Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 360
"Obviously a coward, what kind of hero do you want to pretend to be?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu sneered, intending to destroy the reputation of the surname Lu, so he ordered someone to put him face down on the porridge pot, and put a pen and paper on a tray to let him go. he writes.

The porridge pot was steaming hot, making Lu Zhonghe's whole body scalding hot.The sergeants who grabbed him didn't know whether it was on purpose or because they were really weak, but their hands were shaking all the time anyway.

Pingjiang was so frightened that he lost his soul, so he hurriedly picked up a brush and brushed to finish writing the guarantee letter, signed his name and pressed his handprint.

"I didn't force you, did I?" Zhu Zhen asked quietly again.

"No, no." Lu Zhonghe shook his head quickly.

"Then write another letter of guarantee that I didn't force you..."

"..." Lu Zhonghe wanted to die.

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At any rate, Lu Zhonghe finished writing the letter of guarantee requested by the King of Chu, and the letter of guarantee, and the letter of guarantee of the letter of guarantee before he was steamed a few times... so he was not thrown into the pot.

But when the sergeants let him down, Lu Zhonghe was already limp on the ground, and had to be supported back to his seat...

With Mr. Ping Jiang making an example, who would dare to make a mistake?Including Xie Yunzhang, who has always been arrogant, all the big families in the south of the Yangtze River obediently wrote the guarantee letter and the guarantee letter of the guarantee letter, and then signed it.

Seeing that a thick stack of guarantee letters with red handprints was collected, the King of Chu was delighted from ear to ear.This thing is waste paper in the hands of others, but in the hands of a prince, it is the death talisman of Lord Hades.

"Let's open!" He just waved his hand and gave the banquet kindly.

In fact, it's all here, and it doesn't matter if you don't waste food.But our sixth child is a master of noodles, how can we let people go back on an empty stomach?Then go around saying that His Royal Highness Chu is stingy, making people come all the way, not even caring about the meal.How disrespectful?
Moreover, His Royal Highness Chu’s Laba banquet is not just porridge, but also Laba garlic, Laba cake, Laba tofu and Laba noodles with Laba vinegar.

There was even a band blowing trumpets to add to the fun...

Amidst the sound of ticking horns, His Royal Highness King Chu smiled at everyone with a bowl in his hand, "Let's eat. Don't worry, I'm watching. He didn't pee just now..."

"Hehe, good..." The big households had no choice but to hold the porridge bowls and bite the bullet to eat.

On the platform, Luo Guanzhong rolled his eyes, because His Royal Highness the King of Chu ate Laba noodles...

After eating a bowl of noodles, His Royal Highness Chu wiped his mouth contentedly, and said to everyone:

"Ordinarily, you have nothing to do with Haimao, but there is no reason to hold back what the king wants to say. So I still tell you to listen."

"Yes, yes, I'm all ears." The attitude of all the big families in the south of the Yangtze River was very good.Gein's big iron pot was empty, but the fire below was still on, and no one wanted to change to Teppanyaki.

"I was born as a scholar, and I don't know the grand plan of the military and the country. I don't know if the generals are banned, and I don't know that everyone in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong is rightfully forbidden by the government, and it is a private land!" Zhu Zhen said mercilessly:
"This is an old malpractice of the previous dynasty, and this dynasty is just following it. The so-called Shibo Division is close to the capital and is easy to attract bandits, but it is just an attempt by the right to monopolize the benefits of maritime trade, and it does not want the court to share the profits!"

"..." All the big families in the south of the Yangtze River were terrified when they heard it. It turned out that His Royal Highness King Chu knew everything!

In fact, it's not surprising that people like Luo Guanzhong, Shen Rong, and Gu Yuanchen have become his subordinates.They knew they couldn't keep any secrets...

But why did His Royal Highness the King of Chu not say anything when he came up, and pretended to be stupid first, luring them to write a letter of guarantee before talking about it?
"Since this king has already boasted to his father, if he wants to restore the past glory of the Shibo Department, he must first study the reasons for the rise and fall of the Shibo Department.

"The king discovered the benefits of shipping. The reason why in the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, it could be used as a 'fund of the military'. Because of the strict management and strong control of the maritime trade department, all ships going to sea must be 'checked' on board. Ships can only be released; ships returning to Hong Kong must "check the facts" before they can return to Hong Kong. Taxes can only be sold after taxation according to regulations. Therefore, during the Song and Song Dynasties, the income of municipal ships has always accounted for [-] to [-]% of the country's annual revenue.

"Later, the Yuan Dynasty implemented the 'Official Ship Law', the route was monopolized by the government, and the trade was jointly operated by the government and businessmen. At the same time, in order to ensure the smooth implementation of the official ship law, the Yuan Dynasty implemented a sea ban and prohibited private sea trade. A gigantic amount of ten thousand taels of silver!"

"It's a pity that the good times don't last long. The huge profits of maritime trade not only attract wealthy merchants to do business illegally, but ordinary maritime merchants even go out to sea for trade privately, dumping at extremely low prices, causing the official ship to fall into a loss. Merchants cannot benefit from legal operations. If you want to benefit, you can only join the ranks of private businessmen, or withdraw from maritime trade sadly."

Zhu Zhen went on to say: "Many people told me that it was the official ship that broke the Shibo Department, and I believed it before. But when I came to Zhenjiang and saw your performance, I suddenly understood, It is not the government-owned ship law that ruined the Shibo Department—this law is not a bad law! It is those bad people who are greedy and colluded with the government and businessmen who ruined the Shibo Department!"

As he spoke, his sharp eyes swept across the crowd and said:
"Even if there is no official ship law, these moths will still take advantage of the muddle-headed governance of the Yuan Dynasty and eat away the big tree of Shibosi!
"That's why this king decided to follow the official ship law and set up a fleet of municipal ships! Anyone who wants to profit from maritime trade can sign up to join."

"So how does it work?" Someone couldn't help but ask.

"Generally, the Shipbuilding Department will ship the ship, and the merchant will ship the goods. Risks and profits will be shared." Zhu Zhen said indifferently: "The detailed rules will be discussed after the establishment of the Shipbuilding Department. Everyone should have an idea in mind first... But this king can guarantee the personal and property safety of all city boat merchants during the sea; he can guarantee that they will have a lot of money; No matter how big an official is, this king will hang him upside down on the mast, dry it in the sun, and then feed it to the fish! Even the Buddha can't save him!"

"..." All the big households had different expressions when they heard the words, and there were buzzing sounds.

Since His Royal Highness the King of Chu took care of Lu Zhonghe, these big families in the south of the Yangtze River will no longer be in the state of not getting oil and salt.

Then His Royal Highness King Chu emphasized in a deep voice:
"One more thing to be clear is that after the establishment of the city ship fleet, private sea trade is prohibited - there is no room for bargaining. The sailors and bodyguards on the sea ship are indeed powerful private armed forces. This is what the court has always been worried about. The reason. Therefore, it must be in the hands of the imperial court."

To those tycoons with private fleets, King Chu's words were of course a naked threat.

But for the vast majority of big households who don’t have fleets and can only drink soup with them, His Royal Highness Chu’s words mean an opportunity to reshuffle the cards...

In any case, the fleet of the Shibo Division, incarnated by the Chaohu Navy, is parked by the Yangtze River.If His Royal Highness the King of Chu can really do what he says, the situation at sea will definitely be reshaped!
ps. After drinking, I got home after 10 o'clock, sober up and write to the present...

(End of this chapter)