The sea ban order is an order issued by Lao Zhu after the founding of the country.

Sheets are not allowed to enter the sea.

Limited by the times, Lao Zhu's approach is actually understandable.

But Zhu Yunxi looks at it from the perspective of future generations, and the forbidden sea is undoubtedly not a good choice.

The Age of Discovery is coming, and the opening of the sea ban will bring huge benefits to the Ming Dynasty.

But the truth in this is simple and complex.

Is it easy to open the sea ban?

Domino effect.

In any national policy, whether good or bad, there is always someone who benefits from it.

To change it would be to infringe on the interests of those with vested interests, and they will certainly oppose it.

That is why, no matter how good a reform is, it will always cause a lot of opposition and it will always be difficult to implement.

Not to mention, this was ordered by Lao Zhu himself.

It is not so easy to get him lifted.

Zhu Yunxi's thoughts flew in his mind, and he quickly ruled out the idea of talking to Lao Zhu and analyzing the pros and cons now, and he said: "Grandpa Huang, I heard that there is a crop in the West called sweet potato. ”

Lao Zhu was noncommittal on the issue of collecting business taxes.

But not taking a stand is also an attitude in itself.

Zhu Yunxi no longer tried to convince Lao Zhu from a commercial point of view, but started with agriculture.

This is what Lao Zhu cares about the most.

"Sweet potato?" Zhu Yuanzhang's brows furrowed slightly.

"Yes, sweet potato." Zhu Yunxi said: "This kind of thing can be used as food, and it is easy to store and transport. ”

"And it is very drought tolerant, and the requirements for the environment and land are very low, and I heard that the yield is still very high!"

"Xi'er thought, if this sweet potato is planted in my Ming land and greatly promoted, it can feed hundreds of millions of people......

……

He gushed out, detailing the benefits of sweet potatoes.

"And this sweet potato is in the overseas Western land, and you have to go to sea to get it."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face changed, and he suddenly stood up.

But it was just a moment of effort, and then he returned to normal and sat back down.

He still had an expression on his face that made it difficult to see his emotions.

"Grandpa Huang, you ...... What's wrong? Zhu Yunxi pretended to be afraid.

"It's okay, it's okay." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and waved his hand.

After a pause, he asked again: "Xi'er, how do you know about this sweet potato?" ”

Zhu Yunxi said nonsense: "Xi'er was playing outside with her second brother a few months ago, and I accidentally heard what the businessmen from outside said. ”

Although Zhu Yuanzhang strictly forbade the sea, Nanjing built the Yangtze River and had a wharf.

There are also Fanren businessmen who come quietly from afar, but there are not many of them.

The smuggling matter, the Ming generation, all the way to the Longqing switch, has always been repeatedly banned.

There was more and more silver in the Ming Dynasty, most of which was produced overseas and came through trade.

Not to mention, it wasn't until the twenty-third year of Hongwu, that is, two years ago, that Zhu Yuanzhang completely forbade people from coming to Daming.

Prior to this, it had always been strictly forbidden for the people of the Ming Dynasty to go to sea, but they couldn't help but come.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, as if he had thought of something, and asked again, "You heard about it with your second brother?" ”

Zhu Yunxi's heart moved, and said, "Yes, but the second brother doesn't seem to be interested in these, and I don't know if he heard it." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Yunxi thoughtfully, as if he was thinking about something.

"Xi'er, this matter you said, Grandpa Huang will seriously consider it."

"Hmm." Zhu Yunxi was like a child who had done something for adults, and nodded excitedly.

But the topic was not continued.

Opening the sea ban is not a trivial matter, and it is impossible to make a decision because of the rumors of a merchant, and now it can only be a thought buried in Lao Zhu's heart.

In later online novels, the protagonist casually said a word, and asked the emperor to change the national policy, and played the emperor and the Manchu civil and military ministers as fools, which in his opinion, was simply impossible.

Zhu Yuanzhang's mood was obviously much better, and he stretched out his hand to hold Zhu Yunxi in his arms.

Lehe asked: "Xi'er, if the sweet potato you mentioned really exists and solves the food problem, how can Mongolia be pacified?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was smiling all the time, but there seemed to be a deep meaning in his smile.

Zhu Yunxi thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa Huang, Xi'er thinks that if you want to pacify Mongolia, it is almost impossible to rely on military affairs alone. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, and he looked at Zhu Yunxi with more and more relief, and said, "Why do you say that?" ”

Zhu Yunxi said: "Grandpa Huang, I think that military victories are always only temporary. ”

"We can expel the Mongols from the Central Plains because the Central Plains is our territory, and it is not suitable for the Mongols to fight."

"We can win them, but we can't conquer them."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Why can't you conquer?" ”

Zhu Yunxi said: "Because they have their advantages." ”

"Mongolia is a nomadic people, good at guerrilla, and the whole steppe is their home turf."

"Hit and run, that's the hardest part."

"Our army can't stay on the grassland all the time, and we can't afford to consume it."

"And it is precisely because of this that the Mongols have nothing to fear."

"Grandpa Huang, is what Xi'er said right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh and said tiredly: "Yes, what Xi'er said is all right, the imperial grandfather was worried about this, so he didn't send troops in a big way!" ”

Zhu Yunxi tilted his head, thought for a while, and said, "Grandpa Huang, Xi'er has an idea, that is, ...... I don't know if it's going to work. ”

Lao Zhu smiled and said softly, "What can you think?" Tell us about it! ”

Zhu Yunxi's eyes moved slightly, he took Zhu Yuanzhang's hand, and said in a childish voice:

"Xi'er thinks that if you want to completely conquer the Northern Yuan, there is only one way, to consolidate the domain."

"Solid?"

Zhu Yunxi felt that Zhu Yuanzhang's wide palm shook slightly.

Zhu Yunxi nodded and said, "It is to consolidate the feudal domain, demarcate the pastoral area, and make the Mongolian tribes unable to run around." ”

"In this way, they will not be able to guerrilla."

"And I've heard that the Mongolian tribes already have a grudge, and as long as the pastoral areas are demarcated, these tribes will restrict the entry of other tribes."

"In this way, their nomadic range will be smaller."

"It can only move in a small area, which is equivalent to settling down like the Han people."

"Even if they are brave and good at fighting, it will definitely not be successful."

"Usually my father will let me see the art of war, and I know the truth,"

"If the whale can't swallow it, it will gradually eat away."

Zhu Yunxi knew that during the reign of the Qing Dynasty hundreds of years later, Mongolia was not in the climate for many reasons.

There are technological advances, changes in the times, and the Qing Dynasty's way of doing things and careful calculations.

There are also some despicable means, which are not suitable to say in his current status as a child.

And the demarcation of pastoral areas and not allowing them to be nomadic is a very important reason, and it is also suitable for him to say.

Nomads have no way to be nomadic, just like a big fish that leaves deep water and comes to the shallows.

Although he can still survive, he is just stealing his life.

And in the shallows, they are all in the fisherman's pocket.

Although Zhu Yunxi did not have any good feelings about the Qing Dynasty, he still recognized their approach.

They're just bad, not stupid.

They were originally tribes who entered the Central Plains from outside the Guan, and they were very experienced in how to govern the grassland tribes.

"Whales can't swallow it...... Then it will gradually eat away at ......" chewing Zhu Yunxi's words repeatedly, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up.

Even his expression changed.