“…… My hostility with him is confined to the Empire, and if we are mixed with other countries, we will still be comrades-in-arms...... Didn't you keep reminding me that the Jinhe Empire and the Great Song Empire were still two countries, and I was ...... too" Hong Tao's words were a bit heavy, which made Bo Jiao a little faceless. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info If others said this, he would have been anxious, Hong Tao was too obscene, and he didn't dare to turn his face, but he was also a little unhappy.

"Well, you are higher than me, don't listen to me, I'm deliberately provoking the relationship between the two of you. It would be good for me to get the two of you to fight. It's done, don't be idle and talk nonsense, let's hurry, rest after the Daimyo's Mansion, it's not appropriate to set up camp in front of people's homes, I don't want to deal with them now. Bo Jiao's answer made Hong Tao a little ashamed, he didn't expect that the public morality of these imperial officials was so noble, and even political enemies could be ignored for the sake of national interests. They are all their own students, and they have not reached the realm themselves, but the students have reached it. If you follow this logical reasoning, your character seems to be really bad.

The name of the Daimyo Mansion should be familiar to the future generations, this place has been mentioned many times in the Water Margin, it is also a famous city in the Northern Song Dynasty, it is the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, known as Beijing, not the meaning of modern Beijing, but the capital of the north.

Since it is the capital, even if it is a companion capital, the scale of the building will not be too inferior. In Hong Tao's eyes, this escort is probably more elaborate than Lin'an City in terms of building regulations, and the city wall alone is higher than Lin'an.

In fact, this is not only the reason for accompanying the capital, the city was built in the Northern Song Dynasty to resist the northern nomads going south, so the Daimyo's Mansion was not only a companion capital, but also a military town in the Northern Song Dynasty. In addition, it is located by the North Canal, the transportation is very convenient, and soon it became a transportation and commercial hub in the north, and it is said that the population reached more than one million. Hong Tao thinks this figure is a bit exaggerated, but there should still be four or five hundred thousand people.

At this time, the Daimyo's Mansion was already somewhat ruined, and several city walls had collapsed, and the local wealthy families definitely did not have the economic strength to maintain such a large city, and even if they had, they would not have built it. These wealthy families are all grass on the wall, their current abacus will eat whoever comes to rule, anyway, no one can rule for a long time, these more than 100 years have changed three dynasties, who dares to say that this time can be long-term stability? No matter how well the city wall is repaired, they can't keep it even if they are in turmoil, so instead of spending money and effort to repair it, it is better to give these money and goods as tribute to the conquerors at that time, so as to protect the right of the people to continue to live here.

"There's someone on the wall watching us, and I think it's like a telescope." Kong Pei turned his head to observe the majestic city as he walked, the sun was just in the west, and there were a few reflections on the city walls from time to time, and he felt that it was not a weapon, but a glass product. The most likely glass item that can appear on the city walls is a telescope.

"If you like to watch it, you can watch it, and it's people's freedom to use it. Even if it's a telescope, it's no wonder that someone else, you didn't sell this thing? In order to make money, you really dare to buy anything. Let me ask you more, you won't sell the rifled guns used by the army too, will you? If this is the case, I will have an extra heart in the future, so that one day someone will take my life from a hundred meters away. When Bo Jiao heard Kong Pei's words, he deliberately picked up the telescope on his chest and swept it across the city wall, and then nodded at Hong Tao, confirming Kong Pei's guess. However, Hong Tao didn't care, he preferred to talk coolly.

"Rest assured, this gun is only used by the army of the empire itself, and is not even equipped with troops stationed in overseas territories. I think your guns are very good, especially the two short guns on your waist, or you can borrow me to play with them. Bo Jiao patted his chest and assured Hong Tao that the rifled gun must not be passed on, and then chatted with Hong Tao's revolver.

"You said that if you took my revolver, shotgun, and mortar back to Yi Yi to see, would he vomit blood? When he first bargained with me, he thought that he could steal the fun by taking away one of my ships and a few guns, but I didn't know that I was not only several steps ahead of the Royal Navy in naval guns, but also that the army equipment was much better than that of the Imperial Army. You said that if I had a serious fight between my Marines and your Imperial Army, what would the end result be? As soon as he talked about the problem of guns, Hong Tao couldn't help but show off, anyway, his own guards and the Imperial Army marched together all day long, even if he didn't say it, people could see it. Instead of letting them hold back and ask themselves, it is better to be generous, take the initiative to talk to them, and be hungry.

"Hey! It is true that the prime minister of Iraq is better than me in the management of the country, but he also has a shortcoming, that is, he is too unfamiliar with the military. This can't be blamed on him, who made him from the Ministry of Supervision, and he hasn't fought a serious battle for a day. As long as he brought me and Lao Kong at that time, even if he brought Langya, he wouldn't let you get it so easily. That ship is good, but it's a pity that the empire can't build it at the moment, and its keel is steel. I also looked at those cannons, and they were really powerful, and if the Royal Navy's naval guns encountered it, they would only be beaten. But this is also a moon in the water, so it looks good and can't be used! The gunpowder in those copper-shelled shells still has to be tested slowly, Li Yaofu said that even with the formula you gave, that thing will not be busy. Because it was too dangerous, there was a little negligence in the whole production process, and half of the chemical plant was gone. In my aunt's words, you're a complete scoundrel, even your own son is ...... Hey, hey, don't stare at me, this is what my aunt said, I'm just conveying. ”

As soon as he talked about the agreement reached between the Jinhe Empire and the Great Song Empire, Bo Jiao was in a lawsuit. There is no need for Hong Tao to confess in this matter, he can also feel that Yi Yi and Hong Jinhe have been fooled by the old emperor, and they have taken a good-looking and useless thing as a treasure, but they have not got the dry goods that can really quickly improve the military strength of the empire. For example, this short gun that can be carried around and can be fired continuously; There is also the kind of small cannon that can shoot cannonballs far and accurately, and can run all over the ground with two people on their backs. These two things can even see a bright future for him, a person from the navy, but Yi Yi and Hong Jinhe just don't see it.

"Nonsense, Lao Tzu is not confused, can he let his son calculate? I just listened to your aunt's words back then, and I should have taken Jin He out a few more times, so that he could also experience for himself what war is. It's a pity that it's too late to regret it now, I, an emperor who has experienced a hundred battles, have cultivated a son who has never killed anyone with his own hands, don't you say it's ridiculous? Hong Tao partially agreed with what Bo Jiao said, Hong Jinhe and Yiyi did govern the empire well, but there were still shortcomings, that is, they did not have a background in the military and belonged to the leaders of the academic school.

There is nothing wrong with a civilian government, but it cannot always be held by literati, and from time to time it is necessary for the military to come to power and toss and toss, which can bring a different temperament to the country. If Hong Jinhe had followed him around to fight, seen bloody killings, and experienced those unbearable scenes, he could make up for the country's shortcomings in this regard.

Hong Tao's idea is contrary to China's political tradition, in history, once the government is controlled by the military, it is not far from war, this is the understanding of most people. Since ancient times, there have indeed been many instances of military rebellion and large-scale turmoil in Chinese history. However, Hong Tao believes that this understanding is one-sided and a misunderstanding of the martial artists. Everyone thinks that the martial artist is simple-minded and short-tempered, and the impression of the martial artist is still at the level of getting off the horse in the crotch, being shot in the palm, protecting the chest hair more than a foot long, and screaming wow, and always think that the martial artist likes to use force when encountering problems, and has no talent to govern the country.

Not to mention, just those warlords during the Republic of China period are a good interpretation of the consequences of military interference. For the sake of their own interests, they can be regarded as directly pulling the moral bottom line into a negative number, and all kinds of disgraceful methods have come out, and colluding with foreigners to harm their own people is not a big deal, and more or less everyone has done it. From this point of view, it is indeed inappropriate for the military to interfere in politics.

But if you think about it further, could it be that the Chinese government at that time was dominated by literati and could avoid the situation of warlords fighting and betraying the country? Obviously, it's not very reliable, and in the end, there is still no proper set of rules. Whether it is a literati or a martial artist, they don't know where they should stay, and they don't have to worry about being punished for standing in the wrong position, so it's not how to toss it.

If he changes to an environment with relatively sound rules, even if this kind of martial artist has strategic vision, the way of commanding people, and the talent of a hero in troubled times, he can't even be a sergeant under the system of the Jinhe Empire, let alone become a general, and he will have no chance to get involved in the management of the country. The distinction between literati and warriors is not very clear in Hong Tao's mind, whether he has personally experienced the war, this is the condition he values more. Imperial soldiers are not necessarily less educated than Imperial ministers, and it is not clear who is more educated.

People who have never experienced war are prone to threaten others with force at every turn, because their feelings about war are stuck in books, without intuitive concepts, and without the word fear. At the same time, people who have never experienced war may be too afraid of war, cowering when it is time to use force to solve problems, losing good opportunities, or being coerced by other countries with war.

In both cases, the chances of this happening are less likely for those who have participated in the war. Because they understand what war is, and they will neither use it indiscriminately, nor dare to use it. If there are more such people in a country's management, then the country's foreign policy will be softer and more moderate, and it will not be reckless in military force, nor will it be weak and bullied.

(To be continued.) )