The cause of the incident was that the ministers of the DPRK and China jointly submitted a letter requesting a ban on the sea. The reason was that the Japanese invasion originated from commercial ships and must be banned.
The Municipal Shipping Department is the Municipal Shipping Department in coastal areas. It is responsible for managing overseas trade and is basically equivalent to the customs.
In other words, it is because of overseas trade that Japanese pirates and pirates have room to live, which has led to the current Japanese pirates becoming a problem.
His Royal Highness King Chun naturally raised objections to this idea that was not in line with economic development, but the prince did not know what was wrong and actually supported it vigorously.
You know, nowadays, in the morning court, the prince is basically presiding over it. Our Emperor is already equivalent to the Supreme Emperor. He just sits aside and watches. As long as it is not a particularly big event, he basically remains silent.
In his opinion, the forbidden sea is not a particularly big deal, so he has no objection to whatever the prince does.
His Royal Highness King Chun saw that the princes all supported the ban on the sea, so he naturally went to the prince to explain his interests. However, the prince, who had never had any opinions, was very insistent on this matter, saying that the people in the coastal area had suffered from Japanese invasion for a long time, so the sea must be banned.
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His Royal Highness Prince Chun was dumbfounded and argued with the prince at the court meeting. In the end, the prince ordered him to be grounded to reflect on his mistakes.
When Yang Xuan got the news, he was dumbfounded.
Isn’t this cutting out flesh to patch up sores? Why, you dug your eyes out when your eyes hurt?
Is this the level of civil and military power in the Manchu Dynasty?
And His Highness the Crown Prince’s attitude. If it hadn’t been for the support of His Highness Prince Chun and Yang Xuan, would he have been able to reach this point today?
Are you going to fall out now?
Yang Xuan manipulated the Fucha Department into applause, and saw that he was able to trick Shanxi merchants again. He was very proud, thinking that there was nothing he couldn't do, and he was still at home in the officialdom. Then reality gave him a heavy blow.
It seems that politics is really something you can’t handle on your own.
The first thing Yang Xuan did was to write a letter to His Majesty the Emperor, explaining what kind of harm the ban on seas would bring and the benefits of overseas trade. In short, he was against the ban on seas.
The second step was to write a letter to His Royal Highness Prince Chun and Prince Hui each, asking them for details.
He didn't believe it. Could they really not see the benefits brought by overseas trade?
After almost a month, Yang Xuan received the approval from His Majesty the Emperor, as well as the replies from His Royal Highness Prince Chun and Prince Hui.
His Majesty the Emperor said that all major affairs of the government had been decided by the Crown Prince, and he believed that there were indeed certain reasons for banning the sea, and there was nothing wrong with it, so the matter was left to this.
To sum it up, Yang Xuan, please stop meddling in other people’s business.
Sure enough, the foreign ministers are not as easy to talk to as the internal ministers. When I was in Yingtian Mansion, I used to say that they had talents for the prime minister. Now that I have been here for a year and a half, I tell them to stop meddling in their own business?
Yang Xuan was so angry that he threw the secret box.
And Prince Hui’s letter explains a lot.
The letter said a lot, but Yang Xuan summarized it in one point: this is a struggle of interests.
After summarizing the information about His Royal Highness Prince Chun, Yang Xuan found that this matter was by no means simple.
It was clear that those people saw the great benefits of overseas trade, so they got involved. When they found out how profitable this thing was, they came up with a trick, which was to ban the sea.
As long as the sea is closed, they can monopolize overseas trade through smuggling and other methods. In this way, they will not only kill all competitors, but also increase the price of goods several times.
Of course, these were all analyzed by Yang Xuan based on the contents of the letters from His Royal Highness Prince Chun and Prince Hui, and there was no evidence. However, other than that, he could not think of other reasons.
Then he wrote another letter, clearly stating that he was firmly opposed to banning the sea.
He has already thrown the box of secret memorials. Since your Majesty, the Emperor, has nothing to do with anything, why should I talk nonsense to you? This memorial went through the normal route.
Another month later, Yang Xuan received an imperial edict, which directly reprimanded Yang Xuan for not doing his job properly, saying that the sea ban had nothing to do with him, and then demoted Yang Xuan to the rank of doctor in the Commerce Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs and fined him a half-year salary.
At this moment, Yang Xuan was demoted from a third-grade minister to a fifth-grade doctor. Yang Xuan was stunned. Was he so cruel?
Look at the big seal affixed to the imperial edict. It is clearly the seal of the prince.
Haha, this is just killing the donkey.
He didn't give him the title he agreed upon at the beginning, and he worked hard to manage grassland relations outside the customs. This is what he got?
Along with the imperial edict, there is also an official document issued by the imperial court. The content of the official document is the newly promulgated sea ban. According to the sea ban, no large ships with three masts or more are allowed to be built without authorization. Anyone who carries prohibited goods into the sea and goes to overseas countries for trading will be illegal.
Those who engage in pirates and those who plunder good people as guides will be punished by beheading, and those who follow them will be exiled.
There is also a prohibition on trade with other countries. Anyone who dares to trade with overseas countries will be severely punished. All existing overseas goods will be sold within three months.
This sea ban is really extreme.
You know, Shengfa Department Store also has a lot of goods from overseas. They own shares in Shengfa Company.
According to this idea, these goods will also be sold out.
It's not common sense to even cheat yourself.
Judging from this, if Yang Xuan's previous speculation was correct, I am afraid that the prince himself is planning to engage in smuggling.
Okay, you guys are awesome, so I won’t play anymore.
Yang Xuan immediately published the imperial court's sea ban in foreign journals, and at the same time issued a statement in the name of Shengfa Company that because of the sea ban, this tobacco order contract was directly void.
The merchants who held tobacco leaf order contracts immediately went crazy, especially the Shanxi merchants who held contracts for thirty-four thousand kilograms.
All the merchants holding tobacco leaf contracts immediately came to the Commerce Department Yamen to express their strong objections, especially the shopkeeper of Liqun Bank, who was about to cry.
The tobacco leaf contract we spent such a large sum of money to order cannot be voided just by saying it is voided.
But Yang Xuan told everyone that Shengfa Company will not void your contract out of thin air. They are willing to compensate everyone for the contract at the original price.
But they didn't do that. The initial price of the order was only thirty taels of silver, and most of the contracts in their hands far exceeded this price.
The price has been speculated to nearly eighty taels in the market, and there is still no market price.
Now you just said a word and took it back at the price of thirty taels?
In this regard, Yang Xuan said that this is a decree issued by the imperial court, and we cannot violate the imperial decree. Besides, Shengfa Company still made the decision to withdraw it based on its conscience. After all, the contract with thirty taels withdrawn cannot be violated.
It can only be invalidated, and Shengfa Company will also lose money.
Shengfa Company just won’t recycle it, so what can you do?
This decree was issued by the imperial court. If you have the ability, go to the imperial court.
Afterwards, the shopkeeper of Liqunhang went to Yang Xuan alone and cried, and Yang Xuan also made the same excuse.
"What can I do? I am also very helpless. The imperial court suddenly said that it would ban the sea. Can I still fight against the imperial court?"
The shopkeeper of Liqunhang burst into tears: "I spent more than 20 million taels of silver on this 30,000 kilograms of tobacco contract. If you take it back at 30 taels, I will have to pay more than 13 million taels."
,this……"
Yang Xuan spread his hands and said: "This is market behavior. The price you speculate on has nothing to do with my Shengfa Company."
"Besides, in the warehouse of Shengfa Department Store, there are more than 10 to 20 million taels of silver from goods from overseas. According to the decree of the imperial court, these goods of mine will also be sold out. Where can I go to cry?"
The shopkeeper of Liqunxing was speechless. Yang Xuan patted him on the shoulder and said: "This matter depends on the meaning above. You'd better let the people behind you move around. Anyway, I can't get involved in this matter."
That’s it.”
Seeing the shopkeeper of Liqunxing leave in despair, Yang Xuan curled his lips and let the Jin Party argue with the court. I won't lose anyway.