His words shocked the entire court!
The discussions of the officials grew louder and louder.
Especially Xu Youzhen, the Minister of Rites, who immediately stood up and objected loudly.
"This official is risking his life to advise the emperor not to do this. The Wei Nation has always been eyeing our Ming Dynasty covetously. If we lift the ban on the sea, we will be digging our own grave. Your Majesty, please reconsider!”
The sea ban policy had been in place since the Ming Dynasty was founded. It was only when Zheng He went to the West that it became less strict.
However, once the ban was lifted, wouldn't it be even more dangerous for the Wei Nation ships to invade the Ming Sea?
The other ministers also knelt on the ground and advised Xu Youzhen.
"We implore Your Majesty to retract your order.”
"We implore Your Majesty to retract your order.”
"We implore Your Majesty to retract your order.”
This was the first time the officials had opposed the court!
The ban on the sea was a matter of national importance, and these ministers were worried about the invasion of the Wei Nation pirates, so they all jumped out to oppose it.
However, how could Zhu Qizhen not know about the existence of these problems?
These ministers used the rules set by their ancestors to suppress him all day long. He had long been very disgusted.
The current Great Ming Empire belonged to Zhu Qi Town!
He didn't want to isolate the country and wanted to vigorously develop the coastal cities. He wanted the people to live a more prosperous and comfortable life. He wanted the Ming Dynasty to develop more and more prosperous. How was this against the teachings of the ancestors?
Yu Qian, Wang Anshi, and Zhang Juzheng were all important cabinet ministers, but they were very calm in the court. They stood there without saying anything about approval or opposition, in a neutral state.
Because they knew that once the Emperor had made up his mind, there was no point in saying anything more.
Zhu Qizhen saw that so many ministers were against it and sneered,""Are you afraid of the Wei Nation?"
Xu Youzhen knelt on the ground and explained,"I am only worried that lifting the sea ban will cause Great Ming to fall into eternal damnation.”
"Ridiculous! I govern the world and put the people first. When have you ever seen me make a decision that goes against the will of the people? On the contrary, you conservative and stubborn old fellows worry about this and that every day. Japan is such a small place, what is there to fear? If the ban on the sea is lifted and the Wei Nation dares to enter the Ming Sea, I will destroy them in an instant.”
After Xu Youzhen heard Zhu Qizhen's reprimand, she trembled and said,""The reason why my Ming Dynasty has a ban on the sea is not only to defend against the Wei Nation, but also because my Ming Dynasty is a superior country. If the foreign races can enter my Ming Dynasty's territory, how can my Ming Dynasty still have the prestige of a great country?”
"Ridiculous! If they lifted the Great Ming's ban on the sea, would they lose the status of the Great Ming Empire in the hearts of other countries? Lifting the sea ban was more conducive to the economic and cultural exchanges between other countries and the Great Ming Dynasty. It could allow the Great Ming Dynasty to learn some things that the Great Ming Dynasty did not have from other countries, extract the essence and discard the dregs, and make the Great Ming Dynasty stronger. I ask you, to make Great Ming stronger, is it against the teachings of our ancestors?”
"This…"
The ministers were speechless and looked at each other.
Zhu Qizhen saw that all the ministers were so pedantic and could not be bothered to continue paying attention to them. He turned to Wang Shouren and said,"From today onwards, my Great Ming will begin to vigorously develop the navy. We will send troops to train the navy day and night to build the strongest navy of my Great Ming.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhu Qizhen stood up and looked at the ministers."Pass down my decree, lift the sea ban, open up overseas trade, and vigorously develop coastal cities.”
The ministers quickly knelt down to receive the decree.”
"Retreat!"
After Zhu Qizhen announced his withdrawal, the ministers felt relieved, and some of them couldn't help but sigh.
Yu Qian slowly stood up from the ground. Just as she was about to leave, she was pulled back by the Minister of Rites, Xu Youzhen.
"Lord Yu, don't go yet. Wait for me.”
"Lord Xu, what's the matter?”
"Lord Yu, you're the emperor's favorite, you can't sit idly by. This lowly official has already risked his life to advise, but the emperor doesn't listen to advice, what should we do? If everything was done according to the emperor's wishes, the coastal areas of Ming would be finished, and would become the habitat of the pirates.”
"The emperor naturally has the emperor's intentions. As officials, we only need to obey orders. Lord Xu, it's better for you to change your stubborn personality.”
"Lord Yu, are you making fun of me?”
"Lord Xu, there are some things that we can only see the results of. The Emperor's decisions will eventually be implemented everywhere.”
"Lord Yu, don't tell me that even you support the emperor in doing this?”
Yu Qian smiled and didn't say anything. She flicked her sleeves and turned to leave, leaving Xu Youzhen alone to guess the Emperor's thoughts.
"Could it be that the emperor has other motives for doing this? Isn't our emperor only ten years old? Why is it so hard to guess?" Xu Youzhen left gloomily.
……
Several months later.
Great Ming's coastal areas were gradually undergoing a huge reform.
Not only did they strengthen the navy stationed in various places, but they also lifted the ban on the sea and opened up overseas trade. The cities along the coast built docks and ports one after another.
This major decision allowed the people in the coastal areas to develop the fishing industry. Their lives gradually broke away from the original difficult situation.
The problems that the ministers had mentioned in court did not happen.
Although the Wei pirates were eyeing the Great Ming's seas, after hearing the news of the Great Ming exterminating the Tartars, the Wei Nation's shogunate no longer dared to have any delusions about the Great Ming's seas.
However, due to the important decision of the Ming Emperor, it strengthened the development of the fishing industry between the two countries. Fishermen from both countries could freely carry out port trade, which greatly stimulated the economic development of the Ming Dynasty.
And this became the earliest precedent for import and export trade in history!
Those fishermen who relied on fishing for a living were now deeply grateful to the Ming Emperor. If it wasn't for their Ming Emperor making such a wise decision, these fishermen who went to the sea to fish for a living would have starved to death.
In the past few months, the economy of many coastal cities had developed rapidly, surpassing the imagination of the ministers.
At this point, the ministers finally understood Zhu Qizhen's true intentions. They were all extremely shocked by Zhu Qizhen's wise decision!
A ten-year-old emperor was extraordinary!
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