Lin Yun held an umbrella and came outside Lin Ruhai's study, and was surprised to see Chang Lu standing under the corridor with his hands behind his back.

He quickly put away his umbrella, stepped forward and saluted: "Master, why are you here?"

Changlu said cheerfully: "I heard that you set off a big firecracker during the palace examination. I will accompany the mountain chief to come and have a look and see what you think?"

"The mountain chief is here too?"

"good."

Lin Yun put down his umbrella and walked quickly into the house. He saw Lin Ruhai and Lu Xingzhi sitting behind the desk, looking at the paper in their hands.

He hurriedly stepped forward, saluted the two of them, and said, "Nephew pays homage to uncle."

"Disciple pays homage to the mountain leader."

Lin Ruhai put down the paper in his hand and said with a dark face: "Uncle Wei has told you many times that the maritime ban is of great importance and should not be mentioned lightly. Why didn't you listen?"

Lin Yun said respectfully: "Uncle, please calm down. If it were normal, my nephew would naturally not dare to make waves. But this time His Majesty accepted the proposal in the palace examination, and the nephew did not dare to hide his secrets. He could only speak out what he was thinking for the emperor's reference.

"

Lin Ruhai hated the irony and said: "Do you know how great the resistance is to the establishment of a sea ban? You, a small scholar, want to overthrow the national policy. You really don't want to live or die."

"Since the national policy is determined by people, why can't it be overturned? In my nephew's humble opinion, it is only a matter of time before we open the sea ban. Even if we don't open it, the Folangji people will come in sooner or later and force us to open it."

"You are so presumptuous!"

When Lin Ruhai heard Lin Yun's last words, his face turned red with anger.

Lu Xingzhi put down the paper in his hand, smiled at Lin Ruhai and said, "Brother Ruhai, calm down first. I really want to hear, why did he conclude that the Fo Langji people will come and force us to impose a sea ban?"

Lin Ruhai: "This kid is full of nonsense, you must not take it seriously."

Lu Xingzhi smiled and said, "Young people will always have some wonderful ideas, and you can't imitate them even if you listen to them."

"All right."

…

Lin Yun took out a simple world map from his pocket, walked up and spread it on the table in front of Lu Xingzhi, then pointed to the location of Portugal and introduced to Lu Xingzhi: "This is Portugal, a small country.

Armed with powerful naval vessels and powerful artillery, they are rampaging in the South China Sea and occupying the entrance to Macau, refusing to leave until life or death."

"Chief Shan, please think about it, a small Portugal is so difficult to deal with, and if a country with a stronger navy comes to attack us, how should we deal with it?"

Lu Xingzhi: "Although the Fo Langji people have strong ships and powerful guns, the warships are still in the sea and cannot reach the shore. What do we, the great Chu, have to fear?"

Lin Yun retorted: "The warships can't get ashore, but if the Folangji train a Marine Corps and land in coastal areas to rob, how should we respond?"

Lu Xingzhi asked in surprise: "What is the Marine Corps?"

Lin Yun: "The Marine Corps is like the death squads trained by the disciples in Zuowuwei, except that they can board warships and fight on oceans with the navy."

Lu Xingzhi thought for a moment and then said: "Besides Portugal, what other overseas countries have huge fleets?"

Lin Yun raised his hand and pointed on the map, "This is the United Kingdom, and this is the Netherlands. Both countries have powerful navies and are also predatory pirate countries."

After a pause, Lin Yun continued: "These countries all have a common characteristic. They use their powerful fleets to do business and rob overseas. After making money, they continue to expand their navy, and so on, just like a blood-sucking leech, greedy.

There is no end to it. When they become strong enough, they will focus on our fat Chu army. If we don’t have a strong navy, how can we resist it in the future?"

Lin Ruhai was shocked when he heard this. He asked Lin Yun: "Ruoyu, where did you know these things?"

Lin Yun: "When my nephew took the provincial examination in Jinling last year, he met an interpreter who was doing business in Guangdong Province. I learned most of these things from her."

Lu Xingzhi said solemnly: "According to your analysis, if this shipping company recovers, wouldn't it allow the Folangji people to earn more profits and make their naval fleet grow faster?"

Lin Yun smiled and said: "When it comes to doing business, who can do it better than our Da Chu merchants? The disciples are not worried about this, but are worried that the Fo Langji people are thinking of robbing, so we Da Chu should

It is imperative to increase investment in the navy and train a powerful naval fleet."

Lu Xingzhi smiled bitterly and said: "You have posed a big problem for us. The court's current finances cannot make ends meet. How can there be money to build a new naval fleet?"

Lin Yun said with a smile: "The court has no money, but the merchants do. As long as I ask the court's navy to escort the merchant ships, I'm afraid they won't pay for it."

"Uh, is this okay?"

"Of course, that's what the Folangji people do."

Lu Xingzhi looked at Lin Ruhai and said in his heart: "Your nephew is too bold. If you give him a fleet, he will dare to imitate the Folangji people and go out to sea to rob."

Lin Yun added: "Chief Shangri-La, if your Majesty is worried that opening up the sea ban will cause problems, then select an outlet on the coast of Guangdong as a pilot and see what the effect is before deciding whether to continue to open it."

"This is a good idea."

After a pause, Lu Xingzhi said again: "Go back and sort out all these contents and ask your uncle to bring them to me for a look."

Lin Yun said hurriedly: "Disciple, you respect your order."

Lu Xingzhi picked up the paper on the desk again and handed it to Lin Yundao: "This is the strategy written by Sun Zhaolin, a scholar from Guangdong, during the examination. He proposed to the court to promote the promotion of small households into acres across the country. The officials and gentry will work as errands and pay for the food.

Do you think his suggestion is feasible?"

Lin Yun was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect anyone to be bolder than him and wanted to be Zhang Juzheng's second best.

He hurriedly took the paper handed over by Lu Xingzhi and read it carefully.

After a while, he put down the paper, nodded and praised Lu Xingzhi: "This man has a great talent, and he doesn't have many disciples."

Lu Xingzhi smiled and said, "Do you also agree with Sun Zhaolin's idea?"

Lin Yun: "My disciple appreciates this good policy for governing the country, but I don't think it's a good time to implement it yet."

"Oh, when can it be implemented?"

Lin Yun: "It will be a good opportunity to implement this strategy after the external troubles are removed and the internal stability is stabilized."

Lu Xingzhi: "I'm afraid if we don't implement this policy, internal stability will be difficult."

Lin Yun was surprised and said: "Why did you say this, sir?"

Lu Xingzhi: "A few days ago, the imperial court received an urgent report from Fang Kunming, the governor of Shaanxi. Shaanxi has a serious spring drought this year. In addition, the war between the imperial army and the Mongols has been dragging on for a long time. I'm afraid this year~"

When Lin Yun heard this, he felt a sense of pain in his heart. Natural disasters coupled with military disasters, I really don't know how many people will die this time.

He asked Lu Xingzhi: "Can the court purchase another batch of grain from Siam?"

Lu Xingzhi shook his head and said: "The 300,000 shi of grain shipped back from Siam last time was still the grain stored in Siam. If they buy more grain, they will starve themselves."

Lin Yun picked up the map, pointed to it and said, "There is a country here called Qianxiang Country. It is rich in rice. We can send a naval fleet to buy grain from them."

Lu Xingzhi shook his head and said: "The Qianxiang Kingdom is not a friendly ally of our Da Chu, and they may not be willing to sell grain to us. Besides, the sea route is far away, and our navy is not familiar with the waterway. Even if there is grain, it will not be transported back."

Lin Yun became discouraged as soon as he heard this. The navy with Da Chu could only circle in front of the house. They really raised a bunch of trash.
Chapter completed!