This question completely exceeded the limit that Jing Heng could answer. Between blocking Qin Xiaoxiao's mouth and pretending to be ignorant, he chose to scare her: "This question is not something you can ask. If you ask another word, I will tell Uncle Qin!"

Qin Xiao blinked and asked innocently: "What will happen if I tell my father?"

Jing Heng thought about it and found that it seemed that he couldn't do anything. Uncle Qin would probably scold her like him and not ask her more.

Thinking of this, he lost his temper and rubbed her head helplessly and said, "You will know from now on, don't ask more questions now."

After saying that, he didn't want to get into trouble with her on this topic, and continued to talk about Dabao: "After Dabao left home, he went to the capital to find me. I thought he was dissatisfied with my marriage with you and wanted to teach me a lesson, but he didn't expect that he asked a lot about the sea ban."

Qin Xiaoxiao was shocked and asked quickly: "What did he ask you?"

Jing Heng was not surprised by her reaction and whispered: "He asked me if the court had proposed lifting the maritime ban over the years and how likely it is to lift the maritime ban."

The point of these two problems is too obvious, and he didn't think it would be difficult for Dabao to do anything.

"How did you tell my elder brother?" Knowing that my elder brother was not willing to give up on going to sea, Qin Xiaoxiao was worried that he would not be able to help going to sea again after the New Year. A few anxious words appeared on his face: "Will the sea ban be lifted?"

Jing Heng shook his head: "It's hard to say, the court has been arguing over the years about whether to lift the maritime ban. The emperor's uncle has not yet made up his mind, but it should be unlikely in a short period of time."

Qin Xiaoxiao knew very little about the sea trade. Seeing that he knew something, he couldn't help asking: "What is the argument? If the sea ban is lifted and merchant ships are allowed to trade freely, will the court collect taxes on merchant ships to fill the national treasury?"

Jing Heng explained: "The war a hundred years ago was that Taizu had a geographical advantage and narrowly defeated the straits. Later, with the sea ban, it was difficult for the straits to land, which made the coastal people less suffering from invasion. Once the sea ban was lifted, the straits would definitely make a comeback. In the past century, the court did not expand the naval army, so the naval army had very few troops. In addition, there was no chance to confront the straits head-on in recent years, so there was a fear that few soldiers were good at water wars."

It’s not that the court was unwilling to expand the naval army, but in fact, the foundation of the new dynasty was not stable at the beginning of its establishment. It took forty or fifty years to recuperate and gradually showed the current prosperity. As a result, the national treasury almost couldn’t make ends meet and had no spare energy to strengthen the naval army.

The treasury is currently somewhat surplus, but it is still not enough to form a strong naval army. The tax collection of merchant ships is difficult to support the expenses of expanding naval army. It can be said that it is very useless, and the court is even more reluctant to lift the maritime ban.

After hearing this, Qin Xiaoxiao gradually understood the difficulties and asked in a low voice: "What if, if someone went out to sea secretly and was caught?"

Jing Heng knew what she was worried about and said, "Compared to the beginning of the implementation of the maritime ban, the punishment at present is much lighter. As long as you don't collude with the maritime japanese, you will probably be unable to kill your family."

Qin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief and said casually: "In fact, the imperial court can first train an elite naval army, and then form a caravan, and this navy army escorts the caravan to trade in the sea. In this way, the property obtained will be owned by the national treasury, which is better than taxes on merchant ships."

It would be even better if we could unite with other island countries through sea trade and kill the evil savages cleanly.

A word woke up the dreamer. Jing Heng's eyes were bright and he stared at Qin Xiaoxiao: "It is not difficult to train an elite naval army and form a caravan, but the risks of maritime trade are extremely high, and the court may not be willing to take such risks."

It is not uncommon for merchant ships to go to sea to trade at least half a year or as many as three or five years. It is necessary to prepare enough goods, ships and manpower. The cost of investment is difficult to estimate. In the absence of the profits, it is indeed difficult to convince the court to contribute money.

Qin Xiaoxiao was frightened by his scorching gaze and said aloofly: "Brother Li, I don't understand Haima. I just said nonsense, so I can't take it seriously!"

Jing Heng held her hand tightly, and a little excitement appeared on his face: "No, that's not nonsense. As long as you plan carefully, you can do all of what you said."

Qin Xiaoxiao was also interested when she heard this and said enthusiastically: "The court is unwilling to take this risk, so there is naturally a solution."

After saying that, she lowered her voice again: "Has my elder brother been to the coast? He said that there were merchant ships secretly going out to sea, which means that there are many people who dare to take risks, so why not use these people to share the risks?"

This coincides with Jing Heng's idea, and he couldn't help but ask: "In your opinion, how to share the risks?"

Qin Xiaoxiao said slowly: "These merchant ships dare to go out to sea to trade secretly, and they will definitely not lack guards with ships. I believe they have already mastered the way. If they gather their manpower and ways, the risk has been greatly reduced. At that time, the court issued a restriction order. As long as the merchant ship is willing to hand over 20% of the profits from going out to sea as taxes, they can go out to sea to trade openly with the official ship. In this way, even if the official ships are not successful and cannot earn silver, these taxes can be compensated, and perhaps there is still a profit..."

Speaking of this in one breath, seeing that Brother Li listened very seriously, she unconsciously felt a little proud in her heart.

Licking her dry lips, she continued: "The official ship must purchase a large amount of goods before going to sea. The court will not be willing to give out this money. There is a solution. You can use the name of the court to credit the merchants. When these goods make money, you can return the goods to them. If the court can be more shameless and sign a contract with the merchants, agreeing to take all the goods from the sea trade from them, and get 55 cents of the profits. The court will risk the ship being destroyed and the people being killed to help the merchants sell goods, then the merchants can't get the money in vain, right? They must bear the losses themselves."

At the end, Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but blush and deeply doubted that he had the potential to be a profiteer.

After all, whether it is to collect 20% of the income from other merchant ships or sign contracts with merchants, these methods are a bit like making money by nothing. If they can be implemented smoothly, most of the risks will be smoothly transferred.

"Xiaoxiao, fortunately you didn't go into business!" Jing Heng had the same idea as her, and he didn't expect that she could think of all the ways to transfer risks in such a short time.

Even he himself did not expect to let the court be willing to sacrifice his face and let the merchants bear all the losses.

"Brother Li, are you praising me or hurting me?" Qin Xiaoxiao glared at him, not wanting to accept this "praise" statement.

"Well, of course I'm praising you." Jing Heng pressed the corner of his bent mouth, and his deep eyes were filled with a smile.

"Hyphorful!" Qin Xiaoxiao complained, and then reminded: "I know nothing about sea trade. The methods I said seem simple, and it will definitely be difficult to implement them. Otherwise, so many capable ministers in the court would still be my turn to talk on paper?"

Jing Heng said: "This is not a paper talk. The reason why no one has raised it is because he sees that the emperor's uncle has no determination to lift the maritime ban, so he will not bother to think about the maritime trade."

Qin Xiaoxiao has never been an official or stayed in the court. Naturally, he didn't know that most officials care about the country but the black hat on their heads.

After hearing what Jing Heng said, she felt even more unsure: "I still think it's too hasty... But you don't think the problem is big, so I'll mention it to the Lord of Heaven first. If the Lord of Heaven also thinks it's feasible, let others try it and don't interfere."

Jing Heng frowned and asked, "Why let others try? Do you think I can't do it?"

Qin Xiaoxiao shook his head and sighed long: "Brother Li, you have a bad temper. I'm afraid that as soon as you open your mouth, they will beat you out with a stick before they can bargain."

If you can do business so that the court can favor you, you are definitely not a small vendor. Naturally, you don’t lack intelligence and will easily "bite" the bait you ran off from the court. There are many disputes here, and she really doesn’t think Brother Li has this patience.

After listening to her explanation, Jing Heng still felt that she had underestimated her and rubbed her head unhappily.

He worked in the Ministry of Revenue and had no ambition to climb up, but no man wanted to be looked down upon by his sweetheart.

To be honest, he only proposed to Emperor Yuanhe, Qin Xiaoxiao's attitude now aroused his ambitions and decided to achieve this.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't want to hold a chicken coop, so he quickly pulled his hand: "Brother Li, I don't think the chance of the emperor nodding. If the emperor himself also opposes the lifting of the ban on sea, what should you do if the emperor is angry?"

Jing Heng obviously knew Emperor Yuanhe more than she said, "No, the tax revenues over the years are barely enough. Once a rare natural disaster occurs, the court will not be able to provide more silver to help the victims. If the maritime trade can fill the national treasury, the emperor's uncle will not object."

The emperor's uncle did not lift the ban because the existing naval army could not resist the invasion of the naval wu. If the imperial court formed a caravan to go to sea for trade, it would be irrelevant whether it was lifted or not. However, the money brought back could expand the naval army without fear of the naval wu.

"Okay, you are the lord's nephew. If the lord is angry, you won't do anything to you. Then just say it, but you can't shake me out, just say it's your own thoughts." Qin Xiaoxiao warned, unwilling to show off.

"Why is this? If the emperor's uncle adopts it, he will definitely reward you. Wouldn't this be good?" Jing Heng didn't understand her idea, and was still thinking that the matter would be done and asked her to take all the credit.

"I'm saying it, I'm talking about it on paper. The real challenge is to implement it and put it into practice. I can't do anything about this and I really can't bear the honor of the emperor."

Qin Xiaoxiao really didn't want to make this happen, so she tried her best to persuade her fiancé: "Besides, our wedding date is almost set, and this credit is no different from mine."

She has the luck of defiance of the sky, and this matter is her idea, and it is probably possible. What if things go too smoothly, people can see the clues and reveal their old truths?

For people like her who have big secrets, it is better to keep a low profile.

After hearing this, Jing Heng believed that she was trying to help him, and his heart couldn't help but feel soft: "It's different. With the reward from the emperor's uncle, others will look up to you and dare not bully you easily."

Qin Xiaoxiao is protected by God, so how could she be afraid of bullying others? She didn't dare to say this, patted his shoulder and encouraged him: "So you have to be motivated. When you get promoted to a high position, who dares to bully me?"

Jing Heng's chest was slightly hot, and he held her hand in the palm of his hand: "Okay."

Seeing that he took it seriously, Qin Xiaoxiao quickly said, "Don't worry, no one dares to bully me. Besides, with your status as well as Your Highness, I will only be bullying others in the future. I will definitely not suffer any losses. Don't think too much."

Jing Heng felt more and more considerate, and the tenderness in her eyes could not be dissolved: "I know."

Qin Xiaoxiao was speechless, what did you know?

Jing Heng did not stay in the Qin family for a long time and went back that afternoon. He did not enter the palace immediately, but spent a lot of time and energy to review the classics about sea trade in all dynasties, and then integrated them with Qin Xiaoxiao's strategy.

This is not an easy task, and it can't be completed in just one or two months.

Fortunately, although he has no obsession with being promoted, he will not give up halfway if he wants to achieve something.

However, the Princess of the Guardian secretly asked questions and asked them out. She would know about it soon after she was told, so she didn't ask too much and let him do whatever he wanted.

During this period, the Princess of the Guardian chose a good day and went to the Qin family to discuss the wedding date with a generous gift. Finally, the wedding date was set on March 16th.

Before the wedding date was set, Qin Xiaoxiao didn't think anything was there. Now the wedding date was set. Somehow she suddenly felt it was too fast and her emotions gradually became a little impetuous.

Lin Qiuniang noticed it and asked quietly: "I had hoped that the wedding date would be settled early. Finally, your father didn't object, why are you unhappy again?"

Qin Xiaoxiao scratched his head and said in confusion: "Mom, I'm not unhappy, I just feel it's too fast, and I'm going to get married. Thinking of getting married, maybe I'll give birth to a baby soon, it's awkward. I'm still a baby myself."

At the end, she fell on the bed with her back and couldn't imagine the scene of having a baby and being a mother.

"I'm going to get married, and I'm also saying that I'm a baby. Your skin is thicker than the skin of a woeba." Lin Qiuniang understood. This girl was just thinking too much: "Don't talk about giving birth to a baby every day, and I don't know how to be ashamed."

Qin Xiaoxiao said with confidence: "What a shame? Having a baby is family, just like eating and drinking water. Since you feel ashamed of having a baby, why do you have to live a life desperately?"

Lin Qiuniang: “…”

Unable to refute, she raised her hand to twist her daughter's ear: "If you can't say it, you can't say it. You are not afraid of others' jokes, but I'm still shameless!"

Qin Xiaoxiao screamed and surrendered to my mother's force: "Mom, I understand, I promise not to talk nonsense anymore. You should spare me quickly, your ears are going to be twisted."

Lin Qiuniang didn't believe her at all, but her hands loosened. Youyou said, "Young Jing, who grew up with you, can bear it."
Chapter completed!