I am Da Song

Chapter 169: Copper Cannon
After hearing the imperial court's plan for the imperial capital, Wang Zongmian looked excited and said, "I suggest that the Kaifeng government take this opportunity to announce more areas in order to reap more wealth."

Zhao Huan glared at him and said, "That's very good, don't say it in the future!"

Obviously, the inertia of the imperial government's officials' policy of fooling the people cannot be changed for a while, and it is no wonder that the people are unwilling to trust the government.

This kind of self-satisfied cleverness is completely playing with the people as fools, and the credibility of the government will be exhausted within a few times.

Zhao Huan wanted to change the image of the government, so he solemnly said to Wang Ruohai, the official in charge of Kaifeng, "Your Excellency and the prime ministers should study the layout of this aspect. Whether it is the location of the highest university, Taixue, or the establishment of a large number of schools, as well as industrial areas, commercial areas, etc. The layout of the district must be arranged reasonably. Then several residential areas will be interspersed around here. The imperial court must sincerely announce the deployment plan, and don't always think about deception."

Wang Ruohai is a talent with a very strategic vision. Hearing this, he immediately said: "The minister will arrange the land reasonably, so that the land will form a price difference layout."

"Your idea is very good. Don't be stingy with the land. Even in the middle area, you can use a piece of land to build a residential area. As long as the land price is high enough, you can make a profit." Zhao Huan said confidently: "I believe that I will be a scholar-bureaucrat. If you are so rich, you must be willing to spend a lot of money on it."

Qin Hui suggested: "I suggest that this sale of land only accept imperial banknotes. It is not only convenient to promote the circulation of imperial banknotes, but also take the opportunity to collect a wave of wealth."

Wang Zongmian was scolded just now, and now he hastily expressed his opinion, saying: "This is a great idea. The imperial banknotes don't cost much, as long as the machine is used to print them. But the energy can be continuously exchanged for a large amount of gold, silver, money and food, which can greatly enrich the treasury."

It appears to be an exchange of equals.

In fact, this is far from the case.Just look at the empty treasury of the imperial court, which was rapidly filled at a speed visible to the naked eye, and warehouses were piled up one by one.Just know how much wealth has been reaped from the people by the coinage this time.

Especially silver, from the issuance of imperial banknotes to the current silver treasury of the imperial court has once again exceeded 2000 million taels.This means that the bounty issued by the imperial court to Hebei soldiers last time has been gradually filled up through this minting.

You must know that no matter gold, silver or copper coins are no longer in circulation among the people.

If the imperial court is shameless enough, it can invest the money in the people again.Carry out a new cycle and purchase a large amount of strategic materials.

However, Zhao Huan was more virtuous, and he stored gold and silver as strategic reserves to ensure the value of the imperial banknotes.

The copper coins were transported in batches to the Imperial Armory.

Zhao Huan also spent all his money, regardless of the cost, to use the money to pile up bronze artillery technology.

Bronze artillery technology was superior to cast iron until the eighteenth century.This is because the cast iron smelting process is unqualified, and the ductility of ferrous metals is not as good as that of copper.

However, there is not much difference in copper technology between ancient and modern China and foreign countries.As one of the most superior metals in industry, copper is also the most popular material in precision military industry in later generations.

This excellent metal has all kinds of advantages.The only downside is that it's really expensive.Every inch of that golden and crisp flash is the most soul-stirring wealth in the Central Plains since ancient times.

It can be said that every research on copper-cast artillery by the Imperial Armament Institute is driven by Song Dynasty's unprecedented wealth.Every inch of him was piled up by Zhao Huan with countless copper coins.

Such an expensive price is certainly not without rewards.After all, copper-cast artillery is currently the best choice. Once this artillery is successfully researched, it will be enough for the Song Dynasty to improve and use it until the timeline of the Civil War.

What does it mean to fight with a technology that is nearly 800 years ahead?It is roughly equivalent to the Mongolian cavalry meeting the 500 million German army on the Eastern Front in World War II in Kievan Rus.It is equivalent to the armored cavalry troops of the Sui Dynasty meeting the Rong barbarians with bone arrows and stone axes in BC in Haojing.

Therefore, in the current situation, as long as Zhao Huan can stabilize his development, the Song Dynasty will definitely be able to achieve prosperity and a strong army.

Zhao Huan liked this rhythm very much, so he told Wang Ruohai: "This new area in the south of the city, I plan to use it as a pilot project in Tokyo, you must treat it strictly and solemnly. At the same time, severely crack down on corruption and clean up the atmosphere of officials. I want to leave Nancheng to the people. An impression of civilization, justice, prosperity, and order. Then gradually expand this model to the entire Tokyo, and even the entire world.”

Wang Ruohai immediately accepted the order respectfully, and said, "I must put my heart and soul into it and live up to the trust of the officials. I also ask the officials to name this area."

Zhao Huan really didn't have much experience in choosing a name, so he thought for a while and said, "I plan to create a new currency here, what advice do you have?"

Qin Hui was worthy of being a Jinshi, and immediately said: "The "Dianyin" says that Jue has a family name, and Shaotian interprets it, and it must be the head of Taihao Huangchu."

"I think that since the holy dynasty wants to open up a new era, it is better to use Shaotian to explain its meaning."

"Shaotian?" Zhao Huan couldn't think of a better name, so he nodded and said, "According to what Qin Zhongcheng said, a new district of Shaotian is planned in the south of the city, which will house the highest institution of learning in Song Dynasty and various schools, surrounded by others. All kinds of workshops and manors."

This manor is obviously not the kind of manor for private enjoyment, but a research manor similar to research and production.

Zhao Huan intends to move all the advanced technology, scientific research scholars, and technical craftsmen of the Song Dynasty here, and use the government to strongly promote technological development.

After all, the current natural science and technology, in the final analysis, has not yet formed a system, it is all empirical science.Many new inventions are the result of these scholars and craftsmen taking a look at existing tools and then improving them in a flash of inspiration.

Knowledge, experience, wealth, and manpower determine the natural science level of a country.

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Central Plains has a unique political tradition, that is, gossip generally comes earlier and more accurately than government announcements.

Less than half a month after Zhao Huan discussed the plan with several ministers, the news that Taixue would be rebuilt in the south of the city spread like wildfire.Tai students will be transferred from Piyong to the new Taixue.

And everyone has heard from insiders that the imperial court will build a series of schools near Taixue.

This content further confirms the credibility of the news. After all, it is a well-known "secret" that the imperial court will replace the imperial examination with schools.

As soon as the news spread, all walks of life in Tokyo focused on Xiang Nancheng.

Countless people want to start early and buy a large number of land deeds in Nancheng from the government.

It was not the scholar bureaucrats who responded first, but wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants in Tokyo.These people's business vision is very tricky, and they are convinced that places with a large number of students must have a lot of business opportunities.

Interested people even want to open restaurants, brothels, guest houses and other one-stop shops near Taixue.

But all enthusiastic people were severely refused to come back by the government, and the tens of thousands of acres of land in Nancheng were turned into non-sale areas by the government.

The people suddenly boiled, and there was no doubt about the authenticity of the gossip!
The government is definitely making a big move!
Countless people scratched their heads trying to find out the inside story, and walked around trying to secretly trade a piece of land.

The literati and bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty were particularly active, and their enthusiasm for embezzling national wealth was unmatched!

They use [-]% of their passion for favoritism and corruption to resist foreign humiliation, and the country will not be weak to that extent.

When this kind of heated discussion among the people reached its peak, the Kaifeng government changed its secretive and secretive attitude in the past, and announced the planning plan for Nancheng in due course.

After reading the sketch of Shaotian New District, everyone was dumbfounded in shock.

The first one alone made everyone excited and excited.

The imperial court planned to dig three new river channels in Shaotian New District, which would completely connect the Cai River and Bian River water systems.This means that traffic from southwest to southeast will completely converge in Nancheng.

In addition, the imperial court will build a large number of new canals, lakes, and gardens in Nancheng.Nanjo will become the most convenient area for water transportation in Tokyo, and also the area with the most abundant goods.

If you want to develop the economy, you must have convenient transportation.Just looking at this dense water network, everyone can imagine how prosperous and prosperous the South City will be!

But there is even more exciting news after that!
(End of this chapter)