After Emperor Chongzhen listened to the words of Zhang Shenyan, Li Youlan, and Huo Huapeng, he remembered the performance of some officials in Nandu and Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and when he thought about these people, he knew the connection. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Except for Zhang Shenyan, who is a native of Shanxi and has no obvious relationship with the former bigwigs of the Donglin Party, other things and officials in the southern capital have an inexplicable relationship with the Donglin Party.

Even if Zheng Sanjun is not a member of the Donglin Party, he must be a fellow traveler of the Donglin Party, otherwise he would not have been belittled by Wei Zhongxian to go to Nanjing, and Hui Shiyang and Qian Shisheng needless to say, among the current Donglin Party members, except for Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party in the opposition, these two people are high-powered.

Of course, there are many fellow travelers of the Donglin Party, or sympathizers and supporters of the Donglin Party, but at least these people are not paranoid to the extent that everything is treated as a partisan position.

At this time, after sitting on the throne and listening to the words of these people, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Apart from these three people, is there anyone else who has anything to say?" ”

As soon as the emperor's words fell, he saw a person come out of the queue and said: "The Imperial History of the Imperial History of the Imperial Court of the Imperial ”

After saying this, Xie Xuelong continued: "I think that what my colleagues said is because of choking and eating and generalizing. The imperial court opened the sea to trade, and communicated with Korea, Japan, Nanyang Fanbang, and even Taixi Zhuyi, which was more beneficial than disadvantageous for the country and the people.

"Perhaps there will be the disadvantage of turning farmland into mulberry orchards in the southeastern coastal areas, but it will not put the cart before the horse. Commercial affairs have their own laws of commercial affairs, the price of silk tea is high, the people turn to grow mulberry and tea, and the price of rice and grain is high, the people naturally turn to plough the acres.

"The minister thinks that the southeastern provinces have little arable land and dense population, and if they do not turn to business, I don't know how many people will not be able to make a living. The imperial court's policy of opening up the sea was a blessing for coastal merchants. Your Majesty need not have doubts about this matter! ”

Emperor Chongzhen saw that there were really people in the court of the Ming Dynasty, so he smiled and nodded at Xie Xuelong.

Xie Xuelong immediately bowed and saluted, and then retreated.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen saw another person walking out of the Wenchen, and this person was Jia Jichun, the deputy capital of the Imperial Procuratorate who was personally promoted by the emperor.

I only heard Jia Jichun say: "Minister Jia Jichun has a book to play!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen knew that this Jia Jichun was a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh of the Donglin Party in the court today, and many courtiers wrote to impeach him many times, but they were all stopped by the emperor one by one, so since he was promoted to the deputy capital of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he has always boasted of being a lonely minister, and he is willing to be the emperor's microphone and echo worm.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw him come out at this time, he knew that he would not oppose him, so he smiled and said, "Jia Aiqing is here!" ”

Jia Jichun said: "Before the minister's advice, there is something I want to explain to Your Majesty!" I just don't know if to talk about it? ”

Emperor Chongzhen said in a positive tone: "Jia Aiqing is the deputy capital of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and there is nothing unspeakable in the world. Aiqing has something to say! ”

At this time, Jia Jichun bowed and saluted, and then said: "At the beginning of the opening of the sea in Longqing, there were many arguments in the court. At that time, the pros and cons of the opponents were similar to those of their colleagues. It has now been more than 70 years since the opponents worried about the reversal of the cart before the horse, and the fact that the program is often corrupted, has not seen any loss, and the southeastern provinces are still endowed with great wealth for us.

"And the Furang cannon, Hongyi cannon, and flintlock musket that were introduced into my Ming Dynasty by Taixi Zhuyi have all become the militaristic weapons of my Ming Dynasty's Eastern Imperial Jianyu and Xiping's thieves. It is because the minister thinks that the sea is open to trade, and I exchange my endless supply of silk, tea, and porcelain for rice from the South Seas and equipment from Taixi, and the minister thinks that it is beneficial and harmless. ”

Speaking of this, Jia Jichun bowed again, and then said: "Therefore, the opposition of all colleagues in Shicai is incomprehensible to the ministers, and among the ministers, there are many sensational suspicions. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was very sure that this Jia Jichun must have something to say, so he lost no time in asking: "What does Jia Aiqing think is the suspicion?" ”

When Jia Jichun heard this, he knew that he had bet on the emperor's mind again this time, so he suddenly relaxed, and said in a deep voice: "At the beginning of the opening of the sea in Longqing, although the opponents of the opening of the sea were high-sounding and said many reasons, in the final analysis, it was just a sharp word that was making trouble!

"Although the opening of the sea by the imperial court is beneficial to the coastal merchants and the taxes of the imperial court, it is extremely unfavorable to the wealthy merchants in the southeast. The imperial court opened the sea, and ordinary merchants could go to the sea to trade, and there was no longer a huge profit from the monopoly of goods in the sea trade.

"Your Majesty is a British lord who has not been met in a hundred years, and he should know that before the sea ban was opened, the civil sea trade in the southeast was repeatedly banned, and many wealthy merchants and magnates on the southeast coast colluded with pirates to engage in smuggling trade.

"These people should have supported the opening of the sea, but in fact, they were the ones who opposed the opening of the sea in Longqing. They befriended the courtiers with great profits, and the courtiers spoke out against them. In the end, thousands of miles of sea frontier along the southeast coast, only one month of port was opened, and the rest of the places were finally gone. This old matter, if Your Majesty has a heart, you can check the actual records of Longwan. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Jia Aiqing, do you know who was the most opposed among the courtiers back then? ”

Jia Jichun said: "The minister can't know the root of the past in the Wanli period of Longqing, but as far as the minister knows, the most fierce opponents are Zhang Siwei and Wang Chonggu.

These two people were born in Shanxi and were rich merchants, and they should know the most about the heavy profits of commercial trade, but they repeatedly opposed the opening of the sea to trade, so they couldn't help but think about the strangeness and suspicion. In the end, it's just a private word! ”

"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! Syllable! After listening to Jia Jichun's words, Emperor Chongzhen sat on the throne, applauded, and said: "Jia Aiqing is right!" I see that some people nowadays are indeed selfish, and everything is right or wrong, but whether it is beneficial to them or not. Those who are beneficial to themselves dare to do it even if they bring disaster to the country and the people, and those who are unfavorable to themselves do not do it even if they are meritorious in the present and beneficial in the future. Who is hateful of such people! ”

As soon as the emperor's words fell, the three ministers including Li Guoyi, the first assistant of the cabinet standing in the front row, took the lead in kneeling down and said: "The ministers are dedicated to the public, and they dare not be selfish, please calm your anger!" ”

Several ministers in the front row knelt down, and dozens of other ministers also knelt on the ground with a cheer, and said together: "The ministers are dedicated to the public, and they dare not be selfish, please calm your anger!" ”

Seeing them like this, Emperor Chongzhen sighed, waved his hand and said, "I am not talking about the Qing Wait, the Qing Wait does not have to be like this. Flatten! ”

After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen said to Jia Jichun: "Aiqing has something to say!" ”

So Jia Jichun continued: "Reading history can be wise, and learning from the past can be known!" The minister thought that behind those who opposed the imperial court's opening of the sea to trade today, there may also be hidden ulterior motives.

"And this plot is just his own selfish interests, or the selfish interests of a group of wealthy businessmen and tycoons in the southeast, and the reasons for opposing it will definitely not be as high-sounding as it is said on the surface!"

As soon as Jia Jichun finished saying this, he heard Huo Huapeng and Li Youlan, who had been kneeling beside him, suddenly scolded him angrily: "Jia Jichun, you eunuch remnant!" You're spewing blood and framing Zhongliang! ”

Jia Jichun listened to Huo Huapeng and Li Youlan's angry reprimands, smiled faintly, and then said: "The clear ones are self-purifying, and the turbid ones are self-turbid, there is no selfishness, what are you afraid of!" ”

After saying this, Jia Jichun bowed again and said: "After the opening of the sea to trade, the imperial court will take the heavy profits of the sea trade market, and those who are motivated by public will not have such fierce opposition." In his opinion, only those whose interests have been damaged will oppose it most fiercely. And after the imperial court opened the sea to trade, it is self-evident who is the one who suffers the most interests. ”

At this time, Huo Huapeng also protested again and said: "Jia Jichun lives the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, full of nonsense, insinuating and attacking colleagues with hearsay, and asking Your Majesty to cure him for the crime of false speech!" ”