I am Da Song

Chapter 273
Daqing Palace, the tall and bright palace with the largest area in the imperial palace, was the first time that officials were lined up in an orderly manner.

Zhao Huan sat on the dragon chair with a straight body, raised his eyes and looked down, only feeling pleasing to the eye.

The aesthetics of the royal family of the Song Dynasty is really unparalleled, and it definitely deserves the praise of "Dreams in the World".The officials of the Song Dynasty mostly wore red robes, crowns on their heads, and leather belts around their waists, which were both bright and beautiful, and elegant and heroic.Compared with the dark and dark zombie clothes of the Qing Dynasty, it is many times more beautiful.

After everyone entered the line, Mei Zhili took the lead and knelt down to salute and praised: "Holy bow, all blessings."

"Excuse me, get up."

The etiquette of the Song Dynasty reached its peak in the Huizong Dynasty, with particular emphasis on retro etiquette, and elegant music must be played at every court meeting.Use rites and music as an ancient weapon to strengthen the authority of the king and consolidate the rule of the Song Dynasty.

However, Zhao Huan was reforming Confucianism drastically, and naturally he cut off most of this set of rituals and music ceremonies.

Therefore, after a sound of elegance, Chao Hui quickly got to the point.

Zhao Huan directly quoted the most magnificent chapter of "Shangshu" "Da Yumo" as the inspiring words at the beginning of this court meeting: "There are many people who help each other, and I will obey my orders. The Silk Road is the lifeline of wealth in the Central Plains. To the people along the road As far as countries are concerned, whenever China and Turkey prosper, they will definitely come with friendly exchanges.”

"Our dynasty has revived the country, prospered and peaceful. Now is the time to reopen the Silk Road, reappear the prosperous trade route, absorb the wealth of the Quartet, and support the people of our Great Song Dynasty."

"That's why I decided that the Great Song Dynasty would convene all countries to formally convene the five-nation talks and re-establish the Northwest law."

The resounding voice reverberated in the magnificent hall, advocating the strong will of a country and the solemn declaration of the Song Dynasty to the Northwest.

Countless officials in the main hall held wat boards in their hands, with serious faces, and they all solemnly felt the grand will of the officials that enveloped the main hall, and even the entire world.

With the solemn announcement of the officials today, the will from the Daqing Palace will sweep across the four directions like a whirlwind, profoundly affecting the fate of hundreds of millions of people in the five countries of Song, Jin, Liao, Xia, and Mongolia.

Millions of troops and civilians will collide fiercely because of this will.All enemies standing in front of Da Song Gungun's chariot will be crushed to pieces by the chariot.

The perception of the situation by middle and lower level officials obviously still lags behind.

This is also one of the meanings of the convening of this court meeting. The high-ranking ministers and officials of the court will make a complete government report to all officials, so as to convey the national policies of the Song Dynasty and the situation of the whole country to the four corners of the world.

After Zhao Huan made a solemn announcement, he raised his hand and said, "Then the right minister will explain the new policy of the court and the situation of the country."

Mei Zhili came out with a wat board in hand, and said solemnly: "Since the reform in the second year of Jingkang, the situation in the country has changed. Externally, Yanyun has been recovered by foreign countries, internally, rebellions and bandits have been suppressed. The raging uprisings in the four directions, due to the national The reform, the collection of silver per mu, has been significantly reduced. The banditry has also been quelled by the new army in various places."

"The country is peaceful and the imperial rule is stable. Therefore, before the tax was collected at the end of last year, the state had cleared 6000 million mu of fertile land. More than 8000 million mu of wasteland had been reclaimed in various places. A total of 460 million mu of registered land was borrowed. There are more than [-] Guan."

"Nearly [-] million fiscal revenues are the foundation of our government's resetting of the Northeast situation."

There is an inspector's office to supervise the censor to maintain the etiquette of the court meeting, and none of the officials dare to make noise.But there was still a gasp in the hall.

This is the first time for middle and lower level officials to directly experience the unprecedented wealth and strength of Song Dynasty.

For [-] million yuan, not to mention spending [-]% on the military, even if spending [-]% or even [-]%, that would be an overwhelming advantage that would make the other five countries desperate.

With the support of this strong national power, Great Song will intervene strongly in the war in the northwest direction, and mediate the territories and forces of various countries according to the interests of Great Song.

After talking about the internal situation, Mei Zhili said: "Next, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry will announce the government affairs of the Ministry of Industry. The government affairs of the Ministry of Industry are obviously related to our dynasty's ability to interfere in the Northwest."

Now the minister of the Ministry of Industry in the Song Dynasty is naturally Su Chi who has made great contributions to water control.

Su Chi came out holding the wat board, and said solemnly: "It is difficult to come from the country. The Ministry of Industry has only two government affairs priorities. One is to repair the Yellow River defense, and the other is to build roads."

"The defense of the Yellow River is still in the first stage, embankments are being repaired. We will go all out to prevent the Yellow River from bursting in the summer and autumn of this year. At the same time, the bureaucrats and craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry have also surveyed the most suitable waterway. It is expected that the most complete Yellow River will be issued next year. waterway map."

"The Yellow River is stable, and there is no need to worry about deploying troops in the Hebei area."

"And another focus of government affairs involves the northwest. Since the second year of Jingkang, the Ministry of Industry has planned a total of four lanes, one horizontal and three vertical, on Qinfeng Road and Yongxing Army."

"One of the horizontal roads is the Chi Road built from Jingzhao Mansion to Xizhou, Lanzhou, and Xining Prefecture. The three vertical roads lead from Jingzhao Mansion to Weizhou, Qingzhou, and Yan'an Mansion respectively. The total length of the four chi roads is [-] Yuli."

More than [-] miles, which is a little shorter than the Qin Dynasty's thousands of miles.

But this is just the road built by Da Song on the two roads in the northwest, and it is just a common national infrastructure.

This is what makes Zhao Huan most satisfied.This shows that Da Song is now stable and normal.

As long as the country is stable and the government is doing something, the country's infrastructure will expand in all directions.

For example, in China, the road mileage between the founding of the People's Republic of China and 70 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China is completely different.Especially in the Northwest, new roads are being laid every year.Many areas with inconvenient transportation have been opened up with various strategic passages, many areas have been connected, and transportation facilities have been erected on a large number of Gobi and deserts.

The gap between the Great Song Dynasty and the Celestial Dynasty is naturally vast, but the progress in productivity, the large-scale production of ironware and steel, and the construction capacity can still be done a few streets away from the Great Qin Dynasty.

Therefore, the transportation network of the Song Dynasty in the northwest is also expanding rapidly. Thousands of miles of roads have been repaired, reinforced, and expanded, making the transportation in the northwest more convenient. scheduling.

It may be extremely difficult to hoard national military supplies on the long border, but it is not difficult to hoard them in Jingzhao Mansion, that is, Chang'an.

After Su Chi withdrew, Zhang Shuye walked out of the ranks and solemnly announced to everyone: "The Privy Council has dispatched 11 troops from Yongxing Army, Qinfeng Road, and Jingxian Road to Jingzhao Mansion according to the government's order. .At the same time as the military training, we formally issued a summons to Xixia, Xiliao, Jin, and Mongolia, ordering the four countries to send envoys to Jingzhao Mansion for negotiations, to quell the war in the northwest and ensure the smooth flow of our Silk Road.”

(End of this chapter)