Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 310: Two or Three Years

When Zhao Xin and Java were discussing attacking Chola together.

The map of Southeast Asia is also being drawn up step by step by the scientific expedition team.

When the map was completely drawn, Zhao Xin had a more accurate understanding of where he was.

Just saying one thing!

If we want to realize the county system and implement governance in these places where people have to take a boat to go out, we must do so.

This is really a bit difficult.

Maybe even Japan is not as difficult as Southeast Asia.

And with the amount of troops they have now...

All I can say is that being able to control the dock of a seaport is already pretty good.

nowadays……

All I can say is that they still have a lot to do.

For example:
tax.

Another example:

The construction of this station.

All I can say is that Srivijaya today is still too exotic.

Zhao Xin hopes to further expand the influence of Central Plains culture here.

Therefore, next, he should carry out some large-scale infrastructure construction one after another.

For example...

Build a big palace or something.

Even if it can't be repaired, a smaller garden will do.

Fortunately, there were many merchants from Fuzhou, Quanzhou, and even Guangzhou in the Song Dynasty who came here to do business.

Zhao Xin also entrusted them to help them recruit various craftsmen before the next year.

Give them one hundred strings of cash a year.

Someone should be here by now.

at the same time……

Zhao Xin also sent people to Champa and Zhenla to buy slaves.

Three thousand people are still too few.

It cannot form an advantage.

The next thing to do was to buy a large number of slaves and then have a large number of babies.

We strive to have 3,000 men, each of whom will have a wife, two or three concubines, and ten to twenty slaves.

of course!

This is the ultimate dream.

Now...

Use whatever you have and make do with it for now.

Taxation...

Today, Srivijaya still has a bit of a clan tribal feel.

What this means is that when it is time to farm, the people go to the chief's land to farm, and then they will receive a certain amount of food in return.

As for Zhao Xin, for now, he can only communicate with these chiefs, who are almost equivalent to village chiefs.

Anyway...

The people certainly don't need to pay taxes.

But the chiefs had to pay taxes and also had to take on the task of fighting in wartime.

Zhao Xin wanted to abolish their combat mission.

after all……

If he wanted to rule such a place well, he felt it would be better not to let their men become more brave.

of course!

Now that Zhu Luo might become his strong rival, it doesn't matter if he is just left alone for now.

Because it is in the tropics.

Therefore, the resources here are very abundant.

Vegetables like onions, ginger, eggplants, etc. that were available in the Song Dynasty are also available here.

And things like eggplant seem to be available all year round.

When it comes to eating, it can be said that this is the last thing you need to worry about.

Even in terms of animals, there are people raising pigs and sheep here.

In fact...

Except that the weather is not so friendly, it often rains in the afternoon in some seasons.

If this place can be really well built, then it will be a very suitable place to live.

Sometimes the weather is a bit humid.

In order to control those chiefs, Zhao Xin also asked them to send their sons over, and then Zhao Xin asked Cai Jing to teach them Chinese.

After doing this...

By the third year, that is, the 26th year of the Li Yuan period, Srivijaya had gradually become stable.

During this period, Zhao Xin naturally learned a lot of the local language.

Although there may be many long sentences, it is difficult to understand them all at once.

but……

Whether the other party is cursing or not, you can definitely understand it.

In addition...

Zhao Xin also does research on palm trees and palm fruit oil extraction.

In fact, in addition to the spice market, you can also consider the palm oil market.

Although palm oil is not suitable for cooking, it is said to be prone to causing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

but……

Don’t McDonald’s, KFC, potato chips, instant noodles, etc. all use palm oil?
Therefore, logically speaking, it is not impossible to develop palm oil.

Moreover, I feel that the soap industry could be developed.

For example, go to the Arab region and ask the Arabs to transport soda ash over.

After processing here, we sell it back.

of course!

This is actually quite a waste of brainpower.

There is really no need to waste your brain on it, just sell pepper and spices.

For example, cloves are known as the chewing gum in ancient times. Back then, Wu Zetian disliked the bad breath of one of her ministers, so the minister put cloves in his mouth to remove the bad smell.

The price of cloves in the Song Dynasty was at least ten or even dozens of strings of cash per pound.

In order to better develop the local economy, Zhao Xin also began to try to persuade the chiefs to specially arrange some fields to grow those more valuable spices.

Although it is good to live off the land now.

But your development is rather lax and backward.

When the king of Srivijaya was still in power, when the chiefs came, there were basically no particularly important state affairs to discuss.

It's different now.

Now Zhao Xin’s mind is full of how to make more money.

So Zhao Xin would ask about how much land they controlled, the population, and the annual output.

In order to maximize economic benefits.

As for Java...

Obviously, Java was not very interested in Zhao Xin's plan to attack Chola together.

If you want to talk about the reason...

One, too far.

Even if we fight, there will be no benefit.

Second, King Java was not stupid. He could wait until Zhao Xin and Chola fought and both were injured, and then they could fight again.

therefore……

Last year, Zhao Xin proposed to the other party to jointly attack Zhu Luo, but this soon came to nothing.

And to be honest, Zhao Xin also wanted to attack Java.

Especially after hearing that the other side had richer resources than their own and was more suitable for farming, and that it was no problem to harvest rice four or five times a year, and that this might not even be the limit, they wanted to fight the other side even more.

of course!

Say something.

The two sides are quite far apart. According to the research of the scientific expedition team, it is probably at least 1,500 miles from the capital of Srivijaya to Java.

What does this mean? It is roughly equivalent to traveling from Youzhou City to Xuchang.

This is almost the north-south span of the entire Central Plains region.

Considering that Zhu Luo might attack him in the next few years.

Only then did Zhao Xin not attack the other party.

nowadays……

What Zhao Xin is doing is to improve the trading market and improve various public facilities.

In this way...

It would also be an excuse to collect taxes from merchants.

Zhao Xin also found some local businessmen from Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Guangzhou to learn about local affairs from them.

However, they don't really know much about the situation in this country.

after all……

If you're talking about business-related matters, they are familiar with that.

As for what you said about what they think of Zhao Xin.

It’s actually nice to meet people from my hometown in such a foreign place.

Now...

They can be considered to have someone above them.

Zhao Xin also discussed business with them.

By the way...

Also, if they have the chance, ask them to send some beauties from the Song Dynasty to me.

Zhao Xin has also considered it.

What will happen to this land after I die?
For the Song Dynasty, such an enclave could easily become a territory divided by local forces.

Or he could give birth to a son and have him guard here.

Or let Zhao Zhe send his son over.

But even so, it is inevitable that it will become independent and secede in the end.

It depends on the political level of the rulers who will rule this area in the future.

should say……

Only a fool would think of leaving the Central Plains.

But the fact is that there are many fools like this in history books.

The main thing is to see whether this person can balance the conflict between his own interests and the interests of the Central Plains.

to this end……

Zhao Xin was also thinking, why not connect Zhao Zhe, Zhao Hong, Zhao Heng, Zhao Xi and others together to set up a company.

This company was independent of the Song Dynasty, Jiaozhi, Goryeo and Japan.

However, all the money they can earn will be distributed to them according to a certain proportion.

of course!

If you want to set up such a company, it is actually very difficult to grasp the investment, who will contribute what, and how the profits will be divided in the end.

Zhao Xin thought that Goryeo and Japan could provide troops, Jiaozhi could provide armed protection, and as for the Song Dynasty...

to this end……

Zhao Xin also found Zhao Heng and Zhao Xi again, hoping that they could give him some women.

can only say……

It's better than having these three thousand people, who can only marry the local dark people.

When Zhao Heng and Zhao Xi saw Zhao Xin's proposal, and... also saw that his father wanted a woman.

Be reasonable!
Daddy is not young anymore.

but……

There is no other way.

Since daddy has said so, isn’t it just about finding some beauties?
soon……

In the 27th year of the Yuan Dynasty, Goryeo and Japan also sent personnel and ships to Srivijaya.

There are both men and women.

Men come here to act as guards, and women come here to give birth to children.

As for the establishment of a company.

This needs to be discussed among them.

can only say……

They were all so far apart that it was difficult to come to a conclusion right away.

and……

I guess they couldn't quite understand Zhao Xin's intention.

What Zhao Xin really wants is that he hopes they can have a sense of unity as a family.

Just like those aristocratic families that have been able to pass down for hundreds of years without falling.

It is best for brothers and relatives to support each other.

In our hearts, we should have the idea that if one prospers, all prosper; if one suffers, all suffer.

Consider that they may not necessarily understand what you mean.

therefore……

Finally, Zhao Xin wrote another letter to each of them.

It also used the example of the games they played together in the past, hoping that they could be like each other's father and be united as brothers.

He also said that your children should be educated in the same way.

Not long after that, Goryeo and Japan sent no less than three or four hundred men and women to Srivijaya.

Zhao Xin soon learned about Zhu Luo's next move.

According to reliable intelligence provided by captured Chola spies, the Chola king Kurotunga is recruiting and training a navy of 15,000 people and is expected to attack Srivijaya next year.

This Zhu Luo spy didn't even hide himself and was caught by their patrolling soldiers.

Seeing that the other party was acting sneakily and trying to find out about their ships and the number of soldiers in the city, the patrolling soldiers immediately controlled the other party.

in fact……

After all, Chola had controlled Srivijaya for a period of time, so it should be said that Chola still had a lot of intelligence advantages over them.

Especially this Kurotunga, who was once a descendant of the royal family of Srivijaya. When he was a child, he must have been born and raised in Srivijaya.

I have a better understanding of the various situations in Srivijaya.

To be honest, Zhao Xin was a little worried that some of the chiefs, nobles, and monks of Srivijaya might turn against the Chola when they attacked.

This needs careful attention.

Don’t let the situation repeat itself and end up being stabbed in the back by your own allies when Gao Xianzhi fought against the Arabs. That would be bad.

Since they already knew that Zhu Luo wanted to attack them.

Naturally, Zhao Xin also gave orders for everyone to be on guard.

At this time, Zhao Xin also had people build a bastion at the exit of the natural harbor.

The pattern adopted is ship-bay-bastion-castle-bastion.

It doesn't matter whether the enemy attacks from the sea or from land.

Zhao Xin has sufficient ability to protect himself.

Moreover, moats are often set up outside these bastions and castles.

can only say……

Compared with the original city defense facilities in Srivijaya, it is no exaggeration to say that Zhao Xin’s city defense was ahead of its time.

The enemy's spies were probably stunned when they saw the city defense.

He was so focused on his research that he didn't pay attention to concealing his identity.

Normal people usually just take a look and forget it.

You're still gesturing...

If you are not a spy, then who is the spy?
Zhao Xin estimated that there might be more than one spy like this.

Maybe some of them are already on their way to persuade other chiefs.

Zhao Xin then summoned all the chiefs and explained the situation to them.

One is that if you find Zhu Luo's spies, you must report it immediately.

Another thing is that if someone secretly hides Zhu Luo's spies, once they are discovered, their property will be confiscated and their entire family will be exterminated.

After Zhao Xin's intimidation, a few more were immediately caught.

Zhao Xin also found someone to send the bodies of these people back to Zhu Luo.

And tell the other party that these spies were all tipped off by the chiefs.

Kurotunga was actually a wise monarch.

Seeing this situation, he was also trying to intimidate his subjects, saying that the Song Dynasty would attack them soon.

Our common enemy at this time is the Song Dynasty.

then……

Use an external enemy to complete one's own centralization.

As for what you said...

He was worried that the Song Dynasty would really attack.

It can only be said that in Srivijaya, they could only exercise a tributary rule, which shows how difficult it was to rule.

therefore……

Let’s wait until the Song Dynasty arrives.

(End of this chapter)