Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

It is what Emperor Chongzhen insisted on doing to allow Ming to truly open up the sea. Under the background of the coexistence of a small ice age and a great age of navigation, the ability to continue to obtain wealth through overseas and transfer some conflicts is to maintain Daming. A stable main line.

In the past, Daming stopped and stopped in maritime affairs, and closed the country at every turn. The root cause was that he did not want private capital to intervene in foreign maritime trade, and wanted to flow all the silver he obtained into the treasury, but it was easy to say, but it was difficult to do. This also happens a lot.

Adjusting Ming Dynasty’s foreign policy and attitude is a highly cyclical thing. It cannot be done overnight. There are many things that need to be adjusted, especially the main framework. If this foundation is not solid, sooner or later there will still be big problems of.

That's why there is Tianjin Kaihai, Han League, and Huangming Maritime Trade Association. Emperor Chongzhen used his own advantages to play a set of combined punches, and then gradually adjusted and changed.

"I think back in the time of Chengzu, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, Zheng He, made seven voyages to the Western Seas to show the prestige of our Ming Dynasty."

Emperor Chongzhen showed arrogance, looked around at the officials in the hall, and said loudly: "The treasure ship of the Ming Dynasty was the most famous in the world. At that time, the sea power of the Ming Dynasty was so powerful. All the countries that stopped along the way did not want to invite them to be feudal vassals. In the name of Da Ming, I got the protection of Da Ming, but look at the present? Look at how powerful their sea warships are, but what about my Da Ming's sea warships?"

There is one thing to say, once the shipbuilding industry of Ming Dynasty was very prosperous and developed, and the sea-going ships manufactured, no matter in terms of size, tonnage, or performance, were all overwhelmed by other countries, but now the Ming Dynasty China's sea-going ships, especially those warships, simply can't do it.

This is why Emperor Chongzhen called Wang Zheng, who was proficient in equipment, and went to Denglai to train talents in the shipbuilding field, and gradually supported the official shipbuilding industry of Ming Dynasty.

If there is no absolute sea power to support the single opening of the sea to the outside world, and to give a firm blow to any group that dares to get involved in the Daming Maritime Trade, the more prosperous it is to the outside world, it will eventually attract a pack of wolves!
"Your Majesty summoned the members of the Europa Mission, and I feel that there is no problem."

Bi Ziyan stepped forward at this time, bowed and said: "Since Tianjin opened the sea for trade, the country has only collected a large sum of money every year from the customs tax.

"Look at it all, take a good look at it!"

The controversy over this matter never ended.

Bi Ziyan is the Minister of Finance of the Ming Dynasty, and his consideration is very pure, that is, money, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, is the most difficult thing to do. After all, it involves food and wages. No matter how simple things are, they will not be easy in the end.

"Open it for me!"

As for the countries in Southeast Asia that occupy the forces of European countries, if this area is really so barren, why do people from European countries risk their lives and travel so far to come there?

Bi Ziyan knew very well in his heart that how many people's interests would be touched by withdrawing from Tianjin and establishing a prefecture, following the emperor's will to open up seas and trade.

Have you all thought about it?

However, Emperor Chongzhen's methods were clever. The number of people who opened seas for business in Tianjin has been increasing, and they have not monopolized the dividends of opening seas.

Say nothing else.

Looking at the group of officials in front of him, Emperor Chongzhen stood up and walked out of the hall. He didn't want to argue about the disputes and objections arising from the summoning of the European missions.

Xu Guangqi, Wen Tiren, Bi Ziyan, Huang Liji, Liu Hongxun and other ministers showed different expressions, some were surprised, some were shocked, and some were in disbelief.

It is precisely because of this core that Kaihai is very controversial, but there are also many people who support Kaihai, such as the group of relatives in Beijing.

Don't think that I, Da Ming, are the only smart people in this world, and people from other countries are fools. Such an arrogant attitude will suffer big losses sooner or later! "

Presenting the facts and talking about the basis is the core of breaking this public opinion.

Son of Heaven, what is this for?
All the ministers gathered in the hall followed closely after seeing Emperor Chongzhen, but they had a lot of doubts in their hearts.

In your hearts, you think that my Ming Dynasty is the kingdom of heaven, and the territory outside of Ming Dynasty is an uncivilized and wild land, but is this really the case?

what is this?
Following the group of officials who came out of the palace, looking at dozens of eunuchs in the inner court, they bent down and lowered their heads, and slowly opened the things on the ground. A huge map was slowly presented in front of everyone.

Looking at the lifted map, the eunuchs in the inner court seemed to be struggling. Under the surprised gaze of the officials, Emperor Chongzhen stretched out his hand and said: "This is the map of Wan Guokun created by Xu Xiake, and the red area in it is the territory of my Ming Dynasty. And outside of Ming Dynasty, the various tribes of Mongolia, Yarkand, Kazakhs, Korea, Japan Island, Nanyang countries, Tianzhu countries... Many territories of these countries are richer than my Ming Dynasty.

When Emperor Chongzhen walked out of the Wenhua Palace, he saw dozens of eunuchs standing neatly outside the palace, with a thick roll placed at their feet.

Who told them to take advantage of it?
"You all come out of the palace with me!"

In fact, it is impossible to monopolize.

It may be said that the current problems faced by the country are a bit complicated, but as His Majesty said, this definitely does not mean that Ming Dynasty has no power to parry.

On the contrary, those who call the missions of European countries know that our Ming Dynasty is strong and prosperous, which can promote the further development of foreign maritime trade. "

Instead of arguing with certain opponents here, it is better to come up with something they don't know to shock them.

You know, my Ming Dynasty has been buying large quantities of grain through sea trade in recent years, and in many places in the Southeast Asian countries, it can achieve two or even three crops a year!

The visual impact caused by the map of Wan Guokun in front of him is really too strong.

None of them thought that there were so many countries outside of Ming Dynasty, and even the territories of European countries were included on this map.

This simple world map drawn according to Emperor Chongzhen's memory may have errors in some places, but it can have an outline, which is the effect Emperor Chongzhen wanted.

If you want Daming to open the door to the country and broaden your horizons, you must call more people to know what kind of existence Daming is, and what kind of existence other countries are.

"From today onwards, hang this map of Wan Guokun on the wall of the Meridian Gate!" Emperor Chongzhen looked arrogantly, turned to look at the courtiers behind him, and said loudly: "I will call every courtier who enters and exits the Meridian Gate , Every day, you can see what kind of existence this world is!"