Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 319 It's Not That Simple

It is normal for Lao Liu not to support Lao Liu's 'great plan', because this whimsical plan is too exaggerated.It is even completely inconsistent with the foreign policy of "segregation between Hua and Yi" set by him and Boss Zhu.

In the cognition of the founders of the Ming Dynasty such as Boss Zhu, "All overseas foreign countries, such as Annan, Zhancheng, Koryo, Siam, Ryukyu, Western, Eastern, and Nanman small countries, are limited to mountains and seas, and are secluded in a corner; Its land is not enough to supply, and its people are not enough to command. '

'If he doesn't know what to do and comes to disturb me, that's bad luck.He is not troubled by China, and it is not auspicious for me to raise troops and attack lightly. '

So Boss Zhu worried and said: "I am afraid of future generations, relying on the prosperity of China, greedy for a moment's military exploits, raising troops for no reason, and injuring people. Don't forget it." '

Of course, there is the only exception, 'but Hu Rong is approaching the northwest of China, and the world is a border trouble, so it is necessary to select generals to train troops, and be careful when preparing for them. '

That is to say, in the perception of Boss Zhu, Liu Ji, Li Shanchang and others, the capture of these "Yi countries" with remote geography and barbaric people will not bring real benefits to "China".So if he dares to hit you, of course he must resolutely fight back, but he should not take the initiative to attack.

This is the summary of the founders of the Ming Dynasty’s lessons from the demise of the Yuan Dynasty. They believed that the aggressive expansion of the Mongols did not bring much benefit to the country, but emptied the country’s power and caused huge disasters to the people.

Therefore, one should not use weapons rashly and force the tributary state to directly belong to Daming.It is enough to establish a tributary system for the vassal states outside of China and make them submit to Ming Dynasty.

Under such a national policy, Zhu Zhen's "great plan" of expanding territory and entrusting overseas is naturally tantamount to a madman's ramblings, and it is difficult for the decision-makers of the empire to accept it, let alone complete the difficult national policy turn.

Even if he said the hype, Liu Bowen believed him very much.But before seeing the real evidence, Lao Liu still couldn't easily make up his mind to help him realize this "far-fetched" plan.

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"If I can earn endless wealth through overseas trade, it will prove that those overseas barbarian countries are full of milk and honey, right?" Zhu Zhen stared at Liu Bowen persistently and said.

"It seems that Your Highness is really serious this time." Liu Bowen nodded and said, "It can be proved."

"Then you can support me?" Zhu Zhen asked.

"Yes." Liu Bowen nodded with a smile and said: "It is really a great thing for the country and the people to let your brothers successfully distribute the overseas land. How could the old man not support it? As long as His Highness proves the value of the overseas barbarians, the old man will definitely Support you."

"Okay, it's a deal." After high-fiving Lao Liu and Lao Liu, he said unhurriedly: "I have already persuaded my father to reopen the Shibo Department."

"Oh." Liu Bowen said with a smile: "Shibosi has not made any money for decades. Are you confident that it will be brought back to life?"

"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "Because I know that Jiangsu and Zhejiang maritime merchants have made a lot of money relying on overseas trade."

"I heard that Shen Wansan, Gu Yuanchen, Yin Shaozong and others really relied on maritime trade to make their country rich." Liu Bowen said slowly.

"Then why can't the Shibo Division collect their taxes?" Zhu Zhen asked.Liu Bowen was born as a landlord in eastern Zhejiang. Although most of the maritime merchants came from western Zhejiang, you should have some understanding of their activities.

"The root of the problem probably lies in the Yuan Dynasty." Liu Bowen really knew the truth. "The Yuan Dynasty first inherited the very mature Shibo system from the Southern Song Dynasty, allowing the Han people to manage the Shibo department themselves, and they only collected taxes on time. After more than ten years of living in peace, in the 22nd year of the Yuan Dynasty, because the treasury was tight, The Yuan court then accepted Zhongshu Youcheng Lu Shirong's suggestion, and implemented the "official-based merchant-run" official-owned ship system."

"Official ship?" Zhu Zhen repeated softly.

"To put it simply, the imperial court pays for shipbuilding, returns the capital, and recruits merchants to go to sea to do business. Seventy percent of their trading houses are owned by the state and thirty percent by merchants." Liu Bowen explained:
"Moreover, in order to monopolize the benefits of maritime trade, the Yuan court only allowed official ships to go overseas for business, and prohibited private individuals from going overseas. Those who violated the rules ransacked their homes."

"To put it bluntly, the Mongols are jealous when they see the amazing profits made by the Han merchants. They are going to eat alone." Zhu Zhen understood. "The results of it?"

"The result is just like other things that the Mongols have intervened in. They have messed up the maritime trade without accident. After less than ten years, the 'Guan Own Ship' system had to come to an end." Liu Bowen sighed.

"Why is that?" Lao Liu asked.

"One is that their management level is too poor, and various expenses have surged; the other is that they squeeze too much on the merchants who board the ship; the third is that they cannot compete with private businessmen." Liu Bowen said briefly.

"Private merchants? Is it smuggling maritime merchants?"

"That's right. Although the Yuan court issued repeated orders to prohibit private going to sea, several sea bans were imposed for this reason. However, with their rough coastal defense and greedy officials, it is completely impossible to ban them." Liu Ji smiled wryly:

"Besides, the original maritime merchants found that they didn't have to pay taxes to be private merchants, and they didn't have to be forced to sell goods at a low price. They made much more money than before, so they bypassed the shipping department and competed to start private merchants. The so-called It was at this time that the 'Maritime Group' was gradually formed."

"As the maritime business group grows, its impulse and ability to monopolize the interests of maritime trade continue to increase, so it is not difficult to squeeze the official ship out of the overseas market by various means." Liu Bowen continued:
"Later, Yuanting found out that the tax revenue of the city ships was exhausted, and the official ships began to lose money. They finally canceled the official ships and wanted to restore the original system. But the maritime group has tasted the sweetness of smuggling, and it is impossible to pay taxes again. At that time, the Yuan Dynasty had been established for dozens of years, and the emperor and ministers had all degenerated into waste wood. How could they have the ability to set things right?
"The several ministers sent by Yuan Ting to rectify ships were either bought or assassinated. In short, no one could do anything to deal with the Maritime Group. After that, no one dared to touch this terrible mess again."

"En." Zhu Zhen nodded, which explained the reason why Shibo's income dried up in the late Yuan Dynasty.

"Then what about this dynasty?"

"This dynasty, hehe. Those sea merchants were on the wrong team. They all supported Zhang Shicheng, but they lost the bet." Liu Bowen said with a complicated expression:
"After Zhang Shicheng was defeated, some maritime merchants and his remnants retreated to the sea and became pirates. Some surrendered to the imperial court and were moved to the central capital by your father."

"The situation at sea is complicated now. Japanese pirates, pirates, merchants and rebels who have retreated to the sea occupy the coastal islands and plunder ships passing by. Except for their own smuggling ships, none of the ships that go to sea normally can return safely. "Liu Bowen said: "So the Shibo Department of this dynasty also has no income."

ps. My stomach hurt all night last night, I didn't eat much today, and I won't drink anymore...

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