Chapter 505: A Fleeting Moment! Peking Contractor Zhu Gaoxu!
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Liujiagang.
This "No. 1 Pier in the World" is still prosperous.
Even Yang Shiqi could clearly see that this port was much more prosperous than before.
People walking on the pier, in addition to the local officers and soldiers, soldiers transporting grain, and local residents, there were also merchants from overseas countries, such as Ningguo, Chuguo, etc.
So far, the East China Sea and Nanyang have all become the legal territory of the Ming Dynasty.
And precisely because of the national policy of "letting the kings go abroad" proposed by King Zhu Gaoxu of the Han Dynasty, the strict maritime ban policy implemented by the imperial court since the Hongwu period was gradually relaxed.
After all, even the imperial court has no way to deal with this matter.
King Chu, King Ning, King Zhao and other Ming sect kings all enfeoffed and went overseas to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty, so they had to invest in troops, money and food in the early stage, right?
Moreover, the imperial court had to send imperial envoys from time to time to express condolences in order to prevent these vassal kings with military power from causing rebellion.
It's for condolences in name, but in reality it's for surveillance.
Everyone knows this.
Over time, the connections between the overseas kings and vassal states and the central court of the Ming Dynasty became closer and closer, and the so-called maritime ban policy became more and more liberal.
However, this is only for the imperial government.
Common people still have to abide by the strict sea ban policy and are not allowed to go to sea!
When he thought of this, Yang Shiqi couldn't help but feel something in his heart.
This time he was ordered to return to Beijing to report on his work, and he also had his own idea, which was to follow the general trend and request the central court to lift the sea ban!
The sea ban will be lifted sooner or later, this is something everyone knows.
However, after all, this maritime ban policy was a national policy set by Emperor Taizu Gao.
Today, Ming Dynasty has seized the country again in the name of adhering to Taizu's edict and serving Tian Jingnan. He has always attached great importance to Taizu's ancestral system and dare not make any changes easily. This is the real reason why Ming Dynasty has not lifted the sea ban so far!
However, Nanyang needs Ming Dynasty to lift the sea ban!
In the three years of the Nanyang Expedition, small countries such as Sumatra, Manchuria, Java, and Luzon either surrendered or annexed, and they all became the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
However, the territory was conquered, but there was no population to develop it!
Those local aborigines have always been notoriously lazy. They are far less industrious and capable than the Han people, and they are even less able to endure hardships than the Han people.
Even if the soldiers whipped them with whips and forced them to farm the fields, the effect was not very good and far from the expected effect that Yang Shiqi wanted.
After all, the climate in Nanyang is pleasant. Rice can be harvested twice or even three times a year. With just a few plantings, the whole family can have enough to eat. There is a reason why people are lazy and unwilling to endure hardship.
However, what Ming Dynasty needs is not Nanyang like this!
Yang Shiqi still remembers the plan His Highness the King of Han made for him before he went to Nanyang Old Port with his own money!
Conquer the entire Nanyang, then develop Nanyang and turn it into a maritime granary for the Ming Dynasty!
In this era dominated by farming, food means population and everything!
If you can really do this, then once you return to the Ming Dynasty, you can definitely enter the cabinet to practice your own ideas of governing the country, and even leaving your name in history will not be a problem!
It's just hateful, those indigenous people are too lazy.
It is a waste of resources not to cultivate such fertile fields and not to utilize such favorable climate conditions!
This time, we must ask the court to lift the sea ban and allow Han people to immigrate to the sea!
Only in this way can I truly complete the perfect plan of His Highness the King of Han and truly benefit the people of Ming Dynasty!
Just as Yang Shiqi was thinking, an exclamation interrupted his thoughts.
"Lord Xiangguo, we have arrived at the dock."
Yang Shiqi was startled when he heard this, and looked at the prosperous dock in front of him, his eyes couldn't help but become moist.
I feel even more timid when I'm close to my hometown and don't dare to ask anyone.
This is not just talk!
Three years are at your fingertips.
Finally returned to Ming Dynasty.
Returned to my hometown.
Your Highness, King of Han, are you okay?
Yang Shiqi tried his best to look at the large crowd of people on the pier.
However, to his disappointment, he did not see that familiar figure.
His Highness the King of Han, aren’t you here?
Ha, that's right. His Highness has many things to do every day, so he probably won't come to greet you specially.
The main ship quickly approached the shore, and Yang Shiqi quickly collected his emotions.
"After landing, don't call me 'Xiangguo' again. There is no Xiangguo in the Ming Dynasty!"
Everyone behind Yang Shiqi was shocked when they heard this and nodded subconsciously.
At that time, Emperor Taizu Gao killed Hu Weiyong, the prime minister who was good at dictatorship, and then took the opportunity to abolish the prime minister system that had been passed down for thousands of years. He also set a rule that if future generations dare to reconsider and appoint a prime minister, they will be killed without mercy!
Therefore, whether it is the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister, it is a taboo word in the Ming Dynasty!
After arriving at the pier, Yang Shiqi quickly stepped onto the land surrounded by everyone.
Feeling this familiar homeland, everyone in Nanyang had red eyes and sighed with emotion.
Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Hubu, and Wang Jing, the Minister of Rites, had been waiting for a long time. Seeing this, they immediately stepped forward to greet them.
After all, these people are all meritorious officials of the Ming Dynasty!
The Ming Dynasty was able to encroach on Nanyang, and these people in front of it can be said to have outstanding achievements.
Especially the Nanyang Prime Minister in front of him, Yang Shiqi.
"Master Yang, long time no see!"
"Shi Qi has met Mr. Xia and Mr. Wang."
If you really want to talk about it, Yang Shiqi is undoubtedly the junior of Xia Yuanji and Wang Jing, not to mention that these two are both second-rank ministers and unquestionable giants in the court. Yang Shiqi is still known as the chief envoy of the old port. I really can't compare with others, and I don't dare to show off in front of them.
The three of them got to know each other for a while, laughing and talking.
Xia Yuanji then looked at the Nanyang Fleet docked on the dock, his eyes becoming eager.
"Shiqi, I didn't know that when I returned to Beijing this time, I brought taxes and grain from Nanyang..."
This was the real reason why Xia Yuanji rushed to Liujiagang to greet Yang Shiqi. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net
After all, Ming Dynasty is a little stretched now!
Money and other things are easy to talk about, but the Ming Dynasty does not have much food.
In particular, that bastard Zhu Gaoxu, the King of Han, caused trouble in Peiping and led most of the young people in Beizhili to build roads, resulting in a significant reduction in grain production and almost no supply.
As a result, Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs, almost turned his hair gray, hoping that Yang Shiqi could surprise him.
Yang Shiqi had always known the temperament of the Minister of Revenue, so he did not hide it and directly broke the bombshell news.
"Don't worry, Mr. Xia, the fifteen shipments of food are all new from last year!"
Xia Yuanji: "!!!"
Fifteen ships!
food!
Xia Yuanji's vision went dark and he almost walked over.
Yang Shiqi had quick eyes and quick hands and hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
"Mr. Xia? Mr. Xia?!"
"Okay! Okay! Shiqi, you guys have really made a great contribution this time!"
Xia Yuanji laughed excitedly, his heart finally returning to his stomach.
Wang Jing on the side was a little dumbfounded when he saw this, and didn't know what to say.
This Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, His Majesty’s little abacus, is so adorable!
Yang Shiqi suddenly looked at Wang Jing and asked with hope: "Master Wang, where is His Highness the King of Han... now?"
Hearing this, Wang Jing and Xia Yuanji's expressions suddenly became strange.
"Ahem, Mr. Yang doesn't know something. His Highness the King of Han was ordered to go to Peiping two years ago to supervise the construction of a new capital. Now he has become the contractor of Peiping, causing chaos throughout Beizhili..."
Yang Shiqi: "???"
What?
Peking?
Foreman?
What is this operation?
His Highness the King of Han suddenly changed his career?
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