Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 222 Open the sea

"If you have the guts, shoot me. Do you really think I'm scared?"

shore.

When Ma Sandao heard the shouts coming from a distance, his old face twisted. He had never heard such an unreasonable request in his life.

It's hard to persuade a goddamn ghost.

Masandao looked at Boss Lei and the others coldly, and said, "Fire!"

Bang bang bang!
  Intensive gunfire sounded.

Bullets roared directly from the shore towards the ship at sea. After a salvo, Zhang Shicheng's old men standing beside the ship fell one by one.

Boss Lei was laughing wildly one second, and the next moment he was shot in the chest. His eyes widened and he fell straight into the sea!
  Until the moment he died, he didn't know what happened or how the other party's fire blunderbuss could hit him.

Zhang Shicheng's old department was in chaos for a while!

God!

What kind of gun is this? !

How could it be possible to attack such a long distance!
  You must know that the distance between the two sides at this time has exceeded 150 meters. At this distance, traditional firecrackers have almost no lethality.

After another volley.

There was no one left standing on the small fishing boat.

The waters around the fishing boat were already stained red with blood.

Masandao commanded his men to start cleaning the battlefield, and asked the brothers who were familiar with water properties to bring back the small fishing boat and see if there were any survivors.

There were actually one or two people lying on the bottom of the boat, and the guy who jumped into the water decisively at the first moment survived.

It's just that after seeing the power of the Hongwu rifle, they had already lost their intention to resist, and directly tied up the boat and people and drove back together.

After a brief interrogation, Shen Ruinan's whereabouts were revealed.

As expected, it was Zhang Shicheng's old men who were responsible. In order to make it look more realistic, they even teamed up with Japanese pirates to stage this scene.

After asking clearly about the place of detention and the distribution of the opponent's troops.

Masandao quickly led people to raid their den, and didn't bother to listen to their nonsense. He just greeted them with a Hongwu rifle.

A dozen Japanese pirates and dozens of Zhang Shicheng's former troops were shot dead on the spot.

Shen Ruinan rescued them and also captured several smugglers. Masandao took them back and handed them over to the local government to be dealt with according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

At this point, the Japanese pirates' attack on the Shen family's merchant ship was finally resolved.

But for the Shen family, they rescued Shen Ruinan, but the young lady died. They didn't know whether they were happy or sad.

After Masandao completed his mission, he said goodbye to Shen Wansan, and then returned to Yangzhou with his group of veterans to resume his life with Yang Xian.

Except for Lao Zhao who suffered a slight stab wound, there were no other casualties.

This battle proved one thing, that is, Mingji's security team was capable of fighting.

At least beating up Japanese pirates is like beating up bastards.

Beijing.

Fifth watch, early morning.

Zhu Yuanzhang always acted vigorously and resolutely.

As long as he decides to do something, he will come up with a plan and implement it as soon as possible.

As usual, after dealing with court affairs.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting high on the dragon throne, did not announce his resignation.

All civil and military officials in the dynasty knew that something big was about to be announced.

Zhongshu Provincial officials probably already had suspicions in mind, because they drafted a plan to restart the Municipal Shipping Department overnight. "We originally established the national policy of maritime ban to resist Japanese pirates. Now that the north is established, we can finally free up our hands to deal with those Japanese pirates. Then Japanese pirates will naturally no longer be a problem."

"The national policy of sea ban has completed its historical mission. After careful consideration and consideration by the prince, we decided to gradually lift the sea ban. Except for military areas, starting from the coastal areas of Shanhaiguan, all ordinary ports have lifted the sea ban in an orderly manner. , reestablish the Municipal Shipping Department, encourage maritime trade across the country to develop the future economy, expand cultural exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and overseas countries, enhance the national power of the Ming Dynasty, and make it prosperous and prosperous for a long time!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's rich voice sounded in the hall.

All the ministers in the court looked at each other in confusion and shock.

Even the officials of Zhongshu Province are like this.

From the restart of the Shipping Department, they could probably guess that Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing to relax the maritime ban, but they did not expect that it would come so quickly and with such intensity.

Originally, both Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would only open a small, insignificant port as a pilot project.

Who would have thought that all ordinary ports in coastal areas would be opened directly at once.

what is happening?
  Most of the courtiers standing in Fengtian Hall at this moment followed Zhu Yuanzhang and conquered the world.

Most of them know Zhu Yuanzhang's character.

It is no secret that Zhu Yuanzhang hates businessmen.

One of the original intentions of enacting the maritime ban was to suppress merchants.

Now he not only repeals the sea ban he personally enacted, but also encourages maritime trade?
  If it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting high in the Dragon Court, and his aura had not changed, they would have really suspected that their position had been taken away.

The contrast between before and after is too big, isn't it?

Li Shanchang and the others glanced at Zhu Biao who was standing in front without leaving any trace, although Zhu Yuanzhang just mentioned that it was Zhu Biao's suggestion.

But Li Shanchang didn't believe this.

If it was Zhu Biao, why didn't he raise this opinion a few years ago?

A figure appeared in his mind.

Although it was Zhu Biao who finally made Zhu Yuanzhang change his mind, I am afraid that only the man from Yangzhou City could make this suggestion.

Coupled with the recent massive construction of warships.

What does that guy want to do? !

Li Shanchang frowned.

Above the main hall, all the ministers had different thoughts, but no one in the civil and military officials of the court objected to Zhu Yuanzhang's decision, and they all bowed to accept the order.

"I will obey your orders!"

Because the person who formulated the national policy of maritime ban was Zhu Yuanzhang, it was very reasonable for him to abolish it himself.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang had already said in his words before that the maritime ban policy had completed its historical mission and was considered to be a complete success.

Unlike the descendants of the Zhu family, who want to completely open the sea ban because of the Taizu Zhi on their heads, they have to be disgusted by those civil servants from time to time.

The resistance is so great that it is simply not comparable to the current situation.

Any reform would have the least resistance in the hands of the founding king.

Because he conquered this world.

After the news spread that the imperial court was preparing to gradually lift the sea ban, merchants all over the world, especially those in coastal areas, were overjoyed.

The coastal merchants in the Hongwu period of the early Ming Dynasty were not the same as the merchants in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

For them, opening up the sea ban is not just a dispensable legal title. When Lao Zhu was in power, these guys really wanted to open up the sea ban.

During this period, the imperial court's intensity of coastal control was unmatched by later generations.

Although smuggling has continued, the scale has never been able to increase, and it can only be done secretly.

Only by lifting the maritime ban can they truly engage in maritime trade.

(End of this chapter)