One thousand three hundred and seventy-ninth section Mandatory seclusion
In the Qingliang Hall, Liu Che sat in front of the throne and read various memorials.
These are all reports from embroidery guards from various places.
It seems that there are only a few simple sentences above, but in fact, it shows Liu Che the changes in the entire world, especially the focus of discussion and hot spots among the people and the people in the market.
For example, the report on the Andong region that Liu Che held in his hand said, "People all thought there was gold in the sea, so they made an appointment to go out to sea in order to catch whales..."
This made Liu Che know that at least in the Andong area, it has become a custom for people to paddle a small sampan or take a small boat to go out to sea to hunt whales.
Anyway, whales are indeed very smart creatures.
But no matter how smart you are, you are just a beast and you don't know how to use your wisdom to play games.
Moreover, it is their nature to go to the surface to breathe.
This makes it possible for the ancient fable to be implemented realistically.
The story of waiting for the rabbit seems to be possible.
More importantly, whaling really doesn’t require technology!
In later generations, tribes on some desert islands held their arms and rowed a canoe to carry out ancient whaling operations.
A javelin is all they have, and they can still hunt whales.
What's more, now, there are so many whales in the ocean that they are almost overrun.
As long as you are lucky, you can catch a whale.
Although these people cannot be as capable as Chen Jiao's whaling fleet in hunting large whales in the ocean.
But small and medium-sized whales can also be hunted.
Even if you just catch a baby whale, you still make money.
Of course, just like ordinary small boats, going out to sea to hunt whales is also very risky.
If you are not careful, you may never come back.
"It is necessary to strengthen the whaling industry's permit entry system..." Liu Che thought, holding his cheek.
Although now, it seems that there is no way to kill all the whales in the ocean.
But Liu Che knew that in later generations, even the fish and shrimps in the sea were almost hunted to extinction by humans.
As for whales, they have long been protected animals.
Therefore, sustainable development is necessary.
At a minimum, nursing mothers and calves must be protected.
Chen Jiao, Ji Xin, Wei Xin and other people who have obtained whaling permits and their men will certainly not hunt these whales.
In fact, Chinese scholar-officials and nobles have not killed lactating beasts and cubs since ancient times.
Even many bottom hunters have followed the tradition of not hunting in spring since ancient times.
But it is difficult to ban private whaling.
In order to make money for the knights and the people, Liu Che felt that morality could not restrain them.
Therefore, relevant prohibitions must be strengthened.
So, Liu Che picked up his pen, wrote an order on a piece of paper, and handed it to Ji An: "Go and give it to General Lou Chuan!"
Ji An had just received the order and was about to deliver it when he suddenly heard the emperor say: "Please wait a moment and get the order back..."
Ji An quickly stopped and sent the order back to the emperor.
Liu Che took the order, looked at it, thought about it, and said with a smile: "But my little family is angry!"
"I am the Emperor of China, and all the eight wastelands and six regions belong to me. We cannot be so narrow-minded..."
So, he threw the order into the trash can, then found a piece of silk cloth for formal edicts and wrote it on it.
After he finished writing, he carefully reviewed it twice before handing it to Ji An: "You will take it to the ministers to polish it, and then make it clear to the world, especially to all the ships and ports, be sure to announce it in time!"
"No!" Ji An quickly knelt down respectfully and took the silk letter with both hands.
Because this is a book made by the emperor, it must be so solemn.
The emperor made books, laws, and rules for the world.
Ji An took the book and walked to the door of the palace, then quietly opened it and took a look. Then, he was "trembled" and couldn't control himself for a long time.
After thinking again and again, Ji An hesitated at the entrance of the palace for a long time with the book-making in hand. Finally, he couldn't help it, walked back, bowed to Liu Che, and asked: "Your Majesty, is this book-making going too far..."
"Have you passed?" Liu Che smiled slightly, disapprovingly.
"Your Majesty, this system, based on my humble opinion, may cause trouble in the future..." Ji An honestly kowtowed and said: "According to your Majesty's system, from now on, all ships from all countries must be ordered to leave."
Its territory is twenty miles away, and if it is not as good as the order, Xulou Chuan will do it easily..."
"If in the future, there are barbarians 50,000 miles away who don't know His Majesty's order and go out to sea for twenty miles and encounter a ship, what will happen to the ship?" Ji An asked.
This is indeed a problem.
Because there is a principle in Han law that it is a crime to punish someone without teaching.
It would be a crime to kill Xiaoyu without educating the people.
Extending it to the entire legal system and the world, it means that after the law is proclaimed, the people must be told that it is wrong to do so. Only after telling the people that it is wrong to do so, and the people still violate the law, can the law be used to punish crimes.
And this policy is the core concept that applies to the entire world.
It is also applicable to Yi Di.
Therefore, there is a problem. The places where the current Han Dynasty's authority can pass are probably within the Great Wall and between the four seas.
Any further and you are farting.
However, Liu Che's order requires the Lou Chuan Yamen to sink all ships that go out to sea for twenty miles without permission from now on, and grants the Lou Chuan Yamen the power to enforce laws on the ocean.
For today's China, this law does not matter.
Because the activity range of most fishermen, including the fleet of small boats, is offshore.
Only Chen Jiao's large whaling fleet will penetrate deep into the ocean.
But in the future, when large ships go to the deep sea, sooner or later they will encounter ships from countries thousands of miles away, or even tens of thousands of miles away.
And these countries will definitely never know the existence of the Emperor of Han.
This will create a paradox. The emperor ordered the building ships to sink all ships that left their ports and penetrated twenty miles into the ocean. However, people in this country have never known this law. So should the building ships be sunk or not?
In addition, in Ji An's opinion, this order was too overbearing.
but……
Liu Che looked at Ji An and smiled slightly: "Ai Qing, your thoughts are too gentlemanly..."
He stood up with a solemn look on his face: "I am the Son of Heaven, and it is my destiny to lead the world's Yuanyuan, barbarians and barbarians. Even if they are one hundred thousand miles away from me, they must obey my orders and abide by my laws. If they are not as good as the laws, then I will be the king's master."
Break it!"
If the Han Empire controls the oceans and waterways in the future, it will definitely have to set rules.
As for this rule, Liu Che knows that the more domineering the better.
The principle of free navigation and innocent passage, go to hell!
Liu Che wanted to kill all possible competitors in the cradle from the very beginning.
Anyone who violates the red line he draws will be sunk.
And in this way, the benefits are of course countless.
First of all, the entire ocean will become China's.
The fish in the ocean also belong to China.
Moreover, Liu Che believes that this approach is a win-win approach for nature and mankind.
Marine resources can only be enjoyed by China, so this will not damage the resource structure too much.
As for the rights and interests of other countries and ethnic groups?
What do you think the image of other people’s children is to imperialism?
Of course, at this stage, such a ban will also greatly increase national income.
Apart from other things, in the future, if people want to go to sea for large-scale fishing or whaling, they will have to pay taxes to Liu Che.
Otherwise, the large ship fleet has the power to sink it.
Of course, you can still travel to and from offshore areas casually.
And through this decree, as long as China builds a super fleet that is unique in the world in the future, it will be able to gain global sea power effortlessly, and at the same time, it will force all other countries to isolate themselves.
Or, in other words, it is forcing other countries to close themselves off.
For now, this law can tie Lou Chuan Yamen and the whaling interest group headed by Chen Jiao together.
It can also find jobs and funding sources for the building fleet.
Simply the perfect policy!
Seeing Liu Che's resolute attitude, Ji An had no choice but to bow respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming Wu Guo..."
"By the way..." Liu Che stopped him: "When King Qi arrives, notify me immediately..."
Liu Jianglu is still useful to Liu Che.
Moreover, he will definitely be very happy to cooperate with Liu Che.
