Chapter 178 Ah, I got rid of two of them. It feels so good.
Who knew that the next question Emperor Jingxuan asked was, "How is the construction of the ship going?"
Yu Kangsheng suddenly realized, yes, yes, these potatoes were also introduced from overseas and were indeed related to him.
"Your Majesty," Yu Kangsheng said in a serious tone, "After the decree was passed to Fujian, the Huo family, a family of shipping tycoons, knew that the purpose of building sea vessels was to recover high-yield grain. For this reason, they have recalled all their direct descendants and called on the skilled shipbuilders in Fujian to build ships with all their strength. However, in order to ensure the safety and practicality of the sea vessels, the Huo family dare not be careless, so it will take some time."
The Great Qi Dynasty began to implement a maritime ban starting from Emperor Gaozu.
Therefore, the ships currently being built are only suitable for use on rivers. Such ships are far inferior to seagoing ships in terms of performance and draft depth.
If you want to go out to sea, you must rebuild it.
Moreover, it was not just one ship that was built. If passenger ships, grain ships, horse ships, warships, etc. were included, there would need to be at least a dozen ships.
If the scale is larger, dozens or even hundreds of ships would be normal.
Of course, considering Emperor Jingxuan's current urgency, it is probably impossible to have hundreds of ships.
But in order to bring the food back safely, it is impossible to let several ships set off.
The Huo family in Fujian started out as a shipbuilding family. In the previous dynasty, they had already become a shipping tycoon, and the ships they built were famous throughout the country.
After the maritime ban of this dynasty, the Huo family could only build ordinary ships. However, their craftsmanship was passed down and did not get lost. Especially the direct descendants, who are said to have been still studying the construction of sea vessels.
So leaving professional matters to them will naturally make things faster and more efficient.
Emperor Jingxuan still felt it was too slow, and he frowned, feeling a little annoyed. Building a ship and going out to sea is only the first step. Next, we have to find potatoes and sweet potatoes, bring them back, and then try planting them in Shanglinyuan. Only after the harvest can they be popularized.
It may take several years to complete the whole process. Fortunately, Tianmu had pointed out the specific country where the sweet potatoes were located, so they could go straight to their destination. He also said that sweet potatoes were drought-resistant, so they could save time.
but.
Still very irritable.
It’s all the fault of those ministers who have been trying to stop him from lifting the maritime ban. These stubborn bastards just use their ancestral family rules to make their case. In fact, it was just for their own selfish reasons. Everyone knew that these people had secretly sent people out to sea to make money. They were afraid that lifting the sea ban would affect their interests, so they tried their best to stop it.
If they hadn't stopped them, they might have discovered high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn a few years ago and brought them back, and now all the people in Daqi can eat them.
Emperor Jingxuan was getting angrier and angrier the more he thought about it. No, he would have to find an excuse to get rid of them sooner or later.
Um?
Emperor Jingxuan seemed to suddenly think of something, slowly calmed down his emotions, walked to the dragon chair and sat down again, and suddenly said, "By the way, Minister Shen."
Minister of Revenue Shen Kuan was stunned, and the expression on his face was exactly the same as Yu Kangsheng's just now.
He didn't understand what the emperor asked him to do. Was he asking him to increase the investment and have the Huo family speed up shipbuilding?
No, absolutely not, Your Majesty, the treasury will be empty.
He was about to shout when he heard Emperor Jingxuan say, "Tianmu mentioned cement before, and Yu Aiqing also said that it can be made as soon as possible. I think the national treasury should have some income from this part soon."
Shen Kuan nodded, "Probably?" Why did His Majesty bring this up?
"It's like this. After seeing the sky curtain, my mother wants to open a women's college. At that time, we will open Chaoyang Women's College in the name of Chao Chao. The money for the initial construction of the college will come from here."
In response, Shen Kuan said, “…” He subconsciously wanted to refuse.
He wants to reject any project that wants to take money out of his pocket.
But he reacted quickly. His Majesty was talking about Chaoyang Women's College? Well, this is a matter of increasing energy value, and cement is used to generate extra income because of the canopy, so it is reasonable to use it for this purpose.
So he thought about it and decided to accept it.
Before he could even open his mouth, a minister in the team came out quickly, knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, this is not allowed. It is too absurd to set up a girls' college. I understand that the Queen Mother wants to do good things, but letting girls go to school is like a hen crowing at dawn. Girls should be chaste, quiet and docile. Studying will disturb their minds and make them ambitious."
"Yes, Your Majesty, how can the Queen Mother support such a thing? Do you want women to take the imperial examination after studying? Wouldn't that cause chaos in the court? Your Majesty is upright and upright, this is absolutely not allowed."
Emperor Jingxuan just looked at them with a cold expression.
Many ministers in the court were confused. Weren't they talking about building ships with potatoes and corn and going out to sea? Why are you suddenly talking about a girls' college? Does Your Majesty have such unconventional ideas?
The Taifu was sharp-eyed. When he saw the two officials coming forward, he shook his head secretly.
Sure enough, when they finished, Emperor Jingxuan snorted, "I only talked about the women's college. When did I mention the imperial examination? The Queen Mother feels pity for the girls who have a hard time surviving in this world, so she wants to open a women's college to let them read and learn some skills, so that they can have more choices in the future and live a better life. What do you mean by this? Are you trying to say that the Queen Mother is ambitious and wants to do what Lu Wu did?"
The two officials who had just spoken suddenly looked unhappy and knelt down to apologize. "That's not what we meant. It's just that..."
"Just what? You are narrow-minded and you are trying to misunderstand the good intentions of the Queen Mother. You want to sow discord between me and her. How despicable." Emperor Jingxuan slapped the armrest fiercely. "Come here, drag them away, give them thirty lashes, and demote them two ranks."
The two officials turned pale upon hearing this. "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I absolutely did not..."
Emperor Jingxuan ignored them and had them dragged away.
Ah, I got rid of two of them. That feels great.
The ministers in the court were silent and no one dared to speak. Only an old hand like the Grand Tutor Yu Kangsheng could see something.
When His Majesty was talking about going out to sea, he suddenly punished two officials who were initially strongly opposed to going out to sea. This was definitely a revenge.
Emperor Jingxuan raised his eyes and asked, "Do you have any opinions on opening a women's college?"
Who dares? ?
No one dared to speak out against it, and some even praised the Queen Mother for caring about the world.
Emperor Jingxuan was satisfied, and then he looked up at the sky again.
Jian Yunsang was already holding Chaochao's hand and walking towards the door, with Su Fangrong leading the way. They were going to the open space in front of the ancestral hall to see if those who were planning to broadcast live were there.
However, not long after he walked out, He Nanzhou received a call.
He saw the caller ID and his expression looked a little strange.
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