rod with a long line"! It' s stupid to see a big game of chess. "

"What is waste? Is it a waste of people's money? Is it a voyage to the west? No, no, no, this is not going to the west! The treasure ship is the biggest waste if it is not used, launched or rotted! Those senior officials in Daming are not as good at vision and realm as Chen Zuyi the Pirate! "

"Now I know that pirates are the people who know the value of treasure ships most! I even want to have a look. If we can cross history and give Chen Zuyi such a strong naval strength, will he turn the whole Southeast Asia into a country of China? "

Banana was noncommittal and smiled: "If a group of sea eunuchs are set up in Niushou Mountain and Zutang Mountain, Ma Huan's poem" Ying Ya Sheng Lan Ji "can be engraved there as a symbol of commemoration and summary."

Ying ya sheng LAN Ji xing Shi

Happy horse

The emissary of Emperor Hua inherited God's will,

Announce that the voice of Nilong is going to a foreign land.

Whaling ships roar, the waves are rough,

Travel far and wide.

Hong Tao and Jumbo,

There are green snails floating faintly on the mountain.

Zhancheng Port suspended its rest,

Sail quickly, madam.

My aunt is far from China,

The weather is hot and steaming.

What is the language of barefoot? ,

Don't get used to clothes and manners.

The gobbledygook is full of cheers,

Chief Manqui rushed to meet him.

A treasure in Nanjin is far from a tribute.

Wynn is loyal.

My wife went to the west again,

Three buddhas cross our island.

Sue answer midstream male way:

Haibofan merchants gathered here.

From now on? Go to Ceylon,

Kochi Guri has done it many times.

Weak water flows along the valley in the south,

This road is more dangerous and difficult.

Want to cast a vision of the western regions,

But see the waves meet the sky.

The boatman is confused with the west,

Only refers to the stars set in the north and south.

Near the Sea of Hulu Maus,

Ten thousand meters Xi Shang Tong.

Zeng Wenbo hoped that this mission would be different.

He ru contemporary Qin enguang.

Scholars forget their meanness in service,

The special envoy accompanied the whole tour.

Have you ever seen mountains and waves?

Rare treasure, treasure, I just saw it today.

There is no end to pitching,

All the worlds are kings and ministers.

The holy dynasty unified China,

Who can talk about the past and present?

Envoys are hardworking and afraid of death.

When the south wind points to the road.

If a ship sails on a huge wave like Youlong,

Looking back at the distant wilderness and smoke.

Returning to Beijing to worship Chen Zi,

Dragons rarely give and receive.

When you look up at the sky with heavy eyes,

Juelu got new rain and dew.