Daming Junior Scholar

Under the cover of a bunch of friendly words from generation to generation, Callon finally put forward his request, which is nothing more than the familiar language, opening the sea ban and opening trade.

In fact, it is no different from what He Jiaan guessed, probably because the business routes are dominated by the fleets of those big families. Silk, porcelain, tea.

Often even if he paid a high price, no one would do business with him, and he could only watch those private caravans set off from the port and sail to countries thousands of miles away, bringing back huge profits time after time .

Seeing that a large amount of business is being monopolized in this way, how can Karlone be reconciled? He didn't think of using force to sink Deming's fleet before, and then snatch the route back, but if he really In doing so, you face two risks.

The first one, of course, is the annihilation of the Franji fleet in Guangzhou a few days ago. After receiving the news, he directly sent troops to occupy the territory that originally belonged to him, so in terms of his attitude towards Daming, Callon was naturally not as belligerent as his predecessor Alvarez, and everything was done with caution.

The second is a better explanation. All the supplies of Ming Dynasty are in the hands of those big families. Even if they sink all their fleets, I am afraid that they will not be able to get those high-quality and cheap goods.

After much deliberation, Callon finally thought he had found a good solution, that is, to sign a trade agreement with Daming on behalf of Franji, and then he would be able to appear in the Ming Dynasty openly, without having to find the goods himself. How easy it would be to have Ming officials handle it.

So after making up his mind, Karlon first took a sum of money to bribe the officials of the Guangzhou government, and then was brought to the capital, but he didn't expect that because of the language, he would stay here for such a long time, but Fortunately, I finally found someone who could understand me.

Sure enough, it was still a trade. After He Jiaan finished translating Karl Long's words, he looked at Zhengde himself, and there was a tacit expression on the faces of the two of them. Karl Long wanted to hold this large profit in his own hands, but he didn't know Zhengde is also spying on such a large amount of wealth at this time. According to He Jiaan, as long as he sets up a tax collection office at the wharf, he may earn several million taels of silver every year. For a fleet like the Sanbao eunuch, the income will continue to increase.

Don't look at how easy it seems to be the emperor, but there are ghosts asking for debts from him everywhere, and the tax for a year is not enough for him to spend. If there are a few million taels more, wouldn't he be more relaxed , You can also take this opportunity to teach those who poach me a lesson. The previous tax will be exempted, but from now on, any ship that goes to sea must pay tax.

Thinking of this, the expression on Zhengde's face became more and more bright, and he said to Karl Long: "Since Aiqing intends to build a bridge of friendship between Daming and Franji, I will naturally not stop it. Well, I will appoint He Aiqing as an imperial envoy." Minister, I will negotiate with you on this matter now, and report to me after discussing the results, what do you think?"

Callon was overjoyed immediately, and responded repeatedly: "Thank you for the emperor's permission, I am determined to live up to my expectations."

He agreed, but at this moment, a person slowly walked out of the line of ministers, came to the front and bowed his hands, and said in a neither humble nor humble way: "Have your Majesty forgotten the ancestral teachings of the Ming Dynasty, this sea ban must not be opened. "

Hey, when everyone is happy, how come such a spoiler appears?

He Jiaan squinted and saw that the person who appeared was none other than Yang Tinghe, a scholar and the chief assistant of the cabinet.

If it was someone else's words, maybe Zhengde would not pay attention to his words at all, but he still has to give Yang Tinghe face.

She nodded slowly: "Yang Aiqing is right, but at one time and another, Taizu banned the sea in order to prevent Japanese pirates from invading. It has been hundreds of years. Although the Japanese pirates have not been completely wiped out, However, under the leadership of He Aiqing, coastal forts have been established along the coast, and a more powerful navy is under construction. The day when the Japanese pirates will be completely wiped out is just around the corner. , so this sea ban can already be abolished.”

After hearing Zhengde's words, Yang Tinghe still didn't show a smile on his face. He shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is surprised by this statement. I believe that the ban on seas cannot be abolished, but must be enforced even more strictly."

"Eh?" Zhengde couldn't help feeling a little headache, and asked, "Why did Yang Aiqing say that?"

Hearing Zhengde's question, Yang Tinghe turned his eyes to He Jiaan's face, stared at He Jiaan's face coldly for a long time, and then asked indifferently: "Master He, I have something to ask you, I wonder if you dare to answer. "

He Jiaan nodded: "Old Yang Ge, but it's okay to ask."

"You said you wanted to build a navy and forts, but as far as I know, half a year has passed, and you spent 10 taels of silver. It seems that apart from a few empty forts, you have not even achieved any results. The old man asked you , Where did you spend all this money? In addition, the Japanese pirates have been harassing the Fujian area in the past six months, where did your navy go?"

Counting 10 taels of silver, you can still hear it when you throw it into the water. I handed it to you, He Jiaan, but I didn't see anything. What's more, Yang Tinghe has long been dissatisfied with He Jiaan. Everyone has been studying hard for more than ten years. , I was admitted to Jinshi, and then I have been in the officialdom for decades before I come to where I am today. Why can you become the Minister of the Ministry of War just by moving your mouth and hands?Spending a lot of money from the imperial court, but not doing any serious work, it's a good thing now that he doesn't even pay attention to Daming's ancestral precepts.

If you don't show up again, don't you even think about yourself?

After thinking for a while, He Jia'an nodded: "Old Yang Ge's words are indeed true. In the past half a year, I have not achieved any achievements except for a few empty forts. The five thousand naval officers and men under my command have not let go. guns, and have never fought Japanese pirates.”

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar all around. Everyone thought that He Jiaan would find many reasons to refute Yang Tinghe's words, but he didn't mean to deny all of them. Just when everyone was surprised, He Jiaan shook his head. Shaking his head, the smile on his face faded, and his voice seemed to cool down: "Can you keep the Japanese pirates out just by sticking to your own path?"

"The Ming Dynasty banned the sea for a hundred years. Instead of keeping the Japanese pirates out, it made the Japanese pirates more and more rampant. In the past, the Japanese pirates could only operate in the coastal areas of Fujian, but now they can be found even in the Shandong area. If the Taizu was still alive, I am afraid that he would not stick to the ban on the sea, but he never thought that Master Yang, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, is so self-confident, which really disappoints the lower officials."

Chapter 1263 Expansion of Ambition

Chapter 1263 Expansion of Ambition

Compared with Yang Tinghe, He Jiaan's title of Minister of War is extremely small. If it were another occasion, Yang Tinghe might not pay attention to him at all.

It's just that in today's situation, He Jia'an has enough confidence to speak.

His confidence does not come from himself, nor does it come from Callon, the Franji man, but from the one sitting on the dragon chair in the middle of the hall, and from Zhengde's desire for money deep in his heart.

You, Yang Tinghe, can use the precepts from your ancestors as an excuse, but you can’t bring Zhengde a large amount of income to enrich the treasury. In this case, who Zhengde will turn to, I’m afraid even a three-year-old child can tell clearly .

So He Jiaan ignored the official position gap between himself and Yang Tinghe, and directly confronted him in the hall.

In the eyes of the ministers, this kind of scene seems to have been staged once before. Just two years ago, in the same hall, Chen Qingzhi, who was still white at the time, and Duan Siqun, the minister of Honglu Temple, confronted each other like this.

In just two years, Chen Qingzhi's official position flew to the position of Minister of the Ministry of War as if he had wings, and the person he fought against also changed from the former Minister of Honglu Temple to Lord Yang, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

This time, not many people were optimistic about Chen Qingzhi's ability to win this match. After all, with Yang Tinghe's position, even if Zhengde really wanted to open the sea, he still had to take care of Yang Tinghe's face.

He Jiaan's words really angered Yang Tinghe. As the chief assistant of the cabinet, no matter where he went, he heard or saw people who didn't agree with him. Who would have thought that in front of so many ministers today, he would be rejected? A He Jia'an ridiculed himself for standing still, and Yang Tinghe's already serious expression became much darker.

"Master He, is it true that in your heart, Taizu really did something wrong back then?"

Yang Tinghe's words are clearly digging another hole for He Jiaan, as long as he dares to say a word from his ancestors is wrong, I dare to take off his official robe today.

He Jia'an reacted very quickly, and slowly shook his head at Yang Tinghe: "The lower official has just made it very clear. If Mr. Yang Ge didn't make it clear just now, the lower official can repeat it again. From time to time, the sea ban was implemented back then. , the Japanese pirates are banned, and although the Japanese pirates are still rampant now, they already have a way to fight against them. If the Japanese pirates are no longer to be feared, why are they still guarding Nuo Da's treasure and not taking it? Besides, Master Yang doesn't know what is going on outside How exciting things are, if they are absorbed in, the national power of Ming Dynasty will definitely increase a lot.”

"Hmph, Mr. He is talking sweet words. I want to ask you a question. Daming is a country in the sky. It is better than other countries in every aspect. As for letting Daming absorb other people's things, hmph...it's ridiculous."

This is not only the sorrow of contemporary people, I am afraid that in decades or hundreds of years, all officials have the same idea. They will not know until they use more advanced strong ships and cannons to open the country. How many years have I been behind this world.

Thinking of this, He Jiaan's heart became inexplicably sad. He thought that he would be able to change the development of the world with the knowledge of later generations, but no matter how hard he tried, the result was never as easy as he thought. This time I couldn't even convince Yang Tinghe, so how could I convince others.

With a wry smile on his face, He Jiaan shook his head slowly, and his voice seemed to slow down: "Master Yang just said that Daming is the Kingdom of Heaven. I wonder if you have asked him?"

The direction of He Jiaan's finger is none other than the ignorant Callon. When he just saw the argument between He Jiaan and Yang Tinghe, he already expected that there might be changes in the trade issue, so he has been silently observing the relationship between the two people. However, he never expected that He Jiaan's eyes would turn, but he reached out and touched himself.

"This..." Yang Tinghe looked at the dumbfounded Karl Long, his expression froze, and he blinked but couldn't refute He Jiaan's words.

"Master Yang can't tell." He Jia'an smiled coldly, stretched out his hand and pointed at the firecracker inlaid with diamonds in Zhengde's hand, and said with a faint smile: "Master Yang, has he ever seen the firecracker in His Majesty's hand? Not to mention that the firecracker has been ahead of Daming for many years, and even the diamonds on it, I am afraid that none of the craftsmen of Daming can polish it and then inlay it on the firecracker."

"This..." Faced with He Jiaan's pressing force, Yang Tinghe didn't even have the strength to fight back.

On the contrary, Zhengde tactfully asked Zhang Yong to hand the firecracker in front of Yang Tinghe. Looking at the exquisite firecracker in front of him, Yang Tinghe finally realized that what He Jiaan said was not a lie. Lang machine country.

"These are just one aspect. Master Yang, do you know how big the land area of ​​the Franji Kingdom is?"

"This..." Still shaking his head.

"It's half the size of Beizhili." He Jiaan gestured with his hands, and then said: "Master Yang, you know how many colonies he has in such a big country?"

"Wait a minute." Hearing this, Zhengde on the dragon chair looked at He Jia'an seriously and asked, "He Aiqing, what is a colony?"

"Good question, Your Majesty." He Jiaan patted Zhengde's flattery a little, and then explained: "Actually, to put it simply, it is to use a country's absolute strength to invade a certain country, not only to occupy their homes, but also to plunder their land. Their resources will remain in that country, forcing their people to learn their own language, until a few years later, turning this place into another country of their own."

"Oh, so that's how it is." After hearing He Jiaan's explanation, Zhengde finally understood the meaning of the so-called colony. At this moment, he glanced at Karlone curiously, and continued to ask: "Then He Aiqing, the colony of the Franji Kingdom How big is it?"

In fact, He Jiaan didn't know how big it was. I'm afraid that even Franji himself didn't know about it. After thinking about it pretendingly, He Jiaan drew a large area with his hand, nodded uncertainly and said: " About half the size of Ming Dynasty."

"What?" Even Yang Tinghe, who was at the side, was a little shocked when he heard He Jiaan's comparison. Isn't this Franji country too powerful? Such a small country can colonize many countries much larger than him. The country, such a country is simply too scary. Thinking of doing business with this kind of country, Yang Tinghe became even more worried about Daming, but he was sure of one thing in his heart, this sea ban must not be lifted.

What Yang Tinghe thinks about is the strength of the Frangji Kingdom, while what Zhengde thinks about is the three words He Jiaan just said about the colony. Think about the fact that the Frangji Kingdom can rule so many countries with the power of a tiny piece of land. Why can't a country as powerful as Ming Dynasty do it?

Thinking that if he can also expand the territory like Frangji, Zhengde's heart is full of fire, and the eyes looking at He Jia'an also show a ray of hot light.