Emperor Hongzhi looked at the ministers. Now that Xie Qian came out to speak, no one jumped out and said they wanted to impeach Xie Qian. At the same time, the people who had danced the most happily were all as listless as frost-beaten flowers.
Even though there was some reluctance, more importantly, it was helplessness.
After thinking for a while, Emperor Hongzhi turned his gaze to Li Dongyang and asked, "What does Li Aiqing think?"
After hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, these officials from the Jiangnan area once again cast their eager eyes. If Li Dongyang could stand on his side, then everyone would immediately kick Xie Qian away and hug Li Dongyang tightly. No matter what he did,
He can be considered a southerner.
Li Dongyang stood up slowly. He and Zhou Jing were the same. He went to Tianjin and saw the prosperity of Tianjin. He also saw the benefits of lifting the sea ban for the Ming Dynasty. Apart from other things, he could go fishing in the sea.
A few ships here in Tianjin can feed as many people as possible.
At the same time, he also saw with his own eyes the three million taels of silver brought back from North Korea, and knew the huge profits from sea trade. If the court could collect this part of the tax, he believed that the national treasury would not be empty.
However, he now also saw how huge the opposition force in the court was. There were too many officials from the Jiangnan region in the entire court.
Zhou Jing just proposed a sea ban, but he was immediately opposed, impeached, and criticized by so many people. It can be seen that Jiangnan Shilin's opinions on this matter were surprisingly unanimous.
"I think what Li Gong said is true. Regarding the maritime ban, we should not act too hastily. We should proceed step by step. We can first lift the fishing ban and conduct pilot projects in a few areas to see the effects."
After thinking about this clearly, Li Dongyang felt that Xie Qian's compromise plan was actually acceptable. As long as the fishing ban could be lifted, people along the coast could go fishing and obtain a large amount of cheap and easy meat. It would also be possible to pilot it in a few places.
Look at the effect of lifting the sea ban.
As long as the lifting of the sea ban is truly beneficial to Ming Dynasty and everyone can benefit from it, more and more people will support the lifting of the sea ban in the future, and it will not be too late to fully lift the sea ban.
Hearing Li Dongyang's words, the officials in the Jiangnan area immediately became even more discouraged. The influence of Li Dongyang and Xie Qian in Jiangnan Shilin is undoubted. Their disciples and former officials are also spread throughout the government and the public, and their influence is huge.
Some people were very reluctant and looked frequently at Dai Shan, Liu Daxia, He Qiaoxin and other six ministers and ministers from the Jiangnan area, hoping that these big shots would stand up and act as bullshit for everyone.
Dai Shan looked at the situation and sighed in his heart. Although he really wanted to be this bull head and had the qualifications, he was also a smart man. Looking at today's posture, he knew in his heart that Emperor Hongzhi had already discussed this matter with others.
After discussion, the big guys above have reached a compromise.
If I continue to stand up now, I will definitely not be able to deal with it later. What's more, if Xie Qian and Li Dongyang can win this compromise plan, it is also acceptable.
If merchants can go to sea in a legitimate manner and do not need to hide in hiding, it is actually a good thing to go to sea privately. I am afraid that the court will later impose business taxes. This is really fatal and affects the interests of the families and forces behind everyone.
The ministers were silent for a while, and no one stood up to speak anymore. Emperor Hongzhi looked at the general Xungui again and said: "Zhang Aiqing, what do you think of this?"
Zhang Mao has actually been listening, and his position is even clearer, because he has already placed an order for three fishing boats with the Tianjin Shipyard. When he returned to the capital, he kept moving around among the generals and nobles, pulling in
We are preparing to go out to sea to fish and do business together.
He saw the infinite wealth of the ocean. Just from fishing, a few fishing boats could make millions in a year. If he could go to sea to do business, he would bring back three hundred dollars from a trip to North Korea in just half a month.
Ten thousand taels of silver.
I didn't know the huge profits of this sea trade before, and I could still be calm and live a leisurely life guarding one-third of an acre of my family's land. Now that I know the profits of this sea trade, I naturally want to get a share of the pie.
Naturally, if you want to get a share of the pie, you can't rely on these big families in the Jiangnan area. The big businessmen will take you to play with them. The generals and nobles have never been on the same team as them. The two sides are very different from each other and cannot play together.
So if you want to eat the cake, you can only build your own boat and go to sea to do business. This is obviously not possible without a sea ban. The fishing boats you buy will not be able to go to sea to fish, and the sea boats you buy will not be able to go to sea to do business. This will be a loss to grandma's family.
However, he is also a smart man and has clearly seen the situation at hand. It is obviously unrealistic to impose a comprehensive sea ban, but it does not matter. As long as he can do what Xie Qian and Li Dongyang said, he can first open a fishing ban and implement it in a few places.
it is also fine.
"I think thank you, Duke Li. What Li Gong said is true. We might as well lift the maritime ban in a few areas first. I think Tianjin is quite good. It is close to the capital and in the north. There is no need to worry about Japanese pirates intrusion. It is very suitable for pilot projects."
After thinking about it, Zhang Mao also expressed his opinion and directly proposed to serve as a pilot project in Tianjin. His words immediately received support from the military officers and nobles.
In particular, Xu Jiongyuan, the Duke of Ding Kingdom, and Zhu Fu, the Duke of Cheng Kingdom, stood up one after another to express their support. The three of them almost wore the same pants. They were the first people Zhang Mao contacted when he came back. He explained everything to them and it was agreed upon.
We want to go to sea to make a fortune together.
The three princes all stood up and spoke, which almost represented the attitude of the generals and nobles. Although they rarely expressed their opinions and had no sense of presence, their influence was unquestionable.
Subsequently, many people came forward one after another to support Zhang Mao's words, first imposing fishing bans in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, using Tianjin as a pilot, and then fully opening the sea ban in Tianjin.
When the officials from the Jiangnan area saw this, they immediately understood that the overall situation had been decided. Above the court, the officials from the north were all led by Liu Jian, Zhou Jing, and Ma Wensheng, and they all supported Liu Jian.
Peripheral.
As for the officials from the south, they were now leaderless. Xie Qian proposed a compromise plan, and Li Dongyang expressed support. The two had great influence, and naturally others could only acquiesce.
In addition, the generals and nobles also expressed their support and directly set the pilot in Tianjin, and the trend has become a reality.
As for Emperor Hongzhi's attitude, everyone can tell at a glance. He has always loved the people as his own son. Now that fishing can feed many people, he has no reason not to support it. As for the ancestral system, the foundation of the country, the regulations of past kings, etc.
, you can always use it when you need it, and when you don’t need it, you can naturally throw it away in your mind.
"Since everyone's opinions are relatively consistent, then the matter will be settled like this."
Emperor Hongzhi saw that everyone was no longer arguing as fiercely as at the beginning. Everyone supported the compromise plan, so he smiled and settled down. At the same time, he silently wrote down all the officials who had just jumped out.
"I would like to report to Your Majesty that there are people in the capital selling marine fish, disrupting the market and causing heavy losses to the people of the capital. What's more, after eating these marine fish, adverse symptoms have appeared, and in some serious cases, their lives are in danger."
"I sincerely request your Majesty to immediately issue an order to investigate the source of marine fish and severely punish the lawbreakers."
Just as the previous matter was settled, someone else jumped out and pointed the finger at the fish.
In fact, the first thing they wanted to do was to stop the sea fish from entering Beijing, but Zhou Jing stood up first and talked about the sea ban, so everyone argued for most of the day.
Now it is a foregone conclusion that Tianjin will open the sea, but they are still unwilling to give up, so they immediately target Haiyu.
As long as this sea fish cannot enter the capital, the grain merchants in the capital can still continue to sell their grain at sky-high prices, and everything will still be under their control.
The adverse symptoms they mentioned are, in later generations, seafood allergy. Seafood allergy is not a big problem. Most of them are mild, and only a few people will be serious and die.
Now that they are talking about this matter, they are obviously prepared and have made excuses in advance.
Obviously, this kind of person is the spokesperson of the grain dealer. If the grain dealer sells grain for 200 cents per pound, they will not say that this is disrupting the market. Now that the sea fish is sold for one cent per pound, they will immediately jump out and say that it is. It disrupted the market and caused heavy losses to the people of the capital.
This is simply shameless and a complete lie with open eyes.
When Zhou Jing heard this, he immediately became angry. He stood up and said, "Xu Ziyuan, grain merchant, the price of grain has risen to 200 yuan per catty. Why don't you say something about disrupting the market?"
"The people in the capital have suffered heavy losses. Who are these people? I think they are the grain merchants behind you?"
"A very small number of people will develop allergic symptoms after eating sea fish, but it doesn't matter at all."
"As for the lawless person you mentioned, I went to Tianjin to purchase this fish on orders. I sold it for a penny per catty to help the victims. Do you want to say that His Majesty is a lawless person today?"
Zhou Jing's words were sonorous and powerful. Xu Ziyuan's rebuttal was speechless for a moment because it was untenable. His eyes kept looking at his colleagues around him, hoping that someone would stand up.
But obviously no one stood up. It was no longer appropriate to talk about this matter at this time, because they had already lost the previous issue of opening up the sea. If they talked about the matter of sea fish later, they had no chance of winning. Naturally, no one stood up. Out.
Their original plan was to immediately bring up the matter of sealing the sea fish as soon as the morning meeting began, to prevent the sea fish from entering Beijing. Then, naturally and logically, they proposed to purchase grain from grain merchants again to provide relief to the victims, in order to achieve their original purpose.
Everything is in chaos now, and everything that follows is stillborn.