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Chapter 292 Imperial Decree: Open the Sea!

Chapter 292 Imperial Decree: Open the Sea!

The emperor raised this question at the sutra feast on September [-].

The Jingyan system has a long history, but Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor Taizu of this dynasty, did not respect the Jingyan. During the Hongwu period, Gui Yanliang, the right-hand man of the Jin Dynasty, came to Chen Yanjun and said: Today is the day when culture and education are greatly promoted. When I look at the court, I will talk about a scripture.

In the old Zhu's family, any emperor with a bit of personality has a taste of 'bastard', and Zhu Yuanzhang is one of the 'outstanding ones', so Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about this progress.The same is true for Zhu Di, but during the Taizong period, there was also a system of lectures on the feast day.

It's just that a system of seriousness and eight classics was really formed, which was the orthodox period of Yingzong.Because the young Yingzong was enthroned, Yang Shiqi and other courtiers decided this matter after discussing with each other in order to educate him well.

During Zhu Houzhao's period, Jingyan gradually became a national ceremonial activity, and everyone from the cabinet ministers to the ministers of various ministries participated in it, with a large scale and many rules.Basically, the form is greater than the content, and gradually evolved into a political activity to tell the officials and the people that the emperor is studying.

Zhu Houzhao didn't particularly like it.

The daily lectures are okay, because there are not so many etiquettes, and usually he himself will call the ministers and listen to them talk a lot.It's true that the system of Sutra Feast is disgusting, but learning itself is still necessary.

In addition, the Jingyan is divided into spring lectures and autumn lectures. The spring lectures start in February and end in May every year; the autumn lectures start in August and end in October every year.But at the juncture of the second year of this year, Zhu Houzhao ignored the memorial.

At the beginning of autumn, Zhang Mao, the censor of the left deputy capital, played again, saying: Since the three generations, the Han and Tang Dynasties have flourished, the clan society is in peace, and the emperor's image is eternal.Since ancient times, there has never been a sage and sage who was able to govern without learning.Since your Majesty has the ambition to establish a ZTE, how can there be any reason to refuse the sutra feast?

In this way, the Sutra Banquet was brought up again.The Sutra Banquet is held three times a month on the 22nd, [-]th, and [-]nd.

That's why there is the question of the Shangyu on September [-]th.

This is a shocking question, not that the officials were suddenly enlightened by this question, but that Zhu Houzhao lit a powder keg.

On September [-]th, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the six divisions reported to the emperor one after another.

With this question, plus the Zhejiang-Fujian incident, who doesn't know what the emperor has in mind?

But in the eyes of many people, those two words should not be mentioned at all.

The sea ban is an ancestral system!

Just these five words can overwhelm a bunch of reasons!

In the afternoon, outside the Fengtian Gate, Yushi He Shulin, Bao Lujing, Zuo Baoyi and others knelt on the ground, and the six departments also presented memorials one after another.

When things arrived in front of Zhu Houzhao, he didn't even bother to look at them.

What else is there to think about?

"... In the third year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu dismissed the shipping department of Huangdu City in Taicang; in the fourth year, he promulgated a ban on "slabs cannot enter the sea"; in the seventh year, the shipping department of Quanzhou in Fujian, Mingzhou in Zhejiang, and Guangzhou in Guangdong was withdrawn; 23 In 27, the ban on the traffic of foreign vassals was extended; in 30 years, the private purchase and sale of Panxiang and Fanhuo imported from overseas were prohibited; in the [-]th year of Hongwu, residents on the coast were strictly prohibited from going to the sea without permission! It is custom-made, and the kings of future generations should not change it easily! The ministers are so stupid that they don't know what it means to say, "the stricter the sea ban is, the higher the value will be, and the more people will flee overseas"?"

Zhu Houzhao is no longer the little prince he was at the beginning, and he would not say that he has no power at all in front of the ancestral system.Even if someone shouted in court, he would not have any psychological fluctuations.

He has to do this.In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's speech is still very useful, after all, the founding emperor, but why did he reiterate the ban on the sea again and again?

Is there a possibility that I can't help it?

No matter how powerful the emperor is, he can't let the people of a region wait to die in a hilly area that is not easy to cultivate.

At the same time, Yang Tinghe of the Military Aircraft Department has taken a small step forward, "The people near the sea depend on the sea for their livelihood, and fishing and selling salt is their business. After the sea ban, the way of fishing and salt was banned by the imperial court, and thousands of people fled the sea to make a living. With such a simple truth, why does He Yushi ask His Majesty what it means?!"

"Your Majesty!" Censor He Shu Lin Huabai's beard trembled, "During Taizu's time, there was Japan in the East China Sea, but it was small and deceitful. Back then, there was Hu Weiyong, an adulterer who conspired against the law, and the Emperor Taizu forbade it." The ban on the sea is to put an end to the pirates at sea! Now that His Majesty releases the people to the sea, he is exposing the vast sea area of ​​the Ming Dynasty to the pirates. When the coast guards are all over the place, how many people will suffer?!"

Then, he pointed directly at Yang Tinghe: "Such short-sighted words, Er'an dare to speak before the king!"

Yang Tinghe immediately counterattacked, "Short-sighted? He Yushi is probably more suitable for this term! The sea is like the northern border. The Central Plains Dynasty and the northern barbarians have their own winners and losers. But the Han Wu defeated the Xiongnu and the Tang Zong defeated the Turks. Did they rely on the Great Wall? ?! Ming Jun is in the court, and he is working hard to govern, what is there to be afraid of? Or is it a small country of Japan, which makes my censor of the Ming Dynasty pale with fright!"

The word Huarong eclipsed is a bit harsh.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

This idiom is generally not used to describe men.

In other words, Yang Tinghe is calling someone like a woman.In ancient times, this was very insulting.

"Yang Tinghe!" He Shulin was so angry that he called his name directly, his chest heaving continuously, "The important affairs of the court are not a place for you to use your tongue! The sea ban is an ancestral system. If you lure your majesty to violate the laws of the ancestors, you will be punished! Once the Japanese invade Because of this, you are a sinner through the ages!"

Zhu Houzhao said at this time, "I am the emperor, and all the edicts to go out of the Forbidden City are my intentions. If there is a crime, it is my crime. If there is merit, it is also my merit. He Yushi, you can argue, you can speak, but don't threaten .Otherwise, it’s no different from scolding.”

Many ministers dare not speak out, the emperor must be partial to Yang Tinghe, after all, this is a minister who has been promoted.However, the sea ban is a national policy of the imperial court for hundreds of years, and the matter is of great importance. It must not be changed inexplicably like this.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, I have something to say."

Zhu Houzhao took a closer look, and it turned out to be Zhang Fuhua, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Zhang Zongxian, please speak."

"I would like to ask Your Majesty, is there any way to survive for the people near the sea by reopening the Shibo Department?"

"What do you mean by this? Whether there is exchange or not is a common thing in a state. In the Yuan Dynasty, the market was very prosperous, and the coast was safe for a hundred years! Because the goods used overseas are owned by us, and the goods produced in the Ming Dynasty are needed by others. Whether there is mutual communication or not, the common people depend on a career to live. If this is not a way of life, what is it?"

"Since this is the case, the imperial court is emphasizing business, not suppressing business. Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business is not only the policy of this dynasty, but also the national policy of all dynasties. The territory of the Central Plains is tens of thousands of miles, and there are tens of thousands of people. All food is agriculture. Farmers Nine out of ten people will have enough food and clothing and the people will have no hardships. After the market, the people will gradually become tired of farming and turn to business, and until there are fewer farmers, they will not do farming. They will use machines as fields and shuttles as cattle, and then there will be merchants. Pursue profits, turn farmland into kapok... At that time, the tax and food will be less and less in the world, and the prefectures and cities will be full of idle people, won't the place collapse?"

Zhu Houzhao frowned. The so-called "loafers who live in idleness" means that those who don't farm are idlers!

The emperor stood up slowly, "Zhang Zongxian."

"The minister is here."

"You said that farming is so important, why don't you go to farm?"

Zhang Fuhua's face turned pale.

Zhang Mao, the deputy censor of the left side, immediately said, "Your Majesty! Agriculture is the foundation, and business is the end! Emphasizing the root and suppressing the end is related to the country and the country. Your Majesty is the king of a country, and every word and deed is internal and external. Your Majesty, please be careful. At the end of this business, there must be no chaos!"

The emperor said that sentence just now, and cabinet ministers like Li Dongyang and Xie Qian all heard that the taste was not right.

Because... a little angry.

Even the feeling that the emperor had when he was the prince was sophistry.

How do you answer the question 'Why don't you farm the land'?

You say I don't want to go?That doesn't work, it means you are greedy for power and position.

You said that you are willing to go, well, according to this person's temper, the next step must be to say: Then you go to farm!

The more times, Li Dongyang has experience.

The emperor's temper must be smoothed out. If you choke with him, it will be very ugly today.

"Zhang Zongxian! Many people in the southeast coast use machines as fields and shuttles as cattle. They are also the people of Damin. Furthermore, seven out of ten in Zhejiang are mountains, and eight out of ten in Fujian. All the princes in the court said that they want the people to cultivate the land. Where can the people have land to cultivate? Your Majesty’s next generation of benevolent monarchs will always worry about those landless peasants.”

"Arguing in the court, we must solve the problem. Your Majesty loves the people like a son, and cares about the people of Zhejiang and Fujian. If you have different opinions, you have to talk about how to let the people in Zhejiang and Fujian live without land. Only in this way can we Solve your worries!"

After Zhu Houzhao heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. These words sound like human words.

"The minister seconded the proposal." Xie Qian followed, "Ninety-nine out of ten farmers are farmers, but Zhejiang and Fujian only have two out of ten lands. This is the biggest problem."

"No! If the imperial court imposed a sea ban, a large number of rural poor people would flee to the sea. Then there must be a shortage of tenants. There are only goods but no food. This is the real source of disaster!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't get angry when he heard this, and took a closer look at He Shulin, the censor who had been talking just now.

"Snapped!"

The emperor didn't care what it was, he took a memorial book at hand and threw it at the guy's face, "What do you mean that the poor in the countryside must flee to the sea in large numbers? Shouldn't the people flee without land and food?! It's you , can you escape?! You don’t give the people a way to live, and you don’t let the people flee, you just trap them and ask them to be cheap tenants for you, right?!”

"Since I ascended to the throne, I have been trembling with trepidation. I put the country and the country and the people of Daming first in everything. I never dared to forget the importance of the king for a moment. I begged God for mercy and ancestors to protect me. I hope that my Daming will be able to have good weather every year. But I don't know. Where moral government is not cultivated, there is such a shameless thing like you!"

"What do you say about the common people in the world, but you don't have half a year of sympathy and compassion for the people in your heart. Those poor people in Zhejiang and Fujian may be hoping day and night that the emperors of the court will show them a way to survive. If they listen When they went to the court of Ming Dynasty, the officials of Ming Dynasty would rather call them poor! How do they feel?!"

"And you!" Zhu Houzhao pointed to the ministers, "You didn't say anything, but don't you have the same idea as him in your heart? Common people... What exactly do common people look like to you?"

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

Zhu Houzhao turned his back and took a few deep breaths before gradually calming down his anger.

Then he said, "Censor He Shulin."

"Wei Chen is here."

"Are you willing to be a poor people?"

"Working at sunrise and resting at sunset. It's also a pleasure."

Zhu Houzhao smiled. Tao Yuanming, who didn't bend his waist for five buckets of rice, was able to see Nanshan leisurely because his family was rich.

"Okay, okay." By this time, he was no longer excited, "The people of Daming are my people, I can't bear to treat them like this. But I don't blame anyone today. I just want you to understand how I feel ...Zhang Fuhua and He Shulin, you both have sons. From today onwards, you will repatriate them to their hometowns and list them as tenant farmers of big households. I will issue an order to the chief envoys, prefects, and county magistrates. Whoever dares to take care of them Second, deal with the deceitful king!"

"You address!"

"The servant is here."

"You have always been honest, find some Dongchang fans to watch, officials at all levels who do not obey the imperial edict, and those who violate the imperial edict will be executed!"

Many ministers are familiar with You Zhi.

Transferred into the palace from the outside, it has always been what the emperor says.

It can be seen from this that the emperor really wanted to make Zhang and He feel empathetic.

As for Zhang Fuhua and He Shulin, they really started to turn pale. Since ancient times, no emperor has taken such a method.

Zhang Fuhua, in particular, is getting old. To put it bluntly, sometimes all hope is on his son, but suddenly such an ending happens.

The main reason is that he still has his wife and old mother, if he really brings this news back, when will the mansion be peaceful?

"Your Majesty." Zhang Fuhua knelt down, "Thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king. Your Majesty punishes the minister, and it is all the minister's fault. It's just that the minister has an eighty-year-old mother..."

Zhu Houzhao interrupted him directly, "Confucius said, don't do to others what you don't want to be done to others. I don't know what you have read in the holy studies all your life. You have an eighty-year-old mother. Do those people have them? Tell others to go Being a tenant is easy to say. How do you feel about calling your own son? Needless to say, go back and do things according to the order."

The emperor was furious at the court.It was only spread to Zhejiang in about October, and the government and the people were shocked when they heard about it.At this time, the harvest of autumn grain is almost complete.

And Wang Jia also received the imperial decree, a serious imperial decree to open the sea:

Fengtian Chengyun Emperor said: I heard that since the early years of Hongzhi, the world has been governed, cultural relics have gradually multiplied, and resources have also been widely used. Overseas Tibetans pay a tribute every three years and limit their personnel and ships. How can the goods exchanged be used by a country?Moreover, Fujian people who live near the sea probably cannot eat unless they were born in the sea.If everything is banned, how can the people live?In the early years of the Kingdom, Meng Yuan retreated to the desert, but its roots were not broken. In the southeast, anti-people such as Zhang Shicheng also went to sea to loot places for bandits, so there was an order to ban the sea.However, today, there are many landless people in Zhejiang and Fujian, Emperor Taizu Gao loves and cherishes the people even more than I do, if Emperor Gao came in person, would Haiye still be banned?Therefore, I told the Heaven and Earth Ancestral Temple that I decided to reopen the market!Just because the official market is closed, the private market continues.If it is strictly prohibited, business will turn into robbery.On the contrary, if the city is connected, the pirates will turn into merchants.You are in charge of the two provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, and you must put the people first, and properly deal with the sea ban on driving, so as not to delay and harm the people!This! "

The Governor's Mansion has been waiting for this edict for three months.

After today, Wang Jia has righteousness.Behind him is also a group of people from Beijing, and everyone has been waiting for a long time.

Years of success or failure, in one fell swoop!

"As the order continues, Ningbo Prefecture in Zhejiang Province, Fuzhou Prefecture in Fujian Province, and Quanzhou Prefecture will all set up municipal shipping departments. From then on, all business with foreign countries will be circulated through the official market. If there is any private trade, it will be strictly handled according to the law!"

These have all been arranged before.

The chief envoy is temporarily helping to deal with the affairs of the Municipal Shipping Department, and the procuratorial envoy focuses on investigating and punishing smuggling businessmen. They all command envoys to strictly guard the big city and important roads.

　I wrote too fast yesterday. I had an idea for the chapter on the question of the Shangyu but I didn’t write it out. I didn’t have enough time.Even if I write a little less tonight, I will write until 12 o'clock anyway, and I guarantee that I will continue to update today, and I can use whatever number of words.

(End of this chapter)