Zhu Biao couldn't help but smile. Unknowingly, his decision could already influence the situation in the court. Since the Northern Expedition, his prestige has been continuously consolidated, and his influence far exceeds that of Prince Zhu Biao in history.
Zhu Biao picked up the last letter sent by Yang Xian. The words in it were already a bit desperate, and the words he wrote were also very explicit. It was completely different from the original style of the big banquet.
Zhu Biao shook his head in disappointment. This was one of the reasons why he did not return to the capital immediately after handling the eviction. Yang Xian was a vassal of the East Palace in any case, and he usually got along well with him. Zhu Biao even went to attend the event in person. birthday banquet.
If Zhu Biao is in Beijing and Yang Xian comes crying for help, Zhu Biao cannot refuse directly. After all, Hu Weiyong has not launched a general offensive, and Yang Xian's evidence of guilt has not yet been brought to the table. Zhu Biao should be honest and reasonable. Take care of one or two.
Otherwise, let the other East Palace ministers think what they think, and simply take the opportunity to inspect the coastal area. After the inspection is completed, this matter will probably be over. After all, if Yang Xian is not dead, the future chess game will not be played.
Zhu Biao stood up and walked out. When he stood up, he could clearly feel the obvious shaking. After all, he was at sea. Liu Jin, who heard the sound, followed him with a pale face, and he was very listless.
Zhu Biao glanced at Liu Jin and said, "Go inside and have a rest."
Liu Jin forced a smile and said, "It's windy outside. I'll put some clothes on for you."
Zhu Biao shook his head. Liu Jin was actually seasick, but he has recovered a lot. He was vomiting at first, and it took him a long time to recover, but it seemed he still couldn't adapt.
After walking outside, there were more people around Zhu Biao. They were all specially arranged by Marquis Jinghai. These people all grew up by the sea. It was a trivial matter to go fishing alone in the sea. Their existence was just in case Zhu Biao got into trouble. If you fall into the water, you can be rescued quickly.
When we walked to the fence, we saw that the color of the sea water was much darker than expected. It looked inexplicably scary. The salty sea breeze was also very uncomfortable hitting our faces, making us feel insecure. There is a reason why no one wants to go to sea since ancient times. of.
The fleet also passed many guards along the way. They were all built by the imperial court to protect the people along the coast due to the harassment of Japanese pirates. They depended on the sea and lived a much better life than other places.
After passing Lingshan Guard, he headed towards Weihai Guard. Although he is not called by this name yet, it doesn't matter. He will change his name when he returns to the court.
After getting close to the coast, Zhu Biao realized that the name Yellow Sea was not called for nothing. It may be because the Yellow River has flowed into the Yellow Sea for more than seven or eight hundred years, causing a small amount of sediment carried in the river to dye the water near the Yellow Sea blue. yellow.
This Zhu Biao dish is about eating seafood all the time. The food reminds me of those cute cows in Fengyang Prefecture. I had known I would have brought two of them before setting off. The seafood is not bad, but who can bear to eat it every day?
The fleet docked at Weihaiwei, and officials from nearby Laizhou Prefecture and Dengzhou Prefecture came to greet them early. Zhu Biao did not refuse this time. After getting off the ship, he had a good meal. Although it was still mainly seafood, after all, he was on board. On land, no one dares to eat beef, but mutton is still available.
Zhu Biao began to inspect the next day. The situation here, both in the health center and in the state capital, was not very good. The people lived in poverty. After all, this was not around the capital. The court did not have enough resources for development. In addition, there were Japanese pirates every year. They all come back to infest, and everything is in tatters.
At first, Zhu Biao was still wondering whether local officials were not fulfilling their responsibilities or even engaging in corruption. After all, there was a lot of potential here, whether it was selling supplies to Goryeo or Japan.
However, after investigation, it was found that the situation was all right. Zhu Biao knew that when the water was clear, there would be no fish, so he would not pursue certain situations excessively. After all, the imperial salary was indeed very low.
In the next few days, Marquis Jinghai stayed at the guard station to arrange military affairs, while Zhu Biao went down to visit many villages and towns. Decades of Japanese pirate rebellion had seriously harmed these people, and almost every household had examples of women being abducted. , their hatred and fear of the Japanese pirates are beyond words.
Zhu Biao's first reaction was to move them inward, at least temporarily before the Ming Dynasty could accumulate the power to completely annihilate the Japanese pirates. This way the Japanese pirates would not be able to plunder supplies along the coast. Coupled with the deterrence of the Ming Dynasty navy, they should be able to move them inward. The energy shifted to Gao Li next door.
But this matter is not very realistic. They are different from the people in Shanxi. Living by the sea has been their survival habit for thousands of years. They are definitely not willing to do so. In the early years, the imperial court did not allow coastal people to move inland. Policy, but the response was very bad, and most people were unwilling to leave the seaside where they depended on for survival.
What's more, the northern coast is easy to say. The Japanese pirate rebellion on the southern coast is not only due to Japanese pirates. There are also many people along the coast who colluded with Japanese pirates to become pirates. After all, the south is rich, and silk, tea, iron, etc. cannot be sold in China now. If they can be sold, You can make a lot of money overseas.
The interests are so exciting that Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about this and strictly prohibited private trade on the sea. The laws of the Ming Dynasty stipulated harsh punishments: "If a treacherous and powerful person wants to harm the military and civilians, and builds an illegal large ship with three masts or more without authorization, he will bring prohibited goods." Those who go to the sea, go to foreign countries to do business, infiltrate pirates, conspire to gather together, and serve as guides to rob good people, the offenders will be executed according to the law of their own conduct, but their heads will still be displayed to the public, and the whole family will be sent to the border guards and sent to the army."
It is a pity that the symptoms are treated but not the root cause. However, since the direct targets of the maritime ban policy are the subjects rather than the anti-Ming forces at sea, it not only cannot be an effective means of coastal defense, but even intensifies some conflicts in coastal areas.
People in coastal areas depend on the sea for their livelihoods, either engaged in fishery production or maritime trade. The strict prohibition on traffic with foreign vassals blocked the normal way for people in coastal areas to make a living.
The people on the seaside have no way out and are suffering from hunger. The poor people often go to the sea to steal and flee. When the sea is banned and there is no food, they turn to the seaside to plunder.
Zhu Biao naturally knew this. The reason why he did not object was because the time was not yet ripe. In the end, it was useless to kill the Japanese pirates no matter how much they were killed. They would come back after taking a breath in Japan.
Only the three parties of the Ming Dynasty, Korea, and Japan worked together to encircle and suppress them, completely cutting off the land where they could cultivate and live, leaving them alone and drifting on the sea. It would be completely solved within a few years.
But now the most the Ming Dynasty can do is to get Goryeo to cooperate. The war in Japan is endless, and they don’t even have anyone who can take charge. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third generation general of the Ashikaga Shogunate who unified Japan in history, hopes to eliminate the remaining forces of the Southern Dynasties and crack down on sea pirates. , and also wanted to develop trade with the Ming Dynasty and obtain huge benefits.
As a result, the two countries restored relations. During the Yongle period, the two sides established a Kanhe trade relationship. The Ming Dynasty gave the Ashikaga Shogunate a trade certificate, namely Kanhe, and Japan used Kanhe to pay tribute to China and conduct trade.
The Ming Dynasty developed relations with Japan mainly to eliminate the intrusion of Japanese pirates into China's coastal areas. The Ashikaga Shogunate also actively suppressed Japanese pirates and achieved great results on both sides.
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