"Soldier?" Lian Zining was still puzzled. Seeing him like this, a big man who was lining up was idle and bored, so he came to joke: "Huh? This official also looks well-dressed, why doesn't he even know about this? Isn't it a brainstorm to read at home? ”

"In the past few days, who in Ying Tianfu doesn't know that Feng Mingzhou has made great achievements in the sea. Those who came off the ship just went out to sea for such a trip, and they soared......"

"There is a neighbor in the south of my house, Lu Dalang, who was originally just a carpenter, and lost all his family wealth due to excessive gambling a few years ago, so in order not to affect the family, he had to sell himself on the boat and go to Fengmingzhou...... I thought that if I went like this, I would be sent to death, but who knew that when I came back this time, I actually brought a bag of gold! ”

"It's to buy a house and land for my father and mother, and it's to enroll the kid in the family for a private school, and I will be a student in the future. You can do what generations can do in a few months, and who wouldn't want to give it a go? ”

Hearing him say this, another man also came to make fun of it, and said: "You are nothing, my neighbor was a military man in the past, and this time he went to sea, not only did he get back a lot of gold and silver, but he even followed the Hou Ye and the little man Tie into the palace and met His Majesty today." Mother, this is really the ancestral tomb with green smoke, and it has great benefits, and it gives the ancestors a face......" This man said the word ancestor, his eyes lit up, and it seemed that he also wanted to glorify his ancestors.

"Not really! Which of these who went to sea did not come back as a person. Our village is broken and settled in Zhangda, who used to be just a person who hates dogs, but when I came back this time, I also bought a house, bought a land, and married the daughter of the village chief's family! Speaking of the village chief's daughter, this man looked pity. I only hate that it is not myself who marries a wife after returning from the sea.

A group of people gossiped about the anecdotes of those who had returned from the sea. Its content is nothing more than how down-and-out those people were, and when they returned from the sea, they spent money one by one, and the living people looked like dogs. Human nature always tends to compare, and seeing so many people who were almost the same as themselves in a short period of time, some people naturally feel unconvinced and feel that they can do it.

So these days, there have been many people asking around about the way to go to sea, and now it is rare for a Zhao family to openly recruit people, how can these people not rush to it?

Lian Zining's face sank like water. From the words of these men in line, he heard the general trend of public opinion on maritime affairs among the common people today. The people have already set off an upsurge of yearning to go to sea, and if they stop it themselves, it will be contrary to the will of the people.

has been staring at the king of Zhou and the court, but he has ignored the craftsmen and soldiers who got off the ship and returned home......

Lian Zining lowered his head and thought about the way to crack it, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the crowd of onlookers on the street, many people in fine clothes and cars, looking at those Zhao family recruits with jealousy. After looking at it for a while, he got into the carriage and drove away. He pointed to the men's carriages and asked, "Who are those?" can ride in chariots and horses, and have servants in and out, it can't be these poor people who are counting on going to Fengmingzhou to beg for a living. ”

"Why are you here?"

"Oh, those are all wealthy businessmen who covet the quota of Fengmingzhou to go to sea." Lian Zining's classmate said. "This time, it should have been issued in a big way to go to Fengmingzhou, but the imperial court has not moved, and only the Zhao family and a few families have obtained the survey."

"Fengmingzhou is full of gold, go early and occupy it early, with such a big benefit, how can those businessmen not be blushing?"

Lian Zining's face darkened. He was not a pedantic mediocrity, and he had already seen the implications: not only the common people, but also the merchants, had begun to covet the benefits of the maritime industry, and he feared that it would be more difficult to maintain a conservative position.

Don't look at the merchants at the end of the four people, but the influence of these people on the court is actually far stronger than that of the people of Qianshou. First of all, most of the merchant families were local families, and some of them were even squires who grew up in a land, and their influence in the place was even greater than that of the government. If these people make trouble, it is definitely not that they can resist it. Second, behind these people, most of them have the support of court officials. Some of them are their own children who have studied to become officials, and some are scholars who have supported a lot. It was Lian Zining himself, who was also helped by the squires of the clan when he was studying in the past.

The so-called grace of dripping water should be repaid by gushing springs. If these businessmen exert their efforts in the DPRK, it will be even more difficult for the conservatives to succeed.

Sure enough, on the second day after the Zhao family began to recruit people to the sea, an official came out in the early dynasty to make a statement for maritime affairs: "Your Majesty, now, it has been more than a month since the thousands of soldiers who went out to search for the triumph of Fengmingzhou returned to China. If there is no reward for meritorious service, it will inevitably chill the hearts of heroes and soldiers. ”

"Your Majesty asks Your Majesty to give a reward to Jang He, Tie Hyun and others to show the fairness of our court's rewards and punishments."

"Please ask Your Majesty to give a reward to the meritorious ministers, so as to show the justice of our court's rewards and punishments!" Immediately, many courtiers came forward to second, although there were no big officials, but coach Zining shed a cold sweat.

"Oh? Do you want us to reward Jang Hyuk Tie-hyun and them? Lao Zhu sat on the throne, and glanced at Lian Zining's imperial history with a playful look. It's not that we don't appreciate it, it's just that in the court, isn't there anyone who thinks that Tie Xuan and others are suspected of bullying the king? ”

"Lian Qing, what do you say? This Tie Xuan is showing them, should we be rewarded or not? ”

"Your Majesty." Lian Zining walked out hard. I just felt that all the pressure was on my head. "The minister thinks that everything should wait for the corn acre to produce the furnace, and then make a final conclusion."

"And the minister and His Royal Highness King Zhou still have a gambling contract......"

"Waiting for the corn acre to produce the furnace? How many things are going to be wrong? An official reprimanded. Today, there are less than 100 immigrants from our Han family who are left behind in Jinshan Fort in Fengmingzhou, and they are looking forward to our homeland to help them gain a firm foothold. However, they tried to frame and obstruct maritime affairs on trumped-up charges. If you kill those immigrants, what should you be guilty of? ”

This official used to be just a neutral, but now he is fierce and righteous. Lian Zining knew that this person must be one of the spokespersons of those anxious businessmen, but fortunately, he had already made preparations, and said: "Now that it is spring, the ice and snow have not melted, even if you want to go to sea, you shouldn't ...... at this time."

"I'm talking about rewarding the soldiers first. The matter of going to sea should be a great good governance of our country, how can it be put on hold like this, and it will make people feel cold? Even if you don't go to sea again immediately, it is better to give the soldiers the rewards and honors they deserve. ”

Before Lian Zining could answer, someone stood up in the imperial history and pushed back what the official said. All of a sudden, the court was at loggerheads, and the maritime and conservative factions came and went in front of Lao Zhu like this. Lao Zhu watched coldly for a while, then suddenly stood up and walked away.

Only two factions of officials were left, looking at each other in this court.

“…… Greetings to Your Majesty! ”

It wasn't until Lao Zhu's figure completely turned out of Fengtian Hall that Lian Zining came back to his senses. In the unification debate just now, he was already in a cold sweat.

Because he found that most of his colleagues who used to stand with him on a conservative side today chose not to say anything.

The matter of going to Fengmingzhou seems to have gradually formed a general trend and is beginning to be unstoppable.

(End of chapter)