Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

"Master Zhang, is this overseas trade very profitable?"

Eunuch Wei asked Zhu Youxiao's question.

Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "During the Yongle period of my Ming Dynasty, Chengzu sent Zheng He to lead the fleet to the Western Seas seven times. Is it just to spread the prestige of my Ming Dynasty?"

"The opening of sea routes and trade with countries in Southeast Asia has brought a large amount of gold and silver to Ming. Otherwise, why was Yongle so rich? Could it be that the people live and work in peace and contentment and beat the Tatars? Daming has tens of millions of taxes gone?"

"The trade with Nanyang and the West takes up a large part of the imperial court's tax revenue."

"Civilian officials all said that shipping by sea was a waste of money, and the imperial court spent a lot of money. However, during the Yongle period, Cheng Zu did not lack military pay no matter how many battles he fought. The imperial court also had sufficient treasury."

"The so-called waste of people and money is quite expensive, but the civil servants are unwilling to preside over the shipping. It is the eunuchs, and the gold and silver shipped by the sea did not fall into their hands."

"With the ban of the Ming Dynasty, don't the officials and gentry in the south continue to export silk, porcelain, and tea from the Ming Dynasty, and earn a lot of money?"

After a pause, Zhang Haogu continued: "Westerners rely on overseas trade to buy porcelain, silk and tea from Daming and transport them to the West, which is boxes of gold and silver, and Westerners are still in Nanyang, plundering the gold and silver of the local aborigines in America. , Every return voyage is full of gold and silver."

Listening to the boatload of gold and silver, not to mention Eunuch Wei, Zhu Youxiao, the emperor of Ming, stared wide-eyed, how much is the boatload of gold and silver? !

Zhang Haogu bowed slightly: "Your Majesty, Daming can't continue to close the country forever. The fishermen along the coast want to develop, and Daming's business needs to develop. It is not enough to rely solely on the inside, but to go out."

"Trading with other countries can not only open up resources for Ming, but also allow Daming to obtain overseas resources. The world is so big and there are so many land resources. How can Ming be indifferent and let Westerners occupy them?"

"Now that the emperor is implementing a new policy, he should open the sea ban and encourage merchants to do business with the outside world. Da Ming also needs to build its own naval fleet. This large overseas territory and various resources can provide my Da Ming with a steady stream of blood for Da Ming's development? "

"It's time for Daming to ban the sea."

Zhu Youxiao nodded slowly: "Yes, it's time for Daming to ban the sea."

"But the sea ban has been lifted, and Daming doesn't have a suitable ship right now, how can he sail far away?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Haogu became angry. That short-sighted guy Liu Daxia burned up the blueprints of the Ming Dynasty treasure ship, the charts of Zheng He's previous voyages to the West, and the materials of various countries. He also lost his reputation for the country and the people. .

Not only stupid, but stupid!

But he can't dispel Zhu Youxiao's self-confidence now, Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "This is what I said, Daming wants to build his own naval fleet."

"Nowadays, there are not many high-quality ports in Ming Dynasty. In my opinion, we can build a shipyard in Dengzhou, Shandong, and Jinzhou in southern Liaoning. At the same time, we can expand the ports, try to build according to the blueprints of the early Ming Dynasty, and train craftsmen who can build large ships. .”

"If it doesn't work, you can buy a few Western ships first. Let's take it apart and have a look. It can always be copied."

Here Zhang Haogu was discussing with Zhu Youxiao, and on the other side Zhu Qiqi was also chatting about the boudoir affairs with Queen Zhang Yan. While chatting, Zhu Qiqi's face turned pale and he retched.

Zhang Yan, who had experience, immediately had a guess and asked someone to invite an imperial doctor.

After the old imperial doctor took Zhu Qiqi's pulse in detail, he said to Zhang Yan, "If you go back to the Empress, it's definitely a happy pulse."

happy pulse? !
pregnant? !
Zhang Yan looked at Zhu Qiqi who was still a little dazed, smiled and rewarded the imperial doctor and said to the maid: "Go and inform the Emperor and Master Zhang of this good news."

The maid also smiled happily: "Hey."

After the maid rushed to Xiyuan and told Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu the news that Zhu Qiqi was happy, the two looked at each other, and then couldn't hide the excitement on their faces.

Zhu Qiqi is not only Zhang Haogu's official wife, but also Zhu Youxiao's righteous sister, which also means that the relationship between Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu is getting closer. There.

Before entering the door, Zhu Youxiao shouted: "Where's the righteous sister, where is my righteous sister, let me have a look!"

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao was so happy, Eunuch Wei couldn’t hide his joy after Zhang Haogu became closer to the emperor. The relationship between him and Zhang Haogu is also good. Everyone is a family, so we should be happy. happy.

Zhang Haogu came in and looked at Zhu Qiqi who still couldn't believe it, his hands were shaking.

Zhu Qiqi is pregnant, and he is going to have a baby.

what does that mean?

For a long time, Zhang Haogu has always felt a sense of alienation from this world, an indescribable sense of strangeness, even though he has a family here, has a family, and is still in a high position, but this is not his own world after all. Can someone call this place their hometown right from the start?
Slowly, Zhang Haogu got used to everything in this world and his current life, and even decided to make some changes. This is because Zhang Haogu is unfamiliar with this world and wants to make this world more familiar One point, in the final analysis, he never integrated into it, but thought that he was playing a strategy game, a strategy game with the world as the chessboard.

But now it's different, he has a queen, he has a belonging in this world, a newborn child who is about to be born in this world with his blood, his child.

Zhang Haogu walked slowly in front of Zhu Qiqi, looked at the bewildered Zhu Qiqi, and then at the flat belly under the skirt, he looked at Zhu Qiqi, and then at the dog emperor who was smirking beside him: "I, do I have a queen?"

Zhu Qiqi looked at Zhang Haogu timidly: "Husband."

And Zhang Yan looked at so many people at this time and Zhu Qiqi was a little nervous, so he drove Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu out: "It's alright, alright, it's good to know, what are you big men doing here? ? Do you know what to pay attention to and how to protect the baby in the womb?"

"Go out if you don't understand."

Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu, who were kicked out, were not disappointed. Zhu Youxiao still couldn't hide his excitement. He was already very happy to have his own child. Now the child of his master and righteous sister is about to be born. Once a child is born, it also represents the Ming royal family.

Zhu Youxiao said: "Master, I have made a decision. If the righteous sister gives birth to a son, let him enter the palace as a companion for Ci Ran. If it is a daughter, then she will be Ci Ran's main palace."

Before Zhang Haogu said anything, Eunuch Wei also came up to him: "Master Zhang, have you thought about the name of your child?"

Before Zhang Haogu could speak, Eunuch Wei said, "I have a good idea. You see, my name is Zhongxian, and I intend to be loyal and virtuous to the emperor. If you have a son, why not call him Xianzhong?"

Zhang Haogu: "."