Li Dongyang appeared at Yongxibo's Mansion today, and it was also a whim.

After hearing the two old friends' comments on Zhao Ce, he was a little unable to sit still.

The words of this young man at the gate of the city really aroused his great interest.

So later, he helped Zhao Ce speak twice and three times.

In the eyes of Liu Jian and Xie Qian, Zhao Ce has become a villain who charms the emperor and bullies the master.

But Li Dongyang knew that the person he met that day could not be like this.

He couldn't help but want to come and verify it immediately.

Now looking at the performance of this young man, he couldn't help but wonder whether this young man really knew the identity of the two fathers and sons today.

Say you know?

He behaved normally and did not show any flattery.

He said he didn't know, but his eyes seemed to see through everything again.

“Times have changed…”

Li Dongyang's eyes flashed slightly as he heard Zhao Ce say this.

Zhu Houzhao, who was standing beside her, still frowned, and seemed to disagree with Zhao Ce's words.

"After Emperor Taizong, we never went out of the sea. Why do we say that we are not the overlords of the sea?"

"My Ming warships are not something that can be made by those barbaric countries!"

"And the sea ban is not because we can't beat others!"

I dare not say anything else, Zhu Houzhao still has some research on military affairs.

Although due to the ban on sea, he did not study much about sea affairs.

But their Ming Dynasty warships could not lose to others no matter what.

Zhao Ce smiled: "It is true that the sea ban is implemented because there are too many thieves along the coast."

"They led to the misfortune of the coastal people, so our Ming Dynasty came up with this policy."

Zhu Houzhao was only satisfied.

"Just you know."

However, listening to Zhao Ce's words, Zhu Houzhao also became a little interested.

He began to discuss with Zhao Ce: "So if the sea ban is opened, how can the bandits defend themselves?"

"The people on the coast don't care?"

Li Dongyang glanced at him and thought to himself that the prince was so interested in state affairs today.

Zhao Ce smiled and shook his head: "If the city is open, the enemy will turn into a businessman, and if the city is closed, the merchant will turn into a businessman."

"As for the Japanese pirates who have plagued our coastal areas the most, I think the best way is..."

Zhao Ce's eyes flashed.

Any modern person who mentions this place will probably be unable to resist the excitement in his heart.

"Only defending is just to treat symptoms but not root causes."

"Since the Song Dynasty, our nation's shipbuilding technology has always been ahead of everyone."

"Attack is the best defense. It takes their homes and turns the Japanese slaves into our place."

"In this way, why worry about the troubles of Japanese pirates?"

During the Song Dynasty, although the policy of spending money to buy peace was eventually subjected to great shame.

However, it is undeniable that the shipbuilding technology that has been developing rapidly since the Song Dynasty was incomparable to the entire world in the same era!

The last time Zhao Ce saw the sea ship of the Folangji at the port of Guangzhou was bought from them in the Ming Dynasty!

After Zhao Ce finished speaking, the room was silent.

Li Dongyang looked at him in surprise.

When this young man said this, the murderous aura in his eyes was not restrained at all.

This young man, before he said these two times, thought that he was just a humble and polite scholar.

However, this young man who obtained the title by killing thieves turned out that the murderous nature in his heart was just hidden.

Moreover, if the city is open, the bandits will turn into merchants, and if the city is closed, the merchants will turn into criminals.

This sentence kept rolling in his heart and made him read it repeatedly.

Zhu Houzhao also seemed to be bewitched, clenched her fists and her face turned slightly red.

There was also a light in his eyes, which was an excitement!

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but shout: "It's OK!"

"Offset is the best defense!"

"We should send troops to sweep them all the way and take over their nests!"

"Hu..." Zhao Ce let out a light breath and calmed down.

When Li Dongyang saw the two young men who were excited in front of him, he couldn't help but smile.

"You said it is true, but you also overlooked a problem."

Zhao Ce looked at him and said for granted: "Mr. Li wants to say that the biggest enemy of our dynasty is not overseas."

"But it's outside the pass, in Mongolia."

"Once the sea ban is lifted, our dynasty will have to pour more troops into the sea defense."

"However, the treasury of our dynasty... can no longer support such expenses."

Li Dongyang was stunned for a moment: "You can see clearly."

"You came from a distant countryside and didn't expect that you would know so much about our government and the country?"

Zhao Ce shook his head: "I just understand a little bit."

Li Dongyang sighed: "So you said it very well, but it's just empty talk."

Li Dongyang felt that it was rare that Zhao Ce could read things so thoroughly at such a young age.

Young people are exaggerating and are a little ambitious, which is not unforgivable.

In short, the answer he got was quite satisfactory when he asked Zhao Ce the question today.

If those two old guys say bad things about Zhao Ce to him next time, I can refute them without any scruples.

However, Zhao Ce looked at him with a burning look: "Mr. Li, you are wrong."

Li Dongyang was stunned for a moment: "Is I wrong?"

Zhu Houzhao also calmed down and listened attentively to Zhao Ce's speech.

Zhao Ce said: "If I remember correctly, the maritime ban issued by Emperor Taizu clearly stipulates that items that are not allowed to be released."

Li Dongyang thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, what you mean is..."

Zhao Ce smiled and said, "I mean, since it is clearly stipulated that items that are not allowed to be released, then items outside the regulations will pass through official ships every year?"

"How can these items not be used for maritime affairs if they bring back a lot of silver to our Ming Dynasty?"

Zhao Ce remembered that after the Ming Dynasty opened the sea ban, there were only a small port, and the money earned in trade in a month was hundreds of thousands!

The goods from those ships were collected from ships of silver and precious metals!

After hearing this, Li Dongyang's eyes lit up.

When Emperor Taizong visited the West, it cost so much that they did not dare to invest much in the sea anymore.

Nowadays, there are not many official ships coming out of customs every year, and the benefits brought back are still profitable after being handed over layer by layer.

Because of the limited time and number of trips to sea, the income from these or two times can only be considered a loss in the face of the empire's huge fiscal expenditure.

However, if they are taken out separately, the profit proportion will be thought-provoking!

This Yongxibo actually saw this!

Li Dongyang quickly recalled the accounts reported by the port in previous years.

The more I counted this, the more I felt it was feasible...

Zhao Ce looked at Mr. Li who was stuck in thinking and said directly: "If you lack money, you have to find a way to make money."
Chapter completed!