"Well, in that case, how do you think this matter should be handled?" Ye Xianggao also frowned, "The old man always feels that in this strategy, Feng Ziying's plan is big." ”

Li Tingji laughed, "Brother Jinqing, whoever gets such an opportunity, I'm afraid that they have to plan carefully, if they are tiptoeing and being a child, how can Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia look down on this son?" ”

Ye Xianggao thought about it, and finally created such an opportunity, if he couldn't seize it, he was afraid that Qi Yongtai and they wouldn't be able to forgive themselves.

In a sense, this is also an opportunity that the northern scholars who have been struggling to support for so many years have finally seized, well, it should be said that this opportunity is also fully considering the interests of the south, otherwise it will be difficult to obtain the support of the southern scholars.

Who has the upper hand in this court and who has the upper hand, not only depends on the strength of the northern and southern scholars in the six cabinets, but also depends on which side the court resources are inclined to in a period of time, and the emperor is the one who lives in the balance, since the former Song Dynasty, to the former Ming Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty, the power of the southern scholars has the upper hand, and the advantages are becoming more and more obvious.

In order to maintain the balance between the north and the south, the emperor had to act as a balancing weight in it, and constantly adjusted it in the imperial court policy to make up for it, such as the distribution of the number of people in the imperial examination, and the rise and fall of the martial arts group, in fact, it is a manifestation.

Of course, both the southern scholars and the northern scholars are equally aware that this balance must be there, the south is in the advantage, the north is at a disadvantage, this general pattern will not change, but the north cannot be too disadvantaged.

Once this delicate balance is out of balance, then it may lead to some unpredictable results, such as civil rebellion in the north, or foreign enemies driving straight in, which is also not in the interests of the southern scholars, from another point of view, the vast areas of the north are also the main market for southern goods, once the market in these areas is lost, the south will also have a painful pain.

Because of this, in the eyes of Ye Xianggao, Li Tingji and Fang Congzhe, such a strategy of opening the sea can actually be regarded as a compensation for the decline of the north for many years, once the situation in Gansu, Ningxia and Liaodong is really irretrievable, it will be a huge threat to the south.

That's why they will also compromise with each other to support such a strategy after careful consideration, and spend more time on how to strive for greater benefits for the class groups they represent in this strategy of opening up the sea.

"Well, to be honest, Feng Ziying's son does have some skills and vision, the strategy proposed takes into account the interests of all parties, even the old party has nothing to say, once the sea is opened, the silk, tea, and porcelain industries in Nanzhi, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi will definitely have a considerable development, and our Fujian is just in the tea-making and porcelain industries, and of course the sea trade itself is our strength, and this is what we should get ,......as a matter of course."

Ye Xianggao sighed lightly, "This son skillfully used the bait to open up the southern Liaoning-Denglai route, and forcibly tore apart the maritime merchants of our Fujian and Zhejiang, and cut off a piece to Shandong, but it will not hurt the vitality of our Fujian and Nanzhi, so that we and the old party can only stop talking, and I can't say it when I hold my breath, and the heat is quite good, do you say that this is Feng Ziying's own figure, or did the emperor make a move?" ”

Li Tingji also nodded in agreement, "If it weren't for Lao Qi's wrist, it would probably be the emperor's intention, well, although Feng Ziying has some vision and talent, but this kind of hot knife, I'm afraid it won't be able to play, I think Lao Qi's square personality is hanging, and most of it is still the emperor's technique." ”

Both of them agree that such an old and deep hand, Feng Ziying is extraordinary, but this is a matter of experience, and it should not be played.

"Since the emperor's attitude is clear, then Er Zhang, what do you think should be done with this matter?" Ye Xianggao felt more and more that this matter had to be considered, "Although this strategy does not mention the future sea tax of the city and the pledge of the debt, I feel that Feng Ziying is full of confidence, what do you think?" ”

Li Tingji also frowned and thought deeply.

There are two revenues involved in the opening of the sea, one is the concession fee and the other is the sea tax.

Feng Ziying proposed several possibilities for choice in the strategy, three years, five years, ten years, or even twenty years, and also needed to be determined according to the sea trade path and the type of transaction products, and proposed that the import of specific products that are conducive to the demand of the Great Zhou can be preferential, such as gold, silver, copper and other precious metals, such as firearms, artillery and specific plant seeds, wood, medicinal materials and other goods.

In addition, with the expansion of maritime trade, there may be an appropriate increase in the number of people every year, of course, the increase should not be too much, there needs to be a rule to constrain to ensure the interests of the first batch of participants, such as the need to be determined by the first batch of people and the Ministry of Household or the City Department of Commerce.

The sea tax is also borrowed for pledge.

At present, it can only be analyzed and judged according to some of the sea trade data that are privately mastered, according to the concession situation, and the trade volume of several ports in the sea to roughly determine the standard, but considering that once the sea is fully opened, the development of sea trade will usher in a large-scale development, especially the trade with the Xiyi people shows a steady rise in scale, the Lang machine and the red hair fan are extremely interested in the trade with the Great Zhou, and the largest export commodities of the Great Zhou are also extremely eager, silk, porcelain, tea, there may be more demand in the future.

"Brother Jinqing, if according to Feng Ziying's assumption, both the concession fee and the scale of the sea tax will show a steady growth trend, and it is also mentioned in the "Overseas Strange Talk" in the "Internal Reference" that in addition to the Hongmao Fan and the Franc Machine, Xiyi also has many countries that hope to establish trade with the Great Zhou, but it is limited to the current Eastern route is basically monopolized by the Hongmao Fan and the Franc Machine, so it has not entered for the time being, but since there are two, there will inevitably be a third and a fourth, so I also believe this, That is, both the concession fee and the sea tax will continue to grow. ”

Ye Xianggao knew that Li Tingji understood what he meant, "That ...... the household?" ”

"Well, the household department must be controlled in our hands, Zheng Jizhi should also be Zhishi, didn't he write a request for Zhishi three years ago?" Li Tingji suggested: "If the official should be shocked into the household department, then can Ming Qi be allowed to serve as the secretary?" ”

Huang Ruliang's character is clear, he is now the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, in charge of the affairs of the Hanlin Academy, and like Ye Xianggao and Li Tingji, they are all from Fujian.

Ye Xianggao shook his head slowly, "Mingqi's qualifications are still a little shallow, the emperor can't get through there, and Zhonghan won't agree." ”

Li Tingji also frowned.

The southern scholars are not monolithic, like Fang Congzhe, these Nanzhi and Liangzhe scholars are inseparable from their group of Fujian scholars.

In the battle for the first assistant, Fang Congzhe lost his hand with Ye Xianggao, which once made the two sides almost turn their faces, but considering that the power of the northern scholars has increased in the past two or three years, the two sides still shook hands and made peace, and then brought in the relationship between Li Sancai and Zhao Nanxing, who belonged to the northern scholars.

But the northern scholars are not idle, and they strive to win over the Huguang scholars, and they have also achieved remarkable results, such as Chai Ke, Guan Yingzhen, and Yang He of the Huguang faction currently seem to be neutral, but in fact, they are already somewhat inclined to the northern scholars, so this also makes the southern scholars a little nervous, and they need to unite more.

"Tang guest (Tang Binyin, word guest, from Xuanzhou, Nanzhili)?" Li Tingji asked tentatively.

The relationship between the household department is very important, after Cui Jingrong was moved to the ministry as a northerner, Guan Yingzhen wanted to serve as the right attendant of the household department, and if Zheng Jizhi left office, he would not be able to find a non-northerner with suitable qualifications to serve as the secretary of the household department.

Tang Binyin is a suitable person, and Tang Binyin has a very general relationship with Ye Xianggao, Li Tingji and others, but has a close relationship with Fang Congzhe, from this point of view, I am afraid that the emperor is willing to see it happen.

But Tang Binyin has a close relationship with Wu Xun and the Emperor Taishang, which is another question, will the emperor agree to such a role as the head of the household?

Ye Xianggao shook his head slowly, "The guest's qualifications are enough, but he has too close a relationship with the Emperor Taishang, this alone is enough, the key is that he still has dealings with Prince Yizhong, and the emperor is afraid that he will not tolerate it." ”

"What about Zhao Nanxing? Gao Panlong? Li Tingji asked hesitantly.

"Gao Cunzhi (Gao Panlong, the word Cunzhi, a native of Wuxi, Nanzhili) is suitable, but Qi Yongtai and they will not agree." Ye Xianggao was also thinking hard, "Zhao Mengbai (Zhao Nanxing, the word Mengbai, Beizhili Zhendingren) has been idle at home for too long, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public, and Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia are probably already suspicious of Mengbai, and they feel that he is the second Taoist." ”

Zhao Nanxing's character Mengbai, Li Sancai's character Daofu, both of them are northern scholars, but they are friendly with southern scholars, which makes Qi Yongtai, Qiao Yingjia, and Qi Shijiao, the leaders of the northern scholars, a little dissatisfied with these two.

Ye Xianggao denied several people in a row, and Li Tingji was out of line, "Brother Jinqing, the candidate for the household department is the only one to be selected, I think the emperor intends to let Zhang Jingqiu enter the cabinet, but I am afraid that we will not be able to do it in the end, and the household department will need to be in our control." ”

Ye Xianggao sighed, "Why don't I know? But if he can't choose the right words, it is better to let Zheng Jizhi continue, at least he will not completely fall to anyone, he just wants to earn a reputation now. ”

"But Guan Yingzhen also wants to enter the department, what should we do?" Li Tingji was a little anxious.

"Let Ming Qi (Huang Ruliang) serve as the left attendant of the household department." Ye Xianggao's face sank, "Let Gao Cunzhi (Gao Panlong) replace Ming Qi (Huang Ruliang), Zhonghan (Fang Congzhe) shouldn't have much opinion." ”

The idea is beautiful, but this time the candidate is determined, it will take several confrontations and compromises to do it, Ye Xianggao and Li Tingji are very clear.