Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 211, Controversy (for subscription)
I originally thought that opening the sea should be a matter of benefiting the country and the people. Merchants can go to sea to do business and make huge profits. Ordinary people can also go to sea to fish and get cheap meat. The court of Ming Dynasty can also levy tariffs accordingly. , to solve the long-standing financial problems.

Originally, I thought that even if someone objected, it would not be too much. In addition, the above side has reached a consensus, so there should be no big problem with the sea ban.

But who would have imagined that the voices of opposition above the court would be so loud that ministers one after another stood up to express their opposition, and the more they spoke, the more serious they were, such as shaking the foundation of the country, chaos in the world, people living in dire straits, Japanese pirates rampaging, etc. Yes, it seems that once the sea ban is lifted, Daming will be finished.

And he, the eternal sage who has always been praised by his officials, will become an unfaithful, unfilial, benevolent and unrighteous emperor, and he will be the king of subjugation who directly ruined this great Ming Dynasty.

Hearing such words, how could Emperor Hongzhi be happy, even though he was always indifferent, even though he was always a good man, his complexion was getting darker and darker.

"...Your Majesty, once the sea ban is lifted, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty will be shaken, the society will be in turmoil, and the world will inevitably be in chaos. There will be wars everywhere, and the princes and heroes will compete. Once the country is lost, how can your majesty go to see the ancestors? How would you evaluate Your Majesty!"

A censor said heartbrokenly, he really dared to say anything, he directly described Emperor Hongzhi as the king of subjugation, and did not notice that Emperor Hongzhi's face was already dark and frightening.

In other words, they didn't care about Emperor Hongzhi's feelings at all. Emperor Hongzhi was a good old man. No one in the Manchu court knew this. The favorite thing for censors and Hanlin people to do is to point at Emperor Hongzhi's nose and remonstrate without vomit. Emperor Hongzhi didn't count as a success with a face full of spittle.

"enough!"

Emperor Hongzhi sneered, and the entire Golden Luan Hall immediately fell silent. There were still many ministers behind who wanted to stand up and express their opinions, and they all stood back tactfully.

Emperor Hongzhi had always been gentle and refined, and he was rarely so angry, which made these ministers in the court stop admonishing one after another.

Emperor Hongzhi glanced around the Golden Luan Hall, and Zhou Jing still looked calm, as if he didn't care about the words of other ministers or those who impeached him.

As for Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang, the three old elders frowned slightly in thought, as if they were thinking about what the ministers said in front of them; It's like air, without the slightest sense of existence.

"Zhou Jing, you heard it too. Since you proposed the sea ban, what can you say?"

The person who untied the bell was still the one who tied it. Since Zhou Jing proposed it, now that Zhou Jing is being impeached and criticized, it is natural for Zhou Jing to have a chance to speak.

"Although the implementation of the sea ban is the ancestral system left by Emperor Taizu, the reason why the policy of sea ban was formulated during the Emperor Taizu's time was because the land of China had been poisoned by the Northern Yuan Dynasty for a long time, and the people were devastated, and a thousand wastes were waiting for prosperity. Maritime merchants colluded with Japanese pirates and repeatedly violated our Daming sea area."

"That's why Emperor Taizu formulated various policies that can restore national strength, and the sea ban is only one of them."

Zhou Jing listened, thought for a while and said slowly.

"However, time has changed. Our Ming Dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years. After the efforts of the kings of all dynasties, our Ming Dynasty is no longer what it used to be. The country is rich and the people are strong. The pirates in the southeast coastal areas have been banned. Obviously not appropriate."

Zhou Jing first talked about the origin of the sea ban, and at the same time explained the reason why the times have changed. He believed that the sea ban no longer meets the development needs of the times and must be changed.

"Secondly, the lifting of the sea ban does not affect our Ming Dynasty's agriculture-based national policy. On the contrary, the ocean is rich and the fishery resources are extremely rich, with almost endless fishery resources."

"Food is the most important thing for the people, and sea fish in the ocean is the cheapest and most accessible meat."

"So lifting the sea ban will not only not shake the foundation of the country, but on the contrary, it will benefit the common people. Now fishing in Tianjin, one boat can get more than [-] catties of sea fish in one day, which is enough to illustrate this point."

Then he talked about Guoben, the starting point is sea fish, this cheap and easy-to-get meat, now it sells for a penny a catty in the capital, and there is no such cheap meat in the world.

The key is that the quantity is still very large. There are only a few boats in Tianjin, and more than one million catties of sea fish can be caught every day. This explanation is powerful enough to be irrefutable.

"As for the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast, most of them are actually merchants from Ming Dynasty pretending to be businessmen from the Ming Dynasty. Their purpose is to go to sea for trade and make huge profits. Less than one-tenth of the Japanese pirates are really from the Japanese country."

"The reason why the merchants in the southeast coast pretend to be Japanese pirates and go to sea privately is because of the huge interests in maritime trade and the huge profits. At the same time, my Ming Dynasty enforced a strict maritime ban, so the Japanese plague gradually formed."

"As the old saying goes, blocking is worse than slacking off. Since merchants need to go to sea to do business, it is better to simply ban the sea and allow merchants to go to sea. In this way, the Japanese plague will disappear."

Speaking of Japanese pirates, Zhou Jing told the truth about the Japanese pirates. The number of Japanese pirates who really came from the Japanese country is very small, and most of them are actually businessmen and big families from the southeastern coastal areas pretending to be Japanese pirates and going to sea to make profits.

"As for the vassal state's tribute, our Ming Dynasty has its own set number. Firstly, it can strictly regulate the scale, number and frequency of its tribute. Second, our Ming Dynasty and the various vassal states have been friendly for generations. We should value wealth and righteousness, and tribute should be the same. "

Speaking of this tribute, Zhou Jing, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, has a deep understanding. Every tribute is a bloodletting for Daming, which kills people. Therefore, he also proposed the concept of ignoring wealth and righteousness to alleviate Daming’s embarrassment. burden on the side.

"As for the remarks of impeachment, I believe that I have always been loyal to Your Majesty, that I have lived up to His Majesty's trust and trust, and that I dare not forget the suffering of the people."

"Nowadays the famine is raging, and the ground is full of hunger. I have seen the hungry people eat up the bark and grass with my own eyes, and I also saw another scene in Tianjin."

"Here in Tianjin, because His Majesty loves the people like a son, and heard that there are high-yield and good breeds in Huangjinzhou, he specially organized a fleet to bring them back to my Ming Dynasty. That's why the fleet went out to sea for fishing training."

"Because of ocean fishing, not only was Tianjin not affected by the slightest famine, but everything was completely new and full of vigor. Not only did not a single victim starve to death, but everyone lived and worked in peace and contentment."

"Those who impeach and criticize ministers, His Majesty should send them to inspect the situation of the victims, let them eat and live with the victims, and taste the taste of hunger. Only in this way can they truly feel the suffering of the people. , instead of standing on top of this temple, calling out to the people of Limin, but not paying attention to them at all."

In the end, Zhou Jing refuted those impeachments and criticized others even more unceremoniously. This time I really felt a lot when I went out.

On the capital side, the victims starved to death, ate bark and grass roots, and were skinny and skinny, but on the Tianjin side, the victims could eat meat every meal. Those who went early, because they ate meat every day, a All of them are muscular and powerful. At the same time, under Liu Jin's organization, ports, cities, concrete roads, etc. have been built, which has brought about earth-shaking changes in the entire Tianjin.

All this is because of the sea fish, just because there are a few boats that can go fishing every day to support tens of thousands of people, and even now they can support the capital.

"Your Majesty, Zhou Jing's nonsense is simply a lie to confuse the public. I ask your Majesty to dismiss him immediately and investigate."

"My minister impeached Zhou Jing to confuse the crowd, confuse the Holy One, and deceive the Holy One..."

After Zhou Jing finished speaking, no accident, someone jumped out and pointed at Zhou Jing's nose and began to criticize.

"Hmph~ Have you ever felt hungry?"

"Do you dare to take a walk among the hungry people and have a look?"

"Can you get food for the hungry?"

"Every day, one mouth is one king's shrine, and one mouthful is one common people. The last time you donated money and food, I remember that you Xu Ziyuan seemed to only donate five hundred taels of silver. As far as I know, you Xu Ziyuan is a child of a big family in the south of the Yangtze River. Your Xu family has good land. There are tens of thousands of hectares, but you only donate five hundred taels of silver, do you still have the face to tell me?"

"And you, Xu Long, although you are a noble Hanlin, but your father-in-law seems to be a big salt merchant in Huaiyang, Jiangsu. It is said that he is rich in the south of the Yangtze River. It seems that you didn't even have five hundred taels of silver last time. Donate it?"

Zhou Jing let out a cold snort, and unceremoniously counterattacked, his words were extremely sharp, directly hitting those people's vital points.

"Okay, this is the Golden Luan Palace, not a market place. You are the important ministers of the court, and you are not ordinary people. This is not a place for you to quarrel casually."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the courtiers, and knew that if they were allowed to argue like this, there would be no result, and if Zhou Jing fought against the Confucianists alone, it would be hard to avoid four hands, so it was time to add allies to Zhou Jing. And it has to be a heavyweight ally.

Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang. The three of them were the most important people, and they had already discussed it yesterday, and everyone's opinions were unified.

"Liu Aiqing, what do you think of this matter?"

Emperor Hongzhi's first question was naturally Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet.

Hearing Emperor Hongzhi questioning Liu Jian, the officials immediately quieted down, and all quietly prepared to listen to Liu Jian's words.

Liu Jian studied under Xue Xuan, a great Confucian, with extensive and profound knowledge, and dared to speak out directly. The prestige of the DPRK and China is very high.

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