Jiajing looked around and saw that no one dared to raise objections anymore, so he nodded contentedly.

"In that case, then this matter is decided! In the near future, the imperial court will issue an edict to reopen the port of Quanzhou as a treaty port with Fanbang merchants. ”

Seeing that the emperor had already made a decision, everyone could only agree.

"Your Majesty, the ministers obey the order!"

Who knew that Jiajing didn't mean to stop, but glanced at the ministers and continued.

"Now that the port of Quanzhou has reopened, I want to set up a new department on this basis, called the Department of Maritime Trade! What do you think of the maritime trade in charge of the whole country? ”

Hearing Jiajing's words, the breath of everyone present became short, His Majesty wants to set up a new department, and it is also a department related to maritime trade.

The oil and water in this must be extremely rich, and if you can install your own people in this department, the power under your command will also expand dramatically!

Immediately afterwards, Yan Song forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and mustered up the courage to ask Jiajing: "May I ask Your Majesty, what is the duty of this Maritime Trade Division?" ”

Jiajing glanced at Yan Song, and then explained to him: "The duties of the Maritime Trade Department, in addition to being in charge of the country's maritime trade, are also responsible for inspecting the goods entering and leaving the port for violations, levying taxes, adjudicating trade disputes, and so on. ”

"In addition, if necessary, my Daming sailor can also provide corresponding escort services, of course, this is for a fee! You can't let the sailor always lie in the harbor, can you? It is also very necessary to be familiar with the sea conditions. ”

By the time Jiajing finished explaining, everyone present had been able to determine that this was an extremely powerful department! Not to mention anything else, it is enough to be in charge of the country's maritime trade.

"Your Majesty, Weichen feels that only one port in Quanzhou Port is open at the moment, and the sailor can still cope with it, if more ports are opened in the future, or even the sea ban is completely lifted, only with the current strength of the sailor, it is far from being able to handle the task of escorting merchant ships!"

"After all, the current sailors of the imperial court, even with those warships that are being newly built, are only about a hundred at full capacity."

"Therefore, Wechen implores His Majesty to order the construction of more warships!"

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng stood up and asked Jiajing.

"Well, I'm right!"

After listening to Zhang Juzheng's proposal, Jiajing nodded and agreed.

"Wei Chen dares to ask Your Majesty, how many more warships will be built?"

I saw Xu Jie stand up with a painful face on his face and ask Jiajing.

"Well, according to my estimates, according to the current scale, two new water divisions will be enough!"

Jiajing pondered for a moment and gave an answer.

"Wechen obeyed the order, and after he stayed, Wechen asked the household department to allocate all the money from the two new water divisions."

Xu Jie said that, and returned to the queue.

At present, most of the problems have been solved, and only the one that the ministers are most concerned about is left, that is, who is responsible for this maritime trade department.

Immediately, I saw Jiajing cough lightly twice, and said slowly to everyone: "Since this is the case, then who do you think can be worthy of such a heavy responsibility?" ”

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Gao Gong stood up and asked Jiajing: "Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to share your Majesty's worries!" ”

After the high arch, Zhang Juzheng also stood up: "Your Majesty, Weichen is also willing to share your Majesty's worries!" ”

Seeing that Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were so fast, the remaining few people were very surprised, and then like them, they knelt on the ground and asked Jiajing one after another.

"It's hard to do now, all of you Aiqing want to share your worries for me, I don't choose, I don't choose, it's really difficult!"

Seeing this, Jiajing immediately had an indecisive expression on his face and spoke.

"Your Majesty, as the head of the cabinet, Weichen is undoubtedly the most suitable person for this position!"

Seeing the hesitation on Jiajing's face, Yan Song immediately stood up and cut the railway.

"Your Majesty, as the head of the cabinet, Yan Ge has a lot of affairs! I am afraid that I will not be able to devote too much energy to the affairs of the Maritime Trade Division. ”

"Therefore, Wechen is the best person to be in charge of the Maritime Trade Division!"

Xu Jie glanced at Yan Song, gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, although Weichen has a lot of affairs, he has never made a mistake! There is a way that the capable work harder, and please ask Your Majesty to add more burdens to Weichen. ”

After Yan Song heard Xu Jie's words attacking him, he secretly hated in his heart, for him, the Sea Trade Division was a piece of fat that he must take.

"Your Majesty, the two Pavilion Elders have too many affairs on their shoulders! It's also time to lighten their load. ”

"Therefore, Weichen has the courage to recommend himself to His Majesty."

After a pause, Gao Gong continued.

"This high arch is really a pot that can't be opened!"

Hearing Gao Gong's words, Yan Song and Xu Jie both gritted their teeth and muttered to themselves silently.

Jiajing saw that if this continued, several people were about to fight, so he immediately waved his hand and said casually.

"Okay, okay, don't fight anymore! You Aiqing's desire to share my worries has been received by me. ”

Seeing the emperor speak, everyone gradually stopped.

"Well, if you just arch high, you will be deeply heartfelt, the burden on you two is too heavy! It would also be excellent to ease some of your burdens appropriately. ”

"The Maritime Trade Division will be temporarily managed by Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Yan Shifan!"

Jiajing glanced at everyone, and then gave his appointment lightly.

"Obey your orders!"

Seeing that the emperor had entrusted such an important department to his own management, the three of them all had a look of surprise on their faces, and they immediately knelt on the ground and thanked Jiajing.

"Well, let's all get up, but before that, I have to tell you that I am personally in charge of the Maritime Trade Division! You don't need to go through the cabinet or the celebrant to report it to me. ”

After Jiajing asked everyone to get up, he followed up with another admonition.

"Wechen knows!"

Seeing the emperor speak, everyone hurriedly responded respectfully.

Immediately after Jiajing's words, he turned his gaze to Yan Song, raised his eyebrows, and asked.

"Yan Song, before this, I heard that you gave a task to Zhejiang, saying that it is necessary to replant half of Zhejiang's fields with mulberry seedlings by the end of this year, is there such a thing?"

"Your Majesty, it's true, and Weichen is just eager to see the results as soon as possible! Please also punish Your Majesty! ”

Seeing Jiajing's question, Yan Song didn't dare to hide it at all, and responded respectfully.

"What nonsense! Who made you act so recklessly? This change from rice to mulberry cannot be achieved overnight, it must be done slowly, and when the people see the profits, they will go to plant mulberry seedlings themselves without the guidance of the government. ”

"After this year's raw silk output, the government is not allowed to buy it at half price! Rather, it is necessary to buy it at the market price, and even a slight premium is not impossible. ”

"Yan Song, did you understand what I said?"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Yan Song and asked.

"What Your Majesty just said made Weichen enlightened! Wechen, taught. ”

After listening to Jiajing's words, Yan Song responded respectfully.

"In that case, let's leave it at this today, I'm a little tired!"

"Your Majesty, the ministers are leaving!"

Seeing this, the ministers hurriedly bowed down and saluted Jiajing.

"By the way, don't think that this matter is over, I have appointed Zhao Zhenji as the minister of the Qin Mission, and I will go to investigate this matter thoroughly!"

"When the time comes, I hope you will give me a satisfactory answer."

When everyone was about to leave the Heart Cultivation Palace, Jiajing chuckled and mentioned something.

"Your Majesty, the ministers obey the order!"

When several people heard this, their footsteps slammed suddenly, and then forcibly suppressed the horror in their hearts, and responded calmly.

When a few people came out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, they suddenly found that they didn't know when, the clothes on their bodies had been soaked in cold sweat!

"What does Your Majesty mean? Do you want me to wait......

Gao Gong hesitated for a moment and said slowly.

"That's right, Your Majesty will definitely not let go of this matter easily! His Majesty is hinting to us that we want to make the face of the court passable. ”

"That is, a lot of people will die!"

Yan Song looked at the scenery in the distance and said word by word.

(End of chapter)