Is Tang He happy after hearing this? Of course I'm happy.
Since the emperor is determined to turn the sea into a granary, the support of the navy is naturally indispensable. If there is no navy to suppress Japanese pirates, then Japanese pirates can disturb the sea border at any time. Why go fishing in the sea and turn the sea into a granary?
"The emperor wants to say," even in the city of Tanghe, he couldn't help but feel solemn about his next words.
"Lift the sea ban?"
Lao Zhu was silent for a long time, seeing Tang He looking straight at him. Lao Zhu smiled casually, "What's wrong?"
Seeing that Tang He lowered his head and did not answer, Lao Zhu couldn't help but stand up. Pacing back and forth, he said: "I banned the sea in the first place because the residual Yuan was not destroyed and the Ming Dynasty could not fight on both sides. In addition, it was too risky for the people to go fishing in the sea, and the gains were not much. Therefore, we could not There is no order to ban the sea.”
Tang He nodded. He knew the situation and understood that it was for these reasons that the emperor ordered the sea ban.
The lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty were very precious. After decades of war in the late Yuan Dynasty, people's livelihood was in decline. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there was an urgent need to recuperate and recuperate. For this reason, Lao Zhu even issued various decrees. On the one hand, he was exempted from taxes for three years to reward the people for reclaiming wasteland, and on the other hand, he encouraged the people to multiply and live. After such a wave of operations, the number of people in the Ming Dynasty was no more than three million households, not even four million households, and less than half of the number in the previous Yuan Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and inherited the Yuan Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty could not even catch up with the former Yuan Dynasty in terms of population, wouldn’t it make the emperor Lao Zhu lose face?
Not to mention surpassing the B.C. Yuan Dynasty, Lao Zhu still hopes that the population of Ming Dynasty will be comparable to that of the B.C. Yuan Dynasty, at least in his lifetime.
In this day and age, fishing in the sea is an extremely risky business. Not to mention narrow escapes, anyway, almost every time people go to sea, there are people who cannot come back. It is because of this that the people are so in awe of the Sea Dragon King that they even came up with the rule that women cannot board ships. Moreover, the efficiency of people's fishing is extremely low. Due to the lack of fishing methods, people can only catch fish that run to the sea. It is normal for them to catch no fish at the end of the day.
Therefore, in Lao Zhu's view, exchanging people's lives for a few fish is simply a losing business. We might as well just order a ban on the sea. This would at least ensure that the people could avoid risks and thrive for the Ming Dynasty in peace and contentment.
But times have changed, and the situation is different now.
Han Du used warships to launch deep nets to fish. The warships ensured that fishermen would not be easily drowned by wind and waves, and the deep nets ensured that they could catch abundant fish every time they went to sea.
Therefore, even Lao Zhu couldn't help but want to lift the forbidden sea.
"What do you think?" Lao Zhu asked Tang He.
Tang He pondered for a while and understood in his heart that the emperor was really moved and wanted to lift the forbidden sea. But there were some things he still wanted to take note of. "Your Majesty, I think this matter should be discussed in the long term."
"Oh? Why?" Lao Zhu couldn't help but frown. Originally, Lao Zhu thought that Tang He would happily agree, but he didn't expect that he would talk about long-term considerations.
Who will suffer the greatest loss from the sea ban? Of course he's a waterman. Even Lao Zhu himself had to admit that since the ban on the sea, he had completely left the navy to Tang He, and never had to worry about it again. To be honest, the navy's status in his heart has indeed dropped a lot.
The navy also changed from attacking Japanese pirates everywhere to setting up water forts and guard posts along the coast, and switched from active attack to passive defense.
And if the sea ban is lifted, the navy will also benefit the most. If nothing else, at least the navy's status in Lao Zhu's heart was no worse than that of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.
"What's the reason?" Lao Zhu was naturally unhappy when Tang He retorted, but he still wanted to hear Tang He's thoughts first.
"Your Majesty," Tang He bowed, "I think that Han Du is Han Du and the common people are common people. The two cannot be synonymous. Han Du is full of clever tricks. He can fish like this and catch a lot of money in one go. Incomparable, but it does not mean that the people can also fish like him. If the sea ban is lifted now and the people are allowed to go fishing in the sea. Does the emperor think that the people can get big boats and catch 300,000 kilograms at a time like Han Du? They'll just go out and fish the same way they used to."
After hearing this, Lao Zhu had to nod his head and thought that Tang He was right. It is impossible for the common people to have warships, and it is impossible for them to go into deep nets like Han Du did. Even if the sea ban is lifted, they will only fight for a few fish with their lives as before, but the gain will still outweigh the loss.
"It seems that I was indeed a little too hasty, so let's stop the ban on the sea." Lao Zhu is also a person who can listen and persuade. The premise is that what you say must be beneficial to him and to Daming.
Tang He pondered for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, although I have commanded the navy for many years, my familiarity with the sea is really not as good as that boy Han Du. I think that to ban the sea, it is better to wait for Han Du to come back. , ask him for his opinion? Maybe he has some ideas, maybe."
When Lao Zhu gave up on lifting the forbidden sea just now, he felt a pity in his heart. Now that I hear Tang He say this, I will naturally not object.
"Well, let's put the ban on seas aside. I'll wait until Han Du comes back and listen to his views before making a decision." Lao Zhu also thought that Han Du could come up with a solution that would allow people to go fishing at sea. Find a way to gain something and ensure their safety.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Tang He immediately flattered him.
Lao Zhu smiled proudly, but he didn't smile for long before he motioned to Tang He.
"Continue reading the memorial. I also want to hear your opinion on the things Han Du mentioned later."
"Yes," Tang He responded and continued to open the memorial and read it.
"There are too many fishes, and all the corvees recruited to help process the fishes are too busy, so that the construction of the plank road has been completely stranded. I hope that the emperor can allow me to recruit local villagers to help process the fishes. Raw fish short If it is not consumed in time, it will rot and is difficult to preserve. I found a way to preserve fish, which is to pickle the fish and dry it in the sun. The dried fish can be stored for three or four years. But pickling fish requires a lot of Salt, so I sincerely request the emperor’s permission to dry salt on the spot for the purpose of pickling fish.”
Just two pages long, I felt like reading it and my back was dripping with cold sweat.
One recruits villagers, and the other digs fields to dry salt. Both of these are extremely sensitive and dangerous places for courtiers. The disadvantage is that the whole family has to lie down together.
With the dignity of the Duke of Tang and Xin, when he saw these two things written by Han Du, he couldn't help but curse in his heart.
