Qian Wubing didn't think that none of the Gonggun princes in Beijing had seen what happened in Nanjing.
The actual situation is similar to what he thought. Everyone who has the ability to know basically knows it. However, these people who know are either interested in the fleet themselves, so naturally they will not talk too much about it.
Either the imperial court really didn't spend a penny on this fleet's voyage, and even if they wanted to talk, they couldn't find any reason to talk for a while.
You have to take the maritime ban as an excuse. This Sihai fleet is not only His Majesty's property, but also has a lot of nobles who have spent money in it. His Majesty is disgusted by this mouth, his colleagues are not happy, and he is still in trouble.
If you get a penny of profit, who can do this kind of thing when he is full?
According to the logic of those officials in the Ming Dynasty, even if there is no actual benefit, they will do things to establish a clear name. If they have a reputation, are they afraid that there will be no benefits?
The problem is, once you talk too much in this matter, you will lose your good reputation. Not only can you find a way to make money for the court through taxes without spending money, but you can also make money for the inner treasury. Such talkativeness is unacceptable from top to bottom.
If they are offended, who will remember their good deeds?
Therefore, it is only natural that the imperial court turns a blind eye to this matter.
Of course, there will definitely not be much support, unless the cabinet directly sends the proposal to abolish the sea ban to His Majesty's desk. However, this matter will not be a matter of a while. If it is really
The fleet returned fully loaded from the Western Ocean, and it was necessary to consider the coming of foreign countries.
After Renxuan, the Ming fleet's voyages to the Western Seas were stopped. The imperial court announced that the main reason for this was "spending money and extravagance!" However, these words are just for coaxing the common people. Anyone who can stand on the temple is not a human spirit.
, which one doesn’t know how to settle accounts.
Not to mention anything else, during the Yongle period, tens of thousands of people often went to sea to send money to others. Emperor Yongle sent hundreds of thousands of troops to Mobei five times, launched three large-scale conquests in Annan, moved the capital thousands of miles away, built a large-scale construction project in the capital, and dredged the country.
The canal, the compilation of the Yongle Canon, just doing these things is enough for the Ming Dynasty to have a cleaner pocket than their face. To the extreme, the example of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty is in front of us. National power is not wasted like this, and subjugation is a non-negotiable matter.
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Emperor Yongle's appeasement was difficult to succeed. The Ming Dynasty had been fighting civil war for several years, and it could not be said that it was developing prosperously. At this time, the first consideration of the emperor, who had a little vision, was probably to recuperate and recuperate. Emperor Yongle was a wise and powerful generation of wise kings.
, would he be so stupid? The country is on the verge of collapse, and he is still struggling. Is this because he doesn't want to die fast enough?
But what is the result? Everyone can see the result. Not to mention the many things mentioned above that were extremely draining of national and financial resources, Emperor Yongle died, followed by the eleventh year of Renxuan, the first year of Renzong, and the tenth year of Xuanzong. This is "
The "Reign of Renxuan" and the Yongle period were the good times known as the "Yongxuan Prosperity". If there had not been seven voyages to the West, who would have dared to say that this prosperous age would have happened.
Everyone knows that Zheng He's treasure ship is called the treasure ship. However, the full name of this treasure ship is called "Western Treasure Ship". You can tell by looking at the name. We are here to collect treasures, not to send money. We really want to get them.
Nowadays, the actions of the West are considered to be a loss-making business, and only ordinary people who believe what the court says are those stupid men and women.
These officials may not know the specific documents and information, but they can still roughly guess that the real things are either sealed up or in the palace. They don't know, but can Zhu Houzhao
Is it clear?
These days, Zhu Houzhao didn't simply plan to settle the matter with Qian Wubing's discount and give him a "yes" or a "no". He really worked hard to make these sealed things worth mentioning.
I rummaged through it and found out that yes, the Ming Dynasty was a little more lively now, but this was not the case that Liu Jin, who was extremely wealthy, asked him to ransack his homes every few years. If this was a Western move, it would really
Zhu Houzhao, who can steadily bring a steady stream of wealth to the Ming Dynasty, will never be stingy in his support for Qian Wubing. Only when the country is rich can the people be strong. Without money, everything is nonsense. The common people know that the emperor is not bad.
There are hungry soldiers!
Decades have passed, and the palace has experienced many turmoils. Even these sealed documents and charts, in fact, there are not many left. At least, the navigation charts that Zhu Houzhao had high hopes for are among these old papers.
It can no longer be found, and even the manufacturing method of the huge treasure ship has disappeared. What is left are mostly some records and experiences of the fleet, and even the records of the officials on the fleet at that time under the orders of Zheng He.
There were some things recorded about the management of the fleet, negotiations and the like. However, even the remaining things made Zhu Houzhao very excited.
Why do you say that?
"The blue and white porcelain plates are five hundred guan each, the bowls are 300 guan each, the bottles are 500 guan each, and the wine seas are 1,500 guan each. The blue and white porcelain plates are 150 guan each, and the bowls are 150 guan each.
One hundred guan, one hundred and fifty guan for each bottle." This is the porcelain transaction price of the fleet in a certain place. These porcelains were the cheapest in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Houzhao didn't stay in the deep palace and didn't know anything.
The emperor, even if he was a little unclear, Li Feng'er, who was born among the common people beside him, pinched and counted everything with his white fingers. No, at this moment, the emperor's young couple couldn't close their mouths.
"So, these most worthless porcelains that were brought out as ballast stones can be sold for hundreds or even thousands of times in the West?" Li Feng'er's eyes were full of disbelief, "This was originally
There must be hundreds of treasure ships. Even if one of them only carries 10,000 kilograms of ballast, wouldn't it cost tens of millions of taels of silver in the blink of an eye?"
"If you think about it again, it's not that exaggerated. This is a ballast stone. Why can't you bring some good things from the Ming Dynasty when you go to sea? These are all worthless things?" Zhu Houzhao's people seemed to have some
Stupid, the current Ming Dynasty's annual tax is only more than 20 million taels. If the fleet goes out like this and can earn so much just from ballast stones, why should he worry about it!
"Train troops, train troops, destroy the Mongols, and beat anyone who disobeys!" As if he saw white silver falling from the sky, Zhu Houzhao's breathing was a little rapid, and there was only one thought running through his mind.
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"That's right, but since it was sent to the palace, it might be a little exaggerated!" Li Feng'er said with some uncertainty.
"Even if it's half the water, this is amazing!" Zhu Houzhao shouted: "This is the court's net profit, and it's given for free! I also said that Qian Qing's two-part group, if you talk to those guys, it will be five cents."
One million taels is just for the lion's mouth. I didn't expect it to be really worth that much. No, I think five million taels is still too little!"
"Just be greedy. I've heard that this money has almost wiped out everyone's family fortune. If you take out so much money, I won't be able to make money for others, and I won't let others eat it."
, just be content!”
"No, no, I have to send someone to keep an eye on it. I heard that each of their families has sent their children to keep an eye on their own money, so the palace has to send someone too!" Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Feng'er's face that seemed a little unhappy,
Sansan smiled and said, "I'm not worried that I'm fine, but I'm worried that the people below will try to steal our family's money!"
He frowned, "No, not only the palace is sending people, but the money of this fleet is at sea. If that blind little country or pirates are targeting it, and Wu Bing can't resist it, then we can't just take it."
What a big loss, we are so far away, how can we raise troops to teach them a lesson? If the navy fails, the court cannot slap itself in the face, oh, I have forgotten this!"
"Don't worry blindly. You don't know what to do with Wu Bing!" Li Feng'er glanced at him angrily. In fact, Qian Wu Bing was in her heart. When the time came, he really felt better than herself.
Her husband is more reliable, which is probably because Zhu Houzhao has always been used to fooling around, while Qian Wubing has given her a mature and steady impression from the first time they met.
"How can I not be worried!" Zhu Houzhao shouted, "The Queen Mother is not very happy to see Wu Bing wandering around in the capital, but his dignified guard commander can't just stay outside without a name and not return to the capital, okay?
It's easy for him to find something he wants to do, and the queen mother agreed, and I'm very optimistic about this matter, but I must not let anyone do anything bad!"
"What do you think Wu Shi's overseas Qianhu office does?" Li Feng'er said with a smile. He heard this news from Mu Siniang. Mu Siniang was promoted to deputy Qianhu of the overseas Qianhu office and protected her for such a long time.
Of course, the two of them were much closer than ordinary people. When he came to the palace to say goodbye to her, he told her smoothly, "I'm afraid Wu Bing has already had this plan in his heart!" She chuckled and said, "Besides,
Well, now he is not going out in the name of the imperial court, but a fleet. The most important thing is his identity as a royal guard. If you really send a group of sailors to him, those old men in the imperial court may be crooked again.
It’s not for such personal use!”
"Yes, what you said makes sense!" Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then sighed with a frown: "But, I am really worried!"
"It's simple!" Li Feng'er nodded, "Just give Wu Bing the right to act cheaply and act arbitrarily when the opportunity arises. Let him recruit some extra troops to escort the fleet. Then everything will be fine. With your will,
If Wu Bing acts outside, he won't worry about someone in the court slandering him and ruining his plan to make money!"
"This!" Zhu Houzhao pondered. This "arbitrary power" is not given casually. This means that Qian Wubing can act in the name of the court, but in a large atmosphere, he does not need to report to the court and directly
That decision was made, and in addition, he was allowed to recruit foreign troops. Maybe this would create an overseas force that the imperial court could not control. If the imperial court could not restrain it, then it still had a Maoist relationship with the imperial court!
"It doesn't cost the court a tael of silver, and it doesn't cost the court a soldier. Why are you hesitating?" Li Feng'er rolled her eyes at him, and her words were very straightforward: "Even if you are worried about being innocent and have second thoughts, then
He is just messing around overseas. What does our Ming Dynasty lose?