"Brother, you are fortunate to have fulfilled your destiny. I have finally convinced my eldest brother and the King of Nanyue to go south to block the entrance to the West. As long as you give the King of Nanyue the false title of Southern Emperor after they go south..."
Nanjing, Jinling Palace, on the Star Observation Tower, Zhao Yi, who has just returned from Guangdong, is putting his hands behind his back. Zhao Kai, who is standing in front of a fake world map and wondering about something, reports on his gains in Guangdong.
"Feng Nan Emperor?" Zhao Kai turned around and looked at his brother, "Chair, do you know the difference between an emperor and a king?"
"Of course I know," Zhao Yi said, "The emperor is the sect leader of the whole world. He is ordered by heaven to govern all nations. The king is only the king of a country, and he is the second class of the emperor."
"Two ranks?" Zhao Kai was stunned, "Why two ranks? Who else is there between the emperor and the king?"
"There is still an emperor or a son emperor!" Zhao Yi said eloquently, "In the past, Shi Jingtang once served as a minister to the Khitan and his father, and was granted the title of the son emperor. This Shi Jin is one of the five seasons. Emperor Xuanzu once served Shi Jin. We can’t deny it, right?”
The Emperor Xuanzu mentioned in "Zhao Chair" is Zhao Kuangyin's father, Zhao Hongyin. Zhao Hongyin was a loyal official who served in the Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou dynasties! Moreover, before he took refuge with Li Cunxu, Emperor Zhuangzong of the Tang Dynasty, he also served the Chengde Jiedushi envoy of the Later Liang Dynasty, King Zhao Wangrong.
Because Zhao Hongyin had been an official of the Later Jin Dynasty, Zhao Kai had to recognize the legitimacy of the Emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty, and he himself made Yelu Yanxi the emperor.
Therefore, between the two levels of emperor and king in the world, there is now another "child emperor".
"Zhao Zhizhi" saw that Zhao Kai was speechless, so he continued: "Brother Emperor, the scope of the world is getting wider and wider now. The system of all vassal countries paying tribute directly to you, Brother Emperor, is a bit out of date. , and you can't control it.
If you can't control it, those vassal countries will lose control sooner or later, and they will try to take advantage of us in every possible way. Moreover, once the vassal state loses control, our world will no longer be able to expand... Don't you still want to spread Tianwei's power across the world?
Therefore, I feel that it is necessary to add a sub-emperor or emperor level below the emperor, so that he can be above the vassal kings and can govern several vassal states for you. "
There is actually a certain truth to what "Zhao Zhuzi" said. Zhao Kai's "global colonization" is not following the route of centralization of government, but following the feudal system "all over the world" - this is not Zhao Kai's wish, but It is the inertia of history. Because the Song Dynasty he reopened was originally semi-feudal and semi-official, and when it expanded outwards, it naturally followed the feudal route of Xia Jun Yimin, and the country and the countryside.
And so far, the expansion of "all over the world" is not carried out by Zhao Kai's central empire, but by the forces that he conquered and driven away.
It is indeed unbelievable to say that this colonial expansion is often more powerful than the central court presiding over it.
For example, in history, the British Empire's colonization of India was started little by little by the East India Trading Company?
The British colonization of the thirteen states in North America was started by the Puritans who were persecuted in the homeland.
The Spanish Empire's colonization of America actually began with Columbus, who sponsored the two Spanish kings. Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro, who pushed the Spanish career in America to its peak, were both "temporary adventurers" without formal establishment.
In the original history, Yelu Dashi, who established the Western Liao Empire in Central Asia, was forced by the Jurchens to run over.
And this kind of unorganized temporary workers, profiteers or defeated feudal lords who ran away in the war carried out colonization in a wild way, with ruthless methods, flexible minds, and high enthusiasm-all the benefits they gained were their own!
In contrast, those well-established bureaucrats are completely incapable of doing things. They are not so wild and ruthless. They have only rigid rules in their minds and don’t have much enthusiasm. The flowers that come out of colonialism belong to the emperor’s family. They It's nothing more than making a fortune and becoming an official in another place.
If it weren't for the more than 700,000 military households who were obsessed with occupying the territory, Zhao Kai's court would not be able to occupy the territory in the Northeast, Hexi, and Monan grasslands.
But in those territories that the soldiers don't want (too far away, too hot, too desolate, etc.), Zhao Kai, the official family, doesn't know how to colonize? Colonization is not just about sending troops to beat people up, it has to be occupied.
But to occupy the territory...this matter is complicated!
Different places need to use different policies. One size does not fit all. They have to be adapted to local conditions.
"Zhao Zhuzi" then said to Zhao Kai again: "Brother Emperor, this Tiannan area is full of malaria and diseases. The Han people in the Central Plains can only survive at the seaside with a cooler climate or on relatively clean cultivated land." Get a foothold.
Therefore, neither we nor the South Vietnamese have the power to uproot the countries in the south... we can only eat away at them bit by bit. That is to say, give them a good beating, ask them to cut off a piece of land, pay some property, agree to accept the education of "rude Confucianism", and then become a minister. But the king of South Vietnam is only a king, and the monarchs of Chenla, Srivijaya, Champa, Boni and other countries below are also kings. In what name did the South Vietnamese king order them? We can't let the kings of the southern kingdoms become vassals of the emperor's brother like the king of Nanyue, right? "
It really can't be like this... If all the countries in the south of the world surrender to Zhao Kai instead of Zhao Chen, then Nanyue will be equal to these countries and will have no power to conquer them.
"Brother, you must not do this!" Zhao Zhuzhi reminded Zhao Kai, "If the king of South Vietnam and the kings of the southern countries are equal...then the people of South Vietnam and the people of the southern countries are equal. Shouldn’t they also be equal? Once the distinction between country and country is gone, it will be impossible to win this land in the south!"
The characteristic of feudal colonization, in addition to the greater autonomy of the colony, is the existence of upper and lower classes. It means that there must be a "distinction between the king of Xia, the barbarians, and the country and the wild". It is absolutely impossible to make everyone equal under the emperor, let alone "Xuandehua, Rouyuanren". Because if you do this, it will be less cost-effective to be a Chinese than to be a savage, and then the smaller number of Chinese will be assimilated by the large number of savages!
Zhao Kai has understood that if the land of Tiannan is to be the land of China forever, Zhao Chen must be placed above the kings of Tiannan, and the Chinese must be placed above the barbarians. In this way, Zhao Chen could continue to cut flesh from the kings of Tiannan to strengthen his own power. Only by oppressing the savages can the people below him live a life of being superior to others, and the strong ones among the savages can also work for Zhao Chen, be promoted to nationals, and live a life of being superior to people... .
Zhao Kai nodded, "Chair, I understand... Chen'er should indeed be the Emperor of the South! But Chen'er can't just think about being the king and hegemon in Tiannan! I will send Rome as the king." I went to Guangzhou just to let him return to Rome via the Western Sea Route and regain the throne of the King of Heaven. Only when the remnants of the golden thieves are completely eliminated can our world rest easy!"
As he spoke, Zhao Kai raised his hand and pointed at the "fake world map" hanging on the wall, and said with a smile: "Look at the chair, this is Rome!"
Zhao Zhuzi looked up and first found the place on the map that said "The Great Song Dynasty and the World". Then he swiped to the right and discovered Western Rome - the continent of Europa - to the east of Japan.
"Rome is to the east of Japan," Zhao Yi looked at it and said with a smile, "it's not very far...two months' sailing is enough."
Of course Zhao Kai knew that this map was wrong. The Pacific Ocean on it had turned into the Taiping Gulch, and the Eurasian continent was too long. The Atlantic Ocean didn't know where it went.
However, he will not correct these mistakes. Instead, he will let his explorers use this wrong map to discover the unknown world... If he gets lost, then change the explorer! Explorers shouldn’t be afraid of risks!
"This is Western Rome," Zhao Kai said with a smile, "Look over there, that's Eastern Rome... Chair, the earth under our feet is round, so Western Rome is to the east of Japan. "
"Maybe it's a sea bowl shape," Zhao Zhuzi said with a smile, "Brother, look at how long this picture is...it can't be rolled into a circle!"
Zhao Kai looked at the picture and found it difficult to roll it into a ball because there is no southern hemisphere! I am afraid that the earth will be called the "earth bowl" in the future.
"Whether it's a ball or a bowl, we have to go to Rome to beg for the golden thief!" Zhao Kai said firmly, but in fact he didn't care at all about being the king of Rome's Wanyan Xianbao... The main threat to the future world is not Turkey and Greece, England and the United States are in danger!
So asking for gold thieves is just an excuse. Before the United States comes out and England is still young, it is only right to deal with them all.
So he said to Zhao Yi again: "Zhao Yi, I want to divide the army into two groups. The east road will cross the sea from east to west to land in Rome... That area is now England, France and Green Food ( Spain); the west route is to go through the Western Ocean to find a channel into the Mediterranean Sea... This road is left to you to explore. When you become the pacifier of Guangdong and Guangxi, you can recruit sailors and build big ships , take the West Exit (Xiyangkou) to the west to find the navigation route.
When both east and west routes are found, we can divide our troops into two and send troops to Rome! "
What Zhao Kai wanted Zhao Yi to find was actually the Atlantic route to England! Although he doesn't know who is ruling England now? But they must be the ancestors of those evil British colonists!
If the son doesn’t teach, it’s the father’s fault! If their descendants don't do good things, they will have to take the blame!
Zhao Yi looked at the map and felt that the road to the west to the Mediterranean Sea was quite far, but he didn't have to walk it himself, he could just let others find it. So he smiled and replied: "My brother has received the decree. I must send a few more ships to travel far away. I can find out the way no matter what."
Zhao Kai nodded and ordered: "Chair, work hard, I'm waiting for your good news!"
