When Zheng Wen woke up in Daming Palace, it was already the afternoon of October 23.

When Zheng Wen had eaten, he went to the imperial study and reviewed the folds.

Criticizing and criticizing, Zheng Wen found a more interesting recital, which was played by Jia Liang, the governor of Yanjing Mansion.

This letter has a title called Please Open Sea Shipping Book, the content is like this: Chen Yanjing Mansion Cheng Jia Liang played: Since the establishment of the capital of Yanjing, the population of Yanjing has gradually increased, and the consumption is increasing, and Yanjing has always relied on river transportation, but in recent years, Yanjing has consumed a lot of days, and river transportation has been insufficient.

In recent years, the water level of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has decreased, sediment has accumulated, and the cost of materials transported from the rivers in Jiangnan and other places has increased......

The sea freight has a large volume and low cost, and the private shipping technology has matured......

His Majesty was asked to build a port in Tianjin County, a subordinate county of Yanjing Prefecture, to first open the sea route from Tianjin to Songjiang County, Jinling County, and Quanzhou County, and to try out sea transportation.

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The system of local political rule in Daqian is the system of prefectures, counties, townships, and pavilions. As the name suggests, it basically copied the parallel system of the Han Dynasty, but reformed on this basis.

The government is Yanjing Mansion, there is only one case in Daqian, because the capital of Yanjing, in order to distinguish it from other counties, it was renamed the government, and its official is the government Yin, and the grade is also half a level higher than that of other counties because of the political land supply of Yanjing; The county is the highest administrative division of the Daqian region, there are a total of 53 counties in the Daqian, and its officials are the county guards; The country is the fief of the Emperor Daqian who sealed his royal family, and its official is the minister of state.

First of all, the administrative power and military power of the feudal state are subordinate to the central government of the Great Qian, and secondly, the prince of the place only enjoys 20% of the taxes of the place, and everything else belongs to the central government. This is actually a metamorphosis of the Ming Dynasty's version of the feudal system.

Although this was the case at the beginning of the founding of the country, but later, after several generations of emperors in disguised cutting of the feudal domain, favoring the prime minister, the prime minister gradually controlled the administrative power in a country, and the military power was controlled by the national lieutenants appointed by the court, and the local vassal kings were disguised as hollowed out, so the vassal kings became the type of mixed eating and waiting for death. But you must not underestimate these Pan kings, they are world officials after all, no matter how good you are, no matter how good you are, you can't kill the head snake if you don't have any ability, and the vassal system of Daqian has formed a strange balance!

The county is an administrative division at the sub-county level, with more than 100,000 people in a county, and its prefect is the county magistrate, and if it is less than 100,000, its prefect is the county magistrate; Township, that is, the administrative division of the first level, is equivalent to the modern township, and its chief is the township head, appointed by the county order or county head; The pavilion is the lowest administrative division, which is equivalent to the current village, and its chief is the pavilion chief, which is generally appointed by the county magistrate or the county magistrate to serve as a local person of high moral integrity.

These are the administrative divisions of Daqian!

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And Zheng Wen was still very happy when he saw this recital, because this recital obviously spoke Zheng Wen's mind.

Zheng Wen has always had a dream in his heart to explore the ocean. Zheng Wen, who came from later generations, knew deeply in his heart the importance of the ocean to a country.

Consider the later Portugal and Spain, which became great empires in the Middle Ages with the gains gained from exploring the seas; Think of the Netherlands, the land of merchants, with the sea, who achieved the prestige of "sea coachmen"; Think about the later Britain, which became the empire on which the sun never sets with the sea, and the flag of the British Empire fluttered all over the world. understand the importance of the sea, otherwise with the land area of the British Isles, how can the great hegemony of the British Empire be established.

However, Daqian is a natural mainland country, and the huge land area makes the Daqian people proud, but also makes them relatively conservative in their thinking and strong in the sense of the countryside, and it is impossible for them to explore the sea spontaneously, until they cannot survive.

But a feudal state also has the benefits of a feudal state, the emperor is the supreme master of the country, as long as the emperor gives an order, there will always be people who will do it, of course there will be people who oppose it, but those are irrelevant. Otherwise, Zheng He's seven trips to the West in the Ming Dynasty were not the result of Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty?

Therefore, the ocean dream in Zheng Wen's heart is still expected to come true. But his dream of the ocean, he doesn't want to be just a situation with a false appearance, but to get tangible benefits, like the British Empire, colonies all over the world, become an empire on which the sun never sets!

Therefore, Zheng Wen must elevate his ocean dream to a national strategy and implement it in earnest, which is a long-term and difficult process that cannot be achieved overnight!

Because there is no precedent for ocean exploration at this time, it can only be explored slowly, although Zheng Wen also has some knowledge of the ocean in his head, but knowing and doing are two different things, knowing and doing but not necessarily succeeding, in this feudal era, wanting to do a whimsical thing to succeed is far from being as simple as you think!

Therefore, for national-level ocean exploration, Zheng Wen must take his time step by step, which requires people, materials, technology, and support. Of course, the current Daqian can be satisfied, isn't it people and ships, and related navigation technology? There are all these big cadres, and the big cadres are not a country that forbids the sea, and at this time the big cadres have naval armies, and the people have naval navigation. And support, Zheng Wen is the biggest nautical faction.

However, at this time, there are many things waiting for Zheng Wen to deal with inside and outside the court, and Zheng Wen can't focus on this area, so Zheng Wen must find someone to be specifically responsible for this part, and at this time, Jia Liang, who wrote to Zheng Wen to open the sea, made Zheng Wen's eyes shine!

Because from Jia Liang's twists and turns, Zheng Wen realized that this person still has a strong concept of the ocean in his mind, otherwise it would be impossible to see the benefits of shipping, and boldly wrote to Zheng Wen.

Because in this era, shipping is not as simple as in modern times, as long as there is a ship, a crew, and someone who can sail the ship, and then have the relevant skills.

In this era, taking Yanjing Mansion as an example, the infrastructure of shipping in Yanjing was quite weak when the imperial court had always paid little attention to shipping. If you want to open a sea transport, not to mention the relevant support of the court, you have to build sea ships, build ports, train sailors, and you have to have all these infrastructures in place. And you'll have to rebuild your fleet to keep shipping lanes safe. Otherwise, sea freight is an empty word!

But is Jia Liang really talented? Is it worth paying attention to by Zheng Wenwei?

So Zheng Wen decided to test him, and wrote in red ink on the fold: The song of the Qing has been read, and the matter of shipping is complicated, but the benefits are obvious. I also deeply agree with Qing's words, since Qing agrees with shipping, there must be a strategy, which can be directly presented to me!

Zheng Wen just wanted to see if this Jia Liang was really talented, or if he was a blind cat hitting a dead mouse. If it is the former, after reading Zheng Wen's approval, there will definitely be a specific plan for shipping submitted to Zheng Wen, as long as it is really a material plan, Zheng Wen intends to reuse this person; If it is the latter, Zheng Wen will perform the sea transportation with another person.

So Zheng Wen sent the letter back to the cabinet, and then began to review it again.

At this time, Zheng Yi walked into the imperial study, knelt on one knee, and said to Zheng Wen: "Your Majesty!" ”

"Get up! Just tell me about it, right? Zheng Wen put down the pen in his hand, looked at Zheng Yi and said.

Zheng Yi hurriedly stood up, walked in front of Zheng Wen, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Jinyiwei has activated the secret agent hidden in the Song King Zheng Zhao, and the dead soldiers who appeared in Yanjing City this time are indeed the handiwork of the Song Prince. ”

"And the purpose of Prince Song is to lead the dead soldiers to attack Daming Palace tomorrow night and kill Your Majesty!"

"Oh, just with that little person, if you want to kill me, it won't be Uncle Song who is crazy!" Zheng Wen listened, but said with some amusement.

Zheng Yi heard this, but said with a heavy face: "Your Majesty, there will be no mistake, our Jinyi Wei has confirmed it many times. This time, Song Wangye gathered about 5,000 people in Yanjing City, 3,000 of whom were absolute dead soldiers, and the others existed as a cover to attack the three granaries of Yanjing and distract the attention of the Yulin Army. ”

Zheng Wen listened, but he was silent for a long time before he spoke: "It's not that if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent, but you will have the heart of death." This good imperial uncle of mine knows that he can't escape this time, this is the last madness before he dies, it's a pity! ”

"Why is this necessary? Why do you want to make a big rebellious move, after all, it's my imperial uncle, doesn't this make it difficult for me to do? Zheng Wen said with a smile on his face.

Zheng Yi next to him looked at Zheng Wen's smile, and suddenly a chill rose from the bottom of his heart, and he hurriedly turned his head away, not daring to look at Zheng Wen's face again.

Zheng Wen said again: "Do you have any plans?" ”

"Your Majesty, what we Jinyiwei mean is to send Jinyiwei to round up the Song Wangfu now, and then hunt down and kill these dead soldiers in the capital!" Zheng Yi listened to Zheng Wen's question, and said with a firm face. Because this is the way to ensure the safety of His Majesty the Emperor with the greatest security.

Zheng Wen listened, but retorted: "It's not proper, after all, Uncle Song Wang's status is precious, how can he be so hasty?" ”

"What's more, Uncle Song's stage has been set up, if he doesn't end as soon as he sings a big play, how can I reflect my respect for him?" Zheng Wen said calmly again.

Zheng Yi understood as soon as he heard it, His Majesty meant to lure the snake out of the hole, close the door and beat the dog, set up an ambush, and completely exterminate these dead soldiers of the Song prince.

It's just that Zheng Yi hesitated a little, and then said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, but your... Safe. ”

"Isn't it yours for my safety? I am in this Daming Palace, which is the safest place in the world, and I am very safe! You go and discuss the arrangements with Li Wei and the others, I don't have to ask the specifics, I believe you! Zheng Wenshi said again.

"No! Thank you Your Majesty for your trust, and the minister will go to prepare. Zheng's eyes were red, he knelt on one knee and said loudly. This is the trust of a king.

"Go get ready!" Zheng Wen said again, Zheng Yi got up and went to prepare!

Zheng Wen sat on the chair and said to himself: "Uncle Song, let me give you a ride at the end!" ”