For the time being, Song Xuan was satisfied with the civil and military officials standing in the court.
At least when the new dynasty was first established, all the officials were very enthusiastic about their work. As a founding hero, who doesn’t want to leave his name in history and be praised by future generations?
Maybe they will become corrupt in the future and become what they once hated, but at least at this stage, those who can still stand in the court after being screened by the Tsing Yi Guards can be regarded as good officials with ideals and ambitions.
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In fact, the atmosphere in the court was greatly affected by the emperor's personal style.
If an emperor thinks about all kinds of calculations and balances instead of state affairs all day long, the civil and military officials under him will definitely do the same, with the main goal of fighting for power and profit, conspiracy and calculation.
For a pragmatic emperor like Song Xuan, his officials would naturally move in this direction.
Because you are not pragmatic and do not make real achievements, you will not be able to stand firmly in this court, and you are not even qualified to go out in court or criticize the emperor.
You don’t even have any decent performance, how can you dare to stand up and criticize the emperor for not indulging in women?
The emperor was a womanizer, which was almost unanimously recognized by all the officials in the court.
However, Baiguan was actually very happy about this matter.
An emperor who is too perfect, too glorious and majestic puts too much pressure on them, while an emperor who has personal preferences and even some flaws is more likely to be recognized by them.
It's good to be lustful. An emperor who is not lustful is definitely not a good emperor!
If a man is not even good at sex, is he still a man?
Li Shanchang and others were very efficient in their work. The day before yesterday, Song Xuancai asked them to come up with a suitable plan for the imperial examination. Today they proposed a plan to separate the imperial examination from the north to the south.
This plan cannot be said to be perfect, after all, nothing can be completely fair, but at least, this plan can be easily implemented without encountering too much resistance.
The ministers had no objections to the plan proposed by Li Shanchang, so Song Xuan directly issued an order to implement it accordingly.
With the implementation of the imperial examination system, Song Xuan continued: "Is there still something to be written?"
Finance Minister Hu Qian came out and said: "I have my own intention to report!"
Song Xuan nodded and motioned for him to continue.
Hu Qiandao: "His Majesty issued a decree the day before yesterday to build shipyards in Guangdong and Fujian, and specifically appointed Tang He as the commander-in-chief of the Wu Dynasty navy. Does your Majesty plan to open sea?"
Song Xuan said with a smile: "I believe that opening up the sea for trade and enriching the country and strengthening the people are things that benefit the country and the people. Why, do you think there is something wrong with it?"
Before Hu Qian could speak, the old man Song Lian spoke first, "Your Majesty, our Wu Dynasty is such a huge country, why do we need to make deals with those foreign barbarians?
Those barbarians are all disobedient to enlightenment. If I, a merchant from the Wu Dynasty, come into contact with them too much, I will inevitably develop dissatisfaction that is not conducive to the rule of the imperial court."
Another civil servant came out and said: "If your Majesty wants the grand spectacle of all nations coming to court, you can simply order foreign countries from all over the country to come and pay tribute. Why do you need to open the sea specifically for trade, which will in vain lower the majesty of our heavenly kingdom?"
Song Xuan glanced at the civil servant and said flatly: "Your family has a business in shipping?"
The civil servant shook his head proudly and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be suspicious. Although I was born in Yangzhou, I came from a poor family and have no interest in shipping at all."
Song Xuan smiled and said: "Very good, you seem to be confident, then you continue to say, as long as what you say makes sense, I won't be able to accept it!"
He knew that opening the sea would definitely encounter various objections, so he was not surprised. He mainly wanted to hear what novel reasons these people could come up with.
"Then let me go and say it!"
"Even if we can put down our dignity and trade with small foreign countries, has Your Majesty ever thought about the consequences of liberalizing maritime transport?
People's hearts are attracted to profit. Opening up the sea will definitely make a lot of people earn a lot of money. How can such huge benefits not move people's hearts?
At that time, people's minds will be impetuous and everyone will go into business. Who will have the stable farming land that can only focus on their duties?
After the opening of the sea for trade, the silk, porcelain and other products of the Wu Dynasty will inevitably sell well in other countries. People will inevitably destroy their fields and plant mulberry trees in pursuit of profit. If all the mulberry trees are planted, what will everyone eat?
Your Majesty, our Wu Dynasty has just been established. People in many provinces even have problems eating. Food is the top priority that our Wu Dynasty needs to solve.
Opening up the sea for trade at this stage will only aggravate the food crisis of our Wu Dynasty. If there is another natural disaster or something like that, Your Majesty, the tragedy of people leaving their homes and leaving their homes for food may happen again!"
Song Xuan was silent.
Sometimes you have to admit that although you are a time traveler, you are not necessarily smarter than these ancient people. For example, he is very clear about the benefits of opening the sea, but he does ignore the disadvantages in front of him.
"What's your name?" Song Xuan looked at the young civil servant. He remembered that this person was an official of the Ministry of Justice. It seemed that Liu Bowen had personally recruited him into the Ministry of Justice.
"Your Majesty, the humble minister Yang Xian is now the sixth-rank inspection envoy of the Ministry of Justice!"
"Yang Xian." Song Xuan took a deep look at this person.
This young man is not an ordinary person. He is capable and courageous, but he is also too eager for quick success. In his memory, it seems that this man deceived Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, into a fool.
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But I have to say that just from what this person said just now, it can be seen that this person is capable and knowledgeable.
This is normal. If he had not been really capable, he would not have been able to gain Zhu Yuanzhang's trust at first, and he could even have deceived the extremely jealous Ming Taizu.
"What you said makes sense." Song Xuan Congshan Ruliu said: "Is there anything else you want to say?"
Yang Xiandao: "Yes!"
"Well, then you continue!"
"I was talking about the food issue before, but what I want to talk about next is the military issue of our Wu Dynasty after the sea is opened."
"Our Wu Dynasty has more than thirty coastal areas. If the sea is opened, naval forces will inevitably be stationed in these areas, which will consume a lot of manpower and material resources.
Also, the navy has been sailing overseas for a long time, and the vast sea is extremely difficult to control. If a general has a different intention and wants to occupy an island overseas and become king, how should he control it at that time?"
As soon as these words came out, the civil servants who were originally thinking of adding a few words suddenly fell silent.
Many people, including Li Shanchang, looked at Yang Xian with strange eyes.
Is this man so brave?
You talked about the food problem and the military expenditure problem earlier, but it's fine, but if you talk about occupying the island and becoming the king, then the trouble will be big.
This kind of thing can be discussed in private, but it can be pointed out directly in the court. Isn't this going to cause a civil-military dispute?
Sure enough, Lan Yu and others, who had been about to take a nap while listening to the state affairs, suddenly looked alert.
What the hell, you are noisy and noisy, why are you targeting our generals again?