Chapter 161: Little Shoes

Zhao Yu said: "Reasonable. And they are very jealous of my Great Song. Even if they destroyed the Liao State, they had to face the best firearms of our Great Song Dynasty. The real purpose of this mission is that they want to make an alliance with us, even if they are vassals. Once this goal is succeeded, the Jurchens will kill three birds with one stone, first, to sow discord between Song and Liao, second, to reduce the power of firearms on the Liao battlefield, and third, to get our assistance. In fact, the Jin envoy did express this view through the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu and several ministers all went to the table, saying that Zhenguan regarded all countries as vassals, which was the scene of the Celestial Empire. ”

"Your Majesty, before the firearms came out, did the Tangut people treat us as the dynasty? I wonder if Your Majesty has heard the story of the farmer and the snake? Ouyang saw Zhao Yu and shook his head and said: "There is a farmer who is very kind, one winter, he went up the mountain to collect firewood, but he saw a snake that was about to freeze to death, so he thought that God had the virtue of a good life, and felt that good people have good rewards, so he put the snake in his arms." But when the snake woke up in its warm bosom, it bit the farmer to death. So Weichen thought that even if he wanted to save this snake, he had to pull out his fangs first. ”

"I know what you mean." Zhao Yu said: "If we fund it to defeat the Liao people now, the Jin people may not invade in the future." On the Liao side, there are many internal contradictions, and the imperial court is not afraid at all. The old general in the seed division gave me a table, saying that 100,000 Liao people may not be the opponent of 30,000 Tangut people, and 30,000 Tangut people may not be the opponent of 5,000 Jurchens. The old general still advocated helping Liao Yujin. ”

Ouyang said: "Weichen has a bit of an immature opinion, and I don't know whether to say it or not. ”

Zhao Yu glanced at Ouyang, when will this be the case, and waved his hand: "Say!" ”

"If the Liao people are willing to return the sixteen states of Yanyun, we can directly attack the back road of the Jin State from the sea and form a head and tail wrap. You can also borrow the garrison of the border city to attack by land. There are not many people, Weichen saw it, if the Jurchens are willing to send Suzhou, we will ask for it. Build a military fortress. Then expand the scale of the Hangzhou fleet, with the Great Song Dengzhou as the wharf, and the Suzhou soldiers should be able to support themselves on the side of Tuntian and sea supplies. If the Jin people want to take Suzhou, a ship with 30 cannons, 100 ships with 3,000 cannons, bombard the Jin people along the coastal road, and then cooperate with Suzhou to set up heavy defenses, and as many people will die. The fleet can also go all the way north, and Kaizhou and Chenzhou are within the range of attack. Once these three states are controlled, Jinjing Liaoyang Mansion is in danger. Weichen ordered all the forces of the military factory to devote all its strength to the research of artillery, which was divided into three types: walking guns, batteries, and ship guns. The walking cannon uses the pull of livestock, but it is relatively small. The purpose of the battery is expected to be able to shoot incendiary bombs of more than five miles, and the flowering shells are being studied, but now the cannon body is not strong enough even if it is made of iron, and there have been several explosions, so it is necessary to improve the iron quality first. The range of the ship's guns is currently about one mile, and there will be fewer incendiary bombs, so it can only deal with ship battles and attack the docks for the time being. The goal is to raise it to a minimum of three miles, so that it can attack land from the sea. ”

"......" Zhao Yu was silent for a while and said: "Many ministers are worried that I am warlike and deliberately write books, soldiers, and fierce people. It is an important weapon of the state, and it must not be used lightly. Governing the country with benevolence and virtue, and handing over the country with leniency. ”

Ouyang Dao: "Wechen has always believed that worrying about the world is worrying, and others can't be ready, and we are still singing and dancing." Even if we don't join forces to destroy Jin, we must be prepared. The Hangzhou fleet had to be massively expanded. 100 ships and 10,000 soldiers is the minimum standard. Your Majesty, even if we don't want to fight others, can Your Majesty think that others will come to beat us if they have such shipbuilding skills as my Great Song Dynasty? If the Jin State has a hundred warships, they also go south along the coast, invading all the way, we are fortified everywhere, but everywhere there is no defense. When the time comes, it will be invaded everywhere. ”

"......," Zhao Yu pondered.

Zhang Xuanming said: "Wechen also doesn't approve of Lord Ou joining forces with Liao to attack Jin, but what Lord Ou said about expanding the scale of the Hangzhou fleet, Wechen feels very reasonable. ”

Ouyang induced: "Your Majesty, think about it, on the shore, what country dares not to surrender to the sight of thousands of ships galloping?" Who is not afraid of the might of my heavenly empire? ”

What Ouyang said made Zhao Yu a little bloody, and under the setting sun, the endless fleet of 10,000 ships filled the sea in front of him...... Zhao Yu said after reminiscing for a while: "Accurate! In Hangzhou, Yangzhou, Dengzhou, Fuzhou Naval Division as the midpoint, connected into the Hangzhou ship road. This road has four generals of Zhuwei, under the jurisdiction of 30,000 people, to protect my Great Song Haijiang. Merely...... I wonder who is the manager? ”

"Why don't you let Liu Guangshi try?" Zhang Xuanming said: "This person does not fight for small profits, and everything is public. Its bearing is extraordinary! ”

Zhao Yu was about to nod, but Ouyang shook his head: "No, this person generously handed over the command to others in the martial arts, and many people and even Weichen thought that he had courage, but later according to Li Yifeng, General Liu had the talent, but he was afraid of things." He said that General Liu was not generous, but shirked responsibility. Even if you lose, it's someone else's fault for commanding. So I don't think it's appropriate. ”

Zhang Xuanming pondered for a while and asked, "Could it be that the two generals Han and Liu were transferred?" "These two are pretty good.

Ouyang proposed: "The Silk Road is important, or else. Isn't it going to be a Shiko again next year? Anyway, now let the sailors divide the ship first, and finally select a general to come out to lead. ”

"I also feel that Liu Guangshi is inappropriate. Tong Guan and I said that among the four people that year, Liu Guangshi was the most suitable to win the battle of Shi, Zhang Jun was the most suitable to defeat the battle of Shizhi, Han Shizhong was the most suitable to fight a tough battle, and Liu Qi was the most suitable to fight a sports war. And among these four people, Liu Guangshi is the only one who is not the only one, and he is a little afraid of death. Zhao Yu said: "In this way, the treasury also has a surplus, and the Privy Council is responsible for ordering warships." But don't mess with a few fishing boats. Don't show me the ship model this design, send it to Ouyang for your approval. "Zhao Yu understands best, there is no more suitable person for this matter except Ouyang. Ouyang has capable people under him, and he is also a capable person, so he will know whether it is good or not as soon as he studies it. And this person has no sense of money, and he will not be bribed. The only drawback is that this person has no sense of money, especially other people's money. Zhao Yu regretted it a little as soon as he spoke, the image of this kid who was a loser was a bloody fact in Qin Feng's crying, and he would definitely not save a copper plate for himself.

Ouyang arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, there is a design institute under Weichen, which has a lot of research on surveying and mapping. At that time, a series of data will be issued, such as displacement, load capacity, maximum speed, minimum speed, robustness, etc. Mr. Zhang, money is not a problem, as long as there is goods. ”

Sure enough, I thought so. Zhao Yu considered whether to send someone from the household department to Yangping to take care of the people's money. The foolish account of Yang people's money has been impeached no less than ten times. But the dealings inside are so complicated that no official is willing to find out. Even people like Zong Ze have declared defeat, let alone others. Besides, Ouyang himself really didn't do anything extravagant, the thunder was not loud, and the rain was not big, and everyone forgot about it in a few days. Zhao Yu thought about it and said: "Ouyang, this is almost the New Year's Festival, and you haven't returned to Yangping for almost a year, I will let Zhang Xuanming and the Ministry of Rites take charge of the matter of dealing with the envoys of Jinliao, and you can leave Beijing tomorrow." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ouyang was overjoyed and finally liberated.

"It's okay left and right, stand down."

"Yes!"

The next day, Ouyang returned to Yangping with eight officials, all of whom were bodyguards arranged by Zhanming. Other people's bodyguards are majestic, but Ouyang's side is a must. Even Zhao Yu thought that the Jin people would have the possibility of assassinating Ouyang again. Therefore, Ouyang and Wan Yanlan didn't see each other, so they separated.

After entering Yangping, it was still so lively, and the people who saw Ouyang were first surprised, and then they were happy, saying that the nobles have their own blessings and so on. Ouyang also dismounted and went in politely all the way. But after walking for about ten meters, Ouyang's face sank, and he walked to a store in front of the display and picked up a pair of shoes to look at it, and then looked at the bottom, and sure enough, the name of Yangping No. 2 Shoe Factory was printed. When the guy saw Ouyang Chong coming to his store, he had already informed the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper hurriedly ran out and waited for him to explain: "Ou ...... Ou Daren, this is the sample. ”

"Punish 500 times, admit it or not?" Ouyang asked.

The shopkeeper hurriedly replied: "Recognize, recognize!" ”

Ouyang turned to the eight officials and said, "Is it because they are too bold, or are you too timid." ”

An old official said, "My lord, you can't blame your brother for this, and you can't blame the shopkeeper. This is the emperor to let the shoe factory do it. The owner of the shoe farm was unwilling, but who was the emperor, and in the end he could only accept it. Then many people saw that the shoes were good-looking, and they all set them to the shoe market, and the price was very high. The shoe store also has shares, and if you don't make money, you're a bastard, and once you get it in Tokyo, you can sell it openly. ”

"Yes!" Ouyang nodded, these shoes are called small shoes, red full leather, quite delicate and good-looking, suitable for children about ten years old and foot-bound people. Ouyang explicitly banned the production of this shoe at the beginning, and asked the registered merchants of the Yangping Chamber of Commerce to prohibit the production and sale of this shoe. Due to the monopoly of commodities, there is a shortage of small shoes for women with small feet, and they can only wear children's shoes, or stuff cotton, or make their own. This decree has also led many women to give up their small feet. Ouyang said: "You led people to raid the shoe yard, and all these shoes were burned." The field will be recorded in the blacklist of Yangping Qianzhuang, no loans will be allowed within two years, no land will be granted, shareholders will not participate in any bidding, and the non-Yangping trade tax will be increased by 50%. The shopkeeper, the fine is counted, and you are responsible for making all the shoe stores hand over the shoes. ”

The shopkeeper wiped his sweat and said, "Yes, yes!" He didn't understand why this shoe couldn't be sold, but since Ouyang said it, he could only not sell it. There are also several annexes to this policy, such as that because women with bound feet are unable to participate in normal labor, in principle, they will not be given priority in recruitment. Foot-bound women do not enjoy the county government production subsidy, do not enjoy disability benefits, do not enjoy the subsistence allowance, etc...... These rules have worked so well that a new generation of women has largely given up footbinding. There are also many magistrates who also believe that the labor force of women with bound feet is greatly affected, and they also learn from Yangping to introduce relevant decrees. Because of this, Ouyang was involved again. But the table was not sent, and it was directly rejected by the cabinet. The magistrate has some authority to issue local ordinances, as long as they are approved by the state. After all, you have to think about it, Zhao Yu doesn't bind his feet.