Return to Ming Dynasty as Prince: Volume 5 Qun Demon Flurry, One Hundred and Fifty-Four: The Word of Profit is the Head

Yang Ling* was on the bed, Gao Wenxin was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a hot towel and wiping his face indiscriminately. After all, he had just finished the bath, his face was white and red, and his complexion was so good He didn't seem to be dying at all, so he had to pretend that he had just cleaned the noodles with a hot towel.

Jiao Fang sits at the table, twirling his beard calmly, his smiling face is very kind, if not for occasional treacherous laughter, this man is very old, but he is not deaf or dazzled. The body is very healthy, with white hair and white beard.

Yang Ling was thinking about the candidate to become a cabinet scholar on the way back to Beijing, and also considered this civil servant who had a relatively good relationship with him. This Jiao Shilang was awarded a Jinshi in the eighth year of Tianshun. He has served as a celebrity, editor, lecturer, and bachelor. Later, he went to the local area to work as a co-zhi, Zhizhou, deputy envoy of school, Tongzheng, Taichang young teacher, and Ministry of Rites Right servant, now the left servant of the official department.

It can be said that his technical titles and administrative positions have gone from low to high, and political experience and qualifications are all the best choices. Nowadays, when the three bachelors enter the cabinet, the official positions are smaller than him, and he is considered one of those qualified for promotion.

Moreover, Yang Ling helped him. He also said good things to Yang Ling when Yang Ling was imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum case, so Yang Ling had a good impression of him and listed him as a possible candidate, so he asked Wu Jie to secretly Investigating his situation, he didn't realize that he hadn't decided whether to contact him, so he came to the door first.

Yang Ling waved weakly, and said, "Wenxin, you should withdraw first. I want to talk to Master Jiao."

Gao Wenxin looked at the deadly virtue he pretended, and couldn't help giving him a sullen look. Then she got up and said softly: "Yes, the master is weak. Don't be too tired. The maid quits. ."

After speaking, he took two steps back and saluted Jiao Fang, then quietly stepped out and closed the door.

Jiao Fang took a sip of tea in time, twisting his beard and said: "I heard that the adult was punished on the way back to Beijing and was seriously injured. I couldn’t get up when I saw the driver today. I was worried and uneasy, so I rushed to leave and brought three thousand-year-old ginseng to visit."

Yang Ling can't figure out his true intentions, so he pretended to accept: "I'm worried about the troubled old man, some skin injuries, it's fine."

Jiao Fang sniffed his nose suddenly, and said in a meaningful way: "Well, now that I see the big people, it's good to see, the officer is relieved."

Yang Ling saw him move, and secretly said: "It's broken, if you put a golden sore medicine on your body, how can it be tasteless, this old man is smart enough." He laughed dryly: "My lord is busy with official duties, and I have to come and visit. , I am deeply grateful."

Jiao Fang sighed: "Adults are the pillars of the country, and now there is only Li Bachelor of Dingzhu in the court. People are floating. At this time, we need a lot of manpower to turn the tide and calm people's hearts, so the old man really hopes that the adults will recover soon. "

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Yang Ling smiled, picked up a cup of tea from a few stools next to the couch, and drank a sip of tea, and secretly thought about it by lowering his head to drink tea: With the seniority and official position of this master Jiao, he came to visit him at this time and said Such flattery is obviously intentional.

However, under the guise of being injured, I stepped out of this storm* to protect myself wisely. This old guy can actually see that he is terribly shrewd. Will this person become my political ally?

He thought thoughtfully, drank the cup of tea, raised his head and just put the teacup back on the plate, Jiao Fang has greeted him, took the teacup with both hands, and filled him up again. A cup of tea, gently pushed in front of him.

Seeing the courteous attitude of this gray-haired clerk of the third rank, Yang Ling has made a decision in his heart. He thought about it, and Shen Shen said with a smile: "The old man is too acclaimed, and the speed of Yang's appointment is staggering. , But the people who have been walking in the sidelines have never participated in the court affairs. If the knowledge and experience are not comparable to you, you are not as good as many courtiers."

He pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "The emperor’s favor, and the ministers certainly want to share the worries for the emperor. During this southern tour of taxation, Yang had some thoughts in his heart, but I don’t know if it is ridiculous. Therefore, I did not dare to enter and advise the emperor. Since the old man is here, the officer just happened to ask for some advice. How about I ask the adult to deliberate on it?"

Jiao Fang raised his eyebrows, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. Yang Ling's words were intended to accept him. This person had a lot of words in front of the emperor, and now the several eunuchs in control of the inner court also obeyed him, as long as he is willing to support him, can he still be angry with people like Ma Wensheng?

However, although the man in front of him was young, he cleaned up the eunuchs during the southern tour, and returned to Beijing to calm down the attacks of the ministers and workers inside and outside. They were all thoughtful, plan and move, and the methods were very old. This is not an ordinary person. What is better than me?

I have to have some unique opinions to give him common sense, but the general policy must be consistent with him. The opportunity is rare, and I have to deal with it carefully. Jiao Fang thought of this, and raised the spirit of twelve points as if he had gone to Beijing to rush for the exam. He moved Jindun forward, leaned in a little, and said attentively: "I don't know what the adults have, the old man would like to hear it."

Yang Ling said: "This time I went to Jiangnan, most of the places I went through were coastal areas where pirates were rampant. According to my understanding, it was seamen and maritime merchants who smuggled due to maritime bans, smuggling and pirates. This situation has been repeatedly prohibited, so This official has been unable to figure out that the so-called blocking is worse than sparse, why can't the court lift the maritime ban and encourage non-governmental trade? In terms of tax alone, the revenue is more than ten million.

When the official returned to Beijing, he passed the Dragon Shipyard and saw that it was deserted. The grand occasion of the Sanbao eunuch's voyage to the West in the past is no longer visible. It is said that because the trip to the West was expensive and the national strength was unbearable, the official thought ……"

Yang Ling looked at the wrinkled face of Jiao Fang, and said: "Since the imperial court mainly promotes the prestige of the country's maritime transport, it does not need to dream of prohibiting non-governmental trade. Although the imperial court is based on agriculture, it should not suppress business. After all, don’t the hundreds of officials in North Korea and China see the benefits of communicating with other countries? The officials are puzzled. Can the adults help me out?"

Jiao Fang frowned, glanced at him deeply, and said in his heart: "It turns out that Master Yang is not willing to be lonely. Does he want to choose to lift the ban on trade as his political achievement? This is difficult."

Yang Ling saw his beard twirling his beard in silence for a while, and his expression became impatient. Jiao Fang saw hurriedly said: "The old man is very close to the adult, so I am willing to tell the adult if there is something wrong, the adult has heard it. Forget it, there are some things...Although everyone knows it well, it is really inconvenient to discuss it on the table."

Yang Ling's spirit lifted and said: "That is, this is the junior asking for advice from the old man. Naturally, you and I will not let the third person know about it in private."

Jiao Fang calmed down after listening to it, and then pondered for a moment before slowly saying: "Do you really think that scholars are pedantic in reading and can't see the benefits of trade? Hehe, those are just scenes. Not to mention the benefits of non-governmental trade. Even when Zheng He went to the Western Oceans, although he spent a lot of money and rewarded all the countries, it was not worth the loss."

The argument that Yang Ling has always heard is that Great Ming went to the West to promote national prestige, and the national treasury paid a lot of money, but there was no corresponding income, which led to the opposition of hundreds of officials. When I heard the words of Jiao Fang, I couldn't help but be a little surprised and asked: "Why do you say this, your lord?"

Jiao Fang said with a faint smile: "When the old man was in the Ministry of Rites, he had read the literature and spies that exchanged between various countries during the Yongle period, and vaguely remembered some things. My Ming Dynasty court does not do business with foreign countries, which does not mean that the court does not need us. The things I don’t have are traded in the form of tribute to each country.

Many of these goods are very expensive due to geographical differences and in short supply. Let me give you an example. We need pepper for Great Ming, but it is not produced locally. Tribute paid by overseas countries is equivalent to gold, twenty times that of the country of origin.

In the five years of Yongle, Zheng He returned from his expedition to the West for the first time. The market price of pepper per catty in Great Ming dropped ten times. In the ninth year of Xuande, when Zheng He returned from the West for the last time, the price of pepper fell to a penny per catty. I needed more than 10,000 catties of pepper in a year. The price difference was staggering. At that time, there were as many as 10,000 kinds of goods exchanged between China and the West. The money saved by the national treasury was innumerable. After deducting the expense of the heavenly rewards and the voyages to the West, there was still a lot of money..."

Yang Ling wondered: "But how did this official hear...The imperial court banned the Western Oceans because of financial constraints, so hundreds of officials gathered to oppose it?"

Jiao Fang smiled deeply, and his eyes flashed: "During the Yongle period, Beijing city was built internally, Jiaozhi was conquered from the south, Mongolian yuan was conquered from the north, soldiers were used everywhere, and money was spent everywhere, but the people were abundant, and the government was overflowing. This All have been recorded in history. Jiangnan silk industry, Jingdezhen porcelain, and even printing, tea, shipping, and logging are all prosperous because of this. How can it be stretched?

After stopping voyages to the West, the Treasury was embarrassed everywhere. During the Yingzong reign, there was a slight flood and drought, and it was difficult to recruit and help the people. At first, it was more than enough to build a city when foreign troops were used. Now it takes more than half of the annual income to build an imperial mausoleum. What explains this? "

"As for promoting business and harming agriculture, it is even more nonsense. In the Song Dynasty, the amount of land was less than Great Ming, and the yield of acres was less than Great Ming. The taxation of the people was much heavier than the people of Great Ming, but the people could bear it and live a life. And food is richer than Great Ming.

Currently, Great Ming is only a mere two thousand when the income is the highest, only one-tenth of the Southern Song Dynasty. It is to support the people with a low tax, but the people’s life is still unsustainable. Apart from the drawbacks of the tax itself, it is forbidden Isn't maritime prohibition the cause? "

Yang Ling listened blankly. Yes, how come I have never thought about these things before, just relying on the accusations of those colorful articles, and belittle the voyages to the West, but I have a deep understanding of the powerful pen in the hands of the civilian officials. If you return to Beijing this time and be killed by the Dongchang factory, you are still not concluding a coffin. After the ages, you will be a traitor? Is there another reason for this?

Yang Ling was so excited that he almost sat up, owed his body to react, and lay back on the couch in a hurry, sincerely and excitedly said: "Don’t hide from the old man, according to this official, the seclusion of the country is a mistake for the country and the people. The ban on trade, the elimination of pirates from the root cause, can enrich the country and the people, can make Great Ming understand overseas countries, and prevent me from sitting in a well and watching the sky. It is a lot of things, so I have the heart to speak to the emperor. What is the crux of the problem, but I still can’t figure it out. Can you please elaborate on it?"

Jiao Fang saw his look excited, and almost forgot to pretend to be seriously injured in the bed, and his heart was a little funny. Although he is not very optimistic about the lifting of the ban on trade, he can show his unique insights and cater to Yang Ling's mind. Even if this strategy is not feasible, Yang Ling will definitely draw him to his confidant, so Jiao Fang is also full of energy and knows himself. The explanation came out slowly.

Since Zheng He's voyages to the West, most of the first imported items were luxury goods, but with the increase in communication, a large number of items were imported, prices continued to fall, and daily necessities began to increase. This Yang Ling can understand. At the beginning of the reform and opening up in later generations, the high value-added products that were initially imported from abroad were also short of domestic products.

However, Great Ming was the most advanced at that time. The imported so-called luxury goods were mostly rare items. When there were more, they began to import a large amount of raw materials, but the output was exquisite silk, porcelain and other things, which also stimulated the domestic handicraft industry. development of. Heavy industries such as shipbuilding and cast iron have also developed due to increased demand. It can be said that there are so many benefits. How can it end up in opposition?

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Jiao Fang's answer surprised Yang Ling. He originally thought that the small peasant thoughts of the scholars in the Ming Dynasty made them depreciate the businessmen and despise the business, but he could not think of the complicated reasons. It seems that the original strategy for admonishing Zhengde Emperor must be modified.

Yang Ling is really grateful for the arrival of Jiao Fang. If you hold the original understanding, refute the short-sightedness of the officials in the court and promote the benefits of lifting the ban on trade, I am afraid that you will really come back.

Jiao Fang received the suggestion that Yang Ling would recommend him to the cabinet, and felt that this trip was worthwhile. He repeatedly stated that once he entered the cabinet, he would help Yang Ling in the court, and then left with gratitude.

Han Youniang, Gao Wenxin, Yu Tangchun, and Xue Limei were waiting in the outer hall. Seeing Yang Ling pacing slowly, Han Youniang saw that husband had something on his mind and couldn't help but worry: "husband, are you busy with business?"

Yang Ling didn't want her to worry, so she let go of her thoughts and smiled for the time being: "Where can there be so many things? The noodles are still hot, come on. husband eat a few bites of the noodles made by a good wife herself."

He walked to the table, drank a bowl of fragrant noodles in a hurry, wiped his mouth and said: "Okay, husband is so full, I will go for a walk in the garden first."

Gao Wenxin opened his mouth to call him, thought for a while, but stopped again, sighed faintly, "Forget it, it's been a few days, not bad at this time."

Han Youniang then saved another important matter, and couldn't help asking worriedly: "Sister, husband, he and you went to Beijing separately. There is a difference of ten days before and after, right? No acupuncture in these ten days. Isn't it a big deal?"

Gao Wenxin can’t help but say, “It should be a good thing. In fact, after treatment for so long, presumably it should have been better. It’s just that my sister is also treating this disease for the first time. Just in case, I only talked about it for a while." /

On the contrary, the first three people are all wives and concubines of Yang Ling. They are all her own sisters and don’t have so much scruples. She couldn’t help but smile and said: "Master, I can watch this trip for more than two months. I'll guard you like a jade, after my treatment, I can recharge my energy, maybe..."

She slyly said: "Hey, I say this can be done in one fell swoop tonight, so that you will be pregnant with Yang Family."

Han Youniang blushed immediately after hearing this, she shyly slapped Gao Wenxin on the shoulder, and Su Er remembered the various tricks of husband in the boudoir, and her heart throbbed and jumped briskly.

"The flesh and blood of husband, me and the baby of husband..." She couldn't help but caressed her lower abdomen, bit her lip lightly, her face was full of beautiful spring light, her dark eyes let out a fascinating light.

Gao Wenxin Grid smiled, and suddenly turned his head to see Yu Tangchun and Xue Limei looking strangely behind him. After touching his buttocks, he looked at his shoulder again, wondering: "What's the matter? What's the matter?"

Yu Tangchun and Xue Limei shook their heads with a smile, and looked at each other, biting their lips and turning their heads away. Gao Wenxin is inexplicable, I don't know what the two have thought of.

Yu Tangchun suddenly thought that if the husband healed, he might be the one who became the first to beaded when he loved him. This is because of luck, the Youniang sister may not be able to get the first, so she couldn't help but be moved.

She turned her head swiftly and glanced at Xue Limei, and saw that the little girl seemed to think of something too, her head drooping down, her eyebrows frowned, her expression of indescribable annoyance, she knew that she had been in the past few days. At that, I couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Although the four of them have worshiped and have the same affection for sisters, girls are always selfish about this kind of thing. How can Yu Tangchun be so generous?

Yang Ling walked slowly to the inner study, and Cheng Qiyun was sitting at the table looking through ancient books boredly. She was dressed neatly, but for some reason, she changed her blouse and wore a man’s white robe with purple patterns on the collar and sleeves. After the bath, the skin was as moist as clear white jade, and her nose was like a gall. , Red lips and white teeth, if she is really a man, her graceful temperament can compare Yang Ling.

She seemed to have known that Yang Ling had received Jiao Shilang and would come to see her again. She smiled and put down the book and said: "The book of Chinese medicine in the secretary of the master is twice as much as the book of Jingshi. Look at these places you have selected and commented on. There are so many pretending to be mysterious...It is a pity that the humble post will return to Jinling in three days. Otherwise, the humble post will have the yin and yang technique that can be passed down from Sun Simiao and can be used for health and Qi training."

Yang Ling was taken aback for a moment, and then came back, knowing what onmyoji she was talking about implicitly, but actually referring to fangzhongshu, she couldn't help frowning, and said, "I am fond of you. It is your talent. , Why attribute yourself to the alchemist?"

Cheng Qiyun was stunned, but stood up and said: "My lord taught me that the humble job is wrong."

Cheng Qiyun has a slender figure, dressed in a white robe of a young man, and a purple square scarf. She looks like a bamboo shoot. She is really graceful, like a jade tree facing the wind. Yang Ling snorted, knowing that she pretends to be like a god, and a ghost like a ghost, her expression and voice are simply unbelievable.

He sat at the table and frowned slightly: "I'm afraid you won't be able to return to Jinling within three days. The officer thought the reason for the sea ban was too simple. Today I listened to Jiao Shilang. , I realized that it is intricate and difficult to describe in one word."

Cheng Qiyun raised her eyebrows and said in amazement, "What's the reason? I expect that adult must have a superior vision. I can see that you are the master behind the resolving of the inner court and the outer court's questioning emperor, so you are willing to vote. *Here. Isn't it just for your appreciation, deliberately alarmist?"

Yang Ling shook his head and said, "It turns out that I saw the ancients... uh... the scholars taught by the ancients are simple. Most of them are not the nerds I imagined to hold on to the teachings of the saints, at least Those who have become officials and have been in officialdom are mostly not such people."

Cheng Qiyun pursed her lips and said with a smile: "That is natural. Even if a self-proclaimed and inflexible scholar enters the officialdom, he will stay for a while. It is bound to be like a big wave washing the sand. In the end, he will be forced to sing the wind and make the moon. When the mountains and forests are gone, there are no scholars who can stay so simple. Why do adults express this feeling?"

Yang Ling sighed softly: "Great Ming forbids the sea, there are many reasons, not because of a simple reason, if we can not prescribe the right medicine, only your clever plan, the North Korean officials may not respond." /

Cheng Qiyun looked dignified. She turned over two cups, lifted the pot to pour a cup of tea for Yang Ling, and said: "Fortunately, the DPRK has just undergone a major change, and many officials may not dare to make things difficult for them. My lord. What's more, the emperor is convinced by your hands in the inner court. This will control most of the power. The outer court will place a few more capable people to separate them, and things are very promising. Please speak slowly, adults. What is the reason, let's take a break and deal with it one by one."

Yang Ling nodded, and said with a dumb smile: "I always like to think about things without thinking about them, first thinking about failure, and being too cautious, but you are much more optimistic than me."

He pondered for a while, and then slowly said: "The first reason for banning the sea is due to the conflict between North Korea and China."

He smiled bitterly: "This party is a battle between civil officials and eunuchs. The eunuchs are in charge of shipping. There are soldiers and money and great power. Civil officials are afraid that the eunuchs will ruin the court if they are in power. They think the heaven is up. The country can be self-sufficient, and it does not matter if it does not trade with other countries. A small foreign country is even less capable of ruining the Great Ming country, and the eunuchs in power may cause chaos in the world. Therefore, they tried their best to oppose the eunuchs-led shipping, and the result... /

Yang Ling sighed: "Fengshui takes turns. Now that I want to lift the sea ban, I still have to rely on the help of the inner court. What will the outer court officials think?"

Cheng Qiyun raised her eyebrows, stopped talking, and asked, "What about the second one?"

Yang Ling said: "This second rule is due to the emperor's checks and balances. Now what is the check and balance between the civil servants, the Ministry of War, and the Five Army Capital Governors? It is only to prevent the generals from supporting themselves. If you want to open the sea, you must have a powerful navy. Fang Ke, the petted navy is like a country on the sea, and the tail can’t fall off? So with the courage and courage of Emperor Yongle, he insisted on using the **** to lead the fleet. The **** has no descendants, and there is no heart of tearing the earth, and it is difficult to establish among the soldiers. Absolute authority, only use them to rest assured, but civil servants do not trust them."

He took a sip of the tea ceremony: "The third reason is my original view. Confucianism handles the country and pays attention to what'parents are not traveling far away' and'only small people pay great attention to profit'. It’s not very useful. I think that the empire is in the land, and foreign barbarians are not enough. They are not willing to do business, but they are not willing."

"The fourth reason..." Cheng Qiyun was surprised: "What, there is a reason?"

Yang Ling said with a dry smile: "The last one, the last one. I never thought of this reason beforehand."

He thought about it for a while and said: "Overseas trade, the benefits are coveted, and the people are smuggling for profit. Although Zheng He's voyages to the West are widely traded, um...do you understand the monopoly? It means that the interests are concentrated in the court. Coastal. The gentry officials and officials in large and small cities are in no way capable of competing with the huge fleet of the Ming Dynasty court. They naturally find various reasons for the various relations between officials in the DPRK, and they think that the attitude of the people's petitions will deceive more courtiers to prevent them from admonishing. Coastal officials, officials, officials, and gentry were already barren, and they all started to do business by shipping. Since the maritime ban, in fact, the ban has not stopped, even taxes have not been paid, and the profits have been even greater. So the Japanese pirates are making a lot of trouble. They are more excited than anyone else. They are clamoring to put down the Japanese and resist the Japanese. If someone really wants to settle the Qinghai border and wipe out all the smuggling forces, they will open their eyes and close their eyes, dragging their legs in the middle, and the sea ban has become a means for their family to profit."

Cheng Qiyun was stunned to hear it, she thought for a while, and took a piece of white letter paper, and took the wolf's hoof. Opened the inkstone box and dipped it, hung his wrist and wrote four lines, and briefly wrote down these four reasons, then frowned and groaned.

Yang Ling talked about the four reasons while thinking about the corresponding countermeasures. He had some plans in his mind. For a moment, since there is such a division among the officials of the DPRK and China, each has its own plan. If the measures are taken properly, it is better than persuasion. It seems easier for a group of officials who are completely conservative in their ideas. Thinking of this section, I can't help but feel determined.

He had some ideas in his mind, and he couldn't help being very happy. Turning his eyes to see Cheng Qiyun's intentions, he couldn't help smiling slightly. Cheng Qiyun was frowning in thought, she heard a slight laughter and raised her head in astonishment: "What is the adult laughing?"

Yang Ling smiled and said: "I see you are like taking an exam in an academic field, haha, do you have to take and break the questions?"

Cheng Qiyun's eyes waved, and she smiled: "Yes, I will be a champion, and then I will be in the cabinet to worship, so I can better serve adults."

Yang Ling snorted: "I'm afraid that Cheng girl will really become the prime minister, and Yang will not be seen by you."

Cheng Qiyun rarely sees him joking with herself, she can’t help being very happy, she just wanted to blurt out: “I’ll be the emperor if I want to, and take you into my harem as a queen, see if you dare to despise me The existence of." When the words came to my lips, I felt that this was too rebellious. Yang Ling was a court official. Maybe he was annoyed after hearing this and shut his mouth.

When Yang Ling saw her hesitating to speak, he asked: "Why? Anything to say?"

Cheng Qiyun smiled and said: "Since you have not considered victory in everything, you have first considered defeat. Now you know that there are complicated reasons for banning the sea, but you still have the heart to talk and laugh, but are you ready?"

Yang Ling smiled happily: "Haha~IndoMTL.com~ I’m really smart, not to hide it from the girl, if the North Korean officials are really a bunch of ruthless scholars, only knowing that they stick to the saint’s legacy, Yang is really good at it. Can you speak to them? I'm afraid I was vomiting blood. They still think I'm deceiving people. Since most of them are good words, whether it is for the benefit of the court or the family, it is not monolithic."

Cheng Qiyun's eyes lit up, and she couldn't wait to say: "What is your sage?"

Yang Ling stood up, turned around Shi Shiran, and walked out, saying, "I just went home today, but I'm going to **** own food, please be a girl. As for the countermeasures? I still need to find some Come with someone and discuss it together then."

Cheng Qiyun is very angry, looking at his back and groaning: "What is the air? When I come up with an idea, I will tell you if I will tell you."

As soon as the words were spoken, she suddenly felt a heat on her cheeks: "I used to pretend to make people happy with light anger and anger. What is going on now? How can I become more and more uncomfortable in front of him? Up?"

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