"If we want to solve this problem, we must fundamentally change, the opposition of hundreds of officials is not unreasonable, the trip to the West is very expensive, the national strength is unbearable, our country is like this, the people are still suffering, the treasury is empty, as long as the north invades, we do not have any financial support to fight the war, then the country is in crisis. Moreover, piracy has begun to run rampant along the coast, so many ministers take it for granted that piracy is caused by our communication with other countries, so the idea is to ban shipping and lock the country. ”

"However, this kind of harm is extremely deep, and in a few hundred years, we will be far behind the world, being bullied and enslaved by the countries of the world, and the country will not be a country or a minister - of course, you can think that I am talking too long-term, but it is definitely not alarmist."

Wang Jinghong said: "I don't care about the pros and cons, I only know that I am by the side of Master Zheng, he is kind to me and rebuilt, and the heart of his voyage has infected me, the big ship, the ocean, the scorching sun, boundless - I know that is where I want to go." ”

Chen Yuan looked at him in slight surprise.

Wang Jinghong couldn't hide the envy on his face, and he didn't shy away from it: "Speaking of which, I envy you, really, even if you have a lot of enemies, many people want to bring you down, but there are also many people who help you, and they can make you feel at ease." Princes, princes, scholars, and even His Majesty. There are also many women who are fascinated by you, oh, everyone likes you. ”

Wang Jinghong's emotions became a little excited, and there was a little more haze on his face: "But what about me, I have been a descendant of criminal ministers since birth, and my only goal is only revenge, heh, revenge, as a result, my sister followed you, what about me, I TM is crippled, I don't know what nationality, I don't know what righteousness, I only know, I want to go to sea." ”

Chen Yuan looked at his gloomy face, and his heart shook, this person has suffered too much, if he goes to sea, he doesn't know what kind of chaos will happen.

However, it is better than him staying in the capital, in the capital, he is scared, and he has to guard against him all the time, he acts regardless of means, Yue Xiaoqian beside him can't prevent him.

Chen Yuan looked at Wang Jinghong's face that would not flinch, and said: "Since the imperial court's main purpose of promoting national prestige is more than worth the loss, then trade, although the imperial court is mainly agricultural, it should not suppress commerce too much, can't the hundred officials in the court and China see the benefits of communicating with various countries?" ”

Wang Jinghong frowned, looked at him deeply, and said: "But since Zhu Hongwu, the private tea and horse business has been banned, just to curb the development of the Western Regions, strengthen the strength of our country, and form a basic national policy. ”

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the national strength was empty and there was an extreme shortage of war horses. After research, some people found that people in the West and the North have very little pasta and eat meat, but eating meat is not conducive to digestion and causes many diseases, while drinking tea is conducive to digestion, so drinking tea has become a necessity for foreign people in the West and the North.

In response to this situation, Zhu Yuanzhang formulated a ban on the sale of tea to foreigners, the official monopoly, and the official clear regulations that if you want tea, you can, take a horse in exchange. To achieve the political goal of strengthening one's own national strength and army and suppressing the development of foreign races.

This formed the basic national policy in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, and the private tea business, killing without mercy, and the horse Ouyang Lun was poured on this.

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment before he said slowly: "Brother Wang really thinks that the hundred officials and scholars are pedantic in their studies and can't see the benefits of trade?" Hehe, those are just spectacle words. Not to mention the great benefits of non-governmental trade, even when Lord Zheng went to the West, although it cost a huge amount of money and rewarded all over the country, it was not worth the loss. ”

"The tea and horse policy of the year was because our national strength was empty and unable to fight, but now, our country is strong, the north is also temporarily convinced, the southwest is also convinced, open trade, exchange of what is available, it is imperative, our Ming Dynasty is indeed rich, it does not mean that the imperial court does not need what we do not have, but it is just a matter of tributary in various countries."

"You mean, we changed the purpose of the voyage and changed the main purpose to trade?"

"Exactly." Chen Yuan affirmed, "Many goods are in short supply due to regional differences, so they are expensive. For example, we need pepper, but it is not produced locally. The price of tribute from overseas nations is equivalent to that of gold, which is twenty times that of the country of origin. In the fifth year of Yongle, Lord Zheng came back from the Western Ocean for the first time, and the market price of pepper per catty in Daming dropped to ten times that of the country of origin. There are also sweet potatoes brought back, which have greatly enriched our country's finances after planting. There are as many as 10,000 kinds of goods exchanged between China and the West, and the money saved by the treasury is incalculable, and after deducting the expenses of our dynasty to reward the countries and go to the West, there is also a profit, if it is a simple trade, the value is immeasurable......"

Wang Jinghongqi said: "But everyone thinks so, going to the West makes the finances stretched, so the officials are against it?" ”

Chen Yuan smiled deeply, his eyes flashed and said: "Over the years, the internal construction of Beijing City, the external expedition to the south and the northern expedition to Mengyuan, the use of troops everywhere, the spending of money everywhere, natural disasters and man-made disasters, and excessive rewards, how can you not be overstretched, these situations cannot all be blamed on the West." ”

Wang Jinghong was stunned when he heard it.

Chen Yuan sighed: "But Brother Wang wants to go to the West immediately, which is very difficult. ”

Wang Jinghong smiled bitterly: "Otherwise, why should I look for you." ”

Chen Yuan also smiled bitterly, but now is indeed a good time to propose going to the West. Zhu Di had just shocked the ministers, and now they did not dare to raise objections excessively, and the least resistance was to persuade Zhu Di to change his strategy. Moreover, Zhu Di has already sharpened his knife against the north, and in the first half of the year, Zhu Di will not agree to it, because he wants money to fight.

According to the records of "History of the Ming Dynasty" and "Zheng He's Biography", Zheng He's sailing treasure ship is 63, the largest is 44 zhang 4 feet long, 18 zhang wide, it is the largest sea ship in the world at that time, which is equivalent to the current length of 151.18 meters and 61.6 meters wide. The ship has four layers, the 9 masts on the ship can hang 12 sails, the anchor weight is several thousand catties, it takes 200 people to set sail, and a ship can accommodate 1,000 people.

The cost is not insignificant.

At this time, the food and drinks were already on the table.

Wang Jinghong raised his wine glass, Chen Yuan responded, drank it all, and said, "Brother Wang, don't worry, this matter is on me." ”

Wang Jinghong was faintly excited, and suddenly felt a trace of guilt in his heart, speaking of which, Chen Yuan has nothing to be sorry for himself, the matter of his junior sister, it was his own wishful thinking, causing this today, the culprit is Zhu Zhanji. He flashed a complicated look and turned to a smile: "It seems that I didn't find you wrong. ”

Chen Yuan smiled.

After being full of wine and food, Wang Jinghong got up to leave, and when he was leaving, he smiled meaningfully and said, "Brother Chen, how did that woman taste that night?" ”

Chen Yuan chuckled, and his old face was a little unbearable.

Wang Jinghong laughed: "You can't think of who she will be, and I won't tell you that one day, she will come to you." Absolutely blow your mind. ”

Wang Jinghong laughed and left, Chen Yuan shook his head, he felt that this woman must be fatal.

Abandoning his thoughts, he went home, and in about half an hour, he returned home.

The little girl Chunhua was waiting in the outer hall, and when she saw Chen Yuan looking around sneakily, she hurriedly greeted her and said, "Young master, what are you looking around?" Ah, you're drinking again. The little girl wrinkled her nose. I put the food on the table, and it was still steaming.

"I met a friend, drank a little, Chunhua, why don't you sleep? What about the mother? Chen Yuan was still looking around.

The little girl sneered: "Madame has gone to bed early, the young master is watching the young lady." ”

Chen Yuan coughed and whispered, "How is it?" They're gone, how are they feeling today? ”

The little girl vigorously recalled the mood of the two ladies today, shook her head and said: "I don't know, the eldest lady has a little talk today, the second lady got up in the morning and practiced the sword for an hour, and everyone talked and laughed at noon, and there was nothing abnormal." ”

Laughing? That's the biggest anomaly, okay. Chen Yuan wailed, with two wives who are like flowers and jade, it seems that he still has to sleep in the study tonight, and the man's life is miserable.

Chen Yuan suddenly smiled and said, "Chunhua, you have thirteen this year." ”

Chunhua looked at the young master, suddenly thought of something, bit her lip lightly, her face was full of beautiful spring light, and her dark eyes emitted a strange light.

"Yes—yes, young master, what's wrong?"

"Our spring flowers, they are so bright, like flowers and jade. I'll tell my mother about Ming'er, I have to give you Xu Renjia, what do you think of the Li family in Wuyi Lane? His second son has now won Xiucai, I have seen people, and his appearance is also first-class-"

"Bang" Chunhua's eyes widened, and she stepped on Chen Yuan's instep fiercely.

"Ahh In the middle of the night, Chen Yuan's pig-killing wail sounded.

"I'm sorry for giving you a hot meal in the middle of the night, and you're trying to get me away—I—I'm going to ignore you anymore—"

Chen Yuan muttered inexplicably: What's the situation, where did this girl get so angry, it's not normal for men to get married and women to get married, where did she get such a big reaction.

In fact, he himself is only twenty-one years old at the age of this era, but after two years of marriage, coupled with the experience of his previous life, he has unconsciously regarded himself as a middle-aged man and began to worry about the marriage of young people.

Sighing and walking to his study.

But I saw Geng Cairuo smiling, wearing a white robe, with purple patterns on the neckline and sleeves, the skin after the bath was as moist as clear white jade, his nose was like a hanging gall, and his lips were red and his teeth were white.

"Where are you going?"

Chen Yuan swallowed his saliva, and after a few days of depression, he suddenly came up. Haha: "Ha, tonight the stars are scarce, and the black magpie flies south, I suddenly found that I haven't studied for a long time, and my studies are all wasted. ”

Geng Cai smiled and smiled: "Really? Sister Dong asked me to tell you to rest, it seems that you have to pick up the lamp and study hard, then I will go back and tell Sister Dong and tell her not to wait. ”

Lord Chen was overjoyed, the spring breeze in the hibiscus tent was warm, reading a fart book, salivating and salivaing: "Ha, ah, I almost forgot, I just read a book all night yesterday, and now I know astronomy and geography, don't read it, don't read it, accompany my wife." ”

Geng Cairuo smiled.

Chen Yuan entered Dong Mingyan's room, and although he was a regular visitor, he was extremely excited today. Man, Xiao Bisheng is newly married, I haven't touched it for a few days, and today my wife has the posture of forgiving herself, which is a good sign.

Dong Mingyan is pure and immature, as fresh and moving as the girl next door. She sat on the edge of the bed, her head bowed, wearing a thin obscene dress, her rippling eyes floating with a hazy mist, and she looked delicate and weak.

"Cairuo, you-" Chen Yuan was angry, but Geng Cairuo also followed, and he didn't dare to act for a while.

Geng Cairuo blushed shyly: "Be quiet, don't let everyone hear, let them know that we are in the same room, how can we meet people." ”

Chen Yuan opened his mouth wide, and instantly understood what she meant, Geng Cairuo was extremely bold in this regard, this small voice, I like it, haha, and suddenly turned into a hungry wolf.