Today's Da Song Dynasty has the best conditions, eating, drinking, wearing, using, entertainment, and investment, each of which is ahead of the world.

At that time, Datang Chang'an could become the center of the world and attract more than 100,000 foreigners to live in Chang'an, and the Great Song Dynasty could do it and do better.

Wang Ningan believes that it is worth noting three aspects of businessmen.

The Western Regions not only provide gold, jade, spices, war horses and other valuable materials, but also have strong purchasing power for the big food merchants from the Western Regions, and the silk tea of the Great Song Dynasty needs to be transported to the far west.

It is very important to maintain the security of the Silk Road.

As for the second place, it is not the Western Xia, nor the Liao State, but the Wa State that has always been ignored by people!

This time, the Japanese envoys were large, second only to the Khitan and Khotan, and they carried a lot of money, and after entering Xijing, the Japanese gave generous gifts, and at the same time had to purchase materials on a large scale, and they were the first to deposit gold in the bank and participate in the stock market investment.

The envoys of the Wa Kingdom also hoped that the Great Song Dynasty would allocate a piece of land for them to live in. The Wa Kingdom wanted to follow the example of the Tang envoys and send more people to learn the culture and system of the Great Song Dynasty.

In fact, before this, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty did not notice the Wa Kingdom, but their obedient performance was eye-catching, and many Japanese girls ran to the Great Song Dynasty before, committed to serving, and did everything they could to conceive the seeds of the Great Song Dynasty.

Sima Guang's view of the Wa Kingdom is good.

"It seems that the Wa Kingdom really admires the Kingdom of God, so you might as well grant their request and give them a little convenience, what does Master think?"

"Not how!" Wang Ning'an's face was very gloomy, "Junshi, don't be deceived by the appearance of deference to the Japanese country, they live in a harsh environment, the country is barren, volcanoes are everywhere, and earthquakes are frequent. Under the oppression of this environment, the Japanese people are all two faces, humble and kind on the surface, but vicious and sinister on the inside. If nothing else, let's take the concept of shame as an example, our Chinese people have always paid attention to prudence and independence, and what we do right is right, and what we do wrong is wrong. But the Japanese people are different, they will not be ashamed of what they have done wrong, they will only be ashamed of being found out if they have done wrong, on the contrary, if they do not find out, they can be regarded as glory and complacent! ”

"Ahh

Sima Guang's eyes widened, and he said in his heart that there is such a thing, and the Wa Kingdom is also strange enough.

"Master, what do you mean? Should the Japanese state be dealt with or not? ”

"Of course!" Wang Ningan chuckled and said, "Although the Wa Kingdom is barren, there is a lot of gold and silver, and it will be the most important source of currency for my Great Song Dynasty in the next few decades...... At present, the two major groups of the Wakuni Genji and the Peace Clan are fighting endlessly, and locally, the power of the manor lords is rising, and the samurai class is becoming stronger and stronger. ”

Sima Guang was so keen, when he heard Master's words, he immediately smiled and said, "Could it be that Master wants to stir up civil strife in the Japanese Kingdom and let them fight endlessly?" ”

"Hmmm! Only in this way can our Great Song Dynasty sell arms to the Wa Kingdom and make huge profits. In addition, the rise of the warriors of the Wa Kingdom, the decline of the original nobles, we can send people to encourage the nobility of the Wa Kingdom to settle in the Great Song Dynasty, these people have nothing else, there is still a lot of gold and silver, we must squeeze them dry! ”

"When dealing with the Wa State, we must always be vigilant, do not allow them to live together, do not allow them to come into contact with advanced technology, and always prevent the unification of the Wa State, only the Wa State that is constantly out of war is the safest for the Great Song Dynasty!"

Listening to Wang Ning'an's words, Sima Guang secretly wiped his sweat.

How did you offend Master?

Could it be that those widows didn't serve well?

What a hatred Master has!

If you really follow Master's idea, I am afraid that in a few decades, there will be no Japanese country in the world.

Wang Ningan ignored Sima Guang's thoughts, he had forgotten about the affairs of the Wa Kingdom, but now that they took the initiative to come over, then there was no need to be polite.

Wang Ning'an immediately wrote a letter to his father and third uncle, and also brought Daxiong to use the power of the Bohai Kingdom to harm the Wa Kingdom.

By the way, Zhang Dun and Liu Yu were sent to the Wa State back then, do you want to continue to hand over the affairs of the Wa State to Zhang Dun? Anyway, this guy is ruthless, let him deal with it, and ensure that there is no problem.

Wang Ningan quickly drew up a strategy for the Japanese kingdom and prepared to implement it as soon as possible.

Of course, today's Wa State, which has just entered the dynastic era, is quite backward and primitive, and the threat is not great, as long as the measures are appropriate, it can completely eliminate the root cause in advance.

However, there is a third aspect that needs to be implemented urgently, and that is Tianzhu.

Wang Ningan had already anticipated the crisis of the Great Song Dynasty, and in the final analysis, it was the contradiction between land and people.

With the size of the Great Song Dynasty, the annexation of some small countries has little impact, and only South Asia, which has a vast area and a large population, is worth starting.

What's even more gratifying is that Ah San is face-to-face and easy to bully!

From ancient times to the present, it is not known how many people have conquered this place.

Basically, as long as a few mountain passes in the north are conquered, the entire subcontinent will bend its knees and surrender, and their religious culture is very interesting, they believe in the afterlife, believe in reincarnation, how you bully me in this life, it doesn't matter, wait for the next life, it will be replaced by me bullying you! Moreover, they will also torture themselves with penance in exchange for squeezing into the upper caste in the next life and becoming human beings.

At that time, the British relied on less than 10,000 administrative officials to govern more than 3 million square kilometers of land obediently.

The skin is thin, the filling is large, the meat is abundant, obedient, and easy to manage!

If you let go of the third brother, God will not agree.

And taking Tianzhu is equivalent to owning a piece of land about the same size as the Great Song Dynasty, and every Song person has a slave overseas.

Don't be too comfortable on a small day!

"Buying Tianzhu merchants, understanding intelligence, sending fleets, and finding ways to establish landing sites. We have to go from both sea and land directions, passing through Tianzhu, and we must take this place down! ”

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The success of the longevity ceremony did not make the Great Song Dynasty complacent and proud, on the contrary, under the deployment of Wang Ning'an, a new round of expansion began.

This time, all the expenses were brought by merchants from all over the world.

They invest in the stock market, they invest in the bond market, and they deposit gold and silver in banks...... As a result, all this money will go through financial channels and become the military expenses of the Great Song Dynasty and arm the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, which is ironic, but this is the case.

Wang Ningan is actively preparing for war, he is like an old and spicy hunter, looking for the most vulnerable prey.

These days, he has already noticed that Zhao Zhen has reached the last time, and he is afraid that he will not live for too long, Wang Ningan hopes to get more land before he dies, and add more halo to the emperor's head.

He has no way to continue Zhao Zhen's life, this is the only thing he can do for Zhao Zhen.

Very depressed, but also very helpless, Wang Ningan worked frantically, hoping to use this method to numb himself.

But to his surprise, he didn't wait for the news that Zhao Zhen was critically ill, but another old man couldn't hold on...... Bao Zheng fell ill!

As I said several times before, Bao Zheng is in very poor health and is not lightly ill.

However, with the current situation, the replacement of the old and the new is imminent, and it is most necessary for the old to be serious and dedicated to the minister.

Bao Zheng is an out-and-out gentleman, and he is a lonely minister, and he will never form a party for personal gain.

With him in the center for a day, the Great Song Dynasty will not be chaotic.

Zhao Zhen can rest assured, and Wang Anshi, these law-changers, can also let go and do things.

If it is someone else, whether it is Wen Yanbo, Jia Changchao, or someone else, they will inevitably have to do something, and only Bao Zheng can restrain himself and maintain the overall situation.

Frankly speaking, Wang Ningan hopes that Bao Zheng will last for a while longer, at least until Zhao Zhen dies, and then he can let him go home and spend his old age in peace.

But many things cannot be solved by imagination.

Bao Zheng's body is not much stronger than Zhao Zhen, but the old gentleman is a hard worker.

Such a big longevity ceremony, although it was presided over by Jia Changchao and others, as the prime minister, he also had to coordinate in the middle and deal with various affairs.

Bao Zheng is very strong, he worked hard to carry it, until the end of the longevity ceremony, there was no mistake, the old man was very satisfied, under the relaxation of the spirit, Bao Zheng's body collapsed instantly, he originally wanted to enter the palace to face the saint, talk about the matter of the river worker, but fell at the door of the house, a leg was broken, the family had to immediately ask for a doctor, and to the political hall leave!

Wang Ningan was surprised when he got the news that Bao Zheng was sick, and immediately put down the matter at hand and hurried over, accompanied by Su Shi.

Accompanied by their entourage, they came to a deep alley, and at the end of the alley was a three-entry courtyard, which was Bao Zheng's residence.

From the outside, the small courtyard is very quiet and elegant, like a place where celebrities live, but Wang Ningan knows that there is only one reason why Bao Zheng chose here, that is, the price is cheap!

As mentioned earlier, Bao Zheng's annual discount is almost 5,000 yuan, which is definitely an astronomical amount compared to the official apes of later generations, enough for Bao Zheng to live a comfortable life.

It's just that this Lord Bao can't get along with himself!

Seventy percent of his annual income is donated to poor students in his hometown, and the rest of the grain, rice, cloth, salt, and charcoal are often taken out to help poor families.

After more than 20 years of ups and downs in the Huan Sea, Bao Zheng is considered to be a high power, especially after the first term in Cangzhou, he was promoted to the transfer envoy, entered Beijing to take over the Kaifeng Mansion, received the third envoy, the privy deputy envoy, and until he took over as the prime minister, Bao Zhengguan became bigger and bigger, but the days became tighter and tighter.

Walking into this small courtyard, you can clearly feel the appearance of poverty and poverty, without any luxurious decoration, with the cheapest bamboo chairs, cork tables, in the house, there are also bamboo utensils, if you don't know the identity of the owner, I think I have arrived at the home of the poor!

Seeing all this, Wang Ningan and Su Shi both looked bad, and Da Su muttered in a low voice, "Among the high-ranking officials of my Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid that there is no more incorruptible." ”

As he was talking, Qian Yi walked out of it and saw Wang Ningan, he shook his head slightly.

Wang Ningan hurriedly pulled him outside, "Could it be that the old man is not in good health?" ”

"Well, the old man had a thirst-quenching disease, and he accidentally broke his leg, and the wound was difficult to heal, and I, I also had no skills to recover......".