Although China has a large land and abundant resources, after all, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, many open-pit gold, silver, copper and iron mines have been mined almost completely.

Even if the Song Dynasty is still mining continuously, it still can't alleviate the reality of money shortage, so that by the Huizong period, iron money became the mainstream.

So to sum up, the commercial and handicraft manufacturing industry in the Song Dynasty was actually very developed, but what was lacking was not enough money.

Once a large amount of capital flows in, it will greatly ease the pressure on money and make the economy more developed.

The current situation in the Song Dynasty is that there has been an agricultural revolution and can afford to raise so many people.

It's just that countless landlords have annexed too much land, leaving many landless peasants without land to plant, and a large number of floating populations have appeared.

It stands to reason that this situation is exactly what the Industrial Revolution requires.

However, the problem is that commodities cannot be circulated, and the total economic output is so large that even if the landless peasants migrate to the cities on a large scale to engage in handicraft manufacturing, they still have no food to eat.

To put it simply, the current commercial plate is a bit small, and it can only continue to die of internal friction, which leads to the miserable life of the peasants, and finally an uprising.

Therefore, Zhao Jun believes that it is necessary to expand the commercial plate and increase the commercial cake.

And the key to all of this is money!

Money is as important in business as food in agriculture!

The Song Dynasty was short of money, so it had to rob it.

There happened to be a piece of fat next to it, and this piece of fat meat would become the main source of silver and foreign exchange in the coastal areas of the south of the Yangtze River in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

But the Ming and Qing dynasties were all closed to the sea, and most of them were closed to the country, and these silver and foreign exchange were basically earned by those Jiangnan gentry.

So instead of cheapening those bad species along the south coast of the Ming and Qing dynasties, it is better to cheapen the current Great Song Dynasty.

At least Da Song has always adhered to an open attitude and made all its business to Europe.

As long as we can continue to maintain such productivity and capital inflow, then sooner or later the wealth of the world will be concentrated in the Great Song Dynasty, so that the Great Song Dynasty will maintain a strong national strength!

It's just that after Zhao Jun finished speaking, a touch of embarrassment appeared on the faces of everyone present.

Zhao Zhen said hesitantly: "What do you mean. Did they send troops to Japan and rob them of their gold, silver and copper mines? ”

"What if it weren't?"

Zhao Jun was puzzled: "Didn't I understand enough?" ”

Song Shou, who had been a Honglu Shaoqing, had no choice but to say embarrassedly: "Japan has been friendly with us for many years, and if it sends troops to attack, it will damage morality." ”

"What bullshit is morally detrimental?"

Zhao Jun was unhappy at the time, and said: "I hate you corrupt people the most, the interests of the country always override personal morality, don't you understand the truth of the unrighteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period?" ”

"Amount"

Everyone was even more embarrassed, and even Zhao Zhen's expression was a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Zhao Jun frowned.

Could it be that there is something inside it.

couldn't help but start to recall carefully, he hadn't read much "History of the Song Dynasty", but when he was studying "History of the Tang Dynasty", he had heard it said.

The History of the Tang Dynasty contains a large number of references to official correspondence between the Tang Dynasty and Japan, but in the History of the Song Dynasty, this aspect is almost completely absent.

Could it be that Japan closed itself off at this time and did not communicate with the Song Dynasty?

It doesn't make sense, he remembered that during the Song and Song dynasties, there weren't a large number of Japanese who came to the Song Dynasty to do business?

"What is the situation, now is an important event for the development of the country, why are they all mothers-in-law?"

Zhao Jun was a little impatient.

Everyone looked at each other, and in the end, Song Shou told him the reason.

It turned out that the international situation of the Song Dynasty at this time was not very good.

The Liao Kingdom and Western Xia in the north, the Tubo in the west, the Dali and Yue dynasties in the southwest, and Goryeo in the northeast are all currently in tension with the Great Song Dynasty.

Dali is quite passable, but the Liao, Western Xia, Tubo, and Yue dynasties are different, and both sides have Chen soldiers on the border.

After the Battle of Shanzhou, the Liao State seemed to be defeated, but the face was won, which led to the further weakening of the influence of the Great Song Dynasty, and finally Goryeo and the Great Song broke off diplomatic relations.

In this case, the only countries that are barely maintaining relations with the Great Song Dynasty are Japan and Dali.

Even in recent years, Japan has been under pressure from the Liao State, and there is no official exchange with the Great Song Dynasty, only non-governmental business exchanges, which is why the "History of the Song Dynasty" does not record the official exchanges between the Song and Japan.

If troops were sent to attack Japan again, the situation of the Great Song Dynasty would be even worse.

Originally, it was surrounded on all sides, and it was an enemy on land before, in case it had not been with Japan, and people broke off diplomatic relations with them, and harassed the coastal zone in the south of the Song Dynasty from the sea, it would be a catastrophe for the Great Song Dynasty.

"I'm really convinced."

After listening to Song Shou's explanation, Zhao Jun looked at these birdmen, his fists clenched, so he was so angry that he was angry.

This is not the Japan of later generations, but the Japan of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Jun has studied "World History" and knows that Japan is now in the Heian period, although it will not lag behind into a primitive tribe, but whether it is national strength, productivity or strength, it is still a world of difference from the Song Dynasty.

To put it simply, Japan at that time can be understood as the late Tang Dynasty, which imitated the Tang Dynasty in terms of system, culture, clothing, and architecture, and was also divided by princes and rebelled.

Even at that time, Japan had not yet been integrated into a single nation, and among the four islands, there were still indigenous peoples, conquerors, and even colonizers.

Some places, such as Honshu Island and Kyushu Island, are close to China and have a higher level of civilization after learning advanced culture, while some places such as Hokkaido and Shikoku Island have a much lower level of civilization. The various local forces are basically one city and one country, and they are in their own way.

It can be said that the Japan of the Song Dynasty was not a whole at all, and there was no strong government, the so-called emperor had limited powers, and the state affairs were also controlled by the emperor's in-laws, the Fujiwara family, and the central control area was basically maintained around the island of Honshu, far from radiating the whole of Japan.

Therefore, in a sense, the current Japan is actually weak, and it was not until the later Kamakura Shogunate period, when the Yuan Dynasty invaded, that a large number of local princes joined forces with the Kamakura Shogunate to resist the attack of the Yuan Dynasty, which could be regarded as objectively strengthening the rule of the Kamakura Shogunate and increasing the centralization of Japan.

As a result, it was such a fragile country, and the Song Dynasty couldn't handle it, which was really disappointing.

The more Zhao Jun thought about it, the more angry he became, and he gave them a middle finger fiercely: "I can't even handle a place like Japan, and these people are too wasteful, can they have a little bit of interest?" ”

"But my Great Song Dynasty is already surrounded by enemies, and if I attack Japan again, will I make too many enemies?"

Lu Yijian expressed concern.

"And we don't know much about the inside of Japan, so if we rush to send troops, I'm afraid there will be accidents."

"Yes, otherwise, this matter should be put on hold for now, and someone should be sent to understand the situation."

"Well, I thought it would be better not to rush it."

Several prime ministers expressed their opinions.

Even Wang Zeng, who didn't deal with Lu Yijian, thought that he couldn't be impatient.

Everyone's words almost didn't make Zhao Jun faint.

He hated that iron could not be made of steel, and pointed at them and said, "You are really, stupid! I can kill people with popularity! ”

Lu Yijian was not happy, and frowned: "Zhao Jun, don't say a little foul language, they are all scholars, how can they sweep the floor?" ”

"The key is that you can really make people angry, do you know how the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty died? It's just that you scholars and doctors are pedantic, and you read your brains stupidly, and you don't know how to be flexible. ”

Zhao Jun said angrily: "There are many ways to invade, economic invasion, cultural invasion, political invasion, and military invasion. I don't want you to send troops to wipe out the whole of Japan immediately, but I just want you to plunder resources, without intelligence, didn't there be a lot of Japanese merchants in the Song Dynasty? Find out from them, how much influence did the Tang and Song dynasties have on Japan? Don't you know that you are going to find a Japanese traitor in Japan? If the central government of Japan lacks power and the local feudal towns are divided, won't you find the local feudal towns, win them over, give them conditions, support local agents, and dig up their national assets? There are also those who secretly provoke their infighting, instigate their warriors to rebel against the central government, collude with their merchant landlords to send slaves for mining, and find people to propagate for the Great Song Dynasty."

Zhao Jun said in one breath more than a dozen policies that were later lacking in great virtues when he colonized the world in history, which made everyone stunned.

The undisciplined conduct of later generations really gave these monarchs and ministers who had never seen the world some small shocks.

They found out that these tricks are really TM Yin damage, which is something that people can do?

But when you think about it, it seems to work.

Because the Great Song Dynasty and the Japanese people have close business and trade contacts today, they do have a better understanding of the situation in Japan.

As long as it is not a direct invasion by force, with Japan's worship of Tang and Song culture, it seems that they can really meddle in Japan's domestic affairs in different ways.

It's just that these tricks are too yin and vicious, so that these great Song scholars who think they are righteous men and gentlemen all look at each other and hesitate.

Wang Sui hesitated and said: "My China is a country of etiquette, and I have always used morality to convince people, will these methods be?"

"Stupid."

Zhao Jun glanced at him: "Again, in international exchanges, strength is always the basis for upholding justice, and national defense is the real backing of diplomacy." Dignity is only above the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon! Do you know what Confucius said about convincing people with virtue? ”

"What is it?"

Wang subconsciously wrote.

"That's telling you that you have a sword in your right hand, and the sword is engraved with German characters, and you put the sword on someone's neck, and they obey it. There is also a morning news that it is okay to die at night. That's knowing the way to the enemy's house in the morning, and the enemy has to die at night, understand? ”

Zhao Jun scolded loudly.

These words shocked Wang Sui, and also shocked Zhao Zhen, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, Yan Shu, Fan Zhongyan, Cai Qi, Sheng Du, Song Shou and others.

Because these words, although they are all distorted of the holy will, they are really reasonable, and they are quite refreshing.

Just doing this kind of thing, after all, violates the rules of scholars.

Therefore, everyone still does not dare to pick up the stubble.

Even Zhao Zhen closed his mouth, only daring to quietly watch Zhao Jun go crazy.

In the end, Yan Shu, who had always supported Zhao Jun, stood up and asked tentatively: "So, do you really want to attack Japan?" ”

"Not to attack, but to cooperate with them!"

Zhao Jun sneered: "Armed invasion will only make them more united, only cultural invasion and political invasion are silent, now you give a happy word, can you do it?" ”

"Is this another discussion?"

Zhao Zhen was still a little hesitant.

Zhao Jun said coldly: "If you can't do it, don't discuss it, I won't give you ideas in the future, you can do it yourself." ”

Lu Yijian said helplessly: "Zhao Jun, this attack on a country is a big thing, no matter what, you have to think twice, you are so reckless, will it cause any serious consequences?" ”

"There are no consequences, as long as they use the right method, with my understanding of Japan now, it is impossible for them to resist it, even if it is not possible in Liao, there is no navy in Liao!"

Zhao Jun said solemnly: "And the method I used is already the mildest method, the Japanese would not have thought that this was an invasion, and by the time they reacted, the mineral resources would have been taken away by us long ago!" This is what they owe us in the future, I remember every account, now I just charge some interest, and wait for the future when the Great Song Dynasty will become stronger, hehe. ”

In the end, Zhao Jun was already sneering, and no one knew what he was thinking.

So much so that when everyone saw his almost vicious face, they all shuddered one by one.

What did Japan do in the future to make Zhao Jun so disgusted?

(End of chapter)