At this time, it was nearly June, and it was the hottest time of the year, and Zhu Youzhen and a group of people were in the shade under the shadow wall in front of the yamen.

Suddenly, I saw the middle door open, and a team of standing officials rushed out, and then Cui Erjin, who was still wearing a Taoist robe, bowed forward.

"The lower officials don't know that the lord of the ministry has arrived, and he has missed the welcome, and he hopes to atone for his sins."

Yuan Keli and Xu Guangqi looked at each other, and then turned their heads to look at Zhu Youzhen, who was still enjoying the cool on the side, and saw that Zhu Youzhen had no intention of revealing his identity, so Yuan Keli walked up.

"Lord Cui is serious, the official did not bring a guard of honor, and Lord Cui does not need to be polite."

Cui Erjin naturally knew Yuan Keli, and after the two exchanged pleasantries, everyone was invited into the back hall of the governor's yamen.

After entering the back office, Yuan Keli invited Zhu Youzhen to take a seat, and then led everyone to bow down.

Cui Erjin, who was on the side, knew that it was the emperor who was here, and quickly knelt down.

"Haha, Master Cui doesn't need to be polite, I naturally don't want to disturb the place too much this time, of course, if there is any cool drink in the yamen, it will be great."

After running all morning, Zhu Youzhen was hot, but this is not the Forbidden City, and naturally there is no shaved ice juicer invented by Zhu Youzhen.

Although there was no cold drink in the modern sense in the Ming Dynasty, there was still honey and drink to cool off in summer.

After a while, some cold honey and drinks came up, these were honey and herbal water that had been chilled in the ice cellar, and although not as cold as shaved ice, it was much healthier than modern drinks.

Zhu Youzhen picked up a bowl of drink, and dried half a bowl in one go, only then did he feel that he was finally alive again, and then breathed a long sigh of relief, which seemed to have the taste of Huoxiang Zhengqi water in the later generations.

Cui Erjin saw that Zhu Youzhen was so informal, and his nervousness relaxed a lot.

"Master Cui, if I'm not mistaken, Tianjin's dock area belongs to Tianjin Zuowei, right?"

After drinking a bowl of drinks, my body and mind were a lot more comfortable, and Zhu Youzhen did not delay, and mentioned the main topic when he came up.

"Back to Your Majesty, it is Tianjin Zuowei."

"Oh, how many people are there within a thirty-mile radius of the wharf? How many fields have been cultivated? ”

Cui Erjin was stunned when he heard this, not long after he took office, who could find out who could find out the situation of Dingkou fields within 30 miles of the coastal wharf, and he was a little speechless for a while.

But years of experience in the sea have taught him that even if he really doesn't know, he can't answer.

"Back to Your Majesty, the coastal wharves are mostly saline-alkali wasteland, and there are not many fertile fields, among which there are some villages, where the villagers make a living by fishing and carrying life on the wharf.

Zhu Youzhen said that although he was a little dissatisfied, this era is like this, not only the era of hidden fields and hidden households, but also the era when the imperial power did not go to the countryside, even the county order did not know how many fields and Dingkou were under his rule.

Even if it is recorded in the fish scale book, it does not have much reference value.

Zhu Youzhen then waved his hand, realizing that he had nothing to ask about this Governor Cui, and then said to Yuan Keli and Xu Guangqi.

"The two ministries want to set up a special zone within 30 miles of the coast of Zuowei in Tianjin, build a Beihai Division, and open the sea ban."

One word shocked a thousand waves, and even Yuan Keli and Xu Guangqi were shocked.

Yuan and Xu followed Zhu Youzhen to the Tianjin Navy, and naturally guessed Zhu Youzhen's idea of reviving the Sailor, but it was the first time they heard the idea of opening the sea ban.

Since the Hongwu period, the Ming Dynasty has not stopped the debate on opening the sea and banning the sea, and along with this controversy, it has also triggered several turmoil and serious party disputes in the court.

So at the mention of opening the sea, Yuan Keli was naturally startled.

"Your Majesty, should you discuss this matter with the cabinet ministers before making a decision?"

Yuan Keli didn't dare to agree, if the courtiers knew that he had made this policy on the way to inspect the Tianjin Navy with the emperor, he would inevitably be impeached after returning to Beijing.

As he spoke, Yuan Keli glanced at Xu Guangqi and motioned for him to persuade the emperor with him.

But Xu Guangqi didn't seem to see it, and bowed and saluted.

"Since Longqing, I have forbidden the sea for a long time, and in the year of the Apocalypse, only one moon port has also declined, so coastal privateering is rampant, and privateer merchants are rich enough to rival the country, but the imperial court cannot collect a tael of taxes from it."

"The reason is that my Ming goods are rare, the West is rushing to buy, the merchants are profit-seeking, and the market is difficult to purchase, so my Ming merchants collude with foreigners, buy the government, and take risks, which not only makes the imperial court lose a tax, but also makes the coastal bandits everywhere."

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the imperial court, I should open the sea ban and collect taxes."

Yuan Keli almost couldn't breathe when he heard this, but he forgot that this Xu Guangqi was a Catholic, and he ran to the Catholic church outside the Xuanwu Gate where foreigners were gathered if he had nothing to do.

"Haha, what Xu Aiqing said is very true, I have this intention, since I can't prevent pirates from privateering, then just let it go, the court can still make some silver."

Yuan Keli saw that Zhu Youzhen and Xu Guangqi Junchen sang and harmonized, and suddenly missed the two old stubborn Liu Zongzhou and Li Guopu in the capital, and was ruthless, Yuan Keli stepped forward to persuade again.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are not in favor of opening the sea, but this matter is very important, there are a lot of involvement, the southeast hao clan is intertwined, Rao is court is discussion may also be affected by it, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice, and the Longqing party struggle is not far away."

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen didn't seem to listen to his own opinions, Yuan Keli went out and said his worries clearly, which provoked Cui Erjin, who was standing aside, to disappear in an instant.

Such a shocking imperial court policy, if he is not a small governor of the four grades, can participate, rashly express his opinions, it is likely to be used as a scapegoat, and in the opening of the sea and the prohibition of the sea, Cui Erjin also has his own small abacus.

"Lord Yuan's heart of loyalty to the country, I naturally understand, but I am not opening all the coasts this time, I just choose a pilot to see, and I don't choose this city in the south."

Zhu Youzhen glanced at Yuan Keli, his face was not annoyed, but his gaze fell on Cui Erjin, who was pretending to be transparent in the corner.

"Master Cui, I will ask you again, how many ships are there at this Tianjin wharf that go to the Wa Kingdom privately in a year?"

As soon as Zhu Youzhen's words came out, Cui Erjin's plan to pretend to be a transparent person was a complete failure.

When Cui Erjin heard this, he was suddenly frightened and fell to his knees.

"Return, return, return to Your Majesty, this, this, this, the minister has just taken over as the governor of Tianjin, and yet, he has not yet rectified the matter of the people going to sea privately."

"Oh, is it? I don't think it's that it hasn't been rectified, it's that it's reluctant to be rectified, and I said, how much silver Liao Dazhong, the commander of the Tianjin Navy Division, gave you, and asked you to help him hide the matter of secretly letting private ships go to sea. ”

Cui Erjin was out of the body just now, and now Cui Erjin has become a puddle of mud.

Under Zhu Youzhen's sharp questioning, Cui Erjin saw that the matter was revealed, so he could only lie on the ground and shout for mercy.

"Lord Yuan, see, if I don't open the sea to collect taxes, the silver will be earned by these corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and a big ship of three hundred materials will go to sea, and they will draw a thousand taels of silver from it, and this is not counting, most of the goods on it are still from these officials."

"Why do officials oppose the opening of the sea, because after the opening of the sea, they will have no silver in the private sea trade."

Zhu Youzhen then glanced at Yuan Keli again, but this glance was much colder, and he looked at Yuan Keli with a hairy heart, which made Yuan Keli regret the advice just now, if the emperor misunderstood that he was tired of going to sea among the people, it would be a big trouble.

"Your Majesty is aware of everything, and the ministers really admire it, it is such officials who take advantage of the imperial court's policy of banning the sea and go to sea without permission to ruin the imperial court's policy of opening the sea."

At this time, Yuan Keli had nothing to say, and if he was to advise, he would be ill-intentioned in the eyes of the emperor.

Yuan Keli has been in the sea for more than 40 years, so he is naturally not the kind of direct minister who does not open his eyes.

"Haha, what Lord Yuan said is that there are two corrupt officials, Cui Erjin and Liao Dazhong, who oppose the opening of the sea, and their wolf ambitions are clear at a glance."

When Yuan Keli heard this, he immediately chuckled in his heart, but fortunately he reacted quickly, His Majesty was really waiting here.

It is estimated that Cui Erjin and Liao Dazhong are the shields that Zhu Youzhen used to block the courtiers' mouths.

With these two corrupt officials in front, who in the court would dare to oppose the opening of the sea, if there is, it is estimated that Zhu Youzhen will not mind arresting two more to make an example of chickens and monkeys.

Thinking of this, Yuan Keli instantly understood the purpose of Zhu Youzhen's inspection of Tianjin Wei.

Although Yuan Keli had already guessed Zhu Youzhen's thoughts, the subsequent actions of Jinyiwei made Yuan Keli feel that he had underestimated Zhu Youzhen's determination to open the sea.