Feng Ziying's words caused everyone present to fall silent for a while.

Think about it, what kind of livelihood can make a steady profit without losing money, except for the salt business controlled by the government's monopoly, what else can there be?

The nest merchant didn't even touch the salt for the rest of his life, and he could make hundreds of thousands of taels of silver for the rest of his life with this qualification, and there was no risk.

It's so easy to come by, who has the heart to do anything else? Just curry favor with some key people.

This is originally an unfair business, immersed in the exchange of power and interests, naturally there will be people who are greedy and want to be more unfair, in this case, that is what a royal history can contain?

Feng Ziying's words made everyone think deeply.

The group of salt merchants was originally the most controversial, there were many profiteers, and there were more naturally jealous and red-eyed people, and the salt merchants loved to show off, especially when the emperor took over the Jiangnan salt merchants, the sensation caused by the competition for luxury has been widely spread so far.

No matter how great the scenery was at that time, how much hatred and disgust can be aroused now, even if there is still a considerable group of interests in the DPRK and China, they do not dare to easily jump out and touch this edge.

Although the Yangzhou salt merchants belong to a special part of the Jiangnan merchants on the surface, it is precisely because of their special nature that they belong to the north and the south in terms of origin, so although the financial resources are the best in the world, they are also not welcomed among the Jiangnan gentry.

"There is no urgency in this matter for the time being, I believe that the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate will give me a satisfactory explanation, and there is no need to make a conclusion about such matters, there is always a solution."

Emperor Yonglong broke the silence.

He had considered that the group of salt merchants was indeed a risky move.

These salt merchants and the emperor are inextricably linked, and the father seems to no longer care about this matter now, but he knows that some things and relationships are constantly cut, and if they really want to make a big move, they will definitely cause a reaction, and this is not even the boss making waves inside.

But if he doesn't move, it is difficult to highlight the prestige of the imperial court, that is, after he ascends the throne, especially in the south of the Yangtze River, he has realized that if he blindly shows weakness and compromises, I am afraid that he will not be able to avoid some things, but will hurt his prestige.

It's just that he didn't expect that Feng Ziying's guy was not only ruthless and decisive, but also able to leave a little leeway, and the way he dealt with it was also leaky, and even a few people in the court who were originally ready to attack couldn't find a better opportunity, although there were Qi Yongtai, Qiao Yingjia and others behind the scenes, but it was quite rare to be able to play so smoothly.

As soon as Emperor Yonglong said this, it was difficult for others to say it, and everyone felt that since the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate would take over the matter, as long as it was not the Zhongshu Department overstepping its authority, then there would be much more room for follow-up operations, which was also acceptable.

The topic finally returned to the big topic of Dongfan reclamation, which was also the matter that several pavilion elders and Emperor Yonglong were most interested in.

If it is said that whether it is the concession money, the opening of the sea bond, the follow-up opening of the silver village, or even the knocking and cleaning of the salt merchants, there will be some negative effects, but this Dongfan reclamation is not.

This matter is really only seen in the good, and there are no drawbacks, and the key is that the imperial court does not need to pay anything at all.

It's so tempting.

At the beginning, Feng Ziying forcibly added the Dongfan reclamation affairs to the strategy of opening the sea, and everyone felt that it was meaningless to do more, but they didn't expect that this seemingly inconsecomparable chicken rib has now become a fat meat that everyone is chasing.

Under the expectant gaze of everyone, Feng Ziying described the ins and outs of Dongfan affairs in detail.

In fact, this situation was mentioned to Qi Yongtai, Qiao Yingjia, Guan Yingzhen and even the cabinet before the first trip to Jiangnan, and even in front of Emperor Yonglong.

But even Qi Yongtai, who he was most concerned about, was not very interested in this, and Qiao Yingjia himself didn't care about these matters, so he didn't bother to ask.

And the other pavilion elders and Emperor Yonglong all felt that Feng Ziying was carrying private goods, especially after he recommended Shen Yourong, a general, to the cabinet princes and Emperor Yonglong, he had this idea in his heart.

This time, Feng Ziying once again mentioned the ins and outs of Hongmaofan's invasion of Penghu with the intention of getting involved in Dongfan's strong expulsion by Shen Yourong, and half-truths and half-truths connected the Budai Salt Farm with Shen Yourong's trip to Penghu one by one, and then introduced himself to understand that there is a vast land suitable for planting waterways, sugarcane and other crops on Dongfan Island, there are gold and silver mines in the mountains, and the conditions of the Budai Salt Farm have completely ignited the enthusiasm of these people.

"Ziying, we have heard of Longyou merchants for a long time, drilling the sky and caves, Longyou everywhere, Anfu merchants We have also heard of the most active group of Jiangyou merchants, their situation in Yunnan is relatively special, can not be generalized, but Dongfan is not as good as Yunnan, this reclamation is not a trivial matter, they really don't need the support of the imperial court?" Li Tingji was the first to ask.

"Lord Li, what you said is not right, they just don't need the support of the imperial court in silver, but the policy must need support, such as the loan of Yinzhuang, and for example, the imperial court will establish a government and a county for the establishment of a chapter in Dongfan, and the government must fully support it, in addition, Dongfan Island is now dominated by mountain people, and its production and lifestyle are primitive, and it is urgent to move people from those narrow and densely populated places in our Great Zhou for development, which also needs to be coordinated with the local government, and there are still many places that need the support of the imperial court,......"

Li Tingji waved his hand indifferently, "Ziying, you don't understand what I mean, I mean that the Yinliang Imperial Court will definitely not be able to support it, if it is a policy, it has been supported by the local government after the establishment of a county in the future, that is the proper meaning, needless to say, I mean, if the land is reclaimed, it can't directly become the land of these merchants, right?" Isn't there still something specific about it with the imperial court, well, the policy can't be unilateral, right? ”

Feng Ziying was disdainful in her heart, this guy, before he skimmed the eight characters, he began to make up his mind, so how can you mobilize the enthusiasm of businessmen to reclaim?

"Master Li, I don't quite agree with your point of view." At this time, Feng Ziying knew that she had to make her attitude clear, otherwise once the greedy desires of these old guys were hooked up, the inherent old mentality would resurface, and she was afraid that this Dongfan Reclamation would have to be more difficult to do.

"Oh?" Fang Congzhe glanced at Li Tingji, interjected and asked, "It seems that Ziying has already made up her mind, so let's talk about it to us and the emperor." ”

"Lord Li said that the discussion reflects that Dongfan is the land of the Great Zhou, and the lower officials agree very much, the land of Dongfan also needs to be measured, and on the one hand, it needs to be registered, and the government will issue a land deed, but the imperial court can't arbitrarily locate it as a public land and sell it at a certain price, so the Longyou merchants and Anfu merchants will not accept such conditions at all,......"

"Dongfan seems to be very close to Fujian, but why has it not been substantially developed for hundreds of years, is because it has many obstacles, in addition to the sea ban policy, more or the local epidemic miasma, many people simply can not adapt, the initial reclamation of the disease mortality rate will be very high, this is people to exchange their lives, otherwise why many people would rather go to the farther Nanyang than to go to Dongfan,......, in addition to the threat of mountain people is also a big problem, once the real reclamation, and the conflict between the mountain people in the Dongfan Mountains is inevitable, This is again a huge cost of casualties, and in the early stage, the imperial court will probably not invest much troops into the east,......"

"In addition to these factors, there is nothing on Dongfan Island, roads, water conservancy facilities, houses, and even docks, warehouses, etc., all of this has to start from scratch, and these require a lot of labor to do it, it can be said that Longyou merchants and Anfu merchants want to really get real profits, it is at least ten years later, in the first ten years, they don't want to make money at all, even if everyone thinks the most fertile salt farm, it is impossible to see profits in the first five years, it is for this reason, to persuade these merchants to reclaim, the imperial court to sit and reap the profits, Then at least the imperial court should give people a certain period of buffer development for a certain period of time,......"

Feng Ziying's patient and meticulous explanation made everyone understand that they couldn't kill chickens and take eggs in a hurry.

In particular, they were introduced to the dangers, risks and difficulties that they would face when they came to the door one by one, and many of them should have been provided by the imperial court, but now they all need to be pressed on these merchants, even if the silver village can provide support for them, but the silver village is a loan, and it is necessary to repay the principal with interest, and it is impossible for the merchants not to count this account.

Ye Xianggao and they are all human spirits, and after a little retrospect, they know that this kind of livelihood purely for land reclamation is really not profitable, at least the land in Dongfan is not worth much in ten years, and it is more of a declaration of the sovereignty of the imperial court, but this sovereignty is not simple, after all, the imperial court does not need to pay, and the salt can still make a profit.

After Feng Ziying talked about the importance of controlling Dongfan to hold the trade between Japan, Korea and Xiyi and Nanyang, the cabinet basically agreed with Feng Ziying's opinion, that is, the salt industry should be used by the imperial court to hold the profits, but the reclamation can be carried out for a long time without considering anything else, but the imperial court requires that the progress of the merchants in the reclamation be seen in stages.

This opinion is very fair, after all, you can't occupy the pit and not, monopolize the right to reclaim, but don't move, then it can't be said.

It's just that the princes of the imperial court are more interested in how much money is in Dongfan Salt Affairs, how much they can get in hand immediately, and how much they can get every year in the future, which is their greatest interest.

The imperial court's treasury has completely bottomed out, and if there is no silver coming in, it will really be a mess.