Naturally, Ieki Tokugawa was going to have dinner at Chuemon's house. For the courtiers, this was a "best pet"!

Of course Chuemon welcomes it. It's not just a meal. Even if you eat a few hundred taels, it's a trivial matter. The point is why don't you say it in advance? I told you in advance that we should borrow the cook, buy the ingredients, and then invite a few guests to accompany you.

What can I have at home with this temporary visit? They are all home-cooked meals, and there is not even a better dim sum. It would be rude to serve Tokugawa Jiaqing.

It's just that Ieki Tokugawa's mind is not about eating at all, what to eat, his current purpose is only Chuemon and Shiwan who was just born.

"The front comes out of the main restaurant (Ooka Tadaruen from the five main restaurants)'s house, thinking that your house is near, so I will come and take a look." Tokugawa Ieki left only Chuemon, and Abe Masakai who had rushed over. The others were standing outside, giving him and Chuemon a separate space.

"Your Highness's visit to the humble house is a blessing to the minister." When Chuyouemon heard that he had come to take a look casually, he let out a sigh of relief. It's best to be fine.

It is estimated that Ooka Tadagu is ill, and it must be inconvenient for their family to entertain Tokugawa Jiakei. It just so happened that we were close to home, and we were also "Jane in the Emperor's Heart" recently, so let's come and have a look.

"You have a good choice for this house, I have seen it with Shiwan in front of me."

"This is still the old house of the former Saga Hou Hou, with solid materials, and the minister only slightly repaired it."

"Why don't the children hire more nanny?"

"I want to be strong, and I want to raise myself better. Besides, the minister is just a banner, so there is no need for much extravagance."

Once and again, it seemed that it was not a conversation between monarchs and ministers. It was just an old father asking about his son who had just returned from university and was a little bit "unfamiliar" and had little communication.

"Alright, mother is always more attentive. This is your study? What books are you reading recently?"

"Well, it's a ban..." Chuemon hesitated a little, but we also know that Tokugawa Ieki is a more tolerant person, but only if you have an appetite for him.

"Forbidden books?"

"Previous Prime Minister Baihe banned Lin Ziping's "Hai Guo Bing Tan"."

"Lin Ziping? I heard about it. What did the book say? How did it become a banned book?" As one of the three wonders of Kansei, Lin Ziping, Tokugawa Jiaqing knew, but didn't understand the others at all.

Then Chuemon took the book from the desk on one side, and prepared to briefly talk to Tokugawa Ieki. "Hai Guo Bing Tan" is the unquestionable starting point for the coastal defense theory at the end of the shogunate. The book strives to exaggerate the threat of Russia going south and advocates enriching Ezo.

But by coincidence, Shirakawa Prime Minister Matsushita was convinced that he defeated the political enemy Tanuma Yoji. Tanuma Yoji’s political strategy is to actively develop Ezo, so that Ezo can eat enough soldiers and have the money to fight against the Russian army southward. As his political enemy, Matsuhira Dingxin did the opposite. Matsuhira Dingxin believed that Ezo should be completely depopulated.

All the people of Ezo were moved to the inland, all the farmland facilities and buildings were destroyed, and the harsh natural environment of the Ezo region was used as a weapon to block the Tsarist invaders who tried to go south and ensure the safety of the northern frontier.

Lin Ziping's strategy conflicted with Songping's letter, so he was banned!

In addition to the northern Ezo, Lin Ziping closely follows the geographical characteristics of Japan’s island nation. He believes that without a strong navy and fort defenses all over the country, it would be impossible to repel foreign forces, especially Edo as the political center. It is very likely to be directly attacked by an enemy country from the sea. He advocated placing powerful vassals loyal to the shogunate at the entrance of Edo Bay.

In addition, in order to build a powerful navy, Lin Ziping believes that the power and economic strength of the shogunate urgently need to be further strengthened. However, he did not know how to strengthen the political and economic strength of the shogunate. This was his shortcoming.

Chungemon made a long story short, finishing the outline of the content with Tokugawa Ieki. It is difficult to understand that Tokugawa Ieki, who has always been greedy and lustful, just listened to Chuemon in such a quiet manner, and finished talking about such a relatively boring thing.

"Isn't this the strategy adopted by the shogunate today?" Tokugawa Ieki didn't expect someone to propose such a perfect coastal defense strategy decades ago.

"Yes, I feel that way too."

"Except for Haiphong? Isn't Lin Ziping also talking about enriching the shogunate's financial resources, how can the financial resources be enriched?" Tokugawa Isaiah continued along the topic.

"The minister thought that the farmland in the world has been developed to the extreme, and it is impossible to use Xintian to enrich the shogunate's finances. Moreover, the population of the people is growing, and if they want to make them the people of the floating waves, they can only develop the sideline business in the village to make them satisfied. Warm. The shogunate will then organize the products of the rural sideline business and export them. It can be done in exchange for grain or gold and silver."

"En..." Tokugawa Ieki motioned to Tademon to go down.

"Our country is used to trade with the Netherlands, and the merchant ships of the Qing and North Korea are also constantly communicating. However, it is still limited, and the southwestern domains smuggle endlessly, resulting in huge profits. If the shogunate can expand the amount of Dutch trade, it will try to export what our country can produce. , The shogunate is not rich but rich, and the people have no worries about food and clothing."

"If you say that you want to export gold, silver and copper, it is absolutely imperative. What do you mean to export?" Tokugawa Ieki nodded, not knowing whether he agreed or disagreed with Chuemon's point of view.

"The minister thinks raw silk is good!"

"raw silk?"

"Yes! The British and American countries have a very strong demand for raw silk. Only the Qing Dynasty exports millions of catties every year, and sometimes more than ten million catties. Only in this way, foreign merchants still feel that they are not enough, and they want to buy with money." Zhongyou What Eemon said was the truth.

If you don’t believe me, you can ask someone who does business in Guangzhou. Of course, it may be more convenient and more direct to find Shanghai now. After all, Shanghai has begun to be in humiliation, and it has gradually developed into the economic center of the entire East Asia.

"There are so many..."

"However, the quality of the silk produced in our country is still poor. It is necessary to cultivate better varieties and select them carefully. In the end, a good silkworm can be obtained, and then a good raw silk can be obtained." Isn't Chungemon doing this now?

According to Shigeru Nara, this matter is basically considered promising, and all that is left is to try to purchase an advanced steam reeling machine, and then establish a factory to start silk reeling.

As for the export?

Didn’t Chuemon just happen to pour Ecstasy Soup for Tokugawa Ikei, but it doesn’t matter whether he pours it or not. In the end, Yingmi ghosts will come to the door and force the shogunate to open a country and trade. By then, some will be sold without any problems.

"I heard people say that the people in the city call you'wisdom Edogawa'. You must have been prepared for this." Tokugawa Isaiah asked Tadaoemon with a smile.

"The minister just made some preparations."

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