As early as the Xining period, the Song State sent more than 100,000 troops to conquer Annan, and both sides had their own victories and defeats. In the eyes of the Protectorate, the great work was not done in the end, and the Song Dynasty was undefeated and defeated, leaving a deep impression. Considering that the Shu people were war-weary, the Protectorate basically did not intend to develop southward. However, this time the Shu army and the Dali coalition army attacked Annam, and actually won consecutive battles, and did their best, so that the Protectorate Mansion was quite impressive. If it weren't for Zhao Xingde's prestige, he would have been able to send a general to preside over the Southwest Navy Division, and I am afraid that he would really not be able to suppress this group of arrogant generals. However, in front of Zhao Xingde, not only did Sui Minren and Wang Wuwei dare not be rebellious at all, but they were deliberately respectful. If everyone was still suspicious of his prestige earlier, after the victory in Guangzhou, the sailors of the South China Sea sailed all the way, as if a tiger came out of the forest, and the traces of a hundred beasts were silenced.

"Yuntun is a big port in Annam, which has always been rich and prosperous, and business travel is passable, why is this scene?"

Zhao Xingde looked at Wang Wuwei and asked casually. Although he had expected it, he was taken aback by the depression of all industries in Yuntun Port, knowing that Annan was within the territory of China from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Tang Dynasty, and it was only separated from it in the fifth dynasty, and the degree of development was slightly inferior to that of Guangnan and Guangnan. Even if the big pirates 'rioted' the coast, the inland was not greatly affected. In the past few years, the trade routes from Shuzhong and Dali to Annan have increased unabated, and the situation of sergeants queuing up to buy goods in Yuntun City is really surprising.

"This, this," Wang Wuwei said embarrassedly, "the trade route is not open, and we have no choice." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Xingde frowned and said, "Isn't the Shuzhong Business Hotel coming to Yuntun Port either?" ”

"Shu merchants and Dali merchants take the tea horse road, there were originally horse gangs to Yuntun to buy seafood, since the sea route was cut off, the land business travel was also cut off, this Yuntun Island is lonely on the sea, the land is not wide, the people are not many, the market is depressed, and most of the business travelers are scattered."

Wang Wuwei scratched his head in annoyance. Zhao Xingde saw that he really didn't know what to do, so he didn't ask too much, but comforted him a few words. Although the sergeants of the Xia Kingdom were also in charge of the shade households, from the general to the ordinary sergeants, the sergeants were only in charge of the shades. From the county level upwards to the whole country, trade and industrial development were planned by the Prime Minister's Office. For more than 100 years, only a few people such as Liu Yi have really been in and out of the prime minister, and most of the officers have maintained local calm.

If it is another conquered land, this matter will be handled by the powerful civil officials sent by the Prime Minister's Office. In addition to sending troops to garrison Yuntun Port, the main thing is that Shu sent a small number of "elite" officials, and Dali sent most of the officials to collect the children of the families of Annan, as well as the officials of the Annan dynasties who returned to Shun to govern the place together. The Prime Minister's Office of the Xia State has always been non-interfering in specific local affairs, making it self-contained, and even most of the families of Annam feel that their lives are more comfortable than when the Li Dynasty was not destroyed. The combination of power and gentleness is also the reason for the pacification of Annan in the past few years.

However, both the Shu Kingdom and the Dali Kingdom were interested in operating the tea and horse trade routes on land, and they were dedicated to strengthening the connection between Annan and the Dali Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom deep inland, and they were not interested in opening up and operating the maritime trade routes, especially after the invasion of the coastal areas by the Great Eaters. Dali even went to the Prime Minister's Mansion and asked the Yuntun Port garrison to cooperate with the Dali garrison to implement a sea ban, but the Prime Minister's Mansion refused before giving up. Despite this, the coastal trade routes are depressed, and the life of the Shu ** soldiers stationed in Yuntun Port is becoming more and more difficult.

"In the battle for the Southwest Sea, only three points out of ten are on the battlefield, and seven points are still outside the battlefield, what do you think?"

The civil officers in the naval division stood down, and when they heard the words, they all had a 'look' on their faces, but they didn't want to speak.

After Zhao Xingde comforted and bid farewell to Wang Wuwei, he pondered for a long time, and then summoned Feng Mi, Mo Ruai, Xia Cunliang and other staff members of the water division to discuss. Listening to what he said just now, Feng Mi and the others couldn't help but feel some strange feelings rise in their hearts. Zhao Xingde's staff in the water division, whether it is talent or courage, can be called a temporary choice among young civil officials. Even if you have never governed a state or county, you are not ignorant of this. If Feng Mi thought about it slightly, he already had several plans. However, Annam is the land of the Xia Kingdom. Zhao Xingde holds official positions in both countries, and when he doesn't mention it, everyone also avoids this section, but it is very embarrassing to discuss this matter.

There was silence in the White Tiger Hall, and Zhao Xingde didn't speak, looking at everyone thoughtfully.

"Lord Zhao, Annan is the territory of the Xia Kingdom, and I forgive you for the inconvenience of interfering in its affairs."

Everyone was silent for a long time, and seeing that Zhao Xingde had no intention of giving up, Feng Mi made a heart and said proudly.

Just now, everyone was thinking about the same, but no one came forward, after Feng Mi stood up, the others looked at Zhao Xingde with their heads up, and the meaning of advancing and retreating together was self-evident. Since the staff members are the ministers of the Song State, it is naturally impossible to contribute to the Xia State in the position of sailor, although they respect Zhao Xingde's character, but it is a matter of loyalty and righteousness, and if you make a mistake, you can never turn back, and even many people secretly feel sorry for Zhao Xingde. If he hadn't served the Xia Kingdom in exile, he might have been able to be promoted as prime minister after Chen Dong and show his ambitions, where would it be Deng Su's turn to replace Chen Dong. With Zhao Xingde's prestige, in fact, he can completely ignore them and directly recruit a group of people who obey his words and act. However, on the one hand, it is very likely to find a group of villains who flatter their intentions, and on the other hand, it is tantamount to starting anew, re-establishing a group of rogue officials who are opposed to the staff of the sailors, and sowing the seeds of party strife......

"Xia is a territory, and it is inconvenient to intervene in ......"

Zhao Xingde looked at these young faces, especially Feng Mi, as if he had returned to the strength of the Ezhou Xingying tent. He shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Is this already the case with the Ministry of Rites?" He bent two fingers and knocked on the table, and the soft banging sound reminded all the staff members that Xia supported Dali to annex Annan, although Song did not send troops to intervene, before the Jingkang 'chaos', there were still Annan's remnants running and calling in Bianliang, hoping that Song would send troops to help Annan restore the country. It's just that Song Guo himself is difficult to protect and can't afford to make a move. The south is the territory of the Xia Kingdom, and although the Ministry of Rites has never recognized An, it can be regarded as a tacit acquiescence.

"Do you think you can intervene?"

"Not only Annam, but also the large territory of the Southwest China Sea, the top priority is to govern it first."

"No matter where you belong in the future," Zhao Xingde looked at everyone and said leisurely, "Chu Gong Chu De is the foundation of my China." ”

"Your Excellency?" Feng Mi said in surprise, and all the staff members also had different faces on their faces.

The king of Chu lost his bow during the hunting, and his entourage was looking around, but was stopped by the king of Chu, saying: "The Chu people lost their bows, and the Chu people got it, so don't care." Everyone knows this allusion, Zhao Xingde said it, Feng Mi secretly pondered: "Does Lord Zhao think that the unification of the world is the general trend?" So now you don't have to worry about the ownership of these overseas corners, you just need to run them. "The world is unified, who is Zhengshuo, the mood of the staff is inevitably complicated, although Kansai is aggressively 'forced' people, but since the establishment of Ezhou, the Song State has also faintly had a tendency to revive. Moreover, with the changes in the situation, the military and political system in Kansai was also well known to the scholars of Kanto, and young scholars like Feng Mi, who were enthusiastic about the world, changed their previous arrogant 'fault' and carefully studied the situation in Kansai. Because of this, he looked at Zhao Xingde's gaze was a little complicated, like Zhao Xingde, who can be powerful in martial arts, talented in literature, and able to enter the prime minister in Kansai, is even more important to Kanto.

"Adult ......"

"You've all seen it." Zhao Xingde waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "The situation in Annan, the foundations of Shu and Dali are deep inland, and the matter of the poor sea route itself is irrelevant to Shu or Dali, or even to Xia. However, for the Great Song Dynasty in front of him, no matter who Annan belongs to, the fact that the sea route is unobstructed is itself beneficial and harmless. His tone sank slightly, "Colonizing the sea route is a cause of decades or hundreds of years, and it is more like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, so you must seize this opportunity." He looked at the complicated expressions of Feng Mi and others, and said to himself, "The southeast and Fujian areas are narrow and crowded, and there are even tragic infanticides from time to time. He sighed and said, "Heaven sees itself as the people, no matter who kills the deer, it will not be wrong to benefit the livelihood of tens of millions of people." You can have a clear conscience. ”

Feng Mi and the others listened quietly, but their hearts were 'waves'.

"In the matter of colonizing the sea route, Kanto and Kansai, the combination is beneficial to both sides, and the division is harmful to both. Yuntun Port is an important stop on the southwest sea route in the future, because Dali and Shu do not pay attention to the interests of the sea, and the Yuntun Port garrison does not know this way, so that there is a gap here, I will come forward to discuss with them, follow the old example of Chang'an and Luoyang, and set aside an autonomous area of the Chamber of Commerce near the Yuntun Military City for merchants to build warehouses, open workshops, and shops. The sailor is about to set off, and he can't wait for the businessmen to discuss slowly, you go down and do your separate things, Feng Mi took out a copy of the rules of the autonomous area of the chamber of commerce according to the main points of my 'handover', and Mo Ruai went to gather the accompanying businessmen to see which merchants were interested and could send a letter back. The firm can mobilize manpower from the Central Plains to 'operate' this matter. Don't look at Yuntun Port is in a depression now, and in a few years, it will definitely be a different scene, telling them that after this village, there will be no more shops. ”