A.D. 1073, Huang Yuan 3790, Xining 6th year, October 23. In June, the Great Song Dynasty set up a military cabinet and marched south. It's almost November now, and Zhao Ji, who had proudly said that he would end the war in half a year, couldn't help but be anxious.

The grain problem of the Great Song Dynasty was basically alleviated, and there were two bumper harvests in a row, so that the granary of the Great Song Dynasty began to be full. The locust plague that occurred in the northern Liao Xijin Prefecture was contained as soon as it showed signs thanks to the efforts of the Liao and Song dynasties, as well as the Holy See. Coupled with Yelu Hongji's large-scale migration to mix with the Tongjiang River (Songhua River), the black soil there does not know how fertile it is, and with the guidance of agricultural experts sent by the Great Song Dynasty, Northern Liao has also achieved a huge harvest.

Yelu Hongji was overjoyed, and after the bumper harvest in Northern Liao, a large amount of grain was exported to the Great Song Dynasty by sea from Bohai Bay, and the first batch of merchant landlords who went to Northern Liao to invest in the construction of farms and pastures made a lot of money. This big profit made other businessmen red, so they recruited the people of the Great Song Dynasty to form a wasteland team and go to Liaodong to open mines. Yelu Hongji was also very happy and gave a lot of convenience to the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty. The Northern Liao, Liaodong, Jurchen, and Wei tribes were all dispersed and sold by Yelu Hongji to the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty as serfs.

Undoubtedly, the rise of shipping in the East China Sea not only put the entire east coast of Northern Liao under the threat of the Great Song Dynasty naval division, but also shortened the distance between Northern Liao and the Great Song Dynasty, and facilitated the communication between the two countries.

On the Japanese side, under the coordination of Su Shi, Japan purchased a large number of fishing boats from the Great Song Dynasty and formed a fishing fleet of nearly 30,000 people in the North Sea fishing grounds. Boatloads of sea fish were transported across the vast East China Sea to Shangjing for sale. This is a win-win situation, Japan has obtained the advanced fishing technology of the Great Song Dynasty, as well as sea vessels, and the sea ship manufacturing workshop of the Great Song Dynasty has also received a large number of orders, and the shipbuilding industry of the Great Song Dynasty has become popular. The continuous import of sea fish into the Great Song Dynasty not only changed the dietary structure of the people in Shangjing, but also alleviated the problem of food shortage in the Great Song Dynasty.

The price of grain in the Great Song Dynasty stabilized a little, and after the end of the autumn harvest, the government hall started several water conservancy projects one after another, and began to build a large number of buildings. During the Sui Dynasty, a Grand Canal brought the Sui Dynasty to ruin, and at this time, the water conservancy project launched by the Great Song Dynasty Political Affairs Hall was almost ten times the amount of the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty.

The Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with the coordination of the Liao and Song dynasties and the Holy See, was rebuilt into the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, that is, the Grand Canal from Tianjing to Hangzhou. Major rivers in various places are being remodeled and their dams reinforced. In particular, in order to build the surrounding area of the future imperial capital Nanjing into the economic center of the Great Song Dynasty, millions of migrant workers worked together to raise the Yangtze River embankment and build polders on both sides of the Yangtze River.

A Great Song Dynasty's plan for the great rule of the world almost became the plan of the Chinese Empire, and all the member states of the Chinese Empire carried out reforms and developed production at home. Among them, the three kingdoms of Northern Liao, Japan and the Great Song Dynasty have made great achievements. Seeing that the surrounding three countries had made such great development achievements, Goryeo began to get anxious, especially the Northern Liao set up a large number of immigrants on the Goryeo border to set up prefectures and counties, attracting many Goryeo people to go to farming. For this reason, the envoys of the king of Goryeo were tired of the Holy See of Tianjing every day and Shangjing of the Great Song Dynasty, and applied for development funds.

The steady development of the Great Song Dynasty and the Chinese Empire made Zhao Ji particularly relieved. Su Shi's visit to Japan was also a great success, and in just half a year, Japan carried out a series of reform measures, and almost became a small Song Dynasty. Japan stored many books from the Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties, and this time they were also brought back to the Great Song Dynasty by Su Shi. Japanese culture blended the essence of Chinese dynasties and generations, and with the return of Sui and Tang cultures to the Great Song Dynasty, many of Japan's indigenous cultures were also brought into the Great Song Dynasty. In the two countries of Song and Japan, from the political, economic and cultural, to the large-scale circulation of population, it is now difficult to distinguish the difference between the Song and the Japanese.

100,000 families of the Great Song Dynasty immigrated to Japan, and millions of Japanese people immigrated to the Great Song Dynasty, and the Japanese of Song descent accounted for seventy percent of the Japanese population, and the Japanese Song people also reached two million in the Great Song Dynasty. If this momentum continues for a few more years, the two countries will really be indistinguishable from each other. The impact of Su Shi's visit to Japan was an unprecedented success!

Lingya Prefecture, State Yamen.

Zhao Wei reviewed the transcripts sent by the Political Affairs Hall, the Military Cabinet, and the Shadow Guards from all over the country. Zhao Ji did not interfere too much in the operation of the military aircraft cabinet, which made the ministers of the military aircraft cabinet particularly reassured.

Sun Shangfang took the freshly brewed tea and handed it to Zhao Xu, who took a sip lightly and said, "Don't work too hard for Concubine Ai, if you don't have to do it yourself, just hand it over to Li Xiang'an." ”

"The concubine understands." Sun Shangfang said as she pinched Zhao Ji's shoulder. "Does the Holy Lord want to personally lead the troops to attack the Chola Kingdom?"

"yes, if you don't take a look, I don't feel at ease. You can stay in Lingya in peace, three months at most, and I will be back. Zhao Ji comforted.

Sun Shangfang had a miscarriage before Lingya, although after conditioning, there was no major problem, but it made her extremely depressed. Also, several of Zhao Ji's wives have children, and she is also anxious because she has not given birth to Zhao Ji yet. Especially Zhao Ji didn't have sex with her anymore because she was weak. Zhao Ji didn't interfere too much in the military cabinet, mainly because he didn't have that energy, because he fell in love with Sun Shangfang most of the time. Several wives, the only one who can make Zhao Ji get the sweetness of love is Sun Shangfang.

Many times, the family and career are in a dilemma, and Zhao Ji has no time to be filial to the two palaces for the sake of his career, and he has no time to spend in the harem. However, when it came to Sun Shangfang, as the Great Song Dynasty entered the formality of rapid development, Zhao Ji also degenerated, and became even more obsessed with Gentle Township.

If it is placed in other dynasties, the emperor is obsessed with the harem, and the ministers will definitely admonish him, or even give him a dead advice. However, when it came to Zhao Ji, the ministers hoped that Zhao Ji would stop a little. The Great Song Dynasty government hall system became more and more perfect, and many of the emperor's responsibilities were replaced by the councils of the four universities.

The division of power between various institutions is very clear, and the mechanism for selecting and employing people is also very sound, and the emperor has become a dispensable existence in the entire operation process of the Great Song Dynasty. In other words, the existence of the emperor only represents a political weather vane, only to deter those who have the dream of being an emperor. In other words, the existence of Zhao Ji, the emperor, represents the legitimacy of the current political system of the Great Song Dynasty, and Zhao Ji gave the existence of the political hall system the divinity.

"Holy Lord, Zhang Shoufu asks to see." Li Xiangan arched his hand and said.

Zhao Ji understood, touched Sun Shangfang's hand and said, "You go back to the house first." I will accompany you to go shopping in the evening. ”

"The concubine retired." Sun Shangfang said in a formal manner.

After Sun Shangfang left, Zhao Ji shook his head, although he doted on Sun Shangfang very much, Sun Shangfang was always unhappy. He also knew that Sun Shangfang especially wanted a child, but he couldn't rush such a thing.

"Holy. The Holy See sent 10,000 monks. You can go west. Zhang Qi arched his hand and said.

Zhang Qi's office is next door to Zhao Ji, the Yamen of Lingya Prefecture, the state government, the military cabinet, and the palace are all crowded here.

Zhao Ji got up, took a chair and sat opposite Zhang Qi, and said, "Didn't you apply for 30,000?" There are no 30,000 people in India, and it is difficult for Buddhism to replace Brahmanism. ”

"There's no way around it. The Holy See has done its best. Most of the monks sent to us are senior monks who know Sanskrit, and the temples are almost empty. Zhang Qi adjusted his posture and said slowly.

Zhao Ji also knew this that although there were many monks in the Great Song Dynasty, there were relatively few who understood the scriptures. However, in Northern Liao, Japan, and Western Xia, most of their monks knew the scriptures and were much more devout than the monks of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Out of 10,000 people, there must be the most monks in Japan, right?" Zhao Ji guessed.

"There are four thousand Japanese monks. The rest of the countries are about 1,000 people. At the end of spring ploughing next year, the Liao State will march westward. The Holy See also had to form a monk army to march into Tibet. There are a large number of great monks in all aspects, and the Holy See is not manpowered. Zhang Qi explained.

"Hmm." Zhao Ji nodded, and then said, "There are more monks in the Three Buddhas, so you can add some more." In addition to Buddhism, Taoism, and Mingjiao, some people can also be selected to participate in the Western Expedition. In addition to Buddhism, Mingjiao also had a great influence in the Western Regions. Although Taoism has no influence in the Western Regions, it cannot isolate Taoism. ”

"What the Holy See has said, the Holy See has also taken into account. Although the Holy See is the head of Buddhism, the Pope has also invited other sects to join. Liu Qi also served as the bishop of the Imperial Curia, and 60,000 Ming followers would participate in the Western Expedition. Taoism also had nearly 10,000 people participating in the Western Expedition. The Heavenly Sect in the Great Song Dynasty also sent people to participate in the Western Expedition. Zhang Kai responded.

"Liu Qi?" Zhao Ji remembered the scene when he met Liu Qi for the first time.

Huangtou Huifu and Qingtang Tubo were successfully merged into the Great Song Dynasty, and his contribution was not small. However, since Zhao Qi asked Liu Qi, the leader of the Ming Sect, to return to Guangming Ding, Liu Qi has never returned to Zhao Qi's side. Unexpectedly, now Liu Qi has defected to the Holy See. This is also the fact that Liu Qi is of Persian descent, and his biggest ideal is for Mingjiao to return to the Western Regions, or even Persia.

Although Liu Qi did not come back, several of his beloved apprentices served in Zhao Ji's army and were not recruited back by him. This also shows that Zhao Ji is still regarded as the biggest backing by Liu Qi, and Liu Qi is not considered to have betrayed Zhao Ji. However, Zhao Ji was still not at ease, so he let Shi Bao follow him, and let Aoki serve as the commander of the Shadow Guard, and reorganize the Shadow Guard. After all, Shadow Guard was too influenced by the Ming Sect.

"Don't talk about Liu Qi. The Heavenly Sect also participated in the Western Crusade? How did the Holy See agree to allow the Celestial Sect to also participate in the Western Crusade? The Western Regions were originally the territory of the Heavenly Sect, wasn't this expedition to the West just to Buddha? What's going on with the Holy See? Did Northern Liao and Western Xia agree? Zhao Ji sighed and asked.

"They all agreed. The Western Expedition of the Heavenly Sect is more beneficial to the Western Regions of Buddhism. Tianfang Sect has been sinicized in the Great Song Dynasty, and the doctrine has been innovated and is relatively mild. Zhang Qi said with a smile.

"Oh. Hehehe. Zhao Ji understood what Zhang Ji meant and laughed.

Zhang Kai means that the moderate Tianfang Sect has entered the Western Regions, which means that the Tianfang Sect is divided internally, which can strike at the radical Tianfang Sect. After the Celestial Sect let go of the idea of the only true God, it was easy for them to convert to Buddhism, Taoism, or Mingjiao.

"What is the situation in Chola? Is it time to go west? Zhao Ji returned to the original topic.

"During the Mauryan Empire in India, the whole people of Shilan converted to Buddhism, and the same was true in the Vata. The monks who had secretly infiltrated the islands of Holan and the Vadioas had received word that they would revolt to meet the Imperial army as soon as it arrived. The Holy See also received news that if the imperial army could pacify India, the Pope would come to Shiran by sea, and then pass through India to the country of Nepal to collect the relics of the Buddha Shakyamuni into Tianjing. Zhang Qi explained