Travel through Shen Meizhuang to open the system and walk sideways in the harem

"Yes, I am content to have the emperor's favor!" Shen Meimei raised her eyes, her eyes full of gratitude.

She knew in her heart that the emperor's favor towards her was hard-earned, and therefore she cherished this relationship even more.

At this time, Su Peisheng came in to report:

"Your Majesty, the Governor of Fujian, Gao Qizhuo, is outside and wants to see you. He says he has something urgent to tell you. Would you like to see him or not?"

Hearing this name, Shen Meimei's heart moved.

She remembered that she knew something about Gao Qizhuo when she studied history.

Gao Qizhuo, courtesy name Zhangzhi, was a member of the Bordered Yellow Banner of the Han army and a Jinshi in the 33rd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, he repeatedly requested to lift the maritime ban and implement an open sea policy.

These were things she had read in history books, but now they were actually happening before her eyes.

The emperor did not seem surprised and just said calmly:

"Let him in, I know what he is going to say!" Obviously, the emperor already knew about Gao Qizhuo's coming and what he wanted.

Upon seeing this, Shen Meimei stood up obediently and bowed slightly to the emperor, "Your Majesty, please take care of your business first, I will take my leave now!"

Then, with Jinxi's support, she turned and went to the east side hall.

She knew that it was not appropriate to stay here any longer and should give the emperor space to handle state affairs.

When Shen Meimei arrived at the East Side Hall, she quickly took out her cell phone to check Gao Qizhuo's policy on opening the sea. After checking, she found that this man was so powerful. Not only did he persuade the emperor to open the sea, but also there appeared a spectacular scene of thousands of sails from the Thirteen Lines competing.

She was delighted. With this person's help, the task of opening the sea should be easily accomplished.

In the Yangxin Palace, Gao Qizhuo bowed and said:

"I have traveled to many places in the past few years. The southeastern coastal area is narrow and densely populated. Since the pacification of Taiwan, the population has increased day by day. The mountainous and barren lands have all become villages. Many of them have no farmland. The people have left and become bandits. It is inevitable.

After much deliberation, I think the only way is to open up more ways for them to make a living, such as going to sea, which was previously strictly prohibited. However, the rich can become ship owners or merchants, and the poor can become helmsmen or sailors. One ship can support hundreds of people, and the remaining profits can be used to support their families.

They themselves do not eat local rice, and they can also take care of their families. In the past, the prohibition was set up because they were worried about stealing rice and exporting it overseas. If they were worried about leaking information, then Guangdong ships are now allowed to go abroad. How could Fujian be the only port that leaked information?

If you are worried about smuggling ship materials, then Chinese ships are small and the materials obtained by foreign countries are not enough to support their use. In my humble opinion, opening the sea seems to be beneficial to the local area. I ask the emperor to support opening the sea."

The emperor was relieved after hearing this. "Zhang Zhi, let me think about it again. You can go back to the capital to report on your work and rest at the post house for half a month. When I figure it out, I will send someone to find you!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take my leave!" After kneeling down and bowing, Gao Qizhuo left the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

Shen Meimei and the others walked away before she came in with a smile, "Your Majesty, what Lord Gao said is very true. If the coastal areas open up to the sea and trade with each other, they can not only exchange commerce, but also exchange technological development."

She took out the globe and pointed to Europe, saying:

“Your Majesty, we live on Earth just like the foreigners. This is Europe, with France, Britain, Germany, etc.

Our Qing Dynasty is a huge country. If we don't develop technology and arm our army, once several countries unite, it will be too dangerous for us!"

Shen Meimei explained the distribution map of the seven continents and four oceans on the globe to the emperor. After listening, the emperor looked at the globe for a long time and sighed:

"So the world is so big? I have received foreigners several times, but I always thought they were barbarians. I never thought their technology has developed so rapidly."