Wang Qiong knelt on the ground in horror and shouted, "The emperor is angry, old minister...... The old minister is confused, please forgive the emperor. ”

Zhengde snorted and said: "You are really old and confused, Manthorn Jia is my Ming vassal country, and it has been occupied by people for so long, we haven't even said anything, and when I saw Su Duan's mother today, my face turned red, and you still shouted at him, suggesting that I abandon my subjects, don't you feel ashamed?" ”

Wang Qiong kowtowed again and again, Yang Yiqing was not in harmony with him, he was happy to watch the excitement, Fei Hong's old fritters, Wang Qiong clearly helped him speak just now, he didn't stand up for Wang Qiong now, but Wang Shouren stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Wang Qiong has served as the secretary of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Household and other ministries, and knows the truth of moving the whole body, especially the thorns and the high road away from my Daming Mountain, the epidemic is heavy, the sea route is vast, and the danger is everywhere, there is no perfect strategy, you should not risk the lives of tens of millions of soldiers, and then one is not good, not only will it lose the treasury, It will drag down the national fortunes, Your Majesty. ”

Zhengde nodded and said, "There is some truth in Aiqing's words, but ...... A hundred years ago, my Ming fleet used to travel back and forth to Manchurian, and even farther to the end of the sea, is it possible that after a hundred years, our fleet can't even protect its own subject country? ”

As soon as Zhengde's words came out, no one dared to take it, because this matter involved the forbidden sea, and the relationship was great.

Wang Shouren's eyes glanced at Duan Fei, but Duan Fei shook his head, this matter has nothing to do with him, without everything in place, he will not rashly suggest that Zhengde open the sea.

Someone finally stood up, it turned out to be Dongchang Guo Zhen, he said: "Has the emperor forgotten? The Ming Dynasty has forbidden the sea for decades, and for decades, a piece of sail has not been allowed to go to sea, and my Ming sea ship ...... It's nice to barely get to the Ryukyus. ”

Zhengde said angrily: "How can a great country of the Heavenly Empire fall into such a situation? I want to open the sea, I want to build big ships, I want to send the navy to drive out the Franc Pirates, take back Tuen Mun Island, and recapture Manchu Thorn! ”

"Please think twice." Duan Fei was the first to kneel, and the others were stunned for a moment, and they also bowed down, except for Guo Zhen and Zhang Rui, who all knelt on the ground and shouted: "Please think twice, ...... emperor"

Zhengde raised his eyebrows and said, "Duan Aiqing, how can you ......?"

Duan Fei lay on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, whether it is to open the sea, expand the navy, or build a big ship, it is not a matter of overnight, before opening the sea to trade, you need to make all preparations, to deal with the torrent of all countries coming to the dynasty, and you also need to prepare at least three powerful fleets, to fight against the Japanese in the east, to suppress pirates in the south, and to fight the country of thieves in the west, the emperor think about it, how long does it take to train a skilled sailor?" How much time does it take to build a big ship, not to mention that after the ship is built, it will have to go through actual combat drills, and only when it really has combat effectiveness can it go to the front line, otherwise it will be equivalent to death, these will take time, and a lot of silver will be needed, and the current treasury is beyond its means, where does the emperor plan to get silver to build sea ships to train the navy? ”

Zhengde opened his mouth, he couldn't say the word smuggling on such an occasion, right? Guo Zhen stepped forward at this time and said: "Lord Duan doesn't know, the reason why my Ming Dynasty has been empty in recent decades is precisely because someone told lies to the emperor that the sea was banned. ”

Duan Fei looked at Guo Zhen, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a sneer flashing on the face of Zhang Rui who was hiding in the dark, and suddenly understood in his heart, Guo Zhen was a eunuch after all, Zhang Rui still said that he moved, even if Guo Zhen had not completely fallen to Zhang Rui, it was just because he didn't dare to hibernate, what Guo Zhen said was so similar to what Duan Fei had said to Zhengde, in order to compete with Duan Fei, this guy actually wanted to say that Zhengde would open the sea ban and be completely controlled by the internal prison as before. Guo Zhen is the only family.

The idea is good, but the future is difficult, Duan Fei stopped making a noise after figuring it out, and no one refuted Guo Zhen for a while, Zhengde said happily: "Duan Aiqing, don't you even have anything to say?" So ......"

"Your Majesty, Guo Zhen is a bunch of nonsense, please enlighten the emperor!" Zhang Zilin, the secretary of the Criminal Department, stepped forward and refuted Guo Zhen's words as worthless, full of mistakes and omissions, Guo Zhen only had an empty framework in his hand, where could he stand up to criticism? He couldn't answer, and the others also joined the team of refutation after seeing the situation clearly, knocking Guo Zhen to the ground and stomping on it a few times.

Zhengde's face became more and more ugly, he frequently threw a look of help to Duan Fei, Duan Fei sighed in his heart, this matter can be muddied by Guo Zhen's idiot, he can't turn a blind eye to Zhengde's eyes, and after preparing for a while, he finally saw the opportunity, and stepped forward when a group of old comrades were tired of scolding and needed to take a breath, and said to Zhengde: "Your Majesty, the sea ban is to be opened, the navy is to be built, the big ship is to be built, and the Manchu Jia is to be restored, but all this needs to be done slowly, and it must not be because someone has a brain fever for a while, Messing around without the slightest preparation, Lord Zhang, the questions they raised are all right, these questions are better now than if the sea ban is really opened, don't worry, don't worry, just discuss a solution with your lords? ”

Zhengde's heart was clear, and he immediately understood what Duan Fei meant, and he followed Duan Fei's words and said: "Okay, I'm not in a hurry, it's just that the sea ban must be opened, and the full thorn plus must be restored, since you Aiqing have raised so many questions, with your wisdom, you will be able to solve them one by one, I have to listen to your methods now!" ”

Yang Yiqing bore the brunt of the attack, his intelligence was also one of the best among the people, seeing that Zhengde had made up his mind, he said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, just now Gonggong Guo said that sea trade is no different from land trade, in this case, after the opening of the sea ban, we should compare the land border trade, follow the old practice, remove the eunuchs from all over the town, and return the tax supervision power to the household department, this is the first step to open the sea ban, and the second ......"

Yang Yiqing can take more than ten steps, step by step, to completely deprive the master of ceremonies and the entire eunuch group of power, Guo Zhen is as cold as iron, and Zhang Rui's expression hiding behind Zhengde is also ugly.

Yang Yiqing's words represented the interests of the civil official group, and as soon as his words ended, the others immediately echoed and said: "What Lord Yang said is extremely true, and the minister seconded it!" ”

Zhengde's face was not very good-looking, his eyes looked at Duan Fei, only to see Duan Fei with his head down, obviously not wanting to come out, he had to look at Guo Wei again, he hadn't opened his mouth yet, Guo Wei had already knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, and said with a crying voice: "Emperor Mingjian, Lord Yang clearly wants to force the minions to death......

Guo Wei began to fight back, but he alone could not match the five talented Confucian scholars opposite, Zhang Rui had to participate, the fight was nothing more than a struggle for power and interests, Zhengde listened to it was bored, yawned, looked at Duan Fei again, and saw that he was still with his head down, as if he was dozing off, Zhengde couldn't help but ask: "Duan Aiqing, have you heard everyone's words?" Do you have any suggestions for good points? ”

Duan Fei raised his head and smiled slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, I heard the words of the adults and the two fathers-in-law just now, judging from the content of the controversy, everyone obviously thinks that the opening of the sea ban is a good thing, I wonder if the emperor heard it?" ”

Zhengde snorted and said, "I was dizzy with them, but I didn't notice it, Aiqing explained it to me." ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "The ban on opening the sea can obviously greatly increase tax revenue, otherwise why do you care so much about the tax power?" If there is more tax, it will naturally be a great thing for the country. ”

"Well," Zhengde thought for a while and said, "What Aiqing said is reasonable, it seems to be the case, since the opening of the sea ban is good for the country, why didn't anyone mention it before?" ”

Yang Yiqing's heart chuckled, and he said in a bad way, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, although the opening of the sea ban can increase taxes, there are still many harms, for example, after the opening of the sea ban, a large number of overseas treasures poured in, and the wind of extravagance resurged, which violated the thrifty atmosphere advocated by Taizu and the previous emperors, and a large inflow of silver will make prices soar, and the people will not have a good life, Your Majesty." ”

Zhengde said dissatisfiedly: "Aiqing don't be alarmist, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, the treasury was full in less than ten years, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the income at that time was more than ten times that of today, Gaozong fought in the south and the north and fought five expeditions to Mobei, and at the same time built the city of Beijing, the people are still living well, but after the ban on the sea, the treasury is becoming increasingly empty, and even the silver for quelling the chaos has to be transferred from other places, whether it is the importance of the people's customs or the importance of the society, I am no longer the time when I have just ascended the throne, you still want to use these words to coax me, This is the sin of deception, you are so bold! ”

The more Zhengde spoke, the more angry he became, and waved the jade paperweight on the dragon case to the top, fortunately, the jade was of good texture, and it was not smashed, but a corner was broken.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger......" Yang Yiqing lifted his clothes and bowed down, Duan Fei said aloud at the same time: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger, Lord Yang, they are also thinking about the society, in fact, your lordships have been arguing with the two fathers-in-law for so long just now, and they have already affirmed the importance of opening the sea ban, and the only difference is who should preside over the maritime trade, and who controls the navy and who collects taxes, isn't this simple?" Everyone is unwilling to give in, so the matter of opening the sea has been pending for a long time, as long as everyone takes a step back, the master of ceremonies presides over the trade, the military department controls the navy, and the household department and the master of ceremonies jointly control the tax power, isn't this over? ”

Zhang Rui scolded in his heart, but Yang Yiqing, Wang Qiong, and Zhang Zilin said in unison: "Your Majesty, what Lord Duan said is reasonable, except for the details, it needs to be discussed again, and Weichen seconded it." ”

Zhang Rui didn't do it, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what is this, take a step back, it is clear that they conspired to seize the power of the celebrant and eunuch, do it according to their words, sooner or later the old slaves will die without a place to be buried." ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "The father-in-law is serious, although half of the tax power is given to the household department, but after the opening of the sea ban, the tax income will not be doubled?" In the future, everyone will have money in their hands, so they don't have to pester their father-in-law all day long to ask for this and that, and they don't have to run to the emperor to ask for justice, isn't it good? Although the two departments are in charge of the tax authority at the same time, it will hinder each other and affect the efficiency, but it is ...... This is better than a monopoly and lack of supervision, which is easy to breed corruption, right??

Zhang Rui lowered his head, but his eyes shot towards Duan Fei viciously, Duan Fei winked at him and smiled, Duan Fei's words made Zhengde think it was true, Zhengde's most annoying thing was that others came to him for a trivial matter and shouted, and with Liu Jin in front, the word corruption also touched Zhengde's heartstrings, he said categorically: "Duan Aiqing is right, this matter will be done according to what Duan Aiqing said, the master of ceremonies is responsible for managing maritime trade, the sailor is still under the Ministry of War, and the tax power of the master is jointly controlled by the master of ceremonies and the household department, and you will go down to discuss the specific details yourself. Give me an answer within three days, Duan Aiqing stays, and the others can disperse. ”