Feng Ziying didn't think that much, or at least he didn't think that much now.
Yes, the exotic romance between Second Sister You and Third Sister You is really heart-warming, but now that he is thinking about taking a concubine and raising an extra wife before they even officially settle down, it is a bit too exaggerated.
Besides, there are still a few beautiful maids at home. Jin Chuan'er is not young anymore. She is top-notch in terms of looks and figure. Her somewhat aloof temperament is quite seductive. Xiang Ling is not bad either.
, that charming and naive appearance also makes people want to have the urge to pick up a gun and mount a horse.
Although you can do whatever you want after you reach the age of sixteen, it doesn't mean you have to do whatever you want. Isn't it good that this emotional matter should be settled naturally?
Moreover, he is currently busy with many things, so he really doesn't have much time to think about these things.
The long-awaited borrowing strategy for opening up the sea was finally launched after the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue jointly considered it for more than ten days.
There is no suspense that this strategy caused an uproar as soon as it was released.
Fully opening up the sea, from Liaodong to Guangdong and Guangxi, there are as many as ten ports planned by the Municipal Shipping Department, which is far beyond previous imagination.
Guangzhou, Chaozhou, Zhangzhou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Jinzhou will all be listed as the establishment locations of the Municipal Shipping Division.
Of course, the five places like Guangzhou, Zhangzhou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, and Ningbo are undoubtedly the most important. They will be the focus of opening up sea trade in the future and will be the first to open up the sea.
Chaozhou and Wenzhou are supplementary. As for the three Denglaijin states, they are considered from a military perspective and to balance the mentality of the northern scholars. Many people do not have much hope for this. These five places
The port's opening to sea will be slower and will be gradually carried out based on the experience of the first five sea openings.
This strategy of opening up sea trade basically satisfies the intentions of all parties in the north and the south, and should be regarded as a relatively satisfactory result. However, a series of detailed rules for opening up sea are still being discussed, and it is expected that there will be fierce discussions in the next two or three months.
Debate and discuss.
In "Internal Reference", Feng Ziying is also planning to give a brief description of the situation in Japan, Korea, Ryukyu, Annan, Manchuria, Dongfan, and even further places such as Ceylon and Dongwu in "Stories from Outside the Territory" one after another.
I also began to learn about the situation from merchants and ship owners from Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangxi, and then summarized it in order to publish it in "Internal Reference" so that more people can understand it.
The imperial court's change in the policy of opening up the sea was undoubtedly a positive response to the calls for sea bans in Jiangnan as a whole. This also made the scholars in Jiangnan cheer for it. Of course, it also involved many interests, and more merchants were ready to devote themselves to it.
During the opening up of sea trade, merchants who were mainly engaged in smuggling trade were faced with a dilemma.
"Ziying, why don't you take a walk?" As soon as Feng Ziying had time to put down her book, Xu Xie came over.
Seeing Xu Xie's gloomy expression, Feng Ziying could roughly guess what this man was currently worried about.
Xu Xie can be regarded as an outstanding figure among Fujian scholars. After he was selected as a Shujishi, his status and influence increased rapidly. In addition, he was famous for his poetry, so he was very popular no matter where he was.
Ye Xianggao and Huang Ruliang, two leading Fujian scholars, were very optimistic about him, so he was naturally involved in the strategy of opening up the sea.
"Okay, brother Zixun, wait a minute." Feng Ziying arranged the status books on the desk and then stood up.
"Congratulations to Ziying. It is said that things are almost done here, and Ziying will be awarded an official title by the Ministry of Civil Affairs." A smile appeared on Xu Xie's face, "The editor of the Hanlin Academy awarded a concubine a year and a half in advance.
, even the Yuanxi and Yonglong dynasties did not have it, and the Guangyuan and Tianping dynasties each only had one, which is gratifying. "
"Brother Zixun, actually you also know that this is what happened. My little brother just caught up with the Western Expedition to quell the rebellion. If you also go to Gansu and Ningxia, it will be the same when you come back. I estimate that when Dazhang comes back, you will also
There is a good result." Feng Ziying quickly said modestly.
Xu Xie was the number one among the Shuji scholars, but now he was left behind. Naturally, it was a bit unpleasant. Fortunately, Xu Xie was now quite appreciated by the big shots in the court, and he was quite proud of himself.
It's just that the appreciation of such big men is difficult to compare with military achievements. In this week, the military merits of civil servants in the dynasty are often the easiest to get extraordinary promotion opportunities. Others need to accumulate merits to be promoted, but the same is also very risky for civil servants to lead the army.
Be careful not to die in battle, or to delay military aircraft and face punishment.
"No, it's not entirely a military achievement of yours. If it weren't for the opening of the sea - the debt-raising strategy is quite popular, Brother Yu thought that you, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, might be delayed until next year." Xu Xie shook his head, "The editor of the Hanlin Academy
Compilation and editing, except for Sandingjia, the conferment period of Shujishi officials has always been three years, and there are very few exceptions. And you have been conferred in less than a year and a half. You can be said to be the first. It is Guangyuan.
The two dynasties of Tianping only granted the award one year in advance, but you have granted it almost two years in advance..."
Feng Ziying understood Xu Xie's envy.
After being awarded an officer, you have to go through seniority, which is different every year, which means that you will always have an upper hand over those in the same field in future promotions, unless others can take back this advantage in the same way.
Plant first.
But this is not easy. In the future, except for serving in the Ministry of War, it will be difficult to encounter such military achievements in other departments, and if it is in the local area, it will be a disaster rather than a blessing.
That means that basically you will have this opportunity only if your location encounters disasters such as military disasters and rebellions, and before that, you may have to bear the responsibility for local unrest in the first place.
And having such an experience often means that you can have some say in military affairs. This qualification will become more valuable in the future.
"Brother Zixun, don't be envious of me. You are also a famous figure now. People from the Fujian Chamber of Commerce came to see me yesterday. They only said that you are hard to find now..."
Feng Ziying's words made Xu Xian wave his hands repeatedly, "Ziying, don't say this, those businessmen, hey..."
Feng Ziying laughed and said, "Brother Zi Xun, is this sweet trouble?"
Xu Xie was stunned for a moment by Feng Ziying's words. After chewing on them for a while, he felt that they really fit his current situation.
He was seconded to the Ministry of Revenue, which was Ye Xianggao's wish, and then worked with the Ministry of Revenue to discuss the strategy of opening up the sea and establishing a shipping department.
There must be a sequence for the opening of these ten ports. According to the agreement, two ports will be opened first for a trial period of about half a year, then three ports will be opened, and finally the other five ports will be considered based on the situation.
Who comes first and who comes last has become a key issue.
Guangzhou is basically determined to be in the first batch, but there is fierce competition between Zhangzhou, Quanzhou and Ningbo for the other spot.
Naturally, the Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces refused to give in, and even the Fujian merchants were divided within themselves. Zhangzhou and Quanzhou were each concerned with their own interests. Whoever could be among the first batch would naturally have the upper hand.
"Ziying, what you said is really interesting, but after thinking about it carefully, it seems that it is really the case. The big event of opening the sea has been decided, but there are constant internal disputes. In the past few days, the Ministry of Household Affairs
Master Zheng and several ministers and lieutenants were all confused. There was an endless stream of lobbyists from all sides in the DPRK. Master Zheng did not even dare to return home now, and the chief assistant also closed the door.
I just want to go out because I'm afraid that if I get involved, I'll offend people..."
Xu Xie smiled bitterly while shaking his head and sighing.
"Haha, isn't Brother Zixun not being pestered? Even my little brother receives countless posts when he goes home every day. I don't believe that Brother Zixun will not be pestered?"
The reason why Feng Ziying received so many post gifts is naturally because there are rumors that many of the ideas for the Kaihai Strategy came from him.
However, since the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs have discussed and submitted the plan to the Cabinet, the focus has naturally shifted to the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War and the Cabinet. It is one thing to come up with an idea, but now the decision-making power has been given to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
, went to the Ministry of War and the Cabinet, so the situation of being "harassed" by the Feng Mansion was slightly better.
After all, some people are aware of Feng Ziying's influence, and hope that Feng Ziying can continue to exert her influence and help them speak out.
"Being entangled is inevitable, but it involves all parties and makes it difficult to choose. In just these ten days, I have received more than ten letters from relatives and friends in my hometown forwarded by the association. Without exception, they are all helping people to lobby for the opening.
It’s about the sea.”
Feng Ziying can understand, after all, this is related to the livelihood of many people. Where to open first, the number of concessions to be granted, and even to whom, they must be decided one by one. Although Xu Xie does not decide the candidate, he only has the right to speak.
It's enough to raise eyebrows.
"Brother Zixun can only make decisions based on public conscience." Feng Ziying joked with a smile.
"Brother Yu will decide which round it is. Brother Yu is just making some suggestions. It depends on Mr. Ge and the Dukes of the Ministry of Finance whether to adopt them. However, Mr. Fang Ge intends to support Ningbo as the first choice. Zhenchang and Jian Yu are also here.
He came to me and talked about this..."
Zhenchang is the name of Huang Zunsu. Huang Zunsu is a third-level flower. He was taught as an editor in the Hanlin Academy. He is an acquaintance in the Hanlin Academy and he is an acquaintance in the Hanlin Academy. Jian and is the name of Han Jing, who is also a bachelor, but he
The results of the selection of Shujishi in the museum were not very good, and they were ranked after Feng Ziying.
These two are both from Zhejiang and Zhejiang, so they naturally want to fight for Ningbo. Even people from South Zhili are more supportive of Ningbo opening up the sea first. After all, the economic exchanges between the two Zhejiang and South Zhili are closer.
Glancing at Feng Ziying, Xu Xie said with a smile, "Don't say they haven't come to see you, even Uncle Fang will definitely tell you about this."
Feng Ziying laughed. Both Huang Zunsu and Han Jing came to talk to him. However, he was very easy to explain. He only said that in the early stage, he was only responsible for proposing the big framework. Later, it was not his turn to intervene, and of course he would not.
He will sternly refuse, indicating that he will express his attitude if given the opportunity.
This kind of thing is inevitable everywhere. If you don't have an attitude, it will make you look down upon.
