I am Da Song

Chapter 575

In fact, if you put aside your prejudices, the current internal situation of the Song Dynasty is the most similar to that of the late Qing Dynasty.

New technologies have appeared at the peak of the agricultural economy, and new trends of thought have emerged in the country.

Nanyang has very close exchanges with Thailand, the West and the Central Plains.

The country has opened up customs and mainly collected tariffs and commercial taxes, but agricultural taxes still play a pivotal role.

The country recognizes the great significance of industry and mobilizes the power of the whole society to develop.

Of course, in terms of the diplomatic situation, the two sides are completely opposite.

The most similar thing between the two courts is that the central court can collect massive taxes.

At the peak of the Ming Dynasty, the territory was wider than some areas in the Song Dynasty today.

For example, his Nuercandus has rowed almost to the Arctic.This is well known.

But he also has many less prominent areas, also far-reaching.

For example, his three propagandas and six comforts, the three propagandas are Guidian Xuanfu Division, Ganya Xuanfu Division, Longchuan Xuanfu Division, and the six comforts are Cheli Xuanwei Division, Burma Xuanwei Division, Mubang Xuanfu Division, and Babai Xuanfu Division. Dadian Xuanwei Division, Mengyang Xuanwei Division, Laos Xuanwei Division.

Basically, the entire southern peninsula is under control, which is deeper than Song Dynasty's current control.

The Song Dynasty has just established the Xuanwei Department in the old port, and is gradually controlling the trade routes in Nanyang and the Silk Road.

But the biggest difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty is that his central government has never been able to receive strong taxes.

Therefore, these places can't get strong support from the central government at all. Once something happens or the finances are insufficient, he will shrink his power. He has no ability to organize large-scale wars like the Qing Dynasty and take back the Western Regions.

In the final analysis, it is okay to say that civil wars can be ruled by gentry, but foreign wars must have strong financial support.

Don't think about expanding and conquering without money.

However, in today's Song Dynasty, the central finance is very abundant, and the treasury has accumulated food, luggage, gold, silver, silk and various wealth, which is enough for the country to use for at least 30 years.

With such strong financial support, the Song Dynasty's army was able to cross the Congling Mountains and fight all the way west to Constantinople, in order to have a steady stream of slaves.

Under this situation, countries are afraid of the Central Plains and tremble with fear.

Because all the small countries know one thing with certainty, if they rebel against the Holy Dynasty, the Holy Dynasty is really capable of sending 10,000+ heavenly soldiers and generals to fight the people and punish crimes.

Faced with this situation, war is simply a desperate option.

Not to mention whether you can win the fight or not, even if you win the first wave, the emperor is furious, and a steady stream of heavenly soldiers come over, win 20, then 20, win 30 and then [-].

Even after repeated battles and repeated victories, after three large-scale wars, a once prosperous and wealthy country has become a scorched earth.The nobles and officials couldn't take it anymore. They launched a coup d'état to chop off the king's head and give it to the Holy Dynasty in order to gain the support of the Holy Dynasty and become king by themselves.

The emperor Zhao Huan was a staunch fanatic of wealth and did not believe in anything false.

His way of thinking is basically fixed, and he said to Yang Yuanwai: "Do you concubines have any errands at home? I think it can be a way to manage money by planting a few acres of mulberries and weaving a few bolts of cloth. "

Zhao Huan didn't think there was anything wrong with letting the concubine work.

After all, even his queen would bring people to raise silkworms and reel silk in the palace every year.During the Battle of Tokyo, all the female family members of the royal family participated in sewing military uniforms under the leadership of the queen.

This is the virtue of diligence and simplicity in the Central Plains.

Like Prime Minister Zhuge, this kind of famous person who has been an honest and honest official through the ages, his family wealth at the time of his death was also two hectares of mulberry fields.

The prime minister of a country with two hundred acres of mulberry fields is not as good as an ordinary landowner in the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhao Huan felt that if Yang Yuanwai managed a few hundred acres of mulberry fields, his concubines could learn from Mulan, chirping and chirping, weaving as a household, and cutting five horses in three days.

This approach may be very utilitarian, but the world is inherently utilitarian.

If these three concubines turn from playthings in the inner house that don't leave the door and don't walk outside the door to female textile workers who can produce, their own value will definitely be higher.

It's not that Yang Yuanwai got tired of playing, so he gave them to others to exchange.

Just like in big cities like Tokyo, Suzhou, and Quanzhou, the proportion of women engaged in industry and commerce exceeds 50.00%, so there is no need for them to fight, and Song Dynasty has already legislated to protect their rights and interests.

To be clear, the Song Dynasty is not a country like the Puritans, who locked up women.This country is still very civilized. As long as women are strong in production, the country will quickly adjust its attitude and recognize their status.

But if you want to be a canary in the inner house, be a concubine, enjoy life by being a plaything for men, and don't want to work.

At the same time, these men in Song Dynasty should respect their dignity and personality.

……

That's just daydreaming, the mortal women in the brothel are not as shameless as they are.

But Yang Yuanwai smiled helplessly, and said: "The old man also had the same idea as Brother Xian. But it doesn't work."

"En?" Zhao Huan asked strangely, "Why?"

Member Yang felt helpless and said, "They won't."

"No?" Zhao Huan didn't react immediately, and asked, "No what?"

"I don't know how to reel silk and weave cloth. These Silla maidservants have never touched a loom, nor have they learned how to weave."

Seeing Zhao Huan's eyes widen in an instant, he had an expression of disbelief.

Member Yang was also quite emotional, and said: "My dear brother, maybe you can't believe it? After all, my wife in Chao Dynasty has been using looms since she was a child. It seems commonplace to plant trees in front of the house and mulberry in the back of the house."

"But the situation in Goryeo is very different from our dynasty. When women in my dynasty got rich by engaging in business and weaving, they thought of learning to perform as performers. By learning dance, learning music, and having fun with others, they gained wealth. Not only women , the country's men are also determined to devote themselves to acting and musicians."

This is really entertaining to death.

People in the Central Plains naturally look down on Goryeo's approach.

The Central Plains has held a very negative attitude towards actors since ancient times.

For example, a generation of heroes, after Li Cunxu proclaimed himself emperor, he thought he had achieved great success, so he stopped adhering to the strategy of sustainable development and became obsessed with watching theatre.

As a result, he was desolate and misled the country, and was burned to death in the palace by dozens of actors.

Ouyang Xiu, a famous scholar in the Song Dynasty, commented on it: "Fang Qi was prosperous, and all the heroes in the world could not compete with him; and when he was in decline, dozens of actors were trapped, and he died and the country was destroyed, making the world laugh."

But Zhao Huan felt that this kind of practice of the Koreans may not necessarily be their way of survival.

Paradise is too far, pilgrimage is too close.Considering Xiongtu Hegemony, it is obviously too unrealistic.It's better to be entertained to death, at least if you can hug Tianchao's thigh tightly, everyone will be happy.

(End of this chapter)