"That's right! You can do it if the law doesn't prohibit it! This is correct, and it complies with our Ming Dynasty laws!"
"That's right, we nobles cannot break the law!"
In contrast, everyone in the civil service department was dumbfounded! But if you look carefully, you will find that quite a few of them look surprised on the surface, but their eyes are full of surprise! As for the several pavilion elders who glanced at the crowd standing in the main hall, they all wanted to say the same thing in their hearts: "When it comes to reading, you must not only read more, but also understand and read thoroughly!"
When the honorable nobles were a little quieter, Emperor Wanli immediately finished his attack and said: "What Wu Ningbo said makes sense. The Ming Dynasty respects the law! Since the Ming Dynasty law does not stipulate that no sea is allowed in the noble fiefdom, then There is nothing wrong with Wu Ningbo setting up a port in his fiefdom and opening up sea trade! Let’s just settle the matter like this. Talking about one thing all day long even delays the business!”
His words immediately aroused the approval of the nobles! Many nobles immediately went out to express their support for Emperor Wanli, and expressed that they must cooperate with Uncle Wu Ning to carry out the opening of the sea!
But how could civil servants be willing to fail! Immediately, another person quickly walked out of the crowd and said loudly: "Uncle Wu Ning, don't forget Taizu's ancestral teaching that 'nothing is allowed to go into the sea!' I don't believe that anyone dares to risk the disapproval of the world and drive a boat." Sea ships enter your port for trade!"
As soon as his words came out, the civil servants immediately became excited! Yes, we can't stop you from opening the sea in the fiefdom, but don't forget that you need sea ships to open the sea! However, Taizu has the ancestral motto "Nothing should be allowed into the sea". As long as we keep a close eye on it, we will arrest anyone who sails a boat to where you are! If you don't have a boat to go to, what kind of sea will you sail?
So at this time, the momentum of the civil servants suddenly increased, and they began to make a big fuss around "nothing should be allowed to enter the sea"! It sounds very literary!
After their commotion was over, a group of people looked at Liu Haojia triumphantly to see how he would respond! Even several pavilion elders turned their attention to him to see how he could break the situation?
But Liu Haojia raised his hands and said to Emperor Wanli with a serious face: "Your Majesty, what you all just said is exactly what I want to emphasize! Before I came here, I had already written an order and sent it to the navy so that they could receive it from From the date of the order, the sea ban will be strictly implemented! As soon as a ship is found entering the sea, it will be immediately seized and the cargo will be confiscated! If there is resistance, it will be sunk on the spot and killed without mercy!"
Liu Haojia's words were so murderous that the official was so frightened that he had to take a step back! Then many officials reacted and suddenly made a noise!
If anyone is familiar with them, they will find that the people who made the noise are all officials with Jiangnan household registration! And they were quite smart, they just made a sound of surprise, and many of them just swallowed the word "no" that was on their lips!
Now they finally realized that Liu Haojia had set a huge trap for them!
First of all, after Liu Haojia was granted the title of uncle for his great achievements in curing smallpox, Emperor Wanli directly rewarded him with a fief. Everyone was originally opposed to this! But seeing that all he was given was the beach land by the sea, he didn't care. They felt that the significance of the fiefdom was more of a symbol of Emperor Wanli's favor and trust in him!
What's more, there are restrictions in the edict on the resumption of a person's fiefdom. Even if Liu Haojia really wants to rebel, he won't be able to gather much strength with his fiefdom. In addition, Emperor Wanli made concessions in other aspects, so everyone did not object too much!
Then he tried his best to compromise again in exchange for the independence of the navy, and was controlled by Liu Haojia. At that time, everyone thought that this was just a nobleman dividing his own sphere of influence so that he could drink the soldiers' blood and make extra money, so no one cared about it.
In the end, the navy will become the Royal Navy, no longer subject to the management of the court, and directly accept the direct jurisdiction of the royal family! So now the navy is the dominant one, and the commander of the navy said that the sea is prohibited and no ships are allowed to go to the sea, then it really means that no ships are allowed to go to the sea!
As for the problem of not having a ship to trade with Liu Haojia's fiefdom, the solution is too simple! Anyway, he is the commander-in-chief of the navy. As long as he says that this ship belongs to the navy, who dares to say that it is not? Then the boat can run back and forth on the sea openly! But if you change it to someone else, it will cost you a fortune!
Originally, this maritime trade was handled by the major gentry and wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River. Now, after Liu Haojia's manipulation, it has become his exclusive business! And now all the navy of the Ming Dynasty is in his hands. If he is more cruel, he can suffocate the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River to death. How can this be done!
In anger, a civil servant actually said loudly: "Taizu has said that no one is allowed to go to sea. Why does your navy make an exception?"
When everyone heard this, they looked at this official like he was a fool! Zhang Juzheng and others, however, lowered their heads and said nothing, thinking: "How did such a fool get into the imperial court?"
Sure enough, Liu Haojia waved his sleeves and said: "The shore of the land is the land of the king! This sea is naturally the sea of the royal family of our country! And the fleet under my command is the royal fleet, so it naturally has the important task of patrolling the sea on behalf of the royal family! More What’s more, the ban on going into the sea is only for the people. When will it be restricted to the royal family? Therefore, I will definitely follow the ancestral rules and crack down on any foolish person who dares to go into the sea privately!"
What Liu Haojia said made the official stagger back with stars in his eyes! Several officials who were familiar with him couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh! Because they know that this family is in the tea business, owns several tea mountains, and sells tea overseas every year!
If it is true that no one is allowed to go into the sea as Liu Haojia said, the tea trees in his mountains should be set on fire and they should be planted with fruit trees instead! Although the fruit is not valuable, it is still an income!
Now the courtiers in the hall are roughly divided into three factions, and their attitudes are very obvious, which can be seen at a glance! Those who are happy and dancing are the noble ones! They have already taken the lead in the shops, and they feel that since Liu Haojia comes from a distinguished family, he will not restrict his family from buying a boat and traveling to sea, so getting rich is just around the corner!
There is also a group of people who are keeping their secrets. They are the northern household registration officials. They are already wondering what the meaning of Liu Haojia's words is? They never believed that Liu Haojia would give up his interests at sea, otherwise what would he do in a big circle to open the sea?
They think this is Liu Haojia's way of asking for benefits! Seal the sea first. If you want to cross the sea, you have to pay me! Although a civil servant will lose a little face when paying money to a military attache, but how much is face worth compared with money! Besides, according to the way civilians work, it’s still unclear who will have the final say in the navy in the future!
