Zhu Houzhao has done a lot of bastard things, this is a big truth, and looking at the momentum of his character development, he will continue to do bastard things in the future, but such bastard things as digging the corner of his own foundation make Zhu Houzhao, who has always been a bastard, hesitate.

Under the whole world, it is not the king's land. The entire Ming Empire is his, thousands of miles of coastline is also his, the small countries around the sea are all regarded as the suzerainty of the Ming Dynasty, and every year the envoy is sent to congratulate Bi respectfully, nominally, thousands of miles of coastline is simply Zhu Houzhao's reasonable and legal back garden, today Qin Kan mentioned this, Zhu Houzhao found that he actually wanted to sneak in his own back garden to engage in smuggling......

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao always had a very weird feeling in his heart, as if he had gone to his own house to be a thief, and he was a bit too bastard.

Qin Kan saw Zhu Houzhao's hesitant expression, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, there must be a rule for everything, from the small market rules to the national laws, these are all rules, no rules are not a circle, Your Majesty's rule over the country can only be maintained for a long time by relying on the rules, and my Ming Dynasty's thousands of miles of coastline is now in chaos, there are Japanese robbers, big businessmen who collude with money and power, and small fishermen who take risks. Why has the vast ocean of my Ming Dynasty become a haven for pirates and smugglers, and the influence of the true dragon emperor is not seen in the slightest on the ocean? ”

Zhu Houzhao's voice was a little hoarse: "So, you mean to meddle in the ocean?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, although the ocean is chaotic, it contains huge profits, and an ordinary Jiangnan silk can only be sold for one or two cents of silver in the Ming Dynasty. But loaded into a sea ship and sold to the Ryukyus in Japan, this silk is worth twenty taels of silver, and there is no market, your Majesty thinks about it, over the years, those officials who colluded with Zhejiang and Fujian merchants have secretly fished out how much silver, it is not too much to say that it is rich and rivals the country, and His Majesty is a dignified tomorrow, wants to build a dilapidated palace, wants to build a gorgeous garden, and the inner library has to pick the rope from between the teeth to save the silver in order to meet His Majesty's requirements. Obviously, we can earn this money reasonably and legally. Why did those corrupt officials put themselves in their pockets? ”

After Zhu Houzhao was instigated by Qin Kan's words, his face gradually turned red, and he was obviously very angry.

"You're right, I said last month that I would expand the Leopard Room by more than 30 palaces. As a result, not only did the Manchu ministers say that they are arrogant and luxurious. And Neku couldn't even come up with the money. said that it was necessary to wait for the mining tax and silver to enter Beijing after the autumn before the money could be started, but at that time, I sat all night, and I only felt that this emperor deserved to be so aggrieved. And those ministers are full of benevolence and morality, but behind their backs they put such huge profits from shipping into their pockets silently, and in turn accuse me of arrogance and luxury, these old brutes should be killed! That's right, they can make money, why can't I? ”

Qin Kan said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise, what we have to do is not only smuggling, but more importantly, to establish our own power, until the huge sea area is up to us, with this power, we can attack the pirates and pirates from afar, and if we retreat, we can protect our coastal people, and when the power reaches a certain level, we can even control the price of commodities, and teach those ministers who are full of benevolence and morality but collude with businessmen to go to sea without losing money......"

Only then did Zhu Houzhao understand Qin Kan's deep meaning, glanced at him and said, "It turns out that you have this idea, you can damage it...... You're saying that this is not just for the purpose of private trade with neighboring countries, right? ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers are bold, the ancestors are not necessarily all right, because of the situation, the ocean, is a huge treasure cave, it has a huge danger, but also contains a huge treasure, I have such a vast ocean is a gift from God, God's gift is not for us to rest on our laurels, closed off the country, my Ming finance is stretched everywhere, why ignore this huge treasure cave? The reason why the minister proposed to prosper Tianjin, expand the city, and build a deep port, its intention is also this, under His Majesty, in the far west, the royal families of European countries have encouraged private ships to explore the sea, and now it is the beginning of the Age of Discovery, and we can no longer lag behind......"

Zhu Houzhao's expression was quite shocked, and he muttered: "The Age of Discovery......"

"There is a fish in Beiming, and its name is Kun. The Kun is so big that I don't know how many thousands of miles it is...... There are too many strange things waiting for us to explore in this world, the so-called great voyage, is to discover them, conquer them, trade with neighboring countries is only the first step we have to take in the future, many years later, when we find out how big this world is, how vast the ocean is, Your Majesty will know what kind of great wealth you have, just wait for you to reach out and take it. ”

Zhu Houzhao was moved by Qin Kan's words, and his nostrils were wide open and he was panting.

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Houzhao suddenly calmed down, looked at Qin Kan and said with a wry smile: "You are really good at provoking people, and you have said so much, doesn't the implication just want to open the sea ban?" Qin Kan, this matter is very serious, it doesn't matter if you talk to me in private, this kind of idea must not be propagated everywhere, otherwise those civil officials will inevitably unite against you and ban the sea...... It's not that easy. ”

Qin Kan said with a smile: "Everything is difficult at the beginning, the minister talked about these things with His Majesty today, which is the first step to open the sea ban, this step is very important, the minister believes that many years later, the history books will record the step that the minister took today." ”

Zhu Houzhao sighed and said: "I have no problem with entering the sea to trade, I have enough two components, and you and the nobles will divide the rest, as for the matter of opening the sea ban, there is a long way to go, put it aside for the time being, to be honest, this hornet's nest even I don't dare to poke ......."

Qin Kan smiled and nodded in response.

Pointing to the door, Zhu Houzhao said with a sad face: "The most troublesome thing now is those guys kneeling outside, and I am like digging up their ancestral ......graves."

Qin Kan said very authoritatively: "Your Majesty, believe me, after digging their ancestral graves, they will never be so calm as they are now......

Zhu Houzhao said sadly: "What should I do? Qin Kan, hurry up and get an idea, Ning Guogong must be sealed, these guys outside are so gagged by them? ”

Qin Kanhun waved his hand indifferently: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, don't worry about this little thing, the minister will go home and think of a way to send them away." Teach them to be angry and honestly suffer a dumb loss. ”

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Qin Kan didn't go through the main entrance when he left the leopard room, but left through the side door, he really didn't bother to rub his tongue with the ministers at the door, and he also knew what a provocation he was to the civil officials when he said "I will take it" at the door of the leopard room just now.

But...... After saying that, he never regretted being an official, he was so high that he didn't even dare to say a domineering word, what is the point of being an official?

Sitting in the official sedan chair, Qin Kan in the sedan chair quietly showed a smile.

Today can be regarded as planting a seed in Zhu Houzhao's heart to open the sea ban. The next step is to wait for the seed to take root and sprout. Once Zhu Houzhao made up his mind to open the sea, Qin Kan would inevitably sweep away all obstacles in the court, even if he held a butcher's knife and his hands were stained with blood, this is the price that must be paid for the progress of the times.

As for the prosperity of Tianjin. Expand the city. Build a deep port. Sea-building ship...... These are all the foreshadowing for the future Ming Navy, with a real sense of the Ming Navy, the southeast coast of the plague can be fundamentally eliminated. For the Ming Dynasty to open the sea ban to remove the most difficult sea obstacles, once the sea ban is opened, the treasury will be slowly filled, and the products from all over the world will continue to enter the Ming Dynasty, imperceptibly, the Ming Dynasty will definitely have earth-shaking changes.

There's still a lot to do...... Qin Kan smiled and rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, it has only been more than three years since he entered the court, he has become more and more tired, and he feels as if he has lived a whole life, and his current state of mind is much older than when he was still in Shanyin for three meals a day.

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The official sedan chair swayed, and Qin Kan sat drowsy in the sedan chair.

The mahogany wall outside the car knocked lightly a few times, and Ding Shun's respectful voice came.

"Master Hou, the Jinyi Wei spy sent a message from Nanchang......"

"Say."

"King Ning's three guards and horses really have signs of mobilization, not only that, the spies have investigated several times inside and outside the city, and found that King Ning's soldiers and horses are not only three guards, maybe more, King Ning these days in the name of inviting banquets, the palace chief Shi and staff frequently enter and leave the palace, often discuss with King Ning all night, at the same time, King Ning also stepped up to loot the money and food in the fiefdom, all signs show that King Ning has been revealed."

Qin Kan sneered: "Are you finally going to do it?" If he wants to be the co-owner of this country, he still lacks a good pair of teeth......"

Thinking of King Ning's rebellion, Qin Kan suddenly remembered another person, in this upcoming war, this person's role must not be less.

"How long has Wang Shouren been working as a postman in Guizhou Longchang?"

"It's been two years."

"Two years, hasn't this guy become a saint? The upgrade is too slow......"

"What...... What upgrades? ”

Qin Kan ignored him and muttered, "Whether he is sanctified or not, he should come back......"

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Wang Shouren's upgrade is indeed very slow, this kind of thing can't be rushed, even Wang Shouren himself has gradually calmed down from the impatience at the beginning, and he has become more and more indifferent to the confusion in his mind.

Longchang is located in a very remote place in Guizhou, these belong to Guiyang Xiuwen County, said to be the county seat, in fact, this is a barren place, in addition to the deep mountains and old forests are carrying bamboo baskets on their backs occasionally pass by the Miao people of the post station, the vicinity of Longchang is the main settlement of the Miao people, there are few Han people, and the Miao people have been oppressed by the Han government for a long time, so they are quite hostile to the Han people.

Wang Shouren lives in such a bad environment, if he later knows that this is his close friend Qin Kan specially sent him here in order to hone him, Wang Shouren will probably copy the knife from Guizhou all the way to Beijing.

When he was just relegated to the dragon field, Wang Shouren's situation was very miserable, he took a simple luggage to wade through mountains and rivers, came to this almost deserted and abandoned post station, and just built a bamboo house by himself, which was demolished by the unfriendly Miao people that night, Wang Shouren is a post Cheng, although the post is not an official child, but in the eyes of the Miao people, the official child who does not enter the product is also an official, and the Han officials are their enemies.

The bamboo house was demolished, Wang Shouren was not angry, Ha Luha smiled and continued to build another bamboo house in the same place, the result was still demolished, after repeated three times, Wang Shouren deeply admired the Miao people's perseverance in demolition, so he simply rolled up the bunk and lived in a cave on the Longgang mountainside next to the Longchang Station.

This time the Miao people did not demolish it again, one is too difficult to forcibly demolish the cave, the second is that this Han dog official seems to be a good bully, the Miao people have been bullied to no sense of accomplishment, no sense of satisfaction, three Miao people are usually very busy with work, the forced demolition of the Han house is purely voluntary labor, no one pays them wages, think about it is a bit uneconomical to compete with this Han dog official......

Facts have proved that Yaren is Yaren, Wang Shouren even mixed to the point of primitive people living in the downfall, do not forget to make themselves as elegant as possible, so he himself lived in the cave he nicknamed "Yangming Xiaodongtian", because he often played in the cave to study the Book of Changes, so it was nicknamed "play Yi Wo", this name and Qinglou are quite similar, I don't know what Wang Shengren thought of when he took the name......

Later, Wang Shouren took the initiative to help the local Miao people pave the way to build houses and repair water conservancy, the essence is still very simple and kind Miao people gradually moved by this Han dog official, Wang Shouren won the respect of the Miao people, one day with the Miao people drinking everyone drank too much, the Miao leader rolled his tongue and told Wang Shouren, move back from the cave, the Miao people promise not to demolish your house again.

So Wang Shouren happily moved back to the post station from the cave, and the Miao people not only did not demolish his house, but took the initiative to help him build a house.

A house made of bamboo rises from the ground, Wang Shouren still does not change the intolerable problem of elegance, the house is named "He Ugly Xuan", take the meaning of "the gentleman dwells in it, he has it", and a pavilion is set up outside the house, and the pavilion is called "Gentleman's Pavilion".

A guy who is in such a deplorable situation and still likes to make a stinky name everywhere, there is still a certain reason for being degraded, he can't say that he deserves it, at least he should be slapped a few more times by life.

Spring rain is as expensive as oil.

On a soft afternoon in the spring rain, Wang Shouren leaned in front of the door with his bare feet and looked at the continuous rain outside, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

It's been almost two years...... It has been almost two years since he was demoted to this post station, and the servants of the Wang family in Beijing personally sent a letter saying that Liu Jin had been Ling Chi, and the eunuchs in the DPRK and China had been purged, and there was no name of Wang Shouren in all the happy news.

Myself...... Has it been forgotten by the world? (To be continued......)