After being silent for a long time, Liu Daxia spoke: "Why does Your Highness want to find the old file of the Three Treasure Eunuchs?" ”

Although Zhu Houzhao said that it was to understand Nanyang, Liu Daxia did not believe it, for Daming, Nanyang was a barren land, and the threat came from the north, not from the south. There may also be harassment in southern Xinjiang, but that's just disgusting and disgusting, and if you really say that there is any big threat, you can't talk about it at all.

Zhu Houzhao took a deep look at Liu Daxia, of course he knew what Liu Daxia meant, and the expression on his face became serious.

"This palace went to Yangzhou this time and found something!" Zhu Houzhao also became serious this time: "So I want to find out!" ”

Liu Daxia was still waiting for Zhu Houzhao to continue, but he didn't expect Zhu Houzhao to continue to say, and Liu Daxia couldn't continue to ask, but Liu Daxia also paid attention. Liu Daxia is a native of Huguang, and he doesn't know much about the coast, but His Royal Highness understands Zheng He, so it naturally has something to do with the sea ban.

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Daxia thought of a possibility, and he didn't hold back, and said directly to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Highness, isn't it related to the sea ban?" ”

The sea ban of the Ming Dynasty has been around for a long time, and at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese princes were divided. Attack each other. The feudal lords, who had lost the war, organized samurai, merchants, and ronin (i.e., Japanese invaders) to carry out armed smuggling, looting and harassment in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty. In this regard, during the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the implementation of the maritime ban policy that began in the Ming Dynasty in order to prevent the coastal warlords from being harassed by the remnants of the party and pirates.

In the early days, the main object of the sea ban was commerce (commercial ban), which prohibited Chinese from doing business overseas and also restricted foreign merchants from trading in China (except for tribute).

During the Yongle period, although Zheng He had the feat of going to the West, it was only tributary trade that was released, and private people were still not allowed to go to sea.

Up to now, the Ming Dynasty's sea ban still exists, and it is very strict, but Zhu Houzhao also knows that this kind of sea ban can only be derived from smuggling. Capital is bloody, and at the same time, they dare to take risks, they dare to do anything. The reason why Zheng He's voyage to the West was opposed was because he brought tributary trade.

The imperial court would make a lot of money every year through the tributary trade, but it did not allow private business, and that's it, and the smuggling business was hit hard.

In front of the powerful fleet led by Zheng He, smuggling, that is, looking for death, and death is not done like this, anyway, there are official trade channels, there is no need to risk your life to smuggle, then simply trade with the official, the profit may be less, but the victory is stable, and the profit can be guaranteed, why not?

Whose interests are harmed by this, of course, are the coastal maritime merchants, although they cannot go to sea to trade, but they are very familiar with smuggling.

Wang Zhi, the owner of Wufeng during the Jiajing period, how powerful he was, where did they get the money to hire people, where did they get the money to build ships, and they were not all smuggled. Jiangsu and Zhejiang's rice is changed to mulberry, why, it's not that these smugglers need a lot of silk to smuggle, that is a high-profit behavior, when the United States banned alcohol, the underworld smuggled wine directly to the Chicago typewriter.

Zheng He's voyage to the West was counterattacked, and later generations of the Ming Dynasty tried to open the sea several times, but they were still killed by those engaged in smuggling.

Zhu Houzhao didn't expect that he was just here to check Zheng He's old files, Liu Daxia thought of the sea ban, smiled softly, Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth and said, "What do you think, sir?" ”

Although Zhu Houzhao did not answer directly, Liu Daxia still felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had acquiesced, and Liu Daxia suddenly felt a sigh in his heart. Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanting to restore Emperor Taizong's old view? Want to start anew? Liu Daxia didn't expect to open the sea and ban it, because it was too big.

This is a matter, once it spreads, it will definitely cause an uproar, and Liu Daxia was silent immediately.

Why didn't Zhu Houzhao secretly access Zheng He's old files? Because this is not a trivial matter, it can't be hidden at all, after a moment of silence, Zhu Houzhao sighed lightly and said: "Sir, this time the palace went to Jianghuai and found that many places in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have been changing rice to mulberry, and some people are ignoring the sea ban of the Ming Dynasty and selling silk to foreign countries. ”

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Liu Daxia raised his head suddenly, and the expressions on his face were all shocked: "There is such a thing?" ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Yes!" These people don't care about making money, but the court can't ignore it! ”

Although Liu Daxia is the secretary of the military department, he has been in officialdom for a long time, how could he not understand what this means? Changing rice to mulberry means not planting rice, planting mulberry trees instead, and raising silkworms with mulberry leaves, which usually doesn't see anything, but once there is any disaster, it is a big thing, because there is no food.

What does the imperial court rely on to maintain stability, that is, grain, whether it is in the north or in the northwest, it all depends on Huguang, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang to provide food, and even the capital is the same, and this is how the grain comes from.

Once rice is changed to mulberry, the rise in grain prices is a small thing, but once it encounters a war or disaster, then the imperial court will naturally be overstretched, and if you are not careful, there will be a disaster, which is a big thing!

"Has Your Highness ever told Your Majesty about this?" Liu Daxia looked at Zhu Houzhao and hurriedly asked.

Zhu Houzhao shook his head: "Not yet, the palace can see that this is a bigger case than the Yangzhou smuggling salt case, once the imperial court moves, the southeast will definitely be in turmoil, not only can it not be moved now, but even the news cannot be leaked." Those people collude with the open sea, and even the Japanese invaders, the slightest carelessness will cause trouble in the southeast, so we must think long-term. ”

"This palace came to Zheng He's old file to find some way, but it really can't see if he can build a sailor."

"I'm afraid that the sailors in the southeast can't be used, it's hard to say how many officials are involved in this matter, and this palace hopes that Mr. won't leak the news."

Zhu Houzhao said and looked at Liu Daxia seriously: "Originally, the palace didn't plan to say it, but Mr. He, alas! Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao sighed, and then continued: "This palace is thinking about whether it is possible to exterminate the overseas pirates and merchants together, otherwise I am afraid that they will not be able to stop selling things." ”

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Liu Daxia couldn't wait to slap himself a few times, let you ask, let you ask, now put yourself in, right?

Standing up from the chair, Liu Daxia hurriedly bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, rest assured, the minister will definitely not leak the news, when His Royal Highness takes away the old files, the minister will also strictly order the people in the military department not to spread the word." But the minister thinks that this matter still needs to be discussed with His Majesty, right? ”

It is a fact that Zhu Houzhao prepared to change rice from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to mulberry, and this is also what Zhu Houzhao prepared to use to persuade Liu Daxia when Liu Daxia hid the sea chart, and now it seems that the effect is not bad.

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