In the palace of Rome City, the time was already in the middle of the night, but Zhao Jia had not rested, still sitting behind the desk to deal with official business, as the so-called fighting the country is easy to defend the country, now he really understands the meaning of this sentence, since the little Henry was driven out of the Holy Roman Empire, most of the outline of the empire has been taken back by him, although there are Su Zhe and these people to assist, but he still needs to deal with a lot of affairs in person.

The night was already deep, and there was silence in the palace, but at this moment, I suddenly heard a sound of footsteps outside the hall, and then I saw Agnes walk in with a tray in her hand, and then gently came to Zhao Jia's side and said softly: "Husband, take a break and eat something, I have prepared a few side dishes for you, do you want to taste it?" ”

Hearing Agnes's voice, Zhao Jia took his eyes off the official document, and when he saw that the supper prepared by Agnes was all his favorite dishes, he couldn't help laughing at the moment: "Still Agnes, you know me, and I have prepared so many dishes that I like, and I feel a lot fatter when I eat the dishes you cook every day during this time." ”

"Giggles, if you like it, it's fine!" Agnes couldn't help but smile happily when she heard Zhao Jia's praise, as the so-called want to capture a man's heart, you must first grab his stomach, she is also convinced of this sentence, plus she is also very interested in cooking, so in the years of the Great Song Dynasty, she also learned a good cooking skill, and Zhao Jia usually likes to eat her dishes the most.

Now that several hours have passed since dinner, Zhao Jia is naturally hungry, and she finished the meal in a big gulp, and Agnes put away the dishes and chopsticks very obediently, but when she saw that there were still a lot of unapproved official documents in front of Zhao Jia, she couldn't help but say with some annoyance: "Husband, am I particularly useless?" ”

"Why do you say that?" Zhao Jia was a little surprised when he heard this. After so many years of marriage, it was the first time he had heard Agnes say this about herself.

"My husband is busy all day long for the affairs of the empire, but I can't help much, if Sister Yan'er is here, maybe I can help my husband deal with government affairs, so in comparison. I felt like I was really useless. Agnes said again at this time, Yang Yan Zhao Jia's wife, and since she was a child, she has received a new type of education, and her personal ability is very strong, not only is she an expert in housework, but also can help Zhao Jia deal with some affairs, these are the abilities that Agnes lacks, especially in this situation, so she is also very self-blaming now.

Seeing Agnes' guilty expression. Zhao Jia smiled and touched her delicate little face and said: "Fool, these are originally men's things, it's okay if you don't understand these, as long as I understand, it's okay, now the empire is not stable, it is the time when things are the most, and when this time is busy, I will have time to accompany your mother and son more!" ”

"Husband~" saw that Zhao Jia had not forgotten himself and his children when he was so busy. This made Agnes feel very happy, and there was a feeling that there was nothing more to be asked for than to gain or lose. Although she is not like Yang Yan who can become Zhao Jia's wife, in fact, in life, Zhao Jia has always regarded her as a real wife, and has never wronged her because of this, which also makes her feel an unprecedented sense of security.

After sending Agnes away, Zhao Jia continued to handle official business. waited until the third watch day had passed, then he stretched his waist for a long time, and then put down the official document and went back to rest, after all, although official business is important, it is impossible for him to deal with it without sleep. In fact, he is very similar to Zhao Yan's personality, if it weren't for the fact that these official duties were too important, I'm afraid he wouldn't be so desperate.

Early the next morning, Zhao Jia just woke up from his sleep, and got a report that Su Zhe and You Shixiong asked to meet, so he didn't care about breakfast, and hurriedly put on his clothes and came to the hall to summon the two, but Su Zhe immediately stepped forward with a happy face as soon as he saw him: "Shizi, there is good news that the port on the other side of the Strait of Gibraltar has been built and can be put into use at any time!" ”

"Great, the imperial court should send a group of steamships to Europe this time to prepare the port of Gibraltar to respond, but I don't know where these steamships have gone and when they will arrive in Europe?" When Zhao Jia heard the good news, he couldn't help but perk up.

Some time ago, he had already sent troops to lay down the port of Gibraltar, and then began to renovate the port according to his own needs, especially to adapt to the docking of steam ships, as well as fuel and other supplements, the construction of the port was time-consuming and laborious, fortunately, the port of Gibraltar was originally a good port, so it only needs to be renovated to use.

"It's almost time, it is estimated that it should arrive at the end of this month or the beginning of next month, and with these steamships going back and forth between the two places, more Song people will definitely be allowed to come here, and our rule here will be more stable at that time!" You Shixiong was also very excited at this time, last time he led the troops to quell the rebellion within the Holy See, and then put all his energy on the transformation of the port of Gibraltar, and now that the transformation of the port has been completed, he is naturally very excited.

"It's great to be there next month at the latest!" Zhao Jia couldn't help but be overjoyed again when he heard this, and he was also very much looking forward to the arrival of the steamship, because there were not only monks and Taoists in the fleet that he needed, but also the support of the imperial court for him, such as it was best to send more officials like Su Zhe, which could also help him share some pressure.

Next, Su Zhe and You Shixiong reported some government affairs to Zhao Jiayu, and finally when it came to the affairs of England, I saw Su Zhe come forward and report: "Shizi, we have destroyed their ports several times on the English side, and we have shown our strength, and now there are people in England who are in contact with us and are willing to surrender to us, and even the king of England is a little shaken, so I estimate that it will not be long before England will be included in the rule of the empire!" ”

Hearing Su Zhe's analysis, Zhao Jia also nodded in agreement, in fact, after occupying the Holy Roman Empire, England had little impact on the situation in the whole of Europe, but because of his father Zhao Yan's request, he still chose to occupy there, and there was also the problem of little Henry, although he had been defeated, but after all, it was an unstable factor, so it was best to capture it and send it to the Great Song Dynasty, with his brother Condra as a companion, so as to completely eliminate the trouble.

I saw that Zhao Jia thought for a moment at this time, and then spoke: "The affairs of England are explained by my father and the prince himself, so we can't be too careless, so let's let General Huyan send an army to England, if that Henry I is willing to surrender, it is best, if he refuses to surrender, then directly attack, in the future, this army will be temporarily stationed there, and in addition, we must promote our Great Song language and culture on the island, especially the religion can also be prioritized there, if the effect is good, And then fully promote it within the Holy Roman Empire! ”

"What does the prince mean is to use England as a pilot, where most of our new policies will be implemented first, and then decide whether to implement them within the empire?" Su Zhe's eyes lit up when he heard Zhao Jia's words, and then slowly concluded, he really didn't expect Zhao Jia's method, England is an island country, and the population is not large, even if some policies cause any bad impact, it will not affect the entire empire.

"Yes, that's what I meant!" Zhao Jia also nodded again and again at this time, just now he also had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he thought of this method, but it was still a little vague, but Su Zhe's summary was very in place.

For Zhao Jia's proposal, You Shixiong next to him was also greatly admired, and immediately discussed the details with Su Zhe, they are all experienced ministers, and they quickly discussed a set of feasible strategies, and then they only need to order the people below to implement it.

A few days later, Hu Yanqing also received an order from Zhao Jia, and immediately mobilized an army of 10,000 people to rush to England, most of this army was the army of the Holy Roman Empire, but the core was the Song army of 2,000 people, with a lot of artillery, with their strength, even if it was a strong attack on England, there was no problem.

Henry I on the island of England got an ultimatum from the Song army, asking him to decide whether to surrender within ten days, although he also felt very angry about the arrogance of the Song army, but thinking of the strong strength of the Song army, there was a feeling that he was powerless to resist, after all, the gap in strength between the two sides was too big, and the other party only relied on some warships to destroy his London port three times, if he sent troops to land, I am afraid that his little strength could not stop the opponent's army at all.

It was also when Henry I hesitated, Hu Yanqing's 10,000 troops also came to England on troop carriers, but because the original ten-day deadline had not yet arrived, they did not attack England immediately, but waited with the warships on the periphery of London Harbor, which also brought great pressure to Henry I.

In addition, there was a huge disagreement within England about whether to surrender, some people thought that although the Song army was strong, they England was not a soft egg, so they resolutely expressed their desire to resist, but after all, these people were only a minority, and the vast majority of people who did not lose their minds hoped that Henry I would see the situation clearly, not to make fearless resistance, they did not want to die in the artillery of the Song army in vain.

In the face of huge pressure at home and abroad, Henry I couldn't make up his mind for a while, intellectually he was more inclined to surrender, but little Henry's wife was his favorite daughter, so emotionally he was unwilling to hand over little Henry, and he was even more unwilling to let the kingdom left by his father fall into the hands of others, which also made him in a dilemma, vacillating between surrendering and not surrendering. (To be continued.) )