Including Feng Quan, including Wei Zhongxian and Ke Baba, Wang Tiqian, Li Yuanzhong and other eunuchs, everyone thought it was strange.

Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse couldn't figure out what was going on today and why these two groups of people could reach an agreement, which made the emperor definitely a little wrong.

And Wei Zhongxian is even more vigilant, if these people all stand with Wei Bao, this is a new force!

"Grandpa Wei, what do you think?" Zhu Youxiao finally asked Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian groaned: "Your Majesty, this is a military plan, the old slave is just a minister, it's inconvenient to speak, right?" ”

"It's okay, there are no outsiders here." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Then the old slave will say a few words." Before Wei Zhongxian spoke, his gaze swept from Gu Bingqian, to several cabinet ministers, and then to Wei Bao's face.

Wei Zhongxian did not look at Yang Sichang, on this occasion, Yang Sichang was a dispensable figure, and even the emperor would not ask Yang Sichang's opinion.

"The old slave thinks that it is impossible, although the opening of a treaty port can increase the revenue of the treasury, unify the Ming sailors, and reduce the expenditure of the treasury, but if it is just to get silver, this end gets silver and extinguishes a few fires, will it lead to a bigger fire? When the time comes, will we need to get more silver? The old slave estimated that if these two items were proposed, they would definitely arouse opposition from the government and the opposition, and this was one of them, and he was most afraid that the gentry of the world would oppose it together. When the time comes, the imperial court will either suppress the subjects of the whole country, or these two new policies will not be implemented, causing the imperial court to be swept away, and His Majesty's majesty will be swept away, who can afford this responsibility? While it's good to be flexible, you also have to consider the consequences. If the gentry in the world oppose something, how will other taxes be collected in the future, the gentry will oppose the imperial court, and no longer let their children go out, where will they get people to be officials? What's more, it may also lead to a large-scale resignation of officials within the imperial court, or an early return to their hometowns. His Majesty has to consider all of this. Wei Zhongxian said.

Originally, there were many uncertainties in the absence of a thing, and Wei Zhongxian's emphasis on unfavorable factors and risks immediately made the people present shudder.

It is true that the benefits are the court's, and if there is any accident, the responsibility is personal.

When Gu Bingqian heard Wei Zhongxian say this, he was so frightened that he was sweating, although it was the threshold of the upcoming New Year, and he was dying of cold, but Gu Bingqian was panicked.

"Weichen felt that what Gonggong Wei said was extremely true, Weichen just mentioned it to His Majesty, and he felt that there were many inappropriateness in this book." Gu Bingqian immediately stood in line with Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Guangwei and Huang Liji immediately agreed, saying that this recital had not been well thought out, and they were very inconsiderate, and they both sided with Wei Zhongxian.

Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse first looked at Wei Zhongxian, then at Wei Bao, and asked Feng Quan and Ding Shaoshi, "What do you two think?" ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen feels that what Gonggong Wei said is extremely true, these two new policies are too risky, and I am afraid that if they put out the fire with salary, it will cause more problems." Feng Quan immediately sided with Wei Zhongxian.

Originally, Feng Quan couldn't see Wei Bao's rise, but Wei Bao seemed to have a very good relationship with Wei Zhongxian, so Feng Quan didn't dare to openly confront Wei Bao, and now he just fell into the ground.

Ding Shaoshi said: "Any new deal has risks, and it is necessary to weigh whether the benefits are big or the disadvantages are big. Weichen felt that what Lord Wei just said was reasonable, and sea trade has always existed among the people, and it can be said that it has been repeatedly banned. Because there are interests, there must be a collusion between the black sheep and the private speculative businessmen in the government, which cannot be easily resolved, because there is indeed a need for foreign trade, and foreigners will send silver, and if there are interests, some people dare to take risks. Therefore, the imperial court can only collect the silver by regulating and controlling it. Among them, it may be because the expansion of trade volume has touched a lot of landed property and controlled the interests of the large households in the trade in goods in various places, but it will not hurt the fundamentals, not to mention, once the maritime trade is expanded, these large households in various places will definitely join in it, so the damage to their interests is not great. If you don't do anything if you don't do it because you're worried about opposition, then you don't have to do anything. Therefore, Weichen thinks that it is better to open up one or two ports to give it a try. As for the naval division, most of the entire Northern Naval Division of the Ming Dynasty has actually been under the control of the Governor of Haiphong, Yamen, and the Nanjing Naval Division has not had much defense pressure. The prevention of private trade at sea, as well as the prevention of Japanese pirates, has always been the most important thing in Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong. Wechen felt that the Golden Scale Wharf and the Golden Scale Naval Division could be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Governor of Haiphong, Yamen. ”

Although Ding Shaoshi reduced the two new policies proposed by Wei Bao by more than 90%, Ding Shaoshi still clearly expressed his support for Wei Bao.

This made Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei and Huang Liji muttered even more, I don't know why Ding Shaoshi supported Wei Bao so much this time.

In fact, Ding Shaoshi, as the only Donglin Party minister in the current cabinet, Ding Shaoshi's support for Wei Bao has already represented that if these two new policies are really implemented, in fact, the resistance will be quite small.

Because the Donglin Party was originally the representative of the Jiangnan gentry group.

At least with the support of a bigwig like Ding Shaoshi, many Donglin Party officials will not be too resistant to the new policy.

It is said that it is two, the opening of treaty ports and the merger of the management of sailors, in fact, are the same thing, without the control of the local sailors, it is impossible to control the local treaty ports.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but nod after listening to Ding Shaoshi.

Ding Shaoshi's words are very much in line with Zhu Youxiao's inner thoughts, and Zhu Youxiao feels that it really doesn't hurt to give it a try!

"Yang Sichang, let's talk about it, as a household official, you can't think of a way, I don't blame you, but you should have your own opinions when judging whether a new policy is worth implementing, right?" Zhu Youxiao actually asked Yang Sichang's opinion.

Yang Sichang was a little flattered, where is his place to speak?

Although Wei Bao is only a teenager, Wei Bao is a lord, the son-in-law of the British Duke Zhang Weixian, and a first-class high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty.

The others are either cabinet ministers, or Wei Zhongxian, a person who has the power to dominate the world and covers the sky with one hand.

"Your Majesty, Weichen agrees with Lord Ding's words, you can give it a try, with a small number of ports, and the sailors north of the Yangtze River, it doesn't hurt. If you encounter a problem, it is also easy to deal with. If it is feasible, and then gradually increase the scale, as a household official, naturally hope to open up sources and reduce expenditure, and get more channels for income and silver. Yang Sichang did not hesitate and said it directly.

Yang Sichang didn't have any illusions about Wei Zhongxian, his father was dismissed by Wei Zhongxian and went home, Wei Zhongxian didn't engage him, just because others were soft-spoken, there was no harm, in addition, he relied on the title of the gold list, and the formal scientific examination came up step by step, if Wei Zhongxian targeted him as a five-grade petty official, he would definitely be criticized by everyone.

Yang Sichang knew very well that with his performance today, Wei Zhongxian would definitely not be able to tolerate himself, so it was better to simply follow his inner thoughts, tell the truth, and be loyal to the Ming court.

Therefore, although Yang Sichang only said a few words, he thought a lot in his heart.

Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse nodded again, Wei Zhongxian, Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, Huang Liji, and Feng Quan opposed, and Wei Bao, Ding Shaoshi, and Yang Sichang agreed.

Without Yang Sichang's approval, the side in favor would seem lonely.

Fortunately, Zhu Youxiao knew that Wei Bao was definitely not the Donglin Party, and Yang Sichang did not belong to the Donglin Party, otherwise the current situation was very much like a struggle between the Donglin Party and the non-Donglin Party.

"Grandpa Wei, what do you say? Did you hear what Ding Aiqing just said? Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The old slave is confused, and the old slave listens to His Majesty." Wei Zhongxian took retreat as the way to advance.

Zhu Youxiao and Wei Bao couldn't understand what happened to Wei Zhongxian today.

Originally, according to Wei Bao's idea, now Daming is Wei Zhongxian's master, and Wei Zhongxian should be the most anxious to get the silver, right?

And Wei Bao made it very clear, he made it clear that this Governor of Haiphong Yamen, he Wei Bao can do without it, and he can let the emperor be whoever he likes.

So, Wei Bao at least helped come up with an idea.

In addition, Wei Bao also proposed to let Dongchang supervise the Yamen of the Governor of Haiphong and supervise the sailors, which is equivalent to giving all the power to the celebrant supervisor.

This is equivalent to giving Wei Zhongxian money and power, I don't know why Wei Zhongxian didn't support it.

Zhu Youxiao frowned, if it weren't for Wei Zhongxian's ordinary kindness, if he changed someone else, Zhu Youxiao would definitely scold.

I'm asking you what to say, and you say you're listening to me, so what's the use of you?

You are a person who doesn't know anything, can I rest assured that you will approve the recital?

Can I trust you to play a leading role in the appointment and dismissal of so many court officials?

"Grandpa Wei, if you think it's good, say it's good, and if you think it's bad, say it's not good! Is this question so difficult to answer? Zhu Youxiao asked angrily.

Wei Bao was secretly amused, and he said this to Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse, and it could still be seen that Zhu Youxiao was still a child's personality and had not yet grown up.

Wei Bao estimated that today's matter was too big and related to Daming itself, so Zhu Youxiao would personally preside over the platform proceedings.

After all, no matter whether it is a family or a country, it is very terrible to have no money.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers who are waiting for the payment of military salaries will not be able to get the silver they owe during the New Year, and something really will happen.

Wei Zhongxian was speechless.

Although Wei Zhongxian was against it in his heart, he listened to the emperor's intentions, and the emperor was in favor, with Wei Zhongxian's temper, he was a strong and inward-looking, he was an old dog in front of the emperor, and he would never dare to disobey the emperor's intentions.

Ke Baba saw Wei Zhongxian's predicament, and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is very important, don't rush to settle it immediately, it's not too early today, it's better to come here first, everyone has lunch first, and it's not too late to discuss it tomorrow morning." ”

Zhu Youxiao estimated that Wei Zhongxian had something to say in person, so he had to say it to himself in private, and he felt that it made sense to think about what Kebaba said, so he nodded and said, "Okay, just listen to Mrs. Fengsheng." A few Aiqing, you can stay for a while, and eat with me at noon. ”

Wei Bao knows that the real emperor gets along with the ministers, and eating together is commonplace, and it is not like a film and television drama in later generations, how big it is for the monarch and the ministers to eat.

Today, though, was special for Webb.

For the first time, he proposed a major policy move to the emperor, which was one thing.

Wei Zhongxian supports or opposes, Wei Bao doesn't have to care too much.

With the big backer of the British public Zhang Weixian, Wei Bao is not afraid that Wei Zhongxian will dare to kill him even if he enters the palace alone.

If you dare to kill yourself, your father-in-law will definitely not give up!

Zhu Youxiao and Wei Bao talked a little gossip, no longer talking about opening up navigation ports, no longer talking about tariffs, and no longer mentioning the matter of co-ordinating and managing all the sailors of the Ming Dynasty.

Wei Bao is a smart man, the emperor doesn't mention it, he won't mention it, Wei Bao picks and chooses the topics he likes to talk about, talking about carpentry work, traveling and hunting, and picking a little about war, and secretly praises his military talent on the side.

Of course, Wei Bao is just a little bit of obscurity, and it is up to others to imagine it themselves.

Wei Bao knew very well that being high-profile in front of the emperor and in front of the highest level of this group of Ming Dynasty would not do any good except to be envied.

He can fight, and he can prove it with facts.

A person who can fight and make money, even if the emperor likes it very much, he will be deeply guarded.

Zhu Youxiao was very amused by Wei Bao's words, and asked questions, not at all like when he was silent when talking to the ministers.

Yang Sichang is not qualified to eat on such an occasion and has already left.

Several of the people here are all cabinet ministers, except for Feng Quan, who is a young man, and the others are at least fifty years old.

In ancient times, people over fifty were already very old.

Therefore, the ministers were not very involved in the emperor's chat with Wei Bao, and Feng Quan occasionally said a word or two to help the fun.

Eating in the palace, like Wei Bao's mansion, there is a cook waiting for the food to be served twenty-four hours a day, so you don't have to wait.

Several large tables of rich dishes soon came up.

Eight fruit bases, citrons, mandarins, pomegranates, fir seeds, goose pears, milk pears, hawthorn, papaya, all kinds of fruit cutting plate to take the lead.

Lexian dried fruit fork bag line, lychee, round eye, fragrant lotus, quince, hazelnut, pine nut, ginkgo, plough meat, jujube ring, lotus seed meat, Lin Xuan, steamed jujube.

A line of golden incense medicine, brain flowers, licorice flowers, cinnabar balls, woody cloves, water dragon brain, gentleman, shrinking sand flowers, official osmanthus flowers, atractylodes ginseng, olive flowers.

Carved honey fried line, carved plum balls, red flowers, carved bamboo shoots, honey melon fish, carved red group flowers, papaya large sections, carved kumquats, green plum lotus leaves, carved ginger, honey shoot flowers, carved fir seeds, papaya square flowers.

A line of fragrant and salty sour, fragrant papaya, pepper plum, fragrant medicinal flower, fragrant cherry, perilla incense, fragrant Xuanhua willow, fragrant grape, licorice flower, ginger plum, plum patty, water red ginger, miscellaneous silk plum cake.

A line of preserved meat, meat threads, soaphorn collars, Yunmeng'er, is preserved meat, meat curd, milk room, swirl gly, Jinshan salted soy sauce, wine vinegar meat, meat melon.

Eight plates are lowered, picking bees, grapes, fragrant lotus rosaries, olive seeds, large kumquats, new coconuts like ivory plates, small olives, and elm oranges.

There were several large tables for fruit alone.

Yan Tiannan always thought that what he ate was rich and luxurious, compared to the palace, it seems that what he eats is not luxurious, right?

What's the matter, you're all about to catch up with Western food, what are you doing with so much fruit?

Serve.

Wei Bao has developed the habit of drinking some wine, drinking a little at every meal, usually about one or two, a small golden jade wine cup to hold wine.

And then finally came the appetizer.

There are also a lot of snacks, and there are as many as 15 main dishes, and there are also small plates.

The first flower cooks quails, lychee white kidneys.

The second milk room sign, three crispy soups.

The third lamb tongue stick, budding belly.

The fourth palm sign, the quail is burned.

The fifth belly belly, mandarin duck fried belly.

The sixth pantayu is fried and lined with soup.

The seventh eel fried horseshoe crab, goose gizzard soup.

The eighth crab stuffed orange, milk room jade soup.

The ninth shrimp hooves are fried in the south.

The tenth hand-washing crab, the squid fake clam.

The eleventh jade treasure, crab soup.

The twelfth quail crystal tart, pork belly fake Jiang Yao.

The thirteenth shrimp orange belly, shrimp and fish soup.

The fourteenth jellyfish is a two-color cocoon soup.

The fifteenth clam is born, the blood meal soup is inserted, and the white kidney, the belly is fried, the quail is burned, the chicken is run, the rabbit is run, and the cooking cake is burned.

The chef advises the ten flavors of wine, Jiang Yao fried belly, Jiang Yaosheng, cockle sticks, ginger vinegar snails, snails fried belly, ginger vinegar fake public power, simmered oysters, oyster fried belly, cockroach fried belly, fake public power fried belly.

Eat ten lamps and 20 points, lotus duck sticks, cocoon soup, three treasures, fried eel, jellyfish soup, quail soup, squid jelly, three crispy soup, hand-washed crab, fried belly.

The exhibition has five plates of fruit per minute, and 50 pieces of evening food, two-color cocoons, belly soup, smiling children, small head soup rice, preserved meat, chicken meat, duck meat, etc.

Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the imperial diet of the palace has gradually approached the food of later generations, even if there is no monosodium glutamate, Yan Tiannan feels that it is definitely not lost to the dishes of later generations with monosodium glutamate and chicken essence.

Although the Zhu family spent most of their time in Beijing after ascending the throne, the influence of Nanjing and even the entire Jiangnan on the imperial diet of the Ming Dynasty was great.

Liu Ruoyu, a eunuch of the Ming Dynasty, described in the "Chronicles of the Middle Age" that on the ninth day of the Double Ninth Festival, he drove Xing Long Live Mountain to climb the mountain, or climbed the Rabbit Mountain Rotary Mill Platform, and ate spicy rabbit with frost.

Chrysanthemum wine belongs to the seasonal diet, and this spicy rabbit, Wei Bao has seen it in many places.

Wei Bao is more interested in eating, so he knows this method: "cut shredded chicken soup and simmer, add rice wine, soy sauce, green onion and ginger juice, minced peppercorns, and bean flour to collect the soup", this typical Huaiyang style, the side describes the Ming Dynasty emperor's liking for southern food.

There is no record of people in the Song Dynasty eating sea cucumbers, shark fins, and bird's nests.

Eating this nourishing and high-protein seafood probably only began in the Ming Dynasty.

Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, people have eaten shark fin on a large scale, and the cooking techniques are generally in the present dynasty, and eating shark fin in later generations is a cruel behavior in the eyes of many people, but there are still many people rushing to it, part of which may be that there is an idea of shark fin as a luxury since 600 years ago, which continues to this day.

In contrast, the history of sea cucumber consumption is much earlier.

According to the records of the "Chronicles of the Middle", whenever there is snow, the warm room will enjoy the plums, and eat the roasted mutton, mutton buns, muddy wine, milk, milk skin, and milk socket roll steaming.

Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse loved to braise clams, fried shrimp, chicken thighs and bamboo shoots and chicken breasts, and sea cucumbers, anchovies, shark tendons, fat chicken, and pig's trotter tendons were stewed together.

Many years after moving the capital to Beijing, the Ming Dynasty still had a preference for coastal food, but northern specialties such as mutton and dairy products were also popular in the palace.

Sure enough, the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's land.

Roasted barbecue is a traditional food in old Beijing, but there was no such iron plate in the court of the Ming Dynasty at that time.

Wei Bao told all kinds of dishes, such as a few treasures, and what was even funnier was that Wei Bao could also say various ways to do it, and kept commenting.

Zhu Youxiao was very amused, kept asking, and nodded again and again, admiring Wei Bao's erudition.

Before Wei Bao talked about military affairs, the emperor was not so interested.

Wei Bao was secretly funny, it seemed that the emperor was really still a child.

Wei Bao even asked the imperial chef to bring tools and demonstrate how to barbecue meat himself.

Zhu Youxiao also picked up his sleeves and followed along.

The emperor in the palace is the largest, and the emperor usually has no father, and those who can ascend the throne are basically hung up.

And Zhu Youxiao set up a Liu Guifei, who was not surpassed by the emperor, as the imperial concubine, a good old man, and would not interfere with the emperor, so Zhu Youxiao did whatever he wanted.

Wei Zhongxian and Kebaba also had a full sense of participation, working with the emperor and Wei Bao.

It instantly became a barbecue party.

"Your Majesty, this kind of barbecue, coupled with the special wine I made for people, tastes very good, you can try it." Lord Wei said enthusiastically.

Zhu Youxiao tasted it and felt that it was not good, Zhu Youxiao was not good at drinking, but he was very popular, nodded and smiled: "Good wine, what is the origin of this wine?" ”

"There is no origin, Weichen played around at home, but he didn't expect it to sell very well in various places, and now all the wine shops in the capital, more than ninety out of nine, use this kind of four special wine." Webb bragged.