Mind reading, the emperor saw my fist hard

Chapter 342 Heading Overseas

The next morning,

Xu Jinyu felt a little drowsy, but the intensity of today's morning court session made it impossible for Xu Jinyu to sleep at all.

"Your Majesty! For each merchant caravan going out to sea, a fee of at least 10,000 taels of silver should be charged." The Minister of Revenue's eyes widened.

The matter of going to sea concerned the national treasury of Daqian, and he would not give in even an inch.

"Ten thousand taels is too little, it should be a little more."

"Yes! At least 20,000 taels per ship. I've heard that business on the sea is very profitable. Just like your Majesty's fleet this time, the pearls alone are enough to cover the cost."

As long as money was collected, no one in the room objected.

"Ten thousand taels is not a small amount. You have to consider the situation at sea. We don't know the way at sea, and there are storms from time to time. If a fleet goes out, it is very likely that it will lose everything."

"Business is a game of chance. If you're worried about losing everything, then don't do business. And you know so much about the situation at sea. Do you have a fleet at home?"

"Bullshit! My family doesn't have a fleet. Officials cannot compete with the people for profits. This law is still in place. I won't break the law knowingly."

This issue hasn't been discussed yet, and the next one comes up.

"Your Majesty, to educate the natives, we need officials from Daqian. I wonder who Your Majesty plans to send?"

Emperor Xuan lowered his head in thought.

It has never been an easy task to educate a place, let alone this time we are educating the natives, which takes more time. It is even a question whether we will have the chance to come back.

This candidate needs to be carefully considered. He must be loyal to Daqian, have good knowledge and character, and not be too old. Otherwise, if he dies after just a few years, it will be a big problem.

As Emperor Xuan fell into deep thought, the court suddenly fell into silence. No one was willing to take the lead, and no one was willing to educate the natives.

They are just a bunch of natives. It's not that we look down on them. What can we teach them? Besides, there is no benefit at all in educating them. We are not fools.

Xu Jinyu's inner voice suddenly rang out in the silent court room.

[Why is no one willing to go? This is a good thing to open a separate page in the family tree! ]

The Minister of Rites could not help but look back at Xu Jinyu: What do you mean by opening a family tree on a single page? Is it so simple to open a family tree on a single page?

[Can't these people figure it out? Those places were all inhabited by aboriginals, which means there was no written language at all. In the past, the people who imparted knowledge were the founders like Confucius and Mencius.]

[Perhaps these natives do not recognize Confucius or Mencius at all, and only recognize you.]

[Perhaps in the future your status in Xingzhou will be the same as Confucius' status in Daqian. This is not just a separate page in the family tree, this is a whole new book in the family tree.]

The status is the same as Confucius!

The eyes of the officials in the room lit up almost at the same time.

They heard this sentence and nothing else.

What is the status of Confucius? He is the Duke of Yansheng and the ancestor of literati throughout the ages. No matter how times change and dynasties rise and fall, Confucius' status has always been stable.

As long as someone wanted to remain emperor safely, no one would dare to touch Confucius.

"Your Majesty~~~"

The Minister of Rites knelt on the ground and said, "I request your permission to go to Xingzhou to educate the people and let the great name of Daqian spread throughout the world."

"Your Majesty! I request your permission to follow the fleet and let the world see our Daqian."

"Your Majesty! I request your permission to form a fleet and spread the culture of Daqian around the world."

"His Majesty!······"

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In less than a quarter of an hour, the ministers who came to ask for imperial decree were kneeling on the ground.

Xu Jinyu's eyes widened: [I misunderstood, were these people just thinking about how to get out? ]

The kneeling officials covered their slightly red faces with their sleeves.

Shame on you! So shameful!

They just thought that there was no benefit in doing it.

There were too many people asking for instructions, and Emperor Xuan didn't know who to send. However, no one in the court could go, and there was a shortage of people in the court.

Didn’t you see that he was busy opening the Enke exam?

Emperor Xuan flicked his sleeves.

"Nonsense! Especially you."

Emperor Xuan pointed at the Minister of Rites and said, "Xue Weiran, what will happen to my Ministry of Rites after you leave? This matter needs to be carefully considered."

Xue Weiran: "Your Majesty, there is no need to think long and hard. The two assistant ministers under me are also good. You can promote one of them. I will go and educate the natives."

"Your Majesty, I want to go too,"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty..."

"You all shut up!"

“People who can educate the people will be selected from the Hanlin Academy, and some great scholars will be selected from the people to accompany the fleet to the sea. Before going to sea, these great scholars will all be given official titles and receive salaries from the court. Another group of landless people will be relocated to Singapore and intermarried with the natives…”

Emperor Xuan read out a series of orders.

From then on, Daqian began its external cultural invasion.

With the rise of shipping, countless people from the public have flocked overseas, where countless lands and wealth are waiting for them.

If you don't go now, when will you go?

After the morning court session, Emperor Xuan summoned officials from the six ministries to discuss how to firmly control the land of Xingzhou in his own hands.

Just sending a scholar will not make the natives surrender. It would be a joke if you told them that you can win them over with virtue.

The natives recognize their fists.

Along with the scholars, we also need the army and officials to govern the local areas, and all these need to be prepared.

Daqian had never governed such a remote territory, so all of this had to be explored slowly.

As soon as the court was dismissed, several officials looked at each other, then walked together without making any noise.

"Where does Luo Shengtian live? Have you found him?" Lord Liu asked Lord Wen in a low voice.

Lord Wen was so worried about his son that even though he was busy seeing the returning fleet yesterday, he still did not forget to order people to find the address of Master Tiansheng, also known as Luo Shengtian.

"Found it, it's at Yuelai Inn."

"Okay, let's go."

The two walked out together, and as expected, there were a few sneaky figures following them.

Lord Liu turned back helplessly and said, "I say, you guys should go to see Master Tiansheng openly. Why are you being so sneaky? Have you forgotten your identities? You are officials after all. Aren't you afraid of being arrested by the yamen runners if you go out like this?"

"Ahem..."

The sneaky figure straightened up all of a sudden: "What are you talking about? We just want to follow you to see if Master Tiansheng is really that powerful."

Lord Liu raised an eyebrow: "There is no family conflict that needs to be mediated."

"No!" The figure's head shook like a rattle.

"That!"

Lord Liu smiled and nodded.

Some people's family conflicts are the kind that are not easy to expose in public, and I can understand that they don't want others to know about it.