Zeng Hongyi talked a lot about how to guard against Zheng Zhilong's repeated threats and threats, and he also wantonly "digressed" in the second "defense" and "incidentally" summed up the emperor's and ministers' unified understanding of the importance of Taiwan and the Ryukyus. Even so, Fu Lin, as the host of the Imperial Council, keenly analyzed the clues of the "son" on Zheng Chenggong: This third defense is aimed at his King Haicheng!

Since the young emperors of the "wise and martial arts" have "guessed" that Xiao Xuanye's third "defense" is to be used on Zheng Sen's head, Hongyi will hurry up and get to the point!

"Huang Ama, the three defenses of the sons and ministers are to prevent them from entrenching in Fujian, and take it as the foundation."

"Entrenched in Fujian? Since he is crowned king, there must be a realm for his father and son, right? If you don't let them be in Fujian, where are you going? Besides, I have already issued an order to allow him to be stationed in Fujian, as exemplified by the three feudatories. "Fu Lin can't think of a way.

"Emperor Ama, the ministers implore the emperor, the example of the three feudatories in this Fujian must be more flexible." Hongyi once again seemed unrelenting, hurriedly got up and left his seat, knelt down and pleaded.

"Xuan Ye is not in a hurry, get up and explain in detail why you have to be flexible." Fu Lin did not pretend to be unhappy this time, but had a pleasant face, waiting for Xuan Ye to answer his questions.

"Huang Ama, a province in Fujian, was originally barren, why did it begin to flourish in the Tang and Song dynasties, especially in the former Ming Dynasty, and to this day? This is what the original committee needs to understand. ”

"Oh? Didn't you say that after the well-dressed people crossed to the south, there were many people colonizing the land, and there were also people who went to the sea to trade, so it became prosperous? "Fu Lin was a little confused. can only follow his son's train of thought.

"Your Majesty, Ryukyu transits trade and makes profits, after all, it is not far from Fujian." Deming said that he used his brains, and sure enough, he found a very reasonable reason, and hurriedly came out to give advice to Fu Lin.

"That's right! Dao Mo is reasonable. After the culture, there are many talents, and the east is blessed with the sea, Fujian has this person and the geographical advantage, and it is natural to be prosperous for a while! Fu Lin nodded at Deming, and was a little closer.

"Emperor Ama Shengming. But why in the Ming Dynasty, the coastal areas of Fujian were first closed to the sea and then opened to the sea. But always going back and forth around this Fujian? Could it be such as Jiangnan and Shandong. Isn't it a gathering of talents and convenient access to the sea? Why is it a corner of Fujian? "Hongyi went one step further.

"This ...... Ladies and gentlemen, I was really asked by the second elder brother for a while. Hehe, do any of you know the reason, let's hear it. "Fulin asked several Hanchen for help.

Several Hanchen were like schoolchildren who had been named at this time. Qi Qi lowered his head and was silent in thought. It's not that they are shallow and unable to answer. Rather, each of them has moved their minds. Thinking carefully about the deep meaning behind Xiao Xuanye's question - there is no way, every time this little guy asks a question, it seems that he has to habitually hide a big foreshadowing. You have to be careful!

If you talk about which province has the most Jinshi in the Ming generation, Zhejiang is the first to be recommended, with a total of 3,697 people. After that, the top six in the "first group" are: Jiangxi, ranked second, with 3,114 people; Jiangsu third, 2,977; Fujian can be ranked fourth, with 2,374 people; It was followed by Shandong, the "hometown of Confucius and Mencius", with a total of 1,763 people; Henan ranked sixth, with 1,729 people. According to the administrative division of the Shunzhi Dynasty in the early Qing Dynasty, Zhejiang and Jiangsu are both "Jiangnan", which is far ahead of the "first group" of the geographical distribution of Jinshi in the country. But within the top six, Jiangxi and Henan are not close to the sea, so they can't be an example, and Hongyi can only choose Jiangnan and Shandong.

If we talk about coastal ports, in fact, there was Ningbo Port [1] in Jiangsu in the Ming Dynasty and Dengzhou Port [2] in Shandong, both of which were once very prosperous, but unfortunately they were all limited to Japanese troubles and were finally abandoned. It is impossible for the Hanchens present to be unclear about this.

"Hehe, Xuan Ye, not only did you pass the test of Huang Ama in this question, but even my humerus ministers were stunned by your question, haha!" Fu Lin was silent by Han Chen's contemplation, and thought that everyone was saving face for him.

"Your Majesty, can Weichen try to answer?" Just when Hongyi is ready to talk to himself, there is a person who has been overlooked to stand out!

"Oh, Wei Zhouzuo! Hehe, okay, you also worked as an official in the former Ming Dynasty, and you are the ......" Fulin has not been very concerned about this Ministry of Industry Han Shangshu, and he almost regarded him as a professional jishu cadre, and he didn't care too much, so he said casually.

"Outside the household department, in the household department." Wei Zhouzuo said two words dryly.

"What?" Fu Lin was not annoyed by this way of answering without honorifics, but he was a little surprised.

"If the minister returns to the emperor, Weichen has been a member of the household department in the former Ming Dynasty." This time, the Jishu cadres came back and applied a fixed response mode, adding a "hat" in front of it.

"Oh......" Fu Lin was speechless.

"The minister asks the emperor for permission to answer the questions of the emperor's second son." Wei Zhouzuo seems to be a master who admits death.

"Okay, let's talk." Fu Lin lightly agreed.

"Huh! In the Ming Dynasty, the sea ban has been around for a long time, but it was not the second son of the emperor who said that the ban was reopened. "The first sentence made Hongyi unable to get off the stage.

"Xuan Ye asks for advice!" You Wei Zhouzuo, where did I offend you? Let's see if you're right!

"In the opinion of the following ministers, the so-called Jinghai policy of the former Ming Dynasty is tight and loose, and there is no order!"

Hongyi is so angry! When it's loose and when it's tight? Isn't that still a ban and reopened!

"The minister thought that during the Hongwu period of the former Ming Dynasty, the sea ban was first implemented and gradually strengthened. Yongle seems to be loose and tight, and it seems that Zheng He went to the West to open the sea ban, but in fact it is not. The edict of Emperor Yongle on the throne clearly stated: In recent years, people from the navy have often gone down privately and traveled to foreign countries. Not in the future. The first division is prohibited by the Hongwu case. In the first month of the second year of Yongle (1404), a ban was issued on private sea vessels, and the original sea vessels were changed to flat-headed boats. There is a division to prevent it from entering and leaving. Changing the original sea ship to a flat-headed ship is a method of drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, and the flat-headed ship cannot sail in the open ocean, so it will cut off the way for the domestic military and civilians to go to the sea privately, and only make the tributary sea ships unimpeded. ”

Wei Zhouzuo showed his true colors as a Jishu cadre and expounded his views from the perspective of sea ship equipment, which aroused Hongyi's favor!

After the Xuande to Zhengde period. Although the Ming court still issued many orders to prohibit the sea, it had little effect, and the people's private trade at sea gradually flourished. Until the Jiajing period, the plague of the Japanese invaders intensified, and even reached its peak. The 'Japanese tribute' incident that occurred in Ningbo in the second year of Jiajing caused the Ming court to worry, so it repeatedly issued a ban on the sea, making the sea ban far stricter than before. Even so, the people's smuggling and the plague were mixed, and in the end, a ban could only be a virtual reality. ”

Hongyi secretly thought: This Wei Zhouzuo's vision is indeed profound, and he has seen the essence of the problem - the smuggling of the people is mixed with the troubles!

And so. The first year of Longqing in the former Ming Dynasty. The governor of Fujian wrote a letter requesting that the ban be lifted and was approved. The reasons for this are, first, the fruit of the people's calamity. In fact, most of the Japanese are coastal people, and most of their leaders are coastal tycoons. Even the officials of the imperial court believed that the cause of the troubles was caused. It is the consequence of the sea ban. The so-called 'dwellers of the sea. Recently, the sea ban has been too strict. The fishing wood is impassable, and his physiology is declining, and he turns into a thief. Tan Lun, the governor of Fujian, also said: "The Fujian people live by the sea. They are not allowed to eat unless they are in the sea. Since the ban has been strict, and the nearby marine fishermen have all been blocked, so the people are poor and the thieves are rising. It is not surprising that the whole court knew this way, and the sea was opened. ”

"The two are needed for the passage of silver. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, although gold, silver, and copper coins have been banned, they have been in vain. The demand for silver during the Yongli period was so great that it was not enough to fill the deficit if it was not open to the sea. Third, the risk of a deficit in the treasury. After Jiajing, the emperor lived a luxurious life, officials were corrupt, and the treasury at all levels existed in name only. Opening the sea and setting up customs to collect taxes is already a great solution to such a crisis. There are many ports along the coast of Fujian, and many people go to sea, so the sea ban is repeated, especially in Fujian. If there are any mistakes or omissions, please correct the second son of the emperor! ”

Wei Zhouzuo was concise and concise, and explained the beginning and end of the forbidden sea opening of the entire Ming Dynasty and its reasons clearly!

"Xuan Ye admires it so much!" Not only Hongyi, but even the emperor was impressed by this stuffy gourd jishu cadre who had been silent.

"However, Xuan Ye still has one more thing to think about, it is the unique geographical advantages of Fujian, so that the ancient Ming court can rest assured and boldly release the sea ban here." Hongyi felt that Wei Zhouzuo's answer was not very suitable for his own purpose, so he went into battle in person.

"Oh? Wei Aiqing sat down to rest and listen to what Xuan Ye had to say. Calling him by name has become Aiqing, which shows the change in attitude.

"Huh!" Wei Zhouzuo, who didn't know about thanksgiving, sat down honestly to rest - what a sincere person!

"Since the Ming Dynasty, the Nanyang countries have been particularly fond of the products of the Central Plains and have come to trade with the DPRK. However, the amount and style of the things given back by the imperial court cannot be as desired. As a result, private trade flourished. However, although private trade can enrich the people, it cannot strengthen the country. If all the countries of Nanyang have benefited from the smuggling of the people, who will come all the way to him to pay tribute? Therefore, the Ming court strictly implemented the policy of restricting the maritime trade of the people for a long time, except for a small number of foreign merchants who could engage in exploration and trade, and the people were forbidden to go to sea. As Lord Wei said, even if the sea ban had to be reopened later, the Ming court still had a lot of brains about choosing to open the sea there. "Hongyi is not like Wei Zhouzuo who still has some concerns, and he has no fear of all kinds of Qianming.

"Oh? Could it be Fujian? "The studious and clever emperor has learned to answer!

"Emperor Ama Shengming! It is Fujian, all in southern Fujian! Southern Fujian, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, and Quanzhou are quite close to each other, all are located in the lower reaches of Jinjiang and Jiulong rivers, the landform is flat and soothing, the coast is long and tortuous, and there are many harbors and islands, and it has been a very heavy commercial port in the south since the Song Dynasty. The most important thing is that the Xiazhangquan area faces the vast sea, leans against the mountains, and the sea is unimpeded, and the land is full of passes! Xuan Ye zuihou's words can be described as thought-provoking in one sentence!

Everyone didn't speak, silently reminiscing about the kung fu, Hongyi continued:

"Master Shicai Wei said that during the Qinglong period, Tan Lun, the governor of Fujian, said in his "Unfinished Matters in the Aftermath of the Article Chen to Prepare for a Distant Strategy in an Attempt to Prevent Public Security": 'Fujian people live by the sea, and they are not allowed to eat unless they travel to and from the sea.'" Later, in the Wanli year, Chen Zizhen, who was the governor of Fujian, also said: "Fujian Province is narrow and densely populated, and grains are scarce. Therefore, the people of the border sea all regard the ship as their home and the sea as their ....... Once the policy of banning the sea is strictly enforced, the people's livelihood will be depressed, and the situation will be poor, and it will inevitably be screaming. In fact, in the Jiajing War, there were also many Fujianese. ”

"Fujian is a province, hills, mountains are all over, many mountains and few fields, the people's livelihood depends on the supply of foreign places, Xiamen, Zhangquan three places can be described as remote places. In fact, the reason why the Ming Dynasty opened the sea ban here is, as Xu Fuyuan, the governor of Fujian later admitted, that 'in the middle of the pass, the law of the ban.' 'By opening up the people's overseas trade in Xiazhangquan, southern Fujian, which is far from the interior and separated by heavy mountains, it will be possible to effectively impose a strict maritime ban on other parties. ”

"Therefore, the third defense of Erchen is the great defense in the three places of southern Fujian, Xiamen, and Zhangquan!"

The big defense of Xiamen Zhangquan is actually going to break the old roots of Zheng's heroism!

[1] Ningbo Port, formerly known as "Mingzhou Port" in the Ming Dynasty, flourished in the Song and Yuan dynasties. After entering the Ming Dynasty, in the fourteenth year of Hongwu (1381), in order to avoid the "Ming" national name, the Ming Prefecture was changed to Ningbo Mansion. Because Mingzhou has "Dinghai County", taking the meaning of "Hai Dingzhi Boning", the original Mingzhou Prefecture still governs Yin County as Ningbo Prefecture. The name of Ningbo began here.

[2] Dengzhou Port is actually Penglai Port. Penglai Port, formerly known as Dengzhou Port, was an important foreign trade port and military fortress in ancient northern China. In the Tang Dynasty, it was as famous as Quanzhou, Yangzhou and Mingzhou in southern China, and was called the four major ports in China, or the "four major treaty ports". [Regarding these four major treaty ports, it seems that there is no consensus on the Internet, some say that it is Guangzhou, Yangzhou, Dengzhou, Mingzhou, and some say that it is Guangzhou, Jiaozhou (in present-day Vietnam), Dengzhou, Mingzhou, and so on. Even Shandong is said to be from Guangzhou, Jiaozhou, Dengzhou, and Mingzhou, to name a few. But Mingzhou and Dengzhou should be on the list, there is no doubt about it. (To be continued......)