"In this way, not only the big families in Wenzhou, but also the people along the coast, often do some seafood trading?" Zhang Mu asked deliberately.

"Look at what you said, it's not that serious. However, as the saying goes, the people by the sea have been fishing for a living, let them go to farming, so can they have enough to eat? It's nothing more than taking risks and earning some hard-earned money to support the family. In the past few years, the government has been strict. In important coastal areas, there are health posts.

Later, it was shipbuilding and training sailors, and the commanders, inspectors, and commanders were also diligent. I've been in the shop for more than 10 years, and I've seen it several times since I was an apprentice. However, over the years, these high-ranking officials have come less and less, and it has been several years since I saw any high-ranking officials come to inspect. ”

When the man said this, he lowered his voice and said, "I heard from the officers and soldiers in the guard that they have a deal with the Japanese invaders. Secretly embezzled the funds for the imperial court's shipbuilding to do business, and the ships built a few years ago were not repaired, and now it is not known whether they can go to sea. Moreover, the craftsmen in the shipyard just outside Wenzhou said that the construction had not started for a long time. Occasionally, when a dignitary came to inspect the area, they used fishing boats to pretend to be them.

Those who are officials are not local officials, they also seem to be landlubbers, where do they know what a war ship is and what a fishing boat is? Anyway, when I came to eat, drink, and scavenge some, I patted my ass and left. In the early years, I heard that the Japanese did not dare to approach the coast at all, but now they have nothing to fear. It's not that I'm talking nonsense, but those who are soldiers, if they really see the Japanese robbers, I'm afraid that their pants will be urinated. ”

This guy seemed to know the situation of the coastal defense guard very well, and chattered to Zhang Mu.

Zhang Mu listened to it, and his heart was secretly frightened.

I know in my heart that what this guy said may not be all the truth, but there is no wind and no waves, and there is no wind, this kind of thing may not be all false.

At least judging from the fact that the Japanese have become more and more serious over the years. It is true that there is a serious problem of corruption in the border guards.

Nowadays, the smuggling of sea goods has become so rampant that a big family like the Wen family alone may not be able to support this industry, and the people along the coast are also involved in the smuggling team in order to make a living.

With interests involved, corruption will inevitably breed, and it is absolutely impossible for the so-called officers and men along the coast to turn a blind eye to such a thing.

After all, the life of the military households is also very hard, and they don't make money if they have it. Isn't that a fool?

Once corruption begins, it will slowly spread from one point to another, and the border defense will begin to fester, and it is reasonable that the Japanese are so rampant.

Moreover, if the sailors were to embezzle even the money for shipbuilding, I am afraid that the problem would be serious.

Zhang Mu remembered the middle of the Ming Dynasty. At the height of the troubles, Zhang Tingyu's "History of the Ming Dynasty" recorded this: "Fishing boats were recruited to guard the sentry. The soldiers are not trained, the ship is not professional, see Kou Bozhi. Then the wind escaped, and there was no commander to control it. Therefore, the thief's sail is all broken. ”

It seems that the problem has existed since the Hongwu period, because the north has never been completely pacified. Whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang or later Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, they didn't have the time to free up their hands to clean up the Japanese and punish corruption.

So a long-term accumulation. It led to the tragedy of the Japanese in the Zhengde period.

After all, whether it is Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di's opinion, the Japanese are just stubborn, they come by boat, nothing more than to grab some things and go back, and Meng Yuan in the north may drive them off the throne at any time, and it is in danger of their country, so the north is a big trouble.

Thinking of this, Zhang Mu couldn't help but sigh.

No matter what emperor he is, he is actually all the way, saying that he loves the people like a son, but in fact, he only cares about their throne in his heart.

Anyway, there are many people in the Celestial Empire, what is it to die a few people, what's the big deal?

To say something nice, it's called the art of trade-offs, the lesser of two evils, and the worst thing to say is that it's a matter of carelessness for human life, so what kind of wise and martial monarch is there? At best, they are just big landlords, and don't expect them to change the tide of history.

"The guards here are so rotten, don't Hangzhou and the imperial court know about it?" Zhang Mu asked curiously.

After all, the imperial historian of the Ming Dynasty is a well-known iron backbone, can they turn a blind eye to such a serious problem?

"Hey, how do ordinary people like us know about the affairs of the imperial court? The world is as black as a crow, so there are officials who don't want money when they see it? Is the money still hot? Anyway, we usually just collect some seafood from the people. It's just a small fight. The year before last, I heard that the Wen family went to sea, and they all used two-masted ships. My dear, how much do you have to earn on that trip? Give me a boat, and I'll be developed. The guy laughed.

Zhang Mu smiled bitterly and continued to choose.

He knew in his heart that the best way to completely destroy the Japanese was to open the treaty ports.

The trade impulse blockage is unbearable, the people along the coast are the people standing on the shore, and the pirates are pirates when they take off their clothes, so is it possible to kill the people along the coast?

A mud-legged farmer like Zhu Yuanzhang thinks in his heart anyway that the common people should farm honestly, and the shore of the land is not the king's land, if you go to sea, I can't control you, so what's the deal?

This is the limitation of the times, Zhu Yuanzhang in the end, his vision and knowledge cannot be compared with modern people, and he doesn't blame him.

Therefore, it is impossible to convince him to open up the sea frontier.

If you want to completely eradicate the Japanese invaders, I am afraid that we have to go a long way.

Therefore, when Zhang Mu talked to Li Yunchang about this matter, Li Yunchang persuaded him not to be impulsive and to think about it in the long run.

Although Zhang Mu looks young, he is also a person who has reached the position of mayor in the end, and he knows that he can't change anything simply by relying on his enthusiasm.

To accomplish this, it requires a long-term plan, a complete and complete system, as well as a strong sailor as the backing, and border tranquility as the background, all of which cannot be done without this.

"How strange you say you want to be these years, but today is an eye-opener, and there are monks who come to visit the kiln."

At this time, another guy brought two squires to the room to select goods, and the accent was not local, it was estimated that he had come here for business or to visit friends.

"But let's say, that monk is really called a fat one." The other whispered.

When Zhang Mu heard this, he chuckled in his heart, and said with a helpless expression on his face: "Hehe, it seems that the road is really narrow." Man, let's check out. ”

At that moment, the guy hurriedly took Zhang Mu to the front hall, and after settling the bill, Zhang Mu and Zhao Wu left here. (To be continued......)