eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 256 I have an ambition

The ban on the sea was decided by Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang did not ban the sea at the beginning. "History of the Ming Dynasty" records: In September of the second year of Hongwu, the imperial tribute was attached to Fanhuo.Preliminary draw six points for Chinese traders, and pay the price.Still exempt from tax.

That is to say, at the beginning of the sea business can still be done.

But later, because the remnants of Zhang Shicheng could not defend on land, they gathered on the island, and gradually formed a sea armed force, as well as some factors of Japanese invasion, which led Zhu Yuanzhang to ban the sea in the fourth year of Hongwu.In order to avoid collusion between the people and the people at sea, after all, the technical conditions at that time were limited, where to find enemies in the vast sea?
So we can't just say that this policy is bad. The sea ban has stabilized the southeast coast to a large extent, and the southeast coast is a place of wealth and taxation, so there should be no chaos.

On the other hand, the main battles in Ming Dynasty were in the north.

How do you let the emperor sitting in Nanjing choose?

It is impossible to fight against Beiyuan in the north, and search for islands in the south. The dynasty in the feudal era did not have such a powerful force.

In addition, the small-scale peasant economy does not require trade, so the forbidden sea will not do much harm to oneself, but it can prevent the enemy.

Questions?

No.

However, any kind of truth in this world is pale and powerless in front of a word, and this word is called winner and loser.

Almost during Zhu Houzhao’s period, the West began the era of great navigation and ruled the world for hundreds of years. The Chinese nation missed this wonderful era because of the sea ban. This is the biggest mistake.

If it's not a big voyage, but the sky is dark and the sky is dark overseas, and I don't know how many people died, then the sea ban is correct at this time.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like merchants. After the sea gates were opened, there would be wealthy merchants in a few decades. As an emperor, it was understandable for him to draw his salary from the bottom of the pot.

And this is also a practical issue that Hongzhi's 18-year-old ministers have to consider.

Even if the ideology of the ancestral system is not discussed, from the emperor's always pragmatic point of view, what should we do if we raise tigers after opening the sea?
The sea is a place that has not yet been conquered. Once there is a coast guard, the southeast will be in chaos. Once the southeast is in chaos, water transportation and finances will be unstable.

Thinking of this, the ministers of Qianqing Palace knelt down.

"Your Majesty, after the sea ban was lifted for a long time in the southeast, people from overseas and our Daming have frequent exchanges. Those people don't understand the teachings of the Central Plains. If there are people with ulterior motives who gather people to create chaos and rely on martial arts at sea, then our Daming seas will not be good. Jing, and the chaos in the southeast shook the whole country, how can the silver earned after opening the sea make up for it?!"

This is Han Wen, who has always supported him, kneeling on the ground.The old man is over 60, and the ground is still cold, and the tone of his speech is heart-piercing.

"...I know, I know everything." Zhu Houzhao walked over to help him up.

In fact, he didn't know how to convince them that all seemingly correct choices would be meaningless if they couldn't conform to the tide of history.

"Great Situ, let's live. Today's discussion, I didn't even announce it to the minister, but I know that today is a court meeting that will determine the future and destiny of Ming Dynasty. You are all my ministers. Manage it with your hands."

"Furthermore, I have known each of you ministers for several years. I know you well, and you also know me. You all know what kind of emperor I am, what kind of character I am, and what kind of style of doing things. As far as the moment is concerned , I’m still happy, my ministers didn’t make a big fuss in the Qianqing Palace because of a seemingly abrupt sentence, the reason is that you also know in your heart that such a big event, I definitely didn’t just do it on a whim!”

"To speak conceitedly, with my skills, it might not be difficult to get rid of any of you, but today, on such an important occasion, you are here, it shows that I trust you, and I don't necessarily like you. But I feel that you are qualified for your position, so I will not mention all the past grievances, I would like to say a few words from my heart to all the confidant ministers, and I also hope that all the lovers will calm down and listen carefully."

When the emperor spoke up to this point, his tone was soft and his figure was not hard.

Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, and Yang Yiqing from the cabinet, Wang Jia, Han Wen, Wang Chang, and Yang Tinghe from the Military Aircraft Department, Min Gui from the Ministry of Punishment, Zeng Jian from the Ministry of Industry, Lin Han from the Ministry of Rites, and Chang Jun from Dali Temple.Among the six nine ministers, only Zhang Fuhua, the imperial censor of Zuodu, was not in the capital.

These people were seeing the emperor's gesture for the first time.As the emperor has been in power for a long time, he has become more and more adept at controlling the court, and he is no longer always "grinning his teeth" as he was at the beginning.The use of emotion and reasoning this time still made them very embarrassed.

"The Lord is worried about the humiliation of the minister, and the minister is ashamed!"

"I... There are also people in the southeast. I know that there are officials and businessmen in the southeast who oppose the imperial court's opening of the sea. It is because some of them can go through the official route and can smuggle with peace of mind. The imperial court banned the sea, but it helped them monopolize If it is to open the sea, it will be difficult to earn this money. But it is in the locality, I believe that none of my confidant ministers have the interests of merchants in their hearts, at least most of you are not such ministers."

"I also know that once the sea ban is lifted, it is expected that Japanese pirates will invade our sea area, and the people along the coast have long-term overseas shipping and business, and exchanges with pirates, Japanese pirates, and overseas foreign countries will easily cause accidents. But I have an ambition. I hope that the rule of Ming Dynasty is not based on controlling, isolating, and making the people ignorant and ignorant; I can envy the people living in Daming!"

"I hope that Daming will face overseas countries with a confident attitude, instead of being a tortoise with a shrunken head, complacent as a closed emperor; The pirates who came here, no matter how vicious they are, still dare not invade Daming! I hope that Daming can have such a day, even if it consumes all my energy and time!"

"The outside world is unknown and dangerous, but they will always come. Did Qin Shihuang have any overseas visitors back then? Was there a dispute between banning the sea or opening the sea in the Han and Tang Dynasties? But now, I believe they will get closer! Although You all kneel in front of me and say that under the whole world, is it the land of the king; on the shore of the land, is it the king’s ministers. But you all know that the world is not just Ming Dynasty. We regard China as our own, and think that outside of China are barbarians, They are all uncivilized lands. Doesn’t the majestic central country even have the confidence to open the door to welcome guests? If I am such an emperor and you are such ministers, then what qualifications does Ming have to say that it is the most powerful country? I don’t think the same way as you do, I want to open the gates of the country so that both the northern captives and the southern barbarians can see that Daming is better than their homeland!"

The pride of the country and the people, the obedience of the barbarians!
It is hard for the emperor to have such an ambition and such a magnanimity, even Wang Jia and Han Wen.He is not going to be a generation of Mingjun, he is going to be the pride of heaven that no one has ever been since the first emperor!

"Let's talk about silver. In recent years, silk from Zhejiang, porcelain from Jiangxi, and tea from Fujian have all been exported overseas. If the imperial court cracks down severely, what will the people who live on silk, porcelain, and tea do? Silk cannot They can’t eat food and porcelain. They can’t earn money, so can they live? On the other hand, since there is silver overseas, why does the imperial court block the people’s way of making money? Isn’t it good that there are more rich people in the world? Does everyone have to be hungry?"

"Back then, the Emperor Taizu issued an order to ban the sea because of Zhang Shicheng's chaos in the sea. But today Zhang Shicheng is no longer here. Those who are on the coast are the people who want to make money. This is actually the same as the Shaofu working in the capital. People, always You must have a cooking skill!"

Yang Tinghe listened very seriously, and he asked: "According to what your Majesty said, the imperial court has relaxed the national policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce. Silk and porcelain cannot be eaten, and neither can silver. If everyone pursues overseas interests and abandons If the fields are not planted, where does the imperial court get so much food?"

"There are so many poor people and refugees in the world. From now on, there will only be people without land, and there will be no one without land. What you said is a great thing. You and I may not be able to meet it in this lifetime. It is true There are many ways for the imperial court to take back and hire people to cultivate, or expropriate and distribute to the people who have no land. Because the rules are determined by me.”

"How to collect it?"

Zhu Houzhao said categorically, "If you throw away the wasteland, you will reap it! The people depend on food, and this matter cannot be discussed. The first priority of the government is to provide a way for the people to survive, but the government is also a powerful institution! I don't want any people to rebel, but I am not afraid of it." Anyone rebels!"

(End of this chapter)