The Ming Dynasty started with caution

East District of Beijing, Li Mansion.

Li Qing'e held the warm white lotus seed soup and placed it on the desk: "Why is Dad so sad?"

"Another official in the DPRK demoted Yan Chengjin overseas."

Li Dongyang's eyes were deep and he seemed to be deep in thought. He still couldn't figure out why Yang Tinghe changed his mind.

Yang Tinghe had always had a bad temper and would not give in to others, but he was squeezed to death by Yan Chengjin.

"This boy must have a secret that I don't know about."

Li Dongyang turned around and said, "Go and invite Yan Chengjin. I want to ask him face to face."

Li Qing'e's heart moved slightly. She was originally going to the central hall to be a hostess, but instead she started making tea here.

Guessing that Yan Chengjin was coming soon, he poured the tea soup into the tea cup and left on lotus steps.

Half an hour later, Yan Chengjin saw Li Dongyang from a distance, wearing blue and white Confucian clothes, sitting in the pavilion.

Li Dongyang looked at Yan Chengjin with a threatening look: "Do you have any leverage against Yang Tinghe?"

Yan Chengjin secretly deduced in his mind: "I dare not deceive you, sir. There is indeed some evidence of guilt."

"What is it?"

Yan Chengjin thought about it carefully: "If Lord Li betroths Qing'e to Xiaguan, Xiaguan will tell you."

Li Dongyang stared angrily: "You are despicable! How can you use this matter to trade!"

"Your Majesty asked Qing'e to stay in the palace and not leave the cabinet. Now that she is one year old, how can she not be despicable?"

Yan Chengjin counted the days, and there were still eleven days left, which would be Hongzhi's eighteenth year, and Li Qing'e had also reached her best age.

Li Dongyang sighed secretly, I want to get married too! He proposed many marriage proposals to his daughter, but her daughter wisely declined them all.

All men and women only recognize Yan Chengjin. What can he do as a father?

But Yan Chengjin has always been cautious, what kind of life will he live if he marries this son.

Thinking of this, Li Dongyang stopped thinking.

"Just don't tell me, I don't really want to know." Li Dongyang snorted coldly, duplicity.

Coming out of the pavilion, He Neng whispered: "Young master, let me find you a marriage? Why do you have to ask Miss Qing'e? When Li Gong thinks about it clearly, she can become my concubine."

Yan Chengjin hated the fact that iron cannot become steel: "How can I, a heartless thing like a dog, be the King of the Sea?"

He Neng covered his head in pain and wanted to ask what Neptune was?

At this moment, Li Qing'e came.

She was wearing a moon-white dress, and her graceful figure was even better than when Yan Chengjin first came to Li Mansion.

Li Qing'e held the food box in her hand and said softly: "I know the adults are coming, so you can enjoy the snacks that I just made while they are hot."

Yan Chengjin took the food box and said, "Just now, I asked Mr. Li to marry me."

Suddenly, Li Qing'e's cheeks gradually turned red and she seemed very nervous.

"But Mr. Li ruthlessly rejected me."

In front of Li Qing'e, Yan Chengjin usually did not call himself an adult, which seemed too distant.

Li Qing'e had expected this and couldn't hide her disappointment, but still said: "My lord, don't take it to heart."

There is a depression in my father's heart, and he will not allow it until this depression is cleared.

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly and returned to the sedan chair.

Opening the food box, he judged the craftsmanship, materials, appearance, and smell of this snack compared with those made by Li Qing'e in the past. He Neng took a bite and confirmed that it was non-toxic.

Yan Chengjin put a piece into his mouth. It was soft, glutinous and sweet. After chewing it for three times, it melted.

The capital city was in a state of excitement. News of the imperial court's ban on maritime trade spread, and newspapers circulated in the streets.

The gentry could not believe that the speed of restructuring in the capital was too fast.

When the sea ban was lifted, the price of watercraft would rise. The prices of raw silk, tea and porcelain tripled in one day.

Merchants live there with rare goods, waiting to be sold overseas for three times the price.

The ships of the imperial court and Liangxiang were moored in front of the pier, and the gentry were crowded.

The news spread quickly, and ten days later, the Di newspaper reached Yangzhou Prefecture.

Yangzhou Prefecture, Yamen.

Chen Liangfu watched the sky, waiting for God to send a heavy rain or snow, but there was no movement at all.

The doorman rushed in with the newspaper: "Master, there is news from the capital!"

Chen Liangfu hurriedly took the newspaper and read it for a few times. The next moment, his eyes were as wide as a bull's eye.

"Is the imperial court going to impose a sea ban?"

I couldn't calm down for a long time. The establishment of a sea ban would definitely attract Japanese pirates and pirates.

The southeastern coastal areas will be more seriously infested by Japanese pirates, and the pirates will never be eliminated.

Another doorkeeper ran in and announced: "Master, there is an imperial edict from the capital."

As soon as he finished speaking, the father-in-law walked into the government hall holding an imperial edict.

Miao Kui cleared his throat and said loudly: "You are Chen Liangfu, the governor of Yangzhou. Kneel down to receive the order."

Chen Liangfu knelt on his knees and lowered his head to listen to the order.

"The emperor is entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the imperial edict states that when an emperor governs the world, he must put the common people of the world as his top priority.

Recuperate the common people, share the interests of the four seas for the benefit, take the heart of the world as the heart, prosper the country with stability, and bring order to the end of chaos.

Now that the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal is drying up, I intend to build the Grand Canal and widen the gap of ten feet. I have specially ordered my beloved to take charge of the section of the canal..."

After hearing the imperial edict, Chen Liangfu was covered in cold sweat. The imperial court not only imposed a sea ban, but also repaired water transportation and widened it by ten feet?

After receiving the imperial edict, he hurriedly asked: "Father, the project of building the canal is so huge that it cannot be started without tens of thousands of people. Where will the people come from?"

Miao Kui said: "There will be people coming. If you order someone to keep a household register, these people will have to pay back."

His Majesty ordered that shantytowns be drawn out and road signs be given to the vassal people.

Only those who have a road guide certificate can stay temporarily in Ming Dynasty.

The prices of silk, tea and porcelain in Yangzhou are also rising like the capital.

The gentry just wished they could produce more.

Chen Liangfu thought to himself: Oh no, the price of commodities has increased several times, will anyone still farm?

"What on earth is going on? Who the hell opened a sea ban?"

…

Beijing, East Palace.

Zhu Houzhao invited Yan Chengjin to his bedroom and said angrily: "Old Gao, when will you fulfill your promise to me? When I work for you, I make a decisive decision."

"Your Highness, don't be impatient, it will be tomorrow."

We need to wait for His Majesty's anger to pass, and Yan Chengjin cannot make His Majesty unhappy by remonstrating too frequently.

In the early morning of the next day, Emperor Hongzhi felt a little uneasy. The court spent more money on building the Grand Canal.

It can only be built to block the mouth of the river during the dry season every year, that is, in autumn and winter.

It won’t be possible to cultivate without three to five years.

The longer the construction period, the more waste will be required.

"My internal funds cannot afford so much money. Has Li Zhaofan arrived at the island country?"

Qin Hong bowed slightly: "I haven't received the notice yet."

The sea is different from the land. Battle reports cannot be sent back at any time. A round trip takes several months.

Often only when there is a great victory or defeat, news comes back.

Li Dongyang's eyes wandered. Both of his sons were overseas and he didn't know when they would be able to return to the capital.

Today, he suddenly had an idea. Yan Chengjin must want to get rid of my son and become my son-in-law.

Just like driving away Yang Tinghe.

Just as his thoughts were wandering, Yan Chengjin's voice sounded: "Yang Tinghe will go to sea for five years in the shortest time, or he may not be able to come back in the long run."

Who are you cursing, kid? !

Liu Jian and others' expressions changed slightly and they looked over angrily.

Emperor Hongzhi looked gloomy. Master Yang was very kind to me in teaching me.

"The Yan Qing family is careful to say that Master Yang is younger than the Sanbao eunuch who last sailed to the West. Why can't he come back?!"

Yan Chengjin bowed: "I am just predicting various risks."

Emperor Hongzhi squinted his eyes: "What exactly do you want to say?"

Li Dongyang said calmly: "The East Palace cannot be without Mr. Zhan. I think it is time to choose a new Mr. Zhan."

Yan Chengjin raised his head in astonishment: "What Mr. Li said is true."