Li Ke felt that what Zhao Chen said made sense.
If the king of Japan was ungrateful and did not obey the orders of the Tang Dynasty and dealt with the ronin together, the Tang Dynasty could completely treat Japan as a ronin together.
The mere Japanese country can be destroyed without any effort in front of the Tang Dynasty.
The emperor was worried that he would not be able to expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty in the future. If the Japanese came to him, it would be a happy event.
What Zhao Chen did not tell Li Ke was that the Japanese ronin was suppressed on the southeast coast for a long time, not how powerful the ronin was.
But along the southeast coast, there will always be people who are greedy for those wealth and cooperate with the ronin.
Even in Chang'an, someone might be involved with the ronin.
Zhao Chen looked at Li Ke and said with a smile: "Actually, overseas is still the opportunity for our Tang Dynasty."
"Opportunity?" Li Ke looked at Zhao Chen with some confusion.
"The reason why the ronin is so difficult to wipe out and even dares to rush to the territory of our Tang Dynasty again must be supported by our Tang Dynasty officials behind him."
"They may be officials from the coast, officials from Chang'an, or they are all together."
"We dare to collude with the Japanese ronin because they can make huge profits from it. So when we go there, we are not only guarding against Japanese ronin, but also the southeastern coastal officials of our Tang Dynasty."
"Then can we impose a maritime ban?"
"Brother, look, if it is true as the Emperor Brother said, if officials collude with the ronin, then they must be for the benefit. If the court orders a ban on the sea and there is no profit on the coast, they will naturally disperse, right?" Li Ke asked Zhao Chen.
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Zhao Chen smiled.
It is not that easy to forbid the sea.
Even if the sea is forbidden, someone will secretly transport it.
Besides, the sea ban?
Which person without a brain would say such words?
There are countless treasures of overseas nature and earth.
The vast territory can be included in the command of the Tang Dynasty.
Be self-satisfied?
Isn't that asking for death?
"Now my Tang Dynasty has its current prosperity, which is inseparable from the opening of coastal cities."
"Just say that in Quanzhou Port, 30% of the income of the Tang Dynasty treasury comes from him."
"If the sea ban is implemented, our Tang Dynasty goods can only be stored in the hands of the people, how can they be strong in the future?"
"Who have you seen who can increase your knowledge by sitting at home?"
"If the sea ban is implemented, although the prices of tea, silk and other commodities in the Tang Dynasty would be higher, who would this thing be sold to?"
"With the sea ban is not that expensive, and it is easy to cause corruption and collusion between interests, but these can be done slowly, and part of the corruption can be exchanged for enough benefits, which can be done." Zhao Chen slowly
Explained to Li Ke.
Li Ke was confused when he heard it.
But he also understood that the matter of banning sea is absolutely impossible.
The Tang Dynasty itself is forbidden from the sea. You can’t choke because you eat and don’t eat it in the future.
But Li Ke was a little confused, overseas trade was really so profitable.
Li Ke's concept of overseas is that except for the vast ocean, he often cannot see the land for several months, and there is nothing else to do with damn ronin and pirates.
After hearing Zhao Chen say this, Li Ke immediately said: "Overseas business is really so profitable?"
"Of course, I saw in a book that gold, gems, and various precious resources are everywhere overseas and inexhaustible."
"For example, the most precious spice in our Tang Dynasty, in their place, is ordinary weeds."
"If someone can get it from overseas..."
"Will you get rich?" Li Ke's eyes turned green when he heard this.
"When I was in the Ministry of Revenue, I saw the books of the southeast coastal states. They traded with merchants from other small countries overseas. They were really profitable. Porcelain, tea and silk cloth, etc., which are very popular overseas and can be exchanged for a lot of things.
Silver and gold." Zhao Chen added another sentence.
Li Ke's heart also jumped violently.
If there is really huge profit, then...
Today, many things have changed because of Zhao Chen.
The people's productivity has also increased and their lives have become richer.
Most people can even eat a meal of meat every half month.
Although such a wealthy life was beautiful, Li Ke thought that this was not enough. At least for him, there was still a lot of things to do.
No matter what the reason is, the position of emperor of the Tang Dynasty will be Zhao Chen in the future.
He, Li Ke, cannot be with Zhao Chen for the rest of his life and be a little follower.
In this way, in the future history books, he will only be followed by Li Ke easily.
Who doesn't want to leave a name in history?
If Li Ke could expand territory for the Tang Dynasty from the sea, he might have left his reputation for eternity.
Besides, Li Ke absolutely believed that the emperor also hoped that the Tang Dynasty would become richer and more prosperous and that the people could live a better life.
However, when doing business in private, he was worried that he could not control the people and that the farming of grain could not keep up. However, the money he earned by using official means to trade overseas and used the money he earned to the people, which seemed to be pretty good!
"Brother, tell me..." Li Ke looked at Zhao Chen with anticipation.
Zhao Chen knew what Li Ke meant.
This is what Zhao Chen expected.
Li Ke has been by his side forever and cannot display his abilities.
It would be better to let him lead the caravan of the Tang Dynasty to seek other achievements overseas.
This not only demonstrates the dignity of the Tang Dynasty, but also allows Li Ke to become famous.
He can also become an important helper for the emperor in the future.
Under his subtle influence, Li Ke became more and more yearning for overseas Chinese and said, "The emperor went to the southeast coast to find out the evidence of the ronin conspiracy with the officials. The father will definitely copy their property, and then it will be possible.
Seeing how rich their property is, they all came back from corruption from overseas trade, which is the best proof.”
"The father knew that this overseas trade would make more money, and then..."
The officials in the court dared to take risks to conspire with the ronin, which shows that the Tang Dynasty's goods have an extremely broad market overseas.
At the same time, it can bring overseas things back to Datang for sale.
If this continues, it will be difficult for the Tang Dynasty to be poor.
"This is unquestionable. At that time, someone will definitely take on the business of overseas trade."
"What the emperor is most at ease with is of course his princes. You kid are at the right age." Zhao Chen said with a smile, knowing in his heart that this matter is stable.
Li Ke is afraid that this guy is thinking about going to sea now.
However, we have to wait until they eliminate these Japanese ronin before we talk about this matter.
Maybe it will take a long time to go.
...
Half a month later, the army finally arrived at Quanzhou Port on the southeast coast.
This is the most prosperous port in the Tang Dynasty and the place where Japanese ronin attacks frequently.
As soon as he arrived at the local area, Zhao Chen immediately asked Han Chong to summon all officials from Quanzhou and generals.
Chapter completed!