Feng Ziying never underestimated the officials of this era, they may not have their own innate vision, but they can clearly analyze the pros and cons.

The ban on the sea and the opening of the sea, the game began in the former Ming Dynasty, and when the current Ming and Great Zhou had to move the capital to Jingshi City in order to defend the northern frontier from being broken by the nomads, it was decided that this game would continue.

Everyone knows that the economic center of gravity of the empire has long been shifted to the south, Jiangnan and Huguang, this is the center of gravity, and everything from money and silver to grain to silk and satin cloth needs to come from the south.

The north is becoming more and more dilapidated, especially the nine borders, which have always been bitten by the nomadic people of the steppe like maggots, so that the economy of the north is basically in a state of subsistence and resistance to foreign invasion repeated torment, coupled with the beauty of God in the past few decades, the whole north is in a situation of deterioration.

It can be said that from an economic point of view, the north has no capital to compete with the south, but the special geographical advantages of the north make any dynasty never dare to despise the north, whether it is the northern scholars or the northern frontier defense, no one wants to repeat the tragic story of the former Song Dynasty, even the most determined southern scholars have to admit that once the north falls, then the lips and teeth are cold, and the south will fall into a desperate situation.

It is this kind of game between interests and power that makes the sea ban and the sea open in a strange stalemate, and the sea ban still continues on the surface, but inside, like the sea merchants in Fujian and Zhejiang, they have already had a countermeasure, and even in full swing.

But I have to say that this prohibition of the court system still gives them a state of being in danger at any time, no matter how secretive you do, no matter what level of the court you have communicated, once you are under the thunder, there will be no escape, so they are also eager for the liberation of the court system.

For the northern scholars and the classes they represented, the potential impact of the opening of the sea in the south is unpredictable, but there is no doubt that there will be a considerable group of people in the south who will benefit from it, and for them, why should they support something that has gained nothing?

To get them to support it, either it will allow them to gain benefits directly, or it will endanger their own interests, or they will have to exchange benefits.

Geng Ruqi was also shocked by Feng Ziying's question.

That's not a shallow question.

The opening of the sea, but also directly involving Shandong and Liaodong, is not simply economic interests, but more importantly, strategic interests.

Feng Ziying can know a general trend, but it is difficult for him to say clearly what this opening of the sea can bring to the north, and if you can't do this, it will be difficult for you to convince these northern scholars to support the opening of the sea, even if it is not obstructed.

But Feng Ziying is still clear about one thing, whether it is for the imperial court, or for the scholars in the north, especially for Shandong and Beizhi, which have close relations with Liaodong, the safety of Liaodong is directly related to the interests of the two provinces.

So if the interests of Liaodong, Beizhi and Shandong can be bundled, and they feel that the opening of the sea can benefit from it, whether it is economic benefits or security benefits, then perhaps this question will be much easier.

"Ziying, what are you going to do? Want to push the imperial court to lift the sea ban and open the sea? Geng Ruqi put down the wine glass, and his cheeks on both sides of his cheekbones turned slightly blue.

He didn't dare to drink it anymore, he had to think about every word of Feng Ziying.

Where did Feng Ziying get this ability? Unless it is the person behind him, thinking of this, Geng Ruqi is a little afraid in his heart, Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia are both representatives of the northern scholars, if the attitude of the two of them changes, then how long can the sea ban policy be maintained?

"Brother Chu Cai, don't be nervous, I'm just representing me personally, well, don't get me wrong." Feng Ziying knew that Geng Ruqi was thinking wrong, "Really." ”

Of course, Geng Ruqi will not easily believe it, he is also a northern scholar, but in the military department, he still thinks more about military issues, and he knows about these economically, but he is not proficient.

However, Feng Ziying's very firm attitude still made him breathe a little relieved, you must know that every policy adjustment of the imperial court will bring violent shocks, from financial endowment to personnel, and opening the sea is not simple.

"And what do you want to do?" Geng Ruqi pinched the wine glass again, and the nails were a little white.

"Is it so scary to open the sea?" Feng Ziying asked rhetorically.

"Hmph, for a certain person or even a certain family, it may not be insignificant, but for everyone, I'm afraid it may not be acceptable, do you know how much strength we used to win for the division of the north and south volumes of this spring and south scroll? Do you think we don't know that the South is more academic, but we want to? We give more in other areas, and of course we deserve more! ”

Geng Ruqi snorted softly, the economic imbalance has made the south more and more dominant in the imperial court, which is difficult to reverse even if everyone from the emperor to the northern scholars is working hard.

"Brother Chu Cai, the problem is that if we want to get more, then we need to have a broader way, instead of relying on other people's charity alone, consolidating the foundation and strengthening the foundation is the king." Feng Ziying said in a deep voice.

"Do you think the opening of the sea is beneficial to Shandong and Liaodong?" Geng Ruqi understood what Feng Ziying meant.

"If it is just these two places, it is of little significance, but if Korea and Japan are added, this benefit is not small, and this is not only in terms of maritime trade and trade, it is of great significance for us to control Korea and prevent the ambition of the Japanese people from revival, and the younger brother believes that Brother Chu Cai should be more understanding than the younger brother."

Feng Ziying's words made Geng Ruqi fall into deep thought.

Of course, Feng Ziying's mention of consolidating the foundation and strengthening the foundation is not only the dispute between the north and the south, but also touches on the Liaodong issue that Geng Ruqi is most worried about, the aggressiveness of the Jurchens threatens the survival of Liaodong, once Liaodong loses, then North Korea will definitely throw itself into the Jurchens, and once the manpower of North Korea is used by the Jurchens, it will really be out of control.

"Ziying, what do you want Brother Yu to do?" Geng Ruqi packed up his other thoughts and asked the most realistic questions.

"Simple, Brother Chu Cai, I would like to ask Brother Chu Cai to analyze the importance of the trinity of Liaodong, Beizhi and Shandong, so the feasibility and significance of the opening of the sea in these three places to consolidate the defense of Liaodong and the integration of the interests of Japan and Korea ,......"

Feng Ziying's straightforward words made Geng Ruqi think for a while, and only after a long time did he smile bitterly: "Ziying, you can pass the test of the foolish brother in this question, if it is the border affairs, it is okay, but when it comes to the integration of interests, well, when it comes to the assessment of the interests of opening the sea with Japan and Korea, the foolish brother is probably a little powerless." ”

"Brother Chu Cai, it doesn't have to be limited to your military department, the household department, the Ministry of Industry, and the Department of General Administration, you can discuss and ask for help, I believe that there will definitely be ,...... in your subject who are interested in and research this topic."

Feng Ziying is kind and persuasive.

"So what exactly are you going to do? Even if it works, it's not something that can be taken out in ten days and half a month, there are too many things involved, it's too complicated, and whether it's right or wrong, the foolish brother himself can't tell. Geng Ruqi sighed.

Feng Ziying knew that the other party was moved, after all, this was not only related to the strategy of the imperial court in Liaodong, but also involved a considerable part of the interests of the northern scholars of Liaodong, Beizhi and Shandong, no matter from which point of view, it was worth thinking about seriously.

"I can't tell if I can't tell the difference, Brother Chu Cai can spend more time on the elaboration of the relevant situation, as for the right and wrong, the pros and cons, put it out for everyone to discuss." Feng Ziying laughed.

"Everyone? Ziying, what are you doing here? Geng Ruqi said vigilantly: "Is it your Hanlin Academy that wants to make trouble?" ”

"No, no, don't worry, everything will come according to the rules." Feng Ziying spread her hands, and there was a little more ridicule in her eyes, "Is it difficult for you to rest assured that my identity as a Jishi is a gentleman?" Wasn't Brother Chu Cai also worried about something before? Well, a lot of people are staring at me. ”

"Hmph, Ziying, I know that you are a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, but you have to be leisurely, don't become a thorn in someone's side." Geng Ruqi admonished.

In the next ten days, Feng Ziying has been busy with the contact work in these aspects, all of which are one-line contacts.

I have to say that this Shu Jishi is really a happy life, a real noble life, compared to studying in the academy.

It is precisely because of this that Feng Ziying has been provided with sufficient time and opportunity to do this.

Whether this "Internal Reference" can be a blockbuster depends not only on the readability and reliability of the article, but also on whether it can grasp the highlights, so he chooses some sensitive points and topics that can arouse a wide range of repercussions.

There is no way, in the case that he is not qualified to directly intervene in the affairs of the imperial court, what he can do is to master the tools of public opinion.

Obviously, no one in the Great Zhou Dynasty has realized this, except for the imperial court newspaper can provide some information for some well-informed people, everyone still relies on mutual discussion to understand and judge the outside world, and this relatively closed and lagging information communication mode will obviously become more and more backward with the times.

It seems that it should be the past two years for newspapers to appear in Europe, Feng Ziying feels that maybe she can preemptively leave her mark on it, and think that her name can also leave a mark in cultural history in the future, which is really worth looking forward to.

At present, the "Internal Reference" in this planning and conception is not a real newspaper, but can only be regarded as a variant of the Di Bao, or a deepened excavation version of the Di Bao, which is more for the service of the imperial court.

But when this head is opened and plays a huge role, there will naturally be many smart people who want more, and some interest groups will also join in, taking the initiative to attach more commercial attributes to it for their own interests, and eventually the commercial attributes will continue to expand, and eventually evolve into a decisive force, making the development of this cause enter a new height.

History is often like that.