Chapter 321 Please open the sea ban
After Chongzhen once took the exam for the prince, he was so happy that he couldn't stop. [】This is the prince he needs! This also proves that Zhang Linqi's educational method is feasible. Of course, these things that Zhang Linqi came out have been published.
The topic was hated by those three teachers.
When they come, they should teach the prince in a straightforward manner and teach him righteousness. Don’t Zhang Linqi teach all the wrong sayings? That is, Zhang Linqi’s background is too big and they cannot afford it, and he has the strong support of Chongzhen.
.Then these three great scholars were allowed to do so.
So now, when the prince comes back, he naturally feels very kind. Zhang Linqi also likes this little guy very much. It turns out that if the Ming Dynasty could rule under his command a hundred years later, it would still continue to develop.
"I'm not here these days. Have you finished the questions I left for you?" Zhang Linqi asked with a smile.
"Well, it's all done," the prince quickly replied, "But the disciple still has some questions. I want to ask the master to solve the problem. After the burning candle is covered with a glass cup, it will slowly be extinguished. This is again
Why?"
"Haha, my elder brother, let me ask you master these questions later? Let's have a meal first today." Queen Zhou said with a smile. "Yes, Mother Queen" Prince is still very obedient. So he stopped asking questions. But after a while,
However, Chongzhen took the initiative to take the imperial examination and became the prince.
Because he found that the prince specialized in eating some delicious foods, such as beef, but did not move at all for some home-cooked dishes such as fried cabbage with meat slices. Although this was just a small matter, it was a very good thing to do.
It is a big deal that Chongzhen, who is extremely strict with himself, needs to be taken seriously.
"Son of the Emperor, I'll ask you what this is?" Chongzhen said, pointing to the dragon robe he was wearing.
"This is a dragon robe." Although the prince was surprised how his father asked him such a simple question, he answered honestly out of politeness.
"What is this?" Chongzhen pointed to a patch on the dragon robe.
"This is a patch." The prince replied softly, and his eyes flashed with thoughtful expressions.
"That's it." With the prince's thoughtful expression, Chongzhen said earnestly: "Do you still remember the story of sleeping on firewood and tasting gall for your father yesterday? I think that King Goujian of Yue is also a monarch of a country, but he is strict.
Discipline yourself, sleep on firewood and taste gall, and finally achieve great achievements!
So the lessons of the past and the teacher of the future. Although the country has initially emerged from the quagmire, we cannot take it lightly. We should still be prepared for danger in times of peace and be thrifty in the country. Do you understand?"
When Chongzhen educated the prince, Zhang Linqi also nodded secretly. To be honest, Zhang Linqi had a lot of opportunities to be the emperor himself, but he never did that. It was because he admired Chongzhen for this. In history, there were many kings like Chongzhen.
The only one who is strict with oneself is the only one.
The reason why the Ming Dynasty finally perished was because of the natural disaster. In many later books, the responsibility for Chongzhen was put on Chongzhen, which was really a huge injustice!
"Yes, the child knows." The prince shouted: "Who knew that every meal was hard to eat. He said one by one, and he always thought that the material resources were difficult. The child would not be picky in the future!"
"It's not bad. It's a good child." Chongzhen smiled with relief with a serious look in the prince. Empress Zhou was also feeling more and more sensible, and her eyes also showed a look of relief. Who is a mother who doesn't want her child to become a talent? Woolen cloth!
During this period, Princess Changping didn't speak much. She was shy and didn't talk much, and she said less in such occasions. However, there were a lot of smiles on her face, right? A family dinner is the supreme favor when outsiders come. But when Princess Changping, who is familiar with Chongzhen's thoughts, he feels very sorry!
The family dinner ended in such an atmosphere. At this time, Empress Zhou and Princess Changping knew that there was still something big to talk about between the father-in-law and son-in-law, so they tactfully avoided it. Anyway, the mother and mother hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they had a lot of whispers. As for the prince, although it is difficult to get Zhang Linqi for a while, he wanted to spend a while, but the child fell asleep after he had enough food. So he couldn't hold on for a while and said goodbye and left.
When only Zhang Linqi and Chongzhen were left in the Ganqing Palace, the two began to talk about the serious matters. While drinking the chrysanthemum tea that had just been brewed, Chongzhen smiled and said, "Guoyong, now Li Zicheng's troops have been beaten up by you. , It was already a war, what do you plan to do next?"
"Return to the emperor, Weichen, is ready to lift the sea ban!" Zhang Linqi said word by word.
"Oh, open the sea ban!" Chongzhen was silent when he heard this, but his eyebrows were slightly frowned. Opening the sea ban was not unfamiliar with Chongzhen! In the original history, Chongzhen, who was desperate, had already done this, but it was effective. Very little.
The general direction is correct, but because the people below are not good at doing things well and those who recite scriptures are all falsified monks, the effect can be imagined. In addition, there was already a certain risk in going into the market at that time. Because with the strength of some emerging colonial countries in the West, their ships have been able to cross the ocean and come to Asia to make money.
After all, in Marco Polo's Travels, a country full of gold and spices has a comparable temptation to them. Since they have all gone into the sea, the battle will inevitably happen. At this time, the combat power of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty was I can't be quite proud. When it comes to dealing with the people, it's nothing to say, but compared with an army like Portugal and Spain, it's vulnerable.
So the final result was that Chongzhen, under the pressure of violating the ancestral teachings, opened the sea ban (Zhu Chongba, a cowherd, had established the ancestral teachings due to lack of knowledge, and was not allowed to go into the sea.) He did not get much money and was defeated. I ate a lot.
There are also a group of great scholars often clamoring in his ears that the ancestral teachings cannot be violated, so they can only end up quickly and end up in a hurry! Now that Zhang Linqi has re-mentioned the old story, Chongzhen naturally has some concerns!
"Guoyong, I know that you have always made up your mind before you act." Chongzhen smiled at Zhang Linqi and said, "Tell me, why are you planning to lift the sea ban?"
"Profit" Zhang Linqi said bluntly. "Foreign trade is a profitable deal! For example, in the east of our Ming Dynasty, there was a small country called Japan. That was a good buyer!"
"Well, I have also heard of this country, it is the one who failed in Kublai Khan's Eastern Expedition." Chongzhen nodded. "But I know that this country is very small, even the area of a province in the Ming Dynasty is not as good as that of the Ming Dynasty. Is there any potential for trade? ? " "Yes," Zhang Linqi said enthusiastically: "Don't let this country be small, but the demand is still very strong, because Japan is still in wars at this time, and many things are lacking, such as raw silk, brocade, porcelain, medicinal materials, and seasonings Products, etc., demand is extremely strong.
And selling them to them has a very high profit. For example, Suzhou and Hangzhou have always been the main source of silk. However, the income of silkworm farmers is not satisfactory. It takes a busy year from raising silkworms to drawing silkworms. Finally,
A pound of raw silk can only be sold for 59 cents of silver. If you deduct capital and taxes, you can barely make a living. But do you know? If you transport raw silk to Japan, you can sell for 59 cents of silver, which is a full ten times the difference.
Oh! And you rob me and I, and the supply is in short supply.
Let’s give another example. Here is an ordinary embroidery needle. You can sell it for 70% of the money when you get it. But here is just a copper plate. This is a real profit.
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In addition, although the little Japanese is far from being a big and wealthy place, there are some things they have to do with our Ming Dynasty, such as copper, sulfur, etc., so they are not empty-handed and the profit is considerable!”
"Oh? So good." As I listened, Chongzhen's eyes lit up. As the saying goes, people are good at companionship and good character. Talking to wise people is worry-free. Chongzhen also used to open a ban on sea ban, but that was just a last resort.
For this reason, no one has ever been able to explain these things clearly and clearly like Zhang Linqi. Chongzhen himself also crossed the river by feeling the stones.
It was just that some big investors did a good job in maritime trade and wanted to try it out. As a result, because they were unsure, they stopped after repeated setbacks. But now Chongzhen was a little moved when he heard this. It sounded like this.
Very beautiful!
However, now Chongzhen is subtly influenced by Zhang Linqi and doesn't like to play with illusions anymore. He directly asked the most critical question. Chongzhen said bluntly: "Guoyong, then if you open the maritime ban, how much money can you get in a year?"
With Chongzhen's serious appearance, Zhang Linqi slowly raised a finger.
"Only one hundred thousand taels? No more than not!" Chongzhen said with some regret. Chongzhen now has a big appetite. Now, before meeting Zhang Linqi, let alone 100 thousand taels of silver, it is 100 thousand taels. Chongzhen
It would also feel like it was a lot of money.
But now, under the influence of the Sun-Shunting Tower, Chongzhen's vision has greatly improved. In his words, it would be ten thousand taels of silver that would be drizzling, and ten thousand taels of silver is just a piece of meat. Million
, Tens of millions are money!
"No, no," Zhang Linqi laughed and said, "Your Majesty, it's not a hundred thousand taels of silver, but a million taels of silver."
"One million taels of silver" Chongzhen's eyes widened at that time. So much money could match the taxes of several provinces.
However, Zhang Linqi's words made him even more happy.
"Your Majesty, this is still the most conservative estimate." Zhang Linqi laughed and said, "I guess if it works well, it will be possible to increase it several times."
"It's so good." Chongzhen laughed happily. He had always believed in what Zhang Linqi said. Thinking about it, just like that, now just a pleasure building has already made him taste the sweetness.
If the sea ban is added, wouldn’t it be a good match for everyone?
Think about it, at that time, there would be a shining tower in the left hand and a shipyard in the right hand. These two major money trees. Many problems in the Ming Dynasty would no longer be problems!
Zhang Linqi was also very happy when Chongzhen looked happy. He proposed to open the sea ban, although it was to enrich the country and strengthen the people, but he also had another kind of pleasure after revenge. Because he was familiar with history, he knew that in a few years, he would be that one.
The young state used force to force the capable Qing government to sign a treaty that was humiliating and humiliating, and immediately compensated 400 million taels of silver.
Four thousand taels of silver, how much money should it be! Zhang Linqi couldn't help but feel sorry for reading that history, and wished he could travel to that time and space.
But now, Zhang Linqi thought beautifully that we can't control the affairs of the future, but we can control the affairs of this life. From now on, we will start to charge interest and draw your little Japanese blood. You don't have to go from hundreds of times
Do you only start to draw blood from the country after the New Year? Let’s start to draw blood from now on!
Chapter completed!