The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Coming out of the hall, seeing no one around, Li Dongyang took a few steps forward with a gloomy face: "Do you want to lift the ban on sea trade?"

Yan Chengjin's face froze. He was indeed Li Gongmou, and he could actually guess his second level.

"You can't tell Lord Li yet!"

If the ban on sea trade is lifted, I don't know how many gentry will come to the capital to assassinate him.

He would not reveal the second level before thinking of a foolproof plan.

Li Dongyang's eyes were straight. This kid didn't deny it!

"You really want to lift the ban on sea trade. Emperor Gao has issued a clear order that no one is allowed to go to sea. If you lift the ban on sea trade, there will be officials to counterattack."

Officials and gentry smuggled and traded in the port, and the court turned a blind eye.

The court sent large ships to Mangala and island countries to open mines. As long as they did not sell spices and silk, the interests of the gentry would not be harmed.

Therefore, the court and the gentry did not interfere with each other.

Yan Chengjin knew that if he lifted the ban on sea trade, many merchant ships would be able to go to sea openly.

Originally, overseas trade was only shared by a few people, but suddenly, everyone could share the overseas pie.

Yan Chengjin bowed: "Lord Li, please wait for five more days, I can't say anything yet."

I guessed it right, but you are still shirking your responsibility. Qing'e really can't marry you. The little bit of goodwill that Li Dongyang had finally accumulated in his heart suddenly disappeared, and he left in anger.

Zhu Houzhao knelt on the stone steps. When he saw Yan Chengjin, he stood up and walked over: "I calculated it wrong. It should be 240 taels, and there is a plate of peanuts that I haven't counted."

A plate of peanuts, 40 taels of silver? Yan Chengjin knew that this guy wanted to cheat him out of money.

His Majesty has a fixed monthly allowance for the Eastern Palace, 200 taels of silver per month, and the Silijian keeps accounts.

Peanuts are still extremely rare in the Ming Dynasty, but this price is several times that of peanuts.

However, Yan Chengjin didn't care about the 40 taels of silver, so he reimbursed Zhu Houzhao.

"Father will really dismiss Master Fei from his post." Zhu Houzhao suddenly said seriously.

Yan Chengjin rarely saw Zhu Houzhao so serious for the master of the East Palace.

Presumably, he stepped on Yang Tinghe to vent his anger for Fei Hong. After all, Zhu Houzhao didn't like trouble.

Those who could take action usually took action on the spot.

"If Your Highness returns the IOU of 500,000 taels to me, I may have a way to keep Fei Hong in the capital."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up: "Two hundred and forty taels!"

Who can't afford to leave here? Yan Chengjin flatly refused: "Then I will leave the palace."

Back at the mansion, Yan Chengjin took out the map and spread it on the ground.

It is not feasible to open the sea.

When the grain boat goes to sea, it is very easy to be overturned by the waves, and the cargo ship is empty.

The gentry took this into consideration. Even if the sea transportation is opened, they will not go to sea, and the problem is still not solved.

Yan Chengjin lowered his head and looked at the prefectures and states along the coast of Daming.

Starting from Tianjin, it is possible to go south by sea, along the prefectures and states, and reach various ports.

It is more difficult to rely on land transportation. The infrastructure outside the capital is no different from before he traveled through time.

In the later generations, there are roads, and it is still difficult to transport goods from the northern Zhili to the southern Zhili area. Not only do you have to cross mountains and rivers, but you also have to cross rivers, not to mention the Ming Dynasty, which did not even have roads and bridges.

Wang Bushui was summoned to the Yan Mansion, with a smile on his face: "Master Yan, you are looking for me."

"How many large ships does the Chamber of Commerce have?"

"There are ten, but there are only six in the northern Zhili, and the rest are in Hainan." Wang Bushui wondered what Yan Chengjin was going to do.

Yan Chengjin sighed secretly, ten large ships were too few.

After a while, he kept drawing circles on the map, and circled thirteen points.

The next day, the morning court.

Emperor Hongzhi did not see Yan Chengjin, and Mou Bin reported that the son had taken a five-day leave.

"What is the best solution?"

Emperor Hongzhi doubted his intelligence a little, and left the three cabinet members in the hall after he retired in a hurry.

After Xiao Jing spread out the map, he stepped aside.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the map and muttered to himself, as if he was talking to someone: "What do you think, gentlemen, is the best solution for this kid?"

"I guess this kid wants to lift the sea ban." Li Dongyang hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice.

When your majesty was mentally prepared, Yan Chengjin's words would not be too abrupt.

Li Dongyang remained calm and paid attention to Emperor Hongzhi's expression.

Liu Jian had a gloomy face. The Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce's ship went to Hainan, which was equivalent to tearing a corner of the sea ban.

Now, this kid wants to open it completely?

Emperor Hongzhi said: "The ancestral system of Emperor Gao has been abolished by me, and there is little left. If the sea ban is really lifted, what do you think?"

It seems like he wants to do it all at once.

"Lifting the sea ban is not important to the court, but officials will definitely not allow it. After all, it is against the ancestral system." Xie Qian bowed and said obscurely.

Overseas trade in the southeast is serious, and it is no secret that gentry secretly go to sea.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded in agreement.

Of course, he hopes to achieve a prosperous era, but if the premise is to constantly abolish the ancestral system, it is inevitable that some will be shaken.

Zhanshi Mansion,

The clerk walked quickly into Yang Tinghe's duty room and bowed slightly.

"I haven't heard the news, but I heard from the eunuch in Fengtian Hall that His Majesty is discussing with the ministers today, and Yan Chengjin is thinking of a way, perhaps to lift the sea ban."

Yang Tinghe sent someone to inquire about how His Majesty planned to punish him and Fei Hong.

But when he heard such news, his heart suddenly tightened, and suddenly, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

He wanted to join the cabinet, and Yan Chengjin also wanted to join the cabinet. If the officials knew that he wanted to lift the sea ban, they would definitely not support Yan Chengjin to join the cabinet.

"Besides your majesty and the three ministers, who else knows?"

"Only the gatekeeper of Fengtian Palace and the adults." The clerk whispered.

Yang Tinghe was in a dilemma. How should he spread the news?

Two days later, the officials did not see Yan Chengjin when they went to court. When they heard about the events in Huaiyang Prefecture, they suddenly became uneasy.

Yan Chengjin would definitely change the ancestral system whenever he came back from his vacation!

What is left of the ancestral system now? Sea ban!

Outside the Zuoye Gate, Li Dongyang stood in the front of the team waiting to go to court. The officials behind him whispered. It seemed that the censors knew everything.

As soon as he entered the hall, Liu Hongxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, bowed and said, "I heard that Yan Chengjin is plotting to lift the sea ban?"

The officials were boiling like boiling water.

Emperor Hongzhi pulled the corner of his mouth without leaving any trace. How could it spread so quickly?

Li Dongyang sighed in his heart. He didn't know how many more officials would have to kneel in front of the Fengtian Hall.

"Yan Chengjin is cautious and timid, and the sea ban is an ancestral system. Lord Liu is overthinking." Zeng Jian said.

Everyone knows that you are familiar with Yan Chengjin.

Liu Hongxiang looked up: "But the best solution is to open the sea, let the commercial goods go by ship, and use the water from the canal to irrigate the fields."

The officials are not stupid. Those who can pass the imperial examination will naturally not think about tofu.

In addition to lifting the sea ban, there is only one way left, pray for rain!

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath: "Let's see what Yan Chengjin says in three days."

"Your Majesty, you must not lift the sea ban!"

Most of the officials knelt down.

...

Yangzhou Prefecture,

Chen Liangfu was in a state of panic. The gentry wanted to block the tributaries of the Caohe River, and the people secretly destroyed the river embankment and fought to the death.

The doorman came in trotting, leading the small households with bleeding heads.

"Sir, someone is here to complain again!"

The old man knelt in the hall: "Sir, the gentry rented the land to us, but they didn't allow us to irrigate it. How can we farm? How can they kill us but not bury us? I don't have money to pay taxes!"

Without water for irrigation, the land is as hard as bluestone, and even cows can't pull it.

Even if it is irrigated, water is needed to feed the crops.

Chen Liangfu grabbed the gavel in a rage and snapped: "Pass on my order, no one is allowed to touch the water of the canal, and whoever dares to touch the canal will be arrested! Whether to block or drain, wait for the imperial court's order to come!"

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