The students left without feeling satisfied, and Zhao Hong and the ministers retreated to the lobby of the Sichuan Martial Arts Hall, which was obviously much cooler and more comfortable.
Cui Yu smiled and flattered Zhao Hong.
"His Majesty's speeches are wonderful, always inspiring, impassioned, and...!"
"Highly inflammatory and demagoguery!"
Zhao Hong took over Cui Yu's words and turned to an official in his forties among the ministers.
"I'm just saying what's in their hearts. Young people are the hope of this country. I'm just putting them in a suitable position and giving them a stage to display their talents. Shi Songzhi, don't you think so?"
"Your Majesty loves talents, cherishes them, knows people and makes good use of them. The martial arts hall has made the Song Dynasty unparalleled in the world, and your Majesty can be the emperor of the ages."
Shi Songzhi, the first female trainee of the Jinling Lecture Hall, the father of Shi Huiyu, now a military medical officer in the northwest frontier, and the nephew of the powerful official Shi Miyuan, replied respectfully.
Shi Songzhi used to be an official in Xiangyang. As soon as the emperor transferred the order, he would go to Hexi to take up a post. This is extremely rare for him who is so ambitious.
I thought I was so good at fighting, but I just watched a drill by students from the Sichuan Martial Arts Hall, and my whole energy dropped.
The emperor's skills as a general were extremely proficient, and the warriors were all under control. They were shrewd and wise, and were obviously hard to fool.
"It doesn't matter whether he is an emperor for eternity or not. If you want to enrich the country and strengthen the military, and let the people live a good life, it is enough to have a clear conscience."
Zhao Hong looked at several important ministers and seemed to be feeling a little emotional.
"After the humiliation of Jingkang, Huizong and Qinzong were plundered in the north. A few years later, Huizong's remains were transported back to Shaoxing and buried in Yongyou Mausoleum. He was honored as the Emperor of Saint Wen Ren De Xian Filial Piety and the temple was named "Huizong". Qin Zong The posthumous title is Emperor Gongwen, Shunde, Renxiao, and he is buried in Yongxian Mausoleum. The posthumous names of the two emperors are both good, but how will future generations view them? I'm afraid they won't be so polite!"
"Back to Your Majesty, if Zhao Min's actions are completed, it is called Zhen; if one's morality is fulfilled, it is called Ying; if people are incompetent, it is called God; if one clearly knows the depth of the abyss, it is called Zhe; if Yuan De is filled with beauty, it is called Hui; if one is conscientious and accomplished, it is called Qin. This is the meaning of the temple names of Huizong and Qinzong. .As for the merits and demerits, the deceased is dead, and there is no point in pursuing them any further."
Shi Songzhi said hesitantly.
"Yuande" means having great virtues, and "Chongmei" means beauty and kindness. The posthumous title of Song Huizong is obviously not worthy of its name. But the temple title of "Huizong" was given by his son Song Gaozong Zhao Gou. It seems that the father and son have a deep love, but they just won't take you back.
The posthumous title of Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty, Keshen Chengxian, is naturally the same. They are all compliments and were bestowed by Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty. What can others do?
"Never forget the past, and be the teacher of the future. Huizong was arrogant, extravagant and neglectful of state affairs. It can be said that he was capable of everything except being a ruler! The disgrace of Jingkang left the people in dire straits and millions of people died in the war. He became a threat to the country's subjugation. Sir, it is the people of the Song Dynasty who are suffering."
Zhao Hong said coldly, not saving any face for his so-called ancestors.
A king who lost his country, but there are still people in later generations who pay homage to him. What bullshit poetry and painting. Under this king's incompetence and stupidity, the people of the Song Dynasty were littered with corpses and bones piled up like mountains. Was their misery so ignored?
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
All the ministers worshiped together and secretly admired Zhao Hong's courage to face the shame.
Zhao Hong was prepared for danger when he was in times of peace, and future generations would never forget their teachers in the past. Having such an emperor of the Song Dynasty was a good thing for the Song Dynasty court.
"Shi Songzhi, I appoint you as the deputy envoy to appease Hexi and the governor of Wuwei County, Cui Sizhi as the governor of Jiuquan County, and Gao Jia as the governor of Zhangye County, to assist Fan Zhong and govern the land in Hexi. Remember what I just said, We cannot let the people suffer. This is enough!"
Shi Songzhi dared to tell the truth and responded quickly. He was worthy of being a famous person in history and could be used. As for whether he will cause any trouble, let's wait and see and deal with it according to law.
"Thank you for Your Majesty's grace! I will work together and live up to Your Majesty's trust!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Shi Songzhi, Cui Sizhi, and Gao Jia knelt down to thank Tianen.
Gao Jia was secretly frightened. All members of the Gao family were transferred out of Sichuan. It seemed that the emperor was determined to win Sichuan.
"Get up. Don't care about your official position. Remember to benefit one country by serving as an official. As the Song Dynasty expands its territory, we need more virtuous ministers and good futures to govern the world. Please work hard together."
"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will follow your Majesty's teachings!"
The three of them stood up, their faces flushed, and they stepped aside.
"Your Majesty, Jiang Wanli has made outstanding achievements during his tenure in Xiangyang. Can he be transferred to Hexi to share your worries?"
Shi Songzhi suddenly interjected.
"Then transfer him to Hexi and train under you first."
Zhao Hong nodded and agreed to Shi Songzhi's petition.
Jiang Wanli is a famous person in history and a loyal person. Like Shi Songzhi, he can be used in many ways.
"Your Majesty, Sichuan has a population of tens of millions. Even if one million people immigrate to Hexi, it will only be a drop in the bucket and will not solve the serious problem!"
As Cui Yu said this, he felt a little calmer in his heart.
Not only Hexi, Lintaofu Road, which is closer to Sichuan, especially Jishi Prefecture under its jurisdiction, and Hehuang Land require at least 500,000 immigrants, and Sichuan, which is geographically closely connected, will do its part.
"What Cui Qing said is absolutely true."
Zhao Hong nodded and said thoughtfully:
"I'm thinking, as our navy of the Song Dynasty expands overseas, if we immigrate overseas, will Sichuan people be willing to go there?"
The early immigration laws were only implemented on the southeastern coast. Due to the war and the farming in Hanzhong, Sichuan did not immigrate overseas.
"overseas?"
Cui Yuzhi was stunned and reacted instantly.
Overseas, I’m afraid it’s those overseas, the Southern Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
"In many places overseas, there are two to three crops a year, but not much population. Even if the entire population of Sichuan is moved out, it will not be enough."
Thinking about it, with the Song Dynasty's navy conquering the south and the north, it may be time to plan the Song Dynasty's overseas expansion and colonize the Pacific, Indian Ocean, or Southeast Asia, India, and Africa.
With the strength of the Song Dynasty navy, the best warships, epoch-making firearms, and huge maritime power, no fleet could compete.
"Your Majesty, I think you might as well give it a try!"
Cui Yu was shocked and excitedly spoke out.
He is from Guangzhou and has no objection to overseas immigration. If another three to four million people immigrate out of the country, Sichuan will have the problem of too many people, especially Chengdu Prefecture, which has too many people but little land, but it will be completely recovered.
"That's what I mean too. Let's move forward together from south to north, on land and sea."
The Age of Discovery, also known as the Age of Great Migration, was kicked off by the Song Dynasty. Perhaps the Song Dynasty was the first empire on which the sun never set.
"Your Majesty, this is a memorial from the imperial court."
Dong Songchen carefully handed over a stack of memorials.
The war had just ended, and there were a lot of political affairs. Being the emperor is really hard work.
"Quanzhou Shipping Department, what are you doing?"
The first memorial made Zhao Hong frown and his face darkened.
Zhao Hong picked up the memorial and gestured.
"Cui Qing, everyone, this is the memorial from the officials of the Anti-Corruption Department. You should also take a look."
Cui Yu took the memorial, looked at it carefully, and then handed it to Shi Songzhi and others.
"Your Majesty, the imperial court encourages overseas trade and charges high tariffs on spices, ivory and other items. However, the tax revenue of the Quanzhou Shipping Department has not increased significantly. However, the trade in luxury goods is still prosperous, and the import of grain, gold, silver, copper, and iron ore is sluggish. Obviously, Someone is behind this, and it is very likely that officials are involved and in important positions."
Shi Songzhi looked at it carefully and said it decisively.
"Your Majesty, what Xianggong Shi said is absolutely true! In addition to smuggling, I am afraid there is also bullying and oppression, and deceiving the superiors and subordinates. If it is not rectified as soon as possible, I am afraid it will cause great harm to the country."
Cui Yu took Shi Songzhi's words and followed them.
Gao Jia and Uncle Cui both had almost the same opinions.
Zhao Hong nodded, secretly annoyed.
Zhao Rushi, the head of the Quanzhou Shipping Department and the magistrate of Quanzhou, was seriously ill, and the administration of the City Shipping Department was ineffective. As a result, a large number of spices were smuggled into the country, and the tax revenue was greatly reduced. It had fallen far behind the Mingzhou Shipping Department and the Guangzhou Shipping Department.
Zhao Hong really wanted to shut down the Quanzhou Shipping Department for these abominable corrupt officials.
"Gentlemen, how should we deal with this matter?"
"Your Majesty, there are navy officers and soldiers in Fujian, and there are several large and small water villages. Spices and other high-tariff items are smuggled into the customs in large quantities. This matter may involve the military. We need to conduct undercover inspections, and even mobilize our navy officers and soldiers."
Cui Yu was experienced in officialdom and was born on the coast of Guangzhou. He had some insights into the interests of the Municipal Shipping Company.
The spices in his mouth are luxury goods that are subject to high tariffs, such as sandalwood, dipterocarp, and ivory parrot, not spices such as pepper, cardamom, and cloves that are generally subject to tariffs.
Zhao Hong nodded slightly, picked up another memorial and looked at it carefully, his eyes were dark and thoughtful.
The navy of the Song Dynasty went south and established a naval garrison in Champa Dagang. It was like a "concession", but it caused thousands of waves. King Zhenla sent envoys to the Song Dynasty to protest against the Song Dynasty Navy as an "accomplice" in occupying the city, and demanded that the Song Dynasty Navy withdraw its troops.
At the same time, the Chen Dynasty of Dai Viet (Vietnam) sent envoys to pay tribute and requested that its leader Chen Yu be canonized as "King Annan". It seemed that he was also testing the attitude of the Song Dynasty court.
"Guys, please take a look, how should I deal with this matter?"
Dong Songchen picked up the memorial and passed it to Cui Yu and others.
"Your Majesty, the small countries in Southeast Asia are constantly attacking, and the people's sentiments are complicated. It is better to let them fight among themselves, and I will just sit back and watch."
"Your Majesty, the Tatars are powerful and are a serious concern of our Song Dynasty. It is better to leave the barbarian lands of Nanyang aside and focus on internal affairs."
Obviously, several ministers were somewhat disapproving of the fights between small overseas countries.
What are the places outside of personalization worth occupying?
"Everyone, I am not criticizing you. You are indeed short-sighted and your vision is too narrow! Without the rice from Nanyang, will Huguang and Sichuan have enough food? The Song Dynasty is going to change its borders. Doesn't it need Australia's silver and copper as a reserve?"
Zhao Hong glanced at the ministers who were blushing and laughing, his eyes dark.
"Wood from Korea, sulfur from Ryukyu, silver mines from Japan, grain from Southeast Asia, gold, silver, copper and iron from Australia and Africa. Without these things, how could the Song Dynasty have good governance? You guys really don't know the importance of the ocean!"
There is one reason that Zhao Hong did not mention. The Dayue Kingdom, a small Nanyang state that was very malicious to China in later generations and "no Chinese are allowed to enter", even though it was friendly to the Southern Song Dynasty, it must be suppressed with all its strength and brought under the rule of the Song Dynasty as soon as possible.
Cui and the others smiled awkwardly. The navy of the Song Dynasty moved north and south, which was of obvious benefit to the Song Dynasty. As long as they are not resorting to violence, they will naturally not oppose the emperor's decision.
"Send someone to pass the decree to the envoy of the Chen Dynasty. I will consider it and restore it later. At the same time, tell the envoy of Zhenla that we don't need the Zhenla Kingdom to make irresponsible remarks about where our Song Navy will be stationed."
Zhao Hong thought for a moment and made a decision.
King Annan, it would be better to turn it into the "Jiaozhi Road" or "Jiaozhi Province" of the Song Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, how should I respond to the memorial to the immigration officials?"
Cui Yu couldn't help but say something.
It seems that when it comes to emigrating overseas, the emperor is going all the way to the dark side.
"Immigration is a matter of urgency. Let's choose an auspicious day to set sail south."
Zhao Hong felt slightly regretful. Without powered ships, crossing the ocean can only rely on wind speed. The season cannot be missed, and the sailing time is greatly limited.
In any case, the steam engine must be built as soon as possible. This may be related to the national destiny of the Song Dynasty.
