My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 296 Sea Ban and Japanese Bandits
There is a saying that goes well, "Blocking people's way of making money is like killing one's parents".

The nobles such as Xu Jingchang and Zhang Chang are not really opposed to the sea ban, and some people may not even understand what the sea ban is.

But this does not prevent them from expressing their indignation against the sea ban now, because the sea ban has blocked their way of making money. In their eyes, the sea ban is equivalent to a sworn enemy.

"Why are you arguing, are you forcing the palace against me?"

Unexpectedly, Zhu Di slapped the table angrily and said angrily.

He was originally upset because of the rebuilding of the three halls, but now he heard so many people clamoring for the abolition of the sea ban, of course he was in a very bad mood.

Seeing Zhu Di's anger, Xu Jingchang and others were all dumbfounded, standing with their hands tied, not even daring to lift their heads.

"Grandfather, please calm down. Duke Dingguo and the others just expressed their views on Haiban, and they have no other intentions!"

Seeing that others were afraid to speak, Zhu Zhanhe had no choice but to persuade him personally.

"The sea ban is a rule set by the Emperor Taizu himself. If you oppose the sea ban, do you think that the Emperor Taizu also opposes it?"

But Zhu Di snorted coldly, and then pushed back a big hat, scaring Xu Jingchang and the others to turn pale.

"Grandfather, we will talk about the sea ban later, but the sea trade is indeed very profitable. Just like what Uncle Peng Cheng said, the goods bought with money in Nanyang can be sold for [-] guan when they are transported to Daming. Ten times the profit, the last time the fleet only returned a small part, it has already made all the nobles return their capital."

When Zhu Zhanhe said this, he secretly took a look at Zhu Di's face, and found that the other party showed no signs of anger, so he continued.

"With such a huge profit, it is normal for Dingguo Gong and the others to be excited. Besides, as the emperor, you are the emperor, and the world is as big as the territory of Ming Dynasty. Why should you limit yourself to land?"

Although Zhu Zhanhe didn't say it clearly, the meaning was obvious. The territory of Ming Dynasty should not be limited to the land, and the sea should also be included in the jurisdiction of Ming Dynasty.

"According to what you said, you also want me to abolish the sea ban?"

Although Zhu Di was not angry, he still asked in a gloomy voice.

"Grandpa Huang misunderstood, in fact, the sea ban can be put aside for now, you can send Zheng He to the Western Seas, and of course you can also send another fleet to the South Seas!"

Zhu Zhanhe finally said softly.

It is not yet ripe to seek to abolish the sea ban now, so Zhu Zhanhe took the next best thing and sought to bypass the sea ban, just like the last time he went to sea in the name of sailing to the west.

"Going to Nanyang?"

Zhu Di also showed a pensive look after hearing this.

In fact, Zhu Di was already tempted by Zheng He’s first voyage to the West and brought back a huge amount of wealth with regard to maritime trade. Later, he sent Zheng He to the West several times to show off the strength of Ming Dynasty. , Second, it is also to make money by the way.

But this time the nobles sent merchant ships to follow the Western Seas, and the wealth they brought back was even more astonishing. The household department received a huge amount of taxes for this, and Zhu Di himself made a lot of money. Nearly a million pennies, Zhu Di accepted the money without any hesitation.

Every time Zheng He went to the Western Seas, it usually took two or three years to come back, because they traveled a long distance, but in fact, as long as the fleet arrived in Nanyang, they could also exchange for huge wealth. With the speed of the fleet, going to Nanyang is fast If there are too many, it can be done once a year, or even multiple times a year.

Thinking of the huge profits every time a merchant ship goes to Nanyang, and thinking about the fact that he was still worrying about rebuilding the three halls just now, Zhu Di couldn't help showing his heart.

Zhu Zhanhe has been observing the changes in Zhu Di's expression. At this time, seeing Zhu Di's heartbeat, he immediately said again: "Grandfather, Zheng Inner Palace and the others spent a lot of manpower and material resources to finally explore various routes. If you abandon them No, it's too bad."

"It's a pity indeed."

Seeing that Zhu Di nodded in agreement after hearing this, Xu Jingchang and others all showed ecstasy.

"Grandfather, since you also feel that it is a pity, why not use these things, even if you send a fleet to Nanyang every year to trade, at least there will be millions of dollars in profit!"

Zhu Zhanhe struck while the iron was hot, and persuaded again.

After hearing Zhu Di's words, he seemed to think about it for a moment.

Just when Zhu Zhanhe and the others thought that Zhu Di was going to agree, they suddenly saw Zhu Di raised his head solemnly and said, "But have you ever thought about it, if you let you organize the fleet to go to sea, the sea ban will be useless sooner or later, and the Japanese pirates will definitely be there." The more active it is, the more people along the coast will suffer from it!"

Zhu Di's words were like a basin of cold water, which would quench the enthusiasm of everyone in the hall at once.

Zhu Zhanhe was also heartbroken. The original intention of the sea ban was to target Japanese pirates. Daming's coastline was too long, coupled with the internal chaos of the Japanese kingdom, which led to countless bankrupt lower-level warriors venturing out to sea, so Japanese pirates appeared everywhere along the southeast coast of Daming.

The implementation of the sea ban has indeed controlled the harm of the Japanese pirates to a certain extent. After all, the people of Ming Dynasty are not allowed to go to the sea, and even there are no people living on the coast. many.

So to a certain extent, the sea ban did effectively control the scale of Japanese pirates, but this is equivalent to having insects in the vegetable field, and then the vegetable farmers set fire to the vegetable field, the insects died, and the vegetables died, which is completely worth the candle.

"The Japanese pirates' rebellion, I suffered a lot along the coast of Daming, and now there is no other way except the sea ban, so your business at sea is still a bit inappropriate!"

Finally Zhu Di waved his hand.

Seeing Zhu Di's refusal, everyone became anxious now, so they all looked at Zhu Zhanhe, hoping that he would be able to turn the tide and come up with a good solution.

But Zhu Zhanhe had a wry smile on his face at this time, he is not a god, the pirates have been making trouble for so many years, even Zhu Yuanzhang can't do anything about them, let alone him.

As for what he said before to strengthen the navy with maritime trade, the effect will not be seen in a day or two, so Zhu Di will definitely not adopt it.

The reason why Japanese pirates are difficult to eliminate is not that they cannot be defeated, but that they cannot be found at all.

When the officers and soldiers were suppressing, the Japanese pirates hid, and the sea was endless, and there was nowhere to look for them. When the officers and soldiers left, the Japanese pirates would loot everywhere. It was like a group of flies that circled around you but couldn’t hit them anyway. , Life and death can disgust people to death.

Seeing that Zhu Zhanhe was also silent, Xu Jingchang and others also showed disappointment.

In fact, Zhu Di was also looking at Zhu Zhanhe at this time, hoping that he could really have some amazing words to help him solve the problem of Japanese pirates.

However, Zhu Zhanhe never spoke, which made Zhu Di a little disappointed, so he finally waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't mention the matter of going to sea again, you all get back!"

(End of this chapter)