In fact, many ministers felt very wronged about this matter and felt that they had been deceived by the emperor.
Because when the governor-general of Fujian and Guangdong was first appointed, the ministers only thought that the emperor wanted to strengthen coastal defense. This was a serious matter, and of course they would not object.
Later, when we were building ships and training troops, the ministers did not raise their alarm because this was a normal process.
He came to pay homage to Parameswara, and then the emperor gave Wei Shilei a letter of credence and asked him to go to sea as an envoy of the state in the future.
Many ministers suddenly realized this.
This is about to open the sea!!
This is a step-by-step process, and at this point, opening up the sea has actually become a matter of course?
Immediately, many ministers wrote letters to object.
Civil servants have always been conservative and thought too much. In the Ming Dynasty in history, the maritime ban of "no ship entering the sea" has been implemented for more than 200 years. It has been reiterated many times for fear of insufficient supervision and even "building illegal large ships with three masts or more".
He was beheaded according to the law, his head was displayed to the public, and the whole family was sent to the border guards and sent to the army.
How harsh! It is enough to make people understand the strength of the opposition.
I haven't stopped writing letters to the sky all day long. If you are not of my race, your heart must be different!
Yan Baiwei said, it is precisely because people who are not from my race must have different minds, so we have to learn from the barbarians and learn skills to control the barbarians.
How can uncivilized people in a barbarian country have any "special skills"?
Oh? You have never known foreign countries, so why do you say they are uncivilized? Didn’t you also marvel at the magic of the self-ringing bell back then? Isn’t it very easy to use now? How could you know that foreign countries don’t have more novel things? More advanced weapons
?
Is it possible that the country cannot be opened just because of what you people take for granted?
What if the national treasury is empty and the opening of the sea is a waste of money...
Yan Baiwei asked him, the money for shipbuilding in Minzhou came from Jin in the Tang Dynasty. Wei Shilei reported the accounts once a month, but no one ever responded. I didn't dare to say anything... Now you are thinking about the silver taels.
Son?
Anyway, it’s just this one thing, and we are quarreling about it every day.
Yan Baiwei rarely told her these "useless things" as he called them, so she didn't know much. Even she knew about them, which showed how long they had been arguing.
But it doesn't matter. Anyway, Tao Xiang's cabinet and Tang Shijin's finance cabinet have approved this matter. Whether the officials below quarrel or not does not affect the overall situation. Besides, being rejected by Yan Baiwei day by day is almost losing motivation.
If there is no way to stop the opening of the sea, then there shouldn't be much resistance to the maritime affairs department and other things to make money, and it will just be a routine quarrel.
So Wang Shenxing and several others took the order and went.
So this is the benefit that the little brother has already cultivated. Tang Shijin only needs to point out the way, and then he can go back to continue the confinement with confidence. She plans to keep the cat until there are six little ones for 100 days, and then the mother and the mother will leave the confinement together.
Over there, several people in the world finally arrived in Dinghai County and visited Wei Shilei.
If you want to visit me in the capital, you must first send a message to express my intention and tell you when it is convenient for you. Then you can only come over after I reply to the message here. If you are considerate, you have to send another message before coming.
But Jianghu people don't have so many rules. They can write a post, which is very particular, and then directly hand the post to the concierge, who is already standing in front of the door.
By this time Tao's third daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhou, had already arrived at the Governor's Mansion and had settled down. The people below reported to her directly.
Mrs. Zhou ordered people to call Wei Shilei back, and then invited these people in.
We were very close. We entered the gate here and exchanged greetings. The guard Shi Lei also came back.
Everyone turned around and saw that the young man was dressed in coarse cloth, already soaked with sweat. There were still a few dirty spots on his body and head, but his eyes were clear. When he saw them, he smiled and quickly brushed down his sleeves, cupping his hands and saying: "
Everyone, I've been waiting for a long time. I'm sorry that Mr. Wei."
Only then did the few people come back to their senses and realized that this was the Governor of Zhenhai. Seeing his humility, they each bowed to him and exchanged names.
Wei Shilei said: "Everyone, please sit down while I go change my clothes."
The people who came this time were all mature and prudent people. The leader was named Li Changsong, who was the head of a sect. He said urgently: "Master Wei, please excuse me."
Wei Shilei smiled, nodded and left.
Li Changsong and others looked at each other.
I have always heard that he is approachable, takes the lead, and works together with the craftsmen, but when I actually see him, I feel... inexplicable.
To be honest, even they themselves have stopped doing this kind of work a long time ago.
It seems that at first glance, you will feel that this is a good official, and those people should deserve their punishment.
Wei Shilei came out soon after, changed into a long gown, his whole person was elegant and handsome, and now he looked like a sixth-dollar scholar and the number one scholar.
Li Changsong and others stood up and saluted again.
Wei Shilei said: "No need to be too polite. I can probably guess the reason why you are here. They are here for the case last month, right?"
"Exactly," Li Changsong said: "We took the liberty of coming here to ask for a favor for Ye Wang and others."
Wei Shilei said: "Ye Wang is not among them."
Li Changsong was stunned: "Not among them?"
"Yes," Wei Shilei said: "Senior Ye is familiar with me, so he had a misunderstanding with them, was injured by them, and did not participate in the prisoner robbery. Now I will leave him alone for the time being..." He looked outside
Said: "Senior Ye, please come over."
The people below responded and left.
Li Changsong was confused for a moment and then said: "The rest of the people are in prison?"
Someone couldn't help but ask: "Is Liu Cheng here? Is He Yanmo here?"
"Everyone is here."
Li Changsong said: "I wonder if the police department is responsible for this case?"
"This matter is difficult to handle," Wei Shilei said: "But don't worry, we won't charge you with treason or anything like that. However, fighting with an open fire is also a crime, setting fire to rob prisoners, and breaking into the Governor's Mansion at night... are all serious crimes. I
I came here to open the sea, and at first I really thought that I had done something wrong, so that some people wanted to give me a slap on the wrist."
Li Changsong stood up and said: "Common people can vouch for this, and there will be no such thing."
Wei Shilei waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down, while saying: "After the investigation by the Anti-Security Factory, there is indeed no such thing. It was because of the rush of things that it became like this. It's just that it has already become like this, and the impact is too bad, so,
It’s not that I’m trying to shirk it, it’s definitely not that I just raise my hand and say let it go.”
He paused for a moment and said, "The investigation has been completed by the Anti-Security Factory. The case will be reported back to the capital as soon as possible. In the end, we still have to wait for a reply from the capital."
Li Changsong said: "I don't know... how is the sentence currently being judged?"
Wei Shilei said: "Ye Zhuiyun and others were convicted of fighting with swords. The original conspirators fought for a hundred and fled three thousand miles. The remaining people each fought for a hundred. Liu Cheng and others set fire to rob prisoners and were sentenced to death according to the law.
, the family property shall be paid to the owner of the burned house. He Yanmo and others will be punished with eighty sticks for entering the house at night without any reason."
Li Changsong and the others really looked at each other.
This sentence was really lenient. It did not mention any relatives of the emperor or even the identity of the officials. It only judged the cases of ordinary people, which made them embarrassed to open their mouths to plead for mercy.
But they didn't dare not say it.
Otherwise, who knows if we can see Wei Shilei next time?
So Li Changsong still said: "Master Wei, although their crimes are unforgivable, we have been friends with them for several years, so we have to shamelessly come to intercede for them... We heard that the imperial court wants to open the sea and needs to build ships and raise troops. We are willing to donate
I offered one hundred thousand taels of silver, just to be open to them."