Compared to Zhang Juzheng's concentration, Gao Gong was much more careless. Even when he heard Zhu Ping'an say that his answer was just four words, Gao Gong seemed to have not heard it, calmly tasting tea.

Because there is no expectation, you can be careless.

While tasting tea, Gao Gong casually looked at Zhu Ping'an and Zhang Juzheng who were talking.

"Oh, I don't know what the four words of Lord Zhu's argument are. I wish to hear it carefully." Zhang Juzheng leaned forward slightly, and his eyes focused on Zhu Ping'an.

"Nothing else, 'reform and opening up' ears."

Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and waved it forward. His tone was the same as Zhang Juzheng, calm and confident, and his gestures were the same as Gao Gong just now, generous and powerful. The sun shone on Zhu Ping'an's face, and the reflected light made Zhang Juzheng look sideways.

Reform and opening up!

Although Zhu Ping'an's voice was not loud, the four words "Reform and Opening Up" were like Huang Zhong Da Lu, and suddenly resounded in the room, with the lingering sound lingering.

For a moment, these four words seemed to be echoing in the whole room.

"Reform and opening up?"

Zhang Juzheng was stunned when he heard this. These four words seemed simple, but after thinking about it, he felt that the four simple words were extremely profound and involuntarily repeated them softly.

The more you think about it, the more profound you feel.

Although I couldn't figure out the connotation of these four words for a while, Zhang Juzheng could also figure out some.

As for "reform", change is also the same.

The word "reform" comes from King Wuling of Zhao. In 307 BC, King Wuling of Zhao launched the famous Hu clothing and cavalry reform in history, and ordered the Zhao cavalry combat army to change the traditional long skirt and long sleeve clothing of the Central Plains to the compact short trousers of the Hu people in the north. Because the service of Hu people was mostly made of animal leather, changing the military uniform was also called "reform". Later, the word reform gradually extended to the meaning of "change, innovation".

open?

The first thing Zhang Juzheng thought of from this word was to open up the maritime ban.

Open the sea ban!

This view coincides with his own ideas and Gao Gong's ideas. Zhang Juzheng is well aware of the negative impact of the sea ban, which restricts overseas trade and increases conflicts among residents in the southeast coastal areas.

The Song Dynasty was weak, and its territory was much lower than that of our Ming Dynasty, but the treasury income was much higher than that of our Ming Dynasty.

Why?

A large part of this is due to overseas trade, and the tariffs drawn by the Maritime Bureau alone are massive fiscal revenue.

The sea ban did have its positive effect in the early stages, limiting the harassment of Japanese pirates, but it was limited to the early stages. Later, with the strictness of the sea ban, some southeast coastal maritime merchants whose interests were damaged, colluded with Japanese pirates, making the Japanese pirates more and more serious, like leeks, cut one after another, and it is difficult to eliminate them.

Therefore, Zhang Juzheng's attitude towards the current maritime ban is negative and believes that the maritime ban should be lifted.

Zhang Juzheng knew that Gao Gong also advocated opening up the maritime ban. When talking privately, Gao Gong had already criticized the maritime ban more than once.

From this point of view, if Zhu Ping'an's opening refers to opening up the maritime ban, it would coincide with his and Gao Gong's proposal.

After initially interpreting the four words "reform and opening up", Zhang Juzheng's face became more and more serious.

When Zhang Juzheng was deeply shocked by the four words "reform and opening up" thrown by Zhu Ping'an, Gao Gong on the side no longer became careless.

now.

Gao Gong, who was originally tasting tea, had put down the cup in his hand at some point. His eyes looked at Zhu Ping'an like a falcon, and his body twisted over, facing Zhu Ping'an, looking serious.

Reform and opening up!

These four words shocked Gao Gong no less than Zhang Juzheng.

At first, Gao Gong didn't care much about Zhu Ping'an's answer, because he didn't expect it at all. However, the four simple but profound words "reform and opening up" that were said by Zhu Ping'an, who had no expectation, were doubled.

reform!

These two words seemed to bring a string of electric current to Gao Gong's mind, which made Gao Gong get goosebumps.

actually

Gao Gong has thought more than once in his mind that if King Yu succeeded to the throne and he was able to preside over the government, what he wanted to do would be reforms.

The purpose I just mentioned is the goal, and the means are reform, and through reform, we achieve "righteousness as profit".

As for opening up, Gao Gong also thought of opening up the sea ban, which coincided with his own ideas.

Reform and opening up!

Zhu Ping'an's thoughts are so consistent with his own ideas?!

The degree of fit is no less than that of Zhang Juzheng!

This forced Gao Gong to reexamine Zhu Ping'an.

We often interact with Zhang Juzheng, discuss knowledge, strategies for governing the country, exchange ideals and ambitions, and often get along. It is understandable that we have a fit.

but

I had basically no communication with Zhu Ping'an before, but Zhu Ping'an's idea was so compatible with me.

This surprised Gao Gong very much. He pressed his hands on the chair's hands, leaned forward, and looked at Zhu Ping'an with a burning look. The contempt in his heart turned into attention, and the carelessness on his face also turned into full concentration.

Zhang Juzheng's face and Gao Gong's expression changed, and Zhu Ping'an fell into his eyes and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips slightly.

I am very satisfied with the shock brought to them by the national policy of "reform and opening up".

This was expected by Zhu Ping'an.

If the epoch-making national policy of "reform and opening up" cannot shock them, then they are not worthy of being called Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.

"What is reform and opening up? I'll ask Lord Zhu for advice." Zhang Juzheng, who came back to his senses, asked a few seconds later.

"Reform and opening up, in short, means internal reform and external opening up." Zhu Ping'an calmly and answered in a serene manner.

"Reform? How to reform?" Gao Gong narrowed his eyes slightly, knocked on the table, and asked at Zhu Ping'an.

"In terms of wealth management, I think 'no agriculture is unstable, no work is not rich, no business is not alive'. Agriculture is the foundation of the country. Without agriculture, the world is unstable; handicrafts are the dominant force, and without handicrafts, the world is not rich; commerce is the key to the vitality of agriculture and handicrafts. Commerce connects agriculture and handicrafts. Without commerce, agriculture and handicrafts will lose vitality. Therefore, reform should also be started from this." Zhu Ping'an replied.

No farming is not stable, no work is not rich, no business is not alive!

Zhu Ping'an's words summarized the dialectical relationship between agriculture, industry and commerce to the fullest, and once again refreshed and shocked Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong. This was the first time that Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong heard someone summarize the relationship between agriculture, industry and commerce like this. The more they recalled, the more they felt it made sense. Isn't this the relationship between agriculture, industry and commerce?

nature.

Zhu Ping'an pulled the corners of his mouth slightly in his heart. This was summarized by people in the 1980s on the five thousand years of history of China. How could there be any mistakes?!
Chapter completed!