Not long after, Shen Shixing raised the law book in his hand and sighed: "Chief Assistant, everyone, it seems that this is what Wu Ningbo relies on!"
When everyone heard this, they all came over to take a look. After a few glances, they could see the doorway. Zhang Siwei couldn't help but sigh and said: "What a monster! That's all, let's see how the people below fight for it."
Several other pavilion elders looked at the law book in Shen Shixing's hand with blank expressions. After hearing Zhang Siwei's words, they each sighed and went about their business, as if this incident had not happened at all.
The elders didn't say anything, but the people below became active, looking for information and watching the reactions below.
By the next day, the entire capital was completely boiling. Needless to say, the nobles and nobles had already seized the opportunity. Now almost all the people sent out had arrived in Tianjin, so those who stayed in the capital every They feasted with each other during the day and imagined the future when a large amount of money would be transferred into their account. It was a very happy time!
The response from the people is still very dull. After all, opening up the sea is too far away for ordinary people like them. It just adds another source of conversation. Some of them think that opening up the sea is a good thing and may provide them with an extra livelihood. Some people think that opening the sea is a bad thing. It might really attract Japanese pirates, and then they will be the unlucky ones! ap.
The reaction from the civil servants was much more complicated. A large number of people wrote to punish Wu Ningbo and opposed the opening of the sea! The reasons range from the ancestral system to attracting Japanese pirates! But everyone unanimously did two things. The first thing was to send people to Xungui's home, and even go directly to Tianjin to inquire about the specific situation of opening the sea. Then he wrote to the clan messengers to ask them to send the news as soon as possible. A worthy person should come to the capital.
In particular, officials and scholars who came from prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River clamored for the imperial court to ban the opening of the sea. Some people even directly said that Wu Ningbo's move was to cover his collusion with pirates, preparing to attack the capital from Tianjin, and wanted to change the dynasty!
However, there are also many officials and scholars who are in favor of opening the sea! They listed all the benefits after opening the sea, lobbied officials everywhere, publicized it everywhere, and looked like they were doing their best for the opening of the sea! Therefore, once the two opposing parties come together, they will inevitably have to debate!
The most indispensable thing in the capital is officials and scholars, so the restaurants, brothels and brothels where they often hang out are full of voices arguing with each other! Fortunately, everyone is a scholar, so they haven't upgraded to physical attacks, but "he's his mother" cannot be said more!
This is what the building looks like right now! The two groups of officials and scholars debated endlessly with each other! What’s interesting is that at this moment, the lobby on the first floor is like a war, divided into three groups with strict barriers! The faction on the left is the officials and scholars who oppose the opening of the sea, while the right side is naturally in favor of the opening of the sea. As for those in the middle, they are centrists who have no ideas, but their number is relatively small!
What’s even more interesting is that Lu Tianhua, who used to be the most active opponent of Liu Haojia, now became his supporter. He said straight into the river: "...and the canal has been severely blocked for several dynasties since the Sui and Tang Dynasties! Nowadays, the exchange of people and goods between China and North Korea is becoming more and more prosperous, and the canal has already been overwhelmed! If the sea can be opened, part of the goods in the south will be transported by sea, especially grains. I wonder how much transportation capacity can be saved? How can we say that there is no benefit in opening the sea? ? During the Great Yuan Dynasty, the method of transporting grain to Dadu was by sea, which cost very little! It was used in the Great Yuan Dynasty, but why can’t we use it now?"
His words were immediately supported by a group of people around him, who cheered him loudly! I repeatedly praise Mr. Lu for his strong memory!
At this time, Shi Shiran, one of the other scholars, stood up and raised his hands and said, "What Brother Lu said makes sense, but I still oppose the opening of the sea! Let's talk about the canal issue first. This canal does have all the things Brother Lu said. It's a problem, but it's very simple to solve. Just clear it if it's blocked! And there are probably tens of thousands of people eating around the canal, and if you include family members, there are probably hundreds of thousands of people! If water transport is replaced by sea transport, how will the livelihood of these hundreds of thousands of people be solved? If someone like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang raises his voice, I'm afraid the world will be poisoned! Besides, Dayuan water transport does mostly use sea transport, but I don't know if Brother Lu has checked it. How many ships capsized every year and how many people died? It should be noted that the sea is not as calm as on the canal. Even if an accident occurs, everyone can
Escape to the shore! But where can anyone stay on the sea? Once something goes wrong, yin and yang are separated. Letting people die like this goes against the compassionate way of the saint! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him also cheered loudly, praising his profound knowledge and understanding of the way of Ansheng!
Just as Lu Tianhua was about to stand up and speak, he was held down by a scholar next to him. Then the man stood up and raised his hands and said, "Although what Brother Zhou said seems reasonable, it is actually a bit biased!"
The scholar opposite raised his hands and said, "Oh, please give me some advice, Brother Huang!"
The scholar surnamed Huang waved his hand and said: "It's not about giving advice, it's just mutual communication! But what I want to say next is that the blockage of the canal is no longer a problem. If the imperial court had enough money, I'm afraid it would have started cleaning it up long ago. ! After all, the princes of the imperial court are not idle, and they cannot see the importance of the canal. It can be seen that the imperial court still has difficulties! But if the sea is opened and the water transportation is directly transported by sea, wouldn't it mean that the money for dredging the canal will be saved? ? As for the capsizing of ships at sea and the death of many sailors, there is nothing we can do about it! In fact, a lot of people die every year in the canal. We can't stop eating because of choking! So if we should go by sea, we still have to go By sea!"
His words drew applause from his companions, and naturally the other party was not to be outdone, and another person stood up to argue with him. The two sides went back and forth, quoting scriptures, but they were pretty much the same. It was just a pain for Xiaozhu, who was hiding behind the door curtain. His eyes were like mosquito coils, and he couldn't tell who was right and who was wrong!
So Xiaozhu simply stamped his feet, turned around and went straight upstairs. As soon as she went upstairs, she saw several people being led through the back door by a rough woman. She took a closer look and saw that it was Qin Niang Kang Miao and Xie Jiao Niang who came to visit with their maids.
As soon as Xiaozhu saw them, she forgot what she had just heard. She rushed over to give them a gift in surprise. When Kang Miao saw the direction she was coming from, he knew that she was listening to the wall again, so she smiled and said: "It seems that our little-eared Bao Shen must have gone to eavesdrop on the conversation of the scholars downstairs. We will ask her to teach us how to speak in a while." !」
