This was the idea he gave to Guan Yingzhen.

The Zhongshu Branch is still brewing, but it has already released the rumors, mainly for opening up a route to the Jurchen in the East China Sea through Ezo, and also for opening up a route to the South Seas that has not yet been discovered and can bring practical benefits to the imperial court.

In the traditional Chinese habits, scholars and officials represent status, and martial artists are often excluded, but they can make up for this deficiency by obtaining titles through military merits, but it is difficult for merchants to achieve, even if they donate officials, they will be despised and despised by scholars and officials, which makes them always at the lowest level.

But it is too difficult for businessmen to study and take scientific examinations, or to fight wars and make military achievements, so how to explore the wonderful use of this, Feng Ziying feels that there is a lot of room for maneuver.

It is undoubtedly the most touching temptation to use this kind of opening up new routes to solve some difficulties encountered by the imperial court, and to award knighthoods to those who have made great contributions to military merits.

Hardly anyone could resist the temptation, and although everyone knew that there was no risk here, and that there were very few who would eventually be granted it, it was still a hope.

In particular, the opening of this new route itself contains huge business opportunities, so this is almost a good thing to kill two birds with one stone, why not?

Baochai, Baoqin and even Xue Pan's eyes all looked over, obviously this statement is very seductive.

"Well, I didn't expect Brother Tadpole to learn the news too." Feng Ziying nodded, "This is my suggestion to the official, it is indeed brewing, it is estimated that it will take some time for the cabinet to report to the emperor for approval and be introduced, but Brother Tadder, this military merit award is not so good, in a sense, this is a gesture of the imperial court, encouraging maritime merchants to open up routes, colonize new lands, and contribute to the growth of the imperial court's land and wealth. ”

Xue Zhen laughed, "Brother Feng, of course junior brother knows that this is definitely not a simple matter, otherwise how can it be regarded as a military merit knight?" The Ministry of War will certainly not be able to agree. But this is also an opportunity, if it is simple, wouldn't everyone want to go? And the younger brother also said that he just felt that it was not meaningful to sit in the house and run an ordinary business like this now, so he wanted to break through,......"

Feng Ziying glanced at Baochai and Baoqin, "What about the opinions of the two sisters?" ”

Baochai and Baoqin were a little hesitant, and Xue Zhen said: "My sister and sister should know that my sister and I have been running around with my father since childhood, Guangzhou in the south, Tianjin Wei in the north, we have all been there, and now I have also said that this is just a turn, not that I must personally go to the expedition and colonization, looking for routes, but I can organize people, hire people, and plan this kind of exploration and colonization plan, I can let them do it in the early stage, and when I finally grasp it relatively large, I will personally go into battle, Wouldn't the risk be minimized? ”

I have to say that Xue Zhen still spent his heart on this, exploring and colonizing, looking for new routes, and the most important thing is to ask for money and people.

Funding needs to be sufficient, the ship needs to be purchased, people are hired, and there needs to be a crew with considerable experience, and then a detailed and feasible plan is developed.

These jobs are not simple, Xue Zhen undoubtedly wants to be an organizer and trader, rather than a personal adventurer, and the risk is indeed much smaller.

Baochai and Baoqin can actually understand Xue Zhen's mood, and they want to revitalize the Xue family with one mind, but it is almost impossible to rely on pure business alone.

The Xue family has been declining for so many years, and finally became an imperial merchant, and the imperial merchant can nominally obtain some privileges, but now that the merchant is increasingly combined with the gentry, the status of the imperial merchant is also declining day by day, and there may still be a little shadow in the capital city, but in other places, basically not many people care about you anymore.

Because of this, Xue Zhen wanted to find another way, taking advantage of the current imperial court's eagerness to change the current predicament, and find an opportunity for the Xue family to be knighted from the path of sea trade.

In this way, even if it is the lowest title, it will at least let the Xue family get rid of the position of the imperial businessman, and it will also allow him to straighten his waist after marrying the daughter of the Fang family in the future, so that he will not be gossiped behind his back and climb the high branches.

Before Feng Ziying could speak, Xue Pan spoke in a thick voice: "I think it's good for Brother Tador to do this, men's families can't always rely on women's families, now although Brother Tadder and the Fang family can be engaged, but most of the Fang family must still look at Ziying's face, they don't know Brother Tad, or listen to Ziying's introduction, that is, in the future, Brother Tador and the girl of the Fang family will become relatives, but if Brother Tador still only wants to make a stable and ordinary living, I guess the Fang family will definitely not be satisfied, and they will feel that Ziying has been deceived,......"

I didn't expect that Xue Pan, who was an ordinary rough and big man, could still say such a thing, which surprised everyone.

Xue Pan didn't care, "Besides, I heard what Brother Tadder said before, it's very feasible, they all say that wealth and wealth are sought in danger, how can you sit in the house and wait for good things to fall on your head, Brother Tadpole can't study, when will you be able to make a living?" I don't have to go these ways, let alone Brother Tadder, even I want to follow Brother Tadpole to go on a swing. ”

Xue Pan's words shocked several people even more, and even Feng Ziying couldn't help but look each other up and down, "Wenlong, aren't you also good on the side of Daguanlou?" And you're about to get married, why did you suddenly have such an idea? ”

"Ziying, although I am a dull person, but I can still see some things clearly, I am actually useless in Daguanlou, it turns out that Second Brother Liu and Brother Yun are doing things, I just help stand on a platform, now Second Brother Lian goes to Yangzhou to help you do big things, Brother Yun went to pick up Second Brother Lian's class, this Daguanlou changed Ni Er's people to help, and it was just as good, I felt that it was not interesting here, and I was also thinking about what I could do,......"

Xue Pan also seemed very calm in the face of everyone's suspicious eyes, in the past few years in Daguanlou, ushered in the send-off, and also saw a lot of people sophisticated, and some of them have grown.

"Now Brother Tadle proposes what he wants to do, I think it's very interesting, this strategy of opening the sea is proposed by you, Denglai also has an uncle over there to take care of, you must also have some doorways, so Brother Tadpole will choose to do things from Shandong, I think there is Brother Tadpole presiding, I'll help take care of it, it's still okay, right?"

Baochai couldn't help it, "Brother, what about the marriage on your side?" Also, my mother couldn't agree to ......"

"Family affairs are also a matter of these two months, can I stay at home all the time after getting married?" Xue Pan said nonchalantly: "Mother, I will go and say, can I Xue Wenlong only have to live like this for the rest of my life?" Brother Tad'er's idea is very good, explore and colonize, maybe in the future, Brother Tadpole and I can learn from the historians, Bo a double marquis,......"

Xue Pan's words amused Feng Ziying, but he still admired Xue Pan's temperament.

At least the performance of people is much better than in the book "Dream of Red Mansions", and they have a very good attitude, and they are willing to help Brother Tadder, not saying that they are brothers, which at least shows that people are still very self-aware.

In the final analysis, everyone's eyes returned to Feng Ziying.

Now Feng Ziying has become the backbone of this family, without Feng Ziying's nod, whether it is Baochai Baoqin's family affairs, or Xue Zhen's ambition, Xue Pan's rhapsody, it is not feasible at all, and if there is Feng Ziying's nod, it will be completely different, and the family's confidence will suddenly increase tenfold.

Feng Ziying was also silent.

Xue Zhen's idea is good, but there are many uncertainties in this expedition to find new routes.

Some people can achieve results in three or five or two expeditions, and some people die at sea all their lives without gaining anything, but fortunately, Xue Zhen's idea is just to be a trader and organizer, so at least the danger to his life is much smaller, and he is not willing to complain about himself in the future.

"Brother Tad, Wenlong, from my personal thoughts, the business planning in Denglai is a worthwhile thing to do for Liaodong, Korea, Japan, Ezo and even the further Jurchen routes in the East China Sea, don't hide it from you, there are also some maritime merchant ships in Zhejiang who are also operating this matter, but they have more doubts, so the progress is relatively slow, if you can convince the two aunts, I personally think this matter can be done, Wenlong's uncle is the governor of Denglai, and I also have some connections on Denglai's side, Shipyards, maritime merchants, and even admirals can help you introduce them, and as for how to operate in the future, it depends on you. ”

Feng Ziying's support lifted Xue Zhen's spirits, and even Baochai and Baoqin thought about it seriously.

"Brother Feng, does the imperial court really want to introduce a regulation for those who have contributed to the Great Zhou's exploration of new routes and colonization of new lands to be rewarded with military merits?" Bao Qin looked at Feng Ziying with clear eyes.

"The official agrees very much, and I have also discussed it with the elder Qi Ge and the first assistant and the second assistant, and I have also commented on an article in the "Internal Reference", the emperor should have an approving attitude, so it should be possible, it is nothing more than the time sooner or later, the two Guangzhous in the south of the Yangtze River face the entire Nanyang region, and the north is facing Liaodong, Korea, Japan, Ezo, and the Jurchens of the East China Sea, each with its own emphasis."

Feng Ziying smiled, "Jingshi, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Datong, and Hangzhou are rich places where the demand for spices, precious wood, pearls, furs, ginseng, copper, gold and silver is increasing, and these places are precisely the most abundant in these, don't they just form a cycle of mutual exchange with the silk, cloth, tea, porcelain, salt, and iron produced in our Great Zhou?" Even for the sake of these commercial interests, it is well worth it. ”