Chapter 229 The Immediate Jurisdiction of the Governor of Jinbo

No matter how hard Li Yilao is like a stone, but for the descendants of Yan and Huang, there is one thing that cannot be erased, and that is the clan.

He could disown Li Er, his uncle, but he couldn't ignore the influence of the Li clan in Shaoxing. If he really refuses to admit his ancestors and return to his ancestors, then he will inevitably be spurned, and "Secret News of Martial Arts" must be very interested in the privacy of a character like him, and it is inevitable that he will attack his behavior in the newspaper.

When Zhao Heju heard him talk about this matter, he couldn't help frowning, which made Li Yilao very uneasy in his heart, His Majesty had every opportunity to take care of this big country, and he would take such trivial things to annoy him.

"Holy Lord, the minister is just ...... Well, I just want to find someone to talk to, the saint doesn't have to go to his heart, the minister has his own solution. He quickly added.

"Nonsense, don't you know what solution Li Guozhi has?" Zhao Youju shook his head: "You don't know anything except for the explosion, and even marrying a daughter-in-law has to go out to ask for marriage in person!" ”

Li Yilao's face was red, and he was stunned for a long time and couldn't speak.

Zhao Youju didn't hate his temperament, on the contrary, the more he was like this, the more Zhao Youju felt that he still had the pure heart of Yuzhang Villa.

"In this way, I will give you a plaque in your clan, and you will personally send it back and hang it on the ancestral shrine, which can be regarded as your glory to your ancestors." After thinking for a while, Zhao Heju said again: "With your current status, the elders of the clan only listen to you, how dare they say irresponsible remarks in front of you, you just say bluntly, your second uncle treated you mean to you at the beginning, and you can only live thanks to my protection, so although you recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, you can't recognize your relatives, and you will pay ten times the cost of raising you at the beginning." ”

This not only appeased the clansmen, but also rejected the second uncle that Li Yilao hated, although he inevitably had to bear some infamy, but forgetting his roots had nothing to do with him, and after getting the plaque from the Son of Heaven, the clan had face, and the elders of the clan came forward to deal with Li Er's affairs.

"However, after all, I have to warn you first, you are now in a high position, and in the six phases of our villa, you can be regarded as a high position. You are different from others, others are from the Central Plains, Lianghuai, Jingdong, Yanyun, there are no relatives to find, only you were born in Shaoxing, and your relatives are still there. In the future, it is inevitable that there will be human relations, if you dare to do something to use power for personal gain, don't blame me for being unpredictable! ”

"Yes!" Li Yi is the only one.

Zhao Youju thought about it, he liked Li Yilao, a courtier, and didn't want him to make a big mistake on small issues, so he said: "After I go back, I will tell your lady to listen, the male protagonist is outside the female protagonist, and the family has virtuous and internal help, which is the treasure of life." ”

At this time, Li Yilao still didn't know the meaning of Bai Zi's words, he just said the words he heard from the Son of Heaven to Zhiniang, Yu Zhiniang listened solemnly, and then knelt down and bowed to the south.

"Your Majesty, the slave will not dare to disobey His Majesty's holy decree." She thought to herself.

On March 22 of the second year of Yanhuang of the Great Song Dynasty, the noble concubine Yang gave birth to a son, and gave the name Meng Jun, and the world congratulated her.

Because the stable woman who was transferred from the artesian school is good at midwifery and knows how to stop bleeding and eliminate bacteria, and because Han Yu and Yang Miaozhen are both in good health, they are very smooth when they give birth. Moreover, in order to advocate childbirth, the Son of Heaven specially issued an edict to set up a pregnancy clinic outside Lin'an, increase the training of stable women, and encourage childbirth at the same time, stipulating that women who give birth to more than three children can get an order, and those who have more than five people will be rewarded by the government every month.

If it weren't for the fear of being too shocking, Zhao Youju would even be ready to name it "Hero Mother".

When this policy was proposed, the Manchu Dynasty was full of voices of benevolence and praise, and no one objected. Originally, the Great Song Dynasty encouraged the people to control their own births, but now it has turned to encourage childbirth, for no other reason, and now the territory of the Great Song Dynasty is no longer a remote corner, not only Huaibei and Jingdong are sparsely populated, but also there are several overseas roads, all of which urgently need to be filled with population.

At the end of March of the second year of the first year of Yan and Huang, Haijiu Zhulu, Liuqiu, Mayi, and Sulu paid a total of 20 million guan of money and 1.5 million stone of grain to the central government of the Great Song Dynasty, while the local income of the Great Song Dynasty was 92 million guan. The combined income reached 112 million guan, which was almost close to the highest income in the history of the Great Song Dynasty, and this was achieved without the recovery of the Central Plains.

Such a large sum of money made Wei Liaoweng's voice speak a lot louder, and he always smiled when he looked at people, and a few small officials under the household department also talked behind their backs, saying that Wei Shangshu was a little humane when he laughed.

However, if we pay attention, there is still a problem with this income, because at the end of the last fiscal year, 24 million yuan was handed over to the central government, but this year it is 4 million yuan less. This has a lot to do with the increase in expenditures last year and the transfer of industries, and the increase in expenditures is mainly in three aspects: first, the casualty pension, the battle of Taizhuang and the loss of the Guards, although the treasury spent a lot of money, but the loss of the Liuqiu itself; The second is to develop the South Seas, and behind the donation of land in Mayi and Sulu, Liuqiu chose a fertile and critical place on this series of islands, and built twelve strongholds, each of which cost tens or even millions of yuan; The third is shipbuilding and improving the steam engine, after the steam engine can be used, the Liuqiu Manufacturing Bureau immediately expanded and increased production capacity according to Zhao Youju's orders, and the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau moved to Huating, which cost a lot of money, but there is no return for the time being.

There are two main parts of the income of Liuqiu, one is taxation - with the development of Liuqiu, Zhao and Ju gave up control over some aborted industries, such as restaurants and shops, and now those who have Liuqiu protection can start these industries according to their own wishes, and the taxes to be paid are very small, almost insignificant. The other part is the profits, the manufacturing bureau, the textile mill and so on are Zhao and Ju's private industry, in addition to the generous commissions given to the managers, the rest of the profits are paid into the public treasury, and then the public treasury is spent on various public facilities and welfare, the surplus is used as net profits, half of which is handed over to the Song Dynasty, and the other half goes to the inner treasury of the Son of Heaven.

Another reason for the decrease in income last year was that the flow of industries was being transformed, and light industries such as textiles and glass, which originally accounted for a large part of the income, were gradually shifting to the Song Dynasty and replaced by heavy industries that produced machinery, instruments, and steel. The money earned from selling a thousand pieces of cloth is not as much as the money earned from selling a steam engine and a set of textile machinery, but this transformation will take time, and in another two or three years, when the Great Song Dynasty is full of factories, the income of Liuqiu will develop by leaps and bounds.

"Manqing, you did a good job in the last time you went back to Huating Mansion, the Son of Heaven has been rewarded several times, and asked if you are willing to enter the court as an official."

Wei Liaoweng's study was relatively simple, but the huge bookshelves and stacked books like a wall still made Zhao Jingyun feel awe-inspired. He knew that these books of his teacher were not window decorations, he had read all the books here, and many of them could even be memorized backwards. When he first entered this study, Zhao Jingyun even noticed that there were "The Wealth of Nations" written by Yelu Chucai, "Circulation Examination" written by Chen Zicheng, and "Theory of Mechanism" written by Xiao Bolang.

"Teacher, the student is not willing to be an official for the time being, the student is stupid, not as well-read as the teacher, and not as good at practice as the student, so the student intends to look around, first visit the gains and losses of the people, and then present it to His Majesty." Zhao Jingyun said.

This is in line with his usual style of acting, Wei Liaoweng remembered the monstrous waves set off by his two secret letters, and couldn't help laughing: "You go this time, don't cause trouble again, the secret news of Jinghua is directly related to you, and the matter of the Huating civil change has also been mentioned by you, and you are now worthy of my No. 1 crow mouth in the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Zhao Jingyun couldn't help laughing, he nodded and said: "The students also feel quite embarrassed, it seems that if the students see something, what will cause trouble, so this time the students intend to go to Jinghu and Sichuan Shu to have a look." ”

"Ah, Jinghu, Chuanshu?"

Wei Liaoweng was taken aback, these two places are not close, and it is not easy to go.

"Some time ago, China Merchants Steamship Bureau said in the newspaper that it had purchased six new steamships and was going to replace the paddle steamers to operate the route to Xuzhou and Chengdu, and the students were interested in going to see them."

"To go to Chengdu through the Three Gorges, it is difficult and dangerous, but I am afraid that it will not be easy." Wei Liaoweng said: "Your Majesty ordered the artillery of the Guards Army to send blasters, ready to use half a year to blast all the reefs along the river, dredge the Yangtze River channel, so that all ships of ten thousand stones can go up to Chengdu, you or wait first?" ”

"Students don't go to Chengdu first, go to Jinghu first." Zhao Jingyun said with a smile: "The Li Chuxiong who sued Lin'an Mansion last time was a person from Jinghu South Road, and the student went to his hometown first this time to see why he was so fiercely opposed to the Son of Heaven's innovative strategy." ”

Wei Liaoweng laughed dumbly, the reason why Li Chuxiong's matter was so troublesome later was because Li Chuxiong ran after Yu Tianxi for a day, and he was so tired that his tongue was about to stick out. After this incident, he learned that the post of Lin'an prefect was not easy to do, but although he no longer complained to Lin'an Fu, he still published several articles in the newspaper in succession, opposing the reform. It's just that others are soft-spoken and don't attract much attention.

"That being the case, you have to be careful when you go." Wei Liaoweng wanted to write a letter for him to the local officials on Jinghu South Road, but he quickly dismissed the idea and let the student go on his own rather than give him a letter.

"Teacher, I heard that in addition to the envoys of the Wa Kingdom and Goryeo, Da Shi also sent envoys to my Great Song Dynasty, I don't know if it's true or not?" Talking about his whereabouts, Zhao Jingyun asked about the major events in the DPRK and China.

If others asked, Wei Liaoweng would be noncommittal nine times out of ten, after the secret incident in Jinghua, he was also apprehensive about secrecy, and he didn't dare to tell others about major events in the DPRK and China. But Zhao Jingyun is different, firstly, this student has extraordinary knowledge, and talking to him can give him some inspiration, and secondly, the Son of Heaven also attaches great importance to this student and does not treat him as an ordinary scholar. Therefore, after a little silence, Wei Liaoweng said: "Indeed, the Great Food Envoy also lives in the pavilion, and he came to meet with my Great Song Dynasty and attack Menghu. ”

"I don't know what the content of the covenant reached yesterday with the Wa Kingdom and Goryeo is." Zhao Jingyun asked again.

"Your Majesty's intention is to set the relationship between our Great Song Dynasty and Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom as a model for the future relations between the Great Song Dynasty and the Tibetan States everywhere." Wei Liaoweng said with a smile: "The Ministry of Rites has made a great contribution to this matter, and Zheng Shangshu has been busy for nearly ten days before he drafts the entire specification." ”

Zheng Qingzhi's specification was completely drafted under the instruction of Zhao and Ju, and the previous Central Plains Dynasty disposed of the relationship with the Fan State, in this norm, the relationship between the Great Song Dynasty and the countries of the Coming Dynasty was divided into three categories, one of which was the near Tibetan States, represented by Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom, and the requirements for these countries were, first of all, the king of his country must not be called the Son of Heaven, the emperor, the supreme, but only the king, and must serve the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty as the emperor; Secondly, the country can send Song envoys to the Great Song Dynasty every year to study the Great Song Dynasty articles and classics, political system, and establish a political system corresponding to the Great Song Dynasty under the help and guidance of the special envoys sent by the Great Song Dynasty Rite Department, the core of which is benevolence and courtesy; In order to facilitate the selection of Song envoys, it is necessary to carry out education in Chinese and Song languages in these countries, replacing the characters with Chinese characters and Song languages, and replacing the Tibetan characters with the Song language. Fourth, the Great Song Dynasty had the obligation to protect such Tibetan countries, so it was necessary to build ports in such Tibetan countries and send sailors to protect the trade and travel of envoys, and to combat pirates and lawbreakers. The fifth is the obligation of the Great Song Dynasty to provide financial support to such Tibetan states, that is, the Great Song Dynasty shall not prohibit Song money from entering these Tibetan states, and allow the settlement of trade in these Tibetan states to be calculated by the Great Song Dynasty coins or gold dollar coupons; Sixth, the Great Song Dynasty has the obligation to guide such Tibetan states, that is, the Great Song Dynasty must promote the reform of these Tibetan states and guide them to be consistent with the development direction of the Great Song Dynasty.

The second category is the directly governed countries, such as Zhuran, Puduan, Po, Boni, Zhenla, Fu and other countries, these countries are concentrated in the Nanyang Islands, the Great Song Dynasty by virtue of the power of Liuqiu, Mayi, Sulu three roads, should help its civilization, change its customs, lead its hearts to the Song Dynasty, feel the kindness of the Great Song Dynasty, and give birth to the idea of naturalization. In order to help these countries, the Great Song Dynasty chose a place to build a city, opened academies, recruited young people, let them learn Chinese characters, learn Chinese customs, and spread the blessings of the Great Song Dynasty.

The third category is the country of bondage, represented by Da Shi and Tianzhu, because of the remoteness of the place, the Great Song Dynasty only communicates with it.

These three categories of division can be regarded as laying the foundation for the future handling of foreign relations by the Great Song Dynasty, but among these three categories, Menghu, Jin, Xia, Dali, Tubo, Champong, Jiaozhi, Srivijaya, Angkor and other countries are not included.

"Your Majesty...... The heart is not small. After hearing this, Zhao Jingyun was shocked: "These unincluded countries are not ...... Could it be ......"

Wei Liaoweng smiled bitterly, even Zhao Jingyun could see that His Majesty had other intentions for these countries today, how could he, the Minister of Households, not know! But His Majesty didn't say it explicitly, and the rest of the ministers could only pretend to be deaf and dumb, and they couldn't expose the things in Your Majesty's heart in order to take precautions.

"You know this in your heart, don't say it, expose it...... I'm just afraid it's not good. Wei Liaoweng sighed and said.

"The student knows that His Majesty is acting with foresight, and it is not for temporary gain, and the student wants to come to these countries......" Zhao Jingyun pondered for a long time, and finally did not say everything in his heart. As a young man, although he studied science with Wei Liaoweng, he also had the idea of making contributions in his bones, so he was not as opposed to the expansion of the territory as those stubborn conservatives. He originally wanted to say that these countries were the foundation of future generations, but he was afraid of being reprimanded by Wei Liaoweng, so he could only endure them.

"I don't know what the situation of the Jin country is, some time ago, I made a contract with the Jin country, and merchant ships and passenger ships can enter the Bianhe River. Zhao Jingyun said again.