Li Xian returned to Beijing, bringing his experiences along the way. From Quanzhou to West Asia and then to North Africa, the sea route has actually been smooth and was smooth hundreds of years ago. However, China has been passive for most of the past few hundred years. It was found by others. This is the first time that the Chinese have really taken the initiative to find it.

Mr. Gan, who had been resting for a long time, finally started to go to court. He once again wore a purple python robe and stood in front of the court.

Li Xian, who was exhausted, began to introduce to the emperor and many officials what he saw and heard along the way, as well as the naval charts, customs, and geographical signs he brought back, from time to time, and also displayed some strange things and even animals brought from all over the country.

When the story was heard, the people in the dynasty listened with relish and expressed some opinions from time to time. Listening to Li Xian talk about the cultural customs of various places, it naturally deepened the pride of the heavenly kingdom in the hearts of the people. The more proud they were, the less these people actually had the intention to go out for a walk, because most people felt it was unnecessary.

Li Xian, who had been talking for a whole morning, finally finished speaking roughly with a dry mouth and then looked at Gan Qi with longing. He still had the Heat in his heart, and he wanted to go out to sea again. He was waiting for Gan Qi's decision to go out to sea again.

Why did Gan Qi choose Li Xian to go out to sea? In fact, there are considerations, because Li Xian is a eunuch, and the eunuch will have many fewer bonds and desires than ordinary people. There is no family, no descendants, no men's pursuit, and even no future in the officialdom.

Adventure and traveling are more suitable for people with low desires and curiosity. Just like Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He was sent to sea, so this is naturally the consideration.

So after Li Xian went out to sea, he became even more keen on going out to sea.

Gan Qi naturally had to speak, and it was very direct: "Thank you for your hard work this time. After you go back, you will prepare more. When you wait for the monsoon, you will also rely on Li Nei to lead the fleet to sea again."

I am going to go out to sea again. Some people in the court have already complained in their hearts. It costs a lot to go out. Now they know the situation overseas. Why waste the money? However, the complaint is a complaint, but there is no one who actually speaks.

However, Emperor Zhao Xu was quite supportive of going to sea because he grew up under Ganqi's education. Although Ganqi did not have frequent opportunities to educate him, every time Ganqi educated him, he would say something that he had never heard of, such as the earth is round and where are there on the earth. This knowledge has already taken root in his heart, and he has always maintained this curiosity.

So Zhao Xu continued, "Then follow what Gan Xianggong did and continue to prepare for his next trip to the sea."

Ganqi said again: "Your Majesty, going to sea again will be different from the next time. When you send a larger fleet and more people, you will even send a large army to sea. When you occupy the throat of the sea, you will occupy more land that can be cultivated. Only in this way can you go to sea be valuable. You also have to take all the wealthy families from all over the world to go to sea. If you occupy the land, you can cultivate it on the spot and recruit locals to reclaim the manor and farm, so that you can kill multiple birds and animals."

Zhao Xu had no objection and was about to nod.

But Sima Guang immediately heard the key to the matter and asked, "Gan Xianggong, I wonder how much it will cost to go to sea again?"

Gan Qiluo estimated and replied: "It's about four million jin. This time, the army is the focus. It should send about more than 40,000 people to ensure that the land occupied by force can be suppressed. Secondly, it is necessary to bring food and grass, followed by wasteland tools, means of production, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and other livestock, cavalry, horses, etc., all of which must be complete, and all the wealthy families in various places who are willing to go to sea will be paid for by public funds. This time, the goal must be achieved and not delayed."

Actually, it’s nothing. Gan Qi wants to ensure that this time he goes overseas, and that those who go out can gain a foothold overseas. To put it more deeply, it is already the official immigrant posture, but the word immigration cannot be used, and it cannot be seen that the court is forcing the people to leave their hometowns.

As for the robbery, killing, plundering, and capturing slaves, Gan Qi did not say in the court, but would only explain it to the generals who led the troops and Li Xian. If these things were mentioned in public, the old masters and Taoists in the court would inevitably be debated.

Just waiting for Li Xian to bring back a large amount of money and make these old masters and Taoists not look at the process but only look at the results, and it will naturally be really delicious.

When Sima Guang heard that he wanted four million guan, he felt that his eyes were dark and his plan could not keep up with the changes. Hundreds of thousands of guan suddenly turned into four million guan, and he still borrowed four million guan. He hurriedly looked at Wang Anshi, who was also looking at him, and his face changed drastically.

As two people who work and work, they are both whispering their leaders in their hearts. When they open their mouths, they just want to do this and that, regardless of whether the actual situation is allowed or not. It is really a headache to have such a leader.

Even Zhao Xu frowned slightly because he knew the current financial situation of the court, and always felt that spending four million yuan to go out to sea was really a luxury.

I think there are not only one or two bigwigs who have these ideas in the court. Instead, the officials at the lower level do not think too much in their minds, because the head knows that the food, rice, oil and salt are expensive, and the officials at the lower level have not yet reached the level of "head".

The only person who was happy in the audience was Li Xian, shouting: "Your Majesty is wise, Gan Xianggong is wise. When I went out, I saw that there was no one to cultivate the vast land. I just felt that it was a waste of resources. Including these places into the country is a strategy of wiseness."

After a moment of silence in the court, Zhao Xu was embarrassed to directly brush Gan Xianggong's face and just said, "At this time, we have to discuss a detailed constitutional method. It's already noon. Let's leave the court first and go back to have dinner."

Everyone gave the emperor away first, and Gan Qi also gave in. He was not unable to see what the emperor was thinking, but also knew what Sima Guang, Wang Anshi and others were worried about, but he knew even more that this matter must be done as soon as possible and that we cannot really delay it.

Because going to sea is not just done by the official, it must bring out the folk customs. If you want to bring up the folk customs, someone must go to sea to really make a fortune. Only with pioneers and examples can you bring out the folk customs.

This is a long process that will last for decades. If it cannot start as soon as possible, it will drag on longer and longer. Even when Gan Qi dies, the real era of great navigation has not yet begun. If the great navigation does not really begin and Gan Qi dies, a later generation will immediately return the matter to the original point.

Only when the great voyage truly comes and the entire society changes its views, can this policy become a basic national policy and no longer be reversed.

As long as the real voyage begins, the internal conflicts within the country will be greatly reduced in the future. We are not afraid of the rebellion of the population, nor are we afraid of industrial development stagnation, nor are we afraid of the stagnation of military development. The country will move towards a long-term fast lane of development, and coupled with the huge size and population of this country, it will break away from the historical inertia of the Central Plains dynasty and maintain an extremely long-term prosperity.

The second is looting. This land in China is actually lacking precious metals, with gold and silver and even copper, which will largely limit the development of the economy and industry. The reason is very simple. Insufficient amount of money will seriously restrict transaction activities.

Issuing paper money is also one of the solutions, but the paper money in this era has a limitation, that is, it is not suitable for long-term storage. Another point is that it is meaningless in foreign transactions. In the era of Discovery, metal currency is the fundamental. Whether it is Jiaozi, passbooks, or bills of exchange, there is no big problem with internal circulation, but external circulation is not very realistic.

Secondly, precious metals are also products needed for industrial development. If there is a lack of precious metals, you have to grab others'.

Gan Qi left the imperial city and did not go home. Instead, he went directly to the Political Affairs Hall, and he started working.

On the contrary, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang did not go back to the government affairs hall directly, nor did they even leave the palace, but went directly to invite the emperor.

Sima Guang wanted to see the emperor just to stop Gan Qi from wasting money like this, and to stop Gan Qi from wasting this four million coins with no specific meaning, and it would be better not to go to sea.

Wang Anshi also had the same idea as Sima Guang, but his ideas from Sima Guang were a little different. It was okay to go to sea, but there was no need to go to sea on such a large scale. It was okay to spend 300,000 to 400,000 yuan, but it was really unnecessary to spend 4 million yuan. Even if Gan Qi had any big plan, it would not work in the short term.

Now everything in front of you costs money, so it is better to focus on what you are in front of you first.

Imperial Study Room, Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, and Emperor Zhao Xu.

Sima Guang explained his purpose and looked at Emperor Zhao Xu with anticipation.

Zhao Xu frowned and silently, his fingers kept beating the table.

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang came together with him, but he didn't want to have any dispute between the emperor and Gan Qi. He came to hope to ease this dispute and hoped that everything would be discussed and could not destroy the meaning of the monarch and minister.

Sima Guang did not have so many scruples. He was always dedicated to the country and said it was even more blunt: "This time, I would like to ask Your Majesty to stop Gan Xianggong. Now the road from Hangzhou to Quanzhou to Guangzhou and Yongzhou is under construction, but the construction cost has not yet been settled. Instead of borrowing 4 million yuan to go to sea, it is better to spend the four million yuan here. This road will benefit the country and the people, and both civil and military will be of great benefit. Even from Bianliang to Yongzhou, the journey can be shortened by at least nearly twenty days. The road from Jingzhao Prefecture to Ganzhou and Suzhou will also start construction... If the army's baggage is mobilized, it can save more than ten days..."

The emperor still didn't speak.

Wang Anshi was afraid that Sima Guang would do things too much, so he said, "Your Majesty, it's not that you don't want Gan Xianggong to send people to sea. You just want to reduce the scale. It only cost more than 300,000 yuan to go out to sea. This time, you can expand the scale of going out to sea. It's acceptable to spend within one million yuan. Your Majesty can discuss it with Gan Xianggong, so that's enough."

Unexpectedly, Sima Guang said: "One million guan is too much. According to my opinion, six or seven hundred or seven hundred thousand guan is the best."

Wang Anshi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you must say this matter privately and not put it in the court to discuss it."

Wang Anshi meant to reduce the impact. Once internal discussions were put into public discussion, the impact would be too great, and it would also involve the face problems between the emperor and Gan Qi. Once it involved face problems, I was afraid that things would develop in a bad direction.

Sima Guang had a different opinion and said, "Your Majesty, I think... If Mr. Gan insists on doing this, he can take this matter to the court for discussion, so that Mr. Gan can also listen to the thoughts of his colleagues in the court. In this way, he will definitely change his mind."

Wang Anshi was anxious and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you must not discuss this matter in the court."

Zhao Xu thought about it and asked Xiang Wang Anshi: "Why can't we go to the court to discuss this matter?"

In fact, Zhao Xu supported Wang Anshi's method in his heart, but he also had some unconscious awe for Gan Qi. He asked him to go against Gan Qi alone, and he also lacked some confidence, so he actually wanted everyone to tell him.

But Wang Anshi told the emperor not to let everyone talk to him, but could only let Zhao Xu and Gan Qi speak in private.

After the emperor asked this, Wang Anshi really didn't know how to explain it. If most people in the court really followed the emperor to oppose Gan Qi, how would Gan Qi think in his heart?

I finally got rid of the previous court atmosphere of fighting for each other. Should I return to that atmosphere?

Even if you think about it a little darker, how powerful is Gan Xianggong now? Will there be anger and anger that really fights the emperor?

What would the emperor feel when the young emperor was forced by his subjects? Is he also angry?

This kind of thing cannot be thought about in deep thought, and it is vivid in history books. In the past, the Song Dynasty did not have such worries because there was no minister like Gan Qi. Now, Gan Qi has a large number of supporters in the literary world. The people regard him as a god, and only his leader in the army is in charge of military and political power. Wang Anshi is not a simple person, so he must have thought of these.

However, Wang Anshi could not say these concerns in front of the emperor, so he could only answer: "Your Majesty, I think it's just a few trivial matters. There is no need to listen to the court's chatter, just discuss it with Gan Xiang."

After saying this, Wang Anshi also went to wink with Sima Guang, meaning that he would stop doing stupid things.

Where could Sima Guang listen to Wang Anshi? He said directly: "We all understand what Mr. Gan is thinking. It is understandable that he wants to expand his territory overseas, but he cannot spend money indiscriminately. This matter is not a trivial matter. If this happens, where will Ganxiang spend money at will next time? Will he still remain silent? If this is true, wouldn't the court become a one-man? Everything is listened to Mr. Ganxiang? Mr. Gan is also a human being. Will he not make mistakes in his life?"

Zhao Xu was happy when he heard this. He really didn't want to face Mr. Gan alone. He was afraid that he could not say Mr. Gan alone, and he was even more afraid that he would not have confidence when he faced Mr. Gan alone and could not really argue with reason.

So Zhao Xu said bluntly: "Okay, this matter will be discussed early tomorrow. Sima Gong will bring it up first. I will support you at that time. I will discuss it here. I have not eaten even though I will not leave two friends for dinner."

Zhao Xu made a decision.

Sima Guang was happy and was about to leave. Wang Anshi wanted to say more, but he saw that Zhao Xu had already stood up and had to turn around with concern...

"Sima Junshi, if you did something wrong, the consequences will be unpredictable!" Wang Anshi said to Sima Guang who was walking in front of him worriedly.

"That's the case again, Wang Jiefu, I am dedicated to the country. You always say that I did something wrong. During the reign of Emperor Yingzong of Renzong, there were always arguments in the court. But now, the matters in the court cannot be argued?" How could Sima Guang agree with Wang Anshi's words?

Wang Anshi shook his head: "You and I have little argument in the court? You and I have just argued, why bother to argue with Xianggong Gan?"

"Gan Xianggong is also a minister. As a minister, what is different from you and me? They are all for the country. I respect you and I am very proud of Gan Xianggong in my heart. It is not the kind of villain's heart that can be seen." Sima Guang also thought that Wang Anshi used his villain's heart to judge him, and thought that he was jealous of Gan Xianggong.
Chapter completed!