That night, the group arrived at Weihui's mansion, and the brothers lived in the prefect's yamen.

Eating a hot pot of local specialties, the brothers continued the previous topic.

"I thought about it from the perspective of sea power that Lao Liu said, and I really saw a whole new world." The fourth man held the steamed bun with a high pile that was also a local characteristic, and said with great interest:

"Except that this sea cannot be inhabited, it is actually no different from land!"

"The wilderness is also uninhabitable." Zhu Zhen is more interested in the local pork buns, which are thin and filling, as large as eggs, and a mouthful full of oil, which is very enjoyable.

"You can still farm in the wilderness." The third brother deliberately raised the bar.

"You can still fish in the sea." Zhu Zhen retorted.

"I'm not targeting you, I'm raising the bar with the fourth child." The third brother explained to him.

The fourth rolled his eyes, and continued: "In short, what the sixth said makes sense, with the sea connection, the Quartet Zhuyi is no longer limited to mountains and seas, and is secluded in a corner." Rather, they can be closely linked. ”

"And when I went to Goryeo, I observed that a ship of 400 materials had to be loaded with 900 wagons. Moreover, the ship is at sea, borrowing the wind to sail downstream, only a dozen sailors can be operated, and the cost of eating horses and chewing is saved a hundred times. Therefore, sea freight is far superior to land transportation. ”

"Of course." The third said: "Don't you see that Jiangnan relies on boats and almost no carriages whether it is traveling or transporting goods?" ”

"What makes the two places so connected? Shouldn't it be simply distinguished by distance and proximity, but depending on the convenience of people and goods? For example, this Weihui is less than 100 miles away from Lingchuan County, Shanxi, so it is close, right? But if you want to go over, you have to go around Taihang Mountain, which is very inconvenient, so the two places are closer, and they are almost incompatible. ”

Lao Si said in a deep voice: "But if the sea route is unblocked, relying on the fast and convenient shipping, large quantity and low price, although the two places are thousands of miles apart, they can also be closely connected!" ”

"What the fourth brother said is so good!" The sixth child is simply ashamed of himself, before he instilled these ideas that are ahead of the times in his brothers, he has been worried about whether they will accept it and whether they can understand it.

Obviously, he was overly concerned, top-level wisdom to the point that everything is top-level wisdom, and as soon as he led him into the door, people could figure it out for themselves.

Of course, this is also related to the great development of the navigation industry in the Song and Yuan dynasties, and the objective conditions for discussing sea power have matured.

After all, even if he didn't ripen himself, the fourth brother himself would open the great Zheng He to go to the West.

No one really thinks that he let Zheng He go to the West to find Emperor Jianwen, right?

Wouldn't it, wouldn't it?

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The sixth child ate six meat buns beautifully, and took over the words of the fourth brother and said:

"As I said, the 'Fanyi Country' around the South Seas is warm and humid, and the land is vast and sparsely populated. Rice is harvested three times a year, there is no hunger in the year, and there is a surplus every year! It is the treasure land of China that God has given me, and it is connected by sea routes, and it is by no means 'not enough to supply it'! Zhu Zhen paused, and said in a deep voice:

"As for 'winning the people is not enough to make the order', the brothers' means of 'using Xia to change the country' know more than me, so I don't need to say more, right?"

"Hehe, no need." The brothers shook their heads together, which was nothing more than immigration, education, and changing customs...... With a multi-pronged approach, it will be possible to transform Diyi Huaxia in 20 years.

"And the last one." The third brother was very satisfied with the sixth child's answer.

"Third, the country must recuperate after pacifying the southwest, and my father can no longer fight for us." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "Actually, this is the last thing to worry about, with the third brother's cleverness, don't you understand that after the birds are exhausted and the cunning rabbit dies, what is the biggest headache for the hunter?" ”

"What should I do with the good bow and lackeys that are no longer needed...... King Jin's pupils shrank suddenly, he knew that the sixth was by no means alarmist.

If nothing else, let's just say why did my father divide the vassal kings? And why do perverts hone them? Isn't it just to let their brothers take back the military power from the generals as soon as possible?

Therefore, the father has long been vigilant against his arrogant soldiers. In the future, if the generals are interested, they may be able to get a 'good bow hidden' ending, but if they are ignorant and can't speak, they will have to be cooked as lackeys......

But the brothers all know that their father is usually better than Han Gaozu, and he has always said that he will not do anything to the old brothers who fight the country together like Han Gaozu. So my father really wants to have a good reputation of 'treating meritorious heroes well', of course, whether he can do it or not, another story.

The third child believes that his father must be worried, and after destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty and pacifying Yunnan, how to deal with those arrogant generals.

"The sixth child's 'opening up overseas' is indeed a way to get the best of both worlds, and my father will definitely be happy to see it." Zhu then pondered:

"Of course, the premise is that the imperial court can afford it."

"What if the imperial court doesn't have to bear the military expenses for 'opening up overseas'?" Zhu Zhen asked with a smile.

His smile was as harmless as ever, even a little innocent.

"Then the father will definitely agree!" The brothers couldn't help laughing and said: "For all emperors, expanding the territory is a fatal temptation. No matter how wise the father is, he will not be exempt from vulgarity. ”

"I'm just afraid that I will spend too much money and drag the country down." The fourth said: "If you can not spend the court's money, why not?" ”

"But who doesn't come out of the court? We don't have that much money. King Jin smiled and said, "Our little money is tight." To open a Golden Lotus Temple, you have to use your sister-in-law's dowry. If I am asked to pay for the military, it will not be enough to sell your sister-in-law. ”

"You don't have to come out, I'll come out." Zhu Zhenshi said in shock.

"You!" The brothers took turns touching his head and said, "Sixth, you don't have a fever, do you?" Just your two New Year's money? It's enough to buy a skewer whip, right? ”

"I don't have any money now, but I'll have money soon." Only then did Zhu Zhen see the dagger: "My father has already agreed to reopen the market, and I am fully responsible!" ”

"City, city? Is it very profitable? The second brother asked.

"Let's put it this way, the Southern Song Dynasty has an annual income of 10 million guan, and the city's income is 2 million guan, accounting for 20% of the national annual income!" Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice:

"During the Yuan Dynasty, the income of the city was higher than that of the Southern Song Dynasty, and it could still account for 20% of the national income. Taicang City Bosi alone, a year, handed over 400 catties of pearls to the Yuan Court, 3,400 taels of gold! So at that time, people said that the income of the city was 'the capital of the military state'! ”

"Therefore, it is reasonable for the market to use the income of the city to pay for the military expenses of foreign wars." His tone was full of confidence: "I am confident that within a few years, the city will be able to regain its former glory!" And in the future, it will definitely far surpass the level of Song Yuan! ”

"Well, we believe you, you can!" The brothers nodded heavily. Then he asked, "Neither can we sit back and enjoy what we do, but if we are asked, we will do it!" ”

"Good!" Zhu Zhen laughed and said, "This is what you said!" ”

(End of chapter)