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Chapter 974 Xiahou
Of course, these ships are now at the stage of drawings and models.

Now that the model is made, it means that it can be built.

"Don't the tyrants over there in Xiongjin want ships? Make a batch first, give them a try, and then improve." Yang Zheng said black-bellied.

This group of gentry tyrants organized Daqin to attack the Wa Kingdom every day, so that they could follow behind to eat meat and drink soup.

The problem is that there are only a few pieces of arable land in the Wa country, and it is far away from Daqin, so the cost performance is not high.

It is also the test site of the Daqin Navy.

"Your Majesty is wise..." Pei Xiuqian laughed, probably because he didn't expect Yang Zheng to be so black-bellied.

After laughing, Pei Xiu cupped her hands and said, "I believe that things on the sea are unpredictable. Once the soldiers and civilians get on the ship, they will be cut off from the government. Ordinary people should be properly prohibited from sailing."

Yang Zheng was taken aback, this remonstrance looked stupid on the surface, but it was actually brilliant.

It is tantamount to taking all the interests of the sea into the hands of the nobles.

The ass decides the head, Pei Xiu is worthy of being from a noble family, and has been with Sima Zhao and Sima Yan for many years, and she is essentially the same as the previous dynasty.

This is why Yang Zheng appointed him Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Do more, and less involved in the right and wrong of the court.

"The common people are in distress, and it is a matter of benefiting the country and the people that they can take their own from the ocean. How can I stop eating and ban maritime affairs because of choking?" Yang Zheng said in a slightly displeased tone.

Yang Zheng longed for the people of Daqin to go to the sea, so why would they ban the sea?
"Your Majesty, forgive me for being stupid." Pei Xiu hurriedly made amends.

Yang Zheng didn't take it too seriously. What Pei Xiu said was "moderately" banning the sea, not completely banning the sea, which meant that he was still thinking about Daqin.

In fact, there have been more and more pirates active in the East China Sea and South China Sea in recent years.

Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and rely on the sea to eat the sea.

Many areas along the coast are not suitable for farming, so they can only go to the sea.

Fortunately, these people have a sense of proportion and did not plunder the official ships of Daqin. They just kept harassing the countries in the South China Sea.

Generally still within the tolerable range.

Those who dare to cross the sea to plunder must be ruthless people. Even if they stay on the mainland these years, they are still strong people, so it is better to go out and harm others.

Besides, the ocean is so vast that the current Daqin is not capable of eating it all.

However, Pei Xiu's remonstrance was rather tactful, while Huainan prefect Xiahouzhuang's statement was very straightforward. First, he made agitation in the court, and then contacted a group of noble relatives, constantly creating momentum, talking about how chaotic the East China Sea was, and it became Tibetan. A place of filth.

He didn't submit the letter, and Yang Zheng still felt that Pei Xiu was just a personal act. Now it seems that some people are premeditated, planned, and step-by-step to encroach on the interests of Daqin and the people.

In fact, many times, the interests of the court and the common people are the same, but the people in the middle are not.

As the prince's power became more and more stable, and with the empress Xiahou Zhi, Xiahou's family has been a little drifting in recent years.

Xiahou Zhuang is the grandson of Xiahouyuan and the son of Xiahouwei. He can be called the stallion of the Xiahou family. He has six sons and seven daughters...

Then these children married again, and the power of Xiahou's family rose like this.

Although the imperial court strictly forbids the marriage of the gentry, but if you don't marry the gentry, you can marry the officials, the powerful, and the nobles.

This is still just a branch of Xia Houwei...

Yang Zheng was indeed grateful to Xiahouba and Xiahouxuan. Without their promotion and protection, the grass on his grave would have grown taller, but every yard counts for one yard. When Yang Zheng cleaned up the powerful gentry, he had already spared them.

He brought back Xiahouba's heirs from Liaodong, and pardoned Xiahouhe, Xiahoujun and others who were colluding with the Sima family.

But politics is always cruel and dark.

Xiahou's family has already touched Yang Zhen's bottom line. It is said that Sima Yi got up like this back then.

How great is the ocean's interest?Xiahou's family wants to monopolize it like this?

If Xiahou's family kept a low profile, it would be fine for Yang Zheng to turn a blind eye. If he didn't want to make things too extreme, the prince's tricks would be enough to deal with them.

But now it seems that some things are better to be experienced by oneself, and cannot be handed over to the next generation.

Yang Zheng didn't show any attitude towards Xiahouzhuang's call for banning the sea.

Smart people will naturally sense that the limelight is wrong, but greedy people think there is an opportunity to take advantage of it.

It's a thankless job, no one will do it.

Xiahou's family put so much effort into instigating the imperial court to ban the sea, either it was really for the great Qin, but the method was wrong, or there were huge benefits in it.

"True gold is not afraid of fire." Yang Zheng sneered.

It's cats who always want to steal.

The Xiahou family has a big business, and it is definitely impossible to welcome and send, and maintain such a large interest group without fertilizer.

Zhao Aqi sighed: "No wonder the Xiahou clan deliberately sought the position of governor of Huainan."

Wei Guan's eyelids twitched, "This matter involves...a lot, His Majesty really has such determination?"

Yang Zheng knew what he was talking about.

Without Xiahouzhi's connivance these years, Xiahou's family would not have expanded to such a degree.

Moreover, the Xiahou family is also the mother clan of the prince, which involves too much.

Standing on the Tianyuan Pavilion, Yang Zheng looked at the bustling market for a long time, "A merit is a merit, and a demerit is a demerit. In the past, Huo Guang had the kindness to rebuild the big man, but he still inevitably wiped out his family. If he doesn't move Xiahou's house now, in the future it will be either He Jin or Sima Yi." !"

Daqin does not need relatives.

What's more, Xiahou's family has nothing to say about Daqin, let alone compare with Huo Guang, the only one who can be put on the table is Xiahouxu.

It wasn't that Yang Zheng wanted to move the Xiahou family, but that the Xiahou family didn't know how to advance or retreat, and didn't follow the rules set by Yang Zheng.

"Deal with justice, I want Xiahou's family to be convinced!" Yang Zheng made the final decision.

"Wei!" Zhao Ahqi cupped his hands.

As soon as the few people left, the Queen's lady came to invite, "Your Majesty, the Queen has prepared some dishes for Your Majesty, and I am here to invite Your Majesty to have a gathering."

"I'll be right there."

I'm afraid it's not for a small gathering when I come to find myself at this time.

It seems that the wind from Xiahou's house has already blown in front of Xiahou Zhi.

Yang Zheng is most worried about her now, but family love is family love, and country is country... Now that he is soft-hearted, he is afraid that the next generation will feel heartbroken.

The harem is brightly lit.

Xia Houzhi spent a lot of thought to make the harem elegant and simple, and several dishes are also Yang Zheng's favorite.

"The queen is worried."

After so many years, Xia Houzhi's face has aged, and there are a few wrinkles on her face. There seems to be a ray of sadness hidden in the wrinkles.

"Your Majesty has worked hard for the country, and you must also take care of your health." Xiahou Zhi smiled slightly.

Yang Zheng felt a burst of warmth in his heart, "The Queen is inviting you today, I don't know what it is?"

The sorrow on Xia Houzhi's face suddenly magnified, "Your Majesty...do you want to move Xia Hou's family?"

This time it was Yang Zheng's turn to be surprised, "Why did the queen say that?"

"Hey, don't the courtiers and concubines know about all the actions of the Xiahou family? It's just that your majesty doesn't like the harem's meddling in politics, and the courtiers and concubines have always buried it in their hearts. The Xiahou family has gone too far these years. Relying on the courtiers and the prince, they have done a lot of shady things." Thanks to His Majesty's tolerance, they have been safe and sound, but people's hearts are greedy, and my concubines have repeatedly advised them to stop in moderation... It's a pity that they all fell on deaf ears."

After all, they have been husband and wife for so many years, how could Xia Houzhi not know what Yang Zheng wants to do?

In the past, Xia Houzhi was the daughter of the Xiahou family, but now Xia Houzhi is the queen of Daqin, the mother of the crown prince, and even the wife of Yang Zheng...

"Are you here to persuade my subordinates to show mercy?" Yang Zheng's voice was much gentler.

Since ancient times, the emperor's family affairs have been the biggest political affairs.

"Just do whatever you want, Your Majesty will have his own measure..."

Xia Houzhi looked tired, it seemed that Xia Hou's family had let her down.

In fact, this is already a plea for Xiahou's family, so Yang Zheng will not kill them all anyway.

Yang Zheng's character is to be soft and not hard.

Xia Houzhi was interceding for Xia Hou's family in another way.

"I know." Yang Zheng nodded, as long as Xiahou's family doesn't do too much, of course he won't.

(End of this chapter)