Chapter 514: T-shaped tongue fighting against the Confucians

Many people looked at the young man in front of them with complicated eyes, talking eloquently in front of a group of important ministers and the emperor.

Many people knew that this guy was extraordinary before, but when he got to this point, no one could really ignore him.

During the Linqing Civil War, he single-handedly broke out of the mob and asked for help. He was only twelve years old, and he had already demonstrated his bravery and courage. Well, this can also be explained by his family background and growing up in a border area, and not many people know about it. .

Showing off his talent in the imperial examination, showing his talents at the Enrong Banquet, going all the way to writing "Internal Reference", predicting the rebellion in Ningxia, and then conquering the west to quell the rebellion, all of this can barely be described in terms of being outstanding and stunning, huh , after all, there will be some geniuses emerging from every subject or every emperor.

 But when the strategy of opening up the sea and borrowing money was proposed, no one could easily describe it as excellent or smart. This was a real strategy for economic development, especially for the current great Zhou Dynasty.

But before today, many people's impressions were still at the level of hearsay, and most people didn't know Feng Ziying yet, but today's speech in the hall was already a bit of a quarrel with other scholars.

The original plan was to attract merchants to open shipyards in Denglai and Liaonan, but now it has been diverted to the establishment of banks, and it has also aroused great interest from the cabinet ministers, and everyone has been dragged into the ditch. The unprecedented "function" of Yinzhuang is full of curiosity.

Ye Xianggao realized that if this problem continued to be discussed, Feng Ziying would probably be able to talk it out. Many people in this palace didn't understand economics at all. If he was fooled into being obsessed, he really thought it could be solved. All issues, even Fang Congzhe and Li Tingji, two well-informed people, are a bit confused.

"Ziying, let's discuss this later. How to set up the bank, and whether the household department can open an account. Even if it is opened, it is not impossible to save 30,000 to 50,000 taels of silver. Let's discuss it later." Leave it for now. This conversation made those opponents who were worried about being deceived feel more at ease. Ye Xianggao turned to the topic: "Apart from this, what else does Ziying ask for the support of the court?"

“Sir, Chief Assistant, if Yinzhuang is just interested, then the students may think that it is necessary to order orders from the imperial court to stimulate and encourage the merchants.”

Feng Ziying knew that the matter in Yinzhuang could not be explained at all in a moment, so she changed the topic rationally.

"The meaning of the imperial court's order is also very clear. Since it wants to build a naval fleet, the imperial court must come up with a strategy. For example, in three or five years, what type of ships and how many ships of each type are needed for the naval fleet to be built? What are the technical and equipment requirements for a ship, such as whether it is our Zhou Dynasty's Shachuan Fu Ship or a Western Yi ship? Whether or not artillery is needed on board and how many should be installed, there must be a clear requirement..."

"Once the navy fleet plan is confirmed, these merchants can be clearly told that the ships will be built in southern Liaoning and Denglai. Whoever sets up a shipyard here can obtain loan support from the bank and orders from the court, and the court will also advance payment Deposits are paid according to the progress of ship construction. Shipyards are also welcome to compete with each other. Of course, in the early stages, they will definitely provide some order support..."

Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe have understood that Feng Ziying's support method is somewhat novel. It is also a good method for the court to place an order, pay a deposit, then produce the shipyard, and finally pay in stages according to the construction progress and quality.

Let these shipyards have business first, and then let these shipyards take over work from other private maritime merchant fleets. This will allow these shipyards to survive.

Of course, in the end, it still depends on what state the trade with North Korea and Japan will reach in the future, and whether it can support the livelihood of these shipyards.

"In addition, considering that building a shipyard cannot be completed in a year and a half, and it will take more time to build ships that meet the standards required by the Imperial Navy fleet, how can we improve the transportation line between Liaonan and Denglai during this period? First, the official suggested that we could attract and recruit some of the original Fujian, Zhejiang and Nanzhi maritime merchants to go north. The method of ordering from the imperial court was still adopted. Well, it was just a way, that is, let them bring grain, cotton, ordnance and other supplies from the south of the Yangtze River. After being transported to southern Liaoning via Denglai, the imperial court paid a certain amount of freight and at the same time granted a trade concession with North Korea as a reward, which can be regarded as a kind of compensation..."

Qi Yongtai frowned, "Ziying, North Korea and our Zhou Dynasty have always been in tribute trade. Once this kind of chartered trade is opened, I'm afraid North Korea will not agree..."

"Don't agree? They will definitely not agree. These tribute trades have always been controlled by their upper class, and then exploited one level to the bottom, and the quantity is small, but for our Zhou Dynasty, this is far from enough. Now Jianzhou Jurchen The power has increased greatly, and North Korea is already somewhat unstable, so trade is not only a way to 'close' the two sides, but also a means to restrict and influence them. You have to agree even if you don't agree!"

Facing Qi Yongtai, Feng Ziying's tone was respectful, but the meaning in his words was undisguised. The scale of trade with North Korea must be increased and must be controlled by the Zhou Dynasty.

Feng Ziying learned that North Korea's current population is about eight million. Although its consumption power is poor, it complements the Zhou Dynasty. In particular, goods from Jiangnan are very popular in North Korea, and North Korea's grain, ginseng, fur, Cattle and metals are also popular commodities during the big week.

However, in general, the volume of North Korea's trade is far less than that of Japan, which can only be said to be a better than nothing consolation. But the important thing is that by opening up this trade channel, the influence on North Korea can be increasingly strengthened, preventing it from turning to Japan in the future. State Jurchen.

In addition, in Feng Ziying's view, the Zhou Dynasty could not passively withstand the attacks and pressures from the Jianzhou Jurchens, and had to take the initiative. So starting to manage the North Korean trade now and then penetrate it economically was a very important step.

In the future, we will attack other savage Jurchen tribes in the northeast of North Korea, and then contain and contain the Jianzhou Jurchen expansion speed from behind, and even strive to open a hole in the Jianzhou Jurchen backyard that will never be healed, and even control the shrimps in the more distant future. Yi Di will have great benefits.

Of course, it is still a bit far away to say this now. Even Emperor Yonglong, Ye Xianggao, and Wang Ziteng cannot imagine that it is so far away. If they say it now, they will be regarded as idiots. For them, as long as they can protect Liaodong and resist the construction of They were probably content with the Zhou Jurchen's offensive.

 Qi Yongtai has already felt Feng Ziying's toughness.

Feng Ziying's attitude toward foreign countries has always been clear. When entering Xia, no matter which ethnic group or tribe you belong to, as long as you accept Chinese Han culture and are willing to become a member of the Chinese nation, then it will be easy to talk about, whether it is interests or force. All in all, as Feng Ziying said, it's up to them to choose between swords and guns or silk, cloth, porcelain and tea.

Feng Ziying's tone and views were not in line with the taste of civil servants, but they were in line with the thoughts of generals. However, over the years, Zhou Dynasty has been on the defensive externally, and its mentality has become much softer than when Zhou Dynasty was founded. They I wanted to, but I was afraid that if I couldn't do it, I would be humiliating myself, so I was a little timid.

Emperor Yonglong admired Feng Ziying's gesture very much, but he knew very well the thoughts of his fellow civil servants, so he could only sigh in his heart.

As expected, Fang Congzhe frowned and said, "Ziying, your attitude will make us, the Zhou Dynasty, lose moral respect among our neighboring vassals. It is not advisable..."

"Master Fang, you are afraid of power but not moral. I don't know if it refers to them, but I heard a saying from overseas Xiyi people. It is a common proverb from their side. I think it makes sense. I was originally planning to use it in " "Internal Reference", well, it is such a sentence, the truth is within the range of artillery, which probably means that etiquette and rules can only be standardized and determined with firecrackers and artillery,..."

Feng Ziying's words made Fang Congzhe pale with anger. He was obviously very angry, and his beard was even more raised. "The language of barbarians, the language of barbarians! How can it be used in our country of Chinese etiquette?! Chengfeng, is it possible?" Does Qingtan Academy teach these articles?"

Before Qi Yongtai could answer, Feng Ziying followed up: "Master Fang, you have misunderstood. What I mean is that if these barbarian countries have such an attitude towards us, when their firecrackers and artillery are aimed at us, I think that is undoubtedly playing the harp to an ox, and the best way is to use more powerful firecrackers and cannons to force them to sit down and listen to our reasoning. This is the way to show off the style of our Central Kingdom of Great Zhou Dynasty!”

All the military officers and generals felt happy after hearing this. Even some civil servants felt that Fang Congzhe's views were a bit too pedantic. Although Feng Ziying's views were too utilitarian and radical, which sounded a little inconsistent with the standards of life of a scholar, they were also It has its own reason, it really needs to be divided into different objects.

 Think about it being ridiculous to face the Jurchens, Tatars, or Japanese pirates in Jianzhou, and try to persuade them by relying on sage books.

I am afraid that more powerful firecrackers and artillery are really needed to make them "quiet" and "listen to the teachings of the saints" seriously.

Fang Congzhe was blocked by Feng Ziying for a while and didn't know how to argue. Fang Congzhe was furious, but if the argument continued, the other party might use the Jurchens as an example, which would be a slap in the face.

 Fortunately, Qi Yongtai interrupted, saving him from too much embarrassment.

"Ziying, after hearing what you said, you probably already know all the specific strategies in your mind, right?" Qi Yongtai changed the subject, "If there are any, you might as well write them down in detail. I think there must be many more here. It’s questionable.”

  A little late.

　　

 (End of this chapter)