Emperor Qianwu had always been paying attention to Li Changfeng's movements, otherwise he would not have sent the Royal Forest Army to respond in advance, and even knew about Li Changfeng's attack.
Knowing that Li Changfeng went straight to the palace, Emperor Qianwu waited in the imperial study.
Not long after, Li Changfeng walked in with a happy face and a lively look on his face.
"Father, my son is back!"
Emperor Qianwu said with a smile: "It'll be good to come back."
Li Changfeng casually cupped his hands, sat across from him carelessly, and said with a smile: "I've really made a lot of money this time, those foreign people are just big fat sheep!"
Emperor Qianwu's focus was not on this matter, and he asked one after another: "How are those sweet potatoes? Are they not frozen? Are they not flooded by sea water? Will it affect next spring's sowing?"
Li Changfeng gave Emperor Qianwu a reassuring look: "Father, just keep your heart in mind. The sweet potatoes are well preserved and will not delay spring sowing."
Emperor Qianwu was completely reassured and said with a smile: "Okay, that's great. Winter is still long, so we must keep the sweet potatoes well."
"Father, are you still worried about my son's affairs?" Li Changfeng said helplessly.
"You brat, do you think I'm verbose?" Emperor Qianwu laughed and cursed, and then he started to care about the profits from this transaction: "You made a lot of money, right?"
"Haha, isn't that right?" Li Changfeng laughed loudly and said, "Those foreign people are simply big fat sheep. Their profit from one transaction is as much as what I have been doing for half a year in other businesses. This is when they only have one cargo ship. If More cargo ships make more money."
"Compared to you doing other businesses for half a year?" Emperor Qianwu was a little surprised. No one knows how profitable Li Changfeng's business is than him, the shareholder.
"Isn't that right?" Li Changfeng smiled and said proudly: "This transaction requires at least 50,000 taels of tax money to be paid to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Father, please tell me whether you are happy or not?"
Emperor Qianwu said calmly: "What's so happy about this little money?"
But the smile that could not be concealed on his face showed that his heart was not as peaceful as it seemed.
These foreigners are here for the first time, and the other cargo ships on the road have also been damaged, so there is still a lot of room for improvement in the transaction volume.
When they come next time, they will earn more money for Daqian.
Li Changfeng did not go home after returning to Beijing. He dragged his tired body to see Emperor Qianwu as soon as possible. This was for a purpose.
He chuckled and continued: "This is just a caravan transaction with the German Empire. Father, think about it, if we do business with all foreign countries, will we still be short of money?"
Emperor Qianwu couldn't help but yearn for it, and nodded: "Indeed, if there are dozens of countries like this that trade with my Dagan, it won't be long before I, Dagan, will no longer be short of money."
Li Changfeng struck while the iron was hot: "Yes, Father, so it's time to cancel the sea ban policy. This policy has seriously affected foreign trade."
Emperor Qianwu's smile slowly faded: "How can this kind of national policy be canceled just by saying it is cancelled?"
When the critical moment arrived, Li Changfeng no longer smiled playfully and said with a serious expression: "May I ask my father why the sea is banned?"
Emperor Qianwu didn't even have to think about it and answered directly: "First, it is to resist the bandits who wantonly plunder the coastal areas; second, it is to prevent domestic resistance forces from bypassing the land and entering the deep areas along the coastline, starting from where the previous dynasty was established. This national policy has begun."
"Okay, Father, let's talk about the first point. Has the sea ban really succeeded in resisting bandits? They don't dare to go ashore, but our fishermen don't dare to go to sea to fish, or even live too close to the coastline. , what’s the difference between this and no defense? That’s our coastline!”
Li Changfeng's words were sonorous and powerful, with a little anger and unwillingness.
Emperor Qianwu was touched.
The current situation of Daqian is like a coward who is blocked at home and dare not go out. It is indeed a bit aggrieved to let the enemy show off his power at the door.
Seeing this, Li Changfeng said excitedly: "This time when we went to the South China Sea, the Japanese pirates actually robbed our cargo ship at night. You know, our troops are stationed on the shore. You said they take me seriously." ?”
Emperor Qianwu's face became gloomy at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Li Changfeng continued to stimulate: "If we abandon the policy of banning seas and develop the navy, and encourage ocean trade to bring benefits and convenience to other countries, these pirates will inevitably become rats on the street and everyone will beat them up. How long can they survive?"
Emperor Qianwu fell into deep thought.
He thought Li Changfeng's words made sense, but he had other concerns.
Li Changfeng continued: "Let's talk about the second point. Domestic resistance forces, such as the Fengtian Society and the eight major families, are indeed a trouble..."
Speaking of this, Li Changfeng's voice suddenly became louder.
"But! We will have more and more artillery, and we will have more and more muskets. It is not a problem to equip thousands of people. With grenades, with my current strength, do I need to be afraid of them?"
Hearing this, Emperor Qianwu's eyes lit up.
Killing weapons such as artillery, muskets and grenades have not been used in large-scale actual combat. Due to the influence of his fixed mindset, Emperor Qianwu has been looking at this problem from a traditional strategic perspective.
Now after Li Changfeng's prompting, he suddenly became enlightened after he was stuck in a dead end of thinking.
yes!
He now has artillery, muskets and grenades, these big weapons, what else does he need to be afraid of?
Anyone who dares to show up will be killed!
Killing these rebel forces early would be a good thing!
Li Changfeng knew that Emperor Qianwu had figured it out, so he added fuel to the fire: "Father, now that your sword is not old, and the elites who follow you in the south and north are also there, it is a good time to take the opportunity to conquer the world. Do you want to hand over Wouldn’t it be a big mess for your successor?”
Emperor Qianwu smiled and said: "You brat, you are preaching to me."
"Father, please tell me whether what I said makes sense."
"I guess you are right." Emperor Qianwu nodded. He was a talented and strategic emperor, and he made a decisive decision: "I will tell the world to lift the sea ban soon."
Li Changfeng was overjoyed: "That's great. By the way, father, I still have something to discuss with you."
Emperor Qianwu said thoughtfully: "Do you want to build a ship?"
Li Changfeng was surrounded by a large number of experts he sent. Li Changfeng asked people from the scientific research institute to learn the shipbuilding skills of the Fanbang people, and sent people to find suitable docks on the coastline where large ships could dock.
He knows all these things.
Coupled with the huge profits from foreign trade this time, he guessed what Li Changfeng was thinking.
Li Changfeng did not hide anything and nodded: "Yes, I want to build a big dock and a big shipyard to build the most powerful warships in the world. I will fight anyone who dares to hinder my foreign trade. who!"