Yingtianfu, Longjiang Shipping Company.
Cao Jixiang stood beside the treasure ship, looking at the busy boatmen, and felt a little better.
It has been more than half a year since His Majesty urged him to leave the capital.
At first, Cao Jixiang felt that his future was hopeless, and he accidentally fed fishes on the sea. But when he actually saw the treasure ship, he felt much more at ease.
"Father, when are we going to Fujian?" A guard in Jinyi came over and asked.
"After this treasure ship is completed, we will set off for Fujian." Cao Jixiang said slowly.
"Yes, father-in-law."
After staying in Yingtian Mansion for more than half a year, he urged the government to recruit a group of people with sailing experience for him.
Of course, most of these people are fishermen who go out to fish privately. Sometimes, even the lowest-level officials turn a blind eye. As long as the court does not launch a thunderous operation, they will not do anything about the sea ban policy. Take the initiative to check.
The most important reason is that fishermen can sell and eat fish when they go out, but if there is a total ban, their lives will be very difficult.
Of course, these are the most basic level of officialdom.
No official official would allow this to happen. When Cao Jixiang urged the government to find these people, he was told that these people did not exist.
Cao Jixiang didn't believe it at all, so he asked him to investigate further, and he found the fishermen.
The government officials in Shanghai County and Ningbo Prefecture captured thousands of fishermen, boats, people, and fish all caught on the spot.
Fishermen are afraid of losing their heads, and local officials are also afraid of losing their hats.
No one knows what the eunuchs from the capital are here to investigate?
However, Cao Jixiang ran over and reassured the officials, saying that he would not snitch. He then went to the place where the fishermen were detained and asked them: "Who is willing to work with the imperial court?"
"What does it mean to work with the imperial court?"
"Just eating official food."
“If you don’t study, you can still get official food.”
"Yes, as long as you go to sea with me, you can eat official food. You will earn one and a half taels a month at sea, and you will also take care of the food."
"What are you doing?"
"Voyage."
However, a large number of people are still unwilling, and only some young and adventurous fishermen are willing to follow.
Cao Jixiang traveled to five or six places, but only found more than 200 people.
Then these two hundred people who had drifted on the sea were sent to the Fujian Navy to learn the operation of warships.
He went to Fujian this time, firstly, to select navy soldiers, and secondly, to continue to look for sea wavers who were willing to sail with him on a long sea voyage.
Zhu Jianshen gave the order, and with a single word, Cao Jixiang was about to run away and break his leg...
In the Qianqing Palace at this time.
Zhu Jianshen had a smile on his face and looked at Xu Youzhen talking eloquently below.
Yes, Jincheng-kun is here.
He walked over the mountains, crossed the sea, and ran to Ming Dynasty to deliver money.
"Your Majesty, it seems that allowing both sides to stand together will indeed be of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty is wise."
Zhu Jianshen never expected that Seoul could figure out the matter so quickly.
"The censor of Xu Du is still very popular in North Korea." Zhu Jianshen encouraged him.
Xu Youzhen smiled broadly: "I don't dare, it's all because of your Majesty's wisdom."
Zhao Fu and Xu Youzhen, the initiators of this incident, did not even mention a word, and he did not read a word of the letter that Jincheng Jun brought him.
Good fellow, within two years of joining the capital as an official, my wings have hardened. Who am I, Xu Youzhen? I am a tiger beside His Majesty.
You, Zhao Fu, are deliberately trying to share the credit. You are a newborn calf and you are really not afraid of tigers.
After listening to Xu Youzhen's words, Zhu Jianshen also laughed out loud, and suddenly his smile stopped, "But I'm still surprised, isn't Zhao Fu involved in this matter?"
After hearing Zhu Jianshen's words, Xu Youzhen's face was stunned.
How to say this.
Is Your Majesty that smart?
"Your Majesty, I was so happy that I forgot to mention it. I heard from Mr. Jincheng that Zhao Fu did have some merit. He was the one who reminded Mr. Jincheng, but it was Mr. Jincheng who believed in Wei Chen that he took the initiative to find Wei Chen. Yours.”
Zhu Jianshen nodded and smiled, not revealing Xu Youzhen's little thoughts.
Some words are meaningless if they are broken.
"This time I also want to record a meritorious service for General Zhao. Let's do this. You write a letter for me and let Mr. Jincheng take it back. I will remember his meritorious service and always think about him who is far away overseas."
After hearing this, Xu Youzhen felt a little uncomfortable, but her expression remained as usual: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Here is a secret memorial from Cao Jixiang to me. Take a look..." Zhu Jianshen said and picked up a memorial on the imperial case.
Zhang Bao quickly caught it, then walked down a few steps and handed it to Xu Youzhen.
After Xu Youzhen read the secret memorial, her face became even more ugly.
"Your Majesty, what does Eunuch Cao want to do?"
"The government has neglected its duties too much. It allows fishermen to go out to sea to fish. This, isn't this a disregard for the family law of our ancestors? This..."
Zhu Jianshen put away his smile and interrupted Xu Youzhen: "But I think these fishermen are not wrong..."
"Ah, ah, yes, food is the most important thing for the people. Fishing is also a means of survival. It is also right for the government to turn a blind eye."
"Is this right?" The smile on Zhu Jianshen's face returned.
Seeing this, Xu Youzhen was secretly relieved. It seemed that when His Majesty asked her about something in the future, she would still have to speak more slowly.
"Relying on mountains to eat mountains, and relying on water to drink water. This is the law of nature. During the time of Taizu, there were Japanese pirates outside and Meng Yuan in the north. They had no choice but to ban the sea. Now, I don't want the officials to close their eyes. I want them to open their eyes." Open your eyes.”
"Your Majesty means, move, move the sea ban." Xu Youzhen took a breath of air.
This is something that even Emperor Taizong Wen did not dare to do.
"It's still early, but it is feasible. When Cao Jixiang comes back from the sea, the maritime ban must be abolished..."
Cold sweat broke out on Xu Youzhen's forehead. He did not answer, but fell into deep thought. Finally he said: "Your Majesty, you still have to be cautious about the sea ban. What if the fishermen go out to sea and are killed by Japanese pirates?" Yes, the large-scale invasion of Japanese pirates is also a serious concern for the imperial court."
Xu Youzhen did not mention the objections of court officials or the restrictions imposed by Huang Ming's ancestral precepts, but directly raised her concerns.
Because he knew that His Majesty's benevolent and benevolent deeds in the imperial court had already accumulated prestige for him when he was young. With his own help, he was able to deal with Li Xian, the leader of the Wall Riding Gang, and Yu Qian, the leader of the die-hard faction.
The maritime ban can be completely abolished.
But the consequences of abolishing the maritime ban require him to act cautiously...
If things go wrong, there will be chaos along the coast. Xu Youzhen cannot bear this historical responsibility.
Although His Majesty is smart, he is still young and does not see things comprehensively. Although he said that he wants to be His Majesty's obedient minister, if he really wants to accompany His Majesty in misbehaving, he cannot do it.
Of course, this is one of the reasons why Zhu Jianshen values Xu Youzhen more. When doing something, he first has to convince Xu Youzhen. Xu Youzhen has a flexible mind and is not rigid in seeing things, so he can do his job better than Yu Taibao.
Zhu Jianshen just laughed softly: "What if there are no Japanese pirates?"
"Your Majesty, what did you say?"
"Of course I know what you are worried about, but if we expand the navy, no, add a new navy department, use giant ships and cannons to wipe out all the Japanese pirates in the surrounding straits, and make the sea also the territory of the Ming Dynasty, then isn't that right? It has no impact on us.”
Xu Youzhen's face was full of surprise, His Majesty actually aspired to this.
"Your Majesty, yes, but the money..."
"There must be a road for cars to reach the mountains. If we can really withdraw from the sea ban, large-scale private trade on the sea will support a huge fleet..."
Biquge
