Chapter Eighty-Nine: Opening the Sea

Shi Chang said hatefully: "The imperial court went to the West, which greatly increased the prestige of the Han people, because of the actions of Zheng Gonggong, the status of the Han people in Nanyang. Before that, on the Western shipping lane, it was the world of return. Even the countries of the South Seas are returning countries. ”

"If the Han people want to do business in Nanyang, it is impossible without the support of returning to other countries."

"Even if Gonggong Zheng goes to the West, it is not without blood."

"It's just that now the imperial court has no intention of going to the West again, and all the countries in the South Seas also know that when the imperial court went south, it did not mean that the sword soldiers were intended, and it would not be considered benevolent when it returned, but only that the imperial court was weak."

"Now that the imperial warships are not in the South Seas, they naturally have the intention of counterattacking."

"My ancestors have long seen this trend, unless the imperial court has always maintained this Western fleet, once the imperial court does not arrive, the counterattack will be unacceptable to my Shi family."

"That's why my ancestors passed the fleet to my father, and the old port to my aunt."

Zhu Qizhen listened to it and recalled the war that took place in Zheng He's voyage to the West, and he understood what Shi Chang said about the decline of the Chinese in Nanyang.

The reason for this decline has to be attributed to Zheng He.

Zheng He's biggest battle was to kill Chen Zuyi. And Shi Jinqing himself is just Chen Zuyi's general. The strength of the Shi family is far inferior to Chen Zuyi.

But Chen Zuyi is a pirate.

It's just that the merchants of this era were originally both merchants and thieves. It is difficult to say precisely who is a pirate and who is a maritime merchant.

It's not that it's bad to kill Chen Zuyi, after all, Chen Zuyi's own behavior is not much better, it's just that killing Chen Zuyi, that is, the Ming Dynasty replaced Chen Zuyi and became the protector of the Nanyang Chinese, and he has become the backstage of the Nanyang Chinese.

At that time, Zheng He himself was Huihui, and he valued peace all the way, and got along well with other countries, which means that Huihui's strength did not weaken, and even increased.

The reason is simple, tributary trade replaced the original trading system.

The Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty all had deep maritime trade genes, so the traditional business routes of the Nanyang generation were all controlled by the Han people. closed the country and opened tributary trade.

This private nature of trade naturally became the biggest victim.

Of course, you have my Yangguan Road, and I have my single-plank bridge.

The Han maritime merchants are very tenacious, and they will not be affected by political problems. Although the Daming Sea Ban is not as rampant as in later generations, it is not for nothing.

It can even be said that these maritime merchants are still developing rapidly.

It's just that you can label them as a whole, but it doesn't mean that these Han maritime merchants are really a whole, and they are often more powerful than external fighting.

Therefore, the Shi family's decision to marry with the local Huihui and enter the Huihui trade network may not be a good choice.

The Ming Dynasty went to the West, the old port has always been an indispensable place, it can be said that the Ming Dynasty to the Western Ocean transit station, the Ming Dynasty gave up the interests here, but it will not give up back.

Zhu Qizhen: He had never seen the rise and fall of Nanyang from this perspective before. In fact, the power of trade itself is very strong, not to mention anything else, why are there so many returning countries in Southeast Asia? Isn't that what the Arab maritime trade has created?

Zhu Qizhen also had a high opinion of Shi Chang, and said, "Shi Qing, I think you also guessed my thoughts. Yes, although the old port is the old port of the Shi family, this is true. However, the premise of the Shi family's hereditary disregard in the old port, the old port is the old port propaganda department of my Ming Dynasty. ”

"Since the old port is not my Daming Old Port Propaganda Division, then there is no need for the Shi family to exist."

"The Great Tomorrow Dynasty, dare to give it to you, dare to let you ask for it, and it can be taken out of your hands, your aunt just doesn't understand this."

Shi Changhe immediately knelt on the ground and said: "The minister is the minister of the Ming Dynasty, and the death is the ghost of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled faintly and said, "Get up, I won't believe anything you say, but I will also give you a chance." Let you retake the old port, as for what you will do in the future, just think clearly, and don't make mistakes. ”

Shi Chang said hatefully: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, there is a minister in one day, and the old port is the old port of Daming." ”

Shi Chang hated this sentence, but he was sincere.

Not to mention anything else, the Ming Western fleet is now in the coastal ports, but it is no longer in the Western Ocean. It's not that they're all rotten. And Shi Changhe has also seen the Daming fleet, covering the sky, which they can never contend with.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Say, how do you want me to support you?" ”

Shi Chang hated and said: "As long as Your Majesty allows the ministers to do two things, the ministers will immediately go back to recapture the old port." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Those two things? ”

Shi Chang hated and said: "Please give your majesty a piece of paper to the minister." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "It's easy. ”

This is one thing, even if Shi Chang hates to say it, Zhu Qizhen has to do it. Anyway, a piece of paper, although Zhu Qizhen's power has been limited by the Empress Dowager, but he is the emperor after all, if there are naturally people to persuade him about the major politics of the imperial court, but as soon as he declares comfort overseas, Zhu Qizhen can do it without going through the Empress Dowager.

Shi Chang hated and said: "The ministers invite the old port to comfort the division and the imperial court, and there is no restriction on the survey. ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, his face sank slightly, and he said, "You mean to open the sea." ”

Shi Chang also knew that what he said was a little excessive, and hurriedly said: "The prince said before that the imperial court cannot use soldiers at this time, but the second aunt is in the old port, there are thousands of soldiers, and they are intersected with the Three Buddhas and the Majapahit, and tens of thousands of soldiers can be mobilized. Although there are dozens of warships and more than 1,000 soldiers at sea, they are not opponents. ”

"Just borrow power. As long as His Majesty agrees to this policy, the minister can recapture the old port without His Majesty's money. and recovered tens of thousands of sailors for the imperial court. ”

Zhu Qizhen listened and said, "Is sea smuggling already so rampant? Or is it that there have always been Japanese soldiers and no Japanese soldiers? ”

Shi Chang hated to hear this, trembled for a while, knelt on the ground, and said, "Shengming is nothing but Your Majesty." Although there are unscrupulous people who disguise themselves as widows, we and other people who beg for a living at sea never dare to offend the power of heaven. ”

Zhu Qizhen couldn't make a decision for a while.

The matter of opening the sea is really too important.

This is the ancestral system.

As mentioned above, not changing the ancestral system is a kind of filial piety in itself.

Zhu Qizhen has not officially been in power, but he has repeatedly used the knife on the ancestral system, which is effective and ineffective for the time being, and the political influence is very bad.

Zhu Qizhen naturally knows where the interests lie.

Shi Changhe only needs to take this policy and go to the Nanyang maritime merchants, and these Nanyang maritime merchants will fight for Shi Changhate to build the old port, and then come to China to do business as the people of the old port.

As for where they actually sold after buying things from China, it is not easy to say.

There is no need to even support the Shi family to keep the old port, these Nanyang maritime merchants will desperately keep this window, and even if they return, they may not move the old port.

The reason is simple, Hui Hui may have lost the domestic route to the old port, but the Arabian route from the west of the old port to India is still under their control.

The world is bustling, all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit, it is normal.

Moreover, these Han maritime merchants will also become a boost for the Ming Dynasty to pass through the South Seas in the future. Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but be tempted in his heart, but he was worried about the resistance, and the most important resistance was above the imperial court.

This is not something that can be done in a short period of time.

Zhu Qizhen changed the topic and said: "Put this matter aside for the time being, it's just your name, it's too angry." ”

When Shi Chang heard this, he immediately understood and said, "Your Majesty please give you a name." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Your father's resentment will definitely be resolved, so from today onwards, you will be called Shi Changan." I hope that the land of the old port can be in the hands of the Shi family for a long time. ”

Shi Chang hated, no, Shi Changan said: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhu Qizhen appeased Shi Changan a few words and let him go down. Immediately sent someone to send an order, let Yu Qian, Zhang Zhong, Jin Ying, Ma Shun, Ruan An, all go to the Qianqing Palace to discuss matters, if it weren't for Liu Dingzhi, he would have left Beijing for the northwest. I'm afraid that there is also this place in this Qianqing Palace.

After everyone arrived, Zhu Qizhen asked Wang Zhen to repeat Shi Chang'an's words. Zhu Qizhen just said: "This matter is very serious, I can't make a decision, why do you teach me?" ”