Li Tingzhi smiled after listening to Lu Xiufu's words and said: "I have read the "Wealth of Nations" and "The Wealth of the People" published by them on Liuqiu Island, and there is nothing else to say, but it is just to explore the origin and distribution of wealth, which is not too surprising...... But can a gentleman live only for wealth?

In my opinion, the so-called Great Shang Federation Empire will definitely last for a long time...... Those who gather for small profits will be scattered for small profits! ”

Lu Xiufu closed his eyes and groaned for a moment, then opened his eyes again and said, "Wouldn't it be better to lure it with profit first, and then supplement it with righteous education?!" ”

But where do you see what is right in their books and in their newspapers...... The whole article only talks about simple common sense such as the spirit of contract, the spirit of integrity, and the spirit of the law. ”

When their carriage reached an intersection, it was halted because it encountered a red flag.

After the method of using red and green flags to direct traffic operations on the crossroads appeared on Liuqiu Island, it was soon learned by the Great Song Dynasty government, and even in places like Xuzhou City, this method was used to manage traffic...... Because this method really works.

Because Xuzhou is a rebuilt city, the roads in the city are wide and smooth, and large livestock are getting cheaper and cheaper, so ordinary people can also buy four-wheeled carriages...... Therefore, the method of using four-wheeled carriages as a means of transportation is more popular.

With the flow of traffic laws to manage, as long as everyone obeys the traffic rules, the road traffic is indeed convenient and safe!

As for the punishment of those who violate traffic rules, Li Tingzhi did not pay attention to fines like Liuqiu Island, but had to be whipped in public, and as a result, the traffic order in Xuzhou City was better than that in Badaohe City on Liuqiu Island.

This is one of the places that Li Tingzhi is proud of in private.

Lu Xiufu said: "If you want to learn the words of righteousness, you can start by learning simple truths......

"Hehe, Junshi, it seems that you approve of the approach of Liuqiu Island...... However, don't forget, although they are of the same culture as us on the surface, they claim to be descendants of the Yin people, not the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and they are very protective of me. ”

Lu Xiufu didn't say anything, because he knew why Li Tingzhi said this.

After hearing that new muskets and artillery had appeared on Liuqiu Island, Li Tingzhi once sent Lu Xiufu to the Liuqiu military camp in Shandong to ask for weapons...... It's not for nothing, the price of arms is not a problem, everyone can bargain.

But their military changed their tone and was able to politely refuse under the pretext of insufficient production...... When asked when they would be able to ramp up production, they said it would be at least five years or more!

How can this make people wait?!

When they asked them about the method of manufacturing new weapons, they also said that the "Patent Law" had already begun to be implemented, and that new products and technologies would not be easily displayed to others in the future.

Li Tingzhi sneered and pointed out with a sneer when he heard what Lu Xiufu said, where is the reason for the inexplicable "Patent Law", it must be that the people of Liuqiu Island are afraid that after our strength is greatly increased, there will be a desire to recover the Shandong region.

Hehe, their ideas are really short-sighted.

Even if the people of Liuqiu Island returned the Shandong region to the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty would not want it...... The reason is very simple, without their constraints, the Great Song will bear the pressure of the Tatar bandits alone!

This is a situation that Li Tingzhi does not want to see, and I believe that no one in the entire court wants to do this!

Alas, it is true that success is also begging, and defeat is also begging...... Without their presence, the court would not have kept taking back power from his hands.

But I really want to make a career.

Lu Xiufu said: "If people from afar are not satisfied, they will cultivate Wende...... In time, they will understand the naked heart of my Great Song Dynasty, and they will willingly give everything. ”

Li Tingzhi nodded, those who gave birth to me and raised me, Da Song also, those who know me, Lu Xiufu also.

Their destination this time was the so-called Qingdao Port and Dengzhou Military Port.

Since the emergence of a new world map on Liuqiu Island, especially after the appearance of a round globe, many Great Song scholars have gone crazy for it!

The world map and globe produced on the island of Liuqiu were sold in the market of the Great Song Dynasty...... Anyone who wants to buy it can buy it casually.

Li Tingzhi's barracks tent has a large globe...... When he was fine, he turned the globe to study.

He saw continents everywhere and huge oceans...... What he didn't know, of course, was that the map and globe had been processed to a certain extent, and the so-called Australia and the North and South Yindian were far smaller than the real map.

Right now, the small mountain east and west roads could no longer stop his eyes from looking outside.

Of course, as a local history of production, he is still concerned about the situation of the road first.

The Xuzhou region is a place with a well-developed inland river system, and he has a lot of experience in using river boats for transportation.

After the Song Dynasty officially returned to the north, it has been using a large number of Liuqiu sailing ships on the Yellow River as naval warships...... They learned the lesson of allowing the Jin army to easily cross the Yellow River and break through Bianjing, and from the beginning they focused on the defense of the Yellow River defense line.

Li Tingzhi sees another use in this defensive method...... If he is attacked by the Tatar bandit group, he can completely use the inland river system in the Xuzhou area to counterattack!

However, if you want to be more aggressive, you will need new weapons that you can use, even though you can use all the arquebuses, muskets, and bronze guns.

And, of course, their flow-type sailboats...... If you wait for the imperial court to take the initiative to equip the local army, you really don't know how long you will have to wait.

When he was carefully planning to build an inland river warship fleet, the Great Song Dynasty court asked him to return to Beijing to be a civil official to live in his old age!

In the secret letter to him, Jia Pingzhang clearly hinted to him that he wanted him to give up the local military power and take the initiative to return it to the imperial court.

It's really hurtful...... However, he, Li Tingzhi, couldn't help but obey.

He discussed with his staff for a long time, and guessed the intention of the imperial court, which was to start adopting a military policy of strong cadres and weak branches again, and the main spearhead was aimed at the Lu military group.

I heard that their military strength has long been not inferior to that of the Imperial Firearms Army!

And the scale of their entire family run is terrifying!

He, Li Tingzhi, must take the lead to be the chicken in "Killing Chickens to Show Monkeys", and he must take the initiative to be a ...... He absolutely respected the orders of the imperial court and Jia Pingzhang, and had no intention of disobeying them at all.

Over the years, he has not taken the initiative to seek wealth for his family, but he has also become rich through business and land.

His family owns tens of thousands of acres of cotton fields, and his son runs a large cotton yarn factory.

Therefore, life is worry-free.

Well, if you surrender military power, you will surrender military power...... But the depression in my heart can't be relieved, so I can only go out to relax.

After walking for a few days, they finally came to the port of Qingdao first.

As soon as they entered the city, their carriages slowed down...... Li Tingzhi really didn't expect that this new city, which originally didn't exist, could develop into a huge city in more than ten years!

PS: Thank you for the reward from the book friend Australian Lao Wu.

The first two days were too busy...... I'm sorry.