Fish is eaten in the evening. It is the fish that is now caught from the river, and the Zhou family has the best cook on the boat. Whether it is fresh fish or steamed and braised fish, it is very delicious. In this "whole fish feast", the three guests almost swallowed their tongues.

Even Yuan Ziqing is so picky about taste, but anyone who can't eat it with a heavy taste has a great appetite and eats a lot. It made Mei Bi look very happy on the side.

She rarely had the opportunity to eat with Yuan Ziqing, so she had the impression that when he was ill, he ate the tasteless boiled vegetables. If you eat too much of that kind of thing, how can you get better?

After the meal, the three of them praised each other, and Zhou Yingyue said modestly, "It's just some unpopular means, just eat fresh." You can't eat like this every day. ”

That's not right. No matter how good it is, you can't eat it every day. Yuanzi said.

Zhou Yingyue didn't give an inch, "Don't you eat white rice every day?" ”

"That's not anything of value." Yuan Zifang seized her loophole, "So the more good things are, the more you can't eat more, but it's such an ordinary obtain, and it doesn't hurt to eat it every day." ”

Zhou Yingyue looked for foreign aid, "Rice can be eaten every day, but this fish may not." Eyebrows, don't you say? ”

Yuan Ziqing looked at them from the side, and suddenly said, "Why do you have to ask this question?" From here to Hengzhou, it will take four or five days for the boat to travel. In the future, we don't care what we eat, just let him eat fish. When he has eaten it, he will naturally know. ”

Zhou Yingyue clapped her palms and laughed, "Sure enough, he is worthy of being a brother, the prince is right, let's do it." ”

Yuan Zifang hurriedly begged for mercy, "I was wrong, let's give me white rice to eat." ”

"I've heard people say that when you're at sea, it's not easy to store vegetables, but most of the time you eat fish, and even if you're so tired that you want to vomit, you have to eat it for your stomach. But so? Meibian asked.

In the previous life, time was pushed back more than ten years, and going to sea at that time was not as fresh as it is now. Even the imperial court set up a special yamen in charge of shipping, and it became a trend to go to sea at that time. But any family with some net worth will inevitably have to buy some goods and go out with the ship. It's as if gold is everywhere overseas, and you can pick it up when you go.

Therefore, all kinds of stories from the sea naturally spread. Even if Meiban doesn't live on the coast, I've heard a lot of rumors. This is one of them.

Zhou Yingyue also smiled and sighed, "Yes." Especially in summer, you can't even put the meat, and it stinks in two or three days. So there is nothing but rice and fish. She couldn't help but frown, apparently the memories weren't very pleasant.

Yuan Zifang's face changed slightly, and he secretly touched Zhou Yingyue's hand, and then said with a smile, "What's this, there are still fish to eat." It's better than those who eat bark and wild vegetables. ”

"It's easy to say, why don't you eat it for a few days?" Zhou Yingyue said angrily.

Yuan Zifang still smiled with his eyebrows, "Okay, I didn't mean to punish me for eating fish in the future." So be it, eat until you're happy. ”

Only then did Zhou Yingyue react, he was distressed about what happened to him going to sea. In fact, it is not that bad, of course, raw meat and vegetables cannot be stored, but pickles and some dry goods are not so particular. So it's not so sad to match. It's something else that's worrisome.

Zhou Yingyue is different from these people in front of her, she knows what sepsis is. If you don't get vitamin supplements for a long time, the functions of the human body will decline, which will lead to a variety of diseases. There are no green vegetables to eat, and it is not only a matter of taste, but more importantly, this.

Fortunately, she also knows how to avoid it: although there are no vegetables, it is necessary to bring radishes, potatoes and various legumes that are easy to store, as well as some dried fruits, dried vegetables, mushrooms and fungus. When sailing at sea, they also salvage kelp and seaweed, which is rich in iodine, to add vegetables. And there are abundant fish in the sea, and they eat it every day, but it's not as bad as they think.

But even so, going to sea once is still full of dangers. In the final analysis, there is no scientific and technological means at all in this era, and there is a lack of solutions to many problems. The profits of going overseas are indeed great, but the risks are even greater.

This is what Zhou Yingyue wants to change, but she can't tell anyone. Development is easier said than done. So up to now, all she can do is go to sea twice a year, buy and sell to accumulate original capital. When it comes to making a difference in the world, there is none.

Sometimes she feels lonely, precisely because of what she thinks in her heart, there is no one to share with.

Zhou Yingyue unconsciously stared at Yuan Ziqing and Yuan Zifang, thinking in her heart, is it possible for these two people to help her realize those ideas?

"What are you thinking?" As soon as her hands were hot, she sat down beside her.

Zhou Yingyue was about to shake her head, but suddenly her heart moved, "I'm just thinking about the difficulty of going to sea." In fact, if these problems can be overcome, open up shipping, sell Da Chu's things, and then ship fresh goods from other places back, it will be very beneficial to Da Chu. ”

Commerce represents circulation, commerce prospers, and the country naturally comes alive. Can this kind of thinking be accepted by these ancient people who are full of "Shinong and industrialist"?

Zhou Yingyue didn't expect that the first person to answer was Meibian, she smiled and said, "I heard that Westerners like porcelain and tea in the Central Plains very much, and they are mostly exchanged for gold and silver, is it true?" ”

"Nature." I didn't expect someone to be so cooperative, Zhou Yingyue nodded affirmatively, "Silk, porcelain, tea, it's all like this." There are places in the West where gold, silver, and precious stones are abundant, but they are of no use at all. It is also extremely popular when it is sold back to the Central Plains. ”

After all, Yuan Ziqing and Yuan Zifang were children of the clan and were very intelligent, and they quickly grasped the key point from this conversation: trade with overseas could make a large amount of gold and silver flow into the country. If the imperial court opened a yamen for management and maintenance, it would naturally be able to collect taxes justifiably.

The finances of the Great Chu Dynasty are already quite good, and there is a surplus every year. But even so, it is impossible to support the war in the west. Especially now, the treasury has long been emptied, and less than ten or two of the money and grain have been recovered. The imperial court urgently needed to increase new revenues in order to balance its revenues.

But what to do, the courtiers were at odds. The literati are high, and the imperial court has always had a saying that "it does not compete with the people", so it is difficult to open source. But it is even more difficult to throttle. The financial expenditure of the imperial court is divided into two parts, one is to maintain the daily operation of the government and the maintenance of local infrastructure, and the other part is the salary of officials.

It's the same on this topic, no matter how developed the maritime trade is, the imperial court can't afford to do it without face. But tax collection is different, this is a new tax, and if the profits are really as rich as Zhou Yingyue said, then the taxes will naturally not be less.

Yuan Ziqing was still thoughtful, and Yuan Zifang was already excited, "If the imperial court can open the sea, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?" ”

Yuan Ziqing shook his head, "How can it be so easy." Miss Zhou also said that it is not easy to go to sea. Otherwise, how could others not see these benefits? ”

"There's always a way to fix it." Yuan Zifang said, "Many people in the coastal area will go out to sea to fish to supplement their families. I've heard that there are even families who don't have houses or land at all, and their whole family lives on boats, and they all depend on fishing for their livelihood. They are experienced and must know how to deal with problems at sea. If you can recruit sailors from these people, it will be much easier to go to sea. ”

"You can also have the imperial court help recruit sailors, build large ships as escorts, and escort the fleet to sea. Such a large number of people can also greatly reduce the risk and encourage private businesses to join. He said softly.

Yuan Ziqing said to Yuan Zifang, "It's also a way, you go back and repair a book, inform your father of this matter, and ask him to make a decision at his discretion." ”

Being able to stand tall for two dynasties, King Fu naturally understands how this matter should be operated better than them.

Zhou Yingyue was speechless, looked left and right, and felt that these two people were more like traversers than herself. Not only did they raise questions, but they also found solutions. Although the details are still up for debate, the general direction is good.

Her heart suddenly became excited.

Although there are only four people here, and they are just talking, and nothing is done. But Zhou Yingyue seemed to see infinite hope. If we had opened our eyes and changed direction, what would the world look like?

The eyebrows are on the side, and the heart is empty. Compared with others, she has really seen what the world will be like more than ten years later, so she can say these opinions, and she is not really capable. Sitting next to the three of them at this moment, I suddenly felt a little inferior.

They are all dragons and phoenixes among people, if they only think about their small family and small love, and they are satisfied, I am afraid that sooner or later, they will not be able to catch up with Yuan Ziqing's footsteps, right?

She had wondered what he would have achieved if it weren't for his physical drag. Maybe soon, she'll be able to see it. At that time, will the current self still be worthy of him?

Turning her head to look at Zhou Yingyue on the side of her eyebrows, she knew Zhou Yingyue's power better than anyone else. Because in the next ten or twenty years, she will be ahead of everyone. Thinking about it carefully, perhaps at the beginning, the origin of that qiē change was closely related to her. To be exact, it only appeared after she married into the Fu Wangfu.

Maybe at that time, the three people in front of me also sat together and talked like this, but it was just ...... One less of her.

He lowered his eyebrows and secretly made up his mind that since he was already sitting here, he would never be left behind.

In her ignorance, she hadn't thought it through herself, but she had vaguely understood a problem: marriage and family were not the end of the story.

Perhaps no one could have imagined that the changes that would sweep the entire Dachu in the future initially began with a small talk between two pairs of lovers on a ship.