In fact, at the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang did not ban the sea, and the "History of the Ming Dynasty" recorded: In September of the second year of Hongwu, the tribute was attached to the goods. The official draw six points in advance with the Chinese trader and compensate for the price. It is still exempt from taxes.

In other words, it is still possible to do business at sea at the beginning.

But later, because the remnants of Zhang Shicheng could not hold on land, they gathered on the island, and slowly formed a maritime armed force, as well as some factors of trouble, which led Zhu Yuanzhang to order a ban on the sea in the fourth year of Hongwu. lest the people at sea collude with the people, after all, the technical conditions at that time were limited, where to find the enemy on the vast sea?

Therefore, it cannot be said that this policy is very bad, because the sea ban has stabilized the southeast coast to a large extent, and the southeast coast is already a major fiscal and tax area, and there is no way to mess up.

On the other hand, the main wars of the Ming Dynasty were in the north.

How do you let the emperor sitting in Nanjing choose?

You can't fight with the Northern Yuan in the north, and you still search the islands in the south, and the dynasty in the feudal era did not have such a strong force.

In addition, the small-scale peasant economy does not need to trade, so the ban on the sea does not do much harm to itself, but it can protect against the enemy.

Questions?

No.

However, any kind of truth in this world is pale in front of one word, which is called success and defeat.

It was almost Zhu Houzhao's period, the West began the Age of Discovery, and ruled the world for hundreds of years, and the Chinese nation missed this wonderful era because of the sea ban, which is the biggest mistake.

If it wasn't for the Great Voyage, but for the overseas battles that were dark, and I don't know how many people died, the sea ban was correct at this time.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't like businessmen, after the country on the sea is opened, there will be a rich merchant in a few decades, as an emperor, he has a salary from the bottom of the kettle, which is understandable.

And this is also a practical issue that the minister of the eighteenth year of Hongzhi has to consider.

Even if the ideology of the ancestral system is not discussed, from the perspective of the emperor's pragmatism, what should we do if we raise tigers after opening the sea?

The sea is a place that has not yet been conquered, and once there is a coast guard, the southeast will be chaotic, and the southeast will be chaotic, and the transportation and finances will be unstable.

Thinking so, the ministers of the Qianqing Palace knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, the southeast finance and taxation is half the world, after the opening of the sea ban, overseas and my Ming people have frequent contacts, those people do not know the Central Plains education, if there are people with ill intentions to gather all beings in chaos, on the sea to use force, by that time my Ming sea frontier is not quiet, and the southeast is in chaos and the whole country is shaken, how can these be made up for by the silver taels earned after opening the sea?!"

Hanwen, who had always supported him, knelt on the ground. The old man is in his sixties, the ground is still cold, and the tone of his voice is heartbreaking.

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「…… I know, I know." Zhu Houzhao walked over and helped him up.

In fact, he didn't know how to convince them that all the seemingly right choices would be meaningless if they couldn't follow the tide of history.

….

"Da Situ is flat. Today's discussion, I didn't even announce it, that is, I know that today is a court meeting that will determine the future and fate of the Ming Dynasty. You are all my ministers, and no matter how great the Ming is, it is only in my hands and in your hands."

"Besides, I've known the ministers for a few years, and I know you, and you know me. You all know very well what kind of emperor I am, what kind of personality I have, and what kind of style of doing things. At this moment, I am still happy, and my ministers did not make a big fuss about the Qianqing Palace because of a seemingly abrupt remark, because you also know in your hearts that such a major event is not a temporary idea!"

"To put it mildly, with my skill, it is not difficult to get rid of any of you, but on such an important occasion today, you are here, which means that I trust you, I may not like you, but I think you are qualified for your position, so I don't mention all the past grievances, I want to be with you

The confidants and ministers said a few words from their hearts, and I hope that all Aiqing will calm down and listen carefully."

When the emperor said this, his tone was soft, and his figure was not hard.

Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, and Yang Yiqing of the Cabinet, Wang Wei, Han Wen, Wang Chang, and Yang Tinghe of the Military Aircraft Department, Min Qi of the Criminal Department, Zeng Jian of the Ministry of Industry, Lin Han of the Ministry of Rites, and Chang Jun of Dali Temple. Among the six Jiuqing, only Zhang Fuhua, the imperial historian of Zuodu, was not in Beijing.

These people were the first time they had seen the emperor's gesture. As the emperor reigned for a long time, he became more and more proficient in controlling the imperial court, and he no longer always 'bared his teeth' as he did at the beginning. This sentimentality and reasonableness still make them embarrassed.

"The Lord is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the ministers are ashamed!"

"I ...... There are also people in the southeast, and I know that there are officials and merchants in the southeast who oppose the opening of the sea by the imperial court, because some of them can go through the road of the government and can smuggle with peace of mind. If the sea is opened, the money will not be earned. But that's in the place, and I'm sure there won't be any of my henchmen who have the interests of the merchants at heart, at least not most of you."

"I also know that once the sea is banned, it is expected that the Japanese invade our maritime frontier, and the coastal people have been traveling overseas for a long time to trade by ship, and the exchanges with pirates, Japanese pirates, and overseas states are also prone to accidents. But I have an ambition. I hope that the rule of the Ming Dynasty is not based on control, isolation, and ignorance of the people; I hope that the Ming Dynasty will be built into a rich country, that the people of the Ming Dynasty will be proud of being Ming people when they go to sea, and that the people overseas will be envious of the people living in the Ming Dynasty!"

"I hope that the Ming Dynasty will face overseas countries with a confident attitude, instead of being a turtle with a shrunken head, complacent as a closed door; I hope that no matter how vicious they are, no matter how vicious they are, they still dare not invade the Ming Dynasty! I hope that Daming can have such a day, even if it exhausts his life's energy and time for this!"

"The outside world is unknown and dangerous, but they will always come, did Qin Shi Huang have any overseas visitors back then? Was there a dispute between the forbidden sea and the open sea in the Han and Tang dynasties? But now that they are, I believe they will get closer! Though you all kneel before me and say, "The whole world is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. But as you all know, there is more than one country in the world. We regard ourselves as China, and think that all outside China are barbarians and uncivilized lands, and don't the dignified central countries even have the confidence to open their doors to welcome guests? If I am such an emperor and you are such a courtier, then what qualifications does the Ming have to say that it is the most powerful country? I don't think the same as you, I want to open the door of the country, so that the northern and southern barbarians can see that the Ming is better than their homeland!"

….

The people of the country are proud, and the four Yi are served!

The emperor has such ambitions and such a bearing, even Wang Wei and Han Wen are hard to imagine. He doesn't want to be a generation of Ming Jun, he wants to be a Tianjiao who has never been a man since the First Emperor!

"Let's talk about silver again, over the years, the silk of Zhejiang, the porcelain of Jiangxi, and the tea of Fujian, they are all exported overseas, if the imperial court cracks down hard, then what will they do with the people who live on silk, porcelain, and tea? Silk can't be eaten, porcelain can't be eaten, they can't earn silver, can they still live? On the other hand, since there is silver overseas, why should the imperial court block the wealth of the people? Isn't it good to have more rich people in the world? Does it have to be a hungry people?"

"Back then, Emperor Taizu ordered the sea to be banned because Zhang Shicheng was making trouble at sea. But today Zhang Shicheng is no longer there. It is the people who want to make money on the coast, which is actually the same as the Shaofu working in Beijing, people, there must always be a skill in eating!"

Yang Tinghe listened very seriously, and he asked: "According to what Your Majesty said, the imperial court has relaxed the national policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce, silk and porcelain cannot be eaten, and silver cannot be eaten.

"There are so many poor and displaced people in the world, and from now on, there will be only people without land, and no land and no people. What you said is a great good thing, and you and I may not be able to meet it in this life. Even if it really appeared, the imperial court could also take back the hired people to cultivate, or expropriate and distribute it to the landless people, and there were many ways. Because the rules are predestined."

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Where's the catch?"

Zhu Houzhao spoke categorically, "Throw away the wasteland and take it!" The people regard food as the sky, and this matter cannot be discussed. The first priority of the government is to give the people a way to live, but the government is also a powerful institution! I don't want anyone to rebel, but I'm not afraid of anyone rebelling!"

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