"Yes, who's to say it shouldn't?" British Gong Zhang Weixian said with a smile: "The old man advises you, Father-in-law Wei, to spend your mind on the right place and think about how to implement the new policy quickly." ”

"This doesn't have to worry about Grandpa Laoguo." Wei Zhongxian snorted.

British Gong Zhang Weixian smiled again, and his mood suddenly improved a lot, the more Wei Zhongxian was like this, the more he felt that he had won today.

Wei Bao accompanied the emperor for a whole afternoon, and was left by the emperor to dine with him in the evening, and did not leave the palace until ninety o'clock to go home.

After Wei Bao left, it was almost time for the emperor to sleep.

Zhu Youxiao is in a good mood today, not only to make the big event of millions of taels of silver eyebrows, but also to have fun.

It turned out that Wei Bao was originally not interested in carpentry, and in order to curry favor with the emperor, he would pay attention to this aspect now when he had nothing to do.

Wei Bao is a person who runs around and has a certain understanding of the architecture of various places, so he can talk eloquently and provide a lot of ideas for the emperor.

Not only that, Wei Bao is reborn through the giant, after roughly understanding the principle of carpentry, he also has a new understanding of the modern architecture in his memory.

Throughout the ages, as long as you know it, you can use it, and Wei Bao can actually be regarded as a wise man, at least he must be more knowledgeable than the emperor.

This made Zhu Youxiao sincerely admire Wei Bao and trusted Wei Bao's talent very much.

People are like this, they feel that a person is very smart, very powerful, and has a deep understanding of a certain aspect that they like, and they will feel that this person seems to know everything and is proficient in every aspect.

In fact, Wei Bao does not have full confidence in sea trade, not to mention whether it can successfully pass the new deal at that time.

Even if the new deal is successfully passed, Wei Bao doesn't know if he can get much silver, don't wait for the silver he gets to get not much, and he will cause chaos in the world and change history.

Wei Bao is most afraid of changing history, once history is changed, with Wei Bao's experience, it will be out of control, history is the trend of the times, it is basically impossible to change, once forcibly changed, history will be repaired in another way.

In many cases, even a retaliatory repair is not only equivalent to not changing, but also to his personal detriment.

In fact, the Ming and Qing dynasties did not implement maritime ban measures for more than 400 years.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a Longqing switch, and the Qing Dynasty has always retained Guangzhou.

Of course, if the Ming and Qing dynasties did not have a maritime ban policy, what would have changed.

There will be changes, but not necessarily for the better.

Because of China's size, its neighborhood has actually lacked a country that can complement it in equal trade, and only Japan can barely survive with its precious metal production.

In the early days of the shogunate period, the amount of trade was restricted due to the large outflow of silver.

Emperor Qianlong's words to Macartney are not unreasonable, China is rich in products and everything, and there is no need to trade with you.

The energy released by China in the process of industrialization in later generations is obvious to all, no matter how high-end the industry, China's production capacity can make cabbage prices after intervention, completely destroying the original market.

Before industrial civilization unleashes its own production capacity, China does not need to trade with foreign countries, increasing the cost and uncertainty of governance.

As for the colonies, China is in lower demand.

Because China itself has abundant land resources and a large population, it will never be able to develop its own potential well, and its willingness to expand its influence to the outside world is not strong.

Moreover, the cost of colonial management is too high, and it is possible to make ends meet.

In the early days, the colonies had high revenues from the small Caribbean islands, and the colonies like the United States collected some taxes that were not enough to cover the cost of garrisons, and Japan also contacted Britain and France to sell them, because they could not make money because of lack of technology.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was better to take care of one's acre and one-third of land with peace of mind.

The salt and iron monopoly can be grasped well, no faster than any colony to get money.

As for the Dutch and British people who engaged in foreign colonial trade, they had to go out to make money because their own conditions were not good.

On that day, Wei Zhongxian did not find a chance to meet Baba alone.

It's not that Wei Zhongxian didn't find the opportunity, Wei Zhongxian asked someone to bring a message to Kebaba and asked Kebaba to go to his official residence outside the palace.

Kebaba knew that Wei Zhongxian would definitely lose his temper with him, so he asked people to bring a message back, saying that he was tired and would talk about it tomorrow.

Ke Baba felt that after a night, Wei Zhongxian should have calmed down a lot.

But no, the next day, Wei Zhongxian found Kebaba early in the morning, and said with a face: "What do you want to do?" Why did he save three million taels of silver for Wei Bao, originally His Majesty said nine million taels, which is nine million taels, what did he Wei Bao and Zhang Weixian dare to say? ”

"I heard what Wei Bao said makes sense, and there is nothing wrong with thinking about the compromise, isn't it just three million taels of silver?" Kebaba said with a weak heart.

Wei Zhongxian roared: "What is it called, it is three million taels of silver, this is not just a matter of silver!" There are so many people present, the matter has been spread, everyone knows that Zhang Weixian supported Wei Bao, and he subtracted three million taels of silver in front of His Majesty, which is to refute the face of our family, how will our family control subordinates and hundreds of officials in the future? His prestige Zhang Weixian has been raised! Wei Bao's prestige has also been raised! Do you understand!? ”

"What are you doing so fiercely!?" Kebaba was also a little angry, without himself, where would you Wei Zhongxian be today?

Wei Zhongxian was alert to his gaffe, and originally wanted to communicate with Kebaba, not to quarrel with Kebaba.

"No, our family is in a hurry. Madam, the prestige of Zhang Weixian and Wei Bao has been raised, what good will it do to you and me? In the future, His Majesty will rely more on Zhang Weixian and Wei Bao, what else do you want our family to do? Isn't our family just a messenger for His Majesty and an errand runner? Maybe, it won't be long before even Zhang Weixian and Wei Bao can call our family. Wei Zhongxian held back his anger and said in a low voice.

"It's not as serious as you think." Kebaba also suppressed his anger, "You and I serve by Your Majesty's side every day, even if they do more, they can't shake your status." ”

"Madame, you think of people's hearts too simply. Think about how much we have suffered over the years, how many times we have almost gone to the underworld, and we can't let our guard down! Especially now that we are equivalent to the queen mother in the palace, and our family helps His Majesty to act in the government, we are already very jealous. It should not be taken lightly. Wei Zhongxian said.

"Got it, you say this every time, aren't you too sensitive? Yesterday afternoon, Wei Bao and His Majesty were together for so long, and I didn't hear Wei Bao say that you didn't say a word. Kebaba said.

Thinking of yesterday afternoon, Kebaba originally wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Wei Bao alone, but Wei Bao left too late, and when Wei Bao left, she had to serve His Majesty to go to bed, so she didn't have the opportunity to talk to Wei Bao alone.

When Wei Zhongxian saw Kebaba's attitude, he was angry and anxious, and he didn't dare to make Kebaba unhappy anymore, so he talked a lot.

When Kebaba left, he was angry.

In the afternoon, Kebaba said to Wang Tiqian: "Lao Wei is getting more and more excessive, and he dares to do this to me." ”

Wang Tiqian was happy in his heart, but he said openly: "Madame, maybe the nine thousand years old have been in a bad mood recently. ”

"What's in a bad mood, he's getting carried away, forgetting how he got here today, without me by His Majesty's side, without you by his side to help him, what is he capable of." Kebaba whispered.

Wang Tiqian was even happier when he heard Kebaba say this, but he didn't answer.

You have to be cautious when you speak in the palace, and you don't know if what others say is true or what you say is false.

In fact, Wang Tiqian had more opportunities to contact with Kebaba and was contacted by Kebaba and Wei Zhongxian.

Because Wang Tiqian was a palm seal eunuch, he was originally going to follow the emperor.

"You usually have to pay more attention to see what he does." Kebaba said to the king.

Wang Tiqian knew that he was referring to Wei Zhongxian, movement, what movement? Wang Tiqian didn't understand too much.

"What do you mean, Madame?" Wang Tiqian asked.

"Don't pretend to be confused, you and I are both old people in this palace, you were already a celebrity in the palace before His Majesty ascended the throne, and you are willing to live under him, can you be completely convinced? Pay more attention to his Dongchang, Jinyi Guard, and armed eunuchs, once he has any misdeeds, we have to know, don't be taken into the pit by him at that time. Kebaba said.

Wang Tiqian nodded quietly.

As the preliminary plan for the new policy was finalized, Wei Zhongxian notified the cabinet to finalize it as soon as possible.

The news of the new deal quickly spread throughout the government and the opposition, and the courtiers and the people were talking about it.

In fact, the people of Daming are no strangers to maritime trade.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Ming Muzong began to go against the previous system, and went against the grain, and implemented the policy of opening the sea on the grounds that "the city is generally a business, and the city is forbidden, and the business is turned into a businessman", which is known as the Longqing switch in history.

The imperial court officially opened the sea ban.

In the first year of Longqing, Ming Muzong ordered: "With Brunei as the boundary, the east and west are allowed to be traded, please open the market, and the easy smugglers are public sellers"

As soon as the order to open the sea was issued, coastal merchants flocked to overseas like the sea water when the levee was broken.

At this time, the commodity economy of the Ming Dynasty began to grow at an astonishing rate, and at the same time, culture and technology were well exchanged.

By the Wanli period, the development of overseas trade had basically taken shape.

Judging from the data of the Wanli Dynasty, in the eleventh year of Wanli, the commercial tax levied has reached more than 2 million taels, and you must know that the merchant tax in the Song Dynasty, which has always been known for its economic development, is only about 200 taels per year.

And in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, one-third of the silver flowed into China.

The inflow of silver was as much as 330 million taels, which is still a conservative estimate, and should reach a maximum of 500 million taels.

The continuous inflow of silver provided a solid economic foundation for the continuation of the life of the Ming Dynasty, and it was the huge dividends brought by foreign trade that supported Zhang Juzheng's reform and the three major expeditions of Wanli.

However, the rise and fall of history has its own certainty, and in the third year of Chongzhen, the Donglin Party, which came to power for the second time, ignored the fact that the state's finances were stretched thin, and officially abolished the industrial and commercial tax and the sea tax.

Since then, the financial lifeline of the Ming Dynasty has been cut off, and the huge deficit brought by it has been made up by the peasants' salaries and salaries, and finally forced Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang.

Due to the opening of the sea by Muzong of the Ming Dynasty, the economy of the Ming Dynasty was able to develop rapidly. More importantly, the opening up of overseas trade brought some advanced technology to the Ming Dynasty, which in turn stimulated the economy within the Ming Dynasty and reached a virtuous circle, which also made the Ming Dynasty have the situation of budding capitalism.

In terms of coastal defense, the implementation of the maritime ban has a certain positive significance for the coastal defense of the Ming Dynasty, but also has some negative effects.

The implementation of the sea ban has reduced the nuisance of pirates and pirates, and from this point of view, it has indeed had a positive effect.

However, the strictness of the sea ban made the lives of the coastal people who were "exhausted in the fields" unable to obtain due protection, so the coastal merchants gradually turned into Kou, or became homeless people, which brought instability to the Ming Dynasty to a certain extent.

In terms of navigation, it is an indisputable fact that the navigation technology of the Ming Dynasty was among the best at that time.

There were two great advances in navigation technology in the Ming Dynasty, the first was during Zheng He's voyage to the West, and the second was after the Longqing switch.

However, the severity of the sea ban in the early and middle Ming Dynasty largely hindered the development of Chinese navigation and shipbuilding technology.

The starting point of the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban was to maintain its rule, stabilize the coastal borders, and give the Ming Dynasty a chance to recuperate.

Of course, the maritime ban system, like most things, is like a double-edged sword, and while defending against the enemy, it will also scratch itself.

While maintaining the rule, the sea ban hindered the development of the Ming Dynasty's economy, culture, science and technology, navigation and many other aspects.

For Daming, the overall benefits of sea trade must outweigh the disadvantages.

As for the economic impact, it is also mainly concentrated in the coastal provinces, and with the transportation of this era, the impact on the inland is very small.

It is very difficult for inland goods to be shipped out, and it is even more difficult for foreign goods to flow into the mainland.

The minds of the people in the interior are very closed, and the goods from the outside are not so easy to accept.

Wei Bao did not take any measures for all this, and has been waiting quietly.

Six million taels of silver is a lot, but for Wei Bao now, it's nothing.

Of course, Wei Bao also did some preparatory work.

It is mainly reflected in the aspect of attracting investment, so that the branch of the Tiandihui firm in the coastal provinces can contact the local powerful large households, strive for large households to engage in maritime trade, and pay the silver in advance to the Yamen, the governor of Haiphong.

Wei Bao has launched a variety of preferential measures, what quota is limited, and there are discounts for those who pay the silver first, and they have all been engaged.

But with little success.

Just when the imperial court was talking about it, it was difficult to attract investment in the early stage, and the new policy of maritime trade was difficult.

Wei Bao received a letter.

The letter came from Cong Gulen Gege, who said that she was on the outskirts of Beijing and asked to see Wei Bao.

The letter was handed over to Lord Wei by Wu Xuexia.

It turned out that the three Huang Taiji sent by Guan Cong Gulen Gege wanted to quickly inform Huang Taiji of the matter here, so that Baylor could send someone to persuade Gege, and then take Gege back to Guanwai.

Ke Cong Gulen Gege was smart and stubborn, and after waiting for two days, he saw that not only was there one less person in the three fine works, but also that there was no response from the people in the Heaven and Earth Society, so he knew that the fine works had deceived themselves.

Cong Gulen Gege then used the trick of death to persecute each other.