February 21, the vernal equinox.

In the spring equinox, yin and yang are half of each other, so the day and night are even, and the cold and heat are flat.

On the second day of Zhu Di's arrival in Ningbo, it happened to be the spring equinox.

He rested in the city for one night, and the next morning he took a few retinues and traveled lightly to the Yamen of the City of Ningbo.

Many businessmen have gathered here, either stretching their necks and looking inside the yamen, or gathering in twos and threes to chat.

Zhu Di was riding on a horse, and when he saw their faces, he couldn't hide his excitement, and he was fiercely discussing the list that would be released later.

"The court said that it would open the sea, but I don't know if it's true or not."

"Then can there be a fake? The Shen family prepared the merchant ships early, re-recruited helmsmen and handymen who could go to sea, and all kinds of porcelain were also transported to Mingzhou, waiting for the spring equinox to be published! ”

"Which Shen family?"

"Which other Shen family can there be, Shen Wansan's Shen family!"

"Oh, it's his family...... I heard that Shen Wansan was pardoned?! ”

"That's right, on the way back to his hometown, he walks slowly because he is old."

"This time, the Holy Lord not only reopened the sea, but also gave extra grace, so that the wealthy merchants in Jiangnan who were originally moved away were also allowed to come back, just to go to the sea to do business!"

Speaking of the Holy Lord, the man arched his hand in the direction of Ying Tianfu to the west.

Zhu Di heard some people surprised again, no wonder the merchants from Shandong, Jiangsu, Longyou, and Dongting all came, so they rushed to the first batch to go to the South Seas.

"Brother."

Zhu Di dismounted, arched his hand at a merchant, and after chatting with him, asked: "I have heard that the sea is stormy and rough, and the languages and customs of the Chinese of the Nanyang are different from those of the Holy Dynasty, I wonder why you are so happy that the imperial court has lifted the sea ban?" ”

The imperial court's lifting of the sea ban was due to a sentence from Chu Zhenren.

He was recalled by his father to Jingshi and ordered to kneel to his eldest brother, probably because of Chu Zhenren's words.

Even if he is now ordered by his father to come to the beach and prepare to dig guano, it is because Chu Zhenren said that guano is an excellent fertilizer.

Zhu Di was full of words at the moment:

Is Chu Zhenren really that godly?

"Naturally, because of the profits that can be made by going to sea!"

The merchant did not shy away from it, and said with a smile: "Aren't we people going south and north to earn some money?" ”

"What are the advantages of going to sea and doing business than going inland?" Zhu Di asked.

"That's a lot of benefits...... Our Ming porcelain, tea, shipped to Ceylon, Sulu, Guli, that are all sought-after goods, those Fanyi with their families to buy, gold, silver, sandalwood, gems, ivory, ebony and other things to exchange! ”

The merchant's face was red with excitement, "These goods are shipped back to us, and they can be sold for a lot of money!" ”

Zhu Di thought about it carefully, and then said with a smile: "It's better to bring back some more grain." ”

"Who is so stupid to come back from overseas?"

The merchant disagreed: "The grain is pressed on the ship, and it can't be transported much, if you go to sea to do business, don't be so stupid." ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but laugh again and said: "There is no tax on grain, and taxes on other goods are heavy. ”

“…… Taxes are also charged when they are shipped back?! ”

"Lord Tiju is out!!"

As he was talking, the gate of the yamen opened, and the city secretary wearing a five-grade official uniform was raised, and two deputy men, three officials, and seven or eight small officials walked out of the yamen.

A group of businessmen greeted him warmly, and the businessmen who chatted with Zhu Di also abandoned him and rushed forward to greet Lord Tiju.

Zhu Di looked at them, and Na Ti was about to read the notice of the imperial court opening the sea to everyone, when suddenly, there was a sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

Everyone turned their heads and looked, and was startled, it was the soldiers of the guard, there were hundreds of people, and some well-informed people recognized that an adult who was riding a horse at the head was wearing a black gauze hat and a regimental collar shirt, which was a three-grade official uniform.

"Your Excellency!"

The city boss hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Who knew that the lord turned over and dismounted directly, came to a person and knelt down on one knee in front of a person to salute, and called "Your Highness".

All the businessmen were stunned for a long time, and then they saluted Zhu Di one after another.

"Don't be polite, everybody."

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Zhu Di instructed the city secretary to continue to read out the list, so that Zhang He, the governor of the navy, also listened.

With them there, the tone of the city's speech was weakened by three points, and he hurriedly took the list and read it out in person.

The businessman who had chatted with His Royal Highness King Yan before was stunned to find that it was true.

As in the Song Dynasty, goods going to sea had to pay taxes, and they had to pay taxes when they were shipped back.

Moreover, the greater the profit of the goods shipped, the heavier the tax paid.

There is no tax on the grain, and after it is brought back, the tax paid when it was previously shipped to sea will also be refunded, and the amount of grain transported will be refunded.

Valuables such as pearls, agate, ivory, spices, etc., are subject to relatively heavy taxes.

Merchants were encouraged to bring back wood from overseas that was suitable for building large ships.

All kinds of regulations and tax laws are only tentative, and if there is anything inappropriate, the merchants will convey them to the Yamen of the Municipal Department of Commerce, and change them after the performance.

"In addition, whoever transports grain to the sea, fornicates with the Japanese and rebels, and destroys the three tribes.

Anyone who knows and does not tell will have their homes raided, exiled to the frontier, and their descendants will be punished as lowly citizens! ”

After the secretary of the city raised and read it, he once again warned the merchants: "There is an edict in the holy world, only enough grain is allowed to be eaten at sea, and the rest are not allowed to go to sea to sell!" ”

All the businessmen have made a decision.

"Stick it up!"

The post was posted, and since then, the six-year-long ban on the sea has finally been lifted.

"Everyone!"

Zhu Di stopped the merchants from various provinces and smiled at everyone: "Your Majesty is sympathetic to the risks of going to sea to do business, so you have found a chart of the South Seas from Chu Zhenren, and there are charts from Luzon, Changsha, and then to all parts of the Western Ocean. ”

After that, the retinue will bring a few charts to unfold.

The merchants gathered around to take a look, and saw the shore shapes, islands, reefs, and water depths of the South Seas countries, all painted in them, and their fineness far exceeded the charts handed down from generation to generation when their ancestors went to sea.

They were shocked.

"This ......!"

"This chart is worth a thousand gold!"

"Who is Chu Zhenren?! How can such a wonderful chart be drawn! ”

"Chu Zhenren was named the true monarch of the Ming Dynasty and the Heavenly Protector of the Country, and I heard that lychees can also be conjured in winter!"

"It's so amazing?!"

"Xiaomin Yang Zhong, thank Your Majesty for your grace!"

After a period of excitement, all the merchants thanked the emperor for his grace, and also thanked the Chu Zhenren who saw the head and the end of the dragon.

"Your Highness." Zhang He, the governor of the navy, said in a low voice: "If these charts are circulated, will they flow into the hands of the Japanese robbers?" As a result, the Japanese pirates became even more rampant. ”

He had already seen the map presented by Chu Zhenren to His Majesty in the palace, and he knew the meticulousness of the map drawn by Chu Zhenren.

"Your Majesty, how could you not have thought of it?"

Zhu Di patted him on the shoulder, "Let's go, go to the guard with me, and when the businessmen go to sea to do business, we will also lead the sailors, no, lead the Ming Navy to patrol the sea!" ”

Zhang He thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of how to prevent the outflow of nautical charts.

You must know that so far it has not been found out which businessmen are quietly selling grain with overseas widows and the rest of Fang Guozhen, but Chu Zhenren's charts are easily distributed to all merchants who go to sea.

Could it be that Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian brought the sea charts to the Wa Kingdom to keep them, and only gave the merchants some maps to go to the South Seas?

"Wait, Your Highness!"

Zhang He suddenly reacted and looked at Zhu Di with astonishment: "What do you mean...... You're going to sea with us!? ”

"If this king does not go to sea, how can he know how to fight and prevent the Japanese at sea?"

Zhu Di not only wants to go to sea, but he also has to go to those islands with guano to see with his own eyes what kind of guano fertilizer has been accumulated for tens of millions of years!

"Your Highness, it's too dangerous to go to sea!"

Zhang He hurriedly admonished.

However, His Royal Highness King Yan didn't listen to him at all.

Helpless, Zhang He could only wait for him to be free, and then write a letter to urgently send it to Yingtianfu, so that the Holy Lord could dispel the idea of His Royal Highness King Yan going to sea.

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