Northern Song Dynasty Revitalization Strategy

Chapter 607 The figure that the emperor of Song wants to play

Thanks to Zhu Lian's taking advantage of Zhao Huan's refusal to allow her to go to Laizhou, he squeezed Zhao Huan severely, otherwise something would happen today!

Zhu Fengying is too demonic.

Zhao Huan knew that a pair of ivory chopsticks would destroy the country, and he was not popular enough to swallow an elephant like a snake.

Now that Zhu Fengying said that she could be Princess Yun for the rest of her life, she might make a fuss about entering the palace one day, and finally coveted the queen's position.

This woman likes to take the initiative too much.

It took Zhao Huan half a day to rush from Yanjing to Jinkou. When he arrived at Jinkou, he found that Jinkou had completely changed with the lifting of the sea ban.

In the distance, the sailboats like clouds hanging from the sky, like white clouds, float on the sea surface, and many ships in the port are constantly carrying goods.

Zhao Huan unfolded the binoculars in his hand, and saw the figures of some Tibetans and Kunlun slaves, sweating profusely under the scorching sun, and the noise of Jinkou could be heard from a long distance away.

In front of the gate of the mansion shop, people came and went, rubbing their shoulders, and the appearance of businessmen and merchants bargaining came into view.

The road extending in all directions stretches from Jinkou to the distance, and countless carriages and land Shenzhou are constantly shuttling on the road.

"Why ban the sea? Isn't that bad?" What Zhao Huan still couldn't figure out was that all dynasties liked to play the forbidden sea.

Isn’t the increase in business tax brought about by sea trade, the prosperity of the people, the abundance of products and the vast land? !

[Historical event reminder: The sea ban is an isolationist foreign policy. The purpose of not going to the sea is to confine the natives on the native land, and it will become stable without movement. 】

[Except for foreign self-defense wars, do not take the initiative to get involved in any military conflicts. In terms of economy and culture, pass legislation to limit financial, economic, trade, and cultural exchanges with foreign countries to the greatest extent. 】

[The United States, Germany, England, France and other countries all have sea embargoes. Due to many factors such as political instability and domestic banditry, they have implemented an isolation foreign policy, which is conducive to eliminating hidden troubles in the country and establishing a complete customs system. 】

[However, the ban on the sea in the Qing Dynasty was often accompanied by a series of supporting strategies such as literary inquisition, massacres, and emigration, which completely destroyed trade and coastal defense, and even moved dozens of miles of coastal sea residents to the inland, while handing over the country to others. , these lands became strongholds for pirates. 】

[Completely abandoning coastal defense, abandoning the active concept of coastal defense established by the Ming Dynasty since Qi Jiguang, and strangling maritime trade will bring complete stability for the domestic people, the feudal peak of the feudal dynasty, and complete complacency. 】

Only then did Zhao Huan understand that the sea ban really had some positive meaning.

It is especially suitable for when the country has just been settled, when domestic thieves and rebels are rampant, and the international situation is turbulent, it is necessary to isolate diplomacy to gain time and clean up the garbage at home, so that the door can be opened to welcome guests.

However, the sea ban of Qing Qing and Song Huizong's sea ban was entirely for the purpose of stabilizing the imperial power.But it obviously didn't achieve the goal at all.

Both Song Jiang and Fang La gave Song Huizong a fatal blow. During the Qing Dynasty, it was a universal activity involving the whole people to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Huan's motorcade headed towards Jinkou, and the people along the road stopped to salute and greet the emperor.

Zhao Huan asked Zhao Ying: "I won't go to the Jinkou Mansion, I will go there, they will spend half a day less business, and how much less money will they earn."

Zhao Ying said with a smile on her face: "Officials, the person in charge of the Jinkou Mansion is from the Chen family in Huainan. This time, Chen Zimei, the head of the Chen family, guessed that the officials don't want to disturb the people."

"He joined forces with merchants from other residences and merchants from Korea, Japan, Champa, and Ryukyu to hold a trade fair for all countries, which was in the Shangshan Building in Jinkou. The place where the official family stayed this time was also in the Shangshan Building .”

"Oh? Chen Zimei? She has a heart." Zhao Huan nodded.

Chen Zimei of the Chen family in Huainan is a very willing person, and she really does everything she can to pave the way for his son.

The news that he went to Laizhou was widely known in Song Dynasty, but obviously only a few people knew that he was going to Jinkou.

Chen Zimei's relationship here is very well managed.

"How did Chen Zimei know about the news that I'm coming to Tianjin? The first-class merchants from the Didian were gathered together, and the merchants from small countries such as Ryukyu and Koryo were united. It's not something that can be known in a short while." Zhao Huan faced Zhao Ying asked.

Zhao Ying was taken aback for a moment, and then she understood the seriousness of the matter. Zhao Huan's previous inspection of the Jinkou Dockyard was also a temporary idea. When notifying the prefect of Jinkou, he also strictly prohibited disturbing the people.

Internal money was used to build so many ships, so Zhao Huan naturally wanted to see the completion of his handicrafts in person.

Qin Shihuang played with figurines of terracotta warriors and horses, and Zhao Huan also planned to play with figurines. Of course, they were figurines of large ships with thousands of materials, or even hundreds of thousands of materials.

But obviously, the news of Zhao Huan's inspection and the itinerary decided on the spur of the moment were actually known to Chen Zimei in advance, and the World Exhibition was set up in advance.

Zhao Huan said with a slight frown on this ability, "Investigate, who told Chen Zimei that I was coming. Collusion between officials and businessmen is absolutely unacceptable. Appointing one party is one party's parents and officials. If they collude, who will come?" Guarantee the interests of merchants below the third class?"

"Yes." Zhao Ying nodded.

The safety of the official family is more important than anything else, he left Chazi with the Secretary of the Imperial City, and headed towards Jinkou Prefecture.

Fan Sheng, the prefect of Jinkou, brought Chen Zimei, and had been waiting in front of the Shangshan Building in Jinkou for a long time. There are huge plaques, continuous buildings, and four-story wooden buildings.

luxury.

Zhao Huan felt these two words from the moment he entered the door. The solid wood floor was so smooth that people could be seen, and there were two clumps of coral more than one meter high standing on both sides of the door.

The tea set, produced by Cizhou Kiln and Jun Kiln, is a work of art placed here!

Zhao Huan's frequent attention is the tea table made of Yaozhou kiln porcelain, which is sharp and extremely chic, a flowing rhythmic beauty is surging between the hot tea, and a layer of fluorescent light is shining on the enamel.

Low-key luxury has connotations.

"See the official family, the official family is safe." Fan Sheng, the prefect of Jinkou, led many first-class businessmen in the mansion, knelt on the ground, and said loudly.

Soon, Fan Sheng, the prefect of Jinkou, noticed something was wrong.

The officials did not ask them to get up, but let them kneel on the ground.

Fan Sheng led a group of clerks and merchants from the magistrate to visit Zhao Huan, but Zhao Huan sipped hot tea and did not calm them down.

Fan Sheng, Chen Zimei and others did not dare to raise their heads, and lay down on the ground sweating profusely.They didn't know what happened, but when the emperor entered the door, his face was not very good-looking.

And now he doesn't even have a flat body, probably something happened.

After Zhao Huan drank a cup of tea, Zhao Ying finished his work and returned to Shangshan Building.

"The officials have found out. The concierge of the prefect of Jinkou confessed that seven days ago, the officials ordered to Jinkou to check the progress of the Jinkou shipyard. Fan Sheng, the prefect of Jinkou, sent the concierge to Chen's house in Didian to inform the Chen family that the officials are coming." Zhao Ying lowered her head and whispered in Zhao Huan's ear.

"One more thing, officials, Fan Sheng's rumors in Jinkou do not seem to be very good, and there are many contradictory things in his actions. When the old minister came in, he received a letter from the school captain, which was all about Fan Sheng's affairs. "Zhao Ying said and handed over a notebook.

Zhao Huan opened the letter, frowning frequently, this Fan Sheng really has a lot of bad habits of Song officials.There is no big treachery or evil, and there is no big right and wrong involved, but what he did made the people feel a little chilled.

Zhao Huan looked at Fan Sheng who was kneeling on the ground, and asked, "Fan Sheng, you are Chen Dong's classmate. I remember that you, the prefect of Jinkou, originally belonged to Chen Dong, but he went to Shangjing Road with Zhao Xianggong. He recommended you for the seat, right?"

"Guaranteed by officials, I entered Taixue in the same year as Chen Xueshi, and entered Taixue as a tribute in the third year of Zhenghe." Fan Sheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied.

"Chen Dong suffered a lot in Qinghe City. I saw him a few days ago, and he lost a lot of weight. Shangjing Road is windy and sandy, and the white-haired wind in winter makes people's bones ache. It's snowing At that time, do you know how thick the snow is? One foot deep snow, let alone walks, you can’t even go out.” Zhao Huan sipped a cup of tea and looked at Fan Sheng.

Fan Sheng's forehead was sweating more and more, and the more Chen Dong suffered, the more comfortable he was as a prefect, and the more useless he seemed.

Zhao Huan looked at the sweat on Fan Sheng's forehead, shook his head and said, "Chen Dong gave you the seat of the prefect of Jinkou, did you do well? I have seen the development of Jinkou in the past year. Similarly, you have also fallen into the rank of Taixue." Fame. It's too deep to get mixed up with this group of merchants."

Fan Sheng rested his forehead on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, the king's destiny is in your body. Jinkou is a port, and there are many merchants coming and going. There are many contacts with merchants and merchants. I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."

"If the minister blames the first-class merchants in his affairs, this minister will admit it. He does favor the first-class merchants in some policy and theory on weekdays, which has caused a lot of gossip. However, the minister thinks that if someone else comes, That's all he can do."

Oh?
When Chen Dong was an imperial scholar, what Zhao Huan admired the most was Chen Dong's vigor, daring to speak, dare to speak, and went directly to the Wende Palace, telling himself that he would rejuvenate the Song Dynasty and punish the six thieves first.

The book business is angry, and he lashes out at Fang Qiu.

Now Fan Sheng is a bit like Chen Dong.

At least when he didn't see the emperor, his legs were so frightened that he couldn't even utter a word of rebuttal.

"Tell me, why do you want to favor first-class merchants?" Zhao Huan asked, he wanted to give Fan Sheng a chance to speak.

Fan Sheng raised his head and said: "Officials, when I came to Jinkou, it was a wasteland with nothing. It was just a small fishing village with a population of less than 50. Now it is [-] million, with four berths. Great port with seventeen berths under construction."

This is a very proud achievement, Zhao Huan is very sure that Fan Sheng's political achievements are very beautiful.

"At the beginning, it was really too difficult. There were no merchants willing to come here in this small dilapidated fishing village. The minister talked a lot in Jiangnan Mansion, and even brought out the fact that the official family has been in Yanjing all year round to persuade merchants. I came to Jinkou to set up a store for retail investors, and in the end I talked to a few first-class merchants, willing to come to Jinkou to try.” Fan Sheng’s expression was full of memories.

Fan Sheng raised his head and said, "This is the reason why I favored big merchants when I first built the mansion in Jinkou."

"There are reasons and evidence." Zhao Huan nodded, and Zhao Huan very much agreed with Fan Sheng's reason.

When I first arrived in the Great Song Dynasty, I heard that Zhong Shidao led one hundred thousand Yongding troops to help out the city gate. The feeling in my heart was very similar to Fan Sheng's feeling when he found these first-class merchants.

It is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow.

At that time, Jinkou was a fishing village, but now it has become a bustling port.

Zhao Huan took a sip of tea and asked, "What about now?"

(End of this chapter)