Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 43 Going to sea?

Going to sea?

Everyone knows that this is Grandpa's forbidden love, and Zhu Di dares to do this, which is simply courting death.

Zhu Yunwen thought to himself, had Zhu Di become too rich and inflated?
  There are pirates everywhere on the sea now. If Zhu Di goes there, he will probably die in the sea in less than half a month, with no bones left.

Wait!
  Zhu Yunwen's heart moved, and he seemed to understand something. Nothing left? !
  Isn't this exactly what he wants? The dangers at sea are also beneficial to Zhu Yunwen.

If Zhu Di went to sea, then he could bribe the pirates and let them ambush Zhu Di on his only way.

Wouldn't it be possible to solve this serious problem once and for all?
  The more Zhu Yunwen thought about it, the more excited he became. Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was still angry, he suppressed his joy and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"Grandpa Huang, why are you so angry?"

"My fourth uncle is going to sea this time just to transport coal and sell it. After all, he is also thinking about the common people in the world."

"It takes more than a few thousand miles to go from Peking to the south? How high is the transportation cost alone?"

"If the price of coal is added to the price, will it increase the burden on the people?"

"My fourth uncle used sea ships to transport coal, which not only saved a lot of costs, but also lowered the price of coal. I think my fourth uncle was thinking about the people of the world, and there is nothing wrong with this."

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around suddenly, his tiger eyes like daggers, approaching Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Yunwen's expression changed and he quickly stepped back.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang rose from the dead and is now in his twilight years, his power is too much for Zhu Yunwen, a man who has never been on the battlefield.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Yunwen's frightened face, and the murderous aura in his body gradually dissipated.

Facts have proved that although Zhu Yuanzhang is old, his cruelty has not diminished at all, but has become more vicious.

After losing the person he loved most, his heart was like a piece of ice that had not melted for a thousand years.

Perhaps, only Zhu Yunwen can bring him a little warmth.

Zhu Yuanzhang's gloomy expression gradually returned to normal. He sat unsteadily on the dragon chair and looked at Zhu Yunwen with concern.

"Did I scare you?"

"no no."

Zhu Yunwen has not recovered from the shock just now. This is the first time that he has seen Zhu Yuanzhang lose his composure.

Zhu Yunwen couldn't muster the slightest resistance. Perhaps, this was Zhu Yuanzhang, the man who once dominated the world and killed all the heroes in the world.

Millions of soldiers marched into the south of the Yangtze River, and the swords on their waists were still bloody.

With such ambition and courage, who in the world dares to compete with him?
  Even a powerful figure like Hu Weiyong was no match for Zhu Yuanzhang. He was arrested without even a chance to resist.

Only then did Zhu Yunwen realize how much energy this seemingly frail old man had.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunwen who looked frightened, and waved his hand to signal Zhu Yunwen to come over.

When Zhu Yunwen came to Zhu Yunwen's side, Zhu Yuanzhang gently patted him on the back and said softly:
  "Yunwen, grandpa couldn't hold it back for a moment and scared you. Please don't take offense."

Zhu Yunwen finally came to his senses and quickly saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.

"My grandson is too nervous. It's none of Grandpa Huang's business."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, with a kind smile on his face, changed the topic and asked:

"Do you really think that your fourth uncle went to sea for the sake of the common people?"

"Yes." Zhu Yunwen responded quickly.

"The fourth uncle has made it very clear in the memorial. Going out to sea from Haijin Town, then bypassing Weihaiwei, and arriving at Yingtian City can save three cents of coal money."

"Grandpa Huang, don't underestimate the cost of these three copper plates. With them, ordinary people can have an extra mouthful of food for three meals a day, and maybe even save someone's life."

"So, my grandson thought, let my fourth uncle give it a try. If this sea route can really be opened, it will be much more convenient to transport food to Peiping in the future."

During the Hongwu period, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal basically came to a standstill due to long-term blockage.

Zhu Yuanzhang always refused to carry out large-scale renovations on the canal out of concern for the people and the lessons learned from the "missteps" of the Yellow River.

However, the Ming army's Northern Expedition usually started from the north, so every time the Ming Dynasty went north, it had to transport a large amount of grain and grass to the north.

But due to the blockage of the canal, they could only walk, which was very inconvenient.

The method proposed by Zhu Yunwen was to let him take a detour and take the sea route.

This sea route had been established during the Yuan Dynasty. Later, due to the ban of the Ming Dynasty, maritime transportation was canceled.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunwen's sincere look, frowned slightly and said:

"On the sea, there are many dangers. If you make a slight mistake, you may hit the rocks and cause disaster."

"Your fourth uncle wants to take the sea route, which is a good idea, but it's unlikely."

"What's more, there are Japanese pirates and pirates on the sea now. I'm afraid that all the coal transported will be robbed by them."

"So I think going overseas will not reduce the price of coal, but will increase the burden on the people."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head slightly. He had already made up his mind to send Zhu Di's memorial back to prevent Zhu Di from continuing to mess around.

However, Zhu Yunwen's words made Zhu Yuanzhang hesitate.

In the study room.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Zhu Di was going to sea, he planned to issue an imperial edict immediately and scolded Zhu Di bloody.

Not to mention that Zhu Di's behavior was against his wishes. From this alone, he knew that going to sea this time was definitely not a good thing.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, the sea was boundless, full of pirates and chaos.

It is a pity that the interests of the sea have not been developed yet, and they are not attractive to Zhu Yuanzhang.

It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang was incapable of conquering coastal areas, but Zhu Yuanzhang felt that this was simply unnecessary.

Even if this sea area is pacified and all the Japanese pirates are drowned and thrown into the sea, so what?
  Can Ming people go to sea to farm?

If you can’t farm the land, why keep it? What a bunch of rubbish!
  For Zhu Yuanzhang, the only person in the Ming Dynasty who could pose a threat to him was Bei Yuan.

Zhu Yuanzhang was notoriously ruthless, and Bei Yuan was forced to the Northern Desert by the Ming Dynasty. He could only chew the yellow sand every day, remembering the golden clan of those days.

But for Zhu Yuanzhang, letting them eat sand was disrespectful to him.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not satisfied yet and wanted to drive them to Siberia to dig potatoes.

It's a pity that although Zhu Yuanzhang made thirteen conquests, the people on the grassland are like harvested crops, and new people will soon appear.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Di spent their whole lives fighting against Mongolia, and they did not care about the sea.

(End of this chapter)