nanming man

Chapter 1041 Enlightened Monarch

In 1653 A.D., the third year of Wuding in the Great Wei Dynasty, after the Battle of Shaoguan last year, the Wei army successively expelled the three forces of Qing, Ming, and Zhou from the scope of the world in the traditional sense, and basically realized the domination of the world.

Now Hauge is lingering in North Korea, Sun Kewang retreated to Annan and licked his wounds in Shenglong City, while Zhu Cihong was forced to go to sea and occupy the island. All three parties lost the capital to fight for hegemony, and Gao Yihuan's country can be said to be as solid as gold.

Judging from the current situation, as long as Gao Yihuan does not make particularly fatal mistakes, even if Wei Jun fails several times, no one can shake his position as emperor.

With the overall situation set, Hao Ge, Sun Kewang, and Zhu Cihong were unable to threaten the Great Wei. At this time, Gao Yihuan's eyes also shifted from fighting for hegemony and eliminating opponents to how to lead the Wei court forward, restore the traditional sphere of influence, and maintain China's old age. big brother status.

After leaving Fujian, Gao Yihuan visited Jiangnan again, bringing a large number of orders from the government to some workshops to maintain the production of the workshops, but he was actually quite entangled with Jiangnan's handicraft industry.

As a powerful emperor, he clearly realized that after the merchants become powerful, they are very likely to rebel against him, but at the same time, he also understands that the industry and commerce in the south of the Yangtze River must be developed.

Gao Yihuan struggled to be an enlightened monarch, or a conservative emperor, but then he was relieved. He thought about his revenge, and finally chose to become an enlightened monarch.

The growth of the bourgeoisie will inevitably break the original political structure and promote the redistribution of power. It is a threat to the imperial power, but the conservative emperor may not be able to hold the country. Even if he suppresses the country, he cannot stop others from moving forward and will eventually be defeated. The billowing tide shattered it.

There is no perfect way in the world, Gao Yihuan thought, once I come here, there should be some waves.Moreover, once merchants became powerful, revolutions would not necessarily erupt.

In Suzhou Mansion, in a forest garden, Gao Yihuan held his hands behind his back, and Lu Yifang followed behind. It was March, the sun was warm, and the two were strolling in the courtyard.

"Mr. has been in charge of the household department for many years. Do you have a plan for how to revitalize this business?" Gao Yihuan asked casually in front of him.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Finance can think of two solutions now." Lu Yifang said.

The honorable landlord class in Wei Dynasty always wanted to obtain population and labor from the south, and Chen Mingxia always spoke for them, so Gao Yihuan did not bring Chen Mingxia with him when he visited Jiangnan this time.

Gao Yihuan stopped in his tracks, "Tell me in detail!"

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Finance can think of two directions now, one is to increase domestic demand, and the other is to expand the external market." Lu Yifang saluted, "Increasing domestic demand is mainly to be purchased by the imperial court for the manufacture of armor, or for rewards." Soldiers and ministers, as well as rewarding births. At the same time reduce the cost of goods circulation and increase internal demand."

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, this is exactly what he is doing now, "Then what about expanding the external market?"

"Expanding the external market currently has two main directions, one is the Western Regions, and the other is the direction of Japan and North Korea." Speaking of this, Lu Yifang raised his head, "However, the cabinet still has objections to this right now."

Great Wei has been operating the Western Regions for several years, and most of the Western Regions have been occupied by Great Wei's products, which is a relatively large market for Wei.

Now Nanyang is impassable, Jiangnan goods take the Grand Canal, after arriving in Huai'an, take the Huaijiang River to sea, avoid the pirates in eastern Zhejiang, and go to Japan and North Korea, which is another commercial route that can still be passed.

Gao Yihuan asked in confusion, "What objections can the cabinet have to this?"

Lu Yifang saluted and said: "The Chen Ge Department, Gu Ge Department, and Yang Ge Department have objections to trade with North Korea. They believe that North Korea is controlled by Hauge and is an enemy of our Great Wei. Our Great Wei should block it and not trade with it. "

Gao Yihuan pondered for a moment, "The trade of grain, ironware, gunpowder, and horses can all be banned, but North Korea needs cloth, paper, porcelain, books, tea, and jewelry. Why can't they be sold to them? It's just playing the piano!"

Lu Yifang said: "The three cabinet ministers think that it is inconvenient to operate, besides, merchants are seeking profit, once it is opened, some people will carry prohibited items, so it is better to simply prohibit it."

Blocking roads is not the same as interrogating everyone on the road, the difficulty is different, officials can operate, and the room for bribery is also different.

Gao Yihuan waved his hand. Chen Mingxia also had the same attitude towards the southeast coast. He believed that once it was opened up, all kinds of strategic materials would definitely not be banned. Some people would secretly trade with pirates through various channels. It would be better to completely ban it.

Judging from the experience of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Mingxia's method did work, but it did more damage.

Gao Yihuan said in a deep voice: "I support you in this matter! Many things cannot be effective by prohibiting them. The Ming Dynasty blocked Liaodong back then. What happened? You can't close the door just because you are afraid that Hauge will get some supplies. It's business."

Lu Yifang heard the words, quickly saluted and said: "With His Majesty's support, I think there should be no problem."

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In April, in the west city of Chang'an, people's heads flickered, and the streets were crowded with vehicles and camel caravans.

After the Wei army occupied Jiangnan, the barrier between Jiangnan and Guanzhong was broken, the cost of cargo transportation and taxes were reduced, and a large number of goods flooded into Guanzhong, resulting in lower prices in Guanzhong, attracting a large number of merchants from the Western Regions to purchase.

They brought wool carpets, leather products, horses, cattle and sheep from the Western Regions, and exchanged grain, tea, iron pots, porcelain and cotton cloth from the Central Plains. Through these merchants, the two places have become very closely connected.

In a restaurant not far from the West Market, Chen Mingxia stood by the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the bustling West Market, and a person behind him kept complaining: "Ministry, the imperial court is now transferring a large number of orders to Jiangnan, and the people in Jiangnan The influx of goods into Guanzhong really made it impossible for us to live."

Chen Mingxia said coldly: "I reminded you earlier to pay attention to the quality of the goods, but you are holding on to the list given by the court, and you don't want to make progress. Now they are cheaper than you, and the things are better than you. When you get the goods to the court, Who will His Majesty choose~ I can't blame the court~"

One of them smoothed things over and said, "Mr. Chen, even though we say so, the country of Great Wei was brought down by us after all. There's no reason for those people in Jiangnan to take advantage of it."

Chen Mingxia said in a deep voice: "I know this matter well! Don't say anything now, don't complain, just do your own things well."

Several people were still about to talk, but Chen Mingxia waved his hand, "Okay, you guys go back!"

Everyone heard the words and seemed to be saying that the leader was a man, but he dragged a few people and bowed to leave.

Chen Mingxia saw a caravan in the distance. After entering the market, there was no transaction, and the goods were directly transported into the government's warehouse.

(End of this chapter)