Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 339 Eastern Karakhanid Khanate

After setting up the organizational framework in Quanzhou, there was not much left for Zhao Xin to do.

The only thing we can do is wait for the rubber to come back and then do further research.

However, it takes several years for the seeds of rubber trees to mature.

Therefore, Zhao Xin now can only compete with the rubber tree in terms of longevity.

Good thing...

The living environment in Quanzhou is pretty good.

There was just a little more rain.

of course!

Compared with India and Srivijaya, it seems to be nothing.

In addition, some of the guards who came back with Zhao Xin have now settled down in Quanzhou.

It doesn’t matter to Zhao Xin himself that he runs around everywhere, but do those people who follow him around also not care?

cough!
But this young lady from a respectable family would definitely not want to marry someone like them who has to wander around every few years.

All they could do was buy some singing girls and the like to make up the number.

By doing this, at least for the time being, they will not want to return to Solangi, Chola, or Srivijaya.

Of course, this is not a solution.

Zhao Xin must think carefully about where he will settle down for the next ten or even twenty years.

Quanzhou?

Or Srivijaya?
Or go back to Solange?

Or maybe Zhu Luo?

After thinking about it...

Zhao Xin feels that everyone has their own trade-offs.

Like if it was back to Zhu Luo.

At least, the Song Dynasty will be more stable in southern India.

And if it is back to Solange.

It is the front line that can face the war at the first time.

As for Srivijaya...

It's about doing scientific research.

Quanzhou...

To be honest, it is of no value to him now.

After all, how to plant and promote these American crops in the future has been handed over to other people.

only……

Well, Quanzhou is at least closer to Chen Yuanyuan.

can only say……

Stay another year!

then……

The sixty-seventh year of the Li Yuan Dynasty.

Zhao Xin began to write letters to Chen Yuanyuan frantically.

but……

It’s not something you can post as soon as you finish writing it.

Instead, he would write one letter, wrap it up, and then write hundreds of letters, just like an elementary school student completing a daily diary as part of his summer homework. Then, Chen Yuanyuan could read one letter every day.

That way, she won't have anyone to chat with when she's not around.

Then sixty-seven years.

When Zhao Xin had nothing to do, he wrote thousands of letters without realizing it.

That’s an average of about three per day.

At last……

In the winter of that year, Zhao Xin had to return to Srivijaya.

at the same time……

Take all the women from brothels and whorehouses away, regardless of their beauty.

then……

All the brothels and prostitutes in Quanzhou were cleared out by Zhao Xin.

it's over...

Then he took the guards and their children, who were just one or two years old, back to Srivijaya.

Nowadays, the Han population in Chola and Solangi is still too small.

but……

Zhao Xin has already written a letter to Zhao Zhe.

Let him continue to immigrate to these two places in a steady stream.

at the same time……

In the past, there were some areas where there would be abandoned babies.

The imperial court should allocate certain financial resources to curb this phenomenon.

and……

We can try our best to persuade these people to go to Srivijaya, Solangi and Chola.

After receiving Zhao Xin's letter, Zhao Zhe also ordered his grandson to carry out the mission.

Chen Yuanyuan also learned that Zhao Xin was leaving again.

Although I have told myself in my mind that this is something I have become accustomed to, for some reason, my heart still aches.

Winter of the sixty-seventh year of the Li Yuan period.

Zhao Xin went out to sea again.

February.

Arrived safely in Srivijaya.

I stayed in Srivijaya for another half a year and finalized the plan with the fourth brother to build a rubber plantation in Srivijaya.

And left some speculations about rubber vulcanization technology and the future applications of rubber.

Immediately afterwards...

Winter of the sixty-eighth year of the Li Yuan Dynasty.

Zhao Xin arrived in Zhu Luo again.

He met with his two concubines.

Speaking of which...

Today, his two Zhu Luo concubines are both nearly forty years old.

Unknowingly...

It's been so long.

Chatted with the second brother about Zhu Luo's current situation.

The second son also said that China is on the road to centralization.

Since Zhao Xin took over the military power of various places from the beginning, the various places in Zhu Luo were relatively well off.

Anyway...

If anyone below wants to rebel, it will be easily exposed.

All Zhao Xin could do was ask him to be more cautious.

In addition...

Don't forget to educate your son.

I feel this is the most important thing!
after all……

Even if the second son manages Zhu Luo well, it will be useless if he dies and his son is unable to do so.

to this end……

Zhao Xin also stayed here for another year and educated his descendants.

It was also in this year.

Zhao Zhe died of illness.

His eldest son Zhao Li, as the emperor's grandson, temporarily took charge of state affairs.

And this year.

Rubber trees have already taken root in Srivijaya, and some have even grown into small saplings half a leg high.

Seeing that nothing serious happened to Zhu Luo, Zhao Xin finally returned to Solange in the 70th year of Li Yuan.

Solange at this moment is no longer the same Solange as before.

Just like when Zhao Xin returned to Srivijaya this time, some of the main streets in Srivijaya had been paved with concrete roads.

The same is true for Solange.

Because the Great Song Imperial City that Zhao Xin had asked the Brahmins and Kshatriyas to build for him was finally built.

It’s time to say it or not!

The level of stone architecture in India is very high.

They simply used stones to build the palace of the Song Dynasty.

only……

Say something.

There is one thing that is different from that of the Song Dynasty.

can only say……

This is a fusion of the architectural techniques and culture of the Song Dynasty and India. However...

There are at least 60 to 70 percent similarities.

When the third brother saw Zhao Xin coming back, he specially took Zhao Xin with Li Shishi to appreciate the new palace.

It can only be said that it is much more magnificent than the local temples and palaces.

"Recently... has anything big happened to Solange?" Zhao Xin asked.

The third brother also replied: "Replying to the Emperor, Grandfather, everything is fine."

Zhao Xin also said: "Even if it seems peaceful outside now, we can't let our guard down. After all, we have the least number of people here."

after that……

The third brother arranged a garden in the palace for Zhao Xin to live in.

It can be said that I now have a place where I can spend my retirement in peace.

Next…

When Zhao Xin has nothing to do, he sits in the pavilion and basks in the sun.

Or lie down in a stone building and watch the heavy rain falling outside.

of course!

He would also constantly ask the third brother to send people to inquire about the news of the Ghaznavid Empire and the Seljuk Empire.

In addition...

He ordered people to go to the Arab region and get some oil samples.

really!

After some research by Zhao Xin.

The oil from Srivijaya is a little different from the oil from Arabia.

Because Arab oil is more likely to produce residual residues, and if these residues can be purified and separated, they may be the asphalt he wants, right?
Zhao Xin asked people to send some samples to Srivijaya and Song Dynasty for people from the Academy of Sciences to use for research.

The main thing is to see how to use it to pave the road.

Just a word...

This asphalt smells a bit unpleasant.

If it is low-quality asphalt that has not been purified, it will definitely have a strong smell.

How to further process the asphalt becomes the key.

Then...

Zhao Xin asked the third brother to send people to explore Africa.

As for Africa, it can only be said that Zhao Xin doesn't know it very well.

All I know is that there are a lot of human resources available here.

Zhao Xin was also thinking about it.

Do you want to engage in human trafficking yourself?

But doing this...seems too uncivilized.

The key is……

India itself has a large labor force, which is even cheaper than the labor force in the Song Dynasty. It can only be said that it is of little use.

Then take a look here to see if there are any magical crops.

The result was also very fast...

The people Zhao Xin sent out helped him bring the coffee beans back.

It is said...

If you put this thing directly in your mouth and chew it, it can have a refreshing effect on your brain.

But Zhao Xin just wanted to say, it’s so bitter, damn it, it would be weird if it doesn’t refresh your mind.

Isn't this the equivalent of giving you a slap in the face and telling you not to sleep?
However, for Zhao Xin, this is definitely a big project that can make money.

Since the original coffee is bitter, why not add Indian cane sugar and make it into a drink?
After Zhao Xin's operation.

really!

A new drink was born.

Zhao Xin then asked people to import more coffee beans, and then sold them to the Seljuk Empire, the Ghaznavid Empire, and northern and southern India.

At the beginning, many people must have refused.

But after trying it, I think it tastes pretty good.

It is also said to refresh the mind and even the Emperor of the Song Dynasty drank it.

then……

The others gradually accepted it.

only……

After all, coffee was still a wild crop at that time, and few people specialized in growing it on a large scale.

therefore……

The output can only be said to be not high at all.

to this end……

Zhao Xin also started to send some people to Africa to bring back some local coffee tree seeds.

In fact...

India can also grow it itself.

Zhao Xin also asked the second and third sons to find some places with relatively high altitudes to try.

If this succeeds, it will be very profitable.

of course!

It is hard to say whether it will have an impact on the tea sales in the Song Dynasty if it really becomes popular.

But generally speaking...

This thing is not very conflicting.

Maybe there are people who don’t like drinking tea, but after encountering coffee, they start to like it?

This is also very possible.

While Zhao Xin was exploring various rare plants around the world and how to use them to create higher value, something happened in the Song Dynasty this year.

Mainly, there was a small problem in the west of the Song Dynasty.

Because of civil unrest in his country, Ibrahim II of the Eastern Karakhanid Khanate fled to the territory of the Western Region Uighurs to seek help from the Song Dynasty.

However, speaking logically, the Xizhou Uighurs are also rookies.

Their nobles have been living a life of luxury for so many years. If you ask them to fight, they don't know what war is.

It's possible if you ask them to do business.

result……

The rebels of the Eastern Karakhanid Khanate then marched to the territory of the Western Region Uighurs and demanded that the Western Region Uighurs hand over Ibrahim II.

to be frank!
The Xizhou Uighurs were naturally timid at the beginning, because they knew very well their own strength.

If this war really breaks out, they may not be able to win.

But when he considered that he had the Song Dynasty behind him, that was a powerful country that even conquered India.

then……

The back straightened up unconsciously.

Send envoys to tell the other side that our country is China, a country with 56 ethnic groups. You have led troops across the border without permission. If our Han uncle, the official, gets angry, you'd better watch out for your heads.

As for Ibrahim II...well, he is also a subject of my uncle, the great official of the Han family. If you want him, you can send someone to talk to him.

Don't tell me yet!

The Western Region Uighurs are quite good at shirking responsibility. What they mean is, it's not that I don't want to hand Ibrahim II over to you, but this is the business of my Han uncle, the great official. If you want to talk, go talk to my Han uncle, the great official.

To be honest, the other party was actually a little afraid of the Song Dynasty.

after all……

Even those who were far away in the Western Regions had heard that the territory of the Song Dynasty had reached northern India.

To be honest, it’s not that far from here.

There are even rumors that the Song Dynasty's navy is invincible in the world.

If they really made enemies with the Song Dynasty, they would definitely not be well-served.

however……

Someone below said, "Great Khan, don't hesitate. Even if we let it go, will the Song Dynasty let it go?"

"The other party also said that he is their uncle from the Han family, the great official family."

"It's already this serious! The Song Dynasty will definitely not sit idly by and watch this matter."

The leader of the army thought this made sense, but then he asked, "So what do you think we should do next?"

The other party said: "Be prepared to go to war with the Song Dynasty, and now, while the Song Dynasty has not yet reacted, take as much as you can."

The leader then said: "Besiege the city, prepare to attack the city!"

at the same time……

They also sent some people to other territories of the Western Region Uighurs that had not yet become alert to rob money and women.

For a while...

The western part of the Song Dynasty suddenly became chaotic.

and……

Since the Western Region Uighurs had not fought a war for many years, and had even been at peace for a longer time than the Song Dynasty, the soldiers on their territory were completely useless.

How could they possibly defeat these desperate criminals coming from the Eastern Karakhanid Khanate?

Shooting three arrows on the battlefield was considered to be worthy of their Yi Du Hu.

Then, about twenty days later, the news reached Youzhou City.

(End of this chapter)