Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 600: Is it cost-effective?

"It's a pity that the pharmacist could not stay longer."

Li Shimin felt somewhat regretful.

After Hou Junji's report was rushed to Chang'an, Li Jing could no longer sit still.

For several days in a row, he talked about his health and well-being, that Nanyang's time will not wait for us, that cement is of great use to the country, and that the achievements of the navy will last forever.

As a last resort, Li Shimin had no choice but to agree with what Li Jing had played, and he reluctantly watched the old general go east along the river, intending to go to Yizhou first and then to Zhuya.

But what Li Jing was worried about was right.

What later generations called cement was successfully trial-produced by Yan Liben.

Used for ramming walls and building roads, its price is cheaper than green bricks and slightly more expensive than loess.

But the road we built is not afraid of the rain, and it is far better than the rammed earth road.

Su Dingfang, the general of the Youtun Guard, and Xue Rengui, the general of the Hussars, conducted a military expedition to Qinghai and Hexi.

The map clearly showed that the Strait Road, which was called Malacca by later generations, was the gateway to the East China Sea, just like Gaochang in the Western Regions.

In this case, it is obviously not enough to rely solely on iron slag to replace the volcanic ash cement.

Li Shiji, Duke of Cao State, and Liu Rengui, the commander-in-chief of Zuowei Prefecture, conducted a military expedition to the East China Sea.

Later generations said that only Zhuya in China was rich in volcanic ash. Although the transportation was difficult, Li Jing still insisted on going to have a look. What if?
In addition, it is also very important to support the Yizhou Navy, control Zhuya, and navigate the South China Sea.

Both Li Shimin and Li Jing, as well as Yan Liben, who personally prepared and restored the object, believed that the object was of great use in building cities to defend against enemies or paving roads to benefit the people.

"It's called "Magic Book of Jin"!"

It was very useful and not expensive, so Li Shimin came up with many ideas.

The princes and princes of the state of Lu gathered together, and on behalf of the Duke Li Jing, they conducted military campaigns in Southeast Asia.

Du Ruhui smiled confidently:
"Check the evidence, examine the evidence, and record the history of Jin in detail."

Compared with the various miraculous and strange things about filial sons recorded in the "Book of Jin", the "invincible plan" mentioned by the historians of the Southern Song Dynasty is relatively accurate.

……

This wry smile fell into Du Ruhui's eyes. He understood almost instantly the dilemma of his old friend, and an idea came to his mind:

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was wandering around the world, but Du Ruhui initially understood the meaning:
"It seems that the words used to record history need to be accurate so that they can be used as a dialectic for those who come after us."

"Brother, if you are in trouble, why not compile two volumes of "Book of Jin"?"

Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly. After all, the "Magic Book Catalog" that was often laughed at in later generations was supervised by him, which can be said to be extremely inaccurate.

Fang Xuanling said without hesitation:

Every time he goes through it in his mind, Li Shimin inevitably sighs to himself:
Now he is the only idler.

Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment and cast a questioning look.

"The rest of the strange stories, miraculous words, rural anecdotes, etc. that are not included in the official history will be compiled into another volume and asked to be reviewed by Your Majesty and other gentlemen. It can also be turned into a book, so I will call the name..."

Why is it called magic? Then let future generations guess.

"Can you lose even this?"

Zhang Fei felt a bit toothache and couldn't help but muttered:
"In this Southern Song Dynasty, if it doesn't come true, I shouldn't have any hopes."

Liu Bei said nothing, vaguely remembering that his descendants had mentioned Wei Yan's death, and seemed to have said that Wei Yan and Yang Yi were both mindless and unhappy.

Now that Wei Yan is leading the army in northern Jing to fight against Cao Cao, Yang Yi has also inquired about it before. Yuan Zhi sent a letter saying that after breaking Wancheng, a man named Yang Yi took the initiative to ask for an audience with Yun Chang.

Yang Yi had something to say when talking about family and country affairs, political gains and losses, so Yun Chang promoted him to be a soldier, a military officer, and he was very talented in handling military affairs.

Now that the war in Northern Jing is raging, Liu Bei himself is far away in Sizhou and can't say anything. He can only tell him not to let Yang Yi work with Wei Yan.

Although he didn't know whether this Yang Yi was the other Yang Yi, Liu Bei felt that there was nothing wrong with being careful.

Lu Su just sighed:

"Call my uncle and pay less for fifty thousand yuan. Is this deal a good deal?" "Why isn't it a good deal?"

Zhang Fei jumped out and said:

"I still remember that Wanyan Gou was adamant and refused to give in. It's hard to say who meant this."

"Besides, this Song Emperor will be called Uncle Jin Emperor, and Wan Yangou will be called Dad."

"Then Wanyan Gou has become the eldest brother of Emperor Jin?"

"How is it not cost-effective?"

Lu Su felt that his head was confused, but then he had to admit:
What Yide said seems to make sense.

And think about it again, which one is better, a Jin-controlled Song or a lower-ranking Song that does not need to be crowned by Jin? Lu Su felt that he could not tell.

But he knew that he didn't want to choose either of them.

Zhang Fei's opinion left Liu Bei speechless, and Kong Ming just shook his head and sighed:

"I will no longer be a subject in name..."

But he didn’t want to say more, and instead said:

"This Lu You seems to be a man who has had a difficult life."

"It's a tough life..." Liu Bei's eyes became a little colder:

"As for the people of the Southern Song Dynasty, how can anyone who is worried about the country not have a miserable life?"

[After the Longxing Peace Conference, the political form of the Southern Song Dynasty was very deformed.

The biggest problem actually involves a legal issue.

Although Song Xiaozong was a direct relative of Zhao Kuangyin, this bloodline was actually of little use.

Among the nine emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty, except Zhao Da and Zhao Er, the other seven emperors were all descendants of Zhao Er, including Wanyan Gou himself.

Moreover, 186 years have passed since Zhao Daga died, and he is basically in a state of being alone.

Therefore, Song Xiaozong's power and legal principles actually came from his adoptive father Wan Yangou.

That is to say, on this basis, even if Song Xiaozong takes the lead again, it is impossible for him to break with the main peace faction. After all, he still has an adoptive father pressing on his head.

After the failure of the Longxing Northern Expedition, Zhao Gou quickly took the stance of running away:

"Five hundred men are employed every day, and they are set up in the palace. They support a thousand feet a day, and each one is prepared with a load and rope."

After all, he was already the Supreme Emperor at this time, and no one could care about him at all.

After the news came that the Jin Kingdom wanted to negotiate a peace, Zhao Gou breathed a sigh of relief and urged Song Xiaozong to hurry up and negotiate a peace.

After confirming the discussion, Wanyan Gou told his adopted son:

When you see the envoy, you must stand up and accept the credentials. Don't forget the relationship I forged with the Kingdom of Jin in the "Shaoxing Peace Treaty".

For this reason, Song Xiaozong had no choice but to admit in the edict of the Longxing Peace Conference: I regard the Holy Will of the Supreme Being and dare not violate it again.

It can be said that he was one of the most useless emperors in the Song Dynasty.

In addition to constraining Song Xiaozong in diplomacy, Zhao Gou, the honorable Wanyan family, also adhered to the principle of benefiting himself at the expense of others in domestic affairs.

Let's not talk about the corrupt officials who came to Zhao Gou and complained to force Song Xiaozong to take back his life, but just to make money.

In order to make money, the royal family of the Song Dynasty implemented a wine-making system. In order to make money, Wan Yangou ordered palace officials to make wine privately in the palace, and he was very happy to cooperate with the merchants in Lin'an.

Later, all the merchants in Lin'an discovered that Song Xiaozong was just a decoration. As long as you planted the flag of Yangoo Deoksugong Palace on your merchant ships, no one would dare to collect taxes from you, and they all imitated him for a while.

In the end, even Lin'an's dung boats were stamped with the Deoksugung Palace logo to legally avoid taxes, which made Lin'an the laughingstock of the city.

Even Xin Qiji’s close friend recorded in his collection:

Xin Youan said that the flag of Deoksugung Palace was also planted on the dung boat. I didn't believe it at first, but later I raised it in eastern Zhejiang and saw it with my own eyes. 】

(End of this chapter)