Open the sea, ban the sea, voyage to the West, and cut off the Western sea routes.

In later generations, for many people, it seems that since Emperor Wen, the maritime affairs of the Ming Dynasty continued the strategy of Emperor Taizu Gao.

But in fact, there are issues surrounding the opening of sea bans or banning sea trade, and whether to continue voyage to the West.

From Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty to the Hongzhi Dynasty, the controversy in the court never stopped.

Every decades, this dusty memory is remembered, so the two sides fought verbally around the maritime ban and Western strategies.

The last dispute over sea ban was during the Chenghua Dynasty.

The representatives of opening the sea and voyage to the West were Xiang Zhong, Minister of War.

Xiang Zhong experienced the Tumu Fort Incident and was captured, and the Oirats asked him to raise horses.

But this guy is smart and he rode his own horse and then ran away.

After that, the horse could not run anymore, so he walked for seven days and nights and returned to Beijing. He was a representative figure of the Chinese nation's prison escape.

After that, he governed the military affairs of Huguang, served as deputy envoy in Guangdong and censorship in Shanxi. Because of his outstanding political achievements, he was transferred to the capital.

At the same time, he was from Zhejiang and lived by the sea. He knew the rampant pirates and the dangers of invading the border. He could also learn from the mouths of his father and ancestors about the glory of Zheng He when he went to the West.

At that time, countless rare loads and unloading goods, countless large ships were being built, and countless people became sailors and sea officials, and made achievements with Zheng He going to sea.

Thinking of these, Xiang Zhong asked to return to the West.

So he immediately encountered opposition.

The two sides were red in dispute.

But if you fight, Xiang Zhong thought it was clear that this dispute would last for a long time, so... he didn't care.

The real heartbreaking thing is not here, but when he took his people and angrily asked Liu Daxia, who was in charge of the War Warship, to hand over the sea chart and information about Zheng He's voyage to the West, Liu Daxia told him that all these had been burned.

All of a sudden, all the controversy came to an abrupt end.

No one has ever mentioned opening the sea or voyage to the West.

You should know that people are in awe of the sea. The Ming Dynasty has never built a large ship for decades and has never entered the sea for decades. If we lose our past experience, even the sailors who train the sailors and the personnel who are in charge of the voyage will be blank. Everything depends on the experience of our ancestors.

Without the experience of our ancestors, we can completely explore, build ships, and train staff on our own. This... is simply a joke.

Of course, unless the court really has the courage of Emperor Wen when he was, he will do anything.

When it was from Chenghua to Hongzhi years, the emperor made a decision and made a decision. Just like Emperor Wen, he ordered hundreds of thousands of people to recruit and devote all the efforts of the court to build an unprecedented fleet.

Now, with so many constraints in this court, you can't do such a big thing.

So, no one disputed whether to open the sea or forbid the sea, and no one said to go to the West, because it was meaningless and the Ming Dynasty was completely isolated from the ocean.

Xiang Zhong was angry and sent a scholar. In fact, he was still in his prime and had become the Minister of War. If he continued to work, he would have great hope of joining the cabinet. After all, after he sent a scholar, he still lived happily for twenty-six years.

Liu Daxia became famous and became famous throughout the court and the country.

Many people praised him for his subordinate system and was not afraid of force, and believed that he was unwilling to waste the imperial court's public funds and let the imperial court do great things.

Today, Fang Jifan presented sweet potatoes. As a gentleman who serves the country and the people, Liu Daxia naturally jumped out excitedly and swept his face. She cried and moved the world.

Emperor Hongzhi was quite moved. In fact, he didn't just want to howl and cry. With this sweet potato, the problem of food that made him frustrated was solved.

But he is the emperor and needs to pay attention to his identity, so he naturally cannot cry in front of his subjects.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Daxia in particular, and seemed to have a better impression of this Fangsi Department of War.

It is said that Liu Langzhong is loyal and honest, and loves the people as much as his son. As expected.

After sighing for a while, Emperor Hongzhi stared at Fang Jifan deeply, his bright eyes were confused, and he asked very seriously.

"Fang Qing's family, where did this sweet potato come from?"

Fang Jifan answered truthfully.

"I was guilty of death, and this came from a Hu merchant."

It's actually... it's Hu Shang...

In fact, Emperor Hongzhi was a little confused when he heard this, his face changed slightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched unnaturally.

"Hu Shang..."

At this moment, the civil and military officials in the court also showed an awkward expression. Looking at Fang Jifan, he couldn't laugh or cry. As expected, you are still the same Fang Jifan.

The Ming Dynasty only had tribute trade, and private trade was prohibited.

Fang Jifan did not mention any country's tribute envoy, but only said that it was a Hu merchant. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that this guy... was hooking up with a smuggling merchant, and this guy was not a thing.

However, before this great achievement, Hu Shang actually didn't matter at all.

Emperor Hongzhi came to his senses, raised his eyebrows, and did not continue to investigate Hu Shang's affairs, but sighed deeply.

"I really didn't expect that there was a living thing like sweet potato in the world."

Seeing that the fire was almost done, Fang Jifan glanced at Liu Daxia at the corner of his eyes. Liu Daxia was still crying, and he seemed very excited, as if his inner joy could not be calmed.

Fang Jifan smiled in his heart and said.

"Your Majesty, I learned from the Hu Shang that sweet potatoes are not rare. In their place, there are not only sweet potatoes, but also many products, which are magical. It is said that there is another crop that can be cooked three times a year, and can produce hundreds of stones per acre, and it tastes delicious. Its taste is better than sweet potatoes. Usually, they call it corn. Oh, by the way, this corn does not even need to be carefully cultivated and allowed to produce it. There, people do not need to spend time working on farming, but there is no famine."

The whole hall was in an uproar.

A hundred stones per mu.

It tastes better than sweet potatoes, and even... it doesn't have to spend time working on farming like rice and wheat...

Hundred stones.

This is equivalent to grain production, which has increased by dozens of times. Originally, twenty acres of land were used to support the family, and the whole family worked hard to farm, but they only had these dozens of stones of food.

This...is a bluff.

If Fang Jifan said this yesterday, he would surely attract everyone's ridicule.

But today, no one can laugh. Isn’t sweet potatoes magic enough? Doesn’t this prove that what Fang Jifan said is true? So, what’s strange about the fact that another corn is released?

Emperor Hongzhi was moved, his eyes shone, and he asked excitedly.

“Where is the corn?”

"It's further west of the land of Taixi." Fang Jifan said: "I heard from Hu Shang, but I think he is an honest man, so I dare not deceive me. He also said that in addition to this, there is a kind of crop there..."

"besides……"

Everyone is going crazy.

This completely subverts common sense and opens a new door for the monarchs and ministers in this palace.

Liu Daxia loved the people as much as his son, and stopped crying at this time. He hurriedly asked, "What else?"

Fang Jifan said to everyone with a smile.

"There is another thing, they call pearl rice. When the seeds are sown, a grain of rice will be as big as pearls. People can eat more than a dozen of them to fill their stomachs. The yield per mu can reach two hundred stones..."

The monarch and ministers were already suffocated, and they all opened their eyes wide and showed a look of shock.

This rice is actually related to jade and pearls, but... based on Fang Jifan's description alone, everyone already feels very advanced.

From this point of view, this sweet potato is simply a food that even dogs hate.

When Fang Jifan brags, his face is not blushing, he doesn't breathe, and he looks honest.

Anyway, the sweet potatoes have come out. Do you believe it or not? When you really go to the rumored place of Thailand, you will find that the so-called corn is not so magical, and there is no so-called pearl rice. What can that happen? Fang Jifan was also deceived and was deceived by the damn Hu Shang. Come on, I will catch the Hu Shang and chop it into meat sauce and roast it for everyone.

“…”

All the dynasties were speechless.

But their hearts were hot, and everyone was thinking about the food Fang Jifan said.

If this is true, why worry about the prosperity of the times not coming?

Emperor Hongzhi looked solemn, raised his eyes and looked around the ministers, and saw that everyone's expressions were all yearning. He knew very well that everyone's thoughts were the same as himself.

After Emperor Hongzhi glanced at everyone, his eyes finally set on Fang Jifan and asked.

"Where is Hu Shang?"

"It's gone, Yang Fan is gone." Fang Jifan sighed.

"He also said that sweet potatoes are useless, so the country doesn't care. But even this extreme western country has long heard of the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and will never use those precious grains to boost the arrogance of other countries. Therefore, the country prohibits merchants from bringing out corn and pearl rice to grow grains. Once discovered, they will be killed."

"..." Emperor Hongzhi felt depressed.

Corn and pearl rice are nothing more than the elixirs of Qin Shihuang for all monarchs and ministers.

It’s okay if you don’t know, but once you know that there is such a magical thing in the world, how can you still eat and sleep?

Think about it, you have tried your best to think about how to farm and persuade farmers all day long. When you hear that there is a natural disaster, your face turns green and you are even more afraid that the people will be hungry and will rise up to rebel. You must know that even if you suppress the rebels, it still requires money and food.

Emperor Hongzhi exhausted all his efforts, and this country was probably just like this. Now with sweet potatoes, there was always some comfort. But Fang Jifan told himself that there was something like a plug-in, which allowed you to upgrade 99999 in a second in minutes, and you were covered in dragon-slaying equipment...

Emperor Hongzhi's face turned red, and he glanced at Liu Jian.

Liu Jian was also moved: "I want to see the sweet potatoes."
To be continued...