"The first step in overseas colonization is to develop Taiwan. Taiwan is close to Jiangnan, it only takes two days to arrive, and it only takes half a day from Fujian! ”

"On the island of Taiwan, the land is fertile and suitable for farming, and it can develop three million acres of land and relocate millions of displaced people. In the initial stage, the cattle, seeds, rations, etc., will be loaned by the bank and repaid in installments! ”

As he spoke, Yu Yunwen talked about the specific colonial strategy.

At this moment, the main energy of the Song Dynasty was to reorganize the army and war, and to the Northern Expedition, and only a small amount of energy could be used for development and colonization. Areas that are too far away cannot be developed for the time being, while Taiwan, which is relatively close, has become the first choice.

The colonial policy was implemented for the first time.

There is no experience, you have to feel the stones to cross the river, gradually experiment, step by step, and then find the best strategy.

At this time, Taiwan has become a guinea pig.

First Taiwan, then Hainan.

"Overseas colonization, far from home, requires naval protection. The navy not only landed in Liaodong to resist Jin; It is still built for overseas expansion, and the size of the navy will not be reduced, but will continue to expand. Navy expenses will be paid from overseas colonial income! ”

"The emperor said that overseas colonization is divided into two steps, in the early stage, the main thing is to use civilian sea ships to sail overseas, exchange what you have, and use our dynasty's silk, porcelain, medicinal materials, tea, etc., to exchange gold and silver from overseas, to meet the treasury, to provide funds for the Northern Expedition; In the later stage, it is necessary to vigorously develop the land, establish towns and villages in some areas, and develop agriculture. ”

"The biggest problem with overseas development is that we have a dispute with the indigenous people of other places. This can be used to establish the Nankai Metropolitan Protectorate. Gradually manage the affairs of the South China Sea. Some of the land that we can buy with money becomes our territory. And some of them are no longer disciplined. I don't mind sending troops to the navy to fight! ”

"Although the Jin State is in decline, it will take at least five years to drive the Jin army out of the Great Wall; And to restore the North, it will take at least twenty years. And in the past 20 years, it has only been rebuilt by relying on blood transfusions from the south. Only blood transfusion from overseas can relieve the pressure in the south! ”

Yu Yunwen said. There is some taste of persuasion.

The colonial strategy is to promote Confucianism and Taoism, and to buy land. Alleviate the conflict with the natives, but inevitably there will be conflicts, even wars, and there will inevitably be bloodshed.

And all that. For Li Gang, who was born in Confucianism. It's hard to accept.

Li Gang has also always been opposed to one of the reasons for the colonial strategy.

In addition, the colonial strategy, which is very risky and consumes too much money, is also another reason for Li Gang's opposition.

This is also one of the reasons why the emperor hollowed out Li Gang's power.

Li Gang expressed the worries in his heart: "The Jin Kingdom went south, ransacked my Great Song Dynasty, burned, killed and looted against our dynasty; And now. Our DPRK uses its strong navy to deal with some small countries in the South China Sea. Burning, killing and looting, destroying the country at every turn, what is the difference between this and the Jin people! ”

"The emperor said it mildly, but we are not stupid, once the colonization begins. At that time, all the propriety and honesty will be lost, the people will fight for profit, and the merchants will fight for profit. At that time, the etiquette will collapse, and the country will not be a country! ”

"And once colonization begins, a large number of people will inevitably go to the countries of the South China Sea, and it will inevitably be bloody. At that time, the countries of the South China Sea were far away from our dynasty, and the so-called Tiangao Emperor was far away, and it was inconvenient to communicate with each other, and I didn't know what basket to come out of! ”

"If our DPRK is strong, it can control the countries of the South China Sea; It's just that once the power weakens, it will inevitably fall apart again. Once the countries of the South China Sea have soldiers and horses, and money, will they still be at ease as states? Inevitably, they will come from the sea and bring disaster to our dynasty! ”

Yu Yunwen's heart sank, these are inevitable.

It's just that Li Gang is right, but it is not suitable for today's Great Song Dynasty. Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. Sometimes, knowing the precipice, knowing that there is no doubt about death, knowing that there is a mistake, still has to move forward.

We must have great courage to overcome all difficulties and open up a new path.

Blindly defending the city and blindly holding Confucian benevolence is not suitable for troubled times.

Vaguely, Yu Yunwen felt that Li Gang's twilight was declining, and when he no longer returned to Bianliang, he was so high-spirited!

"During the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions Protectorate was established, and in order to compete for control of the Western Regions, the Han Dynasty fought fiercely with the Xiongnu and the small countries in the Western Regions; In the Tang Dynasty, the Anxi Protectorate and the Beiting Protectorate were established, and they constantly fought fiercely with the Turks, Tuyuhun and Tubo. At that time, although there were fierce battles, who dared to despise my Han people, at that time, we were the real Heavenly Empire! ”

Yu Yunwen said, somewhat reminiscent of the strength of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

"Over the years, I have fought against the Jin Army a lot, and I have also understood a truth. Dignity is fought, and after playing a few wars to destroy the country, dignity will be there; Blindly sending New Year's coins and blindly seeking sum will only ruin the national fortune! ”

"Back then, when the Khitan army went south, destroyed the Later Jin Dynasty, and broke through Bianliang, the momentum was so strong. But my Central Plains was divided, there were Northern Han in Hedong, Shu in Sichuan, Southern Han in Guangdong, Southern Tang in Jiangnan, and Nanping in Jingzhou. Had to go back. But when it came to our dynasty, it was defeated first by the Khitan, then by the Western Xia, and almost destroyed by the Jin State! It's just because I despise force, think about peace everywhere, and think about giving New Year's coins everywhere! ”

"Only by force can we gain dignity and destroy the Jin country. Don't say it, you will die if you fight for a long time. It is better to die in a long battle than to be destroyed. I'd rather be a wolf and die fighting a strong enemy than be a sheep and be eaten! ”

"The Han Dynasty was able to open up the Western Regions Protectorate, and the Tang Dynasty was able to open up the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate and the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, why can't our dynasty open up the South China Sea Metropolitan Protectorate. Don't talk about suffering, don't you do it if you have suffering? ”

Yu Yunwen said, only to feel that the distance between him and Li Gang was getting farther and farther away.

When he was young, he also followed his father and asked Li Gang for advice, and at that time he admired Li Gang to the extreme, but at this moment, he felt very strange!

The words are not speculative, and the meals are not interested.

Soon after, Yu Yunwen got up and left.

Li Gang sighed and said: "Your Majesty, this is the road to open the Han and Tang Dynasties again. In the future, war is inevitable, and I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse! ”

Since the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty, the emperor has mostly been based on observance, paying attention to vertical arch rule, and there have been few wars with foreign countries. Even in war, it is mostly a foreign invasion and a counterattack. Only Song Shenzong was determined to forge ahead, thinking about foreign expeditions, thinking about destroying the Western Xia, destroying the Liao State, and wanting to restore the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties.

It's just that Song Shenzong's ambition is sparse, and Wang Anshi, who was appointed, was too radical and improperly employed, and the politics of benefiting the people mostly became the politics of life.

National strength has been wasted, but there has been no progress.

The current emperor Zhao Pu is different, he personally created a strong army, resisted the attack of the Jin army, and defeated the Jin army many times, forcing the Jin army to retreat step by step, and Zhongxing is hopeful. And the most terrible thing is that his way of employing people is not eclectic, loyal ministers, traitors, villains, gentlemen, hypocrites, as long as they are talented, they are all appointed.

And he doesn't care, these courtiers play tricks, yin and yang go against the yang, but they just make rules, punish merit according to the rules, reward merit, punish if you have faults, no matter what your party is, just do things well, the worst.

Zhao Pu's personality is simple and direct, and he is domineering, even if the courtiers have a thousand means and calculations, they are helpless, they can only be obedient and have to obey.

In the hands of the emperor, it is really possible to be in the prosperous era of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

It's just a prosperous age, and war is inevitable; And after the prosperous era, it is inevitable that the prosperity will decline.

"I'm still old!" Li Gang smiled bitterly, feeling that he was old.

Only an old man thinks too much!

Now the Great Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom have not been destroyed, there is a great distance from Zhongxing, and I don't know how far it is from the prosperous era, and I don't know how far it is from the prosperity and decline. It could be a hundred years from now, it could be two hundred years from now, it's too far away from this moment.

He is not Yuan Tiangang or Li Chunfeng, he doesn't have to calculate the fortunes of the country, he has calculated so long, why worry so much.

A few days later, Li Gang died without illness.

…………

"What Li Gang is dead!"

Zhao Pu said, a trace of sadness flashed on his face.

"Your Majesty, this is the letter that Gafluor left to His Majesty before he died!" Li Gang's son handed over the letter.

Zhao Pu opened the letter and looked at it carefully.

In the letters, there is no national policy advice, and there is no strategy on how to destroy gold. It's just an instruct that Your Majesty should take care of your body, don't work too government affairs, don't go into battle, take more concubines, and have more children. The hope of the Great Song Dynasty is all in His Majesty, except for His Majesty, no one has the power to extinguish gold, so take care of your body.

It's like a father instructing a child.

Looking at it, Zhao Pu didn't notice tears flowing from his eyes.

"Another courtier has left!" (To be continued......)