As for those who are concerned about the death of their heirs, it is those officials who have registered residence in the south! Among these officials and families, except for some who came to cheer for the sake of the township party, the rest included families whose families were directly involved in maritime trade, and some who played various roles in it.
So they have a lot of money in their hands every year, and they live a very happy life! Now that the sea is closed, where will they eat and drink? Besides, they used to smuggle without paying taxes when they went to sea. Now it seems that they may have to pay a huge amount of money to the navy to buy their way. Doesn't this make them even more heartbroken!
As the saying goes, cutting off someone's financial path is like killing one's parents! So many of them looked at Liu Haojia with deep-seated hatred in their eyes!
But is Liu Haojia afraid of them? Won't! The worst thing to do is be careful in the future and take a few more people with you when you go in and out! Moreover, Liu Haojia believed that they would not dare to attack him easily! It is unacceptable to attack a court minister in any case. Those who do it will definitely die without a burial place. Who doesn't have such a great spirit of self-sacrifice for others! Even if a murderer is hired, who can guarantee that the news will not leak out?
While the ministers were making their own calculations, Emperor Wanli intervened in time and said: "That's right! The law cannot be ignored! And I know that the wisdom is limited and not enough for Emperor Taizu, so the ancestral system must still be followed!" "
When the courtiers heard what he said, they all cursed in their hearts: "Anyway, your ancestors said it was the ancestral system. How can you accept it if it is beneficial? You have taken advantage of it both inside and outside! Use it when you want to use it." Shake it and hide it when you don’t want to use it!”
Sure enough, Emperor Wanli felt extremely happy when he saw them! Ever since he was always told by gentlemen that this was not possible and that was not possible, he had not felt this way for a long time! So he decided to stir things up a little bit more today, and simply threw away the discussed plan and said directly: "Since these two things have come to an end today, then Uncle Wu Ning, if you should go back and open the sea in the fiefdom, go and open the sea. When it’s time to command the fleet and patrol the sea, go on patrol, and let’s end this morning!”
After he finished speaking, he walked towards the back with his hands behind his back, causing a cold sweat to break out on Liu Haojia's forehead! Because he had considered in advance that Emperor Wanli's prestige was insufficient, the courtiers would definitely fight back, so he also prepared several other tricks. If Emperor Wanli disrupted it, it would not end well, and he might even fall short!
But what surprised him was that none of the courtiers dared to say anything, or could not think of what to say! Even though Zhang Juzheng and other pavilion elders did not get up to see off Emperor Wanli, they did not stop him. Instead, they simply left after Emperor Wanli disappeared! This actually made Liu Haojia breathe a sigh of relief!
As soon as the morning session ended, a news broke in the capital! Wu Ningbo's fiefdom has received permission to open the sea!
Now those officials and scholars who were not qualified to go to court were shocked! Especially those scholars with Jiangnan household registration usually cursed loudly and threatened to write to the emperor to ask him to take back his life! If he refuses, he will be imprisoned, and everyone will kneel to death in front of the palace!
For a time, these officials and scholars were filled with righteous indignation, connected with each other, called on their friends, and prepared to launch a massive impoundment operation! Judging from the way they wrote letters one by one and sent their servants to see them off, it looked like the mountain king was gathering his minions to go down the mountain to rob!
And those officials and scholars who were in favor of opening the sea began to praise Emperor Wanli for his wisdom and courage to set a precedent! Then, like those who opposed the opening of the sea, he sent servants to deliver messages. But they don't want to gather together to hold the palace together, but to celebrate and let the family prepare in advance!
But before they could gather the people together, the second news arrived! That is, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Wu Ningbo, has ordered the Navy to strictly enforce offshore operations and strictly implement the ancestral precepts of not going to the sea. And a copy of the warrant has been circulated!
It clearly says: "...The Royal Navy is the Royal Fleet and has the responsibility to defend the maritime borders... It must strictly enforce offshore policies and no ships are allowed to enter the sea! Any ship that is not part of the Royal Navy fleet will have its cargo discovered." Detain them all! The personnel will be released by the navy! If there is resistance, all the people and ships will be destroyed..."
As soon as these murderous words came out, both those who were in favor of opening the sea and those who were opposed to opening the sea were all stunned! What is this Wu Ningbo doing? It’s okay to support opening up the sea and implement it strictly
The Forbidden Sea is no problem, but why do they look so weird together?
When the sea opens, there must be ships transporting goods to and from it. This is called opening the sea! But the sea is closed and even boats are not allowed to go into the sea. What’s the point of opening the sea? Uncle Wu Ning was confused. Could it be that the high officials in the court were also confused?
Just when everyone was confused, the third news came again! That is, a few nobles claimed that in order to support His Majesty and Wu Ningbo's ban on the sea, they took the initiative to sell the ships they had recently bought at a high price to the navy for one tael of silver each!
Now all the confused people came to their senses! An idiom emerged in everyone's mind: "Cover your ears and steal your bell!"
Those who support the maritime ban and sell ships at low prices are all fake! If they sell the ship to the Navy, then the ship belongs to the Navy! Then the Navy quietly handed over the ship to them for use. Who can say that the ship does not belong to the Navy? Would the Navy still intercept its own ships and ask them if they went to sea privately? But I think there must be some cost involved!
After thinking about it, everyone was first shocked by Liu Haojia's unreasonable idea, and then began to think about what they should do next?
The first people to react were those who were in favor of opening the sea. These people originally had no share in maritime trade, but now they finally have the opportunity to intervene, so naturally they will not let it go! As for renting a Navy ship, it will definitely cost a lot of money, but it is better to make some money than not to make money at all!
So they didn't care about making friends, and wrote directly to their family members again, asking them to take action as soon as possible, contact the workshops, maritime merchants and Uncle Wu Ning, and get involved in maritime trade as soon as possible!
And those who open the sea anyway are extremely dizzy now! Their opposition to the opening of the sea is because they can monopolize the profits later, but the problems before them now also make it difficult for them to make a choice!
First of all, Liu Haojia took control of the navy in advance and spent a lot of money to purchase personnel, ships, guns and other supplies. He also rectified military discipline, conducted repeated drills, and even practiced with pirates. Now the two fleets in Nanyang and Beiyang are so elite that they cannot compete!
