"Sea taxes and concessions?" This new term made Chai Ke and Yang He both taken aback and were a little confused, but Yang He reacted faster, and quickly asked: "Ziying, do you mean the commercial tax of opening the sea trade?" ”

"Well, that's pretty much what it means, reset the city department, but don't be limited to one or two places, you can set up a few more places according to demand, encourage maritime trade, and extract commercial taxes." Feng Ziying said calmly: "Announce such a plan, and then use the commercial tax of this kind of market trade as collateral to borrow ,......."

"And what is the concession?" Chai Ke asked in a deep voice.

"Since you want to open the sea, then naturally not just anyone can participate, the sea trade is huge, the profits are also huge, naturally you need a powerful merchant to participate, then you need the imperial court to license, just like the salt merchants, according to the need, the provinces and cities can determine a few, and even according to the route to negotiate the number and price of the participating merchants, such as Japan, such as Korea, such as the Ryukyus, such as Sulu Luzon, and even further away Manchuria and even the West!"

Feng Ziying's words made both Chai Ke and Yang He feel excited.

Chai Ke is a native of Huguang Qianjiang, Yang He is a native of Wuling, Huguang, both of them are representatives of the officials of the Huguang faction in the imperial court, and the official Yingzhen in the opposition is a native of Huanggang, Huguang, and the Huguang people are not small in the imperial court.

They were not as resistant to the opening of the sea as the northern scholars, but they were not as close to the maritime merchants as the Jiangnan and Fujian and Cantonese scholars, so they were relatively neutral.

Moreover, several of them are known for their pragmatism and ability, so when they heard Feng Ziying say that they could use the opening of the sea as an opportunity to find a way to make money, and then promote counterinsurgency and even expand their territory to solve their own big troubles, they were naturally very moved.

Chai Ke and Yang He naturally also understand that opening the sea is not a simple matter, involving not only the feelings of the northern scholars, but also the interests of the southern merchants, and at the same time, what kind of position the imperial court is in in this is also intriguing, the attitude of the emperor and the emperor, once the sea is opened, what kind of changes will it bring to the north and south, it needs to be carefully evaluated, but there is no doubt that this is indeed a path.

So Feng Ziying said that this is drinking water to quench thirst, is that what it means?

"Ziying, what do you mean by drinking water to quench your thirst?" Chai Ke asked cautiously.

"Lord Chai, although the Taizu of this dynasty was born as a businessman, but after the establishment of the dynasty, it was no different from the policy adopted by the former Ming Dynasty, supporting agriculture and suppressing business, but with the rapid population growth of our dynasty, the situation of fewer people in the south of the Yangtze River is becoming more and more prominent, but in the north, because of the bad weather, frequent floods and droughts, so it has led to a large increase in displaced people, and the opening of the sea is actually something that must be considered on the table."

Feng Ziying did not hide it: "The student once introduced Sulu Luzon in the "Strange Tales of Foreign Territory" in "Internal Reference", such a fertile land, three crops a year, but the local natives slash and burn, wasted such fields, and rich in gold, silver and copper ore, these are all things that are in short supply in our dynasty, if the sea trade is developed, it can be mined and transported back to our dynasty, and the harvest of grain can also be transported back, not to mention that if the sea trade is developed, this sea transportation can also relieve the pressure of the southern grain transportation to the north,......"

Chai Ke and Yang He both frowned, how could it be so simple to involve Cao Yun? But that's all for later.

"Ziying, you haven't said what this drink quenches your thirst means." Yang He asked.

"The student's meaning is that if this maritime trade flourishes, it will definitely have a huge impact on the entire coastal area, whether it is to drink a donkey to quench thirst, I am afraid that it will vary from person to person, if it is because of this, some businessmen collude with external robbers and smuggling, and become more and more powerful, and even the people are falling outside, reduced to a foreign people, I am afraid it will be regarded as drinking a donkey to quench thirst, but if the imperial court can therefore form a naval fleet, it can also deter Japan and Korea, and then support the war situation in Liaodong, even if it is really a drink to quench thirst, then we can be regarded as finding an antidote to the poison, Dissolve it. ”

Chai Ke and Yang He both nodded at the same time, and Feng Ziying's words got to the point.

Although there are historical reasons for the sea ban, it is not without its disadvantages.

First, if the coastal people collude with the Japanese and smugglers, it will be difficult to control, and second, if such a land with few fields and many people is often set sail to the sea, move to the land of the South Seas, and refuse to accept the king, how should we deal with it?

This is probably the most difficult for the imperial court to accept.

Chai Ke thought for a moment before he said: "Ziying, if in your opinion, this open sea is borrowed from merchants with sea taxes and concessions as collateral, can it support this war on our side?" ”

Feng Ziying laughed, "Lord Chai, you underestimate the benefits of opening the sea, in fact, you and Lord Yang probably also understand in their hearts that many wealthy businessmen in Fujian and Zhejiang are ostensibly landlords, but in fact, Yin smuggles to the sea for profit, if you can open the sea in the name of the imperial court, the amount of such sea taxes and concessions will never be less, how can you support the needs of thousands of troops?" But how many exactly, the students have not done the investigation and have no right to speak, but as long as the imperial court has the heart and arranges for the household department to send personnel to secretly investigate, they can come up with a rough idea, but it will definitely not be less. ”

Chai Ke nodded slightly, "No wonder all the people in Fujian and Zhejiang are calling for the opening of the sea, and even the officials of Fujian and Zhejiang in the imperial court also have many complaints about the sea ban." ”

Feng Ziying smiled lightly, this involves the different interests between the scholars from Fujian and Zhejiang and the scholars from Huguang, so there will naturally be differences.

But if you can't convince the northern scholars, I'm afraid that there will be twists and turns in this matter of opening the sea.

"Ziying, this matter still needs to be carefully discussed, but if the imperial court can agree to this matter, I'm afraid it will take a lot of twists and turns, right?" Yang He thought for a moment before asking.

"Lord Yang, in fact, as long as the imperial court has this intention, it is not a big problem, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation if the time drags on, Liu Dongyang's west out of the sandbank is only the first step, and it may not be necessary to take Hami down in one step, gain a firm foothold in Shazhou, dredge the business road, and have some results, it is not too late to consider Hami's matter." Feng Ziying smiled and shook her head: "Think about it, the emperor and the elders of the cabinet must want to see constant victories and successes, don't they?" ”

Chai Ke and Yang He secretly admired in their hearts, how could this guy be sixteen years old, but his mind was very thorough, and he could even figure out the thoughts of the princes of the court and the emperor, he was really a natural official.

No wonder Zhang Jingqiu and Qiao Yingjia are full of praise for this son, such understanding, even if there is no museum selection of Jishi, they can all stand out.

Only by continuing to succeed, so that we can persist for a longer time, raise funds for the opening of the sea over there to relieve the pressure, this can take Shazhou can block the mouth of the court, and then wait for half a year to take Hami, if you can find some good news in other tributary markets to cater to the emperor and the princes of the court, it should not be a problem to drag on for a year or two.

In two years, everything should have a result.

Coming out of Chai Yang and the others, Zheng Chongjian, who had not been able to interject half a sentence, accompanied Feng Ziying out of the house, Feng Ziying saw that the other party had been speechless, and was a little strange: "What's wrong, Dazhang?" How did you lose your spirit? ”

"Seeing you pointing out the country in front of the two adults, the foolish brother is really sour, astringent and bitter, why is there such a big difference between this person and people?" Zheng Chongjian breathed a deep sigh, "You said that you came out to make meritorious contributions to the grassland, I am not jealous, I hook the little girl in a daze, I don't envy, you are going to go back to the emperor and the cabinet to play a victory, but the foolish brother is still unknown, why is the difference between this person and people so big, I am unwilling." ”

Zheng Chongjian's slightly exaggerated words made Feng Ziying laugh, "Dazhang, are you praising me, or souring yourself?" Don't act in front of me, Lord Chai and Brother Chu Cai are very satisfied with your performance, Lord Chai even asked me if I was interested in staying in the Ministry of War after watching politics, Brother Chu Cai also recognized you very much, and I hope you will stay in the Ministry of War,......"

"Really?" Zheng Chongjian's spirits were lifted.

He has a calm and introverted personality, and he doesn't like to look like anything in front of others, even in front of other classmates, he can only see his old side, but after all, he is only a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man, and he is still relatively open in front of Feng Ziying, who is quite compatible with him.

"How could the little brother have lied in front of the big brother?" Feng Ziying pondered for a moment, "Junior brother estimates that Lord Chai still wants to leave you in the military department to sharpen it, and now Lord Chai will not be able to step down from the post of governor of the three sides in a short period of time, and it is estimated that he will not be able to step down until Liu Dongyang's department takes Shazhou." ”

Zheng Chongjian hesitated for a moment, "Ziying, do you mean that after Liu Dongyang takes Shazhou, Lord Chai will return to the military department?" ”

"Well, returning to office is returning to office, I'm afraid it may not be the right attendant." Feng Ziying smiled, "Lord Chai's talent is obvious to all, and he is also a pragmatic person, and the Holy Lord likes this kind of official the most today,......

"The left squire of the military department?" Zheng Chongjian took a deep breath, "Xiao Shangshu is going to ......"

"I'm afraid it's not good for him to sit in this position anymore, it's best to resign early, the position of Zuo Shilang is also reserved for Lord Chai, especially this time the counterinsurgency matter is very smooth, and after Lord Chai goes back, his promotion is just around the corner." Feng Ziying looked at Zheng Chongjian, "Dazhang, you will work hard in Ganzhou for another year and a half, I believe that the three-year political observation period will save you at least half of your time, and staying in Beijing will also be of great benefit to you, that is, if you want to go out in the future, you can also be one line higher than other students." ”

Seeing Feng Ziying so reluctant, Zheng Chongjian no longer concealed it, "If Lord Chai steps down as the governor of the three sides, will Ling Zun have a chance to take over?" ”

Feng Ziying also thought about this problem, but he didn't expect Zheng Chongjian to think of it, he thought for a while before saying: "The imperial court's candidates for the governor are generally civil officials, after all, this is a temporary position, but since the beginning of Guan Yuanxi, the governor has a precedent for military attachés to take over, and it is not limited to civil officials, but the governor is still dominated by civil officials, so it is hard to say whether my father will take over, but my father is not young, and it is estimated that he may not be willing to stay in Ganzhou,......"