"Your Majesty, the copper coins of our dynasty have excellent credit, but due to the heavy trucks at the border of overseas trade, the ships returned with full loads, and a large number of them were smuggled overseas. Even today's Western Xia, Jin Dynasty, Japan, Cochin, Goryeo and other countries all use our dynasty copper coins. And the countries of the South Seas have also imitated the copper coins of our dynasty and minted their own copper coins. Because of the outflow of copper and silver coins from our dynasty, there is a shortage of silver coins in our dynasty. ”

Wei Liaoweng frowned, and said worriedly:

"Your Majesty, if the export tariff is lowered, there will be a large outflow of silver, and when the border will be changed, I am afraid it will be even worse."

Wei Weng's words made Zhao Hong nod slightly.

The best solution is the shortage of money, the flood of depreciation, and the soaring prices......

The world's highest-quality copper and silver sources are in South America, and gold mines are in South Africa and Australia. At the same time, Australia's iron and copper reserves are huge, and they are concentrated in the east.

"After the south of the country of Guava, the eastern part of Australia, there are huge reserves of gold, copper and iron, which will be the focus of my Great Song Sailor next year. At the same time, there are many terra nullius lands in Nanyang, with vast territory and suitable cultivation, which can solve the potential crisis of grain in our Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Hong thought about it and said it.

A few warships, dozens of cannons, and a few fortresses can occupy a large enough piece of overseas territory, so why not?

Moreover, it should not be called a colony yet, because there is no need for bloody killings.

"Your Majesty means ......"

Wu Qian asked cautiously.

"Bo mud grows three times a year, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and it can supply food for at least millions of people; The country of Guava is rich in coal; South of Guawa is Australia, which has a large amount of iron ore, gold ore, aluminum ore and so on. As far away as North and South America, gold, silver, iron, copper, and coal were everywhere. ”

Zhao Hong looked at everyone and smiled.

The so-called gunboat diplomacy in history, a few guns, a few warships, can establish a colony. In this era, those uninhabited islands seem to be available in the gentlest way.

Moreover, the "three high" industries such as firearms manufacturing, mining, iron smelting, and ceramic manufacturing can all be moved out in the future, and the Great Song Dynasty enjoys its achievements.

Supporting the Great Song Dynasty with the world is the royal road for the development of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, I heard from the merchants from Nanyang that the Dragon Tooth Gate in Nanyang is the main way to enter the West. There are only one or two hundred people on Longyamen Island, and it is full of swamps and mud pools, making it a good place to moor boats. If His Majesty wishes, he can also be included in the rule of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Shanxiang, as a coastal envoy, often travels along the coast, has a lot of contact with overseas businessmen, and has a lot of knowledge.

To be honest, Zhao Shanxiang looks down on these foreign places from the bottom of his heart. Liuqiu and Qiongzhou are all remote, not to mention these wild places thousands of miles away.

But the emperor likes it, and he is happy to join in the fun.

Longya Gate is the future Singapore, located in the Strait of Malacca, and is also the throat of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

"Longyamen, when my Great Song Dynasty sailor occupies this place, reclaims the barren tuntian, and builds a harbor, let's call it Longmen."

Sure enough, Zhao Hong nodded and quickly made a decision.

In fact, even if Zhao Shanxiang did not speak, he would send troops to occupy this place as a base for westward expansion into the Pacific Ocean and into the Arabian Sea and Africa.

Wu Qian was secretly surprised. The emperor's appetite is huge, tens of thousands of sailors have gone thousands of miles away, so many places, the number is really not enough.

It seems that the recruitment of a water army cannot be delayed.

Zhao Hong looked at Wei Liaoweng and frowned slightly.

"Wei Qing, do you know how many prisoners there are in the land of Qiongzhou and Leizhou?"

To go to the South Seas and enter the Western Ocean, it is certainly not enough to rely on sailors and soldiers, and a considerable number of immigrants are required to reclaim and colonize the place in order to consolidate the place.

"Back to Your Majesty, there are about 30,000 more."

Wei Liaoweng was stunned for a while. The emperor's move will not send prisoners to Nanyang again.

In the Song Dynasty, two or three thousand people were sentenced to death every year, and countless were exiled and distributed. The first emperor Bintian and the new emperor ascended the throne, and the emperor did not give amnesty to the world. It seems that the emperor had premeditated.

"Send 10,000 prisoners to Boni with the army, 2,000 to Longmen, 3,000 to Guawa, and 10,000 to Australia. Bo Ni and Australia were used as reclamation sites, and Longmen was used to build a seaport for sailors and merchant ships to berth. ”

Sure enough, Zhao Hong immediately made arrangements, arrangements for next year.

Zhao Hong looked at Wu Qian, his eyes blazing.

"Wu Qian, do you understand what I mean?"

Champa is only a foothold in Nanyang, and military progress is fundamental.

"Your Majesty, the minister understands that the minister will do his best to lead my Great Song Sailor to expand the territory and share the worries of His Majesty."

Looking at the emperor's meaning, it was necessary to solve the problem of colonization in the South Seas first, and then expand further overseas.

I really don't know how much more the Navy needs?

"Longmen and Guawa can each build a water village, Australia is full of deserts and Gobi, there are rivers in the southeast and southwest, and there is enough precipitation to cultivate."

According to the only bit of knowledge in his head, Zhao Hong solemnly advised, so as not to waste labor and money, and waste manpower and material resources.

What Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Queensland, including that bullshit Sunshine Coast, aren't they all on the southeast coast of Australia?

"Your Majesty, a single-shot prisoner, I'm afraid it's not enough to support reclamation."

The construction of the Shuizhai Fort Harbor alone may take thousands of people for several years. Wu subconsciously felt that there was a shortage of manpower.

The most fundamental thing is to relocate the people and take root.

"Huaidong suffered from the war, eastern Zhejiang and Fujian were poor, and the people of Fujian and Guangxi had the tradition of crossing the sea. Therefore, the imperial court could emigrate from these places. However, you have to get the whole of Nanyang for me first, get a few strongholds first, and then gain a firm foothold. ”

The homeland is difficult to leave, the Chinese have a strong rural complex, and I don't know, can overseas immigrants meet expectations?

Sichuan has a population of more than 13 million, and about one million immigrants to Nanyang are immigrated to Nanyang.

Zhao Hong looked at Wu Qian and groaned slightly.

"I gave you two years, do you think that's enough?"

Two years later, the Mongol invasion of Xia should have ended. At that time, it seemed that it was time to carry out the matter of marine colonization.

"Your Majesty, the minister will do his best!"

Wu Qian secretly felt a lot of pressure. All kinds of plans are coming, and as a result, the coastal preparation division can be busy.

"Your Majesty, most of my Song people have a homeland complex, and they also pay attention to returning to their roots. If you leave your hometown, thousands of miles away, I'm afraid there will be very few responders. ”

Sure enough, Zhao Shanxiang said cautiously.

Tens of thousands of immigrants may not be a problem, hundreds of thousands may be possible, but hundreds of thousands or millions may be even more difficult.

Without immigration, even if there are Great Song Dynasty sailors, how can they take root in those foreign places?

"Zhao Xianggong, you are looking at the problem from the perspective of a scholar."

Zhao Hong angrily scolded the old minister of the clan.

"The poor man has no clothes and no food, and each person is only two or three acres of land, and you give him 10 acres of land, three crops a year, and all taxes are exempt, how do you think he chooses? There are also those businessmen, as long as it is profitable, not to mention thousands of miles away, even if they are worried about their lives, they will go without hesitation and happily. ”

What people need in their lives is opportunities, opportunities to change their circumstances. Once the opportunity arises, whether they will seize it or not, at least half the probability.

Doesn't it mean that 20% of the people have 80% of the wealth, and half of the 70 million people in the entire Great Song Dynasty will not be rich, right?

Even those who are rich, in the face of absolute interests, they may not venture far away to seek greater benefits.

"Your Majesty, the minister is stupid. I beg your Majesty's forgiveness. ”

Zhao Shanxiang's old face turned red and he quickly blamed himself.

As a doctor of the Great Song Dynasty clan and a Huanghuang scholar, he was pampered and never worried about oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, rice and grain, and he was indeed not qualified to express his opinion on the matter of imperial court immigration.

"There is no such thing as stupidity and cleverness, and the general trend can be known throughout the history books. If no one wants to emigrate, there is only coercive measures. ”

Zhao Hong said coldly, as if he had a feeling.

Those poor in the countryside, the proletariat in the cities, believe that it is not difficult to make a choice in the face of transformation and great temptation.

"Your Majesty, everything is foreseen, and if you are not prepared, you will be wasted. If you really want to emigrate, I'm afraid you have to start immediately. ”

Wu subconsciously reminded him.

For immigrants to the south, food is fundamental. Even if it is 100,000 immigrants, it will need 500,000 or 600,000 stone of grain reserves.

It is also necessary to explore the place, build houses, clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and make arrangements one by one.

"Wu Qian, I'll leave it to you! The people and money needed by the sailor should be reported to me. ”

Zhao Hong nodded, and the ball was immediately kicked to Wu Qian.

The Great Song Dynasty sailors want to go south, survey the layout in advance, etc., all need money, not with words.

In this way, the money in the pile vault will probably be swept away.

"Wei Qing, set up an immigration department, publicize the matter of immigration in the newspaper, and send the official documents of the imperial court to all prefectures, counties, towns and towns, and you will go back to handle this matter."

Immigrants really need to move right away.

All board and lodging, three years of exemption, ten acres of fertile land per person, three times a year...... I guess it's okay.

Even if the effect next year is average, as the Great Song Dynasty sailors continue to expand their territory, the people will slowly accept and get used to it.

Everyone received the decree, and their hearts were heavy.

The emperor is out of the east and out of the west, everything is unexpected, and everything is urgent.

"Zhongqing, with the implementation of the new policy, the rule of the officials is clear, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, the population of my Great Song Dynasty will become more and more. Let the surplus people have land to cultivate, and everyone can have enough to eat, and the dilemma of my Great Song Dynasty can be solved. Therefore, the Great Song Naval Academy, you have to do a good job for me, the navy has to be trained for me, and overseas colonization and immigration must also be done solidly. ”

Without enough land and resources, the crisis of the Great Song Dynasty could not be resolved. Only when you have money and materials can you fight well with the Mongol army.

"Your Majesty will do your best not to disappoint Your Majesty."

Zhao Shanxiang and Wu Qian saluted together, their faces were solemn.

The emperor was ambitious, and as trusted ministers, they had to do their best.

"Wu Xianggong, the Navy Academy must be run well, the navy must also be trained well, if you want to colonize, if you want to go to the South Seas, the pirates on the southeast coast must also be cleaned up. On the way here, His Majesty encountered pirates, who were menacing and terrifying. ”

Wei Liaoweng couldn't help but interject.

"Your Majesty, give the minister half a year, and the minister will definitely clean up the southeast sea and not disappoint Your Majesty!"

Wu Qian's face was red, and he immediately made a military order.

Today's Great Song Dynasty sailors, the warships are equipped with artillery, and I am afraid that those local chickens and tile dogs will not succeed. If the Great Song Dynasty sailors can't even solve some pirates, how can they go to the east and west to fight and cross the ocean?

"Wu Qian, I believe in you, just do it with your heart."

Zhao Hong said softly, as if he didn't think much about the pirates.

In fact, it is only a matter of time before the Coastal Division is training sailors to clear the sea.

"Your Majesty, Quanzhou Governor Zhao Rushi is waiting outside."

The guards came to report.

"Let him wait outside, and go to Quanzhou Port with me."

Zhao Rushi, the prefect of Quanzhou, raised the Bosi of Quanzhou City, how is Quanzhou, the world's first trade port, whether it is really through the sea and the country, and the wealth is extensive, he really wants to see it.