Chapter 350 Dongshengzhou Merchants Bureau

Qiu Shuang's new achievements in vaccines, as Zhao and Ju imagined, were automatically ignored by the people of the Great Song Dynasty, who were caught in the gold frenzy. Also ignored is the news that Wei Liaoweng, who has been on "sick leave" for nearly a month, has returned to work.

Being able to stay unnoticed, Wei Liweng was very happy in his heart, although he was upright, he also knew that this was not the time for him to stand on the cusp. Zhao Jingyun caused a big trouble, the Son of Heaven still needs to deal with the aftermath, as soon as he thought of this, Wei Liaoweng felt unhappy in his heart.

was originally his favorite disciple, but now he has embarked on a completely different path, which can be said to be the greatest sorrow in life for a master of science like him.

For Zhao Jingyun's disposal, it was a wanderer for thousands of miles - that is, to be sent to Xinzhou to stay with those prisoners, in addition, there was another thing that made Wei Liweng feel both happy and unbearable.

"You can't be out of office for the rest of your life."

At the end of the Han Dynasty, there was a case of party reel, those who were called "party people" were not allowed to be officials for life, for a scholar who was determined to help the world, this kind of punishment was more desperate than the exile, after all, exile to Xinzhou, after ten or eight years of encountering the national celebration incident, in the event of amnesty, it is possible to come back, and lifelong non-official, which means that there is no future in the official career.

Although Wei Liaoweng is smart and now he is open-minded, he doesn't realize that this is actually another protection of Zhao Jingyun by Zhao and Ju. In Xinzhou, where the power of scholars and doctors is relatively weak, Zhao Jingyun can write books and speak as he pleases, or he can stay away from the center of the political storm. His articles may become classics in fifty or even twenty or thirty years, but now, he can only silently hide in a remote place in the Great Song Dynasty and wait for the opportunity.

Moreover, Zhao Youju believes that after this turmoil, Zhao Jingyun should be more mature, and he will not be stupid enough to use the king who can be relied on as a backer as a target for attack again.

Hearing that Wei Liaoweng asked to see, Zhao Youju put down the fishing rod in his hand, he sat by the pond for more than two hours, but he didn't catch a single fish, but Xiao Mengjun caught a few half-sized grass carp, children are fun, and the fish are sunk by the pond in a basket.

"Meng Jun, bring these fish back and let the imperial chef make them for you?" Zhao asked with a smile.

"Father, this fish is small, and it won't be delicious now." Zhao Mengjun raised his head, unlike the rest of the princes, he often ran around in the sun, so his small forehead turned purple, and the concubine was distressed every time she saw it, and said that Yang Miaozhen, a wild girl, taught the prince to be a wild boy, which made Yang Miaozhen a little afraid to see the old lady now.

However, Zhao and Ju were very happy, when he was six years old, the little guy had smallpox and almost lost his life, and since then, his health has been a major concern for Zhao and Ju. As the eldest son of the emperor, Meng Jun has an incomparable advantage in the inheritance of the imperial throne, although Zhao and Ju ignored the call of the courtiers to establish a prince, but the discerning people know that he belongs to Yi Meng Jun.

"Then why are you still pretending?" Zhao Yoju asked.

"The child will show them to the mothers, and when they have seen them, the children will let them go!" Zhao Mengjun said confidently: "When they grow up, the children will come and fish them again!" ”

Perhaps it is from Zhao and Ju's genetics, or maybe it is Zhao and Ju's education methods, Xiao Meng Jun shows wisdom, vision and self-confidence that are not commensurate with his age. This made Zhao and Ju very happy, every father who didn't want his son to be outstanding, but it made him a little wary, the more intelligent and confident the child, the more likely it was to become a stumbling block in his plan.

After him, the Great Song ...... There is indeed no need for the Holy Monarch anymore.

Fortunately, the child's main interest is still in mechanics, such as the fishing rod he now uses, which he designs and manufactures himself. He was not very interested in how to be a holy monarch, and even complained that his father was too busy with political affairs to spare more time to do some handicrafts with him.

"Let Wei Liaoweng come here to see me, although it is inevitable that he will say a few words......" Seeing that his son's eyes were a little stunned, Zhao Heju motioned for him to continue fishing.

Soon Wei Liaoweng was brought to him, and when he saw Zhao and Ju sitting leisurely under the tree watching the prince fishing, Wei Liaoweng frowned. Outside, the Confucian scholars are competing for the rank of the Son of Heaven and the allocation of Confucianism, but the Son of Heaven is really sitting firmly in the Diaoyutai.

He looked at Zhao Mengjun next to him again, and felt even more unhappy, the eldest son of the emperor is so old, the Son of Heaven does not invite the old Confucianism to teach benevolence and righteousness, but takes him to fish here, which is really not a good thing. Wei Liaoweng also likes the wisdom of the eldest son of the emperor, and hopes that the change of imperial power can be carried out in a way that everyone expects, but if the eldest son of the emperor is just a wanderer, then as the prime minister, he has to have his own position on the issue of establishing a prince.

"Your Majesty, now that the state affairs are not yet peaceful, Your Majesty is so leisurely, doing what is good from above and what is good at the bottom, and the ministers are afraid that the officials will also have a slack heart."

Wei Liaoweng will admonish, and in Zhao Heju's expectation, Zhao Youju smiled: "This is the ambition of Confucius and Zeng Dian, traveling in the countryside, Wei Qing has not forgotten?" Besides, if I have to bow down to everything, then what else do the prime minister and the two of them have to do when they participate in politics? ”

"Your Majesty can always say ......" Wei Liaoweng made a straight face: "Confucius also once said, those who speak skillfully are benevolent, Your Majesty is so good at arguing, I am afraid it is not the way of benevolence and righteousness." ”

"I have great benevolence, why should I be confined to a small section?" Zhao Youju felt that it was not interesting to quarrel like this: "Qing is here to persuade these little things?" ”

"Minister...... The minister has come to ask His Majesty for resignation. Wei Liaoweng lowered his voice.

Zhao Youju restrained the smile on his face and sat up straight, Zhao Mengjun seemed to feel his father's anger, put away the fishing rod and hid farther away. Zhao Youju stared at Wei Liaoweng, in his position to raise his body, he has been the emperor for more than ten years, and the high level of merit, since ancient times, Wei Liaoweng stared at him and couldn't help but tremble, and finally fell to the ground: "If the minister does not retreat, I am afraid that it will hinder Your Majesty's great cause afterwards, and it is not the minister's hypocrisy, please also ask Your Majesty to be clear!" ”

"Qing is talking about Manqing?"

Zhao Heju asked when he heard his sincere words.

"Exactly, after all, he is the disciple of the minister, the minister has no way to discipline, if he does not go to work, there will be villains chattering, His Majesty for the sake of the minister, let the minister think about the reason behind closed doors, and take this responsibility for the minister...... Since ancient times, only the courtiers share the worries for Your Majesty, how can Your Majesty bear the infamy for the courtiers! The minister has been thinking about it repeatedly these days, if it weren't for the minister's selfishness, greed for power, and the minister's resignation at the time of the incident, he could not only save Zhao Jingyun, but also not embarrass His Majesty......"

Wei Liaoweng is sincere, he is a smart person, and naturally knows that Zhao and Ju took out the proceeds of this Eastern Crusade, which is nothing more than to "buy" the Confucian scholars and doctors, so that they do not investigate Zhao Jingyun's responsibility. Saving a person with the wealth of the enemy country, the matter of the Son of Heaven valuing talent is seen in the eyes of the discerning and remembered in the hearts of the talented. But the price was too great, and when Wei Liaoweng calculated this account, he always felt that the money that could have been used to build railway bridges, build fleets and navies, open factories and mines, and even use them for medical education for the common people was used to repair the Confucian temple, which was not urgent, or to give subsidies to the scholars and doctors who talked about it, which was really a waste.

And it was a great responsibility that he couldn't think of a way to solve this waste. Zhao Jingyun was his disciple, and the fault of their master and apprentice was made up for by the emperor, and the sense of shame made him very uneasy.

"I see." Zhao Heju smiled: "I am not Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, I love money, but I love talent even more." ”

"King Yan Zhao is just a prince of a country, he still knows the horse bones of Qianjin City, the territory under my jurisdiction is unprecedented, and the population under my rule is far better than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, if I don't have this kind of courage to accept all rivers, I will use derogatory and killing methods to suppress my ministers at every turn, how can I be worthy of being the emperor of this great country!"

Zhao Youju stood up, walked around Wei Liaoweng, and then continued: "Wei Qing, what I value is your overall situation, that you can be public and selfless, and in my eyes, you and Man Qing are priceless treasures. Besides, all the money I have spent has been spent, and if you insist on resigning, you will make me a loss-making deal. ”

His last joking sentence made Wei Liaoweng's heart nervous, and Wei Liaoweng was secretly grateful in his heart, he was not a person who liked to express his loyalty in words, so he just silently followed behind Zhao Heju. Zhao Youju raised his head and looked at the lotus leaves on the water surface of the fish pond: "I took advantage of the situation and used the gold of Dongshengzhou to divert the attention of the world, which is good and bad, the good thing is that since the future, I will explore and open up the sea in the Great Song Dynasty, and I don't need to supervise it." The bad thing is that the people are afraid that they will have the idea of taking a chance, and the people are not at ease about their affairs, they just want to go to Dongshengzhou to pick up gold and make a fortune, which still requires Wei Qing to speak out......"

Wei Liaoweng nodded, he had also thought about this matter, and his admiration for the emperor was also in such small details, winning but not arrogant, and always seeing the hidden worries in a good thing.

"Official, the minister has a suggestion for this matter. Now that the shipping route has been opened, His Majesty can organize an expedition every year, and the expenses required are the same as this time, which will be raised by the government and the private sector according to shares, and the harvest will be distributed according to the share capital, and the imperial court will extract taxes from this harvest......"

Wei Liaoweng proposed that it was impossible to rely on the capture of the wealth of the natives of Dongshengzhou for a long time, so it was necessary to restrain the actions of the expeditionary fleet, and mainly rely on trade and development to obtain wealth. This is a long-term plan, which coincides with Zhao and Ju's plan, and Zhao and Ju are about to praise him, when he suddenly hears Wei Liaoweng say an opinion that makes him almost laugh.

"The minister thinks that Dongshengzhou, Xinzhou and Nanyang Islands are vast and rich in products, but the three are different, Nanyang Islands are close to my Great Song Dynasty, these more than ten years are either directly dedicated to naturalization, or become the Great Song Dynasty, Your Majesty can open up private businessmen, allow them to explore and trade independently. Xinzhou is a little far away, the area is vast, there is no native country, only the people of my great Song Dynasty, Your Majesty should set up a provincial state capital, direct management. Your Majesty should make the Eastern Expeditionary Fleet permanent, imitating the system of steamship China Merchants Bureau, and set up the Great Song Dynasty Dongshengzhou Investment Promotion Bureau to supervise the immigration, development and education of Dongshengzhou, with the help of the people's intention to make a fortune in Dongshengzhou, vigorously promote Sinicization education, and make sure that the people of Dongshengzhou have no country and become loyal and righteous people of our Great Song Dynasty. If the native country of Nandong Shengzhou is willing to be a vassal, Your Majesty should be gracious and divide it into a number of small states, if you do not want to be a vassal, Your Majesty should not be merciful and be forced to surrender the land! ”

The East Shengzhou Merchants Bureau in Wei Liaoweng's mouth is clearly a Great Song Dynasty version of the East India Company, and Zhao Youju remembered the huge capital and resources brought by the East India Company to Britain in the history he traveled, and his heart was pounding.

"Wei Qing, I'm just afraid that this thing is a monster, so I've released it...... This means that I have lost Dongshengzhou forever. ”

Zhao Youju said very vaguely, and also rejected Wei Liaoweng's suggestion.

The natural conditions of Dongshengzhou were so good that there was almost no way to limit its development, and if it weren't for the problems of race and culture, Zhao and Ju really couldn't think of anything that could limit the birth of a huge enough country to pose a threat to the Great Song Dynasty itself. Therefore, before the completion of industrialization and even electrification in the Great Song Dynasty, he did not want too much power to appear in Dongshengzhou, even if it was to slightly restrain the speed of the development of the Great Song Dynasty.

Wei Liaoweng knew what Zhao Youju was worried about, he hesitated for a while, and finally said it directly, the Son of Heaven treated him as a national soldier, and he had to report to the Son of Heaven as a national scholar: "Your Majesty is worried that the tail will not fall?" The minister has a plan to limit this. ”

Zhao Youju nodded: "Let's talk about it." ”

"Your Majesty can't set up a province in Dongshengzhou, the strength of the province is too great, and it is necessary to set up troops to protect it, so it is inevitable that there will be slaves and bullies. His Majesty only set up the Dongshengzhou Merchants Bureau, and assisted by the Great Song Dynasty Navy, the two are not subordinate to each other, and the China Merchants Bureau must not have force, and the navy must be rotated every three or five years, so that it gradually encroaches, which can not only get the benefits of Dongshengzhou, but also not worry about the sudden emergence of a strong domain in Dongshengzhou. Your Majesty will set up a Department of Naturalization of the Natives to take charge of the naturalization of the Natives......"

Zhao Heju nodded again and again when he heard this, Wei Liaoweng's plan was very complicated, but if it was to be put simply, it was to separate the three powers of people, finance, and army, so that it was impossible for a powerful unified force to appear in Dongshengzhou. The Turen Naturalization Department was responsible for the education of the Turen and the coordination of the relationship between the Song people and the Turen Kingdom, the China Merchants Bureau was responsible for the development and utilization of Dongshengzhou's resources, so that it could continuously provide funds for the development of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Great Song Navy was responsible for providing protection and transportation for the first two. Although this will make the organization redundant, the number of officials numerous, and the speed of decision-making slower, it will solve the problems that Zhao and Ju are worried about. In addition, now that the Great Song Dynasty already has a steamship and a cable telegraph, it is not like the British when Zhao and Ju crossed over, and they could not get accurate information about the colonies, nor could they quickly organize the troops to clear the rebels, so basically there would be no independence of Dongshengzhou.

"What Qing said is extremely true, then as Qing said, Qing will handle this matter single-handedly!" After listening to this, Zhao Youju also said: "The Dongshengzhou Investment Promotion Bureau is organized by the Ministry of Households, the Dongshengzhou Naturalization Division is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and the Navy has the assistance of the Ministry of War, and the Secretary is in charge ......of the overall situation, which is a major event."

"One more thing." Wei Liaoweng had already devoted himself to national politics at this time, and completely forgot his original intention of resigning: "The official family, now the household department, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War are all heavy affairs, and the ministers think that they are ...... The original six-ministry system seems to have somewhat constrained the imperial court's decision-making. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Youju immediately pricked up his ears and looked at Wei Liaoweng, revealing a meaningful smile.

Doctors, it seems that they are still unwilling......