The group came to the Chongzheng Palace, but Zhao Zhen had not yet come.

After waiting for a while, everyone saw Zhao Zhen push the door in, and said with a smile: "I'm late." ”

Seeing that he was very happy, Yan Shu was curious: "What kind of happy event does the official family seem to have today?" ”

"I still can't hide it from my uncle."

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "I have been researching a direct current generator recently, and I have successfully made a hand-cranked generator. ”

"Generator?"

"Oh my God, is it already running out so soon?"

"It's unimaginable."

Everyone's eyes widened, this is just the beginning of steam power, and in the blink of an eye, the electric revolution is coming?

"It's not that exaggerated."

Zhao Zhen waved his hand again and again: "Electromagnetic induction is very simple, you need a magnet, a few coils of copper wire, make a crank outside, turn the magnet, and then generate electricity?" ”

"Yes, this thing is indeed relatively simple, electromagnetic induction, magnetic flux, generator, capacitor resistance, it sounds like it is very high, in fact, the most primitive generator itself is very simple, nothing new."

Zhao Jun said with a smile: "As long as you have studied junior high school physics a little and buy a little copper wire, magnets, capacitors, rectifier bridges, wires and other things, you can basically make one by yourself, install a lamp on it, and shake it a few times to generate electricity for the lamp." ”

"In many apocalyptic games in our later generations, the flashlight that the protagonist carries is often this kind of device, such as "The End of America", shake it when the power runs out, and the structure is not complicated."

He continued: "At present, the difficulty of electricity lies in the invention of batteries that store electricity, and if batteries can be invented, large hydroelectric generators can be built according to the principle of generators, and electricity can be stored, so that electricity can be used in life." ”

"Of course, what the official family is doing now belongs to our junior high school physics level in later generations, but in the Great Song Dynasty, whether it is in the Great Song Dynasty or the whole world at the same time, it is an unparalleled innovation."

Zhao Jun waved his hands up and down as if he was wrapping them, and said with some excitement: "This is something that can go down in history, maybe the Great Song Power Grid will lay the foundation here!" ”

"Oh, ho, ho, ho."

Zhao Zhen smiled from ear to ear and said, "Is it so exaggerated? ”

"Of course."

Zhao Jun smiled: "It's as if the earth's gravity has existed since ancient times, but no one has discovered it." The objective law of everything is there, and even if it exists very simply, no one has explored it for thousands of years. And once a person starts, even if it is a simple thing, it is a revolution. ”

This is really not Zhao Jun touting Zhao Zhen.

Humans have been using fire for thousands of years, but it wasn't until the 18th century that steam began to be used for power. It wasn't until the 19th century that electricity was discovered, but steam can be seen every day when cooking, and all that is needed to generate electricity is a circle of copper wire and a magnet, but no one has explored it.

Sometimes science is actually a layer of window paper, what is lacking is not how many materials are needed to engage in scientific research, but how much money is needed, but a person who can pierce this window paper.

But it takes a lot of time to invest in scientific research, Zhao Jun doesn't have so much time to go, and with Zhao Zhen here, many things will be much more convenient.

"Hmm."

Zhao Zhen was very happy, sat down in the chair, and was about to say that he was going to start the research of batteries next.

But at this time, Lu Yijian said: "Your Majesty, the appearance of the generator is very happy, but there is another matter of urgency at the moment. ”

"What?"

Zhao Zhen asked.

He doesn't know anything about the Northwest yet.

"Yuan Hao raised troops to bypass Qishan and attacked Qingtang, and now his life and death are uncertain."

Lu Yijian briefly talked about the situation.

Zhao Zhen's eyes widened, and then anger swelled up, and he patted the case and said, "What a big dog guts." ”

Although the Great Song Dynasty has the meaning of Qingtang, it is not now.

Now, after eleven years of hard work, the Great Song Dynasty finally rose and made a prestige, first breaking the Western Xia, then defeating the Liao State, and finally destroying Annan, and securing the position of the first brother in East Asia.

It's just that the Great Song Dynasty has been instigated for too long in the past, and the surrounding little brothers have been separated from Germany, and they all worshiped the docks of the Liao Kingdom, and now they have just been annexed, and they still need to continue to stabilize their prestige.

As a result, in the blink of an eye, Western Xia attacked the allies of the Great Song Dynasty, so where was the face of the Great Song Dynasty? What do you think of the loyal little brothers of Gaoli and Dali?

Therefore, this is no longer a simple issue of Western Xia's attack on Qingtang, but a matter of the face of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the minister feels that this is not easy at this time."

Yan Shu said: "Han Long said before that Western Xia and Liao would not accept the fact that the Great Song Dynasty was getting stronger and stronger, and they were getting weaker and weaker. When I think about it, it's a sign. ”

"You mean, Zhao Yuanhao's move is intended to provoke the Great Song Dynasty and provoke a full-scale war?"

Zhao Zhen asked.

"I'm afraid it's not just Western Xia, but the Liao State is also involved."

Zhao Jun said.

Zhao Zhen was surprised: "Is the Liao State also going to send troops?" ”

"Yes."

Everyone looked at each other and agreed with the answer.

It's not that they are from God's perspective or already know about the alliance between Li Yuanhao and Yelu Zongzhen, but simply empathy.

If they were in the position of Li Yuanhao and Yelu Zongzhen, and saw that in just ten years, the Great Song Dynasty had shown leaps and bounds, both military and economic, wouldn't they be afraid?

The key is that these things are just in ancient society, after all, how many times the size of the Great Song Dynasty is that of the Liao State, and it was not beaten all over the ground by the Liao State before?

But they found that the Great Song Dynasty no longer seemed to play with them, engaged in cold weapons warfare, and began to vigorously develop thermal weapons in terms of weapons, and those firearms that were not much more powerful than firecrackers in the past can now collapse the city gates.

Later, he even developed a train that could travel thousands of miles a day without the help of horses and boats.

Is this still worth it?

In this way, whether in terms of weapons and equipment or logistical support, Western Xia and Liao will be thrown by the Great Song Dynasty to an unknown distance.

Their original cavalry advantage will be lost.

What's even more excessive is that in the past, Western Xia and Liao could still have an advantage in the quality of soldiers and the ability of army generals, but now the Great Song Dynasty has repeatedly rectified soldiers and horses, eliminated the old and weak, and trained soldiers, and the quality of the army is rapidly improving.

If this continues, in the end, Western Xia and Liao will no longer have any advantages, coupled with the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty, the number of soldiers and horses, it is only a matter of time before they annex their two countries.

Therefore, in this case, as long as Li Yuanhao and Yeluzong are really not stupid, they must take precautions, take advantage of the fact that the Great Song Dynasty has not completed the transcendence in all aspects, take the first step, provoke a war, and try to strangle the Great Song Dynasty in the cradle.

"The Western Xia's attack on Qingtang must have been to provoke a war with the Great Song Dynasty and attract our troops in the northwest. Even to see if the central forbidden army could be mobilized to help, taking advantage of the emptiness of the central government, the Liao State invaded Hebei on a large scale. ”

Zhao Jun said contemplatively.

"It's strange, even if the Liao State moves south, with our current defense capability in Hebei, will they be able to break through? What gives them confidence? ”

Fan Zhongyan scratched his head, he knew the military power of Hebei well, and there were many artillery pieces arranged there.

Does Liao have the ability to break through Hebei?

"Whether they can break through or not, we can just see the move. Let him blow in the wind and rain, and I will not move. ”

Zhao Jun said.

Of course, it is impossible for them to judge all the plans of the Liao State and Western Xia, but now the Great Song Dynasty already has the confidence to be worthy of any invading enemy, no matter how many people you come, I will reduce ten meetings by myself.

Saying that, Zhao Jun became excited again and said: "Since Xixia and Liao sent to the door, then we can't be polite." ”

Zhao Zhen also said excitedly: "Does the eldest grandson want to take advantage of this time to annex Western Xia and Liao?" ”

"That's not it, now our country is on the rise, annexing a land as large as Western Xia and Liao, and suddenly making the territory of the Great Song Dynasty reach nine million square kilometers, and the appetite is too big and easy to support."

Zhao Jun shook his head and said: "Swallowing slowly and digesting slowly is the king, this time I will collect some interest first, I think Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures and Zhuo Luo and Nan are very good." ”

Needless to say, Zhuo Luo and the south are Gaolan, Baiyin, Yongdeng, Jingyuan, Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Jingtai and other places north of Lanzhou in the later generations, and it is currently the triangle between Xixia and Qingtang and the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhuo Luo and Nan are about 100,000 square kilometers, plus the 16 states of Yanyun, then the land of more than 2.8 million square kilometers in the Great Song Dynasty can basically break through to about 3 million square kilometers.

It doesn't seem like much, but for the Great Song Dynasty, it is already a great way to expand the territory. Unless the Great Song Dynasty officially began the war of annihilation against the Western Xia and Liao States, it would still be a bit difficult to increase the land area on a large scale.

"Alas, I always feel that since the Great Song Dynasty has regained its strength, I should take advantage of the victory to pursue it, at least during my reign, I also want to lay down a big territory."

Hearing Zhao Jun's words, Zhao Zhen sighed.

"Actually, it won't take long."

Zhao Jun said with a smile: "If we defeat the Western Xia and Liao again this time, we are working hard to develop, the more frightened they will be, and in the end they will either destroy themselves or make a desperate bet, so why rush?" ”

"Yes, if I were Yuan Hao and Yelu Zongzhen, I would only be in a hurry to fight the Great Song Dynasty, because if it drags on, everyone knows what kind of ending will be in front of them."

Yan Shu said: "Therefore, we all feel that even if we don't destroy the Western Xia and Liao Kingdom this time, the next three or five years will basically be like this." ”

"It would be great if that were the case."

Zhao Zhen was very happy, you must know that this is the work of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, which is comparable to the work of the founding emperors of previous dynasties.

If the Great Song Dynasty can annex Western Xia and Liao in his hands, I am afraid that Li Shimin's position in history will not be guaranteed, and there is no problem in competing for the top three in the ranking of emperors of previous dynasties.

"Then with Hanlong's meaning, what should we do when Yuan Hao attacks this time? Should the troops not move, wait for Qingtang to fall before they move, and annex Qingtang by the way, or immediately send troops to catch Yuan Hao off guard? ”

Lu Yijian looked at Zhao Jun.

Zhao Jun groaned slightly, it would be much more reasonable for the former to annex Qingtang, and let Li Yuanhao help them clear the obstacles and then take advantage of the situation, but this is obviously against morality.

The latter does not violate morality, but it is possible for the Gang Gang regime to still exist, so it is not easy for them to annex Qingtang.

Although politics is dirty and there is no need for morality in the face of national interests, this will start a bad way, so that the allies around the Great Song will sow the seeds of distrust in the Great Song Dynasty, which is not conducive to unity.

Even if the ultimate goal of the Great Song is to annex them, at least not for now. It is a long-term plan for the future, which can be gradual or can be moved by the time and not impatient.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jun said: "Send troops immediately, this is a signal to tell the surrounding allies that the Great Song Dynasty will definitely be able to protect their safety." ”

"Okay."

Zhao Zhen nodded.

"Who is that to send?"

Everyone looked at Fan Zhongyan.

Fan Zhongyan previously served as the envoy of Shaanxi Road and Hebei Road, which was a temporary official position.

After he came back to be the prime minister, there was no chief official on Shaanxi Road and Hebei Road.

The main officials are the transfer envoys of Shaanxi Fourth Road and Hebei Second Road.

Obviously, the transshipment envoy could not take on the great task of national war, so he still needed a major coordinating officer.

And now Fan Zhongyan's reputation as the god of the Great Song Dynasty is all over the world, whether it is in the eyes of the people of the world or in the eyes of the enemy, he is already the most capable person in the Great Song Dynasty.

"Kill chickens with a knife?"

Zhao Jun said with a smile: "You have to go to Lao Fan to fight Xixia, that's not necessary." ”

"So who will go? Zhang Kang? ”

Zhao Zhen asked.

In addition to Lao Fan, Zhang Kang is the second civil official who can fight in Jinshi, as for letting Di Qing go, I am afraid that those transporters on Shaanxi Road will not accept a military general riding on their heads.

"Let Han Qi go."

Zhao Jun said: "In the past, Han Qi was not good, it was not good in the Great Song Dynasty, but now that the Great Song is good, Han Qi should also be okay." ”

Han Qi is old, 20 years ago was the leader, now as the prefect of the Supervision Yuan, and the public procuratorate and law together to act supervision, last year Zhao Jun mentioned the political status of Kaifeng Mansion, the Kaifeng Prefect was mentioned to the second product, and by the way, the Supervision Yuan and Dali Temple were also raised.

In this way, the Ministry of Police, the Supervision Yuan, and the Dali Temple became the status of the three major public procuratorates of the Ministry of Public Security, the Supreme Procuratorate, and the Supreme Court in later generations. At present, it is equivalent to the next level of the Constitutional Yuan, and the chief official is also the alternate official of the Constitutional Yuan.

During the first Song-Xia War that year, Zhao Zhen used Fan Zhongyan as the chief official of the northwest, because the Great Song Dynasty at that time could only use Fan Zhongyan's turtle tactics to lure Li Yuanhao to come over to fight and take defensive counterattacks.

Now it's different, the Great Song Dynasty is stronger, and Han Qi, as the one who advocates sending troops to a decisive battle, can use his countermeasures.

"Isn't it impossible for Han Qi to fight?"

Zhao Zhen was surprised: "He is not bad in charge of various ministries, but his level of war in history. ”

"It's really not good for him to fight, but it's not me who blows, now the advantage is mine, and even a leashed dog in the northwest can win."

Zhao Jun said with a smile: "The main thing is that I take a fancy to his ability to govern is not bad, after winning the war, it is enough for him to take a good look at Shaanxi, appease the people, and don't make any mistakes." ”

Saying that, he thought for a while, and then said: "Send Zhang Fangping to assist again, and send a few more powerful generals, there should be nothing wrong." If you can lose in this way, then tell Han Qi directly that you can hang yourself and save yourself from being shot in a military court. ”

"Well, so be it."

Zhao Zhen is actually a little noncommittal, Han Qi in history is actually a staunch main battle faction, and he is also very opposed to the blackmail of Li Yuanhao's Qingli peace talks, and he also wrote a book to state the shortcomings, and then he also agreed with Fan Zhongyan's defensive counterattack tactics, which is quite accomplished.

But none of this can hide his ability to fight a war, so Zhao Zhen doesn't want him to go, just be a political official with peace of mind.

However, Zhao Jun seems to want him to govern Shaanxi Road well, after all, Han Qi is not very good at fighting, but it is indeed okay to govern local and government affairs, which cannot be black.

It's just that Zhao Zhen feels that Zhao Jun is a bit too big, even if he wants to govern, he will wait for a general to take down Western Xia and then govern it, there is no need to go to a person who is not very good at fighting before the war.

Only Zhao Jun smiled: "Brother is still worried." ”

After a while, he said, "If you're really worried, then let Zhang Kang go too." Actually, I didn't consider the situation of failure, after all, the gap between the strength of Xixia and our Great Song Dynasty is too big now, and it is really a bolt dog to win. I still think that Han Qi is firm in the main battle, which can boost morale. In addition, since he has set his sights on a land as large as Western Xia, he still has to choose a reliable person to govern it. ”

"Well, it's okay to let Zhang Kang go."

Zhao Zhen was relieved now, so that it would be foolproof.

(End of chapter)