Wang Hao thought of the day he walked out of the East Palace in the eleventh year of Hongzhi. He knew that Ming Dynasty would have a great emperor, but he had never had such a bold imagination about the future. At that time, I just felt that the prince should stay dormant, study hard, and reserve more talented generals in his residence. In the future, the people will be prosperous and the Ming Dynasty will be peaceful and the people will be safe. That's it at most.
But now he understood that the young emperor of the Ming Dynasty had his own picture of governing the country.
But the discussion of opening the sea is by no means such a simple matter. Not to mention the ruthless wind and waves on the sea, but also the gentry on the southeast coast. The imperial court really opened a shipping department somewhere, and there were official and business representatives like Mei Kejia. From now on, To what extent have the interests of those businessmen been squeezed out?
What worries him even more is that in the process of transmitting government orders, there will be layers of redundancy and distortion of the holy will. Power and desire are intertwined, like a beast that can grow on its own.
If the people who are actually administering the government use too much force, there may be chaos in the southeast.
How can the country bear it by then?
But the emperor seemed determined, although he was still talking nicely.
"……His Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao turned his attention to Xie Qian.
"We are guessing that your Majesty ordered the Young Master to set up a shipyard. Does he want to build another Ming Dynasty navy in the future?"
Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips.
There are many things that he wants to do one by one, and he does not want to turn the country upside down overnight. I don’t want to stimulate them too much.
But Xie Qian can still guess it,
Because today's Holy Emperor has a desire for control that is no less than that of Emperor Taizu. If the Ming Dynasty's caravan cannot be protected at sea, how can the Emperor endure it?
However, the cost of setting up the navy is even more exaggerated, unless sea trade is really profitable.
In fact, Zhu Houzhao still has a plan in mind, which is the problem of a large influx of silver after the sea is really opened, but that involves currency reform, which is not an immediate matter.
"Old Xie Ge, I cannot open my mouth at will. Therefore, I can only say that it depends on the development of the situation."
"Your Majesty." Xie Qian knelt down, "Should the imperial court's opening of the sea be combined with the crackdown on sea trade smuggling? Otherwise, the imperial court will open an opening, but private smuggling will continue, and this opening will be meaningless."
"good."
"If this happens, the southeast will be in chaos!"
"But it's not that I didn't give them a way to survive. It's because they are greedy!"
"However, with your Majesty's talent, why would you choose the southeast first? There are two capitals and thirteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty, and the southeast is the one that cannot be messed up the most! Or we can pilot it in Zhejiang first."
"No!" Zhu Houzhao said at the end of his good words, "For things like this, the court must show a firm will! Pilot trials come and go, and those people still think that the court is hesitant. Isn't this encouraging those opposing interest groups? ?Mr.
"Don't you know that after a violent storm, it's easy to make a mess?!"
"There are some things that you can persuade. But in this matter, I want to make my own decision. If the country is destroyed because of this, then I will be the king of the country!"
By speaking to this extent, the emperor actually cut off the way for these ministers to give advice. ….
In the past, there was Liu Mansion, a favorite of the late emperor. He could rely on himself and his status, and so could Liu Jian. But these two people were taken away by the emperor, and the remaining people probably had to stop everything to stop them.
If the emperor is a coward, then he will not serve as an official. But he is not, he is creating a great era.
In fact, for Zhu Houzhao, he did not have to speak so decisively and harshly. But just as he showed the court's determination to the local government, he also had to show his determination to the power center in front of him.
He must do this, and no one can stop him!
"...In this case, we have to prepare for the worst."
What's the worst case scenario?
"The so-called worst-case scenario is that local powerful gentry instigate the people to make trouble, and the southeast is full of bandits, and the people
Nothing to do. "
Zhu Houzhao sat back on the throne and said, "This is not the worst. The worst is that some people gather to rebel, or even... join forces with each other and instigate the clan to raise troops! I also want to see if there is any merchant family that can command tens of thousands of servants to join the army. Fight."
The emperor actually thought of the clan rebellion...
Wang Hao's heart also tightened. No wonder the emperor wanted to show his determination, which is indeed what he should do. He must use the power of his officers and soldiers to achieve the goal of subduing others without fighting, instead of waiting for them to slowly accept it.
"Your Majesty, I believe that military orders should come before political orders."
"what for?"
"Those in charge of local security offices should also be mobilized in advance."
As soon as he said this, everyone in Nuan Pavilion understood.
In the Ming Dynasty, in addition to border gates, there were also a large number of guard posts in local areas. The commanders of these guard posts were selected by the imperial court. Although the officers and soldiers of the guard posts were weak in combat in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, they were still professional armies after all. At this time, of course, they must be stabilized.
Zhu Houzhao nodded, "First, replace all the commanders and colleagues of the Zhejiang and Fujian Command Departments, and allow the new commanders to recommend candidates for the commanders of the guard stations under their jurisdiction."
In this way, the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang and Fujian actually turned the internal guard posts into private soldiers in a certain sense. After all, they are his people, so he can mobilize them to the greatest extent. In military administration, this is not a good idea.
But special times, special means. Anyway, the strength of the local guard station itself is not great. The commanders of Zhejiang and Fujian are still in the hands of the imperial court, so there will be no chaos. Even if someone has different intentions, it is still far from being destroyed. It can be dismantled later.
Zhu Houzhao thought of the seven brothers following Zhou Shangwen.
"Where is the replacement commander of the original capital?" Wang Hao asked.
"Go north, enter Beijing!"
See how chaotic they are under the emperor's feet!
"Wei Chen has something to say." Yang Tinghe took a step forward and handed over his hand.
"explain."
"The most important things in the southeast are finance and taxation, and water transportation. Therefore, Wei Chen believes that the order to open the sea should be after the rice harvest in the south of the Yangtze River and when the grain is transported to the north. If the summer grain cannot catch up, we have to wait until the autumn grain. Don't rush!"
Zhu Houzhao thought about the transfer of his own personnel, and it would take a long time for them to adapt.
"Accurate performance!"
Yang Tinghe also said: "In order to coordinate the overall situation, the minister thought that the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian should be temporarily appointed to take charge of the military, political, and municipal shipping departments, ranking above the three departments and the governor!"...
"Accurate performance!"
"Before opening the sea order, the imperial court should first issue an inventory and preparation warehouse order, but the emphasis should not be on Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, but on South Zhili and Jiangxi. That is, if there are changes in the southeast, the imperial court can import grain into the two provinces , settle the people and avoid causing a catastrophe!"
"Accurate performance!"
After three accurate performances in a row, Yang Tinghe suddenly became famous. He has always been clear-minded and seldom gets confused when dealing with things.
"Is there anything else?" Zhu Houzhao glanced at everyone and asked in a deep voice. After waiting for a while, he said to himself: "The above are all preparations for the worst case scenario. What I want to say is that the court should also work hard in the best direction. . The imperial court opened the sea not to prevent powerful gentry from doing business at sea. I want to use a method called the access system. "
Admission system?
The cabinet and various ministers were a little puzzled.
"The admission system means permission to enter, that is, the imperial court allows some people to do maritime business through the Municipal Shipping Department. For example, local powerful gentry can include them on the admission list, and merchants on the list develop unique marks. How they went to sea in the past will be how they go to sea in the future. In other words, they don't have to fight with me, business is allowed. In this way, the power of the powerful can be divided. "
Yang Yiqing's eyes lit up, "This is the way to surround the three towers."
"That's right. Smuggling must be suppressed and access must be pushed back. As long as there is a way to survive, eight out of ten families will not do the rebellion that killed the nine tribes."
Li Dongyang asked: "Xu Haoqiang forbids the people, how can he explain this kind of thing to the world?"
Zhu Houzhao said: "The sea is very windy and rough, and sea trade is not a small business like opening a bun shop.
People can't afford it, so keeping them out is to protect them. "
Everyone glanced at the emperor unconsciously: This is okay...
"But in this case, wouldn't it also benefit the merchants who choose to enter? In the past, smuggling is now legal and logical."
"Who said the admission system is free?" Zhu Houzhao put his hands behind his back. He knew this very well when he mentioned it. "The power to issue the admission system is in the hands of the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. All merchants who want to be included in the list need to report to the court. Prepare the owner’s name, place of origin, children and relatives, the name of the goods being exported, and other information. And... how much money do you think these smugglers should pay?"
silver?
"Your Majesty, you are so rich..."
Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes and waved his hand, "I don't want any of the money I collected! It will go to the Household Department and be used as disaster relief funds! And it will only be used as disaster relief funds. Others are not allowed to touch this money!"
Han Wen immediately became energetic, "...Wei Chen heard that the Southeast Sea merchants made huge profits from smuggling. If you go to sea with one hundred thousand silver, you can get ten times the profit on the return trip! Moreover, smuggling violates the law and is suspected of contempt of the imperial court. If you want to take it, This hat, to be on the admission list, costs fifty thousand taels of silver!"
"Fifty thousand?" Min Gui, the Minister of Punishment, simply admired Han Wen's kindness, "Your Majesty, I think each family should say less than 200,000 taels!"
This figure made Zhu Houzhao take a deep breath, "Is there someone who can't afford it?"
"Hmph. If you don't rob your family, you can't afford it, but if you rob your family, you can afford it! This is a relief fund for the victims of the disaster all over the world. Your Majesty, even if you say it was Min Gui's words and suggestions, let them all come and scold me! Old Minister Don’t be afraid!」
Wang Hao and Han Wen couldn't help but smile. This old man's reaction was really fast, and he immediately started to calculate such a good thing. This is not asking for scolding, probably people will praise Qingliu once word spreads out about Qianqing Palace.
"Okay, you're welcome then. I'll ask Minister Min to carry the pot for me."
Min Gui knelt down and saluted generously, "The king is the guide for the minister, and the life of the minister belongs to your majesty, not to mention taking the blame?!"
"Okay!" Zhu Houzhao patted the dragon chair and stood up excitedly! .
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