Xiaoxiao felt that after running 36o laps along the earth, she finally successfully led the topic to maritime trade.

"Since the opening of the Haishi City and the realization of free maritime trade, it has indeed earned a lot of wealth for the dynasty, and the information has been communicated with each other." The emperor looked at the girl sitting on the side of the hall and took the initiative to talk about the current maritime situation, and seemed to be able to guess the final purpose of the other party talking about the matter.

The draft prepared by Xiaoxiao was already fragmented and fragmented, so now he can only think about where to say: "The young lady believes that opening a sea market is one of the most wise decisions made by the emperor. Combined with the coexistence of private money houses and national banks that he mentioned just now, can maritime trade also learn from it?"

The Emperor: "Now the royal merchant ships in our dynasty have been traveling on the sea. In addition, the tariffs paid by those private merchant ships are also a considerable amount of income."

The emperor actually took the initiative to explain his shipping income, which was not easy.

Xiaoxiao said bluntly: "The royal merchant ships do the court business, and sell exquisite palace utensils to foreign nobles and even the palace, and then buy high-quality goods from overseas countries for palace consumption. The forgiving women dared to fight. These businesses are just a little higher-end than those of ordinary merchant ships."

The emperor's eyes penetrated the darkness and candlelight, and he looked at Xiaoxiao sharply.

Xiaoxiao continued to say: "But the relationship between money banks and banks is different. Especially the rights of the general bank are a kind of regulation and maintenance of national currency," she said, "Today's maritime foreign trade also requires a macro-power similar to the central bank, which provides a dominant guide to the overall maritime transportation and information exchange. This is not just as simple as making money, but a kind of exchange that touches the souls of each other's nationalities."

"How to communicate?" The emperor's sharp gaze softened slightly.

Xiaoxiao couldn't help but stand up, making his voice clearer and louder: "Since the Han Dynasty, there have been examples of Zhang Qian going to the Western Regions, leaving Chang'an, passing through Liangzhou, Jiuquan, Guazhou, Dunhuang to Dashi and Turkic countries, and even the end point is as far as Rome. Because the goods sold are mainly silk, this road is also called the Silk Road."

The emperor nodded, as if he had a little research on the Silk Road: "In addition, there is also a northern line on the Silk Road, which is from Hunchun, passing through Jilin, Jianzhou, and finally to Tsarist Russia, and even some countries farther away."

Xiaoxiao didn't expect that the emperor had such profound knowledge. In addition to the government affairs of the court, he also knew this diplomatic history and navigation knowledge.

Xiaoxiao felt more confident in his heart: "Now that maritime trade is prosperous, if the court of this dynasty can send a fleet and embark on a maritime Silk Road, it will be able to conduct trade and cultural exchanges with various countries more deeply - this behavior represents the national image of the Yuanlong Dynasty, and other free trade cannot be compared with this."

The emperor said nothing for a long time, as if he was trapped in thought.

Xiaoxiao couldn't see the emperor's expression clearly from afar, but he could feel a unique seriousness from the atmosphere. At this moment, he stopped making a sound and stood silently in the hall, waiting for the emperor's answer.

After a long time, the emperor's voice slowly rang: "There has been a precedent for the Maritime Silk Road you mentioned since the Tang Dynasty. At that time, there was a waterway along the southeast coast, called the "Guangzhou Tonghaiyi Road". my country sent silk, porcelain and tea to all over the world to exchange for specialties from overseas countries. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty was also the most open dynasty in history.

"Since the Tang Dynasty, my country's shipbuilding and navigation technology has been improved, especially in the Northern Song Dynasty, where there was a compass specifically used on the sea, which was more convenient for distinguishing the direction of the waterway. Therefore, during the Song and Yuan dynasties, my country continued to trade on the Maritime Silk Road, and even had trade exchanges with fifty or sixty countries.

"In the early days of this dynasty, a total maritime ban was implemented. The largest Quanzhou port was abandoned before. At the worst, the only port in the country was left in Guangzhou... It was closed to the country, and the national trade and trade were on the verge of paralysis..." The emperor's voice gradually faded a little.

Xiaoxiao knelt down at the right time: "The emperor is wise and saves all people from water and fire in time."

"I roughly understand what you mean. The country sends envoys to form a fleet, then walks the Maritime Silk Road, and travels to overseas countries." The emperor said.

Zheng He was voyage to the West in the Ming Dynasty, but this dynasty did not have the character Zheng He, and there was no such measure as sending anyone to the West at present. Xiaoxiao's proposal should be just in the right time and place.

"What else can I do when I go to the country to do business?" the emperor asked.

"This has to be considered in light of the existing background of our country. What resources are oversupply and what are lacking? Can these be complementary through trade and exchanges with other countries?" Xiaoxiao said this, and she seemed a little unconfident. "The young woman just felt that since we just mentioned the macro-control of the general bank, should we also carry out macro-control of foreign exchange circulation and diplomatic relations?"

The emperor remained silent and had listed several missing or excess resources in his country, which could indeed be obtained and digested through foreign countries.

Xiaoxiao used his own way to induce: "The young woman had short-sighted eyes and thought of the first thing she thought of was silver. Our country's silver minerals are not rich, far less than some countries located in the southeast of our country. Simply put, we can exchange our country's unique goods for silver from those countries;

"In addition to the transaction between money and commercial goods, we can also conduct cultural exchanges in various fields with other countries, such as agriculture as the brunt of the brunt of the country. To this day, some small overseas countries are still grateful for the cotton seeds brought to them by the Central Plains. my country has introduced pepper since the Han Dynasty, and the sweet potatoes that have been popular all over the country in the past two years should be thanks to these shipping and trade...

"For example, in various fields such as medicine, handicrafts, etc., take common glass as an example: glass was first introduced from abroad, so our country has realized that large pieces of glass are used as glass windows, while some overseas countries use small pieces of glass to make telescopes. Although the telescopes are small, they have an indelible effect on military and navigation - telescopes are just resources we have mastered, what we have not mastered? With a clairvoyance like telescopes, do some countries also understand the wind ears? If we stop exploring, we are afraid that other countries will gradually gain more.

"Of course, the most important thing is the exchange of education. During the Tang Dynasty, foreign envoys often came to the Tang Dynasty for exchanges and study. The young women believed that only this kind of in-depth study could achieve real exchanges between countries: my country could open overseas academies dedicated to foreign students' learning, and at the same time, they could also send their envoys to various countries for three to five years of study and exchange. After they were finished, they could use it for themselves - gold, silver and materials are of great value, but talents are more cherished, especially overseas knowledgeable talents in this dynasty."

Xiaoxiao suddenly said everything he had done over the past few days, like a bamboo tube pouring beans, and fell out: "The above is just the foolish opinion of the people. Your Majesty must have a scale in his heart. I can't escape the weighing of this scale."

The emperor listened to the whole lot of content that Xiaoxiao said, and after a while, he said: "The idea is good, but some small countries may mistakenly think that we are trying to invade it."

"What we went to was a warship filled with goods and friendly merchant ships, not a warship with crossbows and guns!" Xiaoxiao scratched his head. At that time, Xi's speech about the Belt and Road Initiative was so exciting, why didn't he remember more?

However, the emperor nodded slightly: "Diplomatic affairs also have their own conventions. I believe that all countries respect the envoys of other countries."

Xiaoxiao focused: "As long as we are inclusive and universal heart, we can live in peace with those countries. The young woman has thought of five ways to get along with each other. If you have any unconsidered, you can add it at any time!"

Then, Xiaoxiao cleared her throat and said loudly: "Respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, do not invade each other, do not interfere in the internal affairs of each other, live peacefully, and be equal and mutually beneficial."

The emperor frowned, feeling that these five diplomatic principles were very rigorous and there was nothing to be considered and revised. He couldn't help but remind the recorder: "Record these five points clearly."

Xiaoxiao wiped the thin sweat from his forehead. Only these five points I said today are the most confident - this was what I thought most of the time, Premier Zhou Enlai, who was the one I love most, personally proposed!

"The overseas academies you mentioned just now are very good. If you can set up academies in some key countries, it will not only be a place to absorb talents, but also serve as a station to stop there in your country. Anything that your country does in that country can come here to seek help." The emperor said.

Xiaoxiao looked at the emperor and couldn't help but admire his far-sightedness: "What Your Majesty said is that in fact, this venue should be separated from the academy. The academy conducts interoperability and exchanges of cultural education, and this venue should be responsible for various diplomatic affairs of the country in the country. The country should also send envoys to stay there. This is not only a friendly expression, but also a supervision."

The emperor nodded, very satisfied with this setting: "If some countries have ambitions, our envoys can also understand the trends in the local area earlier, and the flying eagle sends a letter back to their country."

"These envoys are not ordinary envoys, but ambassadors representing the country. We might as well call these inns the embassies."

The emperor nodded, as he agreed to this title.

Xiaoxiao further said: "In this way, we can also choose to hold some exhibitions such as expos in the appropriate country to attract business travelers and even royal families from surrounding countries to participate. Such large and fixed exhibitions are much more powerful than ordinary trade conducted by small merchant ships!"

When the emperor heard this, he was excited: "If you really want to build a big expo, you might as well start from your own country first! This matter needs to be planned in detail, and the newspaper will also be launched overseas versions. The news will be proposed by the embassies to the royal families of various countries. At that time, it will definitely attract all countries to come to your own country to participate in the expo."

Xiaoxiao bowed quickly and said, "The emperor is wise, when all countries come to pay tribute, they can show the prosperity of our country and open hospitality to all countries!"

While excited, both of them knew that the main premise of these things was that someone needed to blaze a way at sea to establish diplomacy with the countries and obtain equal and mutually beneficial exchanges.

"If you really form a fleet and re-track the Maritime Silk Road, you will have high requirements for the leader. In addition to being absolutely loyal to the court, you must also have rich knowledge of navigation and diplomatic ability to advance and retreat properly. Finally, you must never make a loser."

Xiaoxiao was kneeling at this time, but now when he heard this, he kowtowed: "The Tang family of the sinners are willing to redeem their sins, overcome all obstacles for our Yuanlong Dynasty, and open up a maritime silk road that belongs to our dynasty."

The emperor paused and looked at the girl crawling on the ground in the middle of the hall - it turned out that this sentence was waiting here.

"Haha, I believe that your Tang family men have this ability, but why do you show enough loyalty?" the emperor asked with interest.

"Men's women don't want to talk about those great principles, they just want to talk about them," Xiaoxiao raised his head and said, "The women and children of the Tang family are all staying in the villages in the suburbs of Beijing. Currently, there are officers and soldiers guarding them. With these women and children, the men of the Tang family are like kites in the sky. Even if they fly overseas, they will be pulled back by the invisible thread."

The topic suddenly became heavier, and the emperor coughed gently: "Retracing the Silk Road is a major event and requires long-term planning. Now, pirates in the southeastern waters are rampant, which is related to the disputes between cargo ships. Now, people who are proficient in sea transportation need to go to clear and mediate. It is better to let the Tang family go for the time being, which is also considered as a meritorious reparation."

Xiaoxiao was stunned. Did the emperor agree? Grandfather and father don’t have to be locked in prison? Is this serious?

The emperor naturally does not speak lies.

Xiaoxiao knelt in the hall, took a deep breath, and kowtowed again: "Thank you for your kindness, the Tang family of the criminal businessman is willing to do whatever they want to do for our dynasty."

"Let's go flat." The emperor seemed a little tired, so he stood up and moved slightly.
Chapter completed!