Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

In the case of limited productivity in ancient times, if the central court wanted to expand the empire's territory, it had to implement the feudal town system, or a system combining the county system and the enfeoffment system.

For example, in the Tang Dynasty, feudal towns were set up in various places, and the power of the feudal towns was extremely heavy, and the Duhufu was also established, and the Duhufu also had great power.

But in the Song Dynasty, almost all judicial power, financial power, military recruitment power, and personnel power were in the court.

Datang's vassals can decide the local military chief, and part of Datang's fiscal revenue is kept in the local area.

In the Song Dynasty, the appointment of a county magistrate had to go through the East Mansion, and all finances except the salaries of local bureaucrats were turned over to Tokyo.

Such a national policy of "strong stems and weak branches" cannot make local governments strong.

It maintained stability, but not the frontiers of distant regions.

So, if it wasn't for Zhao Guangyi, Da Song would be able to take back Yanyun and manage Yanyun well.

But if there is no vassal town, it is impossible for the Song Dynasty to regain Jiaozhi.

Zhao Ning said: "This Fan Zongyin should be mentioned as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. This person has a sharp observation of affairs and has the talent to discern people."

"Your Majesty is right, and this person just said it outright, I will arrange it."

"Who do you think will be sent to conquer Cochin?"

"I feel that it is most appropriate to send Wu Jie's younger brother Wu Lin."

"Why?"

"Wu Lin and Wu Jie have a very deep relationship. His elder brother is in Hedong, so he sent him to fight with each other. After the fight, he will definitely come back. He will not support himself. Besides, he is from the north. At that time, he will set up the Protectorate Mansion, so that Ruled by civil servants, such as a feudal town."

It is indeed like a feudal town, but it is a weakened version of a feudal town, at least there will be no immediate phenomenon of supporting soldiers and self-respect.

"Wu Lin is in Shaanxi, so don't you want to transfer people from Shaanxi?"

Zhao Ding said: "You only need to transfer 500 people. These [-] people are not the main force of the war. They are only training sergeants on Guangnan West Road. The main force should be handed over to the locals in Guangdong and Guangxi, so that the soldiers will not be acclimatized."

"Okay, just do as you say."

Next, Zhao Ning wrote a letter to Zhang Jun, which was equivalent to a letter from a dignitary.

At the same time, Wu Lin was called back to Tokyo.

This thing moved very fast.

Xixia did not know about the maritime strategy of the Great Song Dynasty, let alone the Kingdom of Jin.

On the seventh day of October, the royal capital of Champa.

Li Kun arrived here with three people.

He came under the order of Qian Yuqing, and he came here to put pressure on Champa through diplomacy, hoping that Champa would release people.

Li Kun is a student of Hangzhou Maritime Academy and Qian Yuqing's right-hand man.

King Khalivarman IV of Champa received him again.

Li Kun said: "Your Majesty, I have come here under orders, please let your Majesty release the people of Song Dynasty."

Khalivarman said: "The envoy is not the person that this king wants to detain you, but the emperor of Jiaozhi who threatens this king. If he dares to do business with you, he will send a large army to attack us."

"The business matter can be suspended. Can the king release the people of Song Dynasty first?"

"Messenger, people are also wanted by Jiaozhi people. I can't offend Jiaozhi because of those businessmen and make the two countries go to war rashly."

"Isn't your majesty afraid that Song's army will land in Champa?"

Khalivarman said: "To be honest, you are too far away from here. Not only do I not believe that you will send troops here, but neither does Kozhi."

Seeing Li Kun's gloomy expression, he continued: "Besides, the Emperor Jiaozhi said that the Great Song Dynasty once sent troops to the south, but they only drove Jiaozhi out of the border and did not dare to enter Jiaozhi, let alone go further away. Champa."

"Is this why you detain us?"

"That's right, the messenger, please forgive me, this king has no other choice."

"You say that, are you determined not to let anyone go?"

"Don't let it go."

"There are no conditions to negotiate?"

"Unless you pay to redeem someone."

"How much do you want?"

"I have heard for a long time that the Celestial Dynasty is rich, and this king is not greedy. One person is 300 guan. This king has detained 300 people in total, and [-] million guan is enough."

Li Kun clenched his fists tightly, but he didn't get angry because he had to go back and tell Qian Yuqing the news.

"I will convey the king's request back."

After speaking, Li Kun led the people away.

In fact, Qian Yuqing had a group of sailors in his hands, but only 3000 of them. He didn't want to take risks easily, because once he failed, there was no turning back.

He made two preparations, one was to send people to negotiate continuously, and to find out the other party's true intentions by the way, and the other was to write letters to the court to ask for reinforcements.

Chapter 553 Tokyo Post (first update)

In the early morning of October, the sky was hazy.

Bianjing is already cold, and the passers-by on the road have obviously added clothes.

The cold wind that blows from time to time is quite cool.

Although there is no abundance of spring, nor the prosperity of summer, but in autumn, just after the harvest, people's mood is relieved from the tension.

Pedestrians walking on the road even slowed down their pace, as if they were telling themselves that autumn is here, the weather is cold, and they can take a rest.

A boy was riding on a horse, wearing a long white coat.

In the Song Dynasty, the ordinary clothes of officials and common people were not very different, only the colors were different.

The boy was dressed in white, with a handsome face, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, full of heroic spirit.

Being able to ride a horse means that he is an official.

In the Song Dynasty, those without officials wore white robes, while those with officials wore brocade robes.

The youth's brocade robe is obviously not something ordinary people can wear.

"Father Bin, look over there." Another person next to the boy said.

Yu Yunwen looked in the direction and saw a line next to the Dasong Agricultural Political Bank opposite Daxiangguo Temple: Tokyo Post.

Zhang Jiucheng was very surprised. He said: "Father Bin, I remember that two months ago, this place was still a collapsed house for storing goods from the Bianhe Ferry. Why did it suddenly become Tokyo Post? This post What is it for?"

Yu Yunwen said: "It seems that it has just been hung up. The fact that it is next to the Agricultural Administration Bank and the Kaifeng government office is also nearby shows that this Tokyo Post is not an ordinary office."

"You don't know either?"

"I just came back from Zhending Mansion, how can I know."

Zhang Jiucheng suddenly became curious: "Why don't you go first, the officials summoned you, I'll go to the post office to find out."

"Then we'll stay here temporarily."

"Farewell."

"Wait!" Zhang Jiuzheng stopped Yu Yunwen, "Money! Housing money!"

"Oh, I forgot about this." Yu Yunwen quickly took out a bag, "There are twenty bills in it, enough for you to deal with for a while."

"Thank you, Father and Brother Bin." Zhang Jiuzheng said with a smile, "Do you want to send me an IOU?"

"There's no need for the IOU." Yu Yunwen laughed loudly, "It won't be too late to pay me back when you become the No. [-] student in high school next year."

After finishing speaking, Yu Yunwen took his leave and walked all the way to the palace.

Zhang Jiuzheng arrived at the gate of Tokyo Post. At this time, the postal officials had just arrived, and they were a few young people.

"Who is your Excellency?"

"Ninety percent of the next Zhang."

One of them froze for a moment and said, "You are Zhang Jiuzheng?"

"Next is."

"Zhang Jiucheng, a great talent in Bianjing who studied under Yang Shi?"

"I didn't dare to be a great talent in Bianjing, but I studied with Mr. Guishan."

As if seeing an idol, several people hurriedly bowed: "I'm sorry, I've heard of Brother Zishao's name a long time ago."

"Don't dare."

"Brother Zishao, why are you here?"

"I saw this Tokyo Post, and I was very curious."

A young man smiled and said, "Why don't you come in and visit?"

"Thank you!" Zhang Jiuzheng was not polite.

The young man explained to him: "Tokyo Post just opened five days ago."

"Which Yamen does it belong to?" Zhang Jiucheng asked.

"It's not a secret that it belongs to Taifu Temple."

"What's that for?"

"Help people check luggage and goods."

"Help people check luggage and goods?"

"Yes."

"The yamen still do this?"

The young man smiled and said: "Brother Zishao misunderstood, Tokyo Post is not a government office, but a trading company. The trading company registered with the Commercial Society Bureau belongs to the state-run trading company and is under the unified management of Taifu Temple."

"So that's it!" Zhang Jiuzheng was quite surprised, "How can I consign those goods?"

"Any kind of goods can be consigned, and there are no restrictions on customers. As long as they are not contraband, goods that comply with the laws of the Song Dynasty are fine, and the charges are based on the standard."

Zhang Jiucheng asked again: "Then who will check in?"

"There is a dedicated postman."

"The postman?" Zhang Jiuzheng was taken aback for a moment, he felt that the word was really accurate.

"If I want to send something to Hebei Julu, is it okay?"

"Okay, come here to register, including the category of the item, the destination, the signee, and of course, your name and proof of household registration."

"If I want to send [-] shimi over there?"

"OK, calculate the price by weight."

Zhang Jiuzheng finally understood that it turned out to be a professional transportation company.

This is really something new.

At first, he suspected that the postal service could not deliver everything by mail, but after thinking about it, the postal service is not a government office, but a trading company.

In Zhao Guanjia's "Commercial Society", it is mentioned that the essence of commercial companies is to make profits.

If the postal service is the government's yamen, the yamen does not generate income, but only for investment and administrative management.

But the trading company is different. The trading company has an independent financial department, and the pricing is based on revenue and expenditure, and it does not trade at a loss. This can not only provide support for transportation, but also make profits, and maintain long-term stable development.

Zhang Jiuzheng recalled the "restructuring of commercial companies" he heard when he arrived in Kaifeng Mansion yesterday.

In order to have smaller investment, more efficient output, and more reasonable revenue, the imperial court has turned Wensi Academy and Lingjin Academy under the Shaofu Supervisor into commercial corporations.

As the name suggests, it is self-financing.

Zhang Jiuzheng asked curiously again: "Is it feasible to transport military supplies?"

"not yet."

Zhang Jiuzheng nodded, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, thank you, farewell."

More than half of the leaves outside Wende Hall have fallen, and the servants are cleaning the fallen leaves.

Gao Qiu helped the high-ranking official, and quickly walked into Wende Hall with small steps.

"Officials."