Chapter 2305: Joyful
It was destiny that allowed him to meet you, sir. He was destined to die for you in this life.
As for the officials in the Jiangnan area, they were different from the officials in the imperial court in the capital thousands of miles away.
Court officials were terrified when they heard about maritime trade, believing that the harm outweighed the benefits. At least seven out of ten were opposed to it, and two out of the remaining three thought it didn't matter.
Jiangnan officials know very well how much profit this can bring!
Speaking of uncertainties and risks, what in this world is risk-free? Could it be that the imperial court could not afford even this little risk?
Shao Yunduan's proposal of this matter was a good thing for them to agree with.
The officials were more and more convinced, thinking that they had followed a good master! At least, they were sure that no prince could have the vision of Lord Shao.
After Shao Yunduan told Qiao Xuan the results of the discussion, Qiao Xuan was overjoyed and began to plan and arrange this matter with great interest.
She has money, and so does Zhao Shu. By the way, they can ask Le Zhengxiao. The three of them can join forces to build a huge and powerful ocean-going fleet.
On the government side, Shao Yunduan appointed two clerks who were familiar with the matter to be responsible for repairing and dredging the port, and ordered the registration of each fleet so that it could be managed in an orderly manner in the future...
As soon as the news came out, everyone who had maritime trade business was excited.
Although they would have to pay taxes to the government from now on, they also had a backer, so they could expand their business without worry. If they encountered pirates at sea, they could ask the government for help. They could even ask the government to send soldiers to escort their ships, which definitely had more advantages than disadvantages.
Zhang Wenshu and Jia Heming suggested to Shao Yunduan that they should convene officials from all regions to gather in Hangzhou in mid-March to make unified planning and coordination.
In this way, people's hearts can be better gathered together and different places can be more closely connected.
Also, the name for Shao Yunduan needs to be determined.
When the late emperor was alive, Shao Yunduan was the governor of Anze Prefecture, and he is still the governor of Anze Prefecture in name only. But in this large area that belongs to him, naturally no one is stupid enough to call him "Governor!", and everyone tacitly calls him "Shao Lord".
But over time, this is not a solution after all.
Zhang Wenshu and Jia Heming suggested that Shao Yunduan be crowned king, and they should simply call him the King of Huaixi, which is simple, appropriate and easy to remember.
In this way, the identity is also clarified.
Shao Yunduan couldn't help but feel a little moved after listening to this.
However, after becoming king, it was equivalent to completely breaking with the Qin Dynasty and standing on the opposite side of the second prince and the fourth prince.
Although he now occupies a large area of Jiangnan, as long as he does not make an open statement to the outside world, he will be a subject of the Qin Dynasty and will not arouse resentment.
Once the identity is clarified, whether there will be any changes is still unknown...
Shao Yunduan finally declined the suggestions of Zhang Wenshu and Jia Heming.
The Jiangnan area has not yet been completely under his control, so it seems a bit too early for him to be so impatient to become king.
It's just an empty title anyway, and there's nothing wrong with people calling him Lord Shao.
After listening to this, Zhang Wenshu and Jia Heming thought that it seemed to make sense, so they stopped trying to persuade him and temporarily gave up the idea.
They all knew that it was only a matter of time.
Shao Yunduan has come to this point, there is absolutely no way he can turn back.
More updates tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)
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