Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, and Fang Xuanling, who were also discussing matters in the Ganlu Hall, couldn't help but look at each other in surprise...
Why is His Majesty so happy all of a sudden? He had a bad face just now...
As we all know, Li Er is a philosopher-king type of emperor, and such people often have extremely strong psychological qualities.
It can't be a trivial matter that can make Li Er look bad.
Although Wei Zheng and others felt that the matter in front of them was not urgent, as His Majesty's expression conveyed, the matter was indeed not a trivial matter... But the matter was not trivial, and His Majesty was not a moody person, so he suddenly smiled.
Is this normal? This is not normal.
After thinking about it, Du Ruhui couldn't help but asked, "Why is Your Majesty laughing?"
"Hahahahaha..."
When asked by the minister, Li Er not only laughed, but also started laughing continuously...
As soon as Li Er smiled, Wei Zheng and others became even more nervous.
What is this...
Why is Your Majesty suddenly so excited?
This excitement is simply... a bit too much. No...
This is obviously laughing out of anger...
Thinking of this, Wei Zheng and others became even more nervous. Wei Zheng's face turned pale, but he still said solemnly, "Your Majesty, please calm down! If you have anything to do, I will consider it for your Majesty. Please don't get angry and hurt the dragon body."
Isn’t it true that the great achievements of the Tang Dynasty were..."
"Xuancheng, what are you talking about? Why do you want to calm down?"
When Wei Zheng said this, it was Li Er's turn to be surprised, but Li Er looked surprised.
"This is a good thing, why should I calm down?"
"ah?"
Wei Zheng was also completely stunned, "Your Majesty, this..."
"...Hmph." Li Er finally understood what these guys were worried about. They were worried that he would become hysterical and go crazy.
But then I still told these people about the situation just now.
And Li Er said this...
After a while, Wei Zheng and others understood what was going on - and instantly understood why Li Er suddenly became so happy.
Speaking of this period... During the Tang Dynasty, ships going out to sea were frequently robbed.
When maritime trade in the Tang Dynasty was just beginning, in the fourth or fifth year of Zhenguan, there were also many pirates operating at sea.
At that time, pirate activities were so frequent and violent that everyone in the Tang Dynasty almost thought that sea trade could not be carried out. Although overseas gold and silver were very fragrant, it was obviously not very fragrant under such serious banditry.
But then they worked hard to control the imperial army and swept through it forcefully. At any rate, they finally suppressed the pirates. Later, the navigation became stable, and many pirates even became maritime merchants, and were recruited by Hangzhou and others.
The shipping department of the port commercial port found out... and I don’t know how many have not been found out.
Because the maritime trade business was very lively at that time, and the imperial court was constantly receiving gold and silver to accumulate in the country, the maritime merchants were not only filled with money, but the people also had new ways to create wealth while having enough food and clothing, and even
Because of the fight against pirates, even the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army benefited a lot.
However, during this year, banditry at sea has quietly increased. Although there are still many merchants going out to sea to prospect for gold, it has not decreased yet, but... there is no doubt that a decrease will definitely happen.
Then, Datang's gold and silver accumulation progress will also decrease, and this...
However, the Tang Dynasty opened up sea routes and encouraged maritime trade at astronomical costs, which was the real ultimate reason behind the whole great undertaking.
According to Li Sheng’s prophecy, if the Tang Dynasty was not satisfied with just having strong soldiers and strong horses, a strong country and a prosperous people, but if it wanted to further strengthen its soldiers and horses and further enrich the country and its people, it would have to open up a new industry on top of the “original industry” of farming——
industry.
If the industry is to further develop, a large number of people are bound to be invested in this matter, which will first significantly reduce agricultural output... Of course, the Tang Dynasty court has already laid the groundwork for this, taking the lead in controlling the output of chemical fertilizers.
And countless water conservancy projects have been built on water bodies throughout China regardless of cost.
In addition, although potatoes and sweet potatoes are not as dense in carbohydrates as rice, they are magical tools for feeding the stomach and raising livestock. The biggest hidden danger in farming has not occurred due to the rise of industry and maritime trade.
However, something unexpected has occurred now, and that is the problem of pirates that suddenly became more frequent this year. The pirates never happened frequently but became frequent, and they soon attracted the attention of the court...
As His Majesty's secret order arrived, Chai Shao quickly investigated, and sure enough, he found out... In short, it was no longer the fault of the stupid heroes who didn't understand sea trade and couldn't organize industry, but overseas.
Countries have also begun to truly and deeply realize the profits of sea trade.
Realized the profits of sea trade...
The ancients often said: The mind is like a monkey, and the horse is like a horse. And as we all know, the monkey mind is a Taiyi golden body, an immortal thing. Once the temptation of profit appears, no one will say that if you give up, you will give up... In short, the investigation of the pirates
After all, it is so complex and huge.
Those who used the name of sea pirates, either cooperated, or directly disguised themselves as the country's imperial guards... and used various means to steal Datang's maritime interests were not individual neighboring countries, such as Luzon, nor just a few or two, Siam, and South Korea.
Zhao Kingdom, or Japan, but...
Almost every country in the world seems to be involved in this matter, because the sources of pirates investigated...are almost distributed in southeastern China, the South China Sea countries, the subcontinent, the Persian Gulf, and Africa... everywhere
There are them everywhere.
When this situation appears, it is difficult not to think of a word that once shocked the world in China...
A time of great strife!
In other words, this is a troubled time, not much different from the Warring States period after the collapse of the Zhou Dynasty in China. Although it was expected that jackals would appear in the countryside sooner or later, no one expected that problems would arise so soon.
Of course... these problems have always existed during this period, and they did not make Li Er miserable... After all, the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, as well as Li Sheng, had long encountered such huge interests swimming around the sea.
Going there will attract big fish sooner or later.
But recently... because the maritime trade of the Tang Dynasty has become increasingly developed, not only have countless maritime merchants suddenly become rich, but also many sailors and the like living in Hangzhou have also made a fortune... At least their incomes are much higher and their living conditions are better.
A lot.
In short, situations like this were not uncommon in the Tang Dynasty. Not only in Hangzhou, the sea trade boom also followed the real trend of secretly growing industrial output, which brought about an increase in the living standards of countless people. But in this way...
Gradually, Datang's import trade gradually developed. Li Er originally expected this, but...
