This was also one of the reasons why Zhu Zaihou wanted to eradicate the pirates at sea.
These pirates had to be exterminated so that foreign merchants could safely come and trade.
At the same time, the safety of the merchants of the Ming Dynasty was guaranteed.
In Zhu Zaihou's view, it was easier to start a business reform than to reform agriculture.
Reforming agriculture would affect the whole situation, and it would easily cause opposition from the rich and powerful.
Reforming the business sector would take less than a year.
The reform of commerce could make the Ming Empire look brand new!
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Yangxin Palace Hall.
Zhu Zaihou sat on the dragon chair. On the dragon desk was the outline of the Ming Dynasty's commercial reform that he had personally written.
He had already decided to completely activate the business. Other than the temporary control of the salt and iron monopoly, the other businesses were completely open.
The first to bear the brunt was the sea ban switch.
Of course, all of this depended on the outcome of the war.
However, Zhu Zaihou was very confident.
There is rain in the field, Qi Jiguang father and son.
In preparation for the war against the Japanese, Zhu Zaihou did not send out the empire's most elite army, the three battalions of the capital.
Guan Zi guarded the gate to prevent the barbarians in the northern grasslands.
The enemies in the northern grasslands were not considered real enemies.
The real strong enemies were the western countries that had already embarked on the Great Voyage.
Although Zhang Juzheng, Xu Jie, and the others were famous officials in history, they did not know what was happening in the west.
Now that Europa had embarked on the Great Voyage and the Great Colonization Era, all kinds of industrial technology would fly!
The Franc Machine Cannon was invented by Europa and was introduced to the Central Plains by the Pu Taoya Missionaries.
The Divine Arms Battalion already had a small number of soldiers.
This time, the Divine Arms Battalion had brought the Folang Machine Cannons south, each weighing about 450 jin.
The Ministry of Works had copied different models of machine guns and equipped the Ming Navy, which had shrunk in size.
Right now, the Ming Navy only had a total of two hundred warships of various types.
In the era of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, when Zheng He went to the West, the Ming Navy had as many as 6,000 warships!
At this moment, a eunuch quietly arrived.
" Reporting to the Emperor, the chief assistant Yan Song, the second assistant Xu Jie, the Minister of Revenue Zhang Juzheng, and the others request an audience.”
"Xuan."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Not long after, Yan Song, Xu Jie, and Zhang Ju Zheng entered the palace together.
However, Zhu Zaihou knew that the power struggle between the three of them had reached a white-hot point, almost to the point of being incompatible with each other.
After all, Yan Song was quite old and could retire at any time.
The Yan Party was being attacked, and the direction of the court was changing.
And the position of cabinet chief was very coveted…
"I am Yan Song…"
"Your humble subject, Xu Jie…"
"Your humble subject, Zhang Juzheng…"
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor…"
After the three of them bowed, they waited quietly for the Emperor to speak.
"Stand up and grant me a seat."
Zhu Houxi saw that Yan Song and Xu Jie were indeed old and thin, so he called the eunuch to get him a stool.
Yan Song was seventy years old this year.
At this age, he should have retired a long time ago and enjoyed his old age.
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty."
When Yan Song heard the Emperor say this, he moved half of his butt onto the stool.
The young Zhang Juzheng stood with his hands by his side, secretly sizing up the little Emperor.
They noticed that although the little Emperor's expression was a little childish.
Although Yan Song was sitting on the stool, he felt a little disappointed, as if he was sitting on pins and needles…
If this went on, Xu Jie's limelight would probably surpass hers…
While they were secretly looking at Zhu Zaihou, Zhu Zaihou was flipping through the memorial.
The ministers could only wait quietly.
They wanted to see the emperor's approval on the memorial.
Zhu Zaihou, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was reading the memorial that Yu Huatian had handed over.
Then, he described how he arranged for his men to go south to fight the Japanese pirates, and expressed his loyalty…
Zhu Zaihou placed Yu Huatian's memorial on the dragon desk and asked,"
"Although the war in the southeast is not a small matter, it is just a disease of the Empire.”
"I would like to ask all of you, my beloved ministers, what are your personal views on the fatigue of the Empire's political officials?”
"Dear ministers, speak freely. Today, I grant you special permission to speak without sin!
As soon as he finished speaking, the three ministers were already extremely shocked!
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