"Deputy Governor, you let people capture the land of the three counties of the Wa Kingdom, can the people left behind defend it? Also, do you really have to worry about those widows? ”

Naturally, this was asked by Zhao Maid, and when Cai Dao told it, he hated to replace him. has been staying in Bianliang City, and has to memorize those awkward Confucian classics all day long, which is still very torturous for the child Zhao Maid.

Especially with Cai Dao and his younger brother Zhao Mi in front of the two bad examples, how can Zhao Maid be willing, he is the only one who obediently listens to the lessons of those old Confucians, and is at the mercy of these old scholars.

Since Cai Dao left Beijing, Zhao Maid took advantage of his identity as the head of the nursery school, and he had to go to Genyue every once in a while to inspect it, which was called conscientious.

Zhao Maid raised the question, but Cai Dao didn't know how to speak, so he had the heart to tell the truth, for fear that the other party wouldn't understand, and he would mock him because of himself.

Song Shenzong opened Cai Dao's hesitation, and then encouraged: "Child, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"Your Majesty, then the poor road will be said directly!" Since Song Shenzong opened his mouth, Cai Dao no longer had any scruples, and said, "Your Majesty, two highnesses!"

Poor Dao doesn't know if those three prefectures can be defended or not, but the so-called Hizen country will definitely be firmly controlled by the Takagi family. Takagi Shinyouemon is a cowardly, assertive, and courageous man, but he is a very suitable master of the shoucheng. Moreover, as long as the Takagi Party firmly controls the naval army in their own hands, then even if the so-called emperor of the Wa Kingdom personally conquers, he will definitely not be able to take the Hizen Province.

As for the prefects and lords of the Japanese country appointed by the poor road, there will definitely be people among them who oppose the water, but most of them are from poor backgrounds and are incompatible with the power represented by the emperor. Start first, even if they want to take refuge in the past, the nobles on the island of Honshu who have always been high and high will not accept them. However, if they were frustrated and tried to surrender those people, the number of people who would surrender would be greatly reduced.

The people I am most worried about are not those Japanese people, but those dart masters of our Great Song Dynasty. In terms of martial arts, they are not as good as those warriors who are fighting with their lives in the Wa Kingdom, and in terms of political ability, they are just dart masters, and the people they have come into contact with are nothing more than some merchants or officials of the yamen. As for the wandering samurai of the Wa Kingdom, a small number of them were nobles from middle-class families, and most of them had taken refuge in the local heroes. I have seen how to govern the people under my subordinates. ”

For those dart masters in Fujian, there is another shortcoming, Cai Dao did not say it. They, especially Zhao Dahu, have always been mothers, and when they encountered good opportunities before, they decisively left their employer's money. If it weren't for Cai Dao's urgent need for manpower at that time, he would not have asked these people to be his subordinates.

As soon as Cai Dao announced the news of his departure from the Wa Kingdom, he greatly reduced the things he had offered to Cai Dao. Their little bit of discipline is not even as good as that pork ball.

The two princes asked Cai Dao a few more questions, and they all received corresponding answers from him. However, they are children after all, and they ask questions that are not too important.

In the end, Song Shenzong asked Cai Dao a word: "Child, what are you bringing the fleet to the Wa Kingdom for?" Is it just to sell the stuff from your hometown? ”

Of course, there are other purposes, but Cai Dao's actual plans cannot be fully told to Song Shenzong.

Cai Dao deliberately pretended to think, and thought about it for about a cup of tea before replying: "Your Majesty, go to the Wa Kingdom." For trade, of course. The Great Song Kingdom is thriving under your rule, and maintaining the operation of the whole world is not only the little land tax in the fields, but also the commercial tax. You may not know that there are many people and few places in Fujian, especially in the coastal areas, basically every wealthy gentry family will maintain a fleet of a certain size, and secretly go to the Wa Kingdom or Goryeo and Daliao Kingdom to trade, and the profits are very rich. Poor Dao took General Xiao Di with him, just to let him see how profitable the maritime trade was. ”

Speaking of this, Cai Dao pretended to be thirsty, took a sip of tea from the teacup in front of him, and peeked at Song Shenzong's face, the official's face did not fluctuate obviously, but from some small details, such as Song Shenzong accidentally exposed a clenched fist in his sleeve, he could see that the official family was not clear about these things, and he didn't want to continue to indulge.

"Your Majesty, this is only the eastern and northern trade routes. Maritime transportation, in fact, the most important thing is the southern route, the most important import commodity of our Great Song Kingdom, spices, are transmitted from the southern islands, and the trade in the south has always been controlled by the maritime merchants of the Great Food Country. Poor Dao heard a nursery rhyme about the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, in the past, Su Changshu, the world is full, has become Su Changshu, the world is rich. Your Majesty, do you know why? ”

"Why is that?" Song Shenzong didn't ask a question, it was Zhao Mi who asked this question, and Zhao Yu was still thinking there, and he was not led by his nose by his words.

Cai Dao didn't really have to sell Guanzi, and immediately said the answer he understood, saying: "The land in the Suchang area is fertile and the water source is sufficient, since the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, it has gradually replaced the Qinchuan in Guanzhong, which is eight hundred miles away, and has become the most important grain-producing area in the world. The starting point of the Grand Canal built during the period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was Hangzhou, and the reason why Bianliang City in the Great Song Dynasty was able to support so many people was that the Suchang region had been providing a stable supply of food here. But now, ,......"

"Isn't it, as the profits of maritime trade have risen, the local gentry or Wenchen families who own a lot of land suddenly find that the income from their land for growing grain is not as good as planting tea or mulberry trees? Because the price of tea, raw silk and silk is much higher than grain. Zhao Maid, who had been pondering, suddenly interrupted Cai Dao's words.

"Wang Ruizhi of Yan'an County, what you said can be regarded as saying what Poor Dao wanted to say in his heart." Cai Dao patted Zhao Maid a little fart, and he was indeed a little surprised in his heart Zhao Maid's cleverness, he himself is a traverser, and he naturally understands such a problem, but Zhao Maid can deduce such a conclusion from just a few words of his own,

He could see that his words of praise were very useful to the little crown prince.

"Cai Dao, what is an imported commodity, and if the Suchang region no longer produces grain, where should we eat the grain in Bianliang City?" Just when Zhao Yu was happy, Zhao Yu suddenly asked.

"Well, the first question is very simple, imported goods refer to commodities that are not produced within the territory of our Great Song Kingdom, or produce very little. For example, the spices sold to us by the merchants of the Great Food Kingdom, as well as the various types of horses sold to us by the Great Liao Kingdom, the Western Xia Kingdom and the Dali Kingdom. These things are all imported goods. Correspondingly, there are also export commodities, and there are still many very valuable commodities in the Great Song Dynasty, such as copper coins, silk, porcelain and tea, which are very much needed and loved by those nomads and merchants of the Great Food Country in the north. ”

When answering the second question, Cai Dao did not speak to Zhao Yu, but turned to Song Shenzong and said with a serious expression: "As for the second question, Your Majesty, the two princes, Poor Dao does have concerns about this. The grain production in the upper reaches of the canal is definitely decreasing year by year, and once those are hit by drought and flood, it will definitely affect the stability of Bianliang City. This is not a trivial matter, and you must not ignore it! ”