Chongzhen's open life

Chapter 422 Open the sea

"Your Majesty, no! My Ming Dynasty is rich all over the world. I have everything. Opening the sea is not only of no benefit, it may even bring about the resurgence of Japanese pirates in the coastal areas. The real harm outweighs the benefit!"

"Your Majesty agrees that the reason why these Westerners want to let me open the sea is because they covet my Daming's goods. They want to use those yellow and white things to take away my Daming's things. They really have sinister intentions. Your Majesty must not fall into the trap." ah!"

"No!"

"No!"

"I object to this!"

As soon as the tribute envoy finished speaking, there was a wave of opposition among the officials below, and there were countless people who opposed the opening of the sea.

Of course, there are people who agree with it, but it is so tightly covered up in this monstrous wave of opposition that it can't stir up any waves at all.

Zhu Youjian's brows immediately frowned, whether to drive or not is another matter, but the Buddhist department has not yet spoken, and you are so excited and mass-protested, do you really think that the knife in my hand is not good?
Observing words and expressions is a professional skill that a great eunuch should have. Wang Chengen immediately sensed the displeasure of his emperor, raised his eyebrows immediately, and his face darkened. A loud shout immediately covered the noisy courtiers. work.

"presumptuous!"

Gah!
The courtiers who were excited to express their opinions were suddenly frightened by the scolding, and the most vehement words stopped abruptly.

The whole court fell silent in an instant.

Wang Chengen snorted coldly, and then looked around at the officials below before saying loudly: "The place of the court meeting is not the vegetable market at the intersection, and you are officials of the Ming Dynasty, how can you be so noisy like a street shrew cursing the street, you guys Where to put Daming's face, His Majesty's face!
Do you want these Westerners to see me as your joke? "

After speaking, Wang Chengen glanced at the Western envoy who was watching all this with a blank expression.

As soon as he finished speaking, the envoy sent by the western country was surprised to see that the officials of the Ming Dynasty immediately quarreled, and even the translator of Honglu Temple who translated for him also left him aside. After participating in it, he couldn't understand what those Ming officials said, so he could only look at these people in a daze and didn't know why they were arguing.

Only then did the ministers realize that there were outsiders in today's court, but they didn't care too much. Anyway, in their eyes, these Westerners were no different from fluffy beasts drinking blood. Why should people care about the thoughts of beasts?

Just looking at His Majesty's gloomy face on the throne, they also knew that they and others were a little too excited just now, His Majesty was already upset, and had to restrain himself a little, and finally calmed down.

Seeing these courtiers finally calmed down, Zhu Youjian snorted coldly, and then spoke slowly, drawing a conclusion for the debate.

"The banning of the sea has been going on since the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Because when I was established in the early Ming Dynasty, there were remnants of Baoyuan and Zhang Shicheng cholera in the coastal areas, so the strategy of banning the sea was implemented in order to weaken these remnants.

However, with the passage of time, the situation around our Ming Dynasty is also changing, and the dangers along the coast are gradually receding. In addition, most of the people living along the coast rely on sea trade to survive, and our Ming Dynasty's policy of banning the sea is also in name only.

By the time of Longqing, the strategy of Longqing to open the sea was developed according to the situation, and it made a good contribution to the court's taxation for a while.

However, the troubles of Japanese pirates began to rise one after another. When the Japanese country Toyoshiro Hideyoshi passed away, countless defeated Japanese pirates fled to the coast of Daming. In addition, "lawless elements" colluded with them, which led to the resurgence of the Japanese pirate rebellion that gradually subsided after the Wanli Japanese Rebellion. As a result, Da Ming's strategy to open the sea was banned again.

Today the Westerners come to ask to open the sea, and I am clear about their purpose. According to the information sent back by Jin Yiwei, the porcelain, white sugar, silk, tea, etc. of our Ming Dynasty are no different from treasures in Western countries, so these Western sea merchants They all want to buy these items from my Ming Dynasty and sell them back to their home countries to make huge profits, so they come to ask to open the sea.

Considering the pros and cons, in my opinion, this should be considered a good thing for me, Daming.

The Western people picture my Ming’s stuff, and my Ming Dynasty also pictures the Western people’s stuff. As far as I know, some kind of activity called the Age of Discovery is going on in the Western country today. The ships of the Westerners are all over the world. Those places that have never been discovered by people continue to bring back boatloads of gold and silver to the country, and each of them can be said to be rich.

Due to the policy of banning the sea and the national conditions, my Ming Dynasty was unable to participate in it, but it’s okay, because the Westerners want something from my Ming Dynasty, so my Ming Dynasty can use porcelain, white sugar and other things unique to my Ming Dynasty to make the Westerners work hard. The huge amount of wealth obtained will all go into our Daming treasury, enriching our Daming treasury, and benefiting the participating people. In this way, all the efforts of the Westerners will be a wedding dress for our Daming. Wouldn’t it kill two birds with one stone? plan?
What do you think? "

After Zhu Youjian said these words, the entire court hall suddenly became silent. The officials did not expect that His Majesty knew so much about Kaihai, let alone that His Majesty wanted to use Kaihai and my Daming's natural advantages to The huge profits those Westerners have obtained from all over the world are in the pockets of Daming, this is really... this is really...

This is really wonderful! ! !
Those who are dedicated to the country are already cheering in their hearts.

But some people disagree with this.

Some officials who were originally from the coastal area once again objected. Everyone knew what they were thinking, and Zhu Youjian knew it even more. Dang even scolded:
"Is it really for the imperial court to stop Kaihai?

You are nothing more than for your own benefit. As far as I know, your family has set up a fleet to go out to sea when the imperial court banned the sea, and trade with foreign races for huge profits. Now they are against opening the sea. What are you thinking? Think, do you think I don't know? !

You and others are just people who are selfish and greedy for profit!
How dare you make noise here! "

After Zhu Youjian scolded, he yelled: "Yuhuatian!"

"The servant is here!"

Yu Huatian, who had been standing by with his hands tied, immediately stood up with a flash of excitement in his eyes.

"Since they like to talk about the ancestral system, I will use the ancestral system to rule them today! Tell them to violate the imperial government's policy of banning the sea and conduct private trade activities. All corrupt officials should be punished according to Dahao!"

Yu Huatian grinned, and replied loudly: "Return to Your Majesty, according to the ancestral system, if a treacherous tyrant, a powerful military officer, etc., builds an illegal large ship with three masts or more, he will bring prohibited goods into the sea, go to Fanguo for trading, and sneak into pirates." Those who conspired together and plundered good people as guides, the principal offenders were executed according to their own laws, and they still showed their heads to the public, and the whole family sent frontier guards to serve as soldiers.

Those who build the sea-going ships mentioned above and sell them to the barbarians for profit are compared with those who put the banned weapons into the sea.

According to the crimes committed by these adults and their family members, all of the above regulations are in place, so these adults are the first to be shown to the public, and their family members and relatives who participated in the sea trip, the main offenders and their fellow criminals are also the first to be shown to the public.

Accomplices and their relatives shall be sentenced to the same crime and exiled into the army. "

After Zhu Youjian finished listening, he nodded in satisfaction, while the officials below who were in the early stage who objected turned pale immediately, regretting in their hearts.

Zhu Youjian immediately ordered: "If there are provisions, let's deal with them according to the provisions.

I remember that there is another item, is the person who informs can get half of the family property of the offender? "

Yu Huatian nodded immediately: "Your Majesty is right, there is indeed such a thing."

Zhu Youjian nodded: "Then I exposed them this time, so half of their property should belong to internal funds."

"Slaves understand!"

"Do it over there!"

"According to the order!"

As soon as the two sang together, they decided on the ownership of several officials and their properties, and these early birds were quickly dragged down by Xichang's fans. Although they cried and admitted their mistakes all the way, no one cared.

And the matter of opening the sea seems to be no longer obstructed...

(End of this chapter)