Money.

Today's Ming Dynasty not only has food, but also lacks money.

There is a lack of money everywhere!

Make firearms, no money!

Food and supplies, no money!

Drought relief, no money!

Throughout the nearly 300-year history of the Ming Dynasty, except for the emperors of the early Ming Dynasty, every emperor has been worried about money all the time!

To tell the truth, if Chongzhen had money back then, the Ming Dynasty probably wouldn't have perished so early, and Wu Sangui might not have rebelled.

But looking at the emperors of the Ming Dynasty for more than ten generations, there is an emperor who doesn't worry much about money!

That is Emperor Wanli, the grandfather of the Emperor of the Apocalypse!

The reason why Emperor Wanli didn't worry about money was not because he was very diligent, nor because he knew how to do taxes and made a lot of money.

On the contrary, the Wanli Emperor can also be called the Ming Dynasty...... No, he can even be called the laziest emperor in China!

There is only one reason why Emperor Wanli was able to get a lot of silver, so that he didn't worry about money.

That is, he closed the sea ban of the Ming Dynasty, so that the people could go to the sea to fish!

Every boat, as long as you pay the money, you can go wherever you want!

Even later, the eunuchs who went to collect taxes said that our Ming ship is getting bigger and bigger, and the goods that used to be pulled by two ships are now enough for one boat!

For this reason, Wanli also felt that he had suffered a big loss and raised the ship tax!

As soon as the ship tax is high, the people will build bigger ships, and Wanli will levy higher taxes!

Back and forth, the shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty at that time soared!

But somehow, last night, Bi Liwang was shocked to find some of the government information brought to him by Wei Zhongxian's trustees!

Wanli, the emperor who personally abolished the sea ban, but he fucking opened the sea ban!

Now the Ming Dynasty has banned the sea, and the ban is even dead!

To tell the truth, in the past, there was no sea ban in the Chongzhen period and it persisted for more than ten years, but now if Chongzhen is really put on the throne, it will be good to last for three years!

But what about forbidden death, Bi Liwang is not a person who comes according to the rules.

"The food of the border soldiers is of course important, even if the palace is as poor as before and wears a patch dress again, it has to make up for the food for the border soldiers.

However, if you want to make up for the food, you have to have money in the palace!

The imperial court can't collect the taxes, where should this grain sound start?

This palace intends to abolish the ban on the sea! Open the sea to trade! Tax system, one out of ten. What do you think? ”

regretted it, since the opening of the sea ban was said, Bi Liwang regretted it.

As soon as that passage was spoken, the situation began to develop in an uncontrollable direction.

When it comes to opening up the sea for trade, the situation is still relatively controllable.

Nearly 90 percent of the officials present agreed to open the sea for trade, while the rest said that the ancestral system could not be abolished.

At that time, Bi Liwang used the power of the royal family to forcibly suppress those opposing voices.

Then, without waiting for Bi Liwang, the queen, to give orders, they actually recommended to Bi Liwang who would be the tax collector!

Or, who should be in charge of the maritime business.

The Zhejiang Party, the Chu Party, the Qi Party, the Qin Party, the Eunuch Party, and the Donglin Party are directly copied!

Because they all want to let themselves 'recommend' the people to manage the maritime business.

The various parties directly fought into a mess, one moment accusing the other party of disloyalty and filial piety, the other party accusing the other party of inappropriate life, and the other saying that the talents they elected were high-minded, rich and rich, standing out from the crowd, strategizing, virtuous, well-informed, literary and martial, outstanding, independent, approachable, helpful, righteous and perfect!

What's more, those who originally opposed the opening of maritime commerce also jumped out to participate in this melee!

War of words.

Seeing such a situation where he didn't take himself seriously, Bi Liwang directly announced his retirement from the dynasty, put aside his burden, and returned to the harem.

It's okay to ignore the royal family, but they are fighting for power in front of their own queen, and they can't bear it!

Let the people you recommend manage the maritime business, to put it bluntly, it's not the protection of officials!

I recommend you, you have to be my umbrella and let me profit from it!

I can't bear it!

Now Bi Liwang finally feels Chongzhen's words before he dies in a TV series he once watched!

'All officials in the world should be killed!' ’

Since announcing his retirement from the dynasty, a nameless anger has been burning in Bi Liwang's heart!

The moment he walked to the door of the dormitory, Bi Liwang finally clenched his fists unbearably and punched at the gate of the dormitory!

Sawdust flew, and the door panel exploded directly in front of Bi Liwang, and countless wood fibers were scattered in the air.

Seeing this, passing around, the palace maids who were serving Bi Liwang behind him couldn't help but tighten their necks.

That punch down...... Absolutely dead!

"Ahh

Bi Liwang sighed heavily.

"Mother."

At this time, Wei Zhongxian's voice suddenly came from behind.

"Something?"

Bi Liwang glanced back, and Wei Zhongxian felt a piercing chill inside.

"...... Slave...... The slave only had a few words to say about the lifting of the sea ban. ”

“……”

Bi Liwang didn't react and continued to look directly at Wei Zhongxian.

"Thing...... It's about politics, mother. ”

Hearing this, Bi Liwang's expression softened, and he said to the palace maids around him.

"You go down first."

"Yes."

The palace maids and eunuchs around them said in unison and retreated one after another.

"Say it."

After Bi Liwang said that, Wei Zhongxian looked at the surrounding scene again, and saw that there was no one around, so Wei Zhongxian whispered to Bi Liwang.

"Niangniang, do you know the real reason why Emperor Wanli banned the sea after opening the sea? In fact, the slave didn't believe in this matter, but just regarded it as an interesting thing, and then forgot about it.

But it wasn't until you were about to open the sea ban just now that I just remembered that there was still such a thing. ”

"What do you know?"

Bi Liwang's face changed, and his angry look completely disappeared from his face, replaced by a serious expression.

Wei Zhongxian continued.

"Actually, the reason why His Majesty Wanli abolished the sea ban and opened it again is because...... He was scared.

When the eunuchs of the Three Treasures went to the West, they brought back many rare treasures that they had never seen before, and hid them in the treasury.

And Emperor Wanli, due to the influence of the Three Treasure Eunuchs going to the West, also wanted to order a group of eunuchs to go to the West to find rare treasures for themselves.

However, due to the emptiness of the treasury at that time, Emperor Wanli could not get his wish, so he had to send some henchmen to travel on a small boat.

But when they traveled to a country called Black Sheep Country, their henchmen saw a battle between monsters!

This battle is devastating!

According to the henchmen who came back alive...... This battle even directly set off a huge wall of sea!

Of course, Emperor Wanli didn't believe it, but when he saw the tokens brought back by his henchmen and corroborated them with death, Emperor Wanli ignored the ministers' obstruction on the second day and forcibly opened the sea ban!

This incident was originally just a matter of the same ambition as Ye Shi, as a pastime after tea and dinner, but when Niangniang appeared...... The slave did not dare to take it as a pastime. ”

"That token...... In what place? ”