The Head of the Ming Dynasty Spared His Life

"Those Westerners are fools. According to my relatives involved in the smuggling in Quanzhou, they can't tell the difference between our Longjing tea and ordinary green tea! Ordinary green tea at 20 taels a catty can be sold in the name of Longjing for ten times the price. Give them. Haha!"

"There's also porcelain! I'm in the porcelain business. Selling to Dongying people, you can earn three times as little as you say."

"When will the sea open? We can't wait."

"This time, Mr. Yan Ge really did a great deed for us Ming merchants."

"Yeah! I didn't expect it to happen. I thought that with the stubbornness of the imperial court and those Qingliu, there will be no 20 years, so don't even think about it!"

"Old Yan Ge, he is really enlightened and wiser, which is admirable."

In Wansong Academy in Hangzhou, the sound of reading is still loud.

Shen Lian has been elected by Yan Song as the history of Jinyiwei Dianshi, which is a more powerful position than Jinyiwei Qianhu, and has more real power in his hands. (Historically, as a scholar, Shen Lian entered Jinyiwei to serve as Dian Shi, and he did a very good job, which can be called an outlier.)

But he has not gone to Beijing to take up his post, but is giving the students his last lesson.

Seeing that Wang Xijue's seat was vacant, Shen Lian frowned.

"Wang Xijue didn't come?"

A classmate replied: "Wang Xijue was still there just now."

At this moment, Wang Xijue, who was sweating profusely, rushed in waving a newspaper.

Shen Lian's face was full of displeasure, and she wanted to order him to go out.

Unexpectedly, Wang Xijue said loudly: "Men! The imperial court has agreed to open the sea!"

Shen Lian was stunned: "What did you say?"

Wang Xijue cried loudly: "Master, I say our efforts are not in vain... The imperial court has finally agreed to open the sea after hearing the urgent voice of the people!"

"God opened his eyes!" Shen Lian was also very excited and trembled.

As a man of insight in Daming, he has lived in the southeast for a long time, and he knows the importance of opening the sea to the southeast, and even to Daming.Opening the sea can not only bring huge wealth and greatly enrich the pockets of the people of Ming Dynasty, but also bring a series of political, economic, and cultural benefits.

Shen Lian spared no effort, and Wang Xijue and other students appealed to Ming Dynasty to open up the sea, and also participated in the famous Wansong Academy debate, refuting that the number one scholar army led by Zhang Juzheng was speechless.

"Unexpectedly, I could hear such good news before I left Hangzhou to take office in Beijing!" Shen Lian was very excited: "Everyone, encourage me! Get into the imperial examination as soon as possible, and we will work together for Ming Dynasty tomorrow."

Wang Xijue was also very excited and nodded repeatedly.He is now a Juren, and next year he will take part in the three-yearly imperial examination of the imperial court. After being admitted as a Jinshi, he can become an official.

Wang Xijue couldn't wait and wanted to get an official position, even if it was a county magistrate in the southeast, so that he could display his talents and serve the country and the people.

In the church next to Suzhou.

Immediately waiting for 20 missionaries, they are preaching to the believers in five churches 3.4, and at the same time preaching Yan Song's "Theory of Sea Power", as well as some courses on earth astronomy and navigation.These are their agreements with Yan Song, to help Daming open up the people's wisdom, change the people's customs, let the people's customs be civilized, and open their eyes to see the world.

Although there are not many believers in these five churches, with a total of only 1 people, they have become a window for disseminating scientific knowledge and overseas knowledge. The understanding is no longer a blind eye.They are also usually people of great status, and they play an important role in spreading the fire for the enlightenment of the folk customs and wisdom of the entire southeast.

At this moment, the door of the church was suddenly pushed open.

The missionary Nimad was full of excitement, waving a newspaper "Ta Kung Pao" and rushed in.

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Chapter 447 Southeast Maritime Merchants = Pirates? 【4】

"God bless! For God's sake! Daming has great news today! Emperor Ming followed Yan Song's advice and decided to open the sea! Shanghai next to Suzhou, and Tianjin in the north, became the first batch of city ships. City!"

Immediately lost his voice: "Are you kidding me?"

Kaihai is of great significance to their church.

At this time, even with Yan Song's care, they, missionaries of the church, can only be active in churches in three cities.And except for their 20 missionaries, people from other churches cannot step into the territory of Ming Dynasty.

Once the sea is opened, a large number of western ships can freely enter and leave Daming, whether they are missionaries or businessmen, they are much more free than before.

Their missionary work is bound to be smoother and easier to be recognized by the Holy See.

Immediately teasing, Nimad and other missionaries, the face is full of cattle.

That's great news.

The news of the imperial court's opening of the sea caused a huge sensation in Nanzhili, Tianjin, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Qingdao and other places through newspapers, 15 storytelling, dramas and other media.

Countless people paid attention to it, were fascinated by it, and discussed it hotly, thinking about how to use this opportunity to realize the transformation and leap in life.

But not everyone is satisfied.

For more Qingliu, scholar-bureaucrats, scholars, and feudal landlords in Ming Dynasty, Kaihai saw to them that it was just a chaotic order and nonsense of the court.

In Yuelu Academy, there was a lot of scolding.

"What Kaihai? It's just playing the piano!"

"Yan Song, the treacherous official, has brought chaos to the country!"

"Down with Yan Song, cancel Kaihai!"

Both the teacher and the students were very excited and scolded Yan Song angrily.

A restaurant in South Zhili.

Several scholars are discussing this matter.

"Haha! Tianjin Wei Kaihai? Is that where the birds don't shit?"