Is it related to the vital interests of officials?
Xie Jin, Yu Xin and others couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and other officials were even more uneasy.
The last time we had a personal benefit, a lot of property was cut off. The original tax-free land was taxed, and the land we snatched was returned. This time we have to cut off a lot of property. I don’t know which piece of land the emperor is going to cut.
Zhu Yunwen did not beat around the bush, nor did he make everyone uneasy for a long time. He said directly: "I know that many of you have gone to ship dealers to build sea-going ships and want to go to Nanyang to collect sweet and sweet goods. Jie Jin, you How many ships did my hometown build in Jiangxi..."
"Well……"
Jie Jin didn't expect that his name would be called. He walked out in panic and apologized: "I will write a letter right now and chop up the ship and use it as firewood."
Jie Jin, who has first-hand information from the imperial court, naturally knows how to use it.
When the imperial court first went to Nanyang, Xie Jin had already noticed the signs and arranged for his old servant to take his eldest son Xie Zhenliang back to Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, and recruited private shipwrights to build seagoing ships.
Other officials were not fools either. Seeing that there was a profit to be made, they naturally took action one after another.
This is also a major reason why Huizhou merchants Hu Wenyi and Zhou Dajiang were able to rise in a short period of time. However, most of these merchants were river boats, and a few sea boats were small boats. To put it bluntly, even if they can carry three thousand kilograms of cargo, they are considered Okay, of course, the flesh on your body also has to be taken into account.
But the officials had no other options. In the past two years, the imperial court had attached great importance to shipbuilding and recruited too many craftsmen into the shipyards. The private sector did not have enough technology to build large ships. There were not enough craftsmen and the shipyards could not keep up. It was good to have a few similar small boats. .
Even so, it is difficult to stop everyone's desire to make a fortune. Those who buy ships and those who build ships can sail out together as long as the court lifts the ban on the sea. As long as they bring goods back to Nanyang, how much cost will not be recovered?
I heard that the businessman who went to Nanyang last time made a lot of money. The wealth of that sinking one yuan is probably more than five million silver taels. He is a veritable giant businessman.
Although Xie Jin didn't want to be a businessman, he wanted money, so he started building ships.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xie Jin, who was pleading guilty, and said: "Is it a pity to burn the capital after it was built? Yu Xin, your family also bought eight sea boats recently, and they always use sea boats to fish in the river, right? Not very suitable..."
Yu Xinlao blushed and apologized quickly.
Zhu Yunwen named several people one after another. With the intelligence from the Security Bureau, the movements of these officials were naturally clear.
"I won't name them one by one. The imperial court is going to lift the ban on the sea, and you want to make a fortune. I have no objection. However, some officials are colluding with businessmen to promise benefits, and some even pay tribute to the palace. The idea is that as long as you can bring more goods, whose goods can become royal tribute in the future. Haha, it seems that I can't make the decision in the palace."
"Plop."
Everyone turned around and saw that the doctor from the Ministry of Industry was slumped on the ground, seemingly unconscious.
Zhu Yunwen glanced at it and continued: "You are officials of the imperial court, and you receive salary from the imperial court. It stands to reason that the speculation of merchants has nothing to do with you. Such behavior is really inhumane. If you continue to let it go, you will surely It will bring trouble to the government, the country and the people. I have thought about it for a long time and ordered the cabinet and the Three Law Departments to formulate a law prohibiting officials from engaging in business. The Three Law Departments need to come up with the law next summer and issue it to the Ming Dynasty."
"I obey the order."
Xie Jin, Yu Xin and others were delighted but did not show it on their faces and quickly agreed.
Although the emperor said that officials would be banned from doing business, he also gave everyone a reassurance, that is, you will not be prohibited from doing business this year. Those who want to go to Nanyang can prepare, and those who want to make money, this is the last chance.
There are also honest and upright officials among them
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A worthy person understands that an official is an official, and the smell of copper is nothing.
Although officials were prohibited from doing business during the Hongwu period, there was no merchant household registration in the Hongwu Dynasty. Merchants could only survive under other household registrations. Without a few officials as backers, who could survive?
And officials also need businessmen to rely on them. With Zhu Yuanzhang's small salary, even if his parents starve to death, they may not be able to feed their children. If they don't make a fortune from businessmen, the whole family will be hungry.
Now Zhu Yunwen has improved his salary and given him another opportunity to make a fortune, and then he is preparing to separate officials and businessmen. This method is not bloody and violent, it is peaceful and peaceful, but it has won the hearts of officials.
After settling the matter, Zhu Yunwen returned to the harem and summoned Zheng He.
"Qin Tianjian has chosen a date, September 20th, auspicious. It's less than three months. Is there any problem with the Navy?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Zheng He said confidently: "Your Majesty, the navy has become very proficient in water warfare after the anti-Japanese war. It is also very familiar with long-term maritime navigation reserves. It can rush to Nanyang at any time."
Zhu Yunwen knew that the navy was still in preparation for war, but some of its elites were taking turns off.
"On this trip to Nanyang, there are a few important things I need to tell you."
Zhu Yunwen raised his hand.
Shuangxi and a chamberlain stood, holding a scroll and slowly unfolding it, and the countries of Nanyang appeared on the map.
Zhu Yunwen walked to the map, pointed his finger at the Xuanwei Division of Jiugang, and said: "Since this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it cannot be without the army of the Ming Dynasty. Isn't Chen Zuyi still alive? Don't kill him yet. There is a hidden danger of Chen Zuyi. It can also better convince Liang Daoming to agree to the Ming Dynasty garrisoning troops here."
Zheng He was a little nervous and asked uneasily: "If Liang Daoming does not allow the Ming Dynasty to garrison troops..."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zheng He without saying anything.
Although the Xuanwei Department of Jiugang belongs to the Ming Dynasty in name, for now, it is still too independent, so independent that it can have the final say on everything.
Such a situation cannot be considered "one country, two systems".
If we want to truly implement "one country-two systems", we must have the army there, and Ming Dynasty has the final say in military power.
Economic and political power can be given a little concession.
As for how to develop the economy of Old Port, build a free trade port, and let guys in wigs hammer hammers, Ming Dynasty can ignore it for the time being. But if there are other countries that want to cause trouble here, then I'm sorry, we, the Ming Dynasty, have to take care of it, and the military has to take care of it.
If there is no army, there is no way to show sovereignty.
Therefore, it is imperative to garrison the Xuanwei Division in Jiugang and must not be delayed any longer.
"Liang Daoming is a smart man and he will not do stupid things."
Zhu Yunwen finally gave Zheng He an ambiguous answer.
But Zheng He had already understood the implicit meaning, that is, if Liang Daoming is not smart enough, let him see the fate of stupid people.
"How many troops are there?"
Zheng He asked a key question.
Zhu Yunwen stretched out three fingers and said decisively: "The strength of a guard station."
Zheng He took a deep breath. There were 5,600 sergeants in one guard. The last time he went to Nanyang, there were only so many people. This time, just the garrison will require one guard of sergeants. So what will be the number of people and the scale of the people who will go to Nanyang? huge?
"Your Majesty, the Dafu Ship's transportation capacity is limited. If too many ships are mobilized to sail to Nanyang, I'm afraid it will affect coastal protection."
Zheng He knew the strength of the Ming Navy's ships. If a fleet of ten thousand people was mobilized, the navy's strength would be too large. Once there was another Japanese invasion in the East China Sea, it would be difficult for the Ming Navy to deal with it.
Zhu Yunwen
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He smiled mysteriously and said: "I will solve this matter for you, but there is another more important thing, you must do it well."
Zheng He's eyes became a little solemn. He didn't know what was bigger than garrisoning. He nodded solemnly and promised: "I will live up to the emperor's trust."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said: "This time we go to Nanyang, garrisoning troops is the first priority, but it is not the first priority. The first priority is troop training!"
Zheng He was a little confused.
Training?
The Ming Dynasty Navy has been fighting naval battles for so long. It has killed so many pirates in the South China Sea and so many Japanese pirates in the East China Sea. It even went to an island outside North Korea for a vacation. It is already an elite in all battles. Why do you still talk about training?
Zhu Yunwen became serious and explained: "The training I am talking about is not for sergeants, but for captains! In other words, I hope you will take advantage of Nanyang to train captains who are proficient in maritime affairs, good at overall planning, and able to deal with various risks!"
The current Ming Dynasty navy relies too much on the flagship. All command operations are often arranged by the flagship. Even if the enemy and ourselves are intertwined and the ships are mixed together, the sergeants will look at the flagship from time to time to see the people on the flagship. Are you running away or fighting?
I don’t know if it was a psychological shadow caused by Chen Youliang’s large fleet. The navy of the Ming Dynasty all followed Old Chen’s ideas, that is, bigger, more, and harder...
This also led to the navy of the Ming Dynasty often choosing to sail in large formations, especially Zhu Di in history, who upgraded this large formation to a world-luxury version. However, this method has a fatal problem, that is, once there is a problem with the flagship, the entire fleet is likely to fall apart and have no fighting spirit.
Zhu Yunwen needs to change all this, because one of the core tasks of the Ming Dynasty Navy in the future is to go to South America to dig potatoes. On such a long voyage, there will be shipwrecks from time to time in later generations, let alone in ancient times...
If there was a problem with the flagship and it returned to Kangaroo, how much effort would the imperial court lose?
Therefore, the Ming Navy must have more outstanding captains. These captains can sail in formations or alone. Without such abilities, it would be impossible to dig out potatoes, eat peanuts, and forget about sweet potatoes...
Without sufficient food support and surplus, the population cannot increase significantly.
In ancient times, population was hard power.
Whoever has more people has bigger fists.
Of course, there are also some weak dynasties, but population growth is the most important and important political achievement of feudal dynasties.
For a truly prosperous age, it is inevitable for Zheng He to go to South America to dig up some local products. However, this matter cannot be done by him alone. Instead, it requires many people and many ships...
"There are fifty Imperial College students who will go to Nanyang with you. No matter what method you use, as long as they survive, they will be trained by me. In addition, a hundred people will be selected from among the old captains and sergeants. , specialize in learning the art of long-distance navigation, and together with these supervisors, form one hundred and fifty captains."
Zhu Yunwen said seriously.
Zheng He looked at Zhu Yunwen in surprise.
One hundred and fifty captains?
Doesn't this mean that there are at least 150 ships sailing to the South China Sea this time?
"Your Majesty, the ships of the Ming Navy..."
"You don't need to worry about the ship. I have good news to tell you that they have been completed."
"they?"
Zheng He was confused.
Zhu Yunwen whispered four words: "Longjiang Shipyard."
Zheng He's eyes suddenly flashed with light, his excitement was beyond words, and he repeated: "That's so, so good, so good."
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