Chapter 355 Born here, raised here, accomplished here thanks to this
The Ming Dynasty resumed official ship and official trade, and took advantage of the opportunity to transport horses to the Mughal Kingdom to transport the goods of the Ming Dynasty to the Mughal Kingdom. For sale in China, this is not Zheng He’s voyage to the West, because the scale is too small.
The decline of Ming Dynasty’s maritime power did not begin when Liu Daxia hid Zheng He’s old cases. It was lost after the death of Emperor Cheng Zuwen and Zhu Di. Zheng He, who had lost his support, could not do anything. There are too many things. The last voyage south to the West in the sixth year of Xuande's reign was the last swan song of Ming Dynasty's maritime power.
The contradictions in between are complicated. Obviously, the imperial court prohibits people from rafting on the sea, while the other side makes a lot of money. This has aroused huge dissatisfaction and widespread opposition. In the face of this opposition Under the tide, Ming Dynasty's policy adjustments were full of overcorrections and completely negative mistakes.
Wanli opened the sea, and the Ming court was also very cautious. It was not only the official ships of the imperial court that had to go to sea for official trade, but also civilian ships that were not prohibited from going to sea. It was the opening of the sea that caused widespread opposition. The official ships of the Ming Dynasty left. The route will be safer just like the Guandao Post Road on the land of Ming Dynasty.
As a native of Qiongzhou, Hai Rui is separated from the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty by a sea. When the sea power of the Ming Dynasty was strong, Qiongzhou was extremely stable. When the sea power was weak, Qiongzhou was full of poor coolies. Therefore, As soon as the imperial horse ship headed for the Mughal Kingdom, Hai Rui asked if it was a continuation of the voyage to the West.
The answer is no, this is not a continuation of the original, but a new beginning.
Tan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of War, thought for a moment and said: "I don't agree with what Great Situ said. Indeed, the number and size of the fleet on this voyage to the West are indeed incomparable to that of the sixth year of Xuande, but There are five five-masted battleships and a total of fifty three-masted plywood ships on this patrol. The cargo capacity, firearms, and troops of these fifty-five ships are already comparable to the original ones. They are enough. Promote the country's prestige and bring back enough profits."
"The most important thing is the round trip time. This round trip time is only six months. In other words, if this route can be opened, I will be great. The official ship and official trade can go back and forth twice a year between Songjiang Prefecture of the Ming Dynasty and Surat, the Mughal Kingdom. Compared with the original three or four years of going to sea, the turnover is faster. ”
When discussing the decline of Ming Dynasty's maritime power, people tend to focus on the fact that Emperor Chengzuwen lived alone, and all the gains from maritime trade were transferred to the internal funds, which attracted widespread opposition; they focused on the lazy government of the imperial court, which made one-size-fits-all overreach; they focused on the waste of people and money, and the recruitment of too many people. Soldiers and civilians participated in shipbuilding, guarding, etc. Zheshe households focusing on the southeast coast agitated for public opinion against the wind power for their own personal gain.
Tan Lun talked about an overlooked point, efficiency.
Zheng He led his fleet to the Western Ocean seven times, and it took at least two years to return once. The seven voyages to the Western Ocean during the Yongle and Xuande years had too many missions. They must not only promote the country's prestige, but also It is necessary to clean up the sea frontier, communicate with overseas countries, and establish official factories. It has military missions, diplomatic missions, and political missions. However, the economic mission of making money is the last mission in the list.
After Emperor Chengzu Long Yu Shangbin, when Renzong ascended the throne, he went to the West. With the continuous influx of spices into the Ming Dynasty, it had become tasteless, tasteless to eat, a pity to discard, and even turned into a loss. Making money and shouting.
“Each family does its own work, leaving military affairs to the Navy Yamen, foreign affairs to envoys to seal ships, and profitable business to merchant ships. If the division of labor is clear, everyone will perform their duties.” Tan Lun once again added his thoughts on opening the sea. A fleet has many roles and cannot complete things at once. Instead, because of one thing, everything else is delayed. And the military affairs are important? Or are political affairs important? Or are foreign affairs important?
"What Grand Sima said is absolutely true." Wang Guoguang considered Tan Lun's words and agreed very much with what Tan Lun said. The official ship and official trade during the Wanli period was indeed small in scale, but it was not necessarily profitable. Less, because the turnover is faster and the goods come and go more quickly, the official ships that are responsible for making money earn more than during the Yongle and Xuande years.
Zhang Juzheng thought carefully about it, summarized the opinions of all parties on the official ship and official trade memorial, and wrote the float. As the chief minister of the empire, Zhang Juzheng agreed to further division of labor in maritime activities. , to improve efficiency.
The Kaihai New Deal supported by the Ming Emperor is still being pushed forward. The Emperor's New Deal and Zhang Juzheng's New Deal together constitute the Wanli New Deal. These two New Deals are in different directions, led by different figures, and are complementary to each other. , not opposite.
"The accounting volume of the Ministry of Household Affairs summarizes the money and grain taxes in the six years of Wanli, six items of agriculture, and a total of 20.802 million silver, including 3.378 million silver, 20.733 million shi of rice, 5.876 million shi of wheat, and 14.142 million bundles of fodder. There are 25.19 million kilograms of charcoal, 22.59 million kilograms of charcoal, etc., five items of business, a total of 2.238 million silver, and a total of 3.487 million variegated silver, a total of 26.526 million silver, and the six agricultural items account for 78.4%. In addition..." Zhang Juzheng held a memorial and said deeply He took a breath and said: "Last year, Jingtang Woolen Official Factory, Xishan Coal Bureau, Weaving Bureau, Municipal Shipping Department, Taxation Bureau, etc. paid a total of 7.694 million silver in profits."
In addition, there is a table attached. It is a separate accounting, and is not included in rice and wheat, silk cloth, farming, horse administration, husband's service, imperial village, tax department, horse administration, salt, tea, smelting, ship money, and miscellaneous colors, which is presided over by the emperor. The main income of the New Deal, which is the direct profit turned over to the national treasury, minus the apportionment to the internal treasury, is the cash sent to Taicang, which can be used to directly stamp silver coins.
"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Guoguang and Zhang Xueyan took the lead in singing praises on behalf of the Ministry of Revenue for their outstanding contributions to His Majesty. The figures are not complicated. The pure profits of the New Deal presided over by the Ming Emperor accounted for the total national funds. 22% of the fiscal revenue is a staggering figure. It can be said that more than one-fifth of the state affairs of the Ming Dynasty were personally supported by the emperor.
"Your Majesty is wise." When Wang Guoguang took the lead in singing the hymn, the courtiers immediately followed and bowed their heads in praise.
Wang Chonggu knew this account so clearly for the first time. He also boasted that he was the most luxurious household in the capital. His family could only have a fraction of this net profit in a year, which is 700,000 silver. Hang up a loud firecracker to celebrate.
Zhu Yijun had already read through the accounting documents of the sixth year of Wanli. This account book was produced in December. Cui Min, the eunuch of the inner transport warehouse, took the abacus hand from the palace to review it several times. He He had seen it many times. He waved his hand and said: "With the efforts of ten thousand people, we can be invincible. This money is not earned by me. It is the result of the joint efforts of the Ming Dynasty, the monarch and his subjects. How can I be greedy for God's merits?" . ”
The financial report for the sixth year of Wanli will be published in Di Bao in March of the seventh year of Wanli. The main reason is to review and verify the accounts in this year, which is all done by hand, and it takes so long.
Zhu Yijun does not think that this is entirely his own credit. It is the strong national power of the Ming Dynasty and the united efforts of the monarch and his subjects that led to such results. He is an independent individual, and this credit cannot be attributed to him.
After listening to what His Majesty said, Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again and led his ministers to call for the Holy Spirit again.
Coveting the merits of Heaven, who is this Heaven? This heaven is the collective of Ming Dynasty, but this heaven is not specific and unclear. Who will represent this heaven and exercise power? Of course it is His Majesty, so the credit naturally belongs to His Majesty himself.
Just like when Wang Xijue met the saint in prison, he loudly asked the emperor, where are the people? Where are the people?
Your Majesty is responsible for decision-making, the court officials are responsible for the power struggle, the Jingtang is responsible for managing the officials of the world, and the officials of the world are responsible for carrying out the imperial decrees. It is said that the people are the foundation of the country, but the specific people are where? Where are the specific people?
Zhu Yijun used actions to tell the courtiers the answer to this question, where are the people? The sky above the heads of all the individuals included in the Ming Dynasty is the common people.
The court discussions continued. Most of the time, Zhu Yijun followed the results of the court ministers' deliberations. He was like a stamping machine. From this point of view, it seemed that the emperor's imperial court was useless in listening to the government. The Ming Emperor only needed to draw one every day. Time, seal the seal, and Ming Dynasty will be able to operate stably.
But as long as Zhu Yijun sits on the dragon chair on the platform, there will be no big deviation in the direction of the court discussion, and the buttocks of the courtiers will not sit at the end of the luxurious households in a grand manner.
"This Songjiang Sun family actually paid 270,000 silver in taxes last year? Moreover, Sun Kehong also donated 130,000 silver to the Songjiang Weaving Bureau?" Zhu Yijun keenly noticed the Songjiang Sun family The tax amount can be called terrifying. This is not the tax paid by Songjiang Ocean Trading Company, but the tax paid by Sun's own family.
Zhu Yijun opened the tax payment of the Sun family in Xia Songjiang in detail. The city shipping department accounted for 60%, the boat business accounted for 30%, and the remaining 10% was his family's farmland. Zhu Yijun closed the tax book , said with emotion: "If all the luxury households in our Ming Dynasty were like the Sun family, why would I run a tax inspection institute and cause a lot of complaints?"
Zhang Juzheng exhaled and said helplessly. : "Your Majesty, if everyone in the world is really like the Sun family, then they are not Zheshe households."
"I am greedy." Zhu Yijun agreed with what Zhang Juzheng said, it is not tax collection. The court urged the government to pay the money, but these wealthy households really refused to accept a penny and even wanted the court to give them some money.
"But Sun Kehong's memorial is very interesting and the content is very long. It probably means that without the Ming Dynasty, there would be no Sun family." Zhang Juzheng took out a copy of Sun Kehong's memorial. The trading houses under the Fufu Yamen are an alliance of guilds. The general manager of the business is appointed by the court. Sun Kehong is the general manager of the business, so he is qualified to present the report.
Sun Kehong's memorial is lengthy, mainly singing praises and expressing gratitude.
Sun Kehong believes that if the Ming Dynasty had not conquered Manila and acquired the Western shipping method, the shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty would still have been the technology of the Yongle period, which was more than 170 years ago; similarly, if the Ming court had not built In the shipyard, civilian shipwrights were recruited to raise funds for the shipyard. The Sun family did not have so many three-masted plywood ships; similarly, it was not the Ming Dynasty navy that showed off its power in Ryukyu and the Japanese country, nor was it the uncle of Surabaya whose surname was Zhengmao and Ying Yangbo Zhang Yuanxun. During the expedition in Luzon and the Wanli Seawall, the three-masted plywood ship could not do business safely at sea. Similarly, without the deterrent presence of the Ming Dynasty Navy, there were not so many beauties from all over the world.
In short, he was born in the Ming Dynasty, grew up in the Ming Dynasty, became successful in the Ming Dynasty, and contributed to the Ming Dynasty. Without the Ming Dynasty, naturally there would be no prosperity for their Sun family.
Without the Ming Dynasty, would their Sun family really be so prosperous? The answer is no. If Sun Kehong and Sun Keyi were in Manbasa, Africa, they were still baring their teeth with gorillas and competing with big lions for prey.
But when people evaluate the rise and fall of a family, they often only emphasize personal efforts and ignore the objective environment.
If all the Zheshe households had Sun Kehong's idea, the Ming court would not have to worry about face to amass profits, and the Ming Dynasty would have been revived long ago.
On March 17, the seventh year of Wanli, Shah Maimaiti, the special envoy of the Mughal Kingdom, returned to Songjiang Prefecture on a trimaran hydrofoil sailboat. He did not stop at Xingang, but took the boat directly. He went to the South Yamen of Yingtian Mansion. In the South Yamen, he saw the glazed pagoda of the Great Baoen Temple that Legaz mentioned repeatedly. When the magnificent glazed pagoda shone in the sun, Shah Maimaiti could truly Now I understand why Legas wanted to stay in Ming Dynasty.
This is a country of civilization and etiquette, and the glazed pagoda of Dabaoen Temple is a lighthouse in the ocean of ignorance.
Shah Maimai mentioned that he was paying homage to the Glazed Pagoda of Dabaoen Temple in Nanjing, so he turned a corner and went to Longjiang Shipyard. In the afternoon of the same day, he happily took a boat back to Songjiang Prefecture. , after a day's rest, on March 18, Shah Maimaiti planned to set sail.
“Time was so rushed, I thought the Daming Shipyard would only have time to remove the red cross flag, but I didn’t expect that even the lion and sun emblem flag would be made so perfectly.” Shah Amaimaiti once again criticized the Songjiang Shipyard. Efficient, he was full of praise. He looked at the eleven five-masted transoceanic ships lined up on the pier, and said in a daze for a moment: "I can't figure out which ship I came on."
Eleven five-masted ocean-going ships, six of which carry the lion and sun emblem, and five of which fly the Ming Dynasty's seven-star flag. These eleven five-masted ocean-going ships will go to the Mughal Kingdom. , transport the war horses back and pull them all back.
Songjiang Shipyard has produced a large number of matching items, which can be flexibly decorated. Last time, they had no experience, so they made the big customers wait for a few days.
Guo Rulin said solemnly: "After half a year of sailing at sea, the ship will inevitably leave traces. It can no longer be as good as new, but our craftsmen really tried their best to repair it."
Guo Rulin was somewhat dissatisfied with the Taixi and Mughals sailing the ship. They did not cherish the ship. When Shah Maimaiti returned to the new port of Songjiang Prefecture, a watertight compartment was actually used. And it’s scarred!
"The respected General Office is so polite!" Shah Maimaiti was in a good mood. He felt that the money bag was not enough, so he had four money boxes brought to him. He gave the money boxes to The craftsman who was cleaning and repairing the ship said with a smile: "Take these for everyone to drink tea."
"Envoy Shah has already given them to you once." The craftsman in charge of cleaning and repairing was too embarrassed to take them. After passing these money boxes, Daming Port Services cleans the ship for free, mainly to prevent insects and rats from bringing the epidemic to Daming. After cleaning, it is hygienic and clean. At least there will be no big ones that are longer than arms on the ship. Mouse,
The Shah's envoy had already given him tea money last time, and the shipwright didn't really want to accept it. "I will come again next time." Shah Maimaiti said with a smile: "I won't give so much next time."
Drinking tea after the craftsman accepted it After receiving the money, Shah Maimat was in a better mood. The craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty performed their duties well and exceeded Shah Maimat's expectations. The results of this mission also exceeded Shah Maimat's expectations.
According to the words of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty approved the tribute trade twice a year. In addition to the tribute ships, the Mughal Kingdom also received a hundred ship guides, which could be used by the Ming Dynasty. Commercial ships are bought and sold at Daming City Ship Division.
The current tribute trade of the Ming Dynasty is very different from the tribute trade of the Hongwu and Yongle years. In the tribute trade of the Ming Dynasty now, tribute ships are more like a bridge for matchmaking and communication, and merchant ships are the main body of the transaction. , as long as it is not hostile, you can usually get the merchant ship guides of the Ming Dynasty. However, some countries do not have merchant ship guides. For example, the Japanese country does not have the Ming Dynasty ship guides. If its ships approach the Ming Dynasty waters, they will be treated as pirates.
Shah Maimaiti placed a total of fifty-one orders for three-masted ocean-going ships at Songjiang Shipyard, Longjiang Shipyard, and Fujian Shipyard. They will be delivered within three years. It’s not that he doesn’t want to buy more. However, the production capacity of Ming Dynasty's shipyards must be supplied to domestic demand. Shah Maimaiti could not buy more ships even if he paid more.
Shaamaimaiti looked at the vast sea and the clear sky, and walked onto the trestle leading to the five-masted ocean crossing ship. When he got on the ship, he expressed his apology to Guo Rulin: " I am very panicked and have caused trouble to Songjiang Shipyard. After all, these ships should be delivered to Felipe II of Taipei as scheduled this year.”
"If Felipe II is willing to increase money, Songjiang Shipyard can also expand production." Guo Rulin said with a smile on his face. With just these five ships, Songjiang Shipyard can make an additional 250,000 yuan in profit this year. According to the three If the ratio of seven retained to shipment is exceeded, an additional profit of 175,000 silver can be paid this year, which is exactly equal to the profit of the Yongding Woolen Official Factory.
The Ming Dynasty is different from the West. The Ming Dynasty has always had the most power and money is easy to find. At most, you can find the silver hidden in the pig pen by raiding a few wealthy households. This political achievement is not so easy to make money.
Shah Maimaiti is a walking political achievement.
In the melodious sound of horns, the whistle of barges, and the cries of seabirds, the combined fleet began to move slowly, and the sails were like rising clouds. The sea floated slowly forward, and the sea breeze roared by, blowing the waves and hitting the shore, which also took away people's sorrow when they parted.
Hundreds of teams compete, and thousands of sails compete.
“What the Shah envoy is holding in his arms is the statue of the Concubine invited by Longjiang Tianfei Palace!” Zhao Shizhen frowned as he looked at Shah Maimaiti’s boat. Asked Guo Rulin.
Guo Rulin took the telescope and took a closer look. Sure enough, it was the statue of Tianfei in Tianfei Palace!
Tianfei is Mazu, the Goddess of the Sea. Longjiang Tianfei Palace is in the South Yamen of Yingtian Mansion. This Tianfei Palace was built in the fifth year of Yongle reign by Emperor Chengzuwen. Since the beginning of the Western Ocean, before and after sailing, people have to go to Longjiang Tianfei Palace to offer sacrifices. With the Ming Dynasty banning the sea, Longjiang Tianfei Palace was no longer as popular as it was in the past. In the third year of Wanli, Li Le, as Yingtianfu Cheng, renovated the Tianfei Palace. The incense flourished again.
Sure enough, this Shah Maimaiti went to Nanya not only to see the glazed pagoda of Dabaoen Temple, but he also secretly invited a statue of the Heavenly Concubine back!
"He said, "Don't they have a Poseidon in their family?" Guo Rulin put down his telescope and looked a little annoyed. Each family worships its own god!
After the ship sailed away from the new port of Songjiang Prefecture, Shah Maimaiti took off the hook lock of the barge and carefully put the statue of the Heavenly Concubine into the captain's cabin and fixed it. As long as the ship did not sink, the statue of the Heavenly Concubine would not sink. damaged.
Shah Maimaiti offered the incense sincerely. After thinking for a moment, he took out a silver bag from his arms and placed the silver bag in front of the offering table, feeling a little relieved.
Zheng He went to the West to pay homage to the Heavenly Concubine. The Thai and Western captain Antonio also invited a statue of the Heavenly Concubine from the Heavenly Concubine Palace to be placed in the captain’s room. The belief was for peace of mind. Shah Maimaiti also wished for everything smoothly.
Shah Maimaiti saw a five-masted ship crossing the ocean, flying the seven-star flag of the Ming Dynasty and a copper coin flag, which made Shah Maimaiti a little curious.
"Envoy Xiao, what kind of ship is this?" Shah Maimaiti asked Xiao Chongye, the special envoy sent by the Ming Dynasty to the Mughal Kingdom.
In the fifth year of Wanli, Xiao Chongye went to Ryukyu to enthrone King Shangjiu of Ryukyu. This time, he served as an envoy to the Mughal Kingdom for six months.
Xiao Chongye looked at the ship, thought for a while and said: "Copper ship."
"Does the Ming Dynasty need copper very much?" Shah Amaimaiti asked, somewhat confused. Dao, Ming Dynasty had a large amount of silver input, why do we still need to look for copper materials? The use of five-masted transoceanic ships to transport copper shows its importance.
Xiao Chongye briefly explained that the copper materials of the Ming Dynasty were mainly used to cast copper coins, and copper coins were generally used by poor coolies. While the Ming Dynasty valued the import of silver, it also paid great attention to copper materials. input.
Shah Maimaiti was a nobleman, and in the true sense, he was the kind of nobleman who could kill lower-class people without paying any price. He couldn't understand why the Ming Dynasty paid so much attention to copper.
The person responsible for escorting the copper materials was Deng Zilong, the commander of Luzon Pandu in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty's process of collecting payment overseas was very stable, and this time Deng Zilong escorted 3.5 million kilograms of red copper and returned to the Ming Dynasty. This batch of red copper , will all be used to cast Wanli Tongbao.
Deng Zilong returned to the Ming Dynasty with the purpose of asking the emperor to deploy two more five-masted transoceanic ships to Luzon to deter many small countries in Southeast Asia.
Originally, Yin Zhengmao, the surnamed master of the country, wanted to return to Beijing in person, but to collect payment and take back many plantations in Nanyang, Yin Zhengmao couldn't leave for a while, so he asked Deng Zilong to come back to Beijing.
The five-masted ocean-going ship deployed in Luzon will also return to the Songjiangfu Shipyard for a major repair. The five-masted ocean-going ship that has been fighting in Southeast Asia for four years is covered with bruises.
After staying in Songjiang Mansion for two days, Deng Zilong set off for Beijing.
On March 27th of the seventh year of Wanli, Deng Zilong successfully arrived at Huitongguanyi in the capital. After the handover at the Ministry of War, Deng Zilong met the emperor the next day.
Zhu Yijun met with Deng Zilong, who had returned from afar, in the imperial study room of Xiyuan. Even some court officials had never been to Xiyuan. The different places where they met represented the difference between closeness and distance.
"General, you have worked hard all the way, please forgive me." Zhu Yijun helped Deng Zilong up and looked at Deng Zilong. He was a military general. He was tall and thick, with a strong back and a strong waist, and a fierce face.
"When the general comes to Beijing this time, the deployment of two five-masted transoceanic ships in Luzon has been made known to the Ministry of War. They can arrive in Manila by September this year at the latest." Zhu Yijun first told Deng Zilong about him The report, the result of the court discussions by the courtiers, and the deployment arrangements of Ming's five-masted transoceanic ships were to ensure the safety of the Ming Dynasty's waters.
The Luzon Governor's Palace was the first overseas governor's palace in the Ming Dynasty. The court was extremely cautious in dealing with it. Even if the country's surname Zhengmao really changed, it would be the red copper brought back by Luzon in the past two years. It's enough to pay the ship fare.
"Your Majesty, I heard in Mindanao that there have been changes in the West. This year the sailing ship may not be able to arrive as scheduled." The reason why Deng Zilong wanted to go to Beijing in person was firstly for the ship and secondly for a piece of information.
"What happened?" Zhu Yijun frowned. The sailing incident involved the import of silver. This was a big deal.
“King Enrique of Portugal in the West is seriously ill, Captain Antonio seeks to succeed, King Felipe II of Spain and Antonio are at odds, the tyrant and the captain who brought him wealth are completely broken due to the news of the Portuguese throne , has spread throughout the new world." Deng Zilong explained the intelligence and its sources.
Enrique was a cardinal. He never married or had any children, so he had no heir. Both Felipe II and Antonio had the right to inherit. As the condition of King Enrique of Portugal worsened, Antonio's strength increased. , finally reached the point where they had to break up.
As long as the superficial peace can be maintained, it is impossible for Felipe II to fall out with the captain. Antonio is Felipe II's pocketbook.
"Is it possible for the Ming Dynasty's ships to go to the New World and traffic silver?" Zhu Yijun looked at Deng Zilong and said seriously: "This is a good opportunity. The Ming Dynasty's ships can cross the ocean, and the five-masted ships can cross the ocean. From the beginning, it was designed to cross the ocean. "
"Your Majesty, the ship cannot arrive at the port this year because Felipe II cannot find a suitable captain." Deng Zilong's words were more euphemistic. Felipe II understood. Knowing that Antonio would become an enemy, it was not that he didn't want to change, but that he really couldn't find a suitable captain to lead the fleet to Daming. This route was full of too many dangers.
"It is indeed very dangerous. There is no need to rush. Anyway, it is not me who is anxious, but Felipe II. His silver cannot reach the Ming Dynasty, but the silver from Japan and the silver from the west route are still Able to reach Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yijun thought about it very seriously and made a decision.
Since it is dangerous, there is no need to do it now. It is not not to do it, but to wait until Ming knows more about the ocean before exploring it.
Deng Zilong was stunned for a moment. The original plan was that he, a minister, was talking about difficulties. His Majesty, the king, asked him if he could lead a team to take risks. He then replied that he would go through fire and water without hesitation.
However, His Majesty did not play according to the routine at all. When he heard that it might be risky, he immediately decided to stop.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "In the Ming Dynasty, silk, cotton, porcelain, tea, and ships are all sold. Soldiers have fathers and mothers. There is no need to take unnecessary risks."
The Ming Emperor Zhu Yijun is now seventeen years old. He still has a lot of time and he can afford to wait.
"Your Majesty, you can actually give it a try." Deng Zilong said quickly.
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