Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"Then what kind of official position do you think this kind of person is suitable for?"

"Let him go to Tokyo Post to practice for half a year."

"Why?"

"This person has mentioned the strategy of "Logistics and Recovering the Northland" to the minister before, and his strategy is very unique."

"How unique?"

"It's about the road and the imperial court's strategy to recover Yanyun and even Liaodong." Zhao Ding said, "He has a core theory that I deeply believe in."

"What theory?"

"The court's control over the surrounding area depends on the time it takes for people to go to the surrounding area."

Zhao Ning asked knowingly, "How do you explain this sentence?"

"Take this Annan Governor's Mansion as an example. The establishment of the Protectorate by the court is a last resort, because it may take two months from Tokyo to Jiaozhou." Zhao Ding said, "If it only takes one month, the court will completely Annan can be turned into a local road like Guangnan West Road.”

What Zhao Ding said hit the nail on the head.

In distant places, the vassal system can only be used to maintain it, because the imperial court has to interfere too much, and it is too slow to go back and forth a few times. If there is a change there, there is no time to act.

"Moreover, Zhang Jiuzheng's policy theory not only mentioned the imperial court's control of the frontier, but also the control of the countryside, but the control of the countryside may be a very distant thing in the future, and the general direction of the country is so conclusive. But there is no problem."

"But he mentioned that the salary will be paid by handing in notes."

Zhao Ding said: "That's okay, it just needs two prerequisites."

"What premise?"

Zhao Ding said: "Paying banknotes to distribute salaries will cause regional banknotes to depreciate. People will go to the bank to exchange copper coins. However, rich people and officials will give priority to exchange, leaving the hand of the people to devalue the banknotes. Cai Jing is in power. happened when."

"Then what's the solution?"

Zhao Ding said: "Using the national strategic resource reserve as an excuse, private copper coins will be withdrawn, and the role of copper coins as currency will be abolished step by step."

Zhao Ding must understand dialectics. Although he may not know the word "dialectics", his thinking structure is well versed in it.

This is the best quality of a ruler.

Most people will only say that this matter cannot be done, and this matter will definitely cause chaos.

But as an outstanding politician in control of the overall situation, he will look at this issue from the face and timeline.

These problems do exist at present, but in the long run, these problems can be gradually eliminated.

If you don't start, you will never move forward, there will be no progress.

The core of the so-called dialectics is that the development of affairs is tortuous and forward.

Ordinary people will always fall into the feasible and unfeasible extremes of choice in the immediate situation.

But I don't know that there is nothing feasible or impossible in this world, only the timing is right.

At different points in time, a good approach may cause bad results, and a policy that originally seemed absolutely unfeasible may achieve its purpose.

"What about the second premise?"

"It is necessary to ensure that the sea trade enters the Great Song Dynasty more smoothly, so as to ensure that the goods are sufficient, and together with the business in the southeast and Jingji Road, the goods will flow faster and achieve the goal of a continuous flow of goods in the east."

This is really not a problem. The Song Dynasty centered on Kaifeng, Tokyo, and radiated to the southeast in a network of rivers, so that commerce and trade developed unprecedentedly.

Zhao Ning couldn't help but nodded: "Just do as you said, you can arrange Zhang Jiuzheng's position."

"Yes."

"Right, one more thing."

"Please show your majesty."

"Many people in the court recommended King Kang to be the chief protector of the Annan Protectorate Mansion. What do you think?"

"The system of the Protectorate's Mansion was originally for the prince to come and lead the Protectorate from a distance, which is reasonable and reasonable."

Zhao Ning asked again tentatively: "Is the power I have given King Kang too heavy?"

Zhao Ding was stunned for a moment, and quickly realized Zhao Guanjia's intentions, but he couldn't guess Zhao Guanjia's real thoughts, so he just replied truthfully: "Kang Kang has political achievements, and it is reasonable for His Majesty to reward King Kang."

Zhao Ding thought for a while, and then said: "And King Kang has a lot of experience in agricultural administration and borrowing. It is a good thing that he can assist Annan in restructuring the land."

"As for the army, the Annan Army is under the jurisdiction of the Military and Political Yuan. Although King Kang is the General Protector, he obviously cannot interfere." Zhao Ding added at the end.

"It makes sense, sure."

"What orders does Your Majesty have?"

"No, I will write a book quietly for a while."

"My minister retire."

It is definitely not a bad thing to let Kang Wang be the governor of Kaifeng and give Annan the title of Chief Protector.

Many people in the court wanted to use Kang Wang to make troubles, but they pretended to be completely irrelevant.

Today they wrote a memorial letter recommending Kang Wang as the governor of Annan, and tomorrow they will probably write a memorial letter recommending Kang Wang as the prince.

In the evening, Zhao Ning met with Zhao Gou, and Qin Hui was also there.

"Many people recommend you as the Annan Grand Protector, and I deeply agree."

"How can I be a minister?"

"Annan's preliminary decision still requires your efforts."

"I dare not slack off, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

"Qin Xianggong."

"The minister is here."

"Recently, some officials have written a letter to me, discussing the matter of the crown prince." Zhao Ning said casually, his tone casual.

But Qin Hui's heart skipped a beat.

Qin Hui said: "I don't know who it is, who dares to discuss the important matter of establishing a reserve without authorization, and he should be severely punished!"

"Don't think about punishment, I think it makes sense."

Qin Hui lowered his head slightly. Although he couldn't see the expression on Zhao Guanjia's face, he could feel the seriousness in Zhao Guanjia's tone.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"It's just that the princes are still young, so I'm a little embarrassed about this."

Zhao Gou stood on the side, as if watching the lotus flowers in the sunset in the imperial pond in the back garden, motionless.

Zhao Ning looked at Qin Hui with a smile on his face: "What does Mr. Qin think?"

Qin Hui hesitated for a moment, and the time of this hesitation seemed to have passed a century.

He plucked up his courage and said: "The princes are indeed young, and the country has not really settled down, but your Majesty still has King Kang assisting the government, so I don't think there is anything to worry about."

Qin Hui said this very implicitly, but the meaning is already very clear.

This is the art of Qin Hui's speaking, always probing, never explaining what he said, leaving room for himself to maneuver.

However, after finishing speaking, Qin Hui's palms and back were still sweating profusely.

As soon as Zhao Gou heard this, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, I just assist His Majesty with peace of mind, and dare not have other thoughts."

Zhao Ning said with a smile: "Ninth brother, don't be excited, what Qin Xianggong said may not be unreasonable."

"Your Majesty has mercy on me, what can I do with your virtue."

"Come on, let's have a drink with me."

Just as Zhao Ning dug a hole for Qin Hui, Goryeo, far in the northeast, also dug a hole for Da Song.

Chapter 589 The Change of Goryeo (First Change)

In fact, it is not easy to plan Annan.

Many people below are fighting for various powers for Zhao Gou.

But the problem is that in today's Song Dynasty, people in key positions can't eat as they used to, and have to show some real skills.

Otherwise, the year-end assessment will be rejected every minute.

There are also a lot of officials from Jianyuan and Yushitai, staring at you every day, wishing to record for you how much effort you made with Xiaohong or Xiaolan at night.

Although the position is high and powerful, this day is fucking unbearable for normal people.

Zhao Gou was naturally hesitant in his heart. It seemed like an opportunity, but if he didn't do it well, it would be a trap!

However, Zhao Gou was relieved a lot by what Zhao Guanjia said next.

Zhao Ning said: "There is a large area of ​​land in Annan, and there is an urgent need to immigrate a group of people from the south. I am afraid that these are not what Wu Lin is good at, and I need you to preside over them, Brother Nine. I still say the same thing, you can make suggestions, as long as Reasonable, just ask for the funds you need, I only have one request for you, complete the task, complete the task, complete the task! As for the means you use to complete it, I don't care."

"Thank you for your pity, I will not let the officials down."

It was already dark when we left the palace.

The palace where Zhao Gou and Qin Hui left together.

They all had some wine.

Qin Hui adjusted his hat and wiped off the sweat from his forehead with his long sleeves.

The servants waiting at the gate of the palace brought up "Ice Tuan Leng Yuanzi" and prepared a copy for King Kang.

This kind of cold drink is very common in Tokyo, and it is also often consumed by Song people in summer. It is a bit similar to desserts such as fresh taro fairy in the 21st century.

Zhao Gou took a sip and said, "The taste is not the same as in the past."

"Has Your Highness used to eat it often?"

"I liked to eat it when I was young, and I would send people out of the palace to buy it. I haven't eaten it for a long time."

"The taste is different, maybe some coconut milk was added."

"Coconut juice?"

"I heard that Qian Yuqing built many sea ships in the South China Sea last year, and had close business with the Qiongzhou area. Coconuts are one of them. A large number of coconuts are shipped to the southeast along the sea, and from the southeast to Tokyo."

"So it is." Zhao Gou nodded, "It seems that the land of the South China Sea is much richer than we imagined."

"Indeed." Qin Hui also had to admit.

The current mainstream of the Song Dynasty still thinks that it is a barren land, but it is estimated that in the near future, books introducing the customs and special products of Nanyang will be widely published.

It might even come with a good knowledge of geography.

"I heard that some students from the University of Tokyo went south privately to investigate the landscape and customs there." Zhao Gou said, "There are many people from Hangzhou Maritime University trained by Qian Yuqing in Hangzhou who do this kind of thing."

When Zhao Gou said this, he was obviously putting pressure on Qin Hui.

But everyone is a smart person, and they didn't speak too directly.

"His Royal Highness can also sponsor some young people to go south to Jiaozhou for investigation. I even think that they can be sent to Liuqiu for investigation and to the countries in the South China Sea for investigation."

Zhao Gou didn't say anything.

But now the bigwigs in the core circle of power are aware of the great treasure land of the South China Sea. Not only can there be huge commodities entering the Song Dynasty, but after the sea line is built, there will be far and constant goods in the Song Dynasty that can go to sea. .

When Qin Hui returned home at night, Mrs. Wang was still awake.

"Something went wrong." Wang said that when she saw Qin Hui's first sentence.

"What's the matter?"

"Our shipment was seized."

"Detained?" Qin Hui was taken aback for a moment.

"Delivery in Korea."

Qin Hui asked suspiciously, "Are we doing business with Gao Li?"

"Yes, these things are all handled by me. Before Han Shizhong regained Fuzhou and established Licheng as his capital, I arranged for people to start sea trade from Dengzhou, but these are just business transactions, and I didn't mention them to you. "

"How much is there?"

"It's worth three thousand guan."

"It's only three thousand guan." Qin Hui disagreed.

"But why did Korea seize our goods?" Wang said, "It stands to reason that the goods of other Song merchants will also be seized."