After Zhang Mu finished speaking, Li Yunchang was only concerned about eating buns and no longer taking on the next step. When Zhang Mu saw his attitude, he felt that this matter was not as simple as he thought.

After a while, Li Yunchang wiped his mouth, then looked up and said, "Mu Zhi, to be honest, I really admire you very much. Of course, it's not because of your luck or something, but because of your age, you often see blood when you look at problems. It makes sense to hear what you say. However, it is far from such a simple problem to open up the seas."

Speaking of this, Li Yunchangqi walked to the window, looked at the drizzle outside, and said in a deep voice: "According to what you said, it is better to open the sea and the country and the people, and I understand. However, if you want to change a national policy, you and I cannot do it.

You have never been an official in the court, and you don’t know that the undercurrents are surging here. Even if it is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, it may become the authority of party struggles. Putting aside these things, just talk about Your Majesty. Do you know that the taxes of a Songjiang Prefecture are similar to those of a Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province.

Although Your Majesty is a little strict with the officials in the world, he absolutely loves the people as much as his son. However, the Songjiang Mansion is so hated to the core. How many people have successively submitted memorials, and even blamed him. The national policy of sealing the pass and banning the sea is that your Majesty has a strong sage. Even if you settle the civil and military affairs of the court, how sure are you to let Your Majesty change this national policy?

Besides, as ministers, we must be loyal first, and secondly, help Your Majesty govern the world. How could I, a martial artist, participate in the matter of "Your Majesty's saint"? My mission is to die on the battlefield for Your Majesty and serve the country with loyalty. And even if we take a step back, we really want to open up the border, then it cannot be at this time. Do you know the reason?"

Zhang Mu said: "Pirates are becoming increasingly popular. Even if they want to open up the seas, they must first deal with them, slap them in the face and feed them sweet dates, so that they can be submissive."

Li Yunchang smiled with relief and said, "Yes, soldiers are the kingly way. They will open up the seas after a few fusses. Then they will only think you are cowardly. If they are not satisfied in the future, they will make trouble at any time, which will increase their arrogant arrogance. However, in recent years, the government's national treasury has been spent on the Mongolian Yuan in the north, so how much money can you build ships to deal with Japanese pirates?

At first, His Majesty’s seal of passes and banned seas was a helpless move. The Japanese pirates had been chasing since the end of the Yuan Dynasty. In addition, some of Zhang Shicheng’s defeated generals fled overseas. If they did not seal the passes and banned seas, would they have time to deal with the Mongolian Yuan in the north? So things have developed to this point today. Even if His Majesty has the heart to open up the seas, they still do not have the power."

When Zhang Mu heard this, he sighed in his heart, and understood the truth that the weak country had no diplomacy. Although the Ming Dynasty was strong, the navy had not become a climate. Now the Japanese pirates are so cruel, it has become a climate. At this moment, opening up the sea border can cause a certain containment on the Japanese pirates, but they cannot be eradicated.

The prerequisite for opening up the sea border is that the Ming Dynasty must have an extremely powerful navy as a backing, but now the Ming Dynasty has no money, so it falls into a dead end. In addition, although Zhu Yuanzhang was a wise and powerful emperor, his background as a peasant determines his thoughts. In his eyes, the Mongolian Yuan was the biggest concern, and the Japanese pirates were just a disease of stubborn ringworm. After all, the Japanese pirates would not threaten his throne if they make such a fuss.

When the Mongolian Yuan went south, it might have burned his efforts.

Based on many factors, we have fallen into the current deadlock. If we want to open up the seas, we still need to go a long way, which cannot be done in one day or two days.

Zhang Mu pondered for a moment and said, "No matter how difficult this matter is, I will try my best. Otherwise, sooner or later, the Japanese pirates will become a major concern."

Li Yunchang was a little surprised and smiled and said, "I thought you would give up after I said it."

"How can I give up on such a good thing that benefits the country and the people? Only when the people are safe will the people be safe, but on the other hand, if you want the people to be safe, you must enrich the people. Only when the people have money can the country prosper. It is imperative to open up the seas. However, I will not be like this again in the future and will not take action easily. I must accumulate strength and wait until the time is ripe before doing something.

Even if it is a wall of iron, I have this heart. I will always do this with one punch today and one palm tomorrow." Zhang Mu said calmly.

When Li Yunchang heard this, he turned around and smiled, "I ambitious! No wonder Your Majesty values ​​you so much."

Speaking of this, he patted Zhang Mu on the shoulder and said, "In the court, it is not easy to do things, and it is even more difficult to do a good thing. It is as difficult as climbing to the sky. Before doing things in the future, think twice before acting. The officialdom is like a battlefield, if you are not careful, it will be wiped out. Therefore, to do big things, you must learn to judge the situation and wait for the opportunity. Don't be so impulsive."

Li Yunchang was heart-warming about these words. Zhang Mu was very grateful and smiled and said, "Don't worry, sir, I have my own sense of responsibility."

Li Yunchang said: "That's good. To be honest, I also want to see that one day, my country will come to the court to drive the Yuanrong in the north and return to the world. If the time is ripe in the future, I am still alive and willing to help you. But the time is not yet ripe. If you want to open up the sea, you need to have a supporting order in the court, a strong navy, a special yamen and laws. These are not completed overnight.

You are still young and have a great future in the future, so I hope you will be a capable person, not a delusional person. To change all this, you must come up with practical things, rather than relying on your passion. Although I am a martial artist, I am also familiar with history. Changing a national policy often requires the price of bleeding.

Shang Yang in the Qin Dynasty, Wang Mang in the Han Dynasty, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty, none of these people had the talent of conquering the world, but they were all tragically beaten to the head and blood, which promoted the change of national policy. However, even so, how many of them had a good ending?

Therefore, don’t hope that you can change the national policy in just one or two words. Even Your Majesty will not go well. Those pedantic silly scholars are full of saints’ articles, thinking that they can govern the world by reading a few books. If it were so easy, the Song Dynasty, which was waiting for officials in the past, would not perish."

Zhang Mu secretly admired him. Li Yunchang was also a chief official in the border area. He looked at the problems and was indeed more mature and practical. He was a person with real experience in governing the country. He stood up and said, "Thank you, sir, for your words today. I know what to do."
Chapter completed!